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，CNNStudentNews:2010-02-16（中国欢庆农历虎年）ShoutoutTOMEKAJONES,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:Today'sShoutoutgoesouttoMs.Smith's7thgradeclassinPhoenix,Arizona!HowmanyanimalsareincludedintheChinesecalendar?Ifyouthinkyouknowit,shoutitout!Isit:A)5,B)7,C)12orD)24?You'vegotthreeseconds--GO!Thereare12animalsassociatedwiththeChinesecalendar.That'syouranswerandthat'syourShoutout!ChineseNewYearAZUZ:AndwearenowintheYearoftheTiger!SundaymarkedthestartoftheChineseNewYear,andthisisactuallyyear4708ontheChinesecalendar.Andasitbegan,China'spremier,WenJiabao,praisedthecountryforworkingthroughtheworldwideeconomiccrisis,buthewarnedthatthisnewyearcouldbeacomplicatedone.ThetraditionalcelebrationstoringintheYearoftheTigerweremassive.Parades,performances,fireworksseenalloverthecountryandinotherpartsoftheworld.HundredsofmillionsofpeopleacrossChinatraveledhomefortheholiday.ThatiswhysomefolksbelievethatChineseNewYearistheworld'sbiggest,annualhumanmigration.CNNStudentNews:2010-02-16（失重激发学理热情）ShoutoutExtraCreditMATTCHERRY,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:TimeforaShoutoutExtraCredit!WhichoftheseequationsrepresentsaccelerationduetogravityonEarth?Youknowwhattodo!Isit:A)a2+b2=c2,B)g=9.8m/s2,C)a=pir2orD)E=mc2?Rewindtheclocktothreeseconds--GO!AccelerationduetoforceofEarth'sgravityisequalto9.8meterspersecond,squared.That'syouranswerandthat'syourShoutoutExtraCredit!MathandScienceAZUZ:So,cangettingridofgravityhelpinspireeducation?Onecompanythinksso,andit'shopingstudentswilltoo.SomefolksareworriedthattheU.S.isfallingbehindinmathandsciencebecausenotenoughstudentsareinterestedinthesubjects.They'rehopingthatseeingthiswillchangethat.It'saprogramwhereteachersfloataroundinzerogravityandprovethere'safunsidetomathandscience.BrianToddrecentlywentalongfortheride.BRIANTODD,CNNCORRESPONDENT:Howdoesitwork?We'reseatedwhentheplanefirststartstoclimb.Then,afterweleveloff,weallhavetolieonthefloorofthispaddedcabin.We'retakenonaseriesofso-calledparabolas.Theplanemakesasteepclimb,thenpracticallydivesforabout30seconds.Wehavetolieonourbacks.We'reabouttodothefirstparabola,calledapartialparabola.We'regoingtobeataboutone-thirdofourbodyweightwhenthisthinghitsitspeakandthenstartsdescending.Whentheplanedives,we'reatzerogravity.Discussions:MathandScienceEducation1.Accordingtothereport,whatreasondosomepeoplegivefortheU.S.fallingbehindinmathandscience?Howisonecompanytryingtoaddressthisissue?2.Doyouthinkthattheprogramfeaturedinthereportwillgeneratesignificantinterestinscienceamongyourpeers?Whyorwhynot?CNNStudentNews:2010-02-17（塔利班领导人被捕）CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:ThisWednesday,February17th,CNNStudentNewsbeginswithabigstoryoutofsoutheastAsia.I'mCarlAzuz,reportingfromtheCNNCenterinAtlanta!FirstUp:TalibanLeaderArrestedAZUZ:Firstup:WhatcouldbeamajordefeatfortheTaliban.PakistaniofficialssaytheTaliban'ssecond-highestleaderhasbeenarrested.Details,rightaftersomefastfactsontheTaliban:ThisisamilitantorganizationthatusedtocontrolAfghanistan.ItallowedthealQaedaterroristgrouptoliveandtrainthere.AU.S.ledcoalitionknockedtheTalibanoutofpowerinlate2001,aftertheSeptember11thattacksonAmerica.Now,PakistaniintelligencesaysTalibanleaderMullahAbdulGhaniBaradarwascaughtseveraldaysagoinPakistan,whichborderseasternAfghanistan.Baradar'scapturecouldbeahugevictoryfortheU.S.becauseAmericahasbeenhuntinghimforyearsandhecouldhavesomeincrediblyvaluableinformationaboutboththeTalibanandalQaedaterrorists.AmericanofficialsaresayingthiscouldbeaturningpointinthewarinAfghanistan.Butthereisahitch:theTalibandenythatBaradar'sbeencaught.Theysayhe'sstillworkingforthemandthatreportsofhisarrestaredesignedtohurttheTaliban'smorale.ThatisimportanttothemrightnowbecauseAmerica,alongwithothercoalitionforces,arecurrentlyfightingtheTalibaninsouthernAfghanistan.InthetownofMarjah,astrongholdoftheTaliban,U.S.-ledforcesaremakingprogress.Marinestookoverapoliceheadquartersthereyesterday.Discussions:TalibanLeaderArrested1.WhoaretheTaliban?2.Accordingtotheprogram:WhathasreportedlyhappenedtoTalibanleaderMullahAbdulGhaniBaradar?HowdidtheTalibanrespondtothisreport?3.Accordingtothesegment,whatmightbethesignificanceofBaradar'scapture?CNNStudentNews:2010-02-17（图坦卡门法老之死）ShoutoutTOMEKAJONES,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:Today'sShoutoutgoesouttothestudentsofPikevilleHighSchoolinPikeville,Kentucky!Whichoftheserulerswasknownastheboyking?Youknowwhatdoto!Wasit:A)KingHenryVIII,B)GenghisKhan,C)AlexandertheGreatORD)KingTut?You'vegotthreeseconds--GO!TheancientEgyptianKingTutankhamenistheboyking;hetookoverataroundage10.That'syouranswerandthat'syourShoutout!KingTutFindingsAZUZ:Soweknowhewasyoungwhenhetookover,thathediedyounginhislateteens,andthatKingTutruledforabout10years,startinginaround1336B.C.Butthereissomuchmorewedonotknow,likehowhedied.Well,there'sanewreportout,basedonKingTut'sDNA.It'sbeingpublishedthisweekintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationanditcouldfillinsomeblanks.Thereportsuggeststhattheboykingdiedofcomplicationsfromabrokenlegalongwithmalaria,adiseaseofflu-likesymptomscarriedbymosquitos.Healsohadaformofscoliosisandfootdisease:healthproblemsthatresearchersbelieveraninhisfamily.CNNStudentNews:20