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Ignore the siren call of the mobile

I SURELY cannot be the only person holding the belief that our obsessive need for mobile phones of every description to be within sight and hearing distance every second of the day and night is unhealthy.

They have their place but they can more often make for a very anti-social society in the real, if not virtual, world.

If 2013 is to stand for anything, it should be the year of courtesy, and respect from mobile phone users, whereby mobiles are switched off on public transport, in cafes, restaurants and bars, and surgeries.

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Education

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