New York Times Upfront articles from December 2008

New York Times Upfront archives from December 2008

Beyond French fries.(FOOD)(potatoes)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... When the U.N. proclaimed 2008 as the Year of the Potato, few paid much attention. But scientists are starting to think that potatoes--a good cheap source of protein and nutrients--could pray a much larger rote in helping to feed growing...

American & Russian astronauts.(NEWS & TRENDS)(Brief article)(Photograph)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: AMERICAN & RUSSIAN ASTRONAUTS train together in Star City, Russia, 20 miles from Moscow. During the Cold War, Star City was the secret location where Soviet cosmonauts trained. Now, the United States is...

Chocolate power.(ECUADOR)(Kallari bars)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Some of the world's most unusual chocolate entrepreneurs tire on an island in the Napo River in Ecuador's Amazon rain forest. For the Quichua [KEE-choo-ah) people, cacao has always been a treat--the pulp is a tart...

Greener clubbing.(THE NETHERLANDS)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... If the crowd at CLub Watt in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, finds the atmosphere somehow electric, it's understandable: Their jumps and gyrations on the dance floor are being transformed into electricity that powers the light show in and around...

On newstands not near you.(THE NETHERLANDS)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Hairstyles to crave, hints on how to get over heartbreak, and this month's must-have lip gloss: India's soaring economy has generated an explosion of Western magazines targeted to its growing middle class. Titles like People, Vogue India, and...

'Defector girl boxer': why she's a champ.(SOUTH KOREA)(Choi Hyun-mi)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... Boxing's popularity had faded in soccer-crazed South Korea--until 17-year-old Choi Hyun-mi came along. Choi's family fled North Korea in 2004, and four years later, she is the World Boxing Association's Women's Featherweight Champion. Her...

Songs of love, longing ... and sanitation.(MOZAMBIQUE)(Feliciano Dos Santos)(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Feliciano Dos Santos is one of southern Africa's treading musicians. He sings beautifully about the usual. things--love, longing, and sorrow. But in Mozambique's remote villages, where poor sanitation practices...

Numbers in the news.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... 9 NUMBER OF OUNCES of cola consumed daily by the average American. [See p. 37.] SOURCE: EUROMONITOR $460 billion HOLIDAY SPENDING BY Americans during the 200? Christmas season. Experts predict that this year's sales will...

Mexico & the U.S.: what kind of border? A new fence to deter illegal crossings from Mexico symbolizes the intense debate in the U.S. over immigration.(INTERNATIONAL)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] During this period of controversy over immigration--with federal agents routing out illegal workers from meat-processing plants and other businesses, record levels of deportations, and border walls getting taller and...

Photo analysis.(Brief article)(Photograph)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ANALYZE THE PHOTO [See page 6 in the magazine] 1. What is happening in this photograph? 2. How does this photo make you feel about the women and the baby? 3. How might their Lives change if the border is...

Why aunt Pashe became an uncle: by tradition, when a family in Albania lost all its men, a woman could swap gender roles and become the family patriarch. Now, however, the custom is fading.(INTERNATIONAL)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Nearly 60 years ago, Pashe Keqi decided to live the rest of her life as a man. She chopped off her long black curls, traded in her dress for her father's baggy trousers, armed herself with a hunting rifle, and vowed...

The rise of the rest: the financial crisis aside, China, India, Brazil, and much of the developing world is booming. It seems scary, but writer Fareed Zakaria thinks it's actually good news for the U.S.(Cover story)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The world's tallest building is now in Dubai. The largest publicly traded company is in China. The largest passenger airplane is built in Europe. The biggest movie industry is India's Bollywood, not Hollywood. And in...

Should the U.S. lift its embargo on Cuba? President-elect Obama has said he will consider relaxing the embargo, which has been in place since 1962.(DEBATE)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] YES From the business community's perspective, U.S. policy toward Cuba is an anachronism. The nearly half-century-old embargo was intended to pressure Fidel Castro to democratize. Instead, it's made a martyr out of a...

World affairs annual 2009.(Statistical table)
December 1, 2008... IN THE 22 PAGES that follow, you'll find MAPS and the LATEST DATA on the world's 175 COUNTRIES--everything from languages and life expectancy to the percentage of young people in the population. To better understand the data, read the...

Snapshots 2008.(Statistical table)
December 1, 2008... WARNING! You are About to Cross the World's Longest and Shortest Borders. [DISTANCE IN MILES] [LONGEST] CHINA 13,642 USSIA 12.41 BRAZIL 9,128 INDIA 8,763 USA ...

Views from around the world: cartoonists in a dozen countries on the election of Barack Obama.(CARTOONS)(Cartoon)
December 1, 2008... FRANCE ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] JIHO * Phosphore & Macadam Journal (Paris) MEXICO [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ANGEL BOLIGAN * El...

While the economic crisis may be at the top of President-elect Obama's agenda in January, he'll also face a number of critical challenges.
December 1, 2008... WHILE THE ECONOMIC CRISIS may be at the top of President-elect Obama's agenda in January, he'll also face a number of critical challenges overseas, starting with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. THAT'S WHERE OUR ANNUAL World Affairs...

Immigration's changing face.
December 1, 2008... The U.S. prides itself on being a "nation of immigrants," with some of the world's most welcoming immigration policies. But America's immigrant profile has changed dramatically in two centuries. Spanish settlers arrived in the 15th century, and...

Game show.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... * USE with articles identified. The statements are answers to questions (modeled after the TV show Jeopardy!). Students must answer in the form of questions. * DIVIDE the crass into teams. * READ the statements. * CALL on...

Cartoon analysis.(Brief article)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ANALYZE THE POLITICAL CARTOON 1. Which world powers are depicted in the cartoon? 2. What does the bridge represent, and why is it buckling? 3. What cargo is on the truck, and why is it important? 4....

America & the world: challenges for the new president.(INTRODUCTION)(Brief article)(Column)
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Wisdom, Socrates observed, begins in wonder--in the willingness to listen and to learn. In recent years, I have been struck by how many world leaders speaking at various Foreign Policy Association events have...

America & the world: challenges for the new president: a guide from the foreign policy association.
December 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [1] IRAQ What should determine the pace of withdrawal of American troops from Iraq? Until the meltdown on Wall Street in the fall sent the economy to the top of the list of voter concerns, the war in Iraq...

Connecting high school students with the world.(Brief article)(Column)
December 1, 2008... Over and over again during the long campaign that ended with Barack Obama heading to the White House, teachers told me that they had never seen students so engaged in a presidential election. The various "firsts" in the campaign were one...

Cartoons.(Cartoon)
December 1, 2008... NATE BEELER Washington Examiner CAGLE CARTOONS YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO HAVE AN EXTRA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION, WOULD YA? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TAB Calgary Sun CAGLE CARTOONS MOVE OVER A BIT, WILL YA? ...