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   January 16, 2007

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Go to fullsize image In the seven months since FDA approved Merck's human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil, a number of states and Washington, D.C., have introduced legislation that would require middle-school age girls to receive the vaccine, and several other states have announced plans to make the vaccine available at no cost, the Washington Post reports (Harris/Levine, Washington Post, 1/12). Gardasil in clinical trials has been shown to be 100% effective in preventing infection with HPV strains 16 and 18, which together cause about 70% of cervical cancer cases. CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices in July 2006 voted unanimously to recommend that girls ages 11 and 12 receive the vaccine (Kaiser Daily Women's Health Policy Report, 1/10). Earlier

  
   
this week, the Washington, D.C., City Council introduced a bill that would require girls to receive Gardasil before entering the sixth grade. Mayor Adrian Fenty on Thursday said he supported the legislation. Last week, similar bills were introduced in the Virginia General Assembly and the Maryland Legislature, the Post reports. 'Growing Nationwide Effort' To Require HPV Inoculation for Middle-School Age Girls
    
   

 
   

 

  
   

Raid on Porn Studios

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has recently stepped up raids of porn studios in the San Fernando Valley, saying it wants to ensure that children are not being sexually exploited.  About a dozen porn production facilities in pornography hot spots such as Van Nuys and Chatsworth have been taken by surprise in the last three months by a barrage of federal agents at their doors. The probes come on the heels of a May 2005 change in the regulations that require producers to take two forms of government-issued identification from performers and keep them on file indefinitely. Those records must be referred to on the labels of all videos and DVDs sold. Violations are federal felonies and can carry a prison sentence. Porn studios raided to ensure adult-only casts

 
   



 
         
   

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What was Matthew Bandy accused of? Jeannie and Greg Bandy were shocked to discover that their son was charged with possession of child pornography.  One December morning two years ago, Matthew's life took a dramatic turn. In an exclusive interview with "20/20," the Bandy family reveals how the world as they knew it came crumbling down, and how Matthew's life has since changed. Prison Time For Viewing Porn?

 
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First fruits in Hebrew is “bikkurim” and literally means “promise to come.” Too many promises mean too little in this world. But there is ONE who never breaks His promise — God! That is why the truth behind this “promise to come” in God’s Word is so powerful. By putting God first, you keep the main thing, the main thing. I believe what you do with your “first” in the opening days and weeks of 2007 will greatly determine your entire year. Paula White

 
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