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Ghost in the machine
Debut novel explores spies and musical history
Sean Michaels was driving through the streets of Ottawa late one night, about a decade ago, when a strange voice came on the radio. It might have been a summer's night, or a winter's afternoon; he's not certain.
"In a funny way, I'm not sure of the memory, except the sound." It sounded, he says, like a woman singing an aria, one that was sad and beautiful and wistful all at the same time. When it ended, the announcer came back on air and told listeners it had been Peter Pringle, a musician from Magog, Que., and he was playing the theremin.
It was one of those moments, Michaels says, "where the world seems a bit changed."
Although you might not recognize the name of this instrument, chances are you're familiar with the sound: quivering, almost alien, as if a haunting of ghosts formed a church choir. It was invented in the early 1920s by a Russian scientist named Lev Sergeyevich Termen — known, in the United States, as Leon Theremin — and for a while proved so popular that skilled players would sell out Carnegie Hall. At one point, RCA hoped it would replace the piano — a theremin in every household! It flopped, of course, coming to market only after the stock market crash of 1929, and was thus relegated to a historical footnote, an oddity played by a handful of diehards who ensure its eerie timbre doesn't die out completely.
In his recently published debut novel, Us Conductors, the 32-year-old Michaels has taken Termen's life story and, well, as a warning at the book's outset proclaims: "This book is mostly inventions."
Here, Termen is no simple scientist, but a Russian agent who arrives in New York at the height of the Roaring '20s and uses his celebrity to infiltrate, sometimes unwillingly, the highest levels of U.S. industry. Oh, and he knows kung fu.
The real-life Termen was just as intriguing a character — a prolific inventor who "worked on everything from early television … to wireless telegraphs to altimeters for military applications," Michaels says. "He had ideas about human cryogenics, talking to aliens, male impotence."
One could probably write a dozen novels about his life. This one is a love story, the narrative taking the form of two letters, written by Termen at vastly different points in his life, to Clara Rockmore, his one true love and, perhaps, the greatest theremin player to ever live.
"When you talk to people about the theremin, they have one of two responses," says Michaels, sitting in the lobby of an Ottawa hotel on a recent morning. (Michaels, now based in Montreal, was in town for a literary festival.) "One is, 'I have no idea what you're talking about' — they don't recognize it — or there's this light that goes off in their eyes.
"People who have experienced the theremin, there's a certain wonder," he says. "And that's different than if I said, 'Oh, I'm writing a book about the slide whistle.'"
This is partly to do with how one plays a theremin. A metal antenna sticks up vertically from the instrument's base, controlling the pitch, while a looped antenna juts out horizontally, controlling volume. It's played without actually touching the instrument, as if conducting an invisible symphony, and it is as if the sound is being pulled from another dimension — or, as Michaels puts it, "some deeper part of the universe." Call the instrument "a magic trick" and Michaels disagrees: It is not a trick, but actual magic.
"There's no deception there," he says. "This is the sound of invisible fields interacting with your body's spirit, in a sense."
It seems inevitable that Michaels would write about music. In 2003 he founded the influential music blog Said The Gramophone, which doesn't publish standard "is this good?" music criticism but rather short stories, in a sense, about music.
"Said The Gramophone was a place where I was writing fiction about music," says Michaels, who says he's unsure about the future of the website. With Us Conductors, historical fiction whose only music is of the classical variety, "part of the energy that I was trying to bring to the book was the kind of energy I was hearing on all this music from the 1980s — so, post-punk and new wave music from artists like the Cocteau Twins and Kate Bush and Joy Division and stuff like that. I wanted the book to have that kind of fizzing, spectral, more modern sound to it, or rhythm to it, despite its earlier setting," Michaels says. "I was trying to make a very modern book, despite setting it almost 100 years ago."
Although it's been almost 100 years since the instrument's heyday, there remains a circle of devotees, particularly in Europe. Michaels estimates that in Canada there might be 20 serious theremin players, though he might soon be considered number 21.
In January, his father, a scientist, gave Michaels a theremin he'd built from scratch ("He secretly started working on it when he heard about my book, as a gift") and at the beginning of his event in Ottawa he brought it up on stage, and, before reading from the book, performed for the audience. His hands hovered above the instrument, pulling on invisible strings like a puppeteer, and the theremin's voice filled the church hall. At least for a few minutes, Lev Sergeyevich Termen was alive again.
Sean Michaels, author of Us Conductors, poses with a theremin, the musical instrument at the heart of his novel, that his father made for him.


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8-28-2011 Safeco Field
If you've ever been to Safeco Field, or Seattle for that matter, this was what I walked up to on a Sunday morning in August. The high would reach nearly 85 degrees probably around 2pm but when I took this picture it felt like a cool 55. Of course, Safeco Field is near the water front so this kind of weather made sense. It was also kids t-shirt day so getting to the ballpark early enough to beat the crowds was essential.
My Dad was attending this game with me so there will be a whole lot of pictures of me roaming the stadium looking for baseballs. It was kind of fun and the only thing I would change is to attend a game with him when there was batting practice. This being a Sunday game I wasn't quite sure if they'd have batting practice or not and my chances of getting at least one baseball was on the line again. Before this game I was currently sitting at 89 consecutive baseball games attended and getting at least one baseball. Since I snagged my 100th baseball on the season, my 200th lifetime baseball and I'm also getting close to snagging my 100th baseball AT Safeco Field, it should would be awesome to snag a baseball in 100 consecutive games this season. I'd need to attend at least 10 more games for that to happen. Its pretty do-able. unfortunately, there are about 14 home games here at Safeco Field left…and I'm still trying to go see Sun Life Stadium in Florida this year.
Here's me trying to act like the Mariner Moose:
When I got into the stadium at 10:40am there was very little going on. A couple of Mariners were playing long toss on the other side of the field and some Chicago Whitesox players were doing the same on their side of the stadium. Other than that…it was dead. Here's a picture of the action:
Like I said. Totally dead. The batting practice equipment was not set up so batting practice would not happen. But the crowd was relatively light so I could safely assume I'd leave the ballpark with my consecutive game streak still in tact.
Here's a picture of me looking through the Mariners bullpen courtesy of my Father:
He has this really cool camera so the pictures came out really good. If you want to check out more of his pictures just click here. He's got some really awesome stuff.
Once the rest of the stadium opened up at ten after eleven I ran up the stairs that I talked about on 8-26-2011 here at Safeco Field, and made my way down into the lower seating bowl. I was greeted by security and was told there wouldn't be any batting practice. Duh. First of all it was a Sunday. And really, it being a Sunday has very little to do with it. It's actually the scheduled game time of 1:10pm that has everything to do with it. Especially if a game carries into extra innings or lasts like six hours they normally don't have batting practice the following day. Only because the players want to sleep in. But like I've said before. I've been to Sunday, or rather, 1:10pm games before and batting practice was in full swing.
When I got down to the lower seating bowl Will Ohman of the Chicago Whitesox was out onto the field warming up. I had to say hi.
And then I tried to get the baseball from him:
With that stance, it was so ridiculous that I got Will Ohman to laugh. Not that he doesn't ever laugh but it was just so silly of me. He ended up giving the baseball to two younger Mariner fans after he got them to ask for the baseball using the word "please". I thought that was the right thing to do anyway.
After Will walked off the field that was it for a while. I walked to the opposite side of the stadium and waited on Chone Figgins to walk towards the dugout but then I saw that more Mariners were making their way out onto the field. If this was the time to get a baseball then this would be the time. Every Mariner pitcher was out on the grass tossing baseballs around. I could take my chances on an errant throw or I could just go for the old fashion toss-up. I weighted my options and tried for a toss-up from Jamey Wright and Brandon League.
As you can see Safeco Field was still quite a sight with that fog rolling in from the water front. It really made for good pictures. Like this one:
After Brandon League and Jamey Wright finished playing catch, Brandon League tossed the baseball into the right field bleachers. I was still looking for a toss-up from a Mariner pitcher but then I figured while I was looking for a toss-up I might as well play for an errant throw too. I tried to squeeze in on the first base wall but there were so many people waiting for autographs. I had to hang back for a while. But I had some time to kill.
I'm standing by the little kid in the Mariners jersey. I'm wearing the green shirt. I knew that since Tom Wilhelmsen and Dan Cortes were on the field things were going to happen for me. They're two of the nicest guys I've ever met. But when Chance Ruffin finished up throwing and came over to sign autographs right in front of me I knew I had to make the ultimate decision; leave this spot or stay here and hope for an overthrow or a toss-up. The problem with staying put? I'd be fighting a HUGE crowd. So I carried on a short conversation with Chance, got his autograph and bailed.
The moment I started walking away, Tom Wilhelmsen finished up his game of catch. He came over to the end spot near the Mariners dugout and started signing autographs. He also had a baseball in his glove. He handed his glove off to the security guard so he could free up his hands to sign autographs and I patiently waited. I also took this photo:
I'm not sure if he just climbed over the railing and took up a spot on the dugout to sign or it was some kind of special signing day. Either way it was pretty awesome. I didn't hear anything from the Mariners about Jamey Wright signing autographs but Jamey is a pretty awesome guy. I'm pretty sure he just jumped up there and started signing. Meanwhile, Tom finished up signing autographs, grabbed his glove,(and baseball) from the security guard and started walking towards the dugout. I had to call his name twice and when he looked at me I flapped my glove at him. He lobbed the baseball to me and I had to knock it down with my non-glove hand into my mitt to make that catch. He apologized but I reassured him that I'd of made the catch anyway and it was no problem. With that snag that is my 90th consecutive game with at least one baseball.
This was my view during the game:
While I was sitting there I narrowly missed a home run ball from Dayan Viciedo. It landed in the front row and the guy sitting there didn't even have to move. He just stuck his glove out and made the catch. Had I been really paying attention? The second row behind him was clear, and all I had to do was manuever down there and stand behind him at the last-minute to make the catch. It ate me up at first but there was no sense in staying mad about it.
Here are a few pictures my Dad got while sitting behind me.
Yes, Guti was safe. In case you were wondering.
Yes, Guti caught the baseball. In case you were wondering that as well.
No, Trayvon Robinson did not catch this baseball. But it still made for an amazing picture.
And of course no blog entry would be complete without a picture of Mariners bullpen catcher, Jason Phillips, chillin` on the outfield wall.
Here's a screenshot of myself and my Dad during the Dayan Viciedo home run:
The dude that caught the home run baseball is the fourth guy from the left. It actually was a pretty impressive snag for not having to move at all.
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Game; August 28th 2011 Chicago WhiteSox vs Seattle Mariners
Gameballs; One
Attendance; 25,630
Snagging Baseballs for Puppies has raised; $166.30 this season.
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The deer was field dressed and taken away by Officer Reeve. It will be butchered by a volunteer and served at a game dinner early next year, the proceeds from which will benefit a local veterans' charity.
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At 86, yeah, my friend�s grandmother was a lost cause. But Paula Deen should have shaped up years ago � she�s well-traveled, wealthy, and had many years to adjust her thinking after passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In her deposition, she said she wanted her brother to experience a plantation-style wedding, complete with black waiters, but decided against it because the media might raise a fuss. That�s telling.
Some claim it would be strange if Paula hadn�t used the N-word, that most people over a certain age have said it before. I disagree. The word is unique in its ability to cause offense; it�s so profane that you assume racism on the part of any white person who uses it.
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== Top Ten Reasons to Attend Annual Conference ==
== Top Ten Reasons to Attend Annual Conference ==
Revision as of 11:45, 21 April 2009
Adapted from the New Members Round Table "Conference Tips for ALA Annual" using writer experience.
Book Early!
1--Register for the conference as early as possible. Significant discounts can be realized by registering early. You will also receive conference mailings such vendor information, special events, or even parties! And you can proceed to step 2, housing, as you cannot book housing through ALA until you have registered.
2--Choosing housing at the annual conference is an important aspect of making the conference an enjoyable experience. If you don't have your housing arranged, do it as soon as possible. ALA provides a variety of housing choices (PDF) that will meet the needs of nearly all attendees. Prices for hotels are often more reasonable than booking directly with the property. Official ALA hotels will also have shuttle buses serve them, or will be available at neighboring hotels.
Before Conference
- Check preview pages in June edition of American Libraries. Mark programs and meetings of interest. Use the ALA Handbook of Organization for information about individual units and committees.
- Also review the program tracks and other offerings on the official conference website.
- To make the most efficient use of your time, use and consult the ALA Event Planner (the planner is only available to fully registered attendees) and begin mapping out your conference strategy. Also, consult the Hotel Map (PDF), which gives the basic layout of the area and buildings covered by the conference.
- Ask friends and colleagues what they are involved in and what they enjoy. Try to attend programs, meetings or discussion groups with them during the conference. Suggest that they introduce you to people.
- Plan for follow-up. Many libraries ask employees to report back on their meeting experiences. It is easier to synthesize needed information if you consider these questions before the conference.
- Cooperate with co-workers. If multiple people from your library are attending, talk with them about attending different sessions and meeting to discuss your experiences afterwards. Stay focused.
- Pack comfortable shoes. Pack light clothing that is comfortable but still professional. Pack snacks such as granola or power bars, apples and a few small bottles of water (if you do not have space buy some snacks when you arrive). Bring business cards.
- Chicago can be *hot* in the summer ... but there will be air conditioning inside; pack layers. Chicago can also have summer showers; pack a small umbrella.
At Conference
- Don't feel overwhelmed with the program guide at registration. When you have a free moment (hopefully your first night at the meeting), review the guide and revise your original schedule to fit the time and place of programs and meetings. Don't schedule time too tightly. Allow enough time to go from one meeting to another. Schedule time for relaxing and sightseeing.
- Each day bring your revised schedule or tear out the program pages for that day as a reminder of meeting times and places.
- It's easier to remember all of the interesting ideas you hear and people you meet if you make a note soon after -- try taking five minutes to "brain dump" the highlights of a meeting into your notebook before you go on to something new.
- Meetings and discussion groups are at many different hotels in the city. The program guide provides maps which can help you gauge the distances between meetings. Don't worry if you arrive a little late or if you need to leave early. Attendees regularly come and go from meetings and discussion groups.
- If you want to get involved, attend committee meetings and introduce yourself to the chairperson.
At the exhibits
- Allocate plenty of time for the exhibits. Don't attempt to see all the exhibits in one day. Make several short trips. Use the program guide to select and find exhibitors.
- But also, allow for the serendipity of coming across a new vendor ... who just might have a product or service useful to your library.
- Don't pick up everything you see in the exhibits hall. Ask exhibitors to send you information after the conference. Take advantage of the "expocard" you get at registration--just have the exhibitor scan it! Or, if you have business cards, use them. Or, some people bring self-addressed labels.
- Check your expocard! An error on your expocard can happen -- especially if you've had a change of address or employer. It's very frustrating to discover this on the last day of a conference, especially if you've requested important info.
- For materials you do pick up, make use of the on-site postal centers to ship materials back home or use bag check services. You will have a much easier time if you aren't trying to carry everything. There is a coat and bag check located in the Convention Center--ask the registration staff or the conference ambassadors for the location. There may be a small fee.
- Attend the exhibits early in the conference before vendor giveaways run low.
- Try and find a map of the exhibit floor with exhibitors, and then maximize your time on the floor by deciding ahead of time which exhibitors you want to visit and how much time you have to spend. You can leave a business card at the booth to try and schedule an appointment.
Other Conference Tips
- Bring business cards with you. If you are a library school student, you may want to have business cards printed. On-line printers, such as VistaPrint, provide free business cards.(O.K., not entirely free - you have to pay for shipping. And no one will think less of you if you have their ad on the back of your card. In fact, people will think of you as frugal and inventive. You can find other on-line printers by typing "free business cards" into Google.)The Midwinter Meeting can be an excellent opportunity to network, and you can distribute the business cards on the Exhibit/Trade Show Floor.
- Check Cognotes, the daily conference newspaper, for last-minute additions and changes.
- Wear your badge to meetings and social events, but not on the street. This "brands" you as a visitor and a possible target, and also gives strangers and con artists your full name!.
- Attend vendor luncheons and receptions, talk to people in meetings, on the shuttle buses and at other events.
- Avoid listening to an MP3 player or reading books when you could be striking up a conversation with those around you.
After the Conference
- Keep Connections. Follow up with colleagues or presenters that you met. Getting to know new colleagues and peers is one of the most rewarding components of attendance.
- Apply Your Experiences. Even if you are not required to report on your time at the conference, you will retain new information and ideas better if you discuss them with co-workers. Share your notes or experiment with new ideas that learned about at conference.
Top Ten Reasons to Attend Annual Conference
The ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition is always a great opportunity to learn and grow, and this year will be no exception when Annual returns to Chicago. With more than 20,000 librarians, a huge exhibit hall with 900 exhibitors, and more than 2,400 sessions and meetings, Annual Conference will be an event not to be missed. The benefits of attending are almost limitless, and the value of your week in Chicago will be measured by so much more than what you take back to your job. It's also about the memories and stories you'll have seeing friends and colleagues, taking in the city, and reacquainting yourself with what makes you happy to be a librarian. Here are just a few reasons to make plans to be with us July 9-15:
1. Learn a lot, yes, but have some fun too. Special events planned throughout the show offer networking opportunities for you to meet and talk with your peers. With the entire library industry gathered under one roof, you'll have an excellent opportunity to network, trade ideas and forge new relationships. The person you meet could have the perfect solution to your most confounding problem. In other words, you won't learn just from the speakers, but from your peers too! And don't forget the Poster Sessions; Swap n Shop, Diversity Showcase and—quickly becoming everyone's favorite—the Book Cart Drill Team Championships!
2. Design your own conference program. Choose from a broad range of educational sessions packed with focused, drilled-down information. While the main session themes are relevant to virtually all aspects of librarians and librarianship, you'll have the opportunity to pursue topics targeted to your specific needs. Schedule your itinerary specific to your level of expertise and by topics most pressing to your organization's initiatives. The track programs are tailored to meet your exact educational goals for the conference.
3. Explore the newest and hottest in the exhibit hall."The Stacks" will feature more than 150,000 square feet of books, furniture, hardware, software, services and supplies. Not only is it a chance to see the latest, but an opportunity to extend the learning experiences of the conference sessions. So much more than a great place to check out new titles and get freebies, you could find the perfect solution to your library's most urgent need in "The Stacks" exhibition.
4. Learn what works from other users. You are not alone. You also don't have to figure everything out by yourself. There are thousands of your peers at the Annual Conference, many of whom have been experiencing the same challenges as you. This is the perfect place to ask questions and learn what works in the real world from real users .
5. Take some extra time to discover all that Chicago has to offer. As you plan to attend the Annual Conference, remember that Chicago is a friendly city, with attractions and events the entire family will enjoy. Learn more about what Chicago has to offer this summer.
6. Gain Insights into future trends and issues. The Annual Conference is dedicated to those librarians who are committed to influencing the future of librarianship and to ensuring preparedness for tomorrow's world. Build your vision for the future while collaborating with experts and your peers.
7. Go to a great party. What's more perfect than having fun, seeing a world-class museum and raising money for something you really care about? The ALA/Proquest Scholarship Bash will rock the Art Institute of Chicago for its tenth anniversary. The best part may be seeing the museum's offerings without having to fight the typical crowds—the Institute will be open only to Bash ticket-holders.
8. Listen to your favorite authors. The Auditorium Speaker Series returns with a selection of favorite authors discussing their work, answering your questions and giving you some insight into how they achieved their success.
9. Learn how to benefit from ALA. The ALA membership booth is a great place to discover the lesser-known benefits, programs and ideas. Make a point to visit and learn how to maximize the benefits of being a member.
10. Take up, or rediscover a passion. Visit the Cookbook, Gaming, Technology, Graphic Novel, International and other pavilions in the exhibition. Experience new ways to invigorate yourself and your libraries.
Only ten reasons? Of course not. Every attendee comes away from the Annual Conference with new information, lessons and great memories. So we look forward to seeing you in Chicago this July 9-15. You'll never know what you'll find at Annual—and you're sure to return home with a great story or two of your own.


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The notion that the union of two finite sets is again finite is something I took as intuitively true for quite a while. A proof using arithmetic is relatively straight forward.
Suppose $A$ and $B$ are finite sets, so let $m=|A|$ and $n=|B|$. Now $A\cup B=A\cup(B-A)$, and since $B-A$ is a subset of a finite set, it is also finite (I have already seen this statement proven), so let $k=|B-A|$. Then $|A\cup B|=m+k=m+_\omega k\in\omega$, so $A\cup B\approx m+_\omega k$, and thus finite.
I've read that it is possible to prove this without any use of arithmetic, but I don't quite see how, as arithmetic seems too essential in showing a set is equinumerous to a natural number. Does anyone have a reference to or a reproduction of such a proof?, I'm curious to see. Thank you.
Edit: I was unaware of other definitions of what it means to be finite. I consider a set $A$ finite if there is a bijection $f\colon A\to n$ for some natural number $n$. For arithmetic, I'm trying to refrain from using cardinal arithmetic or the arithmetic of natural numbers, so no $+_\omega$, as was used in the other proof I gave. Also, my definition of natural number is the recursive definition that $0=\emptyset$, and $n^+=n\cup\{n\}$.


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SurePayroll Wins Seven Internationally Recognized Business Awards
Online Payroll Provider Wins Seven Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service
GLENVIEW, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- SurePayroll, Inc., a leader in providing easy online payroll to more than 40,000 small businesses nationwide, announced today it has won seven prestigious awards from the internationally recognized Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. SurePayroll received Silver and Bronze level awards.
The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are the world's top sales awards, contact center awards, and customer service awards. The Stevie Awards organizes several of the world's leading business awards shows including the prestigious American Business AwardsSM and International Business AwardsSM.
The awards were presented Monday by the Stevie® Awards, which organizes several of the world's leading business awards shows including the prestigious International Business Awards. The awards are nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word "crowned." More than 1,000 entries from organizations of all sizes were submitted to this year's competition.
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Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.stevieawards.com.
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Ensenada, Mexico
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Primm, Nv
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Cedar City, Ut
Sept. 20-21 Kchilites Midnight Special
Johnson Valley, Ca
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Laughlin, Nv
Jan. 25 New Years 200
Barstow, Ca
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Ridgecrest, Ca
May 31 Mckenzie's 400
Lucerne Valley, Ca
July 26 Freedom 250
Barstow, Ca
Sept. 20 Kchilites Midnight Special
Lucerne Valley, Ca
Oct. 25 Ladies Race Towards A Cure
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Lake Elsinore, Ca
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Crandon, Wi
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Team 2 Watch This Month
CJ Greaves is set to have a stellar 2014 season in the TORC series. If the rumors are correct, CJ will finally step into the PRO 4X4 class putting him in direct competition with his father, the well-known and extremely fast Johnny Greaves. So who will be the fastest Greaves between the two? Will age and treachery overcome youth and skill, as the saying goes? We have no idea as both are extremely fast, but can't wait to find out when the TORC series heads to the Gateway Motorsports Park in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 17 to 18.


text: Members of the Taliban militia ride in vehicles during Afghanistan's annual Independence Day parade in Kabul on Aug. 19, 2001. Afghanistan was largely cut off from the world during the Taliban's rule from 1996 to 2001. That changed dramatically after the Sept. 11 attacks. Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images Parallels The View From Kabul On Sept. 11, 2001 September 8, 2016 The attacks came at a time when Afghanistan was under harsh Taliban rule, isolated from the world and on the verge of famine. Reporter Hannah Bloch, who was in Kabul on Sept. 11, recalls the day.


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Hilleberg Nallo 3
Great lightweight, versatile, four-season tent. It…
Source: bought it new
Great lightweight, versatile, four-season tent. It has good room for two and some gear in the vestibule.
- Weight-to-room ratio
- Good fabrics
- Easy set up
- Pricing
I bought this tent in 2003. It has been used in spring, summer, and fall. It has seen high winds and rain and no condensation. It has a bright yellow interior which keeps the atmosphere in the tent bright and cheery.
It has good headroom for me (5' 7"). In my opinion it is roomy for its weight class. It will sleep 3 if you like cozy. It handles two well and is a palace for one.
With an extra set of poles, you can turn this tent into two shelters. If you like fast and light and prefer floor-less, you can use the poles with the rain fly only. It sets up really quick as the body is attached to the rain fly by a system of t-handles and loops. This is a real blessing if you need to set up in the rain.
I have never had any problems with condensation, and in hot weather it can get hot during the day as the only open screened area is in the front. I do not consider this to be a deal breaker however. Others may.
If I were to re-design this tent, I would probably put some more screen in the tent body, or a couple of screened zippered windows. This would no doubt increase the cost of what is already an expensive tent.
Overall, I would not hesitate to purchase another in a heartbeat. If you need a good, lightweight, and easy to set up shelter for camping or emergencies, it is hard to beat and Hilleberg customer service is awesome. There are cheaper tents out there, but in this weight class, I am not sure you would find a tougher tent.
Good Job, Hilleberg.
The tent is good for all kinds of trips—road trip,…
Source: bought it new
Price Paid: $800 US Dollars online
The tent is good for all kinds of trips—road trip, canoe camping, car camping, winter camping, backpacking.
I'd highly recommend it. If the temperature isn't too cold, backpackers can only take the fly with two poles so the weight wouldn't be a problem.
- Easy to set up
- Good adjustable ventilation
- Very sturdy
- The whole tent is a little too heavy for backpacking
- Quite expensive
I attach the footprint to the tent all the time and I practice setting up at home. I'd say it's pretty easy to set up.
It's very stable in rainy/snowy weather. During a trip to Mt. Assiniboine of Canadian Rockies in September in 2015, we met an unexpected 38cm snow fall in the mountain. My tent did the job and the roof held the whole night.
And the last, but not the least, the custom service is awesome. When I first bought the tent, due to lack of experience, I wrongly reported condensation. They sent me a bottle of glues. But later, I found out it was me who caused it.
The storage is OK. Although it says 3-person tent, it feels comfortable with 2.5 persons (LOL).
All in all, it really lives up to my expectations. It's expensive but it's worth it.
Did I say my tent is red and it makes a wonderful touch in the photo?
Welcome to Trailspace, Yuntao!
3 years ago
Best tent ever!! Used it on various occasions past…
Source: bought it new
Best tent ever!!
- low weight
- easy to setup
- robust
- good air circulation
- expensive
Used it on various occasions past 4 years and it never got me down.
Very light, so easy to setup and heaps of space for 2 or 3 people!!
After I purchased my Nallo 3 my hiking buddy went…
Design: 4 season use
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: very easy
Weight: 5 lbs
Price Paid: $500
After I purchased my Nallo 3 my hiking buddy went out and bought one. So far after 3 seasons of use we both could not be happier. The only time we had a problem it was because we didn't set them up correctly and had condensation.
Now I own about 30 different tents, so I can speak with a fair amount of experience when it comes to tent knowledge and the Nallo 3 is the tent I turn to when my wife joins me, knowing this is the one that will provide the most comfort and security for the weight.
My buddy bought the Hilleberg Reid shelter but still prefers the Nallo when his wife comes along.
Update: December 21, 2011
Still very happy with this tent. My buddy took his and I had mine when we did the Chilkoot Trail in Alaska and the only problem we had was getting stakeout spots on the wooden platforms you had to pitch your tent on each night, but the wives were very happy we used the Nallo.
Okay, so I researched all of the light weight 4 season…
Design: 4 season hoop style tent
Sleeps: 3
Ease of Setup: easy- 5 min
Weight: 5 lbs
Price Paid: 350
Okay, so I researched all of the light weight 4 season tents. Read the reviews, spoke with guides, talked to various companies and finally selected the hilleberg Nallo 3 tent on not a drop of reservation from the above sources. The tent was supposed to be a light weight 4 season tent that was hand crafted to withstand whatever could be thrown at it. Well I was excited with the tent when it first came, it was hand stitched with excellent attention to detail and amenities.
Well that is until I tried to put the Dac poles in to set it up. Now I have been pitching tents for some time so to my amazement when 2 sections snapped on the second pole, I was shocked and angered. I called the company and they were agreeable enough to send a new tent pole. Excellent customer service. Well I get the new pole set up the tent and find the netting and stitching was torn on the inside zipper to the large front door. I promptly packed it up and sent it back for not one problem but 2 problems. My reasoning. Spend this amount of money and get a lemon? I think not.
Hilleberg is a great company, I am not disputing that. They were agreeable and and responsive to my needs before my trip to Alaska. They have excellent attention to detail in most of their tents from what I hear. My personal experience was greatly distorted by this flawed tent. I hope that the other hilleberg users speak up because the ones I talked with loved their tents. I just caution those of you looking to spend good money on an expensive lightwieght tent to make sure the nallo is in working order. If I had it to do all over I would order the Nammatj that is supposedly a more heavy duty tent.
There are great features on the Hilleberg tents
1) Light weight
2) Easy set-up
3) Thoughtful design features -
a) rain fly attached for easy set-up in rain
b) stitching
c) bright yellow inner tent color-cheery
d) pockets in inner tent
e) Lines easily secured
a) little ventilation
b) some what difficult to remove fly- not too difficult just a bit time consuming
c) need to buy additional supports to make it free standing if pitching without rain fly
d) my particular tent had flaws as mentioned above
Summary: I would still consider Hilleberg for serious expedition or all season tents. They are lightweight and the overall manufacturing appears to be second to none. That said I had problems- emphasis on problemS. A more well known company such as black diamond, marmot, sierra designs, Bibler, etc...may help to avoid problems encountered with a smaller tent. Just a thought on this tnet experience but one I felt needed to be shared.
I'm beginning to love this tent. I wanted a four season…
Design: 4 season tunnel
Sleeps: 3
Ease of Setup: 2 poles, 4 pegs, 4 minutes - very easy
Weight: 2.8 kg (gross)
Price Paid: £395
I'm beginning to love this tent. I wanted a four season tent that really would stand up to Scottish winter conditions, but I also wanted one that was large enough for extended use, and was not as heavy as the geodesics. In terms of space to weight ratio it's among the very best. A comfortable 3 person tent that weighs only 2.8 kg! Quality of construction and materials are as good as they get. You have to seal the seams, but this is a small price to pay for having top quality fabric. (If your seams are taped your material is not as strong as it might be.) Pitching is simple, inner and outer going up together, it takes just 4 or 5 minutes and one person can do it in a gale. That is essential in our sometimes arctic climate. It's also easy to optimise ventilation, get it right and there's virtually no condensation. I've recently used it in windy and wet weather (force 7 gusting to 8) and it performed perfectly. We were warm, dry and secure that night, when a disturbingly high number of tents on the site were flooded, blown flat, and in several cases ripped to shreds. Guyed out, the Hilleberg was rock solid. I've not had a chance to try it in snow yet, but it's very taught and strong so it should shed snow well.
Disadvantages, well you do need to be able to get four pegs in, so you could not pitch it on rock as you can with a geodesic - but then sleeping on rock hurts! Tunnels are reputed to be a little more noisy in high wind, but I've not noticed this to be a problem. Just tension it properly! They are expensive, but good things often are. If my Hilleberg lasts as well as my cotton Vango Force Ten, now 25 years old and still going strong, then I will be pleased. (For friends across the pond, Hilleberg is a Swedish tentmaker of high repute.)
Where to Buy
$825.00 - $935.00


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In June of this year, I ordered a Dryver Tank Bag and the Ring Lock that secures it to the collar of the fuel cap for my 2011 RT. The company I order it from, Jafrum, sends me the Tank Bag only.
So I call Jafrum and they say "oh, the Ring Lock is backordered, we'll send it to you as soon as it comes in". I then ask why didn't their website say that? "it's a computer error on our part, but it'll be in any day and we'll get it right out to you", they say. So I wait.. and wait...and then it's August, still no Ring Lock.
I call Jafrum, "blah, blah, we expect them in at any time"..so I e-mail Cortech. They reply "we expect them in in to our dealers the next 30 days", they say. So I wait, and wait some more.., and then I get a e-mail in Sept from Jafrum. "We're refunding your money, we have no idea when the RIng Lock will be in". Cortech still says "less than 30 days, less than 30 days". I fired off another e-mail to Cortech today, asking for some specifics. We'll see what they say this time.
All I really want is a honest answer as to when to expect the dang Ring Lock. This "30 days, 30 days" BS is getting tiring. If it's going to be next year, at least man up and tell me. Obviously, this "30 days" chant from Cortech is a company line for everything that gets backordered.
So I've got a Tank Bag I can't use and a Ring Lock I can't find. Anywhere.
Cortech part # 8295-2305-11. BMW-6A Set B1.
If, by chance anyone either has one or knows where one can be found, please PM me.
Or if someone would like to buy a brand new, never used 3.8 liter (small) Dryver Tank Bag with the tags still attached..PM me!
Ah, I feel better now. Thanks for letting me rage.


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WEDNESDAY, March 2, 2011 (HealthDay News) -- Intensive blood sugar control doesn't benefit people with both type 2 diabetes and heart disease -- and it may harm them, researchers say.
Trying to maintain the blood sugar levels typical of people without diabetes can increase the risk of death for people with type 2 diabetes and heart disease by 19 percent, according to the latest analysis from the long-running ACCORD study.
"This study reports that at least over the five-year period of time, although there continued to be a reduction in the rate of [heart attack], a significant increase in mortality still exists," said the study's lead author, Dr. Hertzel C. Gerstein, the Population Research Health Institute Chair in Diabetes Research at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada.
ACCORD stands for Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes. This study was designed to assess whether intensive blood sugar interventions to bring A1C levels to under 6 percent would benefit people with type 2 diabetes and heart disease. A1C is a long-term measure of blood sugar control, and the A1C level provides about two to three months of average blood sugar levels. A level of under 6 percent, which is considered normal or non-diabetic, can be difficult for someone with diabetes to achieve.
The people recruited for the ACCORD study were between 40 and 79 years old, and their A1C levels were above 7.5 percent at the start of the study. Study volunteers were randomly assigned to either intensive blood sugar control or to a standard diabetes program striving for levels of 7 percent to 7.9 percent.
The study began in 2001 and was halted in February 2008 when researchers realized that people in the intensive treatment group had an increased risk of dying. By then, the intensive treatment group had received 3.7 years of treatment aimed at lowering their A1C levels to below 6 percent. Achieving such tight blood sugar control often required numerous interventions, such as lifestyle changes along with medication, multiple medications or insulin therapy.
The analysis includes five years of data. For the intensive group, that meant an average of 3.7 years of intense treatment, followed by 1.3 years of standard therapy.
At the time the study was stopped, the intensive therapy group experienced a 21 percent reduction in the risk of heart attacks, but a 21 percent increase in the risk of all-cause mortality.
After five years, the researchers found that the risk of heart attacks was still decreased by 18 percent, but the increased risk of all-cause mortality also persisted. People in the intensive therapy group had a 19 percent increased risk of dying of any cause, according to the study, published March 3 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Gerstein said many researchers have tried to tease out why intensive blood sugar control might up the risk of death, and so far, no one has succeeded. Causes that have been ruled out include low blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia) and the rapid change in blood sugar levels.
"This study really reminds us that we always need to be prudent. Even if we think something is the right thing to do, sometimes we may have findings that are unexpected," said Gerstein.
"This study confirms the results of the ACCORD trial over the full duration of the study," said Dr. Vivian Fonseca, president-elect of medicine and science for the American Diabetes Association.
"Overall, this means that the recommendations of the American Diabetes Association hold true. In general, people with diabetes should aim for an A1C goal of less than 7 percent, but clearly individualization is important. One size does not fit all," said Fonseca.
And, the findings suggest that people with type 2 diabetes and heart disease shouldn't attempt to achieve an A1C below 6 percent, the study authors said.
Gerstein and Fonseca noted that the ACCORD findings should not be generalized for everyone with diabetes. People with type 1 diabetes and those with type 2 diabetes and no history of heart disease were not included in this study.
"There is no reason to change current guidelines because of this study, and this study certainly doesn't support ignoring glucose control. We saw benefits in eye disease and many other outcomes with good control," said Gerstein.
More information
To learn more about the connection between diabetes, heart disease and stroke, go to the U.S. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.


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(B. rapa) European crop, used for its leaves, roots, occasionally blossoms, and as a fodder crop since at least Roman times. Turnips are under-appreciated by todays gardeners, but, properly grown, they make a superb storage crop for use through the winter. They should be direct-sown in ordinary garden soil, well-worked and free of stones, about two months prior to first frost of autumn. Thin to stand 6 inches apart; thinnings may be used as greens. Roots are ready in from 35-70 days, depending upon the variety, and may be stored in the fridge, an unheated garage, root cellar, or right in the ground, if properly mulched.
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John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley
© National Portrait Gallery, London
John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley
by Unknown Anglo-Netherlandish artist
oil on panel, 1570s
41 in. x 35 5/8 in. (1042 mm x 905 mm)
Purchased, 1979
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- John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley (circa 1533-1609), Politician and collector of art and books. Sitter in 2 portraits.
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- Unknown Anglo-Netherlandish artist, Artist. Artist associated with 17 portraits.
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- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 393
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Current affairsPope Pius V issues a Papal 'bull' excommunicating Queen Elizabeth I from the Catholic Church. The bull provokes widespread anti-Catholicism in England.
Elizabeth contemplates marriage with either Charles, Archduke of Austria or Henri, Duke of Anjou.
Art and sciencePublication of The Scholemaster by the royal tutor Roger Ascham, which popularises the educational views of the English nobility.
The mathematician and antiquary John Dee's preface to the first English translation of Euclid's Elements of Geometrie anticipates the experimental science of the seventeenth century.
The Italian architect Andrea Palladio published I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura (The Four Books of Architecture).
InternationalTreaty of St Germain-en-Laye ends the Third War of Religion in France. Huguenots (French Protestants) are granted religious freedom and the Huguenot leader Admiral Gaspard de Coligny becomes a dominant force at court.
The Treaty of Stettin - Denmark agrees to recognise the independence of Sweden and Sweden abandons its claim to Norway.
Ivan IV (the Terrible), Tsar of Russia, oversees the Massacre of Novgorod.
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Tickets for the eight 2013 Sun City Hilton Head Entertainment Series shows go on sale at 8 a.m. Monday in the Pinckney Hall ballroom.
Tickets can be purchased in any combination, with a purchase limit of four tickets per household per show. Tickets will be on sale until the performance date.
Ticket sales will follow the same format that was used for the 2012 shows and the New Year's Eve Dance. Numbers will be given to everyone in the room starting at 8 a.m. At 8:30 a.m., one number will be drawn. The person with that number will become the first person in line to purchase tickets, and then tickets will be sold in numerical order using the numbers handed out at 8 a.m. We will continue until we have served everyone who has a number.
The 2013 Sun City Hilton Head Entertainment Series from Lifestyle Services includes:
• Columbia City Ballet Presents Highlights from "Columbia City Ballet's Last 50 Years": 7 p.m., Feb. 10, Magnolia Hall. Tickets are $28.
• The Forever Irish Show: 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. March 22, Magnolia Hall. Tickets are $18 for either show.
• Beaufort Symphony Orchestra & Beaufort Youth Orchestra: 7 p.m. May 21, Magnolia Hall. Tickets are $18.
• The Diamonds in Concert: 7 p.m. June 16, Magnolia Hall. Tickets are $22.
• The WannaBeatles: 7 p.m. July 14, Magnolia Hall. Tickets are $18.
• Comedienne Jean Robertson: 7 p.m. Aug. 17, Magnolia Hall. Tickets are $22.
• Glenn Leonard's Temptation Review: 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sept. 8, Magnolia Hall. Tickets are $22.
• Jeremy Davis & The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra: 7 p.m. Nov. 24, Magnolia Hall. Tickets are $24.
Doors open half-hour prior to each show.
For detailed information and each show, visit www.suncityhiltonhead.org and click on "Happenings" then "On Sale Now," or take a look at the December edition of SunSations.


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John Hawkes is a "that guy" actor who over the past few years has offered some of the best performances around, yet gets passed over award season by more famous actors. Formerly cast as a sweet but noble man on Deadwood and indies like Me and You and Everyone We Know and Earthwork, he scored his first Academy Award nod in 2011 with his niche-busting portrayal of the growling uncle Teardrop in Best Picture dark horse Winter's Bone. However, the Best Supporting Actor Oscar that year went to Christian Bale for The Fighter.
But with the Sundance debut of the critically heralded drama Martha Marcy May Marlene, Hawkes seemed poised for Oscar gold once more! Then, shockingly he didn't even score a nomination, but Jonah Hill did. Come Sundance 2012, Hawkes returned with another indie drama that seemed sure to earn him long-deserved accolades. This time he's the lead in a biopic about a man in an iron lung who discovers the joys of sex through a dedicated sex surrogate. To many, his demanding role and profound performance seemed a lock for Oscar's Best Actor award, until Daniel Day-Lewis's affable and chatty Lincoln rolled into theaters.
Now, it should be said, I have no idea if John Hawkes thinks about his career in terms of his Oscars success, but as an awed admirer of his work, I've become fixated on it. And while I'm still pulling for him in Oscars 2013, I'm relieved to see he's got another intriguing indie biopic in the works.
Variety reports Hawkes has signed on to star in Low Down, playing legendary jazz pianist Joe Albany. Mark Ruffalo was originally attached to the part in March of 2011; but when the production schedule shifted, he was forced to bow out. Based on the memoir penned by Albany's daughter Amy 'A.J.' Albany, the film will be set in the Los Angeles jazz scene of the late '60s/early '70s and will portray the father-daughter relationship between the famous but troubled musician and his adoring 11-year-old child. Penned by Amy Albany and Topper Lilien, Low Down will offer a portrait of addiction and parenthood from the perspective of a kid submerged in a land of cocktail bars and shady hotels. Commercial director Jeff Preiss will make his feature debut with the film.
Hawkes has twice conveyed a cagey sexuality playing guitar in Winter's Bone and Martha Marcy May Marlene, and so seems well-suited to play a troubled but charismatic musician. And from the looks of Albany's life, there will be plenty of drama to pull from. Though he enjoyed early career highs working with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and Charles Mingus, a heroin addiction took hold and brought him low down in his later years. From the dark charm demanded to make Albany not detestable to audiences, to the chops to make his story distinctly poignant, to the ability to play broken but tender opposite a young actress, Hawkes seems uniquely qualified for this role. And with Low Down slated to shoot in March of 2013, we could see Hawkes in contention for Oscars 2014.