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StudentNews学生新闻0223

（StudentNews）--February23,2012

THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.

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NATISHALANCE,HOST,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:

Someplanstakelongertogrowthanothers,but30,000years,don`tworry.We`llexplain,cominguponCNNStudentNews.

Hi,everyone,I`mNatishaLance,inforCarlAzuztoday.

DozensofpeoplearereportedlykilledeverydaybyviolenceinSyria,andyesterdaythatincludedtwojournalists.Theylosttheirlivestryingtoraiseawarenessaboutthecrisisoverthere.FrenchPresidentNicolasSarkozypaidtributetothem,sayingifreporterswerenotoverthere,wewouldnotknowwhatisgoingon.

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LANCE（voice-over）:

NowthesetwowerekilledinthecityofHomsbyartilleryfire.OneofthejournalistswasRemiOchlik,aprizewinningphotographer,andtheother,MarieColvin.NowshewasinterviewedonAndersonCooper`sCNNprogramthenightbeforeshedied.ShecomparedtheviolenceinSyriatosomeoftheotherconflictsshe`dreportedon.

MARIECOLVIN,JOURNALIST,"LONDONSUNDAYTIMES":

Thisistheworst,Anderson,formanyreasons.Ithinkthelastone--Imean,Ithinkit`sthelasttimewetalked,whenIwasinMisrata.It`spartlypersonalsafety,Iguess.

There`snowheretorun.There`sjustalotofsnipersonthehighbuildingssurroundingthe（inaudible）neighborhood.Youcansortoffigureoutwheresnipers,butyoucan`tfigureoutwhere--youknow,whereashellisgoingtoland.Andjusttheterrorofthepeople,and,youknow,thehelplessness.

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LANCE:

InAfghanistan,violentdemonstrationshaveleftatleastfivepeopledead.TheseprotestersareangryaboutcoalitiontroopsburningQuransorIslam`sholybook.MilitaryofficialssaytheQuranswereburnedbymistake,andnotbecauseofanydecisionaboutIslam.BrianToddhasmoreontheprotestsandexplainshowexpertssayQuransshouldbehandled.

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BRIANTODD,CNNREPORTER（voice-over）:

Fires,angrychants,fistwaving,aresponsetowhatmilitaryofficialssaywastheinadvertentburningofQuransatBagramAirfieldinAfghanistan.

OneofficialsayssomeofthematerialwasremovedfromadetaineecenterattheAmericanbasebecauseofinscriptions,indicating,theofficialsays,thatthedocumentsmayhaveusedtofacilitateextremistmessages.

U.S.militaryofficialsapologizeforwhattheycallanerror,butexpertssayevenanaccidentalmishandlingoftheQuranisdangerous.

PROF.AKBARAHMED,ISLAMICSTUDIESCHAIR,AMERICANUNIVERSITY:

Wedon`twantthistohappen,thissequenceofevents,becausethisisgoingtostartaffectingourowntroopwithdrawaloverthenextcoupleofmonths.

TODD（voice-over）:

AkbarAhmedischairofIslamicStudiesatAmericanUniversity.HesaysanunderstandingoftheseprotestsandotherviolenceassociatedwithreportsoftheQuranbeingdesecratedhastoinvolveanunderstandingofhowthebookisviewedintheMuslimworld.

TODD:

AkbarAhmedsaystheQuranissorevered,thattheonlytimeMuslimsreallypickitupisaroundthetimeofprayer,andbeforethat,handsshouldbewashedfromhandstoelbow,facethreetimes,andthefeet.

Andwhenit`stimetoplacetheQurandown,itshouldalwaysbeplaced,hesays,atthehighestpointintheroom.Andwhenyou`reinthesameroomwiththeQuran,youshouldnotevenpointyourfeettowardthebook.

TODD（voice-over）:

That`stokeepphysicalpurity,Ahmedsays,onparwiththespiritualpurityoftheQuran.HesaysQuransarepassedbetweengenerationsinfamilies.OneMuslimscholarsaysifaQuranisdamaged,burning,buryingorshreddingitisacceptable,otherwise--

TODD:

You`reneversupposedtodisposeoftheminanyway.Isthatright?

AHMED:

NotMuslims.NotMuslims.Muslims,technicallycan`ttearitupthrowitawayorthrowitintothedustbin.

TODD:

Whataboutnon-Muslims?

AHMED:

Non-Muslims,again,it`sentirelyintheUnitedStates,it`safreecountry,freespeech,freeactions.Andnoonecanstopanyonedoinganything.

Iwouldsaythatifwehave--ifanAmericanwhoisnotaMuslim,hascopiesoftheQuran,hewantstodisposeofthem,ringupaMuslimfriendorringupanIslamiccenteroramosqueandsay,look,I`vegotacoupleofthesecopies,youknow,Idon`tknowwhattodowiththem.Idon`twanttoinsultyourfaithbythrowingthemintothedustbin.Wouldyoucomeandcollectthem?

TODD（voice-over）:

ButAhmedemphasizedhedoesn`texcusetheviolentreactionstoincidentsinvolvingtheQuran,likewhathappenedlastyearafteraFloridapastorceremoniouslyburnedacopyofthebookandcrowdsattackedaU.N.facilityinAfghanistan,killing12people.

AhmedsaysMuslimscholarshavetotalktotheirfollowersaboutappropriateresponsesthatdon`tinvolveviolence--BrianTodd,CNN,Washington.

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UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:

Isthislegit?

Isotopesaredifferentversionsofthesamechemicalelement.

Totallytrue.Changesinanelement`satoms,specificallythenumberofneutrons,arewhatmakedifferentisotopesofthatelement.

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LANCE（voice-over）:

Someisotopescanberadioactive,andthatincludestheonesthatwerereleasedduringthemeltdownattheFukushimanuclearplantinJapanlastyear.AlotofthatmaterialendedupinthePacificOcean,andscientistshavebeenstudyingitsimpactonfishandplantlife.

TheresultsthatwerereportedonTuesdayarekindofagoodnews-badnewssituation.Badnews:

thelevelsofradioactivematerialsarehigherthantheywerebeforethemeltdown.

Thegoodnews:

they`renothighenoughtoposeathreattothepublic.

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LANCE:

Sothere`satleastsomepositivenewsthere.

Thesamecan`tbesaidforJapan`seconomyrightnow.KyungLahreportsonhowbadthingsarefortheislandnation.

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KYUNGLAH,CNNREPORTER:

TheeconomicnewsoutofJapanisnotjustbad;itishistoric.

LAH（voice-over）:

ThegovernmentofJapanissayingforthemonthofJanuarythiscountryloggedarecordtradedeficitof$18.6billionU.S.dollars.Thatisthehighestsincethiscountrystartedkeepingtrackin1979.Itishigherthanintheaftermathofa2008financialcrisis.Itiscertainlysettingoffsomealarmbellsandconcernsaboutthehealthofthiseconomy.

Therewasalsootherbadnews.That`sshowingthatforeigninvestmentoutofJapanwasgoingoverseas,bothamongforeigncompanies,internationalcompanieschoosingnottodobusinesshereinJapan,andalsoJapanesecorporationspushingproductionoutsideofJapan.

Forthesecondstraightyear,thatexoduswascontinuing.Itisthesecondhighestonrecord.

LAH:

Soagain,alarmbellsbeingsetoffthatthereissomethingwrongwiththestateoftheworld`sthirdlargesteconomy--KyungLah,CNN,Tokyo.

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UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:

Today`sShoutoutgoesouttoMs.Fernandez`ssocialstudiesclassatOliveiraMiddleSchoolinBrownsville,Texas.

Whatisthenameforsoilthatisfrozenformorethantwoyears?

Youknowwhattodohere.Isitmantle,taiga,permafrostorsavanna?

You`vegotthreeseconds,go.

Permafrostisthenameforgroundthat`sbeenconstantlyfrozenforatleasttwoyears.That`syouranswer,andthat`syourShoutout.

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LANCE:

Itmaybefrozen,butthatdoesn`tmeanthereisn`tanythingunderneath.Forexample,RussianscientistsfoundsomeseedsafewyearsagoinSiberia.Nowthesethingswerechillingoutunderthepermafrostfor300centuries,andnowthey`vehelpedregrowanancientplant.

ChadMyerstalkedwithCNN`sBrookeBaldwinabouthowitallhappened.

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CHADMYERS,AMSMETEOROLOGIST:

Scientistsdiggingdowninthepermafrost--

BROOKEBALDWIN,ANCHOR,CNNNEWSROOM:

Thepermafrost?

MYERS:

--findburrowsfromsquirrelsfrom30,000yearsago.Theseseeds,fur,fruitstillintheburrowsthatthesquirreldidn`teat.

Theytakeit--theytakeittotheirscientificlab,kindofalittlebitofmagic,kindofcloning,kindofstuff.Theyfindtheplacentapart,thetissueofthemiddle.Youcouldn`tjustplanttheseeds.

BALDWIN:

Wouldn`tbeviable.

MYERS:

Becausetheywouldn`tbeviable.Theywouldhaverotted.

BALDWIN:

Placentapartoftheseed?

MYERS:

Andtheytookit--almostlikesciencefiction.Thisislike,youknow,I`mthinkingyouknow,OK,herecomethedinosaurs,ifwedothisright.Theytriedtodothisyearsago.Theytriedtodoitwiththewoollymammothyearsago.Itdidn`twork.

TheDNAofthewoollymammothhadbrokendown.ButtheyfoundtheDNAofthisplant.Theyclonedtheplant.Theymadeit.Theyplantedtheseedthattheymade.Itgrewarealplant.

Theytookthoseseedsfromthatplant,planteditagainandnow--

BALDWIN:

Seemyjawslike--

MYERS:

--again.

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LANCE:

AmericanshavebeencommemoratingBlackHistoryMonththroughoutFebruary,andanewmuseumdedicatedtothattopicbrokegroundyesterday.

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LANCE（voice-over）:

It`stheSmithsonian`sNationalMuseumofAfrican-AmericanHistoryandCulture,andthisisavirtualtourofwhatit`lllooklike.Theideaforanationalblackhistorymuseumfirstcameupnearly100yearsago.PresidentObamatalkedaboutthatlongroadduringyesterday`sceremony.

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BARACKOBAMA,PRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES:

Thismuseumshouldinspireusaswell.Itshouldstandasproofthatthemostimportantthingsinliferarelycomequicklyoreasily.Itshouldremindusthat,althoughwehaveyettoreachthemountaintop,wecannotstopclimbing.

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LANCE:

And,finally,Ihopeyouguyscanstomachanother