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[[Image:Anna.jpg|Anna keeps a picture of her children on her desk; she says they inspire her to keep learning how to communicate, even if that's just saying "Dada".]]
{{Infobox Perplexian
|name=Anna Heath
|image=[[Image:Anna.jpg|Anna kept a picture of her children on her desk; she said they would inspire her to keep learning how to communicate, even if that's just saying "Dada".]]
|age=37 years old
|date_of_birth=: '''Deceased:''' July 28, 2006 (269)
|futures_sign=
|occupation=
|religion=
|associations=[[Cube Retrieval Project]]<br>[[Henrik Tanner]]<br>[[Isaac Cymbalisty]]
|email=
|website=http://www.perplexcityacademy.com/ah328451/<br>
}}




==General==
==General==
*Has three children, 6-year-old [[Otto Heath]], 6-year-old [[Pip Heath]], & a 1-year-old daughter.
*Was married to husband [[Fleming Heath]] in August of 259
*Fellow of the Academy  
*Had three children, 6-year-old twins [[Otto and Pip Heath|Otto and Pip]], and 1-year-old daughter [[Eve Heath|Eve]]
*[[Cube Retrieval Project]]'s expert from the department of languages
*Fellow of the Academy
**Known for always being available to students who needed her
**Academy insiders suggested she had the drive and potential to be a future Master of the Academy
*[[Cube Retrieval Project]]'s expert from the department of languages and second-in-command
*Fan of the [[Nomads]]
*Address:
: [[Fisher Road|18 Fisher Road]]
: [[Old Town]]
: [[Perplex City]]


*Old friend of [[Isaac Cymbalisty]], who was her first real friend at the Academy.
**He introduced her to her future husband.


*Has "ailihphilia," the love of palindromes, and is a fan of Earth writer [[Georges Perec]], who created the longest palindrome in history.
*Does not believe [[Isaac Cymbalisty]] committed suicide and has sworn to find his murderer.
*Her favorite card is 002 - Designer Flakes.


*Previously had a bit of a fling, many years ago, with Academy Security Director [[Henrik Tanner]]


*Had "ailihphilia," the love of palindromes, and was a fan of Earth writer [[Georges Perec]], who created the longest palindrome in history.
*Her favorite card was {{Card|002|Designer Flakes}}, which was inspired and driven by her children.
*The Anna Heath Chair for Ancient Languages was created in her honor.  The chair will be fully-funded and most likely go to a candidate with an interest in ancient Earth Languages.
{{Season1}}
==Murder==
*27-JUL-06 - Anna was brutally murdered by [[Caine]], while tracking stolen Academy property.
*28-JUL-06 - Her body was discovered, broken and beaten, in the [[catacombs]] near [[the Brotherhood of the Six]] temple in the [[Old Town]]
*03-AUG-06 - A memorial service was held at the [[Academy]] on the [[Great Lawn]] at 5pm on Thursday evening
*??-AUG-06 - Memorial to Anna, designed by [[Aiko]] {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcityacademy.com/libermemoriarum}}, was unveiled.
*29-AUG-06 - Citizens of Earth delivered 333 paper cranes to [[Mind Candy]] headquarters in requiem
*21-DEC-10 - Caine expresses [http://davidvarela.wordpress.com/transmedia/perplex-city/caine/ regret, and deep dark sadness] over his actions.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Anna2.jpg
Image:Anna3.jpg
Image:Anna4.jpg
Image:Anna5.jpg
</gallery>
==Scholastic Record==
*Gave talks on the ancient languages of the region and the beginnings of written script discovered on bone fragments in the Academy Lunchtime Lectures / Evening Courses.
*Gave talks on the ancient languages of the region and the beginnings of written script discovered on bone fragments in the Academy Lunchtime Lectures / Evening Courses.
*Was spotted when she was only 8 years old by Professor [[Estelle Sedgewick]]
*Was spotted when she was only 8 years old by Professor [[Estelle Sedgewick]]
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==Anna's Cards==
==Anna's Cards (Season one only)==
*[[Prototype Cards: Number 074]], "WordSpy"
*{{Card|002|Designer Flakes}} [[Anna]]
*{{Card|018|Natal Name}} [[Anna]]
*{{Card|024|Double Vision}} [[Anna]]
*{{Card|047|Opposites Attract}} [[Anna]]
*{{Card|048|Pop Words}} [[Anna]]
*{{Card|049|Bookworm}} [[Anna]]
*{{Card|057|Volume}} [[Anna]]
*{{Card|073|Animal Magic}} [[Anna]]
*{{Card|074|WordSpy}} [[Anna]] - Guest Puzzle Architect Steve Robertson/Reef
*{{Card|078|Edible Love}} [[Anna]]
*{{Card|080|Cruel and Unusual}} [[Anna]] - Artist Anton Bogaty
*{{Card|108|My Three Children}} [[Anna]]
*{{Card|115|The Age of Sente}} [[Anna]]
*{{Card|137|Sub Rosa}} [[Anna]]
*{{Card|151|Crazy Talk}} [[Anna]] - Guest Puzzle Artist Felix Klessling
*{{Card|171|Witch Script}} [[Anna]]
*{{Card|187|Logical Fallacies}} [[Anna]]
*{{Card|206|Mexid Massege}} [[Anna]]
 
 
==Anna, on Earth Linguistics==
{{quote}}
As a scholar of language, the question of why Perplex City seems to share a language with some geographies of Earth is one that pulls me back again and again. An itch that can't be scratched, if you will.
 
It bears noting that in the seventy-some years since the [[Centre for Reality Research]] first discovered Earth, the language Perplexians speak has been profoundly influenced by Earth, so the overall level of similarity has been growing; new words, slang, and figures of speech have been borrowed, and pronunciation has been altered to some degree, though some researchers believe some of the pronunciation shifts were already under way before the discovery.
 
As you know, the late and much-lamented Academicians [[Ruth Coralhouse]] and [[Horatio Flynn]] developed CF Theory together. This convergent development model suggests that that the two worlds began development from widely different points, but that we are at a point in our histories in which we very coincidentally use very similar language. This model is considered the best contender as the truth, though other theories still have their adherents.
 
[[Karel Panaya]], for example, suggests that language is strongly shaped by a culture's environment and internal development, and posits that this is evidence that the culture and environs of Perplex City must therefore be extraordinarily similar to certain locales on Earth. I have my doubts about this, based on my long exposure to Earth culture. We simply don't seem that fundamentally the same to me.
 
Other, less reputable sources suggest any number of other wild theories: that the Earth and Perplex City share a resonance in the fabric of reality that has an effect on the brain, and therefore on language (though no evidence of such a resonance has been found); or that this is evidence that Perplex City and Earth were somehow once part of the same physical world (despite the known fact that language is evolutionary, and a point of divergence would make the languages very different by now); or that this is evidence of an intentional design by a cosmic maker (a point that may or may not be disputable, but is a tenet of faith not of science; and yet does not explain the mechanism by which it came to pass).
 
Controversy aside, the discovery of Earth has been an unbelievably rich treasure for the linguistics department at the Academy. The array of languages spoken on Earth is so rich and varied compared to our own world that we are making vast strides in understanding. There has never been a more exciting time to be a linguist than now.
 
:''source: [http://www.perplexcityacademy.com/ah328451/earthlinguistics.html Anna Heath's Personal Site]''
|}




==References==
==References==
*'''[[The Perplex City Academy]]'''
**Lunchtime Lectures - {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcityacademy.com/museum.html}}
**Special Projects Division - [[Cube Retrieval Project]] {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcityacademy.com/departments-special.html}}
*'''Anna Heath's Personal Site'''
**blog, Collected on one long page {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcityacademy.com/ah328451/aboutme.html}}


*'''The Perplex City Academy'''
**[http://wiki.incognitus.net/mirror/ppc/www.perplexcityacademy.com/29.04.05/museum.html Lunchtime Lectures]
**Special Projects Division - [[Cube Retrieval Project]] ([http://www.perplexcityacademy.com/departments-special.html link])
*[[Prototype Cards: Number 170]]
*'''The Scarlett Kite'''
*'''The Scarlett Kite'''
**18 May entry, "You guys are strange..." ([http://thescarlettkite.com/archives/2005/05/you_guys_are_st.html link])
**18-MAY-05, "You guys are strange..." {{WaybackS1|www.thescarlettkite.com/archives/2005/05/you_guys_are_st.html}}
 
*'''Quirky Acuity'''
**blog, 03-JAN-06, "Progress" {{WaybackS1|www.quirkyacuity.com/archives/2006/01/progress.html}}
**blog, 13-JAN-06, "Cymbalisty" {{WaybackS1|www.quirkyacuity.com/archives/2006/01/cymbalisty.html}}
**''Multiple subsequent mentions''
 
*'''[[The Perplex City Sentinel]]'''
**article, 4-FEB-06, "New Year Begins with Dazzling Milestone" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/01/new_year_begins.html}}
**article, 6-FEB-06, "Excitement For Earth Events Grows In City" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/02/excitement_for.html}}
**article, 16-FEB-06, "[[Iona Rodie|Iona]] Interviews... [[Anna Heath]]" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/02/iona_interviews_15.html}}
**article, 31-JUL-06 "Scribe [[Anna Heath]] Found Murdered in [[Catacombs]]" {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcitysentinel.com/archives/2006/07/scribe_anna_hea.html}}
 
*''[[Perplex City Police Department]]''
**[[Isaac Cymbalisty]] case file - [http://www.perplexcitypolice.com/pd269volintranet/case_file.php?cid=PXC978C675&section=witness witness statements]
 
*Puzzle [[Cards]]''
**{{Card2|007|Mini Maze}} ''Reverse''
 
*Memorial to Anna, designed by [[Aiko]] {{WaybackS1|www.perplexcityacademy.com/libermemoriarum}}
 
*[http://davidvarela.wordpress.com/transmedia/perplex-city/caine/ Restitution]

Latest revision as of 16:35, 21 December 2010

Anna Heath
Perplex City
Anna kept a picture of her children on her desk; she said they would inspire her to keep learning how to communicate, even if that's just saying "Dada".
Date of Birth : Deceased: July 28, 2006 (269)
Futures Sign
Occupation
Religion
Associations Cube Retrieval Project
Henrik Tanner
Isaac Cymbalisty
Email
Website http://www.perplexcityacademy.com/ah328451/


General

  • Was married to husband Fleming Heath in August of 259
  • Had three children, 6-year-old twins Otto and Pip, and 1-year-old daughter Eve
  • Fellow of the Academy
    • Known for always being available to students who needed her
    • Academy insiders suggested she had the drive and potential to be a future Master of the Academy
  • Cube Retrieval Project's expert from the department of languages and second-in-command
  • Fan of the Nomads
  • Address:
18 Fisher Road
Old Town
Perplex City
  • Old friend of Isaac Cymbalisty, who was her first real friend at the Academy.
    • He introduced her to her future husband.
  • Does not believe Isaac Cymbalisty committed suicide and has sworn to find his murderer.
  • Previously had a bit of a fling, many years ago, with Academy Security Director Henrik Tanner
  • The Anna Heath Chair for Ancient Languages was created in her honor. The chair will be fully-funded and most likely go to a candidate with an interest in ancient Earth Languages.

PERPLEX CITY, SEASON ONE
The search for the Receda Cube on Earth


Murder

Gallery

  • Anna2.jpg
  • Anna3.jpg
  • Anna4.jpg
  • Anna5.jpg


Scholastic Record

  • Gave talks on the ancient languages of the region and the beginnings of written script discovered on bone fragments in the Academy Lunchtime Lectures / Evening Courses.
  • Was spotted when she was only 8 years old by Professor Estelle Sedgewick
  • Legend has it that Anna corrected one of her teachers' spelling during a spelling bee
  • At 18, Anna was offered a place at the Academy
  • Became a fully-fledged puzzle scribe by the age of 22
  • Her multi-language crossword puzzles are particular objects of dread among her students


Anna's Cards (Season one only)


Anna, on Earth Linguistics

As a scholar of language, the question of why Perplex City seems to share a language with some geographies of Earth is one that pulls me back again and again. An itch that can't be scratched, if you will.

It bears noting that in the seventy-some years since the Centre for Reality Research first discovered Earth, the language Perplexians speak has been profoundly influenced by Earth, so the overall level of similarity has been growing; new words, slang, and figures of speech have been borrowed, and pronunciation has been altered to some degree, though some researchers believe some of the pronunciation shifts were already under way before the discovery.

As you know, the late and much-lamented Academicians Ruth Coralhouse and Horatio Flynn developed CF Theory together. This convergent development model suggests that that the two worlds began development from widely different points, but that we are at a point in our histories in which we very coincidentally use very similar language. This model is considered the best contender as the truth, though other theories still have their adherents.

Karel Panaya, for example, suggests that language is strongly shaped by a culture's environment and internal development, and posits that this is evidence that the culture and environs of Perplex City must therefore be extraordinarily similar to certain locales on Earth. I have my doubts about this, based on my long exposure to Earth culture. We simply don't seem that fundamentally the same to me.

Other, less reputable sources suggest any number of other wild theories: that the Earth and Perplex City share a resonance in the fabric of reality that has an effect on the brain, and therefore on language (though no evidence of such a resonance has been found); or that this is evidence that Perplex City and Earth were somehow once part of the same physical world (despite the known fact that language is evolutionary, and a point of divergence would make the languages very different by now); or that this is evidence of an intentional design by a cosmic maker (a point that may or may not be disputable, but is a tenet of faith not of science; and yet does not explain the mechanism by which it came to pass).

Controversy aside, the discovery of Earth has been an unbelievably rich treasure for the linguistics department at the Academy. The array of languages spoken on Earth is so rich and varied compared to our own world that we are making vast strides in understanding. There has never been a more exciting time to be a linguist than now.

source: Anna Heath's Personal Site


References

  • Anna Heath's Personal Site
    • blog, Collected on one long page link
  • The Scarlett Kite
    • 18-MAY-05, "You guys are strange..." link
  • Quirky Acuity
    • blog, 03-JAN-06, "Progress" link
    • blog, 13-JAN-06, "Cymbalisty" link
    • Multiple subsequent mentions
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