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Our external environment has become increasingly more polluted in the last 50 years, causing a greater cumulative toxic burden in humans than ever before. Unavoidable exposure to thousands of toxic chemicals in the environment has delivered up the daunting task of detoxifying and eliminating these substances from our bodies. Added to this are the many internally produced substances (hormones, biochemical metabolites) the body must detoxify on a daily basis. The result is a serious challenge to our organs of elimination, particularly the liver. In addition to this ever-increasing toxic load, the over-consumption of fats and sugars – and our reliance on nutrient-depleted vegetables, grains, fruits, and antibiotic- and hormone-laden meats – adds to the toxic load while providing inadequate nutrients for many metabolic processes, especially detoxification.
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MediClear is a rice and pea protein-based dietary supplement designed to be used:
What is Phase I/Phase II Liver Detoxification?
In phase I of liver detoxification, fat-soluble substances are converted to intermediate metabolites mainly by a group of enzymes called cytochrome p450 enzymes. The intermediate molecules are often more reactive and potentially more toxic than the original substance. Phase II detoxification involves the attachment of other molecules onto these intermediate metabolites to make them non-toxic and water-soluble and allow their elimination via the urine or intestines.
MediClear Provides Liver Support
Providing essential nutrient cofactors, while supplying an adequate amount of low-allergenicity protein, can be very beneficial to liver function. Health-care practitioners know that many challenges to health can arise when a patient's liver is not functioning as it should, including poor digestion, imbalances in intestinal bacteria, and fatigue. MediClear includes beneficial detoxification nutrient cofactors, as well as an array of extra nutrients and botanicals in powder form that can be added to water, or fruit or vegetable juice, resulting in a pleasant-tasting beverage.
Why Rice and Pea Protein?
Rice and pea protein are used in MediClear because of their low incidence of allergenicity. It is far more likely for dairy or soy protein to initiate an allergic reaction. Using rice and pea proteins allows you to eliminate most allergenic proteins from the diet, yet maintain high-quality protein intake.
Benefits of Rice and Pea Protein:
Detoxification Cofactors
MediClear contains vitamins and minerals necessary for detoxification and liver support. These nutrients are provided in the most absorbable, best utilized forms, such as calcium and magnesium citrate-malate, pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (active vitamin B6), folinic acid and L-5-MTHF (active forms of folate), methyl- and adenosylcobalamin (active forms of B12), and UltraChrome (Thorne's patented chromium).
The Difference
MediClear is different than most similar beverage mixes. MediClear contains more protein, fewer carbohydrates, more accessory detox cofactors, special nutrients, and a probiotic for gut health – and it's more affordable than other detox formulas.
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This is Thorne's version of a non-dairy based meal replacement, hypoallergenic diet formula, detoxification, and fasting drink. As many of you know. Dr. Michael Lebowitz treats some extremely sensitive/allergy patients. MediClear appears to be well tolerated by many of these patients (including Dr. Michael Lebowitz himself). Dr. Michael Lebowitz personally uses it as a breakfast drink and all-round nutrient supplement. Dr. Michael Lebowitz's family will add it to smoothies for extra supplementation. It tastes good, mixes well, and is reasonably priced. It has no rice syrup solids. Just like Thorne's other products the minerals are in the highly available forms you don't see in similar products (picolinates, citrate-malate, UltraChrome, etc.). Vitamins include activated forms of Vitamin B (R-5-P, P-5-P) and methylcobalamin. There are some amino acids, antioxidants, and EFA's. On most patients doing sauna therapy or Bikkrum yoga, this is a great nutrient replacement therapy. It is also very effective post-gym workout as an excellent well-rounded protein supplement and more. Protocol varies over a 3-week period.
When you order MediClear Plus, you will also receive a free MediClear Program Patient Guide
This informative, 25-page guide is an instructional and education tool for the healthcare practitioner that helps communicate to the patient why MediClear or MediClear Plus is being recommended. It also explains toxicity and the process of detoxification, as well as how to be successful in the MediClear detoxification program, a three-week protocol that recommends healthy dietary changes and supplementation with MediClear or MediClear Plus. MediClear smoothie ideas, sample menus, and recipes are also included, as well as a food reintroduction chart and frequently asked questions.
Thorne Research's Mission
At Thorne Research, their mission is to enhance the health and well-being of people by providing superior dietary supplements that have the highest level of quality and purity – thereby creating the most respected and valued company in the dietary supplement industry.
The Thorne Difference.
For more than 25 years, Thorne has relentlessly pursued the highest possible quality and bioavailability in dietary supplements. At Thorne, they actually manufacture products that they sell – a key difference that allows Thorne to control every aspect of the manufacturing process and ensure that every Thorne product is in pure, completely hypoallergenic form, and without the common additives, flowing agents, and binders used throughout the industry.
A few other companies have tried to do what Thorne does, and many others claim to have the same philosophy and quality, but nobody has been able to duplicate what Thorne's clients call "Thorne Quality." Thorne has changed the industry in many ways over the past two decades, and they continue to raise the bar and set new standards in product formulation, raw material purity, manufacturing, and quality control.
Thorne's Commitment to Purity
Practitioners have become accustomed to seeing the vague "We use only the purest ingredients" in the promotional materials of almost every dietary supplement company. Perhaps these companies truly believe that. Perhaps they don't know any better. Nevertheless, Thorne Research, for more than 25 years, has been the standard by which companies in the industry are judged for product purity. Practitioners rely on Thorne as the company they trust for their extremely allergic, chemically sensitive, and immune-compromised patients.
Purity Takes Extra Effort
For example, instead of purchasing prediluted vitamin D, as other companies do, Thorne performs its own dilution to avoid detrimental ingredients, such as the preservatives or lactose that are found in many commercially available dilutions. Why must vitamin D be diluted? Because in its pure form, it is too concentrated to safely blend into a vitamin product. Pure vitamin D is 40 MILLION International Units (IU) per gram. The RDA for adults is 600-800 IU per day. To ensure proper mixing, it must be made into a dilute powder that flows and does not lose potency. So, unlike companies that use prediluted vitamin D that contains unacceptable excipients and preservatives, at Thorne, pure pharmaceutical vitamin D is first blended with pure mixed tocopherol vitamin E, and the resultant stable vitamin D is then blended with hypoallergenic cellulose powder. The final powder is blended in a large tumble blender and subsequently analyzed. Not only is the final product stable; it is also hypoallergenic and can be mixed homogeneously and at a safe level with other powders. Just as with vitamin D, Thorne utilizes similar processes for other raw materials, such as vitamin K, leaving it to other companies to purchase commercially available raw materials filled with unacceptable ingredients and preservatives.
Ingredients You Don't Want
Magnesium Stearate: Good for speed-hungry encapsulating machines. Not necessarily good for you. Manufacturing encapsulated dietary supplements isn't easy. Pure powdered ingredients are difficult to mix because they are either extremely dry, sticky with botanical oils, or attract unwanted moisture. So most manufacturers add magnesium stearate and other agents such as lactose and dextrose to make the powder flow quickly and easily through their high-volume machines. Problem is, these additives may compromise the bioavailability of the nutrients in the supplement, and might cause allergenic problems. At Thorne, they take a different approach.
Thorne will never utilize large fatty acid excipients in its manufacturing processes – ingredients such as magnesium stearate or stearic acid. These excipients are utilized as flowing agents to ensure that maximum productivity is obtained from capsuling and tableting machines. There are documented detrimental effects directly attributed to long chain fatty acids utilized as manufacturing flowing agents. Every qualified pharmaceutical compounder recognizes that large fatty acids, such as magnesium stearate, can interfere with product dissolution and influence absorption. Virtually all companies, because of the economic impact, ignore this data. As with most industries, the bottom line dictates the level of quality. The dietary supplement industry has one exception: Thorne Research, the company that does not compromise. Nevertheless, if a company cannot manufacture products without using detrimental excipients, they should not allude to being either "hypoallergenic" or "pure."
The Bottom Line?
Thorne is the only hypoallergenic dietary supplement manufacturer with the highest degree of purity that you – and your most severely allergic, chemically sensitive, and immune-compromised patients – can truly trust.
Quality Ingredients: A Higher Standard
At Thorne, they are committed to setting a higher standard of quality when it comes to ingredients. To produce their truly hypoallergenic encapsulated supplements, Thorne uses only the purest and finest ingredients available.
Every manufacturer has two basic options when purchasing raw materials: purchase either truly pure raw materials, or purchase raw materials to which substances have been added to facilitate manufacturing. This fundamental dilemma translates to these very typical questions: "Do I purchase pure vitamin C or vitamin C with additives?" "Do I purchase pure B vitamins or coated B vitamins for taste masking?" "Do I purchase pure enzymes such as pancreatin, pepsin, and bromelain or enzymes diluted with lactose?"
There are few commercial sources for vitamins B12, D, K, or biotin that are not diluted with substances such as lactose, cornstarch, and preservatives such as BHT. That's why Thorne developed methods that allow them to use pure, undiluted sources of these nutrients – and many others. It's just one more example that when it comes to quality, what everyone else accepts as an industry standard isn't good enough. While some companies say they are raising their standards....at Thorne they set them.
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ALLERGY WARNINGThis product is contraindicated in an individual with a history of hypersensitivity to any of its ingredients.
EXCIPIENT FREEThis product does not contain wheat, gluten, corn, yeast, egg, dairy products, soy, or artificial colors, artificial sweeteners, or artificial flavors. This product also does not contain lactose, palmitic acid, or magnesium, calcium, or vegetable stearates.
PREGNANCY WARNINGIf pregnant, consult your health-care practitioner before using this product.
INTERACTIONS/CONTRAINDICATIONSFolinic acid and 5-methyl-tetrahydrofolate supplementation is not recommended concurrently with methotrexate cancer therapy, as they can interfere with methotrexate's anti-neoplastic activity; however, these folate sources have not been shown to interfere with the anti-inflammatory activity of methotrexate. An individual taking methotrexate for psoriasis or rheumatoid arthritis can safely take a supplement containing folate.
OTHER WARNINGThis product is intended to be utilized in conjunction with a complete dietary program. Do not use in diets supplying less than 600 calories per day without complete medical supervision.
Other Ingredients: Pea Protein, Rice Protein, Pure Cane Molasses, Rice Bran, Silicon Dioxide, SlimSweet (Lo Han fruit extract), and Natural Vanilla and Orange Flavoring
SlimSweet is a registered trademark of TriMedica International Inc.
+Thorne's trade name for Chromium (4 oxopyridine, 2, 6-dicarboxylate, arginate) is UltraChrome. Its use in this product is protected by U.S. Patent No. 5,665,385.
++Thorne's trade name for water-soluble Quercetin is Quercetin Chalcone. Its use in this product is protected by U.S. Patent No. 5,977,184.
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In a press release issued Tuesday, the association heads said that "members of the student authorities in Israel, and the students in Ariel in particular, are shocked and scared by the clear danger being posed to Israel's democracy and academia."
The statement continues: "In an advanced country there must be an absolute separation between academic, cultural and religious institutions and politics."
The letter is signed by the head of the student associations at five Israeli universities and 28 colleges, but does not include representatives of the Weizmann Institute of Science, the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology or the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.
Last week, the presidents of all seven Israeli universities wrote a letter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar and Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz in which they said the declaration of Ariel University Center as a university would "deal a mortal blow to the higher-education system in Israel." All the improvements made in Israeli academia in recent years could be set back by the decision to make Ariel College a university, the presidents said.
Universities in Israel receive research funding, unlike colleges, which receive about 50 percent of funding from the government.
In July 2012, AUC's five-year transition period from being a college to a university is set to end, after which the institution is scheduled to receive government funding for research.


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Review submitted: August 9, 2013 Date of arrival: July 22, 2013
Our stay at Pine Knoll was perfect. The house is roomy and built with privacy in mind. We had our four grown children, their spouses, our grandson and younger daughter with us. Each couple/family had their own space. The wildlife in the early mornings is amazing to see. Thank you so much for the wonderful family vacation. We will see you next year!
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Thank you for providing the service for the house we rented. I appreciated the prompt response on the Internet connection problem. The house was neat and clean and left little to be desired. In general I believe all in our party enjoyed the accomodations.
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My friends and I loved everything about this home! It was spacious and beautifully decorated. The whole experience, from booking the reservation to our stay, was fantastic. We hope to come back again next year and this property will be our first preference.
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We truly enjoyed our time in Estes Park. This house was perfect for 2 families with 4 children. A lot of time was spent on the deck and in the main living area just being together; but, the house was large enough to go our separate ways when necessary. The hot tub was a wonderful treat after a long day of hiking. We cooked nearly every meal at the house, and our only suggestion would be to have a knife sharpener as most of the knives were difficult to use. Every day we saw families of elk and deer right in our yard. For a family with young kids we loved the proximity to town, while still having mountain views. Estes Park Central was easy to work with in my experience and I would rent this place again in a heartbeat. Thanks very much.
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Whoa, I have 10 teams to preview (including this one) in the nine days before the tournament. I also want to stay ahead of the previews being posted on the main soccer page (they already got to Greece before me). Time to get trucking. I will be looking at Sweden today.
Goalkeepers: Par Hansson (Helsingborgs), Andreas Isaksson (PSV Eindhoven), Johan Wiland (Copenhagen).
Defenders: Mikael Antonsson (Bologna), Andreas Granqvist (Genoa), Mikael Lustig (Celtic), Olof Mellberg (Olympiacos), Jonas Olsson (West Bromwich), Martin Olsson (Blackburn Rovers), Behrang Safari (Anderlecht).
Midfielders: Emir Bajrami (Twente), Rasmus Elm (Alkmaar), Samuel Holmen (Istanbul BB), Kim Kallstrom (Lyon), Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland), Anders Svensson (Elfsborg), Pontus Wernbloom (CSKA Moscow), Christian Wilhelmsson (Al Hilal).
Forwards: Johan Elmander (Galatasaray), Tobias Hysen (IFK Gothenburg), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Milan), Markus Rosenberg (Werder Bremen/ free agent), Ola Toivonen (PSV Eindhoven).
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Sweden are not a great team buy they certainly are a team with history. They have made it to 11 world cups, including a final against Brazil when they hosted in 1958. They have reached the semifinals an additional 3 times, most recently in USA 94. However, they failed to qualify for South Africa. Sweden has had less luck in the Euros, though they do have a good bit of history. They first qualified in 92. 2012 will be their 5th appearance. In their first go at European football, Sweden made it all the way to the semifinals. They haven't had quite as good of a run since then.
Sweden qualified to the Euros automatically by having the best record through 8 games out of all the second place teams. In their group of Holland, Hungary, Finland, Moldova, and San Marino, Sweden lost only two games: one to Holland and one to Hungary. They won the rest of their games. That was good enough for 24 points. It should be noted that Sweden played 10 qualifying matches while other played only 8 because of unequal group sizes. Coming into the Euros, Sweden won their final qualifier against the Netherlands, lost 2 matches to Denmark and England to close out the year, and won the 3 friendlies they have played so far this year. In their last 5, they are LLWWW. They play Iceland later today and are expected to win.
Sweden are called Blågult, which translates into blue-yellow, which reflects their away and home team, respectfully.
The Team
In their last qualifier, Sweden played a 4-4-2 against Holland. It can be expected that this will be their formation for the most part in the Euros. Erik Hamrén is a former Swedish player himself. He has been with national team since 2009. He was awarded the Football Manager of the Year in both Denmark and Norway in 2008 and 2009, respectfully.
Sweden, like England, like to take the long ball approach. Perhaps unlike England, Sweden have the personal to implement it. They have a team full of tall players as well as set-piece specialists. Sweden is also known for being clean; don't expect them to foul much. It should be noted that they have an aging squad with 9 players on the wrong side of 30. In Euro 2008, they received the fewest yellow cards and were among the teams with the lowest foul counts. To make up for a lack of raw talent, Sweden have a disciplined a cohesive side. Sweden are ranked 17th in the world and 12th in Europe by FIFA.
Players of Mention
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Key Players
Olof Mellberg
The 34 year old center back has an amazing total of 112 caps with 7 goals. If he plays in all 3 group stage matches, he will equal with the 4th most caps for his country.
Anders Svensson
This is the vice-captain. He might be the real leader in the team if Ibrahimovic is captain for being the best player on the team. The 35 year old has 126 caps with 18 goals. He is the second highest capped player and the highest capped outfield player. Svensson plays for Elfsborg in Sweden, where he is captain. Expect him to play either on the left or in the middle as a playmaker. Svensson played on the left. He also can hit set pieces. In the final qualifier,
Kim Kallstrom
The 29 year old plays in France with Olympique Lyon as a center mid. Lyon finished 4th in the league this year. Like Svensson, he can play on the left or as a central mid and is a creative force. The lefty can play as both a deep creative midfielder and as an attacking midfielder. In the final qualifier, he played centrally. He has 90 caps and 16 goals with Sweden.
The Sunderland man is actually a former Gunner. He had three appearances before moving to Birmingham. He joined Sunderland after Birmingham were relegated last year. Larsson plays as a right midfielder or winger and has 39 caps with 5 goals. Opta once rated him as the most accurate free kick taker in the premier league, scoring 3 goals that way in 2007 (half of the goals he scored that year). At 26, he is easily one of the younger starters on the team. With Sunderland, he had 32 starts, helping the team finish 13th.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
By far the most famous player on the team, the Milan man is expected to be the offensive power that carries the team. The Swede is a grand 6 foot 5 inches tall, perfect for a target forward in a 4-4-2. He has a total of 75 caps with 29 goals. He has been even more impressive with AC Milan, scoring 28 goals in 32 appearances. That is over .88 goals a game. That is hugely impressive in a very defensive Serie A. That goal tally secured the 30 year old the golden boot for the year.
Johan Elmander
This 31 year plays for Galatasaray in Turkey. He should be the second striker to Ibrahimovic. He has 16 goals in 63 appearances for Sweden. He moved from Bolton to the Turkish side last year and helped his team reach the title with 12 goals in 36 appearances, a striker rate of .333. Elmander certainly is not short, coming in at 6 foot one.
Chances in Euro 2012
Sweden certainly have a doable group. Both England and France should be tough opposition but beatable opposition. It would not be a surprise if the Scandinavians finished third, nor if they finished in the top 2. Sweden are certainly expected to beat Ukraine. If they make it out of the group, Sweden can expect to find Italy or Spain, which will probably put a stop to their run. Croatia would also be a problem for them. Sweden will be all smiles if they come up against Ireland.
Matches to Watch
England vs. Sweden
Sweden play very much like a typical English side. That makes this match up intriguing to me.
France vs. Sweden.
France and Sweden are right next to each other in FIFA Rankings. This should mean a close but hotly contested game.
I think Sweden will make a few surprises and find a way out of the group. I think either England or France will have a melt down and allow the Scandinavians a chance to slip by. But I think that when Sweden comes up to the likes of Italy or Spain, they will stall. Quarter finals for me.
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Wow... this is so ripe for all the dogs rule, cats drool jokes. One dog for three months and it saves her life. Cats..... Still, she provided care for many cats. Kudos to Adobe for taking care of the survivors. What an asset that place is for the community. Yes, I am resolutely a dog person.
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God will forever bless you Carole. You have a kind heart and soul. I am going to research your company and try to help support your efforts. I wish you all the best, my prayers are with you and my heart goes out to you in your loss.
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One word kept echoing what was left of my brain while watching Ted and desperately trying to stay focused on the action on screen: 'Really?'
Driving home afterwards, I fantasized the pitch meeting for this movie and it perhaps went something like this: "So, we have Mark Wahlberg and his gorgeous girlfriend of four years, Mila Kunis, and a potty-mouthed, bong-smoking, shot-drinking Teddy Bear." Huh? "Whatdayathink, producer guys and gals? Do we get the green light?" Producer man or woman stands up, smiling ear to ear and extends his/her hand. "We friggin love it. Let's make this picture!" Last time–Really?
Has it come to this? Has crudeness become the "Holy Grail" of American comedy so that true wit and intelligence never, ever enter the mix any more? Was Ted seen as something so brilliantly original that mouths gaped at the idea of a totally preposterous scenario, and this insult to the senses just had to flood summer theatres across America? Sadly, the answer is yes.
Well, my curmudgeonly review notwithstanding, no doubt all concerned with this abomination are currently crying all the way to the bank. So be it. I don't need to defend myself, but I will say that the laughs from the audience surrounding me were few and far between, more of the groan-variety one emits after hearing a bad pun.
Maybe one has to be come drunk, stoned, lobotomized or hopefully all three to get off on this orgy of tastelessness. Popcorn and a large Coke just won't reach those neurons in cerebral cortex that trigger hilarity, at least not for me.
Early on in Ted, the eponymous hero comments to the four gorgeous babes sharing the sofa with him how totally unfunny is Adam Sandler's Jack and Jill. Talk about chutzpah!
Seth MacFarlane directed, co-wrote and voices the title character of Ted, which is sadly a one-trick pony. MacFarlane is the creator of TV's truly funny and clever Family Guy series, which also stars Kunis.
TED is a slacker, dude, in every sense, except he's not human. Get it? That sums it up and the rest is just rancid icing on a very obnoxiously baked cake. Want the whole 411? Here goes.
TED begins with a pre-credit sequence that sets things up "once upon a time" fashion showing the child, John Bennett, wishing upon a star that his cute teddybear comes to life. It does amidst much publicity ('natch!) and soon we are in the adult world of Wahlberg living in an impossibly luxurious apartment in Boston, given that he's employed in a car-rental franchise. His live-in girlfriend Lori (Kunis), shares the rent, but it's all really beside the point and beyond caring.
What makes the enterprise so relentlessly depressing is that we are asked to accept this nonsense as somehow real and touching and to suspend disbelief that we our protagonist is a stuffed animal. If Ted were an animation feature we'd at least know where we stood.
A really nasty, violent fight between our "hero" and John is painful to watch and a truly horrific subplot involving a psycho-stalker father and his obese son who kidnap and trap Ted brings the film finally to its knees.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- This week, Senate members are set to vote on a federal budget extension bill that would maintain funding for key government agencies and avoid a government shut down until late March 2013.
On Sunday, Senator Dick Durbin said that doesn't mean work to fix the nation's budget woes takes a break.
In a satellite interview earlier this week, Durbin outlined how that extension, passed last week by the House, is merely a temporary fix. It was put in place, he says, to keep things running smoothly in Washington, and avoid any budget battles during this election season.
"We need to come up with a way to move this economy forward so that we keep creating jobs, keep businesses expanding, and reduce the national debt. That means reducing spending and looking at the entire budget to make certain we stop borrowing 40 cents for every dollar we spend in Washington," said Durbin.
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The San Diego Chargers are piling it on the Baltimore Ravens as they keep their hopes alive at getting into the NFL playoffs. Their latest touchdown was perhaps the most impressive, however, as running back Ryan Mathews dove in to the end zone from nearly five yards out to give the Chargers a 31-7 lead midway through the third quarter.
Mathews hasn't had the most impressive game as he's carried the ball 15 times for just 44 yards, but he certainly made an impressive play in scoring his second touchdown of the evening. In fact, it'd be hard to draw up a better play than "Hey Ryan just fly almost five yards and make sure the ball crosses the goal line okay thank you!"
The Chargers have a 24-point lead over the Ravens and have now broken a record, becoming the first team to ever score on its first five drives since the Ravens entered the league. They've also scored three rushing touchdowns in the game -- quite a feat since Baltimore's defense had only allowed six total through its first 13 games of the season.
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A man in a van began yelling for a 13-year-old girl walking south in the 5000 block of South Dorchester Avenue to get into his vehicle about 7 p.m. Tuesday night, according to a community alert from Area Central detectives.
The girl ran away and got home safely, police said.
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Andres Iniesta was the hero in extra time during Spain's 2010 World Cup win. He was nearly the hero here as well. Spain finally decide to play some brilliant football, ripping Portugal open down the left before the always-excellent Jordi Alba bursts down the byline and cuts the ball back for Iniesta. His shot, while on target, was not hit quite hard enough, and Rui Patricio pulls off an absolutely superb stop, preventing what really should have been a goal.
Spain are looking pretty good now, and Sergio Ramos comes close to scoring via free kick, the ball blazed juuuuust over the crossbar from 35 yards. But if they're going to score, it'll have to be very quickly - there are only fifteen minutes left to play before we end up getting penalties.
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Workers at Southern States Gin will see another week of processing as this cotton season is later and larger than last year.
"We knocked off last year, I believe, on the second of February and we did just over 92,000 (500 pound bales). We're looking at 102,000 to 105,000 this year," explained Southern States department manager Jason Mendoza.
Nearby Bulloch Gin finished their contracts in late January but also days later than usual. Farmer Lee Crumley said the season had been good for farmers and gins alike.
"You do need a crop like this cause they don't come along often. I can think of two crops since I've been farming, 1994 crop and this crop," he said.
Both men admit the bumper crop almost didn't happen, due to a drought last summer that delayed most plant's early development. But, when rains came, the fields made up for lost time. Mendoza said some farmers averaged two large modules (compacted blocks of picked cotton, weighing several tons) per field, which is way above average.
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The stadium celebrates 50 years of Pirate football this season.
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Today marks the unofficial start of the college football season (at least in my mind) with the start of SEC Media Day.
Up first is commissioner Mike Slive at 11:30, followed by Gus Malzahn, Will Muschamp, and Derek Mason to wrap up day 1.
Stay tuned here for all the best quotes and nuggets as we update this article with everything we find noteworthy.
11:30 - SEC Commisioner Mike Slive
For those keeping count, the fiirst Tim Tebow reference came at 11:41 a.m. CT. #SECMD14 — Zac Ellis (@ZacEllis) July 14, 2014
Slive: "This is a commercial" as he tells people how to demand SEC Network. You've probably heard how by now. — Jon Solomon (@JonSolomonCBS) July 14, 2014
SEC commissioner Mike Slive notes that the conference, not the bowls, will determine which team goes where. — Chuck Carlton (@ChuckCarltonDMN) July 14, 2014
Slive: "We must keep academics and athletics properly integrated … This is why it's critical for the NCAA to change." — Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) July 14, 2014
Slive now talking about how student-athletes need to be protected from money. As we all know, rich kids get straight Fs. — Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) July 14, 2014
"It is critical for the NCAA to change," Slive says, leading into the stump for autonomy vote that is upcoming later this summer. — Pat Forde (@YahooForde) July 14, 2014
"Steve Spurrier heckles you in your backswing The Movie" RT @Matt_HayesSN: Slive says there will be a "film about Spurrier." — Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) July 14, 2014
Slive says that if the "big tent" of the NCAA can't allow for the Power 5 to help their student athletes, they'll seek another venue. — Steven Godfrey (@38Godfrey) July 14, 2014
Daniel Day Lewis as the OBC? "@Matt_HayesSN Slive says there will be a film about Spurrier. That alone should be enough to get SEC Network."
— Steve Greenberg (@SLGreenberg) July 14, 2014
21 minutes of ehh from Mike Slive. Nothing major on the news front. Time for offseason weight room news. — Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) July 14, 2014
NOON - Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn
Auburn coach Gus Malzahn won't say what consequences Nick Marshall will face — Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) July 14, 2014
Malzahn on Nick Marshall: "Nick lost that privilege" to be at SEC media days. Discipline: "Not ready to say what those consequences are." — Pat Forde (@YahooForde) July 14, 2014
Auburn DE Carl Lawson had ACL surgery in May. Malzahn said he's "determined to come back at the end of this year." — Steven Godfrey (@38Godfrey) July 14, 2014
Gus Malzahn: "Last year we were not on anyone's radar, snuck up on people." He said won't be the case this year — Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) July 14, 2014
Gus Malzahn said he has "real professional relationship" w/Bret Bielema — Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) July 14, 2014
"Gus, just talk about ... something. Anything. We'll record it, write it down, & people will read it & watch it. Thanks." #SECMD14 — John E. Hoover (@johnehoover) July 14, 2014
Malzahn: "I think it's safe to say the SEC champion will be in the Final Four." Says numerous times over past years would have been two. — Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) July 14, 2014
Two Alabama state troopers are flanking Malzahn as he moves from room to room at Media Days, an already credential-only space. — Steven Godfrey (@38Godfrey) July 14, 2014
2:30 - Florida head coach Will Muschamp
UF's Will Muschamp on what he learned about last year's struggles: "keep your quarterback healthy" — Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) July 14, 2014
"I feel like the things that went wrong were certainly fixable within our organization.'' — Muschamp on improving in 2014 — Scott Carter (@GatorZoneScott) July 14, 2014
Muschamp: Hired Kurt Roper because Jeff Driskel most comfortable in the shotgun. Most of their explosive plays in '12 came out of the gun. — Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) July 14, 2014
Will Muschamp: "They didn't hold a gun to my head to take this job." Muschamp taking candid approach to pressure. — Joe Schad (@schadjoe) July 14, 2014
Is Will Muschamp the only coach to ever acknowledge he's on the hot seat? #SECMD14 — Brandon Larrabee (@TeamSpeedKills) July 14, 2014
Muschamp: "We needed to make changes on offense. Our kids lost confidence in what we were doing offensively." — Cody Jones (@CJonesScout) July 14, 2014
Muschamp on his defense: I'll take talent over experience any day. — Robbie Andreu (@RobbieAndreu) July 14, 2014
Kinda convinced Will Muschamp recruits kids telling him that he'll mention all 85 of them at SEC Media Days each season. — Hugh Kellenberger (@HKellenbergerCL) July 14, 2014
Muschamp on criticism: "You want to be the head coach at University of Florida? You have to be ready to take the criticism" — Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) July 14, 2014
[Will Muschamp recites every line from Road House as opening statement] "With that, I'll take some questions." — Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) July 14, 2014
Muschamp: "I looked back at 2012 and realized that YPP and explosives were better for Jeff out of the shotgun. That's what led me to Kurt" — Barrett Sallee (@BarrettSallee) July 14, 2014
4:15 - Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason
Vandy's Derek Mason: "The time for us to compete for an SEC East title is now"— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) July 14, 2014
Vandy's Derek Mason resplendent in fashionable coat and bow tie.— kbohls (@kbohls) July 14, 2014
In 2010 Vandy had former turkey inseminator as coach. Now Vandy has a sharp coach rocking a bow tie— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) July 14, 2014
Derek Mason said a lot of young players will see action: "We don't believe in redshirting at Vanderbilt"— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) July 14, 2014
One of the big unknowns in SEC this season is whether Derek Mason can get everything out of his players like James Franklin did.— FootballScoop Staff (@footballscoop) July 14, 2014
Derek Mason: "I've never hesitated to play freshmen." Good news for Vandy youngsters.— Zac Ellis (@ZacEllis) July 14, 2014
Derek Mason - "When you invest in putting freshmen on the field, you see less trouble off the field." Interesting.— Steven Godfrey (@38Godfrey) July 14, 2014
Mason credits Bobby Johnson and James Franklin for doing the 'legwork' at Vandy. 'My expectation is to push the envelope.' #TFPSEC— Patrick Brown (@patrickbrownTFP) July 14, 2014
All these Vandy 'crootin questions at SEC Media Days. These times definitely be a changin'— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) July 14, 2014
Mason said they faced 10 spread offenses in the Pac-12. SEC teams use different packaging but all trying to run the ball, control possession— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) July 14, 2014
You know things have changed when Vandy's HC is on the dais and 2/3 questions are about Dores' recruiting efforts.— Paul Myerberg (@PaulMyerberg) July 14, 2014


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Seen at the Movies:
The 41st New York Film Festival closes Sunday night with Alejandro González Iñárritu's 21 Grams, a complex, exceedingly heavy work from the director of Amores Perros. This first English-language film from the Mexican filmmaker stars Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, and Benicio Del Toro, and like Amores Perros, it brings three distinct storylines together through a central auto accident. The non-linear structure keeps you on your toes, and the movie is undeniably gripping, though Iñárritu's style and concerns (the title, for instance, refers to the amount of weight a person loses on death—is it the weight of the soul?) are a bit fancy for my taste. But, if for no other reason, 21 Grams demands to be seen for the acting: the three principals deliver blistering, tour-de-force performances. Watts in particular seems to be baring her insides for all to see.
21 Grams. Photo: Focus Features
The film is mostly shot in Memphis, which remains unidentified, but provides an interestingly unfamiliar backdrop to the story. DP Rodrigo Prieto, who also shot Amores Perros, and has gone on to do sensational work in such American productions as Frida, 8 Mile, and 25th Hour, gives 21 Grams a visual structure almost as complicated as the narrative. Predictably, the film was processed in bleach bypass fashion, but what Prieto and production designer Brigitte Broch do with color schemes and textures is often strikingly unpredictable. Costume designer Marlene Stewart does an excellent job of delineating the three main characters' very different class and social backgrounds.
Briefly, other films in the concluding week of the New York Film Festival have included: Crimson Gold, from Iranian director Jafar Panahi, a disturbing story of socioeconomic inequities shot with great immediacy by Hossain Jafarian; Turkish writer-director-cinematographer Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Distant, a Cannes prize winner that tells a city cousin/country cousin story in extremely laconic style and with handsomely composed images; Denys Arcand's The Barbarian Invasions, the Canadian director's follow-up to his 1986 The Decline of the American Empire, shot in similar icy style by Guy Dufaux, and with a cast of Montreal intellectuals that has grown even more annoying over the intervening years; and Julie Bertuccelli's charming Since Otar Left, a beautifully acted French film about the loving yet deceitful relationship between three generations of Georgian women who eventually converge on Paris. Emmanuel de Chauvigny, one of France's top production designers, does a particularly fine job conveying Tbilisi's very faded Old World grace.
Distant. Photo: New Yorker Films.
In addition to festival Centerpiece The Fog of War, two other documentaries are well worth seeing when they receive American distribution. Sebastian Dehnhardt's Stalingrad, made for German television, is a comprehensive two-and-a-half-hour look at the decisive Eastern front World War II battle, marred only by a hastily slapped-on English-language narration. And Bright Leaves, the new personal essay by Sherman's March director Ross McElwee, is a thoroughly engaging (if rambling) consideration of the tobacco industry in the filmmaker's native North Carolina. In his own idiosyncratic fashion, McElwee, who shot the movie himself, delves into everything from family history to smoking-related illnesses to the romance between Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal (who appears briefly). Bright Leaves is shot on film, a fact that drew applause—which McElwee jokingly attributed to Kodak representatives--during the public screening's Q&A session.
Moving away from Lincoln Center, it's time to weigh in on Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol. 1. As you may have heard, the director's long-awaited fourth feature was divided in half due to length (Vol. 2 will appear in early 2004). As you also may have heard, Kill Bill is outlandishly gory, entirely movie-referential, and fairly disreputable—and I more or less loved every minute of it. Uma Thurman is the unnamed hot-under-the-collar yet cooler-than-cool Bride seeing out the assassins who mowed down her wedding party and left her for dead. She chases down Vivica A. Fox to suburban L.A., and she follows Lucy Liu's trail to Tokyo; still to come are co-assassins Daryl Hannah and Michael Madsen, not to mention head honcho Bill (David Carradine). The movie is all about kung fu and samurai movies, spaghetti westerns and sexploitation—a stew of genres given that secret Tarantino spice for freshness. Hating it would be a perfectly valid response, but the filmmaker's flair cannot be denied. And who else would give such loving attention to Uma Thurman's tootsies?
Uma Thurman is the bride of vengeance in Kill Bill. Photo: Andrew Cooper/Miramax
Technical credits are top-notch all the way. DP Robert Richardson does indulge his trademark hotspot style to some extent, but the film is mostly a marvel of clean, pop-art imagery. Production designer David Wasco does a great job with the American scenes, but the heart of this chapter is designed by Yohei Tanada, a Japanese designer who oversaw construction of the film's beautiful, stylized House of Blue Leaves and snow garden sets in Beijing Film Studio. It is here that the climactic marathon battle between Thurman and yakuza leader Lucy Liu's numerous minions takes place, and fight choreographer Yuen Woo-ping gets to really strut his dizzying stuff. This is also the goriest sequence, courtesy of special makeup effects company K.N.B. EFX Group, which hits the perfect note of lurid cartoonishness with decapitations, limb hackings, and voluminous blood sprays. Speaking of cartoons, one whole sequence was created by Japanese anime company Production I.G., apparently with Tarantino's close participation. The fantastic work by costume designers Kumiko Ogawa and Catherine Marie Thomas deserves special mention, from Thurman's sleek one-piece fighting outfits to Liu's misleadingly demure traditional Japanese garb and Hannah's bizarre white ensemble outlined in black Magic Marker. Also, dig the RZA's eclectic score, cobbled together from obscure soundtracks and even more obscure international bands.
From the ridiculously sublime to the merely ridiculous, Runaway Jury is standard John Grisham fodder enlivened by such actors as John Cusack, Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman, and many others in smaller roles. This time the courtroom drama revolves around a civil suit against a gun company, which dips into deep pockets to hire an unscrupulous jury "consultant" (Hackman). The high-tech surveillance center set up by this enemy of American freedoms and fair play has to be seen to be believed. Let's just say I didn't buy one moment of this overplotted film, but director Gary Fleder does keep it moving, and the New Orleans setting is, as ever, colorful. The highly professional craftsmanship on display is also thanks to DP Robert Elswit, production designer Nelson Coates, and costume designer Abigail Murray.--John Calhoun
Seen Off Broadway: The new show at the Century Center for the Performing Arts is called Beckett/Albee, but an equally good title might be Seldes/Murray; one guesses that few theatergoers are interested so much in revisiting these one-acts by Samuel Beckett and Edward Albee as they in basking in the tart, invigorating wit of stars Marian Seldes and Brian Murray (both of whom, not so long ago, had a triumph in this very theatre starring in Albee's The Play About the Baby.) Seldes is often viewed as a high-comedy camp, but here she's riveting in Not I, Beckett's stream-of-consciousness monologue, performed only her lips visible to the audience. Her grand way with a gesture is put to good use in Footfalls, an eerie piece in which an elderly woman appears to confront the ghost of her mother. (In one way, Seldes is a bit of an undermining presence here; Beckett's plays are about loss, death, the gradual wearing away of everything; at 75, Seldes is such a lively, physical, hilarious presence that she seems to have defied the strictures of time.) Murray is less convincing in A Piece of Monologue, though his shattering cries of "Birth!" certainly reverberate through the theatre. The main event of the evening is Albee's Counting the Ways, a series of tiny, but witty, scenes depicting a marriage in late-middle age—it's essentially a vehicle for the two stars to exercise the same arch comedy that powered The Play About the Baby and they do not disappoint. Seldes, in particular, makes Albee's minimalist dialogue reverberate with hilarity. The star's partnership is a pure pleasure; these are brilliant technicians, the likes of which we may never see again.
Beckett/Albee. Photo: Carol Rosegg
Catherine Zuber provided the scenery as well as the costumes; her scenic work, a collection of panels, arches, and platforms, seems to come from the school of Douglas Stein. She has come up with a bizarre-looking yet thoroughly appropriate outfit for Seldes to wear in Footfalls--think of medieval rags made of sea foam, and you're on the right track--and has dressed both stars in flattering, haute-WASP clothing for Counting the Ways. Michael Chybowski's lighting casts an eerie gray pall in the Beckett works; for Albee, the look is crisp and bright. Mark Bennett and Ken Travis' sound design creates the unsettling sound of footfalls for Footfalls; they also bridge the many scenes of Counting the Ways with music. I can guarantee that these difficult playwrights have never been so much fun.--David Barbour
Seen in Brooklyn: The 2004 Next Wave Festival is in full swing at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and this year's program is full of wonderful performances of old favorites and newcomers. I was delighted to see Ballett Frankfurt in the BAM Opera House, although the exuberance of their performance was somewhat dampened by the news that the city of Frankfurt has cut their funding and the company might disband. I hope that doesn't happen, for, as the BAM performances showed, this is one of the best contemporary ballet companies on the planet. Choreographer William Forsythe designs his own stage and lighting design with costumes by Stephen Galloway, or in one case by Forsythe himself. This is not your traditional ballet company and it is not traditional dance lighting either. In fact, the opening piece The Room As It Was, was performed on a set with side panels that seemingly blocked all side light. Instead, there were ETC Source Fours in the upper-box-boom positions to light the downstage portion of the stage, leaving upstage less bright in comparison. A black drop hung at mid-stage raises well into the piece when the music begins, revealing a gray drop upstage, and there seems to be more overhead light at this point. In Duo two dancers wear sexy black costumes and perform their duet under three fluorescent fixtures near the front edge of the stage (the lights also illuminate the front rows of seats). N.N.N.N. was performed on the same stage configuration as The Room As It Was with a gray background and the dancers once again under high side light and casual clothes, almost as if they were on a playground practicing their moves. The closing piece One Flat Thing, reproduced had a large ensemble of dancers with 20 long tables (four deep by five across), as if in a classroom or factory setting. Accompanied by throbbing electronic music, the dancers fling themselves over, under, and across the tables with alarming speed and physical dexterity, and are lit by two giant single sources hung at either end of a truss just in front of the proscenium top edge.
Ballett Frankfurt. Photo: Jack Vartoogian.
Over at The Harvey Theatre, I saw two productions so far: an odd take on Shakespeare's Henry IV directed by Richard Maxwell, and Bobrauschenbergamerica, by Charles Mee, directed by Anne Bogart. The Henry IV is a boiled-down version of the play (I would have sworn it was rewritten as well but Maxwell claims every word is in the original script, except one... but the editing gives it a very contemporary air). The sets were designed by Stephanie Nelson and consist of a series of at least seven very simply painted drops that set the scenes. These range from a tavern interior to army marquees out under the trees. The lighting by Jane Cox is unusual as well, as the house lights never go off, and there are very few cues in the lighting which consists of a large square truss over the stage with rows of very large striplights. The costumes by Kaye Voyce are vaguely from some historical period, with velvet and gold braid, but Falstaff's costume sets the tone for the entire production: you first see him lying on the floor with a belly as large as a pregnant woman. When he stands up and turns around, you see that his tunic does not close in the back and that the thick white fat padding is showing. No pretense, not really rooted in reality; this production is rather tongue-in-cheek. Unfortunately many people walked out the night I was there, but they missed an evening of good fun. The deadpan delivery of the text actually clarified a rather confusing plot and if you let them amuse you, the actors were actually very amusing.
Henry IV. Photo: Richard Termine.
Also surprisingly amusing was Bobrauschenbergamerica. a piece which premiered at the Humana Festival in March 2001. Anne Bogart is not always light and humorous but this piece makes the most of Mee's script; the concept being that this is a slice of Americana pie, a look at the people and places that would have influenced artist Bob Rauschenberg in his formative years. The set by James Schuette is a giant American flag that runs across the floor and up to create the facade of a clapboard house in Texas, with a single lightbulb placed in each of the star field. For the preset, the flag is covered by drop cloths, as if in an artist's studio. Various props include a bathtub and a stuffed deer wearing a pink tulle tutu. Schuette's costumes range from a flowered bikini for a young woman to a flowered housedress with apron for Mom, who is forever whipping up the next meal, and who reminds us that art was not a part of their lives (yet son Bob clearly saw a collage of objects that in his mind was art). Lighting designer Brian H. Scott used various colors and intensities to change the mood of the scenes, often going to a bright white that echoed the bright mood of the piece. There are also more reflective moments about relationships, love, and the question of time and space when the light becomes softer, and embraces the characters. The sound design by Darron L. West includes some great songs, from country to disco (I think they could sell CDs of the soundtrack) and the characters are often dancing to the music. One of the funniest scenes features the bikini-clad woman as she spreads a large, clear plastic sheet on the stage, then pours an entire bottle of gin onto it, followed by a whisper of vermouth, and a jar of olives. She then dives into her giant martini and her trucker boyfriend rips off his jeans and Harley Davidson T-shirt and joins her rolling around on the wet plastic and eating the olives. Another scene depicts a yard sale, with a shiny chrome toaster playing a leading role. Mee and Bogart have distilled a period in American life into a one hour and 45 minute (no intermission) piece that is at once funny and thoughtful. --Ellen Lampert-Greaux