Each of these massive movements of the earth there are lessons. Earthquakes in haiti and chile of nearly the same magnitude have caused massive differences in deaths and damages. Much of the differences are the direct results of efforts to establish standards and mitigation of earthquake hazards. In japan the Early Warning system allowed the japanese Transit System to shut down every train so not a single derailment occurred as a hult of the han shu quake. Today were here to remember those that lost their lives in the great alaskan quake. We have to remind ourselves we capital be complacent protecting against hazards and remind ourselves the advancement of science depends on vigilence. I would like to thank our witnesses for being here today. I like to hear their thoughts and what we know about advances in earthquake science over the last 50 years. Over the last 50 years. I would now like to recognize the Ranking Member. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I would like to thank our distinguished
Thank you, secretary kerry. And, of course, our gracious hosts today and over the next couple of days. I wish to acknowledge your contribution this morning. Thank you very much for that very inspiring statement. Excellencies, friends of the ocean, ladies and gentlemen, let me begin by greeting you, bringing the greetings from the people of my country young, old and on whose behalf im very honored to be here to address this conference. In my country we usually begin by conferring blessings on each other, so let me do so to each and every one of you this morning. [speaking in native tongue] it is an honor, indeed, and a great pleasure for me to be a part of this summit. Let me begin at the outset by expressing my deep gratitude and appreciation and, of course, our congratulations to our host, secretary of state john kerry, and through you, to the government and the people of the United States, for this timely initiative and for the invitation to attend the summit. On an urgent issue focu
Understand most of the time. Maybe thats true. Most of the time theres someone on the legislators staff who understands it. Thats not necessarily the case with intelligence bill. On the senate side you have one dedicated staffer who is clear, who can talk to their boss about these things. On the house side they are pretty dependent on the committee staff. For example sessen brenner who wrote freedom acts bill is completely cut out of the negotiations with the administration over what to include in the final version of the reform bill. This is nothing i reported, in cq. He didnt have sufficient security clearance. You have a situation where you have some legislators for one reason or another may not be the best prepared to grasp these particular issues, who dont have the necessary staff to help them grasp it. Theres another aspect to this, too. I think its a little harder for the public and for the media to grasp it as well. Its not like health insurance. Health care policies are very c
It was a gut punch to learn the Donald Forrest, friend, and frequent collaborator, died this week. I was fortunate to work on a number of projects with him that stretched my imagination, and the boundaries of what earthquake outreach can look like. He was also a very good friend. If you have been in […]
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