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These museums have specimens of over 75,000 ores, 50,000 minerals, and 514 meteorites, many of which are on display. Some of the more striking specimens are a piece of quartz from the French Alps containing over 1200 separate crystals and a 90 percent pure piece of silver that weighs 140 pounds...
Quotas often come thinly disguised as "voluntary" pacts between trading partners. Under polite but firm pressure from the European Community, the Japanese agreed to limit shipments of quartz watches, hi-fi equipment and computer-controlled machine tools. The U.S. has won similar promises from 15 steel exporters, including Brazil and the European Community...
...unidentified burglar broke into a locker at Hemenway Gym between 12:45 p.m. and 1:20 p.m. last Sunday, taking $47 in cash and a $200 Pulsar Quartz watch Police said the burglar apparently used force. There are no suspects in the case...
...institutional wake-up call, rarely pleasant and sometimes unreliable, has become a thing of the past for those equipped with tiny travel clocks. One of the latest: Braun's 3 1/8-in. by 2 1/2-in. voice-deactivated quartz model ($40). A crisp "Shut up!" silences the alarm for a satisfying four- minute snooze. Caffeine addicts no longer have to wait for room service if they are willing to lug along Melitta's 4-lb. automatic drip machine ($40), complete with filters, creamer and sugar bowl. The Take-along Desk Drawer ($40) fits tiny office supplies in a lightweight nylon case...
...like the people who choose them." They can also have repair problems. Unger, like many other dealers, gives a year's guarantee, but prospective owners may fairly be warned to line up a repair shop that knows how to do more than change a battery or install a new quartz movement. "Sometimes it's difficult to find the parts for the old watches," says Tony Di Leonardo of Manhattan's highly regarded Raymond C. Falt watch company. "But the most trouble I see is from watches that have been handled by non- professionals. Some watchmakers may do more damage than...