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Teen Sex, Drugs, Violence Plaster MySpace.com Networking Site (Bloomberg) - Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Sex, drugs and violence mark the majority of MySpace.com postings by 18-year-olds, a study found, potentially hurting job prospects and drawing sexual predators.Ga. Republican lawmaker suggests strip club fee (INO News) - (AP:ATLANTA) Georgia strip club patrons could soon be slapped with a new "pole tax" to help offset steep Georgia budget cuts hitting programs for sex abuse victims.A decade under Atlanta's influence (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) - 1970 JanuaryGa. sex offenders must hand over online passwords (Freedom Forum Online) - ATLANTA ? Privacy advocates are questioning an aggressive Georgia law that took effect yesterday that requires sex offenders to hand over Internet passwords, screen names and e-mail addresses.Riverbend remembered as a decade-long party (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) - Until 1972, you couldn't buy a mixed drink in Cobb County. Its congressman was a member of the John Birch Society. Though growth was imminent, Cobb was more country than city. But even here, in one of the nation's most reliably conservative areas, the cultural upheaval that defined the '70s couldn't be stopped. Its de facto headquarters was the randy Riverbend Apartments, a leafy enclave ...Sex Offenders Must Hand Over Passwords (13 WMAZ Macon) - ATLANTA (AP) -- A law is set to take effect in Georgia Thursday that requires sex offenders to hand over Internet passwords, screen names and e-mail addresses.Sex addiction comes out of the closet (San Jose Mercury News) - Once spoken of in hushed and skeptical tones, sex addicts have become the subjects of memoirs and movies. Characters defined by their uncontrollable bed-hopping now pop up on prime-time television shows like "Nip/Tuck."Childhood trauma associated with chronic fatigue syndrome (EurekAlert!) - Individuals who experience trauma during childhood appear more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, neuroendocrine dysfunction -- or abnormalities in the interaction between the nervous system and endocrine system -- appears to be associated with ...Childhood trauma associated with chronic fatigue syndrome (PhysOrg) - Individuals who experience trauma during childhood appear more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, neuroendocrine dysfunction?or abnormalities in the interaction between the nervous system and endocrine system?appears to be associated with childhood ...Online game helps Habitat for Humanity (Everett Herald) - If kids are playing video games, why not do some good while they're at it? Elf Island, a virtual world created by Atlanta-based Good Egg Studios, ties online games to charity construction in the real world.
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