CNN 10_20191010

Turkish Military Operation; History of A Famous Award; Utility`s Decision to Cut Power; A "Loop" of Reusable Containers

Aired October 10, 2019 - 04:00:00   ET

CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Hello and welcome to CNN 10 on this 10th day of the 10th month of 2019. It`s like a perfect 10. I`m Carl Azuz, happy as always to have you watching. We`re starting with an update from the Middle East. The nation of Turkey has begun a military operation in neighboring Syria. The two countries share a border. Syria`s been torn apart by a civil war that started in 2011 and Turkey says terrorists have been trying to establish control along the border and that its military offensive is intended to destroy that and bring peace to the region. Witnesses say Turkish war planes have started launching air strikes in some areas. Syria`s government opposes the attacks. It says Turkey has hostile intentions and that it`s trying to expand its territory into Syria.

But other nations factor into this too. A few days ago the United States announced it would move its troops out of northern Syria as Turkey prepared for its attacks. About 1,000 American forces were there to keep stability and help U.S. allies hunt down terrorists. Now, international observers are concerned that those U.S. allies might be threatened. Turkey sees them as terrorists who`ve launched attacks against the Turkish government for decades. One group that America supports says it will fight Turkish forces along the Syrian border and U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested that if Turkey goes too far in harming America`s allies in the region, the U.S. will wreck Turkey`s economy.

Several other nations including the Netherlands, Germany and Egypt have all spoken out against Turkey`s military actions in Syria. One possible side effect they`re concerned about is that the Turkish operation will cause civilians in the area to leave their homes leading to a new wave of refugees in an already war torn country. Turkey says its mission is to establish safe zones near the border where refugees can be resettled.

10 Second Trivia. Which of these scientists invented dynamite in the 1860`s? Albert Einstein, Alfred Nobel, Nickola Tesla or Thomas Edison. It was Alfred Nobel, namesake of the Nobel Peace Prize who invented dynamite.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: At the age of 28, the young Marie (inaudible) married a French scientist named Pierre Curie. Together in their laboratory in Paris, they shared in the research that isolated (inaudible).

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AZUZ: Eight hundred thousand homes, businesses and other buildings have lost electricity in Northern California. Stores have sold out of back-up generators. Several school districts have cancelled classes. Some traffic lights are dark and though this could last for a week in some places, no single event has caused it. This is a safety measure. Pacific Gas and Electric, the largest utility company in America`s most populated state is responding to a weather forecast. Northern California is said to be under extreme danger because of high winds and dry conditions. Those are key ingredients in wildfires and PG&E is trying to prevent them from flaring up by cutting off electricity.

The company`s equipment has been blamed for causing a number of wildfires in the past and it`s agreed to pay billions of dollars in damages. It says its probable that the Campfire, California`s deadliest blaze that struck last year, started when PG&E equipment made contact with nearby trees. It says this power outage is a last resort to prevent wildfires. But critics say the company ought to improve its equipment so that it won`t have to shutdown electricity whenever conditions are dangerous. Even after the winds die down, PG&E says it will take several days to make sure nothing is damaged before it turns the lights back on.

A reusable packaging company is trying to change grocery shopping. Instead of buying ice cream, for example, and later tossing out the cheap carton, the so-called milkman model would deliver dessert in a nicer container like the milk bottles used by your great grandparents, and that container would be returned, cleaned and reused. There are down sides. You can`t pick up your products immediately and it takes a lot of shipping so what`s environmentally friendly in terms of packaging isn`t in terms of the effort required to get it to and from your home. But if it takes off, it could help close the loop on trash.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Tom Szaky is on a mission to eliminate the concept of waste.

TOM SZAKY, CEO OF TERRACYCLE: The act of throwing something away in itself isn`t bad. It`s actually incredibly convenient. The problem is where it ends up.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And it`s a big problem. About 91 percent of plastic waste ever created has never been recycled so Szaky decided to go to the source, to target the companies making the kind of single use plastic containers that constantly end up in the trash. And he started with the four largest consumer goods companies in the world, combined their sales totaled almost $285 billion in 2018.

SZAKY: We went to all these major companies saying, here`s this new big idea, come take a risk on it and lets ideally change the world in the process.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He called the big idea, Loop. His pitch to consumers, buy the same household products you already love plus a small deposit and we`ll send them to you in durable, reusable packaging. When you`re done, return them to be cleaned, refilled and reused by someone else. How hard of a sell was this to, you know, manufacturers and companies?

SZAKY: The Loop is a gargantuan (inaudible), because we`re going into Proctor and Gamble and saying, reinvent the packaging of these world famous products completely. Build production lines to fill this reinvented package. Oh, and by the way I have no proof that anyone`s going to buy it at all but they said yes because they know that there`s a garbage crisis and they really don`t want to contribute to it.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And Nestle didn`t need much convincing.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We`ve invested so much time, energy, people, resources and dollars because as we think forward to the future. We know consumers will demand more recyclable products or reusable products and so project Loop is a way for us to tip our toe into this territory and really learn a lot.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: In the end, Nestle along with Proctor and Gamble, Pepsico, Unilever, Clorox and others took the leap.

SZAKY: Loop is an ecosystem. If it was just one company making a few products, it wouldn`t work. You need everyone coming together and it sort of became a certain, you know, snowball effect where as it got bigger the more and more companies joined even faster and faster.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Loop launched in early 2019 in a few cities with about 300 products. Since then Szaky says more than 10,000 people have signed up. It`s expanding to more cities as well and soon the products will be available in major retailers like Walgreens and Kroger.

SZAKY: What`s neat is you can buy it at one retailer and return it to another and so it really creates this nice network effect. We`re adding a brand every day and so, you know, things you`ll see are from eggs products to automotive products, not just one type of shampoo but, you know, in dozen different types of shampoo. And everything really growing and pushing each other.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We still don`t know if Loop will catch on. What do you think has to change in regards to the - - the consumer`s mindset in order for them to adopt this new model you`re proposing?

SZAKY: I`m believe that asking the consumer to change anything is an uphill battle. I think its much easier to ask the model what it can do to match the convenience the consumer wants. Loop is not the first refill idea out there, at all. But none of them have really taken off and I would argue it`s because it`s less convenient for the consumer than throw it away and buy a new one. The more we make if feel like a disposable lifestyle, the easier it will be to get mass adoption.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: That mass adoption, that`s really key here.

SZAKY: It`s - - it`s everything. I think a lot of people are going to think about whether there`s a future in reuse by whether we succeed or not.

Because all the world`s major manufacturers are saying, we`re going to give it a shot and Loop is their shot.

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AZUZ: We`ve heard of turbo chargers, super chargers, nitrous oxide, but what this car has under the hood, is nuts, walnuts. After hearing noises and smelling burning, the woman who owns this SUV looked under the hood and found that squirrels apparently stored 200 walnuts right there along with some grass. It took about an hour to clean everything out but the car was fine. Of course it could probably "cashewse" a tune-up. It maybe "pistashioverdue" for an oil change. You should always check the "filbert" and make sure you can see that everything else is "pine".

You don`t need to be a master "macadamiac" to make sure your engine is running like "butternut". I`m Carl Azuz, driven to make puns on CNN.

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CNN 10_20191011

Super Typhoon Spins Toward Japan; U.S. Auto Worker Strike Continues; Kites are Explored as Conduits for Wind Energy; CNN Hero Series

Aired October 11, 2019 - 04:00:00   ET

CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: They say life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent Friday`s are awesome, something like that. Welcome to CNN 10, I`m Carl Azuz. It`s great to have you watching. As we put this show together a super typhoon was whirling toward the nation of Japan. It`s name is Typhoon Hagisbis. It`s called a super typhoon because it`s especially powerful. On Thursday, Hagisbis was the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, the strongest classification. If it shifts direction as forecasters expect it to, this storm could come very close to the Japanese capital of Tokyo on Saturday.

Meteorologists think it will have weakened by then but Hagisbis is on track to make landfall right near where Typhoon Faxai hit in September. That storm reportedly killed three people and caused more than $7 billion in damage. Super Typhoon Hagibis is expected to bring heavy rain to much of south central Japan. Near the coast forecasters are concerned about a potentially large storm surge, a rise in seawater levels pushed ashore by a storm and Hagibis has already had an impact on the Rugby World Cup. It`s being held in Japan this year and some matches have been cancelled as the storm approaches.

On the other side of the Pacific, General Motors, the automotive company that makes Buick, Cadillac, Chevy, it`s in the midst of the car industry`s longest strike in decades. The union representing almost 50,000 workers is negotiating with GM over issues like wages and profit sharing and a big hand up between the two sides is over production in Mexico. GM has four factories there and 33 in the United States but the company`s planning to close four U.S. plants and the union wants production in Mexico shifted back to the U.S. One industry expert says that would come at a heavy cost to GM. The strike has been going on for 25 days.

10 Second Trivia. The first known kites have been traced back to what country? China, India, Egypt or Australia. Though the exact origin of the kite isn`t known, historians believe they were first used in China.

They fly like the wind but can kites be used to gather electricity from it. There are a number of companies experimenting with this idea. It requires huge kites that fly high enough to catch the steady winds in our atmosphere and then transfer that energy back to earth. There are concerns about the amount of maintenance they`d need. The threat they could pose if they crash and what would happen in bad weather. But if everything goes right -

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Some of the world`s strongest winds are found here, out on the ocean where water is too deep for most off shore wind turbines.

But a company called Makani believes it has a solution with a new wind technology inspired by a familiar child`s toy, the kite. To me it almost looks like an airplane, what makes it a kite?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You know when you fly a kite in the park, it`s being lifted by the wind and you`re holding on to it with a tether and so our kite is the same way.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Once airborne, Makani`s 85 foot long energy kite flies around autonomously, guided by computers. Crosswinds spin eight rotors producing electricity that sent back to the ground through a tether and its carbon fiber frame makes the kite extremely lightweight.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Our energy kites are so lightweight we can install them in deep water on floating platforms.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And that means they can capture winds much further offshore where other turbines can`t. Last month in Norway, Makani successfully completed its first deep water offshore flight but their kites won`t be ready for market for several years. If your system is widely adopted, what kind of impact do you think it can potentially make?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There are many areas around the world that really don`t have a good resource for renewable power but do have offshore wind resource. And so our lightweight kites create the possibility that we could tap that resource very economically and bring renewable power to hundreds of millions of people.

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AZUZ: Whether it`s flying a blimp, driving an 18 wheeler or jumping out of a plane, a CNN Hero is helping senior citizens seek the thrills they`ve always dreamed of. His name is Webb Weiman. His non-profit organization is Jump. He says it`s all about taking seniors from darkness to light.

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WEBB WEIMAN, CNN HERO: I tell seniors, live by two rules. There are no bad bucket list wishes and everyone should have a bucket list wish. For every bucket list fulfilled, there is a sense of accomplishment. A story that they get to take back to their community. It lifts their spirits. My name is Webb and I help seniors achieve their dreams.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: My dad is a piece of work. He`s - - he`s a 95 year old veteran. He was in World War II, participated in the invasion of Normandy at D-Day.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And that`s our crew, I`m on the right.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He worked hard all his life, was always kind, always had friends and would do anything for anybody. Give them the shirt off his back.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: All right. So the last number was B-15.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: With dad aging, he`s slowing down.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Got that. (ph)

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: His body`s not keeping up with his mind.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Bingo.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He wants to be the energizer bunny.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I can`t believe it.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It aggravates him that he can`t do what he used to be able to do.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We`re going to clear it out. Begin a new game.

WEIMAN: The reality of living in isolation is out there and it`s real. And that`s really one of the driving forces for us to keep going. Drag the bucket list out of them. When he saw the balloon being blown up and I looked at his face, his smile could have filled up the balloon but it`s in that moment that I know this is where I`m supposed to be.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hey we`re moving.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It`s just heartwarming to see him going up in that balloon and I think he`s still smiling. Just so proud of him.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You keep smiling. That`s - - that`s your only requirement.

WEIMAN: I looked at it like much more than a hot air balloon ride. Calm and beautiful. It was a moment in time to share a little space with two heroes had a good shot at the moon. It`s a feeling that`s indescribable. I could feel the joy in their heart. I could see the spark in their eye and feel the gratitude that fills the air. And I think knowing that they`re feeling the same way is really all I needed to know this was a successful mission.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Did you have a good time dad?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That was something.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He won`t believe he`s this old if he keeps doing adventurous things.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (inaudible) fly again.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It was something he`d never experienced before and he`ll never forget it, ever.

WEIMAN: Even in your 90s`, you`re still flying high. (inaudible) I want to thank you. This was a great day.

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AZUZ: A Canadian fire department recently ordered 18 large pizzas for $300. They thought they`d called Alimo`s (ph) Pizzaria in Alberta, Canada where they`re based. But instead they`d ordered from Alamo`s Pizza in San Antonio, Texas. Oops. That`s 2,300 miles away so a bit far for delivery.

So what they decided to do was donate the pizzas to two local fire stations in Texas. Firefighters there shared some pictures of themselves enjoying the pies and now people from all over are donating pizzas to workers.

Who wouldn`t want a "pizzof" that effort? For anyone in "pepporoneed" of a pick me up, these pizzas are making the rounds where "slices" of good will abound and folks "dough" want to miss the chance to "dish" out a gesture who`s ingredients are kindness and generosity. And is never too "cheesy" to "pie" it forward. I`m Carl Azuz, hope your weekend is fresh.

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The Olympic Torch

Ngọn đuốc Olympic

Since 776 B.C., when the Greek people held their first-ever Olympic Games, the Games were hosted every four years at the Olympia city.	Từ năm 776 trước công nguyên, khi người Hy Lạp tổ chức Kỳ Olympic đầu tiên, thế vận hội được tổ chức 4 năm một lần ở thành phố Olympia.
Back then, a long journey for the Olympic torch was made before the opening ceremony of each Olympic Games.	Trước đó, một cuộc diễu hành ngọn đuốc Olympic được tổ chức trước khi lễ khai mạc của thế vận hội bắt đầu.
The Greek people would light a cauldron of flames on the altar, a ritual devoted to Hera, the Greek Goddess of birth and marriage.	Người Hy Lạp sẽ châm vạc lửa trên bàn thờ, một nghi lễ đặc biệt cho nữ thần Hera, một vị thần Hy Lạp tượng trưng cho Hôn nhân và sự sinh sản.
The reintroduction of flame to the Olympics occurred at the Amsterdam 1928 Games, for which a cauldron was lit yet without a torch relay.	Việc mang ngọn lửa vào thế vận hội Olympic đã diễn ra ở thế vận hội năm 1928 ở Amsterdam, vạc lửa được thắp sáng nhưng không có rước đuốc.
The 1936 Berlin Summer Games held the first Olympic torch relay, which was not resumed in the Winter Olympics until in 1952.	Thế vận hội mùa hè ở Berlin năm 1936 đã tổ chức buổi rước đuốc đầu tiên, nhưng chỉ đến tận thế vận hội mùa đông năm 1952 mới được tổ chức tiếp.
However, in that year the torch was lit not in Olympia, Greece, but in Norway, which was considered as the birthplace of skiing.	Tuy nhiên, trong năm đó đuốc không được thắp ở Olympia, Hy Lạp, mà là ở Norway, nơi được coi như là điểm khai sinh môn trượt tuyết.
Until the Innsbruck 1964 Winter Olympics in Austria, the Olympic flame was reignited at Olympia.	Mãi đến thế vận hội mùa đông năm 1964 ở Innbruck, Australia, ngọn đuốc Olympic mới được đốt lại tại Olympia.
The torch is originally an abstract concept of a designer or groups of designers.	Ngọn đuốc là một khái niệm trừu tượng của một nhà thiết kế hoặc một nhóm nhà thiết kế.
A couple of design groups hand in their drafts to the Olympic Committee in the hope that they would get the chance to create the torch.	Vài nhóm nhà thiết kế nộp bản phác thảo của họ cho Hội đồng Olympic hy vọng rẳng họ sẽ có cơ hội tạo ra ngọn đuốc.
The group that wins the competition will come up with a design for a torch that has both aesthetic and practical value.	Nhóm thắng cuộc thi sẽ phải nghĩ ý tưởng thiết kế ngọn đuốc để làm sao vừa có giá trị thẩm mỹ vừa có giá trị thực tế.
After the torch is completed, it has to succeed in going through all sorts of severe weather conditions.	Sau khi ngọn đuốc hoàn thành, nó phải vượt qua tất cả các loại điểu kiện thời tiết khắc nghiệt.
The appearance of the modern Olympic torch is attributed to a Disney artist John Hench, who designed the torch for the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California.	Sự xuất hiện của ngọn đuốc Olympic hiện đại đã đóng góp cho một họa sĩ Disney, John Hench. Ông đã thiết kế ngọn đuốc cho thế vận hội Olympic mùa đông năm 1960 ở thung lũng Squaw, California.
His design laid a solid foundation for all the torches in the future.	Thiết kế của ông đã đặt một nền móng vững chắc cho Tất cả ngọn đuốc trong tương lai.
The long trip to the Olympic area is not completed by one single torch, but by thousands of them, so the torch has to be replicated many times.	Cuộc hành trình dài tới khu vực Olympic không thể hoàn thành chỉ với một ngọn đuốc, mà bởi hàng nghìn ngọn, vì thế ngọn đuốc được làm thành rất nhiều bản sao.
Approximately 10,000 to 15,000 torches are built to fit thousands of runners who take the torches through every section of the Olympic relay.	Xấp xỉ 10000 đến 15000 ngọn đuốc được tạo ra để vừa với hàng nghìn người cầm đuốc chạy qua mỗi khu của khu vực rước đuốc Olympic.
Every single runner can choose to buy his or her torch as a treasurable souvenir when he or she finishes his or her part of the relay.	Sau khi hoàn thành phần biểu diễn của mình, mỗi người đều có thể chọn mua một cây đuốc cho riêng mình như là vật kỉ niệm đáng giá.
The first torch in the modern Olympics (the 1936 Berlin Games) was made from a slender steel rod with a circular platform at the top and a circular hole in the middle to jet flames.	Ngọn đuốc đầu tiên ở thế vận hội Olympic hiện đại ( Olympic Berlin năm 1936) được làm từ một cây thép thanh mảnh với nền vòng tròn ở đầu và lỗ tròn ở giữa tới chỗ châm lửa.
The name of the runner was also inscribed on the platform as a token of thanks.	Tên của người cầm đuốc cũng được khắc lên nên đế nhưu là một lời cảm ơn.
In the earlier days, torches used everything from gunpowder to olive oil as fuels.	Từ xa xưa, ngọn đuốc đã dùng mọi thứ để làm nhiên liệu, từ thuốc súng cho đến dầu olive.
Some torches adopted a combination of hexamine and naphthalene with a flammable fluid.	Một vài ngọn đuốc được điều chỉnh kết hợp hexamine và naphthalene với một chất lỏng cháy được.
However, these materials weren’t exactly the ideal fuel sources, and they could be quite hazardous sometimes.	Tuy nhiên, những nguyên liệu này không thực sự là một nguồn nhiên liệu lý tưởng, và thỉnh thoảng chúng còn khá nguy hiểm.
In the 1956 Olympics, the torch in the final relay was ignited by magnesium and aluminium, but some flaming pieces fell off and seared the runner’s arms.	Vào thế vận hội Olympic năm 1965, ngọn đuốc trong buổi rước cuối cùng được đốt cháy bởi Magie và Nhôm, nhưng vài ngọn lửa đã bị rơi xuống và làm bỏng tay người cầm.
To promote the security rate, liquid fuels made its first appearance at the 1972 Munich Games.	Để tăng tỷ lệ an toàn, nhiên liệu mỏng được lần đầu tiên xuất hiện ở Thế vận hội Munich năm 1972.
Since then, torches have been using fuels which are pressurised into the form of a liquid.	Kể từ đó, ngọn đuốc được sử dụng những nhiên liệu đã được điều áp thành dạng dung dịch lỏng.
When the fuels are burnt, they turn into gas to produce a flame. Liquid fuel becomes safer for the runner and can be stored in a light container.	Khi nhiên liệu cháy, chúng biến thành khí để tạo ra lửa. Chất lỏng trở nên an toàn hơn cho người cầm đuốc và có thể lưu trữ trong một thùng chứa nhẹ.
The torch at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics is equipped with an aluminium base that accommodates a tiny fuel tank.	Ngọn đuốc ở Olympic mùa hè Atlanta năm 1996 được làm bằng nhôm với một bồn chứa nhiên liệu nhỏ.
As the fuel ascends through the modified handle, it is squeezed through a brass valve that has thousands of little openings.	Khi nhiên liệu đi ngược lên qua một cán có thể chỉnh được, nó bị ép qua một van đồng mà có hàng nghìn lỗ mở.
As the fuel passes through the tiny openings, it accumulates pressure.	Khi nhiên liệu đi qua những lỗ mở nhỏ, nó tắng dần áp suất.
Once it makes its way through the openings, the pressure decreases and the liquid becomes gas so it can bum up.	Khi nó tìm cách để đi qua những lỗ mở, áp suất giảm và chất lỏng biến thành khí nên có thể cháy.
The torch in 1996 was fuelled by propylene, a type of substance that could give out a bright flame.	Ngọn đuốc năm 1996 được đốt bằng Propylene, một dạng hợp chất có thể tạo ra ngọn lửa trắng.
However, since propylene was loaded with carbon, it would produce plenty of smoke which was detrimental to the environment.	Tuy nhiên, vì Propylene chứa rất nhiều Cacbon nên nó sinh ra rất nhiều khói, điều này có thể gây hại cho môi trường.
In 2000, the designers of the Sydney Olympic torch proposed a lighter and cheaper design, which was harmless to the environment.	Năm 2000, những nhà thiết kế của ngọn đuốc Olympic Sydney đề xuất một thiết kể vừa nhẹ vừa rẻ mà cũng vô hại cho môi trường.
For the fuel, they decided to go with a combination of 35 per cent propane (a gas that is used for cooking and heating) and 65 per cent butane (a gas that is obtained from petroleum), thus creating a powerful flame without generating much smoke.	Về nhiên liệu, họ quyết định chọn một hỗn hợp gồm 35% Propane (Khí được dùng trong nấu ăn và tạo nhiệt) và 65% Butane (Khí có được từ dầu hỏa), để tạo ra một ngọn lửa mạnh mà không sản sinh ra nhiều khói.
Both the 1996 and 2000 torches adopted a double flame burning system, enabling the flames to stay lit even in severe weather conditions	Cả ngọn đuốc vào năm 1996 và 2000 đều được chỉnh sửa thành hệ thống đốt lửa kép để ngọn lửa có thể giữ được ngay cả trong điều kiện thời tiết khắc nghiệt.
The exterior flame burns at a slower rate and at a lower temperature.	Bề mặt ngọn lửa cháy ở tốc độ chậm hơn và ở nhiệt độ thấp hơn.
It can be perceived easily with its big orange flame, but it is unstable.	Có thể dễ dàng thấy ngọn lưả da cam lớn nhwung không ổn định.
On the other hand, the interior flame burns faster and hotter, generating a small blue flame with great stability, due to the internal site offering protection of it from the wind.	Trái lại, bên trong ngọn lửa còn cháy nhanh hơn và nóng hơn, sản sinh ra một vài ngọn lửa xanh rất ổn định, nhờ phía bên trong bảo vệ ngọn lửa khỏi gặp gió.
Accordingly, the interior flame would serve as a pilot light, which could relight the external flame if it should go out.	Theo đó, ngọn lửa bên trong sẽ là ánh sáng dẫn dắt, châm sáng lại ngọn lửa bên ngoài nếu nó có bị tắt.
As for the torch of 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, the top section was made of glass in which the flame burned, for the purpose of echoing the theme of ‘Light the Fire Within’ of that Olympics.	Nói đến ngọn đuốc Olympic năm 2002 ở thành phố Salt Lake, phần đỉnh được làm bằng thủy tinh, đó là nơi mà ngọn lửa cháy, chính là mục đích của việc lặp lại chủ đề "Ánh sáng ngọn lửa trong lòng" của Thế vận hội Olympic đó.
This torch was of great significance for the following designs of the torches.	Ngọn đuốc ấy có ý nghĩa quan trọng cho những thiết kế về sau này.

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The NBA Faces Fallout in China Over a Controversial Tweet; Scientists Identify New Moons in Our Solar System; Conservation Efforts Help a Rare Butterfly

Aired October 9, 2019 - 04:00   ET

CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: Basketball was invented in the United States by a Canadian immigrant, but the National Basketball Association has more fans in China than anywhere else, and that country just announced it won`t show or stream any NBA preseason games played there. The reason why is our first topic today on CNN 10.

An international political storm involving the National Basketball Association started with a tweet. The subject of that tweet concerned recent protests in Hong Kong.

For months, demonstrators have been calling for more democracy and less influence by China. Some of the protests have been violent. Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China and the communist country says it has ultimate control over what happens there.

So, there are two sides in the story of the protests. And the basketball manager`s tweet that picked a side is what led to the NBA controversy.

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BRIAN TODD, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The National Basketball Association is risk of fouling out in China while also facing boos and backlash from fans back home.

It all began when the general manager of the NBA`s Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey, posted this on Twitter over the weekend: Fight for freedom. Stand with Hong Kong.

But what may have seemed like simple tweet ignited a geopolitical fire storm. That is because Morey`s comment was a clear show of support for anti-China protesters who have been out in force on Hong Kong streets for months. Hong Kong is officially part of China. And to say the Chinese government was furious would be an understatement.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE TV ANCHOR (through translator): We want to warn people like Morey that it is not realistic for them to earn a large amount of money from China while hurting the feelings of the Chinese people.

TODD: Chinese state TV demanded an apology. The league, which has stood up for free speech by its players when it comes to U.S. politics backed down, saying Morey`s views have deeply offended many of our friends and fans in China which is regrettable.

The Rockets owner and star players distanced themselves from their own general manager.

JAMES HARDEN, HOUSTON ROCKETS GUARD: We apologized, you know. You know, we love China. We love playing there.

TODD: Even Daryl Morey himself whose original tweet has since been deleted, said he didn`t intend to offend anyone in China, saying in a follow-up tweet: I have had a lot of opportunity since the tweet to hear and consider other perspectives.

CHRISTINE BRENNAN, SPORTS COLUMNIST, USA TODAY: The NBA has led the way in progressive thought, in ideology and speaking your mind. And to see the NBA cave in this manner is absolutely stunning.

TODD: So why would the NBA, which one senator derisively called the wokest professional sports league buckle to pressure from a foreign power?

Experts say it`s because China is a financial slam dunk for the NBA, worth billions.

The NBA has at least 25 marketing partnerships and more than 200 stores in China. More than 600 million people watched NBA games on Chinese TV during the 2017-2018 season.

BRENNAN: The fact is that the NBA ratings were actually higher in China. More people in China watched the NBA than watched the NBA in the United States. Extraordinary.

TODD: China, sports analysts say, knows its influence on and off the court and immediately started issuing threats.

The Chinese Basketball Association led by the iconic Yao Ming, a former Rockets star player himself, has said it would suspend cooperation with the Rockets.

The company, Tencent Spots, the NBA`s exclusive digital partner for China, is suspending live-streaming of Rockets games.

THOMAS WRIGHT, THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION: China has a long track record of placing pressure on governments and companies that say things that offend the Chinese communist party.

TODD: The NBA`s response has led to a Rocket`s red glare with members of Congress and others going hard in the paint against the NBA.

Leaders on both side of the aisle from Republican Senators Ted Cruz to Mario Rubio to Democrats Chuck Schumer and Congresswoman Jackie Speier are calling the NBA hypocritical.

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AZUZ: So, the National Basketball Association is getting criticized on both sides of the Pacific. On one hand, it says it regrets that the tweet offended its fans in China, but on the other, the NBA`s commissioner says he still supports Daryl Morey`s right to speak out.

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ADAM SILVER, NBA COMMISSIONER: We are not apologizing for Daryl exercising his freedom of expression. I regret again having communicated directly with many friends in China, that so many people are upset, including millions and millions of our fans.

I understand that there are consequences from that exercise of, in essence, his freedom of speech and, you know, we will have to live with those consequences.

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AZUZ: Chinese media strongly disagreed with Commissioner Adam Silver on the issue of free speech, responding to his statement, China`s main government-run TV broadcaster said, quote: Any remarks that challenge national sovereignty and social stability do no belong to the category of free speech.

China`s constitution does give its citizens the right of freedom of speech, but human rights organization say, in practice, China`s communist government limits that right.

Commissioner Silver says he plans to travel to China this week for a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets. He`s hoping to meet with Chinese officials to talk about the issue but says it may not be going away anytime soon.

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AZUZ (voice-over): Ten-second trivia:

Which planet has 82 known moons, the most in our solar system?

Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, or Neptune?

The record holder is no longer Jupiter. The planet with the most moons is Saturn.

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AZUZ: That`s because of a brand new discovery by the International Astronomical Union. It says it recently identified 20 previously unknown moons around the ringed planet, and that gives Saturn a total of 82 moons, surpassing Jupiter`s previous record of 79. Sorry, Jupiter, but hey, at least you`re still a planet.

Scientists say Saturn`s satellites, the newly identified ones, are all around the same size and that they were located using stronger computing power and better algorithms for keeping track of faint, distant objects. And now, you can help name them.

There`s a contest being held until December 6th. But there are guidelines. You can`t just submit something like Kimberly. The astronomer whose team found the moons says they have to be named after giants from Norse, Gallic or Inuit mythology. So, good luck.

Up next today, Palos Verdes is a peninsula in Southern California. It`s known for its horse trails, ocean views, great schools, incredibly expensive homes and what just might be the rarest butterfly on the planet.

The Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly was thought to be lost forever after its habitat was developed in the early 1980s. Since then, it`s been rediscovered, reinvigorated and reintroduced to parts of the peninsula.

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NARRATOR: This butterfly was once thought to be extinct. Though rediscovered, it remains one of the world`s rarest and most elusive butterflies.

This is the Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly.

SUBTITLE: A Great Big Story. On the Brink: The Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly.

NARRATOR: This butterfly is as elusive as it is beautiful. And the brilliance of its blue wings are only visible when it opens them. The wings are distinctive with their brilliant silvery blue color.

The butterfly was thought to be extinct in the 1980s, when it seemed to disappear without a trace. It wasn`t until the 1990s that this visually striking butterfly was spotted again. Biologists were surprised and delighted in its existence, and a breeding program was begun to build up the species.

Though captive breeding has helped bolster numbers, the population is still low enough to remain on the endangered list. Through careful nurturing and management, this small but mighty butterfly has a fighting chance.

This is the Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly.

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AZUZ: Ten out of 10 goes to the marching band and color guard of Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona, for illustrating how the show must

go on even when the sprinklers do. This happened when they were in the middle of their half-time show. But what won the crowd and national news coverage was their determination to soldier on until the sprinklers were finally turned off. After that, they took it from the top without missing a beat.

Well, that`s certainly not in the drill book. Those students could have easily disbanded, gotten brass off, had some drum major issues, faced plumes of problems or dropped their color guard and marched off on a bad note. But by sheer determ-instrumentation, they showed nothing could stop them even if it rained on their parade.

That`s all for CNN 10. I`m Carl Azuz.

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