Faces: People, Places, and Cultures articles from October 2006

Faces: People, Places, and Cultures archives from October 2006

Mystery photo?
October 1, 2006... Do you know what this is? Answer These are jeans called "Al Quds" made in Italy for Muslims.

High 5.(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... As you sit down to dinner tonight, you might be eating foods from the global garden. After dinner, you might watch a TV show based on a program in another country. Our world is becoming a smaller place. Here are five ways globalization affects...

Made all over.(At a Glance)(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Making a car is truly a global project. A typical car or SUV is made up of over 40,000 parts from 12,000 suppliers from all over the world. Most cars assembled in the U.S. are made with parts that come from North or South America. However,...

Fast food around the world.(Only In ...)
October 1, 2006... Do you want fries with that? Just what is "that"? It depends on where you are in the world. Some of the most successful global businesses on the planet are fast food chains. Their key to success is tailoring menus to suit different tastes and...

What is globalization.
October 1, 2006... Mickey Mouse in France, American Idol in China, Nokia cell phones everywhere: What's going on? Globalization is making the world a smaller place. But what is globalization? The word globalization is a common one these days. The issues...

Amazing fiber-optics.(Brief article)
October 1, 2006... Downloading a video game from the Internet? Chatting on-line with a friend? You're probably using a maze of fiber-optic cable that hides beneath the streets of most of our cities and towns, transmitting all kinds of information from around the...

Borrowing brains: how globalization affects how we work.
October 1, 2006... Malini works for a gaming company in California. Her workday begins at 6 A.M. in her home office in Silicon Valley. Malini is part of a globalized team that creates new software. Team members live in different countries in Europe and throughout...

When the world calls.(business process outsourcing)
October 1, 2006... The alarm rings. It's 7 P.M. Rahul reaches out for the alarm and turns it off. Time to get ready for work. A couple of hours later, 23-year-old Rahul is dining with his family--his parents and younger sister. As they clear the dishes, his...

Words around the world.
October 1, 2006... Languages are forever growing, shrinking, disappearing, and, in short, changing. Loanwords (words borrowed from another language) travel from one language to another every minute of every day, sometimes replacing words that then disappear...

Basketball without borders: the globalization of the NBA.(National Basketball Association)
October 1, 2006... China's Yao Ming is more than just a basketball player who stands seven feet five inches tall. He is also an example of globalization in America's National Basketball Association (NBA). The Houston Rockets chose Ming as their number one...

Now playing ... everywhere.
October 1, 2006... What's your favorite movie or television show? Is it hard to imagine that thousands of miles way kids like to watch that movie or show, too? Well, it's true. More and more kids throughout the world are seeing the exact same movies and TV shows...

See the World ... without leaving home.(tours)
October 1, 2006... Ever wanted to take a trip around the world? Even if your parents say going downtown for dinner is the most they can afford, downtown may be a far enough trip for you to see a good part of the world. Today's big cities--and many not-so-big...

Nefertiti and you! Mathematics shows we're one big, really big, family.
October 1, 2006... Do you come from a big family? Even if you are an only child with no cousins, you're family is bigger than you think. We're all more closely ted than we realize. Each of us has millions of ancestors extending back through time, and strangers...

Ask FACES!
October 1, 2006... Here is your chance to send us your questions about people, places, and cultures from all over the world. Each month, our experts will answer several questions from readers like you. Want to know where the world's highest mountain is located?...

Answer 6 questions.
October 1, 2006... The yellow-shaded boxes will reveal the name of the most widely played sport in the world. 1. The Chinese version of American Idol is called--Girl. 2. The title character in the top movie internationally for 2005. 3. Organization...

Face facts.(Cartoon)
October 1, 2006... WHY ARE ALL THOSE TEENS WALKING AROUND THAT SPOT ON THE FLOOR? NO RECEPTION! Fifty-eight percent of American teens have cell phones. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

GlobaL groceries.(supermarkets)
October 1, 2006... Peacefully piled together in supermarket displays, the fresh fruits and vegetables seem to have forgotten their recent travels. Just a few days ago, they were hurried off their faraway farms in pickup trucks bouncing down back roads. Off they...

Birds: the natural world's ambassadors.
October 1, 2006... Where are the birds? That's what Judy Sharland's third graders wanted to know as they peered through binoculars across the beaches of Plum Island, Massachusetts. For three years during the piping plovers' nesting season, the beaches had...

Flyway traffic cop.
October 1, 2006... It's all, and millions of familiar birds in North America are migrating south for the winter. With all the traffic, you can help the birds avoid collisions en route. Your job is to start at the red, green, blue, and yellow birds up north and...

Art connection: can you tell which country each of these examples of batik comes from?
October 1, 2006... Thoughthe term "globalization" is new, the concept is not. Centuries ago, when people used horses and camels to carry goods from place to place, batik cloth from Persia and India was traded to many parts of the world. (Batik is an Indonesian...

If the World Were a Village: A Book About the World's People.(Brief article)(Book review)
October 1, 2006... If the World Were a Village A Book About the World's People by David I. Smith What if the world with a population of over billion were simplified to a small village of only 100? How many people would speak Chinese? What religions would...

Say what?(One Last Face)
October 1, 2006... from May FACES: Extreme Places "I am just going to look forward and pretend that I don't have a tree growing out of the top of my head." Caroline B., age 11 Indialantic, Florida Moving mania! People are on the move--all over the...

World on a plate.
October 1, 2006... Do you know where the foods come from? Answers A. spaghetti Italy; B. popcorn--North and South America; C. sushi--Japan; D. tacos--Mexico; E. watermelon--Africa; F. hamburger--Germany