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May 2007
For Immediate Release
Office of the First Lady
May 9, 2007
Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the National Summit on America's Silent Epidemic
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Washington, D.C.
MRS. BUSH: Thank you, Lyle. And Lyle is a great example for everybody here of the way somebody can turn their life around. And I want to thank Lyle for his very kind introduction. I want to recognize Secretary Margaret Spellings, the Secretary of Education, who is with us today. Governor Donald Carcieri from Rhode Island has joined us today, and Governor John Lynch from New Hampshire is here, as well. Thank you all very much for joining us for this very, very important topic.
Students and teachers and parents, researchers, government officials, education officers, distinguished guests. Thank you all very much for coming.
More than 200 years ago, Benjamin Franklin observed that "An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest." Our country has learned that investing in education yields citizens who can develop their talents, who can pursue their passions, and make the very most of America's opportunities. Investing in education yields a nation that's healthier, more prosperous, and more secure.
Today, the United States is blessed with many millions of outstanding schools and teachers and students. They're the product of our country's strong commitment to education. Yet too many students never realize the promise of a good education. The U.S. Department of Education estimates that out of every 100 students who enter high school, only 74 graduate on time. Among African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans, the graduation rate is closer to only 50 percent.
These unacceptable numbers represent millions of real young people who are excluded from our economy, and unequipped for our society. Ninety percent of America's fastest-growing jobs require higher education. Dropouts are more likely to be unemployed, and to receive public assistance. They're more likely to be in prison or unhealthy or divorced. They're more likely to be single parents, and to raise children who drop out of high school themselves.
This crisis affects all Americans. All of us share in the costs of increased incarceration, of health care and social services. Since dropouts are less likely to vote, volunteer, or give back to their communities, all of us suffer from their disappearance from civic life. And all of us have the obligation to help.
Resolving the dropout crisis first requires knowing why it exists. In Civic Enterprises' recent study, "The Silent Epidemic," students explain why they left school, and what could have helped them finish. Most of the students never expected to drop out of high school. They dreamed of exciting careers, and the degrees that would make these careers possible -- until life's obstacles, or school itself, got in the way. Some left because of family crises, addictions, or teen parenthood. Many said they began high school unprepared by their earlier education. Others said they would've worked harder if someone had expected them to succeed.
Principals and teachers across our country are working to eliminate these obstacles to graduation. The No Child Left Behind Act, which was passed by Congress and signed by President Bush in 2002, has brought a special focus to improving reading and math instruction in the early grades. Students who learn to read and do math early on are more likely to succeed once they reach high school.
The No Child Left Behind Act is up for reauthorization, and President Bush has proposed reforms to the upper grades to address problems outlined in "The Silent Epidemic" report. Secretary Spellings will tell you more about these programs later today.
The reauthorized No Child Left Behind Act could help older students who struggle because they've never mastered the most important skill: reading. The law will expand the Striving Readers program, which uses research-based instruction to help middle and high school students read at grade level or better.
Last year, Secretary Spellings and I met 6th-grade Striving Readers at Avon Elementary School in Newark, New Jersey. By learning to read well, these students were preparing for every other subject -- for history, for math, for science, for language, for art. They were building a strong academic foundation for high school and college, and for the rest of their lives.
Superintendents and education officers are confronting the dropout crisis in school districts throughout our country. In Shelbyville, Indiana, school officials never imagined their town had a dropout problem. After all, 90 percent of their high school students left with their diplomas. But Shelbyville used a state formula that inflated graduation rates. The truth was that a third of Shelbyville's high school students were dropping out. Shelbyville went from a grade-A graduation rate to the cover of TIME Magazine, symbol of a "Dropout Nation."
Shelbyville's superintendent, David Adams -- who you'll hear from in few minutes -- was determined that the town's graduation rates would again be a source of pride. At Shelbyville Elementary, children at risk in the first grade are given special attention. Middle school students are encouraged to take high school graduation pledges.
Shelbyville High offers a "credit lab," where students can work one on one with teachers to make up lost ground. Shelbyville hosts parent-teacher conferences at a nearby factory that employs many of the town's moms and dads. Local businesses offer internships to show young people the rewards of staying in school.
Shelbyville's efforts are paying off. In 2005, after the statistics were adjusted to eliminate the graduation inflation, the town's graduation rate was estimated at just 65 percent. Today, using the same evaluation formula, the number has climbed above 80 percent.
Shelbyville's success reminds us of why adults throughout the community must take an active role in the lives of our young people. When parents, teachers, mentors, pastors, and coaches show children we believe in them, they learn to believe in themselves. This is a powerful message, and one our young people want -- and need -- to hear from all of us. (Applause.)
According to the "Silent Epidemic" report, 70 percent of students wished their parents were more involved in their education. Many said they had "too much freedom," and they needed more rules. Only 56 percent identified an adult at school they could turn to for an academic problem. Fewer had an adult to go to with a personal problem. Nearly two-thirds of students missed class often before they finally dropped out. When adults are involved the lives of young people, they can see these warning signs, and they can act, then, to help students stay in school.
Encouraging adults to invest in the young people is at the heart of Helping America's Youth. President Bush announced the Helping America's Youth Initiative in his 2005 State of the Union address, and he asked me to lead it. So over the last two years, I've traveled throughout the United States, visiting with young people and with the adults who are so important to their lives. I've been to schools and after-school programs. I've met with mentors and Big Brothers and Big Sisters. I visited a sports program in Detroit, a debate program in Atlanta, and gang-intervention programs in Los Angeles and Chicago.
All of these visits led to the White House Conference on Helping America's Youth, and then since then to three regional conferences. At these conferences, we introduced an online, interactive Community Guide. The guide's "program tool" helps adults find youth initiatives that have been proven to reduce substance abuse, gang activity, and other risk factors faced by young people. In fact, the "program tool" offers information on 29 research-based programs that help students stay in school.
The Community Guide is available on the Helping America's Youth website, which is www.helpingamericasyouth.gov -- that's g-o-v. While you're online, go to another website that's being actually put on the web this morning, and that's www.silentepidemic.org. There you'll find Education Week's Grad Rate Tool, which many of you saw this morning. Using the Grad Rate Tool, an American can find dropout rates for his local school district, and track how many students complete the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. I encourage you to use both the Community Guide and the Grad Rate Tool in your own communities.
Young people want us in their lives, and they need us in their lives. We read this in reports like "The Silent Epidemic." And we hear it from young people, and how every young person who owes his or her education to a caring adult -- young people like Seth Becker.
Not long after Seth enrolled at New York's LaGuardia High School for the Arts, he realized that high school would be a challenge. Unlike middle school, there were no kids that Seth knew from his Queens neighborhood at LaGuardia. Every morning, Seth faced a long commute across the city. He started each school day with just a few hours' sleep. "I was running on empty," Seth recalls.
Seth earned good grades through his junior year, and he placed into several AP classes for senior year. But the added pressure of SATs, college applications, and a difficult English course became too much. Seth's grades went down, and he began skipping school. To graduate, Seth needed to repeat half of his classes, and the last thing he wanted to do was spend an extra year at LaGuardia. Eventually, Seth dropped out.
But fortunately for Seth, it wasn't long before he heard about The Door. The Door offers young New Yorkers tutoring, GED classes, college prep, and job placement, along with arts and recreation. And the program was just what Seth needed: His classes were small, and they were in the afternoon hours, which helped him keep a healthier schedule.
Seth credits his turnaround to one teacher at The Door -- Mark Schwartz. Mark would meet Seth in the mornings to visit New York's galleries and museums. Mark encouraged Seth's passion for drawing and painting, and his interest in art history. "To have a mentor in a teacher, to have a friend like that," Seth says, "is the best experience you can have at school."
Inspired by Mark, Seth kept up his art. He finished his coursework with an A average. He went from hating school to working as a teaching assistant. Now he's considering college at New York's School of Visual Arts. Seth still wishes he'd finished at his high school. "But if you can't," Seth says, "It's good to have people who can show you another way." And Seth is right here in the audience. (Applause.)
All of us have the obligation to invest in our young people -- young people like Seth. Today, I urge all Americans -- especially parents -- to be active participants in your children's education. Find out if your community has a dropout problem. Be vigilant about warning signs in your own children, like increased absences and declining grades. Start preparing your children for high school early, by making sure they learn to read.
Show young people that their education matters. Be a mentor. Go to teacher conferences. Attend school games, concerts, and plays. The effort will be well worth it. As Benjamin Franklin observed, the investment in our children's education pays the very best interest: happiness for our young people, and success for our country.
Thank you all very much for inviting me to speak today. Thanks to the participants in today's summit -- especially the students -- for your ideas. Thanks especially to Civic Enterprises, MTV, TIME, the Gates Foundation, and the National Governors Association for hosting this summit. And thanks to each and every one of you for your determination to make sure every child graduates from high school.
Thank you all very much, and God bless you. (Applause.)


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UK faces backlash over 'libel tourists'
From WikiLeaks
US politicians try to protect citizens from British court, claiming foreigners use law to bring expensive defamation cases.
By Robert Watts (Times Online)
June 7, 2009
American politicians are pushing through free speech laws to protect US citizens from libel rulings in British courts that have been accused of stifling criticism of oligarchs and dictators.
The development follows claims that foreigners flock to the UK to begin hugely expensive defamation cases even though they have little to do with this country.
Claimants who have indulged in so-called "libel tourism" include a Ukrainian businessman who sued a Ukrainian language website based in his homeland for £50,000, simply because its contents could be viewed in Britain.
An Icelandic bank successfully sued a Danish newspaper in the British courts for publishing unflattering stories about the advice it gave to clients, despite collapsing six months later.
Now lawmakers in several American states, including New York and Illinois, have moved to block the enforcement of British libel judgments in the United States.
Congress is also considering a bill that will allow defendants of foreign libel suits to counter-sue for up to three times the damages sought by a claimant if their right to free speech, enshrined in the First Amendment, has been violated.
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Greenpeace, Global Witness, Index on Censorship and representatives of Oxfam and Christian Aid are all known to be alarmed by the way UK courts are being used to challenge their reports.
"Our libel laws have made Britain a place where any of the world's bullies and wealthy celebrities can wander into court 13 and launder their reputations," said Mark Stephens, a partner at the law firm Finers Stephens Innocent, which advises many non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
"In the US you can still be sued but claimants pay for their own lawyers, fewer spurious claims go to court and freedom of speech is enshrined in law by the First Amendment. Some NGOs are seriously considering moving their publication people out to the States to protect themselves."
London has long been regarded as a claimant-friendly place for libel actions because defendants are deemed "guilty" until they have proved their innocence, the opposite of the usual burden of proof in criminal cases. Damages are also typically higher in the UK and the costs so expensive that defendants often feel compelled to settle out of court, even though they may be in the right.
Because there is no legal aid for such cases, the government has allowed libel and privacy claimants to sue under "no win, no fee" arrangements. This enables lawyers to claim a 100% "uplift" on their normal rates. One of London's leading libel lawyers charges up to a total of £1,200 an hour.
"The reports NGOs (write) take many months, even years, to put together and rely on anonymous sources who fear for their lives," said Jo Glanville, of Index on Censorship. "These are not people you can just pull into a courtroom.
"By contrast, many of these libel tourism claims are not about disputing factual errors, they are really about shutting up critics who have exposed serious abuses."
Global Witness, an environmental and human rights pressure group, faced legal action in London from Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso, son of the president of Congo-Brazzaville. The NGO published a report, based on Hong Kong court papers, which suggested Sassou Nguesso had bought more than $100,000 of designer clothes and other luxury goods using a credit card paid for by public funds.
Sassou Nguesso hired Schillings, a London law firm, in an attempt to suppress the report. His application for an injunction did not succeed, but Global Witness has been left with legal costs of £50,000.
The Commons culture, media and sport select committee is conducting an inquiry into libel, privacy and press standards. "I have been left in no doubt that the high cost of libel claims is having a damaging effect on the good work of some NGOs," said John Whittingdale, its chairman.
Jack Straw, the justice secretary, has also admitted that no-win no-fee agreements for claimant lawyers are having a serious effect on free speech.
Mr Justice Eady, a High Court judge, has delivered a series of rulings that have bolstered privacy laws and encouraged libel tourism. He awarded Max Mosley, the Formula One president, privacy damages of £60,000 over the News of the World's exposé of his sex life.
Most recently, Eady has been accused of "stifling" scientific debate after he ruled in favour of a trade body for chiropractors against a science writer who had accused the body of promoting "bogus treatments". Eady said that Simon Singh, the writer, had effectively accused the body of dishonesty.
In a landmark decision five years ago Eady gave judgment for Khalid bin Mahfouz, a Saudi banker, who had sued Rachel Ehrenfeld, an American academic. She suggested in a book that the banker had links to the financing of terrorist groups.Ehrenfeld had not published or promoted the book in this country but 23 copies sold over the internet were shipped to Britain. She decided not to defend the case, but Eady ordered her to pay £130,000 in costs and damages.
He also ruled that any copies of her book must be pulped. This judgment almost single- handedly launched the American freedom of speech backlash against UK libel laws.
Thanks to Robert Watts and Times Online for covering this material. Copyright remains with the aforementioned.

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|A glamour shot of my mom, probably taken while she and my dad were still dating
|Me and my dog, Pete. This might have been taken at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. This is the only photo I know of containing Alphie, the peculiarly featureless stuffed creature that I loved so much.
|Me again and a neighborhood boy named Billy, Jimmy, or Jerry. You will notice that my dog Pete is almost always in my photos, as she (yes, Pete was a she) was my constant and loyal companion and protector.


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We're exceptionally excited that Attack The Block director Joe Cornish has signed on to adapted Royden Lepp's jetpack graphic novel Rust! But what sort of movie will Rust be? We cornered producer Simon Kinberg at Comic Con, and asked him.
Why was Joe Cornish right for this project?
Simon Kinberg: We wanted somebody... the feel of the film is like E.T. it's like an old fashioned Amblin genre character film. Attack the Block had such nice character work in it, it felt grounded and real and textured, it felt like he created a world really nicely. I was just a huge fan of that film and Joe. We sent him the script, and he really liked it.
Here's the brief plot synopsis for Rust:
Life on the Taylor family farm was difficult enough before Jet Jones crashes into the barn, chased by a giant decommissioned war robot!
"Oldest son Roman Taylor struggles to keep his family's small farm afloat as the area heals from a devastating world war. While the rest of his family may not trust the mysterious boy with the jetpack, Roman believes the secrets of Jet's past may be the key to their survival."


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Huawei's P10 camera-phone comes in more colors than the rainbow
After the camera quality, the second thing Huawei's CEO wants you to know about the P10 is it comes in green.
Huawei Technologies calls the P10 a smartphone, but its CEO doesn't have much to say about its communication capabilities.
The device runs Android 7.0 on a Huawei Kirin 960 processor with four 2.4GHz ARM Cortex A73 cores and four 1.8GHz ARM Cortex A53 cores and has 4GB of RAM and 32, 64 or 128GB of flash depending on the model.
It has a 5.1-inch Full-HD screen and a 3,200 mAh battery with USB-C charging. It measures 145.3 millimeters by 69.3 mm by 6.98 mm, and weighs about 145 grams.
It's also available in a plus-size model, the P10 Plus, with a 5.5-inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel screen and 3,750 mAh battery. It measures 153.5 x 74.2 x 6.98 mm and weighs about 165 g.
The most important elements inside it, though, according to Yu at least, are the cameras: a 20-megapixel monochrome one and a 12-megapixel color one on the back, and an 8-megapixel one on the front. All the cameras have autofocus, and the back cameras can shoot 4K video and have optical image stabilisation.
"We want to make every shot a cover shot," he said at the camera-phone's launch in Barcelona on Sunday.
What will strike users first, though, is not the sharpness and color fidelity of the images, but the diamond cut of the device's case, and its many color options. There are eight (Ceramic White, Dazzling Blue, Dazzling Gold, Prestige Gold, Graphite Black, Mystic Silver, Rose Gold, Greenery), something of a record for a new model.
Yu described the smoothness, scratch-resistance and grippiness of the diamond-cut finish at great length, and then invited Leatrice Eiseman of the Pantone Color Institute on stage to expound in way too much detail on the cultural significance of the color green. Pantone and Huawei formed a partnership last month in which Pantone names a "color of the year" from its catalog of color swatches (this year, Greenery) and Huawei promotes Pantone by slapping the color on a new product.
Oh, and the phone? It has slots for two SIM cards, connects to 2G, 3G and 4G networks and, depending on the model, will work with the TD, FDD and SCDMA flavors of LTE.
Priced at €649 (US$658) in Europe, it will begin shipping next month.
This article was originally written by Peter Sayer for IDG.


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Airbus' self-flying plane just completed successful taxi, take-off, and landing tests, opening the door for fully autonomous flightAirbus just completed its Autonomous Taxi, Take-Off, and Landing project that saw one of its jets perform normally pilot-flown maneuvers entirely on its own. The A350-1000 XWB acted as the testbed for the project in its role as Airbus' flagship, with onboard cameras assisting the new technology. The project's successful completion opens the door for fully autonomous flights as autopilot already handles most of the functions while airborne. The common belief with airplanes is that they… (www.yahoo.com) More...
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I have no problem with automated flight systems, but the day they remove the pilots from the aircraft and go to fully automated, unsupervised flight is the day I stop flying.
"Open the pod door, Hal" "I'm sorry, Dave" - 2001 A Space Odyssey
lol yep
will the computer be able to land on the Hudson? Will a computer be able to fly the plane as a glider to the Azores and land it? What about gliding to an abandoned airstrip in Gimli Manitoba? There are too many reasons to justify needing real, experienced Pilots instead of computers or remote operators.
And yet the military has been flying drones halfway around the world from NEvada for years. And yes, computers will be that smart that they will be able to operate emergency landings and they will probably be able to do it quicker and more efficient.
Already exists: Garmin's 'Autonomi' autonomous emergency landing system, available on some general aviation aircraft. This automatically performs descent, approach, and landing at a suitable nearby airport. Activates if pilot doesn't interact with the airplane for some pre-set length of time, or if a passenger pushes the button.
Well those military "drones" don't operate autonomously. Every single one of them has a human operator(s) "flying" them. Sometimes they're essentially just programming them, and sometimes they're full-blown flying them, but there are always human operators involved. On top of that, the military loses literally DOZENS of drones a year to a myriad of issues from lost data links, to basic mechanical or weather issues that an onboard pilot might be able to recognize in time to correct or overcome. And lastly, the cost and complexity of all the additional systems that have to be put on board the UAVs in order to replace the pilot usually adds up to millions of dollars per aircraft. UAVs that were originally marketed to the Air Force as "not putting a human pilot at risk" have become so expensive that the military is just as risk averse to sending the unnamed aircraft into harms way as they are to sending in the manned aircraft.


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On last night's installment of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Lisa Vanderpump made it her own business to teach millionaire Adrienne Maloof how to cook a meal. It goes about how you'd expect. Adrienne doesn't know where anything is in her gigantic kitchen (with three refrigerators!), including the salt and pepper. And then Maloof washes her raw chicken with soap and water. Brilliant.
Next up was Adrienne's Spa Day, which meant that all of the castmates showed up to get their rich asses pampered for an entire day. Because they really needed it. Even Kim appeared out of nowhere for the event, and amidst all of the drama and magic crystal laser facials, she ran off into Adrienne's backyard with her sister to jump on the trampoline. Kim felt weird about Kyle's guilt for partaking in such childlike actives, because as she put it, "I'm always jumping on the trampoline, I love it! Bouncy, bouncy, bouncy..."
The fun stopped there, seeing as Adrienne had invited Brandi to the event in hopes of settling the beef with the sisters Richards. Adrienne went around to all parties involved to try and coordinate some kind of apology out of Brandi for her meltdown at last week's game night. You can guess how that went over.


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Panel introduces new teacher paid leave bill
Idaho lawmakers have agreed to debate whether teachers under criminal investigation or in jail should be paid for their time away from the classroom.
The House Education Committee introduced legislation Monday that would pay teachers placed on involuntary leave.
The bill includes slight tweaks to a separate measure sponsored by the Idaho School Board Association that makes certain cases of involuntary leave unpaid.
Boise Democrat Rep. Janie Ward-Engelking said the revised bill offers a compromise by placing the teacher's earnings in an escrow account until the investigation is resolved.
Districts would recoup the funds if the employee is found guilty, but the teacher would get a check if a judge or jury concludes they're innocent.


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The curse of Bela Guttman returned to haunt Benfica as Sevilla won a penalty shoot-out to beat the Portuguese giants to the Europa League trophy in Turin.
The Hungarian coach declared Benfica would never win another European final when being denied a pay-rise and leaving the club in anger having delivered back-to-back European Cups in 1961 and 1962.
Over the intervening 52 years, Benfica had since fallen short in the final on seven occasions, most recently conceding a late goal to Chelsea in Amsterdam to concede the 2013 Europa League crown.
On Wednesday night they could not be separated from Sevilla - UEFA Cup winners in 2006 and 2007 - over 120 minutes, and penalty misses from Oscar Cardozo and Rodrigo allowed substitute Kevin Gameiro to prolong their agony as Guttman's fateful words rang around the Juventus Stadium.
Sevilla had most of the ball early on and might have scored through Carlos Bacca in the ninth minute.
The Colombian raced into the box to keep up with a swift counter-attack but, after coming up just short on Ivan Rakitic's low cross from the left, he was in fact ahead of the move and ruled offside.
Sevilla's Portuguese goalkeeper Beto got his first feel of the ball as Nicolas Gaitan's free-kick dipped towards the far post and he had to think quickly to repel Ezequiel Garay on the rebound.
Rakitic looked especially determined to make something happen and his clever passes and skilful runs regularly rattled Benfica's backline.
Alberto Moreno was, however, the first Sevilla player to truly test Jan Oblak, his drive from outside the box forcing the Slovenian stopper off his line.
At that point the Spaniards looked like turning the screw but it was Benfica who dominated before the break.
They would lament not being given the chance to notch from the spot in stoppage time.
Sevilla were first caught unaware as Maxi Pereira looped into the box to fire straight at Beto and were rather lucky to avoid conceding a penalty when Federico Fazio climbed all over the well-placed Gaitan.
Benfica pushed through that disappointment when play resumed, yet neither Rodrigo nor Lima could stick the ball away as Sevilla failed to clear their lines.
Los Rojiblancos broke back and Jose Reyes could have tucked Rakitic's dinked pass away had Luisao not sent the ball spinning wide with his toe.
Reyes then wasted a much better opportunity when arriving in the area at speed to blast straight into Oblak's gloves.
The call soon came from both benches to regroup and conserve energy for the final 10 minutes, which began with Rakitic's canny - but unsuccessful - attempt to send Vitolo into a one-on-one with Oblak.
It was time for Benfica to turn up the heat once again and Beto only just got fingertips to a whiplash effort from Lima before an unmarked Garay headed over the crossbar.
But extra-time seemed increasingly inevitable and, just after Garay's desperate swing at a loose ball from the 'D' spooned over the bar, the final whistle sounded.
The Argentinian defender tried his luck again in the second of 30 additional minutes and Beto survived a particularly sticky moment when parrying Lima's free-kick to safety.
It looked like the crowd would finally be treated to a goal when Bacca streaked down the right wing to collect Rakitic's pass, but there was further agony for Sevilla as his drive fizzed past the far post.
Despite the best efforts of 22 tired players, the second period offered no reason to be cheerful or deciding moment, and a penalty shoot-out loomed.
Lima and Bacca netted before Cardozo's stuttering run-up saw him clip straight at Beto.
Stephane Mbia powered home and Sevilla were on the verge of claiming the trophy when Rodrigo was denied.
Coke scored, Luisao kept Benfica alive for a few seconds longer, but substitute Gameiro was soon wheeling away in celebration after beating Oblak to inspire rapture in the Sevilla supporters.


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10 Top Mercedes-Benz AMG Features
From modified four-door C63 to extreme SLR McLaren, a list inspired by the factory-tuned models birthed in GroBaspach, Germany
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What Shelby is to the Ford Mustang, AMG is to Mercedes-Benz. And while the German automaker has a long history of auto racing, the factory-backed AMG tuner was established less than 50 years ago. The AMG insignia signifies the last names of the two founders, Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher, paired with the German community where it all began: GroBaspach.
Founded on the simple premise of improving the performance of existing Mercedes' models, AMG has become the premier moniker for the range of coupes, sedans, SUVs and extreme supercars produced by the brand. The inspiration that led Aufrecht and Melcher has driven other tuners to further improve upon the power, luxury and function of AMG models. Modification breeds more modification and that is seen within this latest list feature.
Based on web-popularity, we created a top 10 of favorite Mercedes-Benz AMG builds with one wild card rounding off the list. Let us know if we have missed any below in the comments section.
2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG: Transformers
Article excerpt: "The numbers don't mean much on paper, but in action they're enough to launch the Benz to 60mph in 2.8sec, with an absurd sprint from 60-130mph in 5.98sec...Before forcing nitrous down its throat, the C63 made 530whp and 505 lb-ft on pump gas...With a 200-shot installed, the crimson sedan put down a solid 700whp and a massive 730 lb-ft."
Why we love it: "The builder set out to create a unique car that would shatter world records, take his wife to dinner and continually evolve. This C63 is simultaneously bat-shit crazy, stunningly beautiful and fast as hell."
Full article: 2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG: Transformers
2012 Weistec Mercedes-Benz SLS 750 AMG: A New Dimension
Article excerpt: "On the road, the SLS 750 AMG is transformed, the supercharger's seamless delivery boosting the feel of bottom end strength...The Weistec CMDP system, which is the subject of a Weistec patent, neatly achieves a change in supercharger gearing, and hence boost pressure, through a change of its cog pulleys."
Why we love it: "When you add more power to an already impressive package you get 571hp packed under the long bonnet of the SLS AMG, if you say that's not enough, most people would look at you as if you were crazy."
Full article: 2012 Weistec Mercedes-Benz SLS 750 AMG: A New Dimension
2009 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG: Turn It Up To 11
Article excerpt: "It took just one brief test drive after the engine upgrade to come to the conclusion that the Mercedes was in need of two things: wider rear tires and bigger brakes...As good as the sound system may be, the angry bellow from the long-tube MBH stainless headers, ACG link pipe and Akrapovic exhaust sounds even better."
Why we love it: "ACG's C63 gets high marks for execution, and we've yet to drive another C63 with such devastating acceleration or composure in the corners."
Full article: 2009 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG: Turn It Up To 11
Mercedes-Benz Mansory Coruem: Dark Flight
Article excerpt: "This is the car that Kourosh Mansory built, an SLS that has been dragged kicking and screaming through the looking glass into an alternate, evil world...The Mansory Cormeum is a 660hp monster, and although it's named after an operatic score, it looks like the Batmobile after a week-long meth bender."
Why we love it: "The SLS is a pure wonder to look at, too, part GT racer, part Batmobile, it has a nose that somehow manages to blend the SLS, SLR and even Ferrari Enzo. It will break the 62mph mark in 3.5sec and top out at 205mph or more."
Full article: Mercedes-Benz Mansory Coruem: Dark Flight
Weistec CLK63 AMG Black Series: In The Black
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Dee Snider Radio was born in July of 1999 when Dee Snider was brought to WMRQ to host the morning show at Radio 104 in Hartford, CT. Dee Snider Radio consists of seven characters, all distinguished by unique personalities.
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Risotto alla Milanese
Region: Italy, Lombardy
Category: Rice, Couscous, and Other Grains
Season: Any
Difficulty: Easy but labor intensive
Risotto alla milanese is a saffron risotto and the traditional accompaniment to ossobuco. The Venetian Jews once made an identical preparation simply called riso col zafran. I believe that the dish was once a kind of saffron pilaf known among the Jews and Arabs of medieval Sicily who traveled north or traded with the north.
As early as the sixteenth century, the Renaissance chef Cristoforo da Messisburgo had claimed in his Libro novo [nel qual s'insegna a far d'ogni sorte di vivande secondo la diversità de I tempi così di carne come di pesce] that he thought risotto con lo zaffrano (which he called riso all Ciciliana) was born in Sicily (see Note). Older recipes for this risotto often stipulated that cervellata, a Milanese sausage of pork sirloin with pork and veal fat, pig's brain (hence the name of the sausage), Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, and spices such as saffron and nutmeg, should be used.
[photo: risotto alla milanese with ossobuco, Clifford A. Wright]
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Preparation Time: 1 hour
1. In a large, heavy saucepan or casserole, melt 1/4 cup ( 1/2 stick) of the butter and cook the onion and bone marrow together over medium heat until the onion is translucent, 7 to 8 minutes, stirring frequently. Pour in the wine and continue cooking until the wine is nearly evaporated. Add the rice and cook for 2 minutes, stirring to evenly coat the grains.
2. Add 1 cup of the boiling broth, season with salt, and stir. Once the liquid evaporates, pour in another 1/2 cup of broth. Continue adding broth in smaller and smaller amounts as it evaporates and is absorbed and cook until the rice is between al dente and tender, stirring almost constantly.
3. A few minutes before the rice is done, add the diluted saffron and stir. Add the remaining 1/4 cup ( 1/2 stick) butter and the cheese and stir. Cover and leave the risotto for 5 minutes before serving. Serve with more Parmigiano.
Note: These notes are for readers interested in pursuing this history further: Messisburgo [also Christofaro di Messisbugo] was published in Venice in 1557 (see p. 72 of the Arnaldo Forni edition in Testi Antichi de Gastronomia no. 2 published in 1982). My claim is not new, see Denti di Pirajno, Alberto. Siciliani a tavola: itinerario gastronomico da messina a porto empedocle. Milano: Longanesi, 1970, page 134, and Maffioli, Giuseppe. La cucina veneziana. Padua: Franco Muzzio, 1982, page 222. Also see, for the growing of saffron and rice in Arab Sicily, the extracts of Yaqut's (b. 1178) Mu'gham al-buldan and al-Qazwini's (c. 1203-83) Atar al-bilad (Notable things in countries and news about men) in Amari, Michele, ed. Biblioteca arabo-sicula. versione italiana. Torino: Ermanno Loescher, 1880-81, vol. (1) page 201 and vol. (2) page 238, par. 140 as well as al-Muqqadasi's description of Sicilian saffron cited in Lewis, Archibald R. Naval Power and Trade in the Mediterranean, A.D. 500-1100. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1951, page 211 and Wright, Clifford A. Cucina Paradiso: The Heavenly Food of Sicily. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992, page 111.
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Dental Care Safe for Pregnant Women: Experts
Cleanings, dental X-rays don't pose a hazard, medical group says
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
The group also advised ob-gyns to perform routine dental health assessments at women's first prenatal visit and to encourage their patients to see a dentist during pregnancy.
"These new recommendations address the questions and concerns that many ob-gyns, dentists and our patients have about whether it is safe to have dental work during pregnancy," Dr. Diana Cheng, vice chairwoman of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Committee on Health Care for Underserved Women, said in a college news release.
Dental health problems are associated with other diseases, including heart disease, diabetes and respiratory infections.
"We want ob-gyns to routinely counsel all of their patients, including pregnant women, about the importance of oral health to their overall health," Cheng said.
The college noted that 35 percent of all women say they haven't seen a dentist in the past year and about 40 percent of pregnant women in the United States have cavities or gum disease. Physical changes caused by pregnancy can cause changes in teeth and gums. Dental problems during pregnancy are most common among black women, smokers and women on public assistance.
"We can all reassure our patients that routine teeth cleanings, dental X-rays and local anesthesia are safe during pregnancy," Cheng said. "Pregnancy is not a reason to delay root canals or filling cavities if they are needed because putting off treatment may lead to further complications."
Among the potential benefits of good dental health during pregnancy is that it may decrease the transmission of cavity-causing bacteria from mother to baby, which can help reduce the child's future risk of cavities.
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L&L Publishing is proud to again present one of the funniest magicians on the planet, Bill Malone, in "Here I Go Again!" Bill needs no introduction to the magic world and is still one of the busiest magicians in corporate entertainment today!
His first DVD set, "On the Loose," is regarded as one of the finest collections ever released. Once again, from the shuffled mind of Bill Malone, comes more of the most entertaining magic ever caught on DVD. With everything from self-working effects to advanced sleight of hand, this incredibly funny series offers something for everyone.
Here he shares it all—the presentations, the secrets, the tips and touches that come from years of experience, plus discussions on business that will help bring your magic career to a different level! Sit back, relax and get ready to blast off! As Bill says: "Here I go again!"
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Autographed Baby Gag! - A great opening for any stand-up act! Bill gives this comedy routine a clever twist!
A Small Card Trick! - A very visual close-up version of the Diminishing Cards!
Marlo's Miracle Ace Cutting! - A sure-fire ending for Ed Marlo's legendary Ace cutting routine.
Jumping, Changing and Vanishing Aces! - Enjoy Bill's version of Larry Jennings' "Slap Aces."
Shuffling Off the Spots! - Bill's "All Backs and Faces" routine, a nice interlude to perform anytime, anywhere, with any deck.
Lightning Fast Triumph! - (Marlo's Simple Triumph) This version of Triumph will take you by surprise!
Rub-a-Dub-Dub / Cups and Balls - (With Special Thanks to Phil Willmarth) Worth the whole price of the set! Jack Bateman's classic Cups and Balls poem with a knock-out finale by Lance Pierce!
Bonus Tricks:
Bill's Trademark Cards from Mouth - At last, Bill reveals the real work on the Cards from Mouth!
Jack In a Box - A quickie using just one card and the card box.
Bill's Tips:
Taking It to the Next Level
Situating Yourself in the Right Place
Secrets to Increase Your Quick Wit Abilities
Running Time Approximately 1hr 39min
Disc 2:
Thinking Man's Sponge Ball Routine! - A sponge ball routine you will use! Bill's performed this routine for over 25 years!
Marlo's Color-Changing Deck Routine! - Bill's presentation and touches on another Marlo masterpiece!
Mind-Reading Magician! - Bill's presentation and thoughts on the Chicago Opener/Red Hot Mama!
Keeping My Money Safe! - S.A.N.D.Y. This is an absolutely unbelievable Coins Across by Bill's friend, Dave Neighbors. This routine is a killer!
Dealing A Good Hand! - Bill's handling of the famous Marlo-Gardner Poker Deal!
The Six-Card Trick! - "Sorry for the Delay" - A Joe Riding effect with touches and additions by Bill and his old friend from the New York Magic Lounge, Terry Vecky!
Bonus Tricks
Ravelli's Waterfall Shuffle - Ron Wohl's brilliant false shuffle from the late 1960s!
Steve Forte's "No Look Aces" - From "The Man" himself! Steve allowed Bill to share this great visual Ace cutting demonstration!
Bill's Tips
Putting Together a Stand-Up Show
My Trade Show Pitch
Drilling a Good Show Into Your Head
Following Up With Your Clients
Running Time Approximately 1hr 45min
Disc 3:
The Old Rope Trick! - Bill's friend, comedy magician Rich Purpura, shares one of his opening effects—a cut and restored rope that never restores.
Those Scary Cannibal Cards! - Bill's incredibly entertaining "Cannibal Card" routine!
Shipwrecked! - Bill's presentation of Daryl's now famous "Diamond Bar" routine!
Ernie's Sex Test! - Ernie Spence, the number one bar magician in Chicago, gives us this hilarious routine. Bill performed this throughout his bar magic days.
Which One's Missing? - An easy-to-do trick that packs a huge punch with adults and children.
A Tribute to Johnny Carson! - Bill's "Cards To Pocket" routine.
Hands-Off Memory Test! - A three-phase routine using the Aronson Stack!
Come Back Jack! - Bill's prize-winning handling and presentation of the Homing Card plot!
Bonus Tricks:
Collins/Lewis Vanishing Aces! - A true classic, Michael Skinner-style.
Bill's Tips
Restaurant Magic— The Owner's Point of View!
How Much Should You Charge
Dealing with Meeting Planners
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FX will premiere THE AMERICANS in January 2013. THE AMERICANS, created by Joe Weisberg and starring Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys and Noah Emmerich, is a period drama about the complex marriage of two KGB spies posing as Americans in suburban Washington DC shortly after Ronald Reagan is elected President. The arranged marriage of Phillip (Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Russell), who have two children who know nothing about their parents true identity, grows more passionate and genuine by the day, but is constantly tested by the escalation of the Cold War and the intimate, dangerous and darkly funny relationships they must maintain with a network of spies and informants under their control.
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The turkey is still brining, the potatoes aren't even peeled and the pies are still cooling, and I'm already thinking about what to do with the leftovers. Of course, there's the traditional turkey fixings sandwich, which requires putting every item from the meal between two slices of bread and then prying your mouth open like a boa constrictor and jamming it in there. And however much I love me a leftover sammie, there's only so much our palates can tolerate, so it's high time we look into other creative options for the food exploding out of the fridge.
Let's start with potatoes. These tubers are perhaps the most versatile leftover you have at your disposal. If you're left with boiled or roasted potatoes, they make the perfect based for Alton Brown's breakfast hash, or some potatoes au-gratin or the crispy topping of a pot pie. If you have some whole potatoes left over of the yam variety, then I suggest using them in this simple sweet potato casserole. And should you have an ample portion of mashed potatoes, add some bacon, onions, chives, or if you like seafood some cooked white fish, and mold them into 3″ potato cakes. Pan fry the cakes until they have a golden, crispy exterior on both sides, and garnish with sour cream, applesauce or whatever accompaniment your palate desires. Continue reading


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Last week I only posted three articles, which is very low for me. I usually post four or five. However, I've been working on building a new website and that is taking a lot of my time. Any other free time I have has been spent playing Scramble with Friends.
I know a lot of people like Words with Friends (scrabble on your smartphone), but I find that game incredibly frustrating. I never want to lose so I always overthink my plays. When I know it's my turn I feel all this pressure to play quickly and also get something good. Even though I play Words with Friends sometimes, I kind of hate it.
Enter Scramble with Friends. It has been out a while on iPhone, but it recently was launched on Android. It's basically Boggle for your smartphone. You play 3 rounds of two minutes each and you're done. It's fun. It doesn't stress me out. You play with friends so I don't feel like as much of a loser as when I play Angry Birds.
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Children's Vitamins & Supplements
Children's Vitamins and Supplements at Walgreens
Children's bodies are growing and changing. That's why they need a constant source of nutrients, vitamins and minerals to fuel that growth. Children need minerals and vitamins for building strong bones, for healthy cells, for immune health and for the function of all the organs in the body. Their bodies can't make them so they must get them from diet or supplements.
Can All Kids Meet Their Nutritional Needs Through Diet?
Not all children eat a balanced diet. Some kids are finicky eaters and don't like the taste of vitamin and mineral-rich foods like fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Kids that refuse to eat certain foods run the risk of nutritional deficiencies. These deficiencies can interfere with their growth and development. Some kids eat a diet that restricts particular foods due to food allergies. Some eat a vegetarian diet. Children that eat diets that lack certain foods may be at greater risk for nutritional deficiencies.
What benefits does a multivitamin offer? Multivitamins for children for children provide vitamins and minerals kids need and may be missing from their diet. They help to fill in dietary "gaps." Some multivitamin and mineral supplements for kids contain higher levels of certain vitamins and minerals. For example, some are formulated with added vitamin C. Vitamin C is important for a healthy immune system. A healthy immune system helps kids fight off colds and viruses. Some contain probiotics, gut-friendly bacteria that support intestinal and immune health.
Nutritional Support for Infants
During a child's early months of life, the brain is rapidly developing, building the framework that will be carried throughout life. A nutrient called DHA is vital for building a healthy brain and for vision. Some research shows kids that get more of this nutrient during infancy have higher scores on tests that measure intelligence although more research is needed. The best natural source of DHA is fish.
Infants that are breast-fed and those that are born prematurely are at higher risk for vitamin D deficiency. Infant formula is enriched with vitamin D and breastfed babies may not get formula. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, infants that don't drink at least a liter of infant formula each day need supplemental vitamin D. They also recommend that infants born prematurely get supplemental vitamin D and calcium. If you have a baby born prematurely, talk to your baby's doctor about this.
Choosing Vitamins for Infants and Children
For children, vitamins come in a variety of forms. You can choose from great-tasting chewable tablets or gummy bears in flavors kids love. If your child has food allergies or sensitivities, look for one that's free of soy, nuts, milk, eggs, wheat or peanuts and is naturally-flavored. Infant supplements are available as a liquid you can drop directly into their mouth or mix with breast milk, juice or formula.
Before choosing a multivitamin or supplement for your child, talk to your pediatrician. He or she can make recommendations based on your child's age and health history.
This summary is intended for general informational purposes only, and should not be interpreted as specific medical advice. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not strictly regulate herbs and supplements. There is no guarantee of purity, strength, or safety of the products. As a result, effects may vary. You should read product labels. In addition, if you are taking medications, herbs, or other supplements you should consult with a qualified healthcare provider before taking a supplement as supplements may interact with other medications, herbs, and nutritional products. If you have a medical condition, including if you are pregnant or nursing, you should speak to your physician before taking a supplement. Consult a healthcare provider if you experience side effects.


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The Secret Beyond Matter
The reproductive system of kangaroos is quite different from that of other mammals. The kangaroo embryo goes through some stages outside the womb, which normally occur in the womb.
Soon after fertilization, the blind kangaroo offspring, which is approximately a centimeter, comes into the world. Usually, only one is born at a time. At this stage, it is called "neonate." While all mammals go through this stage in the mother's womb, the kangaroo offspring comes into the world when it is only one centimeter long. It has still not developed: its fore feet are indefinite and its hind feet are comprised of small projections.
No doubt, the offspring cannot leave its mother in such a state. Coming out of the womb, the neonate starts to move up in its mother's fur with its fore legs and reaches to its mother's pouch after a three-minute journey. To the little kangaroo, the pouch means the same as the womb means to other mammals. Yet, there is an important difference. While others come into the world as babies, the kangaroo is merely an embryo when it comes out of the womb. Its feet, face and many other organs have not yet taken their final shapes.
The offspring reaching the mother's pouch attaches itself to one of the four nipples there, and starts to suckle.
At this stage, the mother goes through another ovulation period and a new egg forms in its womb. The female copulates once more and the new egg is fertilized.
This time the egg does not start to develop immediately. If drought rages in Middle Australia, as is often the case, the fertilized egg in the womb remains undeveloped until the drought is over. If, however, heavy rains fall and if there are rich pastures available, then the development of the egg restarts.At this stage, we are faced with the question: who makes this calculation; who arranges the development of the egg according to the conditions outside? The egg cannot by any means make this arrangement itself; it is not a complete living being, it has no consciousness, and it is totally unaware of the weather conditions outside. The mother cannot make this arrangement, because, like all other living things, it has no control over the developments taking place in its body. This extraordinary event is definitely controlled by God, Who has created both the egg and the mother.
When weather conditions are convenient, thirty-three days after fertilization, the new neonate, only as big as a bean, creeps up from the mouth of the womb and reaches the pouch just like its sibling did.
In the meantime, the first neonate in the pouch has grown considerably. It leads its life without doing any harm to its sibling, which is only one centimeter long. When it is 190 days old, it has grown mature enough to make its first journey outside the pouch. From then on, it starts to spend most of its time outside the pouch and leaves the pouch for good on the 235th day after its birth.
Soon after the birth of its second offspring, the female copulates again. Consequently, the female has three offspring all dependent on her. The first can feed on grass but occasionally comes back to its mother to suckle; the second younger offspring is still developing by suckling; the third is the neonate, which is the youngest.
What is more astonishing than that all three offspring, each in a different stage of development, are dependent on the mother, is that all three offspring are fed by different types of milk according to their sizes.
While the milk the offspring suckles as soon as it reaches the nipple in the pouch is transparent and colorless, it increasingly turns whiter and starts to look like real milk. The amount of fat and other ingredients in the milk increases in parallel with the development of the baby.
As this young one keeps on suckling the milk prepared for its own needs, a more easily digestible milk issues from the nipple that the second baby reaches. Thus, the body of the mother simultaneously produces two types of milk with different ingredients. When the third is born, the number of milk types produced with different ingredients becomes three: highly nutritious milk for the older, and relatively less fatty and nutritious types of milk for the younger. Another point to note here is that each offspring finds the nipple specially prepared for itself. Otherwise, it would suckle milk with an ingredient likely to be harmful to its body, and the milk it suckles would harm it.
This feeding system is very remarkable and it is obviously a special product of creation. The mother cannot, by any means, arrange all these consciously. How can an animal specify the ingredients of milk needed by its young of different sizes? Even if it did, how could it produce it in its own body? How could it distribute these through three different channels?
Doubtless, the kangaroo is not capable of doing any of these. It is not even aware that the milk delivered by its body is of three different types. This wonderful process is unquestionably an outcome of the created nature of this animal.
Do they not reflect in their own minds? Not but for just ends and for a term appointed, did Allah create the heavens and the earth, and all between them: yet are there truly many among men who deny the meeting with their Lord (at the Resurrection)! (Surat Ar-Rum, 8)2009-07-30 23:43:49


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Effective at 12 noon on Friday, Aug. 17, all campfires are banned in all areas of the Kamloops Fire Centre except the Clearwater Fire Zone.
A map of the area covered by the campfire ban is available online at: http://bit.ly/Q0tEMK
This step is being taken to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. The fire danger rating is currently "high" throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre, with scattered pockets of "extreme."
With the current trend of warm and dry weather, wildfires in the region have displayed very aggressive behaviour and required additional fire suppression resources. Human-caused wildfires can divert critical resources and crews from responding to naturally occurring wildfires.
Open burning is prohibited throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre. This prohibition applies to open fires of any size, fires with a burn registration number, industrial burning, fireworks, tiki torches and burning barrels. The prohibition does not apply to cooking stoves that use gas, propane or briquettes, or to a portable campfire apparatus with a CSA or ULC rating that uses briquettes, liquid or gaseous fuel, as long as the height of the flame is less than 15 centimetres.
The open burning prohibition covers all BC Parks, Crown and private lands, but does not apply within the boundaries of local governments that have forest fire prevention bylaws and are serviced by a fire department. Please check with local governments for any other restrictions before lighting a fire.
Anyone found in violation of an open fire ban, including campfires, may be issued a ticket for up to $345. Anyone who causes a wildfire through arson or recklessness may be fined up to $1 million, spend up to three years in prison and be held accountable for associated firefighting costs.
This prohibition will remain in place until the public is notified that it has been rescinded.
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Pope Francis demanded Thursday that the international community take "decisive measures" to resolve the causes of the mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar, breaking his recent silence over what the United Nations has declared to be a textbook case of "ethnic cleansing."
Arriving in Bangladesh from Myanmar, Francis said it also was "imperative" for world governments to immediately provide assistance to help the Bangladeshi government cope with Asia's worst refugee crisis in decades.
In a speech before Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid, government officials and ambassadors from around the world, Francis praised Bangladesh's sacrifice and generosity in welcoming in so many refugees "before the eyes of the whole world." He didn't identify the Rohingya by name, ethnicity or faith, referring only to "refugees from Rakhine state."
But his words were sharp.
"None of us can fail to be aware of the gravity of the situation, the immense toll of human suffering involved, and the precarious living conditions of so many of our brothers and sisters, a majority of whom are women and children, crowded in the refugee camps," he said.
"It is imperative that the international community take decisive measures to address this grave crisis, not only by working to resolve the political issues that have led to the mass displacement of people, but also by offering immediate material assistance to Bangladesh in its effort to respond effectively to urgent human needs."
Francis, a tireless and fearless advocate for refugees, outcasts and society's most marginal, had drawn criticism from human rights organizations and Rohingya themselves for having failed to speak out publicly about the Rohingya's plight while he was in Myanmar.
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Francis had remained silent out of diplomatic deference to his hosts, who consider the Rohingya as having illegally migrated from Bangladesh and don't recognize them as one of Myanmar's ethnic groups. More than 620,000 Rohingya have fled Myanmar and poured into Bangladesh refugee camps over the last few months amid a scorched earth campaign by Myanmar's military.
The Vatican defended Francis' silence in Myanmar, saying he wanted to "build bridges" with the predominantly Buddhist nation, which only recently established diplomatic relations with the Holy See. Spokesman Greg Burke said Francis took seriously the advice given to him by the local Catholic Church, which urged him to toe a cautious line and not even refer to the "Rohingya" by name.
Rohingya have faced persecution and discrimination in Myanmar for decades and are denied citizenship, even though many families have lived there for generations. The situation grew worse in August when the army began what it called clearance operations in Rakhine state following attacks on security positions by a group of Rohingya militants.
Rohingya who are living in camps in Bangladesh have described indiscriminate attacks by Myanmar security forces and Buddhist mobs, including killings, rapes and the torching of entire villages.
Hamid, the Bangladesh president, accused Myanmar's military of having committed "ruthless atrocities" against the Muslims and, in his speech to Francis, demanded international help to return them safely to Myanmar.
"Our people welcomed them with open arms, sharing food, shelter and other basic needs," he said. "Now, it is our shared responsibility to ensure for them a safe, sustainable and dignified return to their own home and integration with the social, economic and political life of Myanmar."
The Rohingya crisis loomed large over Francis' arrival in Dhaka, where huge banners with pictures of the pope and Hamid dotted billboards around town.
Security was tight and was of a particular concern after a Christian priest went missing in northern Bangladesh on Tuesday, and his family reported they received calls demanding money. Police said they were looking for the man but would not confirm if it was a kidnapping.
The country's leading English-language newspaper, The Daily Star, said in an editorial it felt "slightly let down" the pope didn't mention the Rohingya crisis specifically while in Myanmar.
"We remain hopeful that given Pope Francis' legacy of standing up for the oppressed, he will speak out against the ongoing persecution of the Rohingya during this very important visit," the paper added.
Francis won't visit the refugee camps while in Bangladesh but will host an interfaith peace meeting on Friday in the garden of the Dhaka archbishops' residence at which a small group of Rohingya are expected.


text: Three experiments tested a signal-detection theory (SDT) model of visual search (e.g. as described in J. Palmer, C. T. Ames, & D. T. Lindsey, 1993). In Experiment 1, participants searched for a 0° line among distractors at (a) 30°; (b) 1/3 at 30°, 2/3 at 50°; ( c) 1/3 at 30°, 50°, and 70°; (d) 1/3 at 30°, 2/3 at 70°. The SDT model predicts improved performance in the more heterogeneous conditions, as some distractors are more discriminable from the target. In contrast, in Experiment 1, human performance degraded in the more heterogeneous conditions ( c) and (d). In Experiment 2, sparser displays improved the performance of the SDT model. In Experiment 3, search for θ° among homogeneous θ + 20° distractors was compared with search for θ° among θ ± 20° distractors. Performance in the latter condition was often worse, relative to performance in the homogeneous condition, than predicted by the SDT model; however, this depended greatly on the identity of the target.


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Over the past several decades there have been three significant shifts in youth culture; each new shift brought with it different values and priorities in the lives of teens. Youth ministries adapted and responded to the first two shifts, but we're missing the boat on the third. The result? Youth ministry isn't addressing the realities and needs of today's youth culture. After nearly three decades in youth ministry, Mark Oestreicher has lived through a lot of those shifts himself. In recent years, he's found himself wondering what needs to change, especially since so much of what we're doing in youth ministry today is not working. In Youth Ministry 3.0, youth workers will explore, along with Marko and the voices of other youth workers, why we need change in youth ministry, from a ministry moving away from a dependence on programs, to one that is focused on communion and mission. They'll get a quick history of youth ministry over the last fifty years. And they'll help dream about what changes need to take place in order to create the next phase of youth ministry --- the future that needs to be created for effective ministry to students.