Word: haase
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Every summer the Irwin Cobb Memorial Tournament is played at Paxton Park. One year professional Bob Goalby, a winner of the Masters, won the tournament. Another touring star, Jay Haas, has also played in the event. Cobb himself was a well-known humorist from Paducah.
In an effort to discover what reaction there would be following the forecast of a major earthquake, J. Eugene Haas and Dennis S. Mileti of the University of Colorado's Institute of Behavioral Science interviewed hundreds of public officials, businessmen, journalists and families in earthquake-prone areas of California...
In their study, Haas and Mileti develop the following four-phase scenario based on their interviews and advances in earthquake forecasting:
Haas and Mileti acknowledge that these preparations will have tremendous social costs. But the benefits in lives saved will be far greater. Despite their early-warning system, Chinese scientists missed the signs that heralded last summer's 8.2 magnitude quake in Hopeh Province. No prediction was issued, the quake...
As for retained earnings, they are a prime source of the investments in new plant and machinery that increase production, improve product quality and create jobs. Aggressive and innovative companies often retain high percentages of their profits for expansion. One example: Levi Strauss & Co., whose jeans clothe the world. The...