The Evening Standard (London, England) back issues from September 2007:
This month in Odyssey got milk?
Sep 01, 2007; ... Does that phrase evoke a powerful image in your mind? It does for most of us. You probably think of commercials or billboards, while your parents might reminisce about late night trips to the grocery store to make sure your Cheerios would be soggy in the morning. Others envision blue ...
Milk the smoke out.(Science Scoops)
Sep 01, 2007; ... A new study has shown that drinking milk can help smokers snuff out those cigarettes. That's good news for everyone. Reporting in the April 2007 issue of the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research, Jed E. Rose and fellow researchers at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, ...
Long live donkey milk!(Science Scoops)
Sep 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Can donkey milk help you live a long life? Well, according to a British Broadcasting Corporation news release, that's what the family of the world's oldest woman, Maria Esther de Capovilla from Ecuador, believes was the secret to her longevity. De ...
Breast feeding: that's smart?(Science Scoops)
Sep 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Breast milk is a complex food with just the appropriate amounts of carbohydrate (for energy), protein (for nutrition, growth, and repair), and fat (for energy storage and protection) to nurture infants. It also contains the additional vitamins, minerals, ...
Down and dirty.(Science Scoops)
Sep 01, 2007; ... And now for a dirty secret. In a surprising study from the University of Arizona, women are dirtier than men--at least their offices are. Yes, it's true, says "germ guru" Charles Gerba, a professor of soil, water, and environmental sciences at the University of Arizona, who ...
Sizing up dogs.(Science Scoops)
Sep 01, 2007; ... From the Great Dane to the tiny Chihuahua, dogs exhibit a wide range of body types and behaviors. In fact, clogs exhibit the greatest diversity in body size of any mammalian species. Now an international team led by researchers has identified a key genetic variant that accounts for ...
The (almost) perfect food: every serving of milk is chock full of macronutrients.
Sep 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MAMMALS ARE BORN LIVE, ACTIVE, AND ON THE GO. The young of their 4,500 different species (including us) don't lie around waiting to hatch. They are born warm and fuzzy, kicking and squirming, and very HUNGRY! So what's a mammal morn to do? She needs a ...
A tolerance for lactose intolerance.(ASK A SCIENTIST)(Interview)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Dr. Leanne Berning is a dairy sciences professor at California Polytechnic State University. Ironically, this milk specialist is herself lactose intolerant. That doesn't stop her from enjoying foods made from milk, though. "I eat a lot of dairy," says Dr. B. ODYSSEY asked her about the ...
Moo-ving milk: from the farm to you.
Sep 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO SNACK ON GRASS, raw grain, or fermented cornstalks. But a glass of cold milk tastes great. Pour yourself a glass and see how milk makes its way from the cow and the farm to your fridge. Say "Moo!" Milk comes ...
How safe? How wise?
Sep 01, 2007; ... America's dairy industry must meet rigid standards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and state health departments. Nevertheless, industry practices spark controversy. * Cooped Up?--Among other things, People for the Ethical ...
Robots at the dairy.
Sep 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DAIRY COWS DON'T ENJOY WAITING to be milked. And most dairy farmers don't enjoy getting up before dawn to do the milking. Now, robots let cows go in for milking at any time of the day or night, while dairy farmers get to sleep. My dad and I ...
Your skeleton isn't dead bones!(Table)
Sep 01, 2007; ... DID YOU MAKE A DEPOSIT TO YOUR "BONE BANK" TODAY? If you skipped breakfast and drank soda at lunch, your calcium "deposit slip" probably shows zero. And you're not alone. According to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) surveys, 9 out of 10 girls and 7 out of 10 boys ...
Today, your lab partners will be Ben & Jerry: discover some of the unique chemical properties of milk--then use what you've learned to make some gourmet ice cream.(ACTIVITY TO DISCOVER)
Sep 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] And for dessert, how about a colloidal emulsification of foam-structured lipids, with complex amino acids? Errr ... how about some ice cream? Every time you lick a vanilla ice cream cone or spoon a chocolate fudge sundae, you're experiencing some of the ...
The "perfect" cow: it's all about breeding: Elsie the cow (mascot for borden milk products) is a Jersey. Weighing just 1,000 pounds, it's the smallest milking cow breed in the United States. Its milk makes great ice cream because it contains 4.75 percent butterfat.).
Sep 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NAME A CELEBRITY--a famous, super-macho, numero-uno, nobody-messes-with-me kind of dude. Mark Wahlberg? Ving Rhames? Jack Black? (OK, strike that last one.) Now, can you name an equally super-macho bull? How about Hanover Hill Starbuck? Born at ...
Poop power!
Sep 01, 2007; ... One dairy cow can produce 100 'pounds of manure in a day. That's a lot of poop! We visited Green Mountain Dairy in Shelton, Vermont, a farm with 1,650 cows. Do the math. That's 165,000 pounds of manure every day. Brian and Bill Rowell, brothers who own the farm, have found a good use for ...
And the camel jumped over the moon! Would you walk a mile for a sip of camel milk? How about for a bar of "camelocolate" (camel milk chocolate), a chunk of camelbert cheese, or a lick of camel-milk ice cream? "No way," you say?
Sep 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Well, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), camel milk is a big hit across northern Africa. In Tunisia, on the Mediterranean coast, for instance, people travel hundreds of miles to get a camel milk mustache. Herdswomen ...
Talk about milk.
Sep 01, 2007; ... WORDS, LIKE SLIPPERY SOAP, seem to slide into use. Some come and stay, others come and go quickly. Your parents might've said something was "hip," but you'd never use that word! Phrases also go in and out of our language. Some originated long ago, such as the Biblical phrase ...
counting cows ... and camels!(BRAIN STRAIN)
Sep 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] You are deep in sleep, dreaming about strolling leisurely through an endless pasture of green ii grass. In your mind's eye, you see an array of cows and camels. (Where can you be? You don't even live on a dairy farm, and the last time you saw a camel was ...
Kelsey cow heaven: Kelsey Kozak always dreamed of owning a cow. At 17, she owns not one, but three. On the grassy pastures of the Kozak farm in Washington state, the teenager manages her small herd and supplies her family with cheese, ice cream, yogurt, and butter.
Sep 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At milking time, Kelsey Kozak doesn't need to cajole her two grown cows, Lil and Iris, to come in from the pasture. "They see you going down the driveway and they'll race you up to the barn," she says. Even Kelsey's four-week old calf, Little Mac, ...
Cheese making 101.
Sep 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] High school senior Kelsey Kozak has made good on her goal to use her cows' milk to produce as many dairy products as she can. She makes yogurt, ice cream, cheese, and butter. She is currently earning credits through an independent study project called ...
"Killer" milk.(Kids Can ... Do Amazing Science)
Sep 01, 2007; ... When I was 9 months old, my mom fed me plain yogurt for the first time. A couple of minutes later, I was covered in hives, my face had puffed up, and I turned a weird blue-gray color. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mom gave me Benadryl and called my doctor. I had skin and ...
Dragons, poop, & a very dark question.(Ask Dr. Cy Borg)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Dear Dr. B, Were Neanderthals able to see in the dark like cats? Stacy, Web post The quick answer, Stacy, is that nobody knows. While we have skeletal remains of Neanderthals, we don't have any fleshy parts, such as their eyes. It's helpful to consider the ...
Star chart.
Sep 01, 2007 ... The monthly All-Sky Chart depicts the sky (minus the Moon) as it appears at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 15. Useful all month (except for planet positions), the chart is also accurate for 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 1 and 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 30. To use the All-Sky Chart, first use a compass to find ...
How to find the "false dawn" of Omar Khayyam.(STARGAZING)(Cartoon)
Sep 01, 2007; ... GREETINGS, GREETINGS, FELLOW STARGAZERS. THE NIGHT SKY IS ROMANTIC. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ALMOST 1,000 YEARS AGO. OMAR KHAYYAM OF PERSIA MADE A POETIC ALLUSION TO A "FALSE DAWN" [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WELL, THE "FALSE DAWN" IS NOT JUST POETRY ...
Contest winners winning Mana-Tees!(YOU'VE GOT MAIL)
Sep 01, 2007 ... With so many wonderful designs entered in our Mana-Tee Shirt Contest, the plight of these humble and endangered creatures is already looking better. ODYSSEY readers certainly do love the manatees! In our March 2007 issue, we asked you to design a mana-tee shirt and slogan and ...
Three grin salad: a kid's recipe for a happy and healthy life.(KID'S PICKS)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Parents are always telling us kids about how important it is to be healthy. And it's usually in terms of don'ts: Don't eat junk food, don't drink too much soda, don't sit around playing video games, don't skip breakfast. In this book, Aja King, a ten-year-old girl from Canada, tells kids ...
Bird milk?(ANIMAL ANGLES)
Sep 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Well, not exactly. Like mammals, some birds provide a special secretion to help their young grow. Unlike mammals, though, both mom and dad produce it. And it's not the product of mammary glands. The best known of these secretions is "crop milk," ...
OFFICIAL: TUBE STRIKE TONIGHT ; (1) Ken's fury as RMT presses ahead with three days of disruptionMayor: Tube strike is incomprehensible
Sep 03, 2007; ... MILLIONS of Tube users face three days of travel disruption asunion chiefs refused to call off a strike tonight. Up to 2,300 maintenance workers will walk out from 6pm underorders from the RMT union. The stop-work action threatens to bringservices to a halt. London ...
Abramovich feeling blue as Knight makes it a bad day for Chelsea ; Frustrated owner leaves his seat early after his directive to boss Mourinho for more attack-minded football is undermined by defensive frailties, reports Leo Spall
Sep 03, 2007; ... ROMAN ABRAMOVICH sat dejected in the directors' lounge at AstonVilla after giving up on the possibility of Chelsea conjuring acomeback. Having left his seat in the stand with his team havingjust gone 2-0 down and only a few minutes to be played yesterday,witnesses said he cut a lonely ...
Thierry Henry is 12m loser as wife gets quickie divorce
Sep 03, 2007; ... THE wife of former Arsenal star Thierry Henry has divorced himafter four years of marriage. Model Claire Merry has been granted a decree nisi on the groundsof the footballer's "unreasonable behaviour", court documentsreveal. Under English divorce law, Henry, 30, faces handing ...
Ljungberg and Parker in boost for Hammers
Sep 03, 2007; ... WEST HAM, who go into the international break in buoyant moodfollowing their 3-0 win at Reading, were today further boosted bynews that Scott Parker and Freddie Ljungberg could be fit for theirnext match against Middlesbrough. Parker, a 7million summer signing from Newcastle, has ...
Jol admits Spurs could struggle to fulfil chairman's Champions League aspirations
Sep 03, 2007; ... TOTTENHAM manager Martin Jol today admitted his side will find itdifficult to finish in the top four this season, less than two weeksafter chairman Daniel Levy told him he wanted Champions Leaguefootball. The Dutchman's position at White Hart Lane has remained in doubtever since ...
McClaren sends SOS to Lescott and Emile ; ENGLAND COUNTDOWN
Sep 03, 2007; ... EVERTON defender Joleon Lescott today received a surprise call-up to the England squad for their Euro 2008 qualifiers againstIsrael and Russia. The 25-year-old has been in excellent early-season form for hisclub, scoring in their wins at Tottenham and Bolton. England boss ...
DON'T MISS ...
Sep 03, 2007 ... On a wing and a prayer: Shaun Wright-Phillips will be underpressure to continue his sparkling early-season form ...
Grand Prix pair's 5m transfer pledge to Rangers ; QPR promised 5m to spend if F1 duo takeover
Sep 03, 2007; ... QUEENS PARK RANGERS have been promised a 5million transfer kittyas part of Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone's takeover. Details of the fund earmarked for improving John Gregory's squadare contained in documents relating to the Formula One duo's 14moffer for the ...
Blow for Olympic swimmers as controversial Aussie quits
Sep 03, 2007 ... Blow for Olympic swimmers as ...
Dallaglio: Robbo's to blame if we fail ; Cup hero claims coaches didn't build on 2003 glory
Sep 03, 2007; ... ENGLAND flew to France today to defend their World Cup crown witha dark cloud hanging over their preparations after LawrenceDallaglio pointed the finger at the management for "basking in thesuccess" of their 2003 triumph. The world champions go into the tournament as only ...
Dallaglio: Robbo's to blame if we fail Cup hero claims coaches ; Cup hero claims coaches didn't build on 2003 glory
Sep 03, 2007; ... ENGLAND flew to France today to defend their World Cup crown witha dark cloud hanging over their preparations after LawrenceDallaglio pointed the finger at the management for "basking in thesuccess" of their 2003 triumph. The world champions go into the tournament as only ...
Blow for Olympic swimmers as controversial Aussie quits
Sep 03, 2007 ... Blow for Olympic swimmers ...
Abramovich feeling blue as Knight makes it a bad day for Chelsea ; Frustrated owner leaves his seat early after his directive to boss Mourinho for more attack-minded football is undermined by defensive frailties, reports Leo Spall RAction Images
Sep 03, 2007; ... Aston Villa 2 Chelsea 0 ROMAN ABRAMOVICH sat dejected in the directors' lounge at AstonVilla after giving up on the possibility of Chelsea conjuring acomeback. Having left his seat in the stand with his team havingjust gone 2-0 down and only a few minutes to be played ...
Grand Prix pair's 5m transfer pledge to Rangers
Sep 03, 2007; ... QUEENS PARK RANGERS have been promised a 5million transfer kittyas part of Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone's takeover. Details of the fund earmarked for improving John Gregory's squadare contained in documents relating to the Formula One duo's 14moffer for the ...
McClaren sends SOS to Lescott and Emile ; ENGLAND COUNTDOWN
Sep 03, 2007; ... EVERTON defender Joleon Lescott today received a surprise call-up to the England squad for their Euro 2008 qualifiers againstIsrael and Russia. The 25-year-old has been in excellent early-season form for hisclub, scoring in their wins at Tottenham and Bolton. England boss ...
Jol admits Spurs could struggle to fulfil chairman's Champions League aspirations
Sep 03, 2007; ... TOTTENHAM manager Martin Jol today admitted his side will find itdifficult to finish in the top four this season, less than two weeksafter chairman Daniel Levy told him he wanted Champions Leaguefootball. The Dutchman's position at White Hart Lane has remained in doubtever since ...
Ljungberg and Parker in boost for Hammers
Sep 03, 2007; ... WEST HAM, who go into the international break in buoyant moodfollowing their 3-0 win at Reading, were today further boosted withthe news that Scott Parker and Freddie Ljungberg could be fit fortheir next match against Middlesbrough. Parker, a 7million summer signing from Newcastle, ...
London coach f lips over on the M1
Sep 03, 2007; ... SEVERAL people were injured when a packed National Express coachcrashed on the M1 this afternoon. Police said the coach turned on its side after it reportedlyclipped the kerb on the slip road of Newport Pagnell services inBuckinghamshire. Workers at the service station rushed ...
What they say about a snap poll
Sep 03, 2007 ... "If the election co-ordinator was in Afghanistan last week it'snot very likely we'll announce an election this week. The claim thatthe Conservatives made that we are announcing an election this week,it's no surprise, is nonsense." Douglas Alexander, Labour's electionco-ordinator "[The ...
What they say about a snap poll
Sep 03, 2007 ... "If the election co-ordinator was in Afghanistan last week it'snot very likely we'll announce an election this week. The claim thatthe Conservatives made that we are announcing an election this week,it's no surprise, is nonsense." Douglas Alexander, Labour's election co-ordinator ...
Poacher Brown gives jobs to three top Tories ; PM dampens speculation but fails to rule out autumn vote
Sep 03, 2007; ... GORDON BROWN ruthlessly undercut David Cameron's fightback todayby poaching a trio of prominent Conservatives to work for him. Even as he tried to quell speculation over a snap election, MrBrown went on a surprise raid behind Tory lines, offering a policyadvising role to major ...
Moores left fretting over Freddie's suspect ankle
Sep 03, 2007 ... ENGLAND should know within 48 hours whether all-rounder AndrewFlintoff and rookie match-winner Ravi Bopara will be fit for theTwenty20 World Cup. And with bowlers Chris Tremlett and Ryan Sidebottom also doubtfulbecause of a foot problem and side strain respectively, theselectors ...
Tories: We'll help council tenants buy their homes
Sep 03, 2007; ... FAMILIES would be given up to 20,000 to buy their first homeunder radical Tory plans to be unveiled tomorrow. The moves to rescue low-income households from "dead-end ghettos"in London and other cities will be a key part of a policy review,the Standard has learned. Tenants ...
'Prosecute TfL for my wife's death at crossing'
Sep 03, 2007; ... A MAN whose wife was killed on a pedestrian crossing in Victoriais campaigning for police to prosecute Transport for London forcorporate manslaughter. Leo Iravanian, 42, claims TfL was criminally negligent because ofdamage to traffic lights which obscured pedestrians' view of the ...
Primark and Mothercare factories 'pay 13p an hour'
Sep 03, 2007; ... MAJOR British high street retailers are at the centre ofallegations today that factory workers producing clothes for theirstores are being exploited. Cut-price fashion store Primark and baby specialist Mothercareannounced inquiries after an investigation into pay and conditionsin ...
Look out, Faceball is the latest office craze
Sep 03, 2007; ... HAS your boss banned you from using Facebook? Need a new way towhile away the tedium of office life? Look no further here'sFaceball. The game in which competitors attempt to keep their nerve whilea colleague hurls a large beachball directly at their face istaking London's ...
HSBC takes control of South Korean bank
Sep 03, 2007 ... HSBC agreed today to take control of Korea Exchange Bank, SouthKorea's sixth largest bank, in a deal worth $6.3 billion (3.12billion). It will pay private equity group Lone Star the cash for its 51%stake in the South Korean bank but the deal is conditional onapproval by local ...
Bought for 32m five weeks ago, the house on sale at 75m today
Sep 03, 2007; ... THE second largest house in London after Buckingham Palace,bought for 32 million five weeks ago, has gone back on the marketwith an asking price of 75 million. Grade II-listed Witanhurst, set in five acres on Highgate Hill,was bought by property developer Marcus Cooper. Its ...
Go for bargains, says bullish Hargreaves
Sep 03, 2007; ... BARGAINS galore are available on the stock market at the moment,Hargreaves Lansdown, one of the country's largest private-clientfund managers said today, but punters are holding back while theycannot see an end to the subprimetriggered crisis in the markets. "Some of the larger ...
All today's stock market
Sep 03, 2007; ... All today's stock ...
Top duo quitting Photo-Me after pressure from activists ; In brief
Sep 03, 2007 ... PHOTO BOOTHS operator Photo-Me International today bowed topressure from activist investors by declaring chairman Vernon Sankeyis stepping down immediately while chief executive Serge Crasnianskiwill go by the end of November. The departures mean activists Principle Capital and ...
Lookers drives up profits despite interest-rate rises ; In brief
Sep 03, 2007 ... CAR dealer Lookers today said demand for luxury cars such asAston Martins and Ferraris is booming as it posted a 41% rise inprofits. The company, which has 111 dealerships, said orders for top-of-therange cars due for release in the coming months are strong.Models in demand include the ...
Sondex delists after bowing to 289 million offer from GE ; In brief
Sep 03, 2007 ... SONDEX, a Hampshire-based producer of hitech tools for the oilindustry that only came to the stock market at the end of the lastbear market, is departing it amid the latest storm in equities. Itlisted at 100p a share in July 2003 the first float of any scalesince the stocks crash that ...
Carlsberg names new chief and spurs talk of bid for SN ; In brief
Sep 03, 2007 ... CARLSBERG named its new chief executive today, possibly pavingthe way for a takeover bid for Foster's brewer Scottish Newcastle.British investors had been eyeing the Danish company's successionplanning with more interest than usual, surmising that an end touncertainty about executive ...
All the latest London share
Sep 03, 2007 ... All the latest ...
Gaz de France and Suez seal
Sep 03, 2007 ... Gaz de France and Suez ...
TUI's arrival is clouded by broker doubts ; MARKET ROUND-UP
Sep 03, 2007; ... TUI Travel created by the merger of TUI and First ChoiceHolidays has become the latest casualty of the subprime mortgagecollapse. Shares in the package holidays operator opened at a sizeablediscount in first-time dealings today. Offered at 302p, they slumpedto 289p with fewer ...
Qatari'war chest'has Sainsbury and the LSE on high bid alert
Sep 03, 2007; ... SAINSBURY and the London Stock Exchange were both on heightenedbid alert today after the state-owned Qatar Investment Authorityraised a $3 billion (1.5 billion) loan. Sainsbury shares rose 5p to 559p while the LSE spurred 9p higherto 1375p. A banker close to the Qataris said ...