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Show WedmiurtFrl, July 28-30. 2004 The Park Record A-7 Obituary QOMxgrs. lujcCiigDg, aorcitujgrj Per Hage (1935-2004) Per Hage was born Oct. 9, 1935; his brilliant mind closed in the morning hours of July 25, 2004 after a valiant fight with a long illness, which he endured with characteristic characteris-tic stoicism and grace. Per joined the faculty of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Utah in 1971 and remained there, with brief interruptions interrup-tions as visiting scholar at the University of Copenhagen and Cambridge University (Robinson College). Per was a social anthropologist, initially interested in cognition, but whose restless mind soon wandered to the classic topics of social structure struc-ture and kinship. He pioneered the use of graph theoretical models in anthropology to greatly enhance our knowledge of the human mind, human society and human history, especially in his beloved Polynesia. The three books he wrote (co-authored (co-authored with Frank Harary), "Island Networks," "Exchange in Oceania" and "Structural Models in Anthropology," have been the cornerstones of a new appreciation of kinship in all of social science. Always generous with his time for students and colleagues alike, he was most often found in his office quietly reading in one of a number of languages in which he was fluent or writing another article or book. He received accolades from the most prestigious scholars around the world and was treasured trea-sured by his colleagues as a man of high integrity who demanded high standards of all, but first and foremost fore-most of himself. Of the old school, he was a true gentleman and a scholar. He leaves behind his loving wife, Andrea, who stood by his side throughout and fought as hard as Per to win the precious extra years, which he was able to gain over the illness. i Prof. Per Hage Please join the family in celebrating cele-brating Professor Per Hage's life Friday, July 30, 11 a.m., at 4078 West Saddle Back Road, No. 13, Park City. Forget security, join the Athens party ATHENS, Greece (AP) Worried about security? High prices? Weak ticket sales? Athens is planning a major distraction for anyone any-one suffering Olympic jitters. Mayor Dora Bakoyianni detailed plans Monday to throw a citywide party every night of the Aug. 13-29 Games and on through the Paralympics in September. More than 500 concerts and live performances will be held during the outdoor entertainment blitz, along with art exhibitions, acrobatic displays, dis-plays, puppet shows and acts from 34 countries. "Athens will have a maximum level of security but, at the same time, life will continue,", she said. "We will dance and we will sing from the squares, in our streets, along our walkways and we will rel ish the return of the Olympics to .their home." Artwork and sculptures will be displayed along a cobblestone walkway walk-way linking the Acropolis to the cityfc other main ancient sites. And at 22 squares and gathering points, the lineup includes Dutch jazz players, dancers from Saudi Arabia, acrobats from South Korea and chefs handing out Polish piero-gis, piero-gis, or dumplings. She added: "Walking through Athens is a trip through history ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman, right up till modern times." Shows will be held in tourist areas such as the Plaka district under the Acropolis, but also in newly renovated ren-ovated areas of the capital,.now serviced ser-viced by better transport networks Park Record e-mail addresses Andy Bernhard abparkrecord.com Nan Chalat-Noaker editorparkrecord.com Valerie Deming adsparkrecord.com Jay Hamburger citynewsparkrecord.com Patrick Parkinson countynewsparkrecord.com Jared Whitley educationparkrecord.com Monika Guendner businessparkrecord.com Brett Larsen sportsparkrecord.com Casey Basden artsparkrecord.com Scott Sine photoparkrecord.com Grayson West photoparkrecord.com Kat James katparkrecord.com Mike Duffy circulationparkrecord.com v"-" " "Matt Gordon? ;i"productionparkrecord.com Wendy Mair realestateparkrecord.com Inkarna Black classifiedsparkrecord.com and with newly painted building fronts. The euro4 million (US$4.8 million) mil-lion) party plans are part of the city's eurol50 million (US$180 million) Olympic improvement scheme largely aimed at shaking off months of gloom caused by last-minute construction con-struction and international fears of a possible terrorist The problems have hurt holiday bookings by tourists a vital source of income for Greece and left more than half the Olympic tickets at the last count made a month before the games begin. But Bakoyianni, who modeled the city celebrations on the those held in Sydney at the 2000 Olympics, said the games and Athens party program called "The city celebrates" will lure business conferences and visitors to the city. The mayor said she could no longer confirm earlier city hall estimates esti-mates that 1.5 million Olympic visitors visi-tors will come to the city. 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