European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 stars and stripes Mideast edition july 2007 gaming obsession leads to child neglect couples addiction could bring 12year prison term after guilty pleas the associated press a couple authorities say were so obsessed with the internet and video games that they left their babies starving and suffering other health prob lems have pleaded guilty to child the children of Michael and Lana a boy age 22 months and a girl age 11 were severely malnourished and near death last month when doctors saw them after social workers took them to a authorities both children Are doing Well and gaining weight in Foster prosecutor Kelli Ann Viloria told the Reno Michael and Lana pleaded guilty Friday to two counts each of child each faces a maximum 12year prison Viloria said the Reno couple were too distracted by online video mainly the fantasy role playing dungeons dragons to give their children proper they had food they just chose not to give it to their kids because they were too Busy playing video Viloria told the Reno police said Hospital staff had to shave the head of the girl because her hair was mat Ted with cat the 10pound girl also had a Mouth dry skin and severe her brother had to be treated for starvation and a genital his Lack of mus Cle development caused him difficulty in investigators the straws have been Given Public de Jeremy head of the county Public defenders declined to com Michael Straw is an unemployed Cash and his wife worked for a temporary staffing Agency doing warehouse according to court he received a inheritance that he spent on com Puter equipment and a Large plasma Televik authorities while child abuse because of drug Addic Tion is abuse rooted in video game addiction is Viloria last experts at an american med ical association meeting backed away from a proposal to designate video game addiction As a mental saying it had to be studied some said the Issue is like while others said there was no Concrete evidence its a psychological Patrick spokesman for Nevada child abuse said video game addictions correlation to child abuse is a new spin on an old As we become More technologically and theres More Killen its easy for someone to get addicted to something and neglect their whether its video games or its a serious and we need to become More aware of club goers dance last month at the Butterfly social club in the club was created using recycled materials such As recycled Wood floors and cob Stacie Freudenberg a a night out that int a waste of electricity by Kelli Kennedy the associated press 2 on a Satur where club goers will dance their cares away to fluorescent lights and the pulse of techno most blissfully unaware that their favorite night spot con Sumes 140 times the Energy of an average experts an ironic pastime for a Genera Tion driving hybrid cars and crusading against global warming and perhaps the reason Environ mentally Friendly dance clubs Are the latest Green the most eco hic clubs offer everything from dance floors that generate electricity to stationary bikes that Power the d j the rest have barely tapped the using recycled goods and Energy efficient experts say its hard to Tell How Energy efficient Green clubs really without them providing an estimate of Energy reduction or environmental Impact it seems like hype to said Glenn a Texas tech University professor who specializes in sustainable a not say the Home and guest House owner John has ruled manhattans night life with overt top decor and Broadway worthy special but his latest is All about the space will be made mostly from recycled materials and has the feeling of a glitzy nature pre with a huge Waterfall and a ceiling made of live i dont necessarily think just because something is Green or Energy saving or Means it int going to be he Small Force of cd officers on front line by Carla k Johnson the associated press Chicago a Days work for Rendi Murphree Bacon can mean face time with lab Frozen or a a boo Hunting it can bring refugees from far Flung nations or a traveler with a human Skull the 40yearold biologist with the Public health service is a quarantine officer for the Cen ters for disease control and prevention at Ohare International one of the busiest hubs in the her duties include investigating reports of illness on International checking the health of arriving inspecting animal products and screening she can seize articles that Lack proper once there were hundreds of officers like her working on the front lines to prevent potential health threats from entering the now there Are fewer than 100 a number the cd has been rebuilding since the terror attacks and the 2003 sars the recent International scare involving Andrew the Georgia lawyer with Dru Gresis Tant tuberculosis who flew to Sev eral countries before being or dered into has focused fresh attention on health threats on the quarantine order Charles Rex 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