The Observer index, January-December 2001 ... - Microform

COMPLETE STORIES, THE
* See Book Reviews - Cowley, Jason 04/11/01
COMPUTERS & COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
* Apple's generation OS X - competitor to Microsoft's Windows
software 25/03/01 N 7 1>5 Photograph
* Xbox is Bill Gates' answer to PlayStation, but can a machine
from the terminally uncool computer company fight the might of
Sony? 13/05/01 N 6 1>8 Photographs
* It is known as 'desk rage' - one in four Britons admits to
beating their computer 10/06/01 B 4 4>8 Photograph, cartoon
* Code Red, which infected nearly 300,000 computers, cleverly
exploited a weakness in Microsoft's popular internet information
servers 05/08/01 N 6 1>8 Illustration
* The personal computer has transformed our lives and, 20 years
on, is still shaping our future 12/08/01 B 16 1>8 Photographs
* Hi-tech maps of the mind show that computer games are
damaging brain development and could lead to children being
unable to control violent behaviour 19/08/01 B 7 1>6
Photographs
* Even a $1bn marketing drive may not make up for Microsoft's
lousy timing - see Business & Industry 28/10/01
* The PlayStation video-gamers from Tokyo, Sony, are gearing
up to Bill Gates and his Xbox with wild characters and off-thewall
software 04/11/01 N 6 3>6 Illustrations
CONCORDE
* Negligence by Air France ground staff may have been a
contributory factor behind the Concorde crash that killed 114
near Paris last July 13/05/01 B 1 7>8 Photograph
* Concorde: the unanswered questions 13/05/01 B 19>20 1>6
Photographs
* Concorde flies again in style after a £50m revamp - see
Aviation Industry 28/10/01
* Jeannette Hyde flies Concorde to the Caribbean playground of
the rich and famous - see Travel 09/12/01
CONNOLLY, BILLY
* Billy Connolly, one of Britain's greatest comedians, has
spoken for the first time of the sexual and physical abuse he
suffered as a child 23/09/01 B 1 1>7 Photograph
* Billy Connolly: The early years: extract from Billy Connolly's
extraordinary biography by his wife, Pamela Stephenson
23/09/01 M 18>22 1>4 Photographs
* Interview with actor and comedian, Billy Connolly 23/09/01
M 8>16 1>2 Photographs
* The lost years: the second extract from Pamela Stephenson's
candid biography of her husband 30/09/01 M 20>24 1>4
Photographs
* The Glory Years: the final extract from Pamela Stephenson's
extraordinary biography of her husband, actor and comedian,
Billy Connolly 07/10/01 M 17>20 1>4 Photographs
CONRAN, TERENCE
* Terence Conran didn't set out to transform British taste and
style but that's what happened during his 50 years at the
forefront of design 26/08/01 R 6 1>5 Photographs
CONSERVATIVE PARTY, THE
* The Conservative Party was accused of taking an 'illegal'
donation from a foreign company, which under a new law could
lead to Tory officials facing criminal charges 06/05/01 B 2 3>5
* Peter Preston on the Tory Press - see Media 26/08/01
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* Conservatives in crisis 26/08/01 B 14>15 1>8 Photographs
* Just 3 per cent of voters recognise key members of the
Conservative Party shadow cabinet 07/10/01 B 10 1>8
Photographs
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
* Three builders paid for the trade boom with their lives
07/01/01 B 6 7>8 Photographs
* Deaths of construction workers are 'spiralling out of control' as
building companies slash staffing numbers in a bid to meet tight
margins 25/02/01 N 2 2>4 Photograph
* Fatalities on construction sites are escalating alarmingly - see
Work 27/05/01
* Construction companies have warned the Government that its
much-vaunted public infrastructure investment programme is
undeliverable unless the controversial private finance initiative is
speeded up 02/09/01 N 1 1>3
CONSUMERISM
* What to do if that pink top now seems less of a bargain
07/01/01 C 11 1>6 Photograph
* According to a recent report by the DTI on consumer attitudes
to switching energy and telephone suppliers, apathy abounds -
see Personal Finance 14/01/01
* As C&A call it a day, big-spending Britons trade up to the
finer things in life 28/01/01 B 13 1>8 Photographs
* UK icons bite the dust as consumers shop in a world without
frontiers 11/03/01 N 3 1>5 Photographs
* Antwerp is the perfect destination for a shopping spree - see
Travel 15/04/01
* A major new study suggests that for millions of people, binge
shopping is no longer an emotional cure-all 06/05/01 B 7 1>6
Photographs
* Management: why are UK prices the sixth highest in the
world? - who's behind rip-off Britain - see Work 24/06/01
* Dark clouds may be massing, but high-spending consumers
cannot seem to stop shopping long enough to notice 22/07/01 N
3 1>3 Photograph
* Spending may be set to slide, but stores are pumping cash into
city centres - see Economy 05/08/01
* Successive government planning rules are against issuing
permission for out-of-town shopping malls - see Environment
05/08/01
* The Labour market is beginning to feel the effects of a
weakening economy, but consumers are continuing their
spending binge, according to figures to be released tomorrow -
see Economy 05/08/01
* Shoppers stay at home during the half-term school holidays
28/10/01 N 1 4>6 Photograph
* Special magazine issue on shopping 28/10/01 18>73 1>4
Photographs
* Card debt soars as shoppers log on to the store that never
closes - the internet 28/10/01 B 9 1>7 Photograph
* Stores accused of 'outrageous' mark-ups on Harry Potter
merchandise 11/11/01 B 9 1>5 Photographs
* An index launched tomorrow will reveal rapid growth in sales
of ethical products 18/11/01 N 2 1>3
* How UK shoppers are entering the festive season in high
spirits, but the experts worry about the hangover to come
18/11/01 N 3 1>6 Photographs
* Children have more pocket money than ever and are more