New York Times Upfront articles from November 2003

New York Times Upfront archives from November 2003

A boy ran inside a floating sphere.(news & Trends)(St. Petersburg, Russia celebrates 300th anniversary)
November 3, 2003... A boy ran inside a floating sphere on the river Neva in St. Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city, during celebrations of the city's 300th anniversary in September. Czar Peter the Great founded St. Petersburg as a "window to the West"--part...

Singing cell phones.(Technology)(sale of ringtones for cellular telephones)
November 3, 2003... One of the most popular songs in the country this summer, "Crazy in Love," by Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z was released not only on compact disc and to radio stations, It was also sent to cell-phone users who wanted to download it as their...

Numbers in the news.(news & Trends)(Illustration)
November 3, 2003... 12.1% The proportion of Americans living in poverty in 2002, up 0.4 percent, or 1.7 million people, from 2001. SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU [31.sup.st] The U.S. ranking among 193 nations in the life expectancy of its citizens....

Rewriting 'history'.(Media)(censorship of 'Living History' by Hillary Rodham Clinton)
November 3, 2003... Chinese authorities have angered Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York by censoring her memoir, Living History. China often censors political content in newspapers, television broadcasts, films, books and on the Internet, and routinely...

What's fair is fair, even to a monkey.(Science)
November 3, 2003... Do children learn morality from their parents and teachers, or is ethical behavior wired into their genes? Researchers at Emory University in Atlanta reported in September that capuchin monkeys, which are found in South America, display at...

World Affairs Annual 2003-04.(Special Section)
November 3, 2003... Baghdad. Tikrit. Kabul. A few years ago these names sounded distant, even unreal, to many of us. But as 2003 winds down, these cities in Iraq and Afghanistan--along with others in the Middle East, Asia and other parts of the world--make...

Iraq will the U.S. win the peace? Why guerilla attacks and political challenges to American policy are making staying the course the hardest battle of all.(International)
November 3, 2003... Some prominent Americans said this time would come, and now it is here: the season when American staying power in Iraq is being seriously tested. In Congress, many Republicans are joining Democrats to challenge President George W. Bush's...

Economic map of the world.(Atlas)
November 3, 2003... ATLAS POLITICAL MAPS OF THE WORLD Maps Help Explain Economic, Political and Social Relationships Between Countries and Regions DISCUSSION QUESTIONS * How many U.S. cities are located on or very close to major bodies of water? What...

Snapshots.(life expectancy; Internet use; petroleum production; religion; geography)
November 3, 2003... Countries with the Highest & Lowest Life Expectancies Highest Years Andora 83.49 San Marino 81.43 Japan 80.93 Singapore 80.42 Australia ...

The world in focus.(Almanac)
November 3, 2003... THE WORLD IN FOCUS WORLD ALMANAC Country-by-Country Statistics Compare Economics, Politics, Quality of Life Around the Globe DISCUSSION QUESTIONS * If you were the editor of The World in Focus, which data would you add to the...

Was the war in Iraq justified? As the casualties and costs mount, the debate over Iraq intensifies. Donald Rumsfeld and Patrick Leahy discuss President Bush's decision to go to war.(Debate)
November 3, 2003... YES Imagine a world where you lived in terror of a brutal dictator, where one complaint from a classmate or neighbor could land you in jail. Your family would have no idea where you are--or if you will ever come home. Imagine that dictator...

An exchange student's year in America.(Voices)
November 3, 2003... In August 2002, full of fear and curiosity, I left Shanghai to spend a year as an exchange student at Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati. I started learning English in elementary school, but I still had some funny misunderstandings. At...

Data on young people can help predict future economic and social problems.(Graph Exercise)
November 3, 2003... World Affairs Annual data provide more than a snapshot of current conditions. They also provide clues to future developments. One of the more important clues is data showing the percentage of each country's population below age 15. Experts say...

Upfront quiz show.
November 3, 2003... Use with articles throughout the issue. Divide the class into 2-4 teams. Read the statements below, which are answers to questions. In this game, modeled after the TV show Jeopardy!, students must give their answers in the form of questions....

The world's oldest man.(News & Trends)(Brief Article)
November 17, 2003... The world's oldest man, Joan Riudavets Moll, 113, holds a picture of himself at age 20. Moll, who lives on Menorca, one of Spain's Balearic Islands, was born on Dec. 15, 1889. He became the world's oldest man on September 28 with the death of...

Don't be late again!(International)(Ecuador's national punctuality campaign)(Brief Article)
November 17, 2003... Lateness is such a problem in Ecuador that the government has gotten involved. "We have to be on time for the sake of God, the country, our people and our consciences," President Lucio Gutierrez said in October as he kicked off a national...

Numbers in the news.(news briefs from various newspapers)
November 17, 2003... 18 Number of computers per 1,000 people in the Arab world; the global average is 78 computers per 1,000 people SOURCE: THE UNITED NATIONS 6,200 Number of schools in Afghanistan destroyed or damaged in wars over two decades...

Why they eat their own.(Science)(Brief Article)
November 17, 2003... Scientists have discovered that bacteria practice cannibalism, adding the tiny organisms to the list of beings, including birds, flies and chimpanzees, that sometimes eat their own kind. Their reasons vary, according to researchers. When humans...

Jacuzzi 101.(Education)(Brief Article)
November 17, 2003... The competition for cortege students is yielding amenities once unimaginable on campuses. At the Oshkosh campus of the University of Wisconsin, students can pamper themselves with massages, pedicures and manicures; Washington State University...

China heads into space.(Soundbites)(Brief Article)
November 17, 2003... 'Just as England went to North America and made it British, China needs to stake its claim in space. --Xu Shijie, a Chinese spacecraft designer, on the importance of China's first manned spacecraft, successfully launched on Oct. 15. (Time,...

A best-seller from a curious teen.(Media)(Book Review)
November 17, 2003... Christopher Paolini was only 15 in 1999 when he wrote his fantasy novel Eragon, which is about a boy who finds a magic stone and then sets out to avenge the death of his uncle and to defeat an evil king. Published this summer, it debuted in the...

Back on the field.(Q&A)(Interview)
November 17, 2003... Neil Parry, 23, is again playing on his college football team, the San Jose State Spartans, in California. Three years ago, his right leg was amputated below the knee after a game injury. UPFRONT recently spoke to Parry. What drives you to...

Too much homework? Guess again.(Education)(Brief Article)
November 17, 2003... According to a study released last month, most students in elementary through high school spend under an hour per day on homework. The study contradicts what its authors say are inaccurate media portrayals of students overwhelmed by studying....

Justices will hear pledge case.(Upfront Update)(Brief Article)
November 17, 2003... The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether public schools violate the Constitution when teachers lead their classes in the Pledge of Allegiance, which includes the phrase "one nation under God" ("Church & State," UPFRONT, 10/13/03). Last...

Fooling the taste buds.(Science)(Brief Article)
November 17, 2003... Trying to come up with healthy foods that actually taste good, the food industry is looking for ways to trick the tongue. Scientists at Linguagen, a New Jersey biotechnology company, have discovered 20 molecular compounds that block bitter...

The other war: Afghanistan was the first battlefield in the war on terror. Is its struggle to rebuild suffering from neglect now that Iraq is in the spotlight?(International)
November 17, 2003... Just off a busy street in Kabul stands the skeleton of a two story shoe factory with mounds of rubbish piled outside. Like so many bombed-out buildings in Afghanistan's capital, it is now home to hundreds of displaced people who have nowhere...

Death of a president: John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas 40 years ago this month. For many people, it marked the end of an era.(Cover Story)
November 17, 2003... On Nov. 22, 1963, crowds jammed the side walks of Dallas to cheer President John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline, as they smiled and waved, looking like matinee idols, from the back of an open limousine. The youngest man ever elected...

Hearts & minds: the fight for the Democratic Party.(National)(2004 presidential candidates)
November 17, 2003... NEWS ANALYSIS: Democrats are torn between sticking with the party's traditional liberal positions, and moving to the center for the battle against President Bush next November. The nine Democrats running for President in 2004 could be...

The problem with sharing: it's good to share, right? Well, it's gotten complicated, as digital technology leapfrogs past our laws and conventions.(National)
November 17, 2003... The music industry says that what he is doing is illegal, but Dan Langlitz, 20, a junior at Pennsylvania State University, sees nothing wrong with downloading music from the Internet on the high-speed access lines at the university student...

Cartoons.(Brief Article)
November 17, 2003... AMERICA'S MOST VILIFIED Hideout "BECAUSE OF A BASEBALL GAME?? YOU'RE JOKING, RIGHT??" Michael Thompson * Detroit Free Press * Copley News Service THEN LOOK... I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE A POLITICIAN. NOW LOOK... I...

Turning a wreck of a Chevy into a dream car.(Voices)(1991 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ)(Column)
November 17, 2003... Getting your first car is a high point of any 16-year-old's life. It was a cold day in January 2000 when my father told me that nay cousin, who is a mechanic at a local dealership, had a car that might interest me: a 1991 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ....

CD sales in downward spiral.(Graph Exercise)
November 17, 2003... Compact discs have bursting off the a music charts and into the news and courtrooms as the battle over downloading and sharing music heats up. While lawyers focus on the legal issues, the music industry is trying to figure out how to stop the...

Upfront quiz show.(Brief Article)
November 17, 2003... Use with articles throughout the issue. Divide the class into 2-4 teams. Read the statements below, which are answers to questions. In this game, modeled after the TV show Jeopardy!, students must give their answers in the form of questions....