out of the open window What did you do that for? "asked the startled American businessman Vodka is plentiful in my country, " said the Russian, "In fact, we have thousands and thousands of liters of it ---far more than we need The American businessman shook his head and leaned back in his seat, obviously baffled by the russians reasoning A little later, the young Cuban passed around a box of fine Havana cigars. The men enjoyed this treat and made admiring remarks about the pleasures of smoking good Havana cigars. At that very moment the Cuban took a couple of puffs of his cigar and then tossed it out of the open window I thought the Cuban economy was not good this year, the American businessman lid.Yet you threw that perfectly good cigar away. I find your actions quite Cigars, the Cuban replied, are a dime a dozen in Cuba. We have more of them than we know what to do with The American businessman sat in silence for a moment. Then he got up, grbbed the lawyer, and threw him out of the window News Report Russian Popcorn Festiva Script American popcorn has made its way into the heart of Russian culture. Organizers and participants came together on Sunday at a Moscow festival marking the tenth anniversary of the introduction of popcorn to Russia It was exactly ten years ago, on December 16, 1991, that popcorn, considered an American delicacy here, first made its appearance in this land famous for its artists To celebrate the occasion, ten"artists"decided to recreate a famous Russian painting in, you guessed it, popcorn It took the ten artists a total of six hours of painstaking work to complete the popcorn painting. The result of this long ordeal was a 120 square meter popcorn mosaic. The Russian Records Agency, the local equivalent of the Guinness Book of World Records, was at the manezh exhibition complex to witness the event. a ceremony was held in front of onlookers to officially register the record ISOUND BITEI The ceremony was immediately followed by a popcorn lovers'feast, with festival-goers consuming large amounts of the much-loved snack. Both the young and the old eagerly took part in the festive celebrations. Some participants voiced their support for the unusual event SOUND BITE There were also those who talked about feeling a sense of camaraderie among their fellow popcorn enthusiasts [SOUND BITE] The celebrations continued for hours and even included some live performances Clean up for the event was no problem---there were many eager onlookers on hand to clean10 out of the open window. “What did you do that for?” asked the startled American businessman. “Vodka is plentiful in my country,” said the Russian, “In fact, we have thousands and thousands of liters of it---far more than we need.” The American businessman shook his head and leaned back in his seat, obviously baffled by the Russian’s reasoning. A little later, the young Cuban passed around a box of fine Havana cigars. The men enjoyed this treat and made admiring remarks about the pleasures of smoking good Havana cigars. At that very moment the Cuban took a couple of puffs of his cigar and then tossed it out of the open window. “I thought the Cuban economy was not good this year,” the American businessman said. “Yet you threw that perfectly good cigar away. I find your actions quite puzzling.” “Cigars,” the Cuban replied, “are a dime a dozen in Cuba. We have more of them than we know what to do with.” The American businessman sat in silence for a moment. Then he got up, grbbed the lawyer, and threw him out of the window. News Report Russian Popcorn Festival Script American popcorn has made its way into the heart of Russian culture. Organizers and participants came together on Sunday at a Moscow festival marking the tenth anniversary of the introduction of popcorn to Russia. It was exactly ten years ago, on December 16, 1991, that popcorn, considered an American delicacy here, first made its appearance in this land famous for its artists. To celebrate the occasion, ten “artists” decided to recreate a famous Russian painting in, you guessed it, popcorn. It took the ten artists a total of six hours of painstaking work to complete the popcorn painting. The result of this long ordeal was a 120 square meter popcorn mosaic. The Russian Records Agency, the local equivalent of the Guinness Book of World Records, was at the Manezh exhibition complex to witness the event. A ceremony was held in front of onlookers to officially register the record. [SOUND BITE] The ceremony was immediately followed by a popcorn lovers’feast, with festival-goers consuming large amounts of the much-loved snack. Both the young and the old eagerly took part in the festive celebrations. Some participants voiced their support for the unusual event. [SOUND BITE] There were also those who talked about feeling a sense of camaraderie among their fellow popcorn enthusiasts. [SOUND BITE] The celebrations continued for hours and even included some live performances. Clean up for the event was no problem---there were many eager onlookers on hand to clean