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Honeybush Cyclopia
Growing only in the Southwest and Southeast of Africa, Cyclopia - better known as Honeybush - is so named because its flowers smell of honey.
Its taste is similar to Rooibos but sweeter as the name suggests.
Traditionally the leaves were brewed in homesteads and left to simmer, infusing the whole house with the sweet smell from the leaves.

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LastPass allows you to condense all of your login data to one secure yet accessible account. This removes the need for you to rely on documents with lists of passwords, browser password managers, or worst of all, those sticky notes taped to the bottom of your keyboard or posted around your office and home.
Take a few minutes to track down any remaining password files that have not been imported to LastPass. If you still need the login or data, add it to LastPass before deleting or shredding the file.
Places to look for passwords include:
- In your browser password manager, typically located under the browser's Tools menu.
- In Excel files on your personal and work computers.
- Notebooks, planners, and amongst your general paperwork.
- Scraps of paper pinned to message boards, or taped to the computer, keyboard, or mouse pad.
- Emails sent to you by the sites you use. A number of sites still email plain-text versions of your password and other account information. Once you've confirmed the site is stored in LastPass and the password is a generated one, delete the email.
- Notes made to Outlook "Contacts".
- In text messages, logs of chat conversations, and other digital correspondence. Consider the Share feature if you need to send login information to family, friends, or coworkers.
Consider adding other scattered personal data to LastPass as a "backup file" to help with future emergency situations. If you're carrying it in your wallet or could potentially need the information while traveling, a LastPass Secure Note makes a good storage option.
Types of data to "backup" to LastPass may include:
- Credit cards, including customer service telephone numbers and account information linked to the card. If lost or stolen, you can pull up the secure note, and quickly cancel the card.
- Passports, with contact and address information for the nearest US Embassy, and other data needed to replace a lost or stolen passport.
- Frequent flier IDs and hotel loyalty cards.
- Health insurance IDs and other medical record information to help make filling out forms at the doctor's, dentist's, and other offices a breeze.
- Metro passes and associated account information.
- Gift cards or coupon codes for online accounts.
- Pins, lock numbers, and other access codes, for both digital and real-world locks.
We hope our tips help reduce some of the e-clutter that accumulates from your online accounts, as well as increase your security by reducing the risk that someone happens across login information left lying around. With the go-anywhere accessibility of LastPass, you'll also ensure you have records of your accounts and personal data when you need it most.
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Look who's here......It's Kovu (named after Lora's Daughters Hedgie!). Isn't he adorable and I can tell you, even more so in person! This stamp is called "Kovu's Birthday" and is from the latest release "Party Time" over at High Hopes Stamps.
I'm using a simple layout and fun paper from the Doodlebug Sugar Shoppe 6x6 collection. It's hard to see but the cupcake has Clear Wink of Stella on it and the cupcake liner is paper pieced.
I added a bow with a metal embellishment to finish off my design
I kept the inside simple too, using the "It's Party Time" sentiment.
Copics Used:
Hedgehog: E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E49, white gel pen
Pink: RV04, RV06, RV09
Yellow: Y32, Y35
Orange: YR12, YR15
Mint: BG11, BG13, BG23
There are 3 ways to participate and win this month! Click here to go to the Challenge and see the rules and link up your card!
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Stella McCartney may decree pyjama trousers to be all the rage come next season but, right now, it's the bed jacket that's having a moment. You'll find this bohemian boudoir piece everywhere on the high street, from Topshop through to New Look.
I picked up this retro-patterned bed jacket in the River Island sale, reduced from £50 to £25. Sadly, it's missing its sash belt, but a further price drop to £20 compensated.
It's the clash of retro patterns that I like – they shouldn't work, but they do – and the wide kimono sleeves. In fact, I liked it so much, I bought a size 16 (several sizes too large, but it was the last one in the shop). However, as a bed jacket is generally loose and oversized, fit isn't as important in this case – but what you wear with it is.
The rule is to keep your silhouette slim and your outfit plain – or to carry on piling on the print. I've teamed it here with a simple black vest and leggings, but it looks just as good with a white tee and skinny blue jeans. And, come summer, it'll look great thrown over a little slip dress. So, if you want to look effortlessly cool, the bed jacket is the item to buy into.


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Get the shot without the flash: Night Sight is now faster and easier to use.
Beautiful photos, no matter where you take them: Capture brilliant color, even with photos you take in your favorite apps. Pixel 4 also lets you adjust the exposure balance of different parts of a photo separately.
Free, unlimited storage with Google Photos (1): Save all your photos and videos with free, unlimited storage at high quality with Google Photos on Google Pixel 4. You'll never have to worry about storing, finding, or sharing your memories.
Get more done with your voice: The new Google Assistant is the fast and easy way to control your phone with your voice. With Call Screen, the Google Assistant helps you proactively filter out spam before your phone ever rings.
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Long Ago and Not True Anyway at Waterside Contemporary
In Long Ago and Not True Anyway at Waterside Contemporary, curator Pierre d'Alancaisez explores a kind of history that exists beyond the dry material of archives, records, and established national narratives. Instead, in this small London gallery nearly hidden around a corner among Islington's high-density residential buildings, this exhibition's artists and artworks blur the borders between uncertain subjective experience and the history it inhabits. Taking[…..]


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This week the lovely Loretta has given us a fun sketch to work with at Our Creative Corner. Love this one - lots of layers for stamping or embossing or patterned paper.
I've also worked with the Color Throwdown challenge for this week - Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette & Melon Mambo, and the Stamp Something challenge to use two of something on your creation - I've used two jumbo eyelets.
watercoloured my image and added glitter glue paint to the icing on the cake.
Head over to Our Creative Corner - the design team have some wonderful samples this week!
Stamps: Celebrate Everyday, On Your Birthday
Paper & Card: Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo & Whisper White card
Ink: Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo
Punches: Scalloped Circle & Circle Punches
Other: Melon Mambo Ribbon, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Mat Pack, Piercing Tool
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Motivational Words series Give some positivity! Here's a great design using motivational word-art. Each time you look at them, you should get a subtle positive boost!!
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Christo art project opens in Central Park
Christo art project opens in Central ParkBy ELIZABETH LeSURE
Associated Press
NEW YORK -- With flowing fabric the color of a sunrise, "The Gates" -- a massive public art installation -- was unfurled today for the start of a 16-day stay transforming miles of footpaths in Central Park.
The project opened with Mayor Michael Bloomberg dropping the first piece of saffron-colored fabric to the cheers of a huge crowd. He was joined by exhibit creators Christo and Jeanne-Claude.
The crowd counted down the seconds before Bloomberg, a longtime backer of the project, opened the exhibition at 8:30 a.m.
The weather was windy and cold as the first fabric dropped from one of the 7,500 16-foot-high gates, creating what the artists billed as "a visual golden river" along 23 miles of the park's footpaths. More than 1 million square feet of fabric was used by the artists.
Its official title -- "The Gates, Central Park, New York, 1979-2005" -- refers to the artists' conception of the idea 26 years ago. It was expected to take about two hours to drop the fabric from all the gates.
"It's a bit insane, but that's why everybody is here," said Ali Naqui, who was brought to the unveiling against his will by his fiancee.
Among the first folks there were 17 fourth-graders from an elementary school in Queens. The group boarded a bus before sunrise and made the trip into Manhattan, where they were suitably impressed by the spectacle.
"It's a waste of money, but it's fabulous," said student Shakana Jayson. "It brings happiness when you look at it."
Visitors to the park had already admired the vinyl gates, even with the fabric still tucked inside "cocoons" on top of the structures.
"I think it's fantastic," said Dominique Borel, who was walking her dog, Mickey, on Friday. "I love it. I think it's exhilarating." Mickey was wearing an orange scarf around his neck in honor of the project.
The artists have said there is no best place to see the piece, but art connoisseurs and the merely curious staked out the best views. James Ellis said he planned to see the piece from Belvedere Castle.
"February's always been a dreary month for me, so I think it kind of spices it up a little bit and makes me want to come out to the park at a time when I usually wouldn't," Ellis said.
The artists are paying for the project -- which could be as much as $21 million -- themselves.
"I can't promise, particularly since this is New York, that everyone will love 'The Gates,' but I guarantee that they will all talk about it," Bloomberg said Friday at a news conference with the artists. "And that's really what innovative, provocative art is supposed to do."
Although Christo and Jeanne-Claude's have invested so much time and effort in the project, they were reticent to discuss "The Gates."
"It's very difficult," explained Christo. "You ask us to talk. This project is not involving talk. It's a real, physical space. It's not necessary to talk. You spend time, you experience the project."
"The Gates" is the pair's first major project in New York City. In their most recent project, "Wrapped Reichstag" (Berlin, 1995), they used a silvery fabric to wrap the building, creating a flow of vertical folds.
The city has said tens of thousands of visitors may come to "The Gates," over 16 days. Some of them have seen other works by the artists, who have created temporary art projects around the world.
Sibyl Rubottom, who saw the artists' "The Umbrellas," in which 3,100 umbrellas were opened in California and Japan in 1991, said she started planning her trip to New York from San Diego last spring.
Rubottom said she planned to return to the park today and would go to an "apres-'Le Gates' opening party" at a friend's house. Rubottom was wearing an orange jacket and scarf, and her orange eyeglass frames happened to match, too.
"I dressed for the occasion," she said.
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 Music legend and idol Etta James was remembered by family, friends, and fans at a beautiful funeral service held at Greater Bethany Community Church City of Refuge in Gardena, Calif on Saturday.
Among the celebrity guests who came to pay homage were the Rev. Al Sharpton, who eulogized the singer, Stevie Wonder, who performed with a church choir, and Christina Aguilera.
"Out of all the singers that I've ever heard, she was the one that cut right to my soul and spoke to me,†Aguilera said.
 During the eulogy, Sharpton praised James for being the woman she was, beating a path for other singers and pushing through racial barriers through her music.
"She was able to get us on the same rhythms and humming the same ballads and understanding each other's melodies way before we could even use the same hotels,†Sharpton proclaimed. He also applauded the Grammy-winner for overcoming poverty and drug addiction.
"At last, you can find peace now,†Sharpton concluded in his eulogy. "At last, you can get the gratitude of the savior now. Etta, you made it, you're going home. At last! At last! At last!â€
 P.S. Everyone is on the internet talking about Christina and what she says was tanning lotion but everyone else say's something different as it ran down the 31-year-old's leg. Here's the video and all the photos… READ MORE


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Former Manchester United midfielder Paddy Crerand was involved in an astonishing outburst on national radio on Monday morning as he reacted angrily to the suggestion that Rio Ferdinand could in any way have provoked Manchester City fans with his celebration of United's winner in Sunday's derby.
Ferdinand appeared to be hit by a coin following Robin van Persie's late goal at the Etihad Stadium and City goalkeeper Joe Hart also had to prevent a supporter from confronting the United defender.
It was put to Crerand during a BBC Radio Five Live interview that listeners had suggested players should tone down their celebrations in front of opposition fans. Crerand was disgusted by the idea Ferdinand had any responsibility and challenged the station to say how many people had blamed Ferdinand. "Who said that? That is ridiculous," Crerand said.
"What planet do they live on? That is absolute garbage. How many people have phoned you up? One, two, three? How many? Why make a statement like that if you haven't got (the number of listeners) to hand...if you haven't got the evidence?"
Asked to respond to the suggestion that Ferdinand could have provoked the attacks, Crerand added: "I think the point is absolutely ludicrous."
At one point Crerand asked interviewer Chris Warburton: "Is this a publicity stunt? Ask me a sensible question and don't talk stupid, asking me daft questions about whether fans should celebrate or not."
Warburton's co-presenter Rachel Burden interjected to suggest to Crerand that there may have been a misunderstanding of the question that had been asked. Crerand demanded again to know how many people had contacted the show. He said: "How many texts? A million? Half a million? A hundred thousand?"
Crerand added: "Rio Ferdinand was nowhere near where the home fans were. He gets struck by a coin that someone has thrown from about 15 or 20 yards, it wasn't as if he was standing in front of their supporters jumping up and down."
After Burden asked Crerand a couple of questions, he said: "Why have you changed commentators, why have you come on all of a sudden?"
Crerand was told it was standard for both presenters to contribute questions and Warburton said: "Don't worry, I haven't run scared Paddy."


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Downing Street has confirmed that David Cameron will now be charging a fee for anyone to ask him a question in the House of Commons.
'This is all perfectly legal and above board,' said Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office and Lightning Conductor General, 'but it's only reasonable that Mr Cameron is fairly remunerated for his work at PMQs, especially now that he has to pay for his own dinners.'
The revelations came to light when former party treasurer Peter Cruddas was secretly filmed hanging around outside the House of Commons offering MPs a chance for a 'quickie' with the Prime Minister, plus the possibility that 'Samanfa might watch'.
Under the scheme MPs can choose from a range of packages. The entry level Toady Club offers members a chance to ask sycophantic questions such as, 'Wouldn't the Prime Minister agree with me that he is doing a simply marvellous job?' Meanwhile, The Wannabe Leader's Group offers the opportunity to ask Mr Cameron questions about his record or personal integrity, with prices starting at only £10,000 each. Questions by Dennis 'Beast of Bolsover' Skinner have been set at a modest £250,000.
'I shouldn't have to pay good money to hold the Prime Minister to account,' said Opposition leader Ed Miliband. 'Given my performance, if anything, he should be paying me.'
However, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said he thought the charges were quite reasonable. 'If I had known it was this cheap to get access to Mr Cameron I wouldn't have needed to sell my soul.'
People watching PMQs at home will now also be subject to charges. Under the new Prime Ministerial Paywall, subscribers to the basic package will get access to all of PMQs plus repeats of classic Cameron on Dave Ja Vu.
Meanwhile an adult channel, Cameron Blue, will offer viewers the chance to see the Prime Minister in his Downing Street flat performing a sexy pole dance and talking dirty about tax cuts. This service is expected to be very popular among merchant bankers.
Mr Maude denied that Cash for Prime Ministerial Questions would undermine the democratic process. 'While people will be paying for the chance to ask Mr Cameron questions he won't be providing any answers,' he promised, 'and there is absolutely no way we would ever allow a question at PMQs to actually influence government policy.'


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Nixon SENTRY CHRONO Black Stamped / Gold
Anything but standard, this custom-built chronograph helps strike a rugged balance of technical functionality and elevated style.
- Condition: Brand new in box
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- A timeless 42 mm design with the modern Nixon twist of faceted applied hour indices
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October 22, 1985, Section A, Page 18Buy Reprints
Dan White, the man convicted of shooting to death Mayor George Moscone of San Francisco and fellow Supervisor Harvey Milk in 1978, committed suicide today, the police said.
Mr. White, who was 39 years old, was found in a car in the garage of a house owned by his wife in San Francisco's middle-class Excelsior district.
Officers investigating Mr. White's death said his brother, Tom, found his body about 2 P.M. A rubber hose, they said, had been used to pipe lethal carbon monoxide into the car.
'This Was a Sick Man'
''We've said all along there were three victims in this,'' Douglas R. Schmidt, Mr. White's lawyer, said. ''Today Dan White became the third victim.''
Mr. White, who had been released from prison Jan. 6, 1984, after serving five years, one month and nine days in jail for the killings, had been troubled since his release, his lawyer said.
''His family life was less than satisfactory because he was so devastated by having created this situation,'' Mr. Schmidt said. ''This was a sick man,''
He said Mr. White's suicide vindicated his controversial plea of ''diminished capacity'' at the 1979 trial.
Mr. White admitted to the police shortly after the shootings on Nov. 28, 1978, that he had killed the two officials because he believed they would not let him rescind adecision to resign from the Board of Supervisors.
Controversial Plea at Trial
Mr. Milk was one of the nation's first acknowledged homosexuals to be elected to major public office, and many homosexuals said that was a factor in his death.
Mr. White's lawyer argued that his client was mentally unstable and had a ''diminished capacity'' at the time of the shooting, in part, he argued, because Mr. White had an addiction for sugary junk foods.
Although critics deplored what they called the ''Twinkie defense,'' it succeeded with jurors.
When they convicted Mr. White of voluntary manslaughter rather than murder, thousands of protesters, including many members of the homosexual community here, marched to City Hall where they met the police in a violent confrontation.
In San Francisco, Mr. Milk came to be revered among many homosexuals as a kind of martyr whose death encouraged them to become more agressive in seeking political power.
Mr. White, after entering San Francisco's domed City Hall through a basement to avoid a metal detector, shot Mr. Moscone and Mr. Milk.
Mr. White never expressed public remorse for the murders and apparently died without doing so.
Police Capt. Michael Lennon, speaking to reporters at the house where Mr. White's body was found, said Mr. White wrote several notes before he died, but that none referred to the shootings.
Captain Lennon said that the notes ''apologized for all for all the trouble his death would cause.''
Spent Time in Ireland
For the first year after his release from the Soledad State Prison, Mr. White was required to live in the Los Angeles area where he reported weekly to a parole officer. After the parole expired, Mr. Schmidt said, Mr. White had lived at his home here and had spent several months in Ireland.
Mr. White, a San Francisco native and the second of nine children, was often referred to as ''an all-American boy'' in news accounts after the shootings. He was a star athlete in high school and spent a year in the Vietnam War as a paratrooper, then returned home to work first as a policeman and then as a fireman.
In 1977, with strong support from the city's police union, whose leaders were angry over what they perceived as growing official tolerance of crime and of overt homosexuality and prostitution, he was elected to the Board of Supervisors on a conservative platform.
Turned Down by Mayor
But a year later he resigned, saying that his salary, $9,600 a year, was not enough to support his family, and that he was unhappy with the ethics he found in the political world.
After his police supporters advised him to change his mind, Mr. White asked Mr. Moscone to let him rescind the resignation. The Mayor turned him down. Several days later, he killed the Mayor and Mr. Milk.
In a long, rambling confession to a detective who had been one of his friends, Mr. White, weeping, said, ''I saw the city as going kind of downhill.''
A play based on the trial of Mr. White is scheduled to be presented on Broadway in New York in February.
The play, ''Execution of Justice,'' written by Emily Mann, drew critical praise and full houses when it was produced at the Arena Stage in Washington last spring.
Mr. White is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; two sons, Charlie, 7 years old and Rory, 4, and an infant daughter, Laura.
''I hope it's the last chapter,'' Police Chief Cornelius Murphy told an interviewer after Mr. White's suicide was confirmed. ''I don't think that this is the kind of book that's been written that needs an epilogue. It's time to close the book on Dan White. Let the White family and the City and County of San Francisco get on with its business.''


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To celebrate their 50th Anniversary, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety decided to crash a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air into a 2009 Chevy Malibu and make a video. Sounds like fun right?
The improved safety features in today's cars tell a remarkable story. According to the safety engineers, the driver of the Malibu would walk away with a slight knee injury. The driver of the Bel Air would have died instantly. Check out the video below.
As Matt Burns from Crunchgear put it, so much for 'making them like they used too.'
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HALIFAX – A naval officer who sold military secrets to Russia received a 20-year prison sentence Friday in a case that exposed Canadian security weaknesses and raised questions about the country's place in the intelligence community.
Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Paul Delisle rose in Nova Scotia provincial court as Judge Patrick Curran finished reading the 40-minute landmark decision, the first of its kind under the Security of Information Act.
His family members, including his mother, daughter and brother, sat quietly on the bench behind him as Curran ruled the officer will serve 18 years and five months behind bars because of time he has already served.
Curran dismissed Delisle's claim that his betrayal was triggered by heartbreak after learning his wife had cheated on him, saying the 41-year-old father of four "coldly and rationally authorized his services to Russia."
"You are going to have to make this right, sir, with a substantial period of time in custody, which is going to take a big chunk out of the rest of your life," Curran told the packed courtroom in Halifax.
"That's a sad thing looked on perhaps through a certain set of eyes, but a necessary one looked on through the eyes of the public of Canada."
Curran also ordered Delisle to pay a fine of $111,817— the amount of money he collected from his Russian bosses over 4 1/2 years. He was given 20 years to pay it or face two more years in prison.
Defence lawyer Mike Taylor, who was asking for a sentence of no more than 10 years, said his client was stunned by the decision.
"He's still a little bit in shock," Taylor said. "It's a significant sentence that he received and one that, quite frankly, I don't think he was really expecting."
He said it was too early to determine whether he would appeal the decision.
Crown attorney Lyne Decarie said she was satisfied with Curran's ruling, stressing that deterrence was the focus of her case against the threat assessment analyst who had access to several top secret databases.
"I think he took into account the seriousness of this case," Decarie said outside court.
"Deterrence, deterrence, deterrence is of the utmost importance in these cases. … This is not your usual, your typical type of criminality that you see every day."
The chief of defence staff issued a statement saying an administrative review will soon be finalized to determine how Delisle will be disciplined.
"Today, the Canadian Armed Forces have entered one of the final stages in the process dealing with the odious behaviour of Sub-Lt. Jeffrey Delisle," Gen. Tom Lawson said.
"Sub-Lt. Delisle failed each and every Canadian. With that said, I want to assure Canadians that we are actively pursuing measures to improve and enhance all facets of our security procedures."
But Lawson didn't specify what measures have been taken to plug leaks and beef up security screening.
Delisle pleaded guilty last October to breach of trust and communicating information that could harm Canada's interests to a foreign entity.
Reg Whitaker, an intelligence expert, said the ruling should please Canada's allies who were seeking a stiff penalty in a case that highlighted a series of embarrassing security lapses that allowed Delisle's deception to go undetected for years.
"I think anything less than that would have been seen as lax," Whitaker said from Victoria.
"The (U.S.) administration and senior ranks of agencies like the CIA and the FBI probably figure that it was a very big embarrassment for Canada and they're going to have to do an awful lot of work to try to get back into the position they used to have."
Rob Currie, a criminal law expert at Dalhousie University in Halifax, said the decision constituted a "big win" for the Crown and would send a message that this kind of behaviour would not be treated lightly.
"This is, by any measure, a stiff sentence under our law," he said. "Judge Curran emphasized the seriousness of the offence and the betrayal of the trust of the people of Canada."
In an agreed statement of facts, Delisle admitted that his treachery began in July 2007 when he walked into the Russian Embassy in Ottawa and offered his services for money.
From then on, he sought out classified information with the key word "Russia" and funnelled it to foreign agents for monthly payments of about $3,000.
In an expansive confession to the RCMP after his arrest in January 2012, Delisle revealed how he used floppy discs and memory sticks to smuggle data out of Halifax's HMCS Trinity, the military all-source intelligence centre on the East Coast.
He took the information home and copied it into an email address he shared with his Russian agent so he never had to send the email.
But he came under suspicion after returning in September 2011 from a trip to Brazil, where he met a Russian agent named Victor who told him that he would become a "pigeon" or liaison for all Russian agents in Canada.
Still, it took a tip from the FBI — who noticed suspicious financial transactions — for the RCMP to look into Delisle's activities. He was arrested after authorities intercepted two messages he tried to pass on to the Russians.
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service has said that Delisle's crimes could mean it receives less intelligence from allies in the future and it is still assessing the fallout of his actions.
The Crown argued that Delisle damaged Canada's relations with its allies, endangered intelligence agents and exposed their methods of gathering top-secret material.
But Taylor argued that the harm was "theoretical" since it isn't known exactly what secrets he leaked.
Curran downplayed that argument.
"I am satisfied that a person who discloses state secrets which have the potential to case substantial harm to the country's interests commits a grave offence whether or not actual harm has resulted," he said.


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Misty's Togetic
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Misty's Togetic was one of Misty's Pokémon. Ash found it as a egg in Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon. Later the egg hatched into a Togepi in Who Gets to Keep Togepi?; even though Ash won the right to own him, he thought of Misty as his mother, so it chose to stay with her. Later in Hoenn, Misty returned for a Togepi Festival. It was, however, a trick. A man named Colonel Hansen wished to steal Togepi so he could become the ruler of Mirage Kingdom. Topepi later evolved into a Togetic, defeated Hansen and saved the Togepi Paradise. In order to protect the other Togepi, Togetic stayed in the Togepi Paradise.
Indigo League Appearances
Adventures on the Orange Islands Appearances
The Johto Journeys Appearances
Johto League Champions Appearances
Master Quest Appearances Togepi was Misty's favored Pokémon and the one she looked after the most. She seemed very protective of him such as when a band of Tauros ran amok and almost trampled him, she feared for him and didn't leave until the Tyrogue rescued him in "A Tyrogue Full of Trouble". In this series, Togepi was seen as a mascot of Misty and the baby of the Pokémon group as he was seen in the other series.
Advanced Challenge Appearances In Hoenn's series the famed mascot of Misty was given more depth to its character. Misty doesn't know that Togepi has saved Misty and the gang's life a few times.
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Glory Hole Garden grows more than just food.
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What began as a small roof top garden at the Glory hole is growing, and in more ways than one, expansions are underway with terraces behind the building, adding to the space available for planting, but also adding a certain something to the lives of the patrons.
VIDEO: What began as a small roof top garden at the Glory hole is growing, and in more ways than one. (Image: Rik Pruett)
Mariya Lovishchuk, the Glory Hole's Executive Director, tells us "Our mission is to provide food, shelter and compassion, we're not really in the training and program business, but if you actually have a project where people can work on and gain work skills and gain this confidence that "Wow, I can work under supervision, doing stuff" then it's just kind of like a side effect, and in the meanwhile, my garden gets built. When this project is completed, most of the people in here will have worked on it, it will really give them a sense of like "Wow, you know like we did this" and it will be able to contribute to our sense of self worth and we're not just kind of like hanging out in this quasi state of despair all the time, we're doing something and it's really cool."
David Randlett, a patron of the Glory Hole and volunteer, adds his own perspective, "Well, the garden's brought a lot of life, new life to the glory hole, in that since we are dependent on the community for their services and their generosity, it's a way that we can all kind of be self sufficient and show the community that we are in fact motivated, that we're not just a bunch of louts laying around eating for free and not appreciating it."
It's about more than just growing food; it's also about growing people; humans; productive members of society.
Mr. Randlett went on to say "It's a wonderful thing Mariya's doing, and it makes us all feel better, like there's purpose and meaning in our lives."
And Mariya added, "It's really nice to have green living things, so it sort of turns you from a place of despair to a place where you have life going on."
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Tortellini with pesto & broccoli
A speedy pasta salad with Mediterranean flavours - perfect for packed lunches
Nutrition and extra info
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal573
- fat26g
- saturates9g
- carbs64g
- sugars8g
- fibre5g
- protein24g
- salt1.58g
- 140g Tenderstem broccoli, cut into short lengths
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It's been a long time -- certainly longer than I planned, but at last, NSF2 (Name Stat Fix 2) is ready for release! Naturally, I give Koei full permission to use this mod.
For the mod: https://www.mediafire.com/file/bg535ifi114y18l/NSF2.zip
For pictures:
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This is just an IPS, so you'll need an english copy of RoTK2 (no, I can't provide them). Technically there are two IPSes, but you'll only want to use one of them. If your original, unmodded file is 1049088 bytes, use the file NSF2 Headered 1049088.ips, and if your original, unmodded file is 1048576 bytes, use the file NSF2 Headerless 1048576.ips. You really shouldn't try this with a previously modded file, and if your original, unmodded file is some other size you should contact me.
That said, NSF2 has a ton of updates over the original:
* With one exception, every officer's int/war/charm have been updated -- historical officers are based on historical data, while fictional officers are based on the novel. The one exception is Yang Ping, as he only exists in a japanese-only work of fiction.
* Names have been corrected, plus repeated names have been adjusted to prevent total repeats (so Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi, and Zhang Yi are now Zhang Yi, Zhang Ni, and Zhang Junsi). Note that RoTK2's limitations (no 8-letter names, max of 13 characters including the space) mean that Dongtuna (formerly Dong Tuno) is Dong Tuna and Jinhuansanjie (formerly Jinhuan Jie) is Jinhuan Sanji.
* As with NSF1, every single force is playable. Scenarios 1 and 2 have a minor glitch: New Ruler defaults to province 2 wherever you picked, but during the ruler editing you can pick your preferred province and it'll stick.
* The hidden stats (Duty, Virtue, and Ambition) have also been updated. No longer will Liu Biao sit like a log and vegetate -- as in real life, he'll be surprisingly active!
* About half of all generic officers now have a unique face. Important and high-stat generics have been prioritized, but in the future (hopefully the near future!) an update will give the rest unique faces.
* Birthdates have been adjusted to the best of my knowledge. Some, such as Zhang Shusi (formerly Zhang Xiou) are notably younger; some others are notably older.
* Death dates have been adjusted as well. If an officer historically died of natural causes, then starting in that year they have a 25% chance per year of dying. Of course, those who died of unnatural causes (war, execution, etc.) retain the usual age of 67+ years -- which means people like Sun Jian and Sun Ce may last far longer than in the original version.
* Officers have been moved and assigned for accuracy reasons. Everybody know that Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei started together, but not everyone realizes that Jian Yong came from the same town -- which means Jian Yong is with them as early as scenario 1.
* Autojoins have been updated. If you want Zhang Hu (formerly the lesser Zhang He) in your force, now the surest way is to recruit his father, Zhang Liao, and hold on to him!
* Yong Kai was the original rebel in Nanzhong, not Meng Huo. Therefore, Yong Kai is the starting Nanman ruler in scenarios 5 and 6. Of course, if he dies, nothing prevents Meng Huo from succeeding him...
* Loyalties have been updated as well. For example, Liu Pan is Liu Biao's nephew, so there's no reason for him to have only 85 loyalty.
* Soldier counts were tweaked for every scenario; just because two forces have the same number of officers, it doesn't mean they're the same strength! It even reflects power structures; in scenario 1, for example, while Liu Biao has only 80 soldiers, "common officer" Huang Zu has a full 50 soldiers under his control.
* There are no longer any surrender-proof rulers. If you beat them down enough, you can even convince Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Quan to surrender to you!
* Starting hostilities have been added, courtesy of darkmoon2321's coding. Liu Bei and his friend Gongsun Zan have a mere 20 hostility in the scenarios they both show up, while in Dong Zhuo's only scenario, most forces hate him with a passion!
* Starting trusts have been added, courtesy of darkmoon2321's coding. Dong Zhuo's starting hostility is naturally 0, while Li Jue's isn't that much better. Trust even changes from scenario to scenario for a couple rulers.
* The number of active officers has been increased, courtesy of darkmoon2321. No longer will you have to execute low-stat officers or wait for old officers to do to get new ones!
* Finally, provinces 39 and 41 have been redrawn on the world map; I got tired of province 41 having a long shoreline province in battle, yet being fully landlocked on the world map.
So what happens after this? Four changes to NSF2 are planned:
(1) Unique faces will be given to the remaining generic officers. When this is done, there should be zero generics!
(2) "Early" officers will be added. "Early" officers are officers known for being active before 220 (yet not in vanilla RoTK2), such as He Qi, Cui Yan, Gongsun Du, and Huangfu Song.
(3) "Late" officers will be added. "Late" officers are officers known for being active after 220 (yet not in vanilla RoTK2), such as Zhuge Zhan, Lu Kang, Xiahou Xuan, and Sima Yan.
(4) Post-220 scenarios to use the later officers. Why include someone that comes of age in 252 if the last scenario starts in 220?
And, hopefully, the minor glitch will be fixed.
Special thanks go out to Gamefaqs' entire SNES RoTK2 board, but especially to Kawaiifan/Cutefan, darkmoon2321, ServantOfMagnus, and Marsil79.


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Kahlúa Cinnamon Spice: A Flavor Too Far?
New brands and bottles you should know.
Whether you know it as Mom's favorite nightcap or the dude's raison d'être, odds are you're familiar with the the world's top selling coffee liqueur. If you're curious how they make their staple rum-based Arabica booze, check out Jessica's behind the scenes tour. But it's getting hard to keep track of the extensive Kahlúa flavored family: mocha, French vanilla, hazelnut, especial, and peppermint mocha. And that's not even including their ready-to-drink concoctions: Original Mudslide, White Russian, Banana Mudslide, Cappuccino Mudslide, chocolate latte, Raspberry White Russian—phew!
How did we get here? It's a rather typical story in the world of spirits. In 2005, potable powerhouse Pernod Ricard acquired Kahlúa (to give you some sense of scale, in 2010/2011 Pernod Ricard had just over $10.5 billion in net sales). They immediately set about to increase the brand's profitability and reach, with initiatives from a packaging redesign (highlights include "premiumization" using "authentic Meso-American cues"), to a steady stream of new flavor offerings. And with the launch of Kahlúa Cinnamon Spice this month, I can't help but wonder whether the world really needs another Kahlúa on the shelf.
To answer that question, of course, we've got to taste it. The KCS has that instantly familiar Kahlúa scent of sweet coffee beans and just a hint of rum, but there's also distinct cinnamon, clove, and baking spices wafting about. On tasting, the sticky sweetness hits first, and the coffee flavor is overwhelmed by a chalky, dry cinnamon flavor. Remember when you used to make cinnamon toast as a kid and smothered it with so much cinnamon sugar that it would crunch and suck all the moisture out of your mouth? Yup, Kahlúa Cinnamon Spice is pretty much like that.
As you swallow, there's a vaguely unpleasant metallic tang and spices. Trading off that nice coffee bite you get in the original for its assertive spice blend, Kahlúa Cinnamon Spice is definitely not a sipping liqueur.
However, it fared rather well in traditional Kahlúa applications. Since it's based on café de olla, I'm not surprised it made a killer boozy coffee. A cinnamon White Russian lacked that coffee kick that I look for, but I liked it in a refreshing fall highball with sparkling apple cider and a squeeze of lemon.
I also suspect that it would be right at home in the kitchen. In the end, this latest product is pretty much what you'd expect—Kahlúa with cinnamon and spices. But it compromises the Kahlúa flavor I know and like, and I would much rather have the option to add cinnamon when, where, and how I want to.
What do you think of flavoring proliferation? Is there a flavored Kahlúa that you love, or would love to have?
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Dean Brings "Taste of Seminary" to Kansas
3–5 June 2011 • Off-campus Event
Our Dean, Archpriest John Behr, recently whirled through Kansas like a (benevolent) twister, touching down in several places in order to teach, preach, observe, and socialize with Orthodox Christian communities. As part of his effort to create an ongoing dialogue between the faithful in the "Sunflower State" and the seminary, Fr. John participated in activities ranging from a parish book discussion in Overland Park to a tour of a community center in Kansas City.
Fr. John's tour was initiated by Fr. Timothy Sawchak, rector of Holy Trinity Church in Overland Park, and Tracy Gustilo, a member of the parish and a part-time, "itinerant" seminarian at St. Vladimir's. They at first invited Fr. John simply to act as a visiting author and teacher for their parish's book study group. The invitation to participate in the book discussion blossomed into a grand tour of the area.
"As a seminarian, I am constantly looking for ways to bring 'a taste' of seminary life into the parish," said seminarian Gustilo. "People are always asking me what I am learning at St Vlad's and wishing they could participate. When I heard that Fr. John was offering a course on his book The Mystery of Christ last spring semester, I thought, 'We can do that!' Fr. John concurred and even volunteered to visit and talk with us in person.
"The prospect of his coming spurred us on in our reading as we grappled with such a challenging book," she continued. "As it turned out, many more people were able to attend Fr. John's Saturday presentation than were able to join in our original weekly discussion, and now he has inspired a whole new group to begin reading! We are very much looking forward to Fr. John coming back to teach—both clergy and laity—in Kansas City next year. Ongoing 'dialogue' between the seminary and our parish is proving incredibly fruitful."
Fr. Timothy concurred. "We hope to have Fr. John come to our area annually and possibly do some continuing education for the clergy here, as well as meeting with the faithful. It was an awesome weekend!"
Fr. John, reflecting upon his experience, said, "I had a wonderful time visiting with all the various Orthodox communities and projects in Kansas, and was very impressed by the life that is going on there. I had a great time talking with everyone, and look forward eagerly to returning next year."
Besides visiting Holy Trinity Church, Fr. John's itinerary included:
- Friday, June 3: Fr. John visited St. Nicholas Church in Lawrence, where Dn. Joshua Lollar, a SVOTS alumnus, will be assigned as Priest-in-charge on June 26. Dn. Joshua will hopefully begin teaching at the University of Kansas, Spring 2012, and Fr. John got an extensive tour of that campus from Fr. Timothy (a proud alum!).
- Friday, June 3: Fr. John met with the Clergy Brotherhood of Kansas City at St. Mary of Egypt Church in Kansas City and toured the facility there which houses Reconciliation Ministries/FOCUS Kansas City.
- Saturday, June 4: Fr. John visited St. George Serbian Orthodox Church in Lenexa, which was having its annual Serbfest and visited with their pastor, Fr. Aleksandar Bugarin.
- Saturday, June 4: Fr. John met with the book study group and other interested folks at Holy Trinity Church.
- Saturday, June 4: Fr. John was at Holy Trinity Church for Vespers and then went to dinner with participants from the book discussion group.
- Sunday, June 5: Fr. John served Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Church and preached the homily on the "Sunday of the Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council"; he then met with parishioners at the social hour following.
- Sunday, June 5: Fr. John visited St. Basil the Great Antiochian Orthodox Church in Kansas City and met with the pastor, Fr. Elias Issa.
If you would like to have Fr. John visit and teach in your parish community, please contact him: email@example.com. Perhaps you and your fellow parishioners would also like to study his book The Mystery of Christ, written for a popular audience, which may be ordered from SVS Press & Bookstore.


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Veteran police officer shot, killed during standoff
Authorities said a veteran police officer was shot and killed during a standoff in Rockwell City overnight.
Iowa DCI Special Agent in Charge Michael Motsinger said a 37-year-old Rockwell City police officer, Jamie Buenting, was shot and killed.
The man who shot the officer, Corey Trott, 32, is in custody, charged with first-degree murder, Motsinger said.
Motsinger said Buenting is a 12-year law enforcement veteran. He was also a member of a regional Special Emergency Response Team, as well as a firearms instructor.
The incident started about 9:30 p.m. Thursday when officers were sent to 502 Pleasant St., a home in a residential area of town. They were told Trott was at the home and was wanted on a warrant for assaulting his mother.
Officers surrounded the home but were unable to make contact with Trott.
Officials said Buenting was shot about 1:40 a.m. during the standoff. He was taken to a hospital where he died a short time later from his injuries.
About 5:32 a.m., the standoff ended when Trott left the house and was taken into custody.
He is being held in the Sac County Jail.
Authorities said Buenting is survived by his wife and two children. A fund has been set up for Buenting's family at the First Community Bank, P.O. Box 268 in Rockwell City 50579.
The case remains under investigation by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.


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Nadal into quarterfinals in Rio _ no back problems
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rafael Nadal showed no problem with his tender back in his second match since returning from the injury, defeating fellow Spaniard Albert Montanes 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Rio Open on Thursday.
The No. 1-ranked Nadal tweaked his back warming up for the Australian Open final, which he lost almost four weeks ago in a major upset against Stanislas Wawrinka.
His first stop after the layoff is the clay in Rio as he tests the back and tries to stay healthy for the French Open in three months. A year ago he used the Latin American swing to test his recovery from an injured left knee.
Nadal seemed to move freely against Montanes and wore a large, blue elastic bandage on his lower back as a precaution.
"The back, well, it's bothering me a little," Nadal said. "Right now it's not hurting my game, but I'm serving a little more gently than I'm used to doing."
Nadal said he pushed his recovery "a little bit" to play in Rio, after pulling out of the tournament the week before in Buenos Aires.
"I am here and very happy being here," he said. "When you get an injury in the final of a Grand Slam, and you stop (playing/practicing) for 2 1/2 weeks, the comeback is not easy."
Asked if nagging injuries might force an early retirement, the 27-year-old joked a bit before getting serious.
"I can't predict the future, but my intention is to play many years," he said.
In the other key men's match, third-seeded Fabio Fognini reached the last eight beating Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-3. Second-seeded David Ferrer advanced on Wednesday.
Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine advanced to his second quarterfinals of the year, beating Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 6-7 (4), 6-2, 7-6 (4).
Dolgopolov said he hadn't considered leaving the tournament to return to his Kiev birthplace, where more than 100 people have died in anti-government protests this week. Government snipers killed at least 70 on Thursday.
"It's sad. I can't do much, but just support," he said. "Whoever is right doesn't matter now when people are dying."
Dolgopolov, who lives in the wealthy European enclave of Monte Carlo, said he was lucky to have the chance to make money playing tennis.
"Obviously I would like the people in the (Ukraine) to feel better. If I could, I would change that," he said.
On the women's side of the combined ATP-WTA event, fifth-seeded Kurumi Nara of Japan and Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain set up a quarterfinal matchup after second-round wins.
Nara defeated Anna-Lena Friedsam of Germany 6-0, 7-6 (3), and was in sight of her first WTA semifinals. Dominguez Lino beat Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-1.
Nara said she likes the hot weather in Rio and is getting used to the clay.
"Now I like the clay court," she said. "Last year, I didn't like it."
Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania also made the last eight, as did Brazil's Teliana Pereira. She is the first Brazilian woman in 23 years to crack the WTA's top 100. The last was Andrea Vieira.
Brazil's most famous women's player is Maria Bueno, who won seven Grand Slams singles titles, the last at the US Open in 1966.
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I recently purchased my E-PM1 as an "upgrade" from my 2-year old Olympus E-P1, which of course is a more high end camera in some respects, but was simply getting a bit old and felt slow to me. I put "upgrade" in quotation marks because the E-PM1 isn't really meant as an upgrade from the E-P1 because the two cameras target separate customer audiences. But — and I hope my review will be able to demonstrate this — it certainly is possible to take this upgrade path if you've used the E-P1, as long as you're aware of what you're gaining and losing during the upgrade.
Olympus E-PM1 "Mini" with the new 14-42mm lens.
I'll focus this review on the differences (good and bad) between the old E-P1 and this new E-PM1:
E-PM1 advantages:
- Much faster focus algorithms – even with the same lenses, the E-PM1 focuses noticeably faster. With the new lenses, it's faster than any non-dSLR camera I've ever used.
- Extremely lightweight and small – I think I managed to shave off another 100 grams of total weight in my camera bag with this upgrade! (For our fine Americans, 100 grams is approximately 1/2 cup of sugar, or 3/4 cup of all-purpose flour. I'll leave the mpg calculation as an exercise for the reader.)
- Much improved kit zoom in terms of size and focus speed/noise. Although the lens mount is in plastic, it doesn't seem like there will be any problems with worn out mount connections.
- Slightly, slightly better high ISO performance, though this is only confirmed by reading professional reviews.
- Up to 5 fps burst mode – really impressive.
- Nicer menu interface (though menu layout is mostly unchanged).
- Comes with a useful snap-on flash that I've really missed on the E-P1 at e.g. very dim party nights. Now I just have to remember to bring it along with the camera. 🙂
E-PM1 disadvantages:
- I definitely preferred the retro design of the E-P1, but I was happy to give it up in favor of a much more portable package.
- There is absolutely no grip on the E-PM1, making it a bit hard to hold. You can essentially forget about holding the camera with just one hand.
- For some reason, Olympus leaves out a basic orientation sensor in their simpler models, which means that if you take photos in portrait mode, you have to manually rotate the photos on your computer. Not a big deal, but I can't understand why they would take out such a basic feature — there's not a single mobile camera phone out there that doesn't include it, so it can hardly be a size (or cost) issue.
- I really miss at least *one* more programmable Fn button, or at least the freedom to assign *any* feature to the one that exists (the Rec button). For some reason, Olympus decided to omit certain essential features that you can assign, which means that some combinations of direct button access aren't possible.
- The video mode is crippled in the sense that it's no longer possible to re-focus while recording by e.g half pressing the shutter (or assigning the AEL/AFL lock button to focus). It's possible to program the AEL/AFL function (which can be assigned to the Rec button) to re-focus while in Manual mode when taking photos, but for some reason Olympus forgot to inherit that feature when switching to video mode. So, the only way to re-focus while recording a video is to give the control over entirely to the camera's hunting focus algorithms by switching over to continuous focus. This is a shame, really, and it makes the video feature much less useful to me.
- The screen, while higher resolution than on the E-P1, actually ends up being a disappointing experience because of its aspect ratio. This is a widescreen (16:9), while the E-P1 had a lower resolution 4:3 screen. Because both screens are labeled as 3″ sized, the widescreen actually ends up being a lot smaller if you still shoot your photos using the sensor-native 4:3 aspect ratio. (This is the same thing that happened a decade ago when you compared an old 28″ TV with the, then, new 28″ widescreen TVs — the latter ended up being a much smaller screen in most practical purposes.) If would be nice if Olympus gave you the option of only seeing 16:9 cropped version of the view when framing a photo, while still actually recording the full frame (this is admittedly possible if you shoot in RAW, which I never do).
My old retro-looking E-P1 (sold).
All in all, by selling my old E-P1 and (with a little help from Michael Verdi) buying the new E-PM1, I ended up spending an additional ~220 USD, which, all in all, feels like a pretty cheap upgrade. The E-PM1 is better than the old E-P1 in many important respects (to me) such as overall size/weight, autofocus speed, and flash — but it's admittedly a step back in some others. As an interim upgrade until the "next big thing" comes out, it feels like a good choice to me in the end. But if you own an E-P1/E-P2 and plan to hold on to your next camera upgrade for a long time, I would suggest you wait until sometime like a future E-P4 is announced, which may be a far more significant upgrade with (supposedly) a much improved sensor.


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