Word: herrmann
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...shame. There is an intricate crown woven from fine gold strands; a flask carved flawlessly from a solid block of crystal; a pair of heavy cuffs set with stones that look like large, startled eyes; a playful necklace festooned with teardrop pendants. "It sets a magnificent standard," says Georgina Herrmann, an archaeologist at the British Institute of Archaeology. "The workmanship would be difficult to duplicate today...
...jewelry uncovered this year gives a new perspective to the Assyrian empire's brutish reputation. "What is surprising is the amazing variety," says Herrmann. "It is not just the gold, but the different colors and the use of polychromatic stones." Agrees Curtis of the British Museum: "It revolutionizes the idea we have of the Assyrian court. No one knew they ^ possessed this kind of wealth or that the craftsmanship could be so fine...
Smith (34): Missy Petcen 0-0--0; Jennifer Ramsey 2-3--7; Nancy Satchwill 1-1--3; Betsy Herrmann 1-6--8; Ann Gervasio 1-0--2; Mary Jane Favazza 2-1--5; Michelle Pashko 0-0--0; Holly Jones 0-1--1; Cassie Frank 0-0--0; Diana Hay 0-0--0; Mary...
Three-pointers: Favazza. Fouled out: none. Total fouls: Harvard 15, Smith 4. Technical Fouls: Smith Coach Babyak. Rebounds: Harvard 66 (Duncan 11), Smith 20 (Herrmann 4). Assists: Harvard 27 (Kosh 6), Smith 5 (Satchwill, Gervasio, Pashko, Frank, Cox). Blocked Shots: Harvard 5 (Duncan, Mazanec, Chandler, Springer, Resnick), Smith 1 (Babyak). Turnovers: Harvard 17, Smith...
...Dorothy Herrmann's recent biography, S.J. Perelman: A Life, points out what any sensible reader already knows: humorists are not a sunny breed. They pick up their tribulations by the wrong end, and that provokes mirth. But after the audience leaves, the anguish remains. Perelman's boon companion and brother- in-law, Novelist Nathanael West (Miss Lonelyhearts), died young (36) in a car crash. Perelman never fully recovered from the blow, nor did his wife Laura, who descended into alcoholism. Many of his best letters deal obliquely with the disappointments he felt with his family and his work...