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Reports on the launching of the Voting Technology Project by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute of Technology. Flaws of other voting systems; Reliance of paper ballots and optical scanners; Security of voting in machines.

This article focuses on the computer graphics artists Erik Sandberg. He is located in Pasadena, California. Ha has degrees with distinction from Art Center College of Design and The Art Institute of Minneapolis. He is influenced by Vintage Americana, the eclectic cityscapes of Los Angeles and contemporary fine art, and forgotten slide carousels found at estate sales and family attics. He says having a studio in historical down-town Pasadena is great in the sense that he can walk to the coffee shop, FedEx and the library all in seconds, not to mention the weather is always beautiful. His philosophy is to work hard to keep it interesting for his audience and him. When working, he tries to build the paintings with everything he has at his disposal, whether it is a newly modified polygon model or paper torn out of an antique music book.

Reports on the discovery of the destabilizing effects of the stars in the solar system on the Oort Cloud, a reservoir of comets far beyond the planets. Observations made by the European Hipparcos satellite and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California; Reference to a paper published in the February 1999 issue of `The Astronomical Journal.'

Describes the development by scientists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, of a multi-functional glass that detects pollutants in the air by changing color. Paper by Albert Steigman and associates; How the glass functions as a chemical sensor; Other comments on the glass.