New York Times Upfront articles from March 2007

New York Times Upfront archives from March 2007

Letter from the editor.(Editorial)
March 12, 2007... IN AMERICA'S MILITARY, WOMEN DON'T officially serve in combat, but as our cover story notes, the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan can be anywhere, and women soldiers are engaging the enemy--and being killed and wounded--in greater numbers...

Where refugees settle in the U.S.(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... As noted in "A Town, and Team, Transformed," of the nearly 81,000 refugees accepted for resettlement worldwide in 2005, about 53,000 received permission to live in the U.S. Host were seeking a safe haven from war, persecution, or natural...

Game show.
March 12, 2007... 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 class into teams. Read the statements. Call on the first...

The resurgence of the American bison.(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... RESURGENCE OF THE AMERICAN BISON, which nearly became extinct 100 years ago, is a true conservation success story. But now, biologists are trying to save the animals from "genomic extinction": To increase their herds, many ranchers crossed...

Somewhere, the bears are champs.(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... On February 4, two sets of Super Bowl championship caps and T-shirts were closely guarded until the last possible moment. Minutes after the game ended, the Colts were wearing their championship gear. But what happened to the 288 caps and shirts...

118.(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... NUMBER OF boys born in China for every 100 girls in 2005. [Most industrialized notions average about 105 boys per 100 girls.] Within 15 years, China could have 30 million more men than women. SOURCE: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

87,000.(NUMBERS IN THE NEWS)
March 12, 2007... NUMBER OF possible beverage combinations at Starbucks. The Seattle-based chain buys more than 300 million pounds of coffee a year. SOURCE: TIME

77%.(NUMBERS IN THE NEWS)
March 12, 2007... PERCENTAGE OF parents who think Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, and Lindsay Lohan have too much influence on young girls. SOURCE: NEWSWEEK

35 million.(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... NUMBER OF Ping-Pong balls that can fit into the Airbus A380. The double-decker jet surpasses the Boeing 747 as the world's largest passenger plane. It seats up to 840 passengers, compared with around 415 on a typical 747. SOURCE: THE NEW...

44%.(NUMBERS IN THE NEWS)
March 12, 2007... PERCENTAGE OF teens who say they feet either a lot or overwhelming pressure to succeed in school. SOURCE: JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT DELOITTE TEEN ETHICS SURVEY

A new Stonehenge mystery.(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... Archaeologists in England have uncovered remains of an ancient village near Stonehenge, about 100 miles southwest of London. Stonehenge, a circle of massive stones around 18 feet tall, dates to about 2500 B.C. It is believed to have been used...

The yoga debate.(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... Yoga has spurred a political and legal debate in India. A measure by officials in Madhya Predesh, a state in central India, would have required all public-school students to perform a yoga exercise and recite Hindu chants during a statewide...

Noted & quoted.
March 12, 2007... 'When an earthquake is about to occur, snakes will move out of their nests, even in the cord of winter.' * A CHINESE OFFICIAL, on using snakes' behavior to predict earthquakes. They can reportedly sense a quake coming five days in advance...

TV ratings go to college.(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... Nielsen Media Research, which monitors and measures TV viewership, has begun tracking the viewing habits of college students. As a result, many shows are likely to see a surge in their ratings. The chart [left] shows some programs that are...

A solo journey cross the Atlantic.(Michael Perham)(Interview)(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... In January, Michael Perham, 14, of Potters Bar, England, became the youngest person to sail solo across the Atlantic. His father shadowed the 3,500-mile voyage from Gibraltar to Antigua in a separate vessel, but never went aboard the 28-foot...

Will China catch up?(gross domestic product)(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... The U.S. share of the world economy, or the global gross domestic product (G.D.P.), has fatten since 2000. But China's share has risen by almost half. SHARE OF GLOBAL G.D.P. PERCENTAGE 2000 2006 U.S. 30.8%...

To buy, or not to buy.(shopping decisions)(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... Researchers may be close to identifying that little voice in your head that says "Buy it!" Using an M.R.I. machine, researchers at Stanford University in California scanned people's brains as they made shopping decisions. Subjects were given...

A doggy diet drug.(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... Too many dogs lounge around all day white their humans are at work, then stuff on table scraps at night. As a result, say veterinarians, there is an epidemic of obese dogs. Help for canine couch potatoes is now available in the form of...

Unfinished business: victims of civil rights era crimes are finally getting justice through the persistence of relatives, journalists, and prosecutors.
March 12, 2007... BACKGROUND With time running out as witnesses and suspects die, a number of notorious crimes of the civil rights era are being reopened. In many cases, it's been the persistence of relatives, journalists, and film-makers who refused to...

Do dollars discriminate? Most Americans wouldn't like depending on the goodwill of others to tell the difference between $1 and $20 bills. A judge wants the government to redesign U.S. paper money so that blind people can distinguish between bills. Leaders of two groups representing the blind offer opposing views of the ruling.(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... Close your eyes, reach into your wallet, and pull out a piece of paper money. Can you tell what denomination the bill is without looking at it? If you can't, you are not alone. This is what hundreds of thousands of blind people all across...

Do dollars discriminates? Identifying money by feet may be more convenient, but inconvenience is not the same thing as discrimination.(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... I believe the federal court was wrong in ruling that U.S. paper currency discriminates against the blind because it cannot be distinguished by touch. Discrimination occurs when the blind are barred from enjoying benefits, goods, or...

A town, and team, transformed: immigrants have always inspired strong reactions, both positive and negative. A look at how a boys soccer team made up of refugees and a small town in Georgia are learning to live with each other.
March 12, 2007... BACKGROUND Although the U.S. is a nation of immigrants, each new immigrant group has faced discrimination when it first arrived. Today, young refugees from various countries find themselves in Clarkston, Ga., where in spite of some...

Women at war: officially, American women can't serve in combat, but in Iraq and Afghanistan they're fighting--and dying--as never before.(Cover story)
March 12, 2007... Lieutenant Emily Perez, 23, was a West Point graduate who outran many men, directed a gospel choir, and read the Bible every day. As a platoon leader in Iraq, she led a weekly convoy south of Baghdad on roads pocked with bombs and bullets. Last...

Putin's Russia: is President Vladimir Putin's increasingly autocratic behavior a threat to Russia's fragile democracy?
March 12, 2007... BACKGROUND Russian President Vladimir Putin's rule is becoming increasingly authoritarian. His critics have landed in jail or died under mysterious circumstances, TV stations that criticized Putin have been shut down, and he recently...

1917 Russia's year of revolutions.
March 12, 2007... BACKGROUND The Russian Revolution that began with the overthrow of the Czar and ended with the Bolsheviks in power holds many lessons for today. Among them: Russia has lived under authoritarian rule for much of its history; and building a...

Should there be Bible classes in public schools? Starting this fall, Georgia public schools can offer Bible classes. Five other states are considering the idea.
March 12, 2007... YES Last year, the Georgia legislature passed a bill that allows the state's public high schools to offer elective courses on the history and literature of the Bible. The idea is for students to become familiar with the customs and...

Mr. Frohlichstein goes to Washington; his job as a congressional page gave Richie Frohlichstein a close-up view of the House at work.(Richie Frohlichstein)(Personal account)
March 12, 2007... RICHIE FROHLICHSTEIN, 17 As I stepped onto the floor of the United States House of Representatives on Jan. 31, 2006, I knew it would be a big night. After I took my spot along the railing in the back, Cabinet members, Supreme Court...

Can Beckham bring America closer to the world?(David Beckham)(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... At 31, English soccer player David Beckham, who prays for Rear Madrid in Spain, has signed a deal. worth $250 million over five years with the Los Angeles Galaxy team. (He starts this summer.) Beckham is out to change Major League Soccer in the...

How to resolve the conflict with Iran.(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... The most crucial, thing we could do to stabilize the Middle East is to resolve the U.S.-Iran conflict. The hostility between the U.S. and Iran since the overthrow of the Shah in 1979 is not organic. By dint of culture, history, and geography,...

Don't throw out those pennies just yet.(Brief article)
March 12, 2007... Last year, the U.S. may have lost up to $40 million coining pennies and nickels. The metal in them--zinc, copper, and nickel--has soared in value, making the coins more valuable as raw materials than they are as currency. To stop this...

Cartoons.(Cartoon)
March 12, 2007... SEE? I'M A UNITER [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] STEVE BREEN * The San Diego Union-Tribune * COPLEY NEWS SERVICE AFTER YOU... NO YOU FIRST... REALLY, I INSIST... NO, YOU SHOULD GO... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GARY...