The Evening Standard (London, England) back issues from May 1999:
The Big Squeez.(plasma from the sun made northern lights more colorful than usual)
May 01, 1999; ... Last September 24th, an enormous display of the northern lights appeared over cities and towns in the far northern United States. The northern lights, or aurora borealis, is a shimmering display of colored light high in the Earth's atmosphere. It is caused by charged particles fleeing the ...
Stop the World, I Want to Get Off!(earth's rotation)
May 01, 1999; ... Sit down. I think your body is going to need the rest after this news item. Here are the facts. You are on a globe that spins eastward at the equator at a speed of 0.45 kilometer per second (kps) [0.28 mile per second (mps)]. At the same time, the Earth moves westward around the ...
The Color of Smell.(sense of smell)
May 01, 1999; ... "Smell is a potent wizard," Helen Keller said, "that transports us across thousands of miles and all the years we have lived." In other words, smell spurs our memories. Have you ever been somewhere totally new but smelled something that awakened a sudden and strong memory of, say, your ...
You'd be Better Off Without Friends....(how stress affects attention span and concentration)
May 01, 1999; ... ... If you were an athlete playing a home game, or a dancer performing in front of your family, or a celebrity in a chess tournament surrounded by pals, or a student at the chalkboard trying to solve a math problem in front of classmates. You get the picture ... enormous pressure, more ...
Cosmic El Nino?(how solar cycles allegedly affected life on earth)
May 01, 1999; ... And speaking of space weather, get this: Now we've got "processes in deep space," influencing the Earth's climate. So what are these processes? Just ask Henrik Svensmark of the Danish Meteorological Institute. It's been a well-known and accepted fact that the number of sunspots ...
GHOST BEAM.
May 01, 1999; ... Slowly the hissing passed into a humming, into a long, loud droning noise. Slowly a humped shape rose out of the pit, and the ghost of a beam of light seemed to flicker out of it. Forthwith flashes of actual flame, a bright glare leaping from one to another, sprang from the ...
Hologram Magic.
May 01, 1999; ... Visitors to this year's North American International Auto Show in Detroit got an inside look -- literally -- at Ford Motor Company's P2000 Prodigy concept car. As the exterior of the 50-percent scale-model sedan glowed translucent red, viewers peered inside at the car's nonpolluting ...
IS THERE A LASER IN THE HOUSE?(medical uses of lasers)
May 01, 1999; ... What is it about going to the dentist that makes strong people cringe? Maybe it's the suffering of tooth decay ... more likely, though, it's the drill. Now dentists have a new "weapon" that turns a visit into a fast, painless experience. It's laser light. The erbium YAG laser is one system ...
Painting With Light!(use of lasers in planetarium to make art)
May 01, 1999; ... It's December 31, 1999, and you take your seat at the Charles Hayden Planetarium in Boston, Massachussetts. You've seen laser light shows here before, but this one will welcome the millennium, so you're expecting a spectacular perfomance. The theater darkens and a single brilliant light ...
SOME VERY LUCENT LASERS.(Lucent Technologies)
May 01, 1999; ... (Lots of) Messages at the Speed of Light You can send a message very quickly by using light. Paul Revere knew that; remember "One if by land, two if by sea"? (At least that's what the poet Longfellow told us!) People have used sunlight reflected by mirrors to send signals for ...
Dr. Alastair Glass -- Laser Visionary.(Interview)
May 01, 1999; ... Downloading a video game from the Internet? Chatting on-line with a friend? You're probably using a maze of fiber-optic cable that hides beneath the streets of most of our cities and towns, transmitting all kinds of information from around the world. These fibers are hair-thin strands of ...
METEORS, VENUS, and Those Early Summer Stars.(positions of stars and planets in late spring sky)
May 01, 1999; ... To use the All-Sky Chart, first use a compass to find the direction you are facing -- north, south, east, or west. Turn the chart so that the direction you are facing appears at the bottom of the page. The chart will match the stars you see in the sky. The center of the chart marks the ...
Want a Laser in Your Life? You Probably Already Have One!(compact disc players)
May 01, 1999; ... Lasers are exotic, right? And they're expensive, too -- big bucks, right? And there's no way you would ever own a laser unless you were a research scientist, or a millionaire, or a starship captain, right? Way wrong. Chances are, you already own a laser -- and you ...
LASER SURGERY IN FLATLAND.
May 01, 1999; ... Arterial surgery in Flatland would seem to be easier than in our world, because a Flatland surgeon need not worry about blood vessels twisting and knotting in three dimensions. Each patient looks like a square lying on a flat plane. As a result, Flatland surgeons don't undergo very ...
LIGHT SWORDS IN THE SKY.(military use of lasers)
May 01, 1999; ... "Fire when ready." At the commander's order, a dozen high-powered lasers shoot their blue-green beams from the Imperial battle station Death Star. The beams converge on a point, and merge into one powerful ray that streaks toward the planet Alderan at the speed of light. In an instant, the ...
BODY ENGINEERING.(human body)
May 01, 1999 ... How do humans balance a top-heavy, upright body on two thin legs and walk smoothly down the street, stepping over obstacles, and even running if they're in a hurry? Scientists working in the field of biomechanics are learning that the mechanical design of the body might be as important to ...
Out of the Lake -- Into the Lab.(medical uses of leeches)
May 01, 1999; ... When it comes to painlessly drawing a drop of blood from your finger for testing, the Lasette is a hot new device (see "Is There a Laser in the House?"). But when it comes to making blood ooze from your finger for hours, a situation that is necessary in reattachment surgery, it's hard to ...
Wright to face FA talks tomorrow Wright will face FA tomorrow
May 04, 1999;
Fulham Wilkins sues Fulham for GBP 1m
May 04, 1999;
Top athletics returns to Palace
May 04, 1999
Wright is facing ban for next season
May 04, 1999;
New Wembley row 2003 world athletics bid is facing collapse
May 04, 1999;
Fergie the 'GBP 5m' manager
May 04, 1999
QPR CHAIRMAN RALLIES HIS PLAYERS
May 04, 1999
Ginola set to unlock Arsenal
May 04, 1999;
Curbishley refuses to give up hope
May 04, 1999
Petit vows to carry on in pain
May 04, 1999;
Chelsea back to full strength
May 04, 1999;
Trendy Kev just needs some TLC
May 04, 1999
Big time athletics returns to Palace
May 04, 1999;
New Wembley row threatens 2003 bid
May 04, 1999;
Alec's collision course
May 04, 1999;
Frattin gets it right for Towers
May 04, 1999;
SPORT IN SHORT
May 04, 1999
Lewis displays perfect timing
May 04, 1999;
Richmond set survival date
May 04, 1999;
England could do with Lewis NUDGE FOR GRAVENEY
May 04, 1999;
THE TRIVIAL MATTER OF THE WORLD CUP Riots, tigers and the player who was struck by lightning Something Amiss as Gavaskar plays worst innings of all time
May 04, 1999;
US record and merger fever fire blue-chips MARKET REPORT
May 04, 1999;
US record and merger fever fire blue-chips MARKET REPORT
May 04, 1999;
Bourses' plan to link up City Briefing
May 04, 1999
Ashcroft gets a knock back in CSG battle
May 04, 1999
Celsis in the black despite merger fees
May 04, 1999
Soft landing optimism reduces rate cut chance
May 04, 1999;
MPC medicine helps pull manufacturing round
May 04, 1999;
Morton's hand in Railtrack appointment
May 04, 1999
Northern gives nod to reverse takeover by Fife
May 04, 1999;
Northacre snapped up at GBP 14m
May 04, 1999;
LIG in talks with Seton Scholl for GBP 1.4 billion merger
May 04, 1999;
Dewe buy lifts Incepta to GBP 7.7m
May 04, 1999;
City Briefing
May 04, 1999
LASMO UNVEILS GBP 600M MONUMENT BID
May 04, 1999;
Goldman Sachs kicks off with a 40% float premium
May 04, 1999;
Allied Domecq spurns Punch
May 04, 1999;
Lord Mayor's change of emphasis on Europe
May 04, 1999;
Allied Domecq spurns Punch move
May 04, 1999;
Lasmo launches a GBP 600 million bid for rival Monument
May 04, 1999;
London shares follow Wall St
May 04, 1999;
Lucky way to pass L-test Naked truth of marriage
May 04, 1999;
Composer gets commission of the millennium
May 04, 1999;
Blair faces backbench anger over asylum Bill
May 04, 1999;
If you're going to clock-watch at work, then choose a stylish timepiece, says Nick Walker Just the job
May 04, 1999;
Navigational aid to the concrete jungle Just the job
May 04, 1999;
Tim Angel, Chairman of Angels, the showbiz costumiers, as well as Chairman of Bafta, talks about his PA Shelley Thompson, 34 Just the job
May 04, 1999;
On course Just the job
May 04, 1999;