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This season of makeshift and grumbling, however, may turn out to have been the period in which the U.S., without really noticing that its attitudes have shifted, passed a balance point toward the acceptance of solar energy. A principle of architecture's postmodern school is that architecture is not an instrument of social change; it reflects social change. If that is true, then the solar age may be on its way. In San Diego County, all new residences built after Jan. 1, 1980, must have solar hot-water heaters. In Santa Fe, solar-home builders Wayne and Susan Nichols estimate...
...least hot water. At an average residential water pressure of 60 lbs. per sq. in., a conventional shower nozzle sprays out 35 gal. of water every five minutes. For $22.95, Teledyne Water Pik offers a nozzle that cuts water usage to 15 gal. during a five-minute shower without loss of pressure. A less expensive model, made by the Con-Serv Corp., retails for $13.95 and cuts water flow to only 10.5 gal. Cheapest of all: a plastic "water-miser" insert that costs less than 1? and was mailed this autumn by the Department of Energy free of charge...
...such as Brazil, South Korea, Taiwan and Kenya, that are in the worst shape. They set out to emulate the industrial nations and eagerly replaced their oxen with tractors and generators. Now they are paying the price of a 1600% rise in OPEC prices since 1970; they cannot do without oil but cannot afford to buy it. Admits an official of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization: "The guy who was en lightened enough to follow our advice to buy machinery and fertilizer is in a bind, while the farmer who kept his water buffalo is in much better...
...Without their perfumes, many of the top French fashion names would simply disappear. Robert Ricci, head of the Nina Ricci firm, openly concedes that his firm could not exist without its worldwide perfume sales. Says he: "It is very difficult to make money out of clothes, and impossible out of haute couture. "High sales volume cannot be achieved with clothes, since no one style can ever have really broad appeal. Perfumes, by contrast, are bought everywhere, in all seasons and by all kinds of people, from secretaries to socialites. L'Air du Temps and other fragrances account...
There is no need to venture to lands and cities of ancient civilizations in order to indulge in an archaeological dig. Broadway will suffice. For the past three or four years, month has scarcely followed month without the unearthing of some hit play or musical of the past. Some fare well; some do badly. The chances are that Oklahoma!, at Broadway's Palace Theater, will be a hit. Its endearing score is in destructible, and the new production is finely cast and admirably polished...