The Evening Standard (London, England) back issues from September 2002:
This month in Odyssey.(focus on skyscrapers)
Sep 01, 2002; ... One year ago this month, the proud Twin Towers disappeared from the New York City skyline. Despite their enormous size, the hole they left in the sky never could begin to match the hole in America's heart left by their absence. Structural engineers planned the regal ...
Space-age polymer sprays on strength. (Science Scoops).(skyscraper construction)
Sep 01, 2002; ... FRP--it's not liquid steel, but it's just as string and a lot easier to use--just spray it on! Traditionally, bridge repair means long hours spent wrapping broken or weak parts with steel jackets. Meanwhile, traffic is held up for hours ... even days. But, FRP (short for Fiber-Reinforced ...
Dinosaurs on the run. (Science Scoops).
Sep 01, 2002; ... If your vision of a dinosaur is one of a big, fat, lumbering beast, you're right ... but also wrong. After analyzing fossilized dinosaur footprints found in southern England, scientists discovered that Tyrannosaurus rex and other bipedal therapods (flesh-eaters) sure could run! ...
Wrong-way galaxy. (Science Scoops).(NGC 4622 galaxy in Centaurus)
Sep 01, 2002; ... It's always been easy to tell which way a galaxy spins. All you had to do was look at its spiral arms. The arms trail behind the galaxy--like the grooves you make when you stir pudding--revealing the direction of spin. Enter NGC 4622, a pretty galaxy in the constellation ...
Cave art feud. (Science Scoops).(disagreement over when modern human behavior began)
Sep 01, 2002; ... Seventy-seven thousand years ago, beings living in a cave about 180 miles (290 kilometers) east of Cape Town, South Africa, made tools. They also etched patterns of triangles in polished stone. According to some scientists, these actions show that the cave dwellers were thinking in a ...
Schizophrenia: linked to mother's lack of sunlight. (Science Scoops).
Sep 01, 2002; ... You've got to love science reporting. Take this news item, for instance. A recent study has shown that your chances of developing schizophrenia depend on how sunny it was months before you were even born. Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder. People ...
The world's tiniest thermometer. (Science Scoops).
Sep 01, 2002; ... Yup, scientists have done it. They've taken tiny cylinders of pure carbon and turned them into thermometers, each measuring just 10 micrometers long--one-tenth the width of a human hair, or the size of two spores kissing. Instead of filling the carbon nanotubes (less than 150 nanometers in ...
Why they fell: science, engineering, & the World Trade Center collapse.
Sep 01, 2002; ... AFTER WATCHING the twin towers of the World Trade Center collapse last September, twice reducing 110 stories to five in less than a minute, it's hard to see how the buildings could have ever been considered safe. It's even harder to see how engineers can look at the events of September 11, ...
Unsung heroes: structural engineers respond to WTC.(World Trade Center buildings)
Sep 01, 2002; ... George Tamaro was worried. Like most Americans, he was upset over the toppling of New York's tallest towers. But Tamaro--an engineer who had helped build the World Trade Center's foundation years earlier--had other concerns on September 11. The towers had already fallen, but Tamaro knew ...
From the ground up.(building stable skyscrapers)
Sep 01, 2002; ... What if skyscrapers tilted like the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Soil settlement over time could crack floors, break windows, and damage elevators. In the worst-case scenario, skyscrapers could collapse. Geotechnical engineers guard against these and other problems. Good skyscraper ...
Shake, rattle, & roll.(technology used in high rise buildings)
Sep 01, 2002; ... At 102 stories high, New York's Empire State Building oscillates more than two feet (60 centimeters) during a strong windstorm. So how could you stop a mile-high building from making everyone inside it absolutely seasick? That's easy--just give your building a computer "brain," and then ...
Big Dig: big ideas & big engineering.(transportation project in Boston, Massachusetts)
Sep 01, 2002; ... Your mission: * Overhaul Boston's Central Artery--the very heart of its highway system. Your challenges: * Build the new bridge and tunnel system in the same spot where the original one now stands. * Don't close any roads leading into or out of ...
Supersize stadium domes: whopping big toppers.
Sep 01, 2002; ... City planners in Atlanta, GA, must have supersized it when they ordered up the Georgia Dome sports stadium and conference hall. At 750 feet (225 meters) long and 615 feet (185 meters) wide, the elliptical Dome--home of the Atlanta Falcons pro football team--is the world's largest ...
Brain strain: in the tunnels.(word problem)
Sep 01, 2002; ... Mandy is planning to meet her friends at a theater across town to see the last showing of The Lord of the Rings. In order to get there, she has to take the subway, a series of underground tunnels with many changes along the way Mandy's friends have assured her that she won't ...
Built on thin air! Take a deep breath, because some of tomorrow's biggest buildings might be inflatable. Find out why--and then design three of your own! (Activity To Discover).(pneumatic architecture)
Sep 01, 2002; ... Inside Indiana's RCA "Hoosier" Dome, a capacity crowd of 60,000 sports fans roars its approval as the home team takes the field. The great vaulting roof above their heads covers an unbelievable 8 acres (3.2 hectares), and weighs more than 200 tons. And yet the same air those spectators use ...
Floating concrete?(making a canoe from concrete)
Sep 01, 2002; ... Huh? How can that be? Concrete weighs roughly 150 pounds per cubic foot (2,400 kilograms per cubic meter). Compare this with water's density at 62 pounds per cubic foot (995 kilograms per cubic meter). How can concrete float? In a solid chunk, concrete sinks like a ...
Cities of the future: mile-high buildings and cities? Underground cities? Living areas beneath the sea? Sounds far off in the future ... right?
Sep 01, 2002; ... not so, says futurist Michael G. Zey, Ph.D., executive director of The Expansionary Institute in New Jersey. These are developments in the works right now. "We've already got the ability to transform the very surface of Earth," he says, and then cites an example. "By constructing man-made ...
What's up.(star chart for September 2002)(Illustration)
Sep 01, 2002; ... The monthly All Sky Chart depicts the sky (minus the moon) as it appears at 7:30 p.m. (your local time) on September 1.5. 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 ...
The Harvest Moon and Planets to Spy!
Sep 01, 2002 ... September is a great month for sky watching. The summer stars are high in the south and the autumn stars are rising in the east. In the early evening sky, look toward the west for a large triangle of stars. This is not a constellation but an asterism of three bright stars from ...
Planet watch.
Sep 01, 2002 ... Evening Planets: Mercury (in Virgo moving into Leo) is visible for up to 30 minutes after sunset in early September. By midmonth, it is lost in the sun's glare, reappearing in the morning sky at the end of the month. Venus (in Virgo moving into Libra) sets an hour ...
You can do Astronomy.
Sep 01, 2002 ... Observing the Moon's Features This month's activity takes advantage of September's warm evening temperatures and a familiar sight in the sky. The moon is a great celestial object to observe. Sometimes you can see it at night and sometimes you can see it during the day. ...
How to find the "false dawn" of Omar Khayyam. (Stargazing with Jack Horkheimer).
Sep 01, 2002 ... GREETINGS, GREETINGS, FELLOW STARGAZERS. THE NIGHT SKY IS ROMANTIC. ALMOST 1,000 YEARS AGO, OMAR KHAYYAM OF PERSIA MADE A POETIC ALLUSION TO A "FALSE DAWN." WELL, THE "FALSE DAWN" IS NOT JUST POETRY. IT'S REAL! IF WE COULD GO FAR INTO SPACE AND LOOK BACK ...
Worlds within worlds. (Sci Chat).(Short Story)
Sep 01, 2002; ... I reach for the doorknob to head out to school just as my mom's voice shouts down the stairs. "Don't forget your jacket--it's freezing out there!" I glance at my short sleeves, shrug, and step beyond the door. A blast from an unknown source slams into me, blinding my ...
Doing math for fun. (Countdown).
Sep 01, 2002 ... Yep. That's right. In our October 2002 issue, "Math Magic," we'll meet and talk with some of the most famous "recreational" mathematicians and puzzle kings in the world. Can you imagine a square that inspired a craze, and a cube thta has fan ...
The scoop on moles. (Animal Angles).
Sep 01, 2002; ... The Moles (with a capital "M") have been digging together since 1937. They are an elite group of engineers and others of the Hominidae family involved in the science, engineering, and technology of constructing tunnels, subways, sewers, and the like. The moles (with a lowercase "m") have ...
Celebs go on a jungle bender
Sep 02, 2002;
600 TRAPPED ABOARD FERRY; Passengers ordered to be ready to abandon ship as blaze rages.
Sep 02, 2002;
Ecstasy is not so dangerous, say researchers.
Sep 02, 2002;
Plastic bag goes green.
Sep 02, 2002;
Firemen in huge demo over pay.
Sep 02, 2002;
Drugs, infidelity and why I love being rich; He hates the middle classes, but they buy his books in droves. As his latest hits the shops, Tony Parsons, the rebel turned romantic novelist, shows no signs of calming down.
Sep 02, 2002;
Why I became an anorexic; One woman on her journey from the brink of death - once she weighed five stone - onto the road to recovery.
Sep 02, 2002;
How to wear a pelmet skirt (and not look tacky).
Sep 02, 2002;
30 things to do before you reach 30.
Sep 02, 2002;
'The builders said they'd beat me up'; One London home owner on how a simple repair job led to violent threats and shouting matches.
Sep 02, 2002;
Celebs go on a jungle bender.(Review)
Sep 02, 2002;
The realm of fiction; After 10 books of hard facts, writing your first novel opens up a whole new world.
Sep 02, 2002;
Men and women and wild beasts.(Review)
Sep 02, 2002;
The unforgettable Tony Parsons.(Review)
Sep 02, 2002;
London's best sellers.
Sep 02, 2002
Seeking solace in sex tourism.(Review)
Sep 02, 2002;
Mr Right should run for his life.(Review)
Sep 02, 2002;
Paperbacks.(Review)
Sep 02, 2002;
Lazy days on Paris-Plage; Once the haunt of only the rich, Le Touquet is now perfect for the affordable weekend break.
Sep 02, 2002;
Met will pursue Lawrence suspects if law changes.
Sep 02, 2002;
Spurs and Arsenal united by marriage of dynasties.
Sep 02, 2002;
We have no option but to attack Saddam, Blair will tell party.
Sep 02, 2002;
Bush advisers reveal splits.
Sep 02, 2002;
Without public support, war could prove fatal to the PM; COMMENTARY.
Sep 02, 2002;
Pregnant Bjork is burgled as she sleeps in her flat.
Sep 02, 2002;
Camilla gets a roasting from Greek media.
Sep 02, 2002;
It's crunch time for celebrity survivors as votes come in.
Sep 02, 2002;
New school term hit as vetting chaos grows.
Sep 02, 2002;
Blair to step in over bitter feud between Brown and Milburn.
Sep 02, 2002;
NHS to sell off redundant hospitals in [pounds sterling]400m deal.
Sep 02, 2002;
Champagne and a designer suit - Ken makes his presents known.
Sep 02, 2002;
Traffic ban signals the start for Trafalgar Square piazza.
Sep 02, 2002;
90,000 a day miss work with migraine agony.
Sep 02, 2002;
Shift to easy-chew food cuts crusts from our diet.
Sep 02, 2002;
Victoria glows over her Romeo.
Sep 02, 2002;
Tony Blair's green vision.
Sep 02, 2002
Stalin's crimes deserve better than this book.
Sep 02, 2002;
Thrash the thugs and save Joan for London.(Column)
Sep 02, 2002;
Summit has failed in its aims, admits Blair.
Sep 02, 2002;
EU ban on crayfish is threat to sandwich.
Sep 02, 2002;