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	• NEWS >> ATW Week of January 17, 2008 Yearly Script Program Index -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPEN/WELCOME Hi and welcome to Assignment: The World for the week of January 17th, 2008… I’m Teej Jenkins. Our top story this week the race for the White House moves on. TOP STORY - UNITED STATES 42 degrees, 17 minutes North 83 degrees, 45 minutes West Democratic and Republican presidential candidates pressed on to Nevada, South Carolina and Michigan as the race for the White House heats up. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, her campaign reinvigorated with her surprise victory in New Hampshire, spent three days courting the Hispanic vote in Nevada. Its caucus is scheduled for January 19. Barack Obama was also in Nevada…drumming up support as he tries to bounce back from his second place finish in New Hampshire. John Edwards traveled to South Carolina two weeks in advance of its primary. Edwards trails Clinton and Obama in the polls. The Republicans moved to Michigan in their quest for the White House. John McCain, in a virtual tie with Michigan native Mitt Romney, chose to focus on the issue of Iraq as he spoke with supporters. Romney, the son of a former Governor of Michigan, also spoke on Iraq in front of his supporters. Meanwhile, in Grand Rapids, Mike Huckabee called on traditional grass root support for his nomination. Opinion polls suggest that 19 percent of people support Huckabee while the other Republican candidates are in single digits. campaign (n) the competition by rival political candidates and organizations for public office. ATW Fact Americans ate about 5 billion pounds of fish and other seafood in 2006, the third largest consumer of seafood in the world after Japan and China. Source: USA Today/www.nmfs.noaa.gov INTRO REST OF THE NEWS In the rest of the news this week… - A volcano in Ecuador threatens to erupt - Taiwan holds legislative elections - And President Bush tours the Middle East #2 – UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 24 degrees, 28 minutes north latitude 54 degrees, 22 minutes east longitude As President Bush continued his eight-day tour of the Middle East he arrived in the United Arab Emirates capital city of Abu Dhabi Sunday. There he met with President Zayad al-Nahyan. Speaking in Abu Dhabi, President Bush said that the United States and Arab allies must come together to confront Iran before it was too late. Bush says Iran is threatening the security of the world. In three days of visits in Kuwait, Bahrain and Abu Dhabi Bush praised democratic efforts in Gulf nations while reassuring the oil-rich allies the U-S does not seek a confrontation with Iran. Arab nations have been concerned since the January 6 altercation between Iranian and U-S naval vessels. During his eight-day trip President Bush has continued to push Middle East talks forward, urging continued and visible Arab support for the fragile talks. confront (v) to stand or come in front of; stand or meet facing. #3 - TAIWAN 25 degrees, 03 minutes north latitude 121 degrees, 31 minutes east longitude Taiwan’s opposition Nationalist party won a landslide victory in legislative elections providing a boost to its plans for closer ties with China. A presidential poll is scheduled in two months, a poll the Nationalist party seems poised to win. President Chen Shu-bian resigned as the leader of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party. Chen has aggravated relations with the mainland by promoting policies to formalize Taiwan’s independence from China. His resignation as the leader of his party does not affect his position of president. With all the votes counted the Nationalist Party won 81 of 113 seats in the legislature. The U-S has made it clear they think Chen’s policies toward Beijing are dangerous. relations (n) the various connections between peoples, countries. #4 - ECUADOR 00 degrees, 13 minutes south latitude 78 degrees, 30 minutes west longitude Experts are warning that Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano is ready for a major eruption, perhaps within days. Fiery rocks and ash spewed over a mile above its crater. On Sunday, one-thousand villagers were evacuated off its western slope but some refused to leave. Tungurahua, whose name means “throat of fire, has been active since 1999. It has been releasing high levels of energy since late December. Tungurahua last erupted in July and August of 2006. eruption~(n) the ejection of molten rock, steam, etc., as from a volcano. POP QUIZ #1 In our story about the President Bush and his tour of the Middle East. We told you he called for the U-S and Arab allies to confront… 1. Kuwait 2. Bahrain 3. Iran And the correct answer is number three, President Bush called for the U-S and Arab allies to confront Iran because they threaten world security. OLD CLUE # 1—LOCATION – THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS Now its time for the answers to last week’s clues in the news. Find the location of our first clue and you get The Hague, Netherlands. Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is on trial there facing multiple charges relating to diamond smuggling and war crimes in Sierra Leone. Taylor is accused with terrorizing the people of Sierra Leone by organizing atrocities during that country’s 10-year civil war. That war ended in 2003. Taylor, the first former African head of state to stand before an international tribunal, denies all charges. The trial is being held in the Netherlands due to security concerns in Sierra Leone. OLD CLUE # 2— WHITE HOUSE TRIP Fill in the blanks of our next clue and you get White House Trip. President Bush’s 8-day trip to the Middle East began in Israel and included stops in Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. This was his first trip to the Middle East. The president spent three days in Israel meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. President Bush hopes to energize Middle East peace talks with the goal of reaching an agreement before he leaves office next year. OC #3 – NUCLEAR NEGOTIATOR – CHRISTOPHER HILL Discover the role of our Newsmaker Christopher Hill and find out that he is the lead negotiator for the United States at the six-party talks to resolve the North Korea nuclear crisis. On Friday, Hill met in Moscow for talks with Russia, one of the countries involved, trying to get North Korea to give up its nuclear arms. Earlier, Hill said North Korea was “dragging its feet” in fully declaring its nuclear capabilities. North Korea says it has already given a complete account… U-S officials say that is not true. THIS WEEK IN WORLD HISTORY Jan. 16, 1920... This week in world history, January 16, 1920… Prohibition began in the United States as the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution took effect. Prohibition banned the manufacture, sale or transportation of liquors in the United States. It was later repealed by the 21st Amendment. CHECK IT OUT INTRO Last week we took you inside the Our Body The Universe Within exhibit. This week we see how these bodies are preserved for us to see.…Check it out. CHECK IT OUT Debra: All of the human body specimens go through a plastination process which is essentially they drain all of the body fluids, from the bodies and replace it or impregnate it with a polymer. A polymer that takes hundreds of hours to dry, and thus you will see them in different positions. We have a discus man throwing a disc you will see that through hours of drying they are able to form them in ways you can see different parts. The process is very well known in China and they perfected it before we did in the United States it has been done in hospitals in the United States for training. The plastnation process it self takes hundreds of hours dry so it’s quite an endeavor to take these specimens and put them in the positions. Many of them are sliced so you see different organs we have the full body so you get the feel of three hundred and sixty degrees around the body versus just one angle. It's quite lengthy to put them in the condition that there in now for us to see. Everything you see our body exhibit is actual human specimens. The impregnate of the polymer hardens it, so what you see in some cases they will also enhance with color for the veins and arteries they do that so you can really see them better so you can tell the difference between the veins and arteries but everything you see is actual real. For me of the examples in this exhibit for cancer were very shocking to me it such an obvious thing there’s no denying what cancer does to the different parts of our body. The healthy organ next to a cancerous organ is so obvious that it so just takes over darkens the color or shrinks it. It does such great damage I was very shocked they way those organs looked. Debra Jacobson Director of Marketing and Community Affairs Rochester Museum and Science Center ISN’T IT COOL A rare species of lemur is being hand raised by keepers at The Bristol Zoo in Britain. Raz is a two-month-old Aye Aye, a type of lemur that looks like a cross between a bat and a mouse. The Aye Aye has been hunted to near extinction in its native Madagascar. It is only the second of its species to be born in Britain. ISSUE Recently, the International Association of Athletics Federations ruled that South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius is not eligible to compete in the up-coming Beijing Olympics. The reason? Oscar Pistorius is a double-amputee and the IAAF says his prosthetic racing legs give him a competitive advantage. Scientists who conducted tests on his “Cheetah” blades say they are a technical aid in violation of the rules. Pistorius’s supporters say not enough information has been gathered to determine if he would have an unfair advantage. They say the Olympic ideal is to compete and that he only wants to do that against the world’s best. Pistorius has competed in the Paralympic Games, games set up specifically for athletes with disabilities. He set world records in the 100, 200 and 400 Paralympic events. Well, we’d like to know what you think? ”Should Oscar Pistorius be allowed to compete in the Beijing Olympics?” Discuss this with your classmates after the show and then write to us with your opinions. MAILBAG We received almost thee hundred responses to our issue question, “Would you like to live on another planet?” The majority of you, 59 percent, say no, you would not like to live on another planet. 35 percent say yes, you would. Six percent are undecided. Many of think the idea of living on another planet sounds like fun. Kristina F. of Pentwater, Michigan writes, “If something happened to earth we would be able to evacuate the people to a different planet.” Alex W. of Sawyer, North Dakota writes, “It would be fun to find out if there would be life forms on that planet and to study the land and its surroundings.” Lauren P. of Rochester, New York adds, “Living on another planet would be a great adventure.” The majority of you, however, do not think it is a good idea. Mykayla T. of Vesper, Wisconsin writes, “I would miss my family and friends.” Tory S. of Barneveld, Wisconsin agrees and adds, “We would have to walk around with air masks and space suits… I do not think that would be very comfortable.” Lauren B. of Fargo, North Dakota writes, “I like my life the way it is now. I don’t want to change it because of technology.” Roberto S. of Weyers Cave, Virginia adds, “(It’s) a waste of money… no one would like to live in a bubble.” Finally, Katlyn B. of Ticonderoga writes, “The money should be spent on more important things… like (the) people who lost their homes in the wildfires or Hurricane Katrina.” We look forward to your responses to our two latest questions: “Do you have too much homework?” and ”?” and ”Should Oscar Pistorius be allowed to compete in the Beijing Olympics?” If you would like to receive an Assignment: The World Press card, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. You may write to us here at Assignment: The World, Post Office Box three-zero-zero-twenty-one, Rochester, New York… one-4-6-zero-3… or you may contact us at the A-T-W website at http://atwonline.org. We also read e-mail at atw@wxxi.org POP QUIZ #2 In our story about Christopher Hill, we told you he said North Korea was… 1. Dragging its feet 2. Refusing to talk 3. Not listening And the correct answer is number one, Hill said North Korea was dragging its feet in its attempt to cooperate with nuclear negotiators. NEW CLUES And now it’s time for next week’s clues in the news… Our first clue a location… 23 degrees, 08 minutes north latitude 82 degrees, 22 minutes west longitude Our second clue is a fill in the blank…it is three words. First word S blank U blank H Second word C blank R blank L I blank A Third word P blank I blank A blank Y And finally, our third clue is a scrambled letter clue. It is two words. First word. A E A L B S B L Second word H A I G E R N S These are clues to stories we think will happen in the coming weeks. You can find the answers on radio and television newscasts and in newspapers and newsmagazines. We’ll reveal the answers on next week’s show. Good luck! GOOD-BYE And that’s it for this week’s show. For all of us here at Assignment: The World, I’m Teej Jenkins. We’ll see you again next week. © 2008 WXXI-TV/ Assignment: The World. All Rights Reserved.