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Under what's known as a contingency fee arrangement, your attorney receives a fee only if you receive monetary compensation, in the form of an out-of-court settlement or an award after trial. The contingency fee will be a percentage of your total compensation. If you don't get any money, neither does the attorney. When hiring lawyers for wrongful termination in Ortega, Florida agree to work on your case for a contingency fee, the percentage they'll charge can vary quite a bit—from less than 25% to more than 40%—depending on where you live and the individual attorney. Often, they'll ask for an up-front "retainer" (a sort of down payment) against the hourly fees. Then they'll withdraw the fees as they earn them and give you an accounting of any balance. As enforced through the at-will rule, wrongfully does not refer to the termination being mean or the boss singled me out because he did not like me. The termination must violate a protected class or fundamental public policy.
Employers do not possess an absolute right to discharge employees, even at-will employees. The power of an employer to terminate employees is limited by federal and state law (such as laws prohibiting race and sex discrimination in the workplace) and public policy considerations. Employees in both the private and public sector may assert a claim for wrongful termination. The employee is not required to show that the employer terminated him or her solely based on the employee's refusal to violate the law.
It is sufficient if the employee's refusal to violate the right for an attorney for Wrongful Termination in Duval County, Florida was a substantial motivating reason why the employer terminated the employee. At the center of nearly all wrongful termination controversies is the employment at will doctrine. Adopted by most states, this doctrine creates a presumption that employers and employees are not bound to the employment relationship by anything more than their voluntary desire to continue the relationship.
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Despite the fact that the worker had previously been late only once, the boss terminates the worker, stating that she has a right to do so pursuant to the employment at will doctrine. The boss's assertion is incorrect. By passing out the memo, she created an implied employment contract, and the worker can bring a claim for wrongful termination. This is known as a constructive discharge. If the employee had a contractual right to continued employment, the employer can be held liable. The concept of a constructive discharge is really just a way for the legal system to hold employers accountable when they try to get rid of employees in a disingenuous manner. This is in stark contrast to the Wrongful Termination in Ortega in other countries, which requires employers to have a sufficient reason for terminating an employee.
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Employees often have difficulty understanding what wrongful termination is, and distinguishing between a proper and improper firing by their employer. This is often due to the complicated nature of the employment relationship. The following article will provide guidance to workers trying to determine if they have actionable claims against their employers. A classic example of this is an employee who is fired simply because she is disabled or because of her race. Wrongful termination occurs whenever an employee is fired illegally.
Determining whether you have a case of wrongful termination, retaliation or discrimination can be a complicated process. Various laws come into play. If you've recently been fired or laid off, you may be wondering whether you have any legal claims against your employer. Many fired employees don't: Because employees are generally presumed to work "at will," they can quit at any time, and they can be fired at any time, for any reason that isn't illegal.
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A manager can even terminate you because she doesn't like the color of your hair or the way you dress. And, of course, you can be laid off if there isn't enough work, or if the company is cutting its workforce to save money. Any employee who fails to try and resolve their issue may forgo their ability to collect compensation. A majority of workers are employed "at will," which means they do not have a formal employment contract with their employer. This means their employment may be ended at any time.
In other cases, workers have signed a written contract that contains an "at will" clause stating an employee can terminate for any reason without cause. But even "at will" employees have certain rights against a wrongful termination and can not be fired for reasons that violate public policy, or the law. Although they're not the most enjoyable tasks, disciplining employees and consistently enforcing company policies are vital to keeping your business running smoothly and efficiently.
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There is a special type of wrongful termination claim called a qui tam action which focuses on how the wrongful termination was a violation of fundamental public policy as opposed to discrimination or other protected classes.
Most employment is considered "at-will," which means that the employee has very few protections from being fired. In fact, employers can often terminate at-will employees for any reason or even no reason at all with little or no notice. However, even at-will employees are protected from being fired for anything that violates anti-discrimination laws. The termination must violate a protected class or fundamental public policy.


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Swiss money manager Julius Baer Group, which has been in talks since June or earlier with Bank of America Corp to buy its Merrill Lynch non-U.S. wealth management units, was reported to be close to a deal that could be announced as early as Monday.
Bloomberg reported Friday that the units could be worth as much as $1.5 billion to $2 billion, according to sources with knowledge of the arrangements. However, negotiations are still ongoing and may still fail, the sources said.
Baer has been looking for assets to take the place of repatriated Swiss account funds as a worldwide crackdown on tax evasion prompts clients to move their money. The firm would like to increase its 178.8 billion francs ($183 billion) of managed assets, and the Merrill units manage approximately $80 billion.
The client base for the Merrill units ranges from Europe and the Middle East to Africa, in addition to high-net-worth clients in Latin America and Asia outside Japan.
Baer has made other acquisitions, including in 2009 the Geneva-based wealth business of ING Groep, a 30% stake in the Brazilian wealth manager GPS Investimentos Financeiros e Participacoes and last year the Asian private client business of Macquarie Group. According to a Wall Street Journal report, however, it failed to win a controlling stake in Basel, Switzerland-based Bank Sarasin & Cie., which was instead bought by Safra Group in November for 1.04 billion francs from from Dutch banking cooperative Rabobank.
If it is successful in acquiring the Merrill units, Baer will have nearly doubled its assets under management from 129.1 billion francs at the end of 2008.
Baer, which is under investigation along with 10 other Swiss banks by U.S. authorities on allegations that it helped U.S. customers evade taxes, had previously said that it wants to expand and become a consolidator within the industry to enable it to take advantage of scale in beating increasingly tight margins.
Lower appetite for risk among investors, as well as less client activity, have contributed to what the firm says are declining profits and thinner private banking margins.

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U.S. FDA Approves Alexza's ADASUVE® (loxapine) Inhalation Powder for the Acute Treatment of Agitation Associated with Schizophrenia or Bipolar I Disorder in Adults
Dec 21, 2012, 03:25 ET
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXA) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ADASUVE® (loxapine) Inhalation Powder 10 mg for the acute treatment of agitation associated with schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder in adults. ADASUVE combines Alexza's proprietary Staccato® delivery system with the antipsychotic drug, loxapine. The Staccato system is a hand-held inhaler that delivers a drug aerosol to the deep lung that results in rapid systemic delivery and absorption of a drug. See below for Important Safety Information about ADASUVE, including Boxed Warnings.
"The approval of ADASUVE is an important event in the treatment of agitation. ADASUVE is the first approved non-injectable therapy for the acute treatment of agitation in adults with schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder. As noted in the consensus guidelines for Best Practices in the Evaluation and Treatment of Agitation, we believe that the ability to deliver medications rapidly and non-invasively will be important for patients and the professionals who care for them," said Thomas B. King, President and CEO of Alexza. "This is a landmark day for Alexza and we are proud of our accomplishments in developing this unique product. We project that ADASUVE will be available for commercial launch early in the third quarter of 2013."
"The data we have seen from the ADASUVE Phase 3 clinical trials in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder are compelling," said Michael Lesem, MD, Executive Medical Director, Claghorn-Lesem Research Clinic, Houston, TX and a principal investigator in the ADASUVE clinical trials. "I believe that ADASUVE represents an important new and much needed therapeutic option in treating agitation patients who will benefit from a non-coercive therapeutic intervention that works quickly to relieve their symptoms."
The FDA approval is based on a clinical data package involving more than 1,600 patients and subjects. In two Phase 3 trials, ADASUVE was found to be effective in the acute treatment of agitation in adults with schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder. In these two studies, ADASUVE 10 mg met the primary efficacy endpoint, with statistically significant reductions in agitation as compared to placebo at the two-hour post-dose time point, as well as the principal secondary endpoint. Of note, ADASUVE exhibited rapid effects in agitated patients, with statistically significant reductions in agitation apparent starting at 10 minutes following administration of a dose versus placebo1,2.
As part of the ADASUVE development program, Alexza identified a risk of bronchospasm in certain asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients following dosing with ADASUVE. It is important to note that ADASUVE can cause bronchospasm that has the potential to lead to respiratory distress and respiratory arrest. ADASUVE will be available only through a restricted program under a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) called the ADASUVE REMS (described below).
ADASUVE Partial Prescribing Information (U.S.)
Please click here for Full Prescribing Information, including Boxed WARNINGS, or visit www.adasuve.com.
ADASUVE is a typical antipsychotic indicated for the acute treatment of agitation associated with schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder in adults. Efficacy was demonstrated in 2 trials in acute agitation: one in schizophrenia and one in bipolar I disorder.
Limitations of Use: ADASUVE must be administered only in an enrolled healthcare facility.
WARNING: BRONCHOSPASM and INCREASED MORTALITY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH DEMENTIA-RELATED PSYCHOSIS.
- ADASUVE can cause bronchospasm that has the potential to lead to respiratory distress and respiratory arrest
- ADASUVE is available only through a restricted program under a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) called the ADASUVE REMS
- Administer ADASUVE only in an enrolled healthcare facility that has immediate access on-site to equipment and personnel trained to manage acute bronchospasm, including advanced airway management (intubation and mechanical ventilation)
Increased Mortality in Elderly Patients with Dementia-Related Psychosis:
- Elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis treated with antipsychotic drugs are at an increased risk of death. ADASUVE is not approved for the treatment of patients with dementia-related psychosis
ADASUVE is contraindicated in patients with the following:
- Current diagnosis or history of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or other lung disease associated with bronchospasm
- Acute respiratory signs / symptoms (e.g., wheezing)
- Current use of medications to treat airways disease, such as asthma or COPD
- History of bronchospasm following ADASUVE treatment
- Known hypersensitivity to loxapine and amoxapine
- Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: May develop in patients treated with antipsychotic drugs. Discontinue treatment
- Hypotension and Syncope: Use with caution in patients with known cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease
- Seizure: Use with caution in patients with a history of seizures or with conditions that lower the seizure threshold
- Potential for Cognitive and Motor Impairment: Use caution when driving or operating machinery
- Cerebrovascular Adverse Reactions: Increased incidence of stroke and transient ischemic attack in elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis treated with antipsychotic drugs
The most common adverse reactions (incidence ≥ 2% and greater than placebo) in clinical studies in patients with agitation treated with ADASUVE were dysgeusia, sedation, throat irritation
ADASUVE will be available only through a restricted program under a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) called the ADASUVE REMS. ADASUVE should only be administered in a healthcare facility enrolled in the ADASUVE REMS program that has immediate access on-site to equipment and personnel trained to manage acute bronchospasm, including advanced airway management (intubation and mechanical ventilation). In addition to product labeling, Alexza developed the ADASUVE REMS with the purpose of mitigating the risk of bronchospasm. The ADASUVE REMS includes a communication plan and an "elements to assure safe use" of the product, including provisions designed to ensure that ADASUVE will only be dispensed in healthcare settings that are enrolled in the ADASUVE REMS program.
With the ADASUVE NDA approval, Alexza also has several post-approval requirements, including a large observational clinical trial designed to gather patient safety data based on the real-world use of ADASUVE, as well as a clinical program addressing the safety and efficacy of ADASUVE in agitated adolescent patients.
About Agitation Associated with Schizophrenia and Bipolar I Disorder
Agitation is a serious medical problem that can present in a number of psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder. Of the estimated 3.2 million patients treated for schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder in the U.S.3, about 90% suffer from agitation in their lifetime4, due to the natural course of underlying disease or non-compliance with chronic medication. Patients average 11 to 12 episodes of agitation each year5.
Agitation episodes may escalate unpredictably and, in some cases, necessitate chemical or physical restraint to relieve the individual's distress and to protect care providers and others in close proximity. Rapid, effective and safe intervention is key to returning the agitated person to a less agitated state.
About Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Alexza is a pharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of novel, proprietary products for the acute treatment of central nervous system conditions. Alexza's technology, the Staccato system, vaporizes unformulated drug to form a condensation aerosol that, when inhaled, is designed for rapid systemic drug delivery through deep lung inhalation. (Click here to see an animation of how the Staccato system works.)
ADASUVE® (Staccato loxapine) is Alexza's lead therapeutic program. Grupo Ferrer Internacional, S.A is Alexza's commercial partner for ADASUVE in Europe, Latin America, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States countries. Alexza filed its ADASUVE Marketing Authorization Application with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in October 2011. In December 2012, Alexza received a positive opinion from the EMA's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use recommending the approval of ADASUVE in the European Union for the rapid control of mild-to-moderate agitation in adult patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Patients should receive regular treatment immediately after control of acute agitation symptoms. The European Commission is now expected to grant marketing authorization for ADASUVE in all 27 European Union Member States, plus Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway. A decision is expected from the European Commission in the first quarter of 2013.
For more information about Alexza, the Staccato system technology or the Company's development programs, please visit www.alexza.com. For more information about ADASUVE, please visit www.adasuve.com. ADASUVE® and Staccato® are registered trademarks of Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Safe Harbor Statement
This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve significant risks and uncertainties. Any statement describing the Company's expectations or beliefs is a forward-looking statement, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and should be considered an at-risk statement. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, particularly those inherent in the process of developing and commercializing drugs, including the ability for Alexza to effectively and profitably commercialize ADASUVE in the US, the impact and risks of the ADASUVE post-marketing studies and Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMs) on the commercialization of ADASUVE the adequacy of the Company's capital to support the Company's operations and the Company's ability to raise additional funds and the potential terms of such potential financings. The Company's forward-looking statements also involve assumptions that, if they prove incorrect, would cause its results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These and other risks concerning Alexza's business are described in additional detail in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the Company's other Periodic and Current Reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are made as of this date, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
- Lesem MD, Tran-Johnson TK, Riesenberg RA, Feifel D, Allen MH, Fishman R, Spyker DA, Kehne JH and Cassella JV. Rapid acute treatment of agitation in individuals with schizophrenia: multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled study of inhaled loxapine. Br J Psychiatry. 2011 Jan;198(1):51-8.
- Kwentus J, Riesenberg RA, Marandi M, Manning RA, Allen MH, Fishman RS, Spyker DA, Kehne JH and Cassella JV. Rapid acute treatment of agitation in patients with bipolar I disorder: a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial with inhaled loxapine. Bipolar Disord. 2012 Feb;14(1):31-40.
- Alexza data on file (Calculation: from NIMH prevalence; Saha 2005; Merikangas K. Lifetime and 12-month Prevalence of Bipolar Spectrum Disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2007. 64(5):543-552.)
- Alexza data on file (primary market research among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia (95% have agitation) and bipolar patients (87% have agitation))
- Alexza data on file (primary market research among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia (have an average of 12 agitation episodes per year) and bipolar patients (have an average of 11 agitation episodes per year))
SOURCE Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc.


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Bellator MMA and Spike TV on Thursday debut a new original series entitled "Bellator 360."
Hosted by Bellator broadcaster Jimmy Smith, the series highlights past fights in the promotion's history while also previewing upcoming matchups.
The first episode airs Thursday on Spike TV at 10 p.m. ET and features current lightweight champion Michel Chandler (10-0 MMA, 7-0 BFC), as the undefeated fighter relives his November 2011 championship win over Eddie Alvarez and looks ahead to his Bellator 85 title defense against former Olympic judoka Rick Hawn (14-1 MMA, 6-1 BFC).
Additionally, a second episode of the series also debuts immediately after the first edition and features a look at Russian striker Alexander Shlemenko (46-7 MMA, 7-1 BFC) and explosive Brazilian Maiquel Falcao (31-4 MMA, 3-0 BFC) as they prepare to contest Bellator's vacant middleweight title on Feb. 7 at Bellator 88.
"Bellator 360" returns on Jan. 10 with another pair of back-to-back episodes as Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren (10-0 MMA, 7-0 BFC) recalls his run to the belt and Bellator featherweight champion Pat Curran (17-4 MMA, 7-1 BFC) previews his Bellator 85 championship fight with Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (17-1 MMA, 5-1 BFC).
Bellator 85 takes place Jan. 17 at Bren Center in Irvine, Calif. The event is the company's first fight card to air on Spike TV, the former home of the UFC.
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CAMBRIDGE, Md. (AP) — President Barack Obama said Friday that top priorities for Congress should be increasing the minimum wage and overhauling the immigration system, while acknowledging that election year politics could complicate the effort.
Obama and Vice President Joe Biden delivered pep talks to a House Democratic retreat on Maryland's Eastern Shore, less than nine months before the lawmakers face re-election amid widespread voter disapproval of Congress.
The president and vice president called for sweeping changes to immigration laws, but Republican leaders have all but ruled out passage before the midterm election. Obama urged the Democratic crowd to keep working on the issue and insisted some Republicans want a deal.
"But they're worried, and they're scared about the political blowback. And look, everybody here is an elected official and we can all appreciate the maneuverings that take place, particularly in an election year," Obama said.
While Democrats are largely united on immigration, there are sharp divisions between the White House and some lawmakers over trade. Obama made no mention in his public remarks of his request for Congress to grant him fast-track authority to move trade agreements with Asia and Europe. Democratic leaders have staunchly opposed that step.
Biden did address the Democratic opposition during a private question-and-answer session with lawmakers. The vice president's office said Biden made the case for why trade negotiations serve U.S. economic and strategic interests. But a Democratic aide said Biden also acknowledged that lawmakers don't plan to act now to give Obama the leeway he's seeking.
The Democrats' hard line comes just days before trade issues dominate a North American Leaders Summit in Mexico, where Obama will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. A key topic will be progress on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, which are designed to expand trade among 12 countries in the Americas, the Pacific and Asia. The agreement has been seen as a vehicle to update the 20-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement among the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Biden was more partisan than the president in his public remarks, suggesting the Republican Party is too fractured to be effective.
He urged the Democrats not to focus "on the few things we do have problems with" and argued that Americans back them on issues including raising the minimum wage, expanding early childhood education, immigration reform, gay marriage and even health care.
"Let's go out and make every single effort not just to defend but to aggressively push our agenda," Biden said. "They are with us."
And for any lawmaker who might not be feeling so confident, Biden said, "I can imagine our prospects being viewed by the press and everyone else as being a whole hell of a lot brighter by the time we turn to September than now."
The president also thanked lawmakers for banding together to increase the government's debt with no strings attached in legislation that Congress approved this week and for standing behind his health care law through its troubled rollout.
"I just want to say thank you for all of you hanging in there tough on an issue that I think 10 years from now, five years from now, we're going to look back and say this was a monumental achievement that could not have happened had it not been for this caucus," Obama said.
Obama's and Biden's remarks came in brief appearances before Democrats before reporters were ushered out of the room as they took questions. The large ballroom was not full, with some empty tables, as some lawmakers apparently skipped the retreat because of the East Coast snowstorm.


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Hi people,
got a very basic question on cell line nomenclature. Do you know a list in the internet where the meanings of the cell line name suffixes are noted ? I know in HEK293T the "T" stands for the SV40 large T antigen, but I wondered whether in other cell lines the letter can have a different meaning. Or what does "MG" at the end of a line stand for ? I couldn't find the answer by googling (but maybe I looked in the wrong places, hence my asking if there's something like a list).
Thanks !
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Cell line nomenclature - suffixes ?
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Posted 14 March 2013 - 01:35 PM
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La chose simplement d'elle-même arriva,
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Posted 14 March 2013 - 02:04 PM
It is just indicative of there name. HEK - human embroyonic kidney cells. U-# MG: Unit number- Malignant Glioma. You can usually find the meaning of a cell acronym on a manufacturer website. It wouldn't be a bad idea if someone were to comprise a list for reference though.....
Posted 15 March 2013 - 07:29 AM
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Posted 15 March 2013 - 07:59 AM
I forgot to add this last night.
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Michael, Clinton, and Mario Visit The View for the 2nd annual View / Chew Showdown
On the 2nd Annual The View / Chew Cookoff, your favorite chefs from The Chew paired up with co-hosts from The View to see which team could cook up the best meal. Michael Symon and Jenny made No Bake Mac & Cheese, Clinton Kelley and Sherri whipped up a Spicy Chicken and Sausage Stew, and Mario Batali and Whoopi went all out with a Braised Meatloaf. Check the recipes below and let us know which was your favorite.
Clinton Kelly & Sherri Shepherd's Spicy Chicken and Sausage Stew
8 to 10 Servings
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 50 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
1 1/2 pounds Chicken Thighs; boneless; skinless
1 pound spicy Italian sausage; removed from casing
1 yellow Onion; small diced
3 Carrots; small diced
3 cloves Garlic; chopped
1 cup Chicken Stock
1 28 ounce can crushed Tomatoes
2 14 ounce cans Navy Beans; drained and rinsed
3 sprigs Thyme
1 sprig Rosemary
1 1/2 teaspoons Red Pepper
Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper to taste
1/2 cup Panko
1/3 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano
1/2 cup Parsley; leaves picked and chopped
Olive Oil
1. Preheat the oven broiler on high.
2. Place a heavy bottomed pot over medium-high heat and add 3-4 tablespoons of Olive Oil.
3. Season the Chicken Thighs evenly with Salt and Pepper.
4. Add the Thighs to the pan in an even layer. Do not overcrowd the pan. Brown the Thighs on each side, about 3-4 minutes, then remove from the pan. Cut into bite size pieces.
5. Add the sausage and brown evenly, breaking up with a wooden spoon, about 10-12 minutes. Add more Oil if the pan seems dry.
6. Add the Onion and Carrot and season with the red chili Pepper, Salt and Pepper. Cook for 4-5 minutes, or until the Onion just begins to softened.
7. Add the Garlic, Thyme and Rosemary. Cook for one minute longer.
8. Add the Chicken Stock and scrape up the bits from the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Once it has reduced by half, add the crushed Tomatoes and Navy Beans.
9. Return the Chicken to the pan and bring up to a simmer. Cook for 40 minutes, or until the Thighs are tender and pull apart easily.
10. Remove the Rosemary and Thyme sprigs.
11. Adjust seasoning.
12. In a medium-sized bowl, combine all the toppings with 3 tablespoons of Olive Oil and mix.
13. Sprinkle generously over the stew and then place the pot in the oven.
14. Broil for 2-3 minutes, or until the top is golden.
15. Remove and serve.
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Mario Batali and Whoopi Goldberg's Braised Meatloaf
6 Servings
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
For the Loaf
1 medium Onion (diced)
2 Garlic Cloves (minced)
Kosher Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper
1/2 cup Breadcrumbs (cut in 1/4-inch pieces)
Milk (to soak Breadcrumbs)
1 pound 80/20 Ground Beef
1 pound Spicy Italian Sausage (removed from casings)
1 Egg
1/2 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano (grated)
3 tablespoons Fresh Parsley Leaves (chopped)
1 tablespoon Marjoram Leaves (chopped)
For the Braise
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Yellow Onion (chopped in 1-inch pieces)
1/4 pound Cremini Mushrooms (halved)
2 Carrots (peeled and cut in 1-inch pieces)
1 bulb Celeriac (peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces)
3 ribs Celery (cut into 1-inch pieces)
1 Quart Chicken Stock
28ounes Tomato Puree
Kosher Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Heat a sauté pan over medium with a few tablespoon of Olive Oil. Add Onion, season with Salt, and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Toss in Garlic and cook just until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
3. In a small bowl, pour Milk over the bread crumbs and allow to soak for 5 minutes. Squeeze our excess Milk and discard the Milk.
4. In a large bowl, combine the Beef, Sausage, Onion, Garlic, bread crumbs, Egg, parmigiano, Parsley and marjoram. Stir to combine but do not over work. Form into a loaf on a baking sheet and par-cook for 30 minutes.
5. While meatloaf cooks, heat a few tablespoons Olive Oil over medium-high heat in a large dutch oven that will fit the meatloaf.
6. Add the Onion, Mushrooms, Carrots, Celeriac, Celery, and a pinch of Salt. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables have browned in places, about 5 minutes. Add the Chicken Stock, scraping up any brown bits on the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon. Add the Tomato puree and stir to combine.
7. Carefully place the meatloaf into the sauce and bring sauce to a boil. Reduce the sauce to a simmer and cook until meatloaf is cooked through, about 45 minutes to an hour.
8. Remove meatloaf from sauce, and slice. Serve meatloaf topped with the sauce.
Michael Symon and Jenny McCarthy's No-Bake Mac & Cheese
4 Servings
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 10 mins
Kosher Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper
1 pound Fresh Rigatoni
2 cups Heavy Cream
1 teaspoon Hot Sauce (or to taste)
1/2 cup Mascarpone
1 cup Aged Cheddar Cheese (grated)
1/2 cup Fresh Chives (finely chopped)
1. In a very large pot, bring 5 quarts water and 3 tablespoons Salt to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until just al dente, about 1 minute less than the package directions. Occasionally give the pasta a stir so it doesn't stick together. Drain the pasta.
2. Meanwhile, put a 2-quart saucepan or dutch oven over medium heat. Add the Cream, hot sauce, 1 teaspoon Salt, and Pepper to taste and bring to a simmer. Cook until the Cream has reduced by one-third, about 3 minutes. Add the Mascarpone and cheddar, whisking to incorporate them into the Cream.
3. When the Cheeses are fully melted and blended into the sauce, add the cook pasta and Chivess, stirring them into the sauce. Serve immediately.


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Should lawmakers refrain from taking actions in their financial portfolios when they have information not yet known by the public?
That is the question at the heart of a Washington Post analysis published Sunday which found that 19 Democrats and 15 Republicans, many in leadership positions, adjusted their portfolios 166 times within two business days of contacts with Federal Reserve or Treasury officials.
The Post's lengthy analysis found no smoking guns. For example, it found no evidence of insider trading and said that the portfolio moves it did discover were permitted under congressional ethics rules and the STOCK Act, which Congress passed this year. Under that law, lawmakers and senior congressional staffers cannot use confidential information for their personal benefit.
But the Post points out that Congress has imposed stricter rules on executive branch officials, such as the chairman of the Fed or secretary of the Treasury, who cannot invest in the stock of financial institutions.
So the main takeaway of the Post article is that, even following the passage of the STOCK Act, lawmakers can still take actions that would be prohibited for Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner or Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. In other words, the STOCK Act does not prevent lawmakers from trading in stocks of companies they oversee or in shifting their portfolios after meeting with senior Fed or Treasury officials.
Readers can judge for themselves the scenarios the Post describes. A typical one involves Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), chairman of the powerful Senate Budget Committee. At 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 13, 2007, Conrad met with then-Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson at a time when the market was plunging in reaction to the first revelations of the subprime mortgage crisis.
The day of the meeting with Paulson, Conrad shifted some $150,000 to $300,000 invested in three mutual funds in his wife's 401(k) account (congressional rules allow for ballpark rather than precise amounts) to safe money-market accounts.
The move proved savvy; countless stories at the time related the depletion of assets in 401(k) account invested in stocks. But Conrad vigorously denied any connection between the meeting with Paulson and his portfolio moves.
Quotes the Post: "The decision that my wife and I made with our financial advisers to diversify into lower-risk investments had everything to do with what was happening that was on the front pages over every paper, including yours. His call to me had absolutely nothing to do with those issues."
Other lawmakers, with quite similar stories, told the post that any portfolio shifts occurring after meetings with senior administration officials were purely "coincidental."
A number of issues would seem to emerge from the fact scenarios reported by the Post.
First, it can be very difficult to ascertain whether lawmakers' portfolio moves following meetings with senior administration officials were mere coincidences. Do lawmakers therefore have a duty to refrain from actions because of the mere appearance of impropriety?
Secondly, judicial rules allow for judges to recuse themselves in areas where they have some personal stake. How is it that lawmakers can trade stocks of companies in industries they oversee? Can they serve in the public's best interest where they may hve personal interests pulling them in one direction?
Third, if lawmakers do in fact make sell decisions based on unequal information not available to all market participants, when does that sale rise to the level of fraud? Normally, a buyer in such a situation would have been a fraud victim. But what if the thrust of that information genuinely was "on the front pages over every paper?"
What do financial advisors think of the ethics of lawmakers making portfolio decisions in the course of their work as law and policy are set?


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Consumers being hounded for debts they don't owe
As posted on March 20, 2014 on www.consumeraffairs.com
By Truman Lewis
Nobody likes debt collectors but it's even more annoying when the debt in question is bogus. Yet, it's a common practice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) says it often involves aggressive communication tactics and threats of illegal actions.
The CFPB today issued a report on the more than 30,000 consumer complaints it has received about the debt collection market.
"Consumers should never be hounded about debts they do not owe," said CFPB Director Richard Cordray. "We will not tolerate companies harassing consumers or threatening illegal actions in the debt collection market. We will continue to work hard to ensure that consumers are treated with dignity and fairness."
Debt collection is a multi-billion dollar industry. It is estimated that there are more than 4,500 debt collection firms nationwide. Banks and other original creditors may collect their own debts or hire third-party debt collectors. Original creditors and other debt owners also may sell their debts to debt buyers. Debt buyers may sell the debt, collect the debt themselves, or hire third-party debt collectors to do so.
Consumer complaints
The Bureau began accepting debt collection complaints in July 2013. These complaints quickly became the largest source of complaints each month. The Bureau received 30,300 debt collection complaints between July and December 2013. Companies have already responded to about 82 percent of the complaints the Bureau has sent to them for a response in that time frame. The top three complaints were about:
· Collectors hounding consumers about a debt they do not owe: More than one-third of the complaints the CFPB handled were about a debt collector continually attempting to collect a debt that the consumer does not believe is owed.
· Aggressive communication tactics: Nearly a quarter of the complaints received by the Bureau were about debt collectors using inappropriate communication tactics.
· Taking or threatening an illegal action: About 14 percent of consumers report that a company is taking or threatening an illegal action. Most of these complaints are about threats to arrest or jail consumers if they do not pay.
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Approximately 30 million Americans had, on average, $1,400 of debt subject to collection in 2013. The main law that governs the industry and protects consumers is the 1977 Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).
In 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) revised the FDCPA, making the Bureau the first agency with the power to issue substantive rules under the statute. Today's annual report to Congress highlights the Bureau's efforts to carry out the FDCPA.
What to do
The Bureau has issued sample letters consumers can use in dealing with debt collectors. These letters may help consumers obtain valuable information about claims being made against them or may help consumers protect themselves from inappropriate or unwanted collection activities. And the Bureau's interactive online tool,
The sample letters and more information about debt collection are available at Ask CFPB.


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Might have seen these photo already since its been spreading like wild-fire across the net. But I'm gonna post it anyway, 'cause it looks too darn cool. It's photo grabs from the latest Indy flick, "Indiana Jones & The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull", with Harrison Ford looking exactly like he has been since the last Indy movie which was what, 20 years ago??? (feels like it anyway). Amazing. Looks cool, I just hope he doesn't move and fights like my grandpa. But who am I kidding, it's freakin' Harrison "True American Hero" Ford. In a coffin and he will still be kickin' sweet bad-ass.
Left: 1989 in "Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade". Right: 2007 in "The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull". The similarity is amazingly remarkable.
Indy with his trademark pistol & whip. I'm feeling nostalgic already.
With Shia LeBoeuf. The next in-line to the mantle?


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Tinna Traustadóttir and Ríkarður S. Ríkarðsson have been appointed as the Executive Vice Presidents of the new Sales and Customer Service and Business Development and Innovation. The Marketing and Business Development Division will no longer exist.
Tinna Traustadóttir and Ríkarður S. Ríkarðsson have been appointed as the Executive Vice Presidents of the new Sales and Customer Service and Business Development and Innovation. The Marketing and Business Development Division will no longer exist.
Landsvirkjun, the National Power Company of Iceland, and the Port of Rotterdam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") to perform a pre-feasibility study of exporting green hydrogen from Iceland to Rotterdam. According to the MOU, the parties also agree to the exchange of knowledge, with the aim of exploring new opportunities of cooperation related to hydrogen.
Among the first companies globally to adopt a new approach to finance green assets.
Landsvirkjun's results for the first half of the year reflect the difficult economic conditions throughout the world.
Hörður Arnarson, CEO, Landsvirkjun, explains how the power company's ongoing innovation allows it to maximize the sustainable harvest of natural resources and add value to the economy in an interview with Country Reports in partnership with Newsweek.
" The current economic situation has shown us that supporting innovation and improving the utilisation of natural resources in Iceland is more important than ever" says Kristín Linda Árnadóttir, Deputy CEO of Landsvirkjun.
Landsvirkjun, Norðurorka (Utility Company), Húsavík Energy and SSNE have signed a new contract to continue their cooperation on the EIMUR innovation project which was formally established in 2017.
Landsvirkjun has started the process of developing a hydrogen production facility at Ljósifoss Hydropower Station.
Acceptable first quarter results under challenging external conditions.
At Landsvirkjun's board meeting, on April 20, 2020, the board of directors agreed on a new dividend policy for the company.
Landsvirkjun has exercised an issuer call option to redeem a bond on 28 October 2020 of the amount of USD 50,000,000.
Landsvirkjun's contribution to reigniting the economy.
Jónas Þór Guðmundsson re-elected chairman of the board.
Landsvirkjun and MýSilica join forces to support innovation and development in the Mývatn area.
The offering was very well received, with an order book which was multiple times oversubscribed.
Landsvirkjun will deliver 100% certified renewable energy to the high-performance computing data center.
The visitor center is temporarily closed due to COVID-19. This is only a precautionary measure.
The ratings apply to long- and short-term commitments, with and without the guarantee of collection.
Acceptable results in challenging external conditions.
A milestone reached at the Búðarháls Hydropower construction site.
The Annual Autumn Meeting was well attended this year. Over 400 guests were present at the meeting, held at the Hilton Nordica Hotel in Reykjavík.
In the last few years, Landsvirkjun has undertaken various preparation and research projects, in connection with the proposed power plants at Bjarnarflag and Þeistareykir.
Construction is successfully moving forward and the project is on schedule
Satisfactory performance given the global economic conditions
- Debt continues to decrease
Landsvirkjun Power, a subsidiary company of Landsvirkjun, has recently signed an agreement on engineering consultancy for the development of two 20-25 hydroelectric power stations in Georgia
PCC subsidiary PCC BakkiSilicon to purchase power for silicon metal plant in Iceland
GMR´s operations to transform Iceland's steel and scrap metal recycling capabilities
Agreements signed regarding redenomination of two loans.
The Trade Finance Magazine has announced and published Landsvirkjun´s ECA financing for Budarhals power station as Deal of the Year for 2011.
-said CEO Hörður Arnarson at Landsvirkjun´s Annual General Meeting
Landsvirkjun aims at capturing 1% of the total European Datacenter market by the year 2020
After thsi purchase Landsvirkjun holds all shares in Theistareykir hf.
The advert "Will our wind finally be useful" was awarded first prize in the category of individual web advertisement by FÍT – the Association of Icelandic Graphic Designers
Reduced debt and increased cash flow
Annual Report 2011 will be published in English in May 2012.
Landsvirkjun has signed a three year Revolving Credit Facility amounting to 10.5 billion Icelandic kronur (USD 86 million).
The report is now published for the fifth time and provides information on the development of environmental matters within the company.
Landsvirkjun has signed a USD 200m three year multi currency Revolving Credit Facility, to replace a similar USD 400m Facility maturing in Dec. 2012.
Landsvirkjun has approved a new Strategy on Corporate Social Responsibility.


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Remembering 'The Prince of Centres'
Huw Richards
July 10, 2009
Bleddyn Williams died on Monday, aged 86 © Getty Images
Perhaps it is something to do with that famous national surname shortage. Whatever the reason, there is no greater compliment in Wales than to be known simply by your first name.
No rugby fan needs telling who Gerald, Merv, Gareth and Barry, Ieuan or Jonathan are - or who Clem and Carwyn were. Nor for more than 60 years has any further clarification been needed for Bleddyn.
Bleddyn Williams, who died on Monday at the age of 86, left such vivid memories in those who watched him in the first decade after World War Two that he is the one player from the pre-television era routinely selected for 'All-time' Wales XVs.
The recorded images may be fewer, but those fans watched with a fervour - and in numbers - rarely equalled since, as if to make up for the six years lost to war. A generation of Welsh schoolboys grew up wanting to play centre like Bleddyn, but his fame extended far beyond Wales.
At the 2006 Heineken Cup final Irish actor Peter O'Toole said that he had been awestruck to be introduced to Bleddyn Williams. It is no ordinary rugby player who strikes awe into Lawrence of Arabia.
He is described beautifully in that finest of rugby books, Fields of Praise: "A hefty 13 and a half stone packed into 5foot10inches, a face like a well-inflated football, a torso like a tree-trunk and the muscular thighs of a Renaissance sculpture."
He was famed above all for his jink: "He elevated it to such an art that it became a species separate from the sidestep…it meant coming almost to a temporary halt. Its essence was positional and psychological, whereby one drew the opponent into knowing the jink was coming, though when it did come he was helpless to do anything about it."
Statistics do him little justice. Twenty-two Wales caps, plus five more for the Lions, and eight tries looks modest by modern standards. He played, though, in a time when four matches per year was the norm, and but for war and injuries would easily have doubled those totals.
His almost exact contemporary and rival for the Wales captaincy John Gwilliam recalled him as a teenager: "I've never seen anything like Bleddyn at 18 or 19. He'd got it all - speed off the mark and perfect passing, kicking and sidestepping. He was quite alarming really."
It was those talents that had won him, son of a Taffs Well coaltrimmer who produced eight sons who played for Cardiff, a scholarship to Rydal School - previously alma mater to Wilf Wooller - as a 14 year old. They propelled him into the Wales team for wartime services internationals as a teenage RAF man, twice scoring hat-tricks against England. He had a serious war as well - training as a pilot in Arizona before being 'volunteered' as a glider pilot after the carnage at Arnhem and flying through the Rhine operations.
The first official cap, as an outside-half against England, did not come until 1947, when he was nearly 24. It was, though, as a centre and in partnership with the powerful, straight-running, crash-tackling Dr. Jack Matthews that he is best remembered. They were both a perfectly complementary centre pairing for Cardiff, Wales and the 1950 Lions and lifelong friends, until very recently to be seen together on most lunchtimes in the Cardiff Athletic Club bar.
For Cardiff he scored 185 tries in 283 matches, including a club record 41 in 1947-8, but made many more. Gareth Griffiths, a team-mate for club and country, recalled him as an instinctive teacher, "He talked to you as you went along through the game."
A natural leader on the pitch, he was the obvious choice to captain Wales after Haydn Tanner retired in 1949, but an ill-timed injury - one of a series that meant he played only two Five Nations matches in three seasons between 1950 and 1952 - meant that the honour fell to Gwilliam, just as much a natural but in a style sharply contrasting to Bleddyn's desire to 'play it by ear', as Wales won two Grand Slams in three seasons.
Still, he led the Lions three times in 1950, twice against New Zealand and once Australia, as deputy to Karl Mullen and captained Cardiff for two seasons. Wales won all five matches in which he was captain.
The last few months of 1953 brought unmatched triumph as he led first club then country to victory over the All Blacks. Cardiff's win supplied one of the great images of his or any career, face glowing with triumph as he was chaired from the field, reproduced on the cover of Alan Evans' book Taming the Tourists. To be the last Welshman to lead his country to victory over New Zealand was a distinction he has retained for more than 55 years, and very much wanted to lose.
After retiring in 1956 he produced one of the first rugby memoirs, Rugger My Life, and wrote for many years for the Sunday People. In the Welsh golden age of the 1970s he and Clem Thomas formed a fine critical double act on radio programme Sports Medley, always ready to point out where a good performance could have been improved.
He lived on into a vigorous and genial old age - an invariably generous and friendly interviewee, albeit one so practised that one could occasionally hear passages from Rugger My Life being recited.
He followed the Lions in New Zealand, where he was still recognised as one of the greats, in a campervan in 2005, drove to Twickenham and back for Wales's visit in 2006 and was still well enough only a few months ago to sit in the Twickenham press box and enjoy Cardiff's brilliant performance against Gloucester in the Anglo-Welsh Cup final.
The last international he watched at Cardiff was Ireland's Grand Slam-clinching victory in 2009. Encountered afterwards he recalled that he played in the match that won their previous Slam in 1948, but characteristically omitted to add that he had scored a brilliant try. Once you knew him, he was far too warmly approachable to inspire awe, but anyone aware of his achievements knows what Peter O'Toole meant.
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When Lateesha was in elementary school in South Minneapolis, she often came to school starving and exhausted.
She was afraid to fall asleep in her bedroom for fear that a father's friend would come in and molest her, and there was never anything to eat in the house.
"I used to be hungry as hell. Ain't nothing in the house but beer in the refrigerator," she said. "I couldn't wait to go to school so I could eat breakfast and lunch — so I could go under my desk and sleep."
The sleeping habit got her suspended, and then she started staying at friends' houses and hanging out with a girl who got her into drugs and prostitution. She was only 11.
After one week of prostitution, the girl who recruited Lateesha handed her $2,000. Soon she had a pimp and got addicted to crack cocaine. She eventually landed in a treatment program, but when she got out she returned to the streets and was known as a "renegade" for being a prostitute without a pimp. Some days, she earned up to $1,000 a day for trading sex on Lake Street. When she placed ads on Backpage.com, she said she could earn up to $3,000 a day.
Community leaders in Minneapolis and across the state are working hard to make sure girls like Lateesha don't slip through the cracks. They are turning a spotlight on the problem of youth prostitution and child sex trafficking through public awareness campaigns and a push for state funding to help victims of sexual exploitation get their lives back on track.
Now 17 years old, Lateesha is turning her life around with the help of a program at YouthLink, an organization that serves homeless youth on the edge of downtown Minneapolis. She's earned her GED, has been off of crack cocaine for several months and plans to attend Minneapolis Community & Technical College to study social work. She dreams of starting her own nonprofit to help girls get out of prostitution and rebuild their lives.
Tammy Owens, Lateesha's case manager at YouthLink, has high hopes for her and has been impressed by her determination.
Owens works for YouthLink's S.I.S.T.E.R.S program, which stands for Sustaining Independence & Self-determination through Empowerment, Respect and Success. The program serves young women between the ages of 16 and 21 who have been sexually exploited or trafficked, or are at risk of getting involved in prostitution.
Owens connects the youth to educational resources, housing and other community programs. She also spends time with them to develop better body images.
"We go that extra mile to meet them where they are and celebrate everything about them," Owens said. "I'm interested in helping people reclaim their bodies."
The program currently has 26 youth involved. Of those young women, seven are experiencing long-term homelessness.
They meet Wednesday nights to talk through their issues. Owens challenges the girls to come up with five things they love about themselves in five seconds.
As for housing, she refers them to youth shelters in the area, but beds have long been scarce. She also sends them to domestic violence shelters as another housing option.
Most of the girls involved in the program have been prostituted in Minneapolis, but some have been trafficked from other cities like Duluth or sent to places like Las Vegas, said Josephine Pufpaff, director of strategic design and evaluation at YouthLink.
"When you are working with homeless youth, you're working with a constant pool of potential victims," she said.
Some girls are trafficked to Chicago, North Dakota and Iowa with the promise they'll become dancers. Instead, they are lured into prostitution, said Artika Roller, a program director for The Family Partnership's PRIDE program, which provides support services for people who have experienced sexual exploitation and their families — both teens and adults.
"We're in the middle of the nation, and it's easy to export young women and men out of this area," Roller said.
Roller also works with local community groups like YouthLink and the Bridge and park and recreation programs in an effort to prevent sexual exploitation among potential victims and young men who could become exploiters. She's also in talks with Minneapolis Public Schools leaders about developing a curriculum that addresses ways to prevent sexual exploitation and trafficking.
As many other advocates and community leaders have suggested, Roller said there needs to be immediate shelter beds and long-term shelters for young women escaping prostitution.
"If you can get a young women from her pimp, then where do you take her to be safe? Incarceration and locking up — that is not a best practice for working with victims," she said. "You have to have a safe place for them to go."
City law enforcement officials have pushed the issue to the front burner.
Minneapolis Police Sgt. Grant Snyder has been working fulltime on fighting youth prostitution and trafficking since the beginning of the year.
One of the biggest challenges for police is getting a sense of the scope of the problem. There are no reliable statistics showing how many youth are being exploited, Snyder said.
"From a law enforcement perspective we know what we see and we recognize there's a substantial problem," Snyder said. "… We know from our own investigations that there is a very strong connection between runaways and homeless youth and sex trafficking victims. All of our sex trafficking victims are part of that population."
It's hard to get a sense of how many homeless youth are being exploited, but one study suggests that 30 percent of runaways are participating in survival sex within 48 hours of leaving their homes, Snyder said.
"When they're on the run, their only currency becomes their body because they don't have a pocketful of cash. They're isolated," he said.
Snyder said the police department has focused on building relationships with at-risk youth to try to prevent them from getting into prostitution.
"Our first priority has and continues to be the victim's welfare — both physically and emotionally," he said. "As part of that, rescues become a top priority for us in the initial stages of our cases."
He said cases aren't started with a focus on prosecution. Instead, officers work on developing a rapport with the youth and others looking out for their welfare — people working on runaway investigations and street outreach workers.
All but one of the youth prostitution cases Minneapolis Police have investigated this year have been tied to Backpage.com, Snyder said.
City Council Member Elizabeth Glidden (8th Ward) authored a resolution in August that called on Backpage.com to end the publication of their adult classified ads section.
Glidden has been very engaged in efforts to fight youth prostitution and has worked to brief residents in her ward on the problem.
She said the public needs to be mindful of the language used when discussing the issue.
"It's about changing mindsets and language we've become accustomed to," she said, referring to the use of the word "johns" for someone who pays for sex. "Why are we being so soft on someone who's a predator with children. Why do they get the term John?"
Liz McDougall, general counsel for Village Voice Media Holdings, said Backpage.com has a "24/7 triple-tier prevention system" to fight childhood sexual exploitation. The system has an automated filter, two levels of "human review of ads" in the adult and dating categories, and a strong law enforcement support system, she said.
She said the trend of "identifying and vilifying" a single website — previously Craigslist and now Backpage.com — as the "cause of the problem and key to the solution is ill-founded and unproductive."
In an email, she said: "Unless the Internet is wholly shut down, the end result of the current strategy will be that our children are advertised through offshore websites who do not endeavor to prevent such activity, who do not report potential cases of exploitation to law enforcement, who do not expeditiously cooperate with law enforcement to rescue victims and arrest pimps — and who are outside the jurisdiction of U.S. law enforcement so they can thumb their noses at U.S. law enforcement requests, even pleas, for evidence to find a child or stop a perpetrator."
To date this year, 16 people have been charged with felonies in Hennepin County for crimes related to youth prostitution, said Anne Taylor, senior assistant Hennepin County Attorney in the Juvenile Prosecution Division. Four of those have resulted in guilty verdicts. The rest of the cases are moving through the court system.
Penalties for promoting or trafficking juveniles can be up to 25 years in prison depending on the defendant's prior record.
In recent weeks, a prostitution bust in South Minneapolis has made headlines. Bernard Morris, 55, was charged with three felonies in mid-November for prostituting teens from his home — girls he recruited after they left a treatment facility.
On Nov. 19, Mark J. Anderson, 52, of Champlin was charged with prostituting a juvenile after he texted a teenage girl and offered to pay her for sex. He met her in an online chat room, and then arranged to pick the girl up at school, but a school official had taken the girl's phone before the message was delivered, according to the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office.
According to experts, most girls get involved in prostitution between the ages of 12 and 14.
City Attorney Susan Segal said it's important to reach out to those at-risk before they get caught up in the sex trade.
"With greater public awareness, we can help protect these kids from being exploited and make sure that the traffickers and the customers, or child molesters, know that if they engage in trying to prostitute our children, the police will investigate, they will be prosecuted and substantial consequences will be imposed," she said. "The Internet has allowed sex trafficking to be out of sight and, for pimps and traffickers, to appear as a relatively risk-free way to make money. We are in the process of changing the equation."
City leaders have been talking to downtown hotels and Meet Minneapolis about ways to prevent trafficking and child prostitution. There are plans for a training session early next year so hotels can learn about ways to partner with law enforcement to fight sexual exploitation.
Mike Noble, the innkeeper at the Normandy Inn and president of the Greater Minneapolis Hotel Association, said hotel leaders want to be proactive to fight the problem.
"It's something that everybody feels is intolerable at any level," he said. "We want to be on board to stop it."
Having more people alerted to the issue is crucial for police.
"Any information we get is better than no information," Snyder said. "This problem is not an in-your-face type of problem. It's secret. The victims tend to be invisible."
The Women's Foundation, a nonprofit based in the Mill District, has also been a major leader in the fight against trafficking and youth prostitution. The organization has been working on a public awareness campaign called MN Girls Are Not For Sale for a year.
Lee Roper-Batker, executive director of the Women's Foundation, said the "blinders" are starting to come off for people that this is an issue in the community.
"First there's a sense of disbelief, and then they hear the stories. And there's just this fundamental outrage: 'How can this be happening in 2012 in this country with the resources and wealth that we have,'" she said. "In some ways people are leading in front of us."
To date, the foundation has raised $3.7 million for the five-year, $5 million campaign. It's awarding grants to community organizations working on preventing and fighting youth prostitution.
The foundation has also been active in lobbying for state and federal policies that create a stronger safety net for victims of sexual exploitation.
Roper-Batker was scheduled to testify before Congressional leaders in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 30 about the Minnesota model for addressing the problem.
"We're disturbing business as usual, and we're disrupting it," she said. "There's no doubt in my mind that Minnesota is going to succeed in becoming the first state to take care of our kids who are being sex trafficked and … we're going to go a long ways toward ending the demand."
Gov. Mark Dayton signed the Safe Harbors Law in 2011 — legislation that reclassified youth under the age of 16 involved in prostitution as victims instead of criminals. It also increased penalties for promoters, patrons, pimps and traffickers of youth prostitution.
The state Commissioner of Public Safety Mona Dohman and a group of 65 people will deliver a report called "No Wrong Door" to the Legislature next session — a report mandated by the Safe Harbors Law. It calls for $13 million to pay for 50 new housing units and supportive services for sexually exploited youth.
Currently there are only two beds in the state for youth escaping prostitution.
"We are poised to become the very first state in the nation that will create a systemic and statewide response and support for the kids who are victims of child prostitution," Roper-Batker said.
Pufpaff, one of YouthLink's leaders, said she would like to see older youth — 18 to 21 year olds — protected under the Safe Harbors Law, too.
The organization primarily serves youth in that age group. While she said she's proud of the state's leadership on the legislation, she wants to see it amended.
"It excludes these young girls and young men who are just as victimized and in need of an alternative response," she said.
Suzanne Koepplinger, executive director of the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center based in Minneapolis, said the trafficking of youth in Minneapolis is likely more widespread than we know.
"It is often cloaked as 'survival sex' or not seen as violence due to the normalization of gender violence with many youth, but that does not diminish the crime," she said. "It is a crime of opportunity and driven by demand. The demand is for younger and younger and more 'exotic' looking girls, and the anonymity of the Internet is an additional challenging dynamic. You can go online and order a 10 year old brought to your hotel room and no one need know."
Just as Lateesha was recruited by a friend into the sex trade, she lured many other girls into prostitution.
Many of the girls were under the age of 15.
She shared the story of buying a girl with no shoes a pair of new boots.
"After I bought her the boots, she felt like she owed me her life," she said, brushing away tears. "I preyed upon that. … It turned me into a horrible person."
It took a lot for Lateesha to find her way to YouthLink, including having one of her friends contract HIV.
Now after nine months of intensive work — getting her GED and processing the pain of her past — she's ready to move forward and chase her dreams of starting a nonprofit to help other girls.
"I am different than I was," she said. "Everyone says I'm calmer and more mature."
When asked what needs to happen to prevent girls from going down the path she took, Lateesha said girls need to know they have other options and school leaders need to pay attention to warning signs.
"For most [girls] it's not about the money," she said. "It's about the attention. They need people they can talk to."


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To salute the veterans and active service personnel in honor of Independence Day, Hempstead Town will waive parks' admission fees on the July 4th weekend for active military personnel and veterans who are residents of the town.
The waivers will allow past and present officers to visit town parks, pools, beaches and a gold course for free this weekend. Supervisor Kate Murray announced the initiative on Thursday morning, saying it was a way of thanking those who have made the sacrifices that have protected the "greatest nation in the world."
"The men and women who have defended our freedoms in this country and those who continue to keep us safe deserve to know that we appreciate their efforts," Murray said. "Independence Day is a great day for us to salute our vets and service personnel. By waiving parks, beach and pool fees during the fourth of July weekend, we are saying 'thank you' for all they have done and continue to do."
The fee waiver will apply to all 23 town pools, every Town of Hempstead beach and Merrick Road Golf Course. Eligible persons include all veterans of war and those currently serving in the armed forces.
Military personnel will have fees waived on July 4, 5 and 6. All veterans and current service personnel must produce proper military/veterans' identification to partake in the fee waiver.
"What better way to salute our veterans and active military personnel than to 'give back' on their special day," Hempstead Town Senior Councilman Anthony Santino said. "I am proud of our veterans, and want to say 'thank you.'"
Town officials said the fee waiver does not discount seasonal beach and pool passes, and will not result in refunds on previously purchased tickets/passes to town facilities. The fee waiver also does not guarantee a "tee-time" at Merrick Road Golf Course, and tee times are "first come/first served." The golf fee waiver does not apply to Lido Golf Course.
The fee waiver will apply to military personnel and veterans, and cannot be extended to family and guests. Veterans and military service personnel must be residents of Hempstead Town to be eligible.
"We owe our veterans and active military service personnel a debt we can never repay," concluded Murray. "I am proud to be an American, and this fee waiver is one way that we can express our gratitude during the July 4 weekend."
To find out more about town parks and recreation facilities, click here.


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CUPERTINO — A Marine recruiter was shot at multiple times while driving on Highway 85 on Wednesday afternoon but was not hit, snarling traffic in the area as authorities investigated the attack.
The recruiter was driving a government-issued Pontiac G6 sedan on southbound Highway 85 about 12:25 p.m. when the vehicle was hit by bullets near Stevens Creek Boulevard, said California Highway Patrol Officer D.J. Sarabia.
"He hears a pop and a back window blows out," Sarabia said.
Sarabia said there appeared to be between three and four bullet holes in the car. Sgt. Jose Cardoza of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, which is leading the investigation, said the two rear passenger windows were shattered.
The recruiter, who was in full uniform, exited at the De Anza Boulevard offramp, where he was met by CHP officers and the Sheriff's deputies.
Cardoza said no suspects have been identified and investigators are examining the suspected shooting site for evidence. The southbound lanes were closed after the shooting but had been reopened by about 3 p.m.
The shooting was not related to a nearby police search that prompted the lockdown of Good Samaritan Preschool on Homestead Road earlier Wednesday. Sunnyvale police said three suspects connected to a potential home burglary fled from a traffic stop. Officers caught two of the suspects and were looking for the third.
Contact Robert Salonga at 408-920-5002. Follow him at Twitter.com/robertsalonga.


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Known for their incredible interiors for A Bathing Ape and colette amongst many others, Japanese architecture firm Wonderwall was also once again in charge for the new Uniqlo megastore in Ginza, Tokyo.
Towering high over a busy shopping street, the shop boasts a full-height glass façade that first tricks the eye. Windows facing the road are made in two-storey-high sections, creating the illusion that the structure might be only six large levels as opposed to what it really is: 12 stories of normal sizes.
The double-height windows begin in the atrium and continue in this fashion to the roof. In the lobby, shoppers are confronted by a spinning mannequin display, topped with a glass ceiling that allows those on the first floor to see up into the second storey.
The mix of modern steel and glass sections and wooden breaks in between is both original and unique. It looks like this is yet another Wonderwall designed store that is worth visiting.


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Cucalorians are preparing to take over our city come Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11th. They'll be crawling across our streets, antennas perched, looking for the most fulfilling films to store away in their poison sacs and spew across the land. Those Cucalorians are feisty little things!
In preparation for Wilmington's highly revered independent movie festival, bugs come in more ways than one: inching across the Soapbox walls on Thursday evening at the Bug-a-lorus Art Show, which will take place as part of the Cucalorus Kickoff Party, including live music, shorts and music videos. Bugs will be served at the Pegasorus luncheon on Friday, and they'll especially show their diverse species throughout a range of flicks to be screened at different venues all over Wilmington. From City Stage to Thalian Hall's Main Stage and Black Box Theater, to Jengo's Playhouse and Screen Gems Studio's screening room, to Front Street Brewery and Dixie Grill, Cucalorians will be hard to miss in the Cape Fear.
We spoke with festival director Dan Brawley last week about the 2010 event and what we should expect. He shared some insight into new stuff going on, including a screen-printing station where folks can make their own shirts for $5, as long as they bring the product to screenprint. Those environmentally savvy Cucs will also be planting a tree for every international filmmaker flying to the festival, all in an effort to help reduce their carbon footprint. Brawley waxed more on the festival, including films he thinks the public should see and, of course, how they came up with "bugs" as this year's theme.
encore: Tell us what's new with Cucalorus 16.
Dan Brawley: We got infested with bugs in late July. During one of our six-hour staff meetings, we got so hungry that we decided to kill two birds with one stone—we started eating cockroaches. Now we don't ever need an exterminator, and we're pretty healthy, too, which is nice.
It's all about sustainability really. We're looking down the road and trying to create an event that can be an example for financial and environmental stewardship. So, we've repackaged the festival in some fairly minor ways. It's kind of like condensed milk—you get the same amount of Cucalorus-y goodness, but it's sweeter and thicker.
e: Why start on Thursday rather than Wednesday as in previous years?
DB: According to sacred writings of the First National Church of the Exquisite Panic, Inc., Wednesday is a big waste—like the median in the road sitting in the middle of the week and probably ruining Tuesday and Thursday by proximity. We no longer recognize Wednesday as a "real" day.
e: I understand it's been a tough year in bringing the festival together with financial restraints felt against everyone but especially with nonprofits. How have you worked around and within them, and what have you learned from it on a positive note?
DB: Well, the good thing for us is that we never had much money in the first place. So, we've been innovative and adaptable for years. We were probably better prepared than most because we've learned how to stretch a dollar. So, in some ways, the economy has been an advantage for us. Plus, watching movies is good, cheap fun.
e: Much of the time Cucalorus gets many award-winning or highly acclaimed films to show. Can you share with us some of the ones that are playing this year and their appeal?
DB: This is easily the deepest slate of films in Cucalorus history. I run through the list and it's hard to pull one or two out and say, "Hey, this is the one!" But since you asked…
"A Film Unfinished" is getting some awards season buzz, so I think a lot of people are looking forward to it.
And then there's "Enter the Void"— one of the most original works in years, clearly a standout but also the most challenging film in the festival. Gaspar really gets into your body and moves things around. Which is great if you're into that.
"Small Town Murder Songs" by Ed Gass-Donnelly is a special little film, broken into evangelical chapters and driven by some outstanding music. Ed's short film "Pink" screened at Cucalorus in 2005, so we're excited to welcome him back and show him some Cucalorus love.
The last film on my must-see list, "The Four Times (Le Quattro Volte)," is a genre-defying masterpiece by Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Frammartino. At times an austere and loving documentary, the film's auspicious enterprise is to give visual life to Pythagoras' belief in four-fold transmigration of souls. The film is framed by mesmerizing footage of the ancient process of making coal.
e: In the same vein, Cucalorus always shies away from the competitive spirit that film festivals normally bring; explain to folks who are unaware what your main goal is.
DB: We just want to bring people together, feed them good films, maybe some moonshine (one of Cucalorus' sponsors is Piedmont Distillers Moonshine), and then see what happens. We've stuck to our belief that an event without the trappings and tensions of competition is valuable—that it helps to foster a creative atmosphere where people can relax and get to know each other.
e: You're situated completely downtown this year; what's the appeal to keep the festival focused downtown?
DB: Downtown Wilmington is such a treasure. We have two of the sexiest historic theaters in the country, so we've got that going for us. It's also really comforting for filmmakers from overseas when they come to Cucalorus, and they don't have to spend all day trying to figure out how to get around. It makes the experience more intimate for everyone.
e: If you had to convince someone to participate in the festivities this year in one sentence, what would it be?
DB: Next week, you could be drinking moonshine, eating crickets and watching "Enter the Void"—your choice.
e: Finally, bugs are the theme for 2010. What bug would Cucalorus be if only one?
DB: A banded demoiselle.