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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- African champions TP Mazembe Englebert are through to the semifinals of the World Club Cup in Abu Dhabi after a 1-0 victory over Mexican side Pachuca . The Congolese side secured a last four showdown with South American champions Internacional , courtesy of Mbenza Beli 's first-half strike , despite playing the final nine minutes with just 10 men . Pachuca nearly took the lead in the 19th minute when Alejandro Manso 's left-foot volley bounced back off the post . But , just two minutes later , it was Mazembe who struck the only goal of the game when Bedi lashed the ball home after being put through by Mulota Kabangu . Beli had scored Mazembe 's only goal in last year 's tournament , in the 2-1 defeat by Pohang Steelers , but this time his side managed to hold on despite a second-half Pachuca onslaught . And they achieved that feat despite playing the closing stages a man down , after Stoppila Sunzu was sent off following a second yellow card offense . Korean side Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma will next face local favorites Al-Wahda for the right to play European champions Inter Milan in the other semifinal showdown .
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African champions TP Mazembe Englebert through to semifinals of World Club Cup . The Congolese side claim a 1-0 victory over Mexican outfit Pachuca . Mazembe will now face South American champions Internacional for a final place .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- TP Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo defeated Tunisian team Esperance 6-1 on aggregate to retain their African Champion 's League title on Saturday . Having won the first leg 5-0 , Mazembe were overwhelming favorites ahead of the clash in Rades but fell behind to an early goal from Esperance 's Ghanaian defender Harrison Afful . The team from Tunis ' celebrations were cut short moments later when Ben Amor was sent off for spitting at an opposition player . Mazembe sealed a second successive triumph with just over 20 minutes remaining , when Mukok Kanda equalized and ended any hopes of an Esperance comeback . The Congolese-league winners have created history by becoming the first team to retain African-club football 's top honor twice , having previously won back-to-back crowns in 1967-68 . Lamine N'Diaye -- Mazembe head coach -- was delighted to have captured the African Champion 's League in his first season with the team . `` It was a big challenge , and I feel proud to have achieved the ultimate in African club football , '' N'Diaye told the website of football 's world governing body , FIFA . `` I 've had great joy in football , but this victory is a lot of happiness . At club level you always try to do better , but this is formidable . ''
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TP Mazembe have won the African Champion 's League for a second successive year . The Congolese team drew 1-1 with Esperance of Tunisia to seal a 6-1 aggregate win . Mazembe are the first time to retain the trophy on two seperate occasions .
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Geneva , Switzerland -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Iranian officials sat down Monday with the United States and other countries trying to put the brakes on Tehran 's nuclear program , a day after Iran announced it is self-sufficient in the nuclear fuel cycle . There was `` an exchange of views and concerns , '' between the Iranians and envoys from the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council , plus Germany , a diplomatic source familiar with the talks told CNN . The Iranian nuclear program was the main issue on the table , the source said . Iran has previously said it did not want the talks to focus on that . Iran also raised some of its concerns , the source said , including attacks on two Iranian scientists in Tehran last week that left one dead and one injured . The diplomatic source and a Western official later both told CNN that the talks had ended for the day and would resume Tuesday . The United States and other countries fear that Iran wants to develop nuclear weapons , an allegation Tehran has always denied . The meeting in Switzerland is between Iran on the one hand and the so-called P5 plus 1 group -- the United States , China , France , Germany , Russia and United Kingdom -- on the other . But bilateral talks also are going on , the diplomatic source said , refusing to say who was talking to whom . The source asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the negotiations . The talks are going on behind closed doors and no public statements have been made so far . They 'll continue Tuesday , the source said . And the P5 plus 1 nations are prepared to offer more talks if the Iranians agree to focus seriously on the nuclear issue . The group has been meeting intermittently , with the last round of talks coming over a year ago . Mike Hammer , a spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council , said Sunday the talks would try `` to underscore the concern of the entire international community in Iran 's actions and intentions . '' Iran already faces stiff sanctions from the international community , because it has continued to enrich uranium . With the political barbs flying back and forth regularly , tensions were raised even further last Monday when bombers targeted two Iranian nuclear scientists . Iran blamed Israel , the United States and the United Kingdom 's spy agencies for the attacks , which killed Majid Shahriari and injured Fereydoun Abbasi . But Ali Akbar Salehi , the head of Iran 's Atomic Energy Organization , told state-run Press TV on Sunday that the `` assassination of Iranian scientists will not hamper our progress . '' Salehi also said that Iran is now producing yellowcake , meaning its nuclear program is self-sufficient since it now produces everything needed to make nuclear fuel . He said the yellowcake came from the Gachin mine near Gander Abbas , on Iran 's southern coast near the Strait of Hormuz . It 's not clear that Iran actually has the technology to complete the entire nuclear fuel cycle , despite Sunday 's announcement . But U.S. officials were n't surprised by the announcement , with Hammer saying , `` Iran has been trying to develop an indigenous program for years given that the import of yellowcake is banned by United Nations Security Council resolutions . '' He said the move raises further concerns about the Middle Eastern country 's intentions , `` given that Iran 's own supply of uranium is not enough for a peaceful nuclear energy program . '' CNN Senior International Correspondent Matthew Chance contributed to this report .
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NEW : Sources say the talks are over for the day and will resume Tuesday . U.S. , British , Chinese , Russian , French , German and Iranian officials meet . The discussions are the first on Iran 's nuclear program since over a year ago . Iran expresses concern about attacks on its nuclear scientists .
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Tehran , Iran -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- One of two academics attacked in Iran on Monday was a scientist involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities , Iranian news agencies and the United Nations reported . In separate but similar attacks , assailants on motorcycles attached bombs to cars carrying two professors at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran , the semi-official Fars news agency of Iran reported . One of them , Fereydoun Abbasi , was injured along with his wife , Iranian news outlets said . Both were in `` good condition , '' a Tehran security chief said . A United Nations resolution cited Abbasi as a `` nuclear scientist , '' the state-run Press TV said . That suggests that the `` perpetrators behind the assassination could be traced through those who included the professor 's name in the UN resolution , '' Press TV said . The resolution , from March 2007 , identifies Abbasi as one of several people `` involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities '' in Iran . It does not call him a `` nuclear scientist '' but describes him as a scientist for the Senior Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics who has links to the Institute of Applied Physics . The European Union froze Abbasi 's assets last month as it imposed additional sanctions on Iran . The United Nations resolution says Abbasi has worked closely with another scientist , Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi , who led the Physics Research Center in Iran . The International Atomic Energy Agency has sought to interview Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi , but Iran has declined to allow that , the resolution says . A second explosion killed Majid Shahriyari , also a professor at Shahid Beheshti University in the Iranian capital , state-run Press TV reported . His wife and driver were injured . His area of research was not immediately reported . A separate bomb attack in Tehran in January killed `` an Iranian university professor and nuclear scientist '' identified as Massoud Ali Mohammadi , the semi-official Fars news agency said . Both of the professors targeted on Monday were members of the Basij , Iran 's volunteer paramilitary group , the news agency said . Iran blamed the attack on the United States and Israel , a common practice in previous attacks on officials affiliated with Tehran 's government . There have been no arrests , and no one claimed responsibility for the attacks , Tehran security commander Maj. Gen Hossein Sajedinia said , according to the semi-official Mehr news agency . CNN 's Shirzad Bozorgmehr contributed to this report .
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NEW : EU recently imposed sanctions on one of two academics attacked in Iran . The wounded professor was cited in a UN resolution as a nuclear scientist . A nuclear scientist was killed in Iran in January . Professors targeted Monday were members of volunteer paramilitary .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sports superstar Roger Federer has organized a charity event to raise funds for the victims of the Haiti earthquake , as the tennis world rallies to contribute to the cause . Federer , the world 's top-ranked player , will take part in an exhibition event in Australia on Sunday along with other top names such as Rafael Nadal , Andy Roddick , Kim Clijsters , Serena Williams and Samantha Stosur . They will play in doubles matches at Melbourne Park in the state of Victoria 's capital city , giving up their last day of preparation ahead of this year 's opening Grand Slam tournament , the Australian Open . `` The entry fee is a minimum donation of $ 10 . This should be fun and it 's for a great cause , '' the Swiss said on his official Web site . `` I think it 's something as a tennis family we 're very happy to do . I know it 's on the eve of the first Grand Slam of the season , so for some it 's not so easy maybe mentally to separate a few things -- but I think it 's a great initiative . `` The devastating earthquake which hit Haiti on Tuesday measured 7.0 on the Richter Scale and has left tens of thousands of people dead . The United Nations has launched an appeal for hundreds of millions of dollars to try to help around three million people in need . '' Blog : Haiti can expect sporting support . Federer supports several charities , having launched his own foundation in 2003 to help disadvantaged children . The 28-year-old , who has won more Grand Slam titles than any other male tennis player , also visited tsunami victims as part of his role as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador . Meanwhile , Marcos Baghdatis , who lost to Federer in the final of the 2006 Australian Open , has donated $ 5,000 of his prize money for winning the Sydney International tournament on Saturday to the World Vision Australia Haiti Earthquake Appeal . `` The situation in Haiti is really , really sad , '' the Cypriot told the ATP Tour 's official Web site . `` I have seen the pictures on the news and it is just horrific . I want to send my condolences to everyone affected by the earthquake . '' World No. 42 Baghdatis beat France 's Richard Gasquet 6-4 7-6 -LRB- 7-2 -RRB- in the final , coming back from 4-1 down in the second set . Gasquet , who has dropped to 53rd in the rankings after serving a ban for testing positive for cocaine last year which was later reduced due to mitigating circumstances , was seeking his first title since September 2007 . Sydney doubles champions Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic both donated five percent of their prize money to the appeal . `` I do n't think we can fully comprehend the devastation of the earthquake over in Haiti , and we just want to do our part in helping everyone who is suffering during this difficult time , '' Nestor told www.atpworldtour.com . American John Isner also contributed to the relief fund , donating $ 5,000 to the Red Cross from his first prize for winning the men 's tournament in Auckland , New Zealand . `` It 's a small contribution to help the victims in Haiti . What happened there makes us realize how lucky we are , '' said Isner , who defeated France 's Arnaud Clement 6-3 5-7 7-6 -LRB- 7-2 -RRB- in the final of the Heineken Open on Saturday to claim his first ATP Tour title .
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Roger Federer organizes a charity event to raise funds for victims of the Haiti earthquake . Federer and other top tennis stars will take part in doubles exhibition in Australia on Sunday . The players will give up final day of preparation before the Australian Open starts . Other players have donated part of their prize money to raise funds for relief operation .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Barack Obama has accomplished some extraordinary things but can he really shoot down a fighter jet ? The F-22 Raptor is the most expensive jet fighter ever built . The plane is the F-22 Raptor , a supersonic stealth marvel that looks like it 's flown straight out of a Hollywood action film . It is being built for the U.S. Air Force , boasting the most advanced technology in the sky . `` You talk to any aviator in the world , ask what they would like to fly , and if they do n't say the F-22 then they are lying , '' U.S. Major Derek Routt told The Atlantic magazine . `` I would kill to fly it . '' The U.S. government has ordered nearly 200 of them , even as the price has rocketed to more than $ 350 million each , making the Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 the most expensive fighter ever built . But it 's never been used in combat and it 's not clear when it will be . The U.S. simply does n't face any enemies with planes advanced enough to bother sending out an F-22 . `` The reality is we are fighting two wars , in Iraq and Afghanistan , '' Defense Secretary Robert Gates said , `` and the F-22 has not performed a single mission in either theater . '' Gates does n't want any more of them . Obama , who campaigned for the presidency criticizing what he considers wasteful military spending , does n't either . Is the F-22 essential military spending or a waste of money ? Sound Off below . But it 's the U.S. Congress that actually funds the military . A lot of its members want to see more F-22s taking off , to keep the U.S. air force ahead of potential rivals and protect thousands of factory jobs across the country . `` We need to maintain that air superiority , '' said Congressman Phil Gingrey , whose district is home to the main F-22 assembly line . `` This is not just about 2,200 jobs , although with the economy as it is , and all these job losses , it 's kind of preposterous to think that this administration would close -LRB- them -RRB- down . '' The Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives has voted to order a dozen more planes . But the full Congress would still have to vote and Obama would have to sign the legislation . He says he will veto it instead . The president is taking aim at the F-22 but the fighter jet probably wo n't go down without a fight .
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U.S. President Obama faces battle with Congress over new F-22 Raptor . Obama , Defense Secretary Gates do n't want any more of the $ 350M fighter jets . Many in Congress see F-22 as way of protecting defense industry jobs . Obama has threatened to veto legislation ordering more fighter jets .
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Hong Kong , China -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Air pollution at or near record levels in Hong Kong on Monday was caused by a sandstorm from northern China , environmental officials said . The Environmental Protection Department urged people , especially those with breathing or heart problems , to stay indoors and limit physical exertion . Schools had been ordered to cancel sports activities , said Environment Secretary Edward Yau , according to Radio Television Hong Kong , a public television station . Hong Kong 's air pollution has grown progressively worse during the past two decades , as pollution from mainland China has blended with pollution generated by Hong Kong . Watch video of sandstorm blanketing Beijing . Over the years , poor air quality has even affected the view across Victoria Harbor , which separates Hong Kong Island from the Kowloon Peninsula by less than 1 kilometer -LRB- 0.6 mile -RRB- at the narrowest point . On days with heavy pollution , the vibrant lights and skyscrapers on either side of the harbor can not be seen from the other side .
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Air pollution reaches near-record levels , Hong Kong government says . Officials : Sandstorm in mainland China causing the pollution .
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John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the 35th U.S. president on January 20 , 1961 . The following is a transcript of his inaugural address : . Vice President Johnson , Mr. Speaker , Mr. Chief Justice , President Eisenhower , Vice President Nixon , President Truman , reverend clergy , fellow citizens : . We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom -- symbolizing an end as well as a beginning -- signifying renewal as well as change . For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three quarters ago . The world is very different now . For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life . And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe -- the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God . We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution . Let the word go forth from this time and place , to friend and foe alike , that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans -- born in this century , tempered by war , disciplined by a hard and bitter peace , proud of our ancient heritage -- and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed , and to which we are committed today at home and around the world . Let every nation know , whether it wishes us well or ill , that we shall pay any price , bear any burden , meet any hardship , support any friend , oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty . This much we pledge -- and more . To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share , we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends . United , there is little we can not do in a host of cooperative ventures . Divided , there is little we can do -- for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder . To those new states whom we welcome to the ranks of the free , we pledge our word that one form of colonial control shall not have passed away merely to be replaced by a far more iron tyranny . We shall not always expect to find them supporting our view . But we shall always hope to find them strongly supporting their own freedom -- and to remember that , in the past , those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside . To those peoples in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery , we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves , for whatever period is required -- not because the communists may be doing it , not because we seek their votes , but because it is right . If a free society can not help the many who are poor , it can not save the few who are rich . To our sister republics south of our border , we offer a special pledge -- to convert our good words into good deeds -- in a new alliance for progress -- to assist free men and free governments in casting off the chains of poverty . But this peaceful revolution of hope can not become the prey of hostile powers . Let all our neighbors know that we shall join with them to oppose aggression or subversion anywhere in the Americas . And let every other power know that this hemisphere intends to remain the master of its own house . To that world assembly of sovereign states , the United Nations , our last best hope in an age where the instruments of war have far outpaced the instruments of peace , we renew our pledge of support -- to prevent it from becoming merely a forum for invective -- to strengthen its shield of the new and the weak -- and to enlarge the area in which its writ may run . Finally , to those nations who would make themselves our adversary , we offer not a pledge but a request : that both sides begin anew the quest for peace , before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction . We dare not tempt them with weakness . For only when our arms are sufficient , beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed . But neither can two great and powerful groups of nations take comfort from our present course -- both sides overburdened by the cost of modern weapons , both rightly alarmed by the steady spread of the deadly atom , yet both racing to alter that uncertain balance of terror that stays the hand of mankind 's final war . So let us begin anew -- remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness , and sincerity is always subject to proof . Let us never negotiate out of fear . But let us never fear to negotiate . Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us . Let both sides , for the first time , formulate serious and precise proposals for the inspection and control of arms -- and bring the absolute power to destroy other nations under the absolute control of all nations . Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors . Together let us explore the stars , conquer the deserts , eradicate disease , tap the ocean depths and encourage the arts and commerce . Let both sides unite to heed in all corners of the Earth the command of Isaiah -- to `` undo the heavy burdens ... -LRB- and -RRB- let the oppressed go free . '' And if a beachhead of cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion , let both sides join in creating a new endeavor , not a new balance of power , but a new world of law , where the strong are just and the weak secure and the peace preserved . All this will not be finished in the first 100 days . Nor will it be finished in the first 1,000 days , nor in the life of this administration , nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet . But let us begin . In your hands , my fellow citizens , more than mine , will rest the final success or failure of our course . Since this country was founded , each generation of Americans has been summoned to give testimony to its national loyalty . The graves of young Americans who answered the call to service surround the globe . Now the trumpet summons us again -- not as a call to bear arms , though arms we need -- not as a call to battle , though embattled we are -- but a call to bear the burden of a long twilight struggle , year in and year out , `` rejoicing in hope , patient in tribulation '' -- a struggle against the common enemies of man : tyranny , poverty , disease and war itself . Can we forge against these enemies a grand and global alliance , North and South , East and West , that can assure a more fruitful life for all mankind ? Will you join in that historic effort ? In the long history of the world , only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger . I do not shrink from this responsibility -- I welcome it . I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation . The energy , the faith , the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve it -- and the glow from that fire can truly light the world . And so , my fellow Americans : Ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your country . My fellow citizens of the world : Ask not what America will do for you , but what together we can do for the freedom of man . Finally , whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world , ask of us here the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you . With a good conscience our only sure reward , with history the final judge of our deeds , let us go forth to lead the land we love , asking his blessing and his help , but knowing that here on Earth God 's work must truly be our own .
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John F. Kennedy : `` The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans '' `` If a free society can not help the many who are poor , it can not save the few who are rich '' `` Let us never negotiate out of fear . But let us never fear to negotiate '' `` Ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your country ''
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New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Even though the American elections wo n't be decided until the polls close tonight , the Irish bookies late last week started paying off bettors who predicted Republicans would win a majority in the House of Representatives . And they stopped making new bets . That 's a pretty definite statement ! Although I am very confident my party -LRB- Republican -RRB- will win the House , I usually like to wait until the voters have voted before taking any victory laps . Many of my pundit friends have had a field day attempting to analyze , over the last several weeks , the early voting patterns of those of you who have cast ballots already and argue what it all means . I have always been more concerned with the late counting of votes rather than the early voting . And because so many races are so close , this is one election in which every vote can matter . Follow the latest on the election at CNN 's Election Center . There is an old saying in the business : `` We only hold elections to see if the pollsters are right ! '' And if the pollsters are right , it will be a big night for Republicans and a lot of second-guessing at the White House . Certainly viewers will know some trends and results shortly after the polls close . But in other cases , it will be late Tuesday and maybe even sometime Wednesday before we know the final results -- particularly in the Senate , where key Western races may alter the final outcome . Here is what 's at stake : There are 37 Senate races being contested -LRB- 19 Democratic and 18 Republican -RRB- . Fourteen of those seats are open , meaning either the incumbent is not running for re-election or has been defeated in a primary . In order to win a Senate majority , Republicans have to hold Alaska and all their open seats : New Hampshire , Kentucky , Ohio , Florida , Missouri , Utah and Kansas . And they must win 10 Democratic seats . If any of the Republican seats go to Democrats , the Democrats will continue to hold the majority . Everyone has all but conceded two Democratic open seats : the North Dakota seat will be won by Republican Gov. John Hoeven , and the Indiana open seat is likely to be won by former Sen. Dan Coats , also a Republican . More opinion on the election . The most vulnerable Democrats running for re-election are Sens. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas ; Russell Feingold of Wisconsin ; and Harry Reid of Nevada , the Senate majority leader . The Nevada election is the most heavily watched race in the country , and it has been neck and neck in the polls . Reid 's opponent is Sharron Angle , a Tea Party-backed candidate and former Republican state legislator . This race has gone back and forth , but Angle took a narrow lead going into the final weekend after surviving millions of dollars of negative advertisements . If she wins , this will be the biggest story of the night . The next best chances for Republican gains are the Illinois , Pennsylvania and West Virginia open seats . The West Virginia Senate race between Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin and businessman John Raese has been a back-and-forth contest . If Raese upsets the popular governor , Republicans are in the chase to make the Senate very close . Other vulnerable Democrats are Sens. Michael Bennet of Colorado , Patty Murray of Washington and Barbara Boxer of California . Here is what 's happening in the House : All 435 seats are up , and 43 seats are open -LRB- 20 Democrats and 23 Republicans are not running for re-election -RRB- . In the present Congress , there are 256 Democrats and 179 Republicans . Two seats are vacant . CNN has systematically chosen 100 congressional races to focus on . Fifty are viewed as the most competitive . Four of these are Republican and the rest Democratic . They have listed another 50 House races to watch . Five of these are Republican and the rest Democratic . This is a far larger number than in most midterm elections , but all of these races have shown signs they are competitive . Republicans must win 39 seats to win the majority . If early in the evening , Democratic incumbents start losing in the early returns from states such as New York , Pennsylvania , Ohio and Florida , then it is likely the trend predicted for Republicans to gain a majority in the House will come true . There are 16 vulnerable seats in those four states and another 11 on the watch list . If at the end of the night you see that either the dean of the House -- John Dingell of Michigan who has been in Congress since 1955 -- or Barney Frank of Massachusetts has lost , then you know it 's been a historic election . That sums up the congressional and Senate races , but many states have other contests , including 37 governors ' races -LRB- 19 Democrats , 17 Republicans and one independent up for election -RRB- . Twenty-four are open seats . Republicans are expected to easily end up with a majority of governors . Across the country , there are 6,118 state legislative seats also being contested , along with 160 ballot measures in 37 states . Tune in for what should be an exciting evening . But most of all , go vote ! The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Ed Rollins .
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Rollins : Irish bookies already paid bettors who predicted GOP would win House majority . Because so many races are close , this is one election where every vote matters , Rollins says . He says Republicans are expected to easily end up with a majority of governors . If John Dingell or Barney Frank loses , then it 's been a historic election , writes Rollins .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Join Roland Martin for his weekly sound-off segment on CNN.com Live at 11:10 a.m. Wednesday . If you 're passionate about politics , he wants to hear from you . Roland Martin says voting on Tuesday made sense when the day was set in 1845 , but a change is needed . Now that the political parties have informally settled on their nominees , the focus turns to November 4 , when the nation will go to the polls to choose a new president . But why is Election Day on a Tuesday ? Why in the world do we continue to insist on voting on a weekday when we are supposed to be encouraging as many people to vote as possible ? Most of the primaries and caucuses during the past four months took place on Tuesdays , but a number went to the polls on Saturdays . The Puerto Rico vote was on a Sunday . What 's better than going to church in the morning and then making your way to the voting booth ? Officially , Election Day is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November -LRB- depending on the year , it could be November 2 through November 8 -RRB- . Since 1845 , this has been the standard practice in the United States . Congress wanted a set date to elect a president and members of Congress , and because we were an agricultural society , this was the best day for farmers in rural America to get to the polls . That made a ton of sense . Then . But a lot has changed in the past 163 years , and it 's time Congress changed this unnecessary law . The purists are likely to argue that everyone knows that a Tuesday in early November is set aside for Election Day . So with that in mind , just leave the election in November . Sure , it would make better sense to go with a month during which it 's warm in nearly all of the USA , but the consistency argument also makes sense . But why not the first Saturday in November ? If that date were chosen , the majority of voters would n't have to worry about trying to vote before going to work , hoping and praying the lines are n't too long so they can zip in and zip out . The same thing happens in the evening . Folks have to hurry up and finish their work , interrupt meetings , and shut down whatever else they are doing and head to the polls . They are likely to confront long lines , and that discourages some folks from voting . -LRB- Now , I do n't have much sympathy on this one . We 'll stand in line for a concert or movie ; and that surely is n't as important as electing a president ! -RRB- . Saturday is already a day of leisure , and there is no doubt that more Americans would head to the polls on a traditional day off from work . Because of the excitement generated by this year 's campaign , you can bet there will be long lines at the polls , and if there are not enough ballots , we can expect all kinds of delays . Folks will grow frustrated , be afraid to show up to work late , and likely will leave and not come back . That 's just not good for democracy . This is one of those simple decisions that does n't require a ton of debate . I ca n't imagine there being major opposition to moving the election date . In 2004 , 71 percent of all eligible voters were registered , according to a story by the Carnegie Reporter , `` Election Reform : Lessons From 2004 . '' But of that number , 60.7 percent voted . Someone is likely to say that with the number of people voting up in 2004 from the number in 2000 , that 's not bad . But when we see 90 percent of voters in Iraq voting -- and we are trying to instill democracy there ! -- it 's clear that impediments to voting in the United States are n't helpful . It would be nice to see the presidential nominees weigh in on this and pledge to change the election date . Let 's see a debate moderator ask this question . Instead of putting up barriers for people who want to vote , we should be the most open society when it comes to giving our citizens as many options as possible to vote , and moving Election Day from a weekday to a weekend makes a lot of sense . We ca n't speak of our cherished democracy around the world if we are n't willing to improve it every chance we get . Roland S. Martin is a nationally award-winning journalist and CNN contributor . Martin is studying to receive his master 's degree in Christian communications at Louisiana Baptist University . You can read more of his columns at http://www.rolandsmartin.com/ . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer .
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Roland Martin says Election Day should be changed to the weekend . Weekday voting once made sense , but no longer , Martin says . Goal should be to make it easy for as many people to vote as possible , he says . Next president should work with Congress to make the switch , he says .
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San Diego , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In the movie `` Law Abiding Citizen , '' Gerard Butler plays a man who loses his family when his wife and daughter are raped and murdered . After the main culprit receives a light sentence as part of a plea bargain and gets released from prison much sooner than he should have , our hero goes all `` Death Wish '' on the creep . He kidnaps him , drugs him and surgically dissects him into two-dozen pieces . Vengeance is wrong and ca n't be condoned . But when you 're caught up in the tension of the film , it looks like something else : justice . In any case , I would n't be surprised if , throughout San Diego County , video stores are having trouble keeping that movie on the shelf . For the last 10 days , 3.2 million people have been working through a collective sense of fury and sorrow and more fury over two gruesome discoveries and one depressing revelation . The discoveries came when authorities found -- within days of each other -- the bodies of two teenage girls , 17-year-old Chelsea King of Poway , California , and 14-year-old Amber Dubois of Escondido , California . King had gone for an afternoon run in a local park a few days earlier . Dubois had vanished a year earlier while walking to school . John Albert Gardner III , a convicted sex offender , is charged with murdering King . A preliminary hearing for Gardner , who is also `` a focus of the investigation '' into the death of Dubois , has been scheduled for August 4 . San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis has said that Gardner is eligible for the death penalty but she has n't decided if she will seek it . The revelation , as more details surface about Gardner and his history with the criminal justice system , is that the system for dealing with repeat sex offenders and child predators is , in California and probably other states as well , beyond broken . A wounded and grieving community wants to know why someone like Gardner , a known sex offender , was not still sitting in a jail cell after an earlier offense or at least under some kind of monitored electronic supervision . People want to know how it is that Gardner -- who was sentenced to six years in prison in 2000 for molesting , beating and falsely imprisoning a 13-year-old girl but eventually served only five years and three years on parole -- was apparently able to move freely and do as he pleased . Supposedly , Gardner was being monitored by the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation , for whatever that 's worth , and it might not be worth all that much . The Associated Press reported yesterday that Gardner violated his parole by moving too close to a school but was allowed to remain free , according to parole records obtained by the news agency . The records also show several other violations . Had Gardner been returned to prison , he would have been evaluated for commitment to a state mental hospital as a sexually violent predator and qualified for wearing an electronic tracking device for the rest of his life . We may never know what parole officers observed and concluded when they observed Gardner on the outside . Corrections officials claim that his `` field file '' was destroyed under a department policy that requires documents be destroyed within one year after a person 's release from parole . This smells fishy . Here you have a state agency known for backlogs and inefficiency and , yet , in this case , it miraculously managed to summon the efficiency to destroy a file just when it was authorized to do so . Color me suspicious . The media should keep digging until it finds out exactly when the file was destroyed , by whom , and under what authority . And if it comes out that the file was destroyed after the girls ' bodies were found and Gardner was arrested , then watch out . Yet , even if corrections officials are telling the truth , this policy is a bad fit for repeat sex offenders who tend to , by definition , repeat their crimes . In most cases , according to the research , it 's only a matter of time . So why destroy the file ? Chances are that you 're going to need it again sooner or later . To his credit , Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger , upon learning of this outrageous practice , got the chance to be a real-life action hero when he ordered the California Department of Corrections to stop destroying the field files . Score one for the good guys . There will be more victories to come . Reform activists -- under the leadership of Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher , who represents the cities where King and Dubois lived -- have started what could turn out to be a national crusade to change the sex offender laws , close the loopholes and increase penalties in order to keep our children safe . Maybe where we 're headed is something like `` One and You 're Done '' where , if you 're convicted of sexually assaulting a child , you go away for 25 years . Or maybe those on parole should wear an electronic bracelet for life that is programmed to sound an alarm when the parolee goes near a park or a school . Everything is on the table , Fletcher said at a news conference this week . Because we remain a compassionate society , there will always be those who say that sexual predators are sick and that what they really need is treatment . They 're half right . Monsters like John Albert Gardner III who prey on children are sick . But they ca n't be cured . So what they need , on the first offense , is to be put away for a long time -- or , if subject to the death penalty , to be put down . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Ruben Navarrette Jr. .
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Sex offender charged in a teen 's murder and suspected in another murder . Navarrette : Why was n't he in custody or being monitored ? He says laws should be changed to prevent similar crimes . Offender 's parole file was destroyed by a state agency .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Need a break from shopping and celebrating the holidays ? There will be lots of offerings at your local cinema as Hollywood is releasing a crop of new films through the end of the year . NOW PLAYING . `` Burlesque '' Plot summary : A small-town girl goes to California to perform in a burlesque musical revue . Starring : Christina Aguilera , Cher , Stanley Tucci and Kristen Bell . `` Faster '' Plot summary : An ex-con out to avenge his brother 's murder must also deal with a hit man and a police officer hunting him . Starring : Dwayne Johnson , Billy Bob Thornton and Maggie Grace . `` Love and Other Drugs '' Plot summary : A pharmaceutical salesman begins a relationship with a woman who has Parkinson 's disease . Starring : Jake Gyllenhaal , Anne Hathaway and Judy Greer . `` Tangled '' Plot summary : Love inspires the long-haired Princess Rapunzel to leave her tower in this reboot of a beloved fairy tale . Starring : Voices of Mandy Moore , Zachary Levi and Donna Murphy . `` The Legend of Pale Male '' * Limited release in New York . Plot summary : Documentary about a red-tailed hawk who becomes a famous resident of New York . Starring : N/A . `` The Nutcracker in 3D '' * Limited release ; wide release December 3 . Plot summary : The classic story of girl whose gift comes to life one Christmas Eve gets a modern , 3-D twist . Starring : Elle Fanning , Nathan Lane and John Turturro . FRIDAY . `` The King 's Speech '' Plot summary : An Australian speech therapist tries to help King George VI of Britain overcome a speech impediment . Starring : Colin Firth , Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter . `` London Boulevard '' Plot summary : A parolee battles with a gangster for the affections of a movie star . Starring : Keira Knightley , Colin Farrell and Jamie Campbell Bower . DECEMBER 3 . `` All Good Things '' * Limited release in New York . Plot summary : Inspired by one of the most notorious unsolved crime cases in New York history , the film is part murder mystery , part love story . Starring : Ryan Gosling , Kirsten Dunst , Kristen Wiig and Frank Langella . `` The Assistants '' * Limited release in Los Angeles . Plot summary : A group of Hollywood assistants struggle to get a film made . Starring : Joe Mantegna , Jane Seymour , Stacy Keach and Chris Conner . `` Black Swan '' Plot summary : A thriller in which a ballet dancer finds herself pitted against a newcomer as they both compete for the ultimate role . Starring : Natalie Portman , Mila Kunis and Vincent Cassel . `` I Love You Phillip Morris '' Plot summary : A con man meets the love of his life behind bars . Starring : Jim Carrey , Ewan McGregor and Leslie Mann . `` Dead Awake '' Plot summary : A young man attempts to unravel a past that is haunting him . Starring : Nick Stahl , Rose McGowan and Amy Smart . `` Meskada '' * Limited release . Plot summary : A detective 's investigation of a boy 's murder leads him back to his hometown . Starring : Nick Stahl , Rachel Nichols , Kellan Lutz and Jonathan Tucker . `` Night Catches Us '' * Limited release in New York ; New Jersey ; Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ; and West Hollywood , California . Plot summary : In 1976 , a young man returns after years of being away to the race-torn Philadelphia neighborhood where he grew up . Starring : Anthony Mackie , Kerry Washington , Jamie Hector and Wendell Pierce . `` The Warrior 's Way '' Plot summary : A master swordsman seeks sanctuary in an American town after refusing a mission . Starring : Jang Dong-gun , Kate Bosworth and Geoffrey Rush . DECEMBER 10 . `` The Chronicles of Narnia : The Voyage of the Dawn Treader '' Plot summary : Lucy , Edmund and their cousin Eustace are drawn to Narnia again . Starring : Georgie Henley , Skandar Keynes and Ben Barnes . `` The Company Men '' Plot summary : Three men try to survive during a year in which their company undergoes corporate downsizing . Starring : Tommy Lee Jones , Ben Affleck and Chris Cooper . `` The Fighter '' Plot summary : The story of the early years of boxer `` Irish '' Micky Ward and his brother before the former went pro in the mid-1980s . Starring : Mark Wahlberg , Christian Bale and Amy Adams . `` Garden of Eden '' Plot summary : Promising American novelist David Bourne travels across Europe with his wife and her Italian girlfriend . Starring : Jack Huston , Mena Suvari and Richard E. Grant . `` The Tourist '' Plot summary : An Interpol agent draws a tourist into a web of intrigue . Starring : Angelina Jolie , Johnny Depp and Paul Bettany . `` You Wo n't Miss Me '' Plot Summary : A troubled young woman is released from a psychiatric hospital and lashes out at the world with a series of self-destructive acts . Starring : Stella Schnabel , Simon O'Connor , Zachary Tucker and Borden Capalino . `` The Tempest '' Plot summary : Based on Shakespeare 's play , a vengeful sorceress unleashes her powers against shipwrecked enemies . Starring : Helen Mirren , Russell Brand , Djimon Hounsou and Alfred Molina . DECEMBER 17 . `` And Soon the Darkness '' Plot summary : Two American girls bike in a remote part of Argentina when one disappears and the other must find her before it 's too late . Starring : Odette Yustman , Amber Heard , Karl Urban and Adriana Barraza . `` How Do You Know '' Plot summary : A woman is caught in a love triangle involving a baseball player and an old acquaintance . Starring : Reese Witherspoon , Owen Wilson , Paul Rudd and Jack Nicholson . `` Rabbit Hole '' * Limited release ; wide release January 14 . Plot Summary : A man and his wife struggle to come to terms with the accidental death of their 4-year-old son . Starring : Nicole Kidman , Aaron Eckhart , Sandra Oh and Dianne Wiest . `` Yogi Bear '' Plot summary : A documentary filmmaker travels to Jellystone Park where he discovers Yogi and Boo-Boo . Starring : Voices of Anna Faris , Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake . `` Tron : Legacy '' Plot summary : A man is haunted by the disappearance of his father , a world-renowned video game developer . Starring : Garrett Hedlund , Jeff Bridges and Olivia Wilde . DECEMBER 22 . `` Little Fockers '' Plot summary : The Focker family prepares for the arrival of a baby . Starring : Robert De Niro , Ben Stiller and Teri Polo . `` Somewhere '' Plot summary : A Hollywood bad-boy re-examines his life after an unexpected visit from his young daughter . Starring : Stephen Dorff , Elle Fanning and Chris Pontius . `` True Grit '' Plot summary : A teenager enlists the aid of a boozy , trigger-happy lawman to find her father 's killer . Starring : Jeff Bridges , Matt Damon , Josh Brolin and Hailee Steinfeld . `` Gulliver 's Travels '' Plot summary : A shipwrecked travel writer is a giant in Lilliput , land of little people . Starring : Jack Black , Emily Blunt , Jason Segel and Billy Connolly . DECEMBER 25 . `` The Illusionist '' Plot summary : An aging magician bonds with a young fan who believes his tricks are real magic . Starring : Voices of Jean-Claude Donda , Eilidh Rankin and Didier Gustin . DECEMBER 29 . `` Another Year '' Plot summary : A happy middle-aged couple are hit with life 's highs and lows over the span of four seasons , including embracing their son 's newly discovered partner and enduring an unexpected death in the family . Starring : David Bradley , Jim Broadbent , Karina Fernandez and Oliver Maltman . `` Biutiful '' Plot summary : A crook with a terminal illness tries to set his affairs in order . Starring : Javier Bardem , Maricel Álvarez , Hanaa Bouchaib and Diarytou Daff . `` Casino Jack '' Plot summary : Kevin Spacey stars as Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff , whose greed and corruption get him in a heap of legal hot water . Starring : Kevin Spacey , Barry Pepper , Jon Lovitz and Kelly Preston . `` The Debt '' Plot summary : Past events haunt a former Mossad agent when she returns to Eastern Europe to investigate the apparent reappearance of a Nazi war criminal she thought was long dead . Starring : Helen Mirren , Sam Worthington , Jessica Chastain and Jesper Christensen . `` The Way Back '' Plot summary : This drama follows a group of soldiers who escaped from a Siberian gulag in 1940 . Starring : Colin Farrell , Jim Sturgess , Saoirse Ronan and Ed Harris . `` Wild Target '' * Limited release . Plot summary : A respected hit man is thinking about retirement and starting a family when he meets a beautiful thief who may shake up his plans . Starring : Bill Nighy , Emily Blunt and Rupert Grint . DECEMBER 31 . `` Blue Valentine '' Plot summary : A love story centered on a couple who try to save their marriage amidst the romantic memories of their past . Starring : Ryan Gosling , Michelle Williams and John Doman .
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With a crop of new releases , Hollywood hopes 2010 will go out with a bang . Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp tangle in `` The Tourist '' Garrett Hedlund gets pulled into the cyberworld of Tron in `` Tron : Legacy ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Acclaimed director Clint Eastwood and singer Beyonce Knowles may team up in a remake of `` A Star Is Born , '' a Warner Bros. official said . Eastwood , the entertainment icon known for his gruff portrayals , is in talks to direct the 1937 classic , a Warner Bros. spokeswoman said . And Knowles is in negotiations to star in the film . There has been no date set for the launch of the movie which explores the relationship between a Hollywood starlet and an older aging actor . In 1937 , Janet Gaynor and Fredric March starred in the film . Judy Garland and James Mason starred in a remake in 1954 . Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson starred in another remake in 1976 . A hugely successful recording star , Knowles also is no stranger to the big screen . She starred in the movie `` Dreamgirls '' in 2006 and portrayed legendary singer Etta James in the 2008 film `` Cadillac Records . ''
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Clinton Eastwood and Beyonce Knowles are in talks to work on the film . Eastwood may direct a remake of the 1937 classic . It has already been remade two other times .
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-LRB- Rolling Stone -RRB- -- It would be impossible to list the Oscar-worthy performances of 2010 without highlighting Javier Bardem in `` Biutiful . '' Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu -LRB- `` Babel , '' `` 21 Grams , '' `` Amores Perros '' -RRB- describes Uxbal , the character Bardem embodies in flesh and spirit , as `` devoted father , tormented lover , mystified son , underground businessman , ghost seeker , spiritual sensitive , consumer-goods pirate , guilty conscience and urban survivor . '' The 10 Best Movies of 2010 . All of this and more can be seen on Bardem 's indelibly expressive face . Uxbal wanders the mean streets of Barcelona trying to put his life in order , evading the law while caring for his two kids , Ana -LRB- Hanaa Bouchaib -RRB- and Mateo -LRB- Guillermo Estrella -RRB- , since their bipolar mother -LRB- an amazing job from Maricel Álvarez -RRB- is incapable . `` Biutiful '' -LRB- the title is derived from Ana 's misspelling -RRB- digs out beauty in the rubble . Shot hand-held with a poet 's eye by Rodrigo Prieto , the film is relentless but as riveting as the world a remarkable actor lets us see through Uxbal 's eyes . Bravo , Bardem . The 10 Worst Movies of 2010 . See the full article at RollingStone.com . Copyright © 2010 Rolling Stone .
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Peter Travers says Javier Bardem 's performance as Uxbal in `` Biutiful '' is Oscar-worthy . The film is shot hand-held with a poet 's eye by Rodrigo Prieto . `` Biutiful '' is derived from the main character 's daughter 's misspelling .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It was 1981 , and Cindy Morgan was filming what she was told would be a half-live-action , half-cartoon for Walt Disney Pictures on a completely black movie set . The director , Steve Lisberger , came up to her and told her that she was going to be flying a `` solar sailer '' ship , and at another point , she would cross a bridge -- two things that she did n't see in front of her . `` I asked him , ` What the hell is going on ? ' and he showed me these great Syd Mead graphics , '' Morgan said . Mead , an industrial designer , was in charge of special effects for the movie , called `` Tron . '' It would be the first time that an entire world was created with computer animation . Twenty-eight years later , the movie , which cost a reported $ 17 million to make , has spawned a sequel , `` Tron : Legacy , '' with a much larger budget . What is it about this movie -- considered a box office flop at the time -LRB- it made $ 33 million , according to boxofficemojo.com -RRB- -- that made fans at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con go wild to get a surprise look at `` Legacy '' test footage ? Interest has certainly remained high through the years . `` Wherever I would go in the world , no matter what language they spoke , the word ` Tron ' would come up , '' said Bruce Boxleitner , who played the character of Tron and returns in the sequel . `` The computer culture was just starting up when we did ` Tron . ' There was no internet , '' said Jeff Bridges , star of both films . `` I think -LSB- the fans are -RSB- guys who were raised on video games , and have a fondness for it . '' You could certainly say that iReporter David Fike has a fondness for the `` Tron '' video game . `` Anytime I went anywhere with a ` Tron ' arcade game , I was begging my parents for quarters , '' he said . Decades later , Fike owns an arcade console of his own , purchased at an auction . `` It had been in a Wal-Mart for most of its life and had some nicks and scratches , '' he said . `` I 'm trying to restore the cabinet and get it as close as I can to making it look somewhat new . '' And , of course , the movie has a special place in his heart . `` This was the first movie inside of a video game , so something sparked the imagination and fascinated me . It 's probably still my favorite movie of all time despite how badly people reflect on it now , '' he said . Fike theorizes that , `` It was so different , and so ahead of its time that people just did n't get it . '' Most people even somewhat familiar with the original movie remember the suits worn by characters inside the computer . `` The costumes were unbearable , there was no eating lunch in those things , '' Morgan said . Even so , the original movie 's suits are a favorite among fans , no more so than iReporter Jay Maynard , who -- wearing the iconic suit -- gained fame online and on shows like `` Jimmy Kimmel Live '' and `` Tosh .0 '' as `` Tron Guy . '' `` What got me interested at the time the original came out was that I had just begun working as a mainframe systems programmer , '' Maynard said . `` I had always been interested in computers . This was the first time anyone tried showing what went on inside a computer . '' Maynard is n't alone in being inspired by the movie in that way . At conventions , Morgan said she constantly encounters fans who got into computer programming because of `` Tron . '' Fellow iReporter Joe Machos , a data processor at an insurance company at the time -LRB- not unlike one of the computer programs in the movie -RRB- , saw the movie on opening day , July 9 , 1982 . `` I left that theater , as one might say , rapt , '' he said . `` It had taken me to another place . '' He noted how , with its use of terms like RAM , `` rezzing , '' and `` end of line , '' it was far ahead of its time . `` It accurately predicted a future . We now have this thing called cyberspace . When you say that now , it resonates with people . '' Machos also is a hard-core fan of all things Disney . During a trip to Disney 's Tomorrowland , he left a comment with a woman who worked there asking , `` Where 's ` Tron ? ' '' According to Machos , she asked him , `` Was n't that a box office failure ? '' Machos then pointed to an image from `` Fantasia '' -- which did n't make a profit until more than 25 years after its release -- saying , `` That was , too . '' With the imminent release of the sequel , fans have been clamoring for a Blu-ray version of the original , which is quite difficult to find on DVD -LRB- Netflix 's spokesperson said that the 2002 anniversary release is on `` moratorium '' -RRB- . According to Disney , earlier DVD releases are simply out of circulation and a Blu-ray version that Lisberger is personally overseeing will be available early next year . `` What I think Disney is doing is smart , '' said Machos , who thinks it 's a good idea to re-establish `` Tron '' for a new generation . Aside from the technological , early cyberpunk aspects of `` Tron '' and other themes -LRB- Morgan sees a spiritual component to it ; both films have something of a religious subtext -RRB- , another explanation for its long-standing appeal is that the production design was unlike anything seen before . `` The recognizers , those giant staple looking things , I thought those were crazy cool , '' said iReporter Steve Hungsberg . `` I saw the new movie being promoted at Comic-Con and I bought one of each of the recognizer toys there . I also got one for my son . The recognizer was by far the coolest . '' Fike hopes that `` Tron : Legacy '' will continue that tradition . `` I hope the disc battles are as epic as everyone that 's already seen it is saying . '' Just before catching a sneak preview of the movie , Maynard said , `` Everything that I 've seen about the new film has impressed me immensely . '' No matter the reason , there 's just something about `` Tron . '' As Morgan put it , `` Technology was no longer something dull and dry , technology became magical . That 's the secret of ` Tron . ' ''
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Fan anticipation is high for `` Tron : Legacy '' Computer programmers , gamers inspired by original film . Original co-star says it made technology `` magical ''
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-LRB- Rolling Stone -RRB- -- It could have been a bunch of pip-pip , stiff-upper-lip Brit blather about a stuttering king who learns to stop worrying and love the microphone . Instead , `` The King 's Speech '' -- a crowning achievement powered by a dream cast -- digs vibrant human drama out of the dry dust of history . King George VI -LRB- Colin Firth -RRB- -- father of the present Queen Elizabeth -- found his own Dr. Strangelove in Lionel Logue -LRB- Geoffrey Rush -RRB- , a wildly eccentric Australian speech therapist who made it possible for the stammering monarch to go on radio in 1939 and rally his subjects to support the declaration of war on Hitler 's Germany . Rolling Stone : Peter Travers reviews `` The King 's Speech '' in his weekly video series , `` At the Movies With Peter Travers '' `` The King 's Speech '' plays out on the battlefield of words , not action . Writer David Seidler -LRB- doing keenly insightful work partly owing to his own bouts with a stammer -RRB- had conceived the story first as a play . Before you can think the words `` static '' and `` confining , '' be advised that director Tom Hooper , garlanded with Emmy dust for `` John Adams , '' `` Elizabeth I , '' `` Longford '' and `` Prime Suspect , '' breathes fresh , urgent life into every frame of this powerhouse . Hooper , 37 , is a prodigious talent . The emotion this film produces is staggering . Hooper begins in 1925 , as the king , then merely Prince Albert , is trying to speak at the British Empire Exhibition . The words stick in his throat , and his silences between syllables fill the stadium . The prince 's embarrassment is acute , and deeply felt by his compassionate wife , Elizabeth -LRB- a superb Helena Bonham Carter creates miracles with every subtle look and gesture -RRB- , who goads him to visit Logue . His Highness goes into heavy snob mode in the presence of this commoner , who demands that they use first names . When Lionel first calls Albert `` Bertie , '' Firth 's poleaxed reaction is priceless . Lionel treats speech lessons like therapy sessions , pushing for details about life in the royal family . What he gets is a portrait of a blowhard father , George V -LRB- Michael Gambon -RRB- , and a taunting brother , Edward VIII -LRB- Guy Pearce is absolutely stellar -RRB- , who reduces the proud , vulnerable Albert to rubble by committing the one unforgivable sin : Edward abdicates the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson -LRB- Eve Best -RRB- , leaving Bertie to succeed him . Suddenly , the man who would not be king most assuredly is . Rolling Stone : Peter Travers ' holiday movie preview : Ten movies for escapism this season . Firth 's nuanced brilliance is a thing of bruised beauty . Oscar-nominated last year for `` A Single Man , '' he gives a towering performance that deserves a shower of awards . And Rush is his match , fiercely funny in the hilarious and heartfelt interactions between king and commoner . Lionel is a failed actor given to grand gestures , and Rush chows down on this feast of a role , jolting the movie to life . Firth plays the counterpoint , the blue blood bred to hold it all together . It 's uproarious to watch Lionel prod Bertie to lose his cool , forcing him to sing out a symphony of s ** t-f *** - b *** er-me swearing -LRB- all stammer-free -RRB- . Luckily , this release takes place in Lionel 's home , where his wife and children are unaware of the royal patient . The scene in which Lionel 's wife , Myrtle -LRB- Jennifer Ehle -RRB- , meets the king has a special poignancy , if you remember Ehle and Firth as lovers in TV 's `` Pride and Prejudice . '' `` The King 's Speech '' does n't have the budget to show coronations and pomp , but it misses nothing in resonant intimacy . Hooper , with a Brit father and Aussie mother , throws himself into the scene in which Lionel stands like a conductor in front of the king as he delivers the speech of his life . Two men alone create an epic landscape of feeling in one of the very best movies of the year . Rolling Stone grade : 3 1/2 stars . Copyright © 2010 Rolling Stone .
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`` The King 's Speech '' is a crowning achievement powered by a dream cast . Writer David Seidler had first conceived the story as a play . Colin Firth gives a towering performance that deserves a shower of awards .
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-LRB- EW.com -RRB- -- Gwyneth Paltrow will be singing Cee Lo Green 's `` F -- You '' on `` Glee '' in two weeks , Fox confirmed . I maintain this is a better song for Mr. Schue , but I 'm officially curious . Perhaps it will be country strong ! The song is going to be sanitized to `` Forget You , '' which is so substantially less catchy , and seeing the world 's poshest human sing about not being able to afford a Ferrari will provide some interesting cultural dissonance . But there 's a part of me that thinks this could be kind of adorable ? If she is all sassy and campy about it ? And it 's sort of joke-y ? Hm . See the full article on EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2010 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. . All rights reserved .
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The song is going to be sanitized to `` Forget You '' Paltrow will be appearing on `` Glee '' in two weeks , Fox confirmed . In `` Country Strong , '' Paltrow sang four songs herself .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Lawyers for the mother of a 15-year-old girl suing `` The Tyra Show '' lambasted the show 's producers Tuesday as `` reckless '' for letting her child appear as a self-described sex addict . The girl 's mother , Beverly McClendon , filed a lawsuit earlier this month in U.S. District Court in Atlanta , Georgia . Her suit contends the show never got valid written consent and an employment certificate , which must be obtained in Georgia before a minor can be `` employed as a performer in a television production ... -LSB- and -RSB- the minor will not be used for pornographic purposes . '' McClendon 's lawyers said Tuesday the consent form that `` The Tyra Show '' received was clearly forged by the daughter , Jewel Ciera Washington . After being contacted by Washington , the show 's staff called her cell phone and arranged for her to fly from Atlanta to New York and appear on the now-defunct program . Its last air date was May 28 . `` You had an infatuated child who would do anything , '' attorney George Lawson told HLN 's Jean Velez-Mitchell , explaining that the teenager doctored the consent form because she admired and wanted to meet Tyra Banks , the longtime model and TV personality . The lawsuit , which seeks $ 3 million , contends that `` The Tyra Show '' used Washington 's appearance to further its main goal of boosting ratings and , thus , bringing in advertising revenue . On the show , which aired in October 2009 , Washington claimed she lost her virginity at 9 and had gotten pregnant three times -- claims that she now says were n't true , according to her lawyers . `` It 's like I 'm trapped in a dark place with no light shining down , like I 'm a prisoner , '' Washington said on the TV show . `` I know that I need help for this . ... I know it for a fact , '' she added . Attorney Wanda Jackson said that by publicizing Washington 's alleged struggles with sex addiction , the program publicly exploited a teenage girl who confessed to having a serious problem . And it did so , she claims , without properly finding out whether the minor had her parent 's permission to appear . `` It 's dangerous , '' said Jackson , who is representing McClendon with Lawson . `` If you thought she had that kind of problem , why would you put her on television ? '' The defendants have not answered the complaint . No court date has been set . Scott Rowe , senior vice president of worldwide communications for Warner Bros. . Television Group , declined to comment last week to CNN Entertainment . Warner Bros. . Entertainment , one of the defendants in McClendon 's lawsuit , is a division of Time Warner , which is the parent company of CNN . In Session 's Adam Blank contributed to this report .
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Lawyers say `` The Tyra Show '' was `` reckless '' in letting a teenage girl on the show . The girl appeared on the show describing her struggles with sex-addiction . Lawyers say girl forged a signature on a parental consent form . The girl 's mother , Beverly McClendon , is suing `` The Tyra Show '' for $ 3 million .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Billy Taylor , one of the most influential American jazz musicians of the second half of the twentieth century , died Tuesday at the age of 89 , according to a statement posted on his official Web site . Taylor passed away in New York due to heart failure , his daughter Kim Taylor-Thompson noted in the statement . Over the course his career , Taylor composed more than 350 songs , including `` I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free , '' an unofficial anthem of the civil rights movement . He created his own record label -- `` Taylor Made '' -- in 1989 , according to the statement . His last two recordings were released in the late 1990s on another Taylor label , `` Soundpost Records . '' Taylor , who grew up in Washington , D.C. , started as a professional piano player in 1944 . He initially made his mark on New York 's 52nd Street with Ben Webster 's Quartet . He shared the stage at the famous Birdland club with a host of other jazz greats , including Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie , the statement noted . Taylor gained a wider audience hosting jazz programs two New York radio stations , WLIB and WNEW . He went on to become an arts correspondent for the CBS show `` Sunday Morning . '' One of only three jazz musicians to serve on the National Council of the Arts , Taylor won two Peabody Awards , an Emmy , and a Grammy , among other awards . He also received the National Medal of the Arts . Taylor earned a doctorate in music education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst . He is survived by wife , Theodora , and his daughter .
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Jazz musician Billy Taylor died Tuesday at the age of 89 . Taylor died of heart failure , according to his daughter . Taylor composed over 350 songs . Taylor composed the civil rights song `` I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free ''
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Singer Aretha Franklin is back home recuperating after undergoing surgery for an undisclosed malady , her publicist , Tracey Jordan , said Wednesday . Doctors called the surgery `` highly successful , '' Jordan said , and the Queen of Soul is `` happy to be home '' preparing for spending the holidays with her family . Franklin , who entered the hospital early this month , was released at the beginning of the week . `` I 've been at home for almost three days now , '' she said in a statement released by Jordan . `` My family and friends who brought me home are taking great care of me . I also have a private nurse who visits on a daily basis . `` I 'm hoping to be strong enough to go out and see the upcoming Sam Cooke play at the Music Hall in Downtown Detroit before January 2 , as well as a performance of Dreamgirls at the FOX before it closes . '' Franklin was hospitalized briefly in November , when she canceled all of her upcoming concert dates through May on doctor 's orders .
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Singer Aretha Franklin was hospitalized earlier this month . Surgery is called `` highly successful '' by doctors . Franklin says she 's hoping to see a couple of plays soon .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Like millions around the world , I owe my early career choices to the Beatles . As a 6-year-old , I stayed up `` late '' one Sunday night to watch the Fab Four explode onto the world stage on `` the Ed Sullivan Show . '' There were the Saturday afternoons I walked to the Plaza Theater in downtown Glasgow , Kentucky , to watch `` Help ! '' and `` A Hard Day 's Night . '' I thank Ringo for my love of percussion , which manifested itself via paint brushes and coffee cans until I could get real drums . Fast forward a number of years , and I was an honest-to-goodness musician , touring the world with a number of recording artists . I had a gold record on the wall . December 8 , 1980 , was an off day . On the road with jazz-grass fiddle wizard Vassar Clements , we were somewhere in Pennsylvania . We stayed the night there so a TV crew could follow us the next day as we arrived in New York for a series of shows . The hotel room TV was on `` Monday Night Football '' when the world changed . Sportscaster Howard Cosell told us that John Lennon had been shot and killed that night in New York . Share your own memories of that day . Our trip to New York took on a different meaning . It was dreary and rainy and cold the next morning as we drove toward the city . Fitting , really . After sound check , the road manager and I took the subway up to Columbus Circle and began walking up Central Park West toward the Dakota , the apartment building where John Lennon lived and where he was shot . As we walked along the sidewalk , it was like someone had thrown a sad , gray , wet blanket on the city . There was traffic on the streets , but the streets were quiet . There were people talking as they scurried , but the air was mute . And as we approached the Dakota , we noticed a flock of birds circling above the building . Not venturing anywhere . Just circling . As if they were standing guard , mourning . `` American Morning 's '' John Roberts on Lennon . Then , from around the corner , we heard the serenade of `` Give Peace a Chance '' and `` Imagine '' from the hundreds of fellow fans . Some holding candles . Some holding flowers . All holding memories . We joined them . There was so much sadness that day , so many tears , yet it was overshadowed by peace and love and memories . And music . I 'll never forget it . When my son was born in 1987 , we named him Dakota . Some years later , I traded in life on a tour bus for a different seat , watching history . I traded in the recording studio control room for the CNN control room . Thirty years later , the Beatles , and John Lennon , live on . So does the music . So does the legacy . So does the hope -- that someday the world will give peace a chance . Imagine .
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John Lennon died 30 years ago . He was shot and killed in New York , near Central Park . The Beatle had a lasting impact on many .
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-LRB- RollingStone.com -RRB- -- Many have speculated about what Apple 's big announcement tomorrow morning will be , and the Wall Street Journal claims that it has the answer : The Beatles ' catalog will finally be available on iTunes . Citing `` people familiar with the situation , '' the paper says that the deal was being negotiated as recently as last week between Apple , representatives for the Beatles and their record label , EMI . The source also said Apple could still change its plans at the last minute . Rolling Stone : Rare photos of the band 's 1964 U.S. tour . Spokesmen for Apple , EMI and Paul McCartney declined to comment to the paper . Apple and the group have had a long and often fraught relationship , and not just because the computer giant and the Beatles ' custom label share a name -LRB- which was the cause of the first legal action between the two companies , in 1978 -RRB- . Due to the complexities of the Beatles ' finances , the group has been late to many developments : Its catalog was not released on CD until 1987 , and boxed sets of unreleased material were not released until the mid-1990s . When the group 's catalog was finally remastered and released last September , a press release simply said : `` Discussions regarding the digital distribution of the catalogue will continue . There is no further information available at this time . '' Copyright © 2010 Rolling Stone .
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Wall Street Journals says deal was being negotiated as recently as last week . Source also says Apple could still change its plans at the last minute . Apple and the group have had a long and often fraught relationship .
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-LRB- RollingStone.com -RRB- -- Lil Wayne returned to the stage last night at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas for the finale of Drake 's Light Dream 's and Nightmares tour , stunning fans by joining Drake midway through their new single `` Miss Me . '' `` I 'm fresh from my vacation , '' Weezy said as the crowd erupted into absolute pandemonium . `` I swear to god ai n't nothing , nothing , nothing like home . '' Photos : Lil Wayne Returns to the Stage With Drake . Rumors had been swirling all day that Lil Wayne -- just two days out of prison -- was in Vegas and planning on performing at the show . During opening sets by AJ Hernzy and Tyga the sold-out crowd repeatedly went into chants of `` Weezy , '' and erupted into cheers when his image appeared on the screens . During Drake 's headlining set he recounted getting a phone call from Lil Wayne the previous day . `` It was from a number I never seen in my life , '' he said . `` All I heard was -LSB- imitating Wayne 's voice -RSB- , ` Yo , I got a new number . It 's Weezy . ' I said , ` Man , it 's great to hear your voice on a regular line . ' '' Timeline : The Criminal History of Lil Wayne . Wearing a black hat , black jeans and no shirt , Lil Wayne finally ran onstage at 11:20 PM to a sea of hysterical fans holding cell-phone cameras . `` I was gone till November , but do n't trip because I know you was gon na kill 'em , '' Wayne rapped , slightly tweaking the lyrics to `` Miss You . '' `` I 'm back . '' He left after the one song and did n't join the rest of the Cash Money crew for the finale , but nobody in the crowd seemed to mind as they continued their `` Weezy '' chant ever after the lights turned on . Lil Wayne is reportedly now headed to Miami for a giant homecoming party , though he 'll have to be on good behavior . According to the terms of his release he 's not allowed to consume any alcohol for the next three years , and he 'll be subjected to random drug testing . Copyright © 2010 Rolling Stone .
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Wearing a black hat , black jeans and no shirt , Lil Wayne ran onstage to a sea of fans . `` Swear to god ai n't nothing , nothing , nothing like home , '' the rapper said . Lil Wayne is reportedly now headed to Miami for a giant homecoming party .
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-LRB- RollingStone.com -RRB- -- Prince promised he 'd bring his `` Welcome 2 America '' series of East Coast concerts on `` a Purple Day in December , '' and now we know what that Purple Day will be : . According to New York R&B station WBLS , Prince will kick off a three-night stand at East Rutherford , New Jersey 's IZOD Center on December 14th -LRB- with the other shows scheduled for the 15th and 17th -RRB- , then cross the Hudson River for a December 19th concert at New York 's Madison Square Garden . Prince will also play MSG on December 29th -LRB- the night before Phish takes over the venue for their New Year 's Eve stand -RRB- . Expect more dates to be announced . The Hottest Live Photos of the Week . Live Nation , the `` Welcome 2 America '' promoters , have yet to offer tickets ; WBLS writes that all five shows will go on sale October 30th . Guests Maceo Parker , Cassandra Wilson , Janelle Monae , Sheila E. , Mint Condition , Esperanza Spalding , Sinbad , the New Power Generation and more will join Prince at the shows , which the fan site Prince.org hypothesizes guesses will also include a string of after-concert concerts at Harlem 's Apollo Theatre , the site of Prince 's `` Welcome 2 America '' announcement . Copyright © 2010 Rolling Stone .
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Prince is performing December 14th , 15th , and 17th at New Jersey 's IZOD Center . Prince is also playing December 19th and 29th at New York 's Madison Square Garden . Tickets for all five `` Welcome 2 America '' concerts will go on sale October 30th .
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-LRB- RollingStone.com -RRB- -- Lady Gaga and Elton John , who teamed up to open the 52nd Annual Grammys back in January , have collaborated on a new song , `` Hello , Hello . '' It will appear on the soundtrack for the animated Disney film `` Gnomeo and Juliet '' -LRB- and not on Gaga 's upcoming album `` Born This Way , '' -RRB- EW 's The Music Mix reports . The film hits theaters February 11th , 2011 . Gaga and John performed `` Pokerface , '' `` Speechless '' and Elton 's `` Your Song '' at the Grammys , and John has since been keen on working with Gaga on new music . `` I 'd love to -LSB- work with her -RSB- in the future , '' John recently told EW . `` There 's a chance I might do one track with her -LSB- for `` Born This Way , '' -RSB- but it 's just , she 's so busy , and I 'm so busy , we can never get together ! '' See Lady Gaga 's Wildest Looks . John , who is a producer on `` Gnomeo and Juliet , '' co-wrote the movie 's soundtrack with composer James Newton Howard . He has contributed music to movies before -- most notably with his Oscar-winning `` The Lion King '' soundtrack -- `` Hello , Hello '' marks Gaga 's first contribution to a film . Photos : Random Notes . Copyright © 2010 Rolling Stone .
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Gaga and John 's song `` Hello , Hello '' will appear on the soundtrack for a Disney film . The animated film , `` Gnomeo and Juliet , '' hits theaters on February 11th , 2011 . John has contributed music to movies before , most notably with `` The Lion King '' soundtrack .
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-LRB- RollingStone.com -RRB- -- `` Le Noise '' is Neil Young with eight new songs and no band , accompanying himself on guitars with maximum fuzz and electronics , manipulated by producer Daniel Lanois . The result is one of Young 's weirdest studio records -- and that 's saying something in a decade that includes the eco-opera `` Greendale '' and the chunky-rock songs about alternative fuel on `` Fork in the Road . '' `` Le Noise '' is also the most intimate and natural-sounding album Young has made in a long time : just a songwriter making his way through a vividly rendered chaos of memoir , affection and fear . It 's as if you hear the songs on the verge of creation , the way Young first hears rhyme and noise in his head . On his current tour , where Young has played most of these songs , you can buy a T-shirt that reads `` I Said Solo ... They Said Acoustic . '' Even with Lanois thickening and f -- ing with the atmospheres , `` Le Noise '' is as solo as it gets . That is not obvious at first . `` Walk With Me '' opens with arguing layers of iron jangle that sound like they barged in from Metallica 's `` Death Magnetic . '' The last minute is muddy-guitar drone and beeping sound effects , like bits of Young 's 1982 hippie-Kraftwerk fling , `` Trans , '' dropped into one of the Crazy Horse-freakout codas on 1991 's `` Weld . '' But earlier in the song , Young sings with chantlike force -- `` I feel your love/I feel your strong love/I feel the patience of unconditional love '' -- like he 's testing variations on his theme . Then he gets specific : `` I lost some people I was traveling with/I miss the soul and the old friendship . '' His voice is receding into the drone , but recent passings -- like those of his friends and collaborators Larry `` L.A. '' Johnson and Ben Keith -- cut through the din like heartbreak . The reflection is strong here . The riff in `` Sign of Love '' has the repetitive charge of `` Cinnamon Girl '' ; there 's some `` Mr. Soul '' in the guitar hook of `` Someone 's Gon na Rescue You '' ; `` Hitchhiker '' is in the tradition of extended parables like `` Crime in the City '' -- images of a life unraveling and repaired that , at points , may be Young 's -LRB- `` Then came paranoia , and it ran away with me . '' -RRB- . But the most personal thing about `` Le Noise '' is the sense of a restless master caught in the pursuit of ideas , shaping their expression . `` Peaceful Valley Boulevard , '' one of two acoustic-guitar songs , is a detailed American history lesson from Indian wars to electric cars . Yet in one line -LRB- `` A mother screamed , and every soul was lost '' -RRB- , Young 's voice cracks on the peak note -- an impulsive , moving flaw . And in `` Love and War , '' Young -- his creaky whisper and acoustic guitar buoyed by Lanois ' watery treatments -- confesses an uncertainty hard to believe in one of rock 's most driven stars : `` When I sing about love and war/I do n't really know what I 'm saying . '' But then the conviction comes back . He only has that one way forward , through the music : `` I sang in anger , hit another bad chord/But I still try to sing about love and war . '' `` Le Noise '' is , ultimately , an extreme simplicity : the sound of a man who wo n't give up . Copyright © 2010 Rolling Stone .
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`` Le Noise '' is the most intimate and natural-sounding album Young has made in a long time . The artist has played most of these songs on his current tour . `` Le Noise '' is , ultimately , an extreme simplicity : the sound of a man who wo n't give up .
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VIENNA , Austria -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Iran has accepted a draft agreement that calls for some uranium produced in Iran to be sent abroad for further enrichment , an Iranian diplomat said Wednesday . Mohamed ElBaradei says the agreement is a `` balanced '' approach to the problem . `` In principle we have in fact accepted this offer for this Tehran ... reactor in spite of the fact that we are capable of producing the fuel , '' Ali Asghar Soltanieh told CNN 's Matthew Chance in Vienna . `` But we decided to welcome this offer in order not only to show our transparency and cooperation but prove that all activities are for exclusively peaceful purposes . '' Soltanieh is Iran 's ambassador to the United Nations ' nuclear watchdog , the International Atomic Energy Agency . He spoke shortly after concluding three days of discussions at the IAEA 's headquarters here with representatives from the U.N. , France , Russia , and the United States . The draft agreement is `` the summary of the discussions that we have had '' since Monday , which Soltanieh described as `` elaborating on all aspects of this project for fuel for Tehran 's reactor , '' Soltanieh said . He and the other representatives from France , Russia , and the United States are taking the draft agreement to their respective governments for approval . IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei has given all the representatives until Friday to say whether they will sign the agreement , which ElBaradei described as `` a balanced approach to the problem . '' Soltanieh would not elaborate on the draft agreement until it is finalized , but he told CNN that Iran plans to continue its uranium enrichment program at its Bushehr nuclear power plant . The delegates hammered out the details of a tentative deal reached in early October which calls for low-enriched uranium produced in Iran to be sent abroad for further enrichment and then returned for use in medical research and treatment . Tehran says its nuclear program is intended solely for peaceful purposes . But many in the West believe Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons capabilities . The Obama administration is working on a substantial sanctions package against Iran in case current diplomatic efforts to curb its nuclear program fail , top officials told Congress earlier this month . From CNN 's Matthew Chance in Vienna , Austria .
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Iranian nuclear envoy : Iran accepts uranium processing draft deal `` in principle '' Three days of talks on Iran 's nuclear program wrap up in Vienna . IAEA chief says draft deal is `` balanced approach to the problem '' Tehran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes .
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WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Opponents of a bill that would overhaul the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act blocked consideration Thursday of the controversial bill until after the July 4 recess . Sen. Russ Feingold , D-Wisconsin , says the FISA overhaul legislation is `` deeply flawed . '' Senate Democratic leaders announced the delay because of a filibuster spearheaded by Sens. Russ Feingold , D-Wisconsin , and Chris Dodd , D-Connecticut . But the measure is expected to pass by a large margin with the support of both major parties ' presumptive presidential nominees , Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain . Language that appears likely to let telecommunications companies escape lawsuits over the Bush administration 's warrantless surveillance program has drawn sharp opposition from liberal Democrats such as Feingold and Dodd . `` I 'm pleased we were able to delay a vote on FISA until after the July 4 holiday instead of having it jammed through , '' Feingold said . `` I hope that over the July 4 holiday , senators will take a closer look at this deeply flawed legislation and understand how it threatens the civil liberties of the American people . It is possible to defend this country from terrorists while also protecting the rights and freedoms that define our nation . '' `` I 'm pleased that consideration of the FISA Amendments Act has been delayed until after the 4th of July recess , '' Dodd said . `` I urge my colleagues to take this time to listen to their constituents and consider the dangerous precedent that would be set by granting retroactive immunity to the telecommunications companies that may have engaged in President Bush 's illegal wiretapping program . `` When and if FISA does come back to the Senate floor , I will offer my amendment to strip the retroactive immunity provision out of the bill . I implore my colleagues to support the rule of law and join me in voting against retroactive immunity . '' The House of Representatives voted last week to overhaul FISA , which requires a secret court to sign off on domestic electronic surveillance in intelligence cases . The law was passed in 1978 in response to Watergate-era wiretapping abuses . The Bush administration and the bill 's supporters argue that modern technology requires that the law be updated to allow intelligence agencies to spy on phone or Internet traffic overseas that might be routed through switches in the United States . `` As telecommunications technology has changed , intelligence agencies have been presented with collection opportunities inside the United States against targets overseas , '' said Sen. Jay Rockefeller , the Democratic chairman of the Intelligence Committee . `` Yet because of the way FISA was written in 1978 , they could not take full advantage of these new opportunities . '' Supporters say the new bill requires court oversight of communications intercepts and will prevent presidents from launching another program like the one the Bush administration acknowledged in 2005 . Obama , who had said he would oppose any bill that would toss out lawsuits against the phone companies , has said he will support the new proposal . He said it makes sure that in the future , `` somebody 's watching the watchers . '' `` Given that all the information that I 've received is that the underlying program itself actually is important and useful to American security , as long as it has these constraints on them , I felt that it was more important for me to go ahead and support this compromise , '' Obama said Wednesday in Chicago , Illinois . President Bush acknowledged in 2005 that he ordered the secretive National Security Agency to intercept communications between U.S. residents and people overseas suspected of having ties to terrorism . The administration insists that the program was authorized when Congress approved military action against al Qaeda after the terrorist network 's 2001 attacks . But Democrats and some leading Republicans in Congress say it violated FISA , which required intelligence agencies to get court approval before spying on Americans . The revelations led to several lawsuits against the phone companies that cooperated with the program by people who suspect they were targets of the wiretaps . The Bush administration has refused to share records of the program with federal courts , invoking a `` state secrets '' privilege .
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Democratic Sens. Russ Feingold , Chris Dodd lead filibuster against bill . They urge their peers to reconsider the legislation over the July 4 recess . Measure is expected to pass with a large margin and support of Obama , McCain . House voted last week to overhaul 1978 legislation .
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MEXICO CITY , Mexico -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Mexico 's tourism director on Wednesday downplayed the risk of violence facing tourists , despite warnings for travelers to think twice about visiting the country . A cliff diver jumps from `` La Quebrada '' cliff in Acapulco , Mexico . The diving is a popular tourist attraction . `` In all parts of the world , you have to be careful with what you do , '' Oscar Fitch told CNN en Espanol . `` What I am saying is there are very safe zones and there are zones that are not safe . '' In recent days , the United States , Canada , France , Italy and Germany have issued alerts about travel to Mexico , where drug violence was blamed for more than 5,400 killings last year . The warnings appear to have had little effect , according to Mauricio Baranda , Mexico country manager at Carlson Wagonlit Travel . `` For our part , we have detected no significant drop because of that type of situation , '' he said . `` Much more significant is the reduction -LSB- in travel to Mexico -RSB- because of the financial crisis . '' In an unusual move , the U.S. State Department issued a travel alert last month targeting spring break travelers , for whom Mexico is a popular destination . `` The situation in Ciudad Juarez is of special concern , '' the alert said . `` Mexican authorities report that more than 1,800 people have been killed in the city since January 2008 . Additionally , this city of 1.6 million people experienced more than 17,000 car thefts and 1,650 carjackings in 2008 . '' Watch as troops roll into Juarez and officials say it 's working '' Some students appeared to be paying attention . `` I think that , if there is a big problem in Mexico , they -LSB- students -RSB- should go somewhere else , because you never know what is going to happen , '' said Nereida Solis , a student . `` I think it would be a good idea to consider security things , '' added Karen Velasquez , another student . But student Aaron Cutler was more fatalistic . `` That 's life , '' he said . `` There is violence in Israel , there is violence in India . I do n't know much about the situation and how it has turned out . I ca n't comment much , but if people want to go , people are going to go . '' Mexican authorities said the country remains a preferred destination for U.S. vacationers , but acknowledged that the warnings may lead some of the 18 million who typically visit their neighbor south of the border to find another place to go this year .
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United States , Canada , France , others have issued alerts about travel to Mexico . Mexican tourism director says visitors should n't worry , just stay alert . Official : `` There are very safe zones and there are zones that are not safe '' Travel company says economy , not perceptions of violence , is hurting most .
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MEXICO CITY , Mexico -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Mexican military has arrested the son of a top drug cartel lieutenant , the government said Thursday . Authorities present suspect Vicente Zambada Niebla to the press Thursday in Mexico City . Vicente Zambada Niebla , known as `` El Vicentillo , '' was arrested Wednesday along with five subordinates , Mexico 's defense department and attorney general 's office said in a joint release . The men were acting suspiciously and had military-grade weapons , officials said . Zambada is the son of Ismael Zambada García , known as `` El Mayo . '' The elder Zambada is a top lieutenant in the Sinaloa cartel , headed by Joaquin `` El Chapo '' Guzman , officials said . Senior defense official Luis Arturo Oliver Cen and Jose Ricardo Cabrera Gutierrez , a top official with an attorney general 's task force on terrorism and security , announced the arrest in Mexico City . Guzman , the alleged cartel leader who escaped from a Mexican prison in 2001 , was named in this year 's Forbes magazine report on the world 's billionaires . He ranked 701 . Authorities on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border blame Sinaloa and other cartels for a surge in violence in the region . Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora expressed outrage at Forbes for listing a major drug suspect . About 6,500 people died in the drug war in Mexico last year , Mexican President Felipe Calderon said last week . Defense official Oliver said authorities confiscated three rifles , three luxury automobiles , 67,480 pesos -LRB- $ 4,845 -RRB- and $ 866 in U.S. currency . A video on the Universal newspaper Web site shows a dark-haired Zambada and other men being led away in handcuffs . Zambada sports long sideburns , beard stubble , a black sports coat and a striped shirt . CNN 's Melanie Whitley contributed to this report from Atlanta , Georgia .
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Vicente Zambada Niebla and five subordinates arrested , government says . Zambada is son of Ismael Zambada García , lieutenant in Sinaloa drug cartel . Authorities blame Sinaloa and other cartels for a surge in violence in the region .
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WEIMAR , Germany -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A long narrow road winds through a thick forest up a hill called the `` Ettesberg , '' on the outskirts of Weimar in central Germany . The ovens where tens of thousands of bodies were cremated are restored and working . The road goes on for miles through the forest , but every once in a while you see an old railway station , a tower , or an old structure withering in the German rain . This road was named `` the trail of blood , '' by inmates of the infamous concentration camp Buchenwald , because of the death marches they were forced to undertake as they were deported to work as slave laborers for Nazi Germany 's defense industry from 1937 to 1945 . `` The trail of blood '' leads straight to the entrance gate of the former concentration camp -- a structure with a huge iron gate in the middle , a tower with a clock above , and arrest cells in the building 's wings . U.S. troops saw the horror of the Nazi regime first hand when they came through this gate on April 11 , 1945 , and found camp inmates starved to the bone , many too weak to stand . `` We could n't even show our joy at this moment , which we had been waiting for so long , '' said former inmate Zeev Factor , recalling the day American troops came to liberate the camp . Now the camp is getting ready to host President Obama , who has a special relationship with Buchenwald . His great-uncle Charlie Payne , 84 , helped liberate a sub-camp here when he was an infantryman fighting in World War II . `` The survivors see President Obama almost like a grandson of theirs , '' said the director of the Buchenwald memorial , Volker Knigge , speaking just outside the front gate . `` The president is related to one of the brave men who came here and saw the Nazi horror first hand . The soldiers only had vague knowledge of what concentration camps actually were , but here they saw people too weak to survive , even after having been liberated . '' Historians estimate that of the 20,000 inmates who were liberated by U.S. troops , 1,000 died shortly after because of exhaustion and the effects of years of starvation . It is easy to see why . Every building in the Buchenwald complex radiates death , suffering and evil . In the crematorium , where tens of thousands of bodies were burned , the ovens have been restored and are fully functional . In a cellar below the cremation room , meat hooks in the walls were used by SS guards to hang and strangle more than 1,000 inmates , many of them women and children . Obama will see these testimonies to the barbarism of the Nazis when he takes a tour of the camp with German Chancellor Angela Merkel . He will also meet some of the survivors who Volker Knigge says feel so close to this president .
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President Obama visits Buchenwald concentration camp , Germany , on Friday . His great-uncle helped liberate one of the complex 's sub-camps during WWII . Director of Buchenwald camp memorial : Survivors see Obama as a grandson . Obama will meet some camp survivors during his visit .
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NEW DELHI , India -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Indian navy captured 23 piracy suspects who tried to take over a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden , between the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula , Indian officials said . Piracy suspects raise their hands in surrender as an Indian navy boat approaches . In addition to the 12 Somali and 11 Yemeni suspects , the Indian navy seized two small boats and `` a substantial cache of arms and equipment , '' the military said in a statement . Among the seized items were seven AK-47 automatic rifles , three other automatic weapons and 13 loaded magazines ; a rocket-propelled grenade launcher along with rockets , cartridges and grenades ; up to three outboard motors and a global positioning system receiver . Pirate attacks in the waters off Somalia have increased this year , with armed men staging increasingly bold attacks on ever-larger targets . This year , pirates have attacked nearly 100 vessels off Somalia 's coast and hijacked nearly 40 , the International Maritime Bureau said . Map : See where incidents have been reported '' The Indian warship Mysore , which carried out Saturday 's operation , is on anti-piracy patrol in the Gulf of Aden , the release said . The Mysore received a distress call Saturday morning from the MV Gibe , a merchant vessel sailing under an Ethiopian flag . The Gibe reported that two boats were firing small arms at it . The merchant ship , which was 13 nautical miles from the Mysore , fired back with small arms onboard the vessel . The Mysore changed course toward the Gibe and launched an armed helicopter , the Indian military said . Upon seeing the helicopter and the Mysore closing in , the attackers broke off and tried to flee , the release said . The warship caught up to the boats , the larger of which was described as a 24 - to 30-foot dhow , a traditional Arab sailboat . The dhow , identified as bearing the name Salahaddin , was towing a smaller skiff . Indian sailors boarded the Salahaddin , the military said , and the 23 suspects surrendered peacefully . The suspects , weapons , ammunition and equipment will be handed over to authorities , and the Mysore will return to patrol duties , India said . Last month , the Indian navy said it had sunk a pirate `` mother vessel '' in the Gulf of Aden . The ship 's owner said the sunken vessel was a Thai trawler that was being seized by pirates when an Indian warship fired on it . Sixteen crew members were aboard the ship , said Wicharn Sirichaiekawat , owner of the Ekawat Nava 5 . Two have been accounted for . One crewman was found alive after six days adrift in the Gulf of Aden , and one is confirmed dead , the ship 's owner said . Indian authorities insisted that their ship , the frigate INS Tabar , had acted against a pirate vessel that had threatened to attack it . `` We fired in self-defense and in response to firing upon our vessel , '' Commodore Nirad Sinha , a navy spokesman , told CNN . `` It was a pirate vessel in the international waters , and its stance was aggressive . '' He said the ship the Tabar fired on was laden with ammunition . All sorts of vessels -- freight and cargo ships , cruise liners and private yachts -- have been attacked in the waters off Somalia . In many hijackings , pirates take the crew and passengers hostage and demand a ransom . Just this month , Somali pirates captured two Yemeni fishing boats and 22 Yemeni fishermen in the Gulf of Aden , Yemen 's official news agency SABA reported . A day earlier , the German cruise liner MS Columbus said it would fly its 246 passengers and most of its crew over the Gulf of Aden instead of through it to avoid any pirate attack . The United States is reportedly circulating a proposal in the U.N. Security Council that would allow military forces to enter Somali territory in `` hot pursuit '' of pirates . The Pentagon said Friday , however , that there are no plans for U.S. forces to go ashore in pursuit of pirates in Somalia .
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Editor 's Note : The staff at CNN.com has recently been intrigued by the journalism of VICE , an independent media company and Web site based in Brooklyn , New York . VBS.TV is VICE 's broadband television network . The reports , which are produced solely by VICE , reflect a very transparent approach to journalism , where viewers are taken along on every step of the reporting process . We believe this unique reporting approach is worthy of sharing with our CNN.com readers . Refugio Aviarios del Caribe , Costa Rica -LRB- VBS.TV -RRB- -- Sloths are fantastically weird animals , the junkies of the jungle who seem to spend their lives either nodding off or scratching and occasionally eating a bean or two before drifting back to what looks like a blissful sleep . I 've always been a fan of sloths . They 're wonderfully freaky , yet perfectly adapted to their slow arboreal lifestyle . Their nerves have even evolved to react slower so they do n't flinch at loud noises , making them nature 's most chilled-out animals . They have very few natural predators and the only time they 're vulnerable is when they leave the trees once a week and descend to the ground to poo . This behavior has befuddled scientists for many years . One of the theories is that their solitary lifestyle affords few chances to hook up with the opposite sex and these toilet stops are a good way to meet other sloths . See the rest of `` Sloths ! '' at VBS.TV . But evolution did n't prepare sloths for the power lines and roads that now crisscross Costa Rica 's jungles . The babies of mama sloths who have been run over or zapped by electricity wind up at the Aviaros del Caribe sanctuary in Costa Rica . It 's the world 's only sloth orphanage , home to more than 100 very sleepy urchins whose lives have been saved by legendary sloth whisperer Judy Arroyo . If you fall for these animals like I did then you can join the sanctuary 's volunteer program . Trainee sloth wranglers get to feed the sloths and help exercise and potty train the babies . The sanctuary runs on donations and volunteers , so you can do your bit by helping these vulnerable creatures whose jungle home , some say , is being slowly destroyed by pesticides , sold off to U.S. real estate agencies , and sliced up by roads and power lines .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- January 14 , 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Arizona • Brazil • Nevada . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : It 's the best day of the school-week and you 're about to get a front-row seat to world headlines without a single commercial . In other words , CNN Student News . I 'm Carl Azuz ! First Up : Arizona Shooting . AZUZ : First up : The giant American flag was recovered in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in New York City . That was a little over nine years ago , the same day that Christina Green was born . She was one of the victims of a shooting last Saturday in Tucson , Arizona . So the flag was raised in Christina 's honor with those who knew and loved the girl walking past it , on the way to a service to remember her . Five other people were killed in the shooting . Speaking at a memorial service for all of them on Wednesday night , President Obama said he wanted America to be as good as Christina envisioned it . U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA : Here on Earth , we place our hands over our hearts , and we commit ourselves as Americans to forging a country that is forever worthy of her gentle , happy spirit . May God bless and keep those we 've lost in restful and eternal peace . May He love and watch over the survivors . And may He bless the United States of America . AZUZ : Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords is a survivor of the shooting . She 's one of six people still in the hospital , and the only one in critical condition . Wednesday , Giffords opened her eyes for the first time since the shooting and gave her husband a sign she could hear him . Brazil Floods . AZUZ : Australia is n't the only country dealing with ravaging floodwaters right now . We 're gon na take you to Brazil , South America , a nation in its summer rainy season . Rains that are out of hand in some places . We want you to look at this -- families that are in `` extreme risk '' of being washed away . This includes people in the mountains , and people near riverbeds , as landslides , mudslides , and rising waters leave thousands homeless . Around 400 people have died , many are missing . Some families are living in schools and gyms . In some spots , the only dry areas you can see are roofs and tree-tops . And more rains are in the forecast . The country 's government is taking some heat for poor disaster planning and allowing people to build homes in dangerous , mountain areas . Etna Erupts . AZUZ : This is what happens when Europe 's most famous volcano gets active . Tremors started rumbling in Italy 's Mount Etna on Tuesday . By Wednesday , you can see what was going on . The volcano 's on the island of Sicily , about 18 miles from the nearest town . It may be spewing ash , but it does n't seem to be threatening anyone at the moment . That was n't the case in 1669 , the date of Etna 's most violent eruption , which killed 20,000 people . I.D. Me . CNN STUDENT NEWS : See if you can I.D. me . I was born in Atlanta , Georgia in 1929 . My name was changed from Michael King when I was five years old . In 1964 , I became the youngest person at the time to win the Nobel Peace Prize . I 'm Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , one of the most famous figures in the U.S. civil rights movement . MLK Day . AZUZ : Many consider Martin Luther King the face of the civil rights movement . Between 1957 and 1968 , King traveled over six million miles and gave more than 2,500 speeches . His message : Equality through non-violence . Dr. King organized boycotts and protests . He worked with presidents on creating civil rights laws . And in 1963 , he helped lead the march on Washington where Dr. King gave his famous `` I Have a Dream '' speech . In that , he discussed his vision for a world where people would be judged by their character , rather than their skin color . On April 4th , 1968 , Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis , Tennessee . Four days later , the idea of a federal holiday honoring him was first introduced in Congress . That proposal became law in 1983 and the first nationwide observance of the Martin Luther King holiday was in 1986 . The holiday is on the third Monday of January every year , which is this coming Monday , January 17th . Many people use it as an opportunity to help out with community service projects . For everyone , it 's a chance to remember King 's dream and the legacy that he left in his work to achieve it . School Lunches . AZUZ : Pizza sticks , tater tots , and hot dogs : the government wants those off your school lunch menu and replaced with foods like chef salad , baked sweet potato fries , and whole wheat spaghetti . It 's a new proposal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and part of the Obama administration 's efforts to cut down on childhood obesity . Healthier foods often cost more , so the government plans to help poorer schools pay for the changes . Critics say it should n't be up to the federal government to decide what schools are allowed to serve -- that it 's a state or local issue . The rule would limit calories for school breakfasts and lunches . If it takes effect , you could see changes several months down the road . Shoutout . CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to Mrs. Goodman 's journalism students at Grassfield High School in Chesapeake , Virginia ! What is the atomic symbol for gold ? You know what to do ! Is it : A -RRB- Ag , B -RRB- Au , C -RRB- Go or D -RRB- Hg ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! The Latin word for gold is aurum ; that 's why its symbol is Au . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! How Gold is Mined . AZUZ : Gold , money and dreams : A dangerous combination that has been the downfall of many and the success of a few . The California gold rush of 1849 does n't scratch the surface of gold 's historic lure . Ancient Egyptians and Etruscans wore it . Entire currencies were based on it . But why gold instead of other metals ? Well , it does n't tarnish or corrode . It 's easy to work with and shape . And it 's very hard to destroy . Poppy Harlow takes us far underground , where modern miners cash in on methods their predecessors , did n't even dream about . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . UNIDENTIFIED MALE , BARRICK CHIEF SAFETY OFFICER : Your self-rescuer is going to go probably on your right-hand side . POPPY HARLOW , CNNMONEY.COM ANCHOR : We 're gearing up to go two miles deep into one of the biggest gold mines in the country . I ca n't believe we 're two Empire State buildings down below the surface of the Earth . And we still have quite a ways to go . Hunting for gold goes all the way back to 4,000 B.C. And today , the obsession continues . Here , in Barrick Gold 's Cortez Mine in rural Nevada , more than one million ounces of gold were mined last year alone . That 's over $ 1 billion worth . DAVE BUNDROCK , GOLD MINER : Geology has figured out where the pot of ore is , then they just point us toward it . HARLOW : But finding gold these days is much more complex and expensive than just , well , panning for it . In fact , you ca n't even see the gold in this mine . I mean , it 's amazing to me to think that this is gold , but it is . RANDY HAGER , GOLD MINER : Yes . HARLOW : It 's right here . HAGER : Yes . You ca n't see it . It 's microscopic . HARLOW : Miners have to drill and blast through layers and layers of rock to reach the gold . HAGER : There 's gold in this . And what I 'm going to do is turn this into a pile of muck . HARLOW : It looks like dirt , but muck is actually gold ore . Tiny particles of gold that will eventually make up a gold brick . HAGER : I 'm going to get about 10 truckloads out of here . About 10 ounces of gold - 10 to 15 ounces of gold at $ 1,400 an ounce . And we 'll do this several times during a day 's work . HARLOW : Not bad money . HAGER : Not bad money . HARLOW : So , after the gold ore is mined , about 400 tons of it goes in massive trucks just like this one . Of that , only four ounces is pure gold . It 's taken , it 's crushed , then it 's taken to a mill and then it 's refined . JULIUS STIEGER , PROCESS DIVISION MANAGER , BRARRICK-CORTEZ : After of the ore is crushed and ground , we leach the gold out . From there we put it into a pressure-cooker environment , high temperature and pressure with various chemicals , and that pulls the gold out . This is the final step before pouring the gold bar . HARLOW : Barrick mines gold for around $ 300 an ounce , and gold is selling for record highs , around $ 1,400 an ounce . Those big margins mean jobs . Something desperately needed in Nevada , a state struggling with the highest in unemployment and foreclosure rates in the country . JOHN ALEXANDER , SHOVEL OPERATOR : I can provide for my family . You know ? And I do n't know any other job in this world that can -- I get paid for what I get paid and survive now these days , the way the prices are . HAGER : There 's job security here with gold that high . Not going to run out of work . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Before We Go . AZUZ : With snow falling and daily temperatures in the 20s this time of year , ideas for outdoor activities can come to a stalemate . But not for a pair of local artists in Grand Rapids , Michigan . Someone had this kingly idea for them to sculpt an ice chess set ! Do n't know how long they pawn-dered the proposal , but it took over a month and a half for them to piece this together and let the game begin . Goodbye . AZUZ : It 's something people can play by day , and by knights . A board to keep freedom in check , mate ! I 'm Carl Azuz , and our next move is gon na be January 18th ! Enjoy the Martin Luther King holiday , and we 'll see you on Tuesday !
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Brazil is ravaged by heavy rains and deadly flooding . Mt. Etna roars to life with tremors and ash . The U.S. government proposes healthier school lunches . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- January 12 , 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Arizona • Gulf of Mexico • Haiti . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : It 's a pleasure to welcome you to this midweek edition of CNN Student News . We 're bringing the world , without commercials , to your classroom . And I 'm your captain , Carl Azuz . First Up : Arizona Discourse . AZUZ : Doctors are keeping a close watch on Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords . Three days after a gunman tried to assassinate her at an event in Tucson , Giffords was responding to doctors ' commands and giving hopeful signs , though her condition remained critical . Experts say if she survives , her recovery could take anywhere from several months to a year and a half . Meantime , President Obama was scheduled to fly to Tucson today . The White House says he 'll probably attend a memorial service and meet with some families of the shooting victims . Six people were killed and 14 wounded in the attack . There 's a national conversation building around part of this story , and we 're gon na include you in it . Here 's what 's going on : This man you 're about to see here , an Arizona sheriff named Clarence Dupnik , has been talking about the Arizona shooter , and what might have influenced him to attack . Here 's part of the sheriff 's opinion : . CLARENCE DUPNIK , SHERIFF OF PIMA COUNTY , ARIZONA : When the rhetoric about hatred , about mistrust of government , about paranoia of how government operates , and to try to inflame the public on a daily basis , 24 hours a day , seven days a week , has impact on people , especially who are unbalanced personalities to begin with . AZUZ : The sheriff , who 's a Democrat , is suggesting that conservative talk show hosts and media coverage of people who are angry at the government somehow influenced the Arizona shooter . But police have not discussed an official motive for the attack . And another sheriff , Joe Arpaio , another Arizona sheriff , says all the evidence so far suggests the gunman had no clear political motives -- that he 's just a deeply troubled and mentally unstable person . What do Americans think ? Well , a new national poll by CBS shows most Americans , 57 percent , do n't think angry political speech contributed to the shooting . 32 percent think it did . Here 's where you come into the conversation . What are your thoughts on the Arizona shooting ? Are there any lessons to be learned from it ? Our blog is always open at CNNStudentNews.com ! What 's the Word . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : What 's the Word ? a type of storm with extremely strong winds that blow from the northeast . NOR'EASTER . That 's the word ! Winter Storm Update . AZUZ : Chances are , if you live on America 's East coast and have n't yet been socked in by snow and ice , your turn is coming . The storm that smacked the Southeast is now heading north . Forecasters expect it to merge with another system from the Midwest . What does all that mean ? Another foot of snow possible for New York City . You see New York here , earlier this year , reeling from storms then . Another foot of snow is possible for Boston , Massachusetts . At least 30 states were under some sort of winter storm watch or warning yesterday . And the South ? Still crippled by chaotic conditions . The snow that covered the streets froze into a hard sheet of ice Monday night . Driving was out -- even walking was dangerous in some spots . Rob Marciano stepped outside CNN Center to show us why this is such a big deal for the Southeast . Rob ? -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . ROB MARCIANO , CNN WEATHER ANCHOR : Check it out , Carl . Snow and ice on the sidealks of downtown Atlanta . Yeah , it 's happened before but not sticking around for days at a time . What an amazing , incredible ice storm this was , and snow storm , across the South , especially for Atlanta . We seem to have been right in the core of the heaviest snow . And then , bam ! The freezing temperatures and the freezing rain coming on top of that just really crippling this entire metropolitan area . From downtown to the interstates we had jack-knifed tractor trailers all over the place . On that 285 loop which is designed to take the tractor trailers out of the downtown area , well , that did n't help entirely too much . So , the other thing that 's not helping is the storm cranking up the Northeastern seaboard . That 's bringing in even more cold air . Even though we get times where it gets above freezing during the day . At night the temperatures drop well below freezing . You got to look at this and say to yourself , Atlanta 's mentality for snow removal is let it melt . Well , we may have to wait for quite some time , Carl ? -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Oil Spill Report . AZUZ : Thanks , Rob . If we do n't take drastic action to prevent this in the future , it could happen again . That 's the word from a final report on last summer 's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico . It started with this , an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig . That later sank and caused the worst oil spill in American history . The clean-up is still going on for this ! The `` National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Spill and Offshore Drilling '' says the government and the oil industry need to research more , invest more money , and keep better tabs on safety and knowledge of how to contain oil spills . Shoutout . JOHN LISK , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to Mrs. Huber 's exploratory class at Loveland Middle School in Loveland , Ohio ! Port-au-Prince is the capital of what country ? If you think you know it , shout it out ! Is it : A -RRB- Cuba , B -RRB- Dominican Republic , C -RRB- Haiti or D -RRB- Venezuela ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! Port-au-Prince is the capital of the Caribbean nation of Haiti . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Haiti Then & Now . AZUZ : It 's been exactly one year since that capital -- and much of Haiti -- were violently shaken to the ground by a tremendous earthquake . Flooding and disease outbreaks have further slowed down Haiti 's recovery . Still needed there : safe water and sewage systems , training for health workers , money to help get rid of diseases . Moni Basu describes how one year after the quake , not much has changed . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . MONI BASU , CNN CORRESPONDENT : My name is Moni Basu . I 'm a journalist for CNN . When I came to Haiti last January my heart broke . I 've covered difficult stories before but this one was particularly difficult for me . And I had hoped that when I came back a year later I would see a lot more progress than this . I 'm sitting here in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Port-au-Prince . As you can see it pretty much looks like it did last January 12 . Every Sunday thousands of people come here still for services There 's no building left here so the priest preaches outside in a small park . The building was shattered but their faith was not shattered . Their faith is stronger than it ever was . I think the most iconic image that came out in the days after the earthquake was the national palace . It was destroyed to the point where it had been slated for demolition . But very little work has been done on it since last January . And it 's a constant reminder to the people of what happened here . This is the Champs de Mars Plaza in Port-au-Prince , the central plaza in the city . Slowly in the days and weeks after the earthquake , a tent city sprung up here , and the more the time went by people realized , `` We 're not going anywhere , we 're going have to make new homes , new lives for ourselves right here . '' There 's a grocery store , there 's a cyber cafe , even . The tent city has become a little city within the larger city of Port-au-Prince . It 's pretty shocking to see that a year later people are still living like this . I 'm always amazed when I come back to Haiti to see how much strength the people here have . It 's just incredible to me how they are able to go on . I just ca n't imagine having to live through something like this day after day after day . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Promo . AZUZ : Remarkable images in that report . We want you to intro our show ! And at CNNStudentNews.com , we have a video that explains how you can send us a video ! You just scroll down our home page , which you see right here . Find the `` How Do I '' box -- it 's on the left side . And click on `` How do I send CNN Student News my iReport ? '' Yours truly will pop up with a totally different haircut , and give you step-by-step instructions on sending your footage to us . Before We Go . AZUZ : Well , I used to read Jack London in high school , maybe that 's why I picture sled dogs as huskies , dragging wood and steel through the Yukon . This is a different kind of animal . A slack dog , not a pack dog . A coaster , not a boaster . A chiller , not a thriller ! He and his owner show the other side of Atlanta 's icy conditions : The fun shared by man and beast , when you 've got nowhere to go but downhill . Goodbye . AZUZ : Just hope he stayed warm . Without a sweater , a hot dog can quickly turn into a pup-sicle . Please join us again tomorrow -- CNN Student News only has ice for you . Bye bye !
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A national conversation builds in the aftermath of an Arizona shooting . The storm system that paralyzed the Southeast now threatens the Northeast . Haiti is still reeling one year after a devastating earthquake . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Chelsea have one foot in the Champions League semifinals after fighting back from going a goal down at Anfield to beat Premier League rivals Liverpool 3-1 in their quarterfinal first leg on Wednesday . Chelsea players celebrate Branislav Ivanovic 's equalizer on their way to a stunning win at Anfield . The London side knocked Liverpool out of the competition at the last four stage last year and they look set to repeat that feat this season , despite going behind to an early goal from Fernando Torres . With just five minutes on the clock , Dirk Kuyt fed Alvaro Arbeloa with a clever back-heel and when the full-back delivered his low cross an unmarked Torres applied the perfect finish . Didier Drogba squandered a gilt-edged chance to equalize seconds later . Fellow-Ivorian Salomon Kalou slipped the ball into his path but Drogba 's shot was kept out by goalkeeper Pepe Reina . Drogba wasted another clear chance to level in the 28th minute after Michael Ballack 's low cross had allowed the striker to shake off Jamie Carragher -- but he blazed the ball high over the bar from just eight yards out . Chelsea continued to press forward and their effort paid off in the 38th minute when Branislav Ivanovic equalized with an unmarked header from Florent Malouda 's corner . The second half saw much of the same with Liverpool on the back-foot as Chelsea pressed forward and they nearly added a second in the 51st minute when Frank Lampard 's pass put Drogba clear again . This time the striker 's shot beat Reina but Carragher managed to scamper back to clear the goal-bound effort for a corner . Liverpool briefly threatened when Torres fired over the bar from an acute angle and Chelsea suffered a blow when captain John Terry received a yellow card for a late challenge on Reina , meaning he will be suspended for the second leg at Stamford Bridge next week . However , Guus Hiddink 's side may not now need their inspirational leader after two goals in six second-half minutes stunned the home supporters . In the 61st minute , the Liverpool defense again went missing to allow Ivanovic to socre a carbon-copy header , this time from Lampard 's corner . Then in the 67th minute , a quick break from Malouda saw his superb low left-wing cross turned home by Drogba from close-range . From then on , Chelsea were in cruise control and a dispirited Liverpool could have fallen further behind had Malouda and Salomon Kalou converted last chances for the visitors . With Barcelona thrashing Bayern Munich 4-0 in Wednesday 's other match , a Chelsea v Barcelona semifinal looks assured unless Liverpool manage an unlikely win next week . Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez acknowledged it will be `` very difficult '' for his team to overturn the deficit at Stamford Bridge . He told Sky Sports : `` Clearly it will be very difficult -- but anything can happen . We have to play well and score three goals and have a very good game against a very good team . '' The Spaniard continued : `` I felt we started really well but after the goal we did n't pass the ball properly . We were giving the ball away , and they were passing it well . ''
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Chelsea fight back to beat Liverpool 3-1 in their Champions League quarterfinal . Branislav Ivanovic -LRB- 2 -RRB- and Didier Drogba give the London side a vital advantage . Liverpool had taken a fifth-minute lead when Fernando Torres fired them ahead .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- December 16 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Washington , D.C. • Boston , Massachusetts . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE : We 're seniors at Tulare Union High School , and you 're watching ... . ENTIRE GROUP : ... CNN Student News ! Woo ! CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : Want to thank my seniors for that very energetic introduction . I 'm Carl Azuz . This is CNN Student News . And in our penultimate program of 2010 , we present some perspectives on privacy . But first though , we 're headed to Washington , D.C. First Up : Senate Tax Vote . AZUZ : 81 yays ; 19 nays . So , the tax cut plan passes in the U.S. Senate . This is the compromise that President Obama and Republican leaders came up with that would extend a series of tax cuts for another two years . Yesterday , the Senate approved the plan which would cost more than $ 850 billion . Now though , it has to go through the House of Representatives . Some of the Democratic members there are n't happy with parts of this plan , so this is not a something that is set in stone . Oil Spill Lawsuit . AZUZ : The U.S. government is filing a lawsuit over this year 's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico . The suit is aimed at BP and eight other companies who were involved in the spill . When he made the announcement yesterday , Attorney General Eric Holder said `` we intend to hold them fully accountable for their violations of the law . '' The lawsuit , which accuses the companies of failing to prevent or control the spill , is one of nearly 80 suits that are all being combined together . CEO Meeting . AZUZ : And a meeting brings together politics and big business . President Obama got together yesterday with the heads of 20 of America 's biggest companies , including Google , American Express and PepsiCo . Here , you can see the president walking to the meeting at Blair House just across the street from the White House . He said the goal was to find ways to boost the economy and increase hiring . The group talked about energy , taxes and trade with other countries . One CEO who was at the meeting said he hoped it would provide the opportunity to figure out some plans to help the economy . Shoutout . JOHN LISK , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Time for the Shoutout ! Which of these ships was involved in the Boston Tea Party ? If you think you know it , shout it out ! Was it the : A -RRB- Dartmouth , B -RRB- Merrimack , C -RRB- Mayflower or D -RRB- Pinafore ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! The Dartmouth was one of the ships involved in the Boston Tea Party . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Boston Tea Party Anniversary . AZUZ : That famous protest happened 237 years ago today . A group of colonists disguised themselves as Native Americans , went on ships in Boston Harbor , and dumped hundreds of chests of tea overboard . What they were protesting against was the British Tea Act . Remember , the American colonies were controlled by Great Britain back then . Some colonists were angry about the taxes being created by the British government . The British parliament was furious about the Boston Tea Party and set up more laws in Boston . All of this helped to eventually lead to the American Revolution . Shoutout Extra Credit . MICHELLE WRIGHT , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Time for a Shoutout Extra Credit ! Who is the founder of Facebook ? You know what to do ! Is it : A -RRB- Bill Gates , B -RRB- Shawn Fanning , C -RRB- Steve Jobs or D -RRB- Mark Zuckerberg ? Another three seconds on the clock -- GO ! Zuckerberg started the social networking site when he was a student at Harvard University . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout Extra Credit ! Person of the Year . AZUZ : That was back in 2003 . In 2010 , Mark Zuckerberg is TIME Magazine 's person of the year . TIME is owned by Time Warner , the same company that owns CNN . Other people who were considered for this year 's award : the Chilean miners , the Tea Party movement , and the founder of WikiLeaks . TIME said that it chose Zuckerberg because his social networking site has had a huge impact on how we communicate and do business . The magazine pointed out that Facebook has linked one-twelfth of the entire world into a single network . If Facebook was a country , it would be the third largest country on the planet . What You Share Online ? AZUZ : Nearly half of all Americans have a Facebook account . We know a lot of you do . When you post something online , even if it 's meant to be private , there 's a good chance it can end up being public . I talked with some Atlanta-area teens and their parents recently about how much privacy they expect to have when they log on . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . AZUZ : As far as phones go , and sharing your numbers , how many of you expect your numbers to remain private ? And have you ever gotten a text or a call from a number you did n't recognize ? GROUP : Yes . ADAM VRTIS , STUDENT : But that 's normally from someone that 's given my number to someone else , not that I approved it . So , never mind , hand goes down ! KATHERINE THORNBURGH , STUDENT : I tell my friends not to give away my phone number , but it still happens . AZUZ : These suburban Atlanta teenagers may want their phone number to be private , but I found their expectations were very different when it comes to the internet . Do you expect what you post online to be private ? VRTIS : No , I do n't . AZUZ : Why not ? VRTIS : Everyone sees it , the internet . It 's the world wide web ; everyone can get to it . I 'm pretty careful about what I put on it . HANNAH GALT , STUDENT : I know nothing 's really private . AZUZ : So , how does that affect what you post on Facebook ? GALT : I do n't say anything that I do n't want anyone to hear . AZUZ : It 's a caution instilled by their parents . How much privacy do you give him on Facebook ? LORI VRTIS , PARENT : Very little . If they do want privacy , they can get a journal , they can write in it , keep it in their desk drawer . I will never read it . But when you 're posting something that everyone can look at , I 'm going to look at it also . KAREN THORNBURGH , PARENT : Anything you 're willing to put out there in a written form , be willing to stand up in front of the whole high school and announce this . ARIA GALT , PARENT : Well , I teach in a school , so we deal with a lot of these issues each day . And so , I sometimes talk about situations that I 've encountered at work and hoping that maybe something would be learned from those as well . AZUZ : And while all three students said they 'd texted something they wished they could take back , they were far more reserved in their internet behavior , largely because of their parents ' involvement . JOE VRTIS , PARENT : Professing the ignorance of it and not monitoring it , I think you 're setting yourself up for failure as a parent . I think the kids definitely need guidance . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Career Connections . AZUZ : It 's time for another edition of Career Connections . Our own Tomeka Jones joins me here . Tomeka , I hear you 're focusing on the investigative side of journalism today . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS ASSOCIATE PRODUCER : That 's right , Carl . Amber Lyon is an investigative reporter and correspondent for CNN . Before she started working here , she moved to Central America to help improve herself as a journalist . Amber credits her mother for helping her decide what career path she wanted to take . And she says she 's successful because she has a passion for journalism and knew she could n't fail at it . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . AMBER LYON , CNN CORRESPONDENT : The reason I love being a journalist is that you can really make a huge difference in society . A video , I say , can say a million words . General assignment is more you do the breaking news , the quick-turn stories that feed the daily news . They 're very important . You 'll find a lot more general assignment reporters than you ever will investigative reporters . Investigative is more like , we find one issue and maybe spend sometimes an entire year looking into it and getting down to the bottom of it . It 's more documentary style . One thing you 'll have to learn in news more than anything is that , how can you make your story different , how can you get the public 's attention ? My whole goal with Backpack Reporters is to be able to bring them on stories with us . Let them experience the story , kind of , we 're going to be taking a journey and I 'm going to bring you with me . So , with the backpack , I look at it as , okay , I 'm going to throw on my backpack and come with me ; we 're going to go on a journey to find the story . And I just try to make it really intimate with viewers so that they can connect to it . A lesson to everybody , whether you 're a journalist or any other type of career , is be willing to take risks . Because if you 're truly passionate about it , follow your passion and success will follow , and it will pay off in the end . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Promo . AZUZ : We 've been making Career Connections all semester . Now , we want to hear from you . Students , go to our blog at CNNStudentNews.com . Tell us what careers have sparked your interest . And teachers , check out the CNN Teachers ' Lounge and share how you address careers in your classrooms . The blog , the Teachers ' Lounge : they 're both at CNNStudentNews.com ! Before We Go . AZUZ : Before we go , we 've got a tail that takes a long time to tell . Say , 25 years . That 's how long Misty here has been around . That would make her 175 in dog years . And if the folks at the record books can confirm that , she will officially be the oldest dog in the world . Misty 's owner has to provide the proof , and that includes the seven years before he adopted her . Goodbye . AZUZ : You know , the part of her life that he mist-y . Hey , at least we did n't make a joke about an old dog needing to walk with a cane-ine . Or about Misty being the mutt of a bunch of jokes ? We 'll roll over and try again tomorrow . For CNN Student News , I 'm Carl Azuz .
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Examine some of the stories making headlines in Washington , D.C. Find out why TIME Magazine named Facebook 's founder the Person of the Year . Investigate the career advice offered in our latest Career Connection . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- December 6 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Afghanistan • South Korea • Albania • Israel . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . UNIDENTIFIED STUDENTS : Welcome to CNN Student News with Carl Azuz ! CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : Now that is how you get a show poppin ' ! Thank you gentlemen very much . Welcome , all of you , to a new week of CNN Student News ! I 'm Carl Azuz , and we thank all our viewers from all over the world for tuning in . First Up : Unemployment Report . AZUZ : The first Friday of every month , the U.S. government usually announces the current unemployment rate . Bad news : This past Friday 's announcement came as a surprise ; the rate went up to 9.8 percent . It had been 9.6 percent for several months . Some experts were predicting it would stay the same . More than 15 million Americans looking for work , not good news . But there are some people who are actually encouraged by the increase . The unemployment rate only counts people who are actively looking for jobs . So if the rate goes up , it could mean that Americans who 'd stopped looking think they have a better chance of finding work , so they 're back on the job hunt . Still , analysts say it is disappointing the overall job market has n't gotten better . Afghanistan Visit . AZUZ : President Obama is back in Washington after a trip to Afghanistan . He made a surprise visit there on Friday , meeting with thousands of U.S. troops . This is his second trip to Afghanistan since he became president . Dan Lothian has more on the president 's time in Afghanistan and why it did n't go exactly as planned . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . DAN LOTHIAN , CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT : It was a secret trip the White House says was in the works for more than a month ; flying into Bagram Air Base for a little more than four hours to salute the men and women who are carrying out the administration 's stepped-up strategy in Afghanistan . BARACK OBAMA , PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES : This part of the world is the center of a global effort where we are going to disrupt and dismantle and defeat al Qaeda and its extremist allies , and that 's why you 're here . LOTHIAN : But ahead of a mid-December review , what is being called a comprehensive assessment to possibly tweak the president 's policy there , challenges remain . There 's rampant corruption in the Afghan government , highlighted by leaked state department cables in which Ambassador Carl Eikenberry is said to be concerned about `` how to fight corruption when key government officials are themselves corrupt . '' And then there is the continued Taliban threat . OBAMA : You 're going on the offense . I 'm tired of playing defense . Targeting their leaders . Pushing them out of their strongholds . LOTHIAN : Mr. Obama had planned on flying to Kabul to meet with President Hamid Karzai and visit U.S. embassy employees . But a storm rolled in with high winds , dust and low cloud cover , so his helicopter trip was canceled , and the Karzai meeting became a 15-minute phone call . The president did visit wounded troops at a base hospital , awarding five Purple Hearts , and met with members of the 101st Airborne Division who lost six members in a deadly attack earlier this week . OBAMA : There are going to be difficult days ahead . Progress comes at a high price . LOTHIAN : Thirteen hundred U.S. troops have been killed in Afghanistan since the war began . This year was especially deadly . The Obama administration plans to start withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in July 2011 , and a stable , reliable government there is key to meeting that deadline . As for whether or not those WikiLeaks documents could cause more problems for the Obama administration , one top aide says that they 've weathered these kinds of revelations in the past and that there 's no secret about the challenges they 're facing in Afghanistan , especially when it comes to corruption in the government there . Dan Lothian , CNN , the White House . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Tax Vote in Senate . AZUZ : Moving to the legislative branch of U.S. government and the debate over some tax cuts we 've been talking about recently . These are cuts that were made under President George W. Bush . They are set to expire . If they do , it means Americans ' taxes will go up . Everyone seems to be in favor of extending the cuts for families who make less than $ 250,000 a year . The debate is over extending those tax cuts for families that make more money than that . Saturday , the U.S. Senate voted not to extend the cuts for anyone , but Democratic and Republican leaders are hopeful they they can still work out a compromise . Shoutout . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to Mr. Study 's social studies classes at Shallotte Middle School in Shallotte , North Carolina ! Which of these words means a fee that countries have to pay when they import something ? Is it : A -RRB- Default , B -RRB- Inflation , C -RRB- Subsidy or D -RRB- Tariff ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! The fee or tax on products that are imported is called a tariff . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Trade with South Korea . AZUZ : A new deal between the U.S. and South Korea would get rid of a lot of tariffs . President Obama announced the plan on Saturday . Over the next five years , it would eliminate 95 percent of the tariffs on industrial and consumer products that South Korea imports from the United States . The president says this agreement will mean billions of dollars in American exports and support 70,000 American jobs . Other folks do n't see it that way . In fact , they argue that this trade agreement will actually cost U.S. jobs . The president had hoped to finalize the deal with South Korea when he was in that country last month . There were some disagreements about specific details that caused the delay . Albania Flooding . AZUZ : Albania is a country in southeastern Europe . It 's a little smaller than the U.S. state of Maryland , and it 's home to about 3 million people . 12,000 of them have had to leave their homes because of this : massive flooding caused by severe rain . You can see some of the damage in these photos sent in by an iReporter . Huge areas of land are underwater . Thousands of homes have flooded . Officials have declared a state of emergency , and troops and police are helping out in the rescue efforts . Israel Wildfire . AZUZ : Israel 's cabinet has promised speedy relief to victims of a deadly wildfire in that country . The prime minister , Binyamin Netanyahu , says he wants the people who were affected to be able to go back to their homes or to alternative housing within days . The fire broke out on Thursday . It 's killed at least 40 people and injured at least 17 others . As of Sunday , it was still burning in a few places , but authorities said the major sources had been extinguished . Israel is getting help from other countries , including the U.S. , Egypt and Jordan . And Palestinians -- a group that 's often at odds with Israel -- are helping out here too . Sound Check . TRENT MITCHELL , SHORECREST HIGH SCHOOL VIDEO TEACHER : You will see the kids walking , you know , kind of looking down and texting away , when there 's 50 kids around them they could be talking to . NICHOLI WYTOVICZ , SHORECREST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT : I Facebook after I get home from school , and then I do my homework , and then I Facebook some more . MARA HARRIS , SHORECREST HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR : I 'm not on it 24/7 , but I could cut back . I know my mom would love it . Social Experiment . AZUZ : All right , if that sounds familiar , we 're all guilty of this at some point or other . As you can see from our stack of smartphones and cell phones right here , technology and social networking are everywhere . But for one week , there 's a school district in Washington state that 's going unplugged as part of a social experiment . And this is what we mean by unplugged : More than 400 students , teachers and staff have promised to give up texting , Twitter , Facebook and cell phones ! The teacher who came up with the idea says people are losing the ability to have face-to-face communication . Students have been promoting the experiment on Facebook . Go figure . All of it starts today . The students who are taking part are on the honor system , but they 've given their cell numbers to teachers who will use `` spies '' to try and test them . Blog Report . AZUZ : We 're covering this on our blog today ; you probably guessed that already . But about Friday 's blog on a high school football player who got flagged after praying in the end zone , Rebecca says she would not stop pointing to the sky after scoring . She would let go of the ball first , though , since that 's supposedly what triggered the flag . Laurie 's class agreed with dropping the ball first , writing that `` people of faith should be able to show it , but they still have to follow rules . '' Salicia , like several of you , talked about the First Amendment and said `` the player had every right to say a prayer . '' Look at this : 93 percent of you thought Ronnie Hastie should not have been penalized for what he did . Jackson says it 's offensive on the ref 's part because it 's like he 's saying `` no following religion on a football field . '' Ryan says `` the player was n't celebrating ; he was thanking God . As a football player myself , they should get rid of that rule altogether . '' Quick reminder for you : We only publish comments with first names ; we only read first names on the show . Before We Go . AZUZ : All right , today 's Before We Go segment is about someone who 's just a giant baby . A giant panda baby . Well , he 's kinda cute now . He only weighs about 2 pounds . Just wait 'til he 's full-grown and weighs 200 pounds ! This little guy is just a month old . We 'd like to tell you his name , but he wo n't get that until he 's 100 days old . That 's a tradition in China , where pandas are from . This check-up was to make sure he 's healthy , in good shape , and eating well . Goodbye . AZUZ : You know , all the bear essentials . That about cub-bers it for today 's program . We hope you have a great day . For CNN Student News , I 'm Carl Azuz .
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Find out why President Obama 's trip to Afghanistan did n't go as planned . Hear how tariffs would be affected by a U.S.-South Korea trade agreement . Consider how a social experiment challenges one school district to unplug . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- December 3 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Russia • Qatar • Washington . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : Fridays are awesome on CNN Student News ! And on this Friday , we 're talking about sports ; we 're talking about politics ; we are doing it all with absolutely no commercials . I 'm Carl Azuz . CNN Student News starts right now ! First Up : Tax Cut Extension . AZUZ : First up , tax cuts from 2001 and 2003 : Should they stay , or should they go ? When they were passed , these cuts lowered everyone 's taxes . But the debate has been whether these cuts should be extended for everyone . Yesterday , the House of Representatives voted to extend the tax cuts , but only for families that make less than $ 250,000 a year . If you make more than that , your taxes would go up . Democrats argue that the government ca n't afford to continue the tax cuts for wealthy Americans . Republicans say that not extending those cuts could hurt the economy even more . Even though the vote happened , the debate still is n't over . The Senate has to vote on this , and sources have said that both parties -- and the president -- are trying to work out a compromise that could mean an extension of the tax cuts for everyone . How Bad Could it Get ? AZUZ : Another big issue facing Congress is the federal debt . That is how much money the U.S. government borrows to pay its bills . Earlier this week , a bipartisan commission announced some of its ideas about how to cut the debt . We reported on that yesterday . But what if nothing happens ? What if the debt just keeps getting bigger ? Mary Snow examines some of the possibilities . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . MARY SNOW , CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT : As European countries are roiled by spending cuts to stave off bankruptcy , the focus turns to U.S. debt . With a bipartisan panel commissioned by the president warning , `` If the U.S. does not put its house in order , the reckoning will be sure and the devastation severe . '' At stake : a national public debt of nine trillion dollars . Panel member David Cote , the CEO of Honeywell , spells it out like this : . DAVID COTE , CEO , HONEYWELL : So , to put it into perspective , if you had spent a million dollars a day since Jesus Christ was born 2,010 years ago , you would still not have spent a trillion dollars . SNOW : While there 's debate over what and how to cut , to do nothing carries the risk of a collapsed economy requiring an international bailout like what happened recently in countries like Greece and Ireland . The question is , could the same thing happen to the U.S. ? Even leading fiscal experts say it 's impossible to predict , but ... MAYA C. MACGUINEAS , NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION : The whole world is watching right now . And the folks on Wall Street and who lend the U.S. money from around the world are watching what we are doing and seeing if we get our fiscal house in order . SNOW : And Maya MacGuineas , the head of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget , says the U.S. does n't have a lot of time to act . The risk is tied to U.S. dependence on foreign lenders , especially China . If those lenders do n't see the U.S. as a safe haven , they could pull back . But Greg Ip , U.S. editor of the Economist , says the rest of the world has no interest in seeing the U.S. collapse into bankruptcy . GREG IP , ECONOMIST : In the case of the Chinese , they 're not buying treasury bonds as some charitable act . They 're doing it to prop up the U.S. dollar because that actually makes it easier for them to export stuff to the U.S. SNOW : Bottom line is , it affects everybody . If the U.S. has to pay more to borrow money , it trickles down to higher interest rates for everything to mortgages to business loans . And ultimately , that hurts economic growth . Mary Snow , CNN , New York . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Shoutout . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to Mrs. Herman 's social studies classes at Marion High School in Marion , Iowa ! Which of these terms is a form of political punishment ? Is it : A -RRB- Gerrymander , B -RRB- Reconciliation , C -RRB- Censure or D -RRB- Filibuster ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! A censure is an official reprimand of someone who 's done something wrong . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Rep. Rangel Censure . AZUZ : Might not sound that bad , but in political terms , a censure is a big deal . Yesterday , the House of Representatives voted to censure New York Democratic Representative Charlie Rangel . Rangel , whom you see here , has served in the House for nearly 40 years . Last month , he was found guilty of violating House ethics rules , including failing to pay some taxes . He apologized , but says he has n't done anything corrupt and asked the House for fairness before it voted on the censure yesterday . As part of his punishment , Rangel has to stand on the House floor while the censure against him is read out loud . World Cup Hosts . AZUZ : All right , kicking it over to sports , now . Who is going to host the World Cup , the world 's biggest soccer tournament ? We already know it 's Brazil in 2014 . As for the one after that ... SEPP BLATTER , FIFA PRESIDENT : ... organized in Russia . AZUZ : Russia will play host to the tournament in 2018 . It 'll be the first time that the country is home to the World Cup . BLATTER : The winner to organize the 2022 FIFA World Cup is Qatar . AZUZ : And the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar will be host in 2022 . It 'll be that country 's first time hosting , as well . Soccer officials said one reason they chose Qatar was because they 're trying to help soccer grow around the world . Touchdown Controversy . AZUZ : From futbol to football , American football . What a player did during a Washington state high school playoff game is getting a lot of attention . Check this out : Ronnie Hastie followed up this touchdown run by kneeling for a quick prayer and pointing to the sky . But then a flag comes flying in . The ref said it was unsportsmanlike conduct for excessive celebration . Ronnie 's done this same kneel-and-point after every touchdown this season . Never gotten a flag before . But the rule is that players have to give up the ball immediately after a touchdown , and they ca n't draw attention to themselves . Ronnie says he was n't ; he was drawing attention to Jesus . But he also says that the refs are in charge , and he is n't planning to point to the sky after future touchdowns , at least on the field . Blog Promo . AZUZ : What a story , what a controversy , what an opportunity for you to sound off on our blog . Do you agree with the penalty ? And if this had happened to you , would you have stopped praying after scoring touchdowns ? Our blog at CNNStudentNews.com is anxiously awaiting your comments ! I am anxiously awaiting the chance to report on them ! I.D. Me . JOHN LISK , CNN STUDENT NEWS : See if you can I.D. Me ! I was built between 1792 and 1800 . I have two wings and 132 different rooms . I 'm located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue . I 'm the White House , and I 've been home to more than 40 families ! First Family Decorations . AZUZ : Well , they say there 's no place like home for the holidays , even when you live in one of the most famous houses on the planet . The White House is decked out in Christmas decorations , and an estimated 20,000 people will be invited to events there during this holiday season . First lady Michelle Obama opened up the doors at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to give everyone a look . MICHELLE OBAMA , FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES : In many ways , this is really what the White House is all about . And I say this all the time , it is the people 's house . It 's a place that is steeped in history , but it is also a place where everyone should feel welcome . Here at the White House , we have 19 Christmas trees in every corner of the White House . We have a giant bow made out of pipe cleaners . We have 350 pounds of gingerbread house that you 'll get to see , that took our wonderful pastry chef Bill Yosses and his team an entire month to create . Over the last few days , nearly 100 volunteers from all over the country have been working so hard . They 've been making all of the ornaments , they 've been hanging the lights and transforming these rooms into breathtaking works of art . That spirit of kindness and generosity is really what the holiday season is all about . And it was the idea behind this year 's theme , which is Simple Gifts , because in the end , the greatest blessings of all are the ones that do n't cost a thing . The time that we spend with our loved ones , the freedoms we enjoy as Americans , and the joy we feel from reaching out to those in need . Education Makeover . AZUZ : Knock , knock . Who 's there ? Your principal , and he 's here to check on your homework ! Doctor Steve Perry , a high school principal , is dropping in on one family to try to whip them into shape . It 's a special program called Education Makeover , and it airs tomorrow at 2:30 and 4:30 Eastern on CNN . Check it out ! Before We Go . AZUZ : Finally today , you know that expression `` bend but do n't break '' ? This little lady is finding out exactly what that means . The doorstop she 's fighting ai n't going nowhere ! Yeah , it 's an adorable animal YouTube video . And you have to give the puppy points for persistence . Emma is displaying some dogged determination here , even if her opponent in this epic battle seems lifeless . We 'd suggest that the bulldog take on a doorstop her own size . Goodbye . AZUZ : But it 's possible that she 'd just recoil in fear . We 've reached the tail end of our show , but we 'll spring back with more CNN Student News next week . Hope you have a great weekend . For CNN Student News , I 'm Carl Azuz .
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Explore what could happen if the U.S. does n't take action on the debt . Consider the penalty for a football player 's post-touchdown prayer . Join the first lady for a tour of the White House 's holiday decorations . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- November 30 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • North Korea • Cancun , Mexico . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : Glad to see you 've tuned back in to CNN Student News ! My name is Carl Azuz . We are broadcasting from the CNN Center in Atlanta , G-A ! Today 's first story has to do with information that was never meant to be seen by the public . First Up : WikiLeaks Release . AZUZ : It was leaked . Like a book of American secrets shared with everyone , all over the internet . The organization that 's publishing this information is called `` WikiLeaks . '' This is an international , not-for-profit website that posts material , often secret material , that it gets from anonymous sources . They believe the public has a right to know what their leaders are saying . What WikiLeaks is publishing this time around are hundreds of thousands of documents -- communications between Washington and U.S. embassies around the world . They contain classified -- secret -- information about U.S. diplomacy : how American government officials interacted with -- and in some cases felt about -- the government officials of other countries . So why does any of this matter ? Well , U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , whose interactions with other officials are included in some of these documents , calls their publication illegal . And she says it could threaten U.S. national security and put lives in danger . Plus , it 's embarrassing . And it could cause other countries to doubt America 's ability to keep secrets . Jill Dougherty delves into the content and criticism surrounding the leaks . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . JILL DOUGHERTY , CNN FOREIGN AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT : The U.S. government has been in damage control all weekend long . Secretary of State Hillary Clinton personally phoning the leaders of eight different countries : Germany , Saudi Arabia , the United Arab Emirates , Britain , France , Afghanistan , China and Canada ; assessing the potential impact on relations . The government has been roundly condemning the leaks . There are 250,000 of them , and not all are out at this point . They are on a wide variety of subjects , and some of the most interesting ones deal with the reaction of Arab countries , a critical reaction toward Iran and its nuclear program . Also , `` The New York Times '' reporting that State Department personnel in some cases were asked to provide information from foreign diplomats about things like frequent flyer numbers and credit card numbers . P.J. Crowley , the spokesperson for the State Department , saying in a tweet , our diplomats are that , they are diplomats , they collect information . They are not , as he put it , intelligence assets . Now , what could be the potential damage ? Well , one U.S. official telling me it could be hugely damaging to the United States , but some of that will depend on what other governments , governments around the world , will be saying . And I have been speaking with some embassies here in Washington . They are saying that they are still studying the documents , and we can certainly expect a lot more . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Federal Wage Freeze ? AZUZ : U.S. government workers , like Secretary Clinton , President Obama , FBI employees and park rangers , may not be getting a pay raise for the next two years . That 's a proposal from the president himself who says this is about getting the government deficit under control and that the sacrifices made would have to be shared with government employees . The government 's deficits -- how much more money it spends , than it takes in -- are expected to exceed nine trillion dollars over the next decade . So how much would freezing government wages save ? About 60 billion over the next ten years . Not a significant amount of money when compared to the overall deficit . But one analyst called the proposal a `` psychological first step . '' It 's also not set in stone ; Congress would have to approve this before it could take effect . Back in Session . AZUZ : And that is one of the many things the lame duck Congress started considering as lawmakers got back to work yesterday . One major decision they 're facing this week : the federal budget -- what to spend where , in order to keep the government operating . Some other things they 'll have until year 's end to decide : Will the government keep taxes the way they were after President Bush cut them ? Will the government extend benefits to people who 've been without jobs ? And it will be interesting to see what sort of compromises are in the December air because things are changing in January : The new House will be controlled by Republicans , while Democrats will maintain a slim lead in the Senate . Shoutout . CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to Mrs. Thompson 's 6th grade classes at Philomath Middle School in Philomath , Oregon ! Which of these countries borders North Korea to the north ? Is it : A -RRB- China , B -RRB- Thailand , C -RRB- Mongolia or D -RRB- Vietnam ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! China shares most of North Korea 's northern border . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Korean Peninsula Crisis . AZUZ : China is also North Korea 's closest ally , which is why China factors in to the crisis on the Korean Peninsula . It 's calling for an emergency meeting of six countries , to discuss the best ways to ease tensions in the Korean region . But the U.S. , one of those six countries , says a meeting is no substitute for North Korea changing its behavior . North Korea is furious over military exercises being done by South Korea ; in response , North Korea attacked a South Korean island last week . South Korea says if the north attacks again , it will respond firmly . On Sunday , the U.S joined South Korea 's military exercises in the Yellow Sea . Climate Change Conference . AZUZ : There are 194 countries represented right now in Cancun , Mexico for the latest United Nations Climate Change Summit . They 're hoping for an international agreement on reducing carbon emissions . These are released into the air when we burn gas , oil or coal . And many scientists blame carbon emissions for affecting the Earth 's climate , though others say humans have little or no effect on the climate . Hard to say if there 'll be any breakthroughs at the summit . Not much came out of last year 's meeting in Copenhagen , Denmark . And part of the reason for that : Different carbon limits are suggested for different countries , and not everyone agrees on what those limits should be . Is This Legit ? CNN STUDENT NEWS : Is This Legit ? To live in the U.S. legally , you must be a U.S. citizen . Not legit ! The U.S. government offers people ways to legally work and live in the U.S. without being citizens . DREAM Act . AZUZ : But those who are in the U.S. illegally may face deportation : being sent back to their home countries . An interesting sticking point in the debate over illegal immigrants , is this : What happens to their children ? Not those who were born on U.S. soil ; they 're citizens . But those who were brought here as kids : Should they be allowed to stay ? Susan Candiotti illustrates why there 's so much disagreement over this question . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . SUSAN CANDIOTTI , CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT : For 19-year-old Joanna Kim , America is home . Her parents moved to New York from South Korea when she was eight . JOANNA KIM , COLLEGE STUDENT : My first memory was when I first came here and my dad took me on a ferry here near where the Statue of Liberty is , and we went around . And it was snowing that day so it was extra beautiful . CANDIOTTI : It was 1999 . The World Trade Center is seen over her shoulder . But from the time she was little , she was told to keep a secret . Her family was in the U.S. illegally . The college honor student is now fighting deportation . Her status is tied to her divorced father , who 's had no contact with Joanna and her mom since moving back to South Korea years ago . Her only hope is the DREAM Act . Tossed around like a football in Congress for a decade , it would allow students such as Joanna to become permanent residents if they came to the U.S. as a child , attend college or serve in the military and are of good character . Joanna Kim 's undocumented status prevented her from getting into Ivy League schools but she 's attending a state university on scholarship . KIM : I 'm still working on a career that I want , to go into medicine . CANDIOTTI : DREAM Act opponents are urging defeat in a lame duck Congress . WILLIAM GREEN , AMERICANS FOR LEGAL IMMIGRATION : Illegal immigrants are n't supposed to be rewarded with citizenship , voting rights and college educations and financial aid paid for by me and my family and my grandparents . Illegal immigrants are supposed to return home . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Web Promo . AZUZ : Tell us what you think of this story on our blog ! It 's live at CNNStudentNews.com . Also , teachers , if you wan na get your students talking about the DREAM Act or many of the other stories we cover , we offer free discussion questions at CNNStudentNews.com ! You see them on your screen right there ! These questions are written by educators like you ; and they 're designed to help you get the conversation started with your students . All you have to do is visit our front page and scroll down to Daily Discussion ! Before We Go . AZUZ : Forecast for Saint Paul , Minnesota : High near 24 ; low in the teens . Just how do you keep your upper lip warm in that sort of weather ? You grow a sweater for it ! This was characterized as history 's hairiest hockey game . Two reasons for this moustache mayhem : One : `` Movember '' -- a group that encourages moustache manifestation in November to raise money for cancer research . Two : Try to set a record for the most moustaches in one place . Goodbye . AZUZ : Some of those guys say moustaches are a must , so do n't you give them any lip . Others wanted to shave as soon as possible : You know , hair today , gone tomorrow ! We 're back tomorrow , and we always shave off commercials . So be sure to join us then ! For CNN Student News , I 'm Carl Azuz .
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The U.S. State Department handles the fallout after secret documents appear on WikiLeaks . China suggests a meeting to handle tensions between North Korea and South Korea . Supporters and opponents weigh in on the DREAM Act . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- November 18 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Washington , D.C. • Dominican Republic / Haiti • Kobe , Japan . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . JOYCE JOSEPH , CNN STUDENT NEWS : That paper airplane can only mean one thing : It 's time for a new edition of CNN Student News ! Carl is at an anti-bullying conference this week . I 'm Joyce Joseph . First up today , the halls of Congress . First Up : Leaders in Congress . JOSEPH : The 112th U.S. Congress wo n't start until January , but it 's picking its leaders this week ! These are the men and women who will guide the members of their political parties . In the Senate , things will look very familiar . Democratic Senator Harry Reid is the current Senate majority leader . He 'll hold onto that title . The Democrats lost some seats in the midterms , but still have a majority . On the other side of the Senate aisle , Republican Mitch McConnell , who is the current Senate minority leader , will continue on in that role . Control of the House of Representatives changed hands in the midterms ; the Republicans will be in the majority when the new session starts . They unanimously picked Representative John Boehner to continue as their leader . He 's now in line to be the new speaker of the House . Democrats voted for the current House speaker , Nancy Pelosi , to become the House minority leader . But not all of them . Of the 193 House Democrats who will be part of the next Congress , about 25 percent voted for someone other than Pelosi to be leader . Security Hearing . JOSEPH : That 's not the only thing Congress is doing this week . A Senate committee is talking with the head of the Transportation Security Agency about security checks at airports . This is something you 've been talking about on our blog : the advanced scanning machines and security checks . The holiday travel season is almost here , so this is getting a lot of attention . The question is , how do you find a balance between privacy and security ? SEN. GEORGE LEMIEUX , -LRB- R -RRB- FLORIDA : I 'm , frankly , bothered by the level of these pat-downs . I 've seen them first hand in airports in Florida . I also understand that you would like to do everything possible to keep American people safe , but there are limits . There has to be a balance here . What can we do to right this balance ? I think we 've gone too far afield . JOHN PISTOLE , TSA ADMINISTRATOR : We know that there are additional things that we could be doing to detect things . And we know , based on pat-downs and AIT , we have detected dozens and dozens of , let 's say , artfully concealed objects that could pose a risk to aviation . New Home Construction . JOSEPH : Let 's talk about the economy for a second . Experts look at a lot of things to figure out how it 's doing . That includes the stock market , unemployment numbers and the housing industry . A new report just came out about housing starts . That 's the number of new homes that are being built , and it 's down . During the month of October , housing starts dropped nearly 12 percent . In fact , they 're at their lowest level in 18 months . Analysts expected the number to fall , but they were a little surprised by how much it dropped . Shoutout . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to Mr. Macias 's 6th grade humanities class at Michael E. Fossum Middle School in McAllen , Texas ! You 're looking at the island of Hispaniola . It 's made up of Haiti and what other country ? Is it : A -RRB- Barbados , B -RRB- Dominican Republic , C -RRB- Jamaica or D -RRB- Trinidad ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! Haiti takes up about one-third of Hispaniola ; the Dominican Republic takes up the rest . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Protests in Haiti . JOSEPH : The Dominican Republic is under a maximum health alert . We 've talked about the cholera outbreak that 's going on in Haiti . Well , Dominican authorities have been worried it might spread to their country , and it looks like it did . Cholera does n't work like the cold or flu ; it usually does n't get passed from person to person . But officials say a Haitian who works in the Dominican Republic brought the disease back over the border after he went home to Haiti recently . He 's the first confirmed case of cholera in Hispaniola 's other nation . Back in Haiti , the cholera outbreak has led to violence in one town . We reported on that yesterday . Ivan Watson went there to check out the situation . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . IVAN WATSON , CNN CORRESPONDENT : Roads leading into the city blocked by burning tires , torched cars and even a coffin . Machete-wielding locals patrol the streets . Scenes of chaos less than two weeks before Haiti is supposed to hold presidential elections . We 've seen some crowds of young men out on the street . We 're told that they 're protesting against U.N. peacekeepers . They want them to leave Haiti and Cap Haitien . They blame them for the cholera epidemic in this country . The peacekeepers can do little more for now than put out fires and face off against an angry population terrified by the deadliest cholera epidemic to hit Haiti in more than half a century . MOSES VALCY , TAXI DRIVER : We got so much people sick right now , so the people very , very , very , very scared about cholera right now . WATSON : The U.N. peacekeepers are effectively under siege , targeted by angry locals who almost went after us . The protesters are mostly armed with rocks and bottles . They clearly control most of the streets right now . As the sun set on a second day of riots , tear gas and smoke from dozens of fires continues to rise , over Haiti 's second largest city . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . CNN Heroes . JOSEPH : CNN Heroes : everyday people who are changing the world . Tune in for the all-star tribute on Thanksgiving night . That 's one week from tonight . It airs at 8 p.m. Eastern on CNN . Before that , head to CNNStudentNews.com ; look for our Spotlight section . You 're seeing that right here . That 's where you 'll find our CNN Heroes Teacher and Parent Guide . It has questions and activities that help students identify heroes in history and in their own lives . What 's the Word ? JOHN LISK , CNN STUDENT NEWS : What 's the Word ? it 's an adjective that means relating to or about a city ; it 's also the opposite of rural . URBAN . That 's the word ! The Urban Brain . JOSEPH : According to the United Nations , more than half of the world 's population lives in urban areas . If you live in a city , you know there 's a lot going on , a lot to keep track of . What you might not know is that all of that could affect your brain . Doctor Sanjay Gupta explains how and what you can do about it . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . DR. SANJAY GUPTA , CNN CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT : Life in the concrete jungle , that 's what they call it . And if you live in a city , you are probably used to something like this . Problem is , with so many different distractions , it 's very hard to focus on one particular thing . It 's called controlled perception , toggling back and forth between so many things . And it can leave you feeling mentally exhausted . There 's no question that living in a city has a lot of advantages . Shops are open all hours of the day , you can buy things , there are also lots of cultural attractions . But what we 're finding more and more is that all of that comes with a price . There 's an impact on the brain , as well . In fact , here in Japan , it 's a big topic of discussion . They are talking about the fact that mental illness is one of the biggest health problems here , and they attribute it to this complex , high-tech environment . The thing is , more people live in cities than ever before , and they are living in cities longer than ever . So , all of this is expected to get worse . And here 's why : All that stimulation , well , it can cause spikes to the stress hormone known as cortisol . And as a result , it can be very difficult for the brain to hold things in memory , reduces your self-control , dull your thinking , it may even speed up cognitive decline . Just from living in a city . Think of it as your brain more rapidly aging . But here 's the part I like in all this : Getting away from the stress associated with the chaos in a big city can be as simple as finding a place like this . In fact , recent studies have shown that just glimpses of green areas can make a huge difference in your overall cognitive function . Makes you less distracted , less stressed , and more relaxed . In fact , just a few minutes away from bustling Kobe , Japan , we found this place : a very old park . A lot of people come here for a few minutes a day . There are shrines , and there are good opportunities to find green space , and that really seems to be the key : find green spaces in your city and make sure to use them as much as possible . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Before We Go . JOSEPH : Finally , have you ever sat in math class and wondered : when am I gon na use this ? Well , this is when . Check out this incredible video from Gawker TV . If she makes 128 shots in 60 seconds , how many shots does she make per second ? Around two . Let me say that again : She 's making two shots every second ! And in case you had n't noticed , she does n't miss a single one . You might call her a show off . Goodbye . JOSEPH : We think she 's just a hot shot . Here 's my question : Since she 's doing this in an arcade , do you think she had to pay for the game , or did they give her a free throw ? You might call that pun a foul , but we 'll bounce right back with more tomorrow . For CNN Student News , I 'm Joyce Joseph .
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Find out who the leaders will be in the 112th U.S. Congress . Journey through a Haitian town where riots have broken out . Consider the potential impact of city living on the brain . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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AMMAN , Jordan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- For more than 20 years , Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger , then the Vatican 's top doctrinal czar , was the intellectual architect of the papacy of John Paul II . Pope Benedict XVI and Jordanian Prince Ghazi Bin Talal leave the King Hussein mosque in Amman on Saturday . Thus , when Ratzinger was elected to succeed John Paul as Pope Benedict XVI in April 2005 , it was widely seen as a vote for continuity with the late pontiff 's policies . Four years later , there 's only one strong substantive difference between the two popes , and it 's on display this week as Benedict XVI visits Jordan , Israel and the Palestinian territories : their approaches to Islam . With 1.1 billion Roman Catholics and 1.6 billion Muslims in the world , representing about 40 percent of the world 's population , it 's a difference that matters . While John Paul II was a bridge-builder , Benedict is determined to walk across those bridges , pushing Islam toward a rejection of extremism and an acceptance of religious freedom -- toward an integration of reason and faith . It 's an approach that puts its finger on critically important concerns , but one also fraught with potential for conflict . In general , John Paul II was a great pioneer of Catholic-Muslim relations . He met with Muslims more than 60 times over the course of his almost 27-year pontificate , and in 2001 he became the first pope ever to enter an Islamic mosque : the Grand Umayyad Mosque in Damascus , Syria . John Paul 's opposition to the two U.S.-led Gulf Wars and his broad sympathy for the Palestinians was also appreciated by many Muslims . Like John Paul , Benedict XVI sees himself as a friend of Islam . Friday in Amman , Jordan , on the first day of his weeklong swing through the Middle East , Benedict reaffirmed his `` deep respect for Muslims . '' His broad vision is what he calls growing `` intercultural dialogue '' between Muslims and Christians , which implies an alliance against forms of secularism in the West that the pope regards as hostile to religion . The fact that Benedict XVI has chosen to begin his tour by spending three days in Jordan , which the Vatican has long regarded as a model of Muslim-Christian co-existence , suggests the emphasis he places on Islam . When John Paul came in 2000 , he spent just 24 hours here . Watch a walk through Amman for everday Jordanians ' reactions to the visit '' Among other things , Benedict hopes Christians and Muslims will join forces in defense of shared values such as the sanctity of human life and the family , which can translate into political efforts in opposition to abortion and homosexuality . The precedent was set in the mid-1990s , when the Vatican and a bloc of Muslim nations resisted efforts at U.N.-sponsored conferences in Beijing and Cairo to recognize a right to abortion as part of international law . Yet the price of admission to that partnership , Benedict XVI believes , is a reform within Islam that would move it in the direction of a greater capacity for pluralism , including the rights of religious minorities , especially Christians , within Islamic societies . Saturday , for example , Benedict visited the King Hussein mosque in Amman , telling his Muslim hosts that religious freedom `` includes the right , especially of minorities , to fair access to the employment market and other spheres of civic life . '' Benedict also argued that much tension between Christians and Muslims is the result of `` ideological manipulation of religion , sometimes for political ends , '' and pointed to what he called `` the fundamental contradiction of resorting to violence or exclusion in the name of God . '' To date , Benedict XVI 's efforts to convince Muslims that he 's advancing these arguments as a friend , from a shared space of common religious concern , have brought mixed results . His famous September 2006 speech in Regensburg , Germany , in which he cited a Byzantine emperor linking Islam to violence , set off wide protests across the Islamic world . Here in Jordan , some leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood have turned a cold shoulder to the pope 's visit , insisting that he must apologize anew for the Regensburg address . In effect , one core aim of Benedict XVI 's journey this week is to re-introduce himself to the Muslim world , clearing away the debris from what he conceded this morning is `` the burden of our common history . '' The drama is whether this 82-year-old pontiff , who has sometimes had his problems with public relations , is able to pull it off . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer .
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Pope Benedict XVI in Middle East , courting Muslims , urging religious freedom . Allen : Pope hopes Christians and Muslims will join forces to defend shared values . Allen : Price for alliance is a `` greater capacity for pluralism '' within Islam . Allen : Pope 's relations with Muslims have been rocky : Can he pull it off ?
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- November 12 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • South Korea • New York , New York . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : Fridays are awesome ! And we 're not the only ones who think so . You 're gon na meet some other people who totally agree in just a few minutes . I 'm Carl Azuz . CNN Student News starts right now ! First Up : G-20 Summit . AZUZ : And we begin today at the G-20 Summit , where there is talk of war ! But not the type of war most of us think of . No guns , no missiles . This is a currency war , a war over money . It has to do with something that both China and the U.S. are accused of : currency manipulation . This is when a country changes the value of its currency on purpose . Usually , it means making your currency weaker . Why would someone want to do that ? Well , if your currency 's less valuable , then your exports , the products that you make and sell to other countries , are cheaper . Cheaper products usually means more sales , which means more money for the country . Thing is , if one country is selling more products , that means other countries are selling fewer products . Stan Grant looks at how a couple cases of currency manipulation are causing tension in the global economy right now . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . STAN GRANT , CNN CORRESPONDENT , BEIJING : Currencies , the new economic battleground . According to some analysts , it has now gone to a whole new level . DONG TAO , CREDIT SUISSE : This is not officially declared , but I do believe that the world is in a currency war . GRANT : On one side , the Chinese renminbi . On the other , the United States dollar . TAO : In the past , it 's been one way , U.S. pushing China . And now , we 're going to see two-way arguments . GRANT : And in any battle , words are weapons . The U.S. has accused China of manipulating its currency , keeping it low to boost exports and take American jobs . The U.S. has embarked on another round of so-called `` quantitative easing , '' pumping an extra $ 600 billion into banks to stimulate lending . It lowers the value of the dollar . China looks at America 's sluggish growth , financial woes and high unemployment and says , `` Do n't blame us . '' CUI TIANKAI , VICE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS : If they get cold , they can not ask China to take the medicine , because this will not cure their cold . GRANT : In the middle , countries like Australia : staunch U.S. ally , but building its economy on the back of China growth . Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd , recently in China , ever the diplomat . KEVIN RUDD , AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER : Well , I think , as they say in the classics , it takes two to tango . So , these questions are not as simple as that . GRANT : At stake is the very future of the world economy . Western countries are no longer the engines of growth . That belongs to emerging economies . According to the International Monetary Fund , China grew 10 times faster than the global average last year and contributed almost 50 percent of world domestic demand . RUDD : Where would we be if China had not generated phenomenal economic growth in the last 18 months ? I tell you where we 'd be : in a lot of trouble . GRANT : With the world 's number one and two economies facing off , there are fears of a rise of protectionism , putting national interests above the world 's . The answer ultimately is cooperation , not conflict . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Impact Your World - Honoring America 's Veterans . AZUZ : CNN 's Impact Your World page offers ways for you to make a difference . Today , it 's focused on America 's veterans . Writing a letter , volunteering your time , just saying thank you : There are many ways to pay tribute to these men and women . Learn more at CNNStudentNews.com . Veterans Day . AZUZ : All across the country and around the world , Americans took time to honor their nation 's veterans on Thursday . Ceremonies , parades and concerts scheduled all over the U.S. People honored the more than 23 million veterans who are alive today , as well as those who have fallen . Vice President Joe Biden was part of a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery . He called veterans the `` heart and soul , the very spine of this nation . '' Ground Zero Waterfall . AZUZ : This waterfall is part of a different memorial , one that honors some of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks . You 'll find it in New York , and it 's part of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum . Engineers started testing it this week . They 've been working on it for years , and the president of the memorial said `` to see the water coming down ... was inspiring . It was great . '' The memorial and museum are scheduled to open on September 11th , 2011 . That is the 10th anniversary of the attacks . Disabled Cruise Ship . AZUZ : Ryan Harlan says his recent vacation was really fun . The worst part ? `` Being stranded in the middle of the ocean . '' Yeah , that would put a damper on things . Ryan was one of 3,300 passengers who got stuck onboard this cruise ship for three days . A fire in the engine room knocked out the power , so no lights , no air conditioning , no hot showers . Plus , the toilets overflowed and some of the food went bad . Thankfully , a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier showed up to help out . It brought out some supplies , some extra food . The cruise ship was eventually towed back into port , and all the passengers are safely back on land . Shoutout . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to Mr. Schneider 's and Ms. Thompson 's classes at Westwood Middle School in Blaine , Minnesota ! In Roman mythology , who was the god of fire ? Is it : A -RRB- Vulcan , B -RRB- Mars , C -RRB- Mercury or D -RRB- Cupid ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! The Roman god of fire was Vulcan ; he was also the god of metalworking . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Erupting Volcanoes . AZUZ : Vulcan : That 's where the word volcano comes from . These things form when molten rock and gases escape from under the Earth 's surface . This year , we 've talked about the effects of a volcano in Iceland , and more recently about Mount Merapi in Indonesia . Guillermo Arduino tells us about some volcanoes you might not have heard about and why some people actually choose to live near them . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . GUILLERMO ARDUINO , CNN INTERNATIONAL WEATHER ANCHOR , ATLANTA : Anywhere from 50 to 70 volcanoes erupt every year . Typically , we only hear about them when they impact human lives . In Iceland , a volcano erupted earlier this year with a large enough ash cloud to cause air travel delays throughout Europe . Some scientists say the eruption has ended , since ash was last seen rising from the caldera in June . In some areas of the world , locals are used to volcanic activity . Planchon-Peteroa in Chile has had a plume of gas that rises from a small , steaming crater lake since its eruption in September of this year . In October , a local mining company reported that the plume had changed from gray , which contains ash , to white , which is mostly steam . As of October 27th , the plume reduced in size and the local alert level was lowered . Many people around the world choose to live near these volcanoes because they simply can not afford to move away , while many stay for the mineral-rich soil that yields better crops . Others profit from the tourism it provides . Tourism dominates the economy surrounding one of the world 's most active volcanoes : Kilauea , one of the five volcanoes on the island of Hawaii . Earlier this year , lava flows threatened homes on the big island . There are currently 14 active volcanoes that outline the Pacific Ocean . Three are in Mexico , three in northeast Russia , and one in Japan . And throughout the west Pacific , many islands have formed over the years because of volcanic eruptions . Indonesia currently has three active volcanoes , with Mount Merapi located in one of the world 's most densely populated areas . Not only is Merapi spewing gas and ash and halting air traffic , at times it is releasing pyroclastic flows , gases that are so hot they kill anything in their path . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Blog Report . AZUZ : The question : Was this play we showed you earlier this week smart thinking or a cheap shot ? The answers : 90 percent of you favor smart thinking ; 10 percent say cheap shot . From Desmond : `` I 'm in football myself ; this was just smart thinking . Ever heard the saying ` desperate times call for desperate measures ? ' '' From Joel : `` I 've seen many plays like this where the QB gets lit up because the other team 's linebacker saw the trick on Sportscenter the night before . It was luck . '' Camille said `` most plays and fakes are just part of the game , but this had nothing to do with skills or how well you could throw a ball , but just how sneaky you could be . '' Before We Go . AZUZ : Always appreciate your blog comments at CNNStudentNews.com . We also appreciate the iReports that you send in . We 've been showing those at the beginning of our program , but the one we have today had a little something extra . Take a look . CHRIS GOLEM , LOURDES HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER : Every semester , my students here at Lourdes High School in Oshkosh , Wisconsin dream of being on CNN Student News . And Carl , let me tell you why they should be . Option A : That 's where we watch Student News every single day . Option B : The Shoutout Hall of Fame . You 're looking at past champions . Each semester we compete for the Shoutout Belt . TWO UNIDENTIFIED MALE STUDENTS : We 're not the only ones pumped for CNN Student News . CLASS : Carl Azuz is awesome ! UNIDENTIFIED MALE STUDENT : Just like Fridays ! Goodbye . AZUZ : ... Just like you guys . That was fantastic ! Although I hope the pressure to win that Shoutout belt does n't make anyone buckle . We 've notched another full show at CNN Student News , but we will be back to belt out some more next week . Have a great weekend . For CNN Student News , I 'm Carl Azuz .
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Learn about the tension caused by accusations of currency manipulation . Discover how some Americans paid tribute to their country 's veterans . Find out why some people around the world choose to live near volcanoes . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- October 29 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Indonesia • Haiti . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARMEN SMITH -LRB- DOROTHY -RRB- : The city of Leeds , Alabama . CARSYN WHITEHEAD -LRB- TIN MAN -RRB- : Home of the Mighty GreenWave . CARMEN SMITH -LRB- DOROTHY -RRB- : I 'm Dorothy ! CARSYN WHITEHEAD -LRB- TIN MAN -RRB- : I 'm the Tin Man ! ALLYSON BROWN -LRB- COWARDLY LION -RRB- : I 'm the Cowardly Lion ! STEPHANI PAYNE -LRB- SCARECROW -RRB- : And I 'm the Scarecrow ! ALL : And you are about to enter the wonderful world of the wizard Carl Azuz and CNN Student News ! CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : All right , forget Fridays . That was awesome ! Thank you guys so much for submitting that ! We 've got 10 minutes of commercial-free headlines before we hit the yellow brick road , so let 's go ahead and get rolling ! First Up : Midterm Elections . AZUZ : Four days ! That 's all the time that midterm candidates have left to convince Americans to vote for them . Win or lose in next Tuesday 's midterm elections , running for office comes at a price . You 've got to produce TV ads , you 've got to make signs , pay a staff . All of that adds up . Dana Bash takes us out on the campaign trail to look at the money trail and see how much is being spent and where it 's all coming from . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . DANA BASH , CNN SENIOR CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT : Sure , there 's a lot of money flowing in this year 's election . But exactly how much being spent is mind blowing : $ 4 billion dollars . To put $ 4 billion in context , that 's enough to send about 80,000 students to Princeton for a year . It could buy every person in America three Big Macs with fries at McDonald 's . Four billion is far more than the $ 2.85 billion spent in the last midterm election in 2006 , and dwarfs the $ 1.61 billion spent little more than a decade ago in 1998 . OpenSecrets.org compiled the figures in a new report . SHEILA KRUMHOLZ , CENTER FOR RESPONSIVE POLITICS : The stakes are so high this cycle that it 's not surprising that there 's an intensity to this cycle that was perhaps reduced or missing in the last cycles . BASH : Though much of the four billion is spent by candidates themselves , an eyepopping amount is coming from outside candidates ' campaigns ; political parties and independent groups . $ 430 million dollars in overall outside spending . Only $ 31 million was spent in 2002 , less than a decade ago . And despite Democrats ' complaints about being outspent , when it comes to political parties , Democrats are winning . All told , the Democratic Party has raised $ 782 million dollars . A lot more than the Republican Party , at $ 515 million . But GOP outside groups , with ads like this , are making up for that gap and then some . Although Democratic groups are catching up , they 're being outspent by GOP counterparts 2-1 . Another fascinating 2010 trend : key industries moving campaign cash from Democrats to Republicans . Take the health care sector . When the president took office , two thirds of its dollars were going to Democrats . Since health care passed , the industry is giving 60 % to Republicans . The same goes for money from Wall Street and the energy sector . Just last year , both gave mostly to Democrats . Now , 67 % of Wall Street money goes to Republicans . The energy sector : 74 % to Republicans . KRUMHOLZ : I think they 've got their finger in the air . I think they 're looking at the changing poll numbers and seeing that the Republicans have a clear shot at taking the majority , particularly in the House . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Indonesia Disasters . AZUZ : Following up on some international headlines for you now , beginning in Indonesia . Earlier this week , the nation suffered through an earthquake , a tsunami -- a giant ocean wave caused by the earthquake -- and a volcanic eruption . Officials are trying to get help to the victims of these natural disasters , but that 's been tough with all the disasters they 've had to deal with . Plus , Indonesia is made up of thousands of islands , and some of those are hard to reach . Here , you can see a plane dropping aid in one of the areas that was affected . Other groups are using boats , but those deliveries can take hours . Some of the most immediate needs : clean water , food , blankets and medical attention . Cholera Outbreak . AZUZ : In Haiti , officials are trying to figure out what started an outbreak of cholera . They 're testing waste and sewage water for the bacteria that causes the disease . The outbreak , meanwhile , is getting worse . Workers are trying to fight it . One of the problems in that fight is that a lot of people in Haiti are living in tents after January 's earthquake . They need medical supplies to survive , but some people ca n't get them . Dr. Sanjay Gupta is in Haiti trying to find out why . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . DR. SANJAY GUPTA , CNN SENIOR MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT : How could this have happened ? That 's what Julie Santos wants to know . JULIE SANTOS , MEDICAL RELIEF WORKER : You have someone there , someone here . Let 's connect the dots . GUPTA : She 's talking about trying to contain the outbreak of cholera . Hundreds have died , thousands still in need of treatment . This is where you 're told to come get supplies . You arrive here , and if there 's patients waiting , what happens ? SANTOS : Well , there are patients waiting . GUPTA : There 's patients waiting for these supplies ? SANTOS : Yes , when we were sending them out to the hospitals out in Saint Marc . GUPTA : Where patients are literally begging for hydration , clean water , the cheapest of supplies . And yet medical relief worker Julie Santos still waits for hours for her paperwork to be approved before she can get the supplies . I wanted to try and understand myself . Promise warehouse , a World Health Organization facility , has the largest stockpile of supplies here in Haiti . What people have been waiting for , for hours outside and days in hospitals is this : pallets of I.V. fluids ; literally , life-saving stuff to treat these patients with cholera , thousands of them . But it 's not just that pallet . You take a look at this whole warehouse , full , despite what 's happening here in Haiti . CHRISTIAN MORALES , PAN AM HEALTH ORGANIZATION/WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION : If we send everything that we have here today , tomorrow we can not answer for 800,000 cases in Port-au-Prince . GUPTA : Christian Morales has the enormous task of helping figure out who gets the supplies and when . Did it go fast enough ? MORALES : They , they , I think in every operation like this , you can do things better . And there 's a lot of lessons to be taken from this . And the country needs to be prepared for what is coming , because the likelihood of spreading of this epidemic is very high . GUPTA : That 's something we heard over and over . This epidemic is by no means over . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Just the Facts . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Just the Facts ! The Great Depression was the longest and worst economic crisis in U.S. history . It started in 1929 and lasted around a decade . During this period , unemployment climbed to more than 25 % , thousands of American banks failed , and U.S. industrial production was cut almost in half . The Depression was felt around the world and led to significant changes in economic theories and policies . This Day in History . AZUZ : A major event that helped plunge the U.S. into the Great Depression happened on this very day in history : October 29th , 1929 . Or as a lot of people know it , Black Tuesday . Wall Street , the stock market crashed , and hard . More than 16 million shares of stock were traded . Stock tickers , the machines that people used to read stock prices , could n't keep up with all the trading . They fell hours behind . Billions of dollars were lost on Black Tuesday , and thousands of investors were completely wiped out . Shoutout . JOHN LISK , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to Mr. Gardner 's U.S. studies classes at Indian Valley High School in Gnadenhutten , Ohio ! The word `` tuition '' can be traced back to what language ? Is it : A -RRB- Greek , B -RRB- Roman , C -RRB- Latin or D -RRB- Aramaic ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! Tuition , what you pay for instruction , comes from Latin . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Cost of College . AZUZ : The word `` increase '' comes from latin , too . And that is what tuition is doing right now ; it 's going up . Probably not a big surprise . The cost of college has been increasing for years . What 's interesting is that tuition at public schools is going up faster than it is at private schools . A lot of that has to do with states struggling financially . The higher tuition costs help make up for money that schools are n't getting from their states . Look at the numbers here . In-state tuition at a four-year public school is around $ 7,600 per year . That 's up nearly 8 percent from last year . At a four-year private school , tuition is a little more than $ 27,000 per year . That 's up 4.5 percent from last year . Facebook Chat Promo . AZUZ : You see this guy ? He could be talking to me on Facebook ! So can this young lady right here . You all can ! On Monday , I will be live at Facebook.com / cnnstudentnews in the school year 's very first Facebook conversation we 're having ! You post your questions to our wall , I 'll answer as many as I can as fast as I can ! The date is Monday , November 1st , 6:30 p.m. Eastern . The address : Facebook.com / cnnstudentnews . Before We Go . AZUZ : Now , before we go today , you always want to try your best in any race . But you might want to give it a little something extra in this one . You 're gon na need to make sure to stay ahead of the rest of the contestants . Unless you want to be eaten by zombies ! These guys take that `` walking dead '' nickname pretty literally . More than 200 ghouls gathered for this zombie walk in Kentucky last week . Goodbye . AZUZ : Organizing that many zombies in one place takes a lot of brains . But no matter witch costume you wear or whether you 're just planning on goblin up candy , it ghost without saying that we wish you happy and safe Halloween . I 'm Carl Azuz , for CNN Student News ! -LRB- laughs -RRB- .
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Examine the billions of dollars spent on the U.S. midterm elections . Explore the challenges of distributing medical supplies in Haiti . Learn about the Great Depression and one event that helped start it . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- October 5 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Washington , D.C. • Germany • Massachusetts . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : Broadcasting from the CNN Center in Atlanta , Georgia , CNN Student News is ringing the bell ! It is my job and pleasure to be your anchor -- I 'm Carl Azuz . In the next ten minutes , we 'll bring you up to speed on today 's headlines . First Up : Community College Plan . AZUZ : First up -- McDonald 's and Gap -- they 're two of the businesses that are getting involved in a new education plan by President Obama . It 's called `` Skills for America 's Future . '' And its purpose , according to the president , is to link up community college students with the businesses that could hire them . So one part of this , for example : Gap , the clothing business , says it plans to start offering community college students the chance to build their skills and possibly get jobs down the road . While talking about this , the president , who 's a Democrat , spoke out against Republicans , saying they are trying to cut education from the government 's budget by 20 percent , in order to save money . A Republican representative says it 's President Obama 's government spending that threatens education by creating debt that today 's students will have to pay for . Shoutout . CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to Mrs. Schweizer 's Academic Stretch classes at LaSalle Springs Middle School in Wildwood , Missouri ! The 1919 Treaty of Versailles officially ended what war ? You know what to do ! Was it : A -RRB- World War I , B -RRB- World War II , C -RRB- Hundred Years ' War , D -RRB- or the Spanish-American War ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! The Treaty of Versailles was the document that brought World War I , or the Great War , to an end . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout . End of Great War . AZUZ : Well , in a manner of speaking , it ended with the Treaty of Versailles . See , World War I was completely over this weekend . You 're like , `` what ? '' Listen to this : As part of the Treaty of Versailles , Germany -- who was blamed for starting the Great War -- was fined the equivalent of hundreds of billions of dollars . The money was needed to rebuild Europe , parts of which were decimated by shelling , gunning , bombing , in the most destructive war the world had ever seen at the time . But Germany , who 'd just been defeated , had trouble paying all that money . And for awhile , under Adolf Hitler , it refused to pay that money . Well , flash forward to the 1990s . Decades after World War II and the division of east and west Germany , the country was once again reunited in 1995 . And it took up the job of paying back what it still owed from World War I . The last installment of interest , dating back to the 1919 Treaty of Versailles , was finally paid on October 3rd , 2010 . Ocean Census . AZUZ : Well , it was on October 4th , 2010 that results came out from a census on the world 's oceans . This took time , work and money : 10 years to survey marine life , 2,700 scientists from around the world , $ 650 million . It 's not easy to take a census of the waters that cover 70 percent of the Earth 's surface . Here 's the big headline from the report : There are more ocean species than even scientists imagined . One-million-plus , when they used to think there were only a quarter of that ! Also interesting -- estimates of what scientists still do n't know . For example , more than 16,000 species of fish have been identified . They now think that an additional 5,000 species still have n't been discovered . In the words of one researcher : Life in the sea `` astonished us everywhere we looked . '' Bullying in Schools . AZUZ : This week , CNN is focused on the issue of bullying in schools : What causes it and what can be done to stop it . Last school year , we took an informal survey at CNNStudentNews.com asking how many of you had ever witnessed bullying . 87 percent said they had . A student who recently spoke with CNN 's Anderson Cooper , described how being bullied made him feel . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . ANDERSON COOPER , CNN ANCHOR , ANDERSON COOPER 360 ° , NEW YORK : Jason , how about you ? JASON , BULLYING VICTIM : I guess I was bullied on a regular daily basis from April of last year until the end of this school year . One day this school year now I saw him and he punched me in the throat . That was n't cool . COOPER : He just punched you . JASON : Yeah . I did n't even see him coming , he just came out of nowhere and hit me . But he would probably just be calling me names , all because I was smarter than him or the music that I listen to . Just pretty much if I was different from him , he would find a name to call me that was related to the difference and just call me that name . And its like after a while , after so much of this stuff they tell you , you start to believe it and you start to think that it 's your own fault . Many kids that I know just think that its their own fault so they actually change themselves and change their appearance just to try and fit in . And bullies spawn other bullies because like in the beginning . They pick on other kids to keep themselves from being picked on . COOPER : I was n't bullied very much in school , but I remember folks who were and I think I was just probably a bystander , I think which makes me probably as culpable as those who bully because I just stood by and just watched other people being bullied . But , meeting the people who were bullies at my high school reunion , and then meeting kids who had been bullied , the ones who had been bullied were actually the most interesting people , because they were the ones who back then were kind kind of different in one way or another and back then difference was made fun of , but in real life , as soon as you leave school , difference is what makes you special and unique and makes you interesting . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Blog Report . AZUZ : Could n't agree with him more . At CNNStudentNews.com , we recently asked what you think the worst form of bullying is . The results so far : 35 percent say it 's physical bullying . 37 percent say verbal . 28 percent say cyber . One thing you all seem to agree on , what Valerie says right here : `` All types of bullying are horrible . Spreading around rumors can be just as bad as a punch to the face . '' Becka agrees . She says `` verbal and physical bullying are worst ; they mess with your head and make you think you 're worthless . '' Lucas feels `` the most common form of bullying has to be verbal . It 's hard to prove , hard to catch , and hard to ignore . '' Seth says `` cyber and verbal bullying can be shaken off , but physical bullying can leave you with bumps and bruises . '' But Grason writes , whoever said `` sticks and stones may break my bones , but words will never hurt me '' has obviously never been to middle school . '' All of you have had very good comments on this subject -- thank you for talking to us about it . Is This Legit ? CNN STUDENT NEWS : Is this legit ? New York 's Madison Avenue is a symbol of the U.S. finance industry . Not legit ! New York City 's Madison Avenue is most closely associated with the advertising industry . Ads on School Notices . AZUZ : It 'd be interesting to see what Madison Avenue thinks of this : a school 's plan to allow advertisements on the back of school notices that elementary kids take home . So syllabuses , permission slips , notes that kids are given for their parents to look at , those could soon have these on the back : Advertisements for local businesses . This is the plan at Peabody Public Schools in Massachusetts . The reason for it , we 've covered a lot this year . The schools need money , and this is one way to raise it . Here 's how a member of the Peabody School Committee explained the reasons behind the plan . DAVID MCGENEY , PEABODY SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER : Well , we can only go to the taxpayers so often . They 're tapped out . The parents are certainly tapped out , with all of the fees that they 're incurring . So I thought it was time to bring in the business element and make it entirely voluntary and try to raise money that way . AZUZ : But the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood is one group that 's not on board with this . Here 's what they say : `` It is not hard to imagine that students who serve as couriers for ads for pizza parlors and ice cream shops will lobby their parents to go to these locations the second they get home . Participating in this advertising scheme may actually cause a backlash against businesses since parents may view them as exploiters instead of community partners . Blog Promo . AZUZ : You could really go either way on this which is why it makes for a great blog ! How would you react if your little brother brought home a permission slip , with an advertisement on the back ? Would you feel he 's being taken advantage of or that it 's a good way for his school to get needed funds ? CNNStudentNews.com ! Before We Go . AZUZ : Before we go , a tale of two bacons . There 's the actor Kevin Bacon and then there 's the bacon you put on your salad , or potatoes , or sculpture . The edible icon -- we 're talking about the bacon made of bacon , of course -- came from a man at a bacon salt company . He did this to raise money for kids at a children 's hospital . The dough he makes from this bacon would be used to buy needy kids balloons , gifts and toys . Goodbye . AZUZ : Who would 've thought that bacon , could 've been so sweet ? CNN Student news will be bakin ' up stories for you all week on HLN , on iTunes , and online . We 'll see ya later !
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Hear why some say that World War I actually ended last Sunday . Discover what scientists have learned about marine biodiversity . Weigh in on a plan to put ads on school notices . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- October 4 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Europe • North Carolina • Little Rock , Arkansas . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : It 's the first full week of October , and we are ready to kick it off with 10 minutes of commercial-free headlines . My name is Carl Azuz . Hello and welcome ! You 've found your way to CNN Student News ! First Up : Europe Travel Alert . AZUZ : First up , a highly unusual travel alert from the U.S. government . It 's telling Americans who are in Europe -- or who are going there -- to be on guard . The reason : intelligence that indicates the potential for a terrorist attack . This goes back to a story we told you about last week : concerns that al Qaeda or another terrorist group might be planning some kind of attack in Europe . The U.S. government says it 's not telling people , `` do n't to go to Europe . '' But if they do go , they should be careful while they 're there . For example , the travel alert recommends that Americans be cautious if they decide to ride public transportation or visit tourist sites like the Eiffel Tower in Paris , France . The alert also suggests that if Americans see anything suspicious or hear loud noises , they should move away as fast as they possibly can . Flooding in N.C. AZUZ : In the United States , parts of the East Coast are suffering from some severe flooding that hit the area over the weekend . Some of the rain that caused the floods came from what was left over of Tropical Storm Nicole . Officials say at least 8 people were killed . North Carolina took some of the worst of the severe weather . Roads were wiped out , businesses and houses were underwater . Look at this ! You can see how high the water got , how it totally covered a street . In some spots , the water was even as high as the stop signs . In one North Carolina town , officials were trying to make sure that all the animals in the zoo got to higher ground . They evacuated most of the animals , but there were three water buffalo that had to be set free . Those were found later on a hill nearby . One Nation Rally . AZUZ : `` One nation working together . '' That was the theme of a rally in Washington , D.C. on Saturday . You can see some of the crowd gathered around at the Lincoln Memorial . This rally was organized by the One Nation movement . It 's a political movement with a lot of smaller groups all coming together for big events like this one . The One Nation group says it 's pushing for things like better jobs and changes to America 's immigration and education policies . It planned Saturday 's rally to kind of show off its strength one month before this year 's mid-term elections . Shoutout . APRIL WILLIAMS , CNN STUDENT NEWS : It 's time for the Shoutout ! How many justices are there on the U.S. Supreme Court ? If you think you know it , shout it out ! Is it : A -RRB- 5 , B -RRB- 7 , C -RRB- 9 or D -RRB- 12 ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! The Supreme Court has one chief justice and eight associate justices ; a total of nine . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! New Session Begins . AZUZ : All nine of those justices are back on the bench today as the U.S. Supreme Court kicks off a new session . This is the first session for Elena Kagan ; you might remember us covering her nomination several months ago . During a ceremony last Friday , Kagan was officially welcomed as the newest associate justice on the nation 's High Court . The docket for this session , what the Supreme Court will hear and rule on , has been more or less in place since February , though it can be added to after that . It includes some interesting cases . For example , is it legal to ban the sale of violent video games to anyone under 18 ? The court will also look at the issue of immigration and consider whether federal laws should overrule state laws . Space Week . AZUZ : Something else starts this week : it 's World Space Week . It happens every year from October 4th to the 10th . The United Nations established World Space Week to help teach people about space exploration and to encourage support for space programs around the world . The United Nations picked October 4th because it 's significant : It 's the anniversary of Sputnik ! On October 4th , 1957 , Sputnik became the first man-made satellite to be launched into space . In 2004 , on the same day -- October 4th -- SpaceShipOne was awarded the Ansari X-prize ; it was the first private , or non-governmental , manned space flight . What 's the Word . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : What 's the Word ? no longer around ; vanished or non-existent . EXTINCT . That 's the word ! Back from the Brink . AZUZ : Well , you 've probably spent some time in your science classes learning about different kinds of animals that have gone extinct . Dodo birds and dinosaurs are some of the more famous ones . But some scientists are warning people not to throw around that extinct label too quickly . The reason ? Well , we 'll let Max Foster tell you about that ; he shows us some scientific examples of lost and found . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . MAX FOSTER , CNN ANCHOR : Back from the dead ! A new study by the University of Queensland says that more than a third of mammal species , like this okapi , once considered extinct or missing in the wild have eventually been rediscovered . Though they thrive in zoos around the world , okapi are native to the Congo , where they were found in 2006 for the first time in fifty years . That 's a relatively short period though of `` extinction , '' especially compared to this massive fish called a coelacanth . Experts thought it had died out with the dinosaurs before it was found swimming off the coast of South Africa in 1938 . From all corners of the animal kingdom , and the plant kingdom too , these species have defied declarations of extinction : a small frog in Africa , a short-necked beetle in Britain , rare flowers and ancient trees . All of these were once labeled lost to history and later turned up , alive and well . The study acknowledges a lot of effort is being wasted trying to find animals that are truly gone forever , like the Tasmanian tiger , that died out more than 70 years ago . But perhaps the searching will pay off someday for other creatures that appear to have vanished , but perhaps are just waiting to be found again . Max Foster , CNN , London . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Blazing Trails . AZUZ : High school on Friday , college on Saturday , the pros on Sunday . If you have a friend or a relative who 's been spending weekends in front of the television , might be because it 's football season ! In Arkansas , two players are making a name for themselves under the Friday night lights . That 's partly because of their names : Mandi and Sarah . One school district , two schools , two different girls who are both playing varsity football . Lauren Trager of affiliate KARK tackles the story . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . MANDI NORTON , LITTLE ROCK MILLS HIGH JUNIOR , RUNNING BACK : It 's not about boys and girls , it 's just about the game and what we are out here doing . LAUREN TRAGER , KARK 4 REPORTER : A love of the game ; it 's what Jacksonville High senior Sarah Moncrief and Mills High junior Mandi Norton have in common , first and foremost . But compared to their teammates , they 're quite different . The only girls in a boys ' game . SARAH MONCRIEF , JACKSONVILLE HIGH SENIOR , DEFENSIVE AND OFFENSIVE TACKLE : I 've always loved it , said I was gon na do it . Last chance . TRAGER : For these ground-breakers , it took all kinds of guts just to get up the courage . MONCRIEF : I did n't know how the guys would take it . TRAGER : Then to make it through two-a-days . NORTON : It 's not as hard as people make it seem ; it 's really easy . You just have to try and put your best foot forward . PATRICK RUSSELL , LITTLE ROCK MILLS HIGH COACH : I 'm from the old-school , I guess you could say , and so having a female on the football team was not something I was looking forward to . TRAGER : Both coaches had their reservations . Special accommodations in equipment and locker rooms were made , but these girls proved their muscle . RICK RUSSELL , JACKSONVILLE HIGH COACH : She got in our off-season program , lifted weights , ran and got bigger and stronger . Excuse me , she got stronger . I better not say that for Sarah . She got stronger , more agile . TRAGER : Now , they 're just one of the guys . SHALEEK DOE , JACKSONVILLE HIGH , SARAH 'S TEAMMATE : You have some times where you forget that she 's a girl and you just treat her like another football player . TRAGER : At least on the field . Mandi 's boyfriend is number 51 . NORTON : He 's proud of me and he supports me probably more than anyone else in my life except for my dad . TRAGER : Like other new players , they do n't see a ton of game time . But they have a newfound notoriety , perhaps winning over a few of the skeptics . COACH P. RUSSELL : She 's fit in and I 'm proud of her . TRAGER : Maybe blazing the trail for others to come . MONCRIEF : I think it 's just a time for us to change and say that we can do what we want to do just as well as anybody else . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Before We Go . AZUZ : All right ! Before we go , we 're showing you pictures of a New Mexico festival that 's really full of hot air . In this case , that 's a good thing . It 's the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta . Fellow flyers flock from around the globe to New Mexico for nine days every year . When this thing started back in 1972 , 13 balloons -- that was it ! -- 13 balloons took off from a mall parking lot . Now , there are so many balloons that they need a launch area that 's the size of 54 football fields ! Goodbye . AZUZ : We guess you could say the fiesta has ballooned out of control . But getting to watch all those things take off could really inflate someone 's spirits . Time for us to go . Man , we 're sorry . We 'll be popping back tomorrow to launch into another edition of CNN Student News . I 'm Carl Azuz . We 'll see you then .
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Hear why the U.S. government wants Americans in Europe to be on guard . Learn about some examples of lost and found in the animal kingdom . Hit the gridiron to meet a pair of female varsity football players . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- September 30 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Cape Town , South Africa • Chile . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : Officials think they 've uncovered a terror plot that was targeting Europe . That story leads off this Thursday edition of CNN Student News . From the CNN Center , I 'm Carl Azuz . First Up : Europe Terror Plot . AZUZ : Well , that terror plot , one source says the information comes from a man who was arrested in Afghanistan . He offered up some details about a `` Mumbai-style '' attack in Europe . When we say that , we 're talking about the terrorist attack that happened in Mumbai , India two years ago . That is when ten men launched an attack that lasted three days and left more than 160 people dead . This man who told officials about the plot is a German citizen . He was arrested in Afghanistan back in July and is now in U.S. custody . He went to Afghanistan last year and joined a group that 's connected to the al Qaeda terrorist group . European officials are looking into the information that they 're getting . But German and U.S. officials say , so far , they have n't found any evidence of an imminent attack either in Europe or the United States . Is This Legit ? TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Is this legit ? The first lady is a member of the U.S. president 's Cabinet . Not true ! The first lady can play a big role in a presidential administration , but she is not a Cabinet member . School Lunches . AZUZ : First ladies do have a lot of influence , and they can use that to make an impact on laws and policies . For example , first lady Michelle Obama 's big push is to fight childhood obesity . And one of her goals is for Congress to pass a new child nutrition law . We 're talking about the school lunch program . It has n't been updated in about 5 years . This new bill that the first lady is pushing for would offer money to poorer districts to help pay for free meals , and it would require healthier foods in school programs . But it does n't look like this thing 's gon na become law anytime soon . You see , the money for these new programs would come from the food stamp program , and some Democrats think that should be off-limits . One Congressman said , `` We 're not going to tolerate robbing the poor to pay for every piece of legislation . '' Fast Food Toy Ban ? AZUZ : We 've been talking this week about how healthy eating means making choices . You guys can make those decisions for yourselves or talk to your parents about making them . But kids who are younger than you , maybe your little brothers and little sisters , might not know about choosing healthy foods yet . They might just want whatever meal has a toy with it . And that 's why some California officials are considering a ban on including toys with some fast food meals . David Stevenson of affiliate KTVU serves up the details . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . ERIC MAR , SAN FRANCISCO SUPERVISOR : These toys that are used too often as incentives to lure and entice children to the meals . DAVID STEVENSON , KTVU REPORTER : Happy Meals went on trial in San Francisco . JUANITA ALVARODO , SAN FRANCISCO MOTHER : The toy that comes in that unhealthy Happy Meal ? There comes a price . STEVENSON : The county 's Land Use and Economic Development Committee heard from consumers and McDonald 's executives on a proposal to ban restaurants from selling meals with toys like these , unless the food meets certain nutritional standards . MAR : Meals must contains fruits and vegetables and not exceed 600 calories , and must not have beverages that have excessive fat or sugar . STEVENSON : Health advocates say fast food restaurants use these promotional toys to lure low-income children into diets high in sugar , fat and salt . JAMILAH TOOPS , SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENT : The youth in my community are getting diet-related diseases , like diabetes and hypertension , at younger and younger ages . KAREN WELLS , MCDONALD 'S CORPORATION USA , VICE PRESIDENT OF NUTRITION : We can use the toy in our advertisement to promote and educate on nutrition . We advertise our all-white-meat nuggets , our apple dippers , our low-fat white milk . STEVENSON : The McDonald 's corporation flew in executives from Chicago to tout what they describe as healthier menu options and to oppose the measure . WELLS : I 'm a parent . I have two small children . I decide what my children will eat and what toy or what the environment will be . And so , banning or putting legislation that undermines what parents choices are , we believe are wrong . STEVENSON : Scott Rodrick owns ten of San Francisco 's 19 McDonald 's restaurants . He calls the legislation proof of the city 's misplaced priorities . SCOTT RODRICK , MCDONALD 'S FRANCHISE OWNER : With the limited resources that our city has today , we should be focused on the greater issues : a public safety program that works . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Shoutout . STAN CASE , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Today 's Shoutout goes out to the students and teachers at Hempfield High School in Landisville , Pennsylvania ! Cape Town , Pretoria and East London are all cities in what country ? Is it : A -RRB- Mauritania , B -RRB- South Africa , C -RRB- Madagascar or D -RRB- Great Britain ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! You 'll find those cities in South Africa . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Township Baseball . AZUZ : South Africa played host to this year 's soccer World Cup Championship . Those of us who watched it still hear the horns . But there 's another sport , one from America , that 's gaining popularity in parts of South Africa , including the Cape Town area . And people are n't just focused on what 's happening on the field . It 's about the sport keeping young people away from stuff off that 's off the field , too . Nima Elbagir explains what we mean . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . NIMA ELBAGIR , CNN CORRESPONDENT , CAPE TOWN : Philippe Township on the outskirts of Cape Town , just off the glossy , double-lane highway leading into South Africa 's second city . Like many of the other townships ringing Cape Town , the lucky few live in government-built housing . But the vast majority live in shacks . Hundreds of thousands of families with no power , no heat and no running water . South African Townships , like the one behind me , are an incredibly difficult environment for young men . Guns , drugs , crime and a host of other temptations are a daily reality here , but an American import is now offering them a surprising alternative : baseball . Coach Nyameko Gabada introduced the game here four years ago after South Africa did well in the world baseball classic . NYAMEKO GABADA , BASEBALL COACH : I was staying here in Philippe . I found out that it 's a lot of crime that is abusing the children of this place . ELBAGIR : While baseball has gained some popularity in South Africa in more affluent areas with access to international sports channels , in the townships , it was all but unheard of . And Coach Gabada said he banked on that novelty to draw in the children . GABADA : Once we started , then they came in interest . Everybody wants to see what is this baseball . And then they started coming in numbers ! ELBAGIR : But once the team , the Philippe Angels , was up and running , their success has surprised even the coaches . ROB ROSENBLUM , BASEBALL COACH : The very first season , we started with two teams : under-twelves and under-fourteen . And amazingly , the under-fourteens won their league and the under-twelves came in second . And so , you can imagine the impact that had in the community , where these kids came home with a big trophy and ran around the community celebrating and everything . ELBAGIR : In a neighborhood where there is often little worth celebrating , the teams ' success has had a huge impact on the children 's confidence and aspirations . LAZOLA NDLANGALAVU : This township , very lot of drugs , bad things happening now . But now , if you do sports , and then you can stop doing drugs , all that stuff , bad stuff . ELBAGIR : And it 's not just on the sports field that trophies are being won . To play baseball here , you also commit to academic tutoring . It 's already paying off for some of the older children . ROSENBLUM : It 's the commitment to something bigger than yourself . It 's the hard work , the discipline , everything that comes from that . You transfer that to the rest of your life and you 've got a much better chance . And when somebody comes up to talk , they do n't say , `` Thank you for spreading baseball . '' They do n't say anything like that . What they say is , `` Thank you for getting these kids off the street . '' ELBAGIR : Nima Elbagir , CNN , Cape Town . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Chile Mine Rescue . AZUZ : From South Africa to South America for an update on those 33 men trapped in a mine in Chile . They 're not out , not yet . But there is some progress in the rescue efforts . One of the drills that 's making a hole big enough for these guys to get out hit the halfway point yesterday . That 's something . Officials are looking at early November for when they think the rescue operation will actually happen . Before We Go . AZUZ : Before we go , I 'm Carl Azuz , and you 're watching CNN Student News ! Now , you hear me say something like that just about every day to introduce the show . Now , we want you to do it ! This is what we talked about yesterday . We want you to introduce CNN Student News ! It has to be through an iReport , and you can find out how to make and send in one of those by checking out the `` How Do I. . . '' bin at CNNStudentNews.com . One rule here : You have to be at least 13 years old to send us an iReport . So , if you 're old enough -- at least 13 -- grab a camera , give us your name and your best show intro , and maybe we 'll see you saying `` this is CNN Student News . '' Goodbye . AZUZ : If you 're pundering how to do this , just take a little time for introspection . All right , you know we were gon na have some sort of pun there , but we really are looking forward to what you come up with . And plus , it 'll give me a break at the start of the show , and I 'd appreciate that . We thank you for tuning in today . Friday 's edition of CNN Student News -- you know it -- it 's gon na be awesome !
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Find out how officials claim to have thwarted a terror plot . Consider a debate over a ban on toys in some fast food meals . Learn about the benefits of baseball in parts of South Africa . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- September 24 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • New York , New York • Vietnam • Moscow , Russia . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : Hi , I 'm Carl Azuz . If there 's one thing I 'm sure of , it 's that Fridays are awesome ! And this Friday edition of CNN Student News is about ready to take flight . First Up : U.N. General Assembly . U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA : Peace must be made by Israelis and Palestinians , but each of us has a responsibility to do our part as well . Those of us who are friends of Israel must understand that true security for the Jewish state requires an independent Palestine , one that allows the Palestinian people to live with dignity and opportunity . And those of us who are friends of the Palestinians must understand that the rights of the Palestinian people will be won only through peaceful means , including genuine reconciliation with a secure Israel . AZUZ : There were a lot of subjects that President Obama talked about yesterday at the United Nations General Assembly . He discussed the economy , the environment , the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan . But the main focus of his speech was what you just heard him discuss : efforts to create a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians . There 's been tension between those groups for decades . President Obama says it 's time for them to come together . One quick note on that speech : The Israeli representatives were n't there while President Obama was talking . That 's because it was a Jewish holiday . Pledge to America . AZUZ : Well , Republicans in Congress are making a pledge to America . They announced it yesterday . It 's essentially a promise to try to change some government policies . House Minority Leader John Boehner explained why they came up with it . REP. JOHN BOEHNER , -LRB- R -RRB- MINORITY LEADER : Our government is out of control in Washington , and we need to reign it in and begin a new drive for a smaller , less costly and more accountable government in our nation 's capital . These are the things that the American people are demanding , and our pledge to America is that the Republicans stand ready to get it done . AZUZ : Democratic leaders say the pledge will take Americans back to old policies that they claim did n't work in the first place . The pledge includes things like cutting taxes and some government spending . It also takes aim at the new health care reform law . Jim Acosta has more on that . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . CHRISTINE O'DONNELL , -LRB- R -RRB- DELAWARE SENATE CANDIDATE : I would fight to repeal the bill . JIM ACOSTA , CNN CORRESPONDENT : It 's a GOP battle cry for the midterm elections . SEN. JOHN MCCAIN , -LRB- R -RRB- ARIZONA : The American people will be heard , and we 'll repeal and replace . SHARRON ANGLE , -LRB- R -RRB- NEVADA SENATE CANDIDATE : I have pledged as my first act of legislation to put in a repeal ObamaCare law . ACOSTA : If Republicans win a majority of seats in Congress , one of the first things they promise to do is repeal President Obama 's signature achievement : health care reform . UNIDENTIFIED MALE : What 's your response to that ? ACOSTA : Under a new GOP-controlled House , Texas Congressman Joe Barton would likely become chairman of a key House committee overseeing health care . He says hearings would begin as soon as January to dismantle the law . REP. JOE BARTON , -LRB- R -RRB- TEXAS : If we 're given the opportunity to be in the majority , we are going to try to repeal it and then replace it ... ACOSTA : Right away . BARTON : ... with something that makes sense . Well , the sooner the better . ACOSTA : That threat comes as new portions of the law go into effect this week . Provisions that stop insurers from denying coverage to children with pre-existing conditions or dropping policies for people who get sick . Big expansions of coverage do n't come until 2014 . Still , recent polls show the law remains unpopular . REP. GLENN NYE , -LRB- D -RRB- VIRGINIA : I voted against the health care bill because I thought it would be too expensive . ACOSTA : Even some Democrats are running against it . Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius argues the public will come around . Why is this law so unpopular ? KATHLEEN SEBELIUS , HHS SECRETARY : I think it 's more confusing than unpopular . I think that ... ACOSTA : You 're ready to have this debate all over again ? SEBELIUS : I am indeed . OBAMA : Hello , hello , hello . ACOSTA : So is the president , who points to parts of the bill that are popular . OBAMA : If young people do n't have health insurance through their employer , then they can stay on their parents ' health insurance up to the age of 26 . ACOSTA : Parts Congressman Barton wants to keep . Are there portions of the law that should be kept ? BARTON : I think coverage of pre-existing conditions . The ability to keep your insurance and not have it revoked unless ... ACOSTA : Rescissions . BARTON : ... unless you committed fraud . ACOSTA : Other Republicans say scrap the whole thing . Conservative activist Alex Cortes , with the group defundit.org , says the solution is to starve the law of money . ALEX CORTES , DEFUNDIT.ORG : One of our only options is defunding . Go after some of the smaller provisions . We will not let Kathleen Sebelius implement and enforce this law . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Just the Facts . STAN CASE , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Just the Facts . A concussion is an injury that affects how your brain works . They 're usually caused by a hit to the head , but you do n't have to lose consciousness to have a concussion . Symptoms can include dizziness , nausea and confusion . Concussions can affect your memory , reflexes , speech and balance . And if you 've had a concussion , you 're more likely to suffer another one . Concussion Hearing . AZUZ : Those things are serious . You hear about concussions in pro sports . Younger athletes suffer these head injuries as well . You might know someone who 's had a concussion . Between 2005 and 2008 , an estimated 400,000 concussions happened in high school sports . Congress wants to find a way to cut down on concussions . Yesterday , they heard from medical experts , parents , students and pro athletes about the issue . Congress is thinking about passing a law that would require student athletes who suffer head injuries to get checked out before they can get back on the field . The bill would also require schools to train coaches , students and parents about how to deal with concussions . This Day in History . -LSB- ON SCREEN GRAPHIC -RSB- . September 24 , 1960 -- The U.S. launches the Enterprise , the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier . September 24 , 1789 -- The Judiciary Act establishes the first U.S. Supreme Court . September 24 , 1957 -- Federal troops go to Little Rock , Arkansas to enforce the right of black students to attend a public school . Shoutout . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Time for the Shoutout ! What kind of animal is a pangolin ? If you think you know it , then shout it out ! Is it a : A -RRB- Bird , B -RRB- Fish , C -RRB- Mammal or D -RRB- Reptile ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! Pangolins are mammals that are mostly found in Asia and Africa . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout ! Plight of the Pangolin . AZUZ : Now before you say that 's kind of a funny looking creature , there may be a point where there are n't very many left to look at . Pangolins are in danger of dying out . In parts of Asia , the animals are hunted illegally for their meat and for the scales that cover their bodies . Dan Rivers shows us how some people in Vietnam are trying to help the pangolins survive . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . DAN RIVERS , CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT , VIETNAM : Pity the pangolin , but most people have never even heard of one , let alone seen one of these endangered ant-eating mammals . The way things are going , they may become famous because there are none left . Two species are especially under threat in Asia : the Chinese pangolin and the Sunda pangolin . Experts say both are being hunted to extinction . LEANNE CLARK , WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY : I think we 're going to watch those species , both species disappear over the next 5 to 10 years if we do n't do anything , which is intensely sad . You know , they were listed as common until fairly recently . RIVERS : It 's why this special pangolarium has been built in Vietnam 's Cuc Phuong National Park . Staffs are trying to rehabilitate rescued pangolins , which are notoriously difficult to keep . But at least here they are safe from the poachers who prize their meat . CLARK : They 're such an interesting little mammal , you know . It 's devastating to think that these animals , you know , might go extinct while we 're watching if we do n't do enough . RIVERS : At the rescue center , they are hoping to slowly start releasing captured pangolins after they 've been given a clean bill of health . But they need funding and more staff to ensure these creatures do n't disappear completely in just a few years ' time . Dan Rivers , CNN , Cuc Phoung National Park , Vietnam . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Shoutout Promo . AZUZ : We have n't had any Shoutout dedications this semester . That 's because we 're waiting on you ! Teachers , there 's only one way to get a Shoutout . Log on to our page , CNNStudentNews.com , go to the `` How do I '' box , and click on `` How do I get a Shoutout . '' Send us an iReport with a photograph of your school , and we 'll take it from there . Before We Go . AZUZ : Before we go , would n't it be cool to kinda just watch TV at your job ? Hey , ladies , get back to work ! They are at work . This farm in Russia -- yes , it 's near Moscow -- set up plasmas as part of an experiment to see if the cows would make more milk if they were watching TV . It turns out they do ! Experts think watching pictures of pastures helps relax the cows -- we 're not making this up -- and that this puts them in the right mood for milking . It starts with TV . Goodbye . AZUZ : But you know they 'll eventually want to watch moo-vies . They should milk this thing for all it 's worth , make the farmers cow-tow to them for a while . We 'd do it if we cud . You guys have a great weekend . For CNN Student News , I 'm Carl Azuz .
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Hear what President Obama discussed during his speech at the U.N. Find out why a Pledge to America takes aim at the new health care law . Consider the plight of the pangolin , an endangered species in Asia . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- September 8 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • Colorado • Texas • Japan . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : I 'm Carl Azuz and you 're watching CNN Student News ! Today 's headlines , no commercials . Bringing you stories from all over the U.S. today , and we start things off in Colorado . First Up : Colorado Wildfires . AZUZ : That 's where authorities are trying to put out a wildfire that 's been burning for a couple days now . The state 's governor has declared a state of emergency . The fire is near the city of Boulder . Around 3,500 people were told to leave their homes , and school was canceled in the area . As of yesterday afternoon , there had n't been any reports of injuries . Planes , like the one you see here , are dropping fire retardant , chemicals that are used to try to put out the fires . The planes can only fly in certain conditions , though , so if the weather gets bad or the wind picks up , that can be problematic . Officials say that more equipment and more firefighters are heading to the area to help out with the efforts there . Tropical Storm Hermine . AZUZ : These images were taken in Texas on Monday night . They give you an idea of the conditions caused by Tropical Storm Hermine . This storm made landfall near Brownsville . It got weaker as it moved across the state , but Hermine still dumped huge amounts of rain on parts of Texas . Forecasters expected some areas to get up to 10 inches of rain . And in the southern part of the state , Hermine threatened what are called `` storm surges . '' Those can raise water levels ; in this case , maybe as much as 3 feet . Just the Facts . TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Just the facts . The Quran is the holy book of the Islamic religion . Its name comes from an Arabic term that means `` the recitation . '' The Quran is made up of 114 chapters , which are divided into different verses . It includes specific laws and rules for Islamic society , as well as guidance for Muslims about their daily lives . Quran Controversy . AZUZ : The Quran is a big part of a protest that 's scheduled for this Saturday . The Dove World Outreach Church in Gainesville , Florida is planning to burn Qurans . Terry Jones , the church 's pastor , says the protest is aimed at Islamic extremists , not at all Muslims . And he acknowledges that it 'll make some people upset . TERRY JONES , CHURCH PASTOR , DOVE WORLD OUTREACH : We feel that the message that we are trying to send is much more important than people being offended . We believe that we can not back off of the truth of the dangers of Islam , of the dangers of radical Islam just because people are going to be offended . AZUZ : A lot of people are criticizing this idea to burn Qurans . That includes other religious leaders . Some of them came together in Washington , D.C. yesterday to speak out against the plan . DR. GERALD DULEY , PASTOR , PROVIDENCE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH , ATLANTA , GA : Religious leaders denounce anti-Muslim bigotry and call for respect for America 's tradition of religious liberty . As religious leaders in this great country , we have come together in our nation 's capital to denounce categorically the derision , misinformation and outright bigotry being directed against America 's Muslim community . AZUZ : Another group that 's spoken out against this is the U.S. military . In a statement , General David Petraeus -- he 's the U.S. commander in Afghanistan -- said burning Qurans `` could endanger troops and it could endanger the overall effort in Afghanistan . '' Blog Promo . AZUZ : Well , there are always interesting comments on this , not only from the people involved in the story , but from you . We 've put up a post on our blog at CNNStudentNews.com where you can talk this story , you can talk about how you feel about it . This Day in History . GRAPHIC : . September 8 , 1504 -- Michelangelo 's `` David '' statue is unveiled in Florence , Italy . September 8 , 1565 -- St. Augustine , Florida , the oldest city in the U.S. , is established . September 8 , 1900 -- A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston , Texas , killing more than 8,000 people . September 8 , 1974 -- President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed while in office . September 8 , 1998 -- Mark McGwire breaks Roger Maris ' record for the most home runs in a single season . Is This Legit ? JOHN LISK , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Is this legit ? Worldwide , one out of every 10 adults is illiterate . Not legit . It 's actually twice that many -- one out of every five adults -- who ca n't read or write . International Literacy Day . AZUZ : Some surprising numbers , and those are part of the reason why the United Nations created International Literacy Day . It 's designed to raise awareness about literacy needs around the world . The theme of this year 's event is `` Literacy and Women 's Empowerment . '' According to the U.N. , two-thirds of the world 's illiterate adults are women . The organization says that literacy is a basic human right because it 's the main tool for learning . CEO Principal . AZUZ : Sticking with the education theme , different teachers have different teaching methods . You know that ; you 're aware of it ; you see it all the time . In Japan , one principal is running his school like a business . And based on his students ' test scores , it 's working . Kyung Lah shows us how he 's making the grade . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . KYUNG LAH , CNN CORRESPONDENT , TOKYO : The school day begins at Wada Junior High with drills ; math drills , as fast as these kids can do them . The theory here : train the brain with drills , much in the same way puzzles may prevent dementia among the elderly . Principal Akihisa Shirota believes it so much , he joins the students . School curriculum is the basics , plus lessons from real-world business and community leaders to show kids where the basics will take them . Revolutionary for a Japanese school system known for rigidity and formality . But Shirota is not your average principal . He 's not even a trained educator . He 's a businessman who started and then ran publishing at high-tech companies . His lack of experience in this setting is what led the school to recruit him . `` Principals are people who became teachers right after graduating from college , '' says Shirota . `` That limits any outside the box thinking , '' he explains . He runs the school more like a corporation ; students , his workers . And he keeps track of them . You know all the names of all the students . PRINCIPAL AKIHISA SHIROTA , WADA JUNIOR HIGH : No only name , but also their testing score . LAH : You know their test scores and their names ? SHIROTA : Yes , yes , yes . LAH : Every single one . SHIROTA : All of them . LAH `` He 's different , '' says a student . `` More like a friend sometimes , but still the boss . '' In the three years since Shirota has been principal , the school claims higher test scores . The result , he believes , of a number of innovations . It 's 6:40 in the evening and students are still here at Wada Junior High School . The reason why : night school is about to begin . This is an unusual move by this public school to try to boost its test scores . It 's where I meet 15-year-old Koya Nakamora . `` We start at 7:00 p.m. , '' Nakamora explains . He 's been in school since 8:00 in the morning and leaves at 9:30 at night . Critics call this too tough for a public school , but Shirota says the old must give way to new thinking . And other educators in the country are taking note . The bottom line , says this former businessman , if Japan 's corporations must adapt and compete in a global economy , it only makes sense that , so too , must Japan 's schools . Kyung Lah , CNN , Tokyo . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Off the Beaten Path . AZUZ : Well , it is time for our first field trip of the school year : Off the Beaten Path . Turns out , people had a lot of time on their hands over the long Labor Day weekend . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . AZUZ : Honestly , who does n't dream of being a champion arm wrestler ? Okay , do n't answer that . Just arm yourself for a battle of the biceps ! At Canada 's National Arm Rasslin ' Championships , it 's about technique . For some , it 's all in the wrist . For some , it 's in speed . And for some , it 's in the face . Would you wan na hold hands with this guy ? UNIDENTIFIED MALE : When they mean redneck festival , they mean redneck festival . AZUZ : But we 're not still talking about arm wrestling . We 're talking about this : Pennsylvania 's annual Redneck Festival ! You can ride the bull or barrel . You can shop for jewelry or aluminum . UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE : They sell like hotcakes . AZUZ : But if a `` haybale obstacle course '' is n't your speed , saddle up for a one-wheeled whirl across the Brooklyn Bridge ! When you 're too coordinated for two wheels , you do n't just want to boast balance ; you want to show stunts . This person had a `` can-do '' attitude . At least people would hear it if he fell . It 's easy to see how all this pedal-spinning can make your head spin . So without a wheel , why not just turn yourself around at a Hawkeye State Hokey Pokey ? To get this many people over age 8 to participate , you must be trying to set a record . And they did : a Guinness World Record . More than 7,300 hokey pokers putting their hands into history . That 's what it 's all about when you journey Off the Beaten Path . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Goodbye . AZUZ : A world record is always cool , even if group dances are a little hokey . And those unicycle guys are wheelie awesome . Time for us to brake for the day ; I know it breaks your heart . CNN Student News returns tomorrow . Have a great one . Talk to you then !
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Learn about efforts to contain a wildfire burning across parts of Colorado . Consider a controversy surrounding a protest that involves the Quran . Head to Japan to visit a school that the principal runs like a business . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- September 7 , 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today 's show : . • New Zealand • Guatemala • Chile . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT . THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED . CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : Well , there 's a new technology out that makes annoying noises to try to stop people from loitering . But is it targeting teens ? You 'll hear all about it in today 's edition of CNN Student News . You viewers who 've been with us since the beginning of the school year : We hope you had a good Labor Day weekend . To you viewers who are just joining us : Welcome to a new year and a new year 's worth of news from CNN Student News . I 'm Carl Azuz . Let 's go ahead and get started . First Up : Focus on the Economy . U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA : Eight million Americans lost their jobs in this recession . And even though we 've had eight straight months of private sector job growth , the new jobs have n't been coming fast enough . Now , here 's the honest truth , the plain truth : there 's no silver bullet ; there 's no quick fix to these problems . AZUZ : President Obama , spending part of the Labor Day weekend talking about jobs in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . It 's part of a White House plan to put a spotlight on the U.S. economy . During yesterday 's speech , the president talked about transportation projects : rebuilding roads , building and maintaining railways , working on airport runways . He says that all of that would help create jobs and help the country 's economy . Now creating jobs , definitely a big priority . The government just released the latest unemployment numbers last week . And unemployment is at 9.6 percent . That is up one-tenth of a percent from the previous month , and it 's been right around that same range since May . Congress would have to approve all of the president 's proposed transportation projects . And some analysts do n't think there 's any chance of that happening soon . A recent CNN poll shows almost 60 percent of Americans disapprove of how President Obama is handling the economy . Forty percent give him a thumbs up . Midterm Elections . AZUZ : Jobs and the economy : probably going to be big factors in this year 's midterm elections . We are less than two months away from the big day , November 2nd . No one 's running for president , but there are a lot of congressional seats up for grabs . That includes every seat in the U.S. House of Representatives , all 435 of 'em . Plus , 37 of the 100 U.S. Senate seats , and 37 states will be electing governors , too . So , where do things stand ? In a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll , around 1,000 people were asked what 's called a `` generic ballot '' question . It does n't have names on it ; it just asks , `` Would you vote for a Republican or a Democrat ? '' 52 percent said they would vote for a Republican . 45 percent said they 'd vote for a Democrat . Back to that point about the economy being a major concern . According to another CNN poll , 81 percent of Americans think the U.S. economy is in poor shape . 18 percent think that the economy is doing well . Those opinions , probably gon na impact how some people vote . Blowout Preventer Raised . AZUZ : You see that thing coming out of the water ? It 's called a blowout preventer , and it 's supposed to shut down an oil or gas well if anything goes wrong . This one did n't ; it failed , and a lot of experts think that 's what led to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico . Officials who are investigating that spill want to examine the blowout preventer to find out why it failed . A new one is in place on top of the oil well . Once it 's been tested and approved , authorities can drill the last few feet of a relief well that 's gon na seal up the original well for good . I.D. Me . JOHN LISK , CNN STUDENT NEWS : See if you can I.D. Me ! I 'm an island nation that 's located in the South Pacific Ocean . You 'll find me southeast of Australia , my biggest trading partner . I 'm home to about 4 million people , who are sometimes called Kiwis . I 'm New Zealand , and my capital city is Wellington . New Zealand Quake . AZUZ : Parts of New Zealand are trying to recover from a massive earthquake that hit over the weekend . A couple people had serious injuries . Around 100 others had minor bumps and cuts . Luckily , there were no immediate reports of any deaths . But there is a lot of damage , as you can see here . The government has gotten 5,000 claims for damaged properties . A lot of those are for houses . The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1 . It struck early Saturday morning . There have been some pretty strong aftershocks since then , too . Experts say those aftershocks could keep coming for a week . Guatemala Landslides . AZUZ : Over in the Central American nation of Guatemala , people are struggling through the strongest rain in 60 years . More than 40,000 Guatemalans are at risk . What happens is the powerful rain storms cause landslides . Dozens of Guatemalans have been killed or hurt . In one spot , a landslide knocked some vehicles off the road , and when people nearby came to help , another one hit the exact same location . Thousands of homes have been damaged . Fields full of crops have been washed out . The country 's president declared a national emergency over the weekend . He also said Monday would be a day of mourning . Chile Miners . AZUZ : In Chile , officials are working to get 33 men out of a mine they 've been trapped in for more than a month . These officials have a plan , a back-up plan , and a back-up , back-up plan . And they 're gon na run all three at the same time . You can see the miners in this video . They seem to be in good spirits . Now , Plan A is to drill straight down to the shelter these guys are in . That could take several months . Plan B is to drill at an angle . That could take about half the time . Plan C is to use an oil drill . That could be the fastest option , but it wo n't be ready until later this month . What 's the Word ? TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS : What 's the Word ? to hang around or stay in one place for no apparent reason . LOITER . That 's the word ! Anti-Loitering Device . AZUZ : So , loitering might not seem like a big deal . We 've all probably spent time hanging out at the mall . Store owners might see loitering differently . If you 're loitering , more often than not , you 're not shopping . And in some cases , loiterers can drive away business . One mall is trying a sonic solution to drive away loiterers . But as Brian Todd tells us , some people are sounding off in opposition . -LRB- BEGIN VIDEO -RRB- . BRIAN TODD , CNN CORRESPONDENT , WASHINGTON , D.C. : It can cause a high-pitched headache , and that 's by design . Just outside the Gallery Place subway stop in Washington , the Mosquito beeps often . But is it indiscriminate ? This anti-loitering device was placed here after a big street brawl , but the property managers and the Mosquito 's distributor both tell CNN the noisemaker does n't target young people . Still , the distributor says teenagers happen to do the most loitering , and he says the sound is most effective for the stage of life when humans can hear the highest pitches . MIKE GIBSON , MOVING SOUND TECHNOLOGIES : The Mosquito , when activated , emits a sound at 17.5 kilohertz , which is at the high end of the youth hearing range , 13 to 25-year-old hearing range . When a youth hears the sound , they find it extremely annoying and will leave the area in a few minutes . TODD : At Gallery Place , we saw some young people getting irritated . UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE : Can you hear it ? UNIDENTIFIED MALE : Probably would n't shop at any of these shops if I heard it again . TODD : Why not ? UNIDENTIFIED MALE : It 's too annoying . It gave me a headache . TODD : There are settings on the Mosquito that can be heard by older age groups . I played the sound off a computer in our newsroom near several people in their 20s , 30s and older . I did n't tip them off beforehand . On settings for people 25 , 30 , 35 and younger , no one reacted . Then ... We 're going to play a setting now for people 50 years old and under . UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE : Oh , I heard that . UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE : I hear that . TODD : I can hear that , too . Still , some believe this device does target teenagers unfairly . Among the community leaders who have concerns about this device , Judith Sandalow of the Children 's Law Center here in the Gallery Place area . Judith , if there are problems with violence and loiterers driving away customers from businesses that count on that business in this area , would n't anything like this help ? JUDITH SANDALOW , CHILDREN 'S LAW CENTER : I 'm sympathetic to businesses needing to be able to engage the most customers in the best possible way . I 'm sympathetic to that . This is n't the best solution . We need to have better programs for youth ; we need to engage them in activities . -LRB- END VIDEO -RRB- . Before We Go . AZUZ : Finally today , before we go , ever seen a black widow take down a buffalo ? That 's what happened this weekend in Buffalo , New York . All right , so we 're talking about buffalo wings , not a full bison . But these guys -- and gal -- can pack 'em away . In fact , Sonya Thomas -- she 's known as the Black Widow -- ate 181chicken wings in 12 minutes . That 's enough to take home the title and beat her own world record . Goodbye . AZUZ : We actually did n't plan any puns for this story , so I guess I 'm just gon na have to wing it . She buffalo 'd the competition ? She obviously had a wing-ing strategy . That whole event looks like a three wing circus ! Maybe we 'll just chew over the possibilities . Either way , we 'll be back tomorrow . Hope you will too ! For CNN Student News , I 'm Carl Azuz .
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Hear why the subject of jobs is a top priority in Washington . Learn about natural disasters in New Zealand and Guatemala . Consider whether an anti-loitering technology targets teens . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today 's featured news stories .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Rutgers University held an emotional vigil Sunday evening as the campus grapples with the suicide of a student whose sexual encounter with another man was broadcast online . The body of Tyler Clementi , 18 , was recovered from the Hudson River on Thursday , more than a week after he jumped from the George Washington Bridge , which spans the river between New York and New Jersey . Two other Rutgers students -- Clementi 's roommate , Dharun Ravi , 18 , and Molly Wei , 18 -- have been charged with invasion of privacy . The pair allegedly placed a camera in Clementi 's dorm room without his knowledge and then streamed his sexual encounter online , according to the Middlesex County , New Jersey , prosecutor 's office . `` Our entire campus is very upset about what happened , '' said Greg Blimling , Rutgers ' Vice President of Student Affairs . `` The entire campus is in mourning . And we feel very deeply for what happened to the family . This is a terrible tragedy . '' Students and other members of the university community , some wearing pins that read `` Pride , '' stood silently as they lit and held white candles . Clementi remembered in New York Park . The vigil brought together student organizations , campus offices and LGBT communities `` as an opportunity for the members of the community and our allies to stand together united in peace , healing and social justice , '' a statement from the university said . A student who attended the vigil stressed the need for civility . `` We 're all linked on some sort of deeper level and we just need to find it , '' said Caroline Tuero . On Friday , the president of Rutgers pledged to meet with members of the university 's gay community as the school deals with scrutiny in the wake of the suicide . In a letter to the Rutgers community , President Richard McCormick praised what he called the school 's `` strong history of social activism on behalf of diversity . '' However , he said , the university `` is an imperfect institution in an imperfect society . '' University officials declined to respond to CNN 's questions about when Rutgers first learned of the webcam incident , citing privacy laws . But a school spokesman said Friday that officials `` did the best they can . '' `` I have spoken to virtually every principal involved in this matter , and they have attempted to handle this matter to the best of their ability , '' Rutgers spokesman Greg Travor told CNN . McCormick said that the incident has raised questions about the campus climate . `` Students , parents and alumni have expressed deep concern that our university , which prides itself on its rich diversity , is not fully welcoming and accepting of all students , '' the president said in a letter . New Jersey prosecutors were working to determine whether additional charges , including bias , may be brought against Ravi and Wei . On the evening of September 19 , Ravi allegedly sent a message via microblogging site Twitter about Clementi . `` Roommate asked for the room till midnight . I went into molly 's room and turned on my webcam . I saw him making out with a dude . Yay . '' Ravi tried to use the webcam again two days later , on September 21 , according to the Middlesex County prosecutor 's office . `` Anyone with iChat , I dare you to video chat me between the hours of 9:30 and 12 . Yes it 's happening again , '' Ravi is believed to have tweeted . The next day , Clementi was dead . A mobile status update September 22 on a Facebook page purportedly belonging to Clementi said : `` jumping off the gw bridge sorry . '' Clementi 's family has remained largely quiet , except to say that their personal tragedy has raised a host of legal issues for the country . `` Regardless of legal outcomes , our hope is that our family 's personal tragedy will serve as a call for compassion , empathy and human dignity , '' the statement said . CNN 's Ross Levitt contributed to this report .
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Tyler Clementi committed suicide after the broadcast of a sexual encounter with a man . Students Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei are charged with invasion of privacy . Ravi and Wei might face additional charges such as bias . Clementi 's family says it hopes the tragedy will serve as a call for compassion .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- He 's gone from being a backup dancer to the biggest thing in Asian pop culture , an actor and singer who has sold millions of albums . K-pop sensation and actor Rain faced your questions . The 27-year-old South Korean has even faced down U.S. comedian Steven Colbert in a spoof dance-off . The comedy skit came about after Rain placed higher than him in Time Magazine 's 2008 online poll of the 100 Most Influential People . As well as a sense of humor and dance moves that shook Colbert out of his satirical posture to praise , Rain is also known as one of the hardest working men in the entertainment business . Rain , real name Jung Ji-hoon , broke into the notoriously tough world of South Korean show business with JYP Entertainment when he was just 18-years-old . He made his first mark in Hollywood last year with a role in `` Speed Racer '' appearing alongside Christina Ricci and Matthew Fox . As a singer with five albums to his name , he 's faced thousands of screaming fans at concerts across the world , and recently he faced your questions . Watch the show and find out what makes Rain tick .
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Korean pop culture sensation will be on Talk Asia later this month . 27-year-old has gone from backup dancer to appearing in Hollywood films . Rain will be appearing with answers to your questions .
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LOS ANGELES , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Volunteering with local law enforcement , Shaquille O'Neal has learned from his peers that domestic violence calls are among the most dangerous for police officers . NBA star Shaquille O'Neal praises Karen Earl for her efforts on behalf of domestic abuse victims . '' -LSB- It 's -RSB- a very disturbing thing , '' said the NBA star , who has dealt mainly with children 's cases . `` I do n't really think a lot of women know what to do . '' That 's where Karen Earl comes in . As executive director of the Jenesse Center , the oldest domestic violence intervention program in south central Los Angeles , California , Earl is a `` tireless and fearless '' champion of women and children living in abusive situations , O'Neal said . The Phoenix Suns center called Earl `` the pillow of women 's society . '' For more than two decades , Earl has helped give victims a way out through the Jenesse Center , which provides shelter , education , outreach and legal services to more than 8,500 victims of domestic violence every year . `` Thank God for Miss Earl , '' O'Neal said . `` She takes women that have been involved in domestic abuse situations and gives them a place to come rest their head . '' According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence , an estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year , and one in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime . Earl has heard countless stories of domestic abuse and has seen a range of tipping points before victims seek help . She is working to lower these statistics . She recalled one woman whose husband beat her with an iron ; for another , `` the beatings were standard , but when he sold their refrigerator and she could n't keep her baby 's milk cold anymore , she knew it was time to go . '' These women were able to find shelter and support -- and ultimately safety and success -- through the Jenesse Center . `` It is not normal to go to bed afraid , '' Earl said . `` And the thing that I know for sure is that there is help . '' When Earl began volunteering at the center in 1986 , she said , she often thought of what her own mother went through . `` I remember us having to run out of the house at midnight with sheets wrapped around us . I know the impact it had on my mom , and of course the impact on me and my siblings , '' she said . `` I wish there were a place back then , but nobody talked about it . It was just family business ; it was personal . '' Watch Earl discuss the center 's mission to heal through art '' Today , Earl serves as Jenesse Center 's executive director and calls her work with staff , fundraising and volunteer recruitment `` a 24-hour thing . '' The process of healing for victims generally starts with a phone call to the center 's hot line , she said . The center provides counseling and literature and has a 30-day emergency shelter for women and their families . Earl said this emergency period `` is a time of regrouping '' and lets the women know that they 're not alone and that they did n't do anything wrong . The center also provides long-term support . `` Women and their children can stay for two years , '' Earl said . `` Every able body , every day , gets up and takes classes . And when they 're not taking classes , they 're looking for employment , going through counseling sessions or -LSB- getting -RSB- legal assistance . '' For Earl , comprehensive care through a team approach is the key to the center 's success . She said she has seen women at the center earn graduate degrees and become `` full-fledge '' professionals -- and that changing lives is what keeps her going . O'Neal said the center helps point women in the right direction and gives them the chance to overcome adversity . `` They 'll help you get an apartment . They 'll help you get a job . They help you get back on your feet and become the beautiful woman that you are . ''
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O'Neal 's work in law enforcement taught him the serious nature of domestic violence . His hero , Karen Earl , runs the Jenesse Center , which aids abuse victims . The Los Angeles center helps more than 8,500 victims every year . The center gives women a chance to overcome adversity , O'Neal said .
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LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Top flight golf is a high-stakes , high-stress sport -- but it 's not just the pros who are feeling the strain . Stress can affect golfers of all abilities . Swede Robert Karlsson returned from a four-month layoff recently with an eye condition that 's thought to be stress-related , while England 's Ian Poulter defended his decision not to play in the Vivendi Trophy by saying that he wanted to avoid fatigue -- mental as well as physical . While professional sport is bound to have its pressures , recreational golf is usually regarded as a way to unwind and relieve stress . But it seems that weekend players are having to deal with anxieties of their own . Victor Thompson , a London-based sports psychologist , told CNN that golf is a much more psychological sport than most . `` It can be particularly stressful because , unlike team sports , you very much have the spotlight on you while you 're playing , '' he said . `` You 've got a lot of time between your shots for you to think , time for other people to watch you and time for you to think about what people will think of you if you do n't play well . '' That does n't just apply when there 's an audience of millions watching on TV -- it 's just as true when you 're playing at your local municipal course with your friends . `` It can actually be tougher playing against your mates and people you know because they can ridicule you or laugh at you , or you might worry about disappointing them if you 're playing on their team , '' said Thompson . That would appear to be borne out by a 2004 study on the moods of older recreational golfers . The subjects reported being no happier or calmer after playing golf -- in fact , they reported feeling more angry and depressed . One of the researchers , Haydn Jarrett , senior lecturer in sport and exercise science at the University of Worcester , told CNN that the study also showed that golfers reported feeling more fatigued and less vigorous after playing golf , as most players walked an average 10.2 km during a game . Jarrett 's study was carried out on `` senior '' golfers , with an average age of 68 , but he said the findings on mood change tied in with other studies carried out on younger recreational golfers . `` Golf does appear to be stressful for recreational players , '' he told CNN . `` If we wanted golfers to enjoy it more fully it might be nice to engage with golfers and bring potential negative moods to their attention . '' While those negative feelings probably do n't last for long , they can have disastrous effects on your golf . Thompson says negative thoughts on the golf course can make you tense and frustrated , giving you an adrenaline rush that can affect your swing and timing . As you start dropping shots you can overanalyze your game , which just make things worse . The secret of dealing with golf stress is to get on top of your thoughts , says Thompson . Rather than thinking in terms of how badly you 're playing or what other people will think of you , you need to realize that your emotions are getting the better of you and that anxiety is the problem , not your technique . So with all that stress , could playing golf actually be bad for you ? `` If you 're beating yourself up emotionally and getting angry that 's not very good for your health , '' said Thompson . `` But it 's all a matter of attitude . Somebody might go out and enjoy it , see it as a chance to get away from work , have a nice stroll and catch up with their mates . '' And Jarrett has encouraging news when it comes to golf and health . He has carried out unpublished work showing that a round of golf can give a significant reduction in blood pressure . `` My gut feeling is that golf is incredibly positive for health , '' he told CNN . `` The positives of the distance walked , the heart-rate increase and the blood-pressure suppression will outweigh any negative mood states . But it might be that we need to recognize that mood profiles can go down and mediate against that . ''
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Golf is especially stressful , says sports psychologist Victor Thompson . Thompson says that it can be even tougher playing with your friends . Study shows recreational golfers feel more angry and depressed after playing . Stress may be bad for you , but golf can still be good for your health .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Carlos Sainz is closing on his first Dakar Rally car title after extending his lead with victory on Tuesday 's 10th stage in the South American event . The Spaniard , who led last year 's race before crashing out on the 12th stage , was 10 minutes and six seconds ahead of Volkswagen teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar after triumphing on the 238-kilometer leg from La Serena to Santiago . It was the two-time world rally champion 's first stage win in this year 's event and the 16th of his career , and leaves him in prime position to win with three legs to go . Al-Attiyah finished the day in fourth as he lost one minute and 40 seconds to Sainz , but was still more than 18 minutes ahead of third-placed American Mark Miller in another Volkswagen . Miller was third on the stage , with Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel second -- 28 seconds behind Sainz . Peterhansel , who has won six motorbike titles and three in a four-wheeler , is more than two hours behind Sainz in fourth place in the overall standings . `` Eighty kilometers after the start we caught up with Nasser , '' Sainz told the race 's official Web site . `` We stayed behind him because he could n't hear the Sentinel and we could n't get past . `` It was quite a slow and winding route , mostly lanes . What I did first was to get close to Nasser , then I stayed around at 1:40 . After that , from the 80km point onwards , we were driving in the dust . '' Al-Attiyah , who won the ninth stage , said he struggled after having to lead out the field . `` It was very dangerous at that speed . There were a lot of corners , a lot of slippery stuff . For me it was not a good feeling and I 'm really happy to have finished this stage without any problems , '' he said . `` Today it was very stressful because I opened the road . Tomorrow there will be some off-road and more dunes . It will be good for me . '' Peterhansel 's compatriot Cyril Despres leads the bike class by one hour , 22 minutes and 49 seconds despite finishing only sixth on Tuesday . Spain 's Marc Coma , also riding a KTM machine , won the stage by more than two minutes from another Frenchman , David Fretigne , but is way back in 17th overall . Russia 's Vladimir Chagin is more than an hour ahead in the truck class after following up his stage win on Monday with another victory . Wednesday 's 11th stage sees the race move from Chile back into Argentina .
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Carlos Sainz is closing on his first Dakar Rally car title after extending his lead with victory on Tuesday 's 10th stage in the South American event . Spaniard wins Tuesday 's 10th stage in the South American event to be 10 minutes ahead . Second-placed Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar loses one minute 40 seconds , finishing fourth . Wednesday 's 11th leg sees the 14-stage race leave Chile and return to Argentina .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Spanish driver Nani Roma upstaged the pre-race favorites to set the early pace at the Dakar Rally in Argentina on Saturday . The day was marred by the death of a spectator who , along with other spectators , was struck during the race 's first stage . The others were being treated for `` slight injuries , '' according to a statement by race organizers on the event 's Web site . The incident involved German driver Mirco Schultis and Czech partner Ulrich Leardi , the organizers said . Read more about spectator fatality at Dakar Rally . Roma , who was 10th overall last year after being hit with a late time penalty , was the leading car driver in the first stage from Colon to Cordoba . The 37-year-old , who won the motorbike class in 2004 , was two minutes and seven seconds ahead of compatriot and two-time world rally champion Carlos Sainz in a Volkswagen . Roma 's BMW team-mate Stephane Peterhansel , a total nine-time winner of the endurance event in the car and bikes categories , was a further 43 seconds adrift following the 199-kilometer stage . Defending car champion Giniel De Villiers was four minutes and 31 seconds adrift in a Volkswagen in fifth , behind teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar , while NASCAR racer Robby Gordon was sixth in a Hummer . `` In the end we were quite surprised by the time we achieved , '' Roma told the race 's official Web site . `` But I 'm happy . We had a fright with the engine in the middle of the special stage and had to stop to make a few checks . But everything was running okay . I think it was an electrical problem , but since it was working , I preferred not to interfere with anything . `` It 's only just the start . We have n't really had a battle with the VWs yet . There is still a lot of the race to go . In any case , it was a good special stage for warming up . '' David Casteu also upset the favorites as he led the motorbike class by a small three-second margin from fellow Frenchman Cyril Despres , with defending champion Marc Coma 12 seconds back . Riding a 450cc machine in comparison to his rivals ' 690cc KTM bikes , Casteu won a stage in the race for just the second time . `` I was riding at 150 kmph , but the bike held stable and is coping well . I hardly used any petrol . In fact , I had three times too much , '' he said . Poland 's Rafal Sonik headed in the quad class , with fellow Yamaha rider Marcos Patronelli trailing him by one minute and 55 seconds . Russia 's Vladimir Chagin led the truck category by 27 seconds from Ales Loprais of the Czech Republic . The 14-stage race finishes in the province of Buenos Aires on January 16 , having also traveled into neighboring Chile . The event was staged in Africa and Europe until last year , having been canceled in 2008 due to security concerns .
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NEW : Day was marred by death of spectator struck by a vehicle . Nani Roma upstages pre-race car favorites to set early pace at Dakar Rally in Argentina . Spanish driver leads two-time world rally champion Carlos Sainz by more than two minutes . Roma 's BMW team-mate Stephane Peterhansel , a nine-time winner , was third .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Police in Bolivia used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who took to the streets protesting a hike on the price of fuels Monday . The price of gasoline has risen 73 percent while diesel fuel rose at least 80 percent . The unions representing the public transit workers called for an indefinite national strike in protest which was partially successful Monday . Bolivian President Evo Morales defended the increase , saying it was needed partly because of Bolivian fuel being sold illegally to other countries , the state-run news agency ABI reported . The government had frozen the price of gasoline and diesel for six years and subsidized the cost -- making the fuel a lot cheaper than in neighboring countries . As a result , trafficking in fuels made it a very profitable business , said Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera . `` The profit margin is so great that anybody who sells 10 liters of gasoline in Brazil or Peru makes enough money to live a week or two . Only 10 liters ! That ca n't be . That ca n't be , '' he said . The government estimates that Bolivia loses as much as $ 150 million a year in fuel sold outside the country . But the `` Gasolinazo , '' as the hike is being called , could be a big challenge to Morales who has enjoyed public support for his populist policies . Many are now questioning his commitment to the people . `` Why did he lie ? His ministers said the price would n't go up a single peso and now this , '' said Marta Zurita , a homemaker in the capital Bolivia . `` How can we move forward ? This is bad , very bad . '' Many fear the price increase wo n't be limited to fuel . Taxi drivers raised their fares by as much as a 100 % even though the government warned them not to go higher than 25 % . The drivers ' union agreed to continue negotiations with the government Tuesday to reach an agreement on the new rates . Others rushed to local markets to buy groceries fearing prices will soon go up . Retiree Mary Ortuno said she wishes she could go shopping with a government official to see how much they could afford using only her income . Journalist Gloria Carrasco contributed to this report from La Paz .
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The price of gasoline has risen 73 percent . Transit workers have called for an indefinite national strike . The government says the increase is partly because fuel was being sold illegally elsewhere . Many now question Morales ' commitment to the people .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Massive flooding that has swept through Queensland , Australia , and claimed at least one life will likely force the evacuation of at least 1,000 people and close a regional airport for weeks , an emergency agency said Sunday . The flooding has directly impacted about 200,000 people , according to Emergency Management Queensland , and has affected an area roughly the size of the entire state of New South Wales . Rockhampton , Queensland , is the worst-hit major population center , the agency said . On Sunday , a spokesman for the agency said floodwater is receding in certain areas but is also flooding local towns as is recedes . He said electricity has been intentionally cut in areas of Queensland -- including parts of Rockhampton -- that have been inundated by flooding . Rockhampton 's regional airport closed Saturday afternoon and is expected to remain closed for the coming weeks , Emergency Management Queensland said Sunday . Meanwhile , other modes of transportation in the area were essentially reduced to boat travel , as all roads , major highways and the railway leading in and out of the city were flooded . A 41-year-old Queensland woman is the first confirmed fatality of the flooding . The woman , whose name was not released , was traveling with eight family members from Mount Isa to Burketown when the family 's vehicles were overrun by flood waters in the town of Floraville , Emergency Management Queensland said . After an air-and-boat search that lasted more than 12 hours , the woman 's body was recovered around 10 a.m. Sunday , about 2 kilometers -LRB- 1.2 miles -RRB- from the causeway where she had disappeared , the agency said . All other members of the family were rescued safely . Towns across the northeastern state have been flooded since monsoon rains about a week ago caused rivers to spill their banks and reach record levels . Prime Minister Julia Gillard toured the devastation on Friday and said the flooding in Queensland will cost `` hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars . '' Gillard traveled with Queensland Premier Anna Bligh through the sugar-producing town of Bundaberg , where flood waters reached 7.92 meters -LRB- 26 feet -RRB- Thursday . Emergency Management Queensland said about 1,000 people are expected to be evacuated from their homes in the coming days . The agency said some residents were able to leave on their own and move to higher ground before the severe flooding , heeding warnings from authorities . CNN 's Andreena Narayan contributed to this report .
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NEW : Electricity is intentionally cut in parts of Queensland . Emergency agency : 200,000 people are directly impacted by flooding . Rockhampton , Queensland , is the worst-hit major population center . Prime minister : Flooding will cost `` hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars ''
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In focus -- Reviving the pearl industry . Harvesting pearls was a major source of income for Bahrain and the region until the early 20th century when Japanese cultured pearls flooded world markets and oil was discovered . Now Bahrain is trying to revive interest in its pearl tradition . It 's applying to UNESCO to list its pearl diving beds and traditional houses as a world heritage site . We explore the kingdom 's pearl traditions , from diving for oysters to one of the oldest pearl retailing families in Bahrain . Facetime -- Yassir Zenagui , Moroccan Minister of Tourism . 2009 was a challenging year for the tourism sector , but now it 's steadily regaining momentum . In the Middle East , Morocco boasted six percent growth in 2009 . With over nine million visitors expected to the Kingdom in 2010 , MME sat down with Morocco 's Minister of tourism , Yassir Zenagui to find out how the country 's tourism sector dodged the effects of the downturn . Watch the show this week at the times -LRB- GMT -RRB- below : . Friday : 0915 , 1745 Saturday : 0445 Sunday : 0615,1745 .
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Bahrain has applied to list its traditional pearl diving beds as world heritage sites . MME explores the kingdom 's pearl traditions , once a major source of its income . Plus MME sits down with the Moroccan Minister of Tourism .
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In focus -- Iraq 's Economic Revival Iraq is experiencing a massive construction boom , especially in Baghdad where greater security has led to many companies investing in real estate projects . But it is mostly foreign companies that are benefiting from the boom while many Iraqi companies feel abandoned by their government , having to lay off workers or shut down completely . MME looks at the highs and lows of this burgeoning property boom . Facetime -- Kurdish Prime Minister Barham Salih Iraq is improving its economy and conveying its objectives , rebuilding and investment . Since 2007 , Kurdistan has attracted more than $ 12 billion from local and foreign investors . But investing in Kurdistan can have a ripple effect throughout the whole country as the regions Prime Minister Barham Salih explains to MME. Watch the show this week at the times -LRB- GMT -RRB- below : . Friday : 0915 , 1745 Saturday : 0445 Sunday : 0615,1745 .
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MME takes a look at Iraq 's current construction boom . The boom means profits for foreign firms but not for Iraq 's construction companies . Plus MME talks to the Kurdish Prime Minister about the growing investment to the region .
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In focus -- Technology transfer . It 's been a month since an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico led to one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history . This week the UAE announced that it is ready to offer advice and expertise to help plug the leak . MME takes an inside look at the advanced technology in place in Abu Dhabi to prevent and respond to spills in a region overflowing with oil . Facetime -- Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan , Chairman , Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority . Over 90 percent of the UAE 's crude reserves are based in Abu Dhabi and the revenues have built up the Emirate 's cash reserves . Now , Abu Dhabi is keen to diversify away from oil with a push towards tourism . The sector was up 19 percent in the first quarter of this year alone . MME talks to the Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority , Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan and asks him where this growth is coming from . Watch the show this week at the times -LRB- GMT -RRB- below : . Friday : 0915 , 1745 Saturday : 0445 Sunday : 0615,1745 .
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The UAE has offered advice and expertise to plug the leak in the Gulf of Mexico . MME take a look at the advanced technology in place in Abu Dhabi to prevent oil spills . Plus MME talks to the Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A solitary goal from Karim Benzema kept Real Madrid in touch with league leaders Barcelona on Sunday night as Jose Mourinho 's side overcame Mallorca 1-0 at the Bernabeu . The French striker 's left-footed effort in the 61st minute ensured Madrid returned to winning ways after a disappointing draw against Almeria last weekend . Mourinho casts doubt on Madrid future . Madrid squandered a host of chances to make the game completely safe and could have dropped further league points as Mallorca put up a spirited fight . Emilio Nsue hit the post after 13 minutes and goalkeeper Iker Casillas saved smartly from Pierre Webo moments before the final whistle . But the home side held on and the win means they remain four points behind Barcelona -- who won comfortably against Racing Santander on Saturday . Barcelona extend La Liga lead . Villarreal came from a goal down to beat Real Sociedad 2-1 and reclaim third place in the table . A brace by Giuseppe Rossi either side of halftime rescued the home side after they fell behind to a Mikel Aranburu goal in the 30th minute . In La Liga 's other matches , Almeria beat Osasuna 3-2 to lift themselves off the bottom of the table . Argentine striker Jose Ulloa scored twice to earn the home side their first home league win of the season as they moved up to 18th . Fellow strugglers Real Zaragoza also received a boost with a 1-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna . Said Boutahar 's superb free kick seven minutes before halftime was enough to lift them out of the bottom three . Deportivo remain in 13th place . At the other end of the table , Espanyol consolidated fifth place with a 3-1 win at Getafe . The away side had to come from behind after Venezuelan striker Miku Flores put Getafe ahead in the 13th minute . All three of Espanyol 's goals came in a frantic 11-minute period after the break . Luis Garcia put them on level terms in the 52nd minute . Seven minutes later Jose Callejon put them ahead and Sergio Garcia added a third in the 63rd minute to stun the home fans . Atletico Madrid lost ground on the Champions League places as they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Sporting Gijon -- David Barral 's goal in the 51st minute proving enough to sink last year 's Europa League champions .
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Real Madrid back to winning ways with 1-0 win over Mallorca . Benzema 's 61st minute strike sees Jose Mourinho 's side keep touch with leaders Barcelona . Almeria win lifts them off bottom of table ; Atletico Madrid lose 1-0 to Sporting Gijon .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Serie A leaders AC Milan remain on course for a domestic double after reaching the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup with a 3-0 home win over Bari . Milan , with Antonio Cassano making his debut for the club , were always in control at the San Siro , and they now travel to Cassano 's former club Sampdoria -- with a place in the semifinals up for grabs . Zlatan Ibrahimovic continued his impressive recent form by opening the scoring for the home side in the 19th minute . And there was no way back for Bari once young German midfielder Alexander Merkel had doubled Milan 's advantage on the stroke of halftime . Man-of-the-match Robinho made the opening two goals before deservedly getting on the scoresheet himself midway through the second half , converting a pass from Merkel . The other quarterfinal ties will see Napoli entertain holders Inter Milan , Juventus play host to Roma and Palermo facing Parma .
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Serie A leaders AC Milan reach the quarterfinals of the Italian Cup on Thursday . Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores the opening goal in a 3-0 victory over Bari . Alexander Merkel and Robinho were also on target in the San Siro win . Milan will now face Sampdoria with a semifinal place for the winners .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Victorious on the ground Sunday afternoon , the New York Jets got a special welcome home in the air Sunday night when the pilot of their large charter plane and air traffic controllers lined them up for a view of the Empire State Building , which was lit up for the occasion in the team colors -- green and white . As the plane approached Newark International Airport at around midnight Sunday , the crew of Continental Flight 1915 asked air traffic controllers if the building was still lit up . After confirming it was , a controller put the plane on a course down New York 's Hudson River , telling the pilot they could see the west side of the skyscraper . `` We got 200 people looking at it , '' the crew of the Boeing 767 responded . `` Really pretty night for it , too . '' `` I planned that , '' the air traffic controller deadpanned . A string of air traffic controllers -- neutral on most occasions , partisan on this one -- chimed in as the plane landed and taxied , proclaiming , `` Go Jets ! '' The radio traffic was recorded and placed on LiveATC.net , a website for aviation hobbyists and devotees . The Jets beat the favored New England Patriots 28-21 Sunday in a National Football League playoff game , a result that evidently lightened the mood on board the Continental Boeing 767 . `` You 've got a happy bunch on board , huh ? '' a controller says in the first transmission on the tape . `` Very happy , '' the pilot or first officer says . `` We have a question for you : Is the Empire State Building still lit up right now ? ... I 've got an unusual request . If it 's green and white , the guys actually want us to get as close as we can to see it . '' After the pilot was given a heading that put the building within view , he said to the controller , `` You guys are awesome . '' Asked later by another controller if they enjoyed the trip down the river , the flight crew responded : `` We did , and the team did too . It was great . I know the coach liked it . '' A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman , Paul Takemoto , said Tuesday the plane followed a normal course down the river , and the controllers did not divert from that course it to fulfill the players ' wish .
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The Empire State Building was lit up in green and white . The Jets ' jet 's flight path took it past the illuminated building . The Jets beat the New England Patriots 28-21 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sierra Leone international Rodney Strasser scored a vital goal five minutes from time to send AC Milan five points clear as Serie A resumed Thursday after its short mid-winter break . Strasser first goal in the Italian top-flight gave Milan a 1-0 win over Cagliari in Sardinia to increase their lead in the title race as Lazio were held to a 0-0 draw at Genoa . In the evening kickoff , Inter Milan gave new coach Leonardo a superb start with a 3-1 win at home to Napoli , who would have cut the gap on Milan at the top to three points with victory at the San Siro . Brazilian Leonardo , who replaced Rafael Benitez , saw Thiago Motta score twice with Esteban Cambiasso also on target . Napoli replied through Michele Pazienza , as the win takes reigning champions Inter to within 13 points of their city rivals , but they have two games in hand . Juventus ' championship challenge hit the buffers after a humiliating 4-1 home defeat to mid-table Parma . Juve 's chances were hardly helped by the 17th minute dismissal of Felipe Melo for violent conduct . But they were also undone by one of the own players , striker Sebastian Giovinco , who is out on loan to Parma this season . He scored a double before defender Nicola Legrottaglie pulled a goal back for the Turin giants . But Hernan Crespo 's penalty sealed the three points before substitute Raffaele Palladino scored a fourth in added time . The defeat leaves Juventus eight points adrift of Milan , who made their breakthrough late as new signing Antonio Cassano played in fellow substitute Strasser to net . In other action , Roma leapfrogged Juventus into fourth after winning 4-2 against Catania , with Marco Borriello and Mirko Vucinic scoring two apiece .
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NEW : Inter Milan beat Napoli 3-1 in Leonardo 's first match in charge . AC Milan win 1-0 at Cagliari to go five points clear at top of Serie A . Substitute Rodney Strasser scores winner in Sardinia with five minutes left . Juventus slump to humiliating 4-1 home defeat to Parma .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Barcelona battled into the quarterfinals of the Copa Del Rey on Wednesday night as veteran French defender Eric Abidal scored his first goal for the Spanish champions in a 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao . Pep Guardiola 's team set up a clash with either La Liga rivals Getafe or second division Real Betis after winning on away goals following the 0-0 draw at the Camp Nou last month . The 31-year-old Abidal , who was brought on as a second-half substitute , netted only the second goal of his career in the 75th minute to leave Bilbao needing two goals to go through . The left-back sidefooted home after Xavi marked his record-breaking 550th appearance for Barcelona with a trademark pass to the feet of the recalled Lionel Messi , who guided the ball into Abidal 's path . Xavi equals record as Pedro double puts Barcelona further ahead . The Basques threatened to take the match into extra-time when Spain striker Fernando Llorente continued his fine scoring run with an 85th-minute equalizer , but Barcelona held on . `` When I get a chance like that , I shoot . Now I hope to score more this season , '' Abidal told AFP . Defending champions Sevilla cruised into the last eight with an 8-3 aggregate victory over La Liga rivals Malaga , winning 3-0 in the away leg . Ivory Coast midfielder Ndri Romaric scored the opener with a deflected freekick six minutes after halftime , then substitute Diego Perotti made it 2-0 before Malaga defender Weligton was sent off for a second booking and Brazil striker Luis Fabiano netted late with another setpiece . What were the top sporting moments of 2010 ? Sevilla will next play either Villarreal or Valencia , who meet on Thursday following a 0-0 first-leg draw . Top-flight team Deportivo La Coruna needed extra-time before ending the hopes of second division Cordoba as Adrian scored a hat-trick in a 3-1 win . The Spain under-21 international 's treble ultimately gave the Galicians a 4-2 aggregate victory , but he needed to convert a penalty late in regulation time to stop his side crashing out after David Arteaga struck in the 86th minute . Cordoba collapsed after Miguel Angel Tena was sent off in extra-time as Deportivo set up a clash with either Mallorca or Almeria , who lead 4-3 . Real Madrid also play on Thursday , holding an 8-0 advantage over Levante , while last season 's runners-up Atletico Madrid take a 1-0 lead to Espanyol .
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Barcelona reach Spanish Cup quarterfinals on away goals after 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao . Substitute Eric Abidal scores the second goal of his career to put visitors ahead . Holders Sevilla go through 8-3 on aggregate after beating Malaga 3-0 . Deportivo La Coruna beat second division Cordoba 3-1 in extra-time .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Spanish champions Barcelona began 2011 with an 11th successive league victory on Sunday night to move five points clear of title rivals Real Madrid . Young winger Pedro Gonzalez , standing in for the absent Lionel Messi , scored both goals in the 2-1 victory over Levante while World Cup winner Xavi equaled the Catalan club 's all-time appearance record of 549 matches . After a scoreless first half in which Barcelona struggled to break down the Valencia side 's defense , Gonzalez broke the deadlock two minutes into the second period as he did well to make space inside the penalty and fire in a deflected low shot from Daniel Alves ' agonizingly delayed pass . With Messi allowed to take an extended winter holiday , the 23-year-old continued to make the most of his starting chance by adding his eight league goal this season in the 59th minute after Brazilian right-back Alves delivered a better-judged low cross into his path . Messi to miss Barcelona 's 2011 opener . Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola was also without the services of injured captain Carles Puyol and the suspended Gerard Pique , and his depleted defense had to withstand a determined Levante fightback after Stuani 's superb left-foot volley reduced the deficit with 10 minutes to go . The 30-year-old Xavi , who made an all-Barcelona three-man shortlist for the FIFA Ballon d'Or award to be named this month , matched the milestone set by defender Migueli 20 years ago . `` It is an honor for Xavi , a home-bred player , to have worn the Barca shirt so many times , '' club president Sandro Rosell said . `` Xavi has won everything and he represents the Barca values : effort , loyalty , work and heart . Loyalty is a difficult value to find , and what Xavi has done for Barca is extraordinary . '' Levante , who have not beaten Barcelona in six visits to the Camp Nou , remained just two points above the relegation despite a marked improvement on the team 's last outing of 2010 -- an 8-0 drubbing by Real Madrid in the first leg of their last-16 Spanish Cup tie . Spanish league strike called off . Second-placed Real will be boosted by the long-awaited return of Brazilian midfielder Kaka for Monday night 's derby with city rivals Getafe . Kaka , the second-most expensive signing in the Real squad behind Cristiano Ronaldo , has been sidelined since requiring knee surgery in early August before the start of this season . `` Kaka wo n't start , he ca n't yet . He can give us 15 or 20 minutes of his very great quality , but no more , '' coach Jose Mourinho told reporters on Sunday . In the day 's other 17th-round matches , Valencia consolidated fourth place with a controversial 2-1 win over fellow Champions League hopefuls Espanyol , despite having striker Aritz Aduriz sent off in the 61st minute for hitting Francisco Chica with a flailing arm . Aduriz scored his seventh league goal this season and his 11th overall to put the home side ahead in the 29th minute , but fifth-placed Espanyol leveled when Portuguese defender Ricardo Costa inexplicably stooped to head Jose Callejon 's innocuous cross into his own net in first-half injury time . Espanyol could not take advantage of their numerical advantage , and Juan Mata nodded the winner in the second minute of time added on despite being in an offside position when Costa headed the ball across the goal . Sevilla seek to revive their own European qualification bid with a 1-0 victory at home to Osasuna that lifted the club into ninth place -- 23 points behind Barcelona . Striker Fredi Kanoute scored the only goal in the 36th minute as he raced to the near post to head in a freekick from Jesus Navas . The defeat left Osasuna in 15th place , four points above the bottom three . Deportivo La Coruna moved up to 11th place with a 2-1 victory at nine-man Athletic Bilbao , who stayed eighth . Forward Adrian Alvarez scored in each half for the visitors , the first from the penalty spot on 22 minutes and the second seven minutes after the break . Both teams were reduced to 10 men by the end of the first period , with Bilbao defender Mikel San Jose receiving a straight red card on 35 and Deportivo midfielder Juan Rodriguez also sent off for a second booking just before the interval . Striker Fernando Llorente reduced the deficit with four minutes to play with his 11th La Liga strike , but his teammate Ustaritz Aldekoaotalora was also marched for a second yellow card at the end . Malaga moved out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 win at second-bottom Sporting Gijon , coming from behind with goals from defender Weligton and midfielder Apono , who netted a 59th-minute penalty .
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Spain midfielder Xavi matches Barcelona 's all-time appearance record of 549 games . Winger Pedro nets both goals as Spanish leaders defeat Levante 2-1 at home . Real Madrid boosted by Kaka 's return to squad for Monday 's derby with Getafe . Ten-man Valencia consolidate fourth place with a controversial 2-1 win over Espanyol .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Manchester City crushed Aston Villa 4-0 with Mario Balotelli scoring a hat-trick to go temporarily top of the English Premier League ahead of city rivals Manchester United 's 1-1 draw at Birmingham later Tuesday . Although City were only at the head of affairs for a few hours , the manner of their victory suggested they will be a factor in the title race , but for Gerard Houllier 's Villa it was another dispiriting defeat . Tottenham Hotspur , who won 2-1 at Villa on Boxing Day , beat Newcastle 2-0 in another afternoon kick-off to leapfrog Chelsea into fourth place . Goals from Aaron Lennon and Gareth Bale in the second half maintained Tottenham 's impressive recent run and spelt a second straight defeat for Newcastle under new manager Alan Pardew . Man Utd regain top spot despite draw . Bale scored the clinching second after a trademark surging run after Younes Kaboul had been sent off for the home side after tangling with Cheick Tiote . At Eastlands , Balotelli proved a real handful for Villa , winning an early penalty after being hauled down by Eric Lichaj . The Italian got up to convert the penalty and City were 2-0 ahead inside the first 15 minutes as Joleon Lescott headed home Adam Johnson 's corner . Balotelli scored his second from close range before the break and completed his hat-trick in the second half with his second successful penalty after Johnson was fouled by Marc Alrighton . Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini took a realistic view of their hgih placing . `` I know that we are top but I think it will only be for three hours . It is important to be there at the end of the season , '' the Italian told BBC Sport . Elsewhere , promoted Blackpool continued their remarkable season under Ian Holloway with a 2-0 win at Sunderland to go eighth , having been the favorites to go straight back down at the start of the campaign . Two second half goals from DJ Campbell gave Blackpool three points in their first match since December 11 after their own Bloomfield Road ground was unfit to play due to a frozen pitch . Chris Baird scored two early goals as Fulham relieved some of the pressure on manager Mark Hughes with a 2-0 win at Stoke , while Blackburn 's fans will be happier after Nikoli Kalinic scored twice in a 3-1 victory at West Brom . Kalinic blotted his copybook by being sent off for a wild challenge in the second half , but it was the first win for new manager Steve Kean , who took over from the sacked Sam Allardyce . In Tuesday 's evening kickoff , West Ham missed the chance to move out of the bottom three when they were held 1-1 at home by Everton . The Hammers took the lead when Tony Hibbert diverted Radoslav Kovac 's overhead kick into his own net . Everton leveled just before halftime through Seamus Coleman , before Carlton Cole missed a great opportunity to seal victory for the home side after the break .
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Manchester City beat Aston Villa 4-0 to go temporarily top of English Premier League . Italian striker Mario Balotelli scores a hat trick at Eastlands . Tottenham Hotspur score 2-0 home win over Newcastle to go fourth . Blackpool continue superb season with 2-0 win at Sunderland .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Jose Maria Olazabal is looking forward to the biggest challenge of his career after being named as Europe 's new team captain for the 2012 Ryder Cup . The 44-year-old Spaniard takes over from Colin Montgomerie , having been one of the Scot 's vice-captains as Europe regained golf 's most prestigious prize from the the United States in October . He has a rich playing record in the biennial event , having been a winner on three occasions in seven appearances since his debut in 1987 . `` The Ryder Cup is welded in my heart . I do have wonderful memories . It has meant so much to me , '' Olazabal told reporters at his unveiling in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday . `` It 's a huge responsibility to be the next captain , and it 's I think one of the biggest challenges , if not the biggest challenge , I will have in my career , especially at this time of my career . '' Olazabal is a two-time major winner having triumphed at the U.S. Masters in 1994 and 1999 , and he is eighth on the European Tour 's all-time list with 23 victories , but he has battled ill health in recent years . His last Ryder Cup appearance was a winning one in Ireland in 2006 , though he played only three events last year as he continued his fight against rheumatism -- a factor that had forced him to play down reports that he would become Europe 's captain . `` That was the main concern . Regarding that , the last couple of months , since I played Valderrama last year , I felt a noticeable improvement in my health condition , '' Olazabal said . `` There should be no problem . I 'm feeling much better and that 's the reason why I said yes . '' While Montgomerie said following the epic final-match victory at Celtic Manor in Wales that he expected changes to the team selection policy , Olazabal does not intend to make any drastic moves ahead of the qualification period starting in September . The U.S. team allows for four captain 's picks to be made outside the eight places on offer through rankings points , but Olazabal said he was considering asking to reduce his wildcard selection from three to two for the trip to Illinois . `` The more picks you get , well , the less value I think you give to the players that finish from eight to 10 , and I think to finish in the top 10 you have to play great golf , and it was proven the last time , '' he said . McDowell clinches Ryder Cup for Europe . `` And to make the top 10 , five through the world rankings and four through the European Tour rankings , you need to have an extremely great year . And it would be a shame to tell any of those guys , you 're not in . '' Former Ryder Cup star Thomas Bjorn , who heads the European Tour Tournament Committee , said Olazabal had been a unanimous choice . `` Speaking to players on tour and speaking to committee members , it was probably the easiest decision I 've ever have to make for Ryder Cup captain , '' the Dane told reporters . `` We normally do it at a committee meeting . But there was a general feeling from the whole membership that Jose needed to be the next captain . We did n't feel that we needed to sit in a committee meeting and discuss this , because it was the one man that everybody on this tour wanted to be captain . ''
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European Tour members choose Jose Maria Olazabal as Ryder Cup captain . Spaniard was vice-captain in last year 's winning team and has played seven times . The 44-year-old says he is winning his battle against ill health that has hampered him . He is considering reducing captain 's wildcard picks from three to two .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Charl Schwartzel kickstarted the defense of his Joburg Open title with a superb 10-under-par-61 in a weather-affected second round on Friday . The 26-year-old , seeking his sixth European Tour title , fired a flawless 10-birdie effort to claim a tie for the lead with fellow South African Garth Mulroy and England 's Jamie Elson at the halfway stage . He moved up 39 places , having opened with a 68 , as three hours were lost due to a thunderstorm . Schwartzel played on the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington club 's West Course , while Mulroy and Elson carded 64s on the more testing East Course . The weekend rounds will be played at the East Course once the second round is finally completed on Saturday morning . `` It really fell into place and I hit some great tee shots and iron shots , and I used just about every opportunity I had on the greens , '' Schwartzel , who has having problems with his swing before the tournament started , told the European Tour website . The world No. 32 is the highest-ranked player in the co-sanctioned Sunshine Tour event . By comparison , Elson is 493rd in the standings , having failed to retain his European Tour card after making the halfway cut in 13 of the 26 events he played . He fired five successive birdies from the fifth hole as he moved up from his overnight position of sixth , as did Mulroy . Their 36-hole total of 129 was a shot ahead of the South African trio of James Kingston , Thomas Aiken -LRB- 66 -RRB- and joint first-round leader Tyrone Mordt -LRB- 68 -RRB- . The 45-year-old Kingston almost matched Schwartzel 's score but bogeyed his final hole on the West Course to sign for a 62 . The second event of the U.S. PGA Tour season has also been affected by weather , with Thursday 's opening round of the Sony Open in Hawaii washed out . The tournament finally began on Friday morning , with American golfer Ryan Palmer seeking to become the fourth player to defend his title at Waialae . Joseph Bramlett , the first African-American golfer to get through qualifying school since 1985 , is one of 27 rookies making PGA Tour debuts .
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Defending champion Charl Schwartzel in a three-way tie for the lead at Joburg Open . He shoots 10-under 61 to be level with compatriot Garth Mulroy and England 's Jamie Elson . They are chased by fellow South Africans James Kingston , Thomas Aiken and Tyrone Mordt . The U.S. PGA Tour event in Hawaii is also affected by bad weather .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Anthony Michael will take a one shot lead going into the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club in South Africa . Michael made a faltering start to his third round with bogeys at the first , third and seventh holes , but improved as the round progressed eventually picking up four birdies . The South African carded a third round 71 to finish on 10-under par , one stroke ahead compatriot Dawie Van Der Walt and last year 's champion Spain 's Pablo Martin . The 24-year-old Spaniard was one of only a handful of players to break 70 on Saturday thanks to eagles at the par five 13th followed by another at the 15th where he smashed his three-wood to eight feet and then holed the putt . Last year 's runner-up Charl Schwartzel posted a third round 69 to put him in a tie for fourth with another South African , Alex Haindl , on seven-under par . Co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the South African Sunshine Tour , the Alfred Dunhill Championship is the opening tournament in the 2011 Race to Dubai . Meanwhile , Iben Tinning has won the Dubai Ladies Masters at the Emirates Golf Club . The Dane 's closing round 69 gave her a winning score of 11-under , two shots ahead of Sweden 's Anna Nordqvist and three better than England 's Melissa Reid -- who finished third . Michelle Wie carded a flawless final round 67 but had to settle for fifth place behind England 's Florentyna Parker -- who led after the opening round -- and Christina Kim of the United States .
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South African has one shot lead going into final round after posting third round 71 . Michael being chased by last year 's champion Pablo Martin and Dawie Van Der Walt . Denmark 's Iben Tinning wins Dubai Ladies Masters at the Emirates Golf Club .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Ian Poulter struck a flawless round of 60 to seize the lead at the halfway stage of the Hong Kong Open . The Englishman 's ten-under-par round was a career best and catapulted him to the top of the leaderboard on 13-under -- one shot in front of American Anthony Kang , who hit a 61 . Northern Ireland 's Rory McIlroy looked to be on course for a share of the lead until he tarnished his superb round with a double bogey at the last . But it was Poulter who led the way with ten birdies , including five in a row from hole seven . The 34-year-old hit some sparkling shots , including an approach to within three feet on the 11th , a 15 foot birdie putt on 13 and a 12-foot putt at the next . Despite his stellar performance , the European Ryder Cup star still felt he could have got under the 60 barrier . `` It is one of those courses where if you can get off to a good start you really feel you can shoot a good number , '' he told the European Tour website . `` I had five birdies from the seventh and as soon as that happened I felt there were plenty of chances coming in . I am happy but slightly disappointed . '' Poulter 's Ryder Cup teammate McIlroy should have hit the summit but after five birdies and an eagle , he dropped two shots at the last after finding a bunker and then water to sit on 11-under . McIlroy said : `` The great thing about this golf course is the front nine is a bit tricky and the back nine offers you chances . `` You have to make yourself stay patient . It 's only Friday , and I had to keep myself under control out there . `` He -LRB- Poulter -RRB- is playing very well and he 'll be tough to beat this week . I 'll just have to go out this weekend and try and play really well . '' Kang smashed in nine birdies in his round , while U.S. Open winner Graeme McDowell is on ten-under after a five-under round of 65 . He is battling to overtake Martin Kaymer in the European Tour 's Race to Dubai standings before next week 's season-ending Dubai World Championships . He said : `` It is tough not to get frustrated with this golf course because you feel you should birdie every hole . You have got to make yourself stay patient . ''
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Ian Poulter shoots a second round 60 to lead the Hong Kong Open . Englishman fires ten birdies in a career best round to lead on 13-under . American Anthony Kang shoots 61 to sit one shot behind Poulter . Rory McIlroy was on course for a share of the lead before a double bogey on the 18th .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Adam Scott hopes his third Singapore Open title triumph on Monday will act as a springboard for an assault on golf 's four major tournaments next year . The Australian completed a final-round 68 after the tournament went into a fifth day following weather disruptions , finishing on 17-under-par 267 -- three shots clear of Denmark 's second-placed Anders Hansen . The victory , his first at Sentosa since the Asian Tour event became co-sanctioned by the European Tour last year , launched him back into the top-20 of golf 's world rankings . It was the seventh European Tour title of the 30-year-old 's career , and he will now turn his attention to claiming a maiden major title in 2011 . `` You just want your game to be in good shape when you get to Augusta -LSB- the Masters -RSB- or the U.S. Open , the British Open , PGA Championship , '' Scott told the tournament 's website after following up his 2005 and 2006 successes . `` I have n't prepared myself very successfully over the past years , but I sit back at the end of every year and look back at what I 've learnt and how I can do things better . `` If I need to do them differently , I 'll do that in a couple of weeks when the season 's over . '' The Adelaide native reached the top-10 of the rankings in 2005 and the following year achieved his best finish at a major -- tied for third at the U.S. PGA Championship . He spent over 180 weeks among golf 's elite , but his form deteriorated in the following few years and he dropped out of the top-50 in 2009 . Scott was happy with the form he showed in the rain-affected tournament at the Sentosa Golf Club -- his second success of 2010 after winning the PGA Tour 's Valero Texas Open in May -- although he admitted to finding the harsh weather conditions challenging . `` It was a great win but it was a tough week for us . Testing weather conditions with delays and even when we were on the course , it can get uncomfortable at times as it was not easy to play , '' he said . Defending champion Ian Poulter endured a frustrating final round of 73 , slipping to a tie for sixth on 11-under after starting the day only three shots behind Scott . His Ryder Cup teammate Graeme McDowell shot 70 to finish joint third alongside Sweden 's Rikard Karlberg -LRB- 67 -RRB- on 14-under . Spain 's Miguel Angel Jimenez -LRB- 66 -RRB- shared eighth place with Keith Horne of South Africa -LRB- 68 -RRB- , with European Tour money-list leader Martin Kaymer -- the 2010 U.S. PGA champion -- down in 10th after closing with 69 .
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Adam Scott wins the Singapore Open for the third time with a total score of 17 under par . Australian won Asian Tour event in 2005 and 2006 before it became co-sanctioned . Scott claims his second title of 2010 as he rises 21 places in world rankings to 20th . Defending champion Ian Poulter fell away to finish the tournament tied for sixth position .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Third seed Kim Clijsters booked a place in her sixth Australian Open quarterfinal with a straight-sets success over Russia 's Ekaterina Makarova Monday . Clijsters , a finalist at Melbourne Park in 2004 , needed a tie-break to take the opening set before she clinched a 7-6 -LRB- 7-3 -RRB- 6-2 triumph in one hour and 28 minutes . The start of the match was delayed after Portuguese umpire Mariana Alves instructed the unseeded Makarova to change her outfit because a sponsor 's logo on her shirt was too large . `` I really felt that I really stayed focused throughout all my matches , '' the 27-year-old Clijsters told the Australian Open 's website . `` In a couple I really did n't feel my best out there , but I 'm happy with the way that I was playing , but you have to always be a little bit better . '' Clijsters , bidding for back-to-back grand slams after retaining her U.S. Open title , will come up against 12th seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the next round . The Pole had to save two match points in her victory against China 's Shuai Peng . Radwanska , who has never advanced beyond the quarterfinals of a grand slam , was 4-5 down in the final set before she clinched a 7-5 3-6 7-5 win . `` After the match I was really sad , '' world number 54 Peng told the WTA Tour 's official website . `` I think I got a little bit tight then also maybe a little bit unlucky . '' Li Na is now China 's lone hope for a first grand slam singles title . Second seed Vera Zvonareva is into the last eight in Melbourne after a 6-4 6-1 win over the unseeded Czech Iveta Benesova . Zvonareva , a semifinalist in Australia in 2009 , fell behind 4-2 in the opening set before she rallied to emerge victorious and remain on course for her maiden grand slam triumph . `` I thought I was a little bit slow , '' the Russian said . `` A little bit passive at the start , but then I found the right momentum and kept it until the end of the match . I 'm happy I won , this year has started well . '' The 26-year-old Zvonareva was a beaten finalist at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 2010 and has won more matches than any other female player at the last three grand slams . `` This is what you work very , very hard over many , many years for . The majors are where you want to play your best tennis . I really enjoy the challenge . '' Zvonareva will face another Czech in the next round after Petra Kvitova edged out Italy 's Flavia Pennetta 3-6 6-3 6-3 . Pennetta was seeded 22nd , three places above her opponent , but Kvitova managed to cause a second-straight upset after her dismissal of fifth seed Samantha Stosur in the previous round . `` I was very nervous in the first set , '' Kvitova said . `` But I knew I had to keep fighting . In the end it was very close and very tough . `` When I played Stosur , I was n't nervous ; I just wanted to enjoy it . But today I was nervous . It was very different . ''
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Kim Clijsters beats Ekaterina Makarova to reach the last eight of the Australian Open . She will face Agnieszka Radwanska , who saves two match points to beat Shuai Peng . Second seed Vera Zvonareva defeats Czech Iveta Benesova 6-4 6-1 . Petra Kvitova edges out Flavia Penetta 3-6 6-3 6-3 to advance to the next round .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Rafael Nadal is on track to win his fourth successive grand slam after Marcos Daniel was forced to retire during their first-round match at the Australian Open on Tuesday . World number one Nadal had already opened up a 6-0 5-0 lead before the Brazilian suffered a knee injury after 47 minutes of the match . Nadal , a nine-time major winner , is hoping to become the first player since Rod Laver in 1969 to win four consecutive Grand Slams . `` I think I played right , '' the 24-year-old told the ATP Tour 's website ahead of his next match against American debutant Ryan Sweeting , who is ranked 116th . `` I played some good shots , some long shots . The serve can be a little bit better . That 's the only point that I think I can improve . '' The Australian Open should be in February ! British fifth seed Andy Murray progressed to round two after his opponent also became injured . Murray , who was a beaten finalist in Melbourne last year , led Slovakia 's Karol Beck 6-3 6-1 4-2 when the world number 101 succumbed to a shoulder problem . The match lasted for one hour and 42 minutes before Beck withdrew , meaning the 23-year-old Murray will now face Illya Marchenko of the Ukraine who beat Spain 's Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo . `` I thought it was a pretty good match , '' said Murray . `` Obviously you 'd rather finish the match off without your opponent being hurt , but it does happen quite a lot . So you just have to move on and get yourself ready for the next round . '' Juan Martin del Potro scored a victory on his return to Grand Slam action , as he defeated Israel 's Dudi Sela 7-6 6-4 6-4 . Argentina 's Del Potro , the 2009 U.S. Open champion , has not played in one of the four majors since last year 's Melbourne Park tournament after struggling with a wrist injury . `` Today I played good tennis again , '' the former world number four said . `` But I 'm really enjoying this week . I met with all the players , especially the top-10 players . They supported me when I was very bad . So now I am face to face with them I can say thank you . '' Del Potro will now play the 2006 Australian Open champion Marcos Baghdatis , who beat Slovenia 's Grega Zemlja 3-6 7-5 6-1 4-6 6-2 . Australia 's Lleyton Hewitt and David Nalbandian of Argentina played out a five-set clash which lasted four hours and 48 minutes at the Rod Laver Arena in a rematch of the 2002 Wimbledon final . Nalbandian eventually sealed a 3-6 6-4 3-6 7-6 9-7 victory , with the final set lasting 93 minutes , as he avenged that defeat and also his reverse to Hewitt in the 2005 Austalian Open quarterfinals . Lithuania 's Ricardas Berankis will be Nalbandian 's second-round opponent after he beat another Australian Marinko Matosevic 6-4 6-2 7-5 . France 's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came from two sets down to claim a 4-6 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 triumph over Philipp Petzschner of Germany . Tsonga , seeded 13th , eventually won the match after 194 minutes to set up a tie against Andreas Seppi after the Italian defeated Arnaud Clement . America 's John Isner hit 26 aces on his way to a 6-3 7-6 6-3 win over Florent Serra of France . Isner is set to face Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic in the second round , who advanced at the expense of Deni Gremelmayr .
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Rafael Nadal is into the second round of the Australian Open after Marcos Daniel retired . Andy Murray is through after Karol Beck was also forced to retire in their match . He is joined in the next round by Argentina 's Juan Martin del Potro , who beat Dudi Sela . Marcos Baghdatis , John Isner and Radek Stepanek all scored victories in Melbourne .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Roger Federer began the defense of his Australian Open crown with a straight sets victory over Slovakian Lukas Lacko at Melbourne Park on Monday . The world number two took just an hour and 24 minutes to dispatch Lacko 6-1 6-1 6-3 in their first round match on the Rod Laver Arena . Federer , who beat Britain 's Andy Murray in last year 's final , is chasing his 17th grand slam title and could not have made a more convincing start . `` I thought I played great , '' the Swiss maestro told the official Australian Open website . `` I was able to keep on pressing , you know , put him on the back foot ... That it worked was obviously great . But at the end , I 'm obviously very happy . '' Australian Open : From nomad to nouveau riche . The unfortunate Lacko , who played world number one and then defending champion Rafael Nadal in the second round last year , was always in trouble after losing the opener 6-1 in just 22 minutes . He trailed 3-0 in the second before daring to break Federer 's service for the first and only time only to then lose the next three games . World number 97 Lacko offered stiffer resistance in the third set , but a single break of service was enough for Federer to secure a second round match against Gilles Simon after the Frenchman beat Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Tapei 6-7 6-2 6-4 6-2 . While Federer breezed through , there were opening round defeats for two seeds , Nikolay Davydenko of Russia and Sam Querrey of the United States . Should the Australian Open be played in February ? On the comeback trail after injury , 23rd seed Davydenko lost in four sets to German Florian Mayer , who won 6-3 4-6 7-6 6-4 . Querrey , ranked 18th , was involved in a thrilling five-setter against world No. 72 Lukasz Kubot from Poland . Kubot trailed two sets to one on court two , but cheered by a big contingent from Poland , hit back to win 5-7 6-2 3-6 6-1 7-6 . Gael Monfils looked set to join the list of upsets when he trailed young Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker two sets to love . But the popular Frenchman , who is seeded 12th , battled back on the Hisense Arena for a stunning 6-7 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-1 victory . On the same court , eighth seed Andy Roddick of the United States , showed fine early form with a 6-1 6-2 6-2 victory over Jan Hajek of the Czech Republic . The first night session in Melbourne saw a comfortable straight sets win for third seed and 2009 champion Novak Djokovic . The Serbian eased past Marcel Granollers of Spain 6-1 6-3 6-1 as he bids to reach his second grand slam final in succession after losing to Nadal at the U.S. Open . It earns him a clash against Croatia 's Ivan Dodig and Djokovic urged fans to be on their best behavior . Previous Australian Opens have been marred by clashes between Croatian and Serbian supporters after the war between the two countries in the 1990s . `` Well , I just hope that it 's not gon na happen , '' Djokovic said . `` It 's a very bad image that they send for their countries , you know . ''
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NEW : Third seed Novak Djokovic beats Marcel Granollers in first night session . Defending champion Roger Federer eases to first round win at Australian Open . Federer beats Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 6-1 6-1 6-3 at Melbourne Park . Nikolay Davydenko and Sam Querrey are early seeded casualties in first slam of 2011 .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Defending champion Andy Roddick advanced to the quarterfinals of the season-opening Brisbane International in Australia with a 6-4 6-1 triumph over Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov on Wednesday . The 28-year-old recovered from an early break of serve to record his straight-sets victory in 56 minutes . The second seed will now face Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in the last eight . World number eight Roddick was pleased with his performance and his ability to execute his game plan at the Pat Rafter Arena . `` The scouting report was that he -LSB- Dolgopolov -RSB- was aggressive to the point of psychosis at times , '' Roddick told the ATP World Tour 's official website . What were the top tennis moments of 2010 ? `` It was my plan to make him have to come up with those kinds of shots for the better part of a couple of hours and it caught up to him a little bit . Then when it caught up to him it got away from him pretty quickly . '' Baghdatis eased past Polish opponent Lukasz Kubot 6-2 6-2 to set up his meeting with the 2003 U.S. Open champion Roddick . American fourth seed Mardy Fish was beaten 6-3 6-1 by Radek Stepanek . The Czech , who won the title in 2009 , will next face German seventh seed Florian Mayer . In the women 's draw , fourth seed Marion Bartoli earned a place in the quarterfinals with a 6-1 3-6 6-0 defeat of Czech Iveta Benesova . Bartoli , who is the highest seeded player left in the draw , will next play Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic . Elsewhere , John Isner earned a 7-6 4-6 6-4 success against Potito Starace to help edge the U.S. one step closer to the Hopman Cup final after a 2-1 win over Italy in Group B. Bethanie Mattek-Sands gave the American team a 1-0 lead in Perth , with a win over world number seven Francesca Schiavone before the 25-year-old Isner secured an unassailable lead for the pairing . Italy did manage to clinch the final rubber with a 6-7 -LRB- 5-7 -RRB- 6-2 10-3 victory in the mixed doubles , winning the match tie-break to keep alive their hopes alive . The U.S. now need to win two rubbers in their match against Britain 's Andy Murray and Laura Robson to guarantee their participation in Saturday 's final . `` We 're in the driver 's seat right now , '' Isner , ranked 32 in the world , told the Hopman Cup website . `` But nothing 's set in stone that 's for sure . `` I know Great Britain is good and France is still good and everybody is still alive so we ca n't let up any . Hopefully we 'll get out of our group and go into the final . '' France bounced back from Monday 's 3-0 defeat by the U.S. to beat Britain 2-1 with a 6-4 6-2 victory in the decisive doubles . Kristina Mladenovic beat 16-year-old Laura Robson 6-4 3-6 6-0 , but world No. 4 Andy Murray leveled the tie with a 7-6 -LRB- 7-3 -RRB- 7-6 -LRB- 7-5 -RRB- win over Nicolas Mahut before the French gave the UK duo a second successive reverse this week . In New Zealand , top seeds Maria Sharapova and Yanina Wickmayer moved into the quarterfinals of the Auckland Classic , but No. 3 Svetlana Kuznetsova , Elena Vesnina , Sofia Arvidsson and Carla Suarez Navarro all crashed out . Russia 's Sharapova will next play Hungary 's Greta Arn and defending champion Wickmayer of Belgium faces Romania 's Simona Halep , but both were taken to three sets . Halep went through when seventh seed Vesnina withdrew due to illness , while fellow Russian Kuznetsova was beaten 2-6 6-4 6-4 by China 's Peng Shuai . Arn saved five match-points before defeating eighth seed Arvidsson 4-6 7-5 7-5 , while No. 9 Suarez Navarro was upset 7-6 -LRB- 7-5 -RRB- 6-1 by 18-year-old British qualifier Heather Watson .
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Andy Roddick is into the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International in Australia . Defending champion will now play Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in the last eight . Fourth seed Marion Bartoli is into the quarterfinals of the women 's draw . The U.S. beat Italy 2-1 to move one step closer to the final of the Hopman Cup .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- World No. 3 Novak Djokovic hopes home advantage will give Serbia the edge in the Davis Cup final against France , starting on Friday . Djokovic , Serbia 's No. 1 player , has been drawn to face Gilles Simon in the second singles match in Belgrade , following Janko Tipsarevic 's opener against Gael Monfils . He comes into the event after losing to eventual winner Roger Federer in the semifinals of the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals . `` We 're all very excited and ca n't wait for the first point to start . Hopefully -LSB- the home support -RSB- will be an advantage for us over our opponents . We are all in good shape , physically and mentally fresh to perform our best tennis , '' the 23-year-old said at Thursday 's draw . Simon , once ranked sixth in the world but now down at 42 after suffering with injuries , beat Djokovic in their first encounter in 2008 but has lost all five since . `` I think the pressure I have on my back will for sure help me to forget the crowd is against me . I will see how I will react , but I will be natural so if I have to let my emotions out , I will , '' the 25-year-old Frenchman said . `` Since I was a young child it was a dream to play in the Davis Cup final . Also with my friend , Gael Monfils , it 's just unbelievable . I really hope we 're going to win the trophy -- that would be perfect . '' Monfils , ranked 12th in the world , has a 2-2 record against No. 49 Tipsarevic -- who was Serbia 's semifinal hero with two singles victories against the Czech Republic on home soil . `` I know Janko . He will be very nervous because he plans to come out first on the court in front of the Serbian crowd . It will be tough for him . I will try to be very relaxed and just play my game , '' Monfils said . In Saturday 's doubles , Viktor Troicki and Nenad Zimonjic will take on the French pairing of Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra . The French are seeking a fourth title , the last coming back in 2001 . The first came in 1991 after beating Yugoslavia in the semifinals , but the two countries have not met in the competition since Serbia again became independent from the former federal republic . Neither Yugoslavia nor Serbia have won the Davis Cup .
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Janko Tipsarevic takes on Gael Monfils in Friday 's opening Davis Cup rubber . Serbia No. 1 Novak Djokovic then faces French No. 2 Gilles Simon in second match . Serbia seeking first title in men 's event , with France aiming for fourth victory . The two teams have not met since Serbia again became an independent nation .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Defending champion Serena Williams will miss the Australian Open in January to give herself more time to recover from foot surgery . The former world number one has not played competitively since winning her fourth Wimbledon crown in July . She sustained the original injury after standing on broken glass at a restaurant shortly after winning her second grand slam of the year and 13th of her glittering career . Williams attempted to come back ahead of the season-ending WTA Championships in Qatar , but had to abandon her attempts after aggravating the injury in training . The American was also due to compete in the Hopman Cup in Australia next month , but in a statement released Thursday said she had been left with no choice but to pull out . She said : `` As I continue to rehabilitate my foot after the second surgery last month , it is with the utmost regret that I am withdrawing from the Hopman Cup and the 2011 Australian Open Championships . `` As I recently learned , pushing myself back into my intense training too early only caused me further injury and damage . `` While I desperately want to be back on the court and competing in the first grand slam tournament of the year , it is imperative for my health that I continue to work with my doctors to ensure my foot heals properly . '' Williams dominated the early part of the 2010 season , with victories at the Australian Open and the grass of Wimbledon , but in her absence Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark claimed top spot in the global rankings . Belgian rival Kim Clijsters also claimed the final grand slam of the season at the U.S. Open and the WTA Championships , making her a warm favorite for the Australian Open which kicks off the 2011 season , particularly with Williams sidelined . Williams promised her fans to `` be back better than ever as soon as I can be . ''
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Defending champion Serena Williams pulls out of Australian Open . Williams has not recovered from foot injury she picked up after stepping on broken glass . Williams has not played since winning Wimbledon for the fourth time in July .
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Roger Federer recorded a resounding 6-4 6-2 win over Britain 's Andy Murray in their Group B match at the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London on Tuesday . Federer wasted little time in exploiting a misfiring Murray , breaking his second service game to love to establish an early 3-1 lead . He never looked back , holding his serve with ease , while continuing to make Murray work for his . Murray sniffed a chance to break back when Federer was serving for the set , taking the first two points of the game . But the 29-year-old regained his composure winning four points on the bounce to take the opening set 6-4 . The second set started in the same fashion . Murray working hard just to hold his serve , and a back and forth opening game eventually went Federer 's way . Becker backs Federer to be year-end champ . The Swiss , in contrast , continued to hold his service with ease and when Murray went two breaks down to trail 0-3 , there was no way back . The 23-year-old avoided the humiliation of a second set whitewash , scrapping his way to two service games . But it only delayed the inevitable as Federer , a four-time winner of the event , closed out the match in style to go top of Group B. Federer , who now has a 6-8 head-to-head record against Murray , admitted his surprise at the margin of victory . `` Andy has beaten me the last few times so I 'm surprised how clean the score was today , but I do n't think Andy played his best match , that is for sure , '' Federer told BBC Sport . Murray will likely have to beat David Ferrer in his final group match on Thursday if he is to progress to the semi-finals stage . `` I did the two most important things in tennis very poorly today , which is serve and return . Against someone as good as Roger , you ca n't do them badly . You 're not going to win the match and that 's why the score line was like it was , '' Murray told BBC Sport . Meanwhile , in the evening match , Robin Soderling won a hard fought straight sets victory over David Ferrer , 7-5 7-5 . The first set seemed destined to go to a tie-break as both men held serve for the first 11 eleven games , but Soderling gained the crucial break in the 12th . A curling forehand winner closed out the set for the Swede after 48 minutes . The second set was heading the way of the first it seemed as Soderling and then Ferrer continued to hold serve . Despite some spirited defence from the Spaniard in the fifth game , Soderling prevailed to take a 4-2 lead , which quickly became 5-2 . With defeat and an early exit from the competition looming , Ferrer burst into life winning the next three games to draw level . But Soderling regained his form while Ferrer 's waned and the Swede completed his first win at this year 's event . `` I played well last year and I 've enjoyed coming back . I 'm very relieved . It was tough . I served very well but I have a few things I need to improve , '' Soderling told BBC Sport after the match . The Swede faces Federer on Thursday while Ferrer will play Andy Murray .
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Roger Federer brushes Andy Murray aside 6-4 6-2 in ATP World Tour Final group match . World number two goes top of Group B ; Soderling and Ferrer play tonight .
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London , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Roger Federer enjoyed a comfortable 6-1 6-4 victory over David Ferrer to join Andy Murray at the top of Group B at the ATP World Tour Finals at London 's O2 Arena on Sunday evening . The four-time winner of the season finale had never lost to the Spaniard in 10 previous meetings and it became clear from the start that an upset was unlikely . The 29-year-old Swiss broke the seventh seed twice to open up a 4-0 lead in the opening set , before Ferrer hit back with a break of his own . But normal service was resumed in the sixth game , despite the Spaniard 's best efforts as Federer broke his serve again and then served out the set . The second set was less one sided , with Federer taking five games to secure a break of serve , but the result was the same . Serving for the match at 5-4 , the number two seed experienced an uncharacteristic lapse in concentration , handing his opponent three break points . But , as so often with Federer , he immediately regained his composure to save all three and then promptly served an ace to wrap up the match . ATP World Tour Finals preview . Earlier in the day , Andy Murray made the perfect start to his campaign defeating Robin Soderling in straight sets 6-2 6-4 . The 23-year-old Scot swept the Swede aside in just one hour and 20 minutes . Murray , who had n't beaten Soderling since 2006 , found the new world number four in curiously sedate mood . Soderling , who won his first Masters title in Paris last weekend , never managed to get going and was comprehensively outplayed . In front of a partisan crowd at the 17,500 capacity arena Murray quickly found his rhythm breaking Soderling in the third and seventh games to establish a 5-2 lead . He made no mistake on his next service game and duly served out the first set in 29 minutes . The second set was closer and Soderling , a semi-finalist here last year , earned himself an opportunity to break in the sixth game , but Murray held his nerve serving an ace . To compound his frustration , Soderling then concluded a messy service game with a double fault , handing Murray a crucial advantage which he never looked like surrendering . The world number five duly served out the match to record his 45th victory of the season . In the opening Group A doubles matches , defending champions Bob and Mike Bryan opened with a 6-3 7-5 win over Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner . Sixth seeds Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski overcame third seeds Lukas Dlouhy and Leander Paes 6-3 7-6 .
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Roger Federer enjoys comfortable opening 6-1 6-4 victory over Spain 's David Ferrer . Andy Murray sees off Robin Soderling in straight sets in opening match at ATP finals . Soderling struggled to find the form which saw him rise above Murray in world rankings . Bryan brothers win first Group A doubles match .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- He was the first Spanish player to reach the top of the tennis world rankings , but now Carlos Moya is contemplating life away from the sport that he has played at the top level for the past 15 years . The 34-year-old has been unable to overcome a foot problem , with his last match on the ATP Tour circuit being a first-round defeat at the Madrid Open in May . `` I wanted to play the big tournaments and say goodbye , but I got to the Madrid tournament and I still was n't 100 percent . I am still young for life , but for sport I am already knocking on a bit , '' he told reporters at a press conference . `` I realized with that match that the moment had arrived . It 's not how I dreamed of ending my career . '' Moya won the French Open in 1998 before taking the top men 's spot in March the following year , holding it for just two weeks as he became the first Spaniard at the summit since the introduction of the rankings system in 1973 . Born on the island of Majorca but now resident in Switzerland , he has earned more than $ 13 million in prize money since his debut in 1995 . Moya has slumped to 519th in the world , but can look back to better days when he won 20 titles on the main circuit , lost in the final of the 1997 Australian Open and reached the semis of the 1998 U.S. Open . That year he also reached the title match of the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals , losing to compatriot Alex Corretja . In 2004 , alongside a youthful Rafael Nadal -- the current No. 1 -- Moya helped Spain to win the Davis Cup for the second time as he was victorious in both his singles matches against the United States . Moya -- who plays right-handed despite being a natural lefty -- will bow out in a farewell tournament in Seville next month , according to the ATP Tour website , then look to a life outside tennis . `` I 'll keep on with my gym in Majorca . I have a sports business and I 'll dedicate more time to my wife , my daughter and my family . But I 'll definitely miss tennis , '' said Moya , whose baby Carla arrived in August .
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Former world No. 1 Carlos Moya calls time on his tennis career due to injury problems . The 34-year-old Spaniard has not played since losing at the Madrid Open in May . He won 20 titles in 15 years on the ATP Tour , including the 1998 French Open . Moya was the first player from his country to top the men 's world rankings .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- World number one Rafael Nadal has been drawn to play Novak Djokovic , Tomas Berdych and Andy Roddick in the group stage of the ATP World Tour Finals in London . The Spaniard was selected in Group A in the season-ending event , which sees the top eight players in the world compete against each other . World number two Roger Federer , from Switzerland , has been drawn in Group B alongside Sweden 's Robin Soderling , Briton Andy Murray and David Ferrer , of Spain . Murray will open the tournament against Soderling on Sunday at 1400 GMT with Federer taking on Ferrer at 2000 GMT . The following day Djokovic , from Serbia , will play Berdych , from the Czech Republic , at 1400 GMT , with Nadal taking on American Roddick in the evening . In rankings released on Monday , Soderling climbed to fourth after his victory at the Paris Masters on Sunday , and despite Murray slipping to fifth he is hoping home advantage can inspire him in London . He told his website : `` It 's an incredible atmosphere , a huge arena and it 's one of the biggest competitions in tennis behind the Grand Slams , so I 'm really looking forward to it . `` The last couple of weeks were n't as good as I 'd have liked , although I actually won my first doubles competition with my brother , which was cool , but playing in front of a home crowd is always great . It would be a big one psychologically to win , so I 'll give it my best shot . '' Federer has also targeted victory at the World Tour Finals after his surprising defeat at the semifinal stage in Paris by Frenchman Gael Montfils . But Federer has an excellent record at the season finale with 29 wins and seven defeats since his first appearance in 2002 . `` I feel good . I 'm playing well . I think I have good chances maybe in London for winning , '' Federer told the ATP Tour 's official website . `` I feel good physically . In a way it is a relief that I was able to finish the tournament -LSB- in Paris -RSB- in good physical health . `` I 'm fresh mentally , too . This is the most important thing . Victories are important , but when you 're not fit and when you 're injured , it 's bad . So I think I 'm going to recover quite fast after that loss . `` It was not a bad match -LSB- against Monfils -RSB- . I 'm happy with my performance . Clearly with a victory I would have had big chances of winning the tournament . This is not the case , so now I have to look at the future . I 'm going to prepare for London . ''
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Groupings for season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London announced . Tournament sees top eight players in the world compete against each other . Rafael Nadal has been drawn to play Novak Djokovic , Tomas Berdych and Andy Roddick . Roger Federer to face Robin Soderling , Andy Murray and David Ferrer .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- British Formula One team Williams will have an all-South American line-up next year , with Pastor Maldonado signing up to drive alongside Rubens Barrichello . Maldonado will be the first Venezuelan since Johnny Cecotto in 1984 to drive an F1 car when he lines up alongside Brazilian veteran Barrichello at the Bahrain Grand prix in March . The 25-year-old takes the seat of young German Nico Hulkenberg , who left after being unable to agree a new contract following his successful rookie year . Maldonado won the GP2 Series title this year , becoming the first driver to win six successive races , and tested for Williams in Abu Dhabi . `` I will be doing my best over the winter to prepare myself , and I know the team will be working hard to ensure a successful season , '' he told the Williams website on Thursday . `` 2011 will be the first time in nearly 30 years that a Venezuelan has driven a Formula One car , so I will be looking to get some good results in return for the support my country has given me to help get me to this position today . '' A seven-time national kart champion , he won at Monaco in his debut GP2 season in 2007 . `` Since then , he has regularly reminded us of his unquestionable talent with some skilful wins , particularly during this year 's GP2 championship , '' team principal Frank Williams said . `` Of course , we already know Pastor from the time he spent with the team at the Abu Dhabi test , but we are very much looking forward to developing his talent over the winter and a fruitful season with him next year . ''
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Pastor Maldonado will be the first Venezuelan to drive in F1 since the 1980s . Williams sign the 25-year-old to replace departed rookie Nico Hulkenberg . He will be the British team 's second driver alongside Brazil 's Rubens Barrichello .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen have kept their places in the rebranded Team Lotus line-up for the 2011 Formula One season . Italian Trulli and Finn Kovalainen were the line-up for Lotus Racing last season as a team bearing the name of the famous marque returned to the world championship for the first time since 1994 . The 36-year-old Trulli is preparing for his 15th season in F1 , racing for six different teams , winning his only grand prix in Monaco in 2004 with Renault . Former McLaren star Kovalainen claimed the new team 's best result in 2011 when he finished 12th in Japan , but suffered a heavy crash in Sunday 's Race of Champions . He was knocked unconscious and he wrote on his Twitter blog : `` I 've been put to bed-rest at home as a precaution , heavy concussion , further tests in the next few days as head took a big hit . '' The Team Lotus , who are sponsored by CNN , line-up was confirmed as the sports 's governing body , the FIA , released the provisional drivers ' list for the 2011 season . Force India , Toro Rosso , Hispania and the renamed Marussia Virgin Racing have yet to confirm their driver line-ups . Williams announced Tuesday that Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado has been drafted in to drive alongside Rubens Barrichello , although he is not included on the initial list . He would replace German Nico Hulkenberg , whose contract was not renewed . Renault have named only Robert Kubica after Russian Vitaly Petrov 's seat was placed into question after an inconsistent first season . The leading teams of Red Bull , McLaren and Ferrari have , as expected , unchanged line-ups . Red Bull 's Sebastian Vettel claimed the 2010 world title and paired with Mark Webber to help the team win the constructors ' crown .
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Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen confirmed in Lotus team for 2011 F1 season . Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado lands drive with Williams . Leading line-ups of Red Bull , Ferrari and McLaren unchanged in provisional list .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Lewis Hamilton is confident the return of the kinetic energy recovery system -LRB- KERS -RRB- to McLaren cars for the 2011 Formula One season will give the team a big advantage over their rivals . The system -- which stores up energy created when a car brakes to enhance the vehicle 's acceleration -- was first used in the sport in 2009 , and teams such McLaren and Ferrari used it to great effect . The technology was banned in 2010 as a cost-cutting measure , however , the device will return to F1 next year after a more affordable solution was found and 2008 champion Hamilton believes McLaren 's version is the finest on the grid . `` Our KERS is the best . It shud -LSB- should -RSB- deliver , '' the 25-year-old wrote on his Twitter blog Tuesday . Hamilton 's teammate and compatriot Jenson Button also hoped the energy-saving modification could help the team to get the better of Ferrari and 2010 constructors ' title winners Red Bull . `` I 've never driven with KERS before , but this team used KERS last year and used it well , I know because they kept coming by me at the start ! '' the former Brawn GP driver said during a McLaren web chat . `` They have so much experience in that area that I think we 'll have an advantage - as will Mercedes and Force India , who use Mercedes engines . `` We 'll have an advantage on Red Bull and Ferrari I think , which is great . We 'll take every advantage we possibly can . '' McLaren finished the season second in the constructors ' standings , 44 points behind first-placed Red Bull with Ferrari in third place . Red Bull 's Sebastian Vettel won the championship with British pair Hamilton and Button in fourth and fifth places in the standings . The 2011 season begins with Bahrain Grand Prix on March 13 and teams are already testing for the new campaign .
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Lewis Hamilton believes McLaren 's KERS will give the team an advantage in 2011 . KERS uses energy created when a car brakes to boost its acceleration . Jenson Button thinks the device will give the team an edge over their competitors . KERS was banned from F1 in 2009 but will return for new season .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Young German driver Nico Hulkenberg is looking for a new Formula One team after failing to agree a contract extension with Williams , the motorsport 's official website reported on Monday . While the British-based team has retained veteran Brazilian Rubens Barrichello for 2011 , the 23-year-old Hulkenberg will seek a new race seat following an impressive rookie season . `` I heavily regret that , because I would have been happy to stay with Williams , '' said Hulkenberg , who secured the team 's first pole position since 2005 in Brazil this month . `` I want to thank the team for a great time and I wish Williams all the best for the future . '' His agent Willi Weber , who also represents seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher , said the 2009 GP2 Series winner would remain in motorsport 's elite class next year . `` Nico will have his seat in F1 in 2011 , '' Weber told the official website . Williams finished the season in sixth place overall , repeating last year 's effort , despite not scoring any points at the final race in Abu Dhabi on Sunday . The 38-year-old Barrichello was 12th to finish 10th in the drivers ' standings on 47 points in his first season at Williams , while Hulkenberg -- Williams ' test driver for two years before making his F1 debut this year -- was 16th to be 14th overall on 22 points . '' ` First , I would like to thank Nico for his hard work this year , and before that in preparing himself for Formula One , '' team boss Frank Williams told his outfit 's official website . `` We are very proud to have supported him as he secured the Formula 3 and GP2 titles and during his debut in Formula One . At Williams we have for many years tried to bring new talent into the sport , and we are convinced that Nico will go on to great things . We wish him well and hope that our paths will cross again in the future . `` We recruited Rubens to Williams knowing that he would bring technical expertise , experience and passion . He has delivered everything we could have hoped for this season and we are delighted to confirm that he will drive for us again in 2011 . '' Williams said Barrichello 's teammate for his 19th season driving in F1 will be announced before the end of this year .
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Nico Hulkenberg leaves Williams after contract negotiations for 2011 break down . British team will retain veteran Rubens Barrichello and name new driver by end of year . Hulkenberg had an impressive rookie season , claiming pole position in Brazil . The drivers helped Williams to retain sixth place in the constructors ' standings .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Spain 's Dani Pedrosa will miss the Malaysian MotoGP on Sunday , after the rider broke his collarbone in practice for the Grand Prix in Japan last week . Pedrosa 's absence means championship leader Jorge Lorenzo will now only have to finish in the top 10 at the race in Sepang , in order to be crowned 2010 champion . Respol Honda racer Pedrosa suffered a double fracture of the collarbone in Motegi , and has subsequently undergone surgery . It was thought that the 25-year-old , who currently lies in second place behind Lorenzo in the MotoGP standings , might have recovered in time to challenge for the championship in Malaysia . However , in an announcement on the sport 's website on Thursday his team confirmed he would not be racing . `` Pedrosa has made the understandable decision to stay at home to continue his recovery , '' the statement from Respol Honda read . `` The target for his return remains the Australian Grand Prix , practice for which begins on October 15 . '' The team also confirmed that they would not be fielding a replacement driver for the race , leaving Italy 's Andrea Dovizioso as their sole representative . With Pedrosa not competing , Yamaha driver Lorenzo is now more than 100 points clear of his nearest challenger -- Australian Ducati driver Casey Stoner . The 25-year-old is looking for his first world title at MotoGP level , after twice achieving the feat in the 250cc category , first in 2006 and again in 2007 .
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Dani Pedrosa is out of the Malaysian MotoGP , after the rider broke his collarbone . Honda driver was injured in practice for the Grand Prix in Japan last week . Championship leader Jorge Lorenzo will be crowned champion with a 10th-place or better finish on Sunday .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Fernando Alonso has warned his rivals for the Formula One drivers ' championship he is hitting peak form after his stunning victory at the Singapore Grand Prix . The Ferrari driver led from start to finish in Singapore to record his third victory in the last five races and put him firmly in contention for the title . Alonso moved into second in the standings after Sunday 's race , just 11 points behind current leader Mark Webber , of Red Bull , and he says he is operating at his optimum level . `` We are in a sport where you can not be completely fit , focused and motivated 100 per cent at every race , every month . You are up and down , '' Alonso was quoted as saying by the UK Press Association . F1 standings after Singapore Grand Prix . `` But right now , at this point of the championship , I 'm at a peak -- 100 per cent motivated , focused etc. '' The Spaniard has now leapfrogged McLaren pair Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button , as well as Webber 's Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel with just four races remaining . And heading into the next race in Japan , Alonso insists he is in good shape as the nine-month long season threatens to offer up a thrilling climax . He added : `` Sometimes in past championships in September , I was getting tired , what with all these long flights , getting very stressed . `` But this year it is different . It feels like the championship is starting now , so I feel very happy we will be going to Japan next race . '' Meanwhile , Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has predicted that the championship will be decided during the final race in Abu Dhabi . `` I think it is almost inevitable with the way the season has swung backwards and forwards that this will go right down to the wire in Abu Dhabi , '' Horner was quoted as saying by the UK Press Association . `` I sincerely hope it does n't and I sincerely hope it is one of our guys who ties it up before that . But the likelihood is that with the quality of drivers and teams involved that it will go down to the wire . ''
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Ferrari 's Fernando Alonso says he is hitting peak form just at the right time . Alonso moved into second in the drivers ' championship with victory at Singapore Grand Prix . Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says the title race will go down to the wire .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A onetime contestant on `` The Dating Game '' was sentenced to die Tuesday for murdering four women and a child , Orange County , California , officials said . Rodney Alcala , 66 , was convicted in February of kidnapping and murdering a 12-year-old girl and raping and murdering four Los Angeles County women in the 1970s . `` Losing Robin , we lost so many things , '' said Marianne Connelly , the mother of Robin Samsoe , 12 , whom authorities said Alcala murdered in 1979 . `` We did n't get to watch her grow up . We did n't get to see her graduate high school or college , see her have a dance career , get married and/or have children , '' Connelly told the court Tuesday . `` He took her life , her future and our joy . '' Deidreann Parenteau , Jill Parenteau 's sister , said she never understood why her sister had to die at Alcala 's hands . `` If there is a hell , I hope Rodney Alcala burns eternally , '' she told the court . `` I wish he would experience the terror that he put his victims through . '' The crimes took place between November 1977 and June 1979 , and covered a wide swath of suburban Los Angeles , California , from Burbank to El Segundo , authorities said . A jury recommended this month that Alcala receive the death penalty . He was found guilty February 25 of murder , kidnapping and an array of sexual offenses . He acted as his own attorney during the penalty phase of the trial . In 1978 , Alcala was a winning bachelor on the television show `` The Dating Game . '' At the time , he had been convicted in the 1968 rape of an 8-year-old girl , authorities said . He served a 34-month sentence . A year earlier , according to the Orange County district attorney , Alcala had raped , sodomized and killed two women : Jill Barcomb , an 18-year-old New Yorker who had recently moved to California , and Georgia Wixted , a 27-year-old nurse . The district attorney said Alcala used a large rock to smash in Barcomb 's face and then `` strangled her to death by tying a belt and pant leg around her neck . '' Her body was left in a mountainous area in the foothills near Hollywood . Wixted was beaten with the claw end of a hammer , the district attorney said . Alcala `` strangled her to death using a nylon stocking and left her body in her Malibu apartment , '' according to the district attorney 's Web site . On `` The Dating Game , '' Alcala -- who was introduced as a `` successful photographer '' who might also be found sky diving or motorcycling -- succeeded in charming bachelorette Cheryl Bradshaw from behind a wall . `` Who will it be ? '' the host asked Bradshaw at the end . `` I 'll take One , '' she said , and Alcala strode out . Three more murders followed Alcala 's appearance on the show , the district attorney said . In June 1979 , he beat , raped and strangled Charlotte Lamb , a 33-year-old legal secretary , with her shoelace in the laundry room of her El Segundo apartment complex , according to the district attorney 's office . The case was investigated but went cold . The same month , according to the district attorney 's office , Alcala raped and murdered 21-year-old Parenteau in her Burbank apartment . She was also strangled with a cord or nylon . Alcala 's blood was collected from the scene after he cut himself crawling out a window , the district attorney said . `` Based on a semi-rare blood match , Alcala was linked to the murder , '' the district attorney said . Though he was charged with murdering Parenteau , the case was dismissed after his first conviction in the Samsoe case . In that 1979 case , Alcala approached the 12-year-old at the beach in Huntington Beach and asked her to pose for pictures , the district attorney said . She did and then rode off on her bicycle to dance class . She never made it . `` The defendant kidnapped and murdered Samsoe and dumped her body near Sierra Madre in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains , '' the district attorney said . Alcala was convicted in 1980 of Samsoe 's murder and was sentenced to death , but the conviction was overturned by the California State Supreme Court . A second trial in 1986 also resulted in a conviction and death sentence , but it was overturned by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals . As he awaited a third trial , Alcala 's DNA was linked to the crime scenes in the Barcomb , Wixted and Lamb cases . He was charged with the four Los Angeles murders , including Parenteau 's . Police investigating Alcala discovered dozens of photographs of women and children in a storage unit he kept in Seattle , Washington . The locker also contained earrings belonging to Samsoe , according to the Orange County district attorney 's office . Police have asked for the public 's help in determining whether any of the people in the photographs are victims of Alcala 's .
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Atlanta , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sandeep Parikh , Jeff Lewis and Sean Becker were fresh from their raucous `` The Guild '' panel at Dragon * Con when they sat down with CNN to answer our fan-oriented questions . It was their first time at Dragon * Con , and the crowds did not disappoint . One fan in the question line even dressed as Lewis ' `` Vork '' character from the `` Game On '' video , eight arms and all ! Here 's what they had to say about `` The Guild , '' gaming and what happens when Felicia Day makes you play `` World of Warcraft . '' CNN : How psyched were all of you when the `` Game On '' video bumped Katy Perry off the top of iTunes ? Parikh : Stoked ! Lewis : I 'm OK with , I mean , I do n't hate Katy Perry . Parikh : I did get to tweet something like , `` I finally got on top of Katy Perry . '' Becker : I screen-grabbed the hell out of that page on iTunes . Parikh : It 's just so cool . We do n't have a record label ; we do n't have anyone besides ourselves , Felicia , Kim , George Ruiz and some other folks that are pushing our show . It 's very grass-roots . Microsoft -LSB- `` The Guild '' sponsor -RSB- is not like , `` here 's a budget for marketing . '' It does n't really happen . I mean , they do some internal marketing , but ultimately it 's up to us to push our own stuff . So , to be in the same breath as , you know , Justin Bieber and all these people and to watch our video climb the charts ... Becker : We 've done the work , and now it 's the fans who are deciding and buying . I mean , it happened with `` Date My Avatar , '' too . That was No. 1 . We got No. 1 on Pop . Parikh : We were 2 overall ; we could n't beat Kenny Chesney . Becker : Who came out with a video the exact same day about football . Lewis : Nobody can beat him . Becker : And we put that thing together in like a month total , from writing it to recording it to filming it to editing it . It had to be quick . And it was in the middle of all the season four stuff we were currently doing , too . So it was really ambitious , but I think we 're all happy with how it turned out . CNN : Fans will want to know , what did Zaboo do with the dancers once it was all over ? Parikh : With the hour that I had them for , or the 58 minutes that I had left on the clock ? We had some improvs where I was like , `` I do n't pay them not to dance , DANCE !! '' I do n't know , I think Zaboo probably just kind of danced around with them , learned more about their history and background , took blood samples and , like , added them to his database . Becker : Sounds like another viral hit ! Parikh : That 's what I think Zaboo would do . He 's very friendly , so he would want to get to know them . He would just ask very invasive , personal questions . CNN : Sandeep and Jeff , you both do a very good job portraying very specific types of gamers . How did you research your roles ? Lewis : For me , I did n't really understand a lot of the stuff when I read the pilot , so I went on and played . Felicia got me membership into it , into `` World of Warcraft , '' and I went on and played . And I came back a few weeks later and said , `` Oh , now I understand it . Now I understand the phrases and the words and all that stuff , all the three-letter things that people say . '' Parikh : QQ more nub -LSB- which in `` World of Warcraft '' circles is a way of making fun of new players . The two Qs look like crying eyes . -RSB- And for me , I read a lot of fantasy and grew up playing some RPG games and some Ultima and stuff like that . I did n't play WoW specifically . In fact , I specifically stayed away from it because I did n't want the addiction . And someone had already written a funny show about it , so I could n't turn that addiction into something profitable , like Felicia -LSB- Day -RSB- did . So I did n't play WoW specifically , but I knew all the terms , roughly what they meant , and Felicia filled us in with stuff we did n't know . But we all got subscriptions . The president of Blizzard -LSB- the game company that distributes `` World of Warcraft '' -RSB- was a fan of the show after the first couple seasons . We got a tour , and everybody there was awesome to us . They were into it and into the show . That was cool . And we all got free subscriptions to play around and got hooked for a little while . I can say that I 'm not hooked on WoW anymore . It was intense for about two months , but then the real world came calling . I like to play games that I can beat , that have a beginning , middle and end . So that 's what I play these days , mostly XBox stuff . CNN : So none of you mentioned `` Ever-crack . '' Parikh : Yeah , I stayed away from `` EverQuest '' too . We actually appeared in the `` EverQuest '' documentary called `` EverCrack . '' We shot on set of `` The Guild '' just a tiny little thing where we 're playing hard-core fans with the creators of `` EverQuest . '' But I did n't actually get into that game either . `` EverQuest '' was really hot during the end of my college years , so I was like trying to get good grades . But if that stuff was out in high school , I would have been toast . CNN : Of you three , who has the maddest keyboard skills , and who has the maddest controller skills ? Becker : I have zero keyboard skills . I do n't play any computer games . I only play console stuff . Lewis : I have the keyboard skills , just for playing WoW for a year straight after I got addicted . So , definitely me . Parikh : I do n't know , I played like the old , the `` King 's Quests '' and those games , so my keyboard skills are probably pretty raw . Now , I like playing with my XBox and my Wii . Soon , hopefully , I 'll have no controller and be playing with that new thing Microsoft has , Kinect , which would be rad . Lewis : Yeah , I 've been switching over to XBox and DS and PSP . Parikh : We sound like total ... Becker : Let 's name every system . Lewis : Yeah , I 've got an N64 . Becker : Virtual boy . Parikh : See , I feel like I have to segment my life . My computer is for work/stalking my friends on Facebook . And my console is for gaming . CNN : How do you create buzz for your online series ? Now that `` The Guild '' and `` The Legend of Neil '' have momentum behind them , is it easier now than it used to be ? Becker : The audience for `` The Guild '' has continued to grow and grow and grow , but at first it was just a community of gamers . Then it was people outside of gaming . I direct the show , and I do n't play `` Warcraft . '' I 've never played `` Warcraft , '' and I 'm a big fan of the show . I understand the characters and what 's going on , and I have a lot of friends who do the exact same . But one thing we 've been doing lately are these music videos . When `` Do you want to date my avatar '' came out , all of a sudden we had a whole new crop of people who saw the video and loved it , but they did n't know that it was part of a show . And then now we 've got the `` Game On '' video , which did the same thing -- people just wanted to watch this fun video , but then it 's like , `` oh , wait , this is part of a series . '' Lately , people have been -- even here at Dragon * Con -- people tell me , `` Oh , I just got into your show . '' Parikh : Whether it 's through Netflix or XBox , every new place we distribute we find new fans . Becker : Actually , the Netflix thing is huge , because people take it more seriously . You may look at it and think , `` oh , this is just a Web show , '' but then you see , `` this is a Netflix show , '' and it 's on a DVD . Parikh : And it holds up . You watch it on your TV , and it 's shot very well , it 's lit well , and it can look like a TV show , really , or a movie . So keeping the production value very high is important . Lewis : And we 're lucky , too . The next projects we do from this day forward , we can ride the coattails of `` The Guild . '' We have the fanbase , so we can do the online buzz , but we also have the fans from `` The Guild '' and `` Legend of Neil '' to take advantage of , too . CNN : What 's the difference between a nerd and a geek ? Lewis : God , that 's a good question . I envision this , I do n't know if this is right or not , but a nerd to me is a guy who like in high school has pimples and maybe glasses and sort of socially awkward . Whereas a geek to me is anybody who 's doing something that 's not the general norm . Becker : Like , a geek embraces it , maybe ? I 've always thought of nerd as someone who 's into nerdy stuff , pop culture stuff like comics . I think a geek is someone who embellishes . Parikh : For me , I feel like a nerd is more knowledgeable about their geekdom . Lewis : Maybe even arrogant ? Becker : Where a geek is more of a fan , maybe ? Parikh : Yeah , that 's it . If you 're a nerd , it 's because you know something . You 're a nerd about that . But if you 're a geek about it , that means you just love it .
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`` The Guild '' created `` Game On '' in about a month and landed at the top of the iTunes chart . Jeff Lewis , who plays Vork on `` The Guild , '' is not ashamed of his WOW addiction . Sandeep Parikh says his character , Zaboo , on `` The Guild '' is very friendly , just invasive .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Aaron Douglas , better known as `` Chief Tyrol '' on `` Battlestar Galactica , '' is a Dragon * Con veteran . Well known for being open with fans and the life of the Dragon * Con party , Douglas made a pit-stop at CNN to answer some of our BSG-fan questions . CNN : Had you seen the original BSG before taking the role ? Aaron Douglas : Absolutely , I grew up on the original BSG , I grew up on `` Star Wars . '' The great thing about `` Battlestar '' was that it was basically `` Star Wars '' but once a week , as opposed to waiting for three years for the movie to come out . I was a huge `` Battlestar '' fan . CNN : Tell us about when you first auditioned for `` Battlestar Galactica '' -- was it for the part of Capt. Tyrol ? Douglas : No , no I originally auditioned for the part of Apollo -LRB- Capt. Lee Adama -RRB- which Jamie Bamber got , which is good because Bamber has to go to the gym and I never did . That was good for me . And my callback was for -LSB- the role of -RSB- Lt. Gaeta , which went to Alessandro , who 's great . He 's a great actor and he can do the tech talk really well . When they got to the end of the casting there was just no one for the Chief , this Tyrol character that they had left , and David Eick -LSB- one of the creators of the show -RSB- said , `` Why do n't we get Aaron to do this ? '' because David had seen my auditions and quite liked me . So , they offered me this and it grew into what it was . CNN : At what point did you find out that your character was a Cylon ? -LSB- a robot -RSB- . Douglas : Officially , the day before we started shooting it . But we shot that scene in December , and I had seen some papers that I was n't supposed to see over at -LSB- director -RSB- Michael Rymer 's house , in September . So I had to sit very quietly for three months , not say a word , furious the whole time . And constantly walking past Ron Moore and David Eick , who are the creators of the show , and say , `` So , anything coming up for the Chief ? '' And they 'd say , `` Oh no , just fixing vipers , just the usual . '' Just lying to me ! So we finally found out officially and I got Ron -LSB- Moore -RSB- on the phone , yelled at him for five minutes and then he talked me off the ledge and convinced me that it was a good thing , and he was right . CNN : Did you suspect that you might be one of the Cylons ? Douglas : God , no . Absolutely not . I thought that the great thing about the Tyrol character is he 's such a human , and I guess if they want to humanize the Cylons there 's no better character to do it than him and Col. Tigh , but I did not see it coming . I thought it was going to be new people revealed , I did n't think that it was going to be cast revealed to be . CNN : Did you draw inspiration for your own character from having watched the original BSG ? Douglas : No , my character was n't in the original BSG , and I do n't really know how I do what I do . I literally , I just show up and I say the words as simply as I can . I have a new show now called `` The Bridge , '' where I play a guy who 's a real-life guy . My character 's based on the life of a guy named Craig Bromell who was a cop for 12 years and then became head of the police association , so basically the president of the union for 85,000 cops . It was the decision to either play it like him or just play it as I see it , so I just play stuff as I see it . CNN : What were your thoughts about the ending of BSG ? Douglas : I loved it . Other than , what the hell was Starbuck ? I still do n't know what Starbuck was . But I loved the ending , I thought it was a brilliant piece of writing , certainly Ron 's opus . There was no better way to end it . And I love the fact that the Chief just walks off and goes up to Scotland and lives alone . Yep , makes whiskey and builds castles and herds sheep . Yeah . CNN : Was `` The Bridge '' your next project , then ? Douglas : I literally wrapped the last day of Battlestar , I wrapped at 5 a.m. on Friday and on Monday I was on a plane to Toronto to start the new show . So , yeah , there was n't much of a break . CNN : How would you compare the character you 're playing now to Chief Tyrol ? Douglas : You know , they 're very similar guys . They 're both blue-collar guys , they 're both in charge of a group of people that they are fiercely loyal to , they will do whatever it takes to get the right thing done , they 're both very flawed , which makes them interesting to watch and interesting to play , they 're two guys that you could definitely go to a ball game and have a beer and make fun of people around you . CNN : How did you get into acting in the first place ? Douglas : My mom says that when I was a little kid I always used to say I wanted to be an actor , but I do n't remember that . I remember in high school thinking that I wanted to be a lawyer , and now I realize I saw that movie `` And Justice for All '' when I was a kid and thought , `` That 's what lawyers do , and I want to get up and yell and scream in the middle of a courtroom . '' I want to be a lawyer on TV is what I finally figured out . I fell into it late . I think I was 27 or 28 . I was working with a sports nutrition company doing diets for athletes and I met a guy who was working on his nutrition and he was an actor . I eventually quit my job and went back to theater school and that was it , the rest is history . CNN : Besides acting , what are your hobbies ? Douglas : Sitting quietly and reading a book . I play hockey , I 'm a goalie , so people fire pucks at me . And I like to golf and I travel , I travel a lot . But mostly I 'm a pretty quiet guy . I just kind of go home and hide away . CNN : I see you 're wearing a shirt that says `` Chronicles of the Nerds . '' Douglas : `` Chronicles of the Nerds , '' yeah ! These are some friends of mine from Oregon that have a website , chroniclesofthenerds.com . I have literally almost 400 T-shirts , because everywhere I go the fans know I like T-shirts . So they 're constantly giving me T-shirts . So , any time I get a chance to plug one of my friends or plug a band or something like that , I like to wear their shirts . And the fans think it 's really cool . So when I 'm at ComicCon or Dragon * Con I 'll switch shirts throughout the day , so people get pictures . CNN : You were at Dragon * Con last year , right ? Douglas : I 've been at Dragon * Con , I think five of the last six years . I love coming here . It 's unbelievable fun . Last year I came as a fan . I snuck in . I did n't do any panels except for the one that I crashed . I did n't sign or do anything , I just wanted to experience it from the fan 's point of view , and it was really , really cool . I come here with , literally , like 25 friends and we take over an entire floor of the hotel and we just have a blast , it 's a great place . It 's like Vegas without the gambling . CNN : What 's your favorite part of Dragon * Con ? Douglas : The best times are usually in one of our rooms , where we 're all just sitting around having a drink and just laughing our faces off . It 's just hilarity for four or five days . It 's just hanging out with friends . I travel so much and I work so much and we 're all from such disparate parts of the country in different jobs . It 's hard for us all to get in the same place at the same time and Dragon * Con creates a good venue for that . CNN : Anything you want to say to your fans ? Douglas : Everybody , go to CNN.com every day ! Every , frackin day !
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Aaron Douglas auditioned for 2 parts on `` Battlestar Galactica '' before landing role of Chief Tyrol . Known for being the life of the party at Dragon * Con , Douglas brings a party with him . Once upon a time , Douglas thought he would make a good lawyer .
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Atlanta , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In the late 1980s through the end of the 1990s , an unusual show on Comedy Central -LRB- once called the Comedy Channel -RRB- cultivated a devoted audience that loved bad B-grade movies and inspired heckling . `` Mystery Science Theater 3000 '' showed series creator Joel Hodgson as a man stranded in space with some wisecracking robots . As original cast members left the show and new comedians were introduced , the show continued to deliver a unique brand of humor . Years later , `` MST3K '' has given rise to Cinematic Titanic , comprised of Hodgson , J. Elvis Weinstein , Trace Beaulieu , Mary Jo Pehl and Frank Conniff . Cinematic Titanic met with CNN to discuss their process and something called `` Weisenheimer 's . '' CNN : What 's it like being back with some of the old `` MST3K '' gang ? Hodgson : It 's been great . We 're kind of like different gangs all intersected because our times at `` Mystery Science Theater '' did n't all overlap . But we all knew each other before `` Mystery Science Theater '' even started , because we were all comics . So it 's been great . It 's been fun to hang out with these guys after so many years . We hang out a lot now because we 're on the road together quite a bit . Conniff : It feels safe . -LSB- Everyone giggles . -RSB- . Weinstein : This is like our third year doing this , so we 've had a lot of experience . We 've done 60 shows on the road these last three years , and each time we go to a new location , so we 're spending a lot of time with each other now . Or , just enough time . Pehl : And we all share one room , so that 's ... -LSB- Mary Jo rolls her eyes . -RSB- . CNN : Can you explain the process of finding the movies that you 're going to give the Cinematic Titanic treatment to ? Hodgson : I do it now . Frank did it for `` Mystery Science Theater , '' so he can give you his take on it for that . For Cinematic Titanic we use certain vendors who search for movies , so occasionally they 'll bring stuff to me . Or I 'll just look for stuff . Half of our stuff is licensed , so they 're representing different producers , and half of it is public domain , so that 's a whole different process . You find a movie , and you have to find the right print and you have to do a copyright search , talk to the lawyer , make sure it 's OK to use . Then , once we have those that fit that profile , then I show it to everybody and we go through the process of everyone signing off on it , saying if this will work . We just did that with a new movie we 're working on right now . It 's called `` Watch Out for Snakes . '' -LSB- Cinematic Titanic grins and snickers . -RSB- . Pehl : People get ravaged . Is that a bad way to use that word ? Beaulieu : They do n't get ravaged in a good way , they get ravaged in a bad way . By snakes . Conniff : For `` Mystery Science Theater '' it was a little different , in that we would be sent a bunch of screeners . When we were working with Comedy Central they would find screeners and send them to us , and I would just do the initial process of going through the boxes and watching them , find the ones I thought could work as a show , and then show them to everybody else . But back then we had the machinery of a cable network to help us with that kind of stuff , but now we 're on our own . CNN : How is Cinematic Titanic distributed ? What 's working , what 's not and what are your future plans ? Weinstein : We 're self-financed and self-distributing . Trace and his wife do fulfillment stuff . We also offer the show through download at a site called easytakes.com . And it seems like it 's about half and half . Beaulieu : Yeah , it runs , hard disks maybe twice as much as downloads . Hodgson : Plus easytakes is packaging our movies as apps for the Droid so you can buy the app and it will just play the movie . Weinstein : The Droid thing has yet to launch . Beaulieu : We sell a good number of DVDs here -LSB- at Dragon * Con -RSB- and at our live shows , too . It 's a real manufacturing to customer direct line . Conniff : We leave out the middle man and pass the savings on to you ! Hodgson : He 's waited his whole life to say that . CNN : Do you find that audiences at Dragon * Con are especially tuned in to your brand of humor ? What is the con circuit like for you ? Hodgson : Well we do n't really do the circuit , we sort of just go to the occasional con . Beaulieu : This is the one we 've been to the most . This is our third year . This one fits our sensibility more because our MO has always been do-it-yourself , and this one is all that . It 's really people-powered . Comic-Con is really just Hollywood blowing you away with how much money it has and awing you with its giant displays and you really are , as a fan or an observer , you 're really put in this category . Here it really just , like , flows everywhere . You just can see people being creative and kind of doing their own thing . I think this one fits much better , I prefer this con way more than Comic-Con . Weinstein : We did the Cinematic Titanic panel last night to a packed ballroom and then we showed our episode and then came back afterwards and did some signing afterwards . But 90 percent of that audience stayed to watch the episode . Beaulieu : Yeah and they were a great audience for that episode . Weinstein : Yes , they were totally tuned in and it was exciting to see . CNN : Josh , how did you decide on the moniker J. Elvis ? Weinstein : I decided on it because when I joined the writer 's guild there already was a Josh Weinstein , and I gave myself the Elvis because I loved that it gave me the initials J. E. W. and also somewhat inspired by being a fan of Elvis Costello , but mostly it 's about J. E. W. Hodgson : In LA there are very few people not named Josh Weinstein . CNN : Can you describe the transition from `` Mystery Science Theater '' to what you 're doing with Cinematic Titanic and what your old coworkers are doing with RiffTrax ? Hodgson : Well , when we started we were really interested in doing very quirky movies , and -LSB- RiffTrax -RSB- were doing big movies . They did `` Lord of the Rings , '' and any big blockbuster that came out . It seemed really clear that we 're working this side of the street with old movies and they 're working new movies . But that 's getting kind of muddled now because they 're coming back and doing old movies . Like we did in `` Mystery Science Theater . '' CNN : What 's the secret to making wisecracks for a living ? Conniff : That 's a long process . We all started out as stand-up comics , so we all set out for careers being weisenheimers , making wisecracks . Beaulieu : You have Weisenheimers , do n't you ? -LSB- Everyone laughs . -RSB- . Conniff : I do , actually , it 's painful . Hodgson : I 'm grappling with Weisenheimer 's disease . Pehl : We 're having a walk for you . Weinstein : But we were lucky enough , when we started `` Mystery Science Theater '' to have a UHF station that sort of gave us free reign . So we had a little laboratory to create this art form , if you will . Hodgson : Back then we did 20 shows , and we just improvised . It was unheard of back then to make a show where you just kind of talk over a movie . Prior to that there had been people who re-synched , added sound , redone the dialogue on movies , but this was really different so it grew very organically . By the end of it we kind of had it figured out . If we did n't have that , I ca n't imagine just walking in and trying to pitch this idea to anybody . Conniff : And we had 20 shows that we could edit down to a four-minute sizzle reel that we could show them . Hodgson : We had a thousand people in a fan club , so we had this kind of packet that we could lay down when we went to the Comedy Channel . And we said , `` Hey , this is happening , '' and they just happened to need content . So it was just 'cause it was the beginning of basic cable and they needed to fill time more than anything . Conniff : Sad but true . Hodgson : It worked for us . CNN : What 's the difference between a geek and a nerd ? Weinstein : Geeks will talk to us , nerds find us too weird . Hodgson : To me , for geeks there 's an extra level of involvement for whatever it is they 're focused on . A geek kind of implies a specificity of interest for whatever it is they 're geeking out about . Beaulieu : Geek is more intense than nerd . Conniff : I think a nerd gets beat up , and a geek gets beat up and then goes and watches an episode of `` Buffy the Vampire Slayer . '' Weinstein : Yeah , and starts a software company .
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Cinematic Titanic take their wisecracking brand of movie-heckling humor on the road . Dragon * Con is a good fit , because of the individuality fostered at the convention . Coming up next : `` Watch Out for Snakes '' in which people are ravaged .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It has all the right ingredients for a tense situation : Scorching hot weather . Relentless humidity . Sidewalks , subways and hotels packed to capacity . Long lines . Nerds and jocks . But instead of being a pressure cooker , downtown Atlanta , Georgia , is serving up a huge party . Labor Day weekend finds the city of Atlanta host to several well-attended events , including Nascar , Georgia Tech 's season opening football game , the Decatur Book Festival and Atlanta Black Gay Pride . The weekend 's two largest events , DragonCon and the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game , happen only a few blocks away from each other , essentially taking over the downtown area . Atlanta 's long-established science fiction and fantasy convention DragonCon and Chick-fil-A 's college football extravaganza are the strangest of bedfellows . Event organizers and attendees readily admit that three years ago , the first pairing of DragonCon and the kickoff game was as an awkward , giggly mashup of Storm Troopers and face-painted alumni . But all are quick to point out that it did n't take long for fans to foster an enthusiastic weekend of unabashed celebration and mutual respect . `` It 's kind of like the ultimate pop culture weekend , '' said Katie Wall , a digital marketing consultant . `` Where else can you find a place full of sci-fi and fantasy fans next to beer-guzzling football fans , all decked out in their school colors ? It 's like everyone 's in costume for the weekend . `` But I think at the end of the day it 's just a lot of people getting excited about what they love and coming together to celebrate it with other people who love the same thing , '' she said . `` I do n't know that there 's so much of a difference , except that we 'll all be wearing Carolina Blue and they 'll all be wearing costumes . '' The University of North Carolina will be playing Louisiana State University in the big game . Kris Harter , a chemist and DragonCon attendee , says it 's not always easy for the two groups to get along , but there 's enough room for everyone . `` I think they are as amicable as possible with each other , '' Harter said . She says that three years on , DragonCon attendees are more accepting of the football fans and are joining in during the buildup toward the game . `` They 're more willing to say ` Roll Tide ! ' or ` Go War Eagles ! ' or ` Geaux Tigers ! ' which you 'll hear a lot of this weekend , '' she said . As early as Thursday night , people dressed in Steampunk garb were checking into hotels next to people dressed in purple and gold or Carolina blue . And the organizers of the two events are digging the vibe . `` The truth is , most of DragonCon attendees have a college football preference . It 's not the old style stereotype of someone who 's reading comic books and avoiding sports or not caring about sports , it 's someone who 's reading comic books while they 're watching sports . I 've had a running e-mail chain for weeks with the chairman of DragonCon about ACC versus SEC , '' said DragonCon spokesman Dan Carroll . Chick-fil-A Bowl president and CEO Gary Stokan sent an open invitation to DragonCon attendees for exactly that reason . `` We 've reached out to them this year to say , ` Hey , you have your parade , if you want to come down to Centennial Olympic Park -LSB- for the ESPN College Game Day broadcast prior to the Kickoff Game -RSB- let 's get the groups together and see what happens here , ' '' Stokan said . `` I actually know they 'll be getting a lot of takers , '' Carroll said . `` We do have a group that 's all ready to go right after the parade . A lot of people -LSB- will be -RSB- in costume , and we 're going to be going over to ESPN , to their Game Zone area by the stadium , and just getting to meet some of the football fans . '' Sometimes called `` Comic Con 's little brother , '' but fiercely defended by attendees as the country 's most fan-oriented convention , DragonCon had more than 30,000 preregistered guests as of Thursday night , Carroll said . Celebrities on the Con circuit anticipate an attendance closer to 70,000 people this year , based on over-packed hotel rooms and local visitors . `` It 's not intimate . It 's not a small convention , '' Harter said . Because it 's so massive , DragonCon attendees need to prepare , Harter said . `` First thing on my list , a good pair of shoes . `` You definitely need to bring your patience . There are long lines , there 's a lot of people , you definitely need to fight your way through crowds . And you need to bring something nerdy , '' she said . Harter suggests wearing a T-shirt with a nerdy quote on it -LRB- like one from `` The Big Bang Theory '' that says `` Bazinga , '' or `` See DOS run '' -RRB- or a costume . Bringing food can also be advantageous for long lines , she said . This year the convention spans four of downtown 's largest hotels . Sharing some of those packed rooms will be the close to 20,000 LSU and UNC fans in town for the Kickoff Game . Stokan said they are still selling tickets and hopes this year will be another sold-out game .
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What happens when nerds and jocks share Atlanta for Labor Day weekend ? Fairy wings and vampire fangs or football jerseys and face paint , everyone is in costume . DragonCon and the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game offer events across downtown Atlanta . Over 100,000 nerds and jocks could be in downtown Atlanta at the same time this weekend .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- One of the exhibits at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry has come to life , literally . It 's reminiscent of the wildly popular `` Night at the Museum , '' movies , except this is real . Twenty-four-year-old Kate McGroarty is living at the museum for a month , roaming the large 14-acre space , exploring every nook and cranny at all hours of the day and night , sleeping where she wants , and basically seeing sights that most people never get to see . McGroarty won a `` Month at the Museum '' promotional contest , beating out 1,500 other applicants for the opportunity to call the museum home for a few weeks . She won based in part on her answer to a question about how a month in a museum could change or transform a person 's life . `` I 've always loved this museum , and I 've always really loved adventure . And I 'm hugely passionate about education , and I saw this as really interesting social experiment and an interesting education-through-social-media kind of experiment , '' says , McGroarty , who will get $ 10,000 at the end of her month-long stay . Museum of Science Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Rob Gallus concedes that the `` Night at the Museum '' movies were part of the whole `` whimsy '' of the Month at the Museum promotion . `` Everybody wonders , ` Wow , what would I do if I were alone in the museum at night ? Where would I go ? What would I see ? What strange things do happen after dark in the museum ? ' '' says Gallus . McGroarty , who works for a travel company in Chicago as well as working in local theater , moved into the largest science center in the Western Hemisphere last week . She has a couple of private rooms near the museum 's administrative offices and a large , glass cube science office . It 's her exhibit display case on the museum 's main level , where she updates her daily online blog and tweets about what she 's learning and seeing . `` She has unlimited access to every nook and cranny of the museum . She can sleep on the U-505 submarine or in the smart home . She can get to all those out of the way places that people ca n't get to , '' Gallus told CNN Radio . Her meals are catered , and she can leave the museum as needed for errands or other reasons . Part of McGroarty 's responsibilities for the month require that she mingle with museum guests . And she says that 's been a lot of fun . She 's become a sort of rock star of sorts , with crowds flocking to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry to see her and follow her online . `` I love , love interacting with the school groups that come by . They have the best questions , '' she says . `` They 're so inquisitive . They 're so energetic . I love them . And just seeing how they react to all the exhibits is so exciting for me . '' At night , museum staff members are on duty as are the usual security personnel , but in the sprawling complex they may be under the same roof yet not-so-near at the same time . `` It is a completely different world , '' says McGroarty . `` It 's not spooky . If anything it 's just a very quick and hard transition from there being so many people -- like on Saturday , we had 4,200 people in attendance . Then to go from that to just the security staff -- it 's a big staff , but it 's also an enormous museum . So you can walk around for long periods of time without seeing absolutely anyone . I would n't call it scary . I would say it is a different kind of experience , maybe a little bit spooky , but nothing to keep me in my room at night . '' McGroarty does n't have a set schedule of displays or exhibits she plans to explore during her month-long adventure , but she said she does have one very definite must-do before her adventure is over . She plans to climb to the top of the museum 's dome to see the sunrise over Lake Michigan . McGroarty explains , `` I 've found that a key part of this program is trying to find a balance between experience and exploring things , and then interacting with people who are physically at the museum and interacting with people who are in the online community . '' McGroarty , originally from Minnesota , attended Northwestern University in Illinois and majored in theater . She graduated two years ago and has spent time teaching , performing and writing . She laughingly jokes , `` I 'm not certain if anyone ever had this particular job in mind . '' McGroarty says the whole experience , so far , has been very overwhelming . She 's shot to sudden fame -- she 's getting tweets from people around the country who are following her adventures in the museum . `` Last night I was talking to a woman who said that her daughter , her 7-year-old daughter , is so into this , she comes home every day and checks to see if I 've made a blog update , '' says McGroarty . `` This is day five . And she has to tell her daughter that she has to finish her homework before she can read my blog post . ''
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Kate McGroarty won a promotion contest to spend a month in a museum . She 's in her second week at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry . McGroarty has developed a fan following on Twitter and among visitors to the museum . `` I 've always loved this museum , and I 've always loved adventure , '' she says .
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Nashville , Tennessee -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The recent news item about a Connecticut worker fired for Facebook postings that annoyed her employer , like other accounts of employees sacked for private speech , was bound to draw a lot of attention . Americans hold First Amendment rights to free speech as a kind of sacrosanct birthright , and for many of us the idea that you can lose your job for expressing private thoughts away from work offends the core principle of freedom of expression . In fact , though , firing a worker for off-the-job speech that unsettles an employer is pretty routine , and for the most part very legal . The First Amendment and the rest of the Bill of Rights protect us from infringements on our liberties by acts of government , not from the oppressive acts of nongovernmental actors such as private-sector employers . Combine that with the labor law concept of `` employment at will , '' which makes it possible to fire someone without due process for just about anything short of discrimination , and you are left with an American workplace where free expression has scarcely more moral credibility than employee theft . A particularly eye-catching example is an Alabama woman who lost her job -- with no legal recourse -- during the 2004 election season because her Republican boss did n't like the John Kerry bumper sticker on her car in the factory parking lot . Widespread use by just about everyone of online networks and social media opens new opportunities for workers to engage in personal expressive activity that might arouse the notice and disapproval of one 's employer , and by extension opportunities for touchy or paranoid employers to police and punish essentially harmless extracurricular speech . So in a sense , the situation involving Dawnmarie Souza , the Connecticut emergency medical technician fired by an ambulance services firm for posting negative comments about her boss on Facebook , is just the latest skirmish in an ongoing conflict between employers ' desire to keep workers in line and the rights of employees to live their private expressive lives without unwarranted employer interference . But there 's a wrinkle that makes this case important : the involvement of the National Labor Relations Board -LRB- NLRB -RRB- , which contends that Souza 's Facebook comments could be protected activity under labor law . Americans do n't enjoy general free speech protections against infringement by a private employer -LRB- with some limited exceptions , such as certain kinds of whistle-blowing -RRB- . But federal labor law does grant union-eligible workers the right to engage in `` concerted activity '' for the purpose of `` mutual aid or protection '' -- essentially , to communicate with each other about working conditions and terms of employment . Those same federal laws bar employers from interfering with workers ' efforts to improve their work situations . If Souza had dissed her boss in , say , a blog post or a letter to the editor , her expressive act would likely earn no protection against her employer 's wrath . But on Facebook her comments catalyzed responses from and interaction with some of her co-workers . That online `` conversation '' involving Souza and other employees of the same firm is what the NLRB alleges could amount to protected concerted activity . If the courts agree -LRB- at this point it 's just a charge by the NLRB , with a hearing slated for early next year -RRB- then Souza 's dismissal was illegal . When this case does reach a courtroom , lawyers will tussle over the nature of social media sites . Does interaction within a closed Facebook circle of friends amount to private conversation , or are negative comments about one 's job or boss on Facebook the equivalent of a public statement that could affect a firm 's reputation ? Does it matter how big one 's network is ? How many co-workers have to chime in to the conversation to make it `` concerted '' activity ? Until this works its way through the courts , employment lawyers are advising corporate clients to ensure that employee policies regarding internet use are not written so broadly that they chill workers ' exercise of their associational rights under labor law . Souza 's situation turns more on labor law protections than on constitutional free-speech rights because she worked for a private-sector employer . The First Amendment does afford more protection to public-sector workers , but government employees reading this should n't get their hopes up . Federal court decisions along with developments in management practice have combined to make even the public-sector workplace rather inhospitable to employee free-speech claims . Consider the cautionary tale of Ashley Payne , a Georgia public school teacher forced to resign last year when administrators learned in an anonymous email about pictures of her on Facebook holding an alcoholic beverage during a trip to Europe . According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , Payne kept her network settings private , and never friended any students . A year later , as her case crawls through the legal system and she awaits her day in court , Payne is still unable to find a teaching position . A common reaction among working professionals to stories such as Souza 's and Payne 's is to advise people to manage their online presence and their digital footprints more carefully and prudently . Avoid giving your employer a reason to frown on your online expressive activity , goes the argument , even when you do it on your own time , on your own device , and on private networks . This is reasonable advice to the extent that it equates to `` avoid being really stupid , '' but it 's unfortunate advice if it counsels individuals to suppress their own private expressive life as a career strategy . To be sure , employers need not tolerate any and all extracurricular speech by workers that might genuinely pose a legitimate threat to the firm 's interests or to its workplace harmony . If I worked for CNN , with a spare-time hobby maintaining the web site timewarnerisevil.com , it certainly should n't behoove my employer to retain my services in the name of some abstract notion of off-work freedom of personal expression . Employers need not allow workplaces to become debating societies or free-for-alls for hostility and harassment . But it 's troublesome when employers favor a management culture so bent on predictability and control that even mild or tangential departures from expressive conformity are treated with suspicion and rebuke . Employees will kvetch about jobs and bosses until the day there no longer are jobs and bosses , and enlightened employers understand that new technological vehicles for said kvetching will inevitable emerge and evolve . Holding a job should not require giving up your right to an expressive private life , even if you might be prone to the occasional untoward remark about the people who sign your paycheck . Cultivating a thin-skinned managerial impulse to treat workers ' expressive activities as existential threats to the enterprise is n't how you manage a workforce ; it 's how you chase talent away to your competitors . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Bruce Barry .
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Bruce Barry : Losing private-sector job over a Facebook remark does n't violate freedom of speech . Employers should n't view offhand remarks on Facebook as threats , he writes . Barry : National Labor Relations Board says comments may be protected under labor law . Workers should n't forfeit rights , he says , and thin-skinned bosses can scare away talent .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir asked Arab leaders meeting in Qatar on Monday to strongly reject an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court for war crimes . Omar al-Bashir is the subject of an ICC arrest warrant over allaged war crimes in Darfur . Al-Bashir landed in Qatar on Sunday and met with Qatar 's emir , Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani . On Monday , he expressed his gratitude to the Arab League Summit . `` We appreciate your support for Sudan in many areas , '' al-Bashir said . `` This support will , God willing , lead to issuing clear and unequivocal decisions -- rejecting the decision -LSB- the ICC arrest warrant -RSB- . '' U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also attended the meeting but avoided any confrontation with al-Bashir . The U.N. leader focused instead on efforts to have humanitarian aid workers allowed back into Sudan . Sudan expelled 13 international aid agencies from the Darfur region after the ICC issued the arrest warrant . The March 4 arrest warrant is the first issued for a sitting head of state by the world 's only permanent war crimes tribunal , based at The Hague in the Netherlands . But the ICC has no arrest powers and depends on its 106 member states to take suspects into custody . Qatar , site of the summit , is not a member of the tribunal . Sudan refuses to recognize the legitimacy of the ICC , and has made no efforts to hand over two other officials indicted by the court . Al-Bashir has called the charges an attempt by Western powers to recolonize Sudan . The International Criminal Court accuses al-Bashir of complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity in his government 's campaign against rebels in Darfur , in western Sudan . The United Nations estimates that 300,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million have been forced to flee their homes because of the conflict . Qatar had been mediating talks between Sudanese officials and representatives of one of the rebel factions , who signed a confidence-building agreement in February . At the State Department , deputy spokesman Gordon Duguid said leaders at the summit should deal with the situation in Darfur . `` We would hope that while -LSB- al-Bashir -RSB- is in Doha that the Arab League would focus on the immediate and urgent needs of the people on the ground in Sudan and address the humanitarian situation in Darfur and meet the priorities of the comprehensive peace agreement , '' he said . `` The discussions should be on how to stop the violence and support the people . `` The presence of Bashir at this conference should be used as an opportunity to bring forth the international concern to what is happening in Darfur and southern Sudan . '' In another development , Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi walked out of the summit after a dispute over whether he would be allowed to talk . `` I am an international leader , '' Gadhafi said before leaving . `` The dean of Arab rulers . The king of kings in Africa . The imam to Muslims . My international position does not allow me to be reduced . Thank you . '' State Department spokesman Duguid declined to comment . CNN 's Stan Grant contributed to this report .
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Sudanese president asks Arab League Summit to reject arrest warrant against him . Omar al-Bashir is charged with war crimes by the International Criminal Court . Al-Bashir accused of crimes against humanity in his campaign against Darfur rebels . U.N. secretary general attends summit , but avoids any confrontation with al-Bashir .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An outbreak of the deadly ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo has prompted neighboring Angola to close its border with that country , Angola 's state news agency reported Tuesday . Angolan Health Minister Jose Van-Dunem announced the `` suspension of migratory movements '' at the country 's north-eastern border Sunday , the Angop news agency reported . The World Health Organization reports 41 suspected cases of the deadly fever in Congo since November 27 . Thirteen people have died , and 183 cases are under observation . Two people are being held in quarantine . The handling of dead monkeys may be the source of the outbreak , the WHO suspects , according to Angop . Diosdado Nsue-Micawg , the WHO representative in the Angolan capital of Luanda , said the health agency does not know the source of the virus , but fears that hunters and women who visit the forest might have been in contact with infected monkeys . The outbreak is centered in the western Kassi province of the Democratic Republic of Congo , which has been reporting intermittent cases of the disease since 1976 , according to Angop .
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Democratic Republic of Congo has reported intermittent cases of ebola since 1976 . World Health Organization reports 41 suspected cases , 13 deaths , since Nov. 27 . As a result of the outbreak , neighboring Angola has closed its northeastern border .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Actress and filmmaker Ricki Lake has a special connection to CNN Heroes . Her friend and onetime nanny , Marie Da Silva , was chosen as a Top 10 CNN Hero in 2008 for her work starting a school for AIDS orphans in her native Malawi . Lake sat down with CNN Entertainment senior producer Denise Quan to talk about CNN Heroes . Below are excerpts from that interview . Denise Quan : You have a very personal connection with Marie Da Silva , do n't you ? Ricki Lake : Well , let me just say that I 'm the one who discovered Marie . I knew ! No , Marie was my employee ; she worked as my nanny for a decade . I knew from the second Marie walked in to the interview there was something special about her . She leads her life in such a positive way that she 's just a great example for me . Quan : So besides the personal connection , why is this cause so important to you ? Lake : My grandfather died of AIDS back in the late '80s , when a blood transfusion in a hospital could give you HIV and AIDS . So I 'm personally , obviously , connected to this disease and wanting to find a cure . But then you look at continents like Africa and how the population is completely annihilated by it . With Marie , to see her family members that have succumbed to the disease and the children in her village that are all left behind -- not only without parents , but without an education -- it just seems like an obvious cause to get behind . And it 's just remarkable when you think of what one person , a nanny of all professions , was able to do while working for me full time . To me , Marie 's picture is in the dictionary next to the word `` hero . '' Quan : This is your third year of involvement with CNN Heroes -- . Lake : Riding Marie 's coattails . -LSB- laughter -RSB- Yes , I 'm so appreciative of all that you guys do and personally how I 've been affected by what you do . Quan : How have you been inspired by some of the CNN Heroes that you 've met ? Lake : They 're amazing . The fact that they do so much in their own lives , it 's like they 're so separate but so organically similar . There are so many parallels about these remarkable people that give so much of themselves to help others for very little fanfare . That 's what I love about this event . It gives this , you know , just due recognition , knowing firsthand what Marie did pre-CNN Heroes acknowledgment , and post . She 's been able to build a secondary school . Now they have a school bus . Now her goal is to change the curriculum of AIDS education in all of Africa . It feels like none of that would have been possible without the exposure that CNN Heroes has given her . Quan : Why do you think celebrities like you keep coming back to help us out , year after year ? Lake : I think we 're all inspired . We 're all just regular people and want to do our part . I want to be close to what you guys are doing , I want to do more . I ca n't wait to see who 's being honored this year . I look forward to that night and just being a part of it . Being there live , it 's in your blood , you know ? You just feel like you 're walking on air to meet these people . Quan : Why do you think we need to honor everyday heroes ? Lake : We all could use a little inspiring . To see what our neighbor is doing to help others , I think , makes us do better and be better . It makes you feel good . It makes you feel like you 're doing something worthwhile . We all can do a lot more than we 're doing .
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Marie Da Silva , a top 10 CNN Hero in 2008 , was once a nanny for actress Ricki Lake . Da Silva funds a school for AIDS orphans in her native country of Malawi . Lake has a personal connection to the disease ; her grandfather died of AIDS in the '80s .
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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo , Dikembe Mutombo came to the United States on an academic scholarship to study medicine at Georgetown University . But his career path soon changed after joining the school 's basketball team . Mutombo would go on to play in the NBA for 18 years and become one of the league 's all-time best defensive players . Mutombo has always been involved in humanitarian work , particularly through the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation . He has been involved with CNN Heroes since 2007 , when he served on the Blue Ribbon Panel that selects the top Heroes of the year . Mutombo recently sat down with CNN producer Allison Blakely to talk about Heroes and his philanthropy . Below are excerpts from that interview . Allison Blakely : What was your inspiration for starting the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation ? Dikembe Mutombo : After traveling so much in Africa , doing some work for different organizations , we -LSB- had -RSB- witnessed so much suffering and pain . The Democratic Republic of Congo -LSB- has suffered -RSB- more than 10 years of civil unrest , where more than 5.3 million people have died . People have -LSB- called it -RSB- the World War III of Africa . -LRB- shakes his head -RRB- People are left with nothing . I decided to create the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation to change the living condition of my people in Africa . Blakely : You originally intended to be a doctor . Now you 've built a hospital in your homeland . Tell me about it . Mutombo : -LSB- It -RSB- was my -LSB- hope -RSB- in building a hospital to let people know that things can be much better in the future . ... The Old Testament says , `` People perish because of lack of education , '' and that 's what we are trying to do . It 's through education we will reduce the mortality rate : telling those moms how they can keep their babies away from mosquitoes , how they can get their baby vaccinated and deliver the baby in better circumstances . There was a woman that delivered a premature baby ; I think that baby was like the size of my hands . We were the only hospital that was well-equipped with the high technology . The baby was able to grow stronger until it was able to go home . To see that child every time I go home is like I gave life to somebody . I think each one of us in this world , we have a duty to fulfill our mission . God has blessed some of us in the position to touch many people , and so many people can hear our voices from distances away , and I think I am capable to do it . Blakely : What is a hero to you , and what do you think inspires some of these people ? Mutombo : A hero is someone who inspires you with their voice or with their acts or with their hands . That 's a hero . Blakely : You were on the CNN Heroes Blue Ribbon Panel back in 2007 . What was that like ? Mutombo : I think it 's great . I -LSB- would -RSB- encourage more people who have the strength and the courage and the love and the commitment of going out and making a difference to go and try . ... You ca n't just live in a society where you think , `` I do n't have anything to contribute . '' It 's all about the gift that you have . ... You can inspire so many people . Blakely : You went out to the `` CNN Heroes : An All-Star Tribute '' last year , right ? How was that ? Mutombo : I was just walking down the red carpet , able to meet Anderson Cooper and everybody who came from the different parts of the world , celebrating our work and our contribution to this world . It was amazing . Blakely : So , you 've met some of the CNN Heroes . How have you been inspired by them ? Mutombo : Oh , inspired a lot . To see some of the people -- how they have gone on with no money , with no mean -LSB- s -RSB- -- there 's a lot of people out there who are contributing . We all have some obligation to fulfill something in this world we 're living in . It does n't matter how long your life -LSB- is -RSB- . It is about your contribution , how much difference you 're making . That 's what those people are doing . I thank them , and I compliment them , and I salute them for their effort .
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Former NBA star is committed to helping people in Democratic Republic of Congo . His foundation helps provide health care and education for many Congolese . Mutombo has been a part of CNN Heroes since 2007 , when he served on the Blue Ribbon Panel .
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