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Paul Levinson
New Kindle editions
Now available.... the "author's cut" of Paul Levinson's three Phil D'Amato novels - The Silk Code (Paul's award-winning 1999 first novel), The Consciousness Plague, and The Pixel Eye - are now available from JoSara Media as Kindle editions for you to download and enjoy, with new, original cover art by award-winning illustrator Joel Iskowitz. Introducing these novels the way the author intended them... read them for the first time... read them again!
Download yours now!
The Sierra Waters time travel trilogy is also now available from JoSara Media in Kindle editions...download The Plot to Save Socrates, its sequel Unburning Alexandria, and Chronica, the newest novel in the series... as Sierra travels through time trying to preserve history, meeting up with historical figures past and present. Featuring new cover art designed by artist Joel Iskowitz specifically for these Kindle editions.
And now... introducing the Jeff Harris stories... originally published in Analog magazine, now available from Connected Editions in brand new Kindle editions... Jeff Harris, a college professor in the late 20th century, is going back to 1986 to try to stop the Challenger disaster - when time travel hell breaks loose... download the stories and enjoy!
Other news
Updated second edition (2012) of Paul Levinson's latest non-fiction book,New New Media, is now available! This ground-breaking work, originally released in 2009 by Penguin Academics (a Pearson, Allyn and Bacon company), is a cutting-edge tour of the newest user-driven "new new media", turning consumers into producers. The new edition features Facebook, Twitter, blogging, YouTube, Foursquare, Wikipedia, more... how this transformation has revolutionized just about all aspects of our personal lives from the way we watch television to the way we pick our Presidents... with special focus on the global impact of these new new media, affecting protest movements from the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street... and more...
Lots of news about Twice Upon a Rhyme!
Paul is delighted to announce the release on iTunes, Amazon and eMusic of his classic 1972 original 13-track record album, Twice Upon A Rhyme. Buy individual tracks, or the whole album!
What's up ahead
Coming up... The Hurricane Wars... the fourth Phil D'Amato novel.
Next up in non-fiction: The Third Golden Age of Television Drama.... expanding on many of the themes Paul explores in his popular blog, InfiniteRegress.tv.
And an anthology, Touching the Face of the Cosmos (edited with Michael Waltemathe), of essays and short stories about religion and outer space.
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Paul Levinson, PhD, is Professor of Communication & Media Studies at Fordham University in New York City. His nine nonfiction books, including The Soft Edge (1997), Digital McLuhan (1999), Realspace (2003), Cellphone (2004), and New New Media (2009/2012) have been the subject of major articles in The New York Times, Wired, The Christian Science Monitor, and other publications and have been translated into ten languages. New New Media, exploring blogging, Twitter, YouTube and other "new new" modes of communication, was published by Penguin Academics in 2009, revised and updated in 2012. His science fiction novels include The Silk Code (1999/2012, winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel), Borrowed Tides (2001), The Consciousness Plague (2002/2013), The Pixel Eye (2003/2014), The Plot To Save Socrates (2006/2012), Unburning Alexandria (2013), and Chronica (2014). His short stories have been nominated for Nebula, Hugo, Edgar, and Sturgeon Awards. Paul Levinson has appeared on "The O'Reilly Factor" (Fox News), "The CBS Evening News," "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" (PBS), "Nightline" (ABC), and numerous national and international TV and radio programs. He reviews the best of television in his InfiniteRegress.tv blog, hosts popular podcasts, and was listed in The Chronicle of Higher Education's "Top 10 Academic Twitterers" in 2009.
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Paul Levinson writes science fiction, sf/mystery
and popular and scholarly non-fiction. His most recent novels, now available in Kindle editions, are the Sierra Waters trilogy: The Plot to Save Socrates (2006/2012), Unburning Alexandria (2013), and Chronica (2014). His newest non-fiction book is New New Media (2009/2012).
The Silk Code (1999/2012) won the Locus award for Best First Novel of 1999. His novel The Consciousness Plague (2003/2013) won the 2003 Mary Shelley Award for outstanding Fictional Work. He has
published more than 30 science fiction stories, some of which are now available on fictionwise.com. His novella "Loose Ends" - the first of the Jeff Harris
stories - was a 1998 Hugo Award finalist, a finalist for the 1998 Sturgeon
Award, and a finalist for the 1997 Nebula Award. The radioplay of his novelette "The Chronology Protection Case" was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Mystery Play of 2002. Digital McLuhan won the 2000 Lewis Mumford Award for Outstanding Scholarship. His fiction and non-fiction work has been translated into sixteen languages.
Paul's latest novels are The Plot to Save Socrates and its sequels Unburning Alexandria and Chronica - all three Sierra Waters novels now available in Kindle editions.
Paul's novel The Plot to Save Socrates, was published in February 2006 - the first edition went into three hardcover printings. The book was also available in a trade paperback edition and now as a Kindle edition. The Plot has been translated into Spanish and Romanian, available as e-books.
You can listen to Paul read the first chapter here - your own private reading in your living room, or download it to your iPod and take it with you!
What they're saying about The Plot to Save Socrates:
Entertainment Weekly magazine calls it "challenging fun". The New York Daily News calls it a "Da Vinci-esque thriller"...
A thoughtful review by Colin Harvey on StrangeHorizons.com says "There's a delightfully old-fashioned feel to The Plot to Save Socrates... Levinson's cool, spare style reminded me of the writing of Isaac Asimov... The Plot to Save Socrates is a book that will bear repeated rereading." And Fantasybookspot calls it "a philosophically rich, engaging time travel story... a charming portrayal of Socrates"...
A STARRED review in Library Journal says... "...Levinson spins a fascinating tale that spans the centuries from 400 B.C.E. to 2061 C.E. and ranges from ancient Greece and Egypt to Victorian London and future New York. An intriguing premise with believable characters and attention to period detail make this an outstanding choice... Highly recommended."
Steve Powers, in the Dallas Morning News, calls it "a fun book to read"...
Brian Charles Clark's detailed and enjoyable review (be aware, a few surprise plot points are revealed!) on Curled Up With a Good Book says The Plot to Save Socrates "resonates with the current political climate" and he finds "a bite to Levinson's wit"... and he notes that "heroine Sierra Waters is sexy as hell"...
John Joseph Adams, writing in Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show calls The Plot to Save Socrates "...an elaborately- reasoned temporal tale - a novelized thought experiment whose logic and ideas Socrates would have approved of..."
Pamela Sargent's SciFi Weekly review calls it "highly original," "conscientiously researched and well rendered," "emotionally satisfying and extremely moving." She concludes, "The Plot to Save Socrates will provoke thought long after readers have finished the book, at which point many may want to pick it up and read it again, to savor its twists and turns."
Tom Easton, writing in Analog magazine, calls The Plot to Save Socrates "very satisfying... a tour de force..." and he says "Watch for it on award ballots."
Kristin Gray, in the Davis, California, Enterprise says the book is "fast-paced and full of plot twists"...
And this from Gavin Grant in Bookpage: "It's obvious that Levinson had a lot of fun and did a lot of research to write this book, and readers are sure to enjoy his take on the paradoxes of time travel."
Fantasybookspot calls it "a philosophically rich, engaging time travel story... a charming portrayal of Socrates"...
Thomas M. Wagner, writing on sfreviews.net, raves about "this yummy little pretzel of a story" ... calling it "deliriously mind-boggling time travel... Paul Levinson's The Plot to Save Socrates is a rare example of a novel actually thriving on paradoxes... daring with both its ideas and its approach to narrative structure... It's an absolute treat to sit back and be wrapped up in a story that gives a retro SF premise like time travel such a brilliant new kick, and it's doubly delightful to find the story as fun and entertaining as it is thought-provoking. Brain candy and brain vegetables, all in one serving. ... I just have to recommend the book to any and every SF reader looking for something truly original for a change."
Book.of.the.moment says "I've never read anything like this before... The Plot to Save Socrates is highly original, creative, and engaging. I enjoyed it from the first page."
Publisher's Weekly calls it a "light, engaging time travel yarn" and says "...by the surprise end, Levinson succeeds in tying the main narrative together in a way that neatly satisfies the circularity inherent in time travel, whose paradoxes he links to Greek philosophy..."
Booklist says "The plot twists across itself, filling the book with paradoxes and potential paradoxes in total disregard for linear time, betrayal, and plotting. In the end, Socrates' fate and Andros' motivations and identity conclude a quick-to-read, entertaining treatment of the problems inherent in time travel with style and flair."
And Meme Therapy joins Far Sector andSciFi Wire with feature interviews with Paul about time travel and the writing of The Plot to Save Socrates...
The Plot to Save Socrates ... political intrigue... ancient mysteries... time travel... past and future locales... deception and subterfuge...
And Sierra Waters' adventures back and forth through time continue in the sequels Unburning Alexandria (2013) and Chronica (2014) where she tries to rescue the ill-fated scrolls of the Library of Alexandria and challenges Heron of Alexandria, attempting to thwart his evil intentions - encountering historical figures along the way from Ptolemy to Tesla.
Get the complete Sierra Waters trilogy Kindle editions!
Some of Paul Levinson's earlier fiction:
The Silk Code, winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel of 1999, features NYPD forensic detective Dr. Phil D'Amato - hero of three of Paul Levinson's earlier award-nominated novelettes - was first published by Tor Books (David Hartwell, editor) in 1999 in hardcover; mass-market paperback in 2000. The "author's cut" Kindle edition is now available.
The Silk Code reached #8 on the Locus Paperback Best Seller List in February 2001. Gerald Jonas in The New York Times Book Review said "As a genre-bending blend of police procedural and science fiction, The Silk Code delivers on its promises..."; Booklist called it "cerebral but gripping"; Locus picked it as New and Notable in November 1999 and called it an "exceptional first novel." In a separate Locus review, Gary K. Wolfe said "It's a rare thriller that actually achieves its goals as a detective tale and a work of boldly speculative sf." WIRED called the mystery in The Silk Code "as twisted as a double helix." The Silk Code also was a runner-up in Barnes & Noble's Explorations "Maiden Voyages" contest for best first sf or fantasy novel of 1999. The book is available in a Polish translation. Along with Greg Bear's acclaimedDarwin's Radio, The Silk Code was highlighted in the 2002 History Channel documentary Fantastic Voyage: Evolution of Science Fiction, as indicative of the direction science fiction is taking in the 21st century, examining biological themes.
Listen to the podiobook serial of Paul's 1999 award-winning first novel... The Silk Code - read by Shaun Farrell - now available for your listening pleasure!
Click here for more about the weekly installments of this podiobook - introduced by famed authors such as Joe Haldeman who said The Silk Code was "an impressive debut". The podiobook is now available for free subscription to download to your computer or iPod.
His second novel, Borrowed Tides, was
published by Tor Books in hardcover in March 2001, mass-market paperback in
January 2002, and tells the story of the first mission to
Alpha Centauri led by a philosopher of science, and a specialist in Native
American mythology, two old friends from the Bronx in their seventies. From
the reviews: Library Journal said Borrowed Tides is "...packed
with layers of meaning that blend ancient legends and modern science and
provides an intriguing glimpse into the mysteries of time and space"; Gerald
Jonas in The New York Times Book Review said that Borrowed
Tides is "....bizarre enough to satisfy readers..."; Booklist
called it a "to-the-last-page spellbinder"; Publishers' Weekly
said "Politics blends neatly with spirituality in Levinson's second novel ...
an ingenious narrative that loops back on itself like a Moebius strip"; and
Gary K. Wolfe, writing in Locus, said "Levinson does a terrific job ....
[reminiscent] of the philosophic space fiction of James Blish or the reality-
testing scenarios of Philip K. Dick"; Locus also picked it as
New and Notable in April 2001. It was a May 2001
Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC) Selection.
Dr. Phil D'Amato returns in a gripping New York City
sf mystery, as this NYPD forensics detective faces a strange series of murders
and memory losses in The Consciousness Plague, Levinson's third
novel for Tor, published in hard cover in 2002; trade paperback in August 2003 JoSara Media has now put out a Kindle edition. This novel won the 2003
Mary Shelley Award for Outstanding Fictional Work. Roland Green, writing in
Booklist, said The Consciousness
Plague "more nearly reaches the heights of Isaac Asimov's classic
sf mysteries than those of most other genre hands who attempt
them manage to do these days"; Tom Easton said in the November 2002 issue of
Analog that "This is Levinson's best to date"; Library Journal
said "Levinson's intelligent blend of police procedural and speculative
fiction should appeal to fans of mystery and sf"; Locus' Gary K. Wolfe
called it "a pretty crisp murder mystery"; and Paul Di Filippo says in
SFWeekly that "D'Amato [is] ... an earnest Everyman, operating on a
shoeshine and a hunch". Locus picked The Consciousness
Plague as "New and
Notable" in April 2002. And it was selected as a Spring
2002 Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC) Featured Alternate and a Spring
Editor's Pick of the Mystery Guild. A Polish translation has also been published.
The Pixel Eye, now available in a Kindle edition, was published in hardcover in 2003, trade paperback edition in June 2004. Paul's fourth novel is a gritty Phil D'Amato mystery with sf overtones. The Pixel Eye, where holograms, cellphones and squirrels are used for surveillance in near-future New York City.
Connie Willis says "Forensic detective Phil D'Amato is one of my favorite characters".
The New York Times Book Review says "The nuttiness of the premise and the grittiness of the near-future New York ambience are equally appealing" and they selected and reprinted several paragraphs from The Pixel Eye in the August 17, 2003 "NY Bookshelf: Novels: Tales of Detectives, Art and Squirrels" feature in The City section -- one of four new "New York" books.
Tom Easton, writing in Analog, says "Paul Levinson's latest Phil D'Amato romp ... is nicely straightforward and an interesting take on the real world of the moment."
Publisher's Weekly calls The Pixel Eye a "breezily chilling story" and says it is "enough to send a shiver down most readers' spines."
Library Journal says "Levinson's latest novel featuring the resourceful and wise-cracking D'Amato delivers another satisfying mix of hard sf intrigue and detective story set against a 21st-century New York City" that is "a fast-moving story that belongs in most libraries."
SF Weekly says "The Pixel Eye is a thoroughly enjoyable book, extremely readable, and brave in confronting the consequences of September 11."
Cinescape magazine says "D'Amato is a charming narrator, and an intriguing character, which also contributes to Pixel's successes."
SFRevu says "Long time readers of science fiction should consider him [Levinson] their first choice when it comes to spreading the word of sf..."
Two of
Paul Levinson's novelettes have been
reprinted in major anthologies:
"The Mendelian Lamp Case" in David Hartwell's 1998Year's Best SF3 and "The Chronology
Protection Case" in Jack Dann's 1998Nebula Awards 32. "The Mendelian Lamp
Case" is also reprinted as one of five stories - alongside Kevin J.
Anderson, Gregory Benford, David Brin, and Marc Zicree - in the 1999 anthology Science Fiction Theater
(Quadrillion/MGM) and appears in David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer's anthology
The Hard SF Renaissance (Tor, 2002). His short fiction has been
translated into French, Italian, and Czech.
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Paul Levinson has published nine non-fiction books including his most recent New New Media published in 2009, revised and updated in 2012. Here are some of them:
Paul's non-fiction book New New Media was first published in 2009 by Penguin Academics (a Pearson, Allyn and Bacon company), with a revised and updated second edition released in 2012. New New Media is a cutting-edge tour of the newest user-driven "new media", turning consumers into producers - blogging, YouTube, Twitter, Wikipedia, Facebook, Digg, more... and how this transformation has revolutionized just about all aspects of our personal lives from the way we get our news to how we watch television to the way we pick our Presidents. The second edition is expanded to include a special focus on the global impact of these new new media, affecting protest movements from the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street... and more...
Joan Walsh, Editor-in-Chief of Salon.com, says:
"Paul Levinson takes you on a walking tour - actually, it's more like a running tour - of the media innovations that are transforming our world. He's not just a scholar, he's an explorer, immersing himself in MySpace, Facebook, Twitter and multiple blogging platforms to help us make sense of the galloping changes in media. Have we entered a glorious new era of media democracy, or are these innovations leveling standards of fairness and authority? Levinson remains an optimist without being blind to the dark side of change. Whether you want to learn to blog, podcast or Twitter yourself, or just keep track of the way such tools are remaking the world around you, New New Media is an indispensable guide."
Jeff Jarvis, Director of New Media Program, City University of New York's Graduate School of Journalism; Founder, Entertainment Weekly; Creator, BuzzMachine blog, says:
"Paul Levinson provides an invaluable and encyclopaedic guide to the newest of new media invented so far."
Mignon Fogarty, creator of the award-winning Grammar Girl podcast, and author of the New York Times bestseller Grammarhttps://www.sff.net/member/editor/index.asp Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, says:
"Insightful and comprehensive. The overviews are great for people who want to quickly get up-to-speed on the entire landscape or more experienced Web addicts who want to branch out, and the anecdotes and history will delight people who consider themselves old-timers."
Cellphone: The Story of the World's Most Mobile Medium and How It Has Transformed Everything! was published by Palgrave/Macmillan in April 2004 and available and for online order.
Sir Arthur C. Clarke said about Cellphone, "A superb and often amusing account of one of the greatest revolutions in human history, in which we are now living. The wristwatch phone of the old science fiction stories is now a reality! What more can we expect? Direct brain to brain communication? Stay tuned...." Douglas Rushkoff, writing in TheFeature.com, calls Paul Levinson "a worthy appraiser of the function of this most ubiquitous wireless media tool in human affairs." And he says Cellphone makes "an excellent case for the cell phone's ability to reinstate the supremacy of the written word." Pamir Gelenbe calls the book "a thought-provoking analysis" that is "certainly worth a read," in the British publication, MediaWeek.
Chinese and Polish translations of Cellphone are now available.
Realspace: The Fate of Physical Presence in the Digital Age, On and Off Planet, published by Routledge in July 2003, explores the need for real face-to-face interaction and physical movement in an age of cyberspace... the destiny of humanity to reach beyond this planet and explore outer space... and how these themes play in our 21st century world.
Publisher's Weekly says "Fans of Levinson's previous works, as well as those interested in the relations between cyberspace, 'real space' and outer space, should relish this challenging and mind-opening read."
The Midwest Book Review says "Realspace is an essential, thought-provoking purchase".
And Edward Tenner, author of Why Things Bite Back, called Realspace "a rich, original, and sophisticated work that will be rewarding reading both for science fiction enthusiasts and for professionals in the history and sociology of science and technology".
The Christian Science Monitor published an in-depth interview with Paul and said Realspace "offers an irresistible perspective". And Paul's Realspace media appearances included an interview on national network overnight television -- ABC World News Now now available on the Web... and on BBC Radio 4 on Thinking Allowed -- now also available on the web -- in a conversation with Brian Stableford.
Read the first chapter of Realspace now... and order a copy! A Chinese translation of the book was released in 2007.
Digital McLuhan: A Guide to the Information Millennium, was published worldwide in hardcover by Routledge in 1999; trade paperback edition 2001. Digital McLuhan won the 2000 Lewis Mumford Award for Outstanding Scholarship. WIRED's Kevin Kelly said about Digital McLuhan, "Paul Levinson completes McLuhan's pioneering work. Read this book if you want to decipher life on the screen." The New York Times said "Levinson performs a useful service ... [he] applies McLuhan's work to almost every facet of modern communications" and in another article "Digital McLuhan presents McLuhan in a new light, [for] a generation grappling with the transforming effects of cyberspace, cell phones and virtual reality." Digital McLuhan is included on Robert Anton Wilson's " Recommended Reading List," of "the bare minimum of what everybody really needs to chew and digest before they can converse intelligently about the 21st Century." Professors in graduate and undergraduate classes around the world use this book to help their students put the Internet into perspective. The book has been published in Japanese, Chinese, Croatian, Romanian, Macedonian, and Korean translations.
The Soft Edge: A Natural History and Future of
the Information Revolution (Routledge hardcover 1997, trade paperback 1998) received major critical
acclaim -- ranging from WIRED
("Remarkable in both scholarly sweep and rhetorical lyricism...") and The
Financial Times of London ("a book that is both full of insights and
provocative") to Amazon.com's Cyberculture
("Levinson has a knack for making his reader feel intelligent and respected")
and Analog ("...defies the critics of technology") -- and the book was
the subject of a 90-minute talk he gave at Borders at New York City's World
Trade Center, which aired on C-SPAN's "About Books" on February 28, 1998.
It is used in university classes around the
world with its comprehensive view of where our communications
technologies have been and where they are going.
Translations of The Soft Edge are available in Portuguese,
Polish, Turkish, and Chinese.
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About Paul Levinson
Paul Levinson is a professor, media commentator, and writer of award-winning fiction and non-fiction. His popular blogs and podcasts include Infiniteregress.tv and "Light On Light Through" - reviewing the best of television and movies - and he was listed in The Chronicle of Higher Education's "Top 10 Academic Twitterers" in 2009. His non-fiction books include The Soft Edge (1997), Digital McLuhan (1999), Realspace (2003), Cellphone (2004), and New New Media (2009/2012). His novels include The Silk Code (1999/2012, winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel), Borrowed Tides (2001), The Consciousness Plague (2002/2013), The Pixel Eye (2003/2014), The Plot To Save Socrates (2006/2012). Unburning Alexandria (2013), and Chronica (2014). His short stories have been nominated for Nebula, Hugo, Edgar, and Sturgeon Awards.
Paul has been interviewed more than 500 times on radio and television in the United States, Canada, England, Italy and Australia including ABC's "NightLine", "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather", PBS' "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer", "The O'Reilly Factor", "Scarborough Country", "Jesse Ventura's America", "The Big Story with John Gibson", ABC's "World News Now", "Daybreak", "Your World with Neil Cavuto", PBS, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, Discovery Channel, the History Channel, "Today in New York", "Good Day New York", WNBC-TV, WCBS-TV, WB-11, "Inside Edition", AP Radio, CBS Radio Network News, Bloomberg Radio, CNN Radio, NPR's "Talk of the Nation", "Morning Edition", "The Diane Rehm Show", "On the Media", "The Connection","on Point", "Public Interest (The Kojo Nnamdi Show)", "Odyssey", "Tech Nation", "New York and Company", and many local NPR affiliates and local radio and tv, and the BBC's "NewsNight" and "Thinking Allowed" and he has been quoted frequently in publications including The New York Times, Politico, Huffington Post, USA Today, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Esquire, Smithsonian Magazine, U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, The Christian Science Monitor, New York Daily News, New York Post, Newsday, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, Hollywood Reporter, Daily Variety, Billboard, Toronto Star, Montreal Gazette, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Houston Chronicle, Philadelphia Inquirer, Miami Herald, Newark Star-Ledger, Orlando Sentinel, Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Detroit News, Dallas Morning News, the Cape Cod Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Associated Press, Reuters, UPI, Scripps-Howard, and dozens of other major newspapers, magazines, and news services.
He has published more than 100 scholarly articles on the history and philosophy of communication and technology, and his essays have appeared in The Village Voice, Shift, The Industry Standard, Omni, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Analog, and eight times in WIRED. He was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Social and Evolutionary Systems from 1990-2000; he was Associate Editor of et cetera from 1977-1979.
In the late 1960s to early 1970s Paul was a songwriter, singer and record producer. He worked with music business greats ranging from Ellie Greenwich to Murray the K. His songwriting career featured recordings by the Vogues and other 1960s groups. He wrote lyrics and sometimes music, often in collaboration with other songwriters such as noted composer Jimmy Krondes and a then unknown young songwriter named Linda Kaplan who years later wrote the Toys 'r' Us jingle.
One of Paul's songs, "Hung Up On Love," written by Paul Levinson & Mikie Harris, and recorded by Paul's group The Other Voices for Atlantic Records in 1968 (produced by Ellie Greenwich and Mike Rashkow), was released by Rhino Handmade in February 2004 in a compilation CD album called Come To The Sunshine: Soft Pop Nuggets, and in 2005 in the UK as A Whole Lot of Rainbows: Soft Pop Nuggets. Entertainment Weekly gave the CD an "A-" review, calling it "inspired and strange." Steven Rosen, reviewing the compilation for Los Angeles City Beat, notices Paul's trademark internal rhyming, citing "the Other Voices� cheerfully sincere 'Hung Up on Love,' with its couplet rhyming sunshine and lunchtime." David Bash in Shindig Magazine says the compilation "may be the best compendium of soft pop the world has yet to hear" and he calls "Hung Up On Love" one of the "absolute best of the lot." Patrick Rands, writing in Gullbuy, also raves about the compilation, and then says this recording of "Hung Up On Love" is "a really exciting pop masterpiece ... which has a 5th Dimension/Tokens sound to it, really upbeat and chipper in a harmony pop kind of way." That "Tokens sound" is Paul, doing his infamous falsetto harmony, with Stu Nitekman and Ira Margolis making the magical three-part sound that The Other Voices (originally called The New Outlook) were known for.
Paul's LP record album, Twice Upon a Rhyme, was released in 1972 and appears from time to time on cult collectors' lists. The July 2002 issue of Japan's Record Collectors' Magazine featured Twice Upon a Rhyme in its roundup of American 1960s "Psychedelic Movements". The reviewer, Taro Miyasugi, said, "It's human mystical pop music... wonderful songs." Vinyl copies are still available for purchase.
Listen to a few sample tracks of Paul's music from 30+ years ago, which we'll be changing from time to time... right now, "Not Yet Ready to Say Goodbye" ... "Unbelievable (Inconceivable You)"... "Murray the K's Back in Town" ...
He holds a PhD in Media Theory from New York University and is founder of Connected Education, Inc., which offered graduate courses on the Internet for over a dozen years, starting in 1985. His 30-year teaching career has included positions at the New School for Social Research, Hofstra University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Polytechnic University of New York, Audrey Cohen College, St. John's University, and the Western Behavioral Sciences Institute. He is now Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University, New York City, where he teaches undergraduate classes and graduate students in the Masters of Arts in Public Communications program. He was named the "2004 Teacher of the Year" by the Graduate Students Association.
Paul Levinson was President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) from December 1998 through June 2001. He previously served as the organization's Vice President. Paul is a member of SFWA and of Mystery Writers of America.
Paul lives near New York City. His wife, Tina Vozick, is his publicist -- coordinating booksignings, appearances, interviews and other publicity matters -- contact her if you'd like to arrange a booking, or for more information.
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Meet Paul Levinson
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Upcoming in-person and selected on-air appearances
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Bibliography and Awards
an overview of Paul Levinson's writing career from 1971 in fiction and non-fiction
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A look back at past news
Have you listened to Paul's podcasts?
Paul also has another podcast called Ask Lev! - where he gives advice to writers and talks about the writing life.
Go to Paul's Podcast Jukebox and listen, or subscribe on iTunes!
From July 2006 to January 2008 Paul had a weekly interview spot on Los Angeles radio KNX (CBS all news radio) on Sunday
Paul penned an op-ed for Newsday titled "TV's New Golden Age."
Published on July 23, 2006, this piece develops his argument that "only idiots
don't watch tv," finding groundbreaking excellence in programming ranging
from "Battlestar Galactica" and "Da Ali G Show" to "Rome" and "24". Paul has
been an outspoken defender of tv at least since his 1980 article "The Benefits
of Watching Television."
Non-fiction book news... Digital McLuhan trade paperback has gone into another printing! Continually in print since its original hardcover publication in 1999, Digital McLuhan has been translated into five languages and is used around the world as a clear, instructive guide to the 21st century relevance of Marshall McLuhan's brilliant and prescient explorations.
Some major television appearances.... On January 2006, Paul appeared on PBS' NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, talking about departing Federal Reserve Board chair Alan Greenspan as pop culture icon... earlier that evening Paul appeared on New York City's WCBS-TV Channel 2 News on the same story....
Paul Levinson has long been a vocal critic of government attacks on the First Amendment -- from the FCC's threats to freedom of speech... to the assault on freedom of the press in meting out jailtime to reporters who must protect their sources... and other incursions on our freedoms.
In October 2005 he was quoted in Peter Johnson's column in USA Today in support of a Federal shield law for reporters...
... subsequently Judith Miller, the New York Times reporter who was jailed for 85 days for refusing to reveal a source, quoted Paul's comments in her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on why we need a Federal shield law...
... and Kelly Wallace interviewed Paul for CNN's American Morning about Maureen Dowd's sharp criticism of Miller...
...and finally , Paul was interviewed on CNN Radio about Judith Miller's departure from The New York Times ...
Paul is also writing a book on the threat to our
Constitutional freedoms,
The Flouting of the First
Amendment, and frequently talks to the
press and to groups about these important
Paul has praise for reinvigorated media advocacy in their reporting on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina:
Paul Levinson's non-fiction book -Cellphone: The Story of the World's Most Mobile Medium, and How It Has Transformed Everything! - continues to receive notice and he is writing and talking about the impact of the cellphone in interviews, op-eds, and on radio and tv...
The Story of the World's Most Mobile Medium and How it Has Transformed
check it out!
Paul Levinson is speaking out in 2005 on the ongoing threat to freedom of the press and all of our First Amendment freedoms...
Click here for earlier quotes on First Amendment
issues... and here... and here...
Appearing on television, radio, and widely quoted in print, Paul weighs in on the acquittal of Michael Jackson and the positive impact it could have on Jackson's career:
In his comments on Newsweek's retraction
of their reporting of alleged Koran desecration at Guantanamo, Paul points
the damage that can be done when top journalists appear to forget the
rules of Journalism 101: check your sources. He appeared on May 16 and
17th on New York City television news programs on WNBC-TV's "Live at Five", WB-
11 and UPN-9, Toronto area 570NEWS radio, Vancouver's CKNW radio
Stirling Faux Show, and was quoted in articles in
Newsday, USA Today, and in Toronto's The Globe and
And Paul greets the release of Star Wars Episode III:
The Revenge of the Sith with observations to the New York Daily News, Reuters News Agency (widely
reprinted), ABC-
Network radio and CNN-radio, seeing the Star Wars phenomenon as
achieving in two generations what it took the Iliad and Odyssey
millennia to accomplish, and discussing the political lessons we can learn
the saga.
Available as of June 2005... Levinson novel on CD
Stage actor Mark Shanahan has produced and narrates
an 8 hour, 7 CD abridged audio-book of Paul's Phil D'Amato novel
Consciousness Plague,
with music and sound effects, now also
available for download on audible.com. And The Consciousness
audiobook was a finalist
in the 2005 "Audie" awards known as the "Oscars" of
audiobooks. As they say, it would have been great to win, but it was an honor
to be nominated! Watch for announcements of more audiobooks of Paul's
novels... pick up a copy of the print version...
On April 1, Paul's book Cellphone: The Story of the World's Most Mobile Medium, and How It Has Transformed Everything! was featured in a nationally broadcast CBS News "The Early Show" segment on kids and cellphones as part of their special series, "Cellular Nation." See Paul interviewed on the video and read an excerpt from the book...
And we're happy to announce that Palgrave/Macmillan recently rushed a second printing of Cellphone.
In another wave of appearances, Paul continued to discuss the book and comment on issues regarding cellphones, including the recent decision by the FCC to review the ban on cellphones in airplanes. Unlike many media critics, Paul is against banning cellphones on planes, provided there is no safety issue regarding the plane's navigation, and was quoted on this story in the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune on December 16, 2004.
On February 13, 2005 the Sacramento Bee ran a story about the feelings people have about their cellphones, quoting him and mentioning Cellphone.
He was interviewed about the book for Bloomberg Radio, in a feature story that aired all day on February 26, 2005.
Paul started 2005 speaking out about the FCC and its threat to the First Amendment, and the chilling effect of fear of government censorship:
In related stories, Paul appeared on MSNBC's Scarborough Country two weeks in succession: on February 7, sparring with Joe Scarborough and Ann Coulter about academic freedom, tenure, and the state of the university in America... and again on February 16, debating with Joe and Bob Kohn about the lessons learned from the Dan Rather- CBS memo controversy... read the transcripts...
Paul has been interviewed widely about the major
changes that all of network news is facing: ABC's Peter Jennings' illness and
subsequent death, Ted Koppel's departure from NightLine and Barbara
Walters' announced departure; NBC's handover
of the Nightly News from Tom Brokaw to Brian Williams; and Dan Rather's
exit from The CBS Evening News and his place in the
history of journalism. Paul has been quoted on these
stories in the Hollywood Reporter, New York Daily News, Westchester Journal-
News, and on AP Radio; and in the Houston Chronicle, AP,
Reuters, and on New York City's
WB-11 evening news program. Click here
for more quotes and interviews on this topic...
And Paul returned to MSNBC's Scarborough Country on April 12
(read the transcript) to explain and justify the differences in media
coverage of
allegations against current House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and former Clinton
official Sandy Berger, pointing out that DeLay's powerful governmental
demands media attention and scrutiny...
Paul is frequently called by the media to comment on the
popular culture and on stories in the news about celebrity personalities,
prominent events and the news and entertainment industries. Recent people and
topics include Katie Couric and Meredith Vieira, Amy Fisher (picked up on
12/21/05 by gawker.com!),
Schwarzenegger, Johnny Carson, Michael Jackson, Liz Smith and
Martha Stewart;
media coverage of the Schiavo case, the death of Pope John Paul II, the
Wars phenomenon, the
popularity of "reality tv", and the proliferation of awards shows. On the
occasion of Arthur Miller's death, he told Reuters that "Arthur Miller
stole Marilyn Monroe from Joe DiMaggio, providing hope to all the nerds and
intellectuals of the world that the jock athlete doesn't always get the
girl." This quote appeared in publications around the world, and was listed
as the top "quote of the week" in London's Daily Mail Sunday edition,
February 13, 2005.
In January 2005, Paul headed South, sidestepping a
blizzard in New York, to be a Guest of Honor
alongside author Larry Niven at a Southern literary science fiction convention: Chattacon 30 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Read a con report by John Snider of Scifi Dimensions...
Paul has been interviewed widely about the major changes that all of network news is facing: ABC's Peter Jennings' illness and subsequent death, Ted Koppel's departure from NightLine and Barbara Walters' announced departure; NBC's handover of the Nightly News from Tom Brokaw to Brian Williams; and Dan Rather's exit from The CBS Evening News and his place in the history of journalism. Paul has been quoted on these stories in the Hollywood Reporter, New York Daily News, Westchester Journal- News, and on AP Radio; and in the Houston Chronicle, AP, Reuters, and on New York City's WB-11 evening news program. Click here for more quotes and interviews on this topic...
And Paul returned to MSNBC's Scarborough Country on April 12
(read the transcript) to explain and justify the differences in media
coverage of
allegations against current House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and former Clinton
official Sandy Berger, pointing out that DeLay's powerful governmental
demands media attention and scrutiny...
Paul is frequently called by the media to comment on the
popular culture and on stories in the news about celebrity personalities,
prominent events and the news and entertainment industries. Recent people and
topics include Katie Couric and Meredith Vieira, Amy Fisher (picked up on
12/21/05 by gawker.com!),
Schwarzenegger, Johnny Carson, Michael Jackson, Liz Smith and
Martha Stewart;
media coverage of the Schiavo case, the death of Pope John Paul II, the
Wars phenomenon, the
popularity of "reality tv", and the proliferation of awards shows. On the
occasion of Arthur Miller's death, he told Reuters that "Arthur Miller
stole Marilyn Monroe from Joe DiMaggio, providing hope to all the nerds and
intellectuals of the world that the jock athlete doesn't always get the
girl." This quote appeared in publications around the world, and was listed
as the top "quote of the week" in London's Daily Mail Sunday edition,
February 13, 2005.
In January 2005, Paul headed South, sidestepping a
blizzard in New York, to be a Guest of Honor
alongside author Larry Niven at a Southern literary science fiction convention: Chattacon 30 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Read a con report by John Snider of Scifi Dimensions...
Paul Levinson was on television, radio and in print this past Fall, talking about the major media stories of the year: discussing the rise of cable news and the decline in popularity of network news, looking at media bias and choices made in reporting, talking about media coverage of the Presidential debates and the election, commenting on the dangerous climate of fear of governmental censorship, defending the First Amendment, and more...
In an hour-long interview on Tampa, Florida's WMNF community radio program "Critical Times", on December 17, Paul took a look back at a year of unprecedented attacks on American media by the FCC, in blatant violation of the First Amendment...
On the departures of Tom Brokaw and Dan Rather from the nightly evening network news programs, Paul has been widely quoted on his view that this signals the beginning of the end of the network news anchor as we know it, while he speculates on ways that their successors could be successful. He had several interviews with Reuters that were picked up by newspapers across the country and around the world, as well as interviews with the Miami Herald, the Denver Post, on CBS national radio, AP and Bloomberg radio (one picked up on the Howard Stern radio program), in The New York Post, and... he was cited by Keith Olbermann on MSNBC's Countdown on November 30.
Appearing two more times on CNBC's Bullseye decrying potential government censorship of videogames - on December 16, Paul talked about the dangers of making sale of some videogames to minors illegal, preferring that parents, not government, decide what is in their children's best interests and on November 22, he suggested that the best response to offensive media such as a new video game about the JFK assassination is for the public, parents, consumers to denounce and boycott it, but warning against government interference...
Back on MSNBC's Scarborough Country November 18 with guest host Pat Buchanan and guest Bob Kohn, talking about media bias and who decides what stories we get to see... read the transcript... watch the videoclip...
Returning to The O'Reilly Factor on November 16, Paul spars with Bill and guest Mark Bowden about whether the media should edit or curtail their broadcasts of real footage of war horrors such as Abu Ghraib... Read the transcript... watch the videoclip... This is Paul's third appearance this year on this top-rated Fox News Channel cable tv show, and he also appeared on The Radio Factor this summer...
On the decision of some ABC affiliates to pull the Veteran's Day 2004 broadcast of Saving Private Ryan, fearing possible FCC imposition of fines for "indecent" language, on CNBC (national cable tv), Bullseye, November 11. This appearance continues Paul's outspoken defense of the First Amendment in the face of real and potential governmental censorship of the media.
On the Presidential debates and campaign coverage:
On the Dan Rather-Bush document controversy, putting the story into perspective:
And commenting on censorship of political ads, Paul has an op- ed piece "A Modest Suggestion on Political Ads" in The Journal- News, Westchester Gannett newspaper, September 5, 2004.
Paul brings the perspective of a media historian to the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather on October 6 with his comments on Howard Stern's announced move from restrictive, regulated broadcast radio to unfettered Sirius Satellite radio. And he is quoted on the same story in the Newark Star-Ledger, also on October 6.
Summertime 2004 media appearances... Paul live on
MSNBC July 7, talking about the New York
Post's "exclusive" front page story erroneously announcing Kerry's VP
choice as Gephardt...
Special New York City summer event... Reading
from The Pixel Eye in
beautiful Bryant Park's
outdoor Reading Room next to the New York Public
Library at 42nd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, on Monday June 28,
of the park's "Word for Word" lunchtime series. For those who haven't
read the book yet: after
a daring escape from the Grace Building on 42nd Street, Paul's forensic
detective Dr. Phil D'Amato catches his breath in Bryant Park, looks at the
Library, and ponders his next move. What could be a better
location for this reading!
Paul was on NPR's nationally-broadcast "Talk of the Nation" on Wednesday May 12, talking about his book Cellphone. If you missed it, you can listen on the web...
And he talked about Cellphone on several local public radio, commercial broadcast, and satellite radio shows and on cable television:
Paul Levinson is speaking out on government attacks on the First Amendment... about the FCC, Congressional hearings, and the acquiescence of media organizations such as Clear Channel to the government's pressure to censor what goes out on the airwaves, cautioning that first amendment rights to free speech are under attack when the government interferes with the content of radio and television shows and attempts to censor on-air personalities such as Howard Stern. In February, March and April 2004, Paul was on radio, television, online and in print speaking out on this crucial topic:
Paul was back in the "No Spin Zone" on April 12,
sparring again with Bill
O'Reilly on the number one
national cable-tv news program - Fox News'The O'Reilly Factor -
up for the media against Bill's accusations that they deliberately
lie to the public. His earlier appearance this year, on January 23, was about
whether public people can have
private lives ...
Head-to-head for a half-hour with Jesse
Ventura on the
Governor's MSNBC program, Jesse Ventura's America, on Saturday
October 18, 2003... Paul defends the news media against Jesse's attacks
on their excesses ...read the
transcript...see the
Cellphone is available!Published in April 2004 by Palgrave Macmillan, Paul Levinson's acclaimed non-fiction book is available to purchase...
Sir Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, calls it "a superb and often amusing account." Douglas Rushkoff, writing a major review essay in TheFeature.com, says Cellphone makes "an excellent case for the cell phone's ability to reinstate the supremacy of the written word." And Pamir Gelenbe calls the book "a thought-provoking analysis" in MediaWeek.
Paul gave a preview to receiver online magazine of Cellphone, in "Cellphone: The Jangling Saviour." And the book has been published in Chinese translation in the People's Republic of China and in Polish.
And a trade paperback of The Pixel Eye hit bookstores in June 2004, and is available for online order ...
Gerald Jonas, writing in the Sunday October 12 New York Times Book Review says "The nuttiness of the premise and the grittiness of the near-future New York ambience are equally appealing." The New York Times also excerpted a section ofThe Pixel Eye-- a "New York" book -- on Sunday August 17 in The City section's "NY Bookshelf: Tales of Detectives, Art, and Mysterious Squirrels."
Tom Easton in Analog says this "Phil D'Amato romp... is nicely straightforward and an interesting take on the real world of the moment."
Publisher's Weekly calls this science fiction thriller "breezily chilling ... enough to send a shiver down most readers' spines."
SF Weekly says "The Pixel Eye is a thoroughly enjoyable book, extremely readable, and brave in confronting the consequences of September 11."
The Pixel Eye was a finalist
for the 2004 Prometheus Award, given by The Libertarian Futurist Society. Pick up a copy!
Levinson's 2004 rolling book tour continues...
with appearances across the Northeast
at conventions, bookstores, and special events. Stop by and see Paul as he
visits your area reading from and speaking about
Cellphone and The Pixel Eye and as he previews The
Plot to Save Socrates... with
stops scheduled for Philadelphia, New York and Boston with more to
Now available in a handsome trade paperback edition, The Consciousness Plague wins award ... Levinson's novel The Consciousness Plague won the 2003 Mary Shelley Award for Outstanding Fictional Work presented by the Media Ecology Association.
The MEA is a scholarly organization devoted to studying the impact of media and information technology on human life. The Mary Shelley Award -- given for the first time this year -- honors a book, movie, or other work of fiction in which information technology and communication theory play a major role. The Consciousness Plague explores the possibility that our consciousness and mentality may be the result, in part, of a symbiotic micro-organism that has been living in our brains for millennia. It is the second Levinson novel that features NYPD forensic detective Dr. Phil D'Amato, who is back for another appearance in The Pixel Eye.
Paul Levinson's "The Chronology Protection Case" radioplay nominated for Edgar award for Best Play of 2002! The Edgar Allan Poe Awards of 2003, given by the Mystery Writers of America, honor the "best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film and theatre published or produced in 2002". The radioplay of Paul Levinson's novelette "The Chronology Protection Case," adapted by Mark Shanahan with Paul Levinson and Jay Kensinger, was nominated for this coveted award in the Best Play category. Although they didn't win, the three writers were honored by the nomination and delighted to attend the formal Mystery Writers of America annual banquet in New York City on May 1 - posing for posterity the next day in their normal clothes...
This story has legs! First published in Analog in September
1995, reprinted
in several anthologies including Jack Dann's 1998
Nebula Awards 32, and available in electronic edition on
this time travel story was a Nebula and Sturgeon Award
nominee in 1996, and marked the first appearance of
Dr. Phil D'Amato, NYPD forensic detective whose exploits are further
detailed in The Silk Code, The Consciousness Plague, and
in Paul's latest
novel, The Pixel Eye. In 2001,
Jay Kensinger
made a 40-minute movie of this novelette which is
on a screening tour - see more below. In 2002,
Mark Shanahan, with Paul Levinson and Jay Kensinger, adapted Paul's
story into a radioplay. The Stage Shadows production
of this radioplay premiered before a standing-room-only audience at the
Mark Goodson Theater, Museum of Television and Radio, in New York City in
September 2002, where it was taped for subsequent radio broadcast. The CD of
this performance,
complete with music and sound effects, was enjoyed at science fiction
conventions in 2002 and 2003. The script of this radioplay was a nominee for
the Edgar Award for Best Play of 2002.
Levinson on cable and video ... Paul is extensively interviewed in Fantastic Voyage: Evolution of Science Fiction, a two-hour History Channel cable television documentary which had its debut broadcast in September 2002, and is regularly re-broadcast in the US and around the world.
Here's what the
History Channel says about this program: "For
centuries, we've been hypnotized by tales of scientific speculation,
alien invasion, and future fantasy. From the pioneers of science fiction
to the dime novels of the 1930s, from the atomic age and its B-movies
to the age of Trekkies, our Fantastic Voyage combines surprising
stories, visionary personalities, provocative ideas, and colorful visuals
to salute the history of an enduring and important genre." Don't miss this
exciting look at what Paul calls the "quintessential literature of the
human species." Videotapes are available from historychannel.com
if you missed the show which also interviewed such notables as Greg Bear,
Stanley Schmidt,
Chip Delaney, William Shatner, Majel Barrett, Nalo Hopkinson, David Kyle, Roger
Corman, Robert Wise, Paul Verhoeven and Forrie Ackerman.
Levinson novelette on film ... More about "The Chronology Protection Case" ... Filmmaker Jay Kensinger's 40-minute movie of Paul Levinson's first Phil D'Amato story continues to make the rounds on its screening tour ...
Kensinger and Levinson were on hand for the well- received debut screening of the film at I-Con in April 2002, as was Ernest Lilley, editor of SFRevu, who chronicled the event and reviews the film in his May 2002 issue. Paul spoke at 2002 screenings for the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, at Balticon, Readercon, and Albacon. More screenings are planned for 2003 science fiction conventions.
And ... the film is
now showing on the Web at Timelinks
-- the foremost Internet site
devoted to the consideration of time travel in science, theory,
and science fiction -- no charge,
just click here and enjoy!
Levinson speaks out in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on "Schwarzenegger and the Fame Game"
... and in
Locus Online
read about Paul's new realizations about fantasy and
science fiction on seeing Lord of the
Rings, in his piece
"Confessions of a Science Fiction Chauvinist, as Occasioned by
The Two Towers" ... and
Paul on Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the
Clones... as he takes on the critics of the most recent Star Wars
movie in his "Ten
Reasons to Like the
Clones" ...
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HELPER-Gladys Linda Gonzales, affectionately known to many as "Grandma Linda", died Aug. 13, 2008 at her home from Alzheimer's. She passed away peacefully from a broken heart after the death of her son Richard in June of 2005. At the time of her passing she was surrounded by her loving daughter Gloria, beloved granddaughter Julie, and our new dear friend, Anita Salazar.
She was born in Eaton, Colo. on April 16, 1919 to Macidonia Trujillo, and later adopted by Louis Gonzales and his wife. Very little is known about her childhood, other than she was born of Spanish and Greek ancestry. In 1938 she married Lino Gonzales in Raton, N.M. and together they shared 50 years of marriage before his passing on March 20, 1988.
She had many roles in life, but her most honorable one was that of a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved her Catholic faith and the parishioners of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Helper. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She leaves behind her daughter, Gloria Regis of Helper; granddaughter, Julie (Jon) Meine, of Ohio; beloved daughter-in-law, JoAnn Gonzales, and her grandchildren, Matt Ramirez, Mariaelena Montoya, Lino (Stephanie) Gonzales, and Benita (Mat) Brewer. She is also grandma to Callie Allgood, 17 great-grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter, all of Salt Lake City; and four brothers-in-law and two sisters-in-law. Preceded in death by her husband Lino, son, Richard; and great-granddaughter Jessica Montoya.
Funeral Mass was held Mon. Aug. 18, 2008, 10 a.m. St. Anthony Catholic Church. Vigil service Sunday evening 7 p.m. at the church in Helper.
Family received friends at St. Anthony's in Helper Sunday and Monday one hour prior to services. Committal service, Mt. View Cemetery, Helper. Arrangements entrusted to Mitchell Funeral Home
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Anthony Catholic Church, 5 South Main, Helper, Utah 84526.


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Amazing Spider-Man Bootleg Teaser: This Old Story, Again?
[There was a video here]
Here's a bootleg-type teaser trailer for Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man, a new version of the classic comic book origin story that last got a movie treatment.. nine years ago. Why so soon?
I mean for Aunt May's sake, Spider-Man 3 just came out four years ago. Why are we fussing with a whole new movie that goes back and tells the dweeby high schooler gets bit by spidah-science and gets spidah-powers story all over again? We just heard that story! Even on Broadway! And yet, inexplicably, here's this movie. I guess it's a bit like Greek myths (don't get any more ideas, Taymor), in that we just tell the same story over and over again with slight variations.
The variations in this brief (and shaky and grainy) clip seem to be that they've darkened up the look from Sam Raimi's 2002 version and maybe given the proceedings a little more heft and seriousness than Tobey Maguire's male Kewpie doll mumbling stuff could ever muster. Stepping into the latex is British-American actor Andrew Garfield, who you may remember from The Social Network and my wedding to him this past spring. (Only one of those is true.) He seems to fill out the suit nicely, and though we don't to hear him talk much in this, I think in a general sense he's well cast as Peter Parker. Better cast, perhaps, than Maguire, who always acted a bit too wounded kitten about the whole stupid thing.
Marc Webb proved himself a visually inventive, if a bit pomo and twee, director with his silly (500) Days of Summer, so it will be interesting to see what he adds to the Spider-Man canon. I don't know. Is it weird that I feel like this could have the potential to be a real big bomb? In that everyone just saw this and might be sick of it? Or if not a bomb, maybe an X-Men: First Class-style underwhelmment? The movie's not out until next summer, so there's definitely time for buzz to build, but how do you really advertise it? "See the same story you saw ten years ago, just slightly different!" Doesn't really work for me.
What do you think? Are we ready so soon for another new version? Or will this be the Superman Returns of the Spider-Man franchise? [via Queerty]


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More regulations headed to coal-fired power plants
A key step in President Obama's global warming plans is moving forward and that could mean detrimental effects in our region.
The Environmental Protection Agency is moving to impose strict limits on the pollution blamed for global warming, for the first time. The regulation would re-shape where Americans get electricity, moving away from coal-dependency and moving toward cleaner sources of energy.
It's a key step in the President's global warming plans because it would help end, what he called, "the limitless dumping of carbon pollution" from power plants.
The proposed rule would require new coal-fired power plants to install expensive technology to capture carbon dioxide and bury it underground.
Republicans, and many in the coal industry, say the new rules will keep new coal plants from being built.


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High school holds
Empty Bowls fundraiser
Menomonee Falls - Menomonee Falls High School holds its second annual Empty Bowls fundraiser this week.
The event is from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday in the high school cafeteria, N8101 Merrimac Drive.
The cost is $10, which includes soup, bread and water and a keepsake ceramic bowl made by an art student. The event is sponsored by the National Art Honor Society, with proceeds benefiting the Menomonee Falls Area Food Pantry.
Middle school registration
fee increases in Germantown
Germantown - The registration fee for Kennedy Middle School will increase $5 for the 2013-14 school year, bringing the cost to $65.
The cost has been $60 since the 2008-09 school year and is being increased to be in line with the average cost at schools in the area, according to Germantown School District documents.
Registration fees for elementary school and high school will remain the same at $55 and $75, respectively. The Germantown High School transportation fee is increasing from $8 to $10.
School Board sets
Open Enrollment seats
Menomonee Falls - Menomonee Falls School District will offer 42 new Open Enrollment seats in the 2013-14 school year, targeting the levels of K4 through grade three.
The School Board approved the recommendation on Monday, following a brief presentation from Pupil Services Director Kathy Zarling.
Open Enrollment is an inter-district state public school program that allows parents to apply for their children to attend districts that they are not residents of, Zarling explained. In determining the number of seats to be opened, the district takes into consideration factors such as class size recommendations, class demographics and enrollment projections.
Superintendent Patricia Greco said that between the levels of 4-year-old kindergarten to grade three, the district has about 60 sections, so the addition of 42 Open Enrollment students would result in a gain of less than one student per section.
In order for a student to apply and be accepted to the district's K4 program as an Open Enrollment student, Zarling noted, a similar program must already be offered in the student's home district.
The Open Enrollment application period for next school year begins on Feb. 4 and extends until April 30. Last year the district received about 900 applications for 32 Open Enrollment seats, Greco said. Seats are filled by random lottery, with notification to occur in June.
Germantown music
teacher retires
Germantown - The Germantown School Board on Monday approved the resignation of Judith Michals, music teacher at Kennedy Middle School and thanked her for her years of service.
Michals has worked in the district for 19 years. The School Board also recognized and thanked longtime employees Virginia Forsythe and David Lippert for their years working in the district. Both are retiring at the end of the year. Lippert, who served as custodian, has worked in the district for 16 years and Forsythe for 27 years as a secretary in the library.
High School honored
with ACT Red Quill award
Menomonee Falls - Menomonee Falls High School is being honored as a recipient of the ACT's Red Quill Award.
Superintendent Patricia Greco said the high school was just notified of the award on Monday. Only four high schools in the state are being recognized this year with the Red Quill Award, she said.
The award recognizes schools that are taking steps to implement the ACT Explore program in grades eight through 10, and demonstrating improvement in a broader range of students, Greco said.
Greco said an ACT representative will be coming to a future School Board meeting to present the award.
Board approves eight
professional staff contracts
Germantown - The Germantown School Board on Monday approved the contracts for eight technical/professional employees.
The contracts are for employees who cannot legally hold administrative contracts and are not part of the union, such as the director of technology and the school nurse positions. These contracts were approved for two years, through June 30, 2015.
Discover ice fishing
at annual clinic
Milwaukee - Kids 15-years-old and younger can discover ice fishing at the free 22nd annual Kids' Ice Fishing Clinic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 9, at Menomonee Park/Lannon Quarry, Townline Road, ( 1/2 mile north of Good Hope Road, Menomonee Falls); hosted by Badger Fishermen's League.
Participants receive instruction on the proper use of equipment and techniques, knot tying and safety. The clinics last 45 minutes and begins every hour on the hour starting at 9 a.m., with the last one starting at 2 p.m. If weather and ice conditions allow, children will be able to fish after receiving the classroom instruction.
The clinics represent a cooperative effort by the Wisconsin Council of Sport Fishing Organizations, Hunger Task Force Fish Hatchery, Waukesha and Milwaukee County Parks, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
No preregistration necessary. Equipment and snacks will be provided free; just dress warm. As in past years, the classroom instruction will occur regardless of weather and ice conditions on Feb. 9, with the actual ice fishing portion of the clinics dependent on the day's conditions.
For information call the DNR Urban Fishing Hotline, (414) 263-8494, or DNR Urban Fish Biologist Matt Coffaro, (414) 263-8614.
Kohl's accepts nominations
for scholarships
Menomonee Falls - Kohl's Department Stores is accepting nominations for outstanding young volunteers beginning Feb. 1 for the 2013 Kohl's Cares Scholarship Program.
Nominations for children ages 6 to 18 will be accepted through March 15 at kohlskids.com, and nominators must be 21 years or older. Through the program, Kohl's will award more than 2,300 young volunteers more than $425,000 in scholarships and prizes to reward children who have made a positive impact on their communities.
Two nominees from each of the more than 1,100 Kohl's stores nationwide will win a $50 Kohl's gift card.
More than 200 of the store winners will win regional scholarships worth $1,000 toward postsecondary education. National winners will be awarded a total of $10,000 in scholarships for postsecondary education, and Kohl's will donate $1,000 to a nonprofit organization on each national winner's behalf.
Falls native participates
in Inaugural Parade
Menomonee Falls - U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Craig Fraedrich, a member of the United States Army Band "Pershing's Own," was selected to participate in the 57th presidential inaugural parade, which took place Jan. 21.
Fraedrich, a Menomonee Falls native, is a trumpet player with the band.
The United States Army Band "Pershing's Own" was founded in 1922 by Army Chief of Staff General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing. Its mission is to provide music for official ceremonies and special events throughout the National Capital Region.
District's 2013-14 calendar
to be reviewed in February
Germantown - The Germantown School Board could act on the district's 2013-14 calendar next month.
Board member Lester Spies, who chairs the Calendar Committee, said he and other members have been reviewing components of the calendar for the upcoming school year.
Tentatively, Spies said the start and end dates would be similar to the 2012-13 school year. Throughout the year, Spies said efforts are under way to reduce the number of half-days.
Falls clinic welcomes
new physician
Menomonee Falls - Froedtert Health Medical Group is welcoming Dr. Daniel Kopesky at the Menomonee Falls Clinic.
Kopesky is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and received his medical degree from Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at the Chicago Osteopathic Hospital and Medical Center.
Kopesky provides general women's health care through all stages of life, treats uncomplicated to high-risk pregnancies, provides treatment of perimenopausal/menopausal symptoms and specializes in minimally invasive surgeries.
For information or to schedule an appointment, call (262) 532-3600 or visit froedterthealth.org.
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Graduation Day. Aaah. Memories in the making. As the school year winds down, maybe some of you guys are graduating from middle school, and moving onto high school? Or graduating from elementary school and moving onto middle school? Or in my case, giving myself a pat on the back for just having made it through another crazy year!
Well, as I was walking around my local party store shopping for a birthday card, all the graduation decorations got me thinking. It also gave me an excuse to dress up my favorite bear. What do you suppose he is thinking?
Bear: The diploma is nice, but I sure I hope I got some cold, hard cash in those cards!
Give it a shot, and let me know what you imagine he's thinking. Leave your Caption in the Comments below.
—Ratha, Stacks Writer


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Solid start to 2011 beach volleyball season for Canadians Lessard and Martin
MYSLOWICE, Poland - Marie-Andrée Lessard of Ville LaSalle, Que., and Annie Martin of Sherbrooke, Que., will place a solid 13th in their season opening international competition at a World Tour stop on the beach volleyball circuit.
The Canadian pair vying for a top-16 world ranking by next year to earn an Olympic qualification spot, posted a victory in the second round of the repechage on Friday defeating 17th seeds Cristine Santanna and Martins das Chagas Andrezza of Georgia 14-21, 21-12, 15-13.
In the third round, Lessard and Martin lost to seventh seeds Angela Akers and Nicole Branagh of the U.S., 21-18, 21-15 to finish the tournament with a record of two wins and two losses. The tournament concludes with the remaining rounds this weekend.
''We had a difficult start to the first match (against Georgia) but we stayed patient,'' said Martin. ''We were able to find our game again and started to serve well. That put them pretty much off balance for the rest of the match. The two Americans are very physical players and it became very much a service-reception game.''
Still last season, Lessard and Martin didn't make a top-13 until the fifth World Tour event of the season.
''We are very happy to get a top-13 finish right off the start,'' said Martin. ''It took us awhile to get going last season. I think consistency is going to be the key to our success. Our goal is to get at least these kinds of results every time out.''
The next stop on the World Tour is June 6-11 in Beijing.
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Herman Miller Eames Two-Seat Sofa
designed by Charles and Ray Eames
At A Glance:
With its emphasis on beautiful materials and simplified forms, the Eames leather sofa exemplifies the best in modern furniture design. Its angled profile and clean lines showcase a harmonious combination of rich walnut, soft leather and polished aluminum. Equally fitting for the contemporary home or office, it's a luxurious place to settle back and relax.
The Eames sofa was the last piece of furniture produced by the Eames Office, which completed the design after Charles Eames died in 1978. It went into production in 1984 and has been manufactured by Herman Miller ever since.
Charles and Ray Eames designed the sofa to complement their plush soft pad chairs and the sleek chaise. It stands as a graceful reminder of the honest genius of Charles and Ray Eames.
See the entire Herman Miller Sofa collection.
What's To Like:
Our first opportunity to sit on the Eames Sofa was notable for several reasons. First: we had never sat on a sofa that was so refined, so beautifully proportioned. Second: it's a leather sofa, and we didn't slide off! The Eames Sofa is angled so that the sitter comfortably slides back into a supported position with weight distributed between the back and seat. Third: you'd never be able to tell that the sofa's foam is only 2" thick. It feels like you're sitting on a cloud. And Fourth: just the act of sitting on such a nice sofa, with the knowledge that it was worth a lot of money and was made with so much intentionality, put us in the mood for a glass of wine and a good book.
What's Not to Like:
Well, we'd be silly if we didn't acknowledge that the Eames Sofa is an expensive piece of furniture. That, and the fact that your grandmother might find it hard to get out of the sitting pocket created by the sofa's backward tilt, are the only things we can think of that can be negatives.
The Bottom Line:
The Eames Sofa is beautiful, richly appointed, and an icon of the mid-century modern era. It's immediately recognizable for the enduring quality of its design, and will be an heirloom-quality feature anywhere you put it. Not only that, but the Eames Sofa is full-blown comfortable. It's easy to find recognizable designs that aren't comfortable - but this one was obviously designed by its future users with beauty and comfort in mind.
- Overall: 33" h x 56" w x 30" d
- 16.5" seat height
- The back of the Eames Sofa is made of solid walnut or teak
- Frame and back panels are polished smooth and hand finished with gunstock oil
- Seat cushions rest on a fabric-reinforced rubber webbing for comfortable body support
- Seat and back cushions are 2-inch-thick foam
- Seat cushion bottoms are covered in ventilating nylon fabric
- Made from top quality leather, the seat, back, and arm cushion upholstery has a supple feel
- Legs and arm supports are brightly polished die-cast aluminum
- Steel braces for extra strength finish the Eames Sofa
Leather Options:
- Stock Leather
Chromium free and from Austria this stock Herman Miller leather is a winner for most. With a matte, soft feel this is the most popular leather used on Herman Miller upholstered items.
- Open Line Leather
Austrian by birth, yours by choice. Open Line leather is closest to the stock Herman Miller leathers but available in a wider array of colors.
- Dream Cow Leather
With a gentle calfskin grain (it's not calfskin though, its European full grain aniline dyed cowhide), this leather is soft and comes in many great colors to accent your decor. This is a leather of great versatility, perfect when Royal Hide is out of budget, but where the look is wanted.
- Metallic Dream Cow Leather
A gentle calfskin grain (again, not calfskin but European full grain aniline dyed cowhide), infused with metals and soft shine, on cowhide for huge versatility. Updated, offbeat, moody colors.
The Herman Miller Eames Sofa is also known by the following manufacturer Item Numbers: ES110, ES110OT, ES110OU.
Smart Furniture is a certified retailer of Herman Miller products.
Materials & Measurements
2 1/2-inch-thick molded urethane foam, upholstered in fabric. Seat cushion support is fabric-reinforced rubber webbing on a steel and wire-spring armature. Steel frame in black enamel with tubular, chrome-plated steel legs. Stainless steel glides with rubber base.
Overall: 33" h x 56" w x 30" d
Seat height: 16.5"
Leather Collections:
Standard Leather
Chromium free and in stock at Herman Miller, standard leather is a winner for most. Direct from Austria with a matte, soft feel, this is the most popular leather used on Herman Miller upholstered items. It has a faint embossed grain pattern and little shine.
Open Line Leather
This Austrian leather is essentially the same as the standard leather, but is available in a wider array of colors. It also has a light embossed grain and is matte in finish.
Dream Cow Leather
A gentle European full grain aniline-dyed cowhide with a calfskin feel, this leather is soft and comes in many great colors to accent your decor. Dream cow is very popular, it has a natural grain and medium shine and is similar to Royal Hide without the price.
Metallic Dream Cow Leather
Metallic is right. This leather is infused with metals and soft shine, on cowhide for huge versatility. Features offbeat, moody colors with a shimmer to them.
About The Manufacturer
Herman Miller is an industry leader in the integration of cutting edge technology to furniture and other household items to make everyday life more comfortable, convenient, and stylish. Herman Miller stands out at the forefront of such fields as ergonomic technologies, environmentally friendly manufacturing processes, and customizable furniture items.
In addition to producing some of the most outstanding office furniture in the world, Herman Miller has also taken on the responsibility of manufacturing some of the most celebrated furniture designs by some of the world's most famous designs. These "modern classics" include works by Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, and Isamu Noguchi. Herman Miller celebrates these famous mid-century designers' works through its extraordinarily precise manufacturing techniques and industry-leading green production processes.
Herman Miller is a global company with operations, sales offices, dealers, and licensees in more than 40 countries in North America, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, serving customers virtually anywhere in the world. Herman Miller is headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan, while manufacturing facilities are located in the U.S., China, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
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Design Story
The team started anew in the late 1970s and completed this design just after Charles Eames's death in 1978. Herman Miller began production in 1984 and has manufactured the sofa ever since. It stands as a graceful reminder of the honest genius of the Eameses.
- Polished Aluminum
For normal cleaning, apply a pre-softened paste wax to polished aluminum components following the manufacturer's instructions. In humid atmospheres near salt water, apply the wax once a month. In other areas, apply wax every three months to maintain the appearance of the aluminum.
- Wood Veneer
For normal cleaning, dust furniture daily with a slightly damp, soft cloth. Wipe dry with a dry, soft cloth in the direction of the wood grain. Once a month, clean the surface with a soft cloth dampened with a quality cleaner formulated for wood furniture. Wipe the surface in the direction of the wood grain to remove dirt and fingerprints. Wipe dry with a clean, dry cloth. Twice a year, apply a good quality emulsion wax to the finish with a soft cloth. Emulsion wax is clear and prevents fingerprints.
For minor repair of water rings, stains, and scratches, rub the surface lightly in the direction of the wood grain using No. 000 steel wool. Apply a scratch-removing polish with a color and value that simulate the veneer. If the scratches are deep, consult a professional furniture refinisher.
- Leather
For normal cleaning, vacuum or dust frequently with a clean, dry cloth. If leather is soiled, it can be wiped with a damp soft cloth and a lather of any mild soap and a minimum amount of lukewarm water. Do not spot clean leather; clean the entire surface. Wipe clean with a damp cloth and dry with a clean, soft cloth.
For spots and spills, wipe excess liquid immediately with a clean cloth or sponge; let the leather air dry. If the spot is still visible, further cleaning may be necessary. Sponge the entire surface - seat, back, or chair arm - with clean, lukewarm water. Let the leather air dry; never use a hair dryer or other heat source to dry leather.
For stubborn spots and stains, apply a mild, nonabrasive soap solution with a clean, wet sponge. Rinse well and let air dry. For butter, oil, or grease, wipe the leather with a clean, dry cloth and let the remainder of the oil dissipate into the leather. Do not apply water or try to wash a grease spot.
Do not use saddle soap, cleaning solvents, oils, furniture polishes, varnishes, abrasive cleaners, detergents, or ammonia on leather; they will ruin the finish, causing it to become sticky and cracked.
Shipping & Delivery
Free White Glove Delivery Upgrade: Free
White Glove Shipping is our premier delivery option and is offered as a complimentary upgrade to this item, which is normally a $150.00 charge on top of standard shipping rates.
This service includes a four-hour delivery appointment, placement inside your room of choice (two flights of stairs max), unpacking, set up (up to 30 minutes without tools), and debris removal. If you want a no hassle delivery experience, this is your best option.
Assembly time of over 30 minutes and room placement over two flights of stairs incurs additional shipping charges. Please call 888-467-6278 for more information and a customized quote.
Product Q&A
Q: Where can I find the 3-seat version of the Eames Sofa?
A: Eames 3-Seat Sofa
Product Q&A
The Eames Sofa comes with a 5-year manufacturer's warranty.
Do you have specific questions about what's covered under Herman Miller's warranty for this product? Give our sales team a call at 888-467-6278 to get your questions answered.
Did you purchase a piece of Herman Miller furniture that's not working as expected? Send an email to email@example.com or contact our customer service department at 888-762-7841, and we'll take care of you. We usually ask for a photo or video of the warranty issue that you're experiencing, so if you want to expedite the warranty claim process, you can e-mail us with those attachments, and we'll jump on filing the claim for you right away


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The CCM U+ Crazy Light Ice Hockey Skates are the Premier ice skates from CCM offering an advance pro level performance, and the only skates from CCM made in Canada. CCM has redesigned and perfected the fit of the U+ ice hockey skate with the new quarter package design. The U+ Crazy Light features additional ankle reinforcement and a more relaxed forefoot construction to ensure out of box comfort and skate performance.
The U+ Crazy Light skate, sometimes referred to as the CCM U+ CL skates, takes the heat mold ability that CCM's U+ skates have become known for and taken it to the next level. CCM has added U foam in the tongue and footbed, so that in conjunction with the foam in the quarter package and ankle offers a 360° customization. The new quarter package features embossed surlyn to enhance step-in comfort and maintain durability. To further help increase durability with a bumper zone and metal mesh in high abrasion areas.
The U+ CL skates feature CCM's exhaust system composed of the ventilated tongue, footbed, and outsole. These pieces work together as one "moisture exhaust system" to help keep feet cool, dry and lightweight.
CCM is relabeling their skates "EE", instead of just "E". Although, the fit is NOT changing. "EE" is just a more accurate representation of the fit when compared to other brands. Therefore, your skates may come labeled "EE" or "E", but rest assured the fit is NOT changing.
- Model Year: 2011
- Model Number: SKUCL
- Heritage: CCM U+ Pro
- Level of Player: Ideal for the advance to pro level player
- Fit Guidelines: General fit aspects of the CCM boot are medium-high volume, medium ankle area, wide across top of foot and forefoot and medium toe box.
- Sizing Guidelines: CCM skates generally fit 1 1/2 sizes down from your regular shoe size
- Quarter Package:
- Vector Armour quarter technology provides pro level responsiveness
- Vamping "bumper" protects the quarter package in the high abrasion zone
- Surlyn coating and metal mesh inserts maximize durability
- Embossments are designed to enhance step-in comfort and foot wrap
- Vector Armour quarter technology provides pro level responsiveness
- Liner:
- Clarino with anti-microbial assures player comfort
- The branded grip liner maximizes heel lock for extra response when skating
- Clarino with anti-microbial assures player comfort
- Ankle Padding:
- U Foam is a highly advanced heat reactive material conforms to each individual foot, eliminating negative space for suprerior fit and maximum energy transfer
- Poron ankle reinforcement provides superior fit, increased stability and fills in the negative space around the heel, ankle and Achilles tendon
- Heel Support:
- Heat moldable U Foam
- A deep heel pocket secures and enhances foot stability
- Tongue: CCM Pro Armour Tongue
- 60 durometer U foam for added protection
- Felt provides instant comfort and interior foot wrap
- Compressed foam insert with articulated zones protects against lace bite while enabling forward flexion
- Exhaust system - Venting holes down the sides of the tongue from increase air circulation and help keep feet cool dry and lightweight
- Footbed:
- Custom support footbed
- U Foam core layer for moldability, supports the foot increased stiffness for maximum energy transfer and response
- Diamond pattern base layer enhances moisture management and ventilation
- Outsole:
- Carbon Composite - Ensures maximum energy transfer in every stride
- Blade Holder and Runner:
- E-blade Pro holder - Asymmetric front mounting plate design maximizes push-off force
- Proformance Lite™ stainless steel
- Weight of a size 9D skate: 870.3 grams
- Made In:
- Canada
Comments: These skates are awesome!You can't even imagine how comfortable they are on your feet. And lightweight to!
From: Erdal, Helsinki, Finland
Comments: I wasn't sold on these when trying on because of some pressure points on the outer sole by my mid-foot (felt with each foot) and the volume seemed a little too much especially in the forefoot toe box area. However I kept reading about how baking transforms these skates unlike any others on the market. Due to limited inventory choices I decided to give these a try. Baking them completely got rid of any hot spots, sucked in the top and sides of the skate around my forefoot and the pressure points on the outer sole have gone away after several skates. They are very comfortable yet supportive and stiff. I don't think they are as stiff as the top end skates from Bauer but that's not necessarily a bad thing. They are also not the lightest but the weight difference to other top ends skates isn't noticeable on the ice. Overall great choice and so far the durability is holding up as well. No loose eyelets and blade holds an edge well.
From: Brian, RO, MI
Comments: Great skate
From: Kyle
Comments: These CCM U+CL skates are so comfortable, but you have bake them at least twice to achieve the best fitting. The U foam is where the magic happens, after heat molding, they will completely hugs the shape of your feet. The first try to heat mold these skates, I followed the instruction came with he skates, but the U foam didn't soften up enough to mold. The second try I baked close to 12 minutes with 200F degrees, and the result was great. No more pinching or rubbing at all. The out sole and quater package is very solid, and the weight is light enough for my skill level. They are not the lightest skates in the market, but they are lighter then many other models and brands
From: Li
Comments: I upgraded to these skates from some reebok 6k and .... OH GOD !! THESE ARE CRAZY. THE FIT OF THESE ARE PHENOMENAL !! ITS LIKE HAVING A CUSTOM SKATES ON ! the heel is correctly locket and the energytransfer is amazing. The only problems with theses skates are the price and the break in time (it took me 2 months to break them in). You have to have a good seller if you want to buy these skates because youy need to bake puch the skates .... to conform to you foot. GO AND BUY THEM !!!
From: Sam
Comments: These are the greatest skates I have ever put on my foot. They feel like slippers. They are even better when baked.
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Comments: These skates aren't the lightest on the market but are still very light skates. The support and fit is phenomenal. My favorite part about the skate is that the boot has a super hard shell which really save your feet from slap shots and slashes. I plan on buying another pair once mine fall apart which might not be for a long while.
From: Rob
Comments:Just got back from Vermont. Spent the weekend on my new CCM U+CL skates. They are awesome. Perfect fit. Cannot believe the power transfer from skates. It feels as if you are wearing the blades directly on your feet. Great support throughout. Padding when heat molded give the perfect fit and support.
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Ocracoke Island, North Carolina: Legendary pirate Edward Teach—a.k.a. Blackbeard—moored at Ocracoke before being captured in 1718.
Ocracoke has 16 miles of coastline, with pristine beaches ideal for fishing, shell gathering, swimming (some have lifeguards on duty), and lazing about.
Wreck Beach, Vancouver, Canada: Though Vancouver's Pacific Spirit Regional Park features several sandy spots, including Acadia Beach and Tower Beach, the most legendary is four-mile-long Wreck Beach, Canada's first legal clothing-optional beach and one of the biggest of its kind in the world.
During the summer, as many as 14,000 weekend visitors may drop by Wreck Beach for some fun in the sun—and not always in the buff. Sticking to the motto of "Nude isn't lewd, but gawking is rude," the dedicated regulars are happy to have sunbathers who choose to stay clothed, but they do take privacy, respect, and courtesy seriously (so no photos).
Malmok Beach, Aruba: This is the site of one of the largest (and most deliberate) shipwrecks in the Caribbean. During World War II, a German freighter was ordered to surrender here, but instead, the captain sunk the ship so it wouldn't fall into Allied hands.
Thanks to the Antilla, today Malmok Beach attracts both history buffs and snorkelers and divers, who love exploring the ship's remains (shown) in the clear waters.
Today, Wineglass Bay is part of Freycinet National Park, which takes up most of the Freycinet peninsula on Tasmania's breathtaking east coast. The park is popular for sea kayaking, boating, rock climbing, and bush walking, while the beach attracts travelers from around the world.
Bournemouth, England: The modern seaside resort was born here in the 1700s, when doctors began touting the health benefits of ocean water and the coastal climate.
In the 18th century, beach visitors would disrobe in "bathing machines"—a small changing room on wheels that would get pulled into the water by horses, making it easy for the ill or elderly to step directly into the sea. Now, nearly 2,000 beach huts of all shapes and sizes now line the five-and-a-half-mile promenade of popular Bournemouth Beach.
Robin Hood's Bay, England: There's evidence of a settlement here as far back as 3,000 years ago—and still plenty of fossils to be found along its marshes—but this village on England's Yorkshire Coast is most famous for being an 18th-century smuggler's haven so extensive that it included the clergy.
Now, Robin Hood's Bay is known for its family-friendly beaches, rock pools, and surrounding national parks, and offers plenty of pubs, tearooms, and cafes for post-beach dining. Fossil hunters may also luck out by finding a souvenir or two along the marshes.
Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts: Back in the early 1900s, the Cape Cod coast was a favorite summer escape for the Kennedy clan. When John F. Kennedy landed in the Senate, he sponsored legislation to protect the area, making it America's first oceanfront national park.
More than 4 million visitors a year enjoy Cape Cod's pristine lighthouses, wild cranberry bogs, waterways, biking trails, and six swimming beaches; the latter include Coast Guard Beach in Eastham and quiet Marconi Beach in Wellfleet, which is framed by an 85-foot sand cliff.
Bells Beach, Australia: This stunning beach is known for hosting the world's longest-running surfing competition. Tempted by its great breaks, local surfers were flocking to this sandy strip along Australia's southern coast as early as 1949. The first Bells Beach Surf Classic—now called the Rip Curl Pro Surf & Music Festival—took place here in 1961.
Still among the top break spots in the world (and not recommended for novice surfers), Bells Beach was featured in the classic surfing film The Endless Summer.
Capri, Italy: When the ancient Romans went on vacation, they went all out, embarking on grand tours of important sites—including Greece and Egypt—that could last up to five years. The journeys would often start closer to home, though, with a first stop at the seaside resorts in Italy.
Though Baiae—the site of the original ancient beach parties—was deserted by 1500 (its ruins now lie under the Bay of Naples), a modern-day equivalent would be Capri, the see-and-be-seen island in the bay.
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: You're looking at a photo of one of the first beach destinations for cruisers. The first cruise ship, the Prinzessin Victoria Luise, departed New York on January 26, 1901, for its first official cruise, which included a stop on the island of St. Thomas.
Since then, St. Thomas has become one of the busiest cruise-ship ports in the world. Aside from duty-free shopping, visiting the beaches is one of the top activities for cruisers.
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Minnetonka Celesta Moccasin
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Item # 254712
Look oh so cute in this trendy Celeste moccasin by Minnetonka! This flat is our favorite weekend basic due to its comfy construction and fun styling.
- Suede upper
- Whip stitch detailing
- Fleece lining for comfort
- Flexible rubber sole
- Imported
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By: Juders
August 26, 2014
By: bpets
Location: canton
March 30, 2014
I like this moccasin style
"Love the style and color but the right shoe is bothering me.....the stitching is hurting my foot but I am going to try to fix it....."
By: SC2WUSTL
Location: Saint Louis, MO
March 26, 2014
darn this narrow fit....
"So I like the way the shoe looks, OK lets not lie I LOVE the way the shoe looks but it runs super narrow and I actually wear a 9 and bought the 10 (because we all know buying shoes too big you can get away with, but not too small). I have never had to purchase wide shoes so I think my feet are average when it comes to width. Yet though I bought these a size too big I still have major rubbing going on at my pinky toe. It makes me sad, but of course I still wear them because they are cute. So I think they are worth it IF you get them on sale and just know that unless you have narrow feet you will likely not enjoy walking tours etc in these."
By: avidDSWshopper
Location: New York
March 17, 2014
Threading digs into foot!
"I bought 2 pairs in different sizes, one gray, the other brown. They were both so cute with my skinny jeans, but in the end, disappointed. The brown 6 (my usual Minnetonka size) was a bit short, and TOO narrow for my wide feet. The gray 6.5 was doable in length, but the threading on the sides dug into my feet and made it a bit too narrow. It was SO cute, and I SO wanted to keep it. I thought wearing it out a bit would work, but it wouldn't stretch like the regular Minnetonkas everyone has. Even my friend with average feet felt it was too narrow. The pain was too much, and sadly, I had to return both."
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If you're looking for strong colors and distinctive cuts this spring, look no further than David Bitton. A touch more sophisticated than the Buffalo David Bitton line, this range of jeans features fun, bold hues, contrast top stitching and graphic tanks that make us wanna shrug off our coats and head for the beach. With denim in colors like kelly green and primary blue (as well as a classic range of indigo washes and denim wardrobe staples), these jeans are good to go with any of your favorite t-shirts, blouses, or cute spring jackets. They also have a crowd pleasing rainbow of neon colors, all of which we can't wait to get our hands on. Check out our favorite picks from the line below!
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