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- Arsenal gain another super WAG as Sanchez girlfriend Grassi poses in a Gunners shirt Alexis Sanchez's girlfriend Laia Grassi joins the Arsenal WAGs
- Lambert could wear Liverpool's famous No7 shirt next season Liverpool fan Rickie Lambert could wear the club's iconic No7 shirt vacated by Luis Suarez
- Mario and fiancee Fanny enjoy day at the beach jet-skiing in Miami Former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli relaxes with Fanny Neguesha at the beach
- 'You were a great captain': Luiz lifted from World Cup woe by letter from young Brazil fan David Luiz is lifted out of his World Cup gloom by a letter from a young fan
- Fabregas kicks back with Danielle on holiday Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas chillls out with Danielle Semaan before pre-season training begins in earnest
- The best of the Suarez virals after Barca deal It was just a matter of minutes before the internet exploded with virals about Luis Suarez's move to Barca
- 'I'm coming home': LeBron rejoins Cleveland Cavaliers after four years in Miami Free agent LeBron James confirms he is returning to Cleveland
- Balotelli under scrutiny after posing with a gun Mario Balotelli is facing a backlash after appearing to pose with a gun and posting the picture to his Instagram account
- Ronaldo is flying high! Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo posted a picture of him and his girlfriend Irina Shayk before they boarded a helicopter
- Ramsey, Ozil and Arteta like you've never heard them before as Arsenal dub them with cockney accents Watch Arsenal trio in action in hilarious video
- Rosberg 'over the moon' after Formula One ace ties knot in Monaco World Championship leader got married to his girlfriend in Monaco ceremony on Friday
- Sanchez completes £30m Arsenal move SAMI MOKBEL: The man Arsenal believe can fire them to the Barclays Premier League title has joined from Barcelona
- Tearful Neymar reveals he came within inches of being paralysed And the Brazil star also disagreed with his agent for calling Luiz Felipe Scolari 'an old jerk'
- Hair we go! Fellaini sports braids ahead of new season Marouane Fellaini looks to kick-start his career... while fearing the chop from Manchester United
- Di Maria trains alone while Messi and Co enjoy light session Angel di Maria has stepped up his bid to be fit to face Germany in the World Cup final
- Ivanovic gets rid of his bushy beard after just one day of pre-season training with Chelsea Branislav Ivanovic clearly thought one day with a thick beard was enough
- Zabaleta posts a celebratory blue-haired, bloodied selfie after Argentina's shootout win over Holland Pablo Zabaleta took a few knocks in Sao Paulo
- Nasri and girlfriend Anara looking buff Samir Nasri's girlfriend Anara Atanes posted a photo on Instagram of the couple after a session in the gym
Bendtner works on his shooting after being released by Arsenal... by taking out a shotgun
Nicklas Bendtner may be a free agent but he is still working on his shooting
- Messi's girlfriend joins fellow WAGs to cheer Argentina all the way to the World Cup final Argentina's players were cheered all the way to the World Cup final
Model behaviour from Ambrosio and Lima
Victoria's Secret models Alessandra Ambrosio and Adriana Lima showed their support for their native Brazil
- One Direction's Niall and Louis sport Barcelona strips at the Nou Camp Another city, another football club for the One Direction boys
- Fancy free McIlroy eyes a Scottish Open and Hoylake double Rory McIlory parties in Ibiza with mates and steps out with model Nadia Forde in Dublin
Luk who's at it again
Selfie king Lukas Podolski celebrated Germany's emphatic 7-1 win over World Cup hosts Brazil by taking a team snap on the plane
From Uruguay's victory 84 years ago to Spanish success in 2010, Sportsmail remembers all 19 showpieces
We take another trip down memory lane
- It's Neymar-geddon! Best of Brazil virals It was just a matter of minutes before the internet was overloaded with viral images mocking Brazil...
- Vidic trains with new Inter Milan team-mates Nemanja Vidic trained with his new Inter Milan team-mates following his move from Manchester United
- Everton sign Barry Gareth Barry has agreed a three year contract with Everton. The 33-year-old impressed on loan last season and had offers from Arsenal and Spurs
- Double sessions? Not in Vegas, as Rooney and Coleen kick back Wayne Rooney looked a million miles way from the shifts United players were putting in at home
- Dutch coining it in thanks to RVP stunner A coin commemorating Robin van Persie's header against Spain has sold out within hours of going on sale
- So Clint, tell us about this soccer World Cup ball thingy you were in USA captain Clint Dempsey will appear on The Late Show with David Letterman
- Tom Cleverley and Georgina Dorsett were out in Manchester Down time! Cleverley and Georgina hit the town after DOUBLE sessions for midfielder
- Long may the green and gold shine! Top 10 sporting moments in Australian history The greatest 'yes!' moments' in Aussie sporting history...
- Snap-happy Becks backs injured Neymar David Beckham has given his public support to Neymar by posting pictures of the pair together over the years
- Poulter reveals his career moment of truth... and it wasn't at the Ryder Cup Ian Poulter will go in search of his maiden major title next week.
- Suarez's exit may not be confirmed - but one shop in Spain is already printing Barcelona shirts with 'Suarez 9' on Luis Suarez is still a Liverpool player... for now
Nibali finally gets his kiss... 24 hours after he was comically snubbed
Vincenzo Nibali was finally rewarded with a kiss after finishing safely in the third stage
- Cole takes £160,000 a week PAY CUT to join Italian club Roma Ashley Cole landed in Italy on Monday ahead of Roma and has agreed to a huge pay-cut
- Man United unveil new kit to kick-off Van Gaal era at OId Trafford Manchester United have unveiled their new home strip for the 2014/15 Premier League season
- McIlroy practices at Royal Liverpool... days after enjoying night out with Irish model Forde Rory McIlroy steps up his preparations for The Open with some practice
- Smalling relaxes with girlfriend Cooke on holiday as Manchester United return to training Chris Smalling spends some downtime with girlfriend Sam Cooke
Rush's girlfriend brushes off 22 year age gap between her and Liverpool legend
Liverpool fan and singer Carol Anthony does not notice 22 year age gap
- Sinclair enjoys beach time with Flanagan, swapping Manchester City for Mexico Scott Sinclair and Helen Flanagan enjoy a smooch on the beach
- Pirlo relaxes in Ibiza with fans and family as Juventus maestro gets over Italy's World Cup disappointment Andrea Pirlo gets some chill-out time in Ibiza
- Djokovic clinches second Wimbledon title with five-set win over defiant Federer The Serb needed to draw on all his bloody minded determination
- Colombia return to heroes' welcome as thousands pack streets of Bogota for stars James Rodriguez and Co are greeted by thousands of noisy fans
- TARTAN BARMY! Scotland unveil lurid parade uniforms for Commonwealth Games opening ceremony The Scots will open the Games in style...
- Robben says 'I'm tired of this bull****', having faced strong criticism after admitting diving Arjen Robben has said he is tired of people criticising him
- PREMIER LEAGUE NEW KIT SPECIAL: The strips your team will be wearing in 2014/15 Ahead of the 2014/15 season, we take a look at the brand new strips
- Cavendish ruled OUT of Tour de France after shoulder injury Mark Cavendish is out of the Tour de France after crashing at the end of the opening stage
- Ronaldo poses for selfie with model girlfriend Irina Shayk CR9 seems to have gotten over Portugal's elimination from the World Cup in Brazil
- Emile Heskey and his wife Chantelle Tagoe go back to school at a fancy dress party Former England striker Heskey enjoys night out with wife
- Djokovic and Kvitova dazzle at Wimbledon Champions Dinner Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitova swapped their tennis gear for formal wear on Sunday
- Tindall, Swann and Watson leads Team England to glory as Zara Phillips looks on The Celebrity Cup reached its climax at Celtic Manor on Sunday
- French fanfare! Pogba, Benzema, Evra and Co land in Paris after World Cup defeat to Germany The France squad were given a warm welcome on their return to Paris
- Liverpool ace Sterling parties with Gayle at his sports bar in Jamaica Cricket legend Gayle added Sterling to the list of sporting superstars who have graced his bar
- Was Holland manager Van Gaal inspired by Sturrock? Former Southend boss swapped keepers moments before penalty shootout over a year ago!
- Lionel Messi's girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo poses in Argentina shirt as she celebrates World Cup quarter final victory over Belgium
- Warne suffers broken hand after old Australia team-mate Lee bowls beamer in MCC match Warne sustained a broken hand and withdrew from match
- Kvitova wins SW19 title after beating Bouchard in straight sets Petra Kvitova beat Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-0 on Centre Court to claim second crown
- Sky apologises after Strauss is overheard calling Pietersen a c*** by overseas viewers Former England captain made remarks at Lord's during MCC match
- If the cap fits: Shearer poses in one of Rio's '5 Unity' caps in Brazil Alan Shearer has posed on Twitter wearing one of Rio Ferdinand's 5 baseball hats
The show must go on! Tour de France resumes without injured Cavendish as riders embark on 125-mile second stage from
York to Sheffield
Pucker up! Gazza plants a surprise smacker on Redknapp
QPR boss invites Gascoigne to training ground after chance meeting in Southampton
- Nasri girlfriend Atanes defends City player from Muslim criticism as he posts crude picture Samir Nasri's girlfriend Anara Atanes has leapt to the City star's defence
- Wenger's work never stops as he sports Arsenal training gear in Brazil at the World Cup Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger stays on brand while out for dinner
- The Barcelona of the Championship? Charlton new away strip is a mirror image of Barca's old 'tequila sunrise' kit Charlton Athletic imitate the Catalan's bright kit
- Mata reckons it's Superbad...but what is film funnyman McLovin doing harrassing star? Man Utd midfielder Juan Mata doesn't enjoy the attentions of prankster
- Jones hits Hollywood with girlfriend Kaya after England World Cup woe Phil Jones posted a picture of himself with girlfriend Kaya Hall in front of Hollywood sign
- Shakira to sing Brazil 2014 anthem at World Cup's Maracana final... but her native Colombia won't be there It'll be the beauty's third World Cup
- Shane Warne confirms relationship with Australian Playboy model Emily Scott The pair were pictured kissing in Sydney last month.
Jackson Martinez reveals he would jump at chance to sign for 'childhood club' Arsenal
Jackson Martinez would find it difficult to turn down a move to Arsenal
- Southampton players put through their paces on return to training Southampton's players had a first chance to impress new manager Ronald Koeman
- Sandro hopes to be motoring for Spurs The midfielder chose an unusual mode of transport to return to North London for pre-season training
- Barack Obama calls Howard and Dempsey after 'heroics' President Obama made a personal phone call to Clint Dempsey and goalkeeper Tim Howard
- Joel Campbell startles Arsenal fans by posing with a Santos shirt at the World Cup Arsenal fans given a shock when striker posed with Santos shirt
Howard virals: The best online images praising USA keeper's great display against Belgium at World Cup
Heroics see Tim Howard get the viral treatment
- Brazil 0-3 Holland: World Cup 2014 hosts finish on losing note as Robin van Persie strikes and Dutch secure...
- Luis Suarez's bite on Giorgio Chiellini cost Liverpool £25m... and Manchester City were prepared to pay...
- Louis van Gaal asks Arjen Robben to sign for Manchester United but Holland winger turns down his boss after...
- Angel Di Maria doubtful for World Cup final 2014 after Argentina midfielder pulls up in training with...
- BBC vs ITV: Who'll win the big TV shoot-out of 2014 World Cup final?
- Tiger Woods insists he is back to his best and is ready to win The Open Championship at Hoylake as he did in...
- World Cup final 2014 predictions: Argentina to beat Germany 3-1 says David Beckham
- Germany do not fear Lionel Messi, says Joachim Low, as they prepare to make history against Argentina in...
- Cristiano Ronaldo gets covered in mud... but not on football field as he visits health spa
- Manchester United announce Old Trafford season ticket sell out following Louis van Gaal's World Cup 2014...
- Manchester City to further break quota of overseas players as they close in on £32m deal for Frenchman...
- Southampton complete £8m signing of Graziano Pelle from Feyenoord as striker is re-united with Ronald Koeman
- World Cup final 2014 player-by-player guide with Rio Ferdinand's ultimate verdict
- RIO FERDINAND: England can do everything Germany have done... here's my five-point plan to turning us around
- Rio Ferdinand: What Argentina and Germany must do to win the World Cup
- Nicola Rizzoli to referee World Cup final between Argentina and Germany after being accused of favouring...
- World Cup final 2014 sees Manchester City trio Pablo Zabaleta, Martin Demichelis and Sergio Aguero for...
- Toni Kroos is Germany's 2014 World Cup star man after Louis van Gaal snubbed him
- Wayne Rooney enjoys his holiday in Turkey with less than a week to go until he links up with Louis van Gaal...
- Yaya Toure's agent Dimitri Seluk claims Man City man would have won one of football's top individual awards...
- Brazil 0-3 Holland FIFA World Cup 2014 MATCH REPORT: Robin van Persie, Daley Blind and Georginio Wijnaldum pile on the misery for the hosts
- Arsenal gain another super WAG as new signing Alexis Sanchez's girlfriend Laia Grassi poses in Gunners shirt
- Arturo Vidal's agent holds talks with Manchester United, who are also weighing up a bid for Real Madrid's Angel di Maria
- Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar versus Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Falcao - football's biggest game just got bigger
- Mario Balotelli and fiancee Fanny Neguesha enjoy day at the beach jet-skiing in Miami
- Neymar breaks down in tears as he reveals how he came within inches of being paralysed by Juan Zuniga in Brazil's World Cup win over Colombia
- David Luiz lifted from World Cup heartbreak by letter from young Brazil fan
- Cristiano Ronaldo takes helicopter ride with model girlfriend Irina Shayk
- James Rodriguez says joining Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid would be a dream
- Luis Felipe Scolari looks distressed ahead of Brazil training as injured star Neymar embraces under-fire boss
- Luis Suarez completes £75m transfer to Barcelona as Liverpool lose star striker in wake of World Cup bite scandal
- Luis Suarez not guaranteed to shine beside Lionel Messi at Barcelona
- Louis van Gaal takes another swipe at Luis Felipe Scolari over Brazil's favourable World Cup fixtures ahead of third-place play-off
- Arjen Robben: Argentina have no chance of beating Germany in the World Cup final
- Cesc Fabregas enjoys holiday with partner Danielle Semaan before starting pre-season training with new club Chelsea
- Mesut Ozil laid on Emirates hospitality for Met police officers less than 24 hours after Arsenal man was investigated for assault
- Manchester United announce Old Trafford season ticket sell out following Louis van Gaal's World Cup 2014 exploits with Holland
- Arsenal stalling over £20m plus asking price for Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira
- Brazil 0-3 Holland: World Cup 2014 hosts finish on losing note as Robin van Persie strikes and Dutch secure third place
- Four Germany players on shortlist for World Cup Golden Ball award... as Young Player and Golden Glove nominees are announced
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- RIO FERDINAND: England can do everything Germany have done... here's my five-point plan to turning us around
- STUART BROAD: Jimmy Anderson's record-breaking stand had us glued to our seats (except trips to the loo)
- PATRICK COLLINS: Alastair Cook is paying the price of high office as England captain fails to hide the desperation
- World Cup final definitive guide: Who comes out on top in a head-to-head between the stars of Argentina and Germany?
- NASSER HUSSAIN: England have reverted back to the bad old days when batsmen don't dig in
- Lewis Hamilton is a decent human being but he has a habit of presenting himself as a spoilt brat
- CHARLES SALE: County cricket debt is 'a national disaster'... but that's still less than the cost of a new stand at Liverpool's Anfield
- JAMIE CARRAGHER: There is no guarantee that Luis Suarez will shine beside Lionel Messi at Barcelona
- CHARLES SALE: Kevin Pietersen's book hangs over England team as publishers announce launch date during India Test match
- NASSER HUSSAIN: Captaincy can eat away at you and have an impact on your batting as Alastair Cook is finding out
- CHARLES SALE: Andrew Strauss's Kevin Pietersen gaffe revives commentator's Joe Root F-word flap
- MARTIN SAMUEL: Is Alejandro Sabella Lionel Messi's stooge? Yes, but Argentina's clever manager might just have the last laugh...
- MARTIN KEOWN: Lionel Messi and Arjen Robben are the key men as Argentina face Holland... and here's why Louis van Gaal will continue to boss it
- JAMIE REDKNAPP: Germany are no more than a good team but Brazil made them look like world-beaters
- NEIL ASHTON: Louis van Gaal is a Dutch master, a flexible, daring coach with an aura of greatness preparing Holland for semi-finals... England should have stayed, watched and learned
- NASSER HUSSAIN: England have to deal with India bowling full to back-foot boys
- JEFF POWELL: Floyd Mayweather would be knocked out by the tax man if he decided to fight Marcos Maidana in New York after getting license
- MARTIN KEOWN: Chelsea duo Oscar and Willian must step up and fill Neymar's boots
- JAMIE CARRAGHER: Understudy Dante has to play a star role in absence of Thiago Silva
- CHARLES SALE: Michel Platini rage over Sepp Blatter suggestion Europe should lose two World Cup places
- MAD DOG ON MONDAY: Neymar tackle was a cowardly challenge meant to hurt him and Brazil will struggle to make the final without their star man
- JAMIE REDKNAPP: Neymar injured, Silva suspended and Germany awaiting in the last four... I fear Brazil are in real trouble
- MARTIN SAMUEL: There will be a life of pain for Neymar and Co if FIFA don't act... we must STOP our star players being kicked to pieces
- PATRICK COLLINS: Andy Murray is an authentic achiever who carries the state of British tennis on his shoulders... we are wrong to write him off
- JOHN LLOYD EXCLUSIVE: Andy Murray must get back the mental control which Ivan Lendl brought to his game
- RIO FERDINAND: Louis van Gaal gets my vote as a World Cup Special One but I'd prefer Glenn Hoddle to Roy Hodgson
- CHARLES SALE: David Elleray says sorry over racism storm as FA censure top referee for comments
- JAMIE REDKNAPP: Neymar and James Rodriguez are gold stars battling to score the perfect 10
- NICO ROSBERG: Winning in Red Bull's backyard was awesome, this weekend I want to do a great job for our guys in their home race at Silverstone!
- MARTIN SAMUEL: It could get nasty! Brazil boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has had his fill of Mr Nice Guy
- DEREK LAWRENSON: Red-hot Justin Rose conquers again in America - and offers hope on home soil
- PAUL NEWMAN: Alastair Cook faces an Indian summer that will keep the heat on the England captain who has one big series to keep his job
- MATT TAYLOR: West Ham midfielder
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- DANNY HIGGINBOTHAM: Gibraltar defender
- RAY PARLOUR: Ex-Arsenal midfielder
- PETER TAYLOR - Gillingham boss
- LEON OSMAN - Everton midfielder
- GRAHAM WESTLEY - Stevenage boss
- MICHEL VORM - Swansea goalkeeper
- CHARLIE I'ANSON - Elche defender
- GRAHAM KAVANAGH - Carlisle boss
- BENITO CARBONE: Former Wednesday striker
- RICHARD LEE - Brentford goalkeeper
- LOUIS SAHA - Former Fulham and United striker
- MARK NOBLE: West Ham midfielder
- JASON EUELL: Charlton coach
- TOMASZ KUSZCZAK: Brighton goalkeeper
- STEVE HARPER: Hull goalkeeper
- MICHAEL JOHNSON - Former Derby defender
- CLINT HILL - QPR defender
- DEAN LEWINGTON - MK Dons defender
- MARTIN GRAY - Darlington boss
- JUSTIN EDINBURGH: Tottenham stalwart
- MATT JARVIS: West Ham winger
- MARTIN ALLEN - ex-Gillingham boss
- KEITH ANDREWS - Brighton midfielder
- KEVIN LISBIE - Leyton Orient striker
- PAUL ROBINSON - Blackburn keeper
- PETER ODEMWINGIE - Cardiff striker
- FRANK McPARLAND - Liverpool director
- MARCUS GAYLE: Staines Town manager
- CLARKE CARLISLE - ex-PFA chairman
- MICHAEL JOHNSON - Football League expert
- GRANT HOLT - Wigan striker
- EMMANUEL PETIT - Arsenal legend
- GEORGE ELOKOBI: Wolves midfielder
- SERGIO TORRES - Crawley midfielder
- ALAN WRIGHT - Southport boss
- BRYAN ROBSON - Former England captain
- STEVE MORISON - Millwall striker
- DANNY MURPHY - Former pro turned pundit
- GARY TAYLOR-FLETCHER - Leicester forward
- VICTOR WANYAMA - Southampton midfielder
- AHMED ELMOHAMADY - Hull midfielder
- PAULO SOUSA - Maccabi Tel-Aviv boss
- BRYAN HUGHES - ex-Birmingham star
- IAN RUSH - Liverpool legend
- NATHAN ELLINGTON - ex-Wigan forward
- ROBBIE FOWLER - ex-Liverpool striker
- HOWARD WEBB - FIFA referee
- JORDI CRUYFF - Maccabi Tel Aviv manager
- GRAHAM STACK - Barnet goalkeeper
- SEBASTIEN BASSONG - Norwich captain
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- Zinedine Zidane: He was God, the King, the Master, a man for the big occasion - however, there'll always be a butt
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- Ronaldo: The assassin who made you smile as he ruled the world and scored goals for fun
- Sam Tomkins: The Superman of Super League who lifted an entire sport
- Sir Steve Redgrave: The British Bulldog who refused to lose and who set the gold standard for our Olympians
- George Best: Confident, fast, fearless, the most gifted star to grace British football
- Michael Johnson: A record-breaker who owned the track and was so special he could even pull off those golden spikes
- Diego Maradona: He had the Hand of God and a divine left foot and was perhaps the greatest footballer of all-time
- Richie McCaw: The All Blacks' most decorated captain who is one of the true rugby greats
- Desert Orchid: Glorious grey who won the hearts of the nation
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- Tiger Woods by Derek Lawrenson... the man who ripped up the record books to elevate golf to new heights
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Shaun White continued his tear towards the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games today as he rode to insane 49.5 in his second run. This was the closest to a perfect score in the history of the US Grand Prix.
With ideal conditions for an early season superpipe at Copper Mountain Resort and some much needed sunlight, the men began hammering there runs on the twenty-two footer at 9am sharp for Heat #1.
This heat highlighted Oakley's teen session and total ripper Charles Reid owning the pipe and posting a 44.3 score. Reid just learned riding contest superpipe last year and since then has set the standard as Canada's best hope for a medal in Vancouver this February.
Local boy and young upstart Zach Black threw down in Heat #2 and scored himself a shot at the podium on Saturday with a super smooth run in his final drop to make finals.
Heat #3 was stacked to say the very least with Shaun leading the charge, but also making finals from Heat #3 from Oakley was Dustin Craven, Greg Bretz and JJ Thomas.
"Oakley snowboarding showed the world what is awaiting them at the Vancouver Winter Olympics this February," said Oakley Global Snowboard Sports Marketing Manager Matty Swanson. "With Shaun White qualifying first this weekend at the US Grand Prix, he took advantage of the Colorado blue skies and perfect superpipe conditions. Shaun and the Oakley snowboard team were using Oakley's High Definition Optics in their A Frame, Crowbar and Splice goggles."
In the end the brand represented with several other top Olympic hopefuls who just missed making the finals in Kevin Pearce (check out his feature in Sports Illustrated), Kazuhiro Kokubo, Kohhei Kudoh, Matt Ladley, Trevor Jacob, Ben Watts, Stale Sandbech and Gary Zebrowski.


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The body of a man who was hiking in Horseshoe Canyon was recovered Tuesday. Investigators said it appeared the man was not prepared for extreme temperatures.
8 homes evacuated, SR-28 closed in Levan brush fire
Kyle Spencer | posted 27 minutes ago
A fire officials called "out of control" has forced them to evacuate eight homes as it burned 700 acres Thursday.
1 killed, 1 in critical condition after 'very violent crash,' police say
Faith Heaton Jolley | posted 56 minutes ago
A person was killed and another was critically injured after a head-on collision Thursday afternoon.
Thousands gather downtown for Days of '47 parade
Miranda Collette | posted Jul 24th - 5:01pm
Thousands of runners hit the road, floats were prepped and anxious fans camped out as the Days of '47 events took over downtown Salt Lake City.
7 outdoor products to try this summer
Grant Olsen, KSL.com Contributor | posted Jul 24th - 4:56pm
With summer in full swing there are ample opportunities to hike, bike, camp, fish, and whatever else you like to do while exploring the great outdoors. Here's a look at some diverse outdoor products that may be worth considering for your next outing
Have You Seen This? 1,000-foot water slide
Faith Heaton Jolley | posted Jul 24th - 4:27pm
In case you missed the Slide the City event on Saturday, a team of local videographers teamed up to capture the glory of the 1,000-foot water slide.
Where to watch fireworks for Pioneer Day
Lindsey Peterson | posted Jul 24th - 4:22pm
Firework shows and celebrations are going on all around the state and here is a list of whats going.
Teen finishes rare cancer treatment, looks to future
Whitney Evans | posted Jul 24th - 3:30pm
Natalie Wright, 17, of Provo, is hopeful the completion of proton therapy she received at a San Diego hospital will curb tumor growth. Natalie was the first teen to finish the treatment at the hospital.
2 robbed teen girl, deaf uncle at gunpoint, police say
Pat Reavy | posted Jul 24th - 2:50pm
Two people who allegedly took an iPhone from a 15-year-old girl and her deaf uncle at gunpoint were charged Wednesday.
5 cars that are fun to test drive (and own)
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Whether you're in the market for a new car or just looking around, test driving one of these models is a fun -- and educational -- way to spend an afternoon.
Tractor-trailer trucks collide spilling fuel, debris across U.S. 40
Geoff Liesik | posted Jul 24th - 1:33pm
A crash involving two tractor-trailer trucks closed U.S. 40 in both directions just west of Duchesne for nearly eight hours overnight.
Man playing basketball stabbed after yelling at 'reckless' driver, police say
Natalie Crofts | posted Jul 24th - 1:30pm
A man was transported to the hospital in critical condition after being stabbed Wednesday, police said.
Photographers seek Utah's '50 most beautiful women'
Tracie Snowder | posted Jul 24th - 1:07pm
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Utah parks visitors spend $596M, communities benefit
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Marines investigate Utah corporal who vanished in Iraq
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Changing Course: Non-Traditional Education Alternatives.
February 15, 2011 | WMFE - Florida's new governor, Rick Scott, is an advocate of "school choice." He says he wants to eventually find a way to allow more students to opt out of public school and receive vouchers to attend a private or charter school or for parents to home school their kids. As part of WMFE's week-long series "Changing Course," we're looking into some of those alternative education choices.
The Florida Supreme Court struck down a previous attempt to establish a statewide voucher system and Gov. Scott doesn't seem inclined to push for vouchers in the upcoming legislative session.
But advocates for public school alternatives and those who would profit from such a move are increasingly optimistic.
Under the model proposed by the governor's education transition team, the state would give parents about $5,500 a year to educate their children however they wish.
Home schooling parents could use that money to purchase some of the rapidly multiplying variety of high tech educational products.
The recent Florida Education Technology Conference in Orlando featured many of those new resources
Hundreds of vendors could be found hawking their wares in the massive exhibition hall at the Orange County Convention Center.
A vast array of products was available, from interactive whiteboards to a hand held device that projects Power Point lessons for home schooling or small classrooms.
Jim Hickey, who represents Learning Dot Com, said his company's interactive, video-based instruction products are more effective than traditional books in reaching today's tech-savvy kids.
"It's storytelling, to a certain extent, and I'll give an example of that." Hickey said, "We can sit here and watch George Washington crossing the Delaware as we're hearing and reading about it instead of the traditional way of just getting text."
The governor's education transition team strongly recommends more emphasis on that kind of virtual education.
Among other things, they want to remove the cap on the number of credits a student can accrue online and provide some kind of monetary assistance for parents who want to use virtual resources in home schooling.
Another of the exhibits at the recent FETC promoted the resources available from the Florida Virtual School, based in Orlando. Founded in 1997, the non-profit is one of the veterans of Internet-based education.
Julie Young, the schools' president and CEO, said her organization was far ahead of the rest of the state in offering online education alternatives.
"We're excited because what we've been living by and speaking about for the last 14 years, we're starting to hear education leaders and politicians and decision makers talking about personalized instruction, talking about giving children options." Young said.
Those expanding options for the future of education could create more of a hybrid model where students attend classes at a traditional school for part of the week but blend that with home schooling and online courses.
That's quite similar to what's happening now at a private, Christian school in Winter Park.
Students at the International Community School attend three days a week and are home-schooled another two days. The school's Chief Administrator Robyn Terwilliger said that hybrid approach works well for her students and their parents.
"Kids are learning at a much faster rate and the efficiency of this model really feeds into that." Terwilliger said, "And I think parents want more control. Parents want a piece of what their children are doing and they really like a model that gives them an opportunity to be a part of their children's lives.
If Governor Scott eventually succeeds in expanding education vouchers in Florida, Terwilliger said her school and many of its parents and students would benefit.
"Oh, I think it would be great because that's the drawback many parents have, just the financial component of being able to do something like this." Terwilliger said. "So having the extra income from the state, which parents are already paying through their tax dollars, would be great and would be beneficial to these parents."
Other private schools have said they don't want to take money from the state if it means they would have to comply with state standards and submit to scrutiny from the state Department of Education.
But some education experts worry that private, charter or home schools might not be held to the same level of accountability as public schools.
Elizabeth Heins is a professor of Education at Stetson University in Deland.
"I think you have to be careful when you say 'I'm going to dispense money to all these different organizations and groups and families and whatever.'" Heins said, "We're all using the same money, it's taxpayer money. So, as a taxpayer, I would want to know if my money is going to go to this charter school, how will you assure me that the children in this school are getting a quality education."
The governor's education transition team doesn't specify what kinds of schools might be considered as appropriate alternatives to the public school system.
But its report recommends that families be allowed to consider all available options.
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"fun series"
The Vorkosigan series is fun, if you like science fiction that features battles of wits more than the sort with lasers. Its hero, the young Miles Vorkosigon, reminds me a lot of George R.R. Martin's Tyrion Lannister, but in a less machiavellian way. Bujold's societies and secondary characters may be a little bland at times (at least in comparison to other sci-fi), but as space adventure goes, it's smarter than a lot of stuff out there.
The chronology of the series is a bit confusing, but I'd suggest reading it in order of:
The Warrior's Apprentice (see my review)
The Vor Game (see my review)
"Smart, witty altered-consciousness thriller"
Afterparty was a pleasant discovery for me, comparable to recent Neal Stephenson or William Gibson, but less geeked-out than the former and a little snarkier than the latter.
The initial setting is a near-future Toronto. A former neuroscientist named Lyda is in a mental hospital, in the wake of a series of breakdowns. It's about a decade after her biotech startup discovered, while trying to cure schizophrenia, a drug that enables users to experience God. Well, in a manner of speaking. More specifically, Lyda and her colleagues overdosed on the drug and each now experiences a very convincing hallucination of a heavenly spirit companion. In Lyda's case, it's a moralizing winged angel named Doctor Gloria. In more controlled doses, the drug, nicknamed Numinous, makes people feel that they're in the presence of the divine.
It's not the only mind-altering custom drug in this future. There's now a whole subculture of print-it-at-home drug manufacture, to say nothing of what more serious organizations do with the tech. Some products have amusingly harmless effects, but some alter consciousness in disturbing ways, such as one that removes one character's natural empathy and turns him into a temporary sociopath.
When a peculiarly troubled teenage patient shows up in the clinic, it dawns on Lyda that Numinous, which her and her colleagues swore to keep secret, is now on the street, being distributed by a strange new "church". So, Lyda must check herself out of the hospital, evade monitoring systems, get across the border, and track down her former colleagues in the US. Her only allies are a sweetly unaware young man who thinks his consciousness resides in the aquarium toy hanging from his neck, and a crafty American ex-intelligence officer whose own mind has been scrambled by too much "focus" drug over her career. And a cat. And, of course, the amusingly huffy Doctor G, who remains invisible to everyone but Lyda.
This is definitely a smart book, asking meaningful philosophical questions about the nature of being and the implications of messing with our brains/minds. Or of messing with other people's. It's also a witty one, with cleverly written scenes, oddball characters, and a lot of snarky quips from Lyda. For example, when a drug dealer sells a seemingly effective gay-for-a-day "product" to some straight dudebros at a college frat party, she retorts, "product? Don't you mean placebo?" (Well, it made me laugh.)
The story, once it gets going, is interesting. There's also a backstory that emerges, concerning the tragic events that took place at Little Sprout (the startup) ten years ago, what became of Lyda's wife and fellow scientist, who took too much Numinous, how Lyda ended up in the mental hospital, and what happened to her daughter, who she had to give up for adoption. While Gregory doesn't posit a drastically altered future, I also enjoyed the creative, incidental little ideas that he drops in here and there, such as a plausible successor to smart phones. Like the plot of a good thriller, all the pieces come together in the end, but with some room for taking the characters and setup further, should he choose to.
If there are a few believability issues and the ending is a little predictable, it's a thriller with a brain and an eye on an approaching bend in the road ahead. And the core questions -- if there is a better us inside ourselves, should we try to access it by tampering with ourselves? Or should we not? Is "divine experience" more about the divine, or the experience? -- are ones that Gregory keeps hovering in our peripheral vision throughout the book, but admirably never tries to answer for us.
"Beautiful, melancholic literary fantasy"
Last Dragon falls into a space somewhere between straightforward genre fantasy and literary fiction, which is probably why not too many readers have noticed it. The bones of the plot have a lot in common with the former: there's a teenage girl, destined to become an Empress (which we know because she's writing an epistolary from her older years), who leaves her nomadic people to seek blood justice against her grandfather, who has murdered her family and most of the rest of her village, then fled. Along with her slightly-older uncle, who is now technically the village shaman, she travels over the mountains and enters the more civilized, darker-skinned country to the south.
As we might expect, the young Zhan will find companions on the road who have their own histories and purposes, learn about the wider world, discover that the truth is more complex than the one she began with, and get sucked into a war that comes back to her people. Not everyone's stories, when fully revealed, will be quite as they seem. Several of the main characters have an ambiguous quality to them.
Unlike a lot of fantasy, which tends to proceed in a linear way, Zhan's tale is expressed in semi-ordered, dreamlike fragments, concentrating less on genre tropes, and more on how humans reveal themselves in their interactions. There are betrayals and surprises that will emerge, some of which seem to be a product of the older Zhan's unreliable memory. There's a definite Gene Wolfe flavor -- if The Book of the New Sun spoke to you, this probably will, too (and if you hated The Shadow of the Torturer, you're not the audience for this book). The format can be a little confusing, but there were enough contextual hints for me to mostly keep track of the plot.
But, man, McDermott can write. I loved the sparse, delicate beauty of the prose, and the haunting imagery that fills the book. Camp fires made from an intoxicating weed that grows in the mountains. A language that considers a bird to be any creature that sings. Ancient dragons that onced imparted their preternatural wisdom to a nation, an order of paladin who sacrificed their own lives to maintain the great creatures, and black-skinned soldiers from the south, who brought an end to this order (and many others) with their musketry. Ants that crawl in the masonry of a great city, and come to play their own disquieting role. An old warrior, from a place where different tribes modify their bodies to pay homage to different animals, telling a blend of personal and tall tales from childhood, which include a moment where a storm drops fish from the sky on a column of captives. There's an ambiguity and bleakness to the main story, which ends unhappily for most in it, but it's told in such a lovely way, including Cori Samuels's English-accented audio narration.
Not everyone will like this book. If you prefer novels to have a clear plot resolution, with all the characters' motives fully revealed, you should probably look elsewhere. However, if you accept that books can be puzzles, with meanings that are hinted at through allegorical imagery and invocation of themes, Last Dragon is worthy of your time. While the novel sometimes loses itself in its own dreamlike gauziness and structural experimentation, and perhaps a few of the author's ideas and characters could have been developed a little more, it's an impressive first novel.
"Hot times in the nineteen-o's"
This is one of those books I had to read for class in high school, but which was somewhat wasted on me at the time. I didn't know enough about history and adult psychology to really appreciate Doctorow's portrait of the roiling, chaotic, ever unsatisfied nature of turn-of-the-20th century America, with its class struggles, expanding immigrant population, media celebrities and their sordid scandals, racism, squalor, and energetic search for something better.
This is a novel where the author's technique shines as much as his story or characters. Assuming an omniscient, godlike point of view that seems to pay homage to John Dos Passo's America Trilogy, Doctorow swoops above the day, taking in the events of the newspaper headlines, then zooming down into dining rooms, meeting halls, and bedrooms, for a closer look into his characters lives, then diving into their thoughts and emotions, before flying away again. This approach creates a sense of urgency and burgeoning unrest, not surprising in a novel written soon after the late 1960s.
The story blends history with the lives of a fictional middle-class white family in a New York City suburb, who are named only as Father, Mother, Younger Brother, and The Boy. The bourgeois Father owns a business that sells patriotic supplies, and joins Robert Peary on his expedition to the North Pole, which seems to mark an apex of Father's life. Younger Brother is a troubled young man who obsesses over an equally troubled young starlet, the real Evelyn Nesbit, and loses himself in designing fireworks, then in radicalism. When Mother takes in a young, unwed black women and her infant, the family becomes involved with a successful, cultured black pianist named Coalhouse Walker, who refuses to back down from his demands for redress after his car is vandalized by a racist fire chief. Things escalate, and the Family finds itself connected to a righteous terrorist, who acts out a fantasy that many blacks at the time probably had.
This central plot, though absorbing, is only an eye of the storm for the rest of the book. Doctorow spends as much time with other figures, fictional or historical, whose energies intersect and rise into the same sublime madness. An immigrant Jew living in the slums of New Yorks, who struggles after a better life for his daughter and is pulled towards a new industry. Anarchist labor organizer Emma Goldman, who gives a scathing critique of capitalist society and its moral hypocrisies. Plutocrat J.P. Morgan, who searches for higher purpose, now that he's achieved the pinnacle of success and found it wanting, and fellow capitalist Henry Ford, who gives a folksy comeuppance. Escapist artist Harry Houdini, who pushes back against his own inner emptiness with ever more dangerous and unreal stunts.
This is a brilliant book, swirling with color and energy, but also wit and insight into the psyche of America at a significant moment. There's a strong whiff of counterculture and the kind of creative, what-if reimagining of hidden moments of history that I enjoyed in Doctorow's Civil War novel The March. Readers who dislike the cinematic, somewhat fanciful staging of such scenes, or prefer a more conventional, grounded plot might not enjoy this book, but I'd recommend Ragtime to anyone who wants to better understand the US, or this time period in particular.
Doctorow, who obviously isn't a trained voice actor, narrates his own audiobook. The recording isn't of great quality, being a little muffled in places and making him sound like he has a cold. Still, I appreciated knowing that all the verbal emphasis in the reading was just as the author intended.
"Fate Inescapable"
This is a fun little anthology. All the pieces here revolve around the same premise: the idea that there's a machine that can predict a person's death from a blood sample, spitting out its answer on a small card. The machine sometimes words its oracular messages in an ambiguous or poetic way, but it's never wrong. If it predicts that you'll die by drowning, moving to the desert won't save you -- you'll just die in the shower or by choking on a drink. Perhaps, like Oedipus, you might even suffer the paradoxical fate of being doomed by your attempt to escape fate.
Naturally, there are a number of logical, philosophical, and moral implications that can arise from the premise, and the various authors get pretty creative in exploring them. How would you act if you knew your death? What if your friends or family knew? What if your government knew? A few pieces are set in the present day, but the genres of most of the others run the gamut from sci-fi to dystopian to fantasy to zombie horror to time travel to Sherlock Holmes. There's even a choose-your-own-adventure. The most interesting ones, for my money, tend to weave in some other issue.
The tone of the stories ranges a lot as well. Some are witty, some are serious, some dark, some absurd, some poignant, some melancholy, and some cryptic. Some feature better writing than others, but there was a good deal of talent and imagination on display. Similarly, the various audiobook readers range from competent-but-unremarkable to skilled. I particularly enjoyed the voices done by the guy who narrated the story told from the point of view of an orc.
In sum, a collection I could recommend to any adult who enjoys creative short fiction (I say "adult" because of some profanity and a few grown-up topics). I would note that this is the followup to any earlier anthology, called Machine of Death. I haven't read that one, but the grapevine (well, the Internet) says that this is the more inventive of the two.
"Colorful magic realist science fiction"
There aren't a lot of sci-fi/fantasy writers who use Africa as a primary setting, but Nnedi Okorafor is a noteworthy voice in this small subgenre. I enjoyed 2010's post-apocalypse coming-of-age, Who Fears Death, though I found the plot a little disjointed. Lagoon, her most recent work, shows her strengthening her skills as a writer and storyteller.
Here, when aliens come to set up a new home on Earth, they don't pick New York, London, or Tokyo, but land their ship in the ocean near Lagos, Nigeria, flooding the coast. Immediately, their technology, which is advanced to the point of near-magic, begins to wreak changes on the local marine life. For reasons that don't become clear until later, three people, strangers to each other, a marine biologist named Adaora, a popular Ghanaian rapper named Anthony, and a soldier named Agu, are attracted to the beach. A wave pulls them all into the water, and some time later, they return with a fourth individual, an ambassador from the aliens who has taken human form.
At this point, had the story been set in the US, the government would have swooped in, set up a tight military cordon and whisked away the visitor. But, this is Nigeria. Instead, Adaora conducts a few tests, footage ends up on the internet, and different parties, from a charlatan witch-hunting preacher to some enterprising kidnappers to a unit of trigger-happy soldiers, converge on the scene. Meanwhile, the strange events unleash religious fervor, rioting, and other chaos throughout Lagos. The aliens, like gods, can be benevolent in their way, but also seem to be judging humanity and are dangerous when provoked.
This definitely isn't conventional sci-fi. There are some strong mystical elements to the story, which lend it, at times, a magic realist flavor reminiscent of Salman Rushdie. The aliens, it seems, have awakened old spirits and powers lurking just beneath the skin of Lagos (including a man-eating road!). I very much enjoyed the colorful writing and the honesty about Nigeria's conflicted, multifaceted personality that emerged in the book's many short vignettes, each from the perspective of a different denizen of the city. Okorafor's creativity especially shines in the sequences devoted to animals changed by the aliens' energies. Audiobook narrators, Adjoa Andoh and Ben Onwukwe, who do an astonishing range of accents, demonstrate just how much the spoken-word experience can enhance a book.
It's not that there weren't annoyances, though. The central plot, which concerned the main characters' mission to get through the chaos to meet up with Nigeria's ailing president, gets a little tedious in its one-thing-after-another action overload. Also, the author over-relies on the device of having many of her characters coincidentally know other characters who are important to the story. And, as much as I loved the voice actors, some of their accent were incomprehensible to me. The pidgin English dialect was like listening to an amped-up Jar Jar Binks.
Still, the overall theme of human worthiness of redemption, in the face of our many abuses of nature and one other, resonated for me. Okorafor is one to keep an eye on. The same (well, ear) goes for Andoh and Onwukwe.
"Familiar but gripping epic fantasy"
There's virtually nothing in Anthony Ryan's Blood Song that fantasy readers haven't seen before. Vaguely European medieval world? Check. Protagonist with a special magical gift? Check. Walled-off academy wherein a young protagonist learns many diverse arts? Check. A set of religious/mystical Orders that safeguard the realm and its affairs? Barbarians in the north? Hidden secret Order? Check, check, check.
Yet, this is a confident, unapologetically traditional novel that will likely please fans of military and warrior epics. Ryan, to his credit, doesn't go in for a lot of world-building or the potential flab of multiple character perspectives. Other than the framing device of introducing the story from the perspective of a scribe from a southern empire, who interviews the now-legendary captive, Vaelin al Sorna, much of the narrative follows the experiences of the man himself. As we soon learn, Vaelin was left as a boy by his father at the gates of the Sixth Order, which trains warriors to serve the faith, a sort of medieval Army Ranger battalion.
Roughly the first third of the novel is taken up by Vaelin's training, an increasingly harsh series of lessons and tests. It's a little comparable to events in Patrick Rothfuss's popular The Name of the Wind, but this school is much more martial than university-like. It's stuff we've seen before, but I enjoyed watching Vaelin and his fellows grow in skill and maturity, with glimpses of the outside world and its issues, which occasionally intrude on their training.
Most good military fiction involves the hero learning, over many bloody battles, that the purity of the warrior's ethos doesn't always align with the slimy nature of realpolitik. This is true here. As he graduates from his final test, Vaelin finds himself falling into the favor of a manipulative, ambitious king, who sends him on sham missions against an insurgency of heretics in the north, then into actual set battles against the empire to the south, for reasons that sound worthy on paper but reek of the king's self-interest.
While the too-noble-for-this-war-too-dutiful-to-stop-fighting-it themes are familiar, Ryan does a great job with the savage crunch and clamor of battles, and capturing the many small details of a warrior's life and its hard disciplines. There's a bit of droll humor, too. There's even beauty in the writing, in the depiction of a primeval northern forest, or in a pod of orca whales pacing a ship. Fantasy can so easily crumble when modern sensibilities or glibness creep into it, but Ryan seems to recognize the importance of a believably mythic world, of keeping the basic themes simple and clear.
That said, there are weaknesses. The story suffers from a few cliches, and only a handful of characters are more than a sketch. The Princess, whose calculating nature makes it unclear whose side she's on, is interesting, but there wasn't very much to distinguish Vaelin's brothers-in-arms from one another. I was a little disappointed that the Faith, so central to what the Order does, was never explained in much detail, and that the magic-related side of the plot, while seemingly important to the larger series Ryan has in mind, felt a little shoehorned into the story.
Still, such issues are to be expected in a debut and I think much of the praise from readers is warranted. If this isn't quite the next Game of Thrones, it takes many ideas that worked well in that series and channels them into one hero and his reality. Audiobook narrator Steven Brand doesn't do a wide range of accents, but he has a confident, unpretentious voice that fits the text. While some readers have complained about grammar issues, they weren't evident to me in this format.
"A quietly intense trip into the meta"
I loved The Islanders and its mysterious alternate world, even if I didn't entirely get what the book was about. I'd read that the Dream Archipelago had its origins in Priest's earlier, 1981 novel, The Affirmation, so this seemed like a fitting next step into his catalog.
The novel is about a young man named Peter Sinclair, whose life has fallen apart after the death of his father, a romantic dissolution, and the loss of his job to a bad economy (there's a palpable sense of Thatcher-era British malaise). Peter sets out to find new inner peace by moving into an old house recently purchased by a family friend out in the country, and fixing it up for the man and his wife. While engaged in this, Peter decides to write a memoir of his life. Then, he decides to rewrite it, first changing a few details to be more to his liking, then going all the way into a fantasy world.
At this point, it becomes clear that Peter may not be well, and that some of what he's told us so far might not be so reliable. Then, the book switches gears, and we're reading about the life of another Peter Sinclair, who lives in the world of the Dream Archipelago, which is technologically similar to ours, but has entirely different geography and countries, and a few science fiction-y elements. We learn that the alternate Peter has won a lottery that grants him life extension treatment, requiring him to make a trip by sea into the Archipelago (which has politically distanced itself from the main continent because of an ongoing war there). But, there are some costs, such as total amnesia and a subsequent "rebirth".
Gradually, the two halves of the story begin to show some parallels, such as the romantic relationships with Gracia/Seri (in each world). Then they begin to reference each other, through the manuscript Peter is working on/carrying with him in each reality, then, ultimately, to merge. Readers have made comparisons to Murakami and other magic realist authors, but I was also reminded of Julian Barnes's excellent The Sense of an Ending, which was also very "English" in its sensibilities and also turned on the narrator's memory and understanding of events not being totally dependable.
This is a novel that invites different interpretations. On one level, it could simply be about a man's harrowing descent into mental illness, the fantasies in his head becoming as real as reality. On another, it could be about a misguided recovery of memory. But The Affirmation is also a Cloud Atlas-like work of literary experimentation, the creation-within-a-creation structure looping back on itself. If you enjoy having your mind blown, pay close attention to events in the last chapters. This is a book that invites a second read, once the final twist becomes clear.
While The Affirmation's "real world" story is a little depressing, with its references to suicide and psychological breakdown, I was pleased to return to the Dream Archipelago and learn more about its workings. Perhaps I should revisit the Islanders and see if this book has shed any new light on happenings in that one. I also look forward to reading Priest's story collection, The Dream Archipelago.
I don't have much to say on the audiobook, except that Michael Maloney reads with a quiet intensity that I thought was a perfect fit for Peter's voice.
"Cerebral, Banksian space opera"
3.5 stars. This is hard sci-fi space opera in the same wheelhouse as the works of Iain M. Banks or Peter Hamilton, featuring uber-advanced cultures that operate on a galactic scale in a distant future. While my last Reynolds (Revelation Space) experience left me a bit "meh", I enjoyed this one, which calls to mind the high points of the two aforementioned authors.
The story takes place millions of years in the future, and concerns two mostly-human "shatterlings", who are part of an extended family engineered from the genetic stock of one single, long-ago ancestor. The shatterlings roam the vastness of space (at less than the speed of light), doing various good deeds and observing the rise and fall of civilizations, their own lives prolonged by their ability to go into stasis for long periods of time. Every 200,000 years or so, though, the members of the line come together for a grand reunion, to party, swap stories, and share what they've learned. Not a bad setup at all.
The two protagonists, Campion and Purslane, are on their way to just such a reunion when they get sidetracked and acquire a new passenger, a golden robot named Hesperus (whose persona harkens back to Asimov's classic robots). Their lateness permits them to escape a massacre of the gathered, which leaves few survivors. From there, the novel becomes a sort of cerebral thriller in space, the protagonists working to solve the mystery of who wants to wipe out their line, while playing cat-and-mouse with various enemies and trying to understand certain strange beings. There's also a thread concerning the line founder, her experiences in a fantasy virtual reality world that begins to take over her mind, and what motivated her to "shatter" herself.
This brand of science fiction tends to be heavier on science, ideas, and the gears of the plot than it is on storytelling, psychological depth, or thematic richness, and, though there are a few exceptions (Dune, Hyperion, and A Fire Upon the Deep come to mind), House of Suns isn't one of them. It's a shame that Reynolds didn't go deeper with his premise and explore his protagonists' inner lives with all those millions of years passing around them. Also, some developments seemed a little unbelievable, owing to the common sci-fi problem of "if they're advanced enough to do X, can't they do Y?" There's a lot of hand-waving where technology is concerned. (WTF is a homunculus weapon? Who knows.)
But if you enjoy geeking out on wormholes, machine sentience, nanotechnology, Matrix-esque virtual realities, relativistic time dilation, and the possibility of godlike higher beings lurking behind the universe, and want to see an author spin a story from these things, House of Suns is smart, well-executed hard sci-fi. I also found the characters more likable than those of Revelation Space. While I prefer my science fiction to be a little more on the literary side, some readers will appreciate a novel that dispenses of any such pretensions and gives us the spaceships and robots straight-up.
The audiobook production is fairly good, though it left a few things to be desired. On one hand, John Lee has the control to read all the astrobabble in the story without being cheesy; on the other, his protagonists sound pretty similar. It took me a little while to realize that there were two main points of view, though who's speaking becomes obvious once you grasp the contextual hints.
I haven't read enough of Reynolds's other books to make a comparison, but I think this is a perfectly good starting point if you want to see what the buzz is about.
"Wall, meet writing"
Spoiler alert: the takeaway from Thomas Piketty's dry but much-discussed book is what most citizens of the developed world already know: income and wealth inequality in first world countries, particularly the United States, are at levels not seen since the Gilded Age. As much as I've personally benefitted from globalism and technology, it's obvious that the lion's share of the profits from these trends has gone to a small elite, while many Americans are being left behind in an economy that no longer places great value on their skills (or gives a damn about educating their kids).
No doubt, the timing of the book's publication has something to do with the big splash it made -- these are clearly issues on a lot of minds -- but Piketty brings some cool analysis to the current reality, helping the reader understand how to see it in terms of historical data. As he argues, all economic evidence suggests that this disparity is likely to continue to grow, driving modern countries towards a form of society not seen since 19th century Europe. There, he shows, there was less economic growth than in the 20th century, which meant that a small upper class that controlled most of the capital received most of the income, consolidating its dominance through inheritance. Piketty brilliantly illustrates this point with references to classic 19th century novels, wherein protagonists aren't trying to better themselves in careers in which advancement is limited, but are focused on marrying well. Only the shock of two world wars ended this reality, creating a few decades of growth-through-rebuilding and relatively egalitarian prosperity for Western Europe and the US.
Piketty dives down into the weeds of numerical data, graphs, charts, and comparison tables to make his point, which doesn't always make for an ideal audiobook listen. Though there's a PDF supplement, dedicated readers might want to get the book in print. Still, the gist is clear. We can no longer count on the rapid expansion and population growth that drove the wheels of US industry in earlier days. Return on capital is now a better bet than return on growth in most sectors of a 21st century non-emerging economy, with the start-up costs for high-tech industries or rental properties favoring the already wealthy. Even the apparent exceptions, such as software development (my own field), kind of prove the rule, in the sense that they only provide jobs for a small class of highly-skilled workers, sometimes to the detriment of the less-skilled.
However, Piketty's proposed solutions, as much as I agree with their goals, seem naive given current politics. He advocates more confiscatory taxes on the global top 1%, more transparency in the financial systems of all countries, and stronger international laws related to seizing the assets of tax dodgers. I don't know about his fellow French citizens, but to even suggest to a certain segment of the US electorate that their country might not actually be a meritocracy, or that it be more subject to some international body of law, would trigger instant howling outrage. Never mind that most of that group will never be wealthy themselves -- they would still rather live in a decaying shack, imagining their interests to be aligned with those of the billionaire Koch Brothers, than ever agree with some "socialist" French academic.
Piketty emphasizes his faith in democracy, but there are a few things I wish he'd discussed more, even if they fall outside the purview of economics. The long-term implications of technological advances on the job market. The tendency of big government and big business to end up in bed with each other. How the people can take back ownership of the political system and the machinery of production without going down the failed route of Communism.
Still, I'm glad this book is being talked about. If the Boomer Generation is still earnestly clinging to the "American Dream" ideals it once knew, it's pretty clear to younger generations that the system isn't so meritocratic or upwardly mobile as it once was. I think that Piketty, a Gen-Xer himself, is speaking more to this demographic than the one currently in charge. After all, to quote a certain Gen-X musical, the aging Koch brothers are "just for now".
That said, your kids might give some thought to marrying one of their heirs.
"Great world, unremarkable plot"
I've been trying to read more fantasy with non-traditional settings (i.e. not patterned after medieval Europe), and this one got some positive press on a sci-fi/fantasy blog I follow. Elizabeth Bear really does do a fine job with world building, crafting a mythic, magic-infused reality patterned after Central Asia, with analogs of Mongolia, China, Persia (I think), Arabia (I think), and a few other places. The images she conjures up can be quite lovely and cinematic, and I enjoyed the concept of having different skies in different places, such as the multiple moons that hang over the steppe, or the sun that goes west-to-east in another land.
Bear also does a good job of developing a world where women wield power in different ways, as rulers, magicians, or soldiers. It's not overdone, with the sort of ridiculous female badasses one sees in some books, but feels authentic to the world. The most compelling character here is the former princess Samarkar, who chose to sacrifice her title and fertility to begin training in magic. The catch of this system, though, is that a lot of people who make the sacrifice don't receive the gift, but have no way of knowing in advance.
That said, I was less enamored with the plot, which didn't offer many surprises. After a picturesque opening in which the young steppe warrior, Temur, regains consciousness on a corpse-littered battlefield, he meets a young woman from another tribe, falls for her, then vows to rescue her after she's abducted by ghosts summoned by an enemy wizard. He meets up with Samarkar and several other characters, and they travel about, trying to rally the forces of good against a coming war that will no doubt feature in the sequel. Except for a few good scenes, it's not much more riveting than my summary. It's hard for me to get excited about action sequences where the main characters are all rather competent, work together well, and never seem in much danger.
Hardly a *bad* book, though -- I applaud Bear for doing the Guy Gavriel Kay magical-historical fantasy thing pretty well with her setting and her writing is a cut above the rest of the pack -- but the characters, storyline, and themes didn't excite me as much as I'd hoped they would. And I wasn't a great fan of Celeste Ciulla's audiobook reading -- it sounded too "modern" to my ears.
Call this an on-the-fence review. Not a book I would dissuade others from reading, since Bear is a capable writer and worth investigating, but not one of my strongest recommendations.
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Mayor Dyer: State Amendments Slow Cities' Economic Recovery
August 16, 2013 | WMFE - Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer says as the economy improves, tax-related state constitutional amendments are slowing the recovery of Florida's cities. He says it's among the most important issues municipal leaders are discussing at this week's Florida League of Cities conference in Orlando.
Dyer says the amendments limit the revenue municipalities can collect on residential and commercial properties.
He says even as real estate values approach those of 2008, "we can't come back as quickly. Because let's say it jumps 15 percent in price. We can only capture 3 percent of that in the case of homesteaded properties and 10 percent of that in the case of commercial properties."
Dyer also discussed a new deal with Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, which makes city and county funding available for a new soccer stadium.
"It's a good deal because the owners of the team are putting in between $30 and $40 million, plus $70 million for the franchise fee. So it's a large amount of private money being put in with the public money."
The stadium is part of Central Florida's bid for a major league soccer team.
City and county commissioners will consider the deal in September. Major League Soccer is expected to make a decision by the end of the year on whether Central Florida lands a team.
The deal also includes funding for the new Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and the Citrus Bowl.
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and Gov. Rick Scott also are among the elected leaders attending the Florida League of Cities conference this week.
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The art of bookbinding is alive and well! Zazzle and DODOcase are working together to manufacture products locally and help the art of bookbinding gain a following for the 21st century world of e-readers and tablets. Zazzle now offers iPad cases from DODOcase that can be customized to fit your individual style.
This iPad case is designed to protect your iPad while also giving your device the timeless look of a hardcover book. It provides security and protection, as it's simple and discreet. The exterior is made from black Moroccan cloth, with an eco-friendly bamboo tray and a custom interior liner that for the first time you can now design yourself.
This true classic feels just like a journal from the old days – when you hold it in your fingertips you are able to travel back in time to previous era when bookbinding was done by hand. At the same time, your iPad keeps your feet firmly grounded in the 21st century.
In addition, iPhone 5 wallets are also available now on Zazzle. It's sturdy and soft all at the same time. There are two pockets for cards and cash, with genuine mahogany leather that feels great in your hands. Sage waxed duck canvas is also used in addition to the cotton interior.
The Dodo bird remains on the list of extinct animals but thanks to DODOcase, bookbinding continues to thrive. DODOcase has expanded and grown their San Francisco operation to include an in house print shop, bookbindery and woodshop. Combining DODOcases' style and quality with Zazzle's customization — now that's something you can hold onto for years to come. Each wallet and case is handcrafted in San Francisco.
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Thief River Falls - Alice Anderson, 95, died Tuesday, December 7, 2004 at CNC Unit, Northwest Medical Center, Thief River Falls.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, December 11, 2004 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, with Rev. Roger Dahlin officiating. Casket bearers included David Anderson, Scott Anderson, Aaron Kroetsch, Philip Kroetsch, Terry Timm and Herb Skiple. Honorary casket bearers included Kristoffer Kroetsch and Patrick Anderson. Interment was held at Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River Falls.
Alice Mae Doran was born on February 21, 1909 in New Solum Township, Marshall County, near Anita, the daughter of Peter and Matilda (Bring) Doran. She was baptized and confirmed in St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Thief River Falls, and attended Busy Bee Country School, Holt School and graduated from Lincoln High School in Thief River Falls. Following High School she took Nurses Training classes.
Alice was united in marriage to George I. Anderson on April 6, 1929. She worked as Nurse's Aide, Land O' Lakes for 20 years and also enjoyed being a Homemaker.
She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, antiquing, card playing, gardening and especially spending time with her family and friends. Alice was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church for many years, Keenagers, Sons of Norway and the Rebeccas.
Survivors include three children: Eugene Anderson (special friend, Virgene), Margaret (Kenneth) Ose and Shirley Timm, all of Thief River Falls; 11 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; six great-great grandchildren; two brothers, Elmer and Thomas; sisters, Esther Miller of Thief River Falls, Rosella Eckard of North Carolina, Delma (Bud) Haywood of Hammond, Ind., and Marcella (Wally) Eskierka of Nisswa; sister-in-law, Hermia Doran of South St. Paul and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends, including special friends, Ella Englund and Margaret Stokke, both of Thief River Falls.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George I. Anderson; daughter, Delores Anderson; her parents; brothers: George Doran, Clarence Doran, John (Ruby) Doran; sisters: Grace (Olaf) Tunheim and Pearl (Clarence) Sandberg. A00003B2004DC15


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AA closed meeting, 8 p.m., St. Ann's Episcopal Church, state Route 7. For info: AA hot line, (888) 2B-SOBER.
AA open discussion meeting, noon, Chen-Del-Ot Apartments, yellow building, Community Room, 60 S. Main St. For info: AA hot line, (888) 2B-SOBER.
AA, open speakers meeting, 8 p.m., Christ Episcopal parish house. For info: AA hot line, (888) 2B-SOBER.
AA Big Book meeting, 8 p.m., United Methodist Church, Chapel Street. For info: AA hot line, (888) 2B-SOBER.
AA open Big Book meeting, 7 p.m., St. John's Episcopal Church, Main Street. For info: AA hot line, (888) 2B-SOBER.
Al-Anon 12-step group, 6 p.m., United Ministry conference room.
Delaware Opportunities Safe Against Violence hot line, 746-6278.
Hepatitis C or B support group, 6 to 7 p.m., O'Connor Hospital; open to all people living with hepatitis C or B, family and friends. For info: Lillian, 746-7199 or email@example.com.
Parkinson's Disease Support Group, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., O'Connor Hospital, 460 Andes Road. For info: physical therapy department, 746-0329.
AA 449 Group, noon to 1 p.m., open discussion, 22 Elm St., enter on side by driveway. For info: 433-4718.
Compulsive Eaters Anonymous-HOW, noon, Turning Point, 22 Elm St. For info: Susan, (718) 607-9262, www.ceahow.org.
Domestic violence drop-in support group, 5 to 6 p.m., presented by Violence Intervention Program. For info, location: 433-8038.
Families Together Support Group, 5:30 p.m., Family Resource Network Inc., 46 Oneida St. For info: 432-0001 or (800) 304-8814.
Friends Of Recovery of Delaware & Otsego Counties' Telephone Recovery Support, for info: 267-4435, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Turning Point, 22 Elm St.
Nursing Mother's Support Group, 10 to 11:30 a.m., FoxCare Center Education Suite, Classroom D. Infants and toddlers welcome. For info: 431-5751.
Open Minded Unity, 8:30 p.m., Lee Hall, CME, State University College at Oneonta.
Southern Tier AIDS Program, information on AIDS education, support services; free, anonymous HIV testing, (800) 333-0892 or 432-6654.
Violence Intervention Program hot line, for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault for residents of Otsego County, 432-4855.
AA closed discussion meeting, "Living Sober," 8 p.m., Methodist Church; for beginners and those who want to "keep it green." For info: AA hot line, (888) 2B-SOBER.
Al-Anon, 7:30 p.m., Schoharie Reformed Church. For info: (518) 295-7419.
Al-Anon, 7 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Main Street. Use side door. For info: 369-5966.
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