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RepeatExplorer Workshop
21 - 23 May 2019
České Budějovice, CzechiaRepeatExplorer Workshop http://repeatexplorer.org/?page_id=14 https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/repeatexplorer-workshop The workshop will focus on theoretical and practical aspects of using next generation sequencing (NGS) data for analyzing repeat composition of plant genomes. Special emphasis will be given to repeat characterization methods implemented in the RepeatExplorer pipeline, including practical training in using the pipeline. The workshop should also serve as a platform for exchange of ideas and latest results with ample time dedicated to open discussions. Participants are encouraged to make short presentations of their research related to the workshop topic and/or bring their own data for practical training. The workshop is organized by the Laboratory of Molecular Cytogenetics of the Biology Centre AS CR. It will take place at the Academy of Sciences / University campus in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. The meeting programme will include theoretical lectures and research reports combined with hands-on training (no programming skills required). In case of any questions or comments please contact Jiri Macas. 2019-05-21 09:00:00 UTC 2019-05-23 18:00:00 UTC Institute of Plant Molecular Biology building at the Academy of Sciences and University campus in České Budějovice Branišovská 1160/31, 31, Branišovská, České Budějovice, Czechia Branišovská 1160/31, 31, Branišovská České Budějovice České Budějovice Czechia Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, České Budějovice, Czech Republic http://repeatexplorer.org/?page_id=14 [] Life Science Researchersbioinformaticians workshops_and_courses first_come_first_served next generation sequencingNext generation sequencing data analysisGalaxyRepetitive DNA Analysis
5th Prague Autumn School - RNASeq Data Analysis Workshop
7 - 11 October 2019
Prague, Czechia5th Prague Autumn School - RNASeq Data Analysis Workshop https://www.seqme.eu/en/courses/dates/ngs-summer-school https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/5th-prague-autumn-school-rnaseq-data-analysis-workshop 2019-10-07 08:30:00 UTC 2019-10-11 17:00:00 UTC Institute of Molecular Genetics CAS, SEQme s.r.o. Conference Centre, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czechia Conference Centre, Institute of Molecular Genetics, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague, Czech Republic Prague Hlavní město Praha Czechia 14220 Institute of Molecular Genetics CASSEQme s.r.o. [] Life Science Researchers 22 workshops_and_courses first_come_first_served Next generation sequencing data analysisnext generation sequencing RNA-Seq
The Brain Mosaic: Cellular heterogeneity in the CNS (2nd edition)
10 - 11 October 2019
Leuven, BelgiumThe Brain Mosaic: Cellular heterogeneity in the CNS (2nd edition) https://vibconferences.be/event/the-brain-mosaic-cellular-heterogeneity-in-the-cns-2nd-edition https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/the-brain-mosaic-cellular-heterogeneity-in-the-cns-2nd-edition Recent advances in technology now allow us to explore multiple aspects of heterogeneity at the single cell level. Nowhere is this more important than in the Central Nervous System (CNS), where cellular heterogeneity has profound effects on all aspects of normal brain function and behavior and explains important aspects of disease pathology. With the second edition of the Brain Mosaic conference we aim to bring together leaders in this emerging discipline to discuss how it is advancing our knowledge of CNS function and disease. Speakers at this neuroscience meeting on 'single cell' will emphasize the multi-disciplinary nature of the field in several sessions: • Single cell sequencing and cell diversity • Spatial transcriptomics • New developments in technology and bioinformatics • CNS sequencing and relevance to disease research • Connections an activity Poster information: Format: A0 (841 x 1189 mm / 33.1 x 46.8 in), portrait orientation Deadlines: • Early Bird: 8 September 2019 • Late Registration: 26 September 2019 • Abstract deadline: 29 August 2019 2019-10-10 08:00:00 UTC 2019-10-11 18:00:00 UTC VIB Conferences KU Leuven - Promotion & Jubileumzaal, Naamsestraat 22, 22, Naamsestraat, Leuven, Belgium KU Leuven - Promotion & Jubileumzaal, Naamsestraat 22, 22, Naamsestraat Leuven Vlaams-Brabant Belgium 3000 Bioinformatics Transcriptomics Sequencing [] Evy Vierstraete +32 9 244 66 11 email@example.com [] [] meetings_and_conferences [] Single cell sequencing Sequencingcell diversitySpatial transcriptomicsTranscriptomicstranscriptomicsAlzheimers Clinical Trials And StudiesAlzheimers DiseaseAmnesiaAnimal Models In DementiaAnxiety Autoimmune Disorders & Multiple SclerosisBehavioral IssuesBiopsychiatry Blood-Brain BarrierBrain DiagnosisBrain Disease & FailureBrain InjuryBrain TumourCentral Nervous SystemCerebrovascular DiseaseChild NeurologyClinical NeurophysiologyCNS TumorsCognitive DisordersDementiaDementia CareDemyelinationDiagnosis And TherapyEpilepsyGenetics Genetics And Epigenetics Geriatric NeurologyGut- Brain AxisHeadacheIntervention NeuroradiologyMeningitisMental HealthMental Health NursingMetastatisMovement DisordersMultiple SclerosisMultiple Sclerosis DiagnosisNervous SystemNeural EngineeringNeural EnhancementNeuro-Oncology NeuroanaatomyNeuroanatomyNeurocritical CareNeurodegenerationNeurodegenerative DisorderNeurodegenerative DisordersNeurogeneticsNeuroimagingNeuroimmunologyNeurological DisordersNeurological Disorders And StrokeNeurological InfectionsNeurological SurgeryNeurologistNeurologyNeuromedicinesNeuromuscular MedicineNeuronal AutoantibodiesNeuropathyNeuropeptidesNeuropharmacologyNeuroscienceNeurosurgeryNeurotoxicologyNeurotoxinsNeurotransmissionNeurotransmittersParkinsonParkinsons DiseasePediatric NeurologyPharmacology Psychiatry Psychology PsychoneuroimmunologyRecent Research And Case StudiesRehabilitation TherapyStem Cell Treatment For Neurological DisordersStrokesTraumatic Brain InjuryCNS sequencing disease researchbioinformatics• New developments in technology
Workshop: Oxford Nanopore long reads - de novo assembly
6 - 7 November 2019
Prague, CzechiaWorkshop: Oxford Nanopore long reads - de novo assembly https://www.seqme.eu/en/courses/dates/oxford-nanopore-workshop https://tess.elixir-europe.org/events/workshop-oxford-nanopore-long-reads-de-novo-assembly 2019-11-06 08:30:00 UTC 2019-11-07 17:00:00 UTC Institute of Molecular Genetics CAS, SEQme s.r.o. Institute of Molecular Genetics, Vídeňská 1083, 1083, Prague 4, Prague, Czechia Institute of Molecular Genetics, Vídeňská 1083, 1083, Prague 4 Prague Hlavní město Praha Czechia 14220 Institute of Molecular Genetics, CASSEQme s.r.o. [] Life Science Researchers 23 workshops_and_courses first_come_first_served Next generation sequencing data analysis
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The 1984 French Open finalist suggests the top players would support a seeding raise for Nadal — to save themselves from a potential quarterfinal clash with him.
"Let me put it to you this way: I guarantee you that none of those four guys, as great as they are, want to see him in the quarters," McEnroe told TENNIS.com. "Quite honestly, I would seed him number one. I'd seed him number one, actually, because I think he deserves that. I think the other players deserve it."
It's unlikely Nadal, who trails David Ferrer by nearly one thousand points for the fourth spot in the ATP rankings, will crack the top four before Roland Garros sets it seeds. McEnroe says seeding Nadal ahead of Ferrer is a no-brainer and says the reigning champion should be seeded ahead of third-ranked Andy Murray as well.
"Certainly, you can't even possibly question if he should be [seeded] ahead of David Ferrer, as much as I respect him, or for that matter even Murray on clay," McEnroe told TENNIS.com. "Djokovic is the only one, given his accomplishments on clay, that you could possibly make an argument deserves to be seeded ahead of [Nadal]...I don't know that they [the Roland Garros seeding committee] are willing to change the seedings at their event."
McEnroe suggests the best-of-five set French Open format can benefit Nadal.
"It's a little unclear in best-of-five sets, maybe it will help him, give him some more time," McEnroe said. "But I'm not quite sure where he is [physically] right now. I've only seen him a few times, but he's looking pretty damn good to me."
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'Bounty Hunter' Earns Record Payout, and Job, from Facebook
Reginaldo Silva was poring over computer code in November when the one-time software engineer found what he thought was a security loophole on Facebook's servers. The discovery led to the largest "bug bounty" ever paid by the company, and a job for Silva as an engineer at Facebook.
Silva earned $33,500 for notifying Facebook of the flaw, which he said could have allowed a hacker to enter Facebook's servers and execute code. In a worst-case scenario, the breach could have allowed the hacker to access Facebook accounts or even spread a computer virus to members. A Facebook spokesman said any manipulation of its servers would have been quickly identified and stopped by the company.
Facebook employs hundreds of engineers who ferret out loopholes and bugs, but like many companies offers rewards to "white hat" hackers who find undetected chinks in the digital armor.
"They've found things we wouldn't have found," says Alex Rice, head of product security at Facebook. "The bounty program has by far been the best tool we have for identifying bugs that make it out into the wild."
A Facebook panel initially awarded Silva $26,500, which would have been the highest amount ever paid by the company. Silva, though, went back to Facebook, pointing out that the flaw was more serious than the company realized. Facebook's engineers agreed and the company increased the payout, Silva says.
Once Facebook fixed the flaw, Silva described the problem on his blog. Since then, the 27-year-old, who lives in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, has become a minor celebrity in the world of bug bounty hunters. He says he's been offered a number of full-time jobs, and recently accepted one working for Facebook's product security team, where he'll be writing code, reviewing software for bugs and working with outsiders as part of the bug bounty program.
Silva says he caught dozens of bugs after he started hunting for them full-time in 2012 -- Google ranks him fifth on its list of "best bug reporters."
He had competition, though. Last year, Facebook received 14,736 submissions from bounty hunters around the world, more than double the previous year. Facebook paid cash rewards for roughly a third of the submissions. A panel of eight to 15 Facebook engineers vote on the reward amount that should be paid for each bug.
Facebook paid a total of $1.5 million in 2013 to 330 people in 2013 for discovering bugs, most of which involved what Facebook calls "non-core properties," such as companies that it has acquired. The program has helped reduce the number of bugs in its system. "We're hearing from researchers that it's tougher to find good bugs," Facebook security engineer Collin Greene wrote in a blog post on the company's site Thursday.
While Silva makes a living searching for bugs, he's says he's no millionaire -- he still hasn't sprung for World Cup tickets in Brazil this year.
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WASHINGTON - The government is preparing to release a long-delayed internal report on the CIA's secret detention and interrogation program, but how much of the document will be declassified for public view isn't yet known.
The roughly 150-page report was expected to be released Friday, but a CIA spokesman said Thursday that government officials were still poring through the documents.
"The CIA is reviewing the report to determine how much more of it can be declassified in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act," said George Little, the spokesman.
Responding to reports that CIA officials were pressing to redact large portions of the documents, Little said, "This is not about fighting for or against redactions_ it's about applying the law."
The review by the inspector general for the CIA was completed in May 2004. John L. Helgerson, the now-retired CIA inspector who spearheaded the investigation, said Thursday that the report is "a comprehensive look at everything the agency had been doing related to detention and interrogation."
Helgerson said the review covered "activities within the formal approved program, and it also included a reference to activities that went on outside the formal program."
"We found a great deal running very well. We also found things to be concerned about," Helgerson said. The investigation was conducted in response to concerns expressed by agency employees about the program, he added.
The government released a heavily redacted version of Helgerson's report last year to the American Civil Liberties Union as a result of its ongoing Freedom of Information Act lawsuit on the program. All but a few paragraphs and individual words were blacked out.
Helgerson said a large portion of the report addresses CIA activities, sources and methods that should remain classified.
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"The public has a right to know what took place in the CIA's secret prisons, and on whose authority," Jameel Jaffer, director of the ACLU National Security Project, said in a statement issued this week.
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EDMONTON - A machine the size of a shoebox that tests meat during processing for potentially deadly E. coli at the push of a button is being developed by researchers in Alberta.
University of Alberta scientists are adapting technology originally intended to detect cancer and sexually transmitted infections into a device that looks for pathogenic E. coli while the meat is still at the plant.
Users would place a meat sample into the machine which then produces responses in under an hour on the spot. That's faster and easier than most testing methods which take several hours, and are typically conducted in a laboratory.
"It means that the industry can actually be testing on a regular basis very efficiently," said Linda Pilarski, researcher at the U of A's Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.
"We can get the results within the space of a single shift and they know right away within an hour if there's a problem here or not. You can also do more tests because it's also low-cost."
Medical, agriculture and computing science researchers at the U of A and the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lacombe Research Centre are working on adapting the test for use in meat processing plants.
They are receiving $500,000 in new funding announced Monday from agencies including the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency, Genome Alberta, Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions and Genome Canada. Pilarski said the project is still looking for additional money.
The funding announcement comes after a tainted beef crisis last year at the former XL Foods Lakeside plant in Brooks.
The facility was shut down for about a month when E. coli was found in beef processed there. Eighteen people became sick from eating meat linked to the plant triggering the largest beef recall in Canadian history.
The device Pilarski and her colleagues are working on makes millions of copies of the genes in the sample of meat to determine if E. coli toxins and genes that allow the bacteria to stick to meet are present.
"Our test is basically a molecular copying machine," Pilarski said.
"If you have just a few E. coli, — and most of the time it is only just a few — there's no way to see four or five bacteria without growing them extensively and then looking at them or by amplifying them to have enough copies so that you can split it into a dozen different tests.
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A perfect crust isn't pie in sky
When Thanksgiving approaches and thoughts turn to pie, many cooks have discovered they can have a crusty situation on their hands.
Rolling out a picture-perfect pie crust can be a challenge for the most seasoned baker, but particularly for home cooks who may only bake pies from scratch a few times each year.
Akron, Ohio, resident Helen Weyrick has been using the same shortening-based recipe for her pie crust for more than 60 years. But lately, she said she has been frustrated with it.
"It gets too sticky and I had to keep adding flour and adding flour," she said.
Weyrick wondered whether there had been changes to the formula of her favorite brand of shortening, Crisco, and said several of her friends have thought the same thing. With pumpkin pie season upon them, Weyrick reached out for help.
Several years ago, Crisco brand vegetable shortening was reformulated to eliminate trans fats. The company acknowledged that it did adjust some of its recipes after the change, but the pie crust was not one of them. However, Weyrick's recipe was outdated and contained steps that the shortening brand no longer advises.
Ken Haedrich, author of "Pie: 300 Tried and True Recipes for Delicious Homemade Pie" (Harvard Common Press 2004, 2011), said homemade pie is enjoying a resurgence in popularity. It has been talked about this year as the one dessert that could unseat the cupcake's popularity.
As Weyrick's experience shows how longtime bakers can run into problems, new bakers can have even more issues.
Haedrich said the problem with pie baking, particularly for beginners, is that there is so much information out there now and so much of it is contradictory. The process of making the crust is intimidating for many.
"There are 10,000 experts and they all have very strong opinions," he said. "It used to be your mom showed you how to bake a pie and she probably learned it from 'The Joy of Cooking' or Good Housekeeping. There is too much information now."
While the classic French pate brisee or pastry crust contains all butter, Haedrich said he always falls back on his basic flaky pastry recipe, which uses half butter and half shortening.
"An all-shortening crust is excellent, but it is mainly textural, it's all flaky. An all-butter crust has great flavor, but not the flakiness. Over the years, I have found that half butter and half shortening gives the benefit of both," he said.
The addition of shortening means the crust will roll easier than an all-butter crust as well. Another option is lard, which is animal fat. Haedrich said lard will produce an extremely flaky crust, but some folks don't care to use it because it can have a stronger flavor. However, lard purchased in the grocery store is typically neutral in flavor. "The results are very flaky, almost like a shattering sort of flake," he said.
When putting crusts together, it is best to make sure that all ingredients, even the flour and salt, are very cold. Use ice water, not just tap water. The same goes for the bowl and any utensils, including the rolling pin _ it helps to chill them first.
For putting a crust together, a hand-held pastry blender, a mixer or a food processor all work well. Use only enough water to allow the crust to come together.
Chill the dough for half an hour before rolling. Any longer and it will be too hard, requiring you to overwork it to get it rolled out, Haedrich said.
"Rolling is where people really start to get freaked out," he said.
Haedrich said he always tells students to visualize something round, like a globe, when they start to roll.
"Roll from the center out and ease up on the pressure as you get to the edge. Let up at the edge so you don't pinch that edge," he said. "Roll straight out and keep rotating the crust as you go."
Haedrich recommends rolling on a piece of waxed paper or on top of a silicone baking sheet liner, so when it is done you can simply invert the crust into the pie plate and peel the paper off. The paper also makes it simple to rotate the crust.
Lightly flour the paper before beginning and flour the dough disc as well. A pastry that sticks often means the rolling surface wasn't evenly dusted with flour first.
If your paper is sliding on the countertop, consider putting a silicone baking sheet liner or damp washcloth underneath it. Because waxed paper is exactly 12 inches wide, Haedrich said it provides a built-in measuring guide for a 9- or 9 {-inch pie plate.
Haedrich believes the growing popularity of pie-making is directly correlated to how much our lives have become focused on technology, which has folks craving a creative, nontechnological, tactile outlet.
So popular is pie that his book, which came out in 2004, was re-released by its publisher this year.
"People love disconnecting on the weekends for downtime and love getting their hands into pie-making. It offers people the opportunity to engage all of their senses," he said. "Even in the end, if you don't make a beautiful Martha Stewart type of pie, the worst homemade pie is better than that best store-bought pie."
Here are pie crust recipes for getting started:
For a single crust:
1 { cups all-purpose flour 1 { tsp. sugar { tsp. salt \ cup ({ stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into \-inch pieces \ cup cold vegetable shortening, cut into pieces \ cup cold water
For a double crust:
3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. salt { cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into \-inch pieces { cup cold vegetable shortening, cut into pieces { cup cold water
To make in a food processor: Put the flour, sugar and salt in the food processor. Pulse several times to mix. Scatter the butter over the dry ingredients and pulse the machine 5 or 6 times to cut it in. Fluff the mixture with a fork, lifting it up from the bottom of the bowl. Scatter the shortening over the flour and pulse 5 or 6 times. Fluff the mixture again. Drizzle half of the water over the flour mixture and pulse 5 or 6 times. Fluff the mixture and sprinkle on the remaining water. Pulse 5 or 6 times more, until the dough starts to form clumps. Overall, it will look like coarse crumbs. Dump the contents of the processor bowl into a large bowl. Test the pastry by squeezing some of it between your fingers. If it seems a little dry and not quite packable, drizzle a teaspoon or so of cold water over the pastry and work it in with your fingertips.
To make by hand: Combine the flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Toss well, by hand, to mix. Scatter the butter over the dry ingredients and toss to mix. Using a pastry blender, 2 knives, or your fingertips, cut or rub the butter into the flour until it is broken into pieces the size of small peas. Add the shortening and continue to cut until all of the fat is cut into small pieces. Sprinkle half of the water over the mixture. Toss well with a fork to dampen the mixture. Add the remaining water, 1 { to 2 tablespoons at a time, and continue to toss and mix, pulling the mixture up from the bottom of the bowl on the upstroke and gently pressing down on the downstroke. Dough made by hand often needs a bit more water. If necessary, add water 1 or 2 teaspoons at a time until the pastry can be packed.
To make with an electric mixer: Combine the flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Add the butter, tossing it with the flour. With the mixer on low speed, blend the butter into the flour until you have what looks like coarse, damp meal, with both large and small clumps. Add the shortening and repeat. Turning the mixer on and off, add half of the water. Mix briefly on low speed. Add the remaining water, mixing slowly until the dough starts to form large clumps. If you're using a stand mixer, stop periodically to stir the mixture up from the bottom of the bowl. Do not over-mix.
Using your hands, pack the pastry into a ball (or 2 balls if you are making a double crust) as you would pack a snowball. If you're making a double crust, make one ball slightly larger than the other; this will be your bottom crust. Knead each ball once or twice, then flatten the balls into }-inch-thick discs on a floured work surface. Wrap the discs in plastic and refrigerate for at least an hour or overnight before rolling.
_"Pie: 300 Tried and True Recipes for Delicious Homemade Pie", Ken Haedrich
For a single crust pie:
1 1/3 cups all purpose flour { tsp. salt { stick or { cup well-chilled Crisco 3 to 6 tbsp. ice cold water
For a double crust pie:
2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. salt } stick or } cup well-chilled Crisco 4 to 8 tbsp. ice cold water
Blend flour and salt in medium mixing bowl.
Cut chilled shortening into {-inch cubes. Cut in chilled shortening cubes into flour mixture, using a pastry blender, in an up and down chopping motion, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs with some small pea-sized pieces remaining.
Sprinkle half the maximum recommended amount of ice cold water over the flour mixture. Using a fork, stir and draw flour from bottom of bowl to the top, distributing moisture evenly into flour. Press chunks down to bottom of bowl with fork. Add more water by the tablespoon, until dough is moist enough to hold together when pressed together.
Test dough for proper moistness by squeezing a marble-sized ball of dough in your hand. If it holds together firmly, do not add any additional water. If the dough crumbles, add more water by the tablespoonful until dough is moist enough to form a smooth ball when pressed together.
Shape dough into a ball for single pie crust. Divide dough in two for double crust, one ball slightly larger than the other. Flatten ball(s) into {-inch thick round disc(s).
Wrap dough in plastic wrap. Chill for 30 minutes or up to 2 days before rolling.
Roll dough (larger ball of dough for double crust pie) from center outward with steady pressure on a lightly floured work surface (or between two sheets of wax or parchment paper) into a circle 2 inches wider than pie plate for the bottom crust. Transfer dough to pie plate by loosely rolling around rolling pin. Center the rolling pin over the pie plate, and then unroll, easing dough into pie plate.
For a single pie crust, trim edges of dough leaving a }-inch overhang. Fold edge under. Flute dough as desired. Bake according to specific recipe directions.
For a double pie crust, roll larger disc for bottom crust, trimming edges of dough even with outer edge of pie plate. Fill unbaked pie crust according to recipe directions. Roll out smaller dough disc. Transfer dough carefully onto filled pie. Trim edges of dough leaving a }-inch overhang. Fold top edge under bottom crust. Press edges together to seal and flute as desired. Cut slits in top crust or prick with fork to vent steam. Bake according to specific recipe directions.


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Cover Story
The spiritual challenge of building a new politics.
Church burnings and America's quest for racial healing.
Mixing religion with politics is nothing new.
How Jesse Helms became my spiritual partner.
An interview with Sen. Mark Hatfield.
El Salvador's peace still fragile.
The myths behind the Pentagon's billions.
Together, abortion adversaries seek real solutions.
How political fortunes change.
The call to Christian mentoring.
No easy road to Bosnian peace.
It may be the most creative thing that's ever happened in Woodruff Park in downtown Atlanta.
At home, the best-known of Sojourners' Washington, D.C.-based ministries is the Sojourners Neighborhood Center, where Barb Tamialis has served as executive director and
A visit to the United Nations stimulates reflections and emotions regarding humanity's striving for community.
An article on breakfast about did me in for reading any more words on what's new, healthy, or chic in the food world.
In deciding whether or not to sign the Republican welfare bill, Bill Clinton faced the most serious moral test of his presidency.
American democracy is the envy of the world. And millions of us will wake up on election day and realize just how lucky we are before deciding not to vote.
Culture Watch
The Atlanta Summer Olympics descended upon media-mad America like a vast mind-numbing, soul-sapping fog.
The music and reputation of Alligator Records.
The struggles of abuse-survivors' spouses.
For generations which begat generations, the Bible has been translated into the languages of the people. Soon to follow were commentaries to aid in interpretation.
Home economics from different vantage points.
Joan Chittester's journey to Beijing.
What the Ella obits missed.
The songs of working people.
The attempt to capture Dorothy Day on screen.
The continuing tragedy in East Timor
Complications with the immigrant experience.
I THOUGHT THAT Julie Polter's commentary on the late-term abortion veto, as well as Jim Wallis' comments, missed the mark. There are two issues which must be separated.
I JUST PICKED UP my July-August issue to peruse (perusing has been the case of late with Sojourners—I don't know if it's where I'm at in life or the magazine) but then WOW!
Faith and Work
Dietrich Bonhoeffer , the Lutheran theologian who was executed by the Nazis in 1945, may be officially pardoned later this year by the German government, according to Religion News Service reports.
Sarajevo, 1995
I HAVE BEEN meaning to send this note for some time, and finally decided to do so after reading the July-August 1996 issue.
THE COMMENTARY "Until Things Fall Apart," by Julienne Gage (July-August 1996), was very personal to me.
THANK YOU for putting Sister Dianna Ortiz's picture on your cover and devoting such attention to her case.
In Baltimore, groups work to care for victims of sexual abuse, bring abusers to justice, and educate the community.
I DISAGREE WITH your criticism of President Clinton, both in Jim Wallis' "Hearts & Minds" column and in Julie Polter's commentary "Outrage Over the Abortion Veto" (July-August 19
THE "EYES & EARS" column by Danny Duncan Collum in your July-August 1996 issue was one of the most muddled pieces I've read in a long time.
Elizabeth Gravalos and Arthur Harvey, organic blueberry farmers in Hartford, Maine, had their home and property auctioned off by the IRS...
A tour for compassion, community, and civility begins this fall.
Chinese pro-democracy activist Harry Wu led 1,000 protestors to the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., to kick off Amnesty International's Annual General Meeting in June.
In what is surely a first for Sojourners, this issue prominently features the words and thoughts of not just one, but two U.S.
I MUST PROTEST the commentary in the current issue of your magazine, "Outrage Over the Abortion Veto," by Julie Polter.
DANNY DUNCAN COLLUM'S implication that lesbian, gay, and bisexual Americans seeking equal protection under the law are in the same league as Ted Kaczynski because "radical individualism...fuels the drives for gay rights" is another example in a long line of blaming the victim ("Eyes & Ears," July-August 1996).
How shall we live as disciples of Jesus the Christ? The readings for these winding-down weeks of the year all address that question.
Female genital mutilation (FGM), which many young women in parts of Africa and the Middle East are forced to undergo as a coming-of-age rite, is starting to receive attention as a fundamental abuse of human rights.


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A Rainbow Roundup of Headphones and Earbuds
I'm not one of those people who uses just one set of earphones or headphones for listening to music. I tend to use my pink earphones for exercising. They're easy to spot and I got them at an affordable price so they are more easily replaceable. I use my black earphones while at work. When I'm working at home, I reach for my colorful AiAiAi headphones. For those of you who like colorful headphones and earphones like I do, here's a roundup in some very interesting shades.
Top Row:
1. Urbanears Headphones in Pumpkin
2. Skull Candy Earbuds in Red
3. Beats By Dre Solo Headphones in Bubblegum
4. AiAiAi Pipe Earbuds in Petrol
5. Sony Bud Style Headphones in Blue
Bottom Row:
6. Marshall Headphones Major White
7. Panasonic Headphones in Green
8. Ultimate Ears Custom In-Ear Monitors in Purple
9. AiAiAi Tracks Headphones in Blush
10. Sony Fashion Earbuds in Marine Blue
(Images: as credited above)


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Most all of our 2009 bikes are in stock and we're wrapping up the 2010 line as I write this. One of the most rewarding aspects of my job is seeing bikes go from the idea phase come full circle to production bikes sitting in a dealer's shop. It's also been really rewarding over the course of the eight years I have been employed by Haro to see the bikes get better and better. The 2009 bikes look amazing...and the 2010 bikes are positioned to knock the socks off of the 2009 line! My product manager, Pat Crosby, and graphics guys Pete Demos and Rick Ortiz have just done a killer job on these bikes.
I don't have any spy photos to show you quite yet, but I can give you a little rundown on some of the stuff you can expect to see next year.
- We're going to be introducing a 650B full-suspension bike based on the Sonix suspension platform. This will be a 120mm travel bike using a White Brother Magic 650B specific fork. We're shooting to have this bike retail for about $2,600.
- The Mary 29er bikes are getting some significant changes. The frame will get a bent top tube along the lines of what we use on the Beasley 650B hardtails; this will help provide some added standover on those beasts. They will also get a whole new graphic treatment...if you like the looks of the Masi steel bikes with classic panels, you're going to love the look of the new Mary graphics.
- The Ally series won't get the frame redesign that the Mary's are getting, but they are going to share the same classic panel graphics.
- The popularly-priced Flightline series is getting a graphics facelift. I am SO excited about the new look of these bikes. These are going to be the most expensive-looking inexpensive bikes on the market.
- We're introducing a $550 fixie with riser bars and all the fashion-forward details the fixie crowd has come to expect.
- No more On-One Mary bars on Mary 29ers or Beasleys. We've been using that bar for a few years now, so we felt like it was time for a switch. Ritchey has a new 10-degree sweep bar that's pretty damn cool we're going to use instead.
- Think purple...yes, purple. Purple is a hot color this year and we're using in as an accent color on several bikes.
- We're introducing a slopestyle-specific 4.5" travel full suspension bike called The Porter...named after our slopestyle superstar, Eric Porter. As this is Porter's signature bike, it's going to be spec'd just like his personal bike...with Fox suspension, Hayes brakes, Kenda tires, and a slew of Gravity components.
- The Shift bikes get a new frame...this frame is lighter and sleeker.
- Due to recent price increases, we're bringing in some new sub-$300 Heartland comfort series bikes with entry-level spec so people will still be able to buy a comfort bike at an entry-level price.
So there you have it. All the news you can use about our 2010 line. I'll be sure to post some pics of the new graphics and frames soon. In the meantime, you'll just have to rely on that vivid imagination of yours.
Happy trails...


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We produce a lot of posts every month. Most of them disappear quickly. Some of them don't. Here are the 10 most popular posts from December, ranked low to high
Erin Andrews may have a lower profile these days, but that doesn't stop people from obsessively clicking on her photo.
The troubled life of Bengals' wide receiver Chris Henry came to a tragic end.
Nobody covered the Tiger Woods saga better than Chinese animators.
When you rent out your house on a golf course for a modeling shoot make sure it's not a porno film.
Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson act like this is the first college football game they've ever seen, let alone called together.
The Manning boys also have their fair share of unflattering rumors floating around about them. Peyton? Open marriage. Eli? Loves whores.
The "Biggest, Dirtiest, Poopiest Mailbag Yet." If America's democratic system had a Poop Party, Drew Magary would be president.
Emeritus' "Decadium" series had one clear-cut winner: 2003. You know, the one where the lead photo is two bikini girls fighting during a beer commercial. This news makes him angry.
The Tennessee "hostess" program story made most of us realize, again, that we clearly missed out on life by not being heavily-recruited high school athletes.
The saga of Eldrick Woods pretty much dominated most of the top spots. It truly was "Chaos In Tigerland."


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By Lang Whitaker, NBA.com
VIDEO: Lang's D-League Debut
DES MOINES — "Did you bring a suit?"
Iowa Energy coach Nate Bjorkgren looked me in the eye, ready to pass judgment on my ability to make the unprecedented leap from journalist to NBA Development League assistant coach. The room was dark except for a projector shining stats against a wall. It was almost as if I was in an interrogation room in a spy movie.
In four hours, the Energy would host the Tulsa 66ers in a game with playoff ramifications. At 25-17, the Energy had a shot at winning their division. The last thing Bjorkgren and his team needed was a distraction on their bench.
The thing was, I honestly felt like I could handle being an assistant coach, at least for a night. I've spent almost 15 years covering the NBA, and a lifetime playing and observing basketball at all levels. I coached a church league team for a few years and won a few titles by employing an aggressive zone defense and an offense best described as "let the best player take all the shots."
The chance to be part of a real, professional game as a bona fide assistant, though? It was something I'd never considered. But it seemed like a great opportunity to pull back a curtain to a larger audience.
Honestly, I don't know much about the D-League. My ignorance is not born from some misguided elitism, though. I watch NBA games seven nights a week. I don't have time to view much of anything else. I don't tune in to college basketball games, either, or hockey or "Scandal" or "Dancing With The Stars" or "@Midnight" or … well, pretty much anything, at least from October through June.
And, so it was that a lifetime of accumulated hoops experience led me here, with an invitation from Bjorkgren and the D-League in hand, to an undecorated auxiliary locker room in the basement of an arena in the middle of Iowa.
I was prepared. My suit hung in a stall just a few feet away. We had a video crew in tow to record the entire experience.
I was as ready as I would ever be.
I. This is Des Moines
Downtown Des Moines is a mixture of small-town Americana and ongoing urban renewal. Old buildings along the banks of the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers are being repurposed into sun-filled loft apartments. The hipsters are here, transforming long-abandoned buildings into coffee shops, cafes and arts and entertainment spaces.
The economic backbone of Des Moines is a thriving insurance industry — it is rated the third-largest insurance center in the world. There are so many insurance companies downtown that running into Cliff Paul wouldn't be surprising.
That's not all Des Moines in known for, though. The exposed brick wall at Java Joe's here is covered with photos of glad-handing political figures, a reminder of the importance of the Iowa caucuses, the kickoff to the presidential race every four years.
The Iowa D-League franchise was founded in 2007, and in 2011 the Energy won a D-League title. They play in the Wells Fargo Arena, a beautiful facility that holds almost 17,000 people. The Energy are well-supported — they have set several attendance records, including drawing over 14,000 to a Finals game in 2011 — and generally average several thousand fans a game.
Part of the challenge of life in the D-League is that franchises are forced to endure an itinerant existence. Teams fly commercial, and because D-League squads are mostly based in smaller cities, commutes usually require at least one connecting flight. (For what it's worth, the players I spoke to were unanimous in their belief that no commercial airplane seat should be able to recline at all.)
The Energy have offices at the arena, but because the facility is booked regularly for a variety of events, they can't always practice there. On this weekend, for instance, they had to hold practice at Grand View University, a small school located a few miles from downtown.
I arrived in Des Moines on the morning of Friday, March 21, a day before the Energy were to play the 66ers. When I finally found the gym at Grand View, Patrick Jacobson, the team's public relations and marketing director, met me carrying an armful of Energy gear, which he dropped at my feet. If I was going to be an assistant coach for the weekend, I was going to at least look like a coach. All I needed was a whistle.
The only people inside the gym when I arrived were Bjorkgren and forward Moses Ehambe. Pretty much immediately, Ehambe trotted over and vigorously introduced himself.
Bjorkgren stood a bit over 6 feet, his shaved head reflecting the gym's fluorescent lights. Because the Energy had finished a game just 12 hours earlier (a 129-128 home win against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants), Bjorkgren told me that the morning's practice would be a light one. The guys would get up a few shots and do some easy stretching. The session would be about maintaining and recovering.
"A lot of our shootaround time and our practice time is more geared toward us," Bjorkgren said, "toward our team, making our team right, making sure we know the plays, making sure we know what we're going to do on defense. Yes, we scout the other opponent very much, but it's more of making sure our team is right just because of all the changes that take place."
There are three assistant coaches on the Energy staff (Bruce Wilson, Deane Martin and Tyler Marsh) as well as Dylan DeBusk, who is the basketball operations assistant. Once the team arrived, the five coaches spread out among the nine players and worked on shooting drills. A few players rotated near midcourt doing stretches with athletic trainer Keith Walton.
I knew a few names on the Iowa roster from their various stints in the NBA or at high-profile college programs — Curtis Stinson, Kalin Lucas, Glen Rice Jr., Austin Freeman, Josh Boone. I spent a lot of time talking to swingman Larry Owens, a rangy scorer in his fourth D-League season. He'd had a few short trips to the NBA over the years, but for now he was in Des Moines hoping to uncover a path back to the NBA.
Bjorkgren had only recently found his way back to Iowa. Born in Storm Lake, Iowa, Bjorkgren had worked as an Energy assistant coach in their inaugural season. In 2011, Bjorkgren was hired by the Golden State Warriors as coach of their D-League team, stationed first in Bismarck, N.D., then in Santa Cruz, Calif. Last summer, Bjorkgren returned to Iowa to coach the Energy.
II. 'The world of the D-League'
The NBA established the D-League in 2001, although it was initially called the NBDL. The league began with eight teams; today there are 17, with another coming next season. Fourteen of the D-League's 17 teams are a single affiliate of an NBA team, which means they work directly with an NBA team's front office and ownership. The Energy are one of the three D-League teams that remain independent. As such, the Energy are aligned with five different NBA teams — the Bulls, Nuggets, Timberwolves, Pelicans and Wizards. Instead of having one franchise to report to, Bjorkgren has to juggle relationships with five.
"I went to a number of different training camps, so I get to take bits and pieces of every NBA team that we're a part of this year and kind of incorporate that into our system," Bjorkgren said. "Last year we were a one-to-one affiliate of the Golden State Warriors, so that when assignment players came down, I was able to run the plays that were part of Coach [Mark] Jackson's playbook. So it made it easy for those assignment players. That's how it prepares me as a coach: I get to see the ins and outs of the NBA and how teams handle things differently."
VIDEO: Take an all-access look at the 2014 D-League Showcase
The easiest way to explain the D-League is to call it the NBA's minor league, though it definitely does not operate the same way as, say, baseball's minor leagues. One way the D-League definitely is a minor league is the salaries. According to an agent I spoke to, the D-League has three salary tiers: $25,500; $19,000; $13,000. On most teams, two players are paid at the top tier, two players occupy the second tier and the rest of the team makes the minimum. The per-team salary cap in the D-League is $178,000 per season, which is a little less than Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez makes for playing one NBA game. While all the D-League players are provided with housing, transportation, insurance and a travel per diem, the financials are a sliver of even the rookie minimum NBA contract (which this season is worth a bit under $500,000).
"That's just the world of the D-League," Energy forward Othyus Jeffers said. "You know what you're getting yourself into. We could fuss about the things the D-League don't have, we could say great things about the D-League, but at the end of the day, it is what it is. You gotta roll with the punches. Everyone knows we don't get paid. Everyone knows the travel is very tough. But you still have to perform."
For many players, signing with the D-League is a calculated risk. Leaving for an overseas gig during the season is financially unfeasible due to the standard buyout figure in the D-League contract, which is around $45,000, double or triple the entire value of most contracts. Players may hope to supplement their D-League income by playing overseas after the D-League season, but many leagues run concurrently, making that impossible. If a player wants to make more money than the D-League offers, he could choose to pursue a gig overseas — though with financial crises in many countries, basketball contracts aren't as sizable as they were even a few years ago. Playing overseas also brings up the whole out-of-sight, out-of-mind conundrum.
"You're not close to your family but pretty close, instead of being overseas," Owens said when I asked about the advantages of playing in the D-League. "And just being in front of GMs, scouts. You're in front of GMs or scouts every night, whereas overseas they have to fly over there for a specific person. So just being around them is a good experience."
VIDEO: Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger spent several seasons as an NBA D-League coach
At least 32 D-League players have been called up to the NBA this season, a total of 41 times. For a player who still qualifies for the minimum under the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement, that 10-day contract is worth about $43,000. Which is a nice bonus for a player earning less than half of that over the 50-game D-League season.
"I always tell our guys and tell people, the D-League is an investment league," said Bjorkgren. "If you come here to the D-League and you have a great year and you work hard, number one you can get an NBA call-up. Or maybe it turns into a Summer League invite, maybe it turns into a training camp invite. So good things can happen out of the D-League."
The idea rings true for coaches as well; getting to the NBA is just as valid a goal for them. This season, there are 18 coaches on NBA staffs that have D-League experience . That's mostly assistants, but that number also counts Memphis head coach Dave Joerger, who formerly served as coach of the Dakota Wizards.
"As a coach, this is my seventh year in the D-League," Bjorkgren said on the Hang Time Podcast. "What I do is I focus everything during the year on my players and helping them get jobs. We've had a good year of call-ups — we had Diante Garrett get called up to the Jazz; Jarvis Varnado got called up to the Bulls and is now signed with the Sixers; Othyus Jeffers got called up the Spurs and started a game.
"So, I pour all of my time into the players. And then when the season's over, once May comes around, May and June, then I'll start thinking about myself again. You know, maybe there will be some job that opens up or some shuffling will take place, and maybe there will be an opportunity for me. But right now, I just try to do everything I can for the players, because they're playing really hard for me."
III. Scouting the opposition
On the afternoon of the game against the 66ers, just as fans who were at the Iowa Wild hockey game began leaving Wells Fargo Arena, I found a parking spot close by, on the corner of Park and Fifth. Once inside, I wound my way through a series of unmarked hallways and finally found the Energy locker room. A door just inside was marked ASSISTANT COACHES.
This was where I belonged. Apparently.
Inside the spare space, tension already was building. It felt as though we were racing against the clock on the wall, which was ticking down until tipoff. Bjorkgren's assistants gathered around a folding table waiting for his arrival. As the four assistants pecked at their keyboards, returning emails and checking the latest stats, occasional conversation dotted the silence. Our discussion hit on everything from the latest NCAA tournament results to the proper usage of the word "schadenfreude."
Through the open door, the banging and clanking of the arena crew was audible as they transformed the arena floor from hockey to basketball. Just as Bjorkgren entered, a barking dog ringtone echoed through the room. Coach Bjorkgren pulled out his iPhone and stepped back into the hallway to take the call. He returned a moment later carrying an energy bar and a bottle of Gatorade.
Because there aren't really advance scouts in the D-League, video scouting is done mostly through the game broadcasts, which are all streamed live and archived on YouTube. DeBusk fired up his MacBook Pro and attached it to a portable projection system. A slight crisis erupted when the arena's WiFi signal waned, though it quickly returned. The beige wall in the front of the room became our big screen, and we started sorting clips of different Tulsa players. Bjorkgren called out last-minute alterations for the day's scouting report.
IV. A new language and culture
There is a basketball language that coaches and players use that is nearly impenetrable for all who are not basketball lifers. I've watched and played basketball nearly every day of my life since I was a child, yet I felt like a freshman stumbling into a grad-level class.
"When they go horns or even sometimes if they're in floppy, watch for him to be involved in wide pindowns." Or perhaps: "We'll stunt on the backside and make adjustments through." In this room, the phrase "BS action" was not a coarse joke — it was a reference to a ball screen. Among coaches, this is lingua franca.
Because this is the D-League, we had to double-check a few video clips where players were wearing different numbers in different games. The coaches weren't even certain who would be in Tulsa's starting lineup. Eventually, though, 20 minutes of clips were culled down to a playlist just under eight minutes long.
"At the beginning of season we might watch about 12 minutes of video before a game," Bjorkgren said. "But this late in the season we're trying to keep it between seven and eight."
While we were meeting, the players arrived and took to their own pregame rituals — getting taped, taking some shots. Owens ran up the arena stairs to the concourse to buy a hot dog. Around 5:30 p.m., the players squeezed into the film room. The clips rolled in order as Bjorkgren narrated. The assistant coaches piped in here and there.
At 50 minutes until tipoff, everyone gathered on the court for some loosely organized stretching and drills. The soundtrack blaring over the PA system was inexplicably heavy on the solo works of O.D.B., which the players seemed to enjoy. At one point Rice Jr. took a seat on the scorer's table. He leaned over and noticed the PA microphone unattended, so he pushed the red button below it and bellowed, "HELLO DES MOINES!"
Eventually we headed back to the locker room, where the coaches ducked into an office and suited up. With 19 minutes on the countdown clock, everyone gathered in the main locker room for Bjorkgren's pregame speech.
For the most part, it was just Bjorkgren giving reminders to the Energy. D-League teams play each other eight or nine times in the regular season — many more times than NBA teams see each other. As Bjorkgren ran through the 66ers' presumed starting lineup for a final time, he would single out an opponent and say something like, "Play him as if you don't need help. It's there if you need it, but play like you don't."
The last thing he told the players was this: "Every game we play is a step. Tonight, let's take one more step."
No "rah rah" stuff. Just one professional reminding other professionals about the job at hand.
"Motivation is a big part of it," Bjorkgren explained. "You have to stay creative as a D-League coach. I've got guys in their 30s, I've got guys that are rookies, and everything in between."
For the final pregame ritual, we huddled up for a prayer delivered, perhaps fittingly, by the man named Moses (Ehambe). He spoke for a long time, touching on everything from commitment to excellence to injury prevention. When we finally broke with a unison "Amen," his teammates immediately questioned his timing, specifically wondering why this apparently unusually long prayer occurred the one night cameras were in the locker room. For the next few minutes at least, everyone called Ehambe either "Rev" or "Kirk Franklin."
The players jogged out onto the court for their layup lines. The coaches let them get ahead, and then followed them out. DeBusk handed me Bjorkgren's dry-erase board to carry, so I wouldn't be empty-handed. DeBusk and Marsh urged me to walk out first. I did, slapping the hands of Energy fans along the way, but not without first checking over my shoulder to make sure the other coaches hadn't stayed behind.
V. The game, at last
After the National Anthem, it was time for introductions. The 66ers were starting the same lineup the coaches suspected they would, which meant no last-minute adjustments. As the lights went out and the music blared, Martin and I stood to the side, talking quietly as the circus raged around us.
Just seconds before tip-off, Ehambe jogged over, leaned in close to me and said, "Hey Coach, just wanted to tell you I really like your shoes." The wingtips did look good.
Once the game started, I was in uncharted ground. The details were particularly vexing. What, for instance, was I supposed to do with my cell phone? Do coaches have their phones in their pockets during games? I figured it would look odd if one of the coaches was checking Twitter during timeouts, so I slipped my phone inside my jacket and resisted the impulse to check it until we were all done.
Bjorkgren had assigned me the first seat on the bench, with Martin sitting between us. Being so close to the action gives you the ability to spot things you wouldn't be able to otherwise. Just minutes into the game, Rice Jr. pulled up for a jumper and came down limping. I saw him mouth the words, "My toe!" As he limped to the other end of the floor, Bjorkgren plopped down on the bench and asked aloud, "What happened to Glen?" I said, "I think he hurt his foot or his toe." As it turned out, he had re-aggravated an old toe injury and had to come out of the game.
While we sat on the bench, Bjorkgren worked the sideline, pacing back and forth. All of the other coaches had tasks to do and stats to track. I had no such assigned duties, so I spent the first half jotting down notes about the experience, trying to look like I was doing something official. I'm guessing I was the first professional basketball coach to use a Moleskine notebook on the sideline. Mostly, I slipped into a housekeeping role, moving chairs around, kicking towels out of the way and attempting not to step on anyone's toes. Literally, in Rice Jr.'s case.
During each timeout and between quarters, the players filtered toward the bench and the coaches gathered around the free-throw line. At the first play stoppage, I instinctively stepped toward the returning Energy players to greet them with high fives, only to realize this was a job for the other players, not the coaches.
Each break had a similar schedule. Someone hands Bjorkgren his dry erase board, and he writes down five sets of initials, the five players who were in the game at the moment. Bjorkgren asks Wilson how many consecutive defensive stops the Energy had recorded. He asks DeBusk for the rebounding differential, Martin for transition scoring and Marsh for a deflection tally. All of these stats are recorded on the dry erase board, and then Bjorkgren draws up an offensive play for the next possession while he walks toward the huddle. He then kneels before the players with a board full of information, presented for their consumption in the few seconds before the timeout ended.
During these huddles, I stood toward the back along with most of the other coaches, leaving room for the players to get close to Bjorkgren. During one timeout, one of the referees walked up to the rear of the Energy huddle and shouted, "OK, time's up! Let's go guys!" I don't think Bjorkgren heard him, or if he did, he ignored him, because he just kept talking to the players. Maybe 20 seconds later, the same ref returned and, from just over my shoulder, yelled, "Hey, I said let's go! Second warning!" I glanced down to the other end of the court at the Tulsa bench and saw that they were still huddled up, too, so I turned to the ref and did the best thing I could do in that situation: I lied.
"OK, OK, we're breaking right now," I guessed, hopeful that Bjorkgren's internal clock was telling him that it was time to go. The ref nodded and jogged away, and maybe 10 seconds later the huddle broke.
During the game, we were all so focused on each possession that the ebb and flow of the game morphed into a big blur. Bjorkgren's system of having each coach track a stat and using those numbers in each timeout turned out to be a good way to get instant, frequent reminders of how the game was going.
VI. A sluggish first half
Things did not go Iowa's way in the first half, but the Energy stayed in the game largely due to the efforts of Jeffers, who had 15 first-half points. Born and raised in Chicago, Jeffers was a terrific high school player despite enduring nearly unspeakable family tragedy — two of his brothers were murdered and, while in college, Jeffers himself was shot defending his sister. He attended three different colleges, finishing up at Robert Morris University, where Sporting News named him NAIA Player of the Year. Jeffers went undrafted by the NBA and signed a deal to play professionally in Iceland. While at the airport waiting to board his flight, Jeffers got a call informing him that the Icelandic state had essentially gone bankrupt.
He walked out of the airport and walked into a D-League career, immediately making a mark as an All-Star and Rookie of the Year.
"I didn't come to the D-League with the same mindset as other players," Jeffers told me. "I really didn't know anything about the D-League. It was just something to do coming out of college. But I observe quickly. I went to Robert Morris — it was a business school — so I look at everything as, What am I going to do next? Every opportunity I had was, What am I going to do next?"
At one point during the first half, I leaned over and told Martin that Jeffers reminded me of an offensively-better Tony Allen: both guys are Chicago natives who are undersized but play bigger; both are versatile lockdown defenders who can defend several positions. Most relevantly, Jeffers has the same unstoppable grit and grind.
Martin immediately agreed. "O plays his ass off," he said with a smile.
Jeffers ended up playing 46 minutes and finished with 27 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, four steals and a turnover against the 66ers, defending everyone from shooting guards to centers. "He's the best player in the D-League," Bjorkgren said.
For whatever reason, Jeffers has played in just 35 NBA games over the last six years. An aspirational 6-foot-5, Jeffers seems like a classic 'tweener — not a pure enough shooter to play the 2, too small to play the 3. Earlier this season, when the injury-riddled San Antonio Spurs signed him to a 10-day contract, Gregg Popovich joked about his possible impact: "What are you talking about? He's a stopper," Popovich told USA TODAY. "This guy, he's the next Scottie Pippen on defense. You've got to be kidding me. We just uncovered a gem that nobody else knows about. You watch." Jeffers got a start for the Spurs during a TNT game, but the Spurs eventually waived him a week into his 10-day deal.
After watching him, I'm not so sure Pop was joking. In the right system, with the right teammates, Jeffers could be a regular in the NBA. Until that day comes, Jeffers is one of the D-League's most complete players, dominating competition while dealing with playing a step below the big time. During his down time, Jeffers said he was inspired by several business seminars offered by the D-League, and he has diversified his off-court business endeavors, including establishing a trucking company and opening a sports complex back home in Chicago.
"You got to have a goal or a plan. My plan has nothing to do with making it to the NBA, it's just what happens. I don't wake up every day saying, Hey, I have to go to the NBA. My plan is finish this, and move on."
VII. 'What you got, Lang?'
By halftime, the Energy were on the wrong end of a 51-42 score. As soon as the buzzer sounded, Bjorkgren made a beeline toward the locker room, directly into the coach's office. The door closed swiftly behind him, either because he allowed it to or he forced it to. I was a few steps behind, walking alongside Wilson. Wilson had actually coached Bjorkgren for a season in college, so they had a long history together.
"Was Nate this intense back when you coached him?" I asked Wilson. He nodded.
Bjorkgren had been deferential and inclusive since I'd arrived, almost disarmingly so. He was cool and calm, but also clearly invested and in control. This moment, as we filed into the locker room, was the only time I thought he was close to losing that unflappable sheen. As I opened the door to go into the room, our cameraman gave me a look asking if he should follow me inside.
Even though Bjorkgren had been totally accommodating, in this moment something seemed … different. He felt like he was close to the edge, and I felt like I owed it to him to give him the chance to go over that edge for a few seconds if he needed to, without a camera in his face. After all, we were in town for less than 48 hours. He was trying to clinch a playoff berth.
Though we were down by nine, the first half hadn't been a total disaster. The players were getting good looks; the shots just weren't going down (1-of-9 on 3-pointers at the half). Loose balls just weren't bouncing Iowa's way.
Once all the coaches were seated, Bjorkgren went around the group asking his assistants what they'd seen that Iowa could improve upon in the second half. He was frustrated. I sat in the corner, trying to make myself invisible. And then I heard my name.
"What you got, Lang?"
I sat up and cleared my throat. I poked the corners of my brain for things that had not been mentioned. I didn't have much wiggle room.
"Well," I offered, "two things I saw. That big dude, the guy who came in at the end of the half, Kraft? Kleft?"
"Kreft," Bjorkgren corrected me.
"Right, Jon Kreft. He's killing you on the boards. Maybe we try someone different against him? And then the other thing is we just aren't making shots. And I don't think that's anyone's fault — we're getting good shots. We just need them to start going down."
Coach Bjorkgren nodded. "Good stuff," he said. I wiped the sweat from my brow.
We stood and filed into the larger locker room with the players, who were sitting in chairs around the edges. Bjorkgren took his place at the front. That angry edge I thought I'd seen as we left the court had been tamed, at least for the moment.
"I don't think we're playing that bad," Bjorkgren said. "And you talk about our turnovers and stuff — they're not bad turnovers. So those will get better. Don't stop running. Just some of those plays that didn't bounce our way, they'll bounce our way in the second half if we stick with it."
Before we broke to head back to the floor, Coach pointed out the home team was down 10 rebounds, and I heard Jeffers audibly sigh in disgust. He seemed to be taking this as an affront, and I suspected — and hoped — that he was making this as a personal challenge.
VIII. Coaching by cheering
The third quarter began with the 66ers seemingly making every shot they took. After Bjorkgren's upbeat halftime message, this obviously wasn't what he was hoping to see. Not even three minutes into the quarter, he burned a timeout with the Energy down 60-46. This time he didn't wait for the coaches to feed him his usual stats . As soon as the players arrived he went into a more impassioned version of his halftime speech. I got boxed out around the edge of the huddle, so I strolled over and got a cup of blue Gatorade from behind the bench. For the first time I considered what the postgame atmosphere might be like if the Energy lost.
It was during this timeout that I finally realized where I could make a tangible contribution. For more than a decade, I've had it drilled into me that whenever I'm watching a professional basketball game, I must remain impartial, particularly when I'm in the press box. There have been a few occasions when, despite my best efforts, I just couldn't contain myself. When Robert Horry went nuts in Game 5 of the '05 Finals in Detroit; when Ray Allen extended the '13 Finals to a Game 7 in Miami.
But here in Des Moines, if I were to have any sort of impact, I decided I needed to throw aside those hard-learned lessons by being loud.
Most of the time, unless I wormed my way into the huddle to get a glimpse of his dry-erase board, I had no idea what plays Bjorkgren was drawing up, so I couldn't opine on the finer points of each possession. I could, however, yell and cheer and clap and generally be positive. Yelling at Jeffers that he was doing a great job defensively might not tip the scales either way in the grand scheme of things. But it couldn't hurt anything, either.
That was the moment I went from thinking of myself as a tourist and accepted that I was a full-fledged member of the Energy. I had been wearing their gear and hanging with the staff and players for two days. I was on the sideline, in the center of these flashing lights, the cameras, all this spectacle, getting sweated on every play. If I was going to do my best, and give the Energy my fullest effort, I had to acknowledge that I was no longer an impartial journalist. I was now a full-fledged member of the Energy.
More than anything else, my goal was to do whatever I could to help win this damn game.
Suddenly, things started going our way. The stops we were working so hard to accumulate began to add up. The rebounding margin got a little tighter. Rice Jr. returned from his injury and helped out on both ends. Jeffers, who had three rebounds at the half, grabbed five in the third alone. It all happened so quickly that it was hard to keep up, and as we headed into the fourth quarter, the Iowa En … — we — had tied the score at 77.
Tulsa guard Mario Little had basically been unconscious, draining threes from all over the place. Jeffers began hounding him and managed to slow him down a bit. (Little still finished with 31 points on 8-of-12 from downtown.) Kreft scored just two more points, Iowa point guard Austin Freeman entered and played solid minutes, Ehambe, Owens and Pat Christopher kept running the wings, and all those bad breaks started going our way.
Meanwhile, I turned into the verbal version of Kent Bazemore. Standing and gesticulating might be frowned upon from an assistant, but I could yell, so play after play I shouted names, told guys to watch for picks, even made a few passive-aggressive barks at the officials.
It wasn't until there was about a minute left and we were up double-digits that I felt certain we were going to win. When Tulsa had a breakaway with just seconds to play, Bjorkgren hollered, "Let 'em go!" to remind his players that, at least for this instance, perhaps there was one play where no attention to defense was required. Just this once.
IX. A victory like no other
The final buzzer sounded and it was over. We had won, 112-101. Finally. Thankfully.
The Energy players and coaches lined up in front of our bench and walked toward the 66ers' bench, where we exchanged handshakes. Even though I was fully aware that my presence probably completely confound the 66ers — "Who is this guy?" — I made my way down the line, shaking hands and saying a perfunctory "Good game.".
We went to the locker room and were told that we needed to return to the court immediately to take a team photo with members of the local Boys and Girls Club. I stood aside but was urged onward by the players, who were clearly having fun with my presence: "Come on, Coach! Let's go, Coach! You're part of this now!"
Back on the floor, as the Energy's community relations staff herded us into loosely formed rows, I chatted with Bjorkgren about the win. That game-time edge everyone had been carrying had devolved into the afterglow of a win. I hadn't expected to so thoroughly enjoy the experience. But here I was out on the court with the Energy, standing in my sweat-stained dress shirt, joking around and cutting up.
We all wanted to win; we all contributed in different ways. And it's important to remember that the actual game was just a minor part of being a coach. These men are coaches 24 hours a day, every day; that a game happened to occur for a few hours on this evening was a minor part of the deal.
There was a satisfaction in that postgame celebration that is hard to match. I've seen the team I root for win close games, even had my favorite baseball team win a World Series. But standing there in the afterglow, being on the inside after a win … nothing tops that. That feeling of shared accomplishment is the high that fans and coaches and athletes keep chasing, day after day, night after night, season after season.
That's what makes us tick. That's what keeps us coming back for more.
(The Iowa Energy finished their season 31-19 and won the Central Division. They open the D-League playoffs on Tuesday against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.)


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Suspend to disk does not work for me since kernel 3.7.4 +. I am sure it is something that can be fixed but I am too lazy to fix it.
Last edited by illusionist (2013-03-20 22:02:52)
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seems to be fixed in 3.9. No hangs since 3 days with lots of suspends.
My setup
Kernel 220.127.116.11, w530 with Optimus (Intel 4000 and 1000M Quadro) enabled and kernel options acpi_osi=Linux acpi_backlight=vendor**
Close laptop -> suspend
Open laptop -> wake, but with a blank screen. On all consoles.
As far as I can tell this is what most people in this thread have.
However, could somebody verify this workaround?
Fn + backlight (F8/F9) = instant screen, everything is fine again. Screen wakes and continues as expected
**Without this option I had no problems whatsoever regarding suspend/wake, but had some problems adjusting brightness.
edit: just read https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=159379. Seems I have 'discovered' that bug (and workaround) but it might not be the same as the ones mentioned here.
Last edited by drdnl (2013-03-30 11:02:50)
I have never been able to change brightness after a suspend (Toshiba z835). This is a blocking issue for me.
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Kernel 3.8.5 solves the suspend issue. As a bonus, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=651741 explains how I can make brightness work even after suspend
Last edited by benob (2013-04-04 13:17:34)
Upgrading to 3.8.5-1 solved it for me.
Still having similar issue on Thinkpad Edge e520.
Tried kernels 3.8.1 , 3.8.5, 3.9 (mainline) with no success.
Computer suspends, but when trying to resume it blinks whith power led, like starting to work and immediatly stops, repeating from begining (blink-stop, blink-stop).
Can confirm, like user benob, that this issue is fixed in 3.8.5-1.
Same issue here (resume to blank screen and no response) on ThinkPad X60, tried the LTS kernel - works like a charm, so the issue is in the kernel I guess.
I have a Dell Latitude E6410 and experience similar (if not, the exact same) symptoms. I have issues using the latest core kernel 3.8.10-1. When I resume from suspend the backlight from the screen turns on, the harddisk spin on but nothing else happens. Other TTY's are not available and keyboard is not responding on anything, even the LED for caps-lock won't toggle. When I open the journal (journalctl -a) I can't see any log entries being made after suspending so there is no way to debug this issue from the logs.
What I did notice is that the problem only occurs when the power is disconnected. When my laptop is connected to AC it has no issues suspending / resuming. Also, when switching to LTS kernel (3.0) the issue is gone.
Since the boot time takes considerably longer with the 3.0 kernel I'd really like to find a proper solution for this. Can anyone else confirm the above behavior (especially the AC connectivity symptom which is kinda odd).
seems to be fixed in 3.9. No hangs since 3 days with lots of suspends.
How did you install 3.9? From AUR? I'd like to try but is it recommendable as a daily driver? (I use my laptop for work)
I agree with perkonix's description, I have had this problem since kernel 3.6. Once or twice when my lenovo t420 managed to wake up from systemd suspend, I got a message upon resume saying something about an error related to iwlwifi. So I tried suspending only after turning off my wifi, but still no success. Around 40% of the time, I have to turn off my laptop by holding down the powerbutton and reboot.
PLEASE somebody find a solution to this, it is excruciating.
Last edited by mark-o-solo (2013-05-08 12:16:48)
@mark-o-solo: did you try to unload the iwlwifi module before suspend (from /usr/lib/systemd/system-sleep)?
No, I'll do that and report after a few tries, thanks for the hint.
After upgrade from kernel 3.8.10 to 3.9.2 I experienced this issue: wake up from suspend only give me a black screen with a dash character on the top left corner. I can't do anything else but to force power off my comp and power on a gain ..
I still getting the completely blank screen after resuming, and is needing to reboot (the hard way) the system Im using kernel 3.9.2-1 and having a Nvidia 9400M and Nvidia 9600M GT.
After some tries, I have concluded that the problem is not related to the iwlwifi module. Also, since I have an exact partition copy of my arch install on my desktop PC, and I have never had a problem there, the problem must be hardware related.
The fact that it works on AC but not on battery suggests a power problem upon resume from suspend ?
I added myself to the `power` group, and haven't since then got any problem with resuming from suspend using systemd. I'm not sure if this is the actual solution of the problem or what. I'm currently running Linux kernel 3.9.2-1 x64
It happend again Cant understand what the problem is. Btw using Systemd 204-1
Last edited by thall (2013-05-21 18:47:10)
Problem for me was solved by disabling HPET timer in my BIOS. More info: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=128881
EDIT: No, not solved, it's happening again the next day! BIOS setting made no difference. Resume works only if I use pm-suspend command. If I use systemd or upower (which I think is what Xfce's power management uses), resume always fails. Monitor stays in standby and USB devices don't come back on (like the light on my mouse).
Last edited by nLinked (2013-05-23 08:20:52)
I have the same issue on Thinkpad x220. I'm currently running Linux kernel 3.9.4-2-ck.
Sorry for taking this thread up, but I'm experiencing the same issue when the notebook goes on standby, and it is very difficult to me to go on this way, so it would be nice to know if someone managed to solve the problem and how. I've spent some time searching but nothing helped. Thanks.
The only solution I know of is to install a kernel with a version below 3.7, preferably the lts kernel. Though the lts kernel is at version 3.0, that might be too old for you.
The bug is still open for the current kernel: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/33516
Maybe if more people vote it up, it gets fixed...
Last edited by Orim (2013-06-19 08:10:04)
I am experiencing this very same issue on my PC, Intel D865PERL mainboard, 2.4 gHZ Intel Pentium 4, I am using ck-kernel 3.9.7-1-ck, and elevator BFQ. After resuming I often got a black screen, but with a blinking cursor. After that I have to restert by resetting my machine, so if I didn't save everything before hibernating they are completely lost. in /var/log/pm-suspend.log I have no error messages.
I am using uswsusp, and uresume hook, through command line "sudo pm-hibernate", my /etc/suspend.conf:
snapshot device = /dev/snapshot
resume device = /dev/sda3
suspend loglevel = 2
compute checksum = y
compress = y
threads = y
Still happens to me, using linux 3.12.7-1-ARCH and systemd 208
Still happens to me, using linux 3.12.7-1-ARCH and systemd 208
the same to me
Linux Arch 3.12.9-2-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jan 31 10:22:54 CET 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux
same here, with current 32bits linux and linux-lts kernels, on Thinkpad r50e
edit : maybe an other problem. Suspend was not working at all. Works now, with linux-lts-3.0.93-1 (slightly older). (But that one messes up cpupower for me...)
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I *think* I have a similar issue. It only occurs very seldomly with suspend and is major problematic.
Laptop: ASUS Zenbook ux301 with intel Iris graphics.
Basically after suspend the laptop appears completely dead. It can't resume or wake from suspend.
The LED on the power button on the keyboard is off and the computer doesn't respond to the on button (which is a soft key on the keyboard).
Plugging it into AC at this time doesn't change anything either.
There is no way to get the laptop on again since it has a builtin battery. Perhaps only after the battery depletes would it wake (after a charge).
This is my theory anyway, since at first I thought it was a hardware error and sent it in.