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Arizona Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Teams Open Season with Exhibition
Nov. 1, 2002
The University of Arizona men's and women's swimming and diving teams began their season this afternoon in a four team exhibition meet. The Wildcats faced off against Wisconsin, Arizona State and the Mexican National Team in six different events. In the non scoring events, the women's squad appeared to be in mid season form. Out of the six events, the women won four including the 200y medley relay, the 100y backstroke, the 100y breaststroke and the 100y butterfly. The event took place at the Hillenbrand aquatic center on the University of Arizona campus.
The Arizona men placed three divers in the top 5. Junior Josh Anderson led the way with a third place finish on the one meter with a score of 270.60. Sophomore Alex Vollelunga placed fourth by scoring 252.65 and in fifth was senior captain Scott Koening (246.20 points).
In the pool for the Wildcat men, junior Juan Veloz placed second in the 400y IM when he touched the wall in 3:58.88. Junior All-American Greg Owen appeared to be in mid season form as he finished second in the 100y breast (57.57). The freshman duo of Zack Zucker and Dave Rollins swam well in their first collegiate meets. Rollins placed fifth in the 100y back with a time of 51.69. Zucker won his heat and finished fifth overall in the 100y breast in the time of 58.72.
The Arizona women's divers excelled in the compeititon on the three meter springboard. Senior Jennifer Hess was victorious in the three meter when she scored 300.50 points. Immediately following Hess was junior All-American Claire Febvay. Febvay had an excellent day, which culminated in her garnering 283.65 points on the three meter.
The most impressive squad of the day was the Arizona women's swimming team. In addition to winning four out of six events, the Cats had the top three finishers in two different events. Beth Botsford, Jessica Wagner, Lisa Pursley and Marshi Smith started the day off in a superb fashion with a victory in the 200y medley relay (1:42.24). Then, the Wildcat women swept the top three positions in the 100y fly event. Leading the way was freshman Lisa Pursley, as she touched the wall in 55.94. Second and third place belonged to seniors Lindsey Highstrom and April Beltran who finished in times of 57.26 and 57.30, respectively. In the 100y back, former NCAA Champion Beth Botsford defeated the rest of the competition in a time of 54.46, more than two seconds faster than any other swimmer. Finally, junior All-American Jessica Wagner outlasted Agnes Kovacs from Arizona State to win the 100y breast when she touched the wall in 1:02.17.
The meet resumes tomorrow with official competition at 11 a.m at the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center with the Wildcat women's swimming and diving teams taking on Wisconsin, Arizona State and the Mexican National Team. Then, at roughly 1 p.m, the men's teams take to the water to battle Auburn, Wisconsin and the Mexican National Team.
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Official *What did you get in the mail today?* Thread!!!
I am away from my apartment so I know there is a pile of boxes for me, but I cannot get to them. Alas! But I did get the Lupicia catalog today along with a sample of Neptune, and the RoT magazine with Pomegranate Vanilla.
i didnt get anything in the mail the yesterday. and none delivered to my door either. unbelievable!
and i had to leave for LA in the morning so none today either…oh wait, i can call my mom and ask! hahaha
even thought of placing an order and asking them to deliver in LA but for a 3day visit, nah.
Well I haven't gotten it yet, but my Verdant Reserve club package for February is out for delivery! Yay!
Woot woot! I opened the box and immediately entered them into the Steepster database under the Verdant Tea (Special) lable. If anyone wants spoilers you can look under there! I was able to use the photos from the facebook preview except for one of them.
Also, I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am about this box!! Some versions of my favorite teas ever!
I received three parcels this morning from Steepster members via swap. Here is a list of what I received and who from:
Courtney – Davids Tea
- Coffee Pu'erh
- Earl Grey
- Organic Tie Kwan Yin
- Goji Pop
- Cream of Earl Grey
- Grand Cru Matcha
Reasoned_Melody –
Davids Tea – Citron Oolong
- Exotica
52 Teas – Pumpkin Pie
Adagio – Birthday Tea
Tazo – Refresh
- Zen
Numi – Magnolia Pu'Erh
Twinings – Green Tea with Jasmine
Kasumi no Chajin – Della Terra
- Anti V-Day
Harney & Sons – Florence
Basilur – White Magic
The Persimmon Tree – Passion Fruit Jasmine
That's a lot of tea. :D I have a lot of drinking and reviewing to do this weekend.
Yesterday I received my swap from tattooed_tea.
DAVIDsTEA – Mango Maddness and Oh Canada
Della Terra – Grandma's Pumpkin Pie
Here's a pic:
I can't wait to try them all out! :)
Note how I was scrounging to find supplies to label the tea lol
Kid's are always stealing my pens & labels.!
LOL I wish I could blame my disappearing labels and such on kids! I have lost an entire box of number 10 envelopes – BRAND NEW only used one envelope! The box is blue and white, and the size of a number 10 envelope only a tad bigger – WHERE IS IT? LOL augggggg
This didn't come in the mail but from a local tea shop. I'm posting it here because y'all will be way more excited about it than my husband was, :)
2 oz. Starry Night (vanilla black)
1 oz. lemon black
1 oz. Scarlet Rooibos (fruits, raisins, passion fruit, oranges infused with rooibos)
2 packages for me today!
My Ovation Teas order came in and a swap package from yssah
Thanks so much for the awesome samples yssah, brought a smile to my face watching a "sample explosion" fall out of the package!
wah, you took a picture of them! i thought you might have a hard time listing each one here, hahaha. glad that cheered you up! nice to see my hard work immortalized in a photo :)
You got your Ovation order already?! I haven't even gotten a shipping notice. :( I know they are swamped, but I have been hopping from one foot to the other in anticipation like a little kid having to pee.
I emailed Melisa about mine…so maybe that would help. She said mine was next in line when I emailed and I had shipping notice the next day. :)
So I received my order yesterday, however, I had emailed them on Sunday and they returned the email with a delivery confirmation email – so it appears as though they had shipped my items, I just had not received a shipping confirmation email.
Got today's mail now, which was my DavidsTea order, plus the third and final and actually good looking winter tree teapot. And traveling tea box A came back and Terri HarpLady sent me SO MUCH PUERH AND I CAN'T WAIT TO DRINK IT ALL
I'm cheating and this isn't a came in the mail today post, but I really want to save the post office so today I mailed out eight letters and 2 packages. One package was to Art here on Steepster with the last of my DellaTerra Mellow Mango Peach, and the other box was to my best friend Becky which I filled with a whole bunch of different tea samples.
Rayn was laughing at me last night because I said I was going to write so many letters the post office would have to stay in business. ;)

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Slash Teams With Ernie Ball for Online Series Documenting New Album Process
Oh to be a fly on the wall when Slash, Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators get together to lay down new music. Well now you can be, as the guitar great and his band are teaming with the Ernie Ball company to provide fans with a new online series titled 'Real to Reel With Slash.'
The series takes viewers inside the studio as the band lays down the music for their next album, with Myles Kennedy, Todd Kerns and Brent Fitz offering insights into the recording of the new album along with Slash. The band has been splitting their time between NRG Studios in Los Angeles and Studio Barbarossa in Florida as they write, play, create and record their new album.
The first episode, which just went live, has Fitz primarily providing the narrative. The clip, which finds the drummer discussing the band's approach to recording the new album, can be seen above. A new episode will appear weekly, giving viewers up-to-date and virtually real-time progress reports as the recording journey continues.
"I love the process of recording live in the studio and the sound of a rock 'n' roll band recorded on 2-inch tape as opposed to digital," says Slash. "I thought it would be cool to show some footage of us doing exactly that." Slash and his band are currently working on the follow-up to the successful 'Apocalyptic Love' album. For future 'Real to Reel' episodes, be sure to stay tuned to Slash's website.


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The Summit on the Park offers over 50 fitness classes each week to Summit members and drop-in guests. These classes which vary from low-impact aerobics and yoga, to intense step and kettlebell classes are all included in the membership or daily visit fee. Group fitness is a great opportunity to try out a variety of classes and add variety to your fitness program.
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Participants are encouraged to wear appropriate workout attire and bring a water bottle to each class. Equipment is provided for each class. For classes that involve floor work, mats will be provided or you may bring your own. The Land Fitness Schedule will indicate which room the class is taking place in.
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Aqua fitness is excellent for individuals seeking a total body workout, without as much impact on their knees. Classes range from low impact to high intensity. Participants should wear swim attire and bring a water bottle to each class; aqua shoes are also recommended to improve traction on the bottom of the pool. Equipment is provided for each class. Leisure Services Administration to request a Land or Aquatic Fitness Class schedule to be mailed to you.
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- Schedules are subject to change based on facility need, instructor availability, and participation levels.
- Classes must maintain an average of 8 participants for the class to remain on upcoming schedules.
- Inclement Weather Policy: If Plymouth-Canton Community Schools cancel class due to inclement weather, then all classes taking place at the Summit on the Park will be cancelled prior to 4 p.m. For evening classes, a decision will be made by 2 p.m. Schedule changes will be posted on www.summitonthepark.org and throughout the facility.
Registered Fitness and Wellness Classes
The Summit on the Park offers a variety of registered classes that allow for smaller class size, progressive class format, and specialized routines. Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels are indicated in the descriptions for each class. These classes are open to the public for registration and membership to the Summit on the Park is not required; however, members do receive a registration discount. All classes are listed in the Discover Brochure.
Types of Registered Classes
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- Liberty Run 5K (All levels): 3rd Saturday in June during Liberty Fest
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The Summit on the Park offers a variety of one-time and session based wellness classes designed to help improve health, reduce stress, and increase quality of life. Classes throughout the year may include:
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Better Nutrition Better Health
Feel better in 6 weeks as you make healthy lifestyle changes! Learn easy techniques that will help you make better food choices, control cravings, and make healthier food portions. Learn what foods will help boost your energy as you put together your own meal plan.
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Just Get Outdoors & Go... Walking!
Looking for a way to incorporate exercise into your busy schedule? Why not check out one of these scenic and motivational walking paths and jogging areas in Canton. Find an accessible walking path in your neighborhood and get outdoors. Walking is an easy, inexpensive way to help lower your risk of heart disease and stroke, reduce the effects of stress, and lose weight.
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3rd Annual Indoor Triathlon
The Summit on the Park Health & Wellness team looks forward to hosting the 3rd Annual Indoor Triathlon. This annual event, provides competitive and recreational fitness participants an opportunity to test their endurance in three events. Participants will compete in a 10-minute swim, 30-minute bike, and a 20-minute run with 10-minute transition times between each event. Participant scoring and placement will be determined by the total distance covered in each discipline, with awards given to the overall top male and female finishers and top finisher with each group.
- Sunday March 18, 2018
- Ages: 14 and up
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Liberty Run 5K and 10K
We will be starting off summer with a bang at this year's Liberty Run 5K and 10K walk/run events. The Liberty Run is for all ability levels and is a great family event. All runners, walkers and strollers will start off in Heritage Park and wind their way through local neighborhoods and along the beautiful Lower Rouge Recreation Trail.
- 3rd Saturday in June during Liberty Fest
- Ages: All
- Canton Liberty Run Information
Personal Training Services
The Summit on the Park offers a variety of Personal Training Services to meet the needs of all individuals and groups. Certified Personal Trainers and Wellness Coaches are available throughout the day to provide tips on improving your overall health, strength, nutrition, and training programs. Services available include:
- Personal Training
- Group Personal Training
- Fitness Evaluation
- Weight Loss Consultation
- Sports Nutrition
- Wellness Coaching
Discover Brochure: all Canton Leisure Services programs, classes, events and services are included in the bi-annual Discover program brochure. Offerings are available for all ages and interests.
Registration: program registration is available online and at the Summit on the Park front desk.
Please take a moment to look through the Health and Wellness section of the Discover Brochure to find the right classes for you.
Registration: program registration is available online and at the Summit on the Park front desk.
Please take a moment to look through the Health and Wellness section of the Discover Brochure to find the right classes for you.
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Fire Emblem Awakening DLC to Keep the Game's Flame Alive
Fire Emblem Awakening will be getting some day-one downloadable content to help extend the strategic swords-and-spells adventure.
A press release from Nintendo reveals some of the DLC that will be available upon the game's debut and how players can get their mitts on them. First up is a batch of content that can be accessed through WiFi via the game's "Outrealm Gate", which is unlocked after the main story's fifth mission. This DLC includes maps that players will be able to download weekly, including a map that will be free for a limited time starting on the game's release date. There will also be content in the form of, "additional information about new class types, skills, playable characters, maps with new storylines and special maps that let players earn more experience points, gold or other rare items."
Content will also be available for download through Nintendo's SpotPass feature, and will include new maps, storylines, characters, and items. Players can connect to each other via StreetPass and have the chance to interact with each others' characters, with the ability to recruit the other player's team leader with gold or by being victorious in battle.
Anyone interested in checking out the game first, before deciding to accept the stream of maps and other weekly content into their loving arms, should know that a demo is set to drop on January 17th, 2013. The game will be released shortly after on February 4th, 2013, in both physical and downloadadble eShop form, for $39.99.
Check out the trailer for the game below and let us know what you think of the DLC for this game!


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lipso posted a topic in Ford Focus ClubI am aiming to replace a leaking injector seal. In the Haynes manual it says you have to move the brake fluid reservoir and then remove the wipers and the cowl below the windscreen at the start of the process. Is this neceassry? or can you start off by removing the nuts for the injector wiring guide?
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2008 Focus 1.6tdci Estate Steering Wheel Vibration
lipso posted a topic in Ford Focus Clubcar has 102k and has slight s/wheel vibration when driving 50 to 70mph and a bit more vibration when braking - had wheels balanced and alignment done today but no change Front drivers side tyre had wear on inside so got it renewed Looked at the brake discs but could not see any obvious warping, so not sure what the cause is Can worn wishbone bushes cause this? At last test in Nov 2014 it was mentioned to renew the wishbones/or bushes before next test in 2016
Mk2.5 2008 Ford Focus 1.6 Tdci Glow Plug Light
lipso replied to lipso's topic in Ford Focus Clubno - the light does not flicker.When I said 'coming on for a flicker' I meant it came on for a split second or so
Mk2.5 2008 Ford Focus 1.6 Tdci Glow Plug Light
lipso posted a topic in Ford Focus ClubAfter driving this car since Nov 2014 I have become accustomed to the glow plug light not coming on when starting the car or coming on for a flicker During the recent cold weather at -4,-5 degrees it did come on briefly for a few seconds However yesterday the outside temp on the car display said 12 degrees and today 6 degrees and the light came on for several seconds and this was for a 2nd trip both times?? Just puzzled why its comes on and stays on for longer in mildish weather but not cold weather??
Mk2.5 2008 Ford Focus Radio Code
lipso posted a topic in Ford Focus ClubCan anyone advise - I bought this car a few months ago and it came without any manuals but if I ever need to disconnect the battery I'll need a code for radio Where can this be obtained? From what I've read about it, first I need the radio Serial number in order to get a code for it? To get the serial number do you have to take out the radio to see the sticker with the serial number on it?
2008 Facelift Model Ford Focus 1.6Tdci Owners Manual
lipso replied to lipso's topic in Ford Focus ClubStoney871 Would you also have a manual for the Audio/Radio/CD for this model? Also as I have no manual do you know where I can get the code for the radio if I ever have to disconnect the battery?
2008 Facelift Model Ford Focus 1.6Tdci Owners Manual
lipso replied to lipso's topic in Ford Focus ClubHey thanks a lot!
2008 Facelift Model Ford Focus 1.6Tdci Owners Manual
lipso posted a topic in Ford Focus ClubHi Just bought an estate but has no owners manual - any ideas where to get one. Can't see any downloadable UK ones online
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lipso posted a topic in Ford Fiesta Club2004 1.4tdci with 138000 miles blowing grey/blue only at start up & when accelerating from cold, lasts about about half a mile or so. Using a liter of oil every 1000 miles. From googling this seems to be due to worn valve guides/seals but not badly worn piston rings? Considering getting cylinder head refurbished (under £100) - wonder would this cure the smoke but maybe not the heavy oil usage?
1.4Tdci Grey/blue Smoke
lipso posted a topic in Ford Fusion ClubHave 2004 1.4tdci with 130000 miles - goes well, idles normally but uses a lot of oil if driven by accelerating fairly sharp through the gears. If driven nice n easy uses not too much oil. On starting some grey/blue smoke from exhaust and if accelerate hard in 2nd,3rd also some grey/blue smoke comes out of exhaust. I'm thinking its the valve oil seals rather than piston ring wear? Apart from renewing these seals anyone know if theres another way of reducing oil usage.Needs regularly topped up with about 5 litres over 6000 miles - How much would renewal of valve oil seals cost in a garage? .
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lipso posted a topic in Ford Fusion ClubWhen starting my March 2004 fusion this morning it would turn over then stop.It doesn't keep turning over with the key turned to start the engine. I googled this query and I found this: 'Had the same on my wife's 04 Fiesta. I have just had the guys at work to look at it and there is a software issue with cold starts. There is a new PCM calibration available with the LC suffix. This will fix the issue. Vehicles builds up to 27/08/04 were affected. The issue is such that at colder ambients, if the engine hasn't fired and run by the time it sees an rpm of over 200, the PCM disengages the starter, and hence the no start. The new cal has the thresholds set higher so this doesn't happen.' Anyone know if this is true?
Leaking Plastic Coolant Pipe
lipso posted a topic in Ford Fusion Clubcoolant leak on 2004 1.4tdci from plastic coolant pipe which goes from thermostat housing to water pump - I thought it was maybe the housing itself leaking and today I put on a new housing but no change to the leak. I think the leak is from where the hose clips (has white bit on it which is pressed in) onto the housing but not 100% sure My question is, is there a seal inside the end of this hose that can be renewed? and could be the reason for the leak?
Fiesta 2005 1.4Tdci - Plastic Water Connecting Hose
lipso replied to Paul M's topic in Ford Fiesta Clubhi was there a leak from this pipe? I have fusion 1.4tdci with a coolant leak somewhere around the thermostat housing - the pipes coming from the housing are wet and it runs down onto the exhaust Not sure if the leak is the thermo housing or one of these plastic pipes There are 2 of these pipes at the back of the engine - one from housing to water pump I think and the other is the bypass hose? I am thinking of putting on a new thermostat housing to cure the leak hopefully. Do the plastic pipes need new seals or rings fitted?
1.4Tdci Injector Seals Replacement
lipso posted a topic in Ford Fiesta ClubHi Recently removed the EGR valve to take a look at its condition and after taking off the air cleaner I could see oily wetness down in where the injectors sit (1 or 2 of them). The car has 117k and symptoms are - has some juddering at low speed/slightly touching accelerator, and exhaust fume smell when slow/stationary with blower on - Apart from this the car drives fine, no hissing sound, no exhaust smoke or diesel smell and getting about 59mpg on long mixed with short journeys . I have read a lot of posts about the injector seals and not sure whether to put new ones on soon or leave it as my car does not seem to be running as badly as others in these posts Any experienced mechanics out there with advice?
1.4Tdci Air Cleaner Cover
lipso posted a topic in Ford Fusion ClubI have noticed that the cover has a small piece out of it along the edge at the top left at the back of it, so a small piece of the filter can be seen, that is the rubber edge of the filter not the element. I looked at it closer but it does not seem like a piece is broken off it but is part of how it was made? Also what engine oil do you recommend for this engine - I use semi-synthetic but is fully synthetic better (car has 117k) Also exhaust fumes in car when blower is on with air directed to face or windscreen when going slow or stationary- have read other stuff about it that its leaking injectors??


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MIAMI — For three quarters, it was not LeBron James' finest night.
The Miami Heat superstar entered Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs averaging 31.5 points, 10 rebounds and 6.4 assists in 11 elimination games. But entering the fourth quarter Tuesday night, James had missed nine of 12 shots, and the Heat trailed by 10 points.
With Miami's season on the line and another premature referendum on James' legacy up for discussion, James delivered with 16-fourth quarter points and two in overtime, leading the Heat to a 103-100 victory -- it was a classic -- and forcing one more game.
"I had a couple turnovers, couple mistakes," James said afterward. "I can live with those mistakes knowing I gave my all tonight. Live to see another day."
BOX SCORE: Heat 103, Spurs 100 (OT)
WATCH: Leonard tosses Miller aside on dunk
EX-SPUR: Cut Jackson doesn't hate Popovich
James and Ray Allen hit consecutive threes in the final 20.3 seconds of the fourth quarter, tying the score at 95-95 and producing the first overtime game of the series. Allen's game-tying three was made possible when San Antonio forward Kawhi Leonard made 1 of 2 free throws with 19.4 seconds left.
James' basket with 1:01 left in overtime put Miami ahead 101-100, and Allen made two free throws with 1.9 seconds left, making it 103-100.
"Until time runs out we have an opportunity to win this game," Allen said.
Chris Bosh came out with two outstanding defensive plays, blocking a Tony Parker jumper with 32.2 seconds left and Danny Green's three-point attempt as time expired in overtime.
"I knew they were going to run something for a three-point shooter," Bosh said of the final play. "I just didn't know where. I was looking at Tim Duncan's eyes the whole time. Tiago (Splitter) set a pretty good screen on Ray, and I just followed the flight of the ball. With 1.9 seconds, there's not much you can do. I saw the ball the ball the whole time, and I was able to make a play."
Bring on Game 7 Thursday (9 p.m. ET, ABC). It is the NBA's first Game 7 in the Finals since 2010 and the sixth Game 7 in the Finals since 1980.
"One game, that's it," said Allen, who played in the 2010 Finals' Game 7 with the Boston Celtics. "We gotta go out here and do our best and leave it out on the floor."
HEADBAND: LeBron tosses gear and gets in full gear
SHOELESS: Heat shooter hits 3 with only one sneaker
James finished with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists and kept Miami's hopes alive for a second consecutive NBA championship. It was his 11th playoff triple-double and his fourth Finals triple-double, including his second this series. Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Wes Unseld, Jerry West and Bill Russell are the only other players with a triple-double in an elimination game.
"This is by far the best game I've ever been associated with," James said. "I"m happy about the way we dug down and was able to get a win that didn't look like we could muster up at some point during the game."
The pattern of lopsided results ended — the past four games had been determined by more than 10 points — but the trend of win-loss, win-loss extended. No team has won consecutive games in this series, and the Heat will have to do so in order to win a second championship in a row.
"If you said September 29th when we started our trip going to China if we could decide this season with a Game 7 in our building, every single one of us take it," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "You know, they're the two words in team sports: Game 7."
History is working for and against both teams. In their previous four championships, the Spurs have never trailed (advantage San Antonio). But no team has won the final two games of a Finals series on the road since the advent of the 2-3-2 Finals format in 1985 (advantage Miami).
"You can't win a game with a statistic," Spoelstra said earlier in the series. "You've got to win it on the court."
PHOTOS: Top shots from the 2013 NBA Finals
That's what the Heat did in Game 6, preventing back-to-back losses for the first time since early January. For a long stretch, the Spurs were headed to their fifth NBA title in 15 seasons.
Tim Duncan scored 25 of his 30 points in the first half, and the Spurs led 75-65 at the end of the third quarter.
James came to life just in time, leading the Heat on a 20-7 run in the first six minutes, 32 seconds of the fourth quarter. James scored 11 of those points, and the Heat led 85-82 with 5:28 remaining.
But the Spurs, especially Duncan, Parker, Manu Ginobili and Coach Gregg Popovich, have been in these situations too many times to wilt. San Antonio took a 94-89 lead before Miami's series-saving rally forced overtime.
James hit a three, then after the Spurs hit a free throw, James missed a three that was rebounded by Bosh, who kicked out to Allen for his tying three.
"If it's not me taking the shot," James said, laughing, "I have no problem with Ray taking that shot. He had ice water in his veins. He's big time. We're so happy to have him, man. He creates so much for our team."
Said Heat forward Shane Battier: "If there's one guy you want the ball to be swung to on a situation like that, it's Walter Ray Allen. After years of doing that to us, it was great to be on the right side of that for once."
HEAT: Chris Bosh plays savior
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It was uncharacteristic of San Antonio to squander a five-point lead with less than 30 seconds left in regulation. Some Heat fans didn't see the fantastic finish, leaving the arena at that time.
"It's obviously disappointing, having the lead that we went into the fourth with," Duncan said. "The opportunities we had to close it out. It is what it is. It's a one-game series now. I don't know what happened in the fourth and in overtime. Just the opportunities weren't there. I did have some opportunities, just missed shots. Whatever you want to call it. Just a disappointing loss."
Mario Chalmers had 20 points, and Chalmers, Mike Miller and Shane Battier led the Heat's three-point attack, making 11 of 19. Dwyane Wade added 14 points, and Bosh had 10 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and those two huge blocks.
They negated the big game from Duncan, and for the most part kept the other Spurs in check, especially Green. Manu Ginobili didn't repeat his outstanding Game 5 performance, and Tony Parker did not have best shooting game.
"Bad. Very bad. It's a tough moment," Ginobili said about his performance. "We were a few seconds away from winning the championship, and we let it go. It's very tough."
Ginobili, in fact, had a really bad stretch at the end of overtime. With 40.5 seconds left, he threw a bad pass that was picked off by James. Then with with seconds remaining, he lost the ball while driving to the basket that was grabbed by Allen, who was fouled at hit the two free throws.
"It was a hell of a game. It was a hell of a game," Popovich said. "It was an OT game. It was a game of mistakes. And they ended up on the winning side."
Miami's defense had just enough to stop San Antonio, which shot 58.3% in the first half but finished at 43.5%.
Spoelstra did not make another change in the starting lineup, staying with forward Mike Miller in favor of forward Udonis Haslem.
"It's more how than who, and that's been our focus yesterday and today," Spoelstra said 90 minutes before tip-off.
The Heat again struggled against San Antonio's precision offense. Spoelstra made the bold decision to lock down on Spurs three-point specialist Danny Green. That part of the plan worked. Green, who already set a Finals record for three-pointers made in a series, made one on five tries and scored three points.
But that left Duncan with several opportunities. Duncan took advantage of Miami's focus on Green, making his first eight shots of the game, including six in the first quarter. Miami did a better job limiting three-point attempts, but struggled to contain Duncan.
He scored 13 consecutive points during a stretch in the second quarter, and the Spurs erased 44-39 deficit with an 11-0 run to finish the half.
Both teams were hot early — the Spurs started 8-for-11 and the Heat 7-for-11 — and both coaches called quick first-quarter timeouts after the other team scored. Neither wanted to let the game get away early.
Miami had a habit of falling behind early in this series, but it avoided that pothole in Game 6 with strong offense. Each Heat starter scored in the opening quarter, and James had five points and five assists, accounting for 19 of Miami's 27 first-quarter points.
Now, the Spurs must regroup.
We were in the right position to close it out," Duncan said. "(LeBron) found a way to put his team over the top. And we just didn't make enough plays to do that. I don't know that's it's any more complicated than that. You're in a situation in a closeout game and you have a lead like we did, it's just unfortunate we didn't take advantage of it."
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31243, Hymns, With Wondering Awe, no. 210
1. With wond'ring awe the wise men saw
The star in heaven springing,
And with delight, in peaceful night,
They heard the angels singing:
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna to his name!
2. By light of star they traveled far
To seek the lowly manger,
A humble bed wherein was laid
The wondrous little Stranger.
3. And still is found, the world around,
The old and hallowed story,
And still is sung in ev'ry tongue
The angels' song of glory:
4. The heav'nly star its rays afar
On ev'ry land is throwing,
And shall not cease till holy peace
In all the earth is growing.
Text and music: Anon., Laudis Corona, Boston, 1885
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"My mom's going to come back soon."
So here is a cute wee guy that the chef found running around the boat's galley. He looked so delicious but didn't have the heart to eat him. Besides in the Galapagos Islands you are not allowed to eat the wildlife, so we eventually set him free.


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According to Brian Hayes "There is a distinction between representation of information and information itself but both of these have always a physical form. Somehow, this increase of physical representations for information does not strengthen the conviction that information is subordinate to its physical representation. When we can write the same message in so many forms–everything from lines in the sand to holograms–the message itself begins to seem just as substantial as the physical medium, and perhaps more enduring".
The fact that the process of copying the bits of information is easier than capturing them, leads us to an argument from Rolf: "we can represent information in many physical forms: as packets of electric charge, as base pairs in a DNA molecule, as beads on an abacus. When we build machinery to process this information, we can also choose among many different computing technologies such as valves, transistors or even neurons".
We use numbers as representations of quantities, they are not pure information whatever that means. They make a reference to some quantity in a mind of an observer and that relation constitutes the information - the match between a physical instance of a symbol and the observers ability to connect that symbol to a certain quantity.
Some mathematical philosophy schools (Realists, Platonists and intuitionists) believed that mathematical concepts and propositions have meanings, and when we formalize the language of mathematics, these meanings are meant to be reflected in a more precise and more concise form. But according to the formalist school understanding mathematical object has no meaning; implying that all we have are marks and rules governing how these marks can be combined.
Haynes points at the fact that "There is a tendency to think of mathematics as a tool which somehow existed before and outside of our physical world. Mathematics, in turn, allowed the formulation of physical laws which then run the world. Nevertheless we emphasize that information handling has to be done in the real physical world, and the laws of physics exist as instructions for information handling in that real world. It, therefore, makes no sense to invoke operations, in the laws of physics, which are not executable, at least in principle, in our real physical world".
Here are two interesting riddles for you to think about:
- How do you distinguish the concrete from the abstract when the word "concrete" is in fact an abstract concept? Or how do you distinguish the physical from the nonphysical with the nature of the word "physical" is in fact nonphysical?
- How can we ask--not to mention answer--the question "What is information?" when the question itself is, in fact, pure information? - Bertrand Russell


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Walkers' Nonsuch
Friday, February 11, 2011
Walkers' Nonsuch Treacle Toffee
A few years back I was introduced to Walkers' Nonsuch Toffees courtesy of my Candy Blog efforts. It's a British toffee product that's more akin to American caramel than the hard toffee we're accustomed to in the States. They come in a wide variety of flavors and even a few formats (bars that require a smack & unwrap approach to individually wrapped nuggets).
I was really excited to visit the Walkers' Nonsuch booth at the ISM Cologne candy fair and was gifted this lovely bag of one of my favorites: Walkers' Nonsuch Treacle Toffee. I've tried it before in the bar format and was more than pleased. I haven't, however, been exposed much to their nuggets. Much of the time, I prefer candies that are well packaged, and twisted wrappers on something that's vulnerable to moisture like caramels meant that I stuck to the sealed bars. But a trade show is a place where I'm confident that the candy is fresh and well treated.
Treacle is a syrup made from sugar cane and is basically just a bit lighter than Black Strap Molasses.
The pieces are soft and satiny, a thick medallion about 1 inch to 1.25 inches in diameter. The chew is soft and smooth, like a fresh caramel. The buttery notes are evident right away but most notable are the deep toasted sugar notes of molasses. There's very little bitterness or metallic aftertaste like I notice with some molasses candies. Molasses does have a high mineral content and this can be evident to even untrained palates. It's a little salty with coffee notes and even a touch of deep cocoa. Other earthy flavors flit in and out, like beets and licorice and ginger. Overall it's nutty, like pecans or Brazil nuts but has an exceptionally smooth chew.
I love these. I got one full bag at the ISM Show, which are extremely fresh with an expiry date of December 15, 2011. I really hope I can find these somewhere in Los Angeles in the future (but I'll be content with the bar format) because they're already gone. For people who love rich caramel chews with the deep flavors of molasses, these are a must.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 2:14 pm Candy • Review • Walkers' Nonsuch • Caramel • 9-Yummy • United Kingdom •
Friday, September 11, 2009
Walkers' Nonsuch Liquorice Toffee
When I was in college at Humboldt State University one summer I house-sat for a friend and as a thank you they gave me some tickets to see Twelfth Night at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. So my best friend and I packed up her rabbit puppet in her yellow Dodge Dart and we hit the road for the journey to Ashland to see the show.
The theatre was in the classic outdoor Elizabethan-style, except for the electric lights and assigned seating. The show was fantastic. In addition they also had an amazing selection of treats and sweets to consume during the show. At an intermission I picked up a roll of Callard & Bowser Licorice Toffee. The roll was long and had individually wax-wrapped pieces. I was ill informed what they were, I was expecting buttery hard candy with a licorice note to it. Instead it was what we call a caramel here in the States and it had a pleasant spicy & woodsy flavor. I ate the whole roll right there during the show.
Over the years I found them here and there but the last time I had some was when I was in London sometime late in the last century.
Callard & Bowser was a British founded in 1837 and the maker of toffees but most notably to Americans are their Altoids mints. They were swallowed up by Kraft, which later spat them back out in 2004 to Wrigley's ... which in turn was bought out by Mars last year. Somewhere along the way they discontinued the Licorice Toffee. So I no longer look for it. Instead, I've been on the prowl for alternatives and found a few promising options to suggest to readers. Today, I present to you the Walkers' Nonsuch Liquorice Toffee.
Unlike the other Walkers' Nonsuch Toffees I've reviewed so far, these are individually wrapped in twisted paper-backed foil. The wrapper is cute & easy to identify as licorice since it's a simple black & white design with a checkerboard pattern and red text.
Each little nugget is a little bigger around than a quarter and a lovely lump of sugar, sweetened condensed milk and treacle. It also features real liquorice extract as well as oil of aniseed.
They're softer than the bar toffees; it's an immediate stiff chew that softens with heat & mastication. The flavors are buttery and dark - not so much licorice but a soft anise with deep woodsy tones that reminded me of pumpernickel bread and spice cake. It's smooth and satisfying.
I found the 150 gram (5.3 ounces) package to be completely inadequate (but it's partly my fault for sharing these with my other licorice loving friends). The good news is that I got them at India Sweets & Spices and have also seen them listed online at The British Food Shop down in Orange County and if I get really desperate I can order online at Licorice International (though more than twice the price I find them locally).
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 7:50 am
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Walkers Nonsuch Roasted Hazelnut Toffee
It's odd how I look back into the Candy Blog archives when I pick up a new candy and see how seasonal some of my finds are. Over the weekend I went out to India Sweets & Spices for a tasty & dirt cheap vegetarian Indian lunch. The restaurant (which serves cafeteria-style) is also a grocery store. In their refrigerated section, right next to the yogurt & kefir is where they store their candy. I was pretty pleased to see a large selection of Walkers' Nonsuch Toffee which I really enjoyed two years ago this week.
They carried the nutted varieties, both Roasted Hazelnut and Brazil Nut plus the Fruit & Nut (raisins in caramel?). I opted for the Roasted Hazelnut Toffee.
The package looked pristine. The last packs I got, and everything I've seen on other candy review sites show the bars mushed. This one still had its sections intact - I'm guessing since it was stored in the cooled boxes.
The bar is a big slab weighing 3.5 ounces but only about 4 inches long and 2 inches wide - so it's a dense mass of boiled sugar and milk. It's scored into 10 pieces and whacking it on the side of the table seems to split it along those marks ... for the most part. (I hit it one time on one of the nuts and got, well, nutmeal for my troubles.)
The hazelnuts are pressed into each piece - one per piece ... there aren't more hiding within.
While it's called toffee in England, here in the United States I consider this caramel. It's firm but softens easily in the mouth or warmth of your hand and makes a satisfying stiff chew. It stays completely smooth until it's gone - no graininess at all.
The hazelnuts were roasted to perfection - crunchy, buttery and nutty. The combination of the texture and the burnt sugar notes & butter of the caramel was amazing. I wanted to gobble the bar up, but of course it has a limiting factor on it ... the caramel must be chewed and it takes time.
I wish there were twice as many hazelnuts. But still, pieces without nuts were awesome. No hint of rancid butter or nuts (which I do get sometimes with caramel products). Even better - I got this bar for $1.09 (I paid $1.77 for the last ones I bought). It's a great deal for a quality product.
If I can't get this again soon, I might just make my own hazelnut caramels.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 8:24 am
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Walkers Nonsuch Toffee
One of the cultural differences it took me a while to get over was the British insistence on calling caramel "toffee". I can forgive them, mostly because they do such a nice job making soft toffee in the classic butter caramel style. For those Brits reading, in the US we call toffee a hard crack, boiled sugar and butter mixture.
Last weekend I went to a new British food shop called The British Food Shop in Laguna Niguel. They had a very nice selection of consumer candies from the United Kingdom at decent prices, everything also looked exceptionally fresh. I picked out quite a few things, including some Walkers' Nonsuch Toffee.
The big slabs aren't much to look at, unless you hold it up in bright light and admire the depth and richness of the pure caramelized color ... like it's a Tahitian pearl or a puppy.
The bars aren't really user-friendly and a bit hefty at 3.5 ounces. They have little sections in them, but the best way to eat the candy is to chill it and then whack it firmly on the corner of the table or counter. I find this works best if you put it in a ziploc baggie first, lest it burst its way out of the package.
The toffee smells buttery and rich. It's a very firm caramel chew, so it helps to prewarm it in the palm of your hand or in your mouth for a moment before trying to chew it.
It's ultra smooth, not too sweet and barely salty. The burnt sugar notes and true butter flavor are a simple pleasure.
The package states that there are no artificial colors or preservatives, but neglects to mention the artificial emulsifier (E471, also known as mono and diglycerides of fatty acids, which may be from an animal source). 8 out of 10
The other variety I couldn't resist is their Treacle Toffee. For those of you unfamiliar with the term treacle, it's basically molasses and is often called golden syrup. This toffee features 13% black treacle, which sounds extra good.
Molasses is revered for its nutritional profile, it's like sugar, only with plenty of necessary minerals (calcium, magnesium, potassium and iron). Those minerals add a wonderful woodsy, nutty taste to the sweet syrup. I've had a craving for molasses for a few weeks, I'm guessing it's an essential mineral I'm missing or something. I've been pondering a recipe for Molasses and Peanut Butter Bread Pudding. But that's neither here nor there ... this is a review of toffees!
This toffee smelled like pecans, maple sugar and a cedar closet filled with caramels and honey all at once.
This chew is just as smooth and satisfying, if a little less sweet than the original variety. I really enjoyed both the depth of the flavor and the consistent chew of it. 9 out of 10
Now I'm curious to try Walkers' other nutted varieties of their toffee and of course the licorice variety. The company has been making toffee (and only toffee) for over a hundred years and is still run by the Walker family. I like the idea that a company that makes a quality product can simply continue doing so generation after generation. Toffee may not be the most popular candy category any longer (chocolate is), but it still has an important place in the confectionery pantheon.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 6:09 am
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blogocrats needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 143 designs submitted by 41 freelance designers.
I run a political/human-rights/geek blog using joomla. We average around 100 unique visitors per day, with around 600 page hits per day.
It is a non-comerical website, where there is a strong community feeling.
For the website banner and for use on business cards, stickers etc.
The simple logo requirements are:
- for display on the web as the banner we need a 350 * 80 pixel transparent GIF
- scalable high-resolution image
- the ability to scale to use on business cards, stickers etc
- the logo should contain the full web address (http://www.blogocrats.com)
- one or two colours
Note the the colour of the current website template is not fixed and can be changed to match the logo.
The idea I had was to use the O's in blogocrats as enquiring/inquisitive eyes but this is not important. Other ideas include:
- using the Southern Cross
- using some other unique Australian images
- breaking the words in the logo, for example, blogo crats, blog o crats etc
Update: I think that more block letters might be better for what I am aiming for (but the designs so far have me blown away!)
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