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...back it in the wilderness. The river adventures are so harrowingly detailed that we accept the necessity for survival ethics unquestionably doesn't attain a supernatural aura of self sufficiency and Bob's upset is offset by quiet strength (in the book he is an unmitigated bore). These two seam for the peace of their homes they hit land. And the only time we glimpse Lewis outside of his natural element is as he recuperates in a hospital...
...double knits have drawbacks. Being less tightly bound than top-quality woven cloth, double knits develop snags more easily. Cutting them is a problem; a garment is sometimes larger or smaller than its stated size. Alterations are also tricky because rips or marks can be left behind when a seam is let out or a waist expanded. Since there is no such problem when a garment is shortened or taken in, it is better for customers to buy a garment that is a bit too big rather than a bit too snug. Moreover, because of the limitations imposed...
...expert skiers (including women) have the fewest accidents-only three per thousand days. Hard-core skiers have an added incentive: the $300 or more they invest in equipment and lessons. When good skiers get hurt, they usually ask the examining doctor to please slit their expensive pants down the seam so they can be resewed. Then they ask: "When can I start skiing again...
...bring some needed enlightenment about California's San Andreas Fault, a 600-mile crack running through the surface of the earth that was probably created by the underlying rise and may still be affected by it. Could part of California actually split off from the mainland along this seam, as some people fear? Wilson acknowledges that the area west of the fault is edging slowly northward. But he is confident that because the movement is at a less-than-glacial pace of an inch or so a year, California will remain part of the North American continent for millions...
...west coast of the continent eventually met up with another segment of the ridge system called the East Pacific Rise. But the moving continent did not stop at this natural barrier; instead it bulldozed right over it. As a result, the West now sits smack atop this hot seam in the earth's crust...