USA news on Youtube Oct 12 2017

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>> [Background Music] Now what?

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>> Are we ready to put our hands up?

>> Our girl scout troop got started a couple of years ago.

Three special ed teachers in Knox County got together

and decided that there was a gap in girl scouting

for kids with special needs.

Girl Scouts has been really good for Sidney

because it's given her social outlet.

She's severely autistic and intellectually disabled.

And so it gives her a place where she can be social

with kids like her, kids who have different levels

of functioning to learn acceptance,

learn leadership skills.

I think that girls get to shine in any troop.

And I think that troops take on a personality of their own.

It's a small group of like-minded girls that get

to shine with their own skills.

>> Girl Scouts has been committed to diversity

and inclusion since our founding in 1912.

And our all-girl space is more relevant

than ever for girls today.

>> Research tells us that girls today are growing up in a period

of rapid demographic and social change.

Four in 10 girls in the United States is currently considered

low income, and low-income girls often have less access

to the kinds of amazing opportunities

that Girl Scouts provides.

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>> So Troop 6000 is the first girl scouting troop that's

solely for girls who are living in New York City Shelter System.

I am the troop leader and I started the troop

after becoming homeless last year as a form of motivation

and encouragement for the girls.

These girls have formed such an amazing sisterly bond

and it makes me very emotional.

>> You know, I'm 15.

I'm a teenager.

I see the girls in New York like how they are and they're

like make fun of you because your mom can't afford a pair

of shoes.

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Like with them is different, you know?

When I'm around them, when I'm around them like I just forget

about them and it's just like it's us.

>> It's important for every single girl to be a girl scout

because it changes you and makes you stronger

and you'll believe in yourself.

You're just like, "Oh, I believe in myself,"

you know, like you're strong.

>> You know, I'm a living breathing example

that Girl Scouts works.

You know, I was able to learn how to do things

in a safe supportive environment.

I had female mentors who saw the potential in me and brought me

to activities that really helped me develop my potential.

And I'm so grateful for Girl Scouts, so it's vital

that we provide those opportunities

for girls all over America.

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>> My family and I emigrated here from Mexico

so we were undocumented for a while.

Girl Scouts really did give me the confidence

to do what I'm doing now today.

I'm a first generation college student here at the University

of Arizona here in Tucson.

And I really do attribute a lot of my successes as a girl scout

and the skills that they gave me that's why I'm so successful

and here today working for Girl Scouts.

Working with Girl Scouts is a dream.

I-- When I saw the first job opening, I--

my eyes lit up and I was like, I want to do this.

>> I love Girl Scouts because it's fun

to do and we learn a lot.

>> Been working in a predominantly

like Latina community.

I'm working in a Hispanic community.

I'm working with youth that are undocumented, they're refugees.

With youth that remind me of myself.

>> No matter how much money your family has, your race,

your ethnicity, your identity, your family structure,

your ability, or even where you are born,

girls and their families need to know there's a place

for them at Girl Scouts.

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>> We've been lucky that we've had a lot of success in reaching

out to different religious organizations and bringing them

in to girl scouting and showing them that girl scouting is

in fact for them and that we have programs

that speak to their religions.

>> The difference between the OCBC Girl Scouts

and other Girl Scout troops is we also bring in the element

of our Japanese heritage.

You do not have to be a Japanese nor do you have to be Buddhist

to be part of the troop

but those are some aspects we bring into the troop.

>> Well, it's really important that like we have our culture

and girl scouts, because we're always like although we do,

do like the girl scout concepts,

we also try to include our culture while we try doing

new things.

>> Girl Scouts and slum really connect with each other

because they're basically--

if you combine them it becomes just this gigantic,

gigantic family.

And it really like teaches you like trustworthiness and how

to be kind, respectful.

>> It's great to like be able to open up to our community

and also have Girl Scouts to be a big part of it.

>> And I also feel like the Girl Scouts' virtue is they help us

in implementing this into our daily lives.

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>> For those of us who know and believe

in the Girl Scout program, we also know that every girl,

every girl deserves to have the benefits

of the Girl Scout leadership experience.

>> It's up to us to make sure

that our resources are serving girls regardless

of where their family might come from, where they live,

or what their abilities are when they join us in girl scouting.

We need to make a decision to align our resources

for the girls who need us most.

>> Every girl has the capabilities

of becoming a leader.

And just because they don't live in an environment may promote

that from within because it's not a priority,

we need to take it upon ourselves

in bringing the program to every single girl we possibly can.

>> Across America, there are girls that want

to become girl scouts.

And what we need is we need those role modes;

those caring adults, those troop leaders to start troops,

to serve those girls, to provide them the life-changing

opportunities, to develop them into a woman of courage,

confidence, and character and make the world a better place.

There is no better time and the need is now.

I encourage you, please reach out, start a troop,

go into your communities and provide girl scouting

to all those girls who want to become girl scouts.

>> All girls deserve to be able to impart themselves

through Girl Scouts and learn these life skills

that will them in the future.

It's a really good expertise, I think, for every girl.

And I think everyone deserves that opportunity.

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For more infomation >> Bringing Girl Scouts to Every Girl - Duration: 7:55.

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15 of the most venomous creatures on Earth - Duration: 4:37.

The African snake is relatively shy and doesn't generally attack humans. But when it does, its venom can be life threatening, as it contains an anticoagulant that can lead to a slow death because of unstoppable bleeding.

This species is known to be the cause of most snake-related deaths in Asian and African nations, and interestingly, the venom of a female viper is twice as toxic as that of a male.

This reptile is the longest venomous snake inhabiting southern Asia, and it can kill an elephant with a single strike in minutes, injecting five times more venom than a black mamba.

Puffer fish are known to be the second-most poisonous vertebrates and can cause a rapid death. Surprisingly, people eat puffer fish in Japan and Korea, but only licensed chefs are allowed to cook them.

The venom of this snake is believed to be 50 times more toxic than that of a king cobra, and one bite is lethal enough to kill 100 humans. These snakes are not very aggressive, and they shy away from humans, so no human fatalities related to the taipan have been documented in recent times.

Also known as the cigarette snail, they can take 20 human lives within a few minutes with a drop of their venom. These snails are usually found in warm and tropical seas in the Mediterranean or western Indo-Pacific regions.

Inhabiting the sub-Saharan Africa, these terrestrial snakes are highly aggressive, fast-moving predators. Infamous for attacking humans, people also call them the "kiss of death," as a single strike can kill a person within an hour.

Found in the tide pools in the Pacific Ocean, the octopus can easily kill more than 25 people within minutes with the venom it contains. There is no anti-venom available for its poison, which makes the blue-ringed octopus one of the most dangerous marine animals.

Also known as the cigarette snail, they can take 20 human lives within a few minutes with a drop of their venom. These snails are usually found in warm and tropical seas in the Mediterranean or western Indo-Pacific regions.

These frogs breed in the humid, tropical environment of Central and South America, and are found in several colors including yellow, blue, green and red. They don't inject poison through their mouth but through their skin, so even touching these frogs may lead to sudden death.

Arguably the world's most venomous animal, the box jellyfish has killed more than 5,000 people since 1954. Its overpowering venom attacks the heart, nervous system and skin. They can be found widely in tropical and subtropical oceans.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records in 2014, these spiders were the world's most venomous, and a drop of their venom is enough to take a life. What makes it a bigger threat to humans is that when the arachnid is not actively hunting or wandering, it hides in densely populated areas.

These are very aggressive scorpions that primarily reside in North Africa and the Middle East and cause more than 75 percent of deaths related to scorpions every year. Adults usually feel unbearable pain from a sting, but children are at risk of death, as they may become paralyzed and suffer from fever, coma

Generally found in Australia, these spiders carry lethal neurotoxins that can cause serious harm to a human body and may kill a person if there is no anti-venom available for treatment.

Reportedly the most poisonous of all snakes, this marine reptile can kill a human within 30 minutes. Fortunately, it is a relatively docile snake and doesn't normally attack humans. These are found in the Indian Ocean off the coasts of Thailand and the Philippines.