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StudentNews）--April20,2012

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CARLAZUZ,HOST,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:

Wesaidityesterday:

Fridaysareawesome,andthat`sespeciallytrueforthestudentsatAllSaintsCathedralSchoolintheVirginIslands,whogotthisweek`ssocialmediaquestionright.I`mCarlAzuz.Let`sgo.

Firstup,tworocketlauncheswithtwoverydifferentreactions.We`vetalkedaboutNorthKorea`sfailedlaunchlastweek.YesterdayIndiaranasuccessfultestofalong-rangemissile.Othernations,includingtheUnitedStates,criticizedNorthKoreaforitslaunch.ButotherthansomemilddisapprovalfromChina,noonesaidmuchaboutIndia`smissiletest.

Thedifference?

IndiaisanallyoftheU.S.andithasabetterreputationintheinternationalcommunitythanNorthKoreadoes.JimClancyhasmoreonIndia`stest.

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JIMCLANCY,CNNCORRESPONDENT（voice-over）:

TheAgni-VmissileblastedthroughthecloudsfromanislandoffIndia`seastcoastearlyThursday,headingskywardonwhatIndiacalledasuccessfulfirstflight.TheAgni,whichmeans"fire"inHindi,cancarrya1-tonnuclearwarheadandisbelievedtohavearangeof5,000kilometers,puttingmajorChinesecities,includingBeijing,withinstrikingdistance.

India`sprimeminister,ManmohanSingh,callsthelaunchamajormilestone.

ManmohanSingh,India`sprimeminister:

ThesuccessfullaunchofAgni-VmissileisatributetothesophisticationsandcommitmenttonationalcausesonthepartofIndia`sscientificandtechnologicalcommunity.

CLANCY（voice-over）:

Thelaunchwasflaggedinadvance,butIndiadidnotattractthekindofinternationalcriticismthatNorthKoreareceivedforitsfailedrockettestlastweek.ThelaunchputsIndiainaverysmallclubofcountries.

OnlythepermanentmembersoftheU.N.SecurityCouncil--Britain,China,France,RussiaandtheU.S.--alongwithIsrael--arebelievedtohavesuchlong-rangeweapons.Indianleaderssaythemissileismeantasadeterrentonly.

PALIAMRAJO,INDIANJRDEFENSEMINISTER:

Asweallknow,Imean,thereare--weliveinaverychallengingneighborhood,soIthinktheweaponscapabilitiesthatthenationcanbuildareofvitalimportance.

CLANCY（voice-over）:

AnalystssaytheybelievethelaunchputsIndia`snucleararmedneighbors--namelyChinaandPakistan--onnotice.Chineseofficialsacknowledgedthelaunch,butdownplayedanysenseofrivalrybetweenthetwonations.

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AZUZ:

AtragicandshockingeventatColumbineHighSchoolinLittleton,Colorado,happenedexactly13yearsagotoday.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

Twostudentscarryinggunsandbombswentintotheschoolandopenedfire.Theykilled13peopleandwounded23others.Thegunmenthentooktheirownlives.

AmemorialforthevictimsofthatattackatColumbineopenedinaparkneartheschoolin2007,thisshootingmadeschoolsafetyanationwidepriorityanditledtoprogramsandpoliciesthataimedtostopfutureattacksbeforetheyhappened.

Todayalsomarksthetwo-yearanniversaryofthisexplosionontheDeepwaterHorizonoilrigintheGulfofMexico.

Elevenofthe126peoplewhoworkedontherigwerekilled.TheexplosionledtotheworstoilspillinU.S.history,morethan200milliongallonsofoilleakedoutintothewater.SomeofitwasheduponGulfCoastshores.Ittook85daystostoptheflowofoilintotheGulf,andnearlyfourmonthstocompletelysealtheunderwateroilwell.

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PATSUMMITT,BASKETBALLCOACH:

IhavelovedmyworkattheUniversityofTennessee.Ithasbeenawesome.AndIcansayforalmostfourdecadesithasbeenaprivilegetomakeanimpactonthelivesof161womenwhohaveworntheorange.

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AZUZ:

Legendarywomen`sbasketballcoachPatSummitt,whohaswonmoregamesthananycollegebasketballcoach,issteppingdown.

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

TheformerUniversityofTennesseeheadcoachmadethisannouncementyesterday,eightmonthsafterannouncingshehasearlyonsetAlzheimer`sdisease.Shegotsomeunexpectednewsrightbeforeherretirementspeech.

PresidentObamaannouncedthatSummittwillbeawardedthePresidentialMedalofFreedom.ThatisthehighestcivilianhonorgivenoutbytheU.S.government.

DiscoveryofficiallybelongstotheSmithsoniannow.Thespaceshuttlerolledintoitsnewhomeyesterdayforthisofficialinductionceremony.Itwasaccompaniedbyformerastronauts,includingJohnGlenn,oneofAmerica`sfirstastronauts,whoalsoflewamissiononDiscovery.Hetalkedaboutwhatliesaheadfortheretiredshuttle.

JOHNGLENN,FORMERASTRONAUT:

TodayDiscoverytakesonanewmission,lessdynamicperhaps,butnonethelessimportant.Itwillbeondisplay,notonlyasatestamenttoeventsofourtime,butalsoasaninspirationtofuturegenerations.

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AZUZ:

Earlierthisweekwereportedonasolarflareonthesurfaceofthesun.Scientistssaiditwasjustamedium-sizedflare.Whatdoesthatmean?

Wewantedtogiveyousomeperspectiveonwhatthat`sallabout.ChadMyersisgoingtohelpusout.

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CHADMYERS,AMSMETEOROLOGIST:

Togiveyouanidea,becauseIhaveadifferentcoloredimagebehindme,justtokindofgiveyouasenseofscale,thesun,righthere,thatwouldbethesizeoftheEarth.

Youcouldput20Earthsorsoinsidejustthatcircle,wheretheexplosionoccurred.Sothesize,the--anenormoussizeofthesunissomethingtoimagine,butwhenyouputtheEarthintocontext,yourealizehowbigthatexplosionreallywas.

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UNIDENTIFIEDFEMALE:

It`stimefortheShoutout.WhichoftheseU.S.militaryaircraftisacargoplane?

Ifyouthinkyouknowit,thenshoutitout.IsitaB-52,C-5,F-18orT-6?

You`vegotthreeseconds,go.

Thelettershelpgiveitaway.Cstandsforcargo,sotherightchoicehereistheC-5.That`syouranswer,andthat`syourShoutout.

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AZUZ:

ButtheC-5isn`tjustacargoplane.Itisoneofthelargestaircraftintheworldandit`stheonlyonethatcantransportanyoftheU.S.Army`scombatequipment.NowIcantalktoyoualldayabouthowmassivethisthingis,butyou`regoingtogetabettersenseofitssizebytakingalookinsideone.

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REYNOLDSWOLF,AMSMETEOROLOGIST:

I`mcomingtoyoufromRobinsAirForceBase.Iwanttotakeamomenttoshowyousomethingincredible.ThisistheC-5.It`sAmerica`slargestmilitaryaircraft.Rightbehindmeyouseetheladder.Itgoesupsome11steps,allthewayintotheaircraft.Theflightdeckonthetop,threestoriesofftheground.

Insideitisjustamazing.Imean,takealookathowbigthisthingis.Thisplaneissohuge,youcouldactuallytransportanotherplaneinsideofit,ortanksorHumvees.Togiveyoumoreofanideainacivilianway,it`sabouttwo-thirdsthelengthofafootballfield.

Believeitornot,there`smorethanonefloor.Onthisdeck,you`vegotplentyofroom.Infact,thisplace,thisareacouldbeoutfittedwithplentyofchairstoseat75servicemembers.

Nosurpriseatallthateventheflightdeckistremendous.Infact,youcouldsitsixpeoplehereverycomfortably,includingCapt.RyanWhite,whohappenstoworkonthisaircraft.Canyougiveusafewpointersofsomeamazingfactsofthisplane?

CAPT.RYANWHITE,USAF:

Well,justduetothesheersize,likeyousaid,ithasover100milesofwiringthroughoutalltheaircraft.AndthenalsoafunfactabouttheaircraftisthatyoucanflytheWrightBrothers`firstflyers`flightwithinthecargobayitself.

WOLF:

Well,Ihopeyouenjoyedthatquicktourofanamazingaircraft,theC-5--ReynoldsWolf,CNN,RobinsAirForceBase.

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AZUZ:

TeacherAppreciationWeekisjustafewweeksaway,andwe`regivingyouthechancetogiveyourteachersashoutoutonourshow.We`relookingforyouriReports,justyouinfrontofacamera,talkingaboutyourfavoriteormostinspirationalteacher.Here`sonewegotlastyear.

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MACKENZIE（PH）:

MynameisMackenzie（ph）fromBryanMiddleSchoolinBryan,Ohio.IwouldhavetosaymyfavoriteteacherisMs.Cox,becauseshedoesn`tholdanythingagainstyouandshe`sverycaringandalwaysgivesyoucandy.

Iloveyou,Ms.Cox.

AZUZ（voice-over）:

Perfect!

YoucansendusyourTeacherAppreciationWeekiReportsbygoingtothe"Spotlight"sectiononourhomepage.Remember,nomusic,keepitto15secondsorless.Thedeadlinetogettheseinisoneweekfromtoday.Sogettoit.

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AZUZ:

Finally,we`reheadingtoayouthhockeytournamentinTexas,butit`sprobablynotlikeone--

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AZUZ（voice-over）:

--you`veseenbefore.Thisissledhockey.Theplayersarebetweensixand13,andtheyallhavesomekindofdisability.Somedon`thavetheuseoftheirlegs.Otherscan`tusetheirarms.Butit`snotkeepingthemofftheice.Atournamentofficialsaid,quote,"It`snotyourdisabilitythatmakesyouwhoyouare,it`syourabilitiesandwhatyoudowiththem."

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AZUZ:

See,it`snotallcrazyanimalsandeatingcompetitionsinour"BeforeWeGo"segment.Sometimeswecloseon"anice"story.Thepuckstopsherefornow.Haveagreatweekend.ForCNNStudentNews,I`mCarlAzuz.

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