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Since earthquakes can't be accurately predicted or stopped, the key to preventing damage is to prepare. The death toll and destruction from a serious temblor often has less to do with the strength of the quake than with the strength of building codes and emergency-response plans. In the years since the 1989 quake, California has reinforced building codes, especially for public structures like schools and hospitals, while the state government has spent billions to improve the reliability of highways, bridges and roads. The Bay Bridge - which partly collapsed in 1989 - is being remade to handle the largest plausible...
...Damned United” is the relationship between Clough and his assistant manager, Peter Taylor (brilliantly played by Timothy Spall, best known for his role as Peter Pettigrew in the “Harry Potter” movies). Taylor is the antithesis to Clough—quiet, low-key, and behind the scenes while Clough is an inveterate and foul-mouthed attention-seeker. Yet the two men are devoted to, and utterly dependent on, each other. Clough’s expanding ego leads to a rift with Taylor, and Clough moves to Leeds United on his own. Much...
...azure ocean, a white ship, a barely used tuxedo, a Japanese butler, your own pool table, platinum teeth, socks with no holes, dinners cooked with real butter, but most importantly, my little friends, the power and fame that come with money.” Their scheme is the key to something that sounds uncannily similar to the American Dream...
...key to their offense is going to be stopping the run,” captain Carl Ehrlich said. “I think the real battle is their offensive line versus our defensive line. The real battle is going to be holding the line of scrimmage...
...Wasserstein also had an unusual side interest for a man with a financial career—journalism. In 2004, he purchased New York Magazine, which tracks the key players of Manhattan life each week...