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Notallthenewsisbad,however.Thereportnotesthatrhinopopulationsareincreasinginsomeareas.TheseincludebothwhiterhinosandblackrhinosinthewildinAfrica.
Africahadanestimatedseventeenthousandwhiterhinosandfourthousandblackrhinosasoftwoyearsago.CurrentestimatesforAsiaarearoundthreethousandrhinos.Butevenwithpoaching,growthisreportedinsomeareasofIndiaandNepal.
Wildlifeactivistsareurginggovernmentstodomoretofightrhinopoaching.
ThereportwaspresentedtotheorganizationknownasCITES.CITESistheConventiononInternationalTradeinEndangeredSpeciesofWildFaunaandFlora.ThenextconferenceofcountriesthatarepartiestotheagreementisinMarchinDoha,Qatar.
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stheVOASpecialEnglishDevelopmentReport,writtenbyJuneSimms.I'
mSteveEmber.
WrittenbyNancySteinbachandMarioRitter
VOICEONE:
WelcometoTHISISAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.I'
VOICETWO:
Numbersarrive,onpedicabs,tobeplacedatopTimesSquareinNewYorkfortheNewYear'
sEveballdropwelcoming2010
AndI'
mShirleyGriffith.Thisweekonourprogram,wefindouthowsomepeoplewillbewelcomingtwothousandten.
(MUSIC)
SowhatdoAmericansdoNewYear'
sEve?
HillaryHuesmanisfromSouthCarolina.
HILLARYHUESMAN:
"
Igetdressedup.Ilooktogoout.I'
musuallysingle,andthatisusuallynotaproblem.ThisyearI'
mstillmakingmyplans.Ihaven'
tquiteconfirmedthemyet,butprobablyahotelballroom-typescenario,black-tieevent."
Atablack-tieevent,themendressintuxedosordarksuitsandthewomenwearfancydresses.
HotelsinmanycitieshavespecialdealsforNewYear'
sEve:
dinner,Champagneandaparty.Thenpeoplegetaroomforthenight.Thatway,noonehastoworryaboutdrinkinganddrivinghome.
OnNewYear'
sEve,somecommunitiesintheUnitedStatesholdwhatarecalledFirstNightcelebrations.Theseareeventswherenoalcoholisserved.Thecelebrationsincludethingslikemusicperformances,artdisplaysandfireworks.
Boston,Massachusetts,heldthefirstFirstNightcelebrationinnineteenseventy-six.Sincethentheideahasspreadinternationally.
SomepeoplemightnothavefirmplansyetforNewYear'
sEve,butothersknowexactlywhattheywillbedoing.Joeisatwenty-oneyearoldstudentattheUniversityofVirginia.
JOE:
Idon'
treallydoawholelot.Inormallyjustspendtimewithfamily,goouttoeat,hangout,waitfortheballtodroponTV."
JoeistalkingaboutAmerica'
sbestknowncelebrationonNewYear'
sEve.HundredsofthousandsofpeoplecrowdintoTimesSquareinNewYork.Theycountdownthefinalsecondstomidnightastheywatchabrightlylitballslidedownapoleontopofatallbuilding.
(SOUND)
Acouplewelcoming2009inTimesSquare
ThefirstNewYear'
sEveballdropinTimesSquaretookplacemorethanacenturyago.Theballwasmadeofironandwoodanditwaslitwithonehundredlights.Todaytheballislargerandcoveredinmorethantwothousandcrystals.
TwoothertraditionsforwelcomingtheNewYearareamidnightkissandanattempttosingasongthatalmostnooneknows.
"
AuldLangSyne,"
bytheeighteenthcenturyScottishpoetRobertBurns,isasongaboutfriendsandrememberingtimeslongago.
Anewyearisagoodtimetostartfresh--and,forsomepeople,atimetoseekgoodfortuneintheyearahead.
IntheAmericanSouth,forexample,peoplemightprepareadishknownas"
Hoppin'
John."
Theymakeitwithblack-eyedpeasandingredientslikebacon,riceandvegetables.EatingitattheNewYearisthoughttobringgoodluck.
sDay,somefamiliesintheUnitedStatesinvitefriendsandrelativestoanopenhouse.JillCooperfromSantaFe,NewMexico,gaveusadescription.
JILLCOOPER:
They'
refamilyparties,bigopenhouse-ykindofpartieswithlotsofcookies--toomanycookies--andpunchandeggnog.Andhousesaredecorated,andyouseeyourfriendsandyoubopfrompartytoparty."
ButthatisnotallsheandherfamilyliketodotocelebratetheNewYear.
Wetrytodosomethingoutside'
causeweliveinSantaFeandweliverightinthemountains.Everybodywantstogoforawonderfulhikeandstartoffwithfreshairandallthethingswe'
regoingtohaveinourlivesthewholenextyear.Andthenwedropinonparties."
SomefamiliesliketotakeiteasyonJanuaryfirstandenjoyaquietdayofrest.TwentyyearoldMaliaisfromVirginia.
MALIA:
IusuallysleepinbecausewestayuplateonNewYear'
sEve.Andmyfamily,weusuallyeattheleftoversofthedessertsthatwemakeforNewYear'
s,orNewYear'
sEveandstuff,so.But,justrelax,mainly."
ButNewYear'
sDayisanythingbutadayofrestforJohnWorster(WOO-ster),wholivesinIdaho.
JOHNWORSTER:
IofferCatholicMass,'
causeI'
maCatholicpriestbyprofession,andsoitisactuallythefeastdayofMary,MotherofGod.AndsowebeginourCatholicwayofunderstandingnewyearbyjustthankingGodforJesus'
mother,Mary.OnNewYear'
sDay,afterchurchwe'
llgooutandsitinthegoosepitanddosomehuntingforCanadageeseandalsoducks."
UniversityofIllinoischeerleadersandfloatatthe2008RoseParade
smorning,millionsoftelevisionviewerswatchtheTournamentofRosesParadeinPasadena,California.Theparadeincludesmarchingbandsandhorsebackriders.Buttheparadeismostfamousforitsmotorizedfloats.Theycomeinallshapesandsizes,buttheyareallcoveredwithflowers.
InSouthernCalifornia,theweatheronNewYear'
sDaymightbecold.Buttheskiesareusuallysunnyanddry,evenasotherpartsofthecountrymightexperiencesnowstorms.
AlocalgroupcreatedtheTournamentofRosesfestivalinPasadenaineighteenninety.Thefestivallaterexpandedtoincludetheparadeandabiggameincollegefootball.
ThechampionteamsfromtwocollegeathleticconferencesplayintheRoseBowlStadium.ThisFriday,theBuckeyesofOhioStateUniversitywillplaytheUniversityofOregonDucks.
WillyoubemakinganyNewYear'
sresolutions?
HillaryHuesmanfromSouthCarolinahasafewinmind.
I'
dliketosolidifymyromanticrelationship,losetwenty-eightpounds.I'
dliketotravelalotmoreintwenty-ten.Twothousandninewasalongyear--struggledfinancially,likemostofAmerica.SoI'
mlookingforprosperityintwenty-ten."
MaliafromVirginiadoesnotmaketoomanyresolutions.Shesaysshedoesnotwanttodisappointherselfwhenshefailstokeepthem.Joe,theUniversityofVirginiastudent,isofasimilarmind.
mnotabelieverinresolutionsforNewYear'
s.Ithinkthatresolutionscomewhentheyneedtothroughouttheyear,whenyoudecidethatsomeoneneedsachange."
WhataboutJohnWorster,theCatholicpriest?
ImakeaNewYear'
sresolutioneveryyearandusuallybythethirdorfourthofJanuaryit'
salreadybeenbroken,so...(Laughs).
REPORTER:
Whatkindofresolutionsarethose?
Oh,usuallytoleadahealthierlifestylebyeatingbetterfoodandnotdrinkingsomuch,so...(Laughs)"
JamarNegron,ahighschoolstudentfromNewJersey,hasafewresolutionsfortwothousandten:
JAMARNEGRON:
mafencer,somyNewYear'
sresolutionisjusttobecomebetteratfencing.Andbetterinthegeneralsense:
becomebetterinschoolwork,becomeabetterperson,becomeabetterwriter--becomeasbestasIcanbeinallaspectsofmylife."
Holidayplanningcanbedifficultwhenbusinesshastocomebeforepleasure.
WedidinterviewsneartheCapitolbuildinghereinWashington.Oneofthepeoplewemethappenedtobethewifeofanewlyelectedsenator.JillCooperismarriedtoTomUdall,aDemocratfromNewMexicowhoenteredtheSenatethispastJanuary.
Whenwetalkedtoherearlierthismonth,theirplansfortheNewYearwerestillopen.
TherewasachancethatwewouldgoonatriptoIndiaandAfghanistan,butapparentlywe'
renotdo
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