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Having read and reread the Chronicles of Narnia to my children many times over the past 20 years, I was curious about how I would respond to a film version. I was delighted. The four child actors did a splendid job. Corliss should lighten up, take a break from postmodern deconstructionism and take a trip through the magic wardrobe! Despite what Corliss thinks, there is indeed fire, passion and a lot of fun in the film. KEN FAST Derwent, Alta...
...miles south to his family home, Sycamore Ranch, in the western Negev desert. Friends who talked to him reported that he was in low spirits. At about 9 p.m. he spoke by phone with Israel's Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant-General Dan Halutz. They discussed how to respond to Palestinians' firing of Qassam rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip...
...years, New York University developmental psychologist Catherine Tamis-LeMonda has been observing babies as they interact with parents in "naturalistic" environments?at home, running errands, going about their everyday lives?to see how adult involvement affects language acquisition. Through longitudinal studies, she's documented that the more parents respond to babies' cries, expressions and articulations, the earlier the children will talk and the more advanced their language skills will be at age 5. Parents who respond to babies' cues?reacting to grimaces and giggles, mimicking their sounds, extrapolating from "bababa" to "bottle," labeling things they touch?help their children acquire...
...residential dining halls has reached an all-time high, yet students still hanker for greater menu variety, including more seafood and vegetarian entrees, according to the biannual survey conducted by Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS). The 3,230 students—almost half the College—who responded to the survey gave HUDS its highest ratings ever in eight categories ranging from visual appeal of food to cleanliness of facilities. Overall satisfaction averaged 3.89 out of 5, and total turnout was the second highest ever. “The high number of students that expressed their opinions reveals that...
...student led to this,” he said in a telephone interview.Williams and Robert E. Pontbriand, a lecturer in the history department at UMass-Dartmouth, had relayed the student’s tale as fact to several media outlets before holes in the story emerged. Pontbriand did not respond to phone calls or e-mails seeking comment. But Williams said that he was glad that the media attention helped the truth of the matter emerge. Now, he said, the concerns that the student’s original account raised on the UMass-Dartmouth campus have been put to rest...