New York Times Upfront articles from May 2008

New York Times Upfront archives from May 2008

In Sitka, Alaska, bald eagles perch on dock pilings in the harbor while they await the arrival of spawning herring.(NEWS & TRENDS)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In Sitka, Alaska, BALD EAGLES perch on dock pilings in the harbor while they await the arrival of spawning herring. About half the world'a 70,000 bald eagles live in Alaska. While they're still protected under the...

An Arctic fort knox.(ENVIRONMENT)(Global Seed Vault)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bored deep into an Arctic mountain, the cave-like facility is designed to withstand bombs and earthquakes; its security system resembles that of a missile silo. But it's not for nuclear weapons or gold. The Global...

Mom was right.(BREAKFAST)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... It turns out that breakfast really could be the most important meal, of the day--especially for teens. A five-year study of the eating and exercise habits of 2,222 teens in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, area found that the more often they ate...

Google's space race.(TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... More than 30 years after the last Apollo astronauts roamed the surface of the moon, Google is trying to rekindle interest in lunar exploration. The company is sponsoring the lunar X Prize, with $30 million in prizes for the first two teams to...

Camp Kaboom.(GREAT OUTDOORS)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Fireworks and other explosives are strictly forbidden at most summer camps--but not at Summer Explosives Camp in Rolla, Missouri. The camp recruits students for the University of Missouri's engineering school in...

Do you see the resemblance?(ELECTION 2008)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... Running for President now seems to come with free genealogical research guaranteed to uncover ancestral connections to modern-day celebrities and historical figures. For example, Senator Barack Obama is a distant cousin of both Vice President...

4 billion.(NUMBERS IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... 4 billion NUMBER OF SONGS SOLD on Apple's iTunes site since it opened in April 2003. The site now has 50 million customers. SOURCE: ROLLING STONE

7.(NUMBERS IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... 7 HEIGHT, IN FEET, OF Gibson, a Great Dane in Sacramento, Calif. The towering canine has been named the world's tallest dog by Guinness World Records. SOURCE: LCNN

86 million.(NUMBERS IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... 86 million NUMBER OF BARRELS of oil consumed worldwide every day. The daily total has been increasing by about I million barrels a year. SOURCE: NEWWEEK

4,000.(NUMBERS IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... 4,000 AGE, IN YEARS, OF A gold necklace recently found at an ancient burial site in Peru. It's the oldest piece of worked gold ever found in the Americas. SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES

365.(NUMBERS IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... 365 NUMBER OF DAYS THAT one person could be fed on the corn it takes to produce enough ethanol to fill the tank of an S.U.V. SOURCE: TIME

Run jump swim (just don't log on): welcome to internet rescue camp, South Korea's attempt to get Web-obsessed teenege guys away from their computer screens.(INTERNATIONAL)
May 5, 2008... The compound--part boot camp, part rehab center--resembles programs around the world for troubled teens. Drill instructors drive young men through military-style obstacle courses, counselors lead group sessions, and there are even therapeutic...

China's Olympic challenge: China wanted this summer's Games to be a showcase for its economic achievements, but its critics had another idea: focusing the world's attention on the regime's human-rights abuses, both at home and abroad.(Cover story)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] The images were exactly what the Chinese government was hoping to avoid in the months leading up to the Summer Olympics: Red-robed monks in Tibet clashing with Chinese police in a crackdown that killed at least 20...

Tree shaker the story of Nelson Mandela: once considered South Africa's most notorious outlaw, Nelson Mandela emerged from prison to lead a peaceful revolution that ended apartheid.(INTERNATIONAL)(Biography)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Seven miles off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, sits a windswept lump of shale and limestone known as Robben Island. For more than three centuries, it served as a prison. One day in February 1994, a ferry...

Summer campaign guide: it's hard to predict anything in this very unpredictable presidential contest, but here's what to watch for over the next few months.(ELECTION 2008)
May 5, 2008... Conventional wisdom was that this year's presidential nominating contests would be decided by February. Three months later, Republicans have settled on their candidate, Senator John McCain of Arizona, but the Democrats are still at it, with...

The real cost of your burger.(ENVIRONMENT)
May 5, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When you're eating at Burger King or McDonald's, you're probably not worrying about where the meat in your burger came from or what was involved in its production. And for the buck or two it cost, you probably figure...

Beyond black & white: Barack Obama's candidacy is putting a spotlight on America's growing multiracial population.(NATIONAL)(Viewpoint essay)
May 5, 2008... Being accepted. Proving loyalty. Navigating the tight space between racial divides. Americans of mixed race say these are issues they have long confronted, and Senator Barack Obama's candidacy for President holds special significance for them:...

Happy July 2nd! think you know all the big dates in American history? Here are 10 that often get overlooked.(TIMES PAST)(Calendar)
May 5, 2008... It's a badly kept secret among historians that nothing much really happened on July 4, 1776. Mthough this date is emblazoned on the Declaration of Independence, the Colonies actually voted for independence two days earlier, and the document...

Should high schools have valedictorians? Some schools have abolished this traditional honor for the top senior.(DEBATE)(Viewpoint essay)
May 5, 2008... YES Formally recognizing the top graduating student is one of the few ways American schools publicly reward scholarship and hard work. Academic effort and achievement are all too often not at the center of high school culture, with...

Why the candidates need to talk about China: for the next President, relations with China are Likely to be at the top of the agenda.(OPINION)(Viewpoint essay)
May 5, 2008... Almost art the foreignpolicy talk in the presidential campaign has been motivated, one way or another, by 9/11 and the war in Iraq. Yet it's a good bet that the biggest foreignpolicy issues for the next President will involve the Far East...

Staying on track for the future: surrounded by trouble in a tough neighborhood, Neil Allicock is determined to succeed.(VOICES)
May 5, 2008... I Live with my parents and two of my sisters in a smart apartment in East New York, which is a tough neighborhood in Brooklyn. If my family had a financial problem, my parents would never let me know because I'm not supposed to be worried...

Cartoons.(Cartoon)
May 5, 2008... BEIGING OFFICIALS PROMISE THERE WILL BE NO SIGNIFICANT HEALTH RISK TO ATHLETES... UNLESS THEY ALSO HAPPEN TO BE TIBETAN MONKS. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ROB ROGERS * Pittsburgh Post-Gazette * UNITED FEATURES SYNDICATE THE SEPARATION...

Game show.(Brief article)
May 5, 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 class into teams. * READ the statements. * CALL on the...

Correction.(Correction notice)
May 5, 2008... Due to an error, this cartoon was misprinted in the April 14 issue. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Political Cartoon.(CARTOON ANALYSIS)(Brief article)
May 5, 2008... ANALYZE THE CARTOON 1. What's the irony depicted in this cartoon? 2. Do you think the man in the chair would support an economic boycott of China? Why or why not? 3. Who is the "we" he is referring to? 4. Do you think his...