20,000 foster kids adopted so far through website

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Federal officials say 20,000 foster children have been adopted after being listed on a national website that links adoptive families with kids.

The number is especially significant because the majority of those adopted were not infants, but many were teens, minorities and those with disabilities.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius praised the efforts, but said Thursday that many more children still need permanent homes. More than 100,000 of the country's roughly 400,000 foster kids are looking for adoptive families.

The website, AdoptUSKids.org, gives prospective parents background information and a photo of each child. Once a parent indicates an interest, the website connects them with the child's caseworker.

Actor Bruce Willis was the face of the campaign when President George W. Bush launched it in 2002.

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Online: http://www.adoptuskids.org/

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/20-000-foster-kids-adopted-far-website-212119146.html

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U.S. files espionage charges against NSA leaker (cbsnews)

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EFF looks at rules controlling NSA surveillance, sees big risks for Americans

While The Guardian undoubtedly garnered attention when it posted court papers detailing data collection rules for the NSA, it also provided a lot of detail that isn't easy to digest. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is more than willing to break down those rules, however -- and it doesn't like what it sees. It's concerned that there are too many exceptions letting the NSA store and transmit private information, with little oversight preventing investigators from seeing more US data than they should. Allegedly, the rules could defy American rights to anonymous speech; they may also violate attorney-client privileges both inside and outside of the US. We have a hunch that the NSA might disagree with this interpretation of its authority, but you can see all the points of contention for yourself at the link below.

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Critics Consensus: Monsters University is Certified Fresh

Plus, World War Z is smart and tense, and The Bling Ring is stylish and lurid.

Also opening this week in limited release:

• A Hijacking, a thriller about a Danish cargo ship commandeered by a group of Somali pirates, is Certified Fresh at 100 percent.
• The Attack, a drama about a prominent Israeli Palestinian whose wife is posthumously accused of being a suicide bomber, is at 92 percent.
• Unfinished Song, starring Gemma Arterton and Terence Stamp in a dramedy about a grumpy older guy who comes out of his shell when he joins a local choir, is at 64 percent.
• Maniac, starring Elijah Wood in a thriller about a withdrawn shop owner whose dark side is unleashed, is at 54 percent.
• The French import Three Worlds, a drama about disparate people who reconnect after a hit-and-run accident, is at 43 percent.
• Somm, a documentary about a group of wine experts working to pass the demanding Master Sommelier test, is at 33 percent.
• Rushlights, a thriller about a pair of teens who get into big trouble when they attempt to claim an inheritance under false pretenses, is at zero percent.

Source: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1927703/news/1927703/

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Wilfire smoke over Alaska

Public release date: 21-Jun-2013
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On June 19, 2013, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image of smoke from wildfires burning in western Alaska. The smoke was moving west over Norton Sound. (The center of the image is roughly 163 West and 62 North.) Red outlines indicate hot spots where MODIS detected unusually warm surface temperatures associated with fire.

According to an advisory released by the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, record heat and dry fuels have produced record-setting fire potential across boreal spruce forests and tundra landscapes. The heat wave is the product of an intense ridge of high pressure over the state.

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UMKC's AD accepts job at Maryland university

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) ? University of Missouri-Kansas City athletics director Tim Hall is leaving for an AD job at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.

His resignation is effective July 1. Hall said in a news release that he's confident "things are headed in the right direction" at UMKC. The Baltimore campus is close to his extended family.

Hall has been the athletics director at UMKC since 2007. He previously served as the associate athletics director for development at Kent State University.

During Hall's tenure, UMKC has won conference championships in men's soccer, men's golf, men's tennis and softball. Hall also announced this spring the hiring of Louisville assistant Kareem Richardson as head men's basketball coach.

UMKC's interim AD will be Carla Wilson, currently senior associate athletics director for business and administration.

Source: http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/UMKC-s-AD-accepts-job-at-Maryland-university-4611527.php

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TripAdvisor Continues Its Acquisition Spree, Buys GateGuru Mobile App For Real-Time Travel Information

Travel portal TripAdvisor continues to push ahead with its mobile and social acquisitions: today the company announced that it has acquired GateGuru, a mobile app that provides real-time information on airports, weather, and flights -- much of it picked up from crowdsourcing, much like Waze does with road travel. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed but we are trying to find out.

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