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I know it's getting to the time of year where I know family and friends will start pestering me for my Christmas Wishlist, and I start thinking about all the little things I want to get for around this time of year. I pretty much like everything I see at the moment (which isn't good for my bank balance), but I'm going to keep myself restrained, and point friends and family to this post, in the hope they might treat me to some of it!
ASOS Kimono Sequin Mini Dress (£65)
ASOS Hitchcock Dress (£55)
Tis' the season for sparkly dresses, I tend to treat myself to one dress a year for the festive season which I then rotate around with the one I wore the year before so I become a blur of not wearing the same dress, without buying 10. I like the Kimono Sequin Dress – they don't seem to do it in a tall version which is annoying as I'm guessing as it's already described as a mini dress it will be very short – which is a shame (although I'm not sure whether I could choose between the rose gold sequinned version and the navy – I love them both). How stunning is the Hitchcock dress – since I've been looking at it, it's been stalking me around the internet tempting me to buy it – and I love the print so much – we have quite a few weddings to go to next year (which Ideally I want to buy a dress that will suit all occasions) and I think whilst greys and black the pops of colour are enough to make it still feel not dreary.
ASOS Sixth Sense Heels (£45)
I do not need another pair of heels – I thought my recently built closet would have 'growing room' but alas it's almost full! I love the Valentino Rockstar shoes and this is like a sparkly version of these – and actually on my huge feet the fact that the points are more rounded, I think will be more complimentary. The colours in this are enough to add interested, but should be muted enough to go with everything. Love!
Joules Raina Parka (£125)
Barbour International Springer Jacket (£249)
Barbour International Katana Check Jacket (£299)
More of a practical coat purchase than a day to day walking around town one – I want something for when I walk the dog in winter that has just the right amount of fashion to it. I've wanted a Barbour coat for ages and a family member who works for the Queen gets 50% off there now – which means the investment would be a whole lot cheaper and you can send them to get them resized/repaired etc, so it's a piece which will could literally last a lifetime.
Pyjamas & Lingerie
M&S Cowl Neck Jumper (£22.50)
M&S Soft Fleece Pyjamas (£30)
Rosie For Autograph Holly Bra (£27.50) and Knickers (£12.50)
I'm the kind of person who likes to put my Pyjamas on as soon as I walk through the door at night. I love the cowl neck fleece jumper as it looks like a halfway house between clothing and pyjamas, I feel as if my mother was to come over (who does judge me for wanting to wear pyjamas all the time at home) would feel okay about me wearing this. The second pair just look so god damn snuggly and are fleece lined – Dog will defiantly want to eat the bobbles though. M&S are killing it for me at the moment with their Lingerie – their stuff is seriously pretty (and sexy) and always outlasts everywhere else I buy from.
Swarovski Parallele Pendant Necklace (£99)
BaubleBar Roma Collar ($48)
Swarovski Stardust Bracelet (£40)
I've been eyeing all of these pieces for so long, I think it's time some treated me to them all! The Bauble Bar necklace looks quite yellow in the picture, but it's in fact mirrored gold. I think it's very eye-catching and would look nice all year round, it's very festive and summery at the same time. Both these Swarovski Pieces have been on my wishlist forever, I love white glittery stuff – so I like the super sparkly clear Stardust Bracelet – which will also go with everything. The pendant comes out in various different shapes each year, but I love the Gold with the Charcoal droplet with the aysymmetric style, It's subtle enough that you could dress up a casual outfit, but dressy enough that it will suit most occassions.
Emma Hardie Moringa Cleansing Balm + Muslin Cloth Bauble (£10)
Charlotte Tilbury Mini Lipstick Charms (£29)
Freedom Strobe Cream (£8) Contour & Highlight Palette + Brush (£10) & Ambient Highlighter (£3)
I've been wanting to try the Emma Hardie Cleansing Balm forever but I've not wanted to splurge on a full size of it as it's very pricey. This is still pricey at £10 for a miniature sample but at least it's a good indication as to whether I'd ever like to purchase the full size. Ahhh Charlotte Tilbury, I've been wanting to indulge in her makeup since it launched – I don't mind splashing the cash on lipsticks/makeup, but I generally like to see it so I don't make an expensive mistake, it's another brand which is not easily accessible to try/swatch or see in person, but a trio of 3 products would be a nice little stocking filler don't you think? Lastly much more budget friendly is some Freedom Items, I've been wanting to try some new items from their latest launch this month and these 3 are the top of my list, The highlighter is a dupe for the Ambient lighting powders from Hourglass, and the strobe cream for MAC's own version – while the cream contour palette very much reminds me of Smashbox.
Joules Lake Blue Bedding (£50-£85)
Sass and Belle Party Ring Coasters (£10)
M&S Nomad Tablewear (£59)
I desperately want some new bedding for my spare room, currently we have a Cath Kidston set on there and it is HORRIBLE to Iron, it permanently looks creased and takes forever to get it to a state that looks like it just hasn't been ironed let alone perfectly flat. I've seen this in person and I adore it, unfortunately it wasn't in the right size but I will be getting this! Coasters shaped like biscuits need no more explanation. We really need some new tablewear – ours is diminishing by a plate a month, I have been looking for about 6 months and this has been the first that I've seen that I've liked – If we do any hosting this Christmas we need new tablewear as we only have 5 plates currently – unfortunately that means buying about 3 sets of these to make sure it will last us!
What's on your winter wishlist?
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WorthPlaying previews "Uncharted:Drake's Fortune" for the Playstation 3.
Sadly, any game without online multi-player that has less than 15 hours of gameplay is a rental at best, at least in my opinion.
This game bores me. I watched the trailer, the graphics are OK but the gameplay was boring. I guess its because I dont like Tomb Raider either.
However, for people like me who like to game but Work, have a family, have friends don't mind short awesome games. Matter of fact, I wish there was more hardcore Short games to play that don't require hours to play. If I'm willing to buy a 2 hour movie for $20 and don't have a problem with paying $40 to $60 dollars for a game that last 15 to 20 hours. Even if the movie was $10 for 2 hours $60 dollars would only give me 12 hours of movie watching.
I say get a life and you won't mind the short games............
Not into God of War type games. Dont like repetitive button mashers. I thought ratchet was stupid. Never played jak but I hear its the same as ratchet,could be wrong. Shadow of the Colussus bored me to sleep so yea just difference in tastes I guess. Werent really alot of games on ps2 that I wanted to play which I was I didnt buy one. Oh and what the hell is ICO and POP?
Not every game needs online-multiplayer. Hell, some games should be focused more on the single-player experience; character depth, engrossing story, realization of environment and setting. I think this is what will make it like a movie, if at the end of the game you actually care what happens to the characters. Shadow of the Colossus, ICO did this brilliantly, as did Sands of Time, as did Super Mario on SNES!

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Creation of a Canadian Synthetic Biology Institute
This petition had 189 supporters
Why Synthetic Biology Matters
Synthetic biology seeks to engineer organisms to solve problems in medicine, agriculture, and industry. Similar to using the same plastic Lego blocks to construct different things, synthetic biologists can use genes from different organisms to piece together new biological pathways. Through this harnessing of biology, the production of fuel, chemicals, and drugs is becoming more sustainable and cost effective. Immune cells designed to treat cancer, and microbes engineered to treat rare diseases are becoming a reality thanks to the hard work of synthetic biologists.
Looking at the field from a Canadian perspective, Ontario Genomics published a detailed report (.pdf) outlining how synthetic biology could contribute to existing industries in Canada. Synthetic biology has the potential to bring the Canadian economy into the 21st century, beyond one reliant on resource extraction, to truly leverage Canada's considerable scientific talent.
With the potential to redefine healthcare, agriculture, industrial production, and green technology, it is difficult to overstate the impact synthetic biology will have on the Canadian economy. Global investment in synthetic biology recently surpassed $1B in 2016 alone, and global economic output from synthetic biology is expected to reach $38.7B by 2020. To put this into perspective, this forecast places the synthetic biology market at the combined value of all Canadian exports of precious metals, gems, refined petroleum, lumber, and wheat combined.
The United States and the UK have recognized the potential of synthetic biology, and have already made significant public investments of $800M and $400M respectively. Canada cannot afford to stand on the side lines of this biotechnology revolution lest Canadian industries lose their competitive edge, compounded by a brain drain of scientific talent.
A Proposal for a Canadian Synthetic Biology Institute
Recognizing the challenge of developing a diverse and highly innovative economy, the Government of Canada has dedicated $950M towards innovation superclusters. The aim of these clusters is to connect businesses, academics, and policymakers, to spur growth in several high-tech fields. This represents an extraordinary opportunity for developing the domestic synthetic biology sector here in Canada, and now is the time to propose ideas on how to accomplish this.
In support of the following goals:
- Dedicated equipment and facilities for synthetic biology entrepreneurs and researchers
- An accelerator program to foster the top Canadian synthetic biology research and translate it into new companies
- A network of students, professors, entrepreneurs, investors, and biotechnology professionals to create a cohesive national strategy for synthetic biology
- Funded and competitive fellowships for synthetic biology research and entrepreneurship, to train early career scientists in business acumen in addition to the latest technical skills
- A dialogue with Canadian regulatory bodies to encourage support for synthetic biology projects, while ensuring projects are designed to meet Canadian safety standards
- A strong policy on intellectual property, acknowledging fully inventor-owned IP for technology generated at the institute
- Focused synthetic biology initiatives within all Canadian innovation superclusters, to foster interdisciplinary applications
We the undersigned urge the Hon. Navdeep Bains (Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development) and the Hon. Kirsty Duncan (Canadian Minister of Science) and relevant policy makers within the Government of Canada, to support the foundation of a Canadian Synthetic Biology Institute.
This petition is only the beginning of a concerted effort to foster Canadian synthetic biology, and advance biotechnology within the Canadian economy. If you wish to collaborate in this endeavour, please contact Benjamin Scott, a PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto email@example.com
Actionable Proposals
A Canadian Synthetic Biology Accelerator
A network of university laboratories, accelerators, and private laboratories can be envisioned, collectively under the umbrella of a Canadian Synthetic Biology Institute. Indeed, dedicated synthetic biology institutes outside of Canada already exist, with the United States, the UK, and Australia leading the charge. This can be rapidly established using current resources, to ensure a national strategy on synthetic biology is defined promptly, and outline the priorities of a stand-alone institute.
Importantly, a Canadian Synthetic Biology Institute should not be a purely academic endeavour. Due to the applied nature of synthetic biology research, the field is primed to create new businesses. Entrepreneurial projects can have an immense impact on the Canadian economy, but only if entrepreneurs are given the right tools and guidance to explore and test out their ideas.
Therefore, the growth of Canadian biotechnology innovation can be spurred by an investment in shared scientific infrastructure, with the establishment of a dedicated Canadian Synthetic Biology Accelerator Program to host and fund synthetic biology entrepreneurs. With shared core laboratory facilities that multiple academics, start-ups, and small businesses can access, Canadian synthetic biology ventures will have an immediate chance to test and grow their ideas, without having to invest in their own cost-prohibitive equipment.
Synthetic biology accelerator programs in Ireland and San Francisco have already shown success with this style of synthetic biology research. Trainees from around the world, including Canadian university students, have tested their ideas in these private labs, gained insight from mentors, and inked contracts with investors. By framing traditionally academic research as an entrepreneurial venture, the fast-paced style of these programs helps spur productivity, leading to dozens of new high-tech companies.
Canada must foster this spirit of highly skilled entrepreneurship here at home, and capitalize on the excellent post-secondary training available to Canadians. The SynbiCITE accelerator at Imperial College London provides a particularly useful example of a successful hybrid approach between academics and industry partners. The SynbiCITE Bio-Start competition is in the same spirit of the Canadian innovation superclusters initiative, and would serve as an excellent blueprint.
A Unique Canadian Solution
Both academic projects and entrepreneurial ventures would compete for entry into the accelerator program, offered by the Canadian Synthetic Biology Institute. This approach to research would help maintain an application-focused drive, while elevating the visibility of promising projects to secure additional investment.
This strategy has worked well for Canadian digital technology in the Toronto-Waterloo corridor, with many accelerators fostering collaborations between large Canadian companies and student-led spinouts from universities. Established Canadian and international companies have recognized the benefits of entrepreneurial approaches to their business, and have partnered extensively with regional accelerators to support their own start-up like projects.
A similar strategy can be envisioned for synthetic biology, to use these technologies to specifically target Canadian industries. Canadian biotechnology, agriculture, and manufacturing firms will be able to partner with the institute-led accelerator program, to harness synthetic biology to solve problems their companies face. By centralizing synthetic biology entrepreneurship under a dedicated institute, Canadian companies will be able to invest in these revolutionary technologies without having to start their own cost-prohibitive research program from scratch.
The JLABS facility in Toronto, and the Centre for Applied Synthetic Biology (CASB) at Concordia University are the first potential seeds for a dedicated Canadian Synthetic Biology Institute. Whether these existing facilities could be grouped into a collaborative "supercluster" in contingent on the government's definition, but both would certainly benefit from a cohesive national strategy for synthetic biology.
It is my hope that this petition and set of actionable proposals serves as a rallying cry for all synthetic biologists in Canada, and all others who are excited to foster new synthetic biology initiatives. Now is the time to have a national discussion about synthetic biology, to ensure renewed Canadian excellence and leadership into the 21st century.
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U.S. Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon is unable to say why the Trump administration wants to end the International Entrepreneur Rule, which helps people starting businesses come to the U.S. When asked to respond by Axios while she was on stage at the Code Conference, McMahon replied:
"I cant speak to that. I'm not familiar with it."
Why it matters: The person charged with overseeing U.S. small businesses seems unaware of a program designed to create more U.S. small businesses.


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Excellent, Steve! Two of my three favorites...where's the sanderianum?
Keep us posted!
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This is a discussion on Paph PEOY & Paph rothschildianum within the Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium, Cypripedium IN BLOOM forums, part of the Orchid Photography category; Some progress piccies. Paph PEOY Paph roths...
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Paph PEOY
Paph roths
Excellent, Steve! Two of my three favorites...where's the sanderianum?
Keep us posted!
That Peoy is going to be spectacular!
Unfortunately my sandie is still pretty small.where's the sanderianum?
I do have a lowii that is just busting bud.
PEOY is from the Eric Young Orchid Foundation & it is my most expensive
plant(it does have paph roths"MM" as a parent).
That is a real show stopper .. Gin
I really think that PEOY will be magnificent. Wish I could get one that I knew would be as lovely...
Thank you for posting uncasteeb.
I really love to see these paph.
Now, you can enjoy for several weeks the beauty of these flowers
Can't wait to see these in full bloom! Looking very dark!
Both look great! How do you get your Paph. rothschildianum to bloom so early? Perhaps it is just your location? Would love to see them both in full bloom!
very nice job, steve!


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Instruction fetch
The instruction fetch unit fetches instructions from the L1 instruction cache and delivers the instruction stream to the instruction decode unit.
The instruction fetch unit includes:
- A 64KB, 4-way, set associative L1 instruction cache with 64-byte cache lines and optional parity protection.
- A fully associative L1 instruction TLB with native support for 4KB, 16KB, 64KB, 2MB, and 32MB page sizes.
- A dynamic branch predictor.


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When Your Teen Only Has a Few Years Left at Home
How one mom is coping through the realization that her oldest of three teens will be on his own soon.
My oldest child will be 16 this year. It wasn't that long ago when his uncle came over on his ninth birthday and let me know my time with him was already half over.
"In another nine years, he'll be gone and on his own!" He said it like it was cause for celebration but looking at my tiny nine-year-old as he was engrossed in a new puzzle, hands and cheeks still pudgy, his striped shirt a touch too short, the thought of only having nine years left with him left me feeling anxious.
And here we sit, over six years later and time hasn't gone by as fast as I thought it would. It's gone faster.
He now knows how to drive; he's had a few girlfriends; he wears a size 12 shoe and stands over six feet tall. If I need help opening a jar or fixing something around the house, he is always up for the challenge.
What am I going to do without him?
In two years, he will be graduating from high school and going to college or moving out and working. However he decides to write the next chapter in his life, it will always be OK with me. Because right now as he sits on the sofa playing video games with his brother, my biggest concern is how I can savor these next two years without being in a constant state of wanting to keep him just as he is right now.
I hear those last two years fly by faster than them all.
The little boy who used to ask me to play Connect 4 with him will need to open up his own checking account.
The little boy who took so long to learn how to tie his shoes, leaving me thinking I'd be doing it for him for the rest of his life will be picking out clothes for a date, a speech, and one day, maybe even something to wear at his wedding.
The little boy who used to need to be tucked in every night by his mother and have his teddy bear snuggled next to him will be keeping up with a (probably pretty messy) dorm room or an apartment.
And the young man who has been helping me carry in the groceries, mow the lawn, and snow plow the driveway will be tending to term papers, running his own company, or heading to work every day to carve his own spot in this world.
On his own.
I hope during these next two years I am able to show him all the things I want to show him while letting go enough so that he can flourish and grow into himself organically. I can honestly say it's going to be a struggle. Especially on the nights he wants to head out with his friends and the weekends he is working and the days he wants to hide out in his room.
I know those are the times when I am going to want him to just stay home with me so I can savor a bit more of him.
But those are also going to be the times when he wants to be away from me and his family the most, and I have to honor that whether he has two years, two months, or two days left at home.
Because to him, I'm sure it feels like an eternity and he can't wait to get out there, be independent, and discover who he is going to be.
And while this is heart-wrenching for me, especially because I've never done it before, the only thing I can do is realize this is how it is all supposed to unfold.
So, for the next two years we will keep building on this foundation and the relationship that we have created as mother and son and hope with all my strength time will slow down, even if it's just a tiny bit.


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21 March 2012
AKB48 CAFE & SHOP HAKATA Opens
AKB48 opened its third CAFE&SHOP outlet in Hakata, Fukuoka yesterday on March 20th.
Official Website: http://akb48cafeshops.com/wp/hakata/
The opening ceremony was held the day before, on March 19th, with Katayama Haruka, Sato Amina, Kitahara Rie, and Nakamata Shiori attending. HKT48 members Kodama Haruka, Matsuoka Natsumi, and Sugamoto Yuko were also present at the ceremony.
The AKB48 CAFE&SHOP Hakata is actually located in the Chuo ward, and is quite some distance from the HKT48 Theater. It is the third such outlet following Akihabara and Harajuku, which opened last year in July and September respectively. Another AKB48 CAFE&SHOP is planned to open in Namba, Osaka on April 4th.
At the shop, one can buy both AKB48 and HKT48 original goods sold exclusively at that branch.
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One of the major challenges that businesses of all sizes face in terms of storage is one of control. They have an inherent need to always maintain as much control over their storage solutions as possible, but also to preserve the flexibility they need to adjust those options as their businesses continue to grow and evolve. On the surface, these two goals seem to be opposed - usually resulting in ballooning costs. Now, with the advent of Flash and its prominence in storage solutions all over the world, these two disparate goals can start working together yet again.
All Flash VDI Deployments
If one of the biggest resources that businesses have had access to in the last few years is the concept of the VDI deployment, all Flash VDI deployments take things to the next level and beyond. With Flash-based storage, VDI offerings now provided not only in excess of nine times the availability of traditional storage venues, but also greater scalability AND non-disruptive operations at the exact same time.
The best part of all is that high performing Flash does not also necessarily bring with it higher costs as a result. Because All Flash systems can bring with them as much as 10:1 data reduction or more, the return on investment for these types of deployments is much higher even if initial costs may be larger as well. The actual cost of storage, which is the most important metric to look for, plummets - and that's even before you think about things like real estate savings, savings in terms of power consumption, cooling economics and beyond.
Data Control and Management
Flash is also changing the game in data centers in terms of things like data control and management - all falling under the ever important umbrella of data security. An all Flash deployment actually brings with it a much greater level of control and management than ever before. Data abstraction layers that are inherent in the system also offer value added services like acceleration, deduplication, data encryption and beyond - giving you all of the fine control you need over every last kilobyte, no exceptions.
The Challenges of Flash in Data Centers
Unfortunately, such a naturally disruptive shift in the way that data centers are operating does bring with it a number of potential challenges that can't be ignored. If you're in a situation where you need to use a proprietary replication method that only a traditional enterprise data controller gives you access to, for example, the shift to an all Flash system certainly isn't going to help things very much. The same is true for situations where you might have certain apps that need to maintain a validated design for support purposes.
Additionally, cost is less of an issue, but it is still very much an issue - it may not be in the cards for every business to immediately convert to an all Flash ecosystem based on the upfront costs alone.
Despite these very real challenges, Flash is still changing the game in terms of data centers for all time and for the better. With the benefits of added control, lower cost of ownership and higher return on investment, it's easy to see why so many people are moving in this direction and will continue to do so in greater numbers over the next few years.
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Spool & Jumper Metrology:
Due to a recurrent demand for spool piece or jumper metrology, PLSM has developed
a specific script for this application in his AQUA-
This script automatically managed the underwater units measurements and directly draw the metrology result in a CAD software, taking into account all mechanical interfaces offsets, in order to speed up the survey report and avoid processing error (as well as surveyor nightmare and headache…).
Direct Flange-
One Base is set up on each flange, the first one is called the Reference Base and defines the relative coordinate system, all results will be output according to this Base coordinate system (which is defined by the interferometric frame), the other Base is called the Offset Base and attached to the second flange. One Pointer is set up on a seabed support in order to create roughly an isosceles triangle (see sketch).
Pointer on frame
Each Base to flange mechanical interfaces have to be defined in an CAD drawing (.dwg) prior to starting the metrology (see in documentation how to define this interface).
A Pointer attached to and preferably powered by the ROV is linked up to the survey
room through a bi-
The metrology consists of four measurement steps:
Step #1: Measurement of Offset Base location from Reference Base,
Step #2: Measurement of Rotation locking Pointer from Reference Base,
Step #3: Measurement of Reference Base location from Offset Base,
Step #4: Measurement of Rotation locking Pointer from Offset Base,
All these acoustic measurements (four times Azimuth, Elevation and Distance) are
processed by AQUACAD to produce a final drawing of the metrology including the mechanical
interfaces, subsequently getting direct access to the flange-
The AQUA-
The final metrology result is directly available in the CAD file (dwg) with quality check criteria:
To complete the metrology, the user has just to quote the flange-
For more details, please check the R300/R3000 metrology documentation.
Metrology results:
Spool & Jumper metrologies using the AQUA-