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Anton said the report reveals what’s really going on in the adult section of Backpage, who has yet to buckle to pressure to pull it down. Last summer, while under pressure from the National Association of Attorneys General they stated “Backpage.com is a legal business and operates its web site in accordance with all applicable laws. Censorship will not create public safety nor will it ride the world of exploitation.” For sex trafficking advocates it’s not about legality, but responsibility. They believe ending the adult section will make it that much harder for girls to be trafficked in Tennessee.
“The more we close down, the more they are going to have to look for other venues that are not as private as online to do their business and they’ll get caught more,” Anton said.
A few years ago, Craiglist was under fire for the same problem in their adult escort section. After significant pressure from dozens of states, they did decide to end an escort category and these advocates are hoping this report will help them get the same results with Backpage.

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In 1997, the band “Dinosaur Jr.” broke up. They have since reformed.
In 1998, about 3,000 “KISS” fans, many of them in costume, were at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton for the filming of the climactic concert scene in the “KISS”-inspired movie “Detroit Rock City.”
In 2001, a survey of readers of the British music journal “Q Magazine” named British singer-songwriter P.J. Harvey the greatest female rock and pop artist of all time. Madonna placed second followed by Kate Bush, Tori Amos and Bjork.
In 2001, Gary MacLean of the Winnipeg-based musical comedy duo “MacLean and MacLean” died of throat cancer at 57.
In 2002, Jean-Pierre Perreault, Montreal choreographer, dancer and designer, died at age 55.
In 2007, Pimp C, a rapper with the Texas hip-hop group “Underground Kingz,” was found dead in a hotel room in Los Angeles. He was 33.

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Under terms of the Agreement, Symmetry will acquire the surgical instruments product portfolio and associated assets of Codman for $165 million in cash. Codman will provide transitional services to Symmetry Surgical for a period of time following the close of the transaction, including serving as master distributor outside the U.S. and providing certain administrative support. Symmetry intends to finance the acquisition through an amendment to its Senior Secured Credit Facility and the issuance of $65 million of senior subordinated notes. The transaction will be structured as an asset purchase resulting in significant future tax benefits related to the acquisition of assets. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2011, subject to customary closing conditions and any necessary governmental approvals.
The transaction includes Codman’s reusable stainless steel and titanium surgical hand-held instruments and retractor systems, sterile disposable surgical products (vein strippers, SECTO dissectors, tonsil sponges and surgical marker pens), and sterilization containers. These products are typically used in the surgical specialties of spine, general/OB-GYN, microsurgery/neurosurgery, orthopedics, laparoscopy, cardiovascular, thoracic and general surgery.

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Under terms of the Agreement, Symmetry will acquire the surgical instruments product portfolio and associated assets of Codman for $165 million in cash. Codman will provide transitional services to Symmetry Surgical for a period of time following the close of the transaction, including serving as master distributor outside the U.S. and providing certain administrative support. Symmetry intends to finance the acquisition through an amendment to its Senior Secured Credit Facility and the issuance of $65 million of senior subordinated notes. The transaction will be structured as an asset purchase resulting in significant future tax benefits related to the acquisition of assets. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2011, subject to customary closing conditions and any necessary governmental approvals.
The transaction includes Codman’s reusable stainless steel and titanium surgical hand-held instruments and retractor systems, sterile disposable surgical products (vein strippers, SECTO dissectors, tonsil sponges and surgical marker pens), and sterilization containers. These products are typically used in the surgical specialties of spine, general/OB-GYN, microsurgery/neurosurgery, orthopedics, laparoscopy, cardiovascular, thoracic and general surgery.

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HUMAN TRAFFICKING SENTENCES
3 Columbia men sentenced for human trafficking
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Three men from Columbia, Tenn., have been sentenced to prison for a human trafficking conspiracy.
U.S. District Court Judge Todd J. Campbell of Nashville sentenced 35-year-old Nathaniel Roberts to 70 months; 27-year-old Tavoris Roberts and 31-year-old Shermaine Aiden were both sentenced to 41 months.
One other defendant has been sentenced, and another still faces sentencing.
All five pleaded guilty. Federal prosecutors said they conspired to operate a prostitution business. Roberts, they said, called regular meetings of the group, called the “wolf pack,” and discussed police activity and gave recommendations about avoiding law enforcement.
HASLAM-FARM BUREAU
Haslam urges quicker permitting for chicken farms
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) – Gov. Bill Haslam says his administration is working to speed up the environmental permitting system for poultry farms.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Three men from Columbia, Tenn., have been sentenced to prison for a human trafficking conspiracy.
Roberts, they said, called regular meetings of the group, called the “wolf pack,” and discussed police activity and gave recommendations about avoiding law enforcement.
U.S. District Court Judge Todd J. Campbell of Nashville sentenced 35-year-old Nathaniel Roberts to 70 months; 27-year-old Tavoris Roberts and 31-year-old Shermaine Aiden were both sentenced to 41 months.
One other defendant has been sentenced, and another still faces sentencing.
All five pleaded guilty. Federal prosecutors said they conspired to operate a prostitution business. Roberts, they said, called regular meetings of the group, called the “wolf pack,” and discussed police activity and gave recommendations about avoiding law enforcement.

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The study was
conducted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Tuesday, a special
legislative committee met to talk about what to do next and how to help the
thousands who are being forced into prostitution.
“Let’s
not forget what’s truly important about the issue, and that is the victims. There
are a lot of them out there. Let’s make sure they get the adequate resources
help and support that they need,” TBI director Mark Gwyn told the
committee.  
…
“When I
think of 2nd Avenue, I think of money and sex,” she said as she stood near
the road.
It’s the street she was forced to walk… forced to prostitute herself for
several months as one of the many sex trafficking victims in Nashville.
…
The area of
the street where she was forced to prostitute herself is near ATMs, busy bars,
on any corner of downtown Broadway. All are within in a short walk or drive to
a hotel.

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… The law requires you, if you have any reason to believe a child is being abused or a child is being molested, you have a legal obligation to report it to the police,” he said. “It’s their job to investigate to see if it’s true or not, and I believe that you have a moral obligation — a moral obligation as a Christian — to protect innocent children, to report any idea that there might be sexual abuse going on.”
Land said if the allegations involve a church, that cannot be allowed to make any difference. “If you do, then these places become havens for abusers,” he said. “There should be safe places for children, and a safe place for children should be any church.”
Land said the Penn State scandal, where officials apparently put protecting the reputation of an institution ahead of safety for children, shows that internal reporting is not enough.
“The church is not immune to this,” Land said. “People have mistaken loyalties.” He recalled one interview with a woman who had come out of a life of prostitution and drug abuse who was a Baptist preacher’s daughter molested by the youth minister when she was 13.

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Appropriately enough given this contest, Rock’s recognizing the Ryman in support of his newest (and Platinum) album – Born Free. No stranger to Nashville, Kid Rock recently hosted the CMT Awards in June and usually performs as part of CMA Fest (though there was a notable absence of him on the official itinerary this year). He’ll be backed by the Twisted Brown Trucker Band for this date and Ty Stone will open the show, which starts at 7:30. Ticket price ranges for this show were $45-$85 each.
Rock says he plans to have a new album out next year, and as far as the live shows go this writer can say from personal experience that he really doesn’t need all the flash…and on a related note, any of the strippers he sometimes brings along. His music and performance alone provide plenty of energy and he’s usually the highlight of any festival night he plays.

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The investigation began at the end of April when a 27-year-old known prostitute reported that Poole, in uniform and on-duty as a South Precinct patrolman, stopped her as she walked the streets south of downtown. She told officers that Poole patted her down to the point of fondling her and that he appeared to make verbal propositions, but she said she rejected his advances.
Her testimony did not support the charge when she took the stand during the trial.
“The indictment claimed there was some kind of sexual battery, when in fact, she was never touched sexually,” Scruggs explained.
Poole still faces several other charges, including sexual battery, four counts of rape, three more counts of official misconduct, a count of patronizing a prostitute and a count of attempting to patronize a prostitute in a police zone in connection with three other women police identified as victims.

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