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The Evening Standard (London, England) articles from January 1999

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Alligator Gait Debate.(evolution)(Brief Article)

Jan 01, 1999; ... An old adage says, to outrun an alligator you have to zigzag. That's because an alligator's ankle joint allows it to gallop in a mammal-like "high walk," or to saunter along in a sprawling gait. But it doesn't allow it to move quickly and continuously from side to side -- like a running ...

Who's Been Driving Around on Mars?(dust devils)(Brief Article)

Jan 01, 1999 ... A recent image of Mars taken by the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft shows several thin, dark lines in a region of desert sand that look like tire tracks from a dirt bike. But not to worry, no one has been driving around on Mars. The tracks measure about 15 meters in width -- you'd need a ...

Who's in the Know?(science policy)(Brief Article)

Jan 01, 1999 ... I've got good news and bad news. First, the good news: Science awareness in our nation is growing. Now the bad news: Most Americans still don't understand scientific concepts very well -- such as, "What is a molecule?" That's right, ...

SKYSCRAPERS IN THE EYE.(Brief Article)

Jan 01, 1999 ... We're used to seeing satellite images of hurricanes, those flat but broad cyclones with a dark eye and spiraling arms that stretch for hundreds of kilometers. But for the first time a hurricane has revealed a different kind of profile, one as dramatic in the vertical as it is in the ...

STARDUST * BRINGING COSMIC HISTORY TO EARTH.(Brief Article)

Jan 01, 1999 ... If you like comets, you'll love STARDUST! Blasting off from Florida's Cape Canaveral on a Delta rocket in February 1999, the STARDUST spacecraft will fly by comet Wild 2 (pronounced Vilt 2) in 2004. Its return capsule will bring the first ever samples of comet materials back to Earth in ...

Can You Keep A Secret?(cryptology)

Jan 01, 1999; ... Cryptology -- the science of writing secret messages -- is almost as old as communication itself. Take a cryptic tour through history, and then try some secret writing yourself! So, can you guess what the following historic events have in common? Elizabeth I, Queen of England, ...

Unraveling the Enigma.(encrypting device)(World War II )

Jan 01, 1999; ... Enigma: It means a mystery, a riddle. And British cryptographers faced a serious riddle during World War II as they tried to crack German messages encrypted with the Enigma cipher machines. Germany's strategy was to wage a war of total mobility on land, at sea, and in the air ....

HUMAN CODE MACHINE.(Navajo Code Talkers - World War II)

Jan 01, 1999; ... Bullets and shells tore through the air as U.S. Marines hit the beach. On the sands of Iwo Jima island, any other World War II code machine would have been too slow to use in the heat of battle. But the Marines had highly mobile cryptographs, each with two arms, two legs, and an ...

BIT by BIT: COMPUTER ENCRYPTION.

Jan 01, 1999; ... On July 29, 1998, two teens in Cloverdale, California, pled guilty to breaking into the Pentagon's computer system. Thankfully, when they were caught they hadn't yet accessed or damaged classified files. Another teen wreaked havoc in eastern Massachusetts. He disabled a ...

The "Ethical Hacker".(IBM Global Security Analysis Laboratory)(Brief Article)

Jan 01, 1999; ... Security is serious business at IBM's Global Security Analysis Laboratory in Hawthorne, New York. Not only does entry to the lab require a special key card, but also motion sensors and temperature controls inside warn of any unusual actions taking place. Find no one gets on a computer ...

WHAT'S BEHIND THE "BIBLE CODE"?(Brief Article)

Jan 01, 1999; ... DID CODED MESSAGES IN THE BIBLE name future religious leaders or foreshadow the assassinations of 20th-century political figures? Using computerized programs, some analysts claim they found names and messages embedded in the ancient text. So what's behind the claims of a "Bible Code"? ...

Crypto bits.(Brief Article)

Jan 01, 1999; ... Off With Her Head! About 400 years ago, two queens were battling furiously for power. Both wanted to rule over England and Scotland. Although they were cousins, the family tie didn't ease their hatred for one another. Queen Elizabeth I of England emerged victorious in ...

Your secret stuff.(Brief Article)

Jan 01, 1999; ... With four brothers and a sister, I needed more than a lock to safeguard my diary. So I wrote in code. Gregg shorthand was my style of secret writing, and haiku (a Japanese poetry form) further concealed my meaning from any prying eyes. Many years earlier, Beatrix Potter ...

Crisp Nights for Stargazing.

Jan 01, 1999; ... The All-Sky Chart depicts the sky (minus the Moon) as it appears at 6 p.m. (your local time) on January 15. Useful all month, the chart (except for planer positions) is also accurate for 7 p.m. on January 7 and 5 p.m. on January 30. You may think that January nights are too cold ...

Messages from the STARS.(Brief Article)

Jan 01, 1999; ... SOME SCIENTISTS BELIEVE we may soon face the greatest code-breaking challenge of all time: understanding messages from aliens. In Australia, Argentina, Italy, and the United States, astronomers are using giant radio telescopes to scan the skies for unusual signals. They are hoping to ...

Ganymede Code.(Brief Article)

Jan 01, 1999; ... While exploring Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter, astronauts come upon a large rectangular monolith. On the outside of the huge stone block is an array of different colors. The astronauts suspect there is a pattern in the arrangement. Could it be a code of some sort? But one color is missing ...

THE PUZZLE PALACE Wants You!(National Security Agency )(Brief Article)

Jan 01, 1999; ... LISTEN. If I tell you a secret, will you promise not to tell? On second thought, perhaps I shouldn't. "They" might be listening. Of course, "they" are the dark and mysterious members of the National Security Agency (NSA) -- the largest, most secretive American intelligence agency. All ...

THE ULTIMATE SPY BOOK.(Review)

Jan 01, 1999 ... THE ULTIMATE SPY BOOK by H. KEITH MELTON (New York: DK Publishing, 1996) Are you a fan of the movie Mission Impossible? Have you always dreamed of becoming a spy? If your answer to either question is "yes," then this comprehensive look at the intelligence profession, and the ...

CAPTIVATING CRYPTOGRAMS.(Review)

Jan 01, 1999 ... CAPTIVATING CRYPTOGRAMS by JANICE VAN DYKE (New York: Sterling Publishing, 1996) After a single-page description of how cryptograms work, this book offers you the chance to try your stuff on 400 famous quotations in code. (The book uses the term "code" to encompass both codes ...

CODES, CIPHERS AND SECRET WRITING.(Review)

Jan 01, 1999 ... CODES, CIPHERS AND SECRET WRITING by MARTIN GARDNER (New York: Dover Publications, 1984) In this classic (now available in paperback) for intermediate codebreakers, the world-famous science writer Martin Gardner presents fascinating puzzles that will keep you challenged for ...

KEEP THEM COMING!

Jan 01, 1999 ... We want to thank everyone who has contributed thoughtful responses and creative poems and stories to this column over the past months. Of course, we can't print or even acknowledge everything we receive, but we do appreciate every input. Now, let's see what comes out of the In Box this ...

Microbe Alert!

Jan 01, 1999 ... We have always been frightened by plagues. Throughout history they have caused more death and terror than wars. And new plagues caused by "emerging" microbes, particularly viruses, are the most frightening of all. Where do new viruses such as HIV come from? Is AIDS the worst ...

ROBOBEE CRACKS THE CODE.(honeybee communication )(Brief Article)

Jan 01, 1999; ... A honeybee finds food. She (worker honeybees are female) takes some back to her hive. Moments later, her sisters buzz over to the same food source, which could be half a kilometer away. How do they know exactly where to go? Austrian zoologist Karl von Frisch (1886-1982) spent ...

The 'GBP 100m' Duke dies aged 79

Jan 04, 1999

183 for victory But odds are stacked against England after run-out decision

Jan 04, 1999;

UNLUCKY ENGLAND CARRY ON FIGHTING Now Stewart's men face trial by spin in bid to make history

Jan 04, 1999;

Footsie stays bright on Wall St strength MARKET REPORT

Jan 04, 1999;

YOUR LOVE LIFE IN 1999

Jan 04, 1999;

Customs in bid to seize home of Lawrence murder suspect

Jan 04, 1999;