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The US
Headline: Obama heads to Israel amid low expectations
To Read: Eliot Cohen believes that the price the US has to pay for living up to its word and preventing global chaos is definitely payable:
Americans take for granted the world in which they grew up—a world in which, for better or worse, the U.S. was the ultimate security guarantor of scores of states, and in many ways the entire international system.
Today we are informed by many politicians and commentators that we are weary of those burdens—though what we should be weary of, given that our children aren't conscripted and our taxes aren't being raised in order to pay for those wars, is unclear. The truth is that defense spending at the rate of 4% of gross domestic product (less than that sustained with ease by Singapore) is eminently affordable.
Quote: "And no solution for the time being may suit both sides…in preference to the kind of compromises and the hard decisions that have to be made in order to achieve a solution. We are fond of saying, and our leaders are fond of saying, the status quo is not sustainable. But if you go out there on both sides, especially compared to what is going on around them – in Syria to the north and Egypt to the south – the status quo, it's OK", former US Ambassador to Israel, Martyn Indyk about the limited urgency of the Israel-Palestine peace process.
Number: 48, the percentage of Americans who believe that putting pressure on the Palestinians is the preferred strategy for resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Headline: Kerry expected to revive 2002 Saudi peace initiative
To Read: According to George Friedman, as both the US and Israel have lost much of their ability to move anything in the Middle east, it is unclear whether anything serious can be achieved in the Obama visit:
This is not a strain in the U.S.-Israeli relationship in the sense of anger and resentment, although those exist on both sides. Rather it is like a marriage that continues out of habit but whose foundation has withered. The foundation was the Israeli ability to control events in its region and the guarantee that where the Israelis fail, U.S. interests dictate that Washington will take action. Neither one has the ability, the appetite or the political basis to maintain that relationship on those terms. Obama has economics to worry about. Netanyahu has the conscription of the ultra-Orthodox on his mind. National security remains an issue for both, but their ability to manage it has declined dramatically.
In private I expect a sullen courtesy and in public an enthusiastic friendship, much as an old, bored married couple, not near a divorce, but far from where they were when they were young. Neither party is what it once was; each suspects that it is the other's fault. In the end, each has its own fate, linked by history to each other but no longer united.
Quote: "Yuval is basically acting foreign minister, so receiving the post would be a natural shift", a source in the Likud basically implying that Israel has a secret FM.
Number: 66, the percentage of Americans who believe that Israel and Palestine "will not be able to settle their differences and live in peace"
The Middle East
Headline: Syrians trade blame over 'chemical attack'
To Read: In a new Strategic report for the Washington Institute, Dennis Ross and Jim Jeffrey try to analyze US strategic goals in different parts of the Middle East and offer insights about key regional players:
Given the MB's views and values, there would be little or no prospect of their responsiveness to us if Egypt did not also need our help. While President Morsi and the MB will consistently try to expand the scope of their control, they seem to recognize at least in general terms that if they want to enhance their legitimacy in Egypt they must deliver the goods economically. The best indication of this was the choice that Morsi made during the Gaza conflict this past fall. Ideologically and emotionally, his instincts and those of the Brotherhood would be to break with Israel and end the peace treaty, particularly with Israel bombing targets in Hamas-led Gaza. Morsi and the MB are organically linked to Hamas, and yet Morsi's Egypt brokered a ceasefire deal with Israel—and has maintained a dialogue with the Israelis on the ceasefire implementation. In this instance, Morsi had to choose between his ideological beliefs and his economic imperatives, knowing that if he revoked the peace treaty with Israel, it would likely spell the end of his ability to garner massive financial assistance and investment from the United States and the international community.
Quote: "So magical is the political prowess attributed to Mashaie and Ahmadinejad's populist appeal that Mashaie's prospective candidacy causes much concern in the Khamenei camp", Iran specialist Shaul Bakhash about the internal tensions between the Iranian government and clerics.
Number: 5-40, the number of lashes given as punishment in certain rebel governed Syrian city of Aleppo.
The Jewish World
Headline: Lifeline for US law that aided Soviet, now Iranian Jews
To Read: Less than a week before Passover, Johns Hopkin's Dorothea Wolfson takes a look at the early American interest in the Exodus story and in Zion:
This uniquely biblical self-understanding of America-as-the-New Israel was not only a manifestation of the Puritan psyche. It was also characteristic of America's Founding Fathers, notwithstanding their deistic or secular bent. For example, at the Continental Congress, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams were appointed to a committee to design the great seal of the United States. Remarkably, Franklin and Jefferson, who were hardly religious fundamentalists, selected the Exodus story as emblematic of the nation's story. The seal that they proposed had Moses standing at the shore with the Red Sea parting, and Pharaoh looming with a sword raised in his hand. Franklin instructed further that the design should have "rays from a pillar of fire in the clouds reaching to Moses, to express that he acts by Command of the Deity." The motto that would accompany the seal: "Rebellion to Tyrants is Obedience to God."
Their seal was not, in the event, adopted; but it is highly noteworthy that the biblical story was found to be compelling to these leading minds of the early American republic. In May of 1776, John Adams wrote in a letter to Abigail Adams that he was reflecting on the "parallel between the Case of Israel and that of America, and between the Conduct of Pharaoh and that of George." He concluded: "I feel an Awe upon my Mind, which is not easily described."
Quote: "with great affection … you, my brothers and sisters of the Jewish people, to whom we are joined by a great shared spiritual heritage, one rooted in God's irrevocable promises", the new Pope's kind words for the Jewish people in his first mass.
Number: 38, the number of European physicians who wrote a paper claiming that the US pro-circumcision stance is due to 'cultural bias.'
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Mon., Oct. 17 - Coach Dorrell Weekly News Conf. (1:30 p.m.)
Tues., Oct. 18 - Last day to interview Bruin quarterbacks
Wed., Oct. 19 - Last day to interview all other players
Thu., Oct. 20 - Coach Dorrell meets with media post-practice
Sat., Oct. 22 - Oregon State at UCLA (4:00 p.m. on TBS)
GAME 7: UCLA (6-0, 3-0, ranked No. 8 by AP and No. 9 by USA Today/Coaches) welcomes Oregon State (4-2, 2-1) to the Rose Bowl. Game time is 4:00 and the contest will be televised nationally by TBS with Ron Thulin and Charles Davis in the booth and Craig Sager on the sidelines.
XTRA Sports 570 and the Bruin Radio Network broadcasts all of the Bruin games with Chris Roberts and Matt Stevens in the booth and Wayne Cook on the sidelines.
The Bruins' No. 8 ranking by AP is its highest since the 2001 season, when the Bruins were ranked No. 4 after starting the year 6-0.
This is UCLA's 87th season of football. The 2005 season is UCLA's 24th in the Rose Bowl. Since moving to Pasadena for the 1982 season, the Bruins are 97-43-2 on their home field, 12-4 under coach Dorrell.
HONORARY CAPTAIN -- Defensive back Oscar Edwards earned All-America honors and first-team all-conference honors in 1976. He received UCLA's Defensive MVP honors after serving as a team tri-captain. That season, he recorded 90 total tackles, including 14 each against USC and Arizona State, and two interceptions. In 1975, he was voted UCLA's Outstanding Defensive Player against USC after making six tackles, two for losses, in the Bruins' 25- 22 victory. He also played on UCLA's 1976 Rose Bowl team that defeated top-ranked Ohio State. He was a secondteam All-Coast selection in 1975. In his two season's as a Bruin, the team posted a 18-4-2 record.
Maurice Drew, RB - Maxwell Award as nation's outstanding player ... Doak Walker Award as nation's top running back
Spencer Havner, LB - Butkus Award as nation's top linebacker; Walter Camp Player of the Year Award; Lott Trophy as nation's top defensive player; Nagurski Trophy as nation's top defender... Bednarik Award as nation's top defender; Lombardi Award as nation's top lineman
Justin Hickman, DL - Hendricks Award as nation's top defensive end
Marcedes Lewis, TE - Walter Camp Player of the Year Award ... Mackey Award as nation's top tight end ... Lombardi Award as nation's top lineman
Justin London, LB - Lott Trophy as nation's top defensive player; Lombardi Award as nation's top lineman; Butkus Award as nation's top linebacker
Mike McCloskey, C - Rimington Trophy as nation's top center; Lombardi Award as nation's top lineman
Justin Medlock, PK - Groza Award as nation's top place kicker
Kyle Morgan, DL - Hendricks Award as nation's top defensive end
Drew Olson, QB - Unitas Award as nation's top senior quarterback
Jarrad Page, DB - Thorpe Award as nation's top defensive back
UCLA leads the series with Oregon State, which dates back to 1930, by a 36-13-4 count. The teams have not met since the 2002 season. UCLA has won the last two meetings, both in Corvallis, and the schools have not met in the Rose Bowl since the 2000 season. This will be Karl Dorrell's first game against the Beavers as head coach of the Bruins.
The Bruins dealt the Beavers a 43-35 setback in Corvallis,OR in 2002. The Bruins scored 29 consecutive points to rally from an early 14-0 deficit and went on to best the Beavers. Offensively, UCLA piled up 625 yards, the ninth-best total in school history at the time. Quarterback Cory Paus completed 24-38 passes for 378 yards. Tight end Mike Seidman had eight catches for 138 yards and wide receiver Tab Perry caught seven receptions for 145 yards.
In the last meeting between the teams in the Rose Bowl (2000), Oregon State exploded for 23 consecutive fourth-quarter points to pin a 44-38 loss on the Bruins. UCLA had taken a 31-21 lead into the fourth quarter before OSU ran off five straight scores to make it 44-31 with 1:52 to play in the game. UCLA drove 80 yards to make it 44-38 with 1:18 to play but could get no closer. Bruin quarterback Cory Paus threw for 363 yards, but the Beavers limited UCLA to 72 yards rushing.
NOTING OREGON STATE -- The Beavers are averaging 428.7 yards of total offense, 321.8 passing and 106.8 on the ground. They are allowing 443.8 yards, 331.0 passing and 112.8 on the ground. Oregon State has won two straight, defeating Washington State, 44-33 in Corvallis and California, 23-20 in Berkeley.
INDIVIDUAL UCLA NOTES -- Maurice Drew's 299 all-purpose yards against California are the second-most in an NCAA game this season.
Maurice Drew is the only player in school history to score five touchdowns in a game and he has now done it twice (2004 at Washington and 2005 versus California).
In the first game of the 2005 season, Maurice Drew scored three touchdowns (averaging 45.6 yards in length) -- all in the first half. On UCLA's first offensive play of the year, he raced 64 yards for a score. He also hit paydirt on a one-yard run in the second quarter. Later in the same period, he returned a punt 72 yards for a touchdown. Against Rice, he scored on a four-yard run and a 66-yard punt return (35.0-yard average). He had one touchdown (nine yards) versus Oklahoma and one touchdown (one yard) versus Washington. Against California, he scored five touchdowns for the second time in his career -- 12-yard run, one-yard run, 81-yard punt return, 28- yard reception and two-yard run -- an average of 24.8 yards per score. In the win at WSU, he scored two touchdowns -- a 45-yard reception and a one-yard run -- for an average of 23.0 yards per score.
He is averaging 27.6 yards per touchdown this season. In 2004, Drew averaged 40.63 yards on each of his eight rushing touchdowns in 2004 (47, 47, 62, 58, 15, 37, 57, 2) for 325 yards. He also had scoring receptions of 27, 43 and three yards and a punt return for 68 yards.
Maurice Drew's 45-yard scoring reception at Washington State was the 15th time in his career he has scored on a play which measured at least 40 yards.
His 81-yard scoring punt return against California tied the UCLA and Pac-10 single-season (three) and career (four) records for punt return touchdowns. He had a 65-yard scoring return against Washington erased by penalty.
In the opener against San Diego State, Maurice Drew accounted for 194 all-purpose yards, 114 on the ground and 80 on punt returns. Against Rice, he accounted for 168 all-purpose yards, including 95 rushing, 66 on punt returns and seven on receiving. He had 100 all-purpose yards in the win over Oklahoma and 101 versus Washington.
Against California, he had 299 all-purpose yards -- 162 on three punt returns, 65 on 15 carries, 52 on two receptions and 20 on one kickoff return. Drew's 81-yard scoring punt return against Cal was his sixth kick return for a touchdown. (91 KOR v. Oklahoma, 2003; 99 KOR v. USC, 2003; 72 PR v. SDSU, 2005, 66 PR v. Rice, 2005; 81 PR v. California, 2005; 68 PR v. Stanford, 2004). He added 187 all-purpose yards in the win at Washington State.
Against Washington State, Drew Olson tied a school record with five touchdown passes. Cade McNown did at Texas in 1997 and at Miami in 1998.
Drew Olson's 31 completions against Washington State rank No. 2 in school history, trailing only Troy Aikman's 32 versus USC in 1988.
In Drew Olson's last 14 games, he has completed 273 of 434 (.629) passes for 3,427 yards, 31 TDs and 11 interceptions. Drew Olson has now led fourth-quarter comebacks in three straight games (Washington, 10 points; California, 12 points; Washington State (17 points). In those three games, he has completed 30 of 41 passes (.732) for 333 yards and four touchdowns. The 131 receiving yards by Marcedes Lewis at San Diego State are the most by a Bruin tight end since 2002, when Mike Seidman had games of 138 against Oregon State and 134 versus San Diego State. Rick Walker's 145 yards versus Oregon State in 1975 is the school record for tight ends.
Spencer Havner's four defensive touchdowns are the most ever by a UCLA player (records date back to 1957). Havner has three interception returns for scores and one fumble return. Havner's fumble return for a score against Oklahoma pushed him past Abdul McCullough ('93-96) who had two interception returns and one fumble recovery; Jerry Robinson ('75-78) who had three interception returns; Marcus Turner ('85-88) who had three interception returns and Tommy Bennett ('92-93, 95) who had three fumble returns. NOTE: (Darryl Henley ('85-88) had three punt returns and one fumble return for touchdown; Maurice Drew has six kick returns for scores, four punts / two kickoffs).
By kicking field goals of 52 and 50 yards at Oregon in 2004, Justin Medlock became the first Bruin to kick two field goals of at least 50 yards in a game. He is the only Bruin ever to kick three field goals of 50 or more yards in the same season and is one of just two Bruins (John Lee is the other) to have four career field goals of 50 or more yards.
Medlock connected on three field goals in the season opener against San Diego State and is now fifth on UCLA's career field goal list with 35. His nine PATs against Rice tied a school record.
Running back Maurice Drew's 109 rushing yards against Washington State marked the eighth time in his career he has topped to century mark. Drew's total of eight 100-yard games ranks tied for 10th on the all-time school list. (114 vs. San Diego State, 2005; 109 v. Washington State, 2005; 142 v. Illinois, 2004; 322 v. Washington, 2004; 161 v. San Diego State, 2004; 105 v. Stanford, 2004; 126 v. Wyoming, 2004; 176 v. Arizona State, 2003)
In the 2005 opener at San Diego State, Spencer Havner led the Bruins with 13 tackles, including three for losses (one sack) and moved into the top 10 on the all-time Bruin career tackles list (he is now No. 5). He was named Defensive Pac- 10 Player of the Week. Last season, Havner led the Pac-10 in tackles (11.37/g). He made at least 13 tackles in five games in 2004. His 17 stops at Illinois in 2004 were the most by a Bruin since Robert Thomas made 18 at Washington State in 2001.
Tight end Marcedes Lewis set a school record for tight ends with seven touchdown catches in 2004. He also holds the career mark with 15, including his two scoring receptions versus Washington State. He has four this season.
Only three quarterbacks in UCLA history have thrown for more than 20 scores in a season -- 25 Cade McNown-1998; 24- Troy Aikman 1988; 24-Cade McNown-1997; 21-Tom Ramsey - 1982. In 2004, Drew Olson threw 20 scoring passes to rank fifth on that UCLA list.
TEAM NOTES -- UCLA has started the season 6-0 in 10 previous seasons. The last time was in 2001 when it started the year with six straight wins. The other six-win starts include 1998 (Rose Bowl), 1988 (Cotton Bowl), 1980, 1969, 1967, 1966, 1954 (National Champs), 1952, 1946 (Rose Bowl). The last time the Bruins started a season with seven straight wins was 1998 (10-0).
UCLA's win over No. 9/10 California was its first over a Top 10 team since UCLA defeated No. 10 Washington, 35-13, in the 2001 season.
UCLA is ranked No. 8 by AP and No. 9 by USA Today/ Coaches. The last time UCLA was ranked higher was October 21, 2001 when the 6-0 Bruins were ranked No. 4 by the polls.
In its last three games, UCLA has outscored its opponents 50-3 in the fourth quarter and 6-3 in overtime. Against Washington, UCLA trailed by 10 points in the fourth quarter and outscored the Huskies, 14-0. Against California, UCLA trailed by 12 points in the fourth and outscored the Golden Bears, 19-3 (the last 19 points). At Washington State, UCLA trailed by 17 entering the fourth and outscored the Cougars 17-0 in the fourth quarter and 6- 3 in overtime.
Overall, UCLA has outscored its opponents 88-17 in the fourth quarter with the only touchdowns being scored by San Diego State and Oklahoma.
By overcoming a 21-point second-quarter deficit (21-0 and 28-7) at Washington State to win, 44-41 in overtime, UCLA tied the school record for largest comeback. In 1982, UCLA rallied from 21 points down to win at Michigan (31-27) and in 2000, the Bruins rallied from a 21-point deficit to defeat Arizona State at the Rose Bowl, 38-31. UCLA also matched the school record for overcoming a fourth-quarter deficit, rallying from 17 points down. In 1996, UCLA rallied from a 17-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat USC in double overtime, 48-41 at the Rose Bowl. UCLA's win over Washington on October 1 was its first as a ranked team since defeating California in the sixth game of the 2001 season. UCLA was ranked No. 4 by AP entering that contest.
UCLA is ranked in the Top 25 in a fifth straight week for the first time since 2001 when it took the field for the season's first 10 games as a ranked unit.
When UCLA moved into the Top 25 on Sept. 18, it was the first time since 2002, when it was No. 24 on the USA Today/ Coaches poll and No. 25 on the AP poll entering USC week (Nov. 18).
UCLA is 11-0 in games in which it has won the turnover battle under head coach Karl Dorrell, including 3-0 this season (SDSU, Rice, Oklahoma).
UCLA's six straight wins to open the 2005 campaign marks the first time the Bruins have compiled a six-game winning streak under head coach Karl Dorrell. California entered its game with UCLA having allowed just 53 points in five games (10.6 average). UCLA scored 47 versus the Golden Bears.
UCLA is 5-1 all-time in overtime, including this year's 44- 41 single overtime win at Washington State. Head coach Karl Dorrell is 2-0 in overtime, defeating California in 2003 and Washington State this season.
Opponents have scored just one touchdown on UCLA's four turnovers this season. UCLA has scored 47 points this season off of opponent turnovers.
UCLA scored at least 40 points in each of its first three games and five of its first six.
The Sept. 17 win over Oklahoma (No. 17 USA Today/No. 21 AP) was UCLA's first over a ranked opponent (AP) since a 46-16 win over No. 18 Washington at the Rose Bowl in 2003. UCLA's 47 points against California was the highest point total by a Bruin team in a Pac-10 game since defeating Arizona State, 52-42 on Dec. 1, 2001.
The win at San Diego State was UCLA's first in an opener since a win over Colorado State began the 2002 season.
UCLA is 11-1 in games in which it has led at the half under coach Dorrell and 8-1 in games in which it has scored first. UCLA's 63 points against Rice is its highest total of the Karl Dorrell Era and the most points by a Bruin team since a 66- 10 win over Houston on Oct. 4, 1997. The 578 yards of total offense were also the most by a Dorrell team and the most since the 2002 Oregon State game (625).
UCLA is 27 for 28 in the Red Zone (24 touchdowns, three field goals, one end-of-game kneeldown) in 2005. In six games, UCLA has committed just four turnovers while forcing 11 (nine on defense and two on special teams). The Bruins rank 12th nationally and second in the Pac-10 in turnover margin (+1.17).
In 2005, UCLA has produced 49 plays of at least 20 yards -- 10 versus San Diego State (three passes, two punt returns, two runs, two kickoff returns and one interception return), 11 versus Rice (six passes, three runs, one kickoff return and one punt return), five against Oklahoma (three passes and two runs), five versus Washington (three passes, two kickoff returns), 11 versus California (five passes, three kickoff returns, two punt returns and one run) and seven versus Washington State (five passes, two kickoff returns). Nine have resulted in touchdowns.
Maurice Drew has 14 plays of at least 20 yards (four runs, four punt returns, five receptions and one kickoff return) and five have resulted in touchdowns.
In 2004, UCLA had 100 plays of at least 20 yards (44 passes, 22 runs, 23 kickoff returns and seven punt returns, four interception returns), including 21 for touchdowns.
In the 2005 opener, UCLA had five plays of 40 or more yards (two punt returns, one kickoff return, one run and one pass) and two of those resulted in touchdowns. Against Rice, UCLA had four plays of 40 or more yards (two runs, one pass and one punt return), one resulting in a touchdown. UCLA's longest play against Oklahoma was 38 yards and its longest play versus Washington was 39 yards. UCLA had two punt returns over 40 yards versus California with one resulting in a touchdown. UCLA had one pass over 40 yards versus WSU and it resulted in a touchdown.
In 2004, UCLA had 24 plays of at least 40 yards (10 passes, seven runs, three interception returns, two punt returns and two kickoff returns) and 15 of those were for touchdowns. UCLA averaged 5.97 yards per offensive play in 2004, its best since 1998 (6.81). Its average of 410.0 yards per game was its highest since 1998 (487.25). It's scoring average of 30.1 was also its best since 1998 (39.7).
In six games this year, UCLA is averaging 6.3 yards per play, 431.2 yards of total offense and 43.3 points.
With the win at Washington State last week, the Bruins qualified to play in a bowl game following the 2005 season. The Bruins have now qualified to play in a bowl game in eight of the last nine seasons. UCLA entered the 2005 season having played in 17 bowl games in the last 24 years. UCLA is 10- 6 in its last 16 bowl game appearances. UCLA's 10 bowl wins in the last 23 years rank No. 1 in the Pac-10. Only Florida State, Tennessee, Penn State, Alabama, Miami and Michigan have won more bowl games in that span.
UCLA has more bowl wins (10) in the last 23 years than any other school in the Pac-10 conference. In fact, only eight schools (Florida State, Miami, Tennessee, Georgia, Michigan, Auburn, Alabama, Penn State) have won more bowl games than the Bruins in that span.
LAST GAME -- For the third straight week, UCLA rallied from double-digit deficits to defeat the Washington State Cougars, 44-41, in overtime in Pullman. The victory improved UCLA's record to 6-0, matching its best start since beginning the 2001 season with six straight wins.
By overcoming a 21-point second quarter deficit (21-0 and 28-7), UCLA tied the school record for largest comeback. In 1982, UCLA rallied from 21 points down to win at Michigan (31-27) and in 2000, the Bruins rallied from a 21-point deficit to defeat Arizona State at the Rose Bowl, 38-31. UCLA also matched a school record for overcoming a fourthquarter deficit, rallying from 17 points down. In 1996, UCLA rallied from a 17-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat USC in double overtime, 48-41 at the Rose Bowl.
Trailing 28-7 near the end of the first half, Drew Olson drove the Bruins 80 yards, hitting Marcedes Lewis for a four-yard touchdown with 26 seconds remaining to cut the deficit to 14 points at halftime.
Midway through the third quarter, Olson and Maurice Drew connected on a 45-yard pass-and-run touchdown, completing a 73-yard drive to bring the Bruins to within seven points. However, WSU responded with a field goal and after a Bruin fake punt was unsuccessful, the Cougars took advantage of the short field (43 yards) to score their only touchdown of the second half and the Bruins trailed 38-21 entering the fourth quarter.
With 14:32 remaining in the game, Olson and Lewis hooked up for a nine-yard score to complete an 80-yard drive. After the Bruin defense forced a three-and-out, UCLA drove for a field goal to cut the deficit to seven points. UCLA still trailed by seven points with 4:52 remaining when it took over on its four-yard line. Olson drove the Bruins 96 yards for the tying score, finding Marcus Everett in the back corner of the end zone with 44 seconds remaining in regulation. On the final drive, he was six of seven for 78 yards, including the touchdown. Washington State drove to the Bruin 42-yard line but time expired forcing overtime. For the fourth time in five series, the Bruin defense forced WSU into a three-and-out and the Cougars had to settle for a field goal. For the Bruins, Drew gained nine yards on first down and Olson gained one yard for a first down. Drew then rushed for five yards and a facemask penalty gave UCLA a first-and-goal at the five-yard line. Drew gained four yards on his first attempt and scored the gamewinning touchdown on a one-yard plunge.
Offensively, UCLA gained 516 yards, 338 in the air and 178 on the ground. Olson completed 31 of 43 passes for a careerhigh 338 yards, five touchdowns and one interception. His five touchdown passes tied the school record held by Cade McNown (1997 at Texas and 1998 at Miami) and his 31 completions were one shy of Troy Aikman's school record of 32 (USC, 1998). In the final three quarters, he hit on 28 of 34 passes (.824) for 310 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions. In the fourth quarter, he connected on 13 of 16 passes for 132 yards and two scores.
Drew accounted for 187 all-purpose yards, including 109 rushing and 78 receiving. He scored two touchdowns, including the game-winning TD for the third straight week. Joe Cowan led the receivers with six catches while Marcedes Lewis (two touchdowns) and Marcus Everett (his first career TD to tie the game) had five receptions each.
Defensively, UCLA yielded 499 yards but tightened up after halftime. The Bruins allowed 362 yards during the first half and just 85 yards in the third quarter, 47 yards and two first downs in the fourth quarter and five yards in overtime.
Spencer Havner led the team with 10 tackles. Eric McNeal made nine solo stops while Dennis Keyes and Jarrad Page added six stops each.

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Mod Requests Thread (#5)
Same deal as before. Do you have an idea for a KotOR or TSL mod you would like, But don't know how to make it or have the time. Then this is where you can make your mod request, but since you are making a request you must understand that modding is usually a hobby that People do in there spare time and that they have Full time jobs. When you make a request please keep this in mind.
Ok this time were going to try this thread with a few rules, for posting in this thread. I'll keep this as brief as possible.
1. This thread is for the discussion of mod requests. Any discussion of how to make a mod or off topic discussion will be directed to the main Holowan Forum or deleted (@ moderator discretion).
2. Before you make a request please check the Tools and mods stuck, http://www.pcgamemods.com/ and http://www.lucasfiles.com/ KotOR section. It is possible that your desired mod has been made already. Also check Where can I find mods?
3. When you make your request please be descriptive and take the time to think about what it is you would like to see, after all youre the one making the request but if someone chooses to make it they will need as much information about it as possible. Also it takes time and effort to make a mod and the request should involve thought and effort on your part.
4. DO NOT Request Porting Any Resources from another game into KotOR, This includes Porting resources from TSL to KotOR or Vise versa . Taking copyrighted and proprietary materials from another game and Using then in KotOR Mods will not be Tolerated as this is quite illegal.
5. Final, Please be respectful towards Holowan's Modders.
IF you would like to scan the old request threads or continue on going discussion, you can find them here:
Request thread 1
Request thread 2
Request thread 3
Request thread 4
I would like to see a modification of Prime's great robe mod that has a re-skin of Luke's Tunic (the one he fights in, not his robe) so that it looks like Qui-Gon's dueling robe, because it's my favourite robe from the movie. I know that there are the re-skins for the KotOR I robes with the pads but I want to see a re-skin of the Luke tunic, that'd be sweeet :D .
I am still looking for a fix which removes the "permanently on" bug of lightsabers with the cyan color crystal. Searching in the Holowan I only found two suitable mods, but unfortunately those are not available for download anymore 8[
For a more detailed description about this bug (if you don't know about it yet) take a look into this thread:
i was wondering if jolee's clothing model was in tsl.
one of my fav mods for the original was redhawke's jolee clothing mod for the pc's :D
if its possible, i was wondering if it was possible to adjust jolee's robe so that it used his clothing model, or just give some part of tsl a new look, from the old days ;)
Anyway, seeing as this is a new Mod Request Thread i thought i'd bring this to ppl's attention, becoz in the last thread it just got ' oh that looks nice' and 'WOW'
I'm after a Capable modeller who has the time and patience to model the above screenie.
It Would make a nice addition to the Stormtrooper Armour i have in the Ebon Hawk.
Please could someone model this for me?
not a bad idea matt, but why not a sith armor instead, ( i am one of those people who thinks its dumb to have storm troppers in the KOTOR era :D ) i could model a female sith armor (in time) if you like
Sep, if you could do that for me, i'd Love you. ;)
i'd also be very grateful, becoz, its not very often we get ppl playing KotOR II as Female, so i believe this is just another incentive to play Female ;)
........ NAH!!! I Just want this really cool looking Armour ready for when i play Female :thumbsup:
Can someone create an imperial guard helmet?
Is there a mod to get a mace windu skin? cause i can't find it.I have the saber mod with his saber but i'm looking for a skin. Anyone?
It might not be worth mentioning, but the Female stormtrooper armour link was supplied by lukeiamyourdad. It was for a different picture, though.
I just found the pic on the link he supplied, and actually Emperor Devon pointed out there where more pics.
Not to be picky or anything, but I dont want to "steal" credit, even for just supplying a pic, when it wasn't really me who found it.
There don't seem to be any real new quest/area mods out there, I would request a multi tiered quest that starts out as one mission and, if there is interest, can be added on to. The idea behind this being you are "contacted" after completing this first mission. The first mission can be completed, and the modder can work on further expanding this idea, or just quitting.
This would at least add several smaller quests, and avoid some mods from going unfinished because of "lack of time or interest." on the modders part.
Hey Sep,
Why don't you just bring over this mod? Link is for screenshot only.
It's kind of what they're look for, well except for the skin.
TSL head reskin request
i've been trying to reskin the bald headed asian with the goatie and let me just say this: i suck at modding.
i wanted to make him much much darker with really light green eyes. also, i wanted to loose the goatie. finally, i thought it'd be cool to have small blue or green glowing tatoos under his eyes that look like sandskit. can any one help me out? i'm still trying to figure this out but if someone could hook me up it'd be awesome!
thanks to all the great modders BTW!
Re: TSL head reskin request
thanks darthmoeller! i actually saw this one and like it a lot. but i like the bald head look of the original head.............. maybe once i figure out how to edit heads i can start with his, then i could make him a bit darker skinned and get the tatoos on his face............. or something. haha
i'll give it a go but if anyone wants to help me out i'd definately appreciate it!
thanks all!
I was wonder is there a mod or is it possible to make it so when you hit something with a lightsaber that it cuts off arms legs etc for Tsl?:D
Asked for it to be in request sticky and now it shall:D
The answer is "No, and No." The reason is this falls currently within the category of porting resources from one game to the next which you may not have been aware of.
To further explain Jolee's clothes/robes that were custom to him are based off of a custom body model for his character in KOTOR 1. Since this body model and the texture that it used are not present in TSL they cannot be imported in legally and cannot be discussed here at the forums.
Now if somebody is able to figure out how to modify an existing body model to closely resemble jolee's robe/clothes model from K1 with something like Taina's replacer tool then we might be in business.
i just want a real easy mod could somebody give the Bald Head Guy Like bright blue eyes perfect for a lightside
how about a mod that lets you companions gain the light side and darksid masteries when you get them this is for K2
Is it something I said?
Or do people really hate
new quest mods?!
Also just because you request something does not mean one of us will pick this up. All the modders here at Holowan do these in our freetime and have projects that we have in the works. Those of us trying to think of an idea of what to make will browse this thread and get some inspiration alot of times and go from there.
When you say you want new sidequests try to elaborate on what you want to see in there and what planet you would like it to appear on or if you want a new planet. Give us something to work with for an idea description and we will be more motivated to consider the mod.
Mod Request
Hello I'm new to modding, I'd try to make this myself but I'd have no idea how(I'm still trying to get my kotor tool to work). So anyway I would like to request several items for KotorI.
One armor withe male and female versions for pc and npcs, and
one "visor".
I think that the mandalorian armor seems a little too much like an environment suit (please don't use force choke on me, for dissing coolest armor in the game) but I think that a few mandalorians would have wanted a more open-air feel the blood hit your skin kind of armor, so these hardcore dudes ripped most of the lower layers out for a more enjoyable bloodbath experience, ( and so female warriors who bought their armor would show a little more skin ;).
If this screenshot doesn't work for you let me know and I'll try to find a better way to get it in here. http://img176.echo.cx/img176/1859/1a4zc.jpg
Like I said I'm pretty new at this so I put a screenshot in MS Paint and then scribbled on it. (it actually took me over an hour to do this and I put my face in just because I was bored)
If you can It would be great to have balanced and overpowered versions of each so every one could use it, thats just four pieces of armor.
I didn't think trying to draw textures in Paint would look very good so it looks fairly plain. Do you think that you could also put in wear-and-tear and battle-scars, and could you make the white reflective and shiny and the red a stonelike dull nonreflective.
And maybe a little less coverage on the female models, (hey it just makes the game look al that much better;)
I don't know if it's legal to make team related stuff in mods but if it's not possible just an incredibly overpowered scarlet an grey(any design or texture) backwards hat would be awesome!(maybe another mod that gives malak a blue and maize hat haha)
I don't know if this can be made as a unique item so it wouldn't conlfict with anyone elses mods or overwrite anything.
I looked around and couldn't find anything like this except for the blood red armor mod which I accidentally deleted and now can't find.
This is my first mod request, I tried to follow all the rules (especially number three=P).
If someone would be kind enough to make this I would be more than happy to return the favor when I figure out how to do this stuff.
Thank You For Reading This,
Hello i would like a mod request for TSL, i would like the Telos planet have like a sky with sun and clouds instead of stars on the skys that would be nice and another request for the grass to be orange for datoonie. THX!
How about a skip Telos Mining Facility and skip The planet Telos mod?
So Basicly chains, your requesting a mod that skips Peragus and Telos but with all the gainable characters from those planets.
have a look in the Scripting Tutorial, it may be in there, and you could release this as your own maybe? ;)
Can anyone supply a new head modeling tutorial? Well I suppose it's not exactly a new head but I want to give one of the PC characters a helmet and I'm not sure how to go about it. I successfully model a new lightsaber (not going to release but will send screens if anyone wants to see it) but modeling a head is quite different. Or maybe:
a head modelling tutorial would be pretty helpful (however im definetly not the one to write it) stoffe -mbk- has an appearance.2da tutorial in the 2da forum that is a good place to start, but i followed it, and still could not get my head to work.
today i took a crack at making a new female twi'lek pc that you could pic from the start of the menu but i simply could not figure it out, so what i'm asking is if any of the people out there that know how to do this, if i send you the textures could you do the 2da work to make it selectable from the beginning? send me a PM with your email and i'll send you the textures and give you a little more detail on what i'm trying to do. thanks
project yavin
There was a mod in PCGamemods I wanted to try but it was all polish or something, it was called project yavin, it looked pretty cool and the description for it said there would be an english version, does anyone know anything, I lokked for a thread on this, couldn't find it, so I'm making a mod request for info.
This might sound odd but can someone make me a script that makes force crush instantly kill someone? (or half damage if they do a save or whatever)
I've tried many times myself but it just doesn't seem to work for me for some frustrating reason :(
I know of other mods that does this but it also modifies other force powers, no mod yet for only force crush :(
If you could PM me if anyone has such a mod (i.e only force crush modded), It would be greatly appreciated!! :)
Thanks! :)
Alright I have been mulling an idea through my head for a mod for TSL a while now and since its summer now I've decided to fill the idea out a bit. This post can be taken both as a request for a mod as well as a request for help in direction on working on this mod. Anyways, on to the idea.
I was thinking of making a mod that would change the gameplay style of the game basically, by making it so that getting hit was far more damaging and deadly. For me personally the beginning of the game was funner because it was more tense, if you got hit by a blaster at that point it was very damaging if not deadly. I would propose a mod that would create this type of gameplay throughout the game. How I was thinking of doing this was through several different changes. The first and most obvious is to change the hitpoints of all units, PC and NPC included, reducing the hitpoints and thus amplifying the damage of all weapons. Going hand in hand with this I would think tweaking of all the weapons would be necessary to keep them balanced and not make them all just as equally deadly.
The second aspect of change would be two-fold, changing both the armor class of units and the to-hit chances of units. The idea behind this is to make it much more difficult to hit units and to get hit. This would make all of the battles last longer and be more up to chance as you would have to hope your characters rolled that critical roll to hit the enemy.
Those are the two basic changes that would be made in my idea mod, followed by tweaking and balancing for things such as saving throws and force power damage, duration, etc. Obviously this is a mod that would take some time to create, at least from my perspective. Then again thats why I'm here requesting help. I was thinking of trying to make changes to how much your stats impact your abilities, such as AC, to-hit and hitpoints but I have been unsuccessful finding out where to change those things. It was through stat impact tweaking that I was hoping to change your to hit, ac, etc. Anyways, any help in that would be much appreciated, as well as suggestions on how to further proceed with this mod. Thanks for reading this drawn out post and giving any help you can.
Fair enough.
Korriban, you find a group of scavengers fighting off...
say the dark side dragons ;) Upon entering the situation,
they beg for help, you can choose to help them or
leave them to their doom. Upon helping, they thank you,
but plead for help to recover some "item of great import
to our patron"... you are given the choice of helping,
demanding their loot, killing them, or asking "why should
I?" According to them, they are hired by a well off society
of gentlemen. Force persuade... "that's all we know"
Now, this item may be in the tomb, or a new side area,
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may end, and you recieve some moderately interesting
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balanced item ideas, etc
If someone was interested, I'd even get into the toolsets
and offer extra help.
PS, this is not a "well thought out" series of interactions,
just somethin off the top of my head.
If its possible to make ALL the enemies and bosses (or your character so powerful.=) that you can for example grip him so he lifts up high ^^. Basicly what im asking that is is possible to make every boss and enemy to be vulnerable for all the force powers. Usually if you try grip on Nhilus or Sion, he just saves it.
It would make the darkside playing more fun and more powerful feeling to if you can actually grip sith lords :D.
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Hi Carrie and Welcome! Restoring the GI tract so that you can reverse autoimmune disease will take more than apple cider vinegar. Apple cider vinegar can play a role, but overall, it is a small one. Your gut is home to thousands of strains of beneficial bacteria. About 95% are beneficial, the rest are pathogenic. They are all vital and there for a reason. If you take just one course of antibiotics you will destroy many of the beneficial bacteria. The complete restoration of the many enzymes and beneficial bacteria will take whole foods and an avoidance of anything that can cause further harm.
Another important factor in healing autoimmune disease is the restoration of something called intrinsic factor. It is found in your gut for one purpose--to capture and escort B12 to the ONLY place in your body where it can be absorbed-the lower intestine. Intrinsic factor is formed from amino acids that come from the breakdown of dietary proteins. So, you need to restore your ability to break down dietary proteins for many reasons. No one thing will make the difference.
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Apple Cider VinegarPosted on 05/30/11, 12:26 pm
Haven't read this book and just starting to read through the topics/discussions here. I'm wondering what everyone's thoughts are on Apple Cider Vinegar for healing/restoring the gut. Thanks.
Reply #1 05/30/11 12:44pm
Reply #2 05/30/11 2:17pm
Thank you. I do also avoid gluten as I have problems with that. I avoid antibiotics at all cost and I have used probiotics and acidophilus fairly regularly over the year. I believe my problems have stemmed from early exposure to mercury and also candida that began at an early age and is now systemic. I have done every candida diet and so forth but still have it. I am unable at this time to take any herb, medicine, vitamin or mineral (except magnesium for some reason) without having horrible pain, numbness and other reactions so I am pretty limited in what I can take or do to heal from this mess.
Reply #3 05/30/11 2:18pm
That was supposed to say 'over the years' I have taken probiotics and acidophilus fairly regularly for many years.
Reply #4 05/30/11 2:29pm
Gluten is a protein. That is most likely why you have a problem with it. Probiotics and acidophilus are just a few strains of beneficial bacteria. You are missing thousands. Mercury is an enzyme poison. That could very will have triggered your illness, since we are missing pancreatic enzymes. Kefir is filled with beneficial yeasts that will crowd out the pathogenic yeasts that are causing your candida infections. Plus it has B12 and partially digested proteins. So you have access to 2 of the things that are most vital to you right now. Nothing in supplement form (meaning fractured or denatured will help). Many Many drugs and chemicals found in common foods will cause great harm to your GI. For instance, sodium nitrite-found in processed meats will increase your pancreatic cancer risk by 6,700%. The pancreas is what is not functioning properly, so we would not want to cause it further harm.
Reply #5 05/30/11 4:40pm
Carrie, many of us on this forum are incorporating foods that are rich in live enzymes and natural probiotics. Fermented foods are loaded with these.
Raw sauerkraut or beet kvass are great ways to get those wonderful digestive enzymes. I make my own sauerkraut (there's a recipe here on this forum) but others have found some great ones at stores such as Whole Foods.
Another big thing on this forum is making our own kefir using live kefir grains. We also try to do this with raw cow or goat milk. If you're like many of us, you probably live in a state where it's illegal to sell raw milk. You may be able to find a dairy farm that "sells cow shares" and then when you purchase your milk weekly, that payment is considered as compensation for servicing your cow. I know, it's crazy but it protects the farmer from the USDA and FBI goons that will arrest them if they sell raw milk. Even if you can't source raw milk, making your own kefir will provide lots of great bacteria for your gut.
I really think that drinking the kefir will help you candida. In just two weeks of consuming my homemade kefir, my sugar and carb cravings have mostly vanished! It's probably the first time since I started with this fibro nonsense 9 years ago!
Ask lots of questions and surf the topics here. Red is our resident expert, she can answer all the tough questions!
Oh, and yes, I do have the raw apple cider vinegar too. Every little step can help!
Reply #6 05/30/11 10:18pm
Well I have to admit I really don't like sauerkraut or milk at all. I've had kefir from the health food store but have not attempted to make my own. The cravings I have these days are not really for sweets but rather for fatty meats and salt/salty foods because this is what happens when the adrenals are not producing enough cortisol and aldosterone and therefore I am is a state of salt wasting. I crave salt the moment I wake up until I go to bed at night. Anyway that's a totally different topic altogether. I appreciate your advice Shari and it makes good sense. I will keep up with the Apple Cider Vinegar and see about making some kefir but I can't make any promises on the sauerkraut, lol!
Reply #7 05/31/11 4:00pm
I can so relate about the sauerkraut. I'm not a fan of what most of us know as sauerkraut. The homemade stuff just tastes like tart coleslaw. I added other stuff to it like apples, onions, garlic and seasonings. Also, it has a fair amount of salt (that's what ferments the cabbage) so maybe that would help with the salt cravings.
It's funny.... I craved salt along with sugar. Now that I think about it.... not only have my sugar cravings gone away, but I'm not craving the salt either. I still have salt on my food, but I'm not combing the cupboard for salty food or going out for prezels or chips.
It had been years since I drank milk. I would sometimes buy almond milk but not cow's milk. I really love the kefir now. I'm wondering if daily kefir could possibly help with the fatty meat cravings. I'll do some more surfing and see if I can find any info on that.
Good luck on your quest! I'm not sure that this is the same magic bullet for fibro as it is for other autoimmune diseases but I do believe it will help us tremendously.
Reply #8 05/31/11 10:15pm
Carrie, I would have said that sauerkraut is my LEAST favorite food, just a few months ago, however, I tried the raw sauerkraut and it's a totally different dish! I highly recommend eating it regularly, and making your own if you can!
The kefir... I"m not a milk drinker (although I have really enjoyed the glassfuls I've had of the raw milk I've been buying lately. And I'm trying to acquire a taste for kefir. It's not bad, but not great to me. Shari's recommended mixing it into a smoothie, but I've actually never really liked those either and I"m so busy that I never feel I have the time to blend....
All that said, the thing is, it's SO GOOD for you, so crucial to your feeling better. TRY it!! (and welcome to our little group. You'll love it here!)
Reply #9 05/31/11 11:10pm
I enjoy drinking the kefir as in a smoothie. Pretty soon I'm getting my first jar of organic sauerkraut, can't wait...!
{{{hugs}}} :-)
Reply #10 06/01/11 12:53pm
Thank you for all the info and advice everyone - I appreciate it!! :)
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The 2005-06 varsity team will compete against several former Sun Devils in nine events (200 medley relay, 200 free, 50 free, 100 IM, 50 fly, 100 free, 50 back, 50 breast, 200 free relay).
Several former All-Americans and school record holders are scheduled to appear, including Cam Reid, Florencia Szigeti, Simon Percy, Gavin Meadows, Nick Brunelli, Scott VonSchoff, Russell MacDonald, Otto Hinks, Emerson Ward, Melissa Belote-Ripley, Lisa Rhodes and former head coach Ron Johnson.
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My biggest nutrition concern is calcium and bone health. I have heard about oxalates in spinach affecting the absorption of calcium. I just turned 50 and I need to maximize my calcium absorption — how much does it really affect the absorption?
That's a great nutrition question Dawnette, and thanks for writing. You have heard correctly that oxalates (also known as oxalic acid) can reduce the amount of calcium you absorb from some sources. Oxalates are present in some vegetables, as well as in tea, chocolate, some fruits and some nuts. And yes, although spinach is high in calcium, it is not a very bioavailable source because of its high oxalate content.
The impact of oxalates isn't a significant factor if you can consume dairy products for calcium, since the amount calcium in dairy products is so abundant. But if you are looking for plant-based sources of calcium, the impact of oxalates can be worth remembering. Since plant sources of calcium tend to have many fewer milligrams of calcium per serving, it makes sense to make sure you are maximizing bioavailability.
How much do oxalates or oxalic acid reduce the absorption of calcium?
To give you some idea of the numbers, let's look at some research data. One study in animals (not humans, but we can use it for getting an idea) showed that milk calcium was 92% absorbed, while calcium from oxalate-rich greens was only 75% absorbed. Okay, so from that study it looks like calcium from oxalate rich greens is significantly less bioavailable than dairy, but three quarters being absorbed still is pretty beneficial.
I did find a study with human subjects, (premenopausal women to be exact), which showed a much more dramatic effect of oxalate content on calcium absorption. Using some popular Chinese vegetables, the researchers found that calcium bioavailability seemed to correlate well with oxalic acid content. The calcium from mustard greens and cabbage flower leaves was very well-absorbed, the calcium from sweet potatoes was intermediate in bioavailability, and the calcium from spinach and rhubarb was very poorly absorbed (only 23% and 25% as bioavailable as the well-absorbed sources, respectively). Yikes! Only a quarter as absorbable is a big difference.
Another study conducted in Thailand concluded that sesame seeds (which are high in not only oxalate but also phytate, another inhibitory factor) provide virtually no absorbable calcium in an in vitro assay, despite the seeds themselves being quite rich in calcium. The same was found for amaranth (the green vegetable, not the grain. See photo.)
So it would appear that using high-oxalate vegetables like spinach as your main sources of calcium wouldn't be the best strategy. If you look up which vegetables are highest in calcium, you'll see some sources topping the list which aren't very bioavailable (spinach, amaranth, and sesame seeds for example). But there's plenty of good news too: many vegetables are low in oxalate, and can provide highly bioavailable sources to help you meet your calcium needs.
Vegetables in the brassica family appear to have very well-absorbed calcium, possibly even greater than the calcium in milk. Evidence indicates that broccoli, bok choi, and kale are highly bioavailable calcium sources in humans. Some other bioavailable sources of vegetable calcium include turnip or collard greens, and Chinese cabbage. So if spinach is your go-to leafy green, why not try branching out and experimenting with some other varieties of vegetables? If you aren't sure what to do with a new vegetable but want to try it, I know who you can ask.
Full disclosure: I cannot feign objectivity here. I love kale and will promote it shamelessly at every opportunity.
High Calcium, Low Oxalate VegetablesTurnip greens: 105 mg per 1 cup chopped Kale: 90 mg per 1 cup chopped Okra: 81 mg per cup, raw Chinese Cabbage (aka bok choi, pak choi): 73 mg per 1 cup shredded Butternut Squash: 67 mg per cup raw cubes Collards: 52 mg per 1 cup chopped Acorn Squash: 46 mg per 1 cup raw cubes
Broccoli: 42 mg per 1 cup chopped Celery: 40 mg per 1 cup chopped
Brussels Sprouts: 37 mg per 1 cup raw
Cabbage: 33 mg per 1 cup shredded
Arugula: 32 mg per 1 cup raw
How much oxalate is in your favorite veggies? Look them up in this chart or this one.
Now, if you can consume dairy products or calcium-fortified foods, you probably don't need to worry about the oxalate or oxalic acid content of foods. But if you are vegan, dairy intolerant or allergic, and choose to avoid supplements, it's a good idea to try to work in as many highly bioavailable plant sources of calcium as you can.
Some other tips to ensure you absorb and retain the most calcium possible from your diet:
- Avoid eating high fiber foods (like wheat bran cereal) together with calcium sources. One exception is the prebiotic fiber inulin, which appears to increase calcium uptake in the intestine.
- Supplement your diet with adequate vitamin D (at least 600 IU for adults, I'd recommend 1000 IU)
- Spread your calcium out, whether from food or supplements. You'll miss absorbing much of it if you take it more than 500 mg at once.
- High sodium intake increases calcium excretion, so moderate your salt intake by choosing unprocessed foods.


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Tonight, temperatures stay relatively mild, only dropping to the mid 40s. Warm, moist air is moving up from the south. Combine that with a cold front heading our way, and rain is in the forecast tonight through Sunday. Overnight showers and thunderstorms are likely. At times heavy rain is possible with wind gusts up to 35 mph.
It looks like most of the heavy rain will exit by 2pm Sunday. So, if you're heading out to Lucas Oil Stadium to tailgate, dress for wet and windy weather! By the time all is said and done Sunday night, most spots will pick up, up to one inch of rain, while isolated towns pick up one to two inches of rain.
Monday, colder air comes our way, and a rain/snow mix is likely. At this point, up to one inch of snow may be possible from this little burst as highs reach the mid 30s, drastically cooler from the weekend!
Tuesday, light snow is still a possibility, with sunshine on the way Wednesday. Highs remain around 30 degrees through Thursday.


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Isaiah Olsem took a time of 20:53 in the race.
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Sariah Cheadle, left, and Melissa Gehl, right, turn up the speed with a sprint to the finish line.
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Earlier this week, the Rebels hosted their annual cross country meet at the Slayton Country Club. The Rebels had a good showing in their home meet, especially with some tough competition from Luverne, Pipestone, Martin County West, and other strong cross country teams.
Jack Peterson led the way for MCC in the junior high boys race. During the mile run around the Slayton Country Club, he was able to keep his own distance and pace himself to a third place finish in the race. His time for his mile run was clocked at 6:36. Cameron Kresko was not far behind Peterson when he crossed the finish line in eighth place overall and he had a time of 6:55. Cale Engelekes had a nice pace going into the finish line as well when he finished with a time of 8:36 while Jake Bleyenberg coasted to an 8:57 finish in the junior high boys race.
Following all the junior varsity races, the varsity girls took to the starting grid and began their 4K race on the sound of the gun. Throughout the first couple miles, the Rebels ran really close with each other and tried to maintain that all throughout the race. Melissa Gehl and Sariah Cheadle led the Rebels team in the race for a while, Breanna Breberg and Maddy Dibble also ran right with them. As the race went on, the girls began to spread out a bit, but not by much. In the final stretch of the race, Melissa Gehl and Sariah Cheadle made a big sprint to the finish, both of which were neck and neck with each other. After going around Samantha Swift from Jackson County Central, Gehl gained a slight edge and took the 13th overall place with a time of 17:57 while Cheadle placed 14th just one second later, 17:58. A small gap was built up between 17th and 18th place and just after that gap, Maddy Dibble came sprinting up towards the finish line. She raced right with Zayna Hustoft from Luverne but was just slightly edged out to take 21st place with a time of 18:29. Breanna Breberg had a comfortable finish as no runner was around her, but she still gave it her all when it came to the finish. She was spotted in the 23rd overall place while she finished with a time of 18:45. Lissette Garza rounded out the Rebels team when she finished her race with a time of 20:18.
Luverne took the team title for the race as they nearly had a perfect score with the first four finishers being from Luverne. As for the Rebels, the scored 100 points in the race with their five placings.
The boys varsity race finished off the MCC Invitational with 45 runners competing in the race. Just like the girls race, the boys ran close with one another for the first couple miles before slowly seperating from each other, but not by much. Just about every one of them had someone they raced against until they got into a comfortable spot and paced to an easy placing down the stretch. Andy Garza led the charge for the Rebels when he finished his day in 9th place with a time of 18:25. Jack Erickson moved up and took the second spot on the team with a time of 18:41. He paced himself to a 11th place finish as well. Clayton Hartle also had some room as he coasted to a 15th place finish and had a time of 19:11. Isaiah Olsem was the only Rebel runner that had some competition down the stretch. In fact, seven runners finished within a 10 second time span of each other where Olsem took a time of 20:53 in the race. Will Gehl finished a short while later with a time of 21:09 while Nathan Beech continues to improve after coming off the injury he had and finished the race with a time of 21:20.
The Rebels scored 83 points in the match which gave them a fourth place finish as a team. Martin County West took the team title for the MCC Invitational with 39 points.
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Occupy London protesters have finally been evicted from Finsbury Square in north London after seven months.
The clearout of the anti-capitalist activists was organised by Islington Council after court action to remove the group.
The camp made up of around 135 tents and a wooden structure was set up on the public land in October as an extension of the Occupy movement's protest in St Paul's Churchyard, which ended in eviction in February.
The area was cleared by a private security company.
Two weeks ago a judge heard the protest had caused £20,000 damage to the land, cost the council £26,000 on security, and lost it £12,000 in rent plus income from the square's restaurant which had to close.
Councillor Paul Convery, Islington Council's executive member for community safety, said: "Finsbury Square is public space for the people of Islington, one of Britain's most deprived boroughs.
"We're returning the square to community use, and it is being cleaned and will soon be reopened to the public for the summer.
"Today's enforcement action was peaceful and low-key, and I'd like to thank the police, our street outreach team, and other partner organisations for their help.
"A number of vulnerable and homeless people have been living in the square. We have been speaking to them and offering advice and support to those who need assistance."


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Every year I create a Halloween painting which usually features a witchy woman. I haven't completed this years yet, but wanted to share one of my favorites from a few years ago. I imagine she'd be the ultimate haunted holiday hostess! Prints are available at The Gretchen Show's Etsy store.
If you're planning to be a Halloween hostess this year, check out these tips for throwing an elegantly eerie evening soiree. A glowing haunted house would make a nice welcome to party goers. For more mood lighting, make some of these very cool x-ray candles.
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12+1 = 11+2, and "twelve plus one" is an anagram of "eleven plus two."
From bears and storks to singing wolves and castrated sheep, all 16 of the words listed here have surprising zoological origins.
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For the third time in five years, the San Francisco Giants are World Series champions.


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It isn't often that you get to spend an afternoon viewing some of the finest pieces that Prêt-à-Couture has to offer. On Tuesday, May 6, 2014, Mary Alice Haney will join with renowned socialite, Sally Perrin, to share a very special afternoon for all those that have an eye for luxury.
From 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., guests will be able to enjoy champagne and shopping and the most unique Trunk Show experience in Montecito, California. Well-known designer and stylist, Mary Alice Haney, is hosting this event. Her vast experience in the fashion industry has taken her from humble beginnings at the Parsons School of Design direct to work at the powerhouses of Harper's Bazaar, Allure Magazine, Marie Claire and GQ. She has dressed some of the biggest names in Hollywood as they sparkle on the Red Carpet and just some of the seasoned stars include Eva Mendes and Blake Lively.
As purchases are made on this tantalizing Tuesday, 10% of the Haney proceeds will benefit the Alpha Resource Center. The Haney Collection brings true meaning to the words, "Champagne wishes and caviar dreams." Look fanatically feminine and absolutely fantastic in sequins, suggestive gowns with plunging necklines and our traditional favorite, the little black dress.
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For her debut collection, Mary Alice was inspired by the concept of a woman as a flower that blooms at night; who once the evening comes, can leave her daily life behind and step into evening's glamour by putting on a Haney Prêt-à- Couture dress. Using the finest quality fabrics and building each dress to order, Haney is a true expression of luxury and style, providing women with sumptuous fabrics, rich adornments and customized design in order for them to feel sexy, glamorous and most importantly, confident. As soon as you slip into one of these gowns, the transformation will take place instantaneously.
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E-commerce Far From Mature
January 30, 2006-- Home Textiles Today,
What a difference a decade makes!
It was just about then when a high-profile retail CEO from somewhere in the Midwest, as keynoter for the National Retail Federation's opening session, pooh-poohed the potential growth of the Internet. Funny thing. Many in the audience felt the same way.
Fast forward to 2006. It's January, and the expected announcement from JCPenney, that they hit the billion dollar mark in Internet business for the year, actually came to pass. But everyone knew it would.
Quite a different attitude from when Randy Ronning, now executive vice president of QVC, headed up the Penney Internet efforts and the old guard was still afraid of it.
Just a few months ago, Randy was given the charge for bringing together the disparate retail businesses of QVC, including its Internet activities.
And last week in a presentation at the NRF convention, Federated's Terry Lundgren was all praise for the potential of his Internet business — citing home as being ahead of apparel in online efforts.
A few days later, he announced a major capital investment in the company's Internet and direct businesses.
And of course, for good or bad, the Bentonville boys drew more attention to the potential the Internet affords retailing, regardless of how well the company actually performed in that segment.
In the home arena, Target has been especially adroit online in recent years, offering mainstream home furnishings from upholstered sofas to high end lamps and rugs, as well as products from its in-store assortments.
While these are some of the headlining — and very successful — efforts, the Internet still poses a challenge to many in the retail world.
Beyond its basic sales capacity, the Internet affords companies the unique ability to offer one-on-one merchandising — from customized sizes and selections in apparel to test-merchandising of new and trendy items across the board. But it's amazing how many retailers and suppliers today haven't figured out how to do pick and pack below the volume norms of their businesses.
All they have to do is search their archives, back a decade or two. Most were doing it then.
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I had been planning my husbands 30th birthday for the whole year and I never had so much fun. He is a huge beer connoisseur. In fact we both have an affinity for beer gardens and drinking some great micro-brews. After a trip home to Brussels, Belgium where I am from I instantly knew what the theme would be, a back yard beer tasting bonanza. Belgium is very well known for it's beers. I than started to look for inspiration and of course the first place I came to was Hostess With The Mostess. I set up a heated tent in the backyard (the party was in November here in Connecticut) and everyone was assigned one of four categories of beers to bring for the tasting. The catering was done by a good friend Tom who has a huge smoker and does parties on the side (Hot Hands BBQ). We had pulled pork, mac and cheese, ribs, brisket, sour kraut and bratwurst, bbq chicken, corn bread, red cabbage slaw, potato salad and green beans, all the makings of the perfect meal to go with some delicious beers. The design was inspired by the invitation created by designer Anna McClure from the Etsy design store Jack Master who also designed all the paper products. I had fun Octoberfest inspired signs made for each table, cup cake toppers, signs for each category of beer, a "hoppy birthday" banner and tasting sheets made. The centerpieces were large glass hurricanes (purchased at buy 1 get 1 50% off from Joanne Fabrics for my best friends bridal shower that I threw) I reused them again and filled them with peanut butter filled pretzels, pirates booty cheddar popcorn, ruffles chips and onion dip as pre-dinner bar snacks all purchased in bulk at BJ's Wholesale. I used bamboo disposable plates and utensils from joannehudson.com for easy cleanup and had custom paper napkins made from foryourparty.com that read "Justin is going to need some Tylenol tomorrow". I also but some great coasters from the Etsy store Lady Bug Press to put at each table seating (I absolutely love these). As guests arrived they put the beers in huge galvanized buckets that I purchase at Home Depot. Each bucket had a sign designed and printed by Anna that listed the beer categories (Ale, Lager, Stout and Seasonal). They than got to sign a poster that I am going to have framed that reads "Good People Drink Good Beer" designed by LuciusArton on Etsy, check out a slide show I made on my computer of my husband Justin's last 30 years, grab a custom made pint glass purchased and printed at customglassware.com. that has a logo "Beer Me" also designed by Anna, with a tasting sheet in it designed by Anna and a pencil to start the tasting. It made the perfect favor for everyone to take home and keep long after the party as a momento. They could list the beers to remember and the beers to forget to keep on their tasting sheets. For some additional fun I had a custom corn toss game made by Style My Corntoss from Etsy. I supplied them the same art work of the "Good People Drink Good Beer" poster and they re-created the design. An added special detail, I had them add "The Nanas Established November 12th 2010". My husband and I were not only celebrating his 30th birthday but it was also our 2 year anniversary. The cake by Little Imagination Cakes was one of my favorite details of all. In was in the shape of a beer cap and the artwork was designed by Anna. It was carrot cake filled with a vanilla filling, my husbands favorite. There was none left, it was that good. Guests also enjoyed vanilla and chocolate cupcakes from Big Y with fun Octoberfest toppers. To end the night I had a photobooth from M Maler Photography where everyone got to enjoy taking pictures with props that I purchased from The Prop Market on Etsy. It was an unforgettable night and so much fun to plan. I everyone will find it inspiring and get to have their very own awesome backyard beer tasting bonanza.
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Photography: Done my me on a Canon T4i
Invitations, birthday banner, cup cake toppers, table signs, beer category signs, tasting sheets, cake art work and pint glass logo: Anna McClure Etsy Store Jack Masters, http://www.etsy.com/shop/JacksMaster
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Centerpiece Hurricanes: Joanne Fabrics www.joann.com
Bar Snacks: BJ's Wholesale www.bjs.com
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Customized Paper Napkins: For Your Party http://foryourparty.com/
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Coasters: Etsy store Lady Bug Press http://www.etsy.com/people/ladybugpress
Galvanized Buckets: Home Depot www.homedepot.com
Custom Corn Toss Game: Etsy store Style My Corn Toss http://www.etsy.com/shop/stylemycorntoss
Beer Poster: Etsy Store Lucius Art http://www.etsy.com/shop/LuciusArt
Photobooth: M Maler Photography
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Cruise Critic staffers set sail every week, traveling the globe to bring you the latest cruise ship trends, port sneak peeks and onboard observations. Here's where we are this week.
(Got questions about any of the ships we're boarding? Ask us in the comments!)
Ship: P & O Ventura
Where: A combo of Western Caribbean and Southern Caribbean ports. The cruise starts in Barbados and calling at Grenada, Dominica, St. Kitts, St. Maarten and St. Lucia.
Who: Adam Coulter, UK Editor
Why There? Ventura has had a makeover in 2013, and we'll be updating our ship review.
We Can't Wait: We're excited to see the refurbishments, on a ship that's already geared for families (I'm bringing mine along). Plus it's a Caribbean cruise, calling in at some of the most gorgeous islands in the area, and with the weather we've been having…
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Squirrels Ask for Food the Same Way They Ask for Sex
"Give me food" and "give me sex" are expressed with the same handy sound.
The Washington Post, of all places, takes on the topic of squirrel linguistics, breaking the rodents' chatter down into four sounds. It turns out the quiet "muk muk," which "resembles a stifled sneeze," is both the sound baby squirrels make when they require a feeding and the syllables male squirrels utter when they want to bang. It must be exceedingly awkward if anyone ever gets the meaning confused. [WP]


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