According to their website the team was attempting to row unassisted across the Atlantic Ocean, a daring 3569 nautical mile journey, using human power to propel the boat, and solar and wind power to charge its instruments.

FORBES: Rogue Wave Capsizes Trans-Atlantic Ocean Rowers

Malema and the ANC Youth League helped propel Zuma to power in 2009.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Instead of gunpowder or rocket motors, the railgun will use electrical power to propel the projectiles.

FORBES: U.S. Navy Pioneers Next-Gen Electric Weaponry

Even so, the lesson from Paul's campaign may be that the Web alone has limited power to propel a candidate to the White House.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The power to propel Apple stock much higher is likely to come from a new development that is not discounted in the price of the stock. iWallet may be the app that does it.

FORBES: Apple's New iWallet Patent Hints At New Killer App

By some estimates, American navy ships spend 80% of their time travelling at half speed, which requires barely one-eighth of the power needed to propel a ship at top speed.

ECONOMIST: Electric ships

For audiences suffering from blockbuster fatigue (seven of the top ten earnings films of the year have been released this summer) the power of the brand might not be enough to propel Captain America to blockbuster status.

FORBES: Can Captain America Win Over Kids and Foreigners?

NPR's Renee Montagne speaks to Richard Viguerie, co-author of America's Right Turn: How Conservatives Used New and Alternative Media to Take Power, about the changes the "values voters" who helped propel the president to victory expect to see in the next four years.

NPR: What to Expect from the Conservative Agenda