The Evening Standard (London, England) back issues from September 2001:
Space Cowboy.(how businessman Dennis Tito became the first civilian to fly into space)
Sep 01, 2001; ... IT'S HAPPENED -- one big step for a man, and one giant leap for "civiliankind." You've probably heard by now that the first civilian has flown in space ... well, sort of. Dennis Tito, a 60-year-old Los Angeles businessman, paid Russia $20 million for a joy ride aboard a Soyuz ...
Medieval Collision Claim Shot Down.(reported collision of asteroid against the moon)
Sep 01, 2001 ... On June 18, 1178, the astronomer Gervase, of Canterbury, England, reported an event that has had astronomers scratching their heads for more than 800 years: "Now there was a bright new Moon ... and suddenly the upper horn split in two. From the midpoint of this division a ...
Chubby Children ... Tubby Teens.(survey finds that number of obese children and teenagers is increasing)
Sep 01, 2001 ... Okay, drop that Big Mac right now, and just let that hot fudge sundae melt (well ... maybe that's a little extreme), and listen up. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and guess what? It found that the number of overweight ...
"HANDY" STUDENTS HELP ASTRONAUTS.(university students design restraint system for use in space vehicles)
Sep 01, 2001 ... You may not realize it, but one of the greatest challenges facing astronauts working on the International Space Station as it orbits earth is this: They can't help but lose their tools! Tools and other equipment have a habit of just floating away! Thanks to industrial design ...
Feel Sick? Smell Your Breath!(diagnosis of diseases using a breath analyzer)
Sep 01, 2001 ... Here's another reason to brush your teeth: A sniff of your breath can reveal if you're sick. In fact, our breath can tell us if we are going to be sick up to a week before the symptoms appear! That's right, "ladies and germs." Thanks to the scientists at the Defense Advanced ...
Sighing Mountains.(analysis of volcano eruptions)
Sep 01, 2001 ... Take a deep breath. See how your chest expands? Now breathe out. See how your chest deflates? Well the surface of a volcano swells and collapses in much the same way, and these movements may help scientists better predict eruptions. Howard Zebker, an associate professor of ...
Foamy "Fizzicks".(experiments for foam and bubbles)
Sep 01, 2001; ... Thick and gooey whipped cream topping on a banana split. Sweet foamy root beer spilling over a cool frosted glass. Refreshing bubbles sparkling in a tall tumbler of soda pop. What would we do without bubbles and foam? From blowing bubbles to the pleasures of fizzy soft drinks and fluffy ...
Sidney Perkowitz: Physicist and "Foam-ologist".(author of 'Universal Foam: From Cappuccino to the Cosmos' discusses his findings about foam)(Brief Article)
Sep 01, 2001; ... Sidney Perkowitz, a physics professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, could have spent his vacation time in San Francisco quietly sipping a cup of cappuccino and enjoying the scenery. He probably did enjoy the scenery, but as he sipped his drink he began to wonder why one cup of ...
Bottled Bubbles.(how carbonated beverages are made and why they produce bubbles)
Sep 01, 2001; ... PEOPLE LOVE TO DRINK BUBBLES. Why else would Americans drink an average of 56 gallons of soft drinks per person each year? Getting Bubbles into the Bottle Soda is a pressurized mixture of flavored syrup and water to which carbon dioxide gas has been added. In modern ...
"Star in a Far".(how sound waves can make air bubbles give off light)
Sep 01, 2001; ... The Hot Sound of Sonoluminescene Abracadabra, water-bright, turn this sound wave ... into light! Didn't work? Hmmm ... This time try using a glass of water, a thin, hot wire, and an ultrasound wave generator. Oh, and you can forget the magic wand; you won't need it. If you can ...
Animal Bubbles.(how and why some animals make bubbles)
Sep 01, 2001; ... Walking through a field on a hot summer day, you notice blobs of bubbles on a plant stem. From the side of a stream you see shimmering bubbles surface and disappear. Where do these bubbles come from? They come from insects and other animals that blow bubbles for protection, breathing, ...
POPOVER: The ULTIMATE Baked Bubble.(how to make popovers and why they make bubbles during baking)(Recipe)
Sep 01, 2001; ... Clever cooks have invented many foods with air bubbles to make them light, moist, tender, and good-tasting. Without air bubbles, breads would be crackers, cakes would be flat cookies thin as fruit rolls, chocolate souffles would be scrambled egg fudge, and pancakes would be, well, pancakes ...
The Trouble with Bubbles.(problems that can be caused by bubbles)
Sep 01, 2001; ... Lots of things can go wrong when bubbles "go bad." Beware of the Bends As divers descend to greater and greater depths, pressure all around them increases. According to Henry's Law, that means their liquid blood can absorb more gas as pressure increases. The air we ...
POP CULTURE.(how some bubble-related products were created)
Sep 01, 2001; ... Brimming with Bubbles People everywhere enjoy bubbles. Whether delighted by toys, gum, or wrapping material, someone this very minute, somewhere on our planet, is probably "bubbling with enthusiasm" for bubbles. Soap Bubbles Bubble solution is the ...
WHAT'S UP.(how to observe planets and stars in the month of September)
Sep 01, 2001; ... The monthly All-Sky Chart depicts the sky (minus the moon) as it appears at 7:30 p.m. (your local time) on September 15. Useful all month, the chart (except for planet positions) is also accurate for 8:30 p.m. on September 1 and 6:30 p.m. on September 30. To use the All-Sky ...
STARGAZING with Jack Horkheimer.(how to look for and identify stars)
Sep 01, 2001; ... THE SUMMER TRIANGLE GIVES WAY TO THE AUTUMN SQUARE GREETINGS, GREETINGS, FELLOW STARGAZERS! DID YOU KNOW THAT WHEN THE SEASONS CHANGE ON EARTH, SO TOO DO THE STARS CHANGE OVERHEAD? EVER HEAR OF THE PHRASE "THE STARS OF THE SEASON"? "STARS OF THE SEASON" ...
Lava Bubbles: a small & BIG.(how lava bubbles are formed)
Sep 01, 2001; ... Shortly before sunrise on the morning of September 24, 1982, I was sitting on a rock ledge near my home in Volcano, Hawaii. At a safe distance below my dangling feet was a vast pool of molten rock, quivering like shaken Jell-O. Bubbling up out of a vent in the middle of the pool was a mass ...
Martin and Duggle.(Short Story)
Sep 01, 2001; ... 53 F.C.D. F.C.D. -- FOLLOWING CIVILIZATION'S DECLINE. It happened in the year A.D. 2047. I'll give you some quick background. About three years after the second recorded millennium A.D., a man named Frederick Youngston arose from a country called the U.S.A. He united ...
Mission to Mars.(participation of student in exploration mission to planet Mars)
Sep 01, 2001; ... Editor's Note: Only a few trained scientists have had the opportunity to explore Mars via missions such as the Mariners, Vikings, Pathfinder, and Mars Global Surveyor. Imagine being given this opportunity as a student! This month, Fantastic Journeys' author Kimberly DeRose of Northridge, ...
ANIMAL ANGLES.(how the snapping shrimp makes sounds by producing bubbles)
Sep 01, 2001; ... STUNNING BUBBLES Making bubbles is a snap for Alpheus heterochaelis -- finger-size shrimp that live in warm, shallow seawater. It's a stunning performance. Commonly called snapping shrimp, these green crustaceans are about 5.5 cm long. They have one small claw and a ...
Meet me at The Balmoral
Sep 02, 2001;
Schooled in comedy
Sep 02, 2001;
Surreal steel
Sep 02, 2001;
Giant steps are what you take walking on the Moon. Or, rather, across the lunar landscape of St Clement's Bay sands, Jersey, with island expert Andrew Syvret
Sep 02, 2001;
The late weekend escape Travel
Sep 02, 2001;
Get in the swing BUSINESS TRAVEL Almost wherever you take your laptop, there is certain to be golf
Sep 02, 2001;
Route rap Global guide to fare deals, hotels and more
Sep 02, 2001;
No more see-through buildings, is that clear? COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Sep 02, 2001;
[ HOUSING: WESTMINSTER Council is to segregate major planning applications from... ]
Sep 02, 2001
Schooled in comedy. (theater review)
Sep 02, 2001;
Surreal steel.
Sep 02, 2001;
Giant steps are what you take; ... walking on the Moon. Or, rather, across the lunar landscape of St Clement's Bay sands, Jersey, with island expert Andrew Syvret.
Sep 02, 2001;
The late weekend escape; Travel.
Sep 02, 2001;
Get in the swing - BUSINESS TRAVEL; Almost wherever you take your laptop, there is certain to be golf.
Sep 02, 2001;
Route rap; Global guide to fare deals, hotels and more.
Sep 02, 2001;
No more see-through buildings, is that clear?; COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.
Sep 02, 2001;
Meet me at The Balmoral.
Sep 02, 2001;
A wind of change blows profits on downward course
Sep 03, 2001;
'We took risk with MMR jab but our son isn't even immune to mumps'
Sep 03, 2001;
Charity begins at home - and at work The Works: Good causes can't just sit back and wait for donations. Susan Gray speaks to the people who make it happen
Sep 03, 2001;
Where on earth? Brocket Hall
Sep 03, 2001;
BRIXTON MOBS STONE POLICE Five attacks within days as officers try to arrest suspects carrying guns
Sep 03, 2001;
London set for a treble dose of Kidman 'Viagra'
Sep 03, 2001;
MMR 'not stopping measles and mumps'
Sep 03, 2001;
Here are the euphoric headlines to treasure, just in case it doesn't ever happen again
Sep 03, 2001
As England continues to celebrate, German fans nurse their hurt pride
Sep 03, 2001;
65,000 for a beach hut ... with sand thrown in As we moan about house prices in London, try buying a wooden shed by the sea
Sep 03, 2001;
Foot and mouth likely to last until Christmas
Sep 03, 2001;
Parents of brain op boy call for pioneering surgery in UK
Sep 03, 2001
Murder hunt after stabbing
Sep 03, 2001
Woman hurled into Thames as pleasure cruiser explodes
Sep 03, 2001
Jerusalem blasts hurt three
Sep 03, 2001
Mother slashed in rape bid
Sep 03, 2001
Two 'serious' after car chase
Sep 03, 2001
Boy's Bible deflects bullet
Sep 03, 2001
Clarke attacks rival over NHS plan
Sep 03, 2001;
Anger at new French refugee centre plan Asylum crisis
Sep 03, 2001;
Call for 'quota' system to cap immigrant admissions Asylum Crisis
Sep 03, 2001;
New ordeal for Australia's boat people
Sep 03, 2001;
First arrest under new vice cards law
Sep 03, 2001;
Torpor not racism is Tories real problem Political Commentary
Sep 03, 2001;
'Labour-biased' voting system comes under fire Political Commentary
Sep 03, 2001;
Royal show to aid farmers
Sep 03, 2001;
Monday moderation Londoner's Diary
Sep 03, 2001
Apology to the Admiral Londoner's Diary
Sep 03, 2001