A strike is not something we've even considered at this point.

We want to get to the bargaining table and get it done. Is it idealistic to think that's possible? Maybe, given the history. But we're still committed to getting it done in negotiations.

They're just trying to respect the privacy of their guests, I would assume.

There are too many things being legislated that should be left up to the DOE.

I guess rock stars are role models for the kids who listen to that music. My role models have all been geologists - you know, the guys who are doing fieldwork until they're 70.

I got interested in palaeontology and vertebrate history - sparked by books on human evolution - then vertebrate evolution. Studying with palaeontologists kindled my interest in fieldwork.