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Teen icon Justin Bieber caused a fuss on the set of an Australian chat show during a recent trip Down Under - he swore at a production crew member who touched him. The Baby hitmaker, who is just 16 years old, stunned staff at Sydney-based morning TV show Sunrise last month when he cursed at a floor manager who led him to the performance stage. Sunrise host David Coch tells Aussie radio station Mix FM, "We had him on and he was a thoroughly nice bloke, really decent guy. "Our floor manager was directing him to where he was about...

Posted on Tue, May. 17, 2005 Not everybody loves iPods By JASMINE JOHNSON KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS Most teenagers know the latest music craze is the iPod. And most teenagers, it seems, have them. I don't. And I don't care. This creepy "iPod obsession" has gone too far. Here are five reasons why I hate iPods: 1. They cause addiction. Warning: When you're at school and you daydream about getting home to download a new song on your iPod, you are, in fact, addicted to it. 2. iPod crazies become iPod hermits. If people give up hanging out with friends to...