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NewsItem 1 (ForQuestions 21 and 22)
AmericanastronautswouldnotreturntothemoonasplanedifUScongresspassespresidentObama’sproposedbudget. Obama’sbudgetwhichaimstocutfundingincertainareaswhileincreasingmoneyusedtocreatejobswouldcancelNASA’sconstellationprogramme. Theprogrammehassoughttosendastronautsbacktothemoonby 2020. NASA’sprogrammealsointendedtostudytheideaofestablishingamooncolony. TheprogrammewassettofollowtheUSspaceagency’sshuttlemissionswhichareduetoendinSeptember. Onitswebsite, theWhiteHouseBudgetOfficesaystheprogrammetosendastronautstothemoonisbehindschedule, overbudgetandoveralllessimportantthanotherspaceinvestments. “Usingabroadrangeofcriteria, anindependentreviewpaneldeterminedthateveniffullyfundedNASA’sprogrammetorepeatmanyoftheachievementsoftheAppoloera, 50 yearslaterwastheleastattractiveapproachtospaceexplorationascomparedtopotentialalternatives.” thesitesays.
NewsItem 2 (ForQuestions 23 and 24)
ARussiancargoshipwithabout 30 crewmembersaboardwasindangerofsinkingoffRussia’seasterncoastwhilestormingweatherinterferedwithrescueefforts , sate-runItar-TassnewsagencysaidFriday.
Icehadformedontheoutsideoftheshipandthecrewwaschippingitoff. Thecrewsentoutthedistressedsignalbuttherewasnoexplanationoftheproblem. Becauseofthesevereweatheraircraftcan’tbeusedtorescuethecrew. AccordingtoItar-Tassthevesselisabout 19 milesfromtheoilrigwhererescuevesselsarebased, whileatugboatdispatchedfromlandwerestillabout 4 timesfartheraway. “Thecargoshiphadbeenonroutetoafishingareawhenitexperiencedproblems.” Thenewsagencyreported, “Theshiphaulsfishfromboatstoports.”
NewsItem 3 (ForQuestions 25 and 26)
DozensofrecordingstarsbeganconvergingonaHollywoodstudioMondaytoaddtheirvoicestoasong. TheyhopedtoraisemillionsofdollarsforHaitianearthquakerelief. Thewordsandmusicareupdatedversionofwe’retheworld, asongthatraisedatleast $30 millionforAfricanhumanitarianprogramme 25 yearsago. LionelRichiewhoco-workedthefirstsongwithMachaelJacksonisorganizingtheeffort. TheoriginalproducerQuincyJonesisusingthesamestudioheusedin 1985. ReportersandsecuritysurroundedHansonStudios, anticipatingthearrivaloflimousinesdeliveringstarsonMondayafternoonforwhatisexpecttobeamarathonrecordingsession. SmokyRobinsonwhosangontheoriginalsaidtheatleast 100 singersaskedtotakepartdoesnotincludeanyofthe 45 starsfromthepreviousversion. Organizershavenotsaidwhenthesongmightbereadyfortheworldtohear.
NewsItem 4 (ForQuestions 27 and 28)
AT & Tplanstospend 18 billiondollarsin 2010 upgradingitswirelessnetworkstohandletheincreasingamountofnewtraffic. Thisisroughly 2 billiondollarsmorethanthecompanyhadinvestedinthepreviousyear. SpecificallyAT & Twilladd 2000 newcellsitesandupgradeexistingcellsiteswith 3 timesmorefiberlinksthanithadin 2009. ThiswillincreasecapacitytoconnectthecelltowerstoAT & T’smainnetwork. AT & T, whichistheonlywirelessoperatorintheUSsellingiPhone, hadbeenatargetofmuchcriticismoverthispastyearasmanyiPhonesubscribers, particularlyindenselypopulatedurbanareashavecomplainedaboutdroppedcalls, slowInternetaccessandpoorservice. Somecriticsclaimedthecompanyhasnotbeenspendingenoughonnetworkupgradestokeepupwithgrowingdemand. AT & Thasacknowledgedthatithasfacedsomedifficultiesparticularlyinbigcities, butthecompanyisclosingthegap.
NewsItem 5 (ForQuestions 29 and 30)
AnOlympicssecurityplan, fiveyearsinthemaking, istakingshapeinVancouverthisweek. TheCanadianpolicesincehandingupthe 900 milliondollarssecurityoperationthelargestinCanada’shistory. Itwouldinvolve 15,000 police, privatesecurityandmilitarypersonnel. TheWinterOlympicswouldtakepaceFeb. 12 to 28 in 2010 inVancouver. Politicalprotestmaypostbigthreatstothegames. Thethreatofaterroristattackisreallyaslow, butthememoryofthe 1972 MonichOlympicshasnotgoneaway. Thatyearaterroristgroupattackedtheathletes’ village, eventuallykilling 11 Israeliathletesandcoaches. ItisnocoincidencethatinVancouversecuritypatrolsareparticularlyevidentaroundthelow-riseapartmentbuildingswheretheathleteswouldbehoused. IndowntownVancouversomeroadsarealreadyclosedandringsofsecurityfencingsurroundsomekeyvenues. Perchedontopoffencingisneverworkfrom 900 surveillancecamerastodetectintrusions.