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Following a week that had offered some of the summer's stormiest weather, the quotation carried a literal as well as metaphoric relevance: "Some people feel the rain, others just get wet."
Following a week that had offered some of the summer's stormiest weather, the quotation carried a literal as well as metaphoric relevance: "Some people feel the rain, others just get wet."
Opening Convocation speaker Dr. F. Sheldon Wettack, however, had the future of Hope College 's newest students firmly in mind as he shared the statement attributed to Bob Dylan. Speaking on the eve of Hope's 146th academic year, he encouraged the members of the incoming Class of 2011 to make the most of the coming four years.
"The quote suggests, of course, for you to be fully engaged in your life's experiences, don't just let them happen around you," he said. Wettack is dean of faculty emeritus and professor of chemistry emeritus at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif. He is a visiting professor of chemistry at Hope, where he had previously served from 1967 to 1982 first as a member of the chemistry faculty and then as dean for the natural and social sciences.
Approximately 2,000, primarily new students and their families, attended the event, held in the college's Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse on Sunday, Aug. 26. The new students moved in on Friday, Aug. 24, for the start of New Student Orientation. Fall semester classes will begin on Tuesday, Aug. 28.
In setting the stage for the students' Hope experience, Wettack considered three general topics: change, passion and liberal education. "I predict that each will be important to you in the days, months and years ahead," he said.
For many of the new students, Wettack noted, moving to college might well be the largest life change yet. He suggested that they embrace the process as a learning experience.
"Change is something that we face throughout our lives as we take on new positions or new personal relationships," he said. "Thus, you need to take advantage of this challenge and begin preparing yourself to be a 'wise' person, one who deals well with the changes that will take place throughout your life."
In the spirit of embracing change, Wettack said, the students should seek out new ideas and experiences, the better to identify interests and ways to work and serve about which they can be truly passionate.
"One of the major advantages for you during your time at Hope is the opportunity you will have to experience life, to feel the rain, and to begin exploring just what it is that, as they say, 'turns you on,'" he said.
"In short, I want you to come away from Hope with a better idea of just who you are and what you are passionate about," Wettack said. "Use this time to explore new ideas that you may not have been exposed to in the past, and seek experiences that you may have avoided during high school."
Such passion, he said, can lead to a better life.
"Believe me, when we follow our passion, we are much more likely to succeed at doing it, and to sticking with it over time," Wettack said. "With passion come dedication and perseverance, energy and drive, and concentration and focus, all qualities needed to succeed in life."
Wettack commended the college's liberal arts approach and Christian context as an ideal way to learn to handle change and identify passion, not only during the students' years as undergraduates but beyond.
"It is in this setting that we want you to be educated so that you will not only find that first job, but you will also learn how to learn. And you will become a life-long learner who is engaged in your surrounding community, with a sense of faith and calling that leads you to help society face complicated local and global issues," he said.
Wettack recommended that the students make the most of their time as members of a "community of learners": to come to class prepared to participate; to think critically about what they are learning and to take advantage of opportunities to go into more depth through the college's research program or independent projects; and to pursue learning with an open mind, being open to learning about other perspectives, including through off-campus study and programs at the college.
He cited the college's October Critical Issues Symposium, this year focusing on immigration, as an example. In anticipation of the symposium, all of the incoming students were provided with Bich Minh Nguyen's book "Stealing Buddha's Dinner" to read during the summer and discuss in small groups during the orientation weekend.
"A major part of being liberally educated is to be able to listen thoughtfully to both sides of an issue like immigration, and to come to a thoughtful conclusion that one can explain," he said.
Further, Wettack said, the students should take advantage of Hope's perspective as a Christian liberal arts college to explore their faith and its role in their lives and learning.
"May Hope be the place where your faith is strengthened and the false duality of faith and reason is examined," Wettack said. "The place where you see that the exploration of God's handiwork is part of what makes all of life meaningful, and that this exploration benefits from the qualities embedded in a liberal education."
"There will be many opportunities for you to explore your faith and that of others," he said. "And to grow intellectually and spiritually in the soil of Hope."


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I had difficulty waking up this morning. My head was heavy and my body aching all over. However, I still dragged myself to work. I believed I could withstand the minor discomfort well. After all, today was the last day of my school's examination week and I had only four classes to invigilate. The job would not be a strenuous exertion.
Contrary to my thoughts, my condition worsened when I was at school. I felt very tired and sleepy during the first two supervisions. I had to rub heat lotion on my forehead to keep myself awake. In the third session, A feeling of giddiness came over me. I crossed my arms on the teacher's desk and rested my groggy head on them. I realized I was running a temperature. Curious murmurs began to fill the classroom. To restore quietness in the classroom, I told the students about my fever. The explanation was able to raise their sympathy and they fell silent obediently. What a considerate bunch they were!
I had two free periods after the third invigilation. I fumbled inside my knapsack for pills and found a blister pack of paracetamols( I have a habit of keeping medicines in my knapsack. I fall sick easily). I swallowed two pills with a single gulp of water. Then, I slouched in my cushioned seat and closed my eyes to rest. My body heat was getting more and more intense in the first few minutes. It pulsed through my limbs like undulating waves. I squirmed involuntarily in agony. At one point I felt cold. I had to hug my knapsack to keep my body warm. The torture seemed to last forever. I kept praying for God's mercy in delirium. Miraculously, I sweated and felt slightly better after forty minutes. Did God answer my prayer or the pills were showing effects?
I perspired more when I did my fourth invigilation . It helped to soothe my discomfort. I clocked off at 1.40 p.m. and hitched a ride home in a colleague's car. I bought a three-day supply of anti-fever pills in the pharmacy near my house. I ate one pill after a light lunch of noodle soup. The soporific pill made me fall into a deep sleep. When I awoke at 6p.m., my fever was almost gone.
Because of the long nap, I was alert throughout the night. I slept late at 12 p.m. My three-week long school break would start tomorrow and I could wake up as late as I wanted. Thank God for the holiday. It would surely give me an ample time to recuperate.
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Alumnus Jie Chen Promoted to Full Professor
Alumnus Jie Chen has been promoted to full professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada). He received his M.S. in 1992 and Ph.D. in 1998, both in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Maryland. Christine Yurie Kim Eminent Professor of Information Technology K.J. Ray Liu advised his Ph.D. studies.
Prior to joining the University of Alberta, Chen worked in industry for 7 years focusing on research and management at Bell-Labs and Hughes Network Systems, Inc. He acquired entrepreneurial experience while helping establish two Bell-Lab spin-off companies. One company was acquired by QUALCOMM in San Diego, the other, iBiquity Digital Coorporation, produces digital car radios sold at Walmart and Bestbuy.
He has coauthored two books, three book chapters, 64 peer-reviewed journal papers, and 54 peer-reviewed conference proceeding papers. He has been granted 4 patents, and several patents have been licensed to 3 Canadian companies.
Chen has received numerous awards such as the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Leaders' Opportunity Award by the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Distinguished Lecturer Award by the Circuits and Systems Society (2004-2005), and Best student paper award at IEEE/National Institutes for Health (NIH) 2007 Life Science Systems & Applications Workshop. His research on designing miniaturized ultrasound device for intra-oral dental tissue formation was listed by "Reader's Digest" as a major medical breakthrough in Canada in 2006.
Chen's current research interests are in applying nanotechnology for biomedical applications, particularly in the areas of cross-disciplinary bio-medical nanotechnology. A few of his projects include devising an ultrasound device to proliferate stem cells for tissue engineering, the generation of biofuel; and nanoparticles which will affect gene/drug delivery, cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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It's really sad to see prominent Catholics ignore the Magisterium of the Catholic Church and support and/or encourage abortion. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is quite clear in its position on the issue, as well as its importance in Catholic teaching. Life begins at conception, and must be respected and cherished. Period.
This clear-cut position, not shared by the United Methodist Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church, or Presbyterian Church, is spelled out in the Catechism from 2270 to 2275. There is no wishy-washy, politically correct, gutless explanation for not taking a firm stand against killing the unborn in any Catholic teaching, which makes the existence of catholics like Vice President Joe Biden so puzzling.
President Obama has seen fit to fill his cabinet with several pseudo-catholics, all of whom share his draconian views on killing unborn children. This dangerous precedent has brought the abortion issue to the forefront of the upcoming midterm election and is expected to sway voters, many of whom have come down on the pro-life side as of late. And this makes VP Joe Biden's latest grab for the headlines so puzzling: promising the African nation of Kenya that "money will flow" if their pro-abortion constitution passes. Is this really the image our country wishes to export to the rest of the world? Killing the innocent unborn? Sounds like more ammunition for Muslim extremists.
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Furano Ski Resort - Home to world cup events, Furano offers great skiing for people of all abilities, from fantastic tree runs to long wide cruisers with over 950 vertical metres to enjoy.
A Travelplan consultant can assist you package your accommodation with flights and lifts for even further savings on your holiday to Furano.
Furano Ski Resort is renowned for some of the worlds best powder skiing, with its annual average of 8 metres of classic Japanese powder and over 950 metres of vertical in one of Japan's largest ski resorts.
Skiing at Furano is spectacular, with virtually every run giving you great views of the peak of Mt Furano and the summits of Hokkaido's highest mountains, Furano is also home to world cup races and offers visitors;
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Snowed all week. Great quality powder.
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Bus from Sapporo to Furano 2.5 hours. Better to fly into A……. airport which is 1.5 hours away. Japan airlines economy is quite good.
Shuttle bus system works well and can explore Japanese town - not just a ski town.
Very uncrowded runs. Good grooming so that fresh snow is not groomed out. Can still find untracked snow at the end of the day.
Limited on mountain lunch venues but great ramen etc at base for about $A10.
Not (yet) full of Australians - keep it a secret.
We wanted to go to a resort where there were more locals than tourist and this was definitely the case in Furano.
The accommodation was fantastic, very clean and directly across the road from the lift. It was about a 30 min walk to town good to stretch the legs after a day riding but buses run as well.
Thanks Travelplan we loved our time in furano and the powder was fantastic.
We went to Furano for a change from Niseko. The skiable terrain is smaller but there are far fewer people.
We went at New Year but after the first monday in January it was like skiing at your own private resort as all the locals had gone back to work/school.
The snow is similar to Niseko and it is a great resort for families. Less nightlife and quieter.
The resort is an easy 15 minute walk from the town of Furano where you can pick up all food necessities plus anything else you might want.
Easy access via bus from Sapporo and the trains go to the town as well.
Chalet Fuyuri is ski-in (via the back of the groomers shed) and a 5 minute walk to base of lifts (basically flat). We had a great time. I'd recommend about 4-5 days after which you have probably skiied all the runs. The 101 person gondola is fast uphill and a different experience outside Europe. Enjoy !
The town of Furano, 5 minutes by taxi from the resort remains largely untouched by outside influences. Combine Furanos back drop with everything the resort has to offer and you have the ingredients for a great skiing holiday.
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Nearly a year to the day that Paul Grover fell in love with Nicole DiRienzo on a rafting trip through the Grand Canyon, the southern California couple said "I do" at Meadowood, a country club near the Silverado Trail in St. Helena, CA. "We loved that this club was off the beaten path," says the bride of the expansive grounds, which include a spa, golf course and private bungalows (where many of the couple's 130 guests stayed). Nicole and Paul envisioned a full weekend of wedding events, so they enlisted Bay Area planner Kristi Amoroso to help. She coordinated all the details, from the weekend's big start—a vineyard rehearsal dinner featuring Spanish guitarists—to a 1920s-style farewell brunch. "Each event had its own wow factor," says Nicole. "Guests couldn't pick a favorite."
Just before the August 27, 2005, ceremony, Nicole and Paul's guests sipped lemonade and sparkling water beneath white parasols as they waited for the bride to meet her groom under an untamed arbor of vines, white roses and hydrangeas. A garland of the same blooms, by San Francisco–based floral designer Kathleen Deery, lined the grassy aisle. After the two exchanged traditional vows, they reconvened with guests for a glass of champagne across the lawn, which was illuminated by miniature teardrop-crystal chandeliers suspended by wires over the reception area. The "floating" lights gave the space an enclosed, intimate feel, says Nicole, but with the stars in sight, the look was also bright and airy.
Dinner, though, was far from light; guests enjoyed a variety of rich dishes, such as wild mushroom pappardelle and filet mignon. They also indulged in an assortment of local wines, leading one guest to make an innocent wager—that he could bike 10 miles along the hilly Silverado Trail in less than an hour—that quickly turned into a full-blown event the following day. With guests cheering him on from their cars, the biker beat the clock and won the $1,000 pot. The morning's excitement continued at Nicole and Paul's final event, a goodbye brunch, where the 80 guests were dressed entirely in white and learned from a pro how to play croquet. Pale-yellow tablecloths accented the crisp white centerpieces and umbrellas, a subdued palette for an otherwise very colorful wedding weekend.
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Involve friends and family: As a meaningful touch, Nicole asked her friend Lisa Lofthouse, a pianist and singer, to perform at their ceremony.
Consider guestbook alternatives: Guests expressed their good wishes for Nicole and Paul's marriage on small cards inscribed with the bride and groom's names, then dropped the cards into a large glass hurricane.
Punch up a simple palette: Nicole and Paul added a few touches of papaya-orange to their natural scheme of espresso brown, sage and white. "I like to keep things simple, but we also wanted a pop of color," says Nicole.
Create a comfort zone: At the reception, an outdoor lounge with plush sofas gave guests a place to kick back and chat with one another between dances.


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For a variety of reasons, many first-generation students find it challenging to complete their college education. In an effort to retain and matriculate these students in the university, a program co-sponsored by Academic Affairs and the Division of Student Services is being offered to pair students with faculty members who serve in the capacity of mentors.
Students and faculty work together to improve academic achievement, retention and graduation rates of students. Both gain a better understanding of the needs and concerns of today's diverse college students through participation in the program.
Faculty mentoring is well grounded in higher education research as a positive indicator for increased student satisfaction and persistence, which leads to successful graduation. At CSULB, the Partners for Success program provides such mentoring to students, particularly first-generation students. Mentors support students through ongoing, dedicated contacts, which has led to increased student success and higher graduation rates.


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Intel Reports Third-Quarter Revenue of $13.5 Billion
Intel Corporation has reported quarterly revenue of $13.5 billion, operating income of $3.8 billion, net income of $3.0 billion and EPS of $0.58. The company generated approximately $5.1 billion in cash from operations, paid dividends of $1.1 billion and used $1.2 billion to repurchase stock.
"Our third-quarter results reflected a continuing tough economic environment," said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. "The world of computing is in the midst of a period of breakthrough innovation and creativity. As we look to the fourth quarter, we're pleased with the continued progress in Ultrabooks and phones and excited about the range of Intel-based tablets coming to market."
Q3 2012 Key Financial Information and Business Unit Trends (GAAP, unless otherwise stated)
- PC Client Group revenue of $8.6 billion, flat sequentially and down 8 percent year-over-year
- Data Center Group revenue of $2.7 billion, down 5 percent sequentially and up 6 percent year-over-year
- Other Intel® architecture group revenue of $1.2 billion, up 6 percent sequentially and down 14 percent year-over-year
- Gross margin of 63.3 percent, 1.3 percentage points above the midpoint of the company's updated expectation of 62 percent.
- R&D plus MG&A spending $4.6 billion, unchanged.
- Tax rate of 24 percent, below the company's expectation of approximately 28 percent.
Business Outlook
Intel's Business Outlook does not include the potential impact of any business combinations, asset acquisitions, divestitures or other investments that may be completed after Oct. 16.
Q4 2012 (GAAP, unless otherwise stated)
- Revenue: $13.6 billion, plus or minus $500 million.
- Gross margin percentage: 57 percent and 58 percent Non-GAAP (excluding amortization of acquisition-related intangibles), both plus or minus a couple of percentage points.
- R&D plus MG&A spending: approximately $4.5 billion.
- Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles: approximately $75 million.
- Impact of equity investments and interest and other: approximately $75 million.
- Depreciation: approximately $1.6 billion.
- Tax Rate: approximately 27 percent.
- Full-year capital spending: $11.3 billion, plus or minus $300 million.
For additional information regarding Intel's results and Business Outlook, please see the CFO commentary at: www.intc.com/results.cfm.
Status of Business Outlook
Intel's Business Outlook is posted on intc.com and may be reiterated in public or private meetings with investors and others. The Business Outlook will be effective through the close of business Dec. 14 unless earlier updated; except that the Business Outlook for amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, impact of equity investments and interest and other, and tax rate, will be effective only through the close of business on Oct. 23. Intel's Quiet Period will start from the close of business on Dec. 14 until publication of the company's fourth-quarter earnings release, scheduled for Jan. 17, 2013. During the Quiet Period, all of the Business Outlook and other forward-looking statements disclosed in the company's news releases and filings with the SEC should be considered as historical, speaking as of prior to the Quiet Period only and not subject to an update by the company.
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Risk Factors
The above statements and any others in this document that refer to plans and expectations for the fourth quarter, the year and the future are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should" and their variations identify forward-looking statements. Statements that refer to or are based on projections, uncertain events or assumptions also identify forward-looking statements. Many factors could affect Intel's actual results, and variances from Intel's current expectations regarding such factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Intel presently considers the following to be the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the company's expectations.
- Demand could be different from Intel's expectations due to factors including changes in business and economic conditions, including supply constraints and other disruptions affecting customers; customer acceptance of Intel's and competitors' products; changes in customer order patterns including order cancellations; and changes in the level of inventory at customers. Uncertainty in global economic and financial conditions poses a risk that consumers and businesses may defer purchases in response to negative financial events, which could negatively affect product demand and other related matters.
- Intel operates in intensely competitive industries that are characterized by a high percentage of costs that are fixed or difficult to reduce in the short term and product demand that is highly variable and difficult to forecast. Revenue and the gross margin percentage are affected by the timing of Intel product introductions and the demand for and market acceptance of Intel's products; actions taken by Intel's competitors, including product offerings and introductions, marketing programs and pricing pressures and Intel's response to such actions; and Intel's ability to respond quickly to technological developments and to incorporate new features into its products.
- The gross margin percentage could vary significantly from expectations based on capacity utilization; variations in inventory valuation, including variations related to the timing of qualifying products for sale; changes in revenue levels; segment product mix; the timing and execution of the manufacturing ramp and associated costs; start-up costs; excess or obsolete inventory; changes in unit costs; defects or disruptions in the supply of materials or resources; product manufacturing quality/yields; and impairments of long-lived assets, including manufacturing, assembly/test and intangible assets.
- The tax rate expectation is based on current tax law and current expected income. The tax rate may be affected by the jurisdictions in which profits are determined to be earned and taxed; changes in the estimates of credits, benefits and deductions; the resolution of issues arising from tax audits with various tax authorities, including payment of interest and penalties; and the ability to realize deferred tax assets.
- Gains or losses from equity securities and interest and other could vary from expectations depending on gains or losses on the sale, exchange, change in the fair value or impairments of debt and equity investments; interest rates; cash balances; and changes in fair value of derivative instruments. The majority of our marketable equity security portfolio balance is concentrated in ASML Holding, N.V, and declines in value could result in impairment charges, impacting gains or losses on equity securities.
- Intel's results could be affected by adverse economic, social, political and physical/infrastructure conditions in countries where Intel, its customers or its suppliers operate, including military conflict and other security risks, natural disasters, infrastructure disruptions, health concerns and fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
- Expenses, particularly certain marketing and compensation expenses, as well as restructuring and asset impairment charges, vary depending on the level of demand for Intel's products and the level of revenue and profits.
- Intel's results could be affected by the timing of closing of acquisitions and divestitures.
- Intel's results could be affected by adverse effects associated with product defects and errata (deviations from published specifications), and by litigation or regulatory matters involving intellectual property, stockholder, consumer, antitrust, disclosure and other issues, such as the litigation and regulatory matters described in Intel's SEC reports. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages or an injunction prohibiting Intel from manufacturing or selling one or more products, precluding particular business practices, impacting Intel's ability to design its products, or requiring other remedies such as compulsory licensing of intellectual property.
Earnings Webcast
Intel will hold a public webcast at 2 p.m. PDT today on its Investor Relations website at www.intc.com. A webcast replay and MP3 download will also be available on the site.
Intel plans to report its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012 on Jan. 17, 2013. Immediately following the earnings report, the company plans to publish a commentary by Stacy J. Smith, senior vice president and chief financial officer, at www.intc.com/results.cfm. A public webcast of Intel's earnings conference call will follow at 2 p.m. PDT at www.intc.com.
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Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is a world leader in computing innovation. The company designs and builds the essential technologies that serve as the foundation for the world's computing devices. Additional information about Intel is available at newsroom.intel.com and blogs.intel.com.
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You don't always notice it at first but you'll see that 'brown' no longer describes them. They melt into golden rays, circling an eclipse. There's nothing boring about brow eyes,not even when the later hours encroach; they just turn into a sunset of their own.


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KEY MOMENT: The Angels were one out from defeat, and three runs down, when Raul Ibanez stepped to the plate in the ninth inning. Ibanez delivered a three-run home run — his second home run of the season, and the 2,000th hit of his career — to force the game into extra innings. But Mets catcher Anthony Recker had the game-winning hit, a 13th-inning home run off the last man in the Angels' bullpen, Matt Shoemaker.
AT THE PLATE: Collin Cowgill and Chris Iannetta each hit his first home run of the season. Albert Pujols, who had started the season 0 for 11 with runners in scoring position, singled home the Angels' first run.
ON THE MOUND: Jered Weaver, mixing fastballs in the mid-80-mph range with other pitches that dropped below 70 mph, carried a one-hitter and a 3-1 lead into the seventh inning. He got the first two outs, with a walk in between, then gave up back-to-back singles. He left with a 3-2 lead, but Fernando Salas gave up a two-run single that would have pinned Weaver with the loss if not for Ibanez's home run. Relievers Dane De La Rosa and Kevin Jepsen combined to give up two runs, two hits, two walks and a hit batter in the ninth inning.
ON THE LINEUP: The Angels have used three cleanup batters in each of the three games since Josh Hamilton went on the disabled list — David Freese, Ibanez and Howie Kendrick.
CY, YOUNG: Bartolo Colon, 40, who won the 2005 AL Cy Young Award as an Angel, faces his old team Sunday. Trout, 22, has seven hits in 14 at-bats against Colon, including two home runs.
LIGHT 'EM UP: The postgame fireworks show accidentally started after the second inning. The game was delayed for a few moments while the fireworks were shut off.
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In response to an inattentive domestic media and the lack of visual documentation, Lori Grinker has been pursuing the story of Iraqi civilians fleeing the war.
In April, and again in September 2007, she traveled to Amman to photograph Iraqis forced to leave their families, homes and livelihoods for a life of cramped, substandard living conditions, inactivity, and waiting for the time when it will be safe to return to Iraq, or hear that they have found sanctuary in another country. And those are the "lucky" ones. Many of her subjects are in Amman to repair their bodies, only to be to be repatriated to a war zone after they are "healed."
In the case above, the young man (call him Amer) was burned in an explosion while walking past a fuel truck in Baghdad. We see the 16-year old coming out of the recovery room after having surgery to fix the contracted fingers on his right hand. He faced the same surgery on his left hand a couple of month later.
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Tips for PHAs With Peripheral Neuropathy
July 31, 2012
"Over the past six months I've noticed a burning feeling in my feet. It's not too bad, but it is constant. I'm worried about it. Should I mention it to my doctor? Do you have any tips on how to handle it?" -- J.M., Yellowknife, NWT
Christopher Power
Neurologist, University of Alberta
A myth exists that peripheral neuropathy (PN) is no longer a problem for people living with HIV. However, I work in both major HIV clinics in Alberta (Edmonton and Calgary) and I see several people with PN at every clinic. PN damages the peripheral nerves (the nerves in the body, not including those of the brain and spinal cord) and causes numbness, electrical-like tingling or a painful burning sensation, usually in the feet and sometimes in the hands. It can also cause difficulty with walking and occasionally with bowel and bladder functions.
Other nerve disorders, such as carpal tunnel syndrome or sciatica, can be early indicators of PN. Contrary to what you might hear, PN is still very common among people with HIV, especially as they age and their disease progresses. People with HIV often don't realize they have it. They frequently see me for another problem and then say something like: "My feet really hurt at night or if I'm on my feet all day. I think my shoes might be too tight."
The good news is that most people with PN now experience mild to moderate symptoms. In the early '90s, before antiretroviral therapy (ART), I would see people who would cut the tops off their shoes because anything touching their feet caused horrendous pain. I still occasionally see people suffering from exquisitely painful and debilitating PN but it's far less common.
Many factors and conditions can cause PN. HIV infection itself can cause neuropathy by damaging nerve cells. You are also at greater risk of developing PN if you are tall, older than 55, have an AIDS-defining illness or your CD4 count falls below 200. People with diabetes can also develop neuropathy, so it's important to find out if diabetes is causing your PN; if it is, work with your doctor to control your blood sugar. We also know that heavy alcohol use and poor nutrition can lead to nerve damage. Finally, syphilis can cause PN and hepatitis C virus infection can make it worse, so don't let these conditions go untreated.
PN is also a side effect of various drugs (see interview with Danielle Gourde). If you have drug-induced neuropathy, you might be able to improve your symptoms and prevent permanent damage by seeing your doctor and changing your medication right away.
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Pharmacist, Clinique médicale l'Actuel
Neuropathy is a side effect of the older antiretroviral drugs, sometimes called D drugs: d4T (stavudine, Zerit), ddI (didanosine, Videx) and ddC (zalcitibine, Hivid). In Canada, Hivid is no longer on the market and physicians no longer prescribe the other two unless a patient is resistant to newer antiretrovirals. Some other medications prescribed to people with HIV can cause PN as well (for example, some drugs used to treat PCP and tuberculosis). If you are concerned that you might have symptoms of PN, talk to your doctor.
The first thing we try to do, if possible, is discontinue the drug that may be to blame. At the moment, there is no cure for PN and no medication decreases numbness. For pain relief, options are limited but some drugs seem to work in some people. Some people with mild pain find that amitryptiline (Elavil) helps. This is an old antidepressant that doctors no longer prescribe for that purpose because of side effects at the antidepressant dose. We give it to patients with PN at a lower dose. They take it at night because it makes people sleepy (and many people's PN symptoms worsen at night). People with more severe symptoms often combine it with pregabalin (Lyrica) or gabapentin (Neurontin) -- pain relievers originally developed for epilepsy. The main side effects of these two drugs are drowsiness and dry mouth.
A drug called topiramate is sometimes prescribed for people with HIV and PN alone but usually for people who also have diabetes. It can cause people to lose their appetite and lose weight as a result, which can improve the diabetes of people struggling with their weight.
Opiates are sometimes dispensed for PN pain; however, we try to avoid prescribing them for long-term use as they can be addictive.
PN pain is very different from other kinds of pain, so not all pain relievers are suitable and some interact with antiretrovirals. Finally, prescription drugs are only one part of a possible plan. You and your doctor will need to figure out what works best for you.
Todd Tran
Occupational Therapist (with expertise in Pedorthics), Women's College Hospital; Consultant, Casey House
PN affects 30 to 67 percent of people with advanced HIV disease (people who have lived with HIV for many years or have a high viral load or a low CD4 count). I try to work with my clients' doctors because I believe that a multidisciplinary approach ensures that clients get the best care possible.
For clients who experience more pain when they walk or stand for long periods, we recommend custom-made orthotics and/or orthopedic shoes, which relieve pressure from certain parts of the feet. For clients who have difficulty walking, I also recommend adaptive equipment, such as a cane or a walker with a seat, which allows people to sit down and offload mechanically induced foot pain. I recommend wheelchairs as a last resort for people who are not able to walk about. I want people to be mobile for as long as possible.
When people have a combination of HIV, PN and type 2 diabetes, they can develop a loss of protective sensation (LOPS) in their feet. Clients sometimes ask me, "What's the big deal if I can't feel?" LOPS puts people at risk for self-harm. For example, a person might walk along the floor barefoot and only realize they've stepped on a tack when they notice blood or the tack sticking into their foot. When this happens, the healing time may be longer for a person with HIV (due to immunosuppression) than for an HIV-negative person. And the wound might not heal adequately, which can potentially lead to serious complications. If you have LOPS, you should:
Joe Dacey
Person living with HIV
I was diagnosed with HIV in 1990 and I first noticed a strange tingling in my feet and hands about three years ago. My PN rapidly became so bad in my feet that I couldn't walk any distance. My doctor is convinced that the HIV drugs I took in the past caused my disease.
When my PN started, I had a lot of pain in my feet and they felt extremely hot. Now I still have pain but my feet usually feel extremely cold. I take a low-dose, slow-release form of oxycontin four times each day. If the pain becomes excruciating, I take a faster-acting form of the drug. The drugs don't get rid of the pain but they tone it down a little.
Aside from the meds, what helps me most with the pain is my heating pad. I rest my heels on the heating pad on my ottoman, and then I wrap a blanket around my feet and the heating pad to keep the heat in.
I've talked with my doctor about removing the pain receptors in my feet. But without my pain receptors, I could bump into something or break my toe and not even realize it. So, I just keep going the way I'm going. It's about all I can do.
Fortunately, I was able to get enough money together to buy a scooter and a power wheelchair. I use the wheelchair when Access-a-Bus [door-to-door transit for people with disabilities] picks me up for my medical appointments. I can walk around my apartment but I use the power chair to go anywhere else. Typically, I feel best in the morning. On nice mornings, I spend some time outside before the pain gets too bad. I can't wear shoes or even light socks because of the pain. In the summer, I can wear flip-flops outside but I have to be careful to not expose myself to the sun for too long because that can cause other problems due to the HIV medication I take.
Of course, it's very uncomfortable and frustrating. The thing that keeps me going is that I look around and see that some people are much worse off than I am healthwise. I wouldn't wish this on anyone but it would be nice to know someone else who has PN. We might be able to exchange tips. Maybe this article will get people talking and I'll meet someone else who has PN. In the meantime, I try not to let it get to me.
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A CYCLIST who was involved in a collision with a bus in Oxford's High Street yesterday is still in hospital.
Police say the 33-year-old man is in a "stable condition" after he was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital with severe injuries to his head, neck and ribs.
The crash happened on Magdalen Bridge, near The Plain junction, at about 5.20pm. The road was closed until 7.15pm.
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It's about 10 degrees outside, the perfect day to hunker down under a blanket with a cup of tea and a good book. But I am not doing that. Because it's a big day around here. (drum roll, please…)
Happy 11th Birthday, Mitzi!!!!
So, today, in between the work I'm doing, I've been baking a cake, wrapping presents, and crafting a special card for the birthday girl to let her know what her biggest gift of all will be (a bedroom makeover!).
It's been a fast 11 years, and so much has happened. She's survived hospital stays and chest surgery and a diabetes diagnosis. She's grown enormously — both in size (she's almost 5′ 3″) and in creativity and intelligence. And even though she's entering that gnarly pre-teen years and can be downright moody and edgy sometimes, mostly she's just my baby. Even her little-girl curls are coming back, though now her hair is more brown than blonde.
So, back to it. Lots to do to prep for the afternoon celebration. I have a purse cake to make, gourmet chicken fingers to wrangle, and nineteen other things to do. All the while I'll probably be reflecting on her baby time, the little girl time, maybe even squeeze in a few minutes to peruse a few old photos. It's entirely possible that I'll find time to shower.
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Mission Volunteer: San Bartolo, Peru
I began participating in mission trips with my church as a junior in high school. Each summer, we trek down to San Bartolo, Peru, to volunteer with the Christian Life Movement, which works to improve the quality of life in Peru, especially for children. Through the years we have helped to build youth centers and schools, taught and played with the children, established hospitals in the poorest regions, and even built a new chapel for the townspeople to call their own.
It's a lot of work during our three-week visits, but I always take a lot from the experience every time I go back. We perform the mission, learn about social issues and what it means to be Catholic. It is a beautiful thing. Mission does that to you anywhere you go.


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How many pairs of shoes do you have in your closet that you don't wear anymore?
Now you can put them to good use by donating them to the 9th Annual Shoes For The Shoeless. The campaign is underway and will carry through to October 31. This years goal is to collect 15,000 pairs of shoes.
All wearable footwear can be taken to Family Orthopedic & Shoe Repair, 112 S. Van Eps Ave. or to Steak-Out at 120 S. Van Eps Ave. in Sioux Falls.
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Gorilla Logic has released its MonkeyTalk cross-platform iOS/Android functional record/playback functional testing platform. The new release combines with the company's existing FoneMonkey for iOS and FoneMonkey for Android open source tools, as well as the newly released Continuous QA in the Cloud service offering.
Pointing to the obvious growth of mobile across the US and elsewhere, IDC analyst Rona Shuchat suggests that companies are accelerating their demand for third-party mobile application testing tools and services. "With Gorilla Logic's new Continuous QA Cloud offering, QA professionals can automate the testing of mobile apps across multiple devices and simulators (in any combination) to meet the increasing demand for highly usable and high-performing mobile apps."
Perhaps not quite the first "comprehensive solution for mobile application testing", MonkeyTalk does carve something of a niche for itself by being able to test native and hybrid applications for both iOS and Android mobile platforms. Using its own keyword-driven MonkeyTalk Command Language for specifying functional tests, MonkeyTalk records, plays back, and validates any user interaction on simulators or devices as well as any gesture on any component.
MonkeyTalk can be generated automatically through recording or can be composed from scratch with the MonkeyTalk IDE or with a text editor. In addition, testers and QA professionals can extend MonkeyTalk with their own application-specific commands. Plus, MonkeyTalk's JavaScript API allows tests to freely mix JavaScript and MonkeyTalk for what should be "enhanced" levels of control.
We've immersed ourselves in the functional testing tools space for four years with thousands of teams using FlexMonkey and FoneMonkey, so we were able to step back and redesign with a focus on how people work in the real world," said Edward Schwarz, vice president of engineering and cofounder of Gorilla Logic. "The MonkeyTalk command language, as well as comprehensive support for JavaScript-based test scripting, are examples of listening to QA pros talk about what they need to really drive value."
So then, key features of MonkeyTalk include data-driven functional testing for iOS and Android; recording and playback of user interface interactions; the ability to generate readable, maintainable scripts, as well as supporting easy creation of scripts from scratch; and the option to automatically convert scripts to JavaScript, which can be extended with custom logic — as well as the ability to run in continuous integration environments.


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text: Johannesburg - South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first in the final Twenty20 international against New Zealand in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday. The three-match series is level at 1-1.LIVE SCORING Justin Ontong replaces the out-of-form Richard Levi, and will play in the middle order. New Zealand are unchanged from the side which levelled the series, winning by eight wickets in East London on Sunday. Teams: South Africa: H Davids, F du Plessis (captain), Q de Kock (wk), F Behardien, D Miller, R Peterson, J Ontong, R McLaren, R Kleinveldt, A Phangiso, M Morkel. New Zealand: R Nicol, M Guptill, B McCullum (captain/wk), J Franklin, C Munro, C Anderson, N McCullum, J Neesham, D Bracewell, R Hira, M McClenaghan


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Gabriel Management announces that the German Speed Metallers STORMWARRIOR, will release their brand new studio album titled "Thunder & Steele" this Friday, on January 24, 2014, via Massacre Records. The effort will be available as CD, limited edition LP (with exclusive bonus track) and digital download. "Thunder & Steele" was mixed by the German Heavy Metal veteran Piet Sielck (IRON SAVIOR), who also worked with the band on their most famous album "Heading Northe" (2008), and includes 10 brand new songs. It's also the first STORMWARRIOR album feat. new member of the band, drummer Jorg Uken.
"Thunder & Steele" track listing:
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Regulating Wall Street Co-Editor Ingo Walter presented a live webinar on March 31, 2011, titled "Inside Job: Reputational Risk and Conflicts of Interest in Banking and Finance."
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As Greece gets ready to default or restructure its debt, and several other Eurozone countries deal with their rating downgrades, it is useful to keep things in perspective. Here are ten interesting facts based on reports from IMF, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and my ongoing research with colleagues Itamar Drechsler and Philipp Schnabl ("A Pyrrhic Victory? The Ultimate Cost of Bank Bailouts"):
1. Sovereign credit default swap and bond spreads started rising in the Fall of 2008,
especially following the collapse of the global financial system (failures of Lehman Brothers and A.I.G.).
2. In most cases, the widening of sovereign spreads was initiated by announcement of massive rescue packages for the financial sector and in some cases equally large fiscal stimulus packages. For instance, the immediate cost of UK's rescue package was in excess of 20% of its GDP.
3. As sovereign spreads widened with announcement of rescue and stimulus packages, in the short run bank and financial firm spreads in fact fell. But within a few weeks of the announcement, both sovereign and financial sector spreads started moving in tandem. There was effectively a "merger", a transfer of the "bad bank" assets of the financial sector into the government. Or you could say, we passed on the buck to the governments!
4. But it is not all about the additional debt and risks taken on by governments through the rescue packages. Countries that have experienced the greatest widening of their spreads are those that have also had high levels of debt relative to GDP and relatively low levels of labor productivity and global competitiveness.
5. Most developed countries are now running debt to GDP levels in the range of 50-120%. Typical emerging market defaults on external debt have in fact been at lower debt to GDP levels of 40-80%. The financial crisis of 2007-09 is metamorphosing as a potential sovereign crisis of 2010.
6. The US debt to GDP level is now at the same level as that after World War II. That should help put in perspective the crisis we have just witnessed (and the fiscal imprudence in the period leading up to it).
7. With all this credit deterioration of sovereigns, the interest in their credit default swaps (CDS) - a way of buying protection against default on sovereign's debt - has increased dramatically. While there were hardly any trades happening in sovereign CDS prior to the crisis (and in fact, until Summer of 2008), these are among the most widely traded CDS now.
8. The financial sectors of various countries are buying massive protections against sovereign credit risk. Net dealer exposures to Western countries has been rising dramatically since the Fall of 2008. Gross exposures in SovX, the Eurozone CDS index, now exceed exposures to financial CDS.
9. Since November 2009, the rapid widening of Eurozone sovereign CDS has been accompanied with little widening, if any, of global, investment grade corporations and financials of these countries. Now, it is the "bad countries" of the world that are partially getting merged with safer countries' balance-sheets (Think of Greece and Germany!).
10. The ratio of CDS traded to debt for sovereigns is the highest for Eurozone countries at the current moment, reflecting both their credit risk problems as well as their monetary inflexibility given the currency union. In contrast, CDS to debt ratios for the UK and the US are tiny.
Moral of the story: At least two.
1. Bailing out banks or countries does not mean the credit risk of their bad assets just vanishes in thin air. It simply gets transferred to (other) sovereign balance-sheets. But these sovereign balance-sheets, like corporations, also have limited debt capacity.
2. It may be time for most countries, including the United States, to exercise fiscal restraint and devise a clear strategy to reduce government debt over next 3-5 years. Those who do not act now put at risk any economic recovery witnessed since the Fall of 2008. Sometimes, less is more!


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Istria and Kvarner. Istria and Kvarner is one of the four wine regions of Croatia. It covers the Istrian peninsular near Northern Italy and bordering with Western Slovenia. It is reputed to be the best wine producing region of Croatia. We have wines from three producers in Istria: Franc Araman, Pilato and Kabola.
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Episode #15 (January 28th, 2013)
Hosts: Leftos, Andrew, Arcane
It's that time of the week again: a new NLSC Podcast is coming your way, hosted by Leftos, Ben and myself. As always, we talk about the latest basketball video game and NBA news, before moving on to some other areas of interest and even getting a little nostalgic. If you're looking for a quick overview of this week's episode, here you go:
- We open with some chatter that includes the weather and in the process, get a great idea for a new theme park...patent pending.
- The conversation turns a little dark, so we move on to a recap of the week in news.
- NBA 2K13 and NBA Jam: On Fire Edition received roster updates last week, the latter prompting a little more discussion than the former.
- A couple of potentially interesting notes about NBA Live are touched upon very briefly.
- The Hornets will officially become the Pelicans effective as of next season and we know what their logo will look like. Has it changed our minds about the new name?
- The reserves for the 2013 All-Star game have been announced. We react and talk about a couple of noteworthy snubs.
- Leftos has no interest in discussing the Bulls/Pistons game, but I do get to express some enthusiasm for Jimmy Butler's recent play.
- Changing things up, we talk about some of our favourite web series, including the returning Nostalgia Critic.
- Mention of the Critic leads us to reminisce about a few things we're nostalgic for.
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A fair warning, at times the language in this week's podcast is coarser than usual and not what you'll see in news posts and feature articles here on the NLSC. It's something we can tone down (or simply bleep) if it becomes a problem for you, our listeners, so let us know your feelings on that as well as your thoughts on this week's topics and the show overall.


text: Brad Leithauser was born in Detroit and graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He is the author of five previous novels, a novel in verse, five volumes of poetry, two collections of light verse, and a book of essays. Among his many awards and honors are a MacArthur Fellowship, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and, in 2005, the induction by the president of Iceland into the Order of the Falcon for his writings about Nordic literature. He is a professor in the writing seminars at Johns Hopkins University. He and his wife, Mary Jo Salter, divide their time between Baltimore, Maryland, and Amherst, Massachusetts. (added from Random House)… (more)


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U.S. Men's National Team Draws Mexico 1-1 in Jurgen Klinsmann's Debut
PHILADELPHIA (Aug. 10, 2011) – The U.S. Men's National Team tied Mexico 1-1 tonight at Lincoln Financial Field in the first game under newly appointed head coach Jurgen Klinsmann. Mexico scored in the 17th minute through Oribe Peralta, but three substitutes combined for a Robbie Rogers goal in the 73rd minute to earn the Americans the tie in the regional rivals' first friendly match since 2008.
"I think we saw a real interesting game, and especially in the second half, a very exciting game," said Klinsmann. "It was an amazing learning process the players went through in just 90 minutes. We gave them the task to move step-by-step more forward and get more confident the longer they were in the game and put Mexico under pressure. That's what we saw in the last half hour where I think the players felt more and more confident. All of their defensive tasks were kind of under control and they challenged that Mexican side, which as I said before the game is a very, very good team that we have a lot of respect for."
The match started with tremendous pace and Mexico earned most of the possession, but an organized U.S. defense kept the Mexicans from turning that advantage into dangerous chances, a theme which held up through the entire match.
Klinsmann started two highly experienced veterans in defense – Steve Cherundolo and captain Carlos Bocanegra (combined 165 caps coming into the match) – along with two young defenders in Edgar Castillo (who made his first start for the USA) and Michael Orozco Fiscal. The two had a combined two caps entering the match.
The quartet, aided by defensive midfielders Jermaine Jones (until he gave way to Brek Shea in the 60th minute) and Kyle Beckerman, locked down the USA's defensive third for most of the match. Aside from the goal, Mexico fired almost every shot from distance and did little to trouble Tim Howard.
The USA started the game in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Edson Buddle making his first appearance in a year as the lone striker while Jose Torres and Landon Donovan ran the flanks.
The USA's best chance of the first half came six minutes into the game. Donovan got free on the right wing and bent a cross into the middle where a sliding Jones arrived a second too late to get a foot on the ball as it skipped tantalizingly through the penalty area.
Mexico's goal came after Bocanegra did well to slide and block a cross from Antonio "Sinha" Naelson deep in the right side of U.S. penalty box. The ball ricocheted out for a corner kick, which Mexico took short and quickly to Andres Guardado. The Mexican midfielder then struck a powerfully driven cross from just outside the penalty area on the right wing. Peralta was tightly marked by Michael Bradley but somehow wrapped his right foot around the U.S. midfielder to re-direct the ball in the air and into the left corner from seven yards out, spinning his shot just inside the post.
The USA did not take its first shot until the cusp of the 57th minute as a Donovan corner kick found Bocanegra's head just outside the six-yard box. The second-most prolific goal scoring defender in U.S. history powered a header at frame. It was struck hard enough that it would have certainly gone in had it been directed anywhere but right at Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, who parried the shot back into the middle. Buddle looked to have a chance to swing at the ball, but the quick rebound caught him off guard and the ball was cleared out of danger.
The U.S. defended in numbers to stymie the Mexican attack but didn't start to exert its own attacking personality until about the last 20 minutes. Truth be told, the teams created just one truly dangerous chance each through about the first 70 minutes, but the end of the game belonged to the Americans.
Klinsmann made his first two changes in the 60th minute, replacing Jones with Shea, who earned just his third cap, and sending 18-year-old Juan Agudelo on for Buddle. Shea moved to the left flank while Jose Torres moved into the middle. Both youngsters immediately injected some verve into the U.S. attack.
Agudelo shot high in the 61st minute and then latched onto a nice pass from Donovan inside the penalty area in the 73rd minute but couldn't get his shot off as he was bundled down by the Mexican defense.
Rogers would come on in the 72nd minute for Michael Bradley, and one minute later Shea and Agugelo combined to set him up for his second career national team goal.
The USA earned a throw-in on the left flank and it was taken quickly by Castillo to Agudelo, who was almost on the end line. Agudelo touched the ball back to the charging Shea, who shrugged off the challenge of Israel Castro, burst to the end line, and then sent a pass on the ground through the six-yard box that evaded the diving Ochoa at the near post. The cross rolled right into the path of the totally unmarked Rogers at the far post, and he tapped in from four yards out.
The goal energized the U.S., and seconds later Torres had a crack from 23 yards out but curled his chance wide right of the goal.
In the 77th minute Donovan raced into the penalty area from the left wing after a long dribbling run and was taken down in the box, but the USA's shout for a penalty kick went unheeded.
Rogers had another chance in the 81st minute but fired high after a blocked pass high rolled to him at the top of the penalty area. One minute later, the USA was away on a counter and Donovan fed Shea into the left side of the penalty area, giving him a good look at the Mexican net. The 21-year-old Shea fired a shot with his preferred left foot that seemed headed into the lower right corner, but Ochoa managed to stab the ball with a dive to his left.
The drama was not over, however, as with about five minutes left in regulation Agudelo sprung Rogers on a breakaway. As Rogers burst into the open, Mexican defender Gerardo Torrado took him down, first stepping on his ankle while tugging him to the ground by his jersey. Torrado amazingly escaped being sent off as the card that Jamaican referee Raymond Bogle produced was yellow, not red.
The USA then created a flurry of attacks in stoppage time that led to several shots and an exciting last few minutes, but in the end had to settle for the draw against a Mexican team that featured almost all of its players from its CONCACAF Gold Cup Final victory over the USA about seven weeks ago.
"I think now we can be very satisfied with that performance," said Klinsmann. "It's great to see some young players stepping into this team and being guided by the experienced ones. It was really enjoyable to see how they then kind of expressed themselves. This is what we want in this team. We want them to express themselves and have fun, and I think that's what we saw."
With the draw, the U.S. maintained its perfect record at Lincoln Financial Field, now boasting a 3-0-1 all-time record.
Klinsmann, the 35th head coach in Men's National Team history, earned a draw in his first match at the helm of the program less than two weeks after being hired. His starting lineup featured six players with 12 caps or fewer: Castillo, Orozco Fiscal, Beckerman, Jones, Buddle, and Torres.
Three players who featured for the USA -- Castillo, Orozco Fiscal and Torres – play for professional clubs in Mexico, and the match saw the only two men ever to play for both Mexico and the USA at Lincoln Financial Field tonight. One is Castillo, who played several times for Mexico before choosing to represent the USA, and the other is U.S. assistant coach Martin Vasquez.
Ricardo Clark and Torres made their first appearances for the USA since the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. For Torres, who holds both U.S. and Mexican passports but chose to represent the United States, this was his first match against Mexico at the international level.
-- U.S. Men's National Team Game Report --
Match: USA vs. Mexico
Date: Aug. 10, 2011
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
Kickoff: 9 p.m. ET
Attendance: 30,138
Weather: Clear and warm, 80 degrees
Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
MEX – Oribe Peralta (Andres Guardado) 17th minute
USA – Robbie Rogers (Brek Shea) 73
USA: 1-Tim Howard; 6-Steve Cherundolo, 5-Michael Orozco Fiscal, 3-Carlos Bocanegra (capt.), 2-Edgar Castillo; 7-Kyle Beckerman 4-Michael Bradley (16-Robbie Rogers, 72), 8-Jermaine Jones (17-Brek Shea, 60) ,10-Landon Donovan, 11-Jose Torres (15-Ricardo Clark, 84); 9-Edson Buddle (18-Juan Agudelo, 60)
Subs not used: 12-Bill Hamid, 13-Zach Lloyd, 14-Heath Pearce
Head Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann
MEX: 1-Guillermo Ochoa, 16-Efrain Juarez (22- Paul Aguilar, 75), 4-Rafael Marquez (2-Francisco Javier Rodriguez, 69), 15-Hector Moreno, 3-Carlos Salcido; 7- Pablo Barrera (21-Christian Bermudez, 72), 6-Gerardo Torrado, 17-Antonio Naelson (10-Giovani dos Santos, 55), 8-Israel Castro, 18-Andres Guardado; 19-Oribe Peralta (9-Omar Arellano, 62)
Subs not used: 11-Javier Aquino, 12- Alfredo Talavera, 13-Jesus Zavala, 20-Jorge Torres Nilo
Head coach: Jose Manuel de la Torre
Stats Summary: USA / MEX
Shots: 6 / 7
Shots on Goal: 3 / 1
Saves: 0 / 2
Corner Kicks: 2 / 4
Fouls: 8 / 16
Offside: 0 / 4
Misconduct Summary:
MEX – Efrain Juarez (caution) 42nd minute
MEX – Rafael Marquez (caution) 67
MEX – Gerardo Torrado (caution) 86
Referee: Raymond Bogle (JAM)
Assistant Referee 1: Ricardo Antonio Morgan (JAM)
Assistant Referee 2: Dion Neil (TRI)
Fourth Official: Ricardo Salazar (USA)


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What was next? The crew had organized a little celebration on the lodge porch. Everyone from the wedding party attended as well as the dogs, and even the horses and mules were allowed to graze the grass around us. Teresa and Otis asked what kind of cake we wanted prior to coming. Why be normal we asked ourselves - let's have what we really like - our two favorite pies - apple and pumpkin. We cracked some champagne and sparkling cider, made a few toasts, ate some pie, opened some unexpected gifts, then headed to change into our fishing gear.
We strolled back down the path to the river and decided to head upstream. Along the way we passed the neighboring ranch, Red's Horse Ranch. Red's was first inhabited about 80 years ago and for a while was a guest ranch much like the Minam. Red's also has its own landing strip just as the Minam, separated by a small hill, but directly in line with each other. Mr. Squash had spent time there years ago which is how we found out about the Minam Lodge. Red's was taken over by the Forest Service in 1994, and is maintained by volunteers with help from the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and the Fish & Wildlife Service who rotate on a weekly basis from April to November.
Once we reached the river, we fished for about a mile upstream. We caught some nice, fat rainbow trout and enjoyed the cool water as the afternoon grew hotter and hotter. Late in the day we were quite a ways upstream, so rather than fish the river back down as we often did, we decided to take the quickest route back on the horse trail. The trail was really dusty, not much rain had fallen. Walking behind Mr. Squash I was doing nothing but gulping big clouds of dust, so I slowed down my pace and told him I would catch up at the bridge.
Alone on the trail I started to hear strange sounds - sort of like a very large bee sneezing! I knew it wasn't a bear - they have a distinctive sound - what could it be? It grew closer at times and I was beginning to worry. There had been cougar sightings and if the bear were coming down from high country for food, so would the cougars. I quickened my pace and then I saw it - the cougar's tail in the distant bushes near the river. Holy smokes - I hadn't been married more than a few hours and I wasn't going to make Mr. Squash a widower any time soon. I knew the bridge wasn't far as I quickened my pace and there was Mr. Squash patiently waiting. I proceeded to tell him about the cougar, but it was really an "alleged" cougar because in fishing if you've caught a big one and your partner doesn't see it, it becomes an "alleged" trout.
Back at the lodge, dusty, dirty and tired, we found Otis and some new arrivals heading down to the river with all sorts of tools. What were they doing we asked? The water stopped running in the lodge, so that meant a break somewhere. With just a few folks at the lodge, a water line break isn't an urgent matter. But tonight there were going to be guests coming in via the trail, dusty, tired and in need of a shower. And the next morning more guests were due to arrive via the airstrip which would make a full house. Cooking and washing up would be impossible without running water.Otis and his volunteer helpers followed the water line from the back of the lodge down to the river and couldn't find the leak. They came back for more tools and headed to the hill across from the river so they could begin from the source of the spring and work their way back. A couple of hours later they came back to tell us the break turned out to be in the part of the line that is suspended across the river. You could tell Otis had tried to repair it as he was soaking wet from the waist down. Problem was, the water was really cold and he couldn't stay in long enough to make the needed repair. It was then I realized I had packed a pair of chest waders – would they fit Otis? He squeezed and pushed his way into them and sure enough and in a short time, water was restored. Otis had filled many hats that day, preacher, lodge host, and water line repairman.
Stay tuned for the final part of Minam River Wedding. We have one last exciting story to tell.