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...major mover behind ergonomics. The firm has developed a line of furniture with pneumatic mechanisms that adjust backs and seats, a five-pronged chair base that prevents tipping, and molded backs that conform to the body...
...herpes cannot be defeated, only cozened into an uneasy, lifelong truce. It is a melancholy fact that it has rekindled old fears. But perhaps not so unhappily, it may be a prime mover in helping to bring to a close an era of mindless promiscuity. The monogamous now have one more reason to remain so. For all the distress it has brought, the troublesome little bug may inadvertently be ushering in a period in which sex is linked more firmly to commitment and trust. ?BY John Leo. Reported by Maureen Dowd/New York with other bureaus
Should the Jubail project fail to live up to its billing, Bechtel's worldwide reputation would suffer a severe blow. As the prime mover behind the project, as well as its master planner, the firm bears a large responsibility for Jubail's eventual success. At this point, however, no one is betting against the California engineers. Muses a U.S. embassy officer from Jidda: "If Saudi Arabia is any indication, Bechtel follows one motto: Think big. You get the feeling that if the U.S. Government had not thought of the moon landing first, Bechtel would have proposed the idea...
...outside world, Bok is visible indeed. He regularly journeys to Washington to testify before congressional committees and to discuss trends in higher education with other policymakers. He has spent the last year as honorary chairman of the American Council on Education, a political lobbying group. He was a prime mover behind a much publicized March conference between University presidents and industry leaders to iron out a proper relationship between and industry--authored Most recently he has released a book scrutinizing the role of universities in contemporary society reviews of which are beginning to roll...
...uninitiated, full-scale coal-mining is an incredible sight. Two hundred feet below where the hillside was a few years ago, dump trucks bigger than houses haul 175-ton loads of rock. The Martiki mining operation is centered around the "Mountain Mover," a power shovel about the size of a small airplane hanger. The shovel's huge bucket--which can easily hold a pickup truck--takes 76-cubic-foot bites out of the mountain 24 hours...