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StudentNews学生新闻0216

（StudentNews）--February16,2012

THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.

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CARLAZUZ,HOST,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:

Hey,happyThursday.I`mCarlAzuz.ThisisCNNStudentNews.It`syourpassportto10minutesofglobalheadlines.Todaywe`respendingtimeinNorth,CentralandSouthAmerica,butwestartintheMiddleEast.

ThenationofIranhasacontroversialnuclearprogram.Iransaystheprogramisdesignedforpeacefuluses,butothercountries,includingtheU.S.,believeIranistryingtobuildanuclearweapon.Onethingweknowforsureisthatthisprogramismovingforward.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

ThisisIranianPresidentMahmoudAhmadinejadinthemiddleofyourscreen.Hewaspartofapresentationyesterdaywherefuelrodswereloadedintothecoreofanuclearreactor.ThesearethefirstnuclearfuelrodsmadeinsideIran,sothisisabigadvancementforthecountry`snuclearprogram.

TheUnitedNationsandEuropeanUnionhaveputsanctions--penalties--onIraninpartbecauseofitsnuclearprogram.ThosesanctionshavebeenaffectingIran`seconomyanditscitizens.PresidentAhmadinejadrespondedtothelatestsanctionsyesterday.HesaidIranwillcutoilexportstosixEuropeancountries.

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AZUZ:

MovingtotheCentralAmericannationofHonduras,whereofficialsareinvestigatingadeadlyfireatoneofthecountry`sprisons.IthappenedovernightonTuesday,andasofWednesdayafternoon,atleast272inmateshaddied.Thefateofmorethan100otherswasunknown.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Thiswasaminimumsecurityprisonthatcanholdaround850prisoners.Morethanhalfofthefacilitywasaffectedbythefire.Onesurvivorsaidheandotherprisonerswereasleepwhentheyheardscreams.

Hesaideveryoneranfortheirlives.Authoritiesdon`tknowhowthefirestarted.They`relookingintowhetherashortcircuitmighthavesparkedit,orwhetheraprisonermighthavesetamattressonfire.

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AZUZ:

Allright.Let`ssayyou`reChina`svicepresidentandyou`revisitingtheUnitedStates.Wheredoyouwanttogo?

Muscatine,Iowa,iswhere.ChineseVicePresidentXiJinpinginsistedonastopinthetownyesterday.It`sbecausehespenttwoweeksinMuscatinebackin1985,andhewantedtovisitwithhisoldfriends.

TedRowlandshasmoreonVicePresidentXiandwhathisleadershipcouldmeanfortherelationshipbetweenU.S.andChina.

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TEDROWLANDS,CNNREPORTER（voice-over）:

IowaGovernorTerryBranstadwasservinghisfirststintasgovernorwhenXicamein`85.ThetwometagainlastfallinBeijing,andBranstadsaysthenextChineseleadersaidhewantedtocomeback.

GOVERNORTERRYBRANDSTAD（R）IOWA:

Hewassopleasedwiththewarmandfriendlywelcomehereceived,andhereallyconsidersIowanshisoldfriend.

ROWLANDS（voice-over）:

Expertssayforyears,Xiwasknownmostlyforhisfamouswife,aChinesesinger,whilehislineagerunsdeepsintheCommunistParty,herepresentsanewgenerationofleaders.FormerAmbassadortoChinaJonHuntsmanbelievesXicouldbegoodforAmericanbusiness.

JONHUNTSMAN,FORMERAMBASSADORTOCHINA:

He`sgoneoutofhiswayinrecentyearstoboneuponeconomicsandtrade,knowingfullwellthatthesearetheissuesthataregoingtodeterminewhetherornottheUnitedStatesandChinaareabletogetthroughtheyearstocome.

ROWLANDS（voice-over）:

ChinahasbeenblamedforthelossofthousandsofAmericanjobs,someofthemhere.ButChinabuyssoybeans,pork,farmmachineryandotherproductsfromIowa.Infact,from2000to2010,thestateenjoyeda1,200percentincreaseinexportstoChina.

GovernorBranstadwantstoexpandthatrelationshipandthinksXiwillhelp.

BRANSTAD:

PersonalrelationshipsarereallyimportanttotheChinesepeople.HavingthiskindofrelationshipwiththenextleaderofChina,Ithink,isveryhelpfultothestateofIowa.

ROWLANDS（voice-over）:

Peoplehereareexciting,includingtheMaeglins,whosaytheyarehonoredthatthemanstandingintheirkitchen27yearsagowantstocomeback.

DICKMAEGLIN,MUSCATINE,IOWA,HOST:

Justforalittletime,timespendanhour,hourandahalf,intheroomwith,ashesays,hisoldfriends.That`ssignificant.That`ssignificantifheweren`tthepresident.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Onthisdayinhistory,backin1923,BritisharcheologistHowardCarteropenedthetombofancientEgypt`sKindTut-ankh-amen.

In1959,FidelCastrowassworninasthenewleaderofCuba.TheformerrevolutionaryestablishedCuba`scommunistgovernment,whichheranfornearly50years.

Andin1968,anofficialinAlabamamadethefirst9-1-1call.Hewastestingthenewnationwideemergencynumber.

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AZUZ:

Allright.Youknowthatphrase,"Ismellarat,"definitelyappliestoournextstory.Buttherealquestionis,whatdoestheratsmell?

PoliceofficialsinthenationofColombiahopetheanswerisexplosive.You`veheardofbomb-sniffingdogs.Wehadareportrecentlyaboutdolphinsthathelpidentifymines.RafaelRomoreportsontheirrodentcounterparts.

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RAFAELROMO,CNNREPORTER（voice-over）:

AtabaseattheColombianNationalPolice,anewrecruitisbeingtrained.Today`smissionforthisfour-leggedtraineeistofindthescentofanexplosivedevicehiddenunderground,whichitdoesinlessthanaminute.

UNIDENTIFIEDMALE:

（SpeakingSpanish）.

UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:

（SpeakingSpanish）.

ROMO（voice-over）:

Thewhiteratisshoweredwithpraiseandareward.

Thoughsaferthanadecadeago,Colombiaisacountrywherelandminesandcarbombsarestillathreat.

EDGARRAMIREZ,LIEUTENTANT,COLOMBIANNATIONALPOLICE（throughtranslator）:

Colombiastillfacesconflicts,suchasguerillasandcriminalandparamilitarygroups.Therearemanydisputedterritoriesbecauseofthedrugtrade,orsimplytotakecontrol.Andmanygroupssetuplandminesintheseterritories.

ROMO（voice-over）:

Inthepast,theColombianpoliceusedbomb-sniffingdogs,buttheirweightwouldoftentriggertheexplosives.That`snotaproblemfortheserats,whichweighslightlylessthanapound.Andaccordingtothetrainers,theirsenseofsmellisjustasgoodasadog`s.RatshavealreadybeenusedinMozambiquetodetectlandmines.Onedisadvantageistheirshortlifespan.

RAMIREZ（throughtranslator）:

Theseanimalsliveonlythreetofouryears,whichisarelativelyshortperiodoftimefromahumanperspective.Ontheotherhand,they`reveryprolific.Theyreproducethemselvesexponentiallyinaveryshorttime.

ROMO（voice-over）:

Sofar,theratshavebeentrainedtodetectsevendifferentkindsofexplosives.Intheprocess,they`vebecomerelaxedaroundhumans,andevengetonwiththecatthatprotectsthemfromotherpredators.

ROMO:

OfficialswiththeColombianNationalPolicesaytheyexpecttotakethebomb-sniffingratsintothefieldinthesecondhalfofthisyear.Theyalsosaythey`vebeenabletosuccessfullytrainabout70ratsinthelastfouryearssincetheprojectbegan,andhavebeenabletolearnalotabouthowtherodentscanhelpthemclearfieldsfulloflandminesintheColombiacountryside.RafaelRomo,CNN,Atlanta.

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UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:

Today`sShoutoutgoesouttoMs.RobertsandMs.Briel`sAmericangovernmentclassatReservoirHighSchoolinFulton,Maryland.

Whichofthesewordsspecificallydescribesastudentwhoskipsschool?

Herewego.Isitdelinquent,tardy,didacticortruant?

You`vegotthreeseconds,go.

Astudentwho`soutofschoolwithoutpermissionistruant.That`syouranswer,andthat`syourShoutout.

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AZUZ:

There`sacharterschoolinCincinnati,Ohio,that`strieddifferentwaystofighttruancy.They`vetriedpizzaparties.They`vegivenstudentsoccasionalFridaysoff.Butnothingreallyseemedtowork.

Sotheprincipal`stryingoutanewidea:

money.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Showupforschoolandbehavewell,andyou`llgetpaid.Seniorscanget$25perweek.Underclassmencanget10bucks.Privatedonorsarehelpingputupthemoney,andtheschool`sprincipalsaystheprogramalsohelpsstudentssaveforthefuture.

RAMONEDAVENPORT,PRINCIPAL:

Eachtimeastudentgetspaid,wetake$5andputintoasavingsaccount.Sowhenthatstudentgraduates,theywillatleastgraduatewithsometypeoffunds.

BETHANIENICHOLSON,STUDENT:

（Inaudible）likethisisajob.WhyamInotgettingpaid?

AndI`mgettingpaidnow,sogettingpaidtocometoschool,likethat`severykid`sdream.

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AZUZ:

Allright.Sosomestudentsthinkthisisagreatidea--notallofthemagree.PrincipalDavenportsayshe`sgottensomecomplaintsaboutpayingstudentsforsomethingtheyshouldbedoinganyway.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Well,we`retakingthistoourblogat.Wanttoknowwhatyouropinionisonthis.Wouldpayingstudentshelpthemintermsoftheirattendance?

Wouldithelpthemgetabettereducation?

Youcantalktousonourblog,.Remember,we`vegotonebigrulewewantyoutofollowthere.Itisfirstnamesonly.Lookforwardtohearingwhatyouhavetosay.

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AZUZ:

Well,beforewego,aninstrumentalinventionthatisoutofthisworld.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

It`saMillenniumFalconelectricguitar.Itmightsoundlikeothersix-strings,butsomethingtellsustheforceisstrongwiththisone.Theheadisshapedlikeafamousdroid,soyoucanR2-D-tuneuptheinstrument.Andthe