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An upcoming I CARE Foundation report focused on determining the estimated cost of international parental child abduction in the United States titled ‘The Financial Cost Of International Parental Child Abduction On The U.S. Economy’ forecasts targeted American citizen parents who have their child internationally abducted by the other parent could surpass billions of dollars over the next decade in their effort to reunite with their children if the growth rate of abduction is not significantly reduced. In addition, according to the study, the overall cost of international abduction for the American taxpayer is considerably high, as the total cost of abduction includes ancillary and supporting costs associated with cross-border child kidnapping. These costs will be a heavy burden to the American taxpayer and involve considerable expenses related to the financial burden placed on the state and federal court systems who have jurisdiction of the legal proceedings, and costs associated with law enforcement intervention, as the illegal detention of a child by one parent by another in violation of a court order is the criminal act of kidnapping according to state and federal laws, including the International Parental Kidnapping Crimes Act. Additionally, the report cites that due to the hard reality that a parent who has their child criminally internationally abducted by the other parent receives minimal government aid, including no financial support for litigation and minimal financial aid in reunification efforts under the United States’ Congress’ annexation of The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, many targeted parents will use the vast majority of their resources chasing the cyclone of international parental child abduction in their attempt to reunite with their criminally abducted child. Inevitably, as the nightmare of abduction moves forward, many targeted parents are unable to work due to their need to put considerable time and effort into navigating the complex legal maze required for them to reunite with their child, that is, assuming they even know where their child is. In addition, the financial burden on the American taxpayers in lieu of thousands of parents each year facing the grave challenges of international abduction is consuming and includes a substantial loss of tax revenues due to a chasing parent’s loss of employment combined with an increased burden of financial responsibility connected to social service aid needed by many targeted parents, who sadly, are at risk of loosing their life savings trying to rescue their child from kidnapping. According to ‘The Financial Cost Of International Parental Child Abduction On The U.S. Economy’, collectively, the ancillary and supporting services costs are forecast to have a significant toll on the economy and will continue to grow. The final report is scheduled to be released by the I CARE Foundation in mid-May, 2012.

According to ‘Chasing The Cyclone’ and ‘The World Turned Upside Down’ author Peter Thomas Senese, a director of the I CARE Foundation and one of the researchers and writers of ‘The Financial Cost Of International Parental Child Abduction On The U.S. Economy”, “The financial burdern on American parents and taxpayers due to a failure to create international child abduction prevention laws and for courts to uphold existing laws that protect children, parents, and our nation are shocking, and will exceed billions of dollars, as is predicted in the upcoming report. One of the many questions that presents itself is why no presidential candidate is addressing the billions of dollars that our society will lose, not to mention a prediction that could see over 100,000 American children internationally kidnapped between the anticipated reported and unreported cases over the next decade? Certainly, the possibility of billions of dollars in losses and 100,000 American children’s lives stolen is something to talk about.”

The most recent statistics of international abduction comes from the 2010 Report on Compliance with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspect of International Child Abduction prepared by the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Children’s Issues cites that there were 1,621 ‘reported’ international parental child abductions originating from the U.S. during 2009. The average growth rate over the past several years is approximately 20% per year.Additionally, the number of ‘unreported’ cases of international child abduction to contiguous nations is believed to be substantial and is discussed in “Crisis in America: International Parental Child Abduction Today” that is included in the publication “The World Turned Upside Down.” Supporting the concern of the existence of significant ‘unreported’ cases is the most recent National Incidence Study of Missing, Abducted, Runaway and Thrownaway Children (NISMART-2) study, which reports that of the 203,900 children that are estimated to be parentally abducted annually in the U.S., only 28% (56,500) of these abductions were reported to law enforcement.

Congressman Christopher Smith of New Jersey, the lead sponsor of H.R. 1940 stated in an ‘Amendment In The Notice Of A Substitute to H.R. 1940, “The Department of State’s Office Of Children’s Issues, which serves as the Central Authority of the United States for purposes of the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction reported that from fiscal year 2008 through fiscal year 2010, it received 3,239 new requests for assistance in the return of 4,728 children to the United States from other countries.”

Requests for assistance to the United States Office of Children’s Issues does not include ‘unreported’ cases of international abduction, which according to the previously issued report ‘Crisis In America’ written by Peter Thomas Senese and Florida’s Child Abduction Prevention Act writer Carolyn Ann Vlk, is forecasted to be near equivalent to the ‘reported’ cases of cross-border abduction due in part to immigration migration projections.

Previously, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency stated in their December, 2001 report that, “Left behind parents pay a high price in cases of international abduction. Approximately one-half of the parents surveyed reported on the amount of money they spent for and/on recovering abducted children. These parents spent on average $33,500.00 for search and recovery efforts. About one-fourth of these parents spent $75,000.00 or more.” The survey’s mean was $61, 238.00, and the medium was $33,500.00.

Joel S. Walter, a prominent international family law attorney practicing in New York State commented, “The 2001 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency report was published over a decade ago. During this past decade the number of illegal child abductions has grown exponentially. So too have the costs associated with reunification as will be conveyed in the I CARE Foundation’s upcoming report. Combining the direct financial burden placed on targeted parents, we must consider the ancillary costs associated to court proceedings, law enforcement intervention, government administration of these costs, inflation, and the social cost directly related to the loss of taxable income and social service report. The reality is our nation needs to increase both state and federal laws and policies that prevent abduction from occurring, while our courts and the judges that oversee cases of potential abduction need to act with great caution. Undeniably, this is a grave problem. However, it is simply not a problem that parents who are targeted for this crime face. Economically, the abduction of a child is an attack on the American economy, and the financial cost over the next decade is enormous and will run into the billions of dollars. Clearly, at a time that our nation decides who our new government leaders will be, this is an issue that needs to be seriously discussed.”

“According to the U.S. Department of Justice, human trafficking has become the second fastest growing criminal industry, with children accounting for roughly half of all victims”, says Matthew Barbis, Founder & Chairman of The Rose Brucia Educational Foundation, “It is abundantly clear that we must fight child abduction at the source and teach our children the proper response before the situation presents itself.”

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Many married women are burned each year when a spouse passes away or they get a divorce because they haven’t made good financial decisions when they were married. Wondering which mistakes are most common for married women? Here are six that you should avoid.

1. Letting him call all the shots

In many families, one spouse calls all the financial shots and completely controls the purse strings. While more women are starting to handle the family finances, it’s still common for the husband to deal with most of the family’s financial information. While it might be easier to let the more organized or savings-oriented spouse do most of the bill-paying and budget-following, you should always be aware of where your joint money is going.

Solution: Have monthly budget meetings, and make sure all financial accounts are accessible to both you and your husband. It’s even a good idea to pull copies of both of your credit reports every three or four months so you know you’re both accountable for any credit you take out personally.

2. Not building personal credit

Too many married women automatically join all accounts with their husbands upon their marriage. This isn’t a problem if you’re truly a joint owner of those credit card accounts, mortgages, and car loans, as you’ll both be building your credit together. However, being just an authorized user on credit card accounts and not having your name as a co-signer on loans means your husband is building credit, but you are not.

Solution: Make sure you are a co-signer on auto loans and your mortgage, and keep a couple of credit cards in your own name. Keep the activity going on these accounts, as well, because a credit report with no activity for more than six months usually won’t give you a FICO score at all. If you already have joint credit cards, consider taking out a balance transfer credit card and putting some of your joint debt on it. Pay it off responsibly, and you’ll build good personal credit easily.

3. Not having individual savings retirement

Too many women, especially those who stay at home with the kids, don’t have retirement accounts of their own. This is dangerous for a couple of reasons. For one thing, you may not have access to your husband’s account in the event of a divorce. For another, you need to be saving enough as a couple that you can both live comfortably once the working spouse retires, and this means contributing to a retirement savings account for both of you.

Solution: Meet with a financial advisor to discuss retirement saving options if you stay at home. You should be able to open a Spousal IRA if you aren’t working. Your husband can contribute to this IRA out of his income, and get the same tax deductions he would get for contributing to his own IRA. This means more tax-advantaged retirement savings for the two of you.

4. Giving up a career entirely

According to the 2006 US Census, the number of stay at home moms is one the rise – up about 18% in ten years. While it’s great to be able to stay home with your kids, getting completely out of the workforce – or staying home before you have a career path established – can be financially risky. In the event of death or divorce, you’ll need a job to support yourself and your children.

Solution: It’s okay to make the decision to stay at home (as long as your husband is contributing to your retirement account in the meantime.), but you should try to stay in touch with your career field. Do some freelance or consulting work during naptimes, go to professional events, or even do some work in your field for free. Also, hang on to old work contacts who might be able to help you launch a career when you’re done staying home for whatever reason.

5. Not having life insurance on both spouses

All too often, couples only get life insurance for the working spouse. This is a huge mistake, though. Think about the value of the services you provide for your family if you’re a stay at home mom – childcare, cleaning, cooking, running your household. If something happened to you and your husband had to pay for these services so he could continue working, how much would that cost each year?

Solution: Have a financial adviser help you figure out how much your services would be worth to your family and determine how much life insurance to get. Then, take out a term life insurance policy to cover your family in case the worse happens.

6. Saving for college before retirement

Many moms are so focused on their children that they want to start college savings as soon as possible. This isn’t a bad thing – unless you’re saving for your child’s college education before saving for your own retirement. No one else will finance your retirement, but your child can always get loans and financial aid for college if need be.

Solution: First, set up a good retirement savings plan that has you saving at least 10% of your income in retirement savings (or more if you’re living off of one income). Only once you’ve established your retirement savings plan should you open college savings accounts for your children and start working those into your regular savings plan.

Daniela Baker from CreditDonkey, a mother of two herself, says these six financial mistakes can prove devastating for married women who end up becoming divorced or widowed. While no one likes to think about these possibilities, it’s wise to plan for them just in case.

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Daniela Baker from CreditDonkey, a mother of two herself, says these six financial mistakes can prove devastating for married women who end up becoming divorced or widowed.

While no one likes to think about these possibilities, it’s wise to plan for them just in case.

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Last week ABC News broke a shocking story about the truth about a substance known as “Pink Slime” which, according to former USDA scientists is included in 70 percent of the Ground Beef sold in the United States. Health and Wellness portal BeWellBuzz.com has dug deeper into this story to expose the truth about what exactly “Pink Slime” is and potential health issues it has for American beef consumers.

ABC News released a shocking tale on Wednesday night about a disgusting substance being incorporated in about 70% ground beef sold in the U.S. This dangerous substance called Pink slime is known to contain ammonia and was used as an ingredient for dog food and cooking oil sometime back. Ammonia is used in it to remove its side effects and bacteria on humans.

According to the ABC News report posted online on March 7th, 2012, Gerald Zirnstein, a former United States Department of Agriculture scientist confirmed that nearly 70 percent of all ground beef sold in grocery stores in the United States contains a substance he refers to as ‘Pink Slime’. “Its economic fraud,” stated Zirnstein in the ABC News report. “It’s not fresh ground beef – It’s a cheap substitute being added in.” Zirnstein and fellow USDA scientist, Carl Custer both warned the USDA against using “lean finely textured beef” and met with resistance.

The “pink slime” is made by gathering waste trimmings, simmering them at low heat so the fat separates easily from the muscle, and spinning the trimmings using a centrifuge to complete the separation. Next, the mixture is sent through pipes where it is sprayed with ammonia gas to kill bacteria. The process is completed by packaging the meat into bricks. Then, it is frozen and shipped to grocery stores and meat packers, where it is added to most ground beef.

However, not reported recently is the other side of this growing story. According to a CBS News report, Dr. Marion Nestle, professor of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University is convinced the ‘pink slime’ name is simply a buzz term to scare the public into a unreasonable panic. “It sounds disgusting,” said Nestle. “A lot of people have been writing about it. Therefore, more people know about it, therefore more people are queasy about it, particularly when you start thinking about how this stuff turns up in school lunches,” she said.

Although a lot of food chains such as McDonald’s and Taco Bell have stopped using ‘pink slime’ for their beef products, the US Government still buys it for school lunches. In fact, according to the newspaper, The Daily, the federal government plans to buy 7 million pounds of this meat in the coming year. The FDA is often questioned about its judgment regarding food when corporate interests are involved. This new subject of pink slime adds more to the doubts raised by the citizens over the inspection of meat.

To read more of the BeWellBuzz.com article which discusses both sides of the Pink Slime beef debate, please click the link below.

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