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StudentNews学生新闻0221

（StudentNews）--February21,2012

THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.

NATISHALANCE,HOST,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:

Hi,everyone,I`mNatishaLance,sittinginforCarlAzuztoday.Wehopethatyouenjoyedthelongweekend,andyouarereadyforanewweekofheadlinesfromCNNStudentNews.

Firstup,internationalinspectorsarelookingatIran`scontroversialnuclearprogram.RepresentativesfromtheIAEA,theInternationalAtomicEnergyAgency,areinIranrightnow.

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LANCE（voice-over）:

Nowthey`reresponsibleformakingsurethatcountriesaren`tsecretlydevelopingnuclearweapons,andthat`swhatsomecountrieshaveaccusedIranofdoing.ButtheMiddleEasternnationsaysitsnuclearprogramonlyhaspeacefulpurposes.

ThecountryofIsraelsaysthatifIrandoeshavenuclearweapons,thenIsraelwillconsiderthatasadirectthreatagainstitself.Israel`sgovernmenthasalsoindicatedthatit`sconsideringanattackagainstIrannuclearfacilities.U.S.officialssaythattheyunderstandIsrael`sconcerns,buttheyadviseagainstanykindofattacks,sayingitcouldmakethesituationworse.

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LANCE:

InWashington,D.C.,authoritiessaythey`vestoppedaplannedterrorattack.They`vebeenwatchingthesuspectforawhileaspartofalong-terminvestigation.

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LANCE（voice-over）:

HewasarrestedFridayatthisparkinggarage,andheallegedlywenttheretogetwhathethoughtwasavestwithexplosives.Thepeoplehemetwithwereactuallylawenforcementofficers.

NowthesuspecthasbeenchargedwithattemptingtobombtheU.S.Capitolbuildinginasuicideattack.Here`swhatweknowabouthim.He`s29yearsoldandfromMorocco.Authoritiessayhewas（ph）actingalone,andwasn`tconnectedtoanyterroristorganization.Theyalsosaythepublicwasneverinanydanger.

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UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:

Justthefacts.Anavalanchereferstoacollectionofmaterialthatmovesquicklydownaslope.Avalancheskillabout150peopleinNorthAmericaandEuropeeveryyear.Therearedifferentkindsofavalanches,includingrock,ice,debrisandsnow.

Snowavalanchescanbetriggeredbycertainweatherconditions,skiersorexplosiveblasts.

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LANCE:

Partofthereasonwhyavalanchesaresodangerousisthattheycanpickupspeedprettyquickly.Sometimesthatsnowisrushingdownhillatupto80milesperhour.Now,adozenpeoplewerecaughtinavalancheinWashingtonStateovertheweekend.Threeofthemwerekilled.ElizabethDinhofaffiliateKOMOhasthedetailsforusonwhathappened.

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ELIZABETHDINH,STEVEN`SPASS,WASHINGTON:

Here`swhatIcantellyou.Weunderstand12veryexperiencedskierswereinanareathatiswaybacktherewhenthisavalanchehappened.Andunfortunately,weknowthatthethreemenwhodidnotmakeit,we`relearningnow,theiragesare30,35and45.

Takealookatthisvideo.Weunderstandfourofthe12gotcaughtupintheworstofit,andthisavalanchetookthemdown1,500feet.AccordingtotheKingCountySheriff`sOffice,thatincludedthethreemenIjustmentioned,aswellasonewoman.Weunderstandshesurvivedbecauseshehadaspecialjacket.It`slikeanavalanchesafetyjacket.

Ifyouthinkofwhatyouwouldwearinwater,likealifejacket,thisjacket--anavalanchecanpuffupwithair,asitdidforher,anditgaveherapocketofair,whichofficialssayhelpedhersurvive.

Rightafterthishappened,theothereightinthisbiggroupof12wereabletodigthemselvesoutprettyquickly,andtheygottheircellphonesandcalledforhelp.Buttheyrealizedtheotherfourwerestillunderneathallthesnow.

SGT.KATYLARSON,KINGCOUNTYSHERIFF`SOFFICE:

They`reskiing,theavalanchehappens.Atthispoint,almostallofthem,probablyupto12atsomepoint,areburiedinthesnow.Theymanagedtodigthemselvesoutofthesnow.Atthatpoint,thentheylookandtheyfindthatthreeoftheseskiersaresufferingfrommedicalissues.TheybeginCPR.And,unfortunately,theywerenotabletoresuscitatethevictims.

DINH:

Andofficialstellmethattheseexperiencedskierswereinanareathatwasblockedoff.Andit`snotanareathatisclosedoff,it`sjustalotofpeopleconsiderthisbackcountryskiing.Andsoit`sanareathatbasicallyyouwouldskiatyourownrisk.Theytellmethattheseskiershadalltherightgear,andthisis,unfortunately,justMotherNatureandjust,unfortunately,theconditionswerethatbad.

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UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:

Today`sShoutoutgoesouttoMr.Fitzgerald`ssocialstudiesclassesatTisburySchoolinVineyardHaven,Massachusetts.Whoistheoldestpersontotravelintospace?

Youknowwhattodo.IsitNeilArmstrong,JohnGlenn,YuriGagarinorDennisTito?

Startthecountdownatthreeseconds,andgo.

JohnGlennholdsthattitle.Hewas77whenhetraveledintospacein1998.That`syouranswer,andthat`syourShoutout.

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LANCE:

Andthatwasn`thisfirsttimeinspace.JohnGlennwasoneofNASA`soriginalastronauts.He`sbeenthecenterofalotofattentionrightnow,because50yearsagoyesterdayhemadehistory.

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JOHNGLENN,ASTRONAUT:

The（inaudible）light（ph）ison.（Inaudible）amiracle.

SCOTTCARPENTER,ASTRONAUT:

Godspeed,JohnGlenn.Five--

LANCE（voice-over）:

Asthatrocketlaunchedintothesky,JohnGlennbecamethefirstAmericantoorbittheEarth.Infact,hecircledtheglobethreetimesduringthefive-hourmission.Itmayhavehappenedhalfacenturyago,butGlennsaysthatfamousflightisonehe`llneverforget.

GLENN:

IguessI`verecalleditquiteoftenoverthepast50years,andthat`skeptitfresh,butitwassuchanimpressivethingatthetime,thatit`sindeliblyimprintedonmymemory,andIcanrecallthosedaysvery,verywell.

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LANCE:

TodayisTuesday.Youalreadyknewthat,butdidyouknowthatit`sFatTuesday?

Thatmeansit`salsoMardiGras,whichmeansFatTuesdayinFrench.Andnomatterwhatyoucallit,itfallsonthedaybeforethereligiousobservanceofLent,whichbeginsonAshWednesday.

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LANCE（voice-over）:

AndincitieslikeNewOrleans,MardiGrasisahugecelebration.You`llseeparadeswithfloats,marchingbandsandpeopleincostume.NewOrleanshosteditsfirstMardiGrasparadein1837.Thefloatsstartedshowingupabout20yearslater,andtypicallymorethanamillionpeoplecomeouttoattendthecity`sMardiGrascelebrations.

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LANCE:

Nextup,thebrightlightsofthebigcity--youmighthaveseentheneondisplaysinNewYorkormaybeevenLasVegas,butinthiscase,we`retalkingaboutHongKong.Nowsomeresidentssayallthatlightfrombusinessesandadvertisementscanboostacity`simageorevenmakethestreetssafer.Butnoteveryonethinksbrighterisbetter.RichardQuesthasthisilluminatingreport.

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RICHARDQUEST,HOST,QUESTMEANSBUSINESS（voice-over）:

therearelightsbiggerlightsandthenthere`sHongKong.Theworld`sbigcitiesofferculture,convenienceandacosmopolitanwayoflife.

Livinginacity,especiallylikethis,canbeanythingbuteasy.Propertypricesaresomeofthehighestintheworld.Thecity`sbattlewithairpollutioniswellknown.Withsomuchdevelopment,there`salsothenoisepollution.Nowanentirelydifferentproblem--it`stryingtoliveinacityoflights,lotsoflights.

QUEST:

BustlingwithbusinessintheheartofHongKong（ph）,nightbecomesdaywhenthelightsgetswitchedon.Thisisaboutasbadasitgets.Andremember,therearepeoplelivingupthere,tryingtosleep,iftheycan.

QUEST（voice-over）:

ProfessorHenryChunghasbeenstudyinglightpollutionformorethanadecade,andsaysnotonlyisexcessivelightarealnuisance,it`sawasteofenergy.

QUEST:

Sowhatwouldyoudo?

Wouldyouswitchthemalloff?

HENRYCHUNG,CITYUNIVERSITYOFHONGKONG:

Itisagoodidea.But,ofcourse,wehavetostrikeabalance.That`swhyIthinkthegovernmenthastodosomething.Thelegislationtriedtocontrolthemaximumbrightnessproducedbyalltheselightsandcheckthebrightnessaroundthearea.Thatisthebestwaytocontrollightpollution.

QUEST（voice-over）:

Well,there`sbeendebate.There`scurrentlynoregulationsinplacetocurblightpollution.Whilethecity`sglisteningskyline`sbeenadrawfortouristsforyears,nowevenHongKong`schiefexecutiverecognizesactionneedstobetaken.

DONALDTSANG,HONGKONGCHIEFEXECUTIVE:

Werealizethatwehavetodosomethingaboutit.Youlookatthecommercialareas,it`sreallybright.Ithinkitbecomeoffensiveattimes,andwearenowintroducingvirtuallyregulationrestrictiontomakesurepeopledohaveaquietnightandnotbedisturbedtoobrightlyinlights.

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LANCE（voice-over）:

And,finally,ifyoulikebacon,you`regoingtolovetoday`s"BeforeWeGo"segment--

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LANCE（voice-over）:

--becausethat`sthemaincourseofthisannualIowaeventthatattractsthousandsofpeople.It`sBaconfest.Nowwherethepopularproductisn`tjustforbreakfast.There`sbaconforlunch,baconfordinner.Andfordessert,youbetyourbacon.Cupcakesandbrownieswithbaconbakedrightin.Theyevenofferlife-sizebacon.OK,thatactuallymaybejustaguyinacostume.

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LANCE:

Hewasprobablytryingtohamituporhogalloftheattention,butthetruestarwasthebacon,andthe"skillet"takestoprepareitinsuchinterestingways.We`rejustalittlesurprisedaneventlikethiswasheldonSaturday.Y