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Glassmaking is one of the oldest of crafts: it was an estimated 3,500 years ago that some unknown artisan in Mesopotamia pulled a chunk of quartz from a primitive furnace and found that it had become the fascinating molten glob that is glass. There has never been a single museum detailing and displaying this long history. The Corning Glass Works has remedied the situation by opening a stunning new museum in Corning, N.Y., devoted to just this purpose. The building is worthy of its mission. It is an innovative and handsome structure designed by Architect Gunnar Birkerts, sheathed...
...Divorces, which are on the rise, if still less frequent than in the U.S. (.3 divorces per marriage, vs. America's .5), are also inexpensive: the basic filing fee is about $15, though additional charges can run the final divorce bill up to $150, a big chunk of the average worker's $240-a-month wage...
...Andreas fault. Each year they can expect some crevasse to open up between income and expenses. This gap can be filled in on a year-to-year basis through contributions. But for shoring up the foundation over a longer period, there is nothing like an endowment: a large chunk of money tucked away in solid investments. The annual income from the investments (nowadays from 8% to 10%) cushions deficits, while the principal provides a hedge against inflation and a bulwark against various disasters...
Weston went west to grab his share of the American Dream. He has a plot of land all his own--he walks through the house nude to experience the joy of ownership--two old cars, a chunk of desert land sold to him by a con man, and more debt than he can handle. The dream turns into the nightmare, Weston turns into a drunkard, and the refrigerator stands empty...
...Reagan can win in New Hampshire (and running against a scattered field of opponents he can do so easily just by holding onto a large chunk of the 48 per cent of Republican votes he received in the 1976 primary there); if he can make a better than expected minority showing against George Bush in Massachusetts; if he can bury Connally by strong wins in South Carolina and Florida, and then carry Illinois--then he just might be able to coast all the way to the convention after March 18th...