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earthquakes risk trying
In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many buildings of this type; it is very frustrating to try to get rid of them. Charles Francis Richter
earthquakes three judgment
The most remarkable feature about the magnitude scale was that it worked at all and that it could be extended on a worldwide basis. It was originally envisaged as a rather rough-and-ready procedure by which we could grade earthquakes. We would have been happy if we could have assigned just three categories, large, medium, and small; the point is, we wanted to avoid personal judgments. It actually turned out to be quite a finely tuned scale.
earthquakes vibrations facts
As seismologists gained more experience from earthquake records, it became obvious that the problem could not be reduced to a single peak acceleration. In fact, a full frequency of vibrations occurs.
earthquakes drs plot
[In plotting earthquake measurements] the range between the largest and smallest magnitudes seemed unmanageably large. Dr. Beno Gutenberg then made the natural suggestion to plot the amplitudes logarithmically.
earthquakes names justice
The usual designation of the magnitude scale to my name does less than justice to the great part that Dr. Gutenberg played in extending the scale to apply to earthquakes in all parts of the world.
earthquakes energy introducing
If one introduces the concept of energy of an earthquake then that is a theoretically derived quantity.
earthquakes scientist building
Scientists say an 8.9 earthquake here could knock down buildings, flood coastal areas... and improve the roads. Bill Maher
earthquakes california lakes
If there are greater activities in Vesuvius or Pelee, then the southern coast of California and the areas between Salt Lake and the southern portions of Nevada, we may expect, within the three months following same, inundation by the earthquakes. But these are to be more in the Southern than the Northern Hemisphere. Edgar Cayce
earthquakes people news
We can break news really fast. When an earthquake happens, there are people Twittering about it. Biz Stone
names mind use
Only brand names register in the mind... What you should generally do is take a regular word and use it out of context to connote the primary attribute of your brand. Al Ries
names legs bigs
Big name often stands on small legs. Chief Joseph
names history expectations
Augustus was sensible that mankind is governed by names; nor was he deceived in his expectation, that the senate and people would submit to slavery, provided they were respectfully assured that they still enjoyed their ancient freedom. Edward Gibbon
names history bishops
Such events may be disbelieved or disregarded; but the charity of a bishop, Acacius of Amida, whose name might have dignified the saintly calendar, shall not be lost in oblivion.
names danger middle
Danger could be my middle name... But it's John. Eddie Izzard
names people mouths
You could mention my name in any hallway in any academic institution and you would have people foaming at the mouth. David Horowitz
names cameras invention
You can't name the inventor of the camera. The 19th-century invention was chemical: the fixative. David Hockney
names who-i-am goal
Someday the world is going to know who I am-just be hearing my first name. Arnold Schwarzenegger
names bears week
I was christened Edward. My sister gave me the name Bear when I was a week old and it has stuck. Bear Grylls
justice long people
As long as one people sit on another and are deaf to their cry, so long will understanding and peace elude all of us. Chinua Achebe
justice democracy essentials
But a wild democracy . . . too often disdains the essential principles of justice.
justice criminals flaws
The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws. Ben Whishaw
justice-for-all liberty united-states
When the United States aligns with dictatorships and totalitarian regimes, it compromises the basic democratic principles of its foundation - namely, life, liberty and justice for all. Benazir Bhutto
justice social-justice social
Freedom is incomplete without social justice. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
justice suffering social-justice
We compound our suffering by victimizing each other. Athol Fugard
justice publicity eternity
The price of Justice is eternal publicity. Arnold Bennett
justice causes beam
Poise the cause in justice's equal scales, Whose beam stands sure, whose rightful cause prevails. William Shakespeare
justice equal
Justice always whirls in equal measure.