They both take a playful look at the world.

They both take a playful look at the world.

Breaking a glass in the Northwest is rather like belching in Arabia, for it appears to be done as a read more

Breaking a glass in the Northwest is rather like belching in Arabia, for it appears to be done as a mark of appreciation or elation.

This will be an informational meeting.

This will be an informational meeting.

The annual Congress is also an opportunity to renew the friendship that we, ACI members worldwide, have built through the read more

The annual Congress is also an opportunity to renew the friendship that we, ACI members worldwide, have built through the years.

There will be great security problems as a result of the U.S. presence,

There will be great security problems as a result of the U.S. presence,

He was a man of the people, so this is a wonderful tribute; he loved America and it's fitting that read more

He was a man of the people, so this is a wonderful tribute; he loved America and it's fitting that the country recognizes him as a national treasure.

It's not that the ground motions in 1906 were significantly larger than those in 1989—it's that the area experiencing intense read more

It's not that the ground motions in 1906 were significantly larger than those in 1989—it's that the area experiencing intense shaking was much, much greater. We don't know if the next rupture will look like 1906 earthquake, but we know that many of the same areas hit hard in 1906, like San Francisco, Santa Rosa, and the Santa Cruz mountains will be hit hard again in the next large earthquake on the San Andreas Fault .

We don't have that right now.

We don't have that right now.

The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror.

The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror.