(CNN Student News) -- September 28, 2010

1CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:Acollegeprogramisgoingtospendtwoyearstryingtomaketheworldalittlemorepolite,anditallstartswithadefinition.I'mCarlAzuz,andwewelcomeyoutoCNNStudentNews!FirstUp:MidwestFloodingAZUZ:Firstup,officialsinpartsofWisconsinaretellingpeopletogetoutandgettohigherground.They'retryingtogetawayfromfloodwatersthatcouldaffectupto100houses.Wementionedthisyesterday,thefloodingthatwascausedbyheavyrain.ThecityofPortage,Wisconsindidn'tgethitthatbadbytheweather,butthatiswherethosehousesareindanger,becausetherainmadetheWisconsinRiverrise.Thatiswhatcausedtheflooding.InPortage,alevee,abarrierthat'sdesignedtostoptheflooding,couldn'tholdbackthewaters.Theleveefailed.Officialssaypartofthereasonisbecausethisthingwasbuilt120yearsago.Backthen,theyusedwhattheyhad--inthiscase,mostlysand--tobuildtheirlevees.Nowadays,leveesaremadewithsteelorconcrete.AuthoritiessayPortagewon'tbeoutofdangeruntiltherivergoesbackdownbelowfloodlevel.SmallBusinessBillAZUZ:Thesmallbusinessbillisnowlaw.PresidentObamasignedoffonthelegislationyesterdayafteritwaspassedbyboththeSenateandtheHouse.The$42billionbillisexpectedtocreatearoundhalfamillionjobs.$12billionofthatmoneywillbeusedfortaxcutsforsmallbusinesses,and$30billionwillgointoafundforbankstobeabletomakeloanstosmallbusinesses.Thatfundisthereasonwhysomepeopleweren'ttoohappyaboutthisbill.Republicanleaderssaiditsoundedalotlikethe2008bankbailout.Thatonewasalotbigger;itwas$700billion.Buttheconcern,inbothsituations,iswhetherornotthegovernmentwillgetbackthemoneythatitloansout.What'stheWordJOHNLISK,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:What'stheWord?whenapersonorcompanypurchasescontrolofabusinessACQUISITIONThat'stheword!AirlineAcquisitionAZUZ:Anacquisitionintheairlineindustrymightseemlikeanappropriatestory,sincetodayistheanniversaryofthefirstsuccessful'round-the-worldflight.Well,wehaveastoryofanacquisitionforyou:SouthwestAirlinesisplanningtobuyAirTranfor$1.4billion.Bothcompanieshavesignedoffonthedeal.Itstillhastobeapprovedbygovernmentofficialsandby2peoplewhoownstockinAirTran.ForSouthwest,thisdealwouldmeantheairlinecanexpandintocitiesthatit'snotinrightnow.Foryouandme,thereareacouplewaystolookatthis.Expertssaywhenalow-fareairlinelikeSouthwestexpands,that'sgoodforuspassengers.Othersarguethatwhentherearefewercompaniescompetingforbusiness,farescouldgoup.Human-PoweredFlightAZUZ:Wealreadymentionedoneflyingfirst.Let'sgobacktotheoriginalaviators,theWrightBrothers,twoofmyfavorites.Theirfirstflightchangedtheworld,eventhoughitonlylasted12seconds.UpinCanada,arecentairexperiencedidn'ttakemuchlongerthanthat,butitisalsoonefortherecordbooks.JanetDirksofaffiliateCTVtellsuswhy.(BEGINVIDEO)JANETDIRKS,CTVREPORTER:Now,someonehasdonetheseeminglyimpossiblewithahuman-powered,wing-flappingaircraft.Anornithopter,nicknamedSnowbird,tooktotheskiesfornineteenhistoricseconds.TODDREICHERT,PILOTANDENGINEEROFSNOWBIRD:It'skindofstartingtosinkinnow.Thisissomethingthatpeoplehavetriedforthousandsofyearsandthousandsofpeoplehavetried.Thisisadreamthathumanityhashadforsolong.DIRKS:ToddReichertisagraduatestudentattheUniversityofToronto,thepilotandtheengineerbehindtheworldrecordflight.REICHERT:You'reflying.It'sareallycoolfeeling.DIRKS:Theaircrafthasawingspanof32metersandweighsonly94pounds.Reichertkeptitintheairbyputtinghisfeetonpedalsandpushingwithhislegs;apulleysystemwasattachedtothewings.REICHERT:Sowhenyoupush,youflexthewingsdown.PROFESSORJAMESDELAURIER,UNIVERSITYOFTORONTO:Proudanddelighted.DIRKS:Reichert'sPh.D.advisorcreditsthestudent'sdeterminationandfouryearsofhardworktomakerealanideasketchedoutbyLeonardodaVincimorethan500yearsago.DELAURIER:Youhavetothinkaboutthesignificanceofwhathasbeenaccomplishedhere.DIRKS:Withmodernaviationwhereitis,nooneissuggestingahuman-powered,wing-flappingmachineisapracticalalternative.Buttheyoungmanbehindtheprojectwantstoinspireotherstofollowtheirdreams.3REICHERT:There'salotofveryknowledgeablepeoplethattoldmeflatoutthiswasnotphysicallypossible.Ithasbeenamazingbeingabletoshatterthatbelief.DIRKS:Andithasfinallyhappened,foranunforgettable19seconds.(ENDVIDEO)ShoutoutTOMEKAJONES,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:TimefortheShoutout!Whatisanantonymforcivility?Ifyouthinkyouknowit,thenshoutitout!Isit:A)deference,B)rudeness,C)tactorD)perspicacity?You'vegotthreeseconds--GO!Rudenessisanantonym,oropposite,ofcivility.That'syouranswerandthat'syourShoutout!RepairingRudeAZUZ:So,where'sthelinebetweenbeingcivilandbeingrude?Let'ssayyou'retryingtowatchthisshow,andsomeoneelseinclassistalking.Isthatrudetoyou?That'sthekindofthingaprogramatRutgersUniversityislookingat.It'stryingtodefinecivility,tofindwaystoincreaseit.MarciRubin,fromNews12NewJersey,schoolsusonthedetails.(BEGINVIDEO)MARCIRUBIN,NEWS12REPORTER:AnewtypeoflessonbeingtaughtatRutgersUniversity,oneincivility.SCOTTLAZES,RUTGERSUNIVERSITYSENIOR:Thebiggestthingwithcivilityisthatit'snotnecessarilypeoplearetryingtobemeanorhurtfulwhentheydothings;it'sjustthattheymaynotrealizethatwhatthey'redoingcanbedistractingordestructive.RUBIN:Liketextingduringanotherconversation,Facebookingduringaclass,or...LAZES:Studentswillstartpa