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...hazards posed by earthquakes do not stop at the fault zone. Most of the damage caused by a quake comes not from the rupturing of the ground underfoot but from seismic waves that propagate out from the fault at 8,000 or more m.p.h. While the punch packed by these waves tends to diminish as the distance from the fault increases, that's not always the case. From historical accounts, USGS seismologist Jack Boatwright has assembled a ShakeMap for 1906--a map that displays the intensity of shaking in different areas. For San Francisco and other communities close...
...time in the country. Delisle admits that he didn't see anything the government didn't want him to see. But from what he was allowed to witness, he strings together a series of remarkable scenes. Many are seemingly trivial-a hotel worker slowly crushing a fly underfoot, a propaganda truck blaring encouragement to construction workers-but when seen through the keen eye of a man who spent his workdays pondering the facial expressions of animated bears, they give rare insight into life beyond...
Find a safe workout zone. If you choose to exercise at home, make sure it's safe. Keep hallways and other areas well lit. Remove loose rugs that can get caught underfoot. Clean up any water spills on the floor. And wear proper athletic shoes. Bedroom slippers, no matter how comfortable, don't count...
Inside, people check out the art, chitchat with the artists, and grab a cup of wine and some pretzels and Twizzlers. It is as much a family affair as a night on the town; children under 12, strangely abundant, are everywhere underfoot...
After three and a third years here, very little has changed. I still love walking alone through the Yard on a brisk fall morning—late morning, anyway—with crunchy leaves underfoot and a deep blue sky overhead. And while I don’t get into Boston nearly as often as I would like, I still head into town as much as I can for dinner or a movie, just to feel plugged in with the real world, however trite it sounds in theory—and, indeed, however trite it is in practice. Boston remains...