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Quick Guide & Transcript: Missing Boy Scout rescued, McDonald's seeks to redefine 'McJob'

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(CNN Student News) -- March 21, 2007

Quick Guide

Lost and Found - Find out how a Boy Scout who was missing for three days finally made his way out of the woods.

Iraq: Your Opinion - Hear what some viewers had to say when we asked for their opinions about the war in Iraq.

McJob Future - Learn why a fast food giant wants the dictionary to drop its definition of a "McJob."

Transcript

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

MONICA LLOYD, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: It's the week's halfway mark and we're glad to have you along for CNN Student News! I'm Monica Lloyd. Out of the woods: A happy ending to a three-day search for a Boy Scout who went missing from his troop. Out of the mailbox: A breakdown of what you said when we asked for your opinions on the war in Iraq. And out of this world: An astronaut helps open a new tourist attraction that's sure to take your breath away.

First Up: Lost and Found

LLOYD: First up today, a happy ending to a search for a missing Boy Scout. Michael Auberry's family is breathing easy after their son was found Tuesday morning. He went missing from a camping trip with his Boy Scout troop on Saturday. After three nights of freezing temperatures in the North Carolina woods, Michael was tracked down by a search-and-rescue dog. Matt Cherry tells us about the scout's ordeal, and the furry friend who found him.

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KENT AUBERRY, MICHAEL'S FATHER: Just to have our son back is a tremendous blessing. I was gonna make a statement, but we asked Michael what he'd like to say. He wanted to thank people for their prayers, thank people who went out to look for him. He wants to thank Gandalf especially, the dog we understand who found him, although he knew that Gandalf did eat the peanut butter and crackers.

MATT CHERRY, CNN REPORTER: On the fourth day of searching the woods of North Carolina for a missing Boy Scout, the good news that he'd been found safe came at 11 Tuesday morning. Volunteer Misha Marshall was the first person to spot 12 year-old Michael Auberry after her dog Gandalf got ahold of his scent.

MISHA MARSHALL, RESCUER WHO FOUND BOY SCOUT: Unbelievable. Carry it with me for the rest of my life. Saw him -- he saw him first. And we went to him.

CHERRY: Rescue workers described Michael as calm and hungry.

JOE WARE, ASST. FIRE CHIEF, MCGRADY FIRE DEPT.: He wanted peanut butter crackers and water.

CHERRY: Michael survived three nights of freezing cold. He told searchers he'd been drinking stream water. They found him a mile and a half northeast of the campsite he wandered away from on Saturday. For CNN Student News, I'm Matt Cherry.

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Shoutout

GEORGE RAMSAY, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Time for the Shoutout! Which of these American leaders was an Eagle Scout? If you think you know it, shout it out! Was it: A) Gerald Ford, B) Steven Spielberg, C) John Tesh or D) Neil Armstrong? You've got three seconds -- GO! The answer is Gerald Ford, Steven Spielberg, John Tesh and Neil Armstrong! That's right -- all of these famous people were Eagle Scouts. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout!

Iraq: Your Opinion

LLOYD: The conflict in Iraq began its fifth year Monday and marches both for and against the war surrounded the anniversary. At one demonstration on Saturday, pro and anti-war activists shouted at each other from opposite sides of the same street in Washington! We've been asking your opinion about the war, and Carl Azuz tells us what you have to say.

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CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS: On Tuesday, we received an e-mail stating that "the eighth grade classes at Chisago Lakes Middle School in Lindstrom, Minnesota were split 50-50 on a poll whether to continue the war in Iraq or bring our soldiers home."

It reflected the mixed feelings that many Americans have about the war. But some responses weren't mixed at all.

Tessa from Houston wrote, "I feel that we shouldn't have the war because we are killing so many soldiers. Either way I am neutral. It isn't the best thing to do."

And we got several responses from a middle school in Draper, Utah.

Nina stated, "In my opinion, the war in Iraq is going to ruin the next generation's chance of having a happy life..."

Emily said, "...the war in Iraq doesn't have much point to it. There weren't many other options at that time, but violence is never a good choice. I think that we should have brought our troops out of Iraq long ago."

And in Leah's opinion, the war "is somewhat necessary, but it seems a little bit out of control. I think that [it] wasn't our business to try and fix their government and problems in the first place. But it is too late to change that."

Now we found that most of your responses were in opposition to the war. But there are some folks who are standing by the president and the decision to invade Iraq.

Jessica from Germany says, "I believe the war in Iraq is worth it at all costs. We are doing a world of good over there! ...We need to stay over in the Middle East until we get the job done!"

And Bianca from Houston, Texas echoed one of the president's statements about the war: "I think that the war in Iraq is necessary because it will keep us safer."

We thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. And of course you can count on CNN Student News to keep you informed, whether the headlines are from Baghdad or your backyard. Carl Azuz, CNN Student News, Atlanta.

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Promo

RAMSAY: That's just a few of the replies we got from students. If you'd like to check out more of what you had to say about the war in Iraq, check it out at CNN.com/EDUCATION.

McJob Future

LLOYD: If you get a job working under McDonald's golden arches, you might not expect too much of a challenge. Well the dictionary would agree with you. It even has a word to describe it: A McJob. But is flipping burgers really a dead end? The fast food giant doesn't think so, and Adrian Finighan explains why they want the dictionary changed.

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ADRIAN FINIGHAN, CNN REPORTER: It's already home to the McChicken sandwich and the McMuffin, but McDonald's is fed up with being home to the McJob. So the U.K. arm of the fast food chain is starting a campaign to get British dictionaries to change their definition of the word "McJob." Open a copy the Oxford English Dictionary and you will find the word "McJob" defined as "an unstimulating, low-paid job with few prospects, especially one created by the expansion of the service sector." But, do people really have such a negative perception of the word?

PERSON ON THE STREET: Probably wouldn't be anything that I'd wanna do (laughs).

PERSON ON THE STREET: Can't need that many qualifications to flip a burger, really.

PERSON ON THE STREET: McJob is a boring job you do for the money, that's it.

FINIGHAN: It's not something that you'd think would have reasonable prospects?

PERSON ON THE STREET: No, no, it's a dead end job.

PERSON ON THE STREET: A waste of a degree just to simply make a career working at McDonald's - even start the career ladder working at McDonalds.

FINIGHAN: Now McDonald's is planning a high-profile campaign to get the perception of the McJob changed:

STEVE EASTERBROOK, CEO, MCDONALD'S UK: We believe that the dictionary definition of the term McJob does requires reappraisal. We think firstly, that it is out of date. Secondly,we believe the facts indicate there is a far different range of benefits for what a job at McDonalds can offer. And thirdly,and most importantly, we believe it's demeaning to the talent and dedication that our 67,000 staff here display every day in the U.K.

FINIGHAN: McDonald's says it has an excellent record. Its employment record was praised by Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine, who named it the best place to work in hospitality in 2007.

MARK LEWIS, EDITOR, CATERER AND HOTELKEEPER: They have a great range of benefits. They have online training, they have flexible working, they have a scheme by which you can get members of your family to do some of your shifts for you if you are not able to attend work. They even have a corporate university for you to attend if you really want to move from the counter up to the manager level. They talk about McProspects, which I think they'd be keen on us using than McJob.

FINIGHAN: According to the company's web site, more than half of its executives began their careers behind the counter. A trainee manager can earn $36,000, while a a senior manager can take home up to $185,000. So, the company says, the McJob can lead to a prosperous McFuture. Adrian Finighan, CNN, London.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

Shoutout Extra Credit

RAMSAY: Time for the Shoutout Extra Credit! Besides being an Eagle Scout, Neil Armstrong was also the first man on the moon. But who was the second? If you think you know it, shout it out! Was it: A) James Lovell, B) John Glenn, C) Buzz Aldrin or D) Michael Collins? You've got three seconds -- GO! Buzz Aldrin followed Armstrong's famous steps onto the lunar surface in 1969. That's your answer and that's your Shoutout Extra Credit!

Before We Go

LLOYD: Before we go, you have to take a look at this. It's a bird's eye view of part of a national park that's not for the faint of heart. Buzz Aldrin may not have taken a giant leap for mankind, but he sure took a courageous stroll over a world wonder. The second man to walk on the moon took part in Tuesday's opening ceremony for the Grand Canyon Skywalk.

BUZZ ALDRIN, ASTRONAUT: This magnificent first walk bridges centuries of vision towards the future of hope.

JOHN HERRINGTON, ASTRONAUT: I am truly honored as a Native American, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, to be invited out to a fabulous opening like this, this represents a future for the children of the Walapai nation, if many people come out here and experience the beauty that is the Grand Canyon, that these folks have enjoyed for centuries.

LLOYD: The skywalk, which opens to the public later this month, has a glass bottom that's three inches thick, and lets visitors peer down four thousand feet to the canyon's floor. What a view.

Goodbye

LLOYD: That's it for today's CNN Student News. Thanks for watching. I'm Monica Lloyd. More Headline News is on the way.


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