New York Times Upfront articles from December 2005

New York Times Upfront archives from December 2005

Camel traders gathered in Pushkar, India, on November 12 for the world's largest annual camel fair.(news & trends)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Camel traders gathered in Pushkar, India, on November 12 for the world's largest annual camel fair. The centuries-old event, which combines ritual, commerce, and Ferris-wheel rides, draws throngs of career...

A lap around the globe.(RUNNING)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... There was no cash prize or Olympic medal at stake. Jesper Olsen of Denmark was shooting for two entries in the Guinness Book of World Records: one for running the longest distance ever, another for running a lap around the world. Olsen, a...

Driver's ed turns pro.(ON THE ROAD)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... There are some schools where a student's success depends on hitting the brakes instead of the books. Performance-driving schools--including those run by carmakers like BMW and Audi--are increasingly adding programs specifically designed for...

Keeping fido calm.(PETS)(DogCatRadio.com)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... Dogs, cats, hamsters, and parakeets have a new way to combat anxiety and loneliness white their humans are out: DogCatRadio.com, an Internet radio station just for pets. Adrian Martinez, who owns six dogs and two cats, says his cat Snickers...

Numbers in the news.(news & trends)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... 10 million Number of southern Africans needing food aid, due to recent droughts. SOURCE: NEWSWEEK 52.4% Percentage of U.S. auto sales held by GM, Ford, & Chryster, their lowest share ever, due to tougher foreign competition. SOURCE:...

Noted & quoted.(SOUNDBITES)
December 12, 2005... 'There are legal services for downloading music and movies. This service is not one of them.' --File-swapping software company Grokster, in a farewell message on its Web site, after the Supreme Court ruled the company can be held liable...

No dates with Ken for this doll.(MIDDLE EAST)(NewBoy Designs)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... Barbie has all but disappeared from from toy stores in Syria, Egypt, and Jordan. In her place is Fulla, a dark-eyed doll that reflects traditional Muslim values. She steps out of her shiny pink box wearing a black abaya, or cloak, and a...

Teen Chef can stand the heat.(Q&A)(Brief Article)(Interview)
December 12, 2005... Adreena Winnfield, 18, a recent graduate of Thurgood Marshall High School in San Francisco, won the Art Institute of California's Best Teen Chef 2005 competition in May. She received a full scholarship to study culinary arts at the Orange...

Filling time or killing it?(CAMPUS LIFE)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... According to a recent survey of more than 48,000 college seniors, 55 percent study at least 11 hours a week, while 35 percent spend that much time socializing. How College Students spend Their Time ACTIVITIES...

An island that visits its neighbors.(AMERICANA)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... An island the size of a football field has been floating around Island Pond in Springfield, Mass., for as long as anyone can remember. Buoyed by moss and gases from decaying plants, it teems with birdS and is said to harbor a bear-size turtle...

A merger of two worlds.(GORILLA TACTICS)(movies as video games)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... The line between films and video games is beginning to blur as a generation of game-savvy firm directors sets out to create games that allow them more control. over franchises and a share in enormous video-game profits. Moviegoers thrilled by...

Dreams of a Korean summer: for one high school student in South Korea, the top priorities include admission to a good university--and a new cell phone.(COMING of AGE: an Upfront series)
December 12, 2005... For Jeong Hye Jin, 15, the long, sweltering summer wasn't much different from the school year: She commuted to her high school by day and to private classes in the evening. Summer school was mandatory, not for students who had fallen behind,...

Second-term blues: recently Present Bush has suffered one blow after another.(Cover Story)
December 12, 2005... For the past couple of months, George W. Bush seems to have been in a Murphy's Law period of his presidency: Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. First, there was the White House's disastrous response to Hurricane Katrina in August....

Are you who you think you are? When a group of Penn State sociology students took DNA tests, they were quite surprised at some of the results.(NATIONAL)
December 12, 2005... When Don R. Harrison Jr. was growing up in Philadelphia, other kids would tease him and call him "white boy," because his skin was lighter than theirs. But Harrison, a "proud black man," was still unprepared for the results of a DNA test, taken...

Korea: and then there were two: Japan's imperialism and the Cold War split Korea apart, leading to vastly different nations in the North and South.(TIME PAST)
December 12, 2005... The 38th parallel, which has divided North and South Korea since 1953, is often considered one of the scariest places on earth. About 2 million soldiers from North and South (as well as 37,000 American troops) stand guard there, and behind the...

Pride, prejudice, and health insurance.(OPINION)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... Employment-based health insurance is in decline. Between 2000 and 2004, the number of Americans under 65 rose by 10 million, yet the number of nonelderly Americans covered by employment-based insurance fell by 4.9 million. The...

A tentative timetable for a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq.(OPINION)
December 12, 2005... How do we get out of Iraq? Immediate withdrawal risks abandoning the country to civil war and chaos. And staying the course indefinitely inflames nationalistic resentment and feeds the insurgency. So what should we do? My vote is to set target...

Rough waters in China.(OPINION)
December 12, 2005... Near Tiger Leaping Gorge in Western China, local farmers are angry that plans are being made to dam the Yangtze river, flood the gorge, and force the relocation of thousands of people. And they are getting vocal. Similar dramas are unfolding...

Should astronauts return to the moon? That's what President Bush has proposed, but scientists are divided about whether the moon is the right goal.(DEBATE)
December 12, 2005... YES We should return to the moon for three reasons: science, resources, and inspiration. The moon opens a window on the 4-billion-year history and evolution of our planet and the other planets of the solar system. Because the moon has no...

Cartoons.(Cartoon)
December 12, 2005... Tony Auth * The Philadelphia Inquirer * Universal Press Syndicate [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Joe Heller * Green Bay (Wisconsin) Press-Gazette [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jeff Stahler * The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch * Newspaper Enterprise...

Letter from the CEO.
December 12, 2005... Dear Teacher, With this issue of your magazine, we have included one copy of a special supplement. Written by Professor Denny Taylor, with photos by Taro Yamasaki, this supplement is a tribute to the principals and teachers who reopened...

Second-term scorecard.(GRAPH: NATIONAL)(president's rule)
December 12, 2005... New Presidents start their terms with a traditional "honeymoon" period of about 100 days, during which critics usually go easy on them, allowing them an opportunity to get their administrations up and running and to begin pursuing their...

Political cartoon.(CARTOON ANALYSIS)(Cartoon)
December 12, 2005... Study the political cartoon, below, which deals with current events in Asia, and answer the questions to the right. ANALYZE THE CARTOON 1. Who is the "little boy" running down the stairs? 2. Why do you think the cartoonist portrays...

Game show.
December 12, 2005... Use with articles identified. The statements are answers to questions (modeled after the TV show Jeopardy), Students must answer in the form of a question. Divide the class into teams, Read the statements. Call on the first...