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The article discusses the renovation of the GameDay Sports Bar inside the Sycuan Casino in El Cajon, California. It states that the project is part of a casino renovation which is worth 27 million dollars. It highlights Mike Stanger, the senior audio-visual (AV) engineer at AVDB Group who comments about the problems with their system transporting video which has to ready for the Labor Day grand opening.

The article profiles Reuben Goldberg, an engineer and inventor from San Francisco, California. Goldberg has earned engineering degree at the University of California, Berkeley campus. After moving in New York in 1907, Goldberg started his career with a syndicated cartoon published in "Weekly Inventions." Further, his contribution to the engineering education was his invention of solar power match lighter.

The article features an automobile having the front of a '57 Chevy Belair, the two-toned sides of a '58 Chevy Impala and the back end of a '59 Chevy. Engineers from N2A Motors in Santa Ana, California designed and built this new vehicle on a 2005-7 Corvette chassis, practically the same chassis that has won its class at LeMans.

The article profiles Jade Thiemsuwan, a 22-year-old associate engineer for San Diego Gas & Electric in San Diego, California. Thiemsuwan is passionate about his budding career in the utility business and uses his education and work experience to recruit others to hop aboard the power bandwagon. He initiated a student chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power & Energy Society at California State Polytechnic University.

The article discusses the rehabilitation and upgrading by San Diego, California-based Ledcor Construction of more than 600 feet sewer main that services Grossmont Hospital's main campus. It is noted that the new sewer main was installed under the MTS dual rail line by means of directional bore. Scott Ludwig is the project engineer of the three-month rehabilitation project that costs US$775,000.

The article focuses on Thunder Parley, software engineer and in-house food critic of Mountain View, California-based Google Inc. Parley developed a growing interest in food offerings at the company's 17 cafes and started an online review. It is noted that despite Parley's absence of culinary background or training, he has become famous inside the company and his reviews can influence at various stations.

The article reports that a Californian court has found against heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) engineer William Johnson who sued AC manufacturer American Standard after allegedly contracting lung disease from exposure to phosgene gas. Johnson alleged that he was injured by the phosgene gas created during the maintenance of air conditioning systems contaning R22 or chlorodifluoromethane. The causes of action against American Standard included negligence and strict liability for failure to warn.

The article offers information on the desktop solution called desktop as a service (DaaS) from MokaFive Inc. in Redwood City, California. Chief executive officer (CEO) Bill Demas of MokaFive states that the desktop solution will enable businesses to store desktop images, operating systems, applications and data and will allow information technology (IT) to create, deploy, manage and monitor all the virtual desktops centrally. Principal engineer of MokaFive John Whaley also asserts that the desktop solution is designed to fit a package containing Windows and Office 2007 operating systems. Pricing for DaaS will be available later in the second quarter of 2008.

The article profiles Eric Rosse, producer, mixer, engineer and songwriter in Los Angeles, California. He entered business music when he and his brother landed a commercial-scoring gig. He is recording at his own SquawkBox Studio in the city where he produces and develops artists. He likes to build a map of the overall project in pre-production. He noticed that some of the most interesting sounds are discovered by pure chance. As a producer, he learned to go back to basics.

The article profiles Mike Wolf, a recording engineer, producer and studio owner in Los Angeles, California. He worked with Roger Daltrey and Carmine Appice. He notable as the owner of Music Box Recording Studio launched in 1992. He work in every genre from rock, punk, hip-hop and gangsta-rap to jazz, country and classical. He produced and engineered album projects for high profile artists. His Studio 5109 offers complete digital production and post-production services.

Information on how to lower energy consumption discussed at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) in Long Beach, California is presented. Mike Moran Jr. of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), stated the importance of communication to gain energy-saving points across a multi-building campus in Pacific Northwest. Detailed information regarding Moran's presentation at the meeting is discussed.

The article discusses the training received by the U.S. Army Reserve soldiers at the National Training Center (NTC) during the Operation Sand Castle 2007 event in Fort Irwin, California. Soldiers primarily traveled to NTC to upgrade the existing facilities in the area. However, they wore full tactical gears and operated safety vehicles as if they were in hostile environment. This was intended to make them proficient in military occupational specialties and to become better soldiers.

The article reports on a virtual model of the cellulase complex designed to improve the process of breaking down cellulosic materials into ethanol created by protein engineers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). It mentions the significance of making the transformation of cellulosic materials into ethanol. It describes how the binding part of the enzyme moves freely and randomly across the cellulose surface, searching for a broken cellulose chain.

The article profiles Spanish music engineer and mixer Rafa Sardina. Sardina has already won 10 Grammy awards and has worked with artists Macy Gray, Stevie Wonder and Mariah Carey. He works in his home studio in Hollywood Los Angeles, California where he develops new artists through his production company, Quest Records. His listening philosophy with the artists he works with, is to understand where the person wants to get to and not what he wants them to go.

The article announces that Patrick Fuscoe, president of Fuscoe Engineering Inc., was named Engineer of the Year by the Orange County, California, branch of American Society of Civil Engineers.

The article reports on the ultra-thin digital camera with telephoto lens developed by engineers at the University of California in San Diego. The technology may yield lightweight, ultra-thin, high-resolution miniature cameras for unmanned surveillance aircraft and infrared night-vision applications. Its light path is repeatedly folded which increases the focal length of the lens without increasing the distance from the front of the optic to the image sensor.

The article offers information about the SoCal Vendor Days of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, held on December 6-7, 2006 in Ontario, California. It is stated that some 350 multi system operator engineers and technicians, and 150 representatives from industry hardware manufacturers have attended the program. The keynote presentations by Jay Rolls of Cox Communications and Tom Staniec of Time Warner Cable are included in the highlights of the 10-year annual event. Moreover, the attendees were able to meet with more than 100 broadband telecommunications equipment vendors, as part of the technical sessions which included switched digital video and voice-over Internet protocol basics.

The article reports that a Nokia 2125i phone was not the cause of the fire that burned a local man and damaged his apartment in Vallejo, California. Investigator William Tweedy said that the phone was not to blame based on a test conducted by a Nokia Corp. engineer. The investigation shows that there was no evidence of a circuit board fire inside the phone. It was believed that the phone short-circuited and caused a fire but the investigation showed that whatever caused the fire, the "evidence of that thing burned" in the victim's apartment.

The article reports on the two college courses offered by the UC Davis Extension, the premiere provider of continuing education in Sacramento, California. Engineering series from UC Davis Extension offers hands-on instruction in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration HVACR systems design field. The participants who are targeted by the series include architects, engineers, and construction managers. HVACR Systems Design I and II will be held in January-June 2007.

The article focuses on the flight tests on Spike, a guided missile, which are being conducted by engineers at the Naval Air Warfare Center in China Lake, California. The missile warhead uses its energy to create minimum collateral damage. Various off-the-shelf components were utilized in the guided missile to reduce costs.

A list of the top 20 engineering firms in the Central San Joaquin Valley, California, ranked by number of local registered professional engineers and if tied, by number of technical support staff with their respective addressess and contact information is presented. The number one firm is Provost & Pritchard Engineering Group Inc. This firm is followed by Quad Knopf Inc., Geomatrix Consultants, Boyle Engineering Corp. and BSK Associates. Data is given about notable clients or projects, location of headquarters, year in which it was founded locally and firm principals.

The article reports on the software-based technology employed by Stanford University engineers that enabled their driverless vehicle to win in the Grand Challenge in California. Stanford claimed two million dollars after its school vehicle, Stanley, finished first in the 132-mile race through the Mohave Desert without human intervention. David Stavens, a philosophy student at Stanford, stated that the real challenge was developing the right intelligence in the software.

The article reports on Danville, California, engineers testing a low-cost method to control the tons of mud that is annually thrown down the hillsides. The proprietary Plate Pile system inserts plates affixed to steel poles or piles into stable strata underlying loose soil, transmitting the slide forces downward to the stiffer material. The technique is similar to pin-piles used in large landslide repair, but with less disturbance and cost, says its inventor, Dick Short, chief geotechnical engineer of San Diego, California-based Kleinfelder Inc.

The article reports on Glen Gebhardt, an engineer with River Islands, hiring Concord, California-based Independent Construction Co. in mid-September 2005 for a specific project. The job was construction on six miles of what will eventually become 300-ft wide crown levees with slopes of 10:1 at a cost approaching $1 million a mile. Independent started by excavating 6 to 8 ft of soil and performing deep dynamic compaction with local material. The soils are mainly sandy, but compaction closes the pores to create a solid foundation.

Highlights the issues associated with copper resistivity in the semiconductor industry, explored at the Copper Resistivity Workshop conducted by Sematech and Novellus Systems Inc. in Burlingame, California in 2005. Number of engineers who participated in the workshop; Reason linewidths below 90nm experience a rise in copper resistivity; Impact of the switch from aluminum to copper wiring on copper resistivity.

The article reports that the National Society of Professional Engineer (NSPE)'s Future Directions Task Force has presented a preliminary working model for the future of NSPE to its state leaders at a summit meeting in San Diego, California, on January 16, 2005. The task force was charged with assessing and revising the mission and goals of NSPE. What they came up with was approved by more than 78% of state leaders in attendance, with a similar approval percentage for all voters. The task force has worked out a new direction for NSPE. What seems to be at the heart of the proposed model is a focus on organization at the state level, which may explain its overwhelming support among state leaders of NSPE.

This article reports that engineers hope a new type of precracking treatment will save money and improve recycling procedures over the lifetime of a one-mile stretch of asphalt roadway in La Quinta, California. The city awarded San Bernardino, California-based Mattich Corp. a $105,000 contract to microcrack a two-lane country road prone to large shrinkage cracks. In the next day or so, a steel wheel vibratory roller will be applied at 2 mph to introduce a network of hairline cracks and reduce stiffness by 40%. This is expected to decrease development of large cracks, says La Quinta assistant city engineer Steve Speer.

Reveals that the engineers who are testing a GBU-12 Paveway II drop from an unmanned air vehicle at China Lake in California, decided to liven up the event by putting an inflatable plastic SpongeBob SquarePants on a seat on top of the target. Information on SpongeBob.

Presents a calendar of events in the construction industry in California from August to November 2004. Associated General Contractors Delta Sierra District education forum; National Association for Women in Construction Annual Convention; Structural Engineers Association of California Convention; Construction Employers' Association board of directors meeting.

Discusses the integration of materials science into the semiconductor industry. Information on the Semicon West tradeshow in San Francisco, California in July 2004; Significance of materials engineers to the development of semiconductor technologies; Views of several industry executives on opportunities of incorporating materials in semiconductor products.

IMSI, a Novato, California based software developer firm sparked an idea about the drawings of fish, airplanes, lighthouse etc. that led to development of Internet based help tools for engineers using computer-aided design (CAD). IMSI started the Website www.cadsymbols.com. The site which offers monthly and yearly subscriptions, claims to provide access to over eight million CAD symbols that engineers can drag arid drop into CAD models. The symbols are actually CAD drawings of the parts organized by manufacturer, type of part or industry standard and engineers can preview them free of charge to see if they are right for their application.

Presents a chart depicting engineering firms in the Central San Joaquin River Valley, California ranked by number of local registered professional engineers and technical support staff.

Reports on the opening of the Space Technology Center at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Research Park in Mountain View, California in February 2004 as a consortium of academic, industrial and government partners. Focus of the academic, industrial and government partnerships; Example of courses offered to professional engineers.

Presents a diary about the plans of a group of engineers to reassert their position in the technology industry in Silicon Valley, California.

Reports on the conference sponsored in part by the American Concrete Institute International in San Diego, California for seismic bridge engineers and researchers from around the world. Venue of the conference; Identification of the major sponsors; Topics for the discussion; Administrators of the conference.

For the first time in his life, Oakland, California, engineer Bob McClain casts a ballot for himself on October 7, 2003 to be the state's next governor. Although some of the 135 candidates and 27 write ins listed on the election recall ballot are likely in the race for entertainment and self-promotion, three local engineers are running serious campaigns that have already cost them thousands of dollars. Despite shoestring budgets, engineer candidates are cautiously optimistic about their chances of being elected. "Engineers are professional problem solvers and that is what California needs right now," says Cheryl Ely-Chester, 45, another candidate and owner of an environmental engineering firm in Rosewood, 150 miles north of Sacramento. Third engineer candidate is William B. Vaughn, owner of his own engineering firm in Lafayette, near San Francisco. He is pushing a cause close to his professional heart—the state's recently adopted building inspection code.

Interviews Homayoon Kazerooni, professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of Human Engineering Laboratory at the University of California in Berkeley, regarding a system he developed that can control even large plants with a single cable. Capabilities of the system; Benefits of the system to design engineers; Target applications of the system; Problem in bringing the technology to the market.

Focuses on the selection and promotion of construction executives, project managers and engineers in California.

Profiles Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli, an electrical engineer in California. Career and personal background; Contributions to the electronics industry; Awards and recognition received.

Reports the resignation of structural engineer Ronald O. Hamburger of EQE International in Oakland, California. Career history of Hamburger; Result on the acquisition of EQE by ABS: Enhancement of expertise in risk assessment.

Reports global developments in construction industry. Approval of an electric-transmission expansion plan by ISO New England Inc. in Holyoke, Massachusetts; Certification of environmental documents by Orange County in California; Contract awarded to the Army Corps of Engineers to design a security system in New York, New York.

Comments on the project of the engineering community in support of families undergoing the rigors of cancer treatment in San Diego, California. Activity to raise funds; Range of expenses assisted by the grants to the families; Educational program about cancer.

Presents an obituary of structural engineer Egor P. Popov who died on April 19, 2001 in Oakland, California.

Discusses the issue on contracting out private sector designers in California. Feud between private-sector designers and the Professional Engineers in California Government; Impact of the rejection of Proposition 224; Statement issued by Jim Bourgart, manager of government relations in Parsons Brinckerhoff.

Reports on the involvement of Dennis J. Mulligan and Brian H. Maroney on the the replacement of the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge project. Issue regarding the design of the bridge; Decision of Metropolitan Transportation Commission on the design; Involvement of Mulligan and Maroney with Caltrans.

Editorial. Elaborates on campaigns supporting the introduction of Proposition 224, a bill which is anticipated to assist state engineering. Perceptions of the Professional Engineers in California Government union; Contentions of opponents of Proposition 224.

Editorial. Looks at the concerns of California's Professional Engineers in California Government Initiative, in reference to a sponsored advertisement by the New York State Public Employees Federation in the Legislative Gazette. Indepth look at the Government initiatives; Impact of the advertisement on engineers throughout the United States; Indication that public agencies should have the right to choose who performs engineering and design works for them.