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Critics Page	 September 7th, 2017
Andy Warhol, Sleep (1963)
by Blake Gopnik
Ugo Rondinone: I ♥ John Giorno | Andy Warhol: SLEEP AND OTHER WORKS, installation view. Photo by Daniel Perez.
"The first real movie I made was, I put a camera on somebody sleeping, and that's how it all started…. It just seemed so easy to do." That was how Andy Warhol remembered the genesis of his film called Sleep. On several nighttime visits in the summer of 1963, Warhol trained his new Bolex camera on his lover John Giorno, a gorgeous young poet who happened also to be the world's deepest sleeper. Warhol edited his series of three-minute takes—as much film as the camera would hold—into a movie that lasted more than five hours, meant to be screened in (slightly) slow motion. This summer, a digital transfer of Sleep was projected daily at the Swiss Institute in New York, as part of the festival called "Ugo Rondinone: I ♥ John Giorno."
From the beginning, some observers—even some Warhol fans; even (sometimes) Warhol himself—have claimed that his durational movies were conceptual works whose essence lay in their premises, not in the experience of seeing them. A few years ago, I tested that notion with Empire, Warhol's eight-hour movie of the Empire State Building, and found that every minute of watching paid dividends. This August, I visited the Swiss Institute to run the same test on Sleep. I got the same result.
For this Slow Art issue of the Brooklyn Rail, I've chosen a few moments from the second-by-second notes that I took as I watched. The rest of those notes—7,000 words' worth—can be read at Warholiana.com.
Begins with shot of nipple— could almost be female. Establishes possible heterosexuality. (Somewhere Warhol is quoted saying he was afraid Sleep would be read as gay.)
So very tender: Watching someone sleep is the ultimate maternal act. (I wonder if the story about Julia Warhola watching her son Andy sleep is true. It was told after the movie was famous)
Note how close we are to Giorno's nipple. So absurdly intimate.
From almost its first public appearance, people have said—ads stated—that Sleep was eight hours long. That's how powerful the cliché of the eight-hour-night turns out to be. We need Sleep to be even longer than it is. (I'll see if I feel that way in five hours.)
Radical change of angle. Now camera is looking up Giorno's body toward his chin and face. Meaning we must be down at his crotch.
Now his face, in Hollywood-style close-up. Can't tell he's breathing, so could be morgue shot. Fayum funeral portraits?
Funny that I feel very worried about any minute that I'm not attending to the film. (Someone just came in from the street, and asked me about the film. And it made me very nervous to be missing seconds or minutes of…Giorno sleeping. As though there were any chance of him actually doing anything!)
Reaching that point where the image on the screen starts to lose its salience. The brain assumes that it's no longer a "signal" worth attending to. Warhol's durational films—like durational music by Satie or Yves Klein—are almost a psych experiment on attention and perception.
Could Giorno have been such a heavy sleeper, as is claimed, that Warhol's shooting didn't wake him up? Or should we imagine him complicit in the shoot?
If we imagine him complicit then he is "suffering" the same duration, and boredom, as us.
Warhol is always billed as a passive observer, but here he's met his match in a partner who's so passive, he's actually unconscious. And Warhol's looking doesn't seem passive at all, but almost aggressive in its relentlessness.
The hairy Giorno presents a "normally" masculine image of the homosexual male that was almost absent from 1950s and early '60s discourse, obsessed with the "problem" of the swish, effeminate queer. (I.e., Warhol)
Giorno has been on his back for quite some time now, with camera in same position. That's what we (falsely) think of as the unchanging status of the entire film. In fact Sleep has (even) more event in it than Empire does.
There's a wonderful, almost comic rhyme between the slow in-out breaths of Giorno, as he sleeps, and us as we sit watching. Has there ever been as perfect a mirroring between subject and viewer as here, across the plane of the cinema screen?
Almost three hours in, and I'm acutely aware that the note-taking that allows me to attend for so long is also not true attention to the sensations of the film. I am, basically, attending to the contents of my mind, with occasional prompts from the work of art. But is this always and especially the case with slow art? Do I like slow art because it conforms so well to my model of the work of art as a "machine for thinking"?—as the occasion for thought and talk, rather than as freestanding sensation with its own inherent qualities.
Giorno's lips now seem very present. He's shown on his back, as though awaiting a kiss (from Warhol). It's so important to get rid of the myth of an asexual Warhol. He wanted and enjoyed love and sex as much as any (or at least many) of us. I worry that the culture has desexualized Warhol out of a kind of puritanism (and homophobia) that prefers not to think of greatness and sex (and most especially gay sex) as going together.
Struck by how much it feels like you're seeing the close-up shot from a Hollywood film—and then you're surprised simply by the fact that it doesn't change to another shot as you watch. The fundamental semiotics are from Hollywood (unlike, say, in the films of Brakhage).
5,470 words written so far. In an ideal world, would I actually write so much during a screening of Sleep that it would take a reader the full 5 hours and 21 minutes to read my words?—which would mean that I'd have to manage the task of writing faster than someone can read, thereby turning a slow-art experience into a mad race.
Was Warhol keen on the enlargement of his own love and lust for Giorno to movie-screen size? Sleep is really quite the act of commemoration—of a love and a lover and a love affair.
Aha! I think I just saw motion from Giorno that I haven't seen before, and new camera angles. Sounds trivial, but actually feels very notable, after so many hours of watching.
Deeply weird new shot of Giorno's face from above, looking down his nose. Not at all a normal position from which to view a sleeping person. It's as though Warhol were peering (leering?) over the bed's headboard.
Film just nearing its end. There's notable camera shake and movement, signaling a camera that's clearly hand-held. Warhol is there at the end, as a palpable observer of his lover.
TA-DUM. Over. And out.
Blake Gopnik
Blake Gopnik is writing a comprehensive biography of Andy Warhol for HarperCollins.


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76ers' Joel Embiid really enjoys himself at California wedding
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Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid was at a wedding over the weekend and looked like he was having a great time dancing the hora.
Embiid appeared to be on hand for the wedding of Michael Ratner, who worked with the NBA center on a documentary about his journey from Cameroon to Kansas, according to the New York Post. The wedding reportedly took place in Napa, California.
Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers handles the ball during the second half against the Miami Heat in Game Six of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals at Wells Fargo Center on May 12, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
Embiid was the 7-foot, 280-pound player in the dance circle. He was also, somehow, lifted up on a chair as well.
The five-time NBA All-Star who has finished runner-up in MVP voting the last two seasons definitely deserved some rest and relaxation after the season he put together for the 76ers in 2021-22.
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Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers looks on against the Miami Heat during Game Four of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals at the Wells Fargo Center on May 8, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ( Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
The 2021-22 season was his best. He played in a career-high 68 games. He had a career-high 30.6 points per game average. He also averaged 11.7 points, 4.2 assists, 1/5 blocks and 1.1 steals.
Philadelphia didn't exactly finish the season the way it wanted to.
The 76ers, while acquiring James Harden to bolster the backcourt, finished 51-31 and got the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. The team beat the Toronto Raptors in six games but lost to the Miami Heat in the semifinals in six games.
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) as the Toronto Raptors fall the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 6 and lose their first round NBA playoff series 4-2 in Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. April 28, 2022. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
With James Harden likely to return next season, the 76ers are likely to be primed and ready to compete for an NBA title once again.
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Wednesday — the very day former President George H. W. Bush's funeral was held in Washington, D.C.
Van Ness, a star on the rebooted version of "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," attempted to point out what he believed were the late president's shortcomings in tackling the AIDS epidemic.
Many Twitter users, however — including Van Ness' own fans — pointed out how ill-timed his comments actually were.
In a series of tweets, Van Ness, who is openly gay, expressed his disappointments in the Bush administration.
Van Ness, who would have been around 2 years old when Bush took office in 1989, wrote, "People died of HIV / AIDS when George HW Bush left office. His inaction allowed the virus to spread, stigma to grow, and so many vulnerable people in the cold. He served our country yes, but his hand guided so many towards HIV & stigma that still lasts today."
Van Ness gave Bush credit for transferring "power peacefully as all our previous presidents had," and added a big "but" to his appreciation.
Van Ness wrote, "He transferred power peacefully as all our previous presidents had & that's admirable for a lot of reasons, and his family seems lovely BUT he and his son massacred the Middle East. HW & Reagan presided over the worst epidemic as they diverted funds from research & treatment."
In a final tweet, Van Ness wrote that he believes it's important — even on someone's funeral day — to remember "people and their actions clearly and accurately."
"Serving our country is great but remembering people and their actions clearly and accurately is important," he concluded. "This could happen again, as the current admin has no plan for HIV/ AIDS & tells the @CDCgov what and how they're allowed to study and say."
He transferred power peacefully as all our previous presidents had & that's admirable for a lot of reasons, and his family seems lovely BUT he and his son massacred the Middle East. HW & Reagan presided over the worst epidemic as they diverted funds from research & treatment.
Serving our country is great but remembering people and their actions clearly and accurately is important. This could happen again, as the current admin has no plan for HIV/ AIDS & tells the @CDCgov what and how they're allowed to study and say.
The majority of comments appeared to defend Bush from Van Ness' unprovoked attack on his administration, even if they hadn't been Bush supporters to begin with.
One user wrote, "He was a product of his times. People are acting like he was the only person during that time period who felt that way. As a gay man, I'm ashamed of how my community is behaving here. Basically celebrating his death. How about we celebrate how far we've come ..."
Another added, "Please let the country have a day to come together civilly and heal wounds, rather than fan the flames of partisanship. Hindsight is 20/20... just ask Obama/Hillary regarding their beliefs on gay marriage."
"Not sure why we're so committed to the idea that it is only okay to eulogize and commemorate the lives of the sinless and faultless," another Twitter user wrote.
In 1990, Bush signed two pieces of legislation to benefit those people with HIV/AIDS — a very poorly understood disease during the '80s and early '90s.
One such piece of legislation included the Americans With Disabilities Act, which protected people living with disabilities — such as HIV/AIDS — from discrimination.
Bush also signed the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act, which ended up being the most expansive federal program specifically for providing care and treatment to people with HIV/AIDS.
During a 1992 presidential debate between Bush, former President Bill Clinton, and former presidential candidate Ross Perot, Bush discussed solutions to the AIDS epidemic.
"Next thing I know," he continued, "one of these ACT UP [AIDS action advocacy] groups is saying, 'Bush ought to change his behavior!' You can't talk about [the AIDS epidemic] rationally!"


Born in 1986 in Leningrad, lives in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In 2011, she graduated from Saint Petersburg State University and got Master's Degree in design. Member of Saint Petersburg Union Artists since 2013.
She makes experimental graphic stories and graphic reportages; she combines diverse styles and techniques, using collage and ink strokes. She is focused on documentary and is always in search of crazy true stories that can become a topic of her new comics.


Last month, I had the pleasure of attending the South by Southwest Interactive Track in Austin, Texas. This conference focuses on business and social media. I came away from the week with my head buzzing with ideas. Among them were concepts from a fantastic session I attended on unique businesses. One of the panelists, Scott Chacon of GitHub, had simple but incredible suggestions for solving problems more effectively.
Chacon asked a profound question during his talk: Is your work environment more like a kindergarten or a university? In businesses that are run like a kindergarten, people are under constant supervision. They are told step-by-step exactly what to do and every employee does everything exactly the same. Does this sound like anyone's first job out of law school?
When a business is run like a university, the outcome matters more than the specific process. No one is breathing down your neck as long as you get your work done. No one cares when you work, how you do it or what you wear. This environment allows for significantly more freedom but also a higher degree of responsibility and discipline. It also allows for a greater degree of creativity.
When a business is run like a university, work-life balance is a given. No employee has to miss a child's game or recital because it was scheduled during "work hours." This environment leads to low turnover. I think this is because employees have more balance in their lives, they're allowed to do what works for them and, to a degree, they feel more like people instead of company commodities.
The next time you walk through your office, ask yourself if the law firm feels more like a kindergarten or a university. The answer may change the way you look at work.
Ruth Carter's virtual practice, The Carter Law Firm, focuses on intellectual property, social media, First Amendment and flash mob law. Named an ABA Journal 2012 Legal Rebel, Ruth recently published the e-book The Legal Side of Blogging: How Not to Get Sued, Fired, Arrested or Killed. In "Nothing But the Ruth," she writes about the lessons she's learning while building her new virtual practice. She also blogs weekly at UndeniableRuth.com.


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"Do not be afraid of shadows .It shows that there is light nearby."
But how long one can endure darkness ? This is really a big question ,Though it's answer is very simple...when you can't avoid it , face it and face it with brave heart .


On May 30, I appeared before a Civil Traffic hearing officer to request dismissal of a citation I received for riding a motorcycle without a helmet. Having taken the time to research the Florida Statutes as they relate to this topic, I discovered that one may ride without a helmet if one has at least $10,000 in medical insurance.
I also had a statement I had found under a Florida Helmet Law Q&A website on the internet stating that Medicare and VA coverages do meet the criteria to comply with the helmet law. This same fact is stated on a number of websites maintained by local attorneys who often represent motorcycle operators.
I must say I was taken aback by the disrespect with which I was treated and the aggressive harassment with which my case was handled. While I was sworn in prior to presenting my information, the traffic officer who gave me the citation was not, although he continued to give his version of information to the hearing officer.
Needless to say, his version was not accurate, and I was not allowed to contradict him. The hearing officer proceeded to say that the information I supplied did not show that I had medical coverage of $10,000 and proceeded to levy a fine of $111.
It is obvious that I have more than sufficient medical coverage as well as proof of same; however, although that supposedly was the reason for my citation, and I submitted proof of coverage, the hearing officer simply dismissed any further input and instructed me to pay the fine.
I served my country in the United States Marine Corps to protect a system I've always believed in, and served as a local elected official in order to do my part in preserving that system for my children and grandchildren. I hope that whoever appointed this hearing officer would reconsider his appointment. I had two lawyers tell me prior to going to the traffic court that I should just pay the fine and get on with my life for in Lee County's traffic court, there is generally only one outcome, that being in favor of the officer. Today I better understand and should have taken that advice but I just can't bring myself to believe that our systems have been so compromised with incompetency. I believe that we are entering a Post America time.


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PitchCom is a wireless communication system used in baseball to allow the catcher to request pitches without using visible signals. Major League Baseball (MLB) approved the use of PitchCom before the start of the 2022 season with the intentions of deterring sign stealing and quickening the pace of play.

History

Traditionally, catchers have requested pitches using visible signals, typically by sequences of finger gestures. This has been prone to sign stealing, where a member of the batting team recognizes the signals and relays them to the batter. When a runner is on second base, the catcher commonly visits the pitcher to change signs, delaying the game.

PitchCom was invented by John Hankins and Craig Filcetti. The technology was originally developed to provide cues for magic shows. The company asked MLB to consider adopting their technology in 2020.  During the 2021 Low-A West season, teams were permitted to try PitchCom. The technology was optional but strongly encouraged, according to a memo sent by the league. After generally positive results in the minor league, and in spring training before the 2022 MLB season, the MLB Players Association approved use of PitchCom for the 2022 season.

During spring training before the 2023 MLB season, MLB will test an expansion of PitchCom. The league will allow pitchers to wear PitchCom wristbands so they can call their own pitches.

Operation
PitchCom has two functional components: a nine-button keypad that the catcher wears and small wireless receivers, with speakers, that the catcher, the pitcher, and up to three other fielders may wear inside their baseball caps. Each receiver can be programmed to a particular spoken language. When the catcher presses buttons to indicate the type of pitch and the desired location, all receivers speak the instructions in the selected language. All communications are encrypted and teams may opt to replace pitch names such as "fastball" with code words.

During its first season of use in MLB, some players had problems using PitchCom. Early in the 2022 season, New York Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman had difficulty hearing PitchCom over the crowd during an appearance at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. "We just might have to turn up our volume a little bit," said Jose Trevino, the Yankees' catcher. Gerrit Cole, another Yankees pitcher, had trouble hearing pitch instructions in his first two starts, including an incident where the instructions were drowned out by a siren sound effect that the Yankee Stadium audio crew plays to energize the crowd. During a game on June 30 against the Houston Astros, Yankees pitcher Luis Severino was trying to fix his malfunctioning PitchCom device when Kyle Tucker, on third base, tried to steal home. Severino, despite the distraction, threw out Tucker at home. On Opening Day, Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes had problems hearing his PitchCom speaker over the crowd noise at American Family Field. As of April 24, Burnes was the only Brewers pitcher regularly using PitchCom; other pitchers had stopped using it, saying that they were not yet comfortable using the technology with their catchers.

During the 2022 season, in response to complaints, PitchCom was modified to have a higher volume limit and to have an extension tube that put sound closer to the player's ear. Even at the higher maximum volume, during the 2022 MLB postseason, Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Bryson Stott struggled to hear the audio over the crowd noise. During a spring training game before the 2023 season, umpires informed Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli that Tampa Bay Rays batters and umpires could clearly hear Twins pitcher Kenta Maeda's PitchCom signals because Twins catcher Tony Wolters had his speaker volume turned up to an excessively high level, and because the announced crowd of 2,531 at Tropicana Field was quiet.

Reception

Despite early problems, all 30 MLB clubs had started to use PitchCom in some way during the 2022 season. Catcher Tucker Barnhart of the Detroit Tigers said that the technology would make the Tigers ready for the pitch clock when MLB starts to use it. The Cleveland Guardians' manager Terry Francona and catcher Austin Hedges said that the technology sped up games noticeably. Aaron Boone, manager of the Yankees, credits PitchCom with significant speed-ups in Yankees games during the 2022 season. Through their first 54 games in 2022, the Yankees played 25 games (about 47%) in less than three hours. In 2021, only about 25% of the Yankees' games finished in three hours or less. Across all MLB teams, the average time of a nine-inning game in 2022 decreased by six minutes compared with the prior season, which ESPN credited in part to PitchCom.

New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer used PitchCom for the first time on July 27, 2022, in a game against the Yankees in which he pitched 7 innings without conceding any runs. Scherzer praised PitchCom's functionality, but he told reporters that "it should be illegal," saying that it removes incentives for pitchers to create complex visual sign systems that runners are challenged to decode. "It works," said Scherzer about PitchCom, "but it's taking away a part of the game." Scherzer's comments drew rebuttals from Seattle Mariners relief pitcher Paul Sewald, who called them "a little naïve" and "a bit hypocritical", and from Minnesota Twins starter Sonny Gray, who observed that teams were able to break down sign sequences during a game.

References

External links

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Let me help you … Let me get you somewhere safe !? Is what I remember saying to my coworker with a black eye as she sat on the curb with me waiting for or rides she argued like a well skilled lawyer defending her client ..but It's really my fault she'd say … We were both drunk . As I heard a car pull up I could see her physically give a sigh of relief I turned around to find my own trouble arriving … I tell her to wait here and I meet Him and my brother in the parking lot … I explain the situation and even though I knew I'd pay for it later I askedy brother not him if we could stick around till the co workers ol Man shows up.. yup He is pissed I'm going to hear about it later .. I didn't care I had some one to SAVE …another 10 minutes go by before another car pulls in it's not the co workers ol Man but a sports car full of young woman ..ahh yup I see it in his eyes he's going to put the flirt on heavy … The co worker see this too …. Babe she says you are better than him you deserve a really good guy not someone like him.. as I fight back saying pot calling the kettle black aren't we ? She takes a sharp breath her ride showed up …. She hugged me and drove away.. My brother insist I get in the car reminds me that we were taking a road trip in the am ….. But instead of heading straight home which is where I wanted to go I found myself the very unwilling participate of a game of cat n mouse between Him my brother and the girls by racing the cars I got scared shitless when as we are in mid spin of a 360 and I can hear Him yell betcha wish we would have least right of way hu ? Like a bolt of lightning I knew I was in real trouble I know I have become the person I sore I'd never be a victim… It took a yr and a half longer for me to have enough . It took me being hit stuck with tacks lit of fire to say I need help it took him sodomizing me repeatedly to leave the house it took him robing me of my first child to stay away …. And it took someone bending over backwards to prove to me that I am amazing and beautiful to say goodbye for good !
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Zoomin - No Milk On Tuesday - The Whining Ultimate (Cassette)
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krou notes reporting in the Christian Science Monitor that the current economic crisis is helping China's push into higher-end manufacturing by shaking out low-profit companies. The hope is that, instead of just assembling iPods, Chinese companies will be able to invent the next big thing instead. I.
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Jun 23, · Barry Whitwam feat. Herman's Hermits - No milk today Released (Barry Whitwam was drummer of the band, when this song was released) No milk today, my love has gone away The bottle stands.
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Jun 02, · On Tuesday, March 3, I had a cocktail in the neighborhood with a friend. We hugged goodbye. My next moment of human touch was on Wednesday, March 4, when Catherine, my favorite oncology nurse, tapped at the crook of my elbow and slid the .
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(Prof. Asano's Laboratory)
Biotechnology Research Center, Toyama Prefectural University, Japan
Sep 1, 1998 OPENEDAug 8, 2006 UPDATED!
Enzyme Engineering XIX
Where is Toyama located? and A view of Biotechnol Res Ctr
Toyama Prefectural University Welcome to Toyama Prefecture, Japan
List of Staff, members and students
Member Name E-mail
Professor Yasuhisa ASANO asano@
Lecturer Hidenobu KOMEDA hkomeda@
Post Doctoral Fellow Shinjiro TACHIBANA z02015@st.
Assistant Sanae IGARASHI
Assistant Kazue AOTA
Assistant Kaori NAKATA z02013@st.
Assistant Asako TAKAGOSHI z0201j@st.
Assistant Maiko TSUCHIDA z0201k@st.
Doctor Course Student from Thailand Techawaree UEATRONGCHIT z0201k@st.
Doctor Course Student Yasuhisa FUKUDA s67002@st.
Master Course Student Kazuyuki YASUKAWA s556006@st.
Junior College 3rd year Student Yukiko SHIBATA s0667005@st.
Junior College Student Manami NISHINO s527026@st.
Junior College Student Kazuyo NITTA s527027@st.
Research interests of Prof. Asano
Prof. Asano's group in the Biotechnology Research Center of Toyama Prefectural University carries out an extensive screening for novel enzymes catalyzing new reactions, with their deep knowledge in microbiology, biochemistry, enzymology, synthetic organic chemistry, and molecular genetics, etc. They have been pioneers in the exploitation of novel enzymes, as can be seen in Prof. Asano's discovery of nitrile hydratase, which is now utilized in the industrial production of acrylamide, nicotinamide and 5-cyanovaleramide in multi-tons scale, and in the first crystallization and characterization of phenylalanine dehydrogenase followed by its successful use in the mass-screening of phenylketonuria in Japan. Not only the exploring studies, but also intensive basic studies are carried out to understand the enzymological characteristics by the use of synthetic chemicals. The structure of the enzymes are analyzed by the techniques in molecular cloning, nucleotide and protein sequencing. Site-directed mutagenesis of the genes are routinely carried out by random and designed manners.
Highlights of current work include; discovery of novel phenylalanine dehydrogenases (PheDH) from nature, use of PheDHs and opine dehydrogenase in the enantioselective synthesis of natural and unnatural L-amino acids; practical microdetermination of L-Phe in blood samples of neonates in Japan utilizing PheDH; characterization, gene cloning, structure elucidation, and expression of a new enzyme opine dehydrogenase as one of the first examples of D-stereospecific amino acid dehydrogenase; discovery of 3-methylaspartate ammonia-lyase from facultative anaerobes for chiral synthesis; discovery, characterization, structure determination of, alkaline D-peptidase and D-amino acid amidase and uses in the syntheses of D-amino acids and D-amino acid containing peptides; discovery of phenylacetaldoxime dehydratase in nitrile degraders; discovery of amino acid amide racemase; discovery of new hydroxynitrile lyases of plant origin and thier application to stereoselective cyanohidrin synthesis, etc. They are also successful in developing a new enzymatic method of selective phosphorylation of nucleosides by screening, optimization of the novel acid phosphatase by a molecular evolutionary approach, and its industical use.
They have been collaborating with Prof. Cooper's group of Biochemistry Department at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, USA. on the use of PheDH. They are also cooperating with Profs. Engel's and Mayhew's groups of Univ. College Dublin, Ireland, to explore roles of some amino acid residues in PheDH and opine dehydrogenase by the site-directed mutagenesis, and the structural analyses by X-ray crystallography with Prof. Rice's group of Univ. of Sheffield, U.K. Their laboratory is the first one opened in the Center in 1992. Three laboratories were opened later in 1995, and the expansion of the Center was completed in 1996, when they started enrolling graduate students. Although they have only 10 years of history in the Center, some of the projects were started in the Sagami Chemical Research Center, Kanagawa, Japan in 1984. Their laboratory currently consists of 1 Lecturer, 3 postdoctoral fellows, 5 technicians, 6 postgraduate research students, and 2 junior college students. Financial supports have been provided by the Government of Toyama Prefecture, the Ministry of Education of Japan, Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences, and various private scientific foundations in Japan.
He has been Editors of Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry (Tokyo), and Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering (Osaka).
1. NEW TOPICS
1.1	A new enzymatic method of selective phosphorylation of nucleosides, optimization of the enzymatic reaction by directed evolution, and its industrial use
1.2	Development of chip technology to determine blood L-phenylalanine
1.3	Screening for new hydroxynitrile lyases of plant origin and thier application to stereoselective cyanohydrin synthesis
1.4	Discovery of amino acid amide racemase
2. AMINO ACID DEHYDROGENASES
2.1 Phenylalanine dehydrogenase (EC 1.4.1.20) from Sporosarcina ureae, Bacillus sphaericus, Bacillus badius, Micrococcus sp.
L-Phenylalanine determination in the blood of neonates
Synthesis L-amino acids from their keto analogs.
2.2 Opine dehydrogenase from Arthrobacter sp.
Synthesis of secondary amine dicaroboxylic acids
X-ray crystallography and reaction mechanism (with Prof. D. Rice)
3. LYASES
3.1 D-Malate hydro-lyase
Synthesis of D-malate from maleate
Synthesis of citramalate from itaconate
3.2 3-Methylaspartate ammonia-lyase
Discovery in Enterobacteria
Synthesis of aspartate analogs from fumarate
X-ray crystallography (with Prof. D. Rice)
4. D-AMINO ACID CONTAINING PEPTIDE HYDROLASES
4.1	D-Aminopeptidase (EC 3.4.11.19) from Ochrobactrum anthropi
Synthesis of D-alanine N-Alkylamides and D-Ala oligomers
Similarity of the primary structure with b-lactamases and PBP
4.2	Alkaline D-peptidase (a new enzyme)
Synthesis of D-Phe oligomers
4.3	D-Amino acid amidase
4.4	Microbial degradation of (D-Glu)8 and (D-Asp)8
5.	ALDOXIME AND NITRILE METABOLISM IN MICROORGANISMS
Nitrile hydratase (a lyase)
Aldoxime dehydratase (a new lyase)
Amidases
6. STEREOSPECIFIC ACYLATION OF GLYCEROL BY LIPASES
Stereospecific cis-1,2-indandiol oxidation to yield (R)-2-hydroxy-1-indanone
New epoxide hydrolases
Professor Yasuhisa Asano
Biotechnology Research Center
Toyama Prefectural University
5180 Kurokawa, Kosugi,
Toyama 939-0398 JAPAN
Tel: +81-766-56-7500 ext 530; Fax: +81-766-56-2498
Mail to: asano@pu-toyama.ac.jp


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On January 6, 2021, the First Appellate District Court of Appeal issued an Order Granting Publication of its opinion in the case of New LivableCA/Community Venture Partners v ABAG, stating that
"For good cause, the request for publication is granted. Pursuant to rule 8.1105(c) of the California Rules of Court, the opinion in the above-entitled matter is ordered certified for publication in the Official Reports."
That means the opinion of the Court of Appeal is now case law. This opinion will have broad applicability and impacts throughout the state's legal system. To put it plainly, this is a very big deal.
The significance of this reversal of the decision by the San Francisco Superior Court, to dismiss this case, and its publication cannot be over-stated. The Appeal Court's opinion will impact future Brown Act petitioners for years to come.
To read the appellate court's opinion CLICK HERE.
In response to the Court's decision to publish, Paul Nicholas Boylan, LC/CVP's appellate legal counsel, said,
"I am extremely happy with this result. By ordering that their opinion be published, the appellate court created new law that will help prevent government agencies throughout California from violating their duties to allow the public to participate in the conduct of the public's business.
"That's what this case is all about. The public cannot fully participate in governmental decisions if the public doesn't know how their elected or appointed representatives vote. This published appellate opinion makes sure that the public will receive information that is vital to the functioning of our democracy."
Summary of the Court of Appeal Opinion
The Appellate Opinion's Analysis section addresses several primary issues.
First, the trial court found that Appellants had not and could not allege facts demonstrating legally cognizable prejudice as a consequence of any alleged violation of section 54953(c)(2). The Court of Appeal reversed this, holding that there is no requirement that a Brown Act complaint affirmatively allege prejudice.
Second, the trial court found that the Appellant's Brown Act violation complaint is moot because there isn't a live controversy between the parties. The Court of Appeal reversed this, holding (1) the trial court improperly took judicial notice of an ABAG statement; and (2) there was insufficient evidence to support a finding of mootness.
Third, and related to the second issue, the trial court granted ABAG's demurrer[1] to dismiss the LC/CVP case, claiming that the petitioners failed to make a viable claim. The Court of Appeal reversed this, saying that the trial court acted improperly.
Chronology of events
After winning their appeal of the San Francisco Superior Court's decision, on December 27, 2020, LC/CVP asked the Court of Appeal to publish their opinion. In his Request to Publish Opinion per Cal. Rules of Court, Rule 8.1120, Paul Nicholas Boylan, LC/CVP's appellate legal counsel, had argued that the opinion needed to be published because
"Appellants share an interest in promoting and defending the principles of open government. As this case demonstrates, there are serious uncertainties about which agency acts render a Brown Act dispute moot and whether or not there is a requirement to plead and prove prejudice. These uncertainties are barriers to the public's ability to fully enjoying their rights to observe and participate in the operation of the public's business.
"This Court's Opinion significantly resolves these uncertainties. However, unless the Opinion is published, it is not controlling case law that can be cited to guide trial courts. A published opinion would help avoid and prevent public agencies from "gaming" the Brown Act to promote secrecy and lack of transparency. Appellants are convinced that publication is necessary to refresh public agency memory as to what kind of actions resolve Brown Act disputes as a matter of law and which do not."
Considering that this request was entered on January 3, 2021, and the Court of Appeal granted the request to publish on January 6, 2021, one can only conclude that the Court was in complete agreement.
This successful appeal and reversal of the trial court's decisions in our case, which has been managed by co-petitioner Community Venture Partners, Inc., since its inception, stands as a testament to the fact that justice is achievable in our legal system, even for small, under-funded nonprofits such as Livable California and Community Venture Partners, representing community voices.
For a more complete background on this case please CLICK HERE and HERE.
ABAG's history of abusing the Brown Act
Throughout this case, ABAG has lied, intentionally misled, and treated the petitioners with callous disrespect and taken the posture that they have all the money and lawyers in the world to throw around to bury any challenge in nonsensical legal arguments for years. ABAG's attitude is reminiscent of Donald Trump's legal team, in that they will attempt to run out the clock and pull anything they can think of out of the air until they've exhausted their opponent. Unfortunately, in this case, San Francisco Superior Court judge Schulman was fine with that.
Although we don't anticipate that this will change ABAG's approach to litigation, it will certainly throw a major wrench in their repeated, illegal conduct.
Apropos the discussion of the intimidation tactics used by agencies like ABAG and the trial court's "error" in granting ABAG's demurrer, which was the basis of dismissing the case, attorney Boylan noted,
"A "demurrer" is a motion to dismiss due to the plaintiff's failure to make a viable claim. It is common for public agencies defending against Brown Act enforcement actions to demurrer to a complaint for the sole purpose of obtaining delay and imposing extra costs on a plaintiff. Demurrers are expensive, but agencies don't care. Their defense costs are financed with tax dollars. But a plaintiff doesn't have that advantage, and agencies know it. Delay and cost can wear a plaintiff down and reduce their will to fight.
"By publishing its opinion, the Court prevents any California public agency from filing a demurrer similar to the one that ABAG filed in this case. The Court of Appeal bluntly stated that the trial judge in this case should not have granted ABAG's demurrer. The published opinion prevents public agencies from obtaining years of delay and prevents them from imposing huge costs on anyone trying to enforce the public right to know how their representatives are voting on matters of public interest and importance."
Of note, this published, Court of Appeal opinion on the impropriety of the trial court's granting of ABAG's demurrer is a "civil procedure" opinion, which means it will have broad applicability in a variety of cases.
As I've discussed in previous articles, ABAG's shenanigans, in this case, its outright failure to "report out" the votes of its board members at a public hearing, is particularly ironic because it was ABAG's repeated failure to do so and their historic penchant for holding secret votes that prompted the Legislature to amend the Brown Act to include Section 54953(c)(2) thereby explicitly mandating public agencies to report the vote or abstention for "each member" of the executive body that voted in connection with any action. (AA 009:18-010:1-15.)
Finally, it is interesting to note that prior to receiving the lightning-fast response from the Court of Appeal on its intention to publish its opinion, several organizations, including CalAware, the First Amendment Coalition, and the California News Publisher's Association, had indicated an interest in sending letters supporting our request for publication, for which are very grateful. This is particularly ironic because it was the California News Publisher's Association (CNPA) that sponsored and lobbied to amend the Brown Act to require "reporting out" votes due to ABAG's prior violations. CNPA created the rules that ABAG violated yet again in our case, and for that, we are indebted to them.
[1] A "demurrer" is defined as an objection that an opponent's point is irrelevant or invalid, while granting the factual basis of the point.
Bob Silvestri is a Marin County resident and the founder and president of Community Venture Partners, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community organization funded only by individuals in Marin and the San Francisco Bay Area. Please consider DONATING TO CVP to enable us to continue to work on behalf of Marin residents.


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Youthful solutions for a better world by 2050
One is creating luxury fashion items from discarded fish skins. Another has developed a way of detecting plastic on the ocean floor, while a third is empowering children to become eco-warriors.
These are just some of the voices of young people offering practical solutions to the world's most pressing environmental problems using the forum of the WorldSkills Conference 2019.
They brought messages of hope to a session dedicated to Our Planet in 2050 on the first day of the Conference, taking place in Russia at WorldSkills Kazan 2019.
Nawal Allaoui is barely out of college but is already the founder and CEO of SealSkin, a Morocan company founded on social enterprise principles.
The manufacturing uses natural tanning "with a focus of creating both a social and environmental solution," said Ms Allaoui.
"Our aim is to build a sustainable brand that empowers women and coastal areas by providing job opportunities, better working conditions and a stable income," she said.
SeaSkin is one of the finalists of BeChangeMaker 2019, the global contest for young social entrepreneurs run by WorldSkills and the HP Foundation, with the winners announced during this year's WorldSkills Conference.
Concern about the state of our oceans also motivated 13-year old Anna Du from the United States to think of creative ways of cleaning tiny particles of plastic waste from the oceans.
"I realized that by 2050 there would be more plastics than fish in the ocean," she said.
Her work involves using remotely controlled undersea vehicles with advanced scanning technology to detect even tiny particles. It has earned her the title of 3M Discovery Scientist.
"The only way we are going to solve this problem is if we all work together." she told the Conference. And that doesn't' have to be something hard. I believe if we all work together, we can solve any problem, any crisis that we face."
Tackling a less familiar but equally toxic environmental hazard is the objective of 19-year-old Anastasia Fedosova from Russia.
The student, working with one of her instructors, found an alternative way to dispose of hazardous chemicals that are the residue of galvanizing metals.
Combining the liquid waste with other chemicals neutralizes its toxicity but also creates a new saleable by product, which has provided one factory with an addition income of one million rubles a year.
"It's impossible to go into science if you don't feel love for something," she said. "I love my planet and so I just invented this technology."
Kehkashan Basu, an Indian student now studying at the University of Toronto, is the founder of the Green Hope Foundation and past winner of the International Children's Peace Prize.
An environmental activist since the age of seven, she created Green Hope as a way to support children the world who want to create conservation and environmental projects.
It includes supporting projects for marginalized children in some of the world's most deprived communities "who are now making huge ground level impact as ground level guardians."
Now 18, she warns: "We need to realize that every action of ours impacts our environment our planet and our future, Weare essentially myopic what we cannot see we ignore. This blindness and apathy has led us to the brink of environmental meltdown which threatens our survival.
A positive note was struck by András Volom from Hungary, who has created V4SDG as a youth-led non-profit initiative to inspiring action and cooperation on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
"The scale of issues like climate change and the challenges of youth employment have left many with a sense of hopelessness," he said.
In 2019 we have managed to de-sensitive our society to such a degree that we only think in terms of numbers, discarding our emotions." he told the Conference.
"I am pretty sure that even here at WorldSkills that there are competitors here who only think of winning. This is an impossible attitude for sustainability in 2050. We need that warm passion and compassion for others."


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Q: How to use the calendar module with tkinter? Using the calendar module with tkinter there is always a displacement in the last row, if the week doesn't start on a Monday. Does anyone know why this happens?
import calendar
from tkinter import *

gui = Tk()
gui.title("Calendar")

def cal():
    y = e1.get()
    m = e2.get()
    cal_x = calendar.month(int(y),int(m),w = 2, l = 1)
    print (cal_x)
    cal_out = Label(gui, text=cal_x, font=('courier', 12, 'bold'), bg='lightblue')
    cal_out.pack(padx=3, pady=10)

label1 = Label(gui, text="Year:")
label1.pack()

e1 = Entry(gui)
e1.pack()

label2 = Label(gui, text="Month:")
label2.pack()

e2 = Entry(gui)
e2.pack()

button = Button(gui, text="Show",command=cal)
button.pack()

gui.mainloop()

A: You simply need to left-justify the text in the Label:
cal_out = Label(
    gui,
    bg='lightblue',
    font=('courier', 12, 'bold'),
    justify=LEFT,  # like this
    text=cal_x,
)

For this month, that gives me:

tkinter will CENTER-justify by default, which makes it look odd in this case; calendar just returns text, so you can't really blame it on that module!

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Pop ups. It's all about the Pop Ups. Big complicated commercial leases are painful enough to keep some would-be entrepreneurs out of the retail game. David King, General Managr at ThisOpenspace.com (let's call it the AirBnb of retail) has big plans to make commercial retail much more accessible and put some extra cash in Landlord's pockets during vacancy periods.


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Wild Nevada
WE EXPLORE SEVERAL TREASURES THAT MAKE THE OUTDOORS IN NEVADA SO GREAT. COMPILED & EDITED BY NEVADA MAGAZINE
One of the most magnificent features of Nevada is our great outdoors. Whether you're reeling in a rainbow trout as the sun fades behind the majestic Lamoille Canyon walls or conquering the frost-tipped Arc Dome peak, Nevada is brimming with wilderness that is waiting to be explored.
2014 is a special year for wilderness areas in Nevada. Fifty years ago—in 1964—President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Wilderness Act into law. The bill established the National Wilderness Preservation System and set aside an initial 9.1 million acres of wilderness (64,667 of which was in Nevada) for the use and benefit of the American people. The act defines "wilderness" as areas where the earth and its communities of life are left unchanged by people, where the primary forces of nature are in control, and where people themselves are visitors who do not remain. But for areas to remain unchanged and in harmony with the forces of nature, they must be respected and cared for.
Friends of Nevada Wilderness has been making major strides in improving and preserving public land in the state, ensuring Nevada wilderness can be enjoyed by generations to come. The organization is dedicated to preserving all qualified Nevada public lands as wilderness, protecting all present and potential wilderness from ongoing threats, educating the public about the values of and need for wilderness, and improving the management and restoration of wild lands. 2014 marks a special year for the organization, as it is celebrating its 30th anniversary. With a host of events planned throughout the year (see page 76), Friends of Nevada Wilderness hopes to spread the word about the great outdoors in Nevada.
Highlighted are several of the Silver State's most noteworthy wilderness areas.
JARBIDGE WILDERNESS
Acres: 113,167 County: Elko
The Jarbidge Wilderness spans 113,167 acres of high mountains and deep glaciated canyons in northeastern Elko County, and was the first designated wilderness area in Nevada. In 1964, the area covered 64,667 acres. The Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989 added another 48,500 acres, expanding the area to its present size.
Extreme variations in elevation, moisture, and soil make it an area of beauty. It has eight peaks higher than 10,000 feet, some of which drop to canyons 4,000 feet below. Bright and varied colors of vegetation, soil, and rock complement the area's spectacular topography and remoteness. It features low-elevation, shrub-dominated alpine ecosystems as well as some of Nevada's finest mule deer habitat. Scenic vistas range from sagebrush flatland to rugged, rocky peaks.
Nevada is typically an arid state, but the Jarbidge Wilderness is curiously wet. Cottonwood trees are predominant along the streams at low elevations, and there are numerous intermittent streams, seeps, and small meadows. The area produces a spectacular wildflower show in early summer.
The range also includes Jarbidge Lake and Emerald Lake. Visitors can hike or horseback ride along ridge tops for miles down West Mary's River, Mary's River, East Fork Jarbidge, or many other streams, creeks, and rivers.
Access to the Jarbidge Wilderness is limited and requires a few hours driving over rough gravel roads, but is well worth the drive. The area contains approximately 150 miles of trails to carry visitors into the backcountry. The lower elevation trails open up in May and the upper trails are clear in June or July, depending on the snowpack.—Friends of Nevada Wilderness
ARC DOME WILDERNESS
Acres: 115,000 County: Nye
Arc Dome Wilderness, in the heart of the Toiyabe Mountain Range, is one of Nevada's largest wilderness areas. Its 115,000 acres stretch from Ophir Summit in the north to Peavine Canyon in the south. The area contains the highest peaks in the range, along with several trout streams, spectacular scenery, and a diverse mix of landforms and ecosystems.
Approached from certain angles, Arc Dome doesn't seem very arc-shaped and not very dome-like. The people who named it must have been looking at it from the southwest. From that vantage, in winter, white with snow from base to summit, it looks Himalayan.
The two flanks of the southern Toiyabe Range are oddly dissimilar. The west side is gentle, green, and open, and the east side is rugged, complicated, and enclosed. Three streams—optimistically called rivers—gather water from multiple sources and work their way down the mountain, with the Reese River going to the west, and the North Twin and South Twin rivers emerging from the very steep east side just a half mile apart.
The Arc Dome area is rich in wildlife, supporting a healthy mule deer population, sage grouse, chukar, and the usual native predators. Many migratory birds along with residents such as kestrels and red-shafted flickers nest in the aspen groves along the canyon bottoms.
The Arc Dome Wilderness makes up the southern third of the Toiyabe Range and, at its closest point, is only 45 miles north of Tonopah. The area is accessible by improved dirt roads from all sides and is within three miles of State Route 376.
—Friends of Nevada Wilderness
MUDDY MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS
Acres: 48,019 County: Clark
Just an hour outside of Las Vegas' urban sprawl lies an area of unique geology and colorful Mojave Desert habitat—the Muddy Mountains Wilderness. This landscape on the north shore of Lake Mead contains four areas that offer spectacular geology and a fragile desert ecosystem. The area measures 18 miles long and 14 miles wide.
The Muddy Mountains region offers shadowy slot canyons, unique geological formations, and expansive views of Lake Mead. Solitude and silence are as common as the narrow canyons and gravelly washes.
The colorful landscape of Lake Mead's north shore supports a diverse and fascinating assortment of wildlife. Search the cliffs above and you might see desert bighorn sheep. You'll also find desert creatures such as the banded Gila monster and the desert tortoise living near water lovers such as the American white pelican, white-faced ibis, and osprey.
For at least 4,000 years, people have lived in the area. Modern visitors might find reminders of their lives in the form of rock art panels, agave roasting pits, pueblo-style rock shelters, and chipping sites where they made their stone tools.
Although hundreds of miles inland, the geology of the Muddy Mountains region gives a telling glimpse into geologic time. About 300 million years ago, this area was sediment at the bottom of the sea. Today, area that was once sea floor comprises the limestone peaks that jut nearly 6,000 feet into the sky. Scattered among these peaks are fossilized sand dunes that have eroded into galleries and canyons, intricately carved and painted in shades of red, orange, and yellow.—Friends of Nevada Wilderness
MORMON MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS
Acres: 157,938 County: Lincoln
The Mormon Mountains region is a series of mountain ranges and canyons that offer colorful geology, majestic wildlife, archaeological sites, and beautiful country where one can escape city life. From rolling prairies speckled with cholla, yucca, and Joshua trees to intricately carved canyons forested with pinyon pine and juniper, each landscape contains inspiring beauty and surprises.
The various climates and elevations in the area provide important habitat for a wide spectrum of wildlife. An impressive variety of birds of prey live in the area.
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With the World Cup in Russia underway, I'm reminded of the poor state of East German football and the struggles players from the East have had to get into the national team. When the Berlin fell in 1989, the landscape of German football changed with the reunification which saw the DDR-Oberliga and Bundesliga combined. Through this only Dynamo Dresden and Hansa Rostock made Germans top flight and in essence, football in the East was close to doomed. As Die Mannschaft look to go back to back at the world cup, Toni Kroos is the only player who comes from the East. So with that in mind, what if the wall hadn't fallen? What if East Germany were heading to Russia and what would the squad look like?
Let's find out what the squad of 23 would look like if East Germany made the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
A junior with VfB Chemnitz and Chemnitz FC, Ralf Fährmann would make the journey to Gelsenkirchen in 2003. Fährmann would compete with Manuel Neuer for a place as Schalke's number one, but it would be the keeper from the East having to make way as he joined Eintracht Frankfurt in 2009. The two seasons in Frankfurt was a coming of age for Fährmann who became much improved with Die Adler, once Neuer left the Veltins Arena for Bayern Munich it was only fitting that Ralle would return to Schalke.
This season, Schalke's number one is coming off his best campaign yet and is undoubtedly East Germany's best shot stopper. The Chemnitz native had 13 clean sheets in the 2017/18 Bundesliga which was the best in the league ahead of Bayern Munich's Sven Ulreich, Borussia Dortmund's Roman Bürki and Stuttgart's Ron-Robert Zieler. Fährmann has become the quintessential German goalkeeper with shot stopping ability, solid distribution and excellent leadership. All told, Fährmann made a total of 97 saves in the Bundesliga last season.
Martin Männel has been a long serving servant of East German football, as a junior he played in the town of Velten with FSV Velten and SC Oberhavel Velten. In 2004, Männel moved to Cottbus to join Energie where he would spend four seasons developing his craft. An impressing campaign in the seconds for Energie Cottbus would seal a move to Erzgebirge Aue in 2008. Männel has remained loyal to Aue for the past 10 seasons in which he has endured relegation and two promotions.
This may come as a major surprise selection as the next "best" option would seem to be Mainz's René Adler. However, I don't see that as the case as Adler's lack of consistency and inability to remain on the pitch see's him out of consideration for a goalkeeping position. Aue's Martin Männel has been a rock to what has been a very leaky defence. The human fly may have conceded 49 goals this season, but made a solid 99 saves which was ranked 7th best in 2. Bundesliga last season. For me, he will make for a solid goalkeeping competitor but is light years away from being the starter.
Hailing from Rostock, Kevin Müller sailed the high seas with Hansa Rostock where he developed his craft and in just three seasons the shot stopper became the number one. After nine appearances in the 3. Liga, Hansa gained promotion to 2. Bundesliga where Müller would be first choice. In 2013, Müller joined Stuttgart but it didn't last long with the Rostock native being loaned back east to Energie Cottbus. One solid season back East and Frank Schmidt and Heidenheim signed Müller for an undisclosed fee. Müller would play a season behind now Eintracht Frankfurt back up Jan Zimmerman before he would leave for 1860 Munich. As the number one at Heidenheim, Müller has excelled as a strong shot stopper and presence in the box.
Müller had a very good season for Heidenheim and deservedly gets the nod to be apart of the East Germany set-up. A goalkeeping saying is "you are only as good as what is in front of you" couldn't be truer for the Rostock native who conceded 51 goals in the last campaign for Heidenheim, that's amongst the most conceded by a goalkeeper in 2. Bundesliga. But Müller's resilience was on display for most of the season as he made 110 saves which was fifth best amongst all goalkeepers. Müller will be fighting with Martin Männel to be the number two behind Ralf Fährmann.
Right back is a position in which East Germany is extremely lean at, yet Borussia Mönchengladbach's Tony Jantschke will be the best option. The 28-year-old was a main stayer for die Fohlen prior to the 2015/16 season under former boss Lucian Favre, but since the signing of Nico Elvedi, playing time for Jantschke has dried up. Jantschke has also been dealt with multiple spells on the sidelines but he will still find his place at right back for East Germany.
One of the most experienced campaigners in the squad, Marcel Schmelzer will play a pivotal in the East Germany side whether it's on or off the field. Since leaving Magdeburg at the age of 17, Schmelzer has been Borussia Dortmund's go to left back with 346 appearances in black and yellow in all competitions since 2008. Similar to right back Tony Jantschke, injuries have begun to take its toll on the 30-year-old Schmelzer who missed 14 Bundesliga games this season due to injury.
The Dresden native is a strong hard-nosed defender and will be one putting his hand up to start for East Germany. Toni Leistner made 28 appearances in 2. Bundesliga for Die Eisern winning 45 tackles from 50 attempts which is amongst the most effective in the league. Leistner will be on the move as he leaves Union Berlin after four seasons of service on July 1 with his future on where he will play next undecided.
At 20-years-old, Jordan Torunarigha is one of the youngest players in this East Germany squad. Hailing out of Chemnitz, Torunarigha burst onto the scene for Hertha Berlin towards the end of the 2016/17 season in which he featured in seven of the last nine encounter, five in which he was a starter. For the most part Torunarigha was impressive and many hoped he would carry on his momentum into the previous campaign. However, that wasn't the case in the 20-year-old played second fiddle to Niklas Stark and summer signing Karim Rekik from Marseille.
An Union Berlin junior, Robert Huth's biggest accomplishment in club football at least was winning the English Premier League as apart of a Cinderella story in Leicester City. In that season, Huth made 35 appearances alongside Leicester City captain Wes Morgan as the foxes trotted home for their first Premier League title in the club's history. However, since the title glory Huth has struggled making just 33 appearances in the past two Premier League seasons. Injury derailed his 2017/18 campaign and now Huth is on the look out for a new club.
An underrated left back, Chris Löwe developed his trade with Chemnitz FC for nine seasons in which he rose through the ranks before becoming a regular towards the end of the 2008/09 season. Two solid seasons in the first team for Chemnitz and Löwe found his way to Borussia Dortmund where he would compete for the left back job with none other than Marcel Schmelzer. Löwe would feature just 11 times for Borussia Dortmund which included starting away in the Champions League in a 3-2 defeat at Marseille. A frustrating lack of playing time saw Löwe leave for Kaiserslautern in which he became an instant first team player.
Three promising seasons with Kaiserslautern saw Löwe draw interest from abroad where he would sign with David Wagner's Huddersfield Town. Löwe was an instant hit with the terriers where he would start 41 matches as well as the three play-offs fixtures as Huddersfield were promoted. In his first season in England's top flight, Löwe was solid completing 70% of long ball passes and producing five assists. Like he did many years ago, Löwe will challenge with Schmelzer for the position to start.
Ohis Felix Udhuokhai was a relatively unknown quantity when he joined from 1860 Munich last summer, but the Aue junior showcased himself to be an exciting prospect for Wolfsburg in his first season in Germany's topflight. Native of Anneburg-Buchholz, Uduokhai made a strong account for himself making 21 Bundesliga appearances 60.5% of all aerial duels and 51.9% on the ground. Uduokhai showcased that he is strong on the ball by completing 88.7% of passes attempted in open play. The 20-year-old is a bright prospect for Wolfsburg and is one to watch for years to come.
Julian Börner is a plucky defender who is always willing to put in a shift, from humble beginnings with RW Erfurt in where he rose through the junior ranks before eventually securing a move with Energie Cottbus in 2009. However; with Cottbus, Börner got a rude awakening as he struggled to make headways in the first team where he made only five appearances in two seasons. It took Börner until the 2012/13 season for the Weimar native to gain more playing time but he never felt apart of the side.
Börner joined Arminia Bielefeld two seasons later and immediately made an impact with Die Arminian where he became a first team regular. He would play a major role in their promotion and eventually Börner would become club captain. This season was no different where Börner was reading the play like a book where he was amongst the best in the 2. Bundesliga in interceptions. Börner can also be a threat from set-pieces where he scored all four of his goals from this season.
Leonardo Bittencourt is very much a feast or famine type player and for fans who have him in fantasy or he plays for your side, this can be extremely frustrating. There is no doubting that Bittencourt is extremely talented but his lack of consistency is ever-present in his game. A prime example of Bittencourt feasting for Köln came between the stretches of matchday's 29 to 32 in which the Leipzig native was involved in a goal in each of those games, including a brace against Freiburg. Yet, Bittencourt will also go stretches with little involvement. This was present from the start of the season in which he failed to be involved to score or assist on a goal. His talent is enough to be in the squad of 23, but his consistency will need to improve as he joins Hoffenheim next season.
You will be hard pressed to find a player with such a successful career than Real Madrid's Toni Kroos.
You'd almost forget that Kroos only turned 28 in January yet his accomplishments at all levels is top notch. This year has been no different with Kroos notching up his fourth Champions League title with Real Madrid. Kroos is an outstanding player and whomever decided to let this gem leave Bayern Munich must be regretting it.
Maximilian Arnold made a bold move at the age of 15 to leave Dynamo Dresden for Wolfsburg, but there is no doubting that the move has worked out in spades. At 17, Arnold made his way into the Wolfsburg first team and made his debut off the bench in a 2-0 defeat against Augsburg in 2011. Since then, Arnold has made 193 appearances in all competitions which has included fixtures amongst European heavyweights such as Real Madrid and Manchester United.
Arnold has developed into a strong midfield presence for Wolfsburg, but his greatest asset in recent seasons has been the Dresden natives dead ball skills. This season Arnold chimed in for two goals which both came from free kicks (granted one of which was spilled in by Sven Ulreich). His best achievement at the international stage was captaining the under 21 German side to the European Championship against a strong Spain side.
Hailing from the capital, Steven Skrzybski has become a tactically flexible player for Union Berlin and as of next season we will see him apply his trade for is boyhood club Schalke. Skrzybski has been with Die Eisern since 2000 where he spent 10 seasons inside the youth set-up before gaining a professional contract in 2011. The 25-year-old made his debut as 17-year-old in a 2-1 defeat to FSV Frankfurt yet finding regular action in the first team wasn't clear until the 2014/15 season where Skrzybski made 23 appearances for two goals and two assists.
Recently, Skrzybski has become an important player for Union whether its playing out wide on the right, as the primary striker or playing in behind as a number 10. Being able to play in a variety of positions has helped Skrzybski develop and his last season was his best statistically. 14 goals for the previous campaign which was second best alongside Nürnberg captain Hanno Behrens and VfL Bochum's Lukas Hinterseer.
Tobias Werner hasn't been able to replicate his magical form that saw him a regular must watch with Augsburg as injuries and a lack of form has hindered the Gera native. A junior with Carl Zeiss Jena, it didn't take Werner long to make an immediate impact in the first team. In his debut of Jena in 2. Bundesliga, Werner produced his first assist to Sebastian Helbig in a 2-2 draw with Kickers Offenbach. Werner would make the move to Augsburg at the start of the 2008/09 season, coming off an eight goal and six assist season and he continued to improve under manager Jos Luhukay.
The 32-year-old made 208 appearances with Augsburg before moving back to 2. Bundesliga with Stuttgart. However, Werner didn't get to showcase his talents in Stuttgart as muscular problems halted his return. With Stuttgart gaining promotion, Werner need game time and Hannes Wolf couldn't guarantee this. Alas, a move to Nürnberg on loan was put in place and he made a strong impact off the bat with two assists in a 6-1 rout of MSV Duisburg. Werner's best football might be behind him, yet he can still make a meaningful contribution on the right team.
Kevin Möhwald comes from humble beginnings with his home town club RW Erfurt and made his debut in the first team debut at the age of 18 in a 1-0 defeat against fellow East German club Carl Zeiss Jena. 106 appearances later and Nürnberg were calling for the Erfurt natives services after a strong 2014/15 campaign in which Möhwald scored eight goals and three assists. Playing in the heart of midfield, Möhwald has really hit the German footballing scene over the past two seasons. Möhwald's impact has been well felt as he played his part in helping Nürnberg return to the Bundesliga for the first time in four seasons.
It's evident at least statistically that Möhwald's game has adapted from an assist king to a major goal scoring threat. In his first two seasons with Der Club, Möhwald had five goals and 22 assists. Yet this season he was more clinical in front of goal with seven which is third most amongst Nürnberg players behind Hanno Behrens (14) and Mikael Ishak (12). As of next season, Möhwald will apply his trade in the north of Germany with Werder Bremen.
Arne Maier's first season in the Bundesliga was a baptism of fire with the 19-year-old thrown into the mix after injuries Vladimir Darida and Per Ciljan Skjelbred. Yet despite his inexperience, Maier adjusted to life well in the Bundesliga with Hertha manager Pál Dárdai showing plenty of faith in the young Ludwigsfelde native. In his first season in the top flight, Maier completed 85.9% of passes from open play and won 47.2% duels contested and its evident to me that he is someone who could take the Bundesliga by storm with the tutorage of an experienced Hertha midfield.
Thomas Eisfeld's footballing journey has taken him to various parts of Germany and England but there is a sense that the Finsterwalde native is yet to fully reach his potential. After leaving Borussia Dortmund's youth system to join up in Arsenal, however; his footballing future at the Emirates lasted only three and a half seasons before he was sold to Fulham. Eisfeld's stay at Craven Cottage was only six months where he made just seven appearances in the Championship before returning to the Ruhr Valley with VfL Bochum.
The move to Bochum became permanent in 2015 and with that came a regularity of first-team football yet injuries have hampered Eisfeld from completing a full season without miss. Eisfeld is known for having strong vision when playing the ball whilst having good set-piece abilities like Maximilian Arnold. We expect to see more of Eisfeld next season with Kevin Stöger departing for Fortuna Düsseldorf but one hopes he can spend more time on the pitch than under restrain from the medical staff.
It's never easy to be the brother to a World Cup and Champions League winner as you are always being compared. That can't be easy for any sibling or son of a legend and that is no different for Felix Kroos who once his career winds up, he will inevitably be compared to brother Toni. Yet, Felix has carved out a solid career to date although it hasn't come out without its challenges.
Starting his career with Hansa Rostock like brother Toni, Felix bought his time before making his debut in 2009 in a 0-1 defeat to MSV Duisburg. But Felix couldn't make himself a regular so he made the change to Werder Bremen at the start of the 2010/11 season. Kroos spent five seasons with Bremen and similar to his time with Rostock, becoming a first-team regular was a real challenge and eventually his time in Bremen was up with Union Berlin coming to the rescue. Since the move to Union, Kroos has been one of the first names of the team for the past two and a half seasons making 73 appearances in all competitions. As of last season Kroos became the club captain of Die Eisern.
Nils Petersen's footballing journey spans all over Germany starting with Germania Halberstadt and Carl Zeiss Jena before making the jump to Energie Cottbus in 2008. Although he didn't make early inroads until the 2010/11 season where Petersen won the 2. Bundesliga Torjägerkanone with 25 goals whilst also providing six assists. That aroused excitement from many of the Bundesliga heavyweights and the following season Petersen made the move to Bayern Munich. Yet the move to Bayern to humbling more than anything as he struggled for playing time and the following season the Wernigerode native moved to Werder Bremen.
The move to Bremen worked a treat for Petersen who featured in all 34 Bundesliga features where he chipped in for 11 goals and six assists. Yet, Petersen wasn't the number one option with Franco Di Santo favoured by Robin Dutt. Midway through the 2014/15 season after making just seven appearances for Bremen, Petersen was loaned out to Freiburg and immediately made an impact scoring a hat-trick on his debut. That's where Petersen would stay even when Freiburg dropped down to the 2. Bundesliga, making a total of 117 appearances with 64 goals to his name. Petersen has only recently made the German national team set-up and in 2016, he would be the top scorer for Germany in the Summer Olympics.
Christian Beck isn't exactly a household name, yet his goal scoring record with Magdeburg is spectacular. After stints with RW Erfurt, Hallescher FC, Torgelower FC Greif and Germania Halberstadt, Beck found himself a home with Magdeburg when he joined them in 2012. Since joining, Beck has made 204 appearances in all competitions in Magdeburg for 107 goals. That's at least a goal every two games. Yes, it's in the third and fourth tiers of German football yet it's still a very impressive feat. This season, Beck found the back of the net 13 times as he helped Magdeburg reach 2. Bundesliga for the first time.
Stefan Kutschke doesn't have a glistening goal scoring record, he has down the rounds playing for seven clubs throughout his professional career. Babelsburg, RB Leipzig, Wolfsburg, Paderborn, Nürnberg, Dynamo Dresden and now applying his trade Ingolstadt. Yet in the 2016/17 season, Stefan Kutschke finally exploded onto the with his hometown club Dynamo Dresden where he scored 18 goals from 34 appearances in all competitions giving the newly promoted side a very respectable fifth place in the standings.
One would've hoped he'd carry on that form when he joined Ingolstadt last season however, that wasn't the case. Only the seven strikes for Die Schanzer in 31 appearances. Kutschke is very much a feast or famine type of player, he can go long stretches without a goal and then turn it on and never look like missing.
There are a variety of ways the squad of 23 can line-up but in my opinion this is the best side to put on paper. A 4-3-3 formation going forward with Leonardo Bittencourt and Steven Skrzybski providing the width whilst Nils Petersen leads the line. Without possession, the attacking wide players will drop alongside Möhwald to make it a 4-5-1. Toni Kroos and Maximilian Arnold are the pivots in midfield whilst Möhwald plays a free roaming role. The defensive four was a tricky but I've gone with Chris Löwe ahead of Marcel Schmelzer at left back and Tony Jantschke lines up on the right. Centrally, Ohis Felix Uduokhai was very solid last season and is the best defender for East Germany. His partner is the efficient tackling and iron hammer Toni Leistner from Union Berlin. Ralf Fährmann is the obvious choice to start between the sticks ahead of Kevin Müller and Martin Männel.
This squad is certainly strong and could've made headways in Russia. I'm convinced that this side has plenty of potential and at the very least, would've made its way out of the group stage and if the draw was favourable perhaps a quarter-finals birth.
Like East Germany nowadays, we will never know.


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Q: En java por mas que le ponga los retornos boleanos me dice que tiene que retornar un boleano Estoy viendo Java en la Universidad y me dan este ejercicio para realizar "Escribir un metodo static boolean esSinRepetidos(String s) que dada una cadena, devuelve true si no hay letras repetidas en la cadena"
No me deja ejecutar ya que me salta un error que me dice que este método debe retornar un boleano
static boolean esSinRepetidos (String cad){
    for (int i=0; i<=cad.length(); i++){
        for (int j=1; j<=cad.length()-1; i++){
            if (cad.charAt(i)== cad.charAt(j)){
                return false;
            }
            else{
                return true;}
        }

    }

A: el problema es debido a que en tu código el return no cubre todos los casos.
¿A que me refiero? Solo estas haciendo "return" si tu código entra al for(){}. Si por alguna razón no entra al for la función no podría regresarte algún valor, es por esto que te marca el error de que debe regresar un bool.
Adicionalmente tu código tiene mal lógica:

*

*En ambos ciclos sumas 1 a la variable i.

*Tu código regresará true con que el primer ciclo sea diferente en la comparación.

*Le falta una llave al final para cerrar la función

Siguiendo tu lógica, lo correcto sería algo parecido a lo siguiente:
    static boolean esSinRepetidos (String cad){

        for (int i=0; i<=cad.length() -1; i++){
            for (int j=0; j<=cad.length() -1; j++){
                if(i != j){
                    System.out.println("comparando: " + cad.charAt(i) + " con: " + cad.charAt(j));
                    if (cad.charAt(i)== cad.charAt(j)){
                        //Hay letras repetidas? en ese caso regresa false, pues si las hay
                        return false;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        //si llega a este punto quiere decir que no hay repetidas
        return true;
    }

A: Como te menciono Miguel, tu error era en que tu codigo no cubria todos los casos..
Aqui  te dejo otra opcion para poder realizarlo:
static boolean esSinRepetidos(String cad) {
        boolean bandera = false;
        char[] letras = cad.toCharArray();
        HashMap map = new HashMap();
        for (char letra : letras) {
            map.put(letra, "");
        }

        //Si el mapa tiene la misma longitud de la cadena no tiene repetidos
        if (map.size() == cad.length()) {
            bandera = true;
        }

        return bandera;
    }

A: El error puede deberse a que no se considera el caso de que la cadena este vacía, es decir, si la longitud de la cadena es 0 entonces nunca se va a ejecutar el ciclo for, debido a esto tampoco se van a ejecutar los return, además, como buena práctica se recomienda que las funciones solo contengan un return.
Dejo mi respuesta y espero resuelva tu duda:
public static boolean esSinRepetidos(String cad){
    boolean state = false; //Bandera que dice si es que hay o no algun caracter repetido
    int size = cad.length();
    for(int i = 0; i < size; i++){
        for(int j = i + 1; j < size; j++){
            if(cad.charAt(i) == cad.charAt(j)){ //Comparas el caracter i con los caracteres siguientes a i
                state = true; //Si encuentras un caracter igual, cambia el estado de la bandera
                break; //Rompes el segundo ciclo
            }
        }
        if(state)
            break; //Si ya encontraste un caracter igual, rompes el primer ciclo
    }
    return state; //Regresas el booleano
}

A: Prueba así.
static boolean esSinRepetidos (String cad){
    for (int i=0; i<=cad.length(); i++){
        for (int j=1; j<=cad.length()-1; i++){
            if (cad.charAt(i)== cad.charAt(j)){
                return false;
            }
            else{
                return true;}
        }
    }
    return false;
}

A: Asi es como deberias hacerlo:
static boolean esSinRepetidos (String cad){
    for (int i=0; i<=cad.length(); i++){
        for (int j=1; j<=cad.length()-1; i++){
            if (cad.charAt(i)== cad.charAt(j)){
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
    return true;
}

Aunque yo llamaria al metodo 'tieneCaracteresRepetidos' (haciendo los cambios correspondientes en el algoritmo).

A: Me he dado cuenta que ese tipo de errores, es porque Java quiere reducir el margen de fallo en el código. Podrías intentar haciendo lo siguiente:
static boolean esSinRepetidos (String cad){
   boolean b = false;
   for (int i=0; i<=cad.length(); i++){
      for (int j=1; j<=cad.length()-1; i++){
         if (cad.charAt(i)== cad.charAt(j)){
            b= false;
         }
         else{
            b= true;}
      }
   }
   return b;

}
Así te aseguras que siempre tendrás un valor boleano de retorno.


New York : Grove Press, 1993.
A lyrical tale about loss and grief and familial love. When college student Mikage Sakurai is orphaned by the death of her grandmother, she is rescued from loneliness and grief by Yuichi, a young flower shop delivery man, and discovers that families come in many shapes . . . and can be found in many places.
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|a Kitchen / |c Banana Yoshimoto ; translated from the Japanese by Megan Backus.
|a New York : |b Grove Press, |c 1993.
|a 152 p. ; |c 19 cm.
|a Kitchen -- Moonlight shadow.
|a Women |z Japan |v Fiction.