Notes:
take… for granted:（…ということを）もちろんのことと思う;
take away:〈物･人〉を〔…から〕持ち去る，奪う;
so-called: いわゆる，世間でいう;
relief: 救済，救援;
feature:〈記事･人など〉を呼び物にする，特集する;
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Newspapers are something that most people take for granted. These days they are available on-line or if you are lucky, to your door. But In a town called Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture the tsunami and earthquake led to a power shortage that took newspapers away from residents for several days.
Despite this, local reporters used flashlights and marker pens to write their stories on poster-size paper and posted the so-called “newspapers” at the entrances of relief centres around the city. These will be featured in a future exhibit in the Time Warner World News Gallery. (by Prof. Simon Smith)
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Notes:
memorial service 追悼式;
tarpaulin　防水布;

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Three boys were rescued at sea after their boat drifted at sea for more than 50 days. This came as a happy surprise to all their family members who had thought them lost and dead at sea. The families had even had a memorial service to say goodbye. But the boys were eventually found alive by a tuna boat fishing crew. The boys were able to stay alive by eating a sea bird and by gathering water in a tarpaulin. This looks short compared to a much longer absence at sea in 2005 when three Mexican fishermen drifted across the Pacific Ocean for nine months. (by Prof. Simon Smith)
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