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Topic: How the World Works (page 17)

A conversation about globalization.

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin waves to the crowd at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs annual Liberty Gala at the Convention Center in Tulsa, Okla. Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Brandi Simons) (AP)

A man practices Tai Chi during an early morning session at the Bund, on the banks of the Huangpu River, following its reopening after a massive renovation for the upcoming Shanghai World Expo 2010 in Shanghai March 29, 2010. Shanghai underwent a massive facelift for the coming Shanghai World Expo due to start on May 1, 2010. The Oriental Pearl tower is seen in the background. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) (Â© Nir Elias / Reuters)

How the World Works headed to China

House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio, right, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, swap positions at the microphones to answer questions on the sweeping GOP victory in the 2010 midterm elections, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington . (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP)

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FILE - In this March 20, 2009 file photo, a line of job applicants snakes through a rope-line to attend the CUNY Big Apple Job Fair, in New York. In the previous survey in July, the economists predicted unemployment of 8.7 percent at the end of next year. In the survey before that, they foresaw 8.4 percent. Some now think unemployment won't drop to a historically normal 5.5 percent to 6 percent until at least 2018 _ several years later than envisioned earlier.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file) (AP)

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke responds to a question during a question-and-answer hour with invited students from various Rhode Island colleges and universities in Providence, R.I., Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia) (AP)

(Â© Jonathan Ernst / Reuters)

A "Now Hiring" sign in the window of a GNC store in Boston.

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Solar panels in Modesto, Calif.

No on Prop. 23; yes to the California dream

John Thain (L), chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch & Co, smiles as Bank of America Corp Chairman and CEO Kenneth Lewis speaks during a news conference announcing Bank of America Corporation's acquisition of Merril Lynch in a $50 billion all-stock transaction in New York September 15, 2008. Bank of America Corp's planned $50 billion acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co would create the world's second-largest bank by market value, after Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, and combine the largest U.S. consumer bank with one of the largest U.S. investment banks and the leading retail brokerage force. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES) (Â© Shannon Stapleton / Reuters)

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Gary (R) and Samuel (L) wear 'Stop Obama, Stop Socialism' tea bag hats they are selling at a Tea Party Political Fair in Charlotte, Michigan July 24, 2010. The midterms are still two months away, but already a lot of Tea Partiers are looking beyond the elections and working out where to go from here. Picture taken Photo taken July 24, 2010. To match SPECIAL REPORT USA-ELECTIONS/TEAPARTY REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) (Reuters)

Satellite image of the Oct. 26, 2010, superstorm taken at 5:32 p.m. EDT. At the time, Bigfork, Minn., was reporting the lowest pressure ever recorded in a U.S. non-coastal storm.

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An opium den in a San Francisco boarding house during the late 19th century.

What's the opium den-World Series link?

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Large Ferruginous Hawk in attack mode with blue sky (Photographer:s Mcsweeny)

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