State's highest court upholds internet child-sex laws

TALLAHASSEE -- Two state laws designed to crack down on sexual predators who use the Internet to prey on children do not violate constitutional rights of free speech and interstate commerce, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

The justices unanimously upheld statutes that make it a crime to use online services to lure or entice a child and transmit material harmful to a minor.

The state has a compelling interest in protecting the physical and psychological well-being of minors from harmful materials,'' Justice Peggy Quince wrote for the court.

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Jame Lee Curtis Bares All

Kudos to Jamie Lee Curtis for showing us that it takes a team of 13 hair-stylists, makeup artists...and more to make even the most beautiful women cover-girl worthy.

You can read more about her transformation here....

On a sidenote, my sister recently gave me a couple of children's books written by Jamie Lee. They are wonderfully engaging and cute stories that help promote self-esteem.

My favorite is...

I'm Gonna Like Me - Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem

Clearly, Jamie walks the walk.....

Teens' T-Shirts Make Educators Squirm

Suggestive Messages Challenge Dress Codes

By Ian Shapira

Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 27, 2006; Page A01

Ashli Walker rifled through a rack of designer T-shirts one recent afternoon, pondering which one she should buy and wear the next day to Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Prince George's County. The big black one that read, "TRUST ME..I'M SINGLE"? Or the snug white T-shirt emblazoned with, "I KNOW WHAT BOYS WANT"?

They're blatantly sexual, occasionally clever and often loaded with double meanings, forcing school administrators and other students to read provocations stripped across the chest, such as "yes, but not with u!," "Your Boyfriend Is a Good Kisser" and "two boys for every girl." Such T-shirts also are emblematic of the kind of sleazy-chic culture some teenagers now inhabit, in which status can be defined by images of sexual promiscuity that previous generations might have considered unhip.

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Girls reporting high stress over looks, weight

- Ilene Lelchuk, Chronicle Staff Writer
Sunday, October 29, 2006

Girls are more stressed than ever about their weight, grades and sex, according to three new studies by Girls Inc., which runs a collection of empowerment programs across the nation.

Calling it the "supergirl dilemma," researchers found that girls still feel pressure to please everyone and look perfect while also trying to seize opportunities their grandmothers might not have had, such as attending college and pursuing careers.

"One girl said, 'The problem is I can never be thin enough, I can never be pretty enough, and I can never be good enough.' It just kind of breaks your heart," said Pat Loomes, executive director of Girls Inc. Alameda County, who found the results surprising after four decades of feminism.

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