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...surname, the same as that of the Russian royal family, which was deposed in 1917. According to a widely told anecdote, Romanov ordered Leningrad's Hermitage museum to open its china clos ets so that guests at his daughter's wedding reception could eat in grand style. Several priceless items from Catherine the Great's dinner service were broken during the revelry. One U.S. diplomat who met with Romanov was taken aback when he rudely interrupted his interpreter to correct the translation of one of his titles. Recalls the American visitor: "The impression Romanov gave was one of boorishness...
...most priceless item in the Tozzer Library collection is the Hemenway Codex painted on barkwood, said head librarian Nancy Schmidt. "It's a pictorial record of Europeans first encountering native Americans in the New World," says Schmidt, adding, "there are lots of reproductions available, but only a few original codexes from the 16th century...
...that for it to do any good, you have to spread it around." Vous can certainly guess who said that. Miss Piggy, but of course. And what she meant was "As a sow shows, so shall she reap." Thus, this week she will open an exhibit of some thoroughly priceless paintings at the Berry-Hill Galleries in New York City. Titled "Miss Piggy's Art Masterpieces: Treasures from the Kermitage Collection," the show will feature such dubious classics as Rodin's The Smooch, Botticelli's The Birth of You Know Who, and the piece of resistance...
...IDAF, by providing funds for lawyers, serves a "priceless" function. Gomes says. Because most South Africans tried for political crimes have little money, they have difficulty obtaining lawyers. Since there is no free public defence in South Africa. The IDAF, says Gomes, defers the necessary financial stimulus...
...IDAF, by providing funds for lawyers, serves a "priceless" function, Gomes says. Because most South Africans tried for political crimes have little money, they have difficulty obtaining lawyers, since there is no free public defense in South Africa. The IDAF, says Gomes, offers the necessary financial stimulus...