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Hindman's Fine Art specialists provide expert consultations for buyers and consignors to address all their fine art needs. They work with collectors and buyers around the world to curate exceptional sales and provide clients with the opportunity to sell their artwork confidentially through private sales. Our specialists are always available for complimentary and confidential valuations of single works or entire collections.
Post War & Contemporary Art
One of the specialties of the Fine Art department is work by international artists created in the second half of the 20th century and by the leading artists of today's generation. Post War and Contemporary Art sales include paintings, drawings, sculptures, and videos by 20th-century masters, including Harry Bertoia, Lee Bontecou, Alexander Calder, Jean Dubuffet, Helen Frankenthaler, Hans Hofmann, Joan Mitchell, Kenneth Noland, Pablo Picasso, Peter Saul, and Tom Wesselmann. They are held in Chicago three times a year.
American & European Art
The Fine Art Department also specializes in American and European works of art from the Renaissance through World War II. American & European Art sales feature work by artists ranging from Old Masters and Impressionists to Regionalists, Fauvists, Surrealists, and early modernists. The department's research team, network of experts, and careful curation of sales allow it to reach thousands of active collectors around the globe. American & European Art sales include paintings, drawings and sculptures by major artists from the 20th century including Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Wassily Kandinsky, Andrew Wyeth, Grant Wood and Jasper Francis Cropsey.
From Albrecht Dürer and Rembrandt van Rijn to Andy Warhol and David Hockney, the artists featured in our Prints & Multiples auctions span over five centuries. These sales prominently feature prints from modern masters such as Alexander Calder, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso, as well as works by established 20th- and 21st-century artists like Jean Dubuffet, Helen Frankenthaler, Damien Hirst, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Motherwell, Ed Ruscha, Wayne Thiebaud, and Tom Wesselmann. Prints from esteemed studios such as Tyler Graphics, Gemini G.E.L., ULAE, and Crown Point Press are also frequently highlighted in our sales.
The Fine Art department holds three Prints & Multiples auctions annually, along with further curated online sales. Often an entry point for budding Old Master and contemporary collectors, these auctions cater to both clients looking to start a collection and seasoned collectors in search of works of the highest quality. The process of buying and selling prints requires an extraordinary level of service in order to ensure the works and their condition are exactly as described. Our specialists are always available to provide condition reports, auction estimates for works you are interested in selling, or advice on new acquisitions and the growth of your collection.
Western & Wildlife Art
The Western & Wildlife Art department specializes in handling Historic and Contemporary Western Art including works by Western pioneering artists, Taos Society Founders, living and deceased Cowboy Artist of America, New Mexico modernists, and established Southwestern artists. Other regional landscape and figural works by artists from the Western states and Colorado are among our featured consignments. The department also focuses on African and North American Wildlife paintings and bronzes. Our auctions will often showcase other authentic vintage cowboy accoutrement, saddles, furniture by important western designers and other themed material. With the help of all the Hindman regional offices quality consignments and enthusiastic buyers find their way to our Denver saleroom from across the country and abroad.
Joe Stanfield
VP, Senior Specialist, Fine Art
Joe Stanfield is the director of the Fine Art department at Hindman.
Mr. Stanfield began his career with Hindman in 2006, and he has since gained recognition in the industry as a fine art expert. Mr. Stanfield has spent his career in Chicago, working for both Hindman and Toomey & Co. Auctioneers. During his eight years at Toomey & Co., he oversaw important collections, such as the Tribune Tower Collection, Warshawsky Collection, estate of Candice B. Groot, collection of Governor Jim Thompson, estate of Robert E. Beck, estate of Robert E. (Butch) McGuire, and estate of Frank Ternenyi. He returned to Hindman in 2019 and has helped to grow the Post War and Contemporary art area of the Fine Art department. He is an active member of the Sustaining Fellows at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Arts Club of Chicago.
Zachary Wirsum
Senior Specialist, Post War & Contemporary Art
Zachary Wirsum is a senior specialist of Post War & Contemporary Art in the Fine Art department at Hindman.
Mr. Wirsum joined the firm in 2007 as a fine art registrar and became a department specialist in 2013, with a focus on Post War and Contemporary art. He evaluates and appraises over 5,000 works of art each year, including property for insurance, donations, and estate tax appraisals. Mr. Wirsum works with leading international committees and experts to authenticate important works and has built strong relationships with international dealers, private collectors, galleries, and museums. Prior to joining Hindman, Mr. Wirsum spent three years at the Chicago Conservation Center as an assistant director and conservator. He studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he received a BFA. Mr. Wirsum is a practicing painter with gallery representation.
Monica Brown
Senior Specialist, Prints & Multiples
Monica Brown is a senior specialist of Prints & Multiples in the Fine Art department at Hindman.
In this role, Ms. Brown uses her expertise in Contemporary art, paper, editions, valuation, market analytics, condition assessment, and authenticity to assist clients with both purchasing and consigning works of art. She has over 17 years of art market experience, most recently as founder of Monica Brown Fine Art, her own art advisory service based in Denver. She has extensive experience in over five centuries of works on paper from her tenure at the Newberry Library in Chicago, as well as over eight years of experience with one of London's leading dealers of Pop Art editions. Ms. Brown also has experience at several internationally recognized auction houses, having previously worked at Hindman as a specialist in the Fine Art department and as a department assistant in the Print Department at Sotheby's. She has an MA in art history from the University of Illinois at Chicago and an MA in art business from Sotheby's Institute of Art in London.
Bart Monson
Director, Specialist, Western & Wildlife Art
Bart Monson is the director and specialist of Western & Wildlife Art at Hindman.
Mr. Monson brings a decade of experience in his specialization to Hindman Auctions. He began his career working with Western, Wildlife and American Art in gallery settings in Jackson Hole, WY. While moving into Private Sales of Post War and Contemporary Art as well over the past several years, he has continued to serve his clients in more traditional genres. Over the course of his career, he has worked closely with private collectors, museum curators, art investment funds, and family office clients.
John Henry Twachtman, (American, 1853-1902)The Back Road, c. 1890-99
"Twachtman's Connecticut paintings from the 1890s mark the highpoint in his career."
Henri Lebasque, (French, 1865-1937)Deux Fillettes en barque au bord de la Marne, 1904
"There is a sense of calm in Lebasque's paintings."
Gustave Loiseau, (French, 1865-1935)Les Bords de l'Yonne, 1908
"Loiseau captures the lush, verdant atmosphere of a warm day in the French countryside."
Frederick Carl Frieseke, (American, 1874-1939)The Fur-Trimmed Peignoir, c. 1919
"This darling portrait depicts Louise Feron, a noted model for the artist."
Roy Lichtenstein, (American, 1923-1997)Peace through Chemistry, 1970
"Lichtenstein's style blends geometric art deco with pop style."
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)Superman, 1981
"Warhol's Superman screenprint is the epitome of Pop."
Andy Warhol (American, 1928-1987)Mick Jagger, 1975
"This work displays Warhol's well-known portraiture style, as well as his friendship with Jagger."
Al Loving (American, 1935-2005)Cube 28, 1970
"Loving's Cube 28 is almost 50 years old but feels extremely current and refreshing."
Jonas Wood (American, b. 1977) 2 Slaves #2 and White Dog 2, 2010 (a pair of works)
"These works demonstrate a confidence in mark making and shows us the world as the artist sees it."
Sheila Hicks (American, b. 1934)Untitled c. 1980s
"Fiber artist Sheila Hicks blurs the boundary between painting and sculpture."
Joan Mitchell (American, 1925-1992)Untitled (PASTEL), 1991 (diptych)
"Something daring and new with the added comfort of art historical familiarity."
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Q: Why is the SSL connection between a Spring Boot app and Consul failing after a few minutes? I'm in the process of upgrading an environment with new versions of Ubuntu, Consul and Spring Boot. At first glance, everything seems to be working just fine. The app connects to Consul, requests its configuration and boots up. After a few minutes however, something breaks and this message is repeated approximately every 2 seconds:
com.ecwid.consul.transport.TransportException: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Remote host terminated the handshake
    at com.ecwid.consul.transport.AbstractHttpTransport.executeRequest(AbstractHttpTransport.java:77)
    at com.ecwid.consul.transport.AbstractHttpTransport.makeGetRequest(AbstractHttpTransport.java:34)
    at com.ecwid.consul.v1.ConsulRawClient.makeGetRequest(ConsulRawClient.java:128)
    at com.ecwid.consul.v1.catalog.CatalogConsulClient.getCatalogServices(CatalogConsulClient.java:120)
    at com.ecwid.consul.v1.ConsulClient.getCatalogServices(ConsulClient.java:372)
    at org.springframework.cloud.consul.discovery.ConsulCatalogWatch.catalogServicesWatch(ConsulCatalogWatch.java:129)
    at org.springframework.scheduling.support.DelegatingErrorHandlingRunnable.run(DelegatingErrorHandlingRunnable.java:54)
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:515)
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.runAndReset(FutureTask.java:305)
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.java:305)
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1128)
    at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:628)
    at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:834)
Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: Remote host terminated the handshake
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.handleEOF(SSLSocketImpl.java:1313)
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.decode(SSLSocketImpl.java:1152)
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.readHandshakeRecord(SSLSocketImpl.java:1055)
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:395)
    at org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLConnectionSocketFactory.createLayeredSocket(SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java:394)
    at org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLConnectionSocketFactory.connectSocket(SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java:353)
    at org.apache.http.impl.conn.DefaultHttpClientConnectionOperator.connect(DefaultHttpClientConnectionOperator.java:134)
    at org.apache.http.impl.conn.PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager.connect(PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager.java:353)
    at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.MainClientExec.establishRoute(MainClientExec.java:380)

I traced the fact that the message appears every 2 seconds to the apps health-check. Once the error occurs for the first time, it continues to occur on each subsequent health-check. This was confirmed by turning the health-check off and rebooting. This caused the error to occur exactly once, when the TTL on the Consul-data was reached.
This is where my understanding of the problem ends. I've tried to trace it to several things, but none of these led to a solution:

*

*Checking the certificates - The certificates used are generated by Vault, signed by an intermediate certificate, signed by a self-signed root-certificate. These are then placed in a pkcs12 bundle, with the key and provided to the application. This works on all TLS-connections, also from the CLI tools and with curl. This seems like a dead end.

*Network Connectivity - Since the connection is being reset, I tried to see if it was due to firewall or security-group issues. However, the relevant port (8501) is open for both TCP and UDP traffic and all manual tests with nc show the ports to be reachable.

*IPv6 bug - Somewhere, I found a post saying this could be due to a bug with IPv6. I tried turning IPv6 off on the machine, reboot everything and try again. No luck, still the same error.

*Versions of Consul - I tried running the application in our old environment, where Consul 1.2.3 is running and the error there does not show up. I'm still in the process of trying to find out if there is a specific Consul-version where this problem begins to occur, but haven't found it yet.

*TLS bugs - Between Consul 1.2.3 and 1.7.2 there have been some changes to Consul's TLS-support as well as to the underlying Go TLS implementations. This came to light when testing with Consul 1.4.0, which provided a slightly different TLS error. Some suggestions on the internet were that there are conflicting implementations between Go and OpenJDK. I tried forcing the Java-application to use TLS 1.2, but again, no luck.

*Handshake Debugging - Based on a tip from the comments, I used -Djavax.net.debug=ssl:handshake to find out what is happening during the handshake. During the first couple of minutes, the produced extra output shows what looks to me like normal handshakes. Once the problem occurs, the output of the handshakes stops right after "Produced Client Hello message" with a "Remote host terminated the handshake". I haven't been able to do the same with the other side of this connection. Consul is a Golang application. If anyone knows how to get the same debugging-information for a Golan app, please advise.

I hope someone has an idea about how to find the cause of this problem, or better yet, have a solution for it.

A: After some more digging and trying other versions of things. I found that using GraalVM produces a different, but slightly more descriptive error. When trying to connect to the Consul-application, it immediately terminates with this message:
Caused by: javax.net.ssl.SSLHandshakeException: extension (5) should not be presented in certificate_request
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.Alert.createSSLException(Alert.java:131)
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.Alert.createSSLException(Alert.java:117)
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(TransportContext.java:307)
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(TransportContext.java:263)
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.fatal(TransportContext.java:254)
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLExtensions.<init>(SSLExtensions.java:90)
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateRequest$T13CertificateRequestMessage.<init>(CertificateRequest.java:818)
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.CertificateRequest$T13CertificateRequestConsumer.consume(CertificateRequest.java:922)
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLHandshake.consume(SSLHandshake.java:392)
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.HandshakeContext.dispatch(HandshakeContext.java:443)
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.HandshakeContext.dispatch(HandshakeContext.java:421)
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.TransportContext.dispatch(TransportContext.java:177)
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLTransport.decode(SSLTransport.java:164)
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.decode(SSLSocketImpl.java:1151)
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.readHandshakeRecord(SSLSocketImpl.java:1062)
    at java.base/sun.security.ssl.SSLSocketImpl.startHandshake(SSLSocketImpl.java:402)
    at org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLConnectionSocketFactory.createLayeredSocket(SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java:394)
    at org.apache.http.conn.ssl.SSLConnectionSocketFactory.connectSocket(SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java:353)
    at org.apache.http.impl.conn.DefaultHttpClientConnectionOperator.connect(DefaultHttpClientConnectionOperator.java:134)
    at org.apache.http.impl.conn.PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager.connect(PoolingHttpClientConnectionManager.java:353)
    at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.MainClientExec.establishRoute(MainClientExec.java:380)
    at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.MainClientExec.execute(MainClientExec.java:236)
    at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.ProtocolExec.execute(ProtocolExec.java:184)
    at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.RetryExec.execute(RetryExec.java:88)
    at org.apache.http.impl.execchain.RedirectExec.execute(RedirectExec.java:110)
    at org.apache.http.impl.client.InternalHttpClient.doExecute(InternalHttpClient.java:184)
    at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:71)
    at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:220)
    at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:164)
    at org.apache.http.impl.client.CloseableHttpClient.execute(CloseableHttpClient.java:139)
    at com.ecwid.consul.transport.AbstractHttpTransport.executeRequest(AbstractHttpTransport.java:61)

This then led me to an issue on the Golang GitHub-page: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/35722. It details similar issues from various people, but constantly with slightly different details. In that thread, there is mention of a discrepancy between TLS 1.3 implementations between Go and Java. The OpenJDK-maintainers also chip in and refer to this issue: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8236039.
It has been fixed and closed, but is not yet available in any of my regular binary distributions. I will try to check whether that version actually fixes the problem. However, there is a workaround by forcing Java to use only TLS1.2. You can do this by adding -Djdk.tls.client.protocols=TLSv1.2 to the startup arguments.

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Most people have seen the legendary IBM manual pages marked 'THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK'. But OS X resource forks?
Apple have 82 of them buried inside the massive iTunes.app bundle.
That bundle, for version 11.0.1, contains a walloping 14,900 files for a total drive drain of 328,395,892 bytes, 351678464 bytes (351.68 MB) effective storage. At least 23,452 additional bytes are needed to store 82 identical resource forks in the /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Resources/iTunes.help sub-hive.
And those 82 resource forks are all identical.
The 'intentionally left blank' resource forks, 286/512 bytes each, are on the Info.plist files.
They're on the itsy bitsy 8-byte PkgInfo files.
They're on the image files too. And the HTML files. And all of them. All 82 of them.
They're all made out of ticky tacky. They all look just the same.
OS X resource forks today are one possible entry into a file's extended attributes. These extended attributes still do not reside with the file proper, making transport to other systems all the more difficult. But the relatively new extended attribute API can in fact be very useful.
How useful are they when the reserved name 'com.apple.ResourceFork' is used? That's another matter entirely. Especially when great pains are taken to put them there and they're intentionally left blank.


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Elsewhere: My 2015 NBA Playoff Diaries
This spring, I've been writing occasional NBA Playoff Diaries for Flagrant Fowls. Here's a complete list of them, all in one space!
Playoff Diary #1: Baller Alerts (On following the Raptors/Wizards series through Twitter updates)
Playoff Diary #2: Spirit of the Radio (On listening to game seven of the Clippers/Spurs series on the radio)
Playoff Diary #3: The Wild, Weird West (On a wild Clippers/Rockets second-round series)
Playoff Diary #4: I Hate Injuries! (How the Atlanta Hawks postseason was derailed by injuries)
Playoff Diary #5: Looking Forward, Looking Back (NBA Finals Preview)
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2015 NBA Playoff Picks – First Round
It's spring and this is something of an annual tradition around here! Picks and series thoughts after the jump! Read the rest of this entry »
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Basketball Hangover
It's been hot here lately, maybe that's why I've been feeling so lethargic w/r/t summing up my thoughts on the NBA Finals. It's not hard to compress things into a few sentences, but still: a lot happened over the seven games and there's a few things I want to cover.
Games six and seven were two of the most intense games I've seen live. They were easily the most exciting games of this year's postseason and I can't remember too many others that gave me the same emotions: game seven of the 2010 Finals immediately comes to mind, as does game five of the 2005 Finals. I don't bring this up to make some Simmons-esque point about legacy or how I'll remember things in five years time, but to say this was a hell of a series. It was intense, even for someone who didn't have anything riding on it; bad enough I had to switch to the radio for game six because I was getting so wound up in the fourth that I knew I wouldn't get to sleep if I didn't.
Going into the series, I picked the Spurs to win in six. I was off by a bit, but I'll get to that in a second. I picked them for a few reasons: rest, their defence, the play of Tony Parker and Tim Duncan in the postseason. Conversely, I wasn't high on the way Miami had looked against Indiana: Bosh and Wade struggled against a strong defensive team and LeBron James seemed like he getting flustered by carrying the team.
The Finals started in this vein, with the Spurs defence coming up huge late and Parker hitting a crazy game winning shot in game one. It was another game where James was amazing – 18 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists – but at least Bosh and Wade scored in the double-digit range. Game two was a Miami blowout, although it was pretty close even going into the fourth quarter, before Miami went on a run and took a big lead.
Before long, each team was trading blowouts. San Antonio took game three and Miami game four, each by wide margins. The Spurs had good nights from role players like Danny Green and Gary Neal; Miami's big three combined for 85 points in their win. Game five was a little closer: a ten-point Spurs win, on Manu Ginobili's big night (24 points, 10 assists). At this point, each team was winning every other game. People in the media were saying it was unlike anything they'd ever seen, although it reminded me of an Atlanta/Milwaukee series from a few years back. The Spurs were in position to win the Finals in six games as the series moved back to Miami.
They came close, really damn close. They led late, by five points with 28 seconds left. Tim Duncan had arguably his best career game: 30 points, 17 rebounds against a stifling Miami defence. And the Spurs played with a remarkably short roster: four players would finish the game with over 40 minutes played and just nine checked in at all (including a ten second stretch for Matt Bonner). But LeBron had one of his best nights, too: 32 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and the nerve to take three different three pointers in the last 30 seconds. That'll be my lasting memory: listening to him take those shots on TSN Radio's scratchy broadcast sometime around midnight on a Wednesday am.
What about game seven? Well, what do ya need to know. It was close and Duncan just about tied it up late. It was intense and I felt glad I didn't have any professional obligations to cover the game. It reminded me of the time I interviewed Roger Lajoie: he told me the worst event he ever covered was game seven of the 2001 World Series. He was writing for Reuters then, working as their main sports guy. He told me he had to write, erase and re-write his story three, four times as the game swung back and forth. And because he was writing for a wire service, he had to get it out there was soon as he could, going against the AP. Game seven was one of those games, close enough that had Duncan hit that basket, you'd have heard hundreds of columnists slamming their delete key into oblivion.
People are going to try to spin these finals into a greater narrative. It's one of those sportswriting tricks everyone falls into now and again. Maybe this will be The Last Gasp of the Spurs Dynasty (is this it for Manu? I'd be surprised if he left the NBA but I doubt he's got much left in the tank either). Maybe it'll be The Time LeBron Shed His Labels (a stupid idea: he's been unquestionably the best player in the league for at least four years now). It might have something to do with Kawhi Leonard or Chris Bosh, each resting at the opposite ends of Expectation and Results: 19 points and zero, respectively, in the final game.
But it doesn't have to be put into anything. It was just a damn fine series: seven good games and at least three I know I'll be thinking about all summer. It had two of the best players of their generation playing at the highest level; it had a few players standing out beyond what anyone expected, too. I have a bit of a basketball hangover right now – I don't plan on watching anything, even highlights, until sometime in July – but the nights were worth it.
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Tagged with 2013 NBA Finals, basketball, Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade, LeBron James, Miami Heat, NBA, NBA FInals, San Antonio Spurs, sports, tim duncan, tony parker
A Quick NBA Finals Prediction
Last week, I wrote about the Western Conference champs and a few days ago, about the Miami Heat going to a game seven, so I've already written a bunch about the Finals already. But here's a few more loose thoughts and a prediction for the Finals, which start tonight.
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Not the Finals we expected, but that's cool
At year's start, I'm not sure anyone would've guessed San Antonio would be the team to come out of the Western Conference. Even at the start of March, I doubt many thought the Miami Heat would be tested so hard by Indiana. And as the Finals gear up, this is not the outcome anybody expected. And it's probably the best outcome we could've hoped for.
All the way back in November, the smart money was on the LA Lakers to win the West. They'd taken an already talented team – Pau Gasol, Kobe Bryant, Metta World Peace, etc – and augmented it. Steve Nash was the point guard who'd mesh with Bryant, freeing him from bringing the ball up court and directing play. And Dwight Howard was the center that Andrew Bynum was always supposed to be. Concerns? No way! As Sports Illustrated said on their cover, "This is going to be fun!"
It was fun, just not in Los Angeles
But what happened wasn't much fun. Nash, who struggled with injuries when surrounded by the best training staff in the NBA, was hurt and played in just 50 games. When he did play, he was nowhere near as effective: his scoring dropped to under 13 points per game while his assist numbers, long his bread and butter, fell through the floor. It's almost as if Bryant is a playmaker himself and best functions when he can dictate the offence, usually through the triangle.
Howard, meanwhile, struggled in his role. He scored fewer points per game than he had since 2005-06. His rebounding numbers were almost as bad: the lowest since 2007. Even his PER – a stat all but tailored to big men like himself – plummeted down to 19.4, his lowest in years. And how, it looks like Howard's ready to leave. Bill Simmons went on at length about this, especially about Howard's decline. I'm inclined to agree: he was a tremendous bust this season, all things considered. The Lakers lucked into the postseason, scraping in as Utah fell apart in the late part of last season. They fired a coach, seem likely to let another go soon and were soundly swept by San Antonio in the first round. Do people still think the SI Jinx is a thing?
If you didn't have the Lakers, you probably had Oklahoma City getting to the Finals. It wasn't a bad risk: they had the duo of Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, both of whom were both some of the best players in the NBA and still improving. And they did have a very good season winning 60 games, their division and holding the top seed in the conference. And then, in game two of their first round series, Russell Westbrook hurt his knee and was done for the playoffs. Without him, Oklahoma City roughed out a series win against Houston and fell in five games to Memphis. There goes another Smart Pick.
So it's been San Antonio who slugged it out through the postseason. After sweeping the Lakers, they slipped past Golden State in a pretty fun series, especially the double OT game one thriller which I'll probably rewatch next time it's replayed on NBA TV. In the conference finals, they swept Memphis in a series I bet most people won't really think about much, other then to call it ugly. It's too bad: two games went to OT, one of them featuring an insane Memphis comeback, and game four was pretty close, too.
If Miami gets past Indiana, as I hope they do, it'll set up one hell of a NBA Finals: the closest thing to a real dynasty the NBA has had in years against the a new style of dynasty; the best player of one generation (Duncan) playing the best player of another (LeBron James); the team everyone likes to hate because they're "boring" playing the team everyone likes to hate because of the way they came together.
It's the best Finals we could've hoped for: there's real storylines here, not the kind TV producers would've kicked up for a OKC/Miami series. There's the idea of generational conflicts, or at least the kind that happen in pro sports. There's Gregg Popovich going for his fifth championship, which puts him in the same class as people like Pat Reilly, Red Auerbach and John Kundla. I haven't been as excited for a series all through these playoffs. I hope you're feeling the same way.
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2013 NBA Playoff Picks, Round One
Every year I like to make wild and baseless predictions on the NBA playoffs. Usually they're on Twitter or something, but I wanted to write a few words on each series this time.
1. Heat vs 8. Bucks
Probably not a series that'll last more than five games. It's cool how the Bucks snuck into the playoffs while being six games under .500 while out west, while two .500 teams were left out of the playoffs. I expect this one to be over in a hurry. Heat in four.
2. Knicks vs. 7. Celtics
Is Boston/New York a NBA rivalry? I don't think so, but ESPN and some other places are really hammering at it so who knows, maybe a bunch of people will whip themselves into a petulant frenzy over this series. Again, this is another one that could be over quick: Boston is an aging team that'll rely a lot on Kevin Garnett and they're missing Rondo, easily their best player. But New York is also banged up (they've got five probables for game one), missing Amare Stoudemire and will be relying hard on Carmelo Anthony. If Boston can keep him under control (and I can see that happening), Boston might be able to squeak this out. Still, I think this is the Knicks series to lose. Knicks in six.
3. Pacers vs 6. Hawks
The Pacers are a tough, defensively minded team that plays an agressive, physical style of basketball. They had the closest thing to a full-on brawl I saw this season and don't look now, but Roy Hibbert is quickly becoming one of the better young centers in the NBA. And Paul George is a beast, too. Meanwhile, I'm not big on Atlanta: Josh Smith is a gunner (last year in the playoffs he was taking something like 18 shots a game) and Al Horford is another good young center (I'm looking forward to seeing him and Hibbert go at each other, actually) but I like the Pacers a lot in this series. My gut tells me it'll be ugly, but compelling. Pacers in five.
4. Nets vs 5. Bulls
Two fun-to-watch teams who match up well. First, their SRS are right around each other and second, their defences/offensive ratings make for an interesting match: Chicago's offence is 23rd in the league, Brooklyn's defence is 17th; Brooklyn's offence is eighth, Chicago's defence is sixth. I do think Chicago has it's flaws (they're missing Derrick Rose for sure and maybe Joakim Noah) but they have bright spots, like Carlos Boozer (who I wrote about in January) and Jimmy Butler. The Nets, meanwhile, are great inside (Brook Lopez) and out (Deron Williams) and might make quick work of Chicago. On paper, this could be a close series but I wouldn't be surprised if the Nets tore things up early and often. Nets in five.
1.Thunder vs 8. Rockets
Are the Thunder the best team in the NBA? Well, no, that's Miami, but they're a close second. In most years, Kevin Durant's 28 points, eight rebounds and five assists per game (not to mention nearly 19 Win Shares) would be enough for serious MVP consideration. It's only because Miami has been so damn good that he isn't. I do like some of the subplots to this series – James Harden takes on his old team, will Jeremy Lin explode in the postseason, etc – but let's be real here: the question is only how many games it'll take the Thunder to win four and they'll do it quickly. Thunder in five.
2.Spurs vs 7. Lakers
One the fun end-of-year stories was seeing the Lakers go on a late tear and make the playoffs. It's too bad it was derailed when Kobe Bryant went down last weekend. True, they still have Steve Nash and Dwight Howard. But San Antonio has Tony Parker, Tiago Splitter and Tim Duncan. Without Bryant, this one will be over in a hurry. Spurs in four.
3.Nuggets vs 6. Warriors
This'll probably be the most fun series of the first round: the Nuggets are a blast to watch, score like it's nobody's business and have one of the most enjoyable players in the NBA, JaVale McGee. Golden State scores a bunch, too (seventh in the NBA for points-per-game) and Stephen Curry is jacking up 18 shots per game (I expect this will only go up, too). This series will be worth staying up late for and I expect at least one wild shootout. But who will win? I'm going with what I want to see and that's more McGee. Nuggets in seven.
4.Clippers vs. 5. Memphis
Remember when the Clippers were lob city and everyone loved to watch their sweet jams? And then Blake Griffin started becoming a little unbearable and the team started flopping often and everyone I know turned on them. They're still a good team on both ends of the floor and Chris Paul is a dark horse for the MVP (one could make a case for him over Durant) but they're awfully hard to cheer for. Memphis, though, is a legitimately fun team: Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol are fun to watch and Ed Davis was my favorite Raptor (and I hope he tears shit up in the postseason). And for what it's worth, they have the best defensive numbers in the NBA. I think they have a great shot at this one: if they can contain Paul, the Clippers are a lot less dangerous. Grizzlies in six.
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Israel initiates experimental gas pumping to Egypt
An Israeli company has started pumping natural gas from the Tamar gas field in the Mediterranean Sea to Egypt, Sunday, after initiating experimental pumping operations through an underwater pipeline from Ashkelon to Arish.
According to Arabi 21, the 90-Km long pipeline, previously owned by East Mediterranean Gas Company (EMG), which was used in the past to pump gas from Egypt into Israel, has been purchased by Delek Drilling and Noble Energy in partnership with the Egyptian company East Gas.
Since Saturday, the validity of the pipeline, its ability to maintain gas pressure, and whether there were cracks or rust has been checked. Thus, gas will be officially transferred from Israel to Egypt on 30 June.
According to Globus, if the experimental gas pumping procedures go as planned for, gas will be supplied to Egypt in small quantities in early July.
The agreement between Delek Drilling, its partners in the Tamar gas field and the Egyptian group Dolphinus Holdings consists of providing excess supply, which is not expected to take place in the summer due to expectations about high levels of electricity consumption in Israel.
Gas exports from Israel to Egypt will be increased during the winter when commercial extraction of gas supplies from the Leviathan gas field begins.
Egyptian and Israeli partners agreed to buy 39 per cent of the East Mediterranean gas pipeline's shares for $ 518 million, in a deal that will enable Israel to start exporting gas to Egypt, possibly in early 2019, according to a statement issued by the agreeing companies on Thursday.
Under the deal, Delek Drilling, an Israeli drilling company, and Texas-based Noble Energy, which jointly develop Israeli gas fields, are paying $ 185 million, while Egypt's East Gas Company is paying $148 million to purchase a stake in EMG, which runs a pipeline between the two countries.
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These are external links and will open in a new window. How many couples will have met online this Valentine's Day? More than ever before is the safe answer, as online dating continues to sweep the world. In the future, a computer program could dictate who you date, and for how long. But technology already has radically changed romance, with online dating growing massively in popularity ever since Match.
Both of these points represent the highest point of an arc in the data - if we exclude sporadic users, who account for a fifth of US and just over a quarter of US users. Data Source: We are Flint. The discrepancy presumably comes from the differing sample, which in this case focuses on users of dating apps specifically, as opposed to the wider sample of internet users surveyed by We are Flint.
Research into how long users tend to have dating apps installed on their devices found that a large percentage of female Tinder users top row only install the app for a single day - nearly a third, in fact.
In second place, not too far behind, however we find the dedicated contingent who still have the Tinder app on their phone. For men bottom rowthe percentage who try it and instantly dislike it is surprisingly not a great deal lower. Only three dating apps fare better than Tinder in this regard, while eHarmony is abandoned by a whopping two thirds of users every week according to this analysis at least.
It is unclear how many of these have lost patience with the app, and how many have left because the app was successful in finding them the much-coveted harmony in question.
Ogury produced a study looking at the days on which dating app users are most active, and how long they use apps for on these days. In terms of Tinder, we see that the longest sessions are indulged in by Spanish women, who spend 43 minutes using Tinder on Sundays.
UK men come in second in second, clocking 36 minutes on Monday nights probably trying to relieve the heady pleasures of the weekend, which seems so far away. Interestingly men in the US clock the shortest amount of Tinder time, at just under 23 minutes for their peak midweek session.
Italian men are the only demographic who use Tinder longer than they use any other app. Tinder has nothing on Grindr in terms of the length of time, with sessions well in excess of an hour registered among men in the US, the UK, and Spain.
Reportedly the greatest average amount of the time spent on mobile dating apps occurs on Thursday 28 minutes. On what day do mobile dating app users use apps most, and for how long?
Another set of Tinder statistics produced by Wandera looked at Tinder usage over the course of a day. It seems to operate in a shallow S, that builds up from the morning to peak in the early evening before curving back down over the course of the night. Nielson data, published by HuffPo, finds that the greatest number of Tinder users are active in the evening hours, with over half swiping at 9pm.
Source: HuffPo. The data is also measured in terms of the percentage of the total daily usage that occurs at any given time. Cumulatively, nearly a quarter of daily usage happens in the peak Tinder hours, by this measure, between 7pm and 8pm. The other notable active period for matches occurs in the morning, with a double spike at 9am and 11am. The study points out that this coincides with peak travel times rush hour in this public-transport dependent city.
Wandera data also shows a Thursday spike in online dating activity, corroborating the Ogury findings.
SurveyMonkey Intelligence Tinder statistics found that Tinder users tend to log into the app around four times per day. This is curiously on the lower end of the spectrum, with happn users logging into the app 10 times per day.
This is something of an outlier, however, with the next highest figure Lulu coming in at just under seven sessions per day. A male model based in London conducted an experiment to find out what straight female Tinder users were looking for physically.
He posed with five different looks to see how many likes each would get. The likes dried up when he posted two pictures with thinning hair and with no hair - so the lesson is clear here: men using Tinder need to have hair in the right place! Beard or no beard, increasing the number of pictures used on a profile can increase the number of matches. For male and female Tinder users alike, profiles with three pictures got more likes over those with only one.
This is particularly pronounced for the male user, for whom matches increase more than fivefold.
Aside from beards, what sort of things should dating app users avoid putting in their profile picture? This was proven to be case, both in terms of homosexual and heterosexual matches. While the former see a greater proportion of matches overall with or without a bio and a greater increase in absolute terms, adding a bio increases the number of female matches by a greater proportion. For men, photos are the most-important thing.
Women also value pictures, though common interests are nearly as important for female dating app users.
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Women care most about the bio section. This study looks at apps other than Tinder, some of which are a lot more verbally-orientated than Tinder - though as stated above, bios are important on Tinder as well. Notably, a solid proportion of men also value a good bio. Humour is the most sought-after quality in a first message across age groups. Tinder is part of Match Group, which has an effective monopoly on the international or at least Western online dating game.
Tinder moved to monetise inoffering the Tinder Plus service.
This allows users various added features, such as Tinder Passport allowing users to move to another location to scout ahead and unlimited likes non-paying users are limited to 50 every 12 hours. Tinder Gold, rolled out in Augustoffers the ability to see who has liked you for an additional cost on top of this. Pricing for Tinder Plus and Tinder Gold is dynamic, shifting with location and age. Advertising is the final Tinder revenue stream. Source: Match Group. Tinder Gold - which allows users to see which other users have liked them - has become the main driver of subscriber and revenue growth since its introduction in Q3 If we look at it annually, however, Match Group net revenue has been steadily creeping upwards.
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This is due, of course, to rising costs. Data source: Match Group. Tinder was the highest-grossing globally non-game app over according to App Annie. Netflix has traditionally edged out Tinder, but with the streaming giant moving away from in-app subscriptionTinder has taken top spot.
Source: App Annie. According to Sensor Tower data it maintained this position as of February This is consistent with Januarywith the exception that it held first place in terms of Apple App Store revenue.
As of September , Tinder reported in an U.S. mobile audience reach of million users, making the app the most popular online dating app in the United States. Second-ranked Bumble had Apr 24, � Tinder is a dating app that matches users to others based on geographic proximity. It works through a simple interface that allows users to swipe right to 'like' or left to 'pass'. If two users both like each other, it's a 'match' - and they are then able to chat through the app. Tinder users are able to view selected pictures pulled from their potential match's Facebook. Dating apps made up three of the top 10 apps by consumer spend last year in the UK, says Paul Barnes, a director at App Annie. In France, home of romance, they accounted for six of the top
Source: Sensor Tower. Again, we might note that these stats will skew towards affluent nations where Apple devices are more popular, while Android devices dominate in emerging markets.
This will work against, say Brazil, which as the Sensor Tower data above suggests, is a key source of Tinder revenue. Data source: Priori Data via Statista. Four of the plaintiffs withdrew from the lawsuit later that month, claiming that Match Group and IAC tried to enact an arbitration agreement, which all four had signed in the period following that in which they claimed Match Group had cheated of them of the money, but before the accusations came to light.
One, Rosette Pambakian, told The Verge that they continued to support the lawsuit. IAC filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, claiming that Sean Rad was involved in the valuation process. Match Group accuse him of betting against Tinder. Rad maintains that financial data supplied by Match Group had been manipulated to show performance at a lower level than reality.
This is not the only hot water in which Match Group has found itself. Paying members were already screened from these messages. We might note that despite the Q1 collapse of Match stock price, the current level would have been a record high any time before April Source: The Motley Fool. Tinder is not the biggest dating app in the world. - saporiviafrancigena.com claims million registered users, 60 million of whom are active every month.
PlentyOfFish was claiming million way back in Nor was it the first: Match. And yet there is something about Tinder that makes it feel like it is the defining app of the online dating era. It is certainly the most lucrative. In the Western world at least - the Tinder app always seems to be buzzing away in the background, wherever you go. Its gamified style, its perfectness for mobile, and its honest simplicity perhaps go some of the way to explaining its runaway success.
Match Group is certainly reliant on Tinder - particularly as users seem increasingly ready to part with their money for the benefits of Tinder Gold. Perhaps the ubiquity of Tinder means that the differentiation offered by premium subscriptions seem worthwhile. Perhaps a wider shift to the subscription model across the app world has also played a part in the rise of the Tinder subscriptions.
Mar 19, � Online dating and dating apps are one of the most popular ways to meet a new partner and there are more than 1, sites in the UK alone, catering for . 1 in 5 relationships now begin online. Nov 24, � Dating apps "must take more responsibility" for protecting users' safety on dates, the NPCC has said.
Subscriptions aside, Tinder has come to occupy a crucial place in dating habits around the world - particularly among younger people. Tinder seems to have taken the place of these old-fashioned rituals - and with the added benefit of letting users meet a far greater variety of people than they would in the darkened corners of their usual den of iniquity.
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Feb 13, � As data from the latest edition of Statista's Global Consumer Survey shows, 3 in 10 UK smartphone users that regularly use dating apps are either married or in a relationship. Dec 02, � switch to the UK edition With about 25 million people in the US alone thought to have regularly used dating apps this - saporiviafrancigena.com's dating app. Eighty per cent of users are Guardian.
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In partnership with Bumble 30 Apr Emilia Clarke invites fans on a virtual dinner date But if proximity solves the problem of endless swiping but no suppers, it can also mean we stay within our social silos, warns sociologist Josue Ortega. Whereas online dating has increased the incidence of interracial dating, he says.
Rachel Katz, an American who studied Tinder for her master's degree at Cambridge University and is now studying Grindr for her doctorate, agrees. Then we had the internet, and all these infinite possibilities for soulmates across the world; it didn't matter where they were. But inphysical location is of primary importance again, says Ms Katz, "so you're going to meet someone who's conveniently close - but this also replicates boundaries of class.
The next tech wave in online dating will feature augmented and virtual reality, the experts believe. Imagine scanning people with your phone in a nightclub and seeing how many have made their dating profiles available, says happn's Claire Certain. And LoveFlutter's Daigo Smith says: "Rather than going to a bar, you'll spend your evening going into virtual bars buying other avatars virtual drinks with your cryptocurrency.
Men, it seems, often don't behave like gentlemen. On Mr Meyer's app, women leave feedback about the men they've dated.
And maybe men will learn from this feedback, he says. Austin-based Whitney Wolfe Herd, a former Tinder vice-president, launched an app called Bumble which relies on women to make the first contact with men. So online dating is here to stay - and will embrace new technologies as they emerge - but when it comes to love, there are no guarantees.
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Can Artificial Intelligence Be Conscious?
On November 23rd, I had the opportunity to host a discussion with John Searle at Google's Headquarters in Mountain View (see the video recording here). The discussion focused on the philosophy of mind and the potential for consciousness in artificial intelligence.
As a brief introduction, John Searle is the Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. He is widely noted for his contributions to the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind and social philosophy. Searle has received the Jean Nicod Prize, the National Humanities Medal, and the Mind & Brain Prize for his work. Among his notable concepts is the "Chinese room" argument against "strong" artificial intelligence.
Of special note, there is a question from Ray Kurzweil to John @38:51.
This Talk was presented for Google's Singularity Network.


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Die Anhaltische Elektromotorenwerk Dessau GmbH ist ein Unternehmen des Metall- und Elektromaschinenbaus mit Sitz in Dessau (Sachsen-Anhalt). Die Unternehmensform ist heute eine Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH).

Unternehmensprofil
Die AEM – Anhaltische Elektromotorenwerk Dessau GmbH ist ein mittelständisches Familienunternehmen mit über 60 Jahren Erfahrung im Elektromaschinenbau. Mit rund 230 Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern ist die AEM ein weltweit agierender Sondermaschinenbauer für Drehstrommotoren und Drehstromgeneratoren als Antriebslösung und zur Energieerzeugung.

Seit der Privatisierung 1993 verdreifachte sich der Umsatz der AEM und der Exportanteil liegt bei rund 60 %. Das Unternehmen liefert in mehr als 70 Länder. Die AEM entwickelt und produziert kundenspezifische Generatoren für Wasserkraft und Schiffbau sowie Motoren für Bergbau-, Förder-, Baumaschinen und Prüfstände. Sowohl die Entwicklung, Fertigung und Montage als auch die Prüfung der Maschinen erfolgt am Standort Dessau. Zwischen 2006 und 2012 wurden 14 Millionen Euro in die Modernisierung investiert.

Produktprogramm
Bei der AEM werden synchrone und asynchrone Drehstrommotoren und -generatoren als Einzelstücke oder Kleinserie gefertigt. Die elektrische und konstruktive Auslegung der Maschinen wird individuell an entsprechende Anforderungen der Kunden angepasst. Die Maschinen haben eine Leistung bis zu 5000 kW / kVA.

Zusätzlich wird das Produktprogramm durch Umformersätze ergänzt.

Anwendungsbereiche
Elektrische Maschinen von AEM eignen sich für verschiedene Anwendungen. Im Schiffbau kommen Wellen- und Hilfsdieselgeneratoren für die Energieversorgung zum Einsatz, als auch Generatoren und Motoren für dieselelektrische Antriebssysteme. Auf Saugbaggerschiffen werden Tauchmotoren der AEM als Pumpenantrieb genutzt. Zusätzlich kommen die Maschinen im Anlagen- und Maschinenbau der Montan-, Schwer-, Metall- und Chemieindustrie zum Einsatz.

Außerdem werden Antriebslösungen für Prüfstände angeboten.

Geschichte

1872 bis 1933 – Gründungsjahrzehnte

1872 wurde durch eine Fusion die Berlin-Anhaltische Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft (BAMAG) gegründet. Mit je einer Maschinenfabrik in Berlin und Dessau, sowie einer Grau- und Stahlgießerei in Dessau stieg die BAMAG bald in die Spitzengruppe der deutschen Industrie auf. 1893 präsentierte sich die BAMAG auf der Weltausstellung in Chicago.

Zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts hatte sie sich auf die Herstellung von Bauteilen für Transmissionen spezialisiert. 1914 hatte das Unternehmen am Standort Dessau bereits 2300 Beschäftigte. Ende der 1920er Jahre erfolgte u. a. auch die Fertigung von Lasthebemagneten, Elektro-Seilaufzügen, Elektromagnetkupplungen und -bremsen und ähnlichen Erzeugnissen mit elektromagnetischem Wirkprinzip.

1933 bis 1945 – Zweiter Weltkrieg
Ab 1933 begann das NS-Regime die Aufrüstung der Wehrmacht. Die Produktion vieler Industriebetriebe wurde zunehmend darauf ausgerichtet. Zu diesem Zweck errichtete man 1935 und 1940 zwei weitere Werke. Bei den Luftangriffen auf Dessau vom 7. März 1945 wurden diese Fabriken zu 80 % zerstört.

1945 bis 1989 – Wiederaufbau und Nachkriegszeit in der DDR

Nach der Überführung der BAMAG in Volkseigentum durch die Sowjetische Militäradministration in Deutschland am 30. Oktober 1946 wurden in Dessau mit etwa 700 Beschäftigten Doppelkolbenhandpumpen, Maschinen zum Verschließen von Konservendosen, Doppelschuhklebepressen und andere Werkzeugmaschinen hergestellt. Im Oktober 1948 wurde dann die Fertigung von Elektromotoren aufgenommen und der Betrieb der VVB Elektromaschinenbau zugeordnet. 1949 wurden bereits 3250 Elektromotoren in Dessau gefertigt. Fortan firmierte der Betrieb unter dem Namen VEM Elektromotoren- und Kompressorenwerk Dessau und ab 1951 unter VEB Elektromotorenwerk Dessau. 1953 nahm man die Produktion von eigenerregten Synchrongeneratoren auf. Im Jahr der Wende 1989 hatte der Betrieb über 2500 Beschäftigte, davon allein rund 1650 im Dessauer Hauptwerk.

1989 bis 1993 – Nach der Wende
Am 5. April 1990 wurde aus dem VEB Kombinat Elektromaschinenbau, dem auch das Elektromotorenwerk Dessau zugeordnet war, die erste Kapitalgesellschaft der DDR gegründet, die VEM-Antriebstechnik AG Dresden. Danach firmierte das Elektromotorenwerk Dessau ab Juni 1990 als VEM-Elektromotorenwerk Dessau GmbH und ab März 1992 als VEM-Elektromotorenwerk Dessau, Zweigniederlassung der VEM-Antriebstechnik AG Dresden.

1993 bis 2000 – Neugründung
Um die drohende Schließung des Werkes Dessau durch die zu dieser Zeit noch von der Treuhandanstalt verwaltete VEM zu vermeiden, gründeten vier ehemalige Mitarbeiter des Unternehmens im April 1993 die AEM-Anhaltische Elektromotorenwerk Dessau GmbH und übernahmen zum 1. Juni 1993 die verbliebenen 150 Mitarbeiter. Unter Nutzung einer Investitionsruine wurde dann bis 1995 ein völlig neues Werk errichtet.

2000 bis heute
Heute produziert die AEM als Sondermaschinenbauer für Kunden weltweit Elektromotoren und Generatoren. Seit 2000 wurde das Leistungsangebot durch Tauch-, Prüfstandsmotoren, Motoren mit Wasserkühlung und Maschinen mit Achshöhe 800 erweitert. Es wurden zwei neue Produktionshallen, ein Logistikzentrum und eine umweltfreundliche Farbgebung erbaut und in Betrieb genommen.

Quellen
 Elektromotorenwerk Dessau – Geschichte des Betriebes, der Vorgänger- und Nachfolgebetriebe. CD Autorenkollektiv / Dr. Dohmeyer, 2000
 20 Jahre AEM – Chronik der AEM-Anhaltische Elektromotorenwerk Dessau GmbH. AEM / Dr. Dohmeyer, 2013

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 Die Unternehmensüberlieferungen der "BAMAG Dessau (Berlin-Anhaltische Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft)" und der "VE Motorenwerke Dessau / VEB Elektromotorenwerk Dessau" befinden sich in der Abteilung Dessau des Landesarchivs Sachsen-Anhalt unter  und

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Regenerative medicine aims to create functional engineered tissue constructs, such as EVPOMEs (ex vivo produced oral mucosa equivalents), to repair or replace damaged tissues. Prior to implantation, assessment of the engineered tissue's cellular viability is required. Current assessment methods utilize histology, glucose consumption measurements, or other viability assays on a parallel tissue construct; however, these readings are not always consistent. These methods also lack the ability to locally measure cellular metabolic function from cells growing on the construct to be implanted without destroying it. Non-invasive cell viability assessments are needed to avoid damaging the engineered tissue construct.
A quality control method for the manufacture of engineered tissue constructs, including EVPOMEs, has been developed by University of Michigan researchers. These methods are non-invasive and thus, can be done on the actual construct to be implanted rather than on a parallel sample. Nonlinear optical microscopy is used to characterize the tissue-engineered constructs with cross-sectional and en-face images. Quantitative analyses of the images were developed to asses the cellular viability of EVPOMEs and other engineered tissue. Testing of these methods has demonstrated the ability to accurately distinguish between non-viable and viable tissue constructs without any damage to the implant.


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Reviving Cuba
Posted byRussian_Village	 April 18, 2011 Leave a comment on Reviving Cuba
If the world were not so preoccupied with Libya, the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant, the Arab revolutions and all their attendant problems for Europe, a lot more attention would have been devoted to the 14th congress of the Communist Party of Cuba in Havana (April 16-19).
This is the first congress in the last 14 years and the sixth since the Cuban revolution. The Cuban diaspora in Miami, the biggest in the world, is closely watching this congress, and some people are already hailing it as a turning point. The most worked-up among them are comparing the speech given by President Raul Castro, the brother and successor of Fidel, to Nikita Khrushchev's speech denouncing Stalin's crimes at the 20th congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
This is an exaggeration, of course. Khrushchev was denouncing Stalin after his death, and the scale is not the same. Yet, the congress was the scene of a serious shake-up of Cuba's political and economic system.
Juvenile changes
Raul Castro spoke about the mistakes of his brother, other Cuban leaders and the revolution. All the people who made these mistakes are alive, although Fidel stepped down in 2008, having made his younger brother the chairman of the Cuban State Council.
If we are to believe the speeches at the congress, Havana intends to turn Cuba into the mixed economy with its expanded private sector and greater economic freedoms for all Cubans. This will be a cocktail of Vietnamese and Chinese reforms – Maotai liquor with a splash of rum. The party and the government will maintain their leading role in the economy, at least for the time being.
The age of Cuba's leaders is a big factor in Raul's proposals. Fidel is 84. He is sick and was unable to attend the parade devoted to the 50th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs – the invasion of Cuba by CIA mercenaries on April 17, 1961. His younger brother is 80. The youngest leaders are in their 60s or 70s. This is not so old for a politician. The problem is the sheer number of elderly politicians in Cuba.
One of the roughly 300 wide-ranging reforms proposed at the congress is to reduce the average age of the people in power. Toward this end Raul has proposed a limit of two five-year terms for office holders.
The big question mark surrounding the congress is whether Fidel will be re-elected to his nominal post as the party's first secretary. A decision on this issue will be made on April 19, the final day of the congress. At the same time, it will also become clear what younger leaders will come to power.
Marino Alberto Murillo, Cuba's former economics minister and the chief author of the current reforms, is expected to become Fidel's successor. Raul relieved him from his post in March to allow him to focus on transforming the economy. Murillo has retained the post of deputy prime minister. He would be a logical replacement for the ageing leader.
There is something suspicious about old leaders in a one-party state discussing radical reforms to bring more young people into power. That being said, something has to be done, albeit in stages. It could be even more dangerous to carry out shocking, radical changes that will shake up Cuban society from top to bottom.
Cuba intends to start with curtailing its functions as a social or welfare state.
The average monthly salary in Cuba is about $20, but nearly three times as much is spent per capita on services – medical care, education, food and other goods, transport, and subsidizing industry. Raul has announced that Havana will start reducing government subsidies to industrial enterprises, end the rationing of food and other products (with the exception of the poorest Cubans) and expand the meager private sector.
Currently, 85% of Cuba's able-bodied population works at state enterprises. Cuban economists estimate that as a result of cuts in subsidies at least one million people (some put the figure at 1.5 million) will lose their jobs. This is quite a change for an island with a population of 11.5 million. The only hope is that the laid off workers will find work in small and mid-sized business in the expanding private sector. This is similar to the Vietnamese reforms in the late 1980s and 1990s.
Needless to say, Cuba will not plunge itself into a sea of government management. Raul says the first stage of reforms will last for five years. The old guard is not happy about the imminent changes, especially the social aspect.
However, the question is not whether the reforms are necessary but rather if the Cuban leadership is capable of implementing them.
The winds of the Arab revolutions were bound to reach the Cuban leadership sooner or later. Although Cuba is not the poorest state in the Caribbean (some of its countries are much poorer, for instance backward Haiti), everyone understand that changes are necessary.
Cuba will have to fully transform its economy and rewrite (that is, renounce) the socialist "social contract". There is no point speculating who of the old guard will remain in power. All must go. They will be irrelevant in the new market economy. Economic reforms will inevitably be accompanied by political changes. Havana has already freed all political prisoners.
It remains to be seen whether the reforms will be a facelift of Cuban socialism or the start of a transition to a completely new political, ideological and government model. In any event, the changes proposed by Raul, if he is serious, will go far beyond skin-deep.
Cuba needs U.S. cooperation for reforms
The success of the Cuban reforms will depend only partly on the Cuban leadership and society. Cuba is not a poor country but its income primarily comes from the export of sugar, nickel and some other minerals. The price of these commodities is subject to strong market volatility. Tourism can bring in much needed revenue, but to develop its tourism industry Cuba needs investment in the necessary infrastructure and the construction of hotels. Oil and gas have been discovered off Cuba's shores but not as much as was expected. And besides, the deposits have yet to be developed.
The success of Cuba's economic reforms will depend to a large degree on the United States, which maintains a nearly 50-year trade embargo on Cuba. True, Canadians and Germans are already coming to the island, but everyone understands that it is impossible to plan any serious economic revival without trade, investment and tourists from Cuba's main neighbor.
However, there are powerful forces (read: the Cuban emigre community) in the United States that would not like to see Cuba's economic revival or the strengthening of its leadership. Some people from its younger generation do not feel at home in Miami. They hope to see Cuba's democratic upheavals, so they can make a triumphant return to their homeland and take part in the division of its economic and political spoils.
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First off, we have goggles, so no more burning eyes or running into lane markers or the walls.
Without the worry of hitting objects in the water, we are able to keep our heads down and looking at a black line for lap after lap.
Swimming workouts can sometimes feel like a real bore, no matter how much you want to succeed. There will be times you long to be in the water and time where you could just take a break.
One of the things I recommend to swimmers and one thing I use to be a big fan of is bringing technology into the water.
I am an absolute tech nerd, especially when it comes to swimming gadgets. I feel the incessant need to have the latest phone, ipad, and computer.
Bringing technology into the water has revolutionized the world of swimming, allowing for more exciting workouts, but also a way to get feedback on your swimming.
There are swimming gadgets that you can use to listen to music and other entertaining things or there are gadgets to help you improve your swimming like heart rates. The list is pretty extensive of the type of swimming gadgets you could use, but I am going to focus on the top four gadgets that improve swimming.
There are a ton of swimming fitness tech that tries to measure anything and everything it can, even something that seems impossible like the amount of body fat you are burning in your workout.
If you are a competitive swimmer, some key measurements you may want to track are, your heart rate, stroke count, stroke pace, distance, speed, and feelings (this is a subjective measurement).
With these measurements on hand and recorded, you can track the speed of your swims and the efficiency of the swims. You can gather information to find out where you swim the fastest. Is it through power and speed, or would you swim faster by slowing down to improve efficiency?
They to practice like you are in a race, and anything that can help us swim faster in the water should be tested.
Interested in reading more tips?
As a coach, one of my favorite tools to use and that I tell my swimmers to use is the pace clock. I was a distance swimmer, so the pace clock was my number one tool. I needed to know if I was holding back or if I should give more.
Unfortunately, you cannot really see the pace clock while you are swimming, which means you have to spend a lot of time feeling your pace. If you are a swimmer who is constantly improving your stroke, then the pace of your stroke might change.
For example, if I swam short strokes, I would need a quick tempo beat. However, if I had a long stroke I would need a slower tempo.
Luckily that problem can now be solved with the Tempo Trainer. This devices helps to keep the rhythm of your stroke so you can remove those pauses in your stroke or learn to pace your swims.
How Much and Where Can I Find It?
The Tempo Trainer works by sounding a constant beep as you swim. Simply, the speed of the rhythm to your liking. The Tempo Trainer Pro can be found on Finis' website for $49.99.
An alternative to the Tempo Trainer Pro would be an mp3 player.
Not to date myself, but when I was swimming they were just starting to come out with mp3 players. As they became popular it seemed like everyone used them during their workouts, from weight lifters to football players. I was always jealous because there was very little hope for a swimmer to ever use one.
Those days are long now, if you ever get bored and need a little bit of motivation, you can listen to your favorite songs during your workouts.
The Finis Neptune is awesome because you can listen to music without ear buds. The Finis Neptune attaches to your goggles and the "ear buds" connect to your goggles and cheek-bone. The Finis Neptune sends pulses to your cheek-bone allowing you to hear the music. How awesome!
You can also use this to keep your pace by downloading songs or audio files of tempo beats. This would replace the need for the Tempo Trainer Pro and would give you the ability to listen to music if you desired.
You can find the Finis Neptune on their website for $159.99 or search on Amazon to purchase one today.
Checking your heart rate is a great way to measure the intensity of your workout. Different workouts and different parts of your workout require differing levels of intensity. Normally you have to stop and measure your heart rate by checking for your pulse which can be near difficult when you only have a thirty second rest.
The Aqua Pulse is a quick solution to the problem. It measures your heart rate by measuring the blood flow in your capillaries near the temples. The aqua pulse then reads out your heart rate for you to hear. The aqua pulse is attached to your cap and goggles.
Aqua pulse can be found on Amazon or Finis' website for $129.99 USD, but it can be found on cheaper websites like Amazon.
This is probably hands down the single most revolutionary fitness tech for swimmers. This gadget is so high tech it would take an e-book to explain.
The SwimSense Performance Monitor is a great way to measure, track and analyze your pace, speed, distance, stroke count, stroke rate, and calories burned across all four major strokes.
The monitor is a watch that you place on your wrist. It uses complex algorithms, accelerometers and other meters that I do not know what they do. All I know is that it works and is pretty accurate. The best part of this is that you can upload all your data online for further analysis and history tracking.
You can watch your performance over longer periods of times. You can implement testing how sleeping will affect your swimming, like napping before a race or listening to music before a swim. You can track these tasks for a month and see if they make a difference in your swimming.
You can find the monitor for $169.99 on Finis' website.
Technology has revolutionized the world and swimming. We can now measure and track all of our metrics to be better swimmers. So far my top four products for swimmers are by Finis, but I have to show you one more interesting equipment. It's called Swimmo – the must-have swimmer's smart watch. Swimmo will help you get stronger, maintain health and keep weight under control. Dedicated smart watch that it is automatic distance tracking and it checks your pace and counts your laps.
If you are getting bored in your workouts or simply want to begin tracking your metrics to improve your swimming then start using some swimming tech.


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Максим Александрович Кизилов (13 марта 1976, Краснодар, СССР) — российский футболист, защитник.

Карьера
Воспитанник краснодарского футбола. В 1993 году в совсем юном возрасте попал в основной состав «Кубани», которая в том сезоне выступала в Первой лиге. Всего в дебютном сезоне на взрослом уровне Кизилов провел за команду 8 игр. В дальнейшем, защитник играл за краснодарский круг на протяжении 3 лет во Второй лиге.

В 1997 году выступал за два других колектива Краснодарского края: «Нива» Славянск-на-Кубани и «Изумруд» Тимашёвск.

В 1998 году вместе с рядом других краснодарских футболистов уехал в Молдавию, где в течение двух лет играл за команду Национальной дивизии «Рома» Бельцы — 47 матчей.

Завершил карьеру в любительском клубе «ГНС-Спартак».

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Игроки ФК «Кубань»
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Human Tissue Procurement Facility
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National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center
MS Programs
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Faculty By Division
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2021 AACC Research - Covid
2021 Class of Distinguished Physician
2021 Pathology Retreat
Crain's Cleveland Business Notables in Health Care
Immunology T32 Training Program Renewal
Leadership Transition for CGHD
Department Organization Chart
Karsner's description of the Institute of Pathology
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Findings open the way to more precise diagnoses and treatments of Alzheimer's disease
Case Western Reserve University-led research team discovers why some cases result in rapid decline and death. (January 13, 2022)
What to look for as COVID-19 testing demands rise
"What's going to satisfy the person as far as the result that they get? Some people would be satisfied with an antigen test, a lower sensitivity, and other people are going to want to have it confirmed by PCR," Dr. Peter Zimmerman, Pathology professor at Case Western Reserve University told us. (December 23, 2021)
Congratulations Drs. Clifford V. Harding, MD, PhD, Gregory T. MacLennan, MD, & Navid Sadri, MD, PhD for receiving the 2021 Distinguished UH Physician Award. (Nov 10, 2021)
7th Annual Department of Pathology Research Retreat
2021 Department of Pathology Retreat, November 6th, 2021. Posters, John R. Carter, and Michael E. Lamm awardees, and more.
New Research at the 2021 AACC Annual Scientific Meeting Captures SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Patterns in Vaccinated and Naturally Infected Individuals
The study led by Xiaochun Zhang, MD, PhD, UH Clinical Pathology, showed how antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 virus can vary between those who receive a COVID-19 vaccine and naturally infected individuals. (Oct. 29, 2021)
Company's esophageal cancer prevention tests developed jointly by medical school faculty at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals
Joseph Willis, Professor and Vice Chair of Translational Research, and colleagues completed a $70 million initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq Global Market for Lucid Diagnostics Inc. (Oct. 19, 2021)
Research team recognized with 2021 Emeritage Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire Prize for Scientific Research
Chris King, a professor of pathology affiliated with the Center for Global Health and Diseases, and Catherine Bjerum, a senior research associate, were part of a team recognized with the 2021 Emeritage Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire (CSRS) Prize for Scientific Research. The award honors work on studies on the elimination of lymphatic filariasis and malaria. (Sept. 24, 2021)
First atomic-level imaging of lethal prions provides sharpened focus for potential treatments
Using cryo-electron microscopy, researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and National Institutes of Health open door to new level of detail in study of abnormal proteins that cause untreatable neurodegenerative conditions (Aug 30, 2021).
National Institute on Aging awards $15.4 million to continue support for Cleveland Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
The National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a grant expected to total $15.4 million. Center is one of 31 NIH-funded centers in the nation (Aug 26, 2021).
The NIAID-sponsored Immunology T32 Leadership Track Training Program has been renewed for an additional 5 years with a 50% increase in the number of available slots for trainee support. A call for applications will be released in early Fall of 2021 (Aug 16, 2021).
CWRU researchers discover interior organization of the nucleolus
The research team, led by Alan Tartakoff, professor in the Department of Pathology at the School of Medicine, pulled out the nucleus' axial strand of DNA and observed that its DNA axis is surrounded by two layers of critical protein complexes (Aug. 10, 2021)
Could a type of dementia be diagnosed through skin? University Hospitals, Case Western researchers are trying to find out
Professor Shu Chen and Assistant Professor Allison Kraus from the School of Medicine were noted for their roles as part of a new research team looking into whether a skin sample or a nasal swab could hold the key to identifying a certain type of dementia (July 29, 2021)
Research roundup: How prions replicate and more
Research led by Jiri Safar, professor of pathology, neurology and neurosciences at the School of Medicine, was featured in BioSpace
Unraveling the origins of Alzheimer's disease
Dr. Jiri Safar and the Safar Lab find new hints that could explain how the disease spreads in human brains (July 8, 2021)
Drs. Sanford Markowitz, Amitabh Chak, and Joseph Willis are Crain's Cleveland Notables in Health Care Research and Innovation awardees
$5.5 million NIH grant supports new tests to diagnose dementias earlier and easier
Drs. Shu Chen & Allison Kraus awarded a $5.5 million NIH grant to support the development of new diagnostic tests for dementia.
(Oct. 19, 2020)
Announcing the 2020 Class of Distinguished Physicians
Drs. Hannah Gilmore, Ray Redline and Christine Schmotzer honored by appointment in the 2020 Class of Distinguished UH Physicians
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Leadership Transition for the Center for Global Health and Diseases (CGHD)
Dr. Adam Burgener appointed Director of the Center for Global Health and Diseases (CGHD).
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Grammys, schmammys
Andrea Morin
Filed under Art
Grammy award nominations came out Dec. 6 and the list of nominees is less than impressive.
Over the years the Grammys have lost sparkle. The once sought-after award has become a shadow of its former self.
It used to be that it was an honor to be the recipient of a Grammy award — even just be nominated. It was high praise and recognition from the Recording Academy. Now, something has been lost.
The official Grammy website describes its members as "professionals with creative or technical credits on at least six commercially released tracks." "Creative" and "technical" are apparently subjective.
These "professionals," year after year, gravitate to the catchiest songs on the radio. They continually ignore the real quality music that is there. Maybe it doesn't move enough units.
There were some expected nominations this year. Beyoncé is nominated in nine categories for her visual album "Lemonade." No surprise there.
What is surprising is how she managed to be nominated in three different genres, alongside the late David Bowie, who was nominated for his last album, "Blackstar," which one could argue deserves a Best Album nomination instead of just a Best Alternative Music Album.
Omitted from the award ceremony was the late singer Juan Gabriel, whose album scored three awards in the past Latin Grammys but received no nomination in the Latin Pop Album category this time.
The new thing is to nominate songs made popular by YouTube Vines like Desiigner's Panda, which scored Best Rap Performance! It is almost embarrassing but I won't be surprised when they nominate the Mannequin Challenge song next year.
In the end, award shows are all about attracting an audience. So what does the current state of the Grammys say about what's become of our collective taste?
I will be interested to watch what Kanye's reaction will be this year if he doesn't win one of his eight nominations.
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The Final Authors for January 2018
Borderlines: Drawing Border Lives
Sunday – January 28th 2018 1-3 PM
Book signing and reception with author and Poet, Steven Schneider
Featuring 25 drawings in charcoal, conte crayons, and pastels, this handbook pairs portraits of people who live and work along the U.S.–Mexico border with bilingual poems that have been inspired by each of the drawings. A testimony to the people of the Rio Grande Valley, these drawings and poems capture their spirit, their quest for happiness, and their struggles to overcome economic hardship. This remarkable book highlights characters such as the "young street musician," the "six-year-old street vendor," and the "wise woman with rings." Compassionate and aesthetically compelling, this record raises awareness about social and cultural issues associated with border life, such as education, literacy, and poverty, and fosters cross-cultural understanding.
Steven P. Schneider is the author of three books of poetry: Borderlines: Drawing Border Lives (Wings Press, 2012), a collaborative effort with his wife, Reefka Schneider; Unexpected Guests (Blue Light Press, 2008); and Prairie Air Show (Hurakan Publications and Sandhills Press, 2000). Steven Schneider's poetry has been widely anthologized and featured in American Life in Poetry, Prairie Schooner, Critical Quarterly, The Literary Review and numerous other international journals.
He earned a BA from Syracuse University and an MFA and PhD from the University of Iowa.
Schneider's awards include three Big Read grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Nebraska Arts Council Poetry award, and a Poetry Fellowship and Residency from the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation in Taos, New Mexico. He is professor of English at the University of Texas-Pan American.
"Shenanigans on the Rio Grande"
with Susan LeMiles
"Telling Our Stories" at The Museums of Port Isabel
and Paragraphs on Padre Boulevard Bookstore
Local Author, Susan LeMiles will entertain us with tales, bloopers, and little-known facts about the Valley's role in the American Civil War that are not fit for the museums.
This fun interactive presentation, "Shenanigans on the Rio Grande," was born of Susan's research for her second novel which is set in Port Isabel and Bagdad, Mexico. The audience gets to decide who was a thief, who was a villain, who wanted to be a "rock star," who was an idiot, and who was a true patriot. There will be two presentations.
7:00 pm Thursday, January 25, 2018 1:00 pm Friday, January 26, 2018
Port Isabel Event and Community Center Paragraphs Bookstore
213 Yturria Street, Port Isabel, TX 78578 5505 Padre Blvd. SPI, TX 78597
In addition to writing extensively for business and industry, Susan published a novel, wrote the South Padre Island historical brochure and is a former columnist for The Valley Business Report.
Susan's novel, Touch the Mayan Moon , is available at Paragraphs Bookstore and on Amazon in paperback or Kindle. You can learn more about her and read excerpts of her work at
www.susanlemiles.com or www.riobravobooks.com
Saturday, January 27th 1-3 PM
Book signing and conversation with author, Helaine Dufoe
"Wordz, Whiskerz and Wrinklez"
Wordz, Whiskerz and Wrinklez is a collection of inspirational short stories with pictures by author and noted musician, Helaine Dufoe. Over coming many obstacles in her life, Lainie is inspired to write her stories to share with others for their encouragement and faith development. An author of 5 other books about her faith, trials and overcoming many adversarial life events, she continues to write and encourage others with her stories.
"I received 'instruction' to write this book after a strange experience with an old music box/planter earlier this year. This 'Music Box' story is the last one in the book for that reason.
"Life is an Adventure …Planned in Heaven"
Lainie was raised in a dysfunctional home—married into a dysfunctional relationship. She had four beautiful children, however, who became her greatest gifts. She studied piano as a young child, and music became a way for her to connect to much in life. She played organ in many churches (in Canada and the US)—including St. Kevin's north of Sudbury, where she "volunteered" for over forty years. She started out in Thunder Bay, Ontario—lived way up in northern Ontario for six years—and finally settled in Sudbury, Ontario (dubbed "the nickel capital of the world"). Her parents retired in the Phoenix, Arizona area, and Lainie enjoyed the palm trees and warm weather whenever possible.
Helaine was born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and lived in Sudbury, Ontario since 1967. She studied keyboard at an early age, and music covered her whole life. The keyboard became a lifelong vocation for her in playing Catholic Church organs for almost 50 years. She started writing books in 2005 as a result of a prophetic dream.
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Ms. Pylvainen zooms in on each family member's life at a potential tipping point in his or her spirituality: Brita, the oldest, trying to control her first crushes; Pirjo, the mother, discovering one of her sons is gay; Nels, the oldest son, choosing to date--and then marry--a woman from his church instead of a woman he meets in college; Uppu, the youngest, leaving the church immediately after her first boyfriend's conversion. (Don't worry; there is a very helpful family tree tucked right behind the title page.) They all grapple, believably, with temptation, and they all confront doubt. Most chapters end with the question lingering: is this one of the children who leaves? As in life, the road toward faith--or away from it--is obscured, a ball bouncing unpredictably in the most unknowable parts of these characters' souls. Ms. Pylvainen seems to know that, while where the ball lands cannot be explained purely by biography, the repercussions of its location are very real.
"Nothing happened. I don't believe anymore."
"Why not? Why can't you?"
"I don't know." She didn't know how to say, I don't want to.
Julia's justification is authentically unsatisfying. Equally unsatisfying is the flipside of this coin, when most of the family doesn't attend the funeral of the son Simon's partner. Julia calls her mother in desperation and accusation, seeking an explanation for what she sees as her family's cruelty, and the answer she gets is as opaque as the one she has given: "'It is never my job to make you feel comfortable about your lifestyle choices,' her mother said. 'We're here to remind you of what is right.'"
"We Sinners" is a thoughtful meditation on the interpersonal angst that arises in the space between "what is right" and "I don't know." In her eleven characters, Ms. Pylvainen explores the many, mysterious manifestations of belief and nonbelief that can reshape a family. There is a lot of pain in this book, and I can think of no better place to trot out these themes than from the perspective of delicate understanding provided by a novel.