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    Saltwater Crocodiles Can Find Their Way Home  Oct 3, 2007
    "He said Steve Irwin was a major driving force behind the study, and his intellectual and logistical support complimented the knowledge, experience and contributions made by the other team members."He also gave us the assistance of the croc team from Australia Zoo, who are highly skilled in the capture and care of crocodiles. "All three monitored crocodiles were moved by helicopter between 52 and 130 kilometres away but still found their way back to their capture sites. One crocodile was flown... (Science Daily)

    Undercover: Operation Wintersun Review  Sep 29, 2007
    September 28, 2007 - The idea that German scientists might have developed a nuclear bomb during the Second World War is a thrilling speculation and one that's served as the driving force behind a number of compelling "what if" scenarios. The latest is , a point and click adventure title from the fine folks at Sproing and dpt. (IGN PC Games)

    'A great day'  Sep 22, 2007
    Jim Barone, D-Frontenac, as the driving force behind the facility, naming his tenacity as an asset that moved the plan forward. Donna Shank, vice chairperson of the Kansas Board of Regents, spoke about the importance of the building for the KBOR, before Robert Tyler, the major donor for the project and a 1975 PSU graduate, talked about his family, and how he came to support the new research building. (SunOnline)

    Basic Research Robust In Face Of More University Patenting  Sep 22, 2007
    Instead, federal funding was the driving force, with scientists who had greater percentages of federal support consistently publishing larger numbers of papers. Some of the most interesting findings came from an examination of patent revenues. (Science Daily)

    Secrets Of Protein Folding Coming Unlocked  Sep 19, 2007
    Using ORNL's Cray XT4 Jaguar supercomputer as well as computer systems in Italy and Germany, the team revealed a driving force behind protein folding involving the way its constituents interact with water. The team's results are being published in this week's edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (Science Daily)

    Tulane in the News  Sep 19, 2007
    " Still, it's about time, he said, for the Green Wave to get offensive... Jan. 16, 2007 Tulane's Montagnino named player of the week Baton Rouge Advocate Tulane guard Jami Montagnino was named women's basketball player of the week by Conference Monday after leading Tulane to a pair of victories. One of Montagnino's highlights came in Tulane's win over Tulsa on Friday as she scored 29 points, including six 3 pointers... Gwinnett County stars commit to Tulane Atlanta (Ga.) Journal-Constitution... (Tulanegreenwave.com)

    The Transparency Revolution  Sep 17, 2007
    In health care, there appears to be a different driving force for transparency. We don't see just a few major suppliers selling to relatively major customers, as happens elsewhere in the corporate world. (BusinessWeek)

    Mortensen is driving force in Cronenberg film  Sep 14, 2007
    Movies Restaurants Food Events Music Theater/Arts TV Books Celebrity news Games. In "Eastern Promises," David Cronenberg's hellacious new Russian mob movie, Viggo Mortensen finally comes of age as an actor and a movie star. (Boston Globe -- Living)

    Hollywood Players Form Political Production Company...  Sep 12, 2007
    The driving force of the White House's approach to this war has been the belief that saying something is so makes it so. That truly is the first commandment of the Bush administration. (The Drudge Report)

    Johnson living the dream with back-to-back titles in sights  Sep 12, 2007
    FOUNDATION A DRIVING FORCE. Less than a month after claiming his first Nextel Cup title, Jimmie Johnson received a painful reminder of how difficult it can be for NASCAR's leading man to just be himself. (USA Today -- Sports)

    Failing Protection Of Africa's National Parks  Sep 7, 2007
    Then there are reserves in which human encroachment is the driving force, whereas in reserves too small to harbour wildlife populations year-round, natural and anthropogenic causes operate in concert. Caro and Scholte are cautious in formulating solutions, most of which impact poor people. (Science Daily)

    NASA Satellites Eye Coastal Water Quality  Sep 5, 2007
    Wind conditions, however, are the driving force for a decline in water quality in the dry season between October and June, when bottom sediments are disturbed. "It's important to look at baseline conditions and see how they change with the seasons and over the years, and whether that change is due to development, coastal erosion, the extraction and dumping of sediments, or digging a channel," Muller-Karger says. (Science Daily)

    Stanley introduces new president  Sep 1, 2007
    As she described her vision for the future of Stanley Consultants Inc., Roberts referred to several statements that reflect the driving force behind the corporation. From current President and CEO Gregs Thomopulos she gleaned, You are only as good as the people that work for you. (Muscatine Journal, IO)

    Working Toward New Energy With Electrochemistry  Aug 23, 2007
    By carefully forming just one thin layer of platinum on a ruthenium-oxide surface, Ping has calculated that the oxidation-reduction reaction (the driving force for fuel cells) happens almost as quickly as with a pure platinum catalyst, while using much less of the pricey metal and preventing its dissolution. "Theoretically, when there's one monolayer of platinum on ruthenium-oxide, it has very close activity to pure platinum," Liu said. (Science Daily)

    Three things we have learned  Aug 13, 2007
    It is the association of college athletics, so why can t they be the driving force for acceptance standards. Spurrier s real issue was the late decline that took place a day before practice started. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    Lady Wolves hoping to stay at the top  Aug 10, 2007
    It s only natural to think about your losses more, but we are going to use that as a driving force headed into this season. And while Bridge was quick to point out the talent her team has heading into the 2007-08 season, there are also several holes to fill. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Rebel movies, with a cause  Jul 23, 2007
    "It's about getting people together to do something very deliberately outside the realm of commerce," said artist Rico Thunder, a creator of "industrial whimsy" who is a driving force behind Guerilla Drive-In. "It's about reclaiming public space.". (Boston Globe)

    Lendman: Militarization of North America  Jul 21, 2007
    NACC's recommendations centered on "private sector involvement" being "a key step to enhancing North America's competitive position in global markets and is the driving force behind innovation and growth." It mentioned "border-crossing facilitation, standards and regulatory cooperation, and energy integration (with a top priority of) improving the secure flow of goods and people within North America." These issues and others were discussed above explaining what they're really all about, not... (Zmag.org)

    DealTalk: Fewer big fish means fewer large chemical deals  Jul 19, 2007
    The driving force for the small deals will continue to be an industry trend to push into more specialty chemicals, the sector banker said. There is also commodity consolidation still underway. (ABC News -- Wire)

    Dr. John Murphy hangs up his stethoscope after long career  Jul 6, 2007
    For all those years, he's been the driving force behind a group of local volunteers who have planted over 9,000 trees in the city to gain nationwide recognition as well as improve the local environment. He looks forward to spending more time with his wife Judy, sons John, Mike and Tom and two grandchildren as well as cheering on the Iowa Hawkeye and Drake Bulldog athletic teams. (Boone Today, IA)

    Let's not play that game  Jul 3, 2007
    Where you'll find me on a Friday night: cooking and playing cards with friends, dining at a new restaurant or. A 34 year-old transplant to metro Atlanta who has found her dating experience here. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)

    Notes: Halos to cut ties with Hillenbrand  Jun 28, 2007
    "Shea loves to play the game of baseball. When you love to play the game, and you feel that you still have the ability to play, to contribute, that's your driving force to play the game. It's not to get paid.". Listen up: "We got to turn the page on this one, come back out here tomorrow afternoon and just get into our game, play better. The Royals are a young, aggressive club, and they've taken it to us these two games. They just kept pounding us. They hit the ball, they hit the long ball, they... (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)

    An AP Member Exchange Feature  Jun 12, 2007
    Anaconda native Schnabel, his wife Lyza and children Becca, 9, and P.J., 5, are the driving force behind the project, an endeavor born out of love of family and a good brew. "We wanted something we could have together," Schnabel said Thursday as his children played in the gutted parking garage at the brewery's future home. (Helena Independent Record)

    Spanish, Chinese won't be Greek to these kids  Jun 10, 2007
    30-day news archives. "Some public school immersion programs already exist in Florida, including Greek-language charter schools in Pinellas and Pasco counties, but the state does not track them.A Brevard first Besides launching the district's first language immersion program, Palm Bay Academy also will be the first district school to offer Chinese, one of eight "critical need" languages the Bush administration is pushing Americans to learn.Despite perceptions otherwise, American-born Elena... (Florida Today)

    Brewing Butte beer  Jun 10, 2007
    Anaconda native Schnabel, his wife Lyza and children Becca, 9, and P.J., 5, are the driving force behind the project, an endeavor born out of love of family and a good brew. We wanted something we could have together, Schnabel said Thursday as his children played in the gutted parking garage at 45 W. Galena, the brewery s future home. (Montana Standard, MT)

    'Success is impossible without air travel'  Jun 5, 2007
    " Batzel, 62, says he's been energized by his experience with Galaxy and believes he now has "20 good years" left to continue in business. He regards his company's success as the product of creative thinking, and also credits his nephew Lee, who serves as partner and vice president of operations, to be a positive and driving force. "As a company we have fertile engineering minds, and we're unencumbered by thinking that certain solutions are the way it's always been done," says Batzel. "As... (Pennsylvania Northeast Business Journal, PA)

    New man at helm of BHP breaks the mould  Jun 1, 2007
    That is a throwback to the the fiery six months when Brian Gilbertson was BHP Billiton CEO. Mr Gilbertson was the driving force behind the creation of the out-of-Africa minerals group Billiton before its 2001 merger with BHP. Mr Gilbertson left abruptly in 2003 after scaring the BHP Billiton board with over-the-top acquisition ambitions. Mr Kloppers is the among the last of the senior Billiton executives left at BHP Billiton. (The Age, Australia -- Business)

    The many faces of Seth Rogen keep them laughing  May 30, 2007
    As directed and written by Judd Apatow, co-creator of Freaks and the driving force behind Virgin, this R-rated relationship romp is a profoundly crude yet good-hearted exploration of how a pothead slacker and high-on-ambition TV journalist deal with the consequences of a drunken one-night stand. Nine months of consequences, that is. (USA Today)

    Hunting the prizeHow scientific are Japan's current whaling programmes?  May 26, 2007
    ----------------- ----------------- RELATED BBC SITES. Last Updated: Friday, 25 May 2007, 14:30 GMT 15:30 UK. (BBC News -- Science)

    Novak sours on GOP hopes...  May 12, 2007
    Even the Taliban in Afghanistan, where we should be focused instead of Iraq, has gone from nonexistent preinvasion to the driving force in Afghan politics. We preach Democracy yet our best friend is General Musharraf in Pakistan, leader of the ilitary coup that overthrew the Democratically elected govt. (The Drudge Report)

    Selden: Forgotten Holocaust  May 9, 2007
    Technology was harnessed to the driving force of American nationalism, which repeatedly came to the fore in times of war, and was fashioned under wartime conditions, beginning with the conquest of the Philippines in 1898 and running through successive wars and police actions in Latin America and Asia that spanned the long twentieth century. In other words, technological fanaticism is inseparable from American nationalism and conceptions of a benevolent American-dominated global order. (Zmag.org)

    Cherry L. Emerson; arts patron cofounded an engineering firm  May 5, 2007
    He was a driving force in the festival's efforts to raise funds for a new concert hall and steered organizers toward engaging the talents of world-renowned acoustic architect R. Lawrence Kirkegaard , said Deveau, artistic director of the festival. Organizers hope to start construction on the hall in January. (Boston Globe)

    Breakthrough in Nanotechnology (APIO)  May 3, 2007
    With every successful investment I've made, there's always a driving force behind the company. API is no exception. (Newsmax)

    LISTMANIA: Most successful Cache business people.  May 1, 2007
    Dustman wrote on April 30, 2007 3:28 PM:"Just to cut Denver Doug a bit of slack, his mention of the Forzani Bros. and their vast Canadian enterprise in sporting goods has more than just a USU gridiron connection---I know that John Forzani was married to Linda Larsen, whose father Bob played a major role in the expansion of Al's Sporting Goods years ago. I have no idea if John/Linda are still together (though I hope so) but I believe Linda was a driving force in the Forzanis taking on the... (Logan Herald Journal, UT)

    Charleston man is state National Guard NCO of year  Apr 26, 2007
    To me, warrior ethos is the driving force behind a soldier, Steidl said. It s the power to believe in yourself and perform what you need to do. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)

    North Korea's nuclear identity on display in parade  Apr 26, 2007
    Kim's switching from the Worker's Party to the military as the main driving force in society was significant because the army was "less ideological and more pragmatic" than the party, said Alexander Vorontsov, a former Russian diplomat in Pyongyang who is now teaching at the Institute of Oriental Studies in Moscow. North Korea's official media began using the term "army-first" in 1999, when Kim was struggling to tighten his grip on power in the aftermath of a famine that, according to some... (International Herald Tribune)

    Church shepherds in community garden  Apr 25, 2007
    "It kind of segues with the Farmers Market at Broadway and Exchange (Street) which Weed was a driving force behind. "We think it's a great way to involve the residents and give that neighborhood a feeling of ownership of that part of the community. " Weed participants recently assisted with cleanup of the grassy areas by the church. It took Lagerquist with help from friend Frank Passarella and a couple of volunteers only a day or two to install 22 raised beds, bordered by pressure treated wod... (Pawtucket Times, RI)

    List And Descriptions Of Va. Tech Victims  Apr 23, 2007
    "He has been a driving force for all of us, the guiding force.". Lauren McCain, 20, was originally from Oklahoma but most recently lived in the Hampton, Va. (CBS New York, NY)

    Hopkins, Gosling share a 'Fracture'  Apr 22, 2007
    He describes himself as "hyperactive. I wish I could sit and relax, but I can't. I have this driving force in me that makes me move and get out of bed in the morning. It may be a kind of neurosis, but I feel happy.". On a typical nonworking day, he flits between reading, playing the piano and, more and more, painting. (Los Angeles Times)

    Discoveries Thrust Cancer-initiating Stem Cells Into A Larger Role In Cancer Biology And Treatment  Apr 20, 2007
    "If mammary stem cells are, indeed, the driving force of breast cancer, then we need to know more about their function if we hope to create more effective therapies.". To investigate the role of the gene in stem cells, the team engineered a lentivirus to carry small interfering RNA segments that, in effect, silence the BRCA1 gene. (Science Daily)

    VIRGINIA TECH MASSACRE  Apr 19, 2007
    We do not know what to do," his brother G.V. Palanivel told the NDTV news channel from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. "He has been a driving force for all of us, the guiding force. " Partahi Lumbantoruan Lumbantoruan, 34, of Indonesia, was a civil engineering doctoral student, according to Kristiarto Legowo, a spokesman for the Indonesian foreign ministry. Lauren McCain McCain, 20, was originally from Oklahoma but most recently lived in the Hampton, Va., area. She was planning to major... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    REMEMBERING THE VICTIMS  Apr 19, 2007
    "He has been a driving force for all of us, the guiding force.". . (Fredericksburg.com, VA)

    Victims of shootings  Apr 19, 2007
    "He has been a driving force for all of us, the guiding force.". Partahi Lumbantoruan: Studying in USA was a dream. (USA Today)

    Pitt researcher gets the inside story on how cell doors work  Apr 18, 2007
    Ehud Isacoff, professor of neurobiology at Berkeley who is involved in similar research, described Dr. Grabe's as "the intellectual driving force behind the research. "You have to simulate how the protein moves and that takes a lot of computer power and a lot of analytic prowess and tight logic," he said. "He combined them and came up with a model that is very satisfying and very intriguing. "It's a first-time model that's pretty convincing.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Virginia Tech Massacre: The Victims  Apr 18, 2007
    "He has been a driving force for all of us, the guiding force.". He is survived by his wife, Usha, and two daughters, Uma an engineering student at The University of Virginia and another daughter who is a student at Blacksburg Middle School. (Fox News -- Views)

    Profiles of Virginia Tech victims  Apr 18, 2007
    We do not know what to do," his brother G.V. Palanivel told the NDTV news channel from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. "He has been a driving force for all of us, the guiding force. " Lauren McCain McCain, 20, was originally from Oklahoma but most recently lived in the Hampton, Va., area. She was planning to major in International Studies. Daniel O'Neil O'Neil, 22, was a graduate student in engineering and played guitar and wrote his own songs, which he posted on a Web site,... (KHOU.com, TX)

    Degussa invests in Shanghai factory  Apr 17, 2007
    Degussa sees China as a driving force behind global economic growth and intends to increase its business in the region to 820 million euros within three years, said Yu Dahai, the firm's newly appointed China president. Yu served at Degussa's headquarters in for 17 years. (People's Daily Online, China)

    A new attempt to streamline EU patents  Apr 4, 2007
    "Patents are a driving force for promoting innovation, growth and competitiveness, but the single market for patents is still incomplete," McCreevy said in a statement. "In today's increasingly competitive global economy Europe cannot afford to lose ground in an area as crucial as patent policy.". (International Herald Tribune -- Money Report)

    Gallo left legacy for family, wine industry  Mar 27, 2007
    Alfredo Koch, the new coordinator of the viticulture and enology department at Allan Hancock College, agreed Gallo was a driving force behind California wines. think he had a tremendous impact on the industry in California, Koch said. (Lompoc Record, CA)

    Volcanic Plumbing Dictates Development Of Deep-sea Hydrothermal Vents  Mar 23, 2007
    "We've really solidified our findings in the last 18 months. The mantle is moving or flowing in one direction, and the plate boundary is trying to catch up. We've talked for years about passive flow models for ocean ridges - the mantle upwells as a passive response to plate motion. Now we see the mantle flow is not entirely passive or controlled by the overlapping plates. The mantle flow provides a driving force for plate motion. This discovery is remarkably surprising.". The area studied is... (Science Daily)

    Penn study on olfactory nerve cells shows why we smell better when we sniff  Mar 14, 2007
    "The driving force for such synchronization remained a mystery for more than 50 years," says senior author Minghong Ma, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience. "These results help us understand how the mammalian olfactory system encodes and decodes odor information in the environment.". (EurekAlert!)

    Scientist plans to crack genetic secrets of the deep - from comfort of his 100ft yacht  Mar 14, 2007
    The driving force behind this, self-styled maverick scientist Craig Venter, is no stranger to audacity. He was vilified by the scientific establishment for taking them on in the race to sequence the human genome. (Guardian Unlimited -- Life)

    UW-Stout seeks polytechnic designation - Chancellor Sorensen makes presentation to committee on Thursday  Mar 8, 2007
    Sorensen said the polytechnic university designation is the driving force behind his efforts to expand the UW-Stout honors program into an honors college. Finally, UW-Stout is working on a campus physical plant master plan, which will use the polytechnic designation as its guiding principle, Sorensen said. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)

    Joined-up writing  Mar 8, 2007
    For me, although the poem depends for some of its effect on the idea that the spirit of the quiet revolution lives on, I don't hear enough about the driving force of that social transformation. ("O'Leary" does not do it for me. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)

    'Global Warming Is Lies' Claims New Documentary...  Mar 5, 2007
    "If President Eisenhower had said in the mid-1960s that he, while President, "created" the Interstate Highway System, we would not have seen dozens and dozens of editorials lampooning him for claiming he "invented" the concept of highways or implying that he personally went out and dug ditches across the country to help build the roadway. Everyone would have understood that Ike meant he was a driving force behind the legislation that created the highway system, and this was the very same concept... (The Drudge Report)

    Size Matters ... If You're A Rodent  Mar 1, 2007
    The new research in mammals adds to a growing body of evidence that sexual selection -- competition between males and potentially also choice by females -- is the driving force responsible. Citation: Steven A. Ramm (University of Liverpool), "Sexual selection and genital evolution in mammals: a phylogenetic analysis of baculum length" American Naturalist 169:360-369 (2007). (Science Daily)

    The next generation of threats  Feb 24, 2007
    But the drumbeat is inadequate to the task and threat at hand, and is likely partly responsible for the scientific community's inability to focus public opinion -- the driving force behind political action in any democracy -- on the unthinkable dangers lying in the not-too-distant future. Before our best scientific minds can be heard, they will have to be joined by a new generation of political leaders. (Boston Globe)

    Don't send the wrong message to troops  Feb 22, 2007
    " To Answering wrote on February 20, 2007 8:51 PM:"Obviously you the closest you got to military service is being a "Screen Beret" on your computer, because if you had been serving during those days, you would know it was a Republican Administration (Daddy Bush) that was the driving force in cuts to the military. " Rogone wrote on February 20, 2007 8:52 PM:"all of you peacenicks make me ill. (North County Times)

    Next stop Iran?  Feb 19, 2007
    ". sandy, USA--Penna...... / 8:04pm 18 Feb 2007 #84--mine's--it's the "city of Orange"--not Orange Co.........& the County goes......#86--mine's--most of our imported oil is from Mexico & Canada, however we do get from many countries, & the percentages are small.i stand by my #75 post.........the sooner the better.... Maisie / 8:05pm 18 Feb 2007 oops sorry for mixing up posts 85 and 87, I was a wee tad annoyed and off on a tangent.87, I apologise. Finnking, Finland / 8:07pm 18 Feb 2007... (Scotsman)

    * World News Quick Take  Feb 14, 2007
    Debbie Almontaser, a 15-year veteran of the school system who is the driving force behind the school will be its principal. She said that ideally, the school would serve an equal mix of students with backgrounds in Arabic language and culture and those without such backgrounds. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Soy dresses? Being green is in fashion  Feb 11, 2007
    Organic cotton, which makes up 95% of organic fabrics, is the driving force behind the trend. Global organic cotton sales more than doubled, from $245 million to $583 million, from 2001 to 2005. (Los Angeles Times)

    Organic clothing not just for hippies anymore  Feb 10, 2007
    Organic cotton, which makes up 95 percent of organic fabrics, is the driving force behind the trend. Global organic cotton sales increased 119 percent, from $245 million to $583 million between 2001 and 2005. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)

    From Sheffield To Singapore, International Computing Grid Battles Malaria  Feb 3, 2007
    In the quest to find a cure scientists are using Grid computing, the major driving force for new approaches towards collaborative. . (Science Daily)

    Earth-shattering Proof Of Continents On The Move  Feb 3, 2007
    (April 26, 2001) -- Deep beneath Earth's surface, continent-sized plumes of hot rock are floating upwards, providing a driving force for such phenomena as the movements of whole continents, earthquakes, volcanism, and. . (Science Daily)

    Lifesaving Fire Equipment Coming To Hampton Roads  Jan 30, 2007
    "In Europe they've had some serious tunnel fires with a large loss of life and that was the driving force behind the development of the fire fighting machines," said Chief Jones. You operate them a lot like you would a remote control car, allowing firefighters and rescue teams to 'stay out' until it's safe to go in. (WTKR.com, VA)

    Aerosol Pollution Slows Down Winds And Reduces Rainfall  Jan 24, 2007
    -- The major driving force of atmospheric circulation in the tropical regions is solar heating. Because of the Earth's 23. (Science Daily)

    Harry Wise, friend of Coonskin Park, dies  Jan 20, 2007
    In 1994, he was a driving force behind the formation of the Kanawha County Master Gardeners Association. He was a cranky old guy, and I loved him dearly, said Mary Anne Michael, a master gardener. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)

    Why Trans Fats should be banished from the Earth  Jan 20, 2007
    Cost is a driving force, Stluka said. I think it might be more the smaller companies that might see the cost being an issue. (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    New Details Of First Major Urban Battle Emerge Along With Clues About Civilization's Origins  Jan 18, 2007
    The latest findings from Hamoukar suggest that the specialized mass-production of goods for trade could have been a similar driving force in the North. Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by University of Chicago. (Science Daily)

    Closing A Loophole In The RNA World Hypothesis  Jan 17, 2007
    (February 16, 2005) -- A geomicrobiologist at Washington University in St. Louis has proposed that evolution is the primary driving force in the early Earth's development rather than physical processes, such as plate. . (Science Daily)

    Testing Poultry Litter For No-Till Farming  Jan 9, 2007
    That's because the driving force behind. . (Science Daily)

    Protesters decry Louvre museum's plans for global expansion  Jan 9, 2007
    " Prosecutors countered that the defendant deserved at least 30 years behind bars as the "driving force" behind a "workable terrorist plot. "Siraj was convicted of conspiracy last year based partly on the testimony of a police informant, Osama Eldawoody, who was recruited to monitor radical Muslims at mosques and elsewhere following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.Inside an Islamic bookstore near a Brooklyn mosque, Eldawoody wore a wire and chatted up an employee who lived with his parents... (North County Times)

    We require a serious multipronged R&D program on the scale of the Manhattan Project of the 1940s or the Space Race of the 1960s, including conservation, nuclear fusion, solar, wind, coal conversion, biofuels (switchgrass, not corn), etc. More...  Jan 9, 2007
    TonyD wrote on January 08, 2007 12:34 PM:"I think the editors of this topics area might want to consider researching a matter fully prior to going public. When it comes to oil, oil prices (adjusted for grade quality) are set on the global market, including the per barrel price for US oil. So, foreign oil per se is not necessarily the pivotal driving force in the price of US oil and eventually gas at the gas pump. As you know, economic growth in far away places such as India and China exert... (North County Times)

    Preparing for brand new conference fun’  Jan 8, 2007
    I think football probably was the driving force, but I think it s going to benefit all sports in the long run. Silverton coach Tom Steer had the Foxes play a tough nonleague schedule to prepare for MWC play. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

    Richard Newton, engineering dean and technology visionary, dies at 55 UCB, Jan. 04  Jan 5, 2007
    Newton was the driving force behind the founding of CITRIS, established in2001 to develop the next generation of technologies that will be critical to sustaining California's economic growth and global competitiveness and to solving society's most critical needs. "He always had the interest of society in his mind, so much so that CITRIS can be considered his brainchild," said Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, UC Berkeley professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences and a close friend... (University of California Newswire, CA)

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