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Philosophy of language explores some of the fundamental yet most technical problems in philosophy, such as meaning and reference, semantics, and propositional attitudes. Some of its greatest exponents, including Gottlob Frege, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell are amongst the major figures in the history of philosophy.
In this clear and carefully structured introduction to the subject Gary Kemp explains the following key topics:
Chapter summaries, annotated further reading and a glossary make this an indispensable introduction to those teaching philosophy of language and will be particularly useful for students coming to the subject for the first time.
'To my mind this is the best introductory textbook for undergraduates looking to get a feel for the subject, without getting bogged down in advanced technical details. Gary Kemp covers all the traditional topics in the field and presents them in an accessible, engaging, and always rigorous style. Appended to each chapter are useful historical notes, a summary, a few questions, and some bibliographical recommendations for further research - a complete set of study aids that ought to be welcomed by students and teachers alike.' - Stefano Predelli, University of Nottingham, UK
'An easy, step by step journey through the classic themes of twentieth-century philosophy of language.' - François Recanati, Institut Jean Nicod, France
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Preface Introduction 1. Naive Semantics 2. Fregean Semantics 3. Russellian Semantics 4. Kripke and Putnam on Naming, Necessity and Essence 5. Possible Worlds Semantics, Context and Indexicality 6. Pragmatics 7. The Propositional Attitudes 8. Davidson's Philosophy of Language 9. Quine's Philosophy of Language 10. Wittgenstein's Alternative. Glossary Bibliography Index
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The final Parent University of the 2016-2017 year will be held Thursday, April 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. The host schools are Rolling Acres Middle School and Hines Primary School. Don't miss this evening of fun family activities!
This semester KCSS has extended its hours to help students earn high school credits in less time than they might at a traditional high school. Previously, the school day ended at 2:30 p.m. Now, students can arrive as late as lunchtime and stay until 5:45 p.m. or they can arrive at the customary 7:30 a.m. start and work through the longer school day. The three extra hours allow students with scheduling conflicts due to employment and childcare issues to work toward earning their high school diploma. This year eight KCSS students also are enrolled in Woodruff Career and Technical Center (WCTC) programs, enabling them to graduate from high school with employment skills they can use immediately.
One size does not fit all," was a common refrain this week as 25 Peoria Public Schools students accepted their high school diplomas at the Knoxville Center for Student Success (KCSS) mid-year graduation ceremony. KCSS Principal Eric Thomas told the students, "This ceremony represents a lot of hard work. It represents staying up later, getting up earlier and making an extra effort to graduate." Thomas noted that KCSS has no assistant principals or deans like traditional high schools, but does have 14 dedicated teachers who make sure the students are completing the credits they need to finish high school. "I am so proud of each of you," Superintendent Dr. Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat told the students. "It is true that one size does not fit all and if a traditional high school approach work, we will try something else and we will keep trying until we find what works."
The focus of the Knoxville Center for Student Success (KCSS) has evolved in the four years since Eric Thomas became principal. Initially the school was designed to serve as a way station for students transitioning from incarceration or suspensions back to one of District 150's three traditional high schools and as a way to add supports for chronically truant students. For increasing numbers of students, however, KCSS has become not a temporary stop, but their "home" high school. "We offer a different structure for students who may not have had a successful freshmen and sophomore year and are behind on credits," explains Thomas. "We don't have big hallways or homecoming or prom, although we do have our own celebrations. We're low-key and there are fewer distractions so students can focus on catching up on the credits they need and completing high school on time." The school offers extended opportunities to catch up. The school day has nine class periods, rather than seven and the computer lab with Compass Learning is open for three extra hours each Monday through Thursday afternoon as well as during the summer months, provided funding exists. By having online classes mixed with teacher-instructed classes, students are afforded the opportunity to catch up on credits where they have fallen behind due to various life obstacles they are facing. The unusual structure means that a student who has fallen behind can earn 11 credits in a year, rather than the traditional seven. Some of the students have young children and many have jobs, so offering flexibility is important in helping them earn their high school diploma. One recent graduate, a 21-year-old young man, returned to school because, although he had worked several jobs, he knew his chances for keeping a job or advancing were limited without a high school diploma. The students travel to KCSS from all corners of Peoria. Each student is given a CityLink bus pass each day to travel to and from school. The school is

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St. Francis House, the downtown homeless shelter, is one step closer to a brand-new building that will nearly triple its capacity and move it closer to services clients need.
Agency officials say they've reached an agreement with the county that allows it to lease property at 1425 Old Dixie Highway for 90 years at $1 per year.
Board vice president Jon Benoit said that the lease -- which he called "terrific" -- is an important step in netting grants and donations for a new, three-story building that could house as many as 77 and expand the services St. Francis House offers.
"We are really excited," he said. "The county having granted us this lease, it's a big milestone. But we still have a ton of work to pull this off."
Director Renee Morris said that the current facility, a 100-year-old Victorian on Washington Street "held together with spit, Band-Aids and prayer," houses just 29.
On cold nights, up to 17 more sleep on jail mats atop the dining room floor but even that's not an option at the moment because a leaky pipe damaged the floor.
"We need to get out of here," she said.
The Site
The new site currently houses Fire Rescue Station 15, which is used as office space and sleeping quarters for one of the battalion chiefs on duty, said department spokesman Jeremy Robshaw. There's also a fuel pump on the property for fire rescue equipment.
Robshaw said that when St. Francis House takes over the property, the battalion chief would be moved to another station and the department would figure out another arrangement for fueling up.
"I'm not sure how we'll work that out," he said.
Benoit said the agency plans to take the 4,000-square-foot, steel-frame building off the site and give it to someone who could use it, perhaps to shelter livestock or farm equipment.
"The existing structure does not meet current building codes for our use classification," he said.
Jerry Cameron, St. Johns County assistant administrator, said the county agreed to let St. Francis House use the site because it's in a good location for homeless people in need of services.
The move would put the shelter closer to Flagler Hospital, the County Health Department, social services offices, bus lines, pharmacies and fast food venues, he said. It also isn't near any residential neighborhoods.
The new site is "about as well-suited as you can get," he said. "It ought to be a great benefit to the homeless and the citizens in the city of St. Augustine because St. Francis House was not truly adequate for the needs."
Benoit said the board has not yet set a timetable to begin work.
When they begin, and the look of the new shelter, depends on fundraising efforts.
"We have some money in the coffers to go to the project, but we have a lot of money to raise to get it fully funded," he said.
Benoit declined to name the total the shelter would like to raise or speculate about how much the building might cost.
"We do not have a total development budget amount that we feel comfortable broadcasting as our target for our fundraising campaign," he said.
But he did say they would like to construct a building strong enough to be used as an evacuation shelter.
That way, "Our residents won't need to be relocated in the other shelters, (and) we can take in other residents," he said.
The building would also offer residents more privacy, with just two beds per room as opposed to the eight or more in rooms now.
"We hope to use as many local people (to construct the building) as possible," he said.
Once the new building is complete, they will close and sell the current location.
"If this is real successful, we might look to do something in addition to this," he said. "If we get the wind at our back ... we are able to increase, let's say 70 beds over 29, we're still helping less than 10 percent of the homeless population here."
But in the short term, "We've got our hands full," he said.
What the community thinks
County officials say they're pleased with the arrangement with St. Francis House.
"If we can be of assistance in helping to address that problem in these economic times -- without impacting our taxpayers -- we're happy to be in a position to do that," Cameron said.
And Pete Grattan -- homeless for the first time and living in the woods despite recent major surgery -- saw it as a glimmer of hope.
"That's awesome," he said. "I'm sure it would help."
But not everyone is happy about the shelter's prospective location.
Caroline Wolff, director of St. Gerard Campus, said she was concerned about the new shelter because it would be located right across the street.
Her agency houses young mothers, and she is concerned for their safety.
"I don't think that's a good idea ... we have teenage girls here," she said.
She said her agency had problems before with homeless men sleeping around its fences and urinating on lawns.
"We found our property wasn't respected and I wonder if St. Francis house is going to have the type of people they had before," she said.
However, she acknowledged that the new site was good news for St. Francis House.
"If they get that property (almost) free, they're really blessed," she said.
Want to help?
You can make a donation for the new building by calling 829-8937, visiting www.stfrancisshelter.org or going to Prosperity Bank and making a deposit to the St. Francis House building fund.
Ideas for the shelter
Here are some things that St. Francis House officials would like the new shelter to have:
* Seventy-seven beds. The current building has 29.
* Three floors and 13,500 square feet, compared to the 3,384 square feet it now occupies.
* Two beds per room rather than the eight per room it has now.
* Three units for families.
* Once-a-week dental services. "In many cases, they need basic dental work, and they're in such pain they can't concentrate on anything else," said Jon Benoit, vice president of the St. Francis House board of directors.
* Counselors to help with job counseling, training, insurance, Medicare and veterans' benefits.
* More employees. The current facility has eight employees, but director Renee Morris would like to add a new case manager and some floor managers.
* A community-center feel. "We're trying to get away from the idea of a shelter and more toward a community center so people can come, get regrouped, try to get some help finding a job and get back out there," Benoit said.
"We know we will not get everything we want, but we have to at least start off shooting for the stars."
In case you wondered
Jon Benoit, vice president of the St. Francis House board of directors, owns Behst Builders Inc. However, his company would not take part in the design or construction of the building, he said.
"Our role in this is strictly as a volunteer on the board," he said. "I was asked to help because I have construction experience, design experience, bid experience."


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Issue (Month): 2 (June)
Pages: 251-265
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Reinhard Vocke is a leading practitioner in supply-chain management strategies for Strategy&, PwC's strategy consulting group. He is a Managing Director Strategy& Germany, based in Düsseldorf. He is a member of our Operations practice, where he has more than 20 years of management consulting experience in the health, consumer products, and retail industries.
Prior to joining Strategy&, he led the Procurement practice as well as the Chemicals & Life Sciences practice at Management Engineers, giving him a unique blend of deep functional and strategic expertise.
A thought leader in supply-chain management as well as in the chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods industries, Reinhard Vocke has published several articles, including "Supplier Cooperation Day: Leading the Competition Together;" "A Weakening of the Euro: Are Overseas Production Sites Still Attractive?" and "Pharma's Future in Europe."
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PHILADELPHIA – In a ceremony today in Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Wayne Naylor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mid-Atlantic regional deputy director, recognized Material Sciences Corporation for being the first business in the Morrsiville-area to enroll in the voluntary national partnership for environmental priorities.
"As a member of the greater Morrisville community, Material Sciences Corp. has taken steps to go above and beyond environmental compliance. The business is committed to finding new and innovative ways to reduce pollution while still making a viable product and earning a profit. That=s no small effort," said Naylor.
The new voluntary program challenges businesses and manufacturers to become more environmentally aware and to adopt a resource conservation ethic that results in less waste, more recycling, and more environmentally sound products.
As a new waste minimization partner, the Material Sciences plant has committed to the reduction of naphthalene waste by working with its paint supplier and customers to provide a naphthalene-free coating on a large percentage of its products. The company coats rolled steel with various colored paints which are ultimately formed into appliances, lighting fixtures, garage doors, and swimming pools. By providing this product substitution, the company will reduce reported naphthalene waste by 25,000 pounds by the end of 2004.


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BALTIMORE, Ohio, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft, approaching the edge of the solar system, are still operating and sending back data 33 years after their launch, scientists say.
And they are still making news, as researchers announced last month Voyager 1 had outrun the solar wind, the first man-made object to reach the threshold of interstellar space, The Baltimore Sun reported Monday.
It's a performance that impresses even Stamatios "Tom" Krimigis of the Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Lab, one of just two remaining principal investigators of the mission's original 11 still on the job 40 years after NASA approved the Voyager missions.
"Needless to say, none of us expected it was going to be operating for so long," Krimigis, 72, said. "We were all praying to get to Neptune [in 1989]. But after that? Who thought we could be with this 33 years [after launch]?"
Five experiments on each Voyager are still funded and seven of them are still delivering data. Problems do occur, but they can be fixed by radioed instructions -- instructions that take 12 hours to reach the unmanned craft.
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by Dividend Growth Investor | December 7, 2011 1:00 am
The Dividend Aristocrats index[1] was created by Standard and Poor's to include companies in the S&P 500 that have increased dividends for at least 25 consecutive years. The types of companies included in the index are representative of several sectors, and thus the list is relatively well diversified. The stocks offer both capital appreciation potential, as well as a growing dividend payment. Besides being a member of the S&P 500, companies need to have a float of at least $3 billion, an average daily trading volume of $5 million and have increased distributions for at least 25 years in a row. Companies are deleted from the list if they fail to increase or cut dividends in a given year.
The index typically is rebalanced once per year in December. The number of constituents bottomed at 42 in 2010[2], and will increase to 50 in 2012. Recently, Standard and Poor's announced that it would not take into account special dividends in its determination of a streak of 25 consecutive years of dividend increases. These companies were added to the index:
AT&T (NYSE:T[3]), together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunication services to consumers, businesses and other service providers worldwide. The company has increased dividends for 27 consecutive years. Yield: 5.9% (analysis[4])
HCP, Inc. (NYSE:HCP[5]) is an independent hybrid real estate investment trust. It primarily invests in properties serving the health care industry, including sectors of health care such as senior housing, life science, medical office, hospital and skilled nursing. The company has increased dividends for 26 consecutive years. Yield: 5.5% (analysis[6])
Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY[7]), through its subsidiaries, engages in the marketing and distribution of a range of food and related products — primarily to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry. The company has increased dividends for 42 consecutive years. Yield: 3.7% (analysis[8])
Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW[9]) manufactures a range of industrial products and equipment worldwide. The company has increased dividends for 48 consecutive years. Yield: 3.3%
Genuine Parts Company (NYSE:GPC[10]) distributes automotive replacement parts, industrial replacement parts, office products and electrical/electronic materials in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico. The company has increased dividends for 55 consecutive years. Yield: 3.5% (analysis[11])
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT[12]) manufactures and sells device-based medical therapies worldwide. The company has increased dividends for 34 consecutive years. Yield: 3% (analysis[13])
Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL[14]), together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets consumer products worldwide. The company has increased dividends for 48 consecutive years. Yield: 2.7% (analysis[15])
T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ:TROW[16]) is a publicly owned asset management holding company. The company has increased dividends for 24 consecutive years. Yield: 2.4% (analysis[17])
Franklin Resources Inc. (NYSE:BEN[18]) is a publicly owned asset management holding company. The company has increased dividends for 30 consecutive years. Yield: 0.9%
The only company removed from the index is CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL[19]). CenturyLink, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated communications company. The company has maintained its quarterly dividend at 72.5 cents per share for two years, which is why it is being kicked out of the index after raising distributions for 37 years in a row.
The complete listing is included below, including the company name, ticker symbol and number of consecutive years with dividend increases:
While I initially considered the Dividend Aristocrats index the cream of the crop and the first stop in my dividend research, the volume and capitalization requirements have somewhat turned me off of the index. For example, companies that have managed to raise dividends for more than a quarter of a century with a market capitalization of less than $3 billion and average daily volume of less than $5 million would not be included. This is why I prefer to use the Dividend Champions index[21] instead. The only drawback of the Champions index is that the total returns are not calculated, whereas the total returns on the S&P Dividend Aristocrats index are.
For more information, visit DividendGrowthInvestor.com[22].
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Bike Patrol brings police closer to the community
CHRIS PARKER/TIMES NEWS Coaldale Police Officer Joseph Krebs on patrol.
Officers on wheels are bringing Coaldale's police force closer to their community. The borough has been using its bike patrol more often, with positive results.
The police department has had the bike for about two years.
"The officer will put it on the back of the cruiser and secure it and take it to the other end of the borough. He'll park the cruiser, take the bike off and patrol the avenues," said Police Chief Tim Delaney.
The bike is used mostly on night shifts, he said.
The silence and stealth are a big plus.
"About nine months ago, we caught two (people) up on Lehigh Street with stolen dirt bikes. The officer who was on the bike came right to them, and before they knew it, there he was they didn't have a chance to go anywhere. Sure enough, they had been stolen out of Summit Hill," Delaney said.
"We try to use it when there are two officers on duty. That way, if one has a call and the other is on the bike somewhere and he has someone in custody, he can call the other unit down and transport him that way," he said.
Delaney hopes to expand the program, which he believes brings police closer to their community.
The bike patrol allows residents to get to know their police officers, ask them questions, offer tips and share concerns, he said.
"Especially in the evening, people are out on their porches, they stop and are amazed they can actually reach out and talk to an officer instead of just seeing the cruiser go by," Delaney said.
Councilman Tom Keerans likes the idea.
"Personally, I strongly believe in the bike patrols," he said. "One of the most beneficial aspects of these patrols is that it brings more interaction between the police force and the residents of our community."
Officer Joseph Krebs started bike patrol when he began working in the borough in April.
What does he like best about it?
"Exercise," he said.
He hadn't ridden a bike in years.
"At first, I thought I'd be out of shape, but I got right back into it," said Krebs, who is a runner.
"You get to see more people, and talk with them, seeing what they're doing out late," he said.
The benefits of bike patrol are clear to Krebs. Recently, he stopped a young male walking down a borough street in the wee hours of the morning, carrying a book bag.
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Cardiff City loan striker Kelvin Etuhu is out of action for two months with an ankle injury.
The front man, who is with the Bluebirds on a season-long loan from Premiership Manchester City, suffered the injury at the end of Sunday's defeat to Newcastle.
A post-match scan has revealed damage to ligaments, with the Nigerian-born flyer not expected to be back for six to eight weeks.
He has returned to Manchester City for treatment but will return to the Bluebirds when fit again.
Etuhu had been in line to start for the Bluebirds in tomorrow night's clash with Reading after impressing as a substitute against Newcastle.
Cardiff boss Dave Jones said: "The lad is devastated. It's a big blow for him and for us."


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It turns out the way people interact on social media is similar to that of real life — in communities.
Researchers at the University of Georgia narrowed it down further and after months of research, determined there are six distinct categories. It's research they believe will help business owners better understand clientele.
"When people interact on social media such as Twitter it creates structures ‑ patterns of social interaction. This falls under different categories, but we never had the ability to see the interactions and find the different types of connections that people make," said UGA Grady College assistant professor Itai Himelboim, who spearheaded the project. "And that's what we did here. We went into a depository of hundreds of thousands of Twitter conversations ... from politics to health to news to various hobbies."
Himelboim worked with the Pew Research Center and Social Media Foundation to identify the recurring message patterns utilizing a free and open social media network analysis tool created by the Social Media Research Foundation called NodeXL. He compared it to a zoologist noticing distinct characteristics in one type of animal.
"They may see one animal and then another with very similar features and say, 'Hey, that's probably one type of animal,'" he said. "Yes, there are obviously differences amongst them, such as breeds, but they are one type."
Himelboim said the team was able to identify each type of structure and explain their differences by looking at information flow amongst users and information sources. The six structures include polarized crowds, tight crowds, brand clusters, community clusters, broadcast networks and support networks.
While polarized crowds are divided, tight crowds are more unified. An example of a polarized crowd would be a political group. While both groups may be about politics, each is mainly tweeting amongst the political party they favor. Tight crowds form amongst like-minded people, so typically include conversations about hobbies or professional topics.
Similarly, brand clusters are fragmented while community clusters branch off in smaller clusters and chat back and forth. Celebrities are discussed in brand clusters while global news is often discussed in community clusters.
Broadcast networks are often started by news companies pushing out breaking news, while a support network is customers reaching out for products or services.
Himelboim believes the information will help companies discover the best way to market and communicate with clientele.
"If businesses can find what category they are in, whether a community cluster versus a brand, this will allow them a starting point ... if they are a brand, but want to be a community," he said. "And they will know the group of people they are talking to, but it also gives them the information about groups who may not be talking to them, but are talking about them and that's very useful to find out who they are, what they say and, more importantly, who connected them to you."
Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project Director Lee Rainie also helped on the project, which he said made him feel like a child with a new toy.
Rainie said the project was a new way of looking at the world in terms of social media. He compared the project to that of an archeologist studying rocks.
"We didn't start out with any theories. We basically observed. And after looking at tens of thousands of maps, we really started seeing the patterns developing," said Rainie. "We were literally placing social media conversations under a microscope and discovering that there were different structures."
While the team discovered six main structures, Rainie said there may be more to it than that.
"I'm not about to argue that this is everything. The exciting thing about social sciences is you find stuff and then other people join in and maybe thanks to these new mapping tools and clever people, we will five or seven years from now have a richer picture," he said. "It's a brand new way to take a snapshot and see what social interactions look like. And everybody seems to be linked to each other. And it's just sort of gorgeous because that's exactly what a community looks like."
Businesses get a virtual picture of the relationship it has with the community.
"It can help a business identify the communities it wants to be a part of. Identify key communities and the key users that play a meaningful role," said Himelboim. "You can identify those people or organizations ... identify the conversations you want to be a part of and then start building relationships with these key users by following them, retweeting them, mentioning them, communicating with them. Find out what key words or hashtags they are using and start using them yourself ... and start applying the same social media strategies."
A summary of the research findings is available at www.pewinternet.org/2014/02/20/mapping-twitter-topic-networks-from-polarized-crowds-to-community-clusters/. Using the NodeXL program is free and open to the public.
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By Mijal Grinberg
Indian community in south Israel town enjoy Hindi play funded by U.S. Jew
Last Thursday evening, Dimona residents gathered in the city's Cultural Center to watch a new play. The play, based on the well-known Indian film "Sangam," is in Hindi and the actors are local residents of Indian origin. The hall has 600 seats. The night before, the hall was packed; on this evening, local residents took up two-thirds of the theater.
Production started over a year ago. David Mirage, an American Jewish millionaire, came to the city, was moved by its cultural diversity and decided to donate money to different projects. Director Ilan Greenberg met with Dimona's Indian residents and decided to turn "Sangam" into a play. After staging the play in Dimona, Greenberg started receiving offers to perform it all over Israel.
And so the play begins. The curtain opens to reveal a young boy, Sunder, who is in love with a girl named Radha. A girl and a boy, Radha and Gopal, approach Sunder. Sunder and Gopal fight, and Gopal leaves with Radha. Sunder promises himself that one day he and Radha will marry. These words foreshadow all that is to come.
The stage is divided into three parts and a musical ensemble is a part of the background. Behind the stage hangs the screen with the Hebrew translation. The three children grow up. Sunder is still in love with Radha, Gopal is also in love with her but suppresses his feelings out of love for his friend. Radha herself loves Gopal, but he is unattainable.
The set design allows the play to look just like a well-edited film. In tense moments, the music grows louder than the voices in the scene and the singers from the musical ensemble sing instead of the actors. Just like in Indian films, say audience members.
The audience recognizes the actors as their neighbors. They laugh, critique their fluency in Hindi and occasionally applaud. The plot moves along. Radha rejects Sunder's love and he enlists in the army to become worthy of her. When Gopal and Radha learn that Sunder is dead, they allow themselves to be together. But a short time before their wedding, the reports of Sunder's death are proved false and he returns. Gopal gives up Radha and she and Sunder marry.
During the intermission, the auditorium turns into a sort of little India. The snack bar sells Indian snacks and Indian films are on sale to all interested. The audience soon discovers that the end of the story, unlike in American films, is not a happy one. The director of the community center, Noam Cohen, reveals what everyone who is familiar with the film knows. "The end is bad, all three of them try to commit suicide. Gopal succeeds, and Sunder and Radha remain together. That's how it is in Indian films, friendship is valued above all else."


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Since 2012 the Preparatory Department has enjoyed excellent new facilities, alongside major developments for the whole site including a new Music and Drama building, Sports Hall, Climbing Wall and new classrooms. However, it all started in 1887 when Madame Rossel, a distinguished Belgian lady, founded a school for "young ladies and small boys".
Among her friends was Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay, the great Victorian writer and politician, whose family name, Babington, was adopted as the name of the School. With supportive parental loyalty, the school moved to Chislehurst in 1959 and has since been administered as an educational charity by a board of Governors. The present building has long been associated with the family name Bilbrough. Known as Elmstead Grange, it was built in 1876 as a Jacobean style house. It stood on a 22-acre site and was typical of the large houses of the Victorian period.
Today, Babington House School remains an integral part of the Chislehurst community. In more recent times the school has participated in the European Heritage Days programme which explored the history of the school in more detail through a number of old photos with the help of the Bilbrough family. Initiated by the Department of National Heritage and the Civic Trust of England the programme enables members of the public and organisations like ours to explore their local heritage.
Mr C Turner - Chairman
Mrs P Bresnik-Snasdell
Mr A Gupta
Mrs N Howard
Mr G Mackay
Mrs E Nicholas
Mrs H Porter-Aslet
Mr S Thompson
Contact details for the Chair of Governors:
c/o Anne Carpenter, Clerk to the Governors, Babington House School, Grange Drive,Chislehurst, Kent, BR7 5ES
Tel: 020 8467 5537
Mr T Lello, MA (Hons), FRSA, NPQH, PGCE
Senior Leadership Team
Mrs J Brown, MA, BA (Hons), PGCE - Head of Seniors *(DDSL)
Mrs A Carpenter, FCCA - Bursar
Mr T Lello, MA (Hons), FRSA, NPQH, PGCE - Headmaster *(DDSL)
Mrs B McDonald-Smith, BA (Hons), PGCE, QTS - Head of Preparatory *(DSL)
Mr C H Thomas, MEd, NPQH, PGCE, BSc (Hons), ALCM - Deputy Head
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Mrs R Bentine, BA Fine Art
Miss K Edwards, BEd (Hons)
Mrs C Looker, BA (Hons)
Mr T Unwin, BA (Hons), PGCE
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Mrs G Bailey, MA, BA (Hons), PGCE
Mrs R Bentine, BA Fine Art
Mrs J Brown, MA, BA (Hons), PGCE
Mrs J Callaghan, BSc/GCE (Hons)
Mrs R Carter, BA (Hons), PGCE
Mrs S Chapman, BSc, PGCE
Miss J Deters, BSc (Hons), PGCE
Miss A Etaix, BA (Hons), PGCE
Mrs T Gladding, MSc, QTS
Dr T Jaermann, BA, MA, PhD
Dr S Joshi, BSc, MSc, PhD
Miss C MacNeil, BA (Hons), PGCE
Mrs S Mosedale, BA (Hons), PGCE
Mrs G Murphy, BSc (Hons), PGCE
Mrs Z Parra, BEd (Hons) Cantab
Mrs K Powis-Holt, BA (Hons), PGCE
Mrs N Quraishi, ONC BTEC
Miss R Reid, BA (Hons), PGCE
Miss A Saggers, MA, BA (Hons), PGCE
Mr G Sobany, BSc, MA, PhD
Mrs L Sastre, BA (Hons), QTS
Mrs J Smith, BSc (Hons), PGCE
Mr C H Thomas, MEd, NPQH, PGCE, BSc (Hons), ALCM
Miss C Waller, BSc, PGCE
Mrs A L Whittaker, AGSM, PGCE
Prep Department
Miss S Ball, BA (Hons), PGCE
Miss Z Cavanagh, BSc (Hons), PGCE
Miss K Edwards, BEd (Hons)
Miss E Essex, BA (Hons), PGCE
Ms L Florence, BSc, MA
Miss S Fowler-Tutt, BA (Hons) PGCE
Mrs M Golding, BEd (Hons)
Mrs J Hotham, BA (Hons), PGCE
Mr N Jopson, BA (Hons, PGCE
Mrs V Kennedy, BSc (Hons), PGCE
Mrs B McDonald-Smith, BA (Hons)
Mrs J Phypers, BA (Hons), PGCE
Mrs A Pollington, BA (Hons), PGCE
Mrs S Shanaham, BA (Hons), PGCE
Mr T Unwin, BA(Hons), PGCE
Mrs N Woodyatt, BA, BMus, DipEd, AMusA
Nursery and Reception
Mrs S Groome, BMus (Hons), PGCE
Miss K Gibson, Cert Early Years Education
Mrs C Link, BA (Hons, PGCE
Mrs C Looker, BA (Hons), QTS
Miss Z Pollentine, BA (Hons), PGCE
PE Department
Mrs V Hallett, BEd
Miss S O'Reilly, BA (Hons), PGCE
Mr J Perry, BSc, PGCE
Peripatetic Staff - Music
Mr P Brown, BEd (Hons)
Mrs H Ellis, LTCL (Dist), ATCL
Ms S Fairbaurn, BMus (Hons) GSMD
Miss G Flatt, BA (Hons) Cantab
Mr R O'Grady
Miss T Manning, BA (Hons)
Mrs A L Whittaker, AGSM, PGCA
Peripatetic Staff - Sport
Miss S Callaghan
Mr K Solan
Learning Support Department
Mrs A Curry, PGCE - SENDCO
Ms J Grove, BTEC Diploma Early Years
Mrs j Langford, BSc
Mrs B McDonald-Smith, BA (Hons)
Mrs S Prifti, NOCN level 3, SPLD OCR level 7, Specialist Dyslexia Teacher
Mrs L Selvadurai, BSc (Hons)
Miss V Sturdy, MA, BSc (Hons)
Mrs M Rowe, CYPW, HLTA
Teaching Assistants
Mrs J Broncz, NVQ level 3
Mrs J Cave, EYFS level 2
Mrs L D'Costa, NVQ level 2
Mrs T Follett, CYPW Diploma level 3
Mrs M Gale, NVQ level 2
Mrs N Grover, NVQ level 3
Mrs S Harradine-Cardwell, BA (Hons), HLTA
Miss B Jackson, NVQ level 2
Mrs S Lockett, HLTA
Mrs M Morton, NVQ level 2
Mrs M Rowe, CYPW, HLTA
Mrs N Russo, NCFE level 3, Diploma Special Needs, HLTA
Miss H Shepherd, BA (Hons)
Miss V Sturdy, MA, Bsc (Hons)
Mrs P Wilson, NFCE level 3
Mrs J K Woodley, NVQ level 3
Mid-day Meal Assistants
Miss R Cordina
Mrs V Gallafent
Mrs F Joannou
Miss A McCann
Miss L Rossetter
Breakfast/After School Club Supervisors
Miss R Cordina
Mrs L D'Costa, NVQ level 2
Miss L D'Costa
Mrs M Freitas
Mr M Gorman
Ms S Lockett, HLTA
Ms R Melson
Mrs M Rowe, CYPW, HLTA
Mrs P Wilson, NFCE level 3
Marketing & HR Strategy
Mrs H Balfour, MCIM - Marketing Manager
Ms A Kirk-Burrett - HR Manager
Mrs N Adolpho - Admissions Registrar
Mrs J Bainbridge - Assistant Bursar
Mrs J Broncz - Administrator to Head of Prep
Mrs C Bonds - School Receptionist
Mrs S A Ewing - Head Teacher's PA
Mr M Gorman - Mini Bus Escort
Miss E Jones - School Receptionist
Mrs L Margetts - Finance & Administration Assistant
Mrs S Mean - Music Administrator & Old Babingtonians Administrator
Mrs M Sharpe - Examinations Assistant
Mrs K Taylor, BA (Hons), PG (Dip) - Careers Adviser
Mr P Stockham - Caretaker
Mr R Callaghan - Assistant Caretaker & Mini Bus Driver
Mr A Dawson - Mini Bus Driver
TURNER, Christopher Lloyd: Chair of Governors. Initially a Governor, Chair of Marketing Committee and a member of Finance Committee before becoming Vice-Chair and now Chair of Governors. He has served as a Governor at Babington for 15 years. Educated at University College Cardiff BSc (Econ) Hons and the University of Greenwich MA (Marketing). He has a broad business background having worked for multinationals such as IBM as well as start-ups in the high–tech sector originally in sales and marketing positions and then in general management. He then founded and is currently the Managing Director for an international market research and consulting company. Chris is a lay minister in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and serves on various church committees. Married to Sue with sons Justin, Nathan and Luke and daughters Tamara and Lara - both OBs.
SOUTH, Karen: Vice-Chair of Governors. (Governor with joint responsibility of child protection and advice on employment issues and complaints) qualified as a solicitor in 1990. In 1993 Karen formed her own solicitors practice South & Co which practised from Chancery Lane London. In 1997 Karen obtained a qualification as an accredited mediator with CEDR and achieved an LLM at Nottingham University. In 2009 Karen formed KPM solicitors LLP with her colleague Matthew Stubbs. KPM solicitors still practices from Chancery Lane and services SME's and private clients. Karen specialises in employment law and litigation and has delivered lectures on behalf of the Law Society. Karen was also a Samaritan at the Orpington office of the Samaritans for two years. Karen is married to Chris and they have two children Jessica and Eddie – both of whom are former pupils of Babington House School.
HOWARD, Nicola: (Governor with responsibility for Early Years) Nicola has carried out business operations roles within the Legal and Compliance Departments of London based International Investment Banks for over 15 years. An active member of the school's PTA since her eldest daughter joined the Babington House Nursery in 2009, Nicola has been a Class Rep and was a PTA Co-Chair from 2012 to 2014. Her involvement with the school sparked an interest in Early Years Education, resulting in her obtaining a Teaching Assistant Qualification and a recent career change to that of a Teaching Assistant at St. Olave's Prep School. Nicola is married to Mark and Mum to current Babington House girls, Lily and Charlotte.
NICHOLAS, Libby, BA, MA, NPQH, FRSA: Started her career as an English teacher and has been Head of Years, Head of Teaching & Learning, Assistant Head, Deputy Head and Headteacher. Areas of professional expertise include the delivery of school improvement, strategic organisational change, curriculum design and innovation and all aspects of teaching and learning- thinking, theory & pedagogy. Libby has led leadership development for both middle and aspiring senior leaders and has led staff development in the Netherlands, Slovenia and across the UK. Libby is passionately committed to securing high quality education for all pupils and to developing colleagues through sustained coaching and compassionate leadership. As Regional Director of Education for the South and West Libby works in close collaboration with Principals and senior colleagues to secure rapid school improvement and the best possible progress for all students.
MACKAY, Gavin John: (Governor since 2012 and member of Finance Committee) Chartered Accountant and Chartered Institute of Taxation qualified. Director of Partner Financial Affairs at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP. Alumus of Lloyds Banking Group, Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Andersen & Southampton University. Married to Emma and father of Amelia & Elena both current Babington House pupils.
LELLO, Tim: The Headmaster. Before coming to Babington House School in January 2013, Tim Lello worked as the Deputy Principal at Queen's College London, the highly regarded girls' school in Harley Street. He was educated at St John's College Cambridge Preparatory School, King's School Bruton and the Universities of Newcastle, London and Jesus College, Cambridge where, alongside his academic pursuits he developed a passion for music and sport. He still enjoys playing competitive hockey and sings in a professional opera company when work commitments allow. He has previously worked as a boarding housemaster at Cranbrook School, was the Head of History at Aldenham School and was a history teacher and day housemaster at St Albans School.
BRESNIK-SNASDELL, Pauline, CPA, CMA, MBA: Pauline began her career as an auditor of medium and large companies and charities, and is now a member of the Global Executive at EY, a professional services organization. She is currently the Global Knowledge Leader for Global Compliance and Reporting. She's a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, and her MBA dissertation focused on Managing and Promoting for Leadership using Emotional Intelligence which was leveraged by the EY UK practice to transform its hiring and promotion approach. She is married to Peter, and they have an 8 year old daughter who attends Babington House School.


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Nine Athens-Clarke County commissioners signed a letter sent to state legislators last week urging them to pass a statewide 24-hour ban on indoor smoking in public places.
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"A majority of us believe a partial ban is not enough, and we are working to extend our ban 24 hours," Commissioner Elton Dodson wrote in the letter, which was signed by every commissioner except David Lynn.
Lynn, who opposes a local 24-hour ban, is out of town and could not be reached for comment.
Three commissioners - Harry Sims, George Maxwell and Kathy Hoard - who voted against a similar proposal for 24-hour ban last July and who voted for the current ban on indoor public smoking after 11 p.m. signed the letter to legislators.
Their signatures did not mean they had changed their minds, Dodson said.
"I think the commissioners just want to see what the state will do," he said.
Sims has not decided whether to support a local 24-hour smoking ban, but would support a statewide one, he said.
"If it's going to be statewide, I'll support it, if we're all going to be in the same boat," Sims said.
After a push to put smoking back on the agenda earlier this year, some supporters of a local ban informally agreed with Athens-Clarke Mayor Heidi Davison to delay the issue until July, in part to see whether a statewide ban would pass.
However, that appears less likely with each passing day. With only 11 days left in this year's legislative session, the statewide ban still must pass through the House of Representatives Health and Human Services and Rules committees before going to a vote. It passed the Senate overwhelmingly in February.
The letter was sent to Health and Human Services Chairwoman Sharon Cooper, R-Marietta; the bill's sponsor, state Rep. Stacey Reece, R-Gainesville; and state Rep. Jane Kidd, D-Athens, who serves on the Health and Human Services Committee. It urges them to pass the Georgia Smokefree Air Act out of committee for a vote in the full House.
"It's like attorneys say, everyone deserves his day in court," Dodson said.
A committee vote might come today, Kidd said.
"I think it can get out of committee," she said. "I hope it does."
Reece recently amended the House bill to allow smoking on restaurant and bar patios or decks. The previous version banned smoking within 25 feet of an entrance to a building, a clause that troubled some commissioners who favored a 24-hour ban.
The amendment makes the bill "easier to vote for," Kidd said.
"I'm leaning toward supporting it," she said.
Members of House leadership are divided on the bill. Speaker Glenn Richardson opposes it, while state Rep. Earl Erhart, chairman of the powerful Rules Committee, supports it.
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Penelope Cruz Pregnant; Second Child With Javier Bardem
Penélope and Javier Reportedly Expecting Their Second Child
Penélope Cruz is pregnant! The story broke yesterday, and Peoplerecently confirmed that happy news. Headlines about Penélope and her husband Javier Bardem's second child together comes after Penélope's younger sister, Monica Cruz, announced that she is pregnantwith her first child from an anonymous sperm donor.
Rumours about Javier and Penélope having another child have been swirling for awhile, and the two raised eyebrows when they skipped the Golden Globes in January to stay home in Madrid. Penélope and Javier have been married since 2010 and welcomed their son, Leo, in January of 2011.
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Family of Milford stabbing suspect Christopher Plaskon releases statement to family of Maren Sanchez, community
MILFORD - The family of Christopher Plaskon, who is accused of murdering fellow Jonathan Law High School student Maren Sanchez, released a lengthy statement today to the victim's family and the community at large.
The Plaskon family begins by saying, "Words can only fall short in conveying the depth and breadth of the raw sadness we are left with by this unimaginable tragedy. Our hearts are forever broken as we, like you, struggle to understand."
In the statement, the Plaskons then speak to the victim's family directly, saying, "To the Sanchez family, our deepest sympathies. Please know that you are now, and forever, in our hearts, our thoughts and our prayers. We join with the entire Milford community to celebrate the life and mourn the loss of this most vibrant and exceptional young woman."


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Also sureties. UFT had 0-4. TMG has 0-3. So each surety was lowered by one
point. So my old 1s became 0s. I still occasionally find a citation with a 0
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On the other hand, there are also fields in UFT that get lost using
Genbridge to import data into TMG. For example, UFT has three date fields
for an event: a free-form date, a structured date, and a sort date. The
free-form date is used in text type reports and the structured date is used
where space is limited. Genbridge converts a "non-standard" free-form date
into an "irregular date" and throws away the structured date. I find the
free-form date useful when I want the sentence to use terminology from an
original document, or if I want to add an arbitrary qualifier to the date
(e.g. an estimated birth year "based on marriage date", which is how I want
it to print). (And UFT is very good at decoding a free-form date into the
correct structured date.)
This is just an example of how even Genbridge is not perfect, although TMG
has a lot of features, almost has a super-set of most other genealogy
programs, and Wholly Genes does a custom mapping for each program it can
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ATLANTA -- Maple Leafs goaltender Curtis Joseph was asked yesterday if he has thought about "packing it in."
That is, walking away from the NHL and leaving professional hockey after 18 seasons, two NHL all-star selections and 449 wins.
"That's a good question," Joseph said, before pausing to contemplate his next statement. "No. I feel good. I feel good physically, no injuries, I just have to get a game where you have a good game and things turn around quickly."
More and more, the Leafs' goaltending situation has come under scrutiny. And there is some controversy building.
The Leafs regular starter Vesa Toskala missed last night's game against the Atlanta Thrashers because of a sore groin, aggravated in Toronto's 7-3 win in Pittsburgh on Saturday. But instead of putting in regular backup Joseph, the Leafs called up Justin Pogge from the Marlies and started him last night.
GM Brian Burke said that the club wants to see what Pogge, who has toiled for over two seasons in the AHL, can do at the NHL level. But the timing is interesting.
Joseph has struggled as a backup this season, posting an 0-4 record with a save percentage of .838 and a goals-against of 4.33. There is talk that head coach Ron Wilson has lost faith in his backup, hence the "real" reason for Pogge's call-up, though the organization denies Pogge's arrival has anything to do with Joseph's slump.
Joseph, meanwhile, said all he can do is continue to work hard in practice, hope he gets the chance to play again, and play well when he does get that chance. And not get too down on himself.
"Well, I've only started four games, so I don't know if I'm going to judge my season on that," he said yesterday morning.
"All you can do is focus. That's the major thing."
Pogge, meanwhile, is under pressure as well. The 22-year-old has waited over two full seasons to get his chance to play an NHL game, and now has to seize the moment.
Being touted as the organization's "goaltender of the future" doesn't make things any easier. But the Fort McMurray, Alta. native vowed not to let the pressure get to him.
"There's no point turning yourself into a mess worrying about it," Pogge said, adding that he had a "really good" sleep on Sunday night.
"But I had a dream that I was late for practice," he added, with a laugh.
Centre John Mitchell, who played with Pogge for two years with the Marlies, has faith that Pogge will eventually live up to his advance billing.
"He's a really good goalie and I've seen him play excellent games in the past and there's no reason why he can't do it here," said Mitchell.
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Fashion designer Nicole Miller presented with 2013 Spirit of Design Award at the Philadelphia University Fashion Show
May 01, 2013, 16:41 ET from Philadelphia University
PHILADELPHIA, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Celebrated fashion designer Nicole Miller was presented with the 2013 Spirit of Design Award at the Philadelphia University Fashion Show on Saturday, April 27, at Philadelphia's historic Academy of Music.
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"I feel like I just got the Oscar," Miller said, holding the crystal award in the air after accepting it from Philadelphia University President Stephen Spinelli Jr. as part of the University's Evening of Innovation. "I'm honored to receive it. Innovation has always been the most important thing to me. It's so much more important than design."
Miller was introduced to thunderous applause from the packed crowd of some 2,000 cheering students, family members, faculty, staff, fashion designers, fashion and apparel industry officials and others at PhilaU's annual Fashion Show, the largest in the Philadelphia area.
With a contemporary style that draws on a wide range of influences, Miller's designs are known for their innovative fabrics, such as her signature stretch metal, as well as her whimsical prints and attention to perfect proportions and fit. A virtual who's who of Hollywood have worn Miller's designs, including celebrities Beyonce, Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry, Angelina Jolie and Eva Longoria.
Nicole Miller apparel and accessories are sold in her namesake boutiques around the world and at high-end retailers Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom and Bloomingdales. Her designs have been praised in the pages of Vogue, W, Elle, InStyle and numerous other publications, including The New York Times, which called Miller one of the leading female designers of her generation.
Over the years, Miller's success has expanded from apparel to wedding collections, home furnishings, fragrances, lingerie, swimwear, handbags and other lifestyle items. She was one of the first high-fashion designers to create collections for mass-market retail, collaborating with jcpenney and Bed, Bath & Beyond. She has presented her designs at New York Fashion Week every year since 1990.
After Miller received the Spirit of Design Award, the runway show, featuring the best of this year's colorful, creative and innovative student designs, got underway. This year showcased 250 extraordinary designs including eveningwear, sportswear, bathing suits and men's and children's apparel. Many fashion design students collaborated with textile design students on one-of-a-kind knitwear and innovative fabrics.
One of the evening's top winners was senior Sarah Fitzgerald, whose stunning collection, called "borrowed baroque," in creams and browns with see-through panels, won four awards, including best senior collection and Chico's Award for Design Excellence. Her striking gown from the collection won best of show and the Frank Agostino Eveningwear Award for Design and Execution.
The Spirit of Design Award is presented annually to an influential designer who has made outstanding contributions to design and has served as an inspiration to fashion students and young designers. Previous winners of the prestigious award include menswear designer and NBC Fashion Star mentor John Varvatos, Francisco Costa, Tommy Hilfiger, Geoffrey Beene and Mary McFadden.
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When his girlfriend takes a job as a schoolteacher in northern Thailand, Mischa Berlinski goes along for the ride, working as little as possible for one of Thailand's English-language newspapers. One evening a fellow expatriate tips him off to a story. A charismatic American anthropologist, Martiya van der Leun, has been found dead, a suicide, in the Thai prison where she was serving a 50-year sentence for murder.
Motivated first by simple curiosity, then by deeper and more mysterious feelings, Mischa searches relentlessly to discover the details of Martiya's crime. His search leads him to the origins of modern anthropology and into the family history of Martiya's victim, a brilliant young missionary whose grandparents left Oklahoma to preach the Word in the 1920s and never went back. Finally, Mischa's obsession takes him into the world of the Thai hill tribes, whose way of life becomes a battleground for two competing, and utterly American, ways of looking at the world.
Vivid, passionate, funny, deeply researched, and exhilarating, Fieldwork is a novel about fascination and taboos - scientific, religious, and sexual. It announces an assured and captivating new voice in American fiction.
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"A lean, interesting tale." (Publishers Weekly)
"A surprisingly compassionate look at Christianity in conflict with anthropology. I kept expecting tirades, and instead got sweetness and thoughtful good humor. A remarkable novel." (Stephen King)
I was an anthro student at the same time at the subject of this novel while in California, though not at Berkeley. This is one of the best descriptions of my experience and what it is to think and be an Anthropologist I have EVER heard. This novel is brilliantly observed and worth every second. WOW. It is also nostalgic and incredible that the students at Berkeley and the students and faculty at my university had identical experiences. What a wonderful wonderul book.
"An experience!"
I found this work delightful, and the narrator greatly added to the experience. His droll tone and varied styles accentuated the humor, which often popped up unexpectedly. This account of a young journalist's obsession with getting to the bottom of an old murder is peopled with the most extraordinary people. A missionary family figures largely in the tale and I liked the sympathetic handling of them. They could have been made to seem ridiculous or even contemptible, but they are shown as sympathetic, sincere people. It is left to the reader to decide whether they were misguided. I found myself thinking about the characters several days afterward. My understanding is that it's completely fictional--there are no Dialo people--but the descriptions of China and Thailand are interesting and based on fact.
"Fascinating but wanders"
I thought this book was fascinating in the details and descriptions. You just wanted to hang on their every word. That said, it also felt too long. The story took many diversions and I'm not sure they all added value. By the time the 9+ hours were done I was ready for the conclusion, but it didn't come until the last half hour. This is richly written and wonderful characters. I recommend it.
The characters and scenes were vibrant and captured my imagination. I enjoyed every moment, but was a little let down by the rushed ending.
I would caution that this isn't really a true mystery, more of an investigation. A "why" versus a "who".
"Rich Stew"
Like Asian stews, this book was tasty with the right amount of spice. Lots of unknown (to me) facts about SE Asia combined with an understanding of the lifestyles of both secular and religious foreigners in Thailand. The characters were fleshed out and drew sympathy. I would listen to this author at any opportunity. Good work Mischa Berlinski, write on.
"almost 5 star"
Beware the publisher's summary: As another reviewer noted, the novel is not a "who dunnit." As the title suggests, the young American journalist-protagonist (on his own search for identity while wandering the world) is doing "fieldwork," but in an ironic sense -- He is drawn to investigate the interlocking lives of the anthropologist doing academic fieldwork and of the Rapture-waiting missionaries trying to harvest souls in the "fields of the Lord." He is a generation younger than those he studies, and even they embarked on their S E Asian endeavors generatons apart. As in good fieldwork, the protagonist tries to describe, understand and hypothesize why things happen; as in bad fieldwork, he becomes obsessed with his subject, but manages not to be judgemental. Along the way we learn of the beginnings of the academic field of ethnography, conjecture that one must leave one's own culture to find/truly see one's self, meet some very eccentric characters, tour Thailand, and witness two visions of post WW1 American life try to extend themselves to the world.
I loved the novel, but it does have that "author's first novel" shakiness in structure at times. I'm not sure that I liked the narrator, but it must have been a difficult to decide what tone to adopt for the narration of this original tale.
"Barely Able To Listen To The Whole Book"
I loved the first two hours and thought it could be a great book. I lost interest in the characters and the storyline after that point. The book describes in great detail the family life of Christian missionaries over two generations. It then goes into painstaking details about daily life in a Thai village for an anthropologist.
Unless you are devoted follower of Christian missionary life or enjoy the subject of anthropology I would recommend passing on this book. How disappointing for what could have been a great book.
"Really good once you get into it"
It took a long time to get into this book, but once I did, I was hooked. The characters are very "real" and I couldn't wait to find out what they were going to do next. It was a little hard to realize what "time" you were in, since the book goes back and forth through many time periods.
"Brilliant and fascinating"
It's brilliant. A true clash of civilizations, gods and cultures. The reader gets an overview of the work of anthropologists and Christian missionaries, as well as a taste of what it is to live in a culture so different and comparatively primitive in comparison to our Western world. The differences are so profound it casts doubt on whether any cultures so materially and spiritually apart can have common ground other than good will to meet and understand each other. The questions I found myself asking, particularly as a liberal politically, is Christianity somehow a bridge religion which can enable primitive animist religions to accept modern life? Are some animist religions inhibiting in a bad way, causing a culture
to become stifling and fearful so that the culture smothers all progressive growth and scientific exploration? The way history happened, in one reading of it, it appears that Christianized nations somehow promote the concept of 'progress' and democracy, perhaps as a backlash, to a degree that until recently Christian cultures leapfrogged the others in science discoveries and the spread of science's benefits. Christianity has done its best to stop all scientific progress, through torture and murder, so I am a bit mystified why original Christian nations ended up being promoters of scientific progress and democracy, but I've read a number of essays on the question. I'm still arguing with myself. Africa is a work in progress, and you can find a country there to suit every argument. But still, one can't help musing on how religion and science and progress and politics all seem to interact. A question is whether scientific progress is good to a point for different cultures and will that stopping at a point translate into a society's either falling back into primitivism or simply stopping at that point while other societies surge ahead, and another question is should we ever stop certain scientific discoveries from promulgating throughout a society until more maturity or never and should we make that choice for them and who would make the choices. One more question I ended up thinking a lot about: is it right to force a primitive tribe hiding in a forest without science or writing to maintain their way of life, or should we allow in manufactured goods and electrical grids and motorized equipment? Is it right to keep a primitive culture living in a manner that people used to live 50,000 years ago fenced off, forbidden to the outside world? Should science introduction guidelines be developed for cultures where people are living the same way as people did 50,000 years ago be treated different than a culture living as people did 100 years ago? By not introducing different religions to the one such a culture may have, are we condemning that culture to more pain and suffering because their current religion is harsh, mean and full of bad spirits they spend all of their time appeasing? How does an advanced society decide when a religion is detrimental to a more primitive society, and what should the advanced society do - wean the poorer culture off of its religion, or introduce a more satisfying and less destructive religion? All religions state they are the true faith, and all can't be right. How do we restrain the major religions from introducing the more science restricting aspects of their faith if we decide to replace a religion deemed as unworthy? What kind of part do strong personalities play at crucial intersections of history? If you hate philosophy or religious discussions in non-fiction books, perhaps this fictionalized novel which introduces the same issues in a literary fashion is more suitable to your taste. There is a mystery as well, since a murder is committed and the question of why is not revealed until the last few pages. All of the characters are fascinating people, and the author's treatment of all of them is fair and just. I didn't detect any bias for one side of the question or the other. This is a wonderful book, and I highly recommend it to everyone.
"Provoking in many ways"
This book weaved its way through my life at a time when I was trying to tie loose ends of my life together. A left incomplete doctorate, my faith in miracles, teaching English to Thai students, and I could go on. Mr. Berlinski helped me to put these pieces together and come away with a greater faith in Christ. Although his missionaries weren't perfect, they were real. His social scientists were conflicted in ways they couldn't change no matter how hard they tried.
Although this story is fictional, Mr. Berlinski has melded together his non-fictional experiences into a masterpiece that shows how real people deal with the hand we've been dealt and create lives for themselves that are either trapped by their circumstances, or transcend them.
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It was the ageing boys and their electrical toys last night at the Molson Amphitheatre as ZZ Top and Cheap Trick -- two of the biggest acts of the '70s -- came together to play on the same stage.And while it wasn't exactly a memorable trip back twenty years, there were some moments that were good for a chuckle, if nothing else. Headliners ZZ Top, with string-bean guitarist Billy Gibbons and dangerous-looking bass player Dusty Hill emerging from a thatched hut onto the stage, were slow off the top. Signature songs like Cheap Sunglasses, Legs (played with furry white instruments), Gimme All Your Lovin', Well Dressed Man, La Grange and Tush didn't come until the second half of their hour-and-15 minute show. And the band barely touched the material off their latest album, Rhythmeen. Still, there was something oddly appealing about two guys with long beards, sunglasses and hats (Hill wore a baseball cap while Gibbons appeared to be sporting a tea cozy), swaying in unison as they played. Regardless of the lack of big hits early on, the thin crowd of 5,000 appreciated older songs like Pin Cushion and Party On The Patio. ZZ Top's drummer, Frank Beard, commanded respect, playing behind an amazing looking, leopard-spotted kit. As for the opening act, Cheap Trick are lucky to still have showy guitarist Rick Nielsen along. Nielsen, dressed in a lime-green blazer, sunglasses and his trademark black baseball hat, was in fine and familiar form. He went through more than a dozen guitars -- including a five-neck, checkered instrument and another one in the shape of his own image -- and continuously tossed guitar picks out to the crowd. Nielsen was even wearing a guitar pick at the end of his long, braided goatee. Cheap Trick's material consisted of all the old favorites including I Want You To Want Me -- which kicked off their hour-long set -- Dream Police, Heaven Tonight and Surrender. Those songs even got a handful of women to the front of the stage. New material like Anytime, Say Goodbye and Carnival Game sounded fresh, boding well for the band who are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year.
Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto - June 14, 1997
JANE STEVENSON -- Toronto Sun
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