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American Family
As the debate over marriage equality intensifies, there has been no shortage of political figures eager to portray themselves as "faith-based" protectors of "traditional values." Mustering the righteous rhetoric of the morally aggrieved, these self-styled defenders of decency claim the spiritual authority to define marriage around their supposedly sacrosanct virtues, ignoring that a similar mindset once labeled interracial couples a violation of divine law. Such prejudice provides the backdrop for playwright Carlyle Brown's latest work, American Family. A world-premiere commission for Park Square Theatre, the piece follows Mary Ellen Collins, a young white woman attempting to reconnect with the family she was removed from as a child. Mary Ellen's mother had allegedly demonstrated a debased morality by marrying a black man, an action that justified removing the child from her mother's no-doubt harmful influence. After establishing a relationship with a previously unknown half-brother, however, Mary Ellen is compelled to reconsider the definition of family. Brown is a vital voice in exploring oft-overlooked African-American contributions to U.S. history, and this newest work represents an ambitiously expanded narrative, utilizing a multicultural lens to view a core humanity that defies narrow-minded bigotry. Led by a stalwart cast (including Brown himself), American Family argues that emotional bonds possess a far greater strength than even the most fervently ordained forces of prejudice. In preview through March 22.
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Sophie's Squash
Sophie's Squash
Schwartz & Wade Books, Hardcover, 9780307978967, 32pp.
Publication Date: August 6, 2013
The recipient of four starred reviews, an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Honor, and a Charlotte Zolotow Honor, " Sophie's Squash" will be a fresh addition to any collection of autumn books.
Author and illustrator Anne Wilsdorf was born to Alsatian parents in Saint-Paul de Luanda, Angola, in 1954. After a childhood and adolescence spent living in many countries (Angola, Congo, Argentina, Morocco, France, and Belgium), she settled in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1976. There, she began publishing her drawings in newspapers and children s publications, followed by her first books. She has continued this path ever since, working with publishers in Switzerland, France, Germany and the United States. Her books, numbering more than twenty, have been translated into numerous languages, most recently into Korean.
Anne Wilsdorf was the Swiss candidate for the prestigious Andersen prize in 2000. Complementing her work as an illustrator, Anne Wilsdorf teaches illustration at l Ecole Romande des Arts de la Communication, in Lausanne.
Starred Review, Booklist, August 1, 2013:
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This is the second installment of the Virtual Spaces: enabling immersive collaborative enterprise series. The first article briefly described the history of virtual worlds and introduced and defined the notion of virtual spaces. It explained usage patterns and technologies that contributed to the rise of virtual spaces development in IBM and compared and contrasted them with virtual worlds. The article then examined six platforms that were either used to successfully build virtual spaces or explore specific aspects and desired functions. These platforms include Active Worlds, Forterra OLIVE, OpenSimulator, Second Life, Torque and Unity.
In Part 2, you will learn about virtual spaces built for large virtual events, collaboration between multicultural teams, remote mentoring and identity in virtual spaces. In addition to business context and social aspects, for each scenario you will examine challenges that developers had to overcome and the architectural overview of the resulting solution with its enabling technologies. You will also learn about tangible business results achieved by each virtual space and lessons learned. The article also explores the motivations and benefits of SOA-based approach to virtual spaces.
Large virtual events
During the last two years IBM has amassed a large amount of pragmatic knowledge of how to run large events in virtual spaces which is described in the sections below.
Main Second Life grid
Our original efforts utilized the public Second Life (SL) grid, which is easily accessible and provides scripting and user content creation capabilities enjoyed by many IBM virtual worlds enthusiasts. This option is inexpensive since the basic user accounts are free and a large amount of content is available. On the other hand, since SL is a public grid outside of IBM's firewall, and is therefore is not secure, no confidential material can be used or shared. While rich in content, the SL environment is not business oriented. Many locations are irrelevant (or inappropriate) to IBM business objectives. Although harassment (called griefing) of a SL resident is not commonplace, it is nonetheless a reality of the nature of the environment. In addition, if the enterprise wants control over its content/users, the main SL grid is not appropriate as it is subject to Linden Lab Terms of Service (ToS).
Unlike the shared model used by games such as World of Warcraft, the public SL grid is a large 2D grid of processors, where each processor manages a 256m by 256m square of virtual land. A large database (known as the Asset Server) holds the details of every 3D model, texture, avatar, or other asset. The diagram in Figure 1 is simplified and does not show "environmental" services such as login and instant messaging.
Figure 1. Simplified view of the public Second Life grid
Lessons learned
- New users require assistance: The SL viewer is complex and new users must negotiate a relatively steep learning curve to become skilled with the SL interface. Anecdotal evidence suggests that a new user may require up to four hours to become comfortable using the SL viewer and customizing their avatar. Basic tasks such as adjusting point-of-view to focus on a presenter / presentation screen are not intuitive.
- Inability to discuss the confidential material severely limits the utility of the environment for business use.
"Hybrid" SL grid inside the IBM firewall
Business challenge
As the desire to utilize the medium of virtual worlds to experiment with immersive virtual events grew, the limitations of the public SL grid as a business environment became serious obstacles. In early 2008, the IBM Academy of Technology (AoT) decided to hold its first meeting in a virtual environment. Due to the confidentiality requirements for many of the topics handled by the AoT, its meetings must be conducted in a secure environment hosted behind the IBM firewall and accessible only to those with the proper authorization. IBM and Linden Lab began to work together on the the implementation of a "private" SL grid, accessible only to IBMers, where they could discuss confidential material and avoid griefing and other problems common to the public grid. This nine-month project culminated in the first IBM Academy of Technology (AoT) conference in a virtual space, the topic of which appropriately was "Virtual Worlds".
The diagram in Figure 2 shows an overview of the hybrid SL grid. The IBM-only regions and Asset Server are contained behind the IBM firewall. Confidential content is hosted on the IBM Asset Server, and non-IBMers are unable to travel to or access any of the content in the IBM grid.
Figure 2. Architectural overview of IBM's hybrid SL grid
Business results and lessons learned
One hundred and fifty people from 97 countries attended the first major IBM virtual spaces event, held over three days in SL running behind the IBM's firewall. Activities ranged from 37 formal sessions to "walk around" poster sessions to social events with jet skis and hang gliders.
The importance of remote cooperative creation became obvious - many volunteer designers and builders from around the world put thousands of hours into creating this environment. The self-representation of conference participants demonstrated the individuality and diversity of backgrounds and choices ---some arriving as business people, others as robots; blue hair, fancy dresses or jeans; even a tiny motorcycle with sound effects.
On-boarding – setting up and training users -- was time consuming. Both new and current users of SL needed to download and install a new viewer to enable the private Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) feature, and VoIP itself was prone to glitches. The voices from sessions scheduled in adjacent virtual spaces overlapped - reminiscent of thin hotel walls. Navigation between public and private space using landmarks was buggy, resulting in several 'lost avatars'.
Despite its issues, VoIP proved to be the "killer app" that made it all work. With VoIP, users are much more inclined to participate and interact with each other. User feedback indicated that the intangible ability to "schmooze" – to simply meet and connect and talk to other people, as one would do at a real-world conference – is a major benefit of virtual space events.
Since participants in AoT events come from all over the world, travel is always an issue, not just because of the expenses, but also the travel time. The virtual conference saved hundreds of thousands (in US$) in travel and conference costs and eliminated travel "down-time" for participants.
Shortly after this first successful event, unpredictable global economic conditions led to the cancellation of the AoT general meeting. Suddenly, the experimental hybrid SL virtual space was seen as a viable platform for the larger, more elaborate general meeting. The AoT general meeting brought together over 200 participants from 34 countries. About 150 poster sessions were held in the SL platform, as well as a variety of additional meetings and socials. The feedback indicated that about 75% of the participants considered the event to be successful.
Since these first two successful events, many IBM organizations became interested in exploiting virtual spaces for their business needs, which led to additional work in virtual spaces described in the following sections.
Hybrid SL grid in the mixed-reality event
Business challenge
During an economic downturn that limits business travel, find an innovative way to bring together more than 200 IBM researchers from six geographically distributed labs and enable them to share their newest research activities in a kickoff event.
This "mixed-reality" event integrated SL and real-life meetings and was held in two sessions to accommodate the world-wide audience. During the event, the IBM Research Senior VP and four guest panelists (physically located at different IBM Research locations worldwide) sat down inside the virtual world and discussed their work via SL's Vivox spatial VoIP. This event was broadcast live to researchers gathered Watson, Hawthorne, Cambridge, Austin, Zurich, Haifa, Almaden, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, New Delhi, and Bangalore. Camera operators at each site ran a SL viewer connected to a projection screen, as people around the world watched the event occur in real-time on the Hybrid SL grid. At sites where a panelist resided, a volunteer ran a second SL viewer to assist in the operation of the panelist's avatar.
The diagram in Figure 3 shows a high-level view of the connectivity and hardware requirements for this event. A special camera-control script allowed one person to control the point-of-view of all "Camera" computers simultaneously, across the globe.
Figure 3. Overview of the mixed-reality 2009 Research kick-off event
Business results and lessons learned
This mixed-reality event allowed participants to experience immersion similar to a video conferencing event, yet was less expensive than outfitting 12 participating sites with new audio/video equipment.
Use of a single "master cameraman" to control cameras at all sites helped to maintain a consistent viewpoint at all sites.
Since this was a mixed-reality event, logistics were similar to a live real-world event. Use of checklists were essential to keeping everyone in sync.
Nebraska: "SL in a box"
Business challenge
To address the enterprise needs described in previous sections, IBM partnered with Linden Lab to experiment with a stand-alone version of SL. "Nebraska" is the code name for Linden Lab's "SL in a box" appliance.
The Nebraska unit consists of three servers:
- A SL server that runs a small SL grid, unconnected to the public SL grid.
- A streaming media server that stores audio, video, and image data.
- A Vivox voice server that provides spatial VoIP.
Linden Lab copied over the majority of the AoT "hybrid" SL grid content, so the environment started off with a large amount of proven content such as theaters and other facilities. Some added functionality, such as integration with the enterprise LDAP directory for authentication, made this environment more business-ready.
Business results and lessons learned
- New user "on-boarding" is critical. There is a direct correlation between time spent on-boarding and the value of the meeting - the more time users spend in pre-event training, the fewer technical issues arise during the actual event. The objectives of the event are more likely to be met as a result.
- Demonstrated cost and time (required for travel and event setup) savings over real-world events.
- Many users report satisfaction with experiencing immersion during the virtual worlds events, yet much more work needs to be done to fully utilize the potential of the 3D environment.
- Event scheduling, user registration and initial avatar set-up must be automated. Much of this has been implemented.
- While a number of people have requested "photo-realistic" avatars, in practice we have found that people prefer a less-realistic, more idealized representation of themselves. The inclusion of a streaming media server facilitates the use of video in presentations.
- A relatively high-powered computer is required to make SL (and other virtual space environments) function well. The integrated video chipsets in some machines have been known to cause frequent crashes and other "glitchy" behavior.
Advantages and disadvantages of the Nebraska solution are summarized in Table 1.
Table 1. Comparison of SL solutions
|Virtual Space
|Main SL grid
|Hybrid SL behind the firewall
|Hybrid SL mixed reality
|Nebraska "SL in a box"
Remote mentoring
Business challenge
As part of a global workforce, some distributed teams know each other only by their voice and perhaps a small picture, and communicate mostly via conference calls, email and instant messaging. These tools are effective, but they lack richness and interpersonal connection. In this environment, mentoring presents challenges beyond typical group gatherings, since discussions are typically private and may involve exchange of confidential information. To accomplish this remotely requires facilities with private voice and chat channels.
The virtual spaces team set out to implement a remote mentoring facility, which would allow more immersion than a phone call, yet support private exchange of information.
Metaverse solution
Since Metaverse, the Torque Game Engine-based virtual space, did not include voice integration, the solution's focus was on private text chat. By default, like in most virtual spaces, the Metaverse text chat gets broadcast out, either globally or proximity based, depending on your need. This model does not support private conversations. To overcome this challenge, we implemented chat "channels" (a channel is simply a separate line of communication).
The areas for private conversations were defined by triggers, where a trigger is a 3D space that knows when an avatar enters, leaves or remains in the space. We then associate a chat channel with that trigger area.
On the server side, a chat channel is really just a SimSet - a simple collection of objects, in this case client IDs. When a user enters the trigger area with an associated chat channel, that client ID is added to the SimSet. When a user leaves, they are removed. As implemented in Metaverse, channels are mutually exclusive. It should be noted that "public" chat is not a channel at all, though it could be implemented as such. As a result, a person in a private chat may also receive public chats.
Finally, in order to prevent just anyone from walking in on your private conversation, we can assign an access control list (ACL) to the trigger area as well.
Figure 4 shows the flow logic of how a text chat from a user makes it to the recipients.
Figure 4. Metaverse text chat logic flow
OpenSimulator evaluation
One of the big benefits of OpenSimulator (OpenSim) is the availability of voice communication. OpenSim doesn't have the ability to define trigger areas, but you can make media parcels that allow you to define private voice and text areas. Unfortunately, these parcels are defined by 2D coordinates, so it's really a column that extends infinitely. This means, unlike with Torque, you can't create a room that has private voice and have it restricted to that room. The parcel extends beyond the room vertically, through the roof and below the floor. Thus people standing outside the room would not hear the conversation, but people hovering over the room could.
Business results
Initial use of virtual spaces for mentoring was well received. People liked the idea of private areas where they could chat and talk. By far, the most common request was for secure private areas. This is leading us to implement access control lists (ACLs) for private areas and regions in OpenSim. With ACLs in place and the ability of the meeting owner to specify individuals and/or groups, you take the next step in providing secure areas for people to discuss sensitive information in virtual spaces.
Identity in Virtual Spaces (Bluecard)
Business challenge
Identity flexibility is not only an interesting question, but also a key feature of virtual worlds. As players participate in multiple worlds or take on multiple identities in one world, they also assume multiple social roles. Role playing and identity flexibility is hardly unique to virtual worlds. Yet visual representation of avatars introduced a new dimension and, thus, new questions about identity flexibility, personal privacy, reputation and trust. Since virtual worlds are mostly places for entertainment and make-believe, identity flexibility, a salient feature enjoyed and favored by many, is a way of (life) play there.
In a place like SL, this is nearly ubiquitous. You know people simply by their avatar identity, but you don't know if they're your neighbor or someone halfway across the world.
When virtual worlds are exploited by an enterprise, especially behind a firewall (what we call IBM Virtual Spaces), the question of identity and trust is worth rethinking. One of the things we quickly found out when developing virtual spaces was that people want to know who they are interacting with. A survey of 531 Metaverse users demonstrated that IBMers want their "work" avatars to not only carry their real names, but also look like them. Recognition of an avatar was a top desired feature (87%), equal in importance only to customization (87%). Even more, they would like to know what you do inside the company and how to contact you via other means. To meet this need, we developed a simple solution known as a Bluecard.
For most of the use case scenarios in virtual spaces, avatars that can be easily identified as real-life-us, are preferred. There are, though, some cases were anonymous avatars make sense for business use, e.g. training sessions where both managers and non-managers are involved, anonymous surveys and feedback sessions. In a long term, virtual spaces will be able to accommodate all of these scenarios.
The IBM corporate directory, called BluePages, enables employees to easily manage, find, and connect with colleagues. All of the rich metadata associated with an employee, from basic contact information to skills, current projects, and patent activity, can be accessed through a series of REST-style services, facilitating reuse and remixability. It is the most highly trafficked application in IBM, serving millions of requests per day by employees looking for contact information and expertise. The Bluecard widget takes advantage of this popularity by automatically providing contextual employee information. To date, the Bluecard was implemented in two virtual spaces – Metaverse and OpenSim. In Metaverse, users have several ways of seeing an avatar's Bluecard:
- Look at the avatar (place the crosshairs on them)
- Select the user from the list of users online and click the "Bluecard" button
- Via a chat command (e.g. /whois firstname.lastname@example.com)
One of an employee's unique identifiers inside IBM is their email address. In Metaverse, this information is stored as part of their avatar's information as part of the login process. Using the email address, you can gather any public information about an employee.
One interesting thing to note is that this is a completely client side solution. The avatar information is cached on each client machine. The only time the Metaverse server is involved is when using method #1 above to determine who the user is looking at.
The Torque engine provides only basic HTTP support. Because of this, you are unable to use web services that are more complicated than a simple GET/Response. To avoid writing more sophisticated HTTP support into the engine, we decided to use an SOA approach. A Nova REST service was written to accept a simple GET request and return the data in a JSON response (Nova is a J2EE framework which allows developers to define and host new REST style Web services). The web service does all the heavy lifting of data aggregation from the corporate BluePages server. The benefits of using an SOA approach and client side solution:
- Less load on the Metaverse server as it doesn't have to manage the request.
- Less bandwidth consumed between the client and server.
- Less complexity: The client merely does a simple REST request and parses the JSON data.
- Caching: The client can cache pieces of data, such as the photo of the person.
- Reuse: Other applications can use the service.
Figure 5. Bluecard architecture
The architecture and components depicted in Figure 5 show the basic process:
- The Metaverse viewer sends a REST request to the appropriate Nova service.
- The Nova service queries the corporate BluePages server for the requested information and aggregates it.
- The Nova service sends back the requested data as a JSON response.
Figure 6. Screenshot showing Bluecard in Metaverse
Figure 6 shows a screenshot of the Bluecard in Metaverse. The Bluecard appeared automatically when the user looked at the avatar using the cross hairs.
Business results and lessons learned
The Bluecard feature has been very popular with users. In a business environment, people want to know who they're talking to and be able to contact them by other means if necessary.
Not everything in a virtual space needs to be 3D – this solution successfully incorporated a familiar 2D interface into a virtual space.
Finally, the SOA approach allowed us to easily get around some of the more troublesome limitations of the Torque engine, while simplifying the code. It also had the additional benefit of allowing work to be reused and consumed by other applications and tools.
Our experiments in virtual spaces have already demonstrated tangible cost savings, as well as softer benefits in different areas of our business. Near-term projects include integration of virtual spaces with collaboration tools, video, and mobile technology to minimize the need for travel.
Yet there are more reasons to use virtual spaces for business enablement. As we build globally integrated enterprise, our communications are constrained by the flat, print-based model of today's Web. We live in a 3D world and think visually. We need to bridge the gap between the flat Internet and the multi-dimensional reality by exploiting technologies that allow the next generation of immersion and integration between virtual and real worlds.
Stay tuned for Part 3 of this series, which will describe more of virtual spaces we built. The spaces will include white-board brainstorming, multilingual collaboration with instantaneous translation, integration of social networking tools, and systems monitoring. We will continue exploring the benefits of an SOA-based approach to virtual spaces.
We thank Neil Katz, Suzy Deffeyes, Thomas Cook and Rob Smart for their contribution to development of IBM virtual spaces in Second Life and OpenSim. Metaverse would not exist without the hard work of Mike Ackerbauer, Richard Newhook, Robi Bruner, Charisse Lu, Jeffrey Abbott and Joshua Scribner. We also thank many past and present VUC colleagues (too numerous to individually name), and Linden Lab representatives who either contributed to the development of virtual spaces in IBM or shared their thoughts in forums, blogs, or directly with authors.
- Read more about IBM and virtual worlds in the news and press.
- Visit OpenSimulator and learn how to get started.
- Try out the new Idealist viewer for OpenSim.
- Learn more about the new virtual worlds protocol Metaverse eXchange Protocol (MXP).
- Discover the capabilities of the Unity engine.
- Read a case study about the Academy of Technology Virtual World Conference held by IBM in Second Life.
- Follow the activities of the IBM virtual worlds community on Twitter.
- Read more about the evolution of IBM's virtual universe community.
- This open documentation resource on the Linden Scripting Language used in Second Life is to help scripters of all skill levels.
- Peruse a collection of virtual world reports published by IBM.
- Read more about the running of the IBM Academy of Technology multi-day virtual conference.
- Watch clips from the IBM Human Capital Management University held in Second Life.
- Watch the CNBC interview Conferences Go Virtual with Karen Keeter of IBM talking about Sametime 3D.
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Campanula medium (Mixed)
Canterbury Bells, Bellflower
Masses of bells in an astonishing range of blues, whites and pinks. A gentle reminder of the cottage garden days. Flowers summer. Height 90-120cm (3-4ft). More info
Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila f. kurilensis 'Rosea'
Columbine, Granny's Bonnet, Dwarf Fan ColumbineExtremely dwarf plants with attractive, nodding, rose-pink and cream flowers against unusual blue-green, fan shaped foliage. This compact Aquilegia is ideal for planting at the front of borders, in containers or alpine gardens where it will self seed to create handsome drifts. Height and spread: 20cm (8"). More info
Myosotis 'Symphony Blue'
Forget-me-notThe perfect partner for spring bulbs, Myosotis 'Symphony Blue' produces frothy sprays of sky blue flowers from mid-spring to early summer. Stunning when planted en masse, this forget-me-not will create a carpet of colour in beds, borders and containers and is so easy to grow. A simple yet effective bed filler. Height: 15cm (6"). Spread: 20cm (8"). More info
Rudbeckia 'All Sorts Mixed'
Coneflower, Black-eyed SusanMore info
Primula japonica 'Mixed'
Japanese PrimroseA hand-blended mix of beautiful Japanese Primulas. Ideal for moist shady borders or beside a pond. Stout stems bear whorls of 2cm (¾ inch) blooms in shades of red-purple, pink and white, often with a contrasting eye. Height: 45-60cm (18-24in). More info
Polyanthus 'Large Flowered Mixed'
PrimulaOne of the most beautiful of all spring-flowering plnats. Vigourous in habit, it produces a profusion of large blooms in a delightful range of colours from white through to cream and yellow to orange and crimson.
Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Try the sweet tasting petals on top of salads or even pancakes, crystallise them for use as cake decorations too. For more details about edible flowers click here.More info
Aquilegia 'Sweet Rainbows'
Columbine, Granny's BonnetMore info
Lunaria annua
Honesty, Lunaria biennisMore info
Sunflower x laetiflorus
Helianthus x laetiflorus, Perennial Sunflower, Showy Sunflower
A true perennial Sunflower adding height and colour to perennial borders, flowering in their first year. Stunning bright yellow 10-12cm (4-5in) diameter blooms with deep yellow centres, will brighten your garden over a long period attracting birds and butterflies. Height: 150-180cm (5-6ft).
Companion planting: Try growing sunflowers with chives to deter aphids.
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Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Try toasting the seed kernels for a healthy snack. For more details about edible flowers click here.More info
Snail Vine
Vigna caracalla, Phaseolus caracalla, Snail Flower, Snail Bean, Corkscrew FlowerCustomer Rating
This quick growing, evergreen twining climber is a close relative to the runner bean, grown for its pendants of twisted flowers, like coiled snail shells, up to 5cm (2") across. The fascinating summer flowers are followed by cylindrical green fruits in late autumn. Requiring a minimum temperature of 15°C (59°F), Vigna caracalla is best grown in patio containers that can be moved indoors to a heated greenhouse or conservatory for the winter. Alternatively, grow snail vines outdoors as an annual. Height: 6m (20'). Spread: 2m (6'). More info
Cardiocrinum giganteum
Giant Lily, Lilium giganteum
This astonishing hardy perennial makes a fascinating talking point. The tall stems of the Giant Himalayan Lily tower to 2.5m (98") or more in an awe-inspiring display. With maturity Cardicrinum giganteum is topped with a crown of white Lily-like blooms from June the July. The trumpet shaped flowers have a powerful fragrance, attracting plenty of pollinating insects, before they are replaced by interesting oblong seedpods in late summer. The Giant Himalayan Lily may take 3 or more years to flower but is well worth the wait.
This fascinating plant is monocarpic, meaning that it dies after flowering - but don't be put off, it leaves behind offsets that will flower in 3 to 5 years time. Cardiocrinum giganteum is a most unusual plant that will add a real focal point to lightly shaded exotic gardens and woodland borders. Height: 250 cm (98"). Spread: 45cm (18").More info
Verbena bonariensis
Glandularia, Verbena patagonicaMore info
Aquilegia caerulea
Rocky Mountain Columbine, Colarado Blue Columbine, Granny's BonnetMore info
Aquilegia x hybrida 'Firecracker'
Columbine, Granny's BonnetMore info
Mimulus x hybridus 'Mystic Mixed' F1 Hybrid
Diplacus, Monkey Flower, MuskCustomer Rating
Mimulus are versatile bedding plants for full sun or part shade. The Mystic Mixed is quick to flower and perfect for use in bedding, borders and containers. This exclusive blend covers a wide colour range and includes spotted blooms. Height: 15-23cm (6-9in). More info
Astrantia major-hybrida 'Ruby Cloud'
Hattie's Pincushion, MasterwortMore info
Aquilegia x hybrida 'McKana Giants Mixed'
Columbine, Granny's BonnetMore info
Trifolium rubens
CloverCustomer Rating
Soft to the touch flower spikes of dusky pink which bees love and can been used as cut flowers. The mid green leaves are unusual and almost resemble peanut foliage. Height: 45-60cm (18-24in). More info
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nora Barlow Mixed'
Columbine, Granny's BonnetA beautiful border plant with fully double, nodding blooms in a wide range of colours, from pastel pink shades through to deep ocean blue, some petals tipped in lime green. They also make superb and unusual cut flowers. Flowers early summer. Height: 76-100cm (30-40in). More info
Auricula 'Douglas Prize Mix'
Primula auriculaWorld-famous strain producing exotic bicolours, primrose yellow centres with rich velvet surrounds including carmine, maroon-carmine, coral pink, deep orange, maroon-black and many more. Ideal for partially shaded positions on rockeries or borders, or spring flower beds, pots, tubs etc. Flowers early spring. Height 23cm (9in). More info
Mimulus x hybridus 'Maximus Mixed'
Diplacus, Monkey Flower, MuskMore info
Aquilegia x hybrida 'Green Apples'
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Green Apples', Columbine, Granny's BonnetMore info
Primula capitata 'Noverna Deep Blue'
Asiatic PrimroseMore info
Wildflower Mixture
An easy to grow mixture providing an abundance of attractive wild flowers to add colour, grace and interest to the garden. Suitable for the flower border or wild area they are also valuable for the butterflies, bees, seed eating birds and insects they will attract. Some plants will flower in the first summer, the rest in spring, summer or autumn the next year. Height: 20-150cm (8in-5ft). Contents include: Birds-Foot Trefoil, Red and White Campion, Dames Violet, Evening Primrose, Musk Mallow, Marjoram, Yellow Melilot, Ragged Robin, Yellow Rocket, Small Scabious, Vervain, Vipers Bugloss and many other. Please Note: Even though wild flowers they should not be scattered in the wild without the authorisation of your local Nature Conservation Trust.More info
Veronica (Mixed Colours)
SpeedwellT&M have blended a mixture of species which are fantastic front of border or rockery plants. Producing many erect spikes, full of tiny flowers that create much impact in a complementary range of colours - orchid pink, royal blue, white, rose and light blue. Flower summer. Height: 30-35cm (12-14in). More info
Lysimachia atropurpurea
LoosestrifeMore info
Datura metel 'Double Golden Queen'
Brugmansia, Angels' Trumpet, Downy Thorn AppleA dynamic border and container plant with large, beautifully double, frilled flowers of canary yellow. The many flowers are earlier than most varieties and will continue through to frosts. Makes a stunning conservatory plant too. Flowers mid to late summer. Height 140cm (5 feet). More info
Aquilegia viridiflora 'Chocolate Soldier'
Columbine, Granny's BonnetThis rare, choice species features delicate, nodding, chocolate-brown, 1.5cm (½in) blooms from late spring onwards. The neatly compact plants are perfect for borders and rockeries. A collector's item. Height: 30-35cm (12-14 inches). More info
Primula denticulata 'Mixed'
Drumstick PrimulaCustomer Rating
A beautiful and distinct primula with large round flower heads made up by scores of neat florets. Prefers a semi- shaded position but will do well in the border. Colours include snow-white, lavender-blue, lilac, deep blue and startling rich carmine. Ideal for early spring flowers, spring- flowering pot plants, bedding, and cool spots in the rock garden.More info
Datura meteloides 'Evening Fragrance'
Brugmansia, Datura inoxia, Angels' Trumpet, Downy Thorn AppleHuge and heavily fragrant pure white trumpet flowers, with a soft lavender picotee edge, 20cm (8in) long and 10-15cm (4-6in) across, hang from tree-like plants, with soft, slate-blue foliage. Perfect for growing in tubs, containers, on patios or sheltered corners close to the house where the evening perfume can be appreciated. Despite their exotic appearance they are relatively tough under windy and rainy conditions, adapting to many soil types. Height: 90-120cm (36-48in), spread 90-95cm (36-38in). More info
Primula vulgaris
Primrose, Common Primrose
Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.More info
Monarda citriodora subsp. austromontana 'Bees' Favourite'
Bee Balm, Bergamot
Masses of flower spikes bearing tiers of soft mauve flowers are produced by this quick and easy to grow border plant. It flowers easily in its first season from an early sowing, producing a bold display of flowers over a long period. Exceptional for its unusually shaped flowers on strong square stems and the rich minty fragrance, which is freely released when the plant is brushed. Compact upright habit and makes a very neat and tidy plant which will add structure and shape to the border, particularly if planted in groups of three. Excellent for cutting and beloved by bees. Requirements: One of the easiest perennials to cultivate. Happy in sun or light shade and any ordinary garden soil, although they prefer a rich moisture retentive soil which doesn't dry out in the summer. They are very easy to grow, the mat like roots soon forming a large clump, but are not usually invasive. In dry soils they don't grow quite so tall.
Culinary note: Use the dried leaves to make Bergamot tea or use the sweet, spicy flavoured petals to enhance salads, jellies, rice or pasta dishes. For more details about edible flowers click here.More info
Dipsacus fullonum, Dipsacus sylvestrisMore info
Myosotis sylvatica 'Royal Blue Improved'
A very early and free flowering variety bearing deep indigo-blue flowers to provide masses of colour in the garden in spring.More info
Mimulus x hybridus 'Magic Yellow Flame' F1 Hybrid
Diplacus, Monkey Flower, MuskWow! Dwarf compact early flowering plants are smothered in stunning golden-yellow blooms. Intriguingly marked with delicate vibrant orange spots. This versatile variety for borders or containers will burst into colour when grown in sun or shade. Height: 15-23cm (6-9in). More info
Monarda didyma 'T&M Superb Mixed'
Bee Balm, Bergamot
Culinary note: Use the dried leaves to make Bergamot tea or use the sweet, spicy flavoured petals to enhance salads, jellies, rice or pasta dishes. For more details about edible flowers click here.More info
Strelitzia reginae (Dwarf) - Exotic Seed Collection
Bird of ParadiseUnparalleled beauty of colour and form. Fantastic, exotic flowers justly famous. Grow them in your own greenhouse. One of the most rewarding of plants, it will take quite a bit of abuse and careless handling. Flowers spring. Height: 60-90cm (24-36in). More info
Aster 'Composition'
Aster novi-belgii, Aster novae-angliae, Michaelmas Daisy, New England Aster
Michaelmas Daisies - Bright colours of Aster novi-belgi and novae-angliae composed for a contrasting rich colour range of long stemmed autumnal flowers for cutting. More info
Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell, Scottish Bluebell, BellflowerThe pretty British Harebell otherwise known as the bluebell of Scotland, produces thin wiry stems of nodding pale blue flowers. An easy, charming plant for rockery, border etc. More info
Asarina purpusii 'Victoria Falls'
MaurandyaVibrant cerise-purple antirrhinum-like flowers, clasped in lime-green bracts, cascade from delicately arching stems, that grow to 45cm (18in). This half-hardy perennial will flower from early May until cut back by frost. Non-climbing, use in baskets, containers, and window boxes. More info
Hellebore 'Winter Flowering Hybrid Mix Improved'
This mixture of species and hybrids boasts a range of flower and leaf types, even appearing through snow. Flower shades can vary from lime-green, through white, appleblossom pink, to dark maroon, either spotted, speckled or plain Foliage is mid to dark green, leathery with different degrees of dissection. The seed pods are also attractive. These long lived hardy perennials can be grown in the border or as pot plants in the unheated greenhouse, flowering late winter through early spring. A useful addition to the flower arranger when few subjects are available, they reach a height of 30-60cm (12-24in).More info
Francoa sonchifolia 'Pink Giant'
Bridal Wreath
Reliable garden perennial with deeply lobed green leaves and spikes of large pink bicoloured petals on long flower spikes. Just as lovely in a border as in a vase.More info
Sunflower maximiliani
Helianthus maximiliani, Maximilian Sunflower
Often known as the Maximilian Sunflower, this attractive species produces masses of golden yellow, 7cm (3") wide blooms all the way up the tall stems, which have a sweet chocolate fragrance. Perennial sunflower Helianthus maximiliani makes a stunning addition to the back of borders and a good late summer food source for both birds and butterflies. Height: 250cm (98"). Spread: 100cm (39").
Companion planting: Try growing sunflowers with chives to deter aphids.
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Mimulus x hybridus 'Monkey Magic' F1 Hybrid
Diplacus, Monkey Flower, MuskMore info
Verbena hastata 'Pink Spires'
Glandularia, Vervain, Verbena hastata f. roseaA stunning Verbena, enhanced by vivid deep pink flowers borne on well branches spikes. Flowers over a very long period. Adds height to borders as well as making a splendid cut flower. Height: 90-120cm (3-4 feet) More info
Asarina scandens 'Jewel Mixed'
Maurandya scandensSophisticated climber, masses of 1½in indigo to violet blue, pink or pure white flowers. Quick to bloom from an early sowing. Ideal for the cold greenhouse or conservatory. One of the longest flowering annuals, in bloom untill Christmas if there is no hard frost or in the greenhouse during winter. Climbs to 120-240cm (4-8ft). More info
Primula veris
Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.More info
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nora Barlow'
Columbine, Granny's Bonnet, Aquilegia vulgaris. var stellataA must for the flower arranger! Fully double flowers of suffused red, pink and green arranged in perfect symmetry. Comes remarkably true from seed. Flowers late spring/early summer. Height 24-30in. More info
Polyanthus 'Pacific Giants Mixed'
PrimulaA well loved selection of the traditional Polyanthus that announces the arrival of spring year after year. This garden favourite produces large blooms up to 6.5cm (2¾in) wide in a good variety of colours. Primula 'Pacific Giants Mixed' is ideal for creating hardy, low maintenance spring flower beds that will remain neat and tidy even after the flowers have ended. Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 20cm (8").
Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Try the sweet tasting petals on top of salads or even pancakes, crystallise them for use as cake decorations too. For more details about edible flowers click here.More info
Gaura lindheimeri
White Gaura, Lindhemier's BeeblossomMore info
Verbena rigida
Verbena venosa, Veined Verbena, GlandulariaMore info
Fritillaria meleagris (Mixed)
Snake's Head FritillaryA beautiful hardy bulb with white pendant 1½in (4cm) blooms heavily chequered with pink, plum or purple. Snakes's Head Fritillary can be grown in grass and often self seeds to make delightful colonies of nodding bells. More info
Myosotis sylvatica 'Blue Ball'
Forget-Me-NotCompact and ball shaped with bright blue flowers. More info
Primrose 'T&M's Special Giant Flowered Strain'
PrimulaOur own special, hand selected strain of these very large flowered primroses in almost every colour of the rainbow. Returning year after year, Primula 'Special Giant Flowered Strain' makes the perfect spring flowering primrose for bedding and patio containers. Height: 15cm (6"). Spread: 20cm (8").
Culinary note: Primula flowers are edible.
Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. Try the sweet tasting petals on top of salads or even pancakes, crystallise them for use as cake decorations too. For more details about edible flowers click here.More info
Wildflower Collection
Primrose, Field Poppy, Cowslip, Sweet RocketCreating a colourful wildflower area in your garden is easy! Your garden will soon become a natural haven for wildlife, filled with a wide range of beneficial insects, like aphid-eating hoverflies and ladybirds, as well as various species of butterflies.
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Medium Perennial MixA well planned perennial border is a magnificent sight in summer! Flowering year after year, getting bigger each season, hardy perennials represent superb value for money - even more so when you buy perennials from seed. To help you make the most of your borders, we have grouped together varieties by height to help you achieve a balanced display. Height: Up to 75cm (30"). Spread: Up to 45cm (18").
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Hellebore 'Washfield Doubles'
Helleborus x hybridus
We pay great care and attention to our Hellebore 'Washfield Doubles' seed production. Trained staff painstakingly pollinate each flower by hand twice to produce the best possible quality seed. All of our seed is then harvested at the peak of freshness in May and June to ensure the best possible germination. We lock in that freshness by immediately packaging the seed in hermetically sealed foil packets so you can sow and grow your hellebores at any time of year. For best results we recommend sowing the seeds as soon as you receive them and to use all seed within 4 weeks of opening the packet. Height: 45-60cm (18 - 24") More info
Thalictrum aquilegiifolium 'New Hybrids Mixed'
French Meadow Rue, Columbine Meadow RueExcellent border plants and cut flowers with the fluffy flowers presenting a veritable cloud of bloom. Our new hybrids are a unique and complete blend of colours from pure white to deep purple with many in between and very fashionable pastel colours seldom seen before, such as pale pink, lilac, rose and violet shades. Long lasting perennials flowering in their second season. More info
Gaura lindheimeri 'Sparkle White'This stunning hardy perennial makes a fabulous border plant! Its graceful, slender stems are topped with a flurry of dazzling white, starry blooms that still look fresh and airy at the end of summer. This bushy, clump forming variety has a neat, compact habit that makes it perfect for the front of sunny borders or edging paths as a mini hedge. Once established, Gaura lindheimeri 'Sparkle White' even copes well during periods of drought. Height and spread: 45cm (18"). More info


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Narrative Feature Films: 2004
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- [79] Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004, Quentin Tarantino)
- [77] The Incredibles (2004, Brad Bird)
- [75] House of Flying Daggers (2004, Zhang Yimou)
- [74] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, Michel Gondry)
- [74] Layer Cake (2004, Matthew Vaughn)
- [73] The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004, Wes Anderson)
- [72] Bad Education (2004, Pedro Almodóvar)
- [72] Kinsey (2004, Bill Condon)
- [71] Primer (2004, Shane Carruth)
- [71] Sideways (2004, Alexander Payne)
- [71] The Village (2004, M. Night Shyamalan) ~ The 'Twist'! What about the 'Twist'? For gods sake, what can you tell me about the 'Twist'? You know what I say? Who cares about the 'Twist'? I'm sick and tired of every wannabe filmmaker (aka film critic) lambasting M. Night Shyamalan for livening up a story by convincing the film audience that things are one way and then turning their perceptions upside down and showing them a different way of looking at things. At least's he's freaking trying people! Of all his films I would say that The Village is the _least_ about any possible twist. If anything the movie is a love story. Plain and simple as that. It has a radiant lead actress in love with a soft-spoken boy. It makes those audience members who care to watch (and not squirm in the seats like juveniles) question the nature of fear and what some might do for love in spite of fear. Not only what two young people might do for love, in spite of fear, but what other older, and supposedly wiser people might do when faced with fear and convincing themselves it's love. I've read so many reviews lately which basically say that The Sixth Sense was Shyamalan's best film and it's been downhill ever since. Apparently the mistake he made was by putting a very shocking twist in his first mainstream film and everyone has lost the ability to yank their heads out of their butts and see each individual film for what it is and _stop_ comparing them to everything which has come before. I would say that The Village is a modern-day suspense classic. Not only is it not Shyamalan's worst film it is damn close to his best film and I only look forward more to enjoying his creativity in the future not less. This is not high art people. This is pure popcorn entertainment. And I think he is a master at it. I loved the languid pace of this film. I could've watched it for another hour. I was in no hurry to have it end and I haven't suspended my disbelief in a mainstream feature like this in quite some time. That being said, if you think you aren't going to like a film, then don't go see it. But for god's sake stop your whining. Who in their right mind would go see a movie that has a 47% (or less) Tomato Rating and then complain that it wasn't any good? Talk about piling on.
- [70] Collateral (2004, Michael Mann)
- [70] Napoleon Dynamite (2004, Jared Hess)
- [70] Spartan (2004, David Mamet)
- [70] Spider-Man 2 (2004, Sam Raimi)
- [69] The Machinist (2004, Brad Anderson)
- [69] Ocean's Twelve (2004, Steven Soderbergh)
- [69] Shaun of the Dead (2004, Edgar Wright)
- [69] Three... Extremes (2004, Fruit Chan, Takashi Miike and Chan-wook Park)
- [68] Garden State (2004, Zach Braff)
- [68] Million Dollar Baby (2004, Clint Eastwood)
- [67] Crónicas (2004, Sebastián Cordero)
- [67] I ♥ Huckabees (2004, David O. Russell)
- [67] Intimate Strangers (2004, Patrice Leconte)
- [66] The Terminal (2004, Steven Spielberg)
- [64] Birth (2004, Jonathan Glazer)
- [64] Connie and Carla (2004, Michael Lembeck)
- [64] Criminal (2004, Gregory Jacobs)
- [64] Mean Girls (2004, Mark Waters)
- [64] Saint Ralph (2004, Michael McGowan)
- [63] Dawn of the Dead (2004, Zack Snyder)
- [63] Hellboy (2004, Guillermo del Toro)
- [63] Shrek 2 (2004, Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon)
- [63] Troy (2004, Wolfgang Petersen)
- [62] District B13 (2004, Pierre Morel)
- [61] The Bourne Supremacy (2004, Paul Greengrass)
- [59] Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy (2004, Adam McKay)
- [59] 50 First Dates (2004, Peter Segal) ~ Even if Adam Sandler ended up making movies for 20 years I never thought I'd classify one of his movies as "good". I've had a few laughs watching some of his stuff but his movies always seemed more like a loose collection of scenes schemed up by Adam and his drinking buddies rather than an actual movie. 50 First Dates changes that. It feels like an actual movie and it is a well made one at that. Perhaps having a screenwriter outside his circle of friends helped. The film is charming on almost all levels and I don't think I've ever laughed myself to tears and nearly cried for real in such a short span of time. I got caught up in the story and the characters and the pathos and although I know I was manipulated big time I didn't mind one whit. What can I say, I enjoyed the experience.
- [59] Meet the Fockers (2004, Jay Roach)
- [59] National Treasure (2004, Jon Turteltaub)
- [59] Starsky & Hutch (2004, Todd Phillips)
- [57] Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004, Rawson Marshall Thurber)
- [57] Saw (2004, James Wan)
- [56] The Butterfly Effect (2004, Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber)
- [55] EuroTrip (2004, Jeff Schaffer)
- [55] Mindhunters (2004, Renny Harlin)
- [54] The Chronicles of Riddick (2004, David Twohy) ~ I was pretty disappointed with The Chronicles of Riddick compared to his first outing in Pitch Black. To be fair, Pitch Black benefited from the fact that I had no expectation whatsoever regarding its quality. So I was pleasantly suprised when it turned out so well. Given its meager budget and little to no fanfare it turned out to be a real Guilty Pleasure for me. Since Pitch Black was such a suprise I was thinking (or was it hoping?) that David Twohy would do so much more with the character given a little more leash and larger budget. Unfortunately I think he was given a little too much leash and basically wrote the script to match the budget. There was a lot of majestic overkill in this film which I think can be partially blamed on the Production Designer, Holger Gross. Although in the end Twohy had to approve Gross' designs and must have been OK with them so I'll lay the blame at his feet as director and screenwriter. I think there were a lot of small things to like in the film especially in the areas of Fight Choreography, Stunts and Visual Effects. But Twohy really should leave the epic science fiction to the masters and concentrate on the grittier side of the universe that Riddick enhabits.
- [53] AVP: Alien Vs. Predator (2004, Paul W.S. Anderson)
- [52] The Stepford Wives (2004, Frank Oz)
- [51] Along Came Polly (2004, John Hamburg)
- [51] The Day After Tomorrow (2004, Roland Emmerich)
- [51] Taking Lives (2004, D.J. Caruso)
- [49] Van Helsing (2004, Stephen Sommers)
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You knew I'd have to drop in and tell you how happy I am to see you post a new review. :-) I had no intention of seeing 50 First Dates, but now you've gone and changed that for me. Thanks!
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So did you end up watching it? And if so did you like it?
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You Got Served is the worst movie of the year. The director is absolutely horrible, and there is no story, and bad acting. Do NOT see it. It's MST3K fodder if I've ever seen it.
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Thank you for saying what I had been trying to get out about The Village. Everyone waits for the twist and goes home. I debate people that think it sucks because it's not scary or there's no twist. Who said it had to be scary or have a twist, they could have just marketed it like that like the way they do every other film. When it comes to M. Night people have the Sixth Sense set in their minds, like you said, and can't see past it. Anyway, good write up.
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Thanks for the kind words! :-)
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Garden State is Great, hope you like it. Also i got the DVD from import (i'm in Uk) and theres some great extras worth a look on the dvd also. I Recommend the deleted scenes and the Braff / Portman Commentary - Happy Viewing!
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Just got it from Netflix a few days ago! :-)
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High Energy Density Lithium Air Batteries for Oxygen Concentrators
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AbstractFor NASA's Exploration Medical Capabilities mission, extremely high specific energy power sources, with specific energy over 2000 Wh/kg, are urgently sought after. Such battery can be used to power the mobile oxygen concentrators. Current primary lithium batteries, such as Li/SO2 system, Li/CFx system, and fuel cells, have limited specific energy to around 500 Wh/kg. Lithium air cell has over 11500 Wh/kg theoretical specific energy, so it holds the great potential to realize such challenging goals. However, the state-of-the-art lithium air battery development has encountered several technical difficulties, including air cathode performance, air management and cell packaging preventDriven by the strong market pull for this technology, Bettergy has conducted preliminary investigation into solutions to those problems. Based on our extensive experience in the field of metal air technology, we have come up with several innovative solutions. Initial results are very promising. With the support of this SBIR program, we will further implement and test our unique concepts in order to realize the full potential of the lithium air system.
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being extremely drunk. short from of shit done, alternative to just being done.
"Man i got so shitters last night."
"Yea i saw you man, you were shit done."
"Yea i saw you man, you were shit done."
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A toilet.
P1: Where's Danny?
P2: Fucking uh, he's on the shitter.
P2: Fucking uh, he's on the shitter.
by G$ July 09, 2002
Alternative name for a toilet, used predominantly in the UK alongside, "Loo" "Bog" "Bathroom" and "Shithouse".
Hmmmmm... nice shitter. Is that a bidet ?
by Pabski July 12, 2003
the restroom
oh man i have to go to the shitter and take a wicked dump
by Victoria Guajardo December 14, 2003
(a) the arsehole
(b) the shithouse
(b) the shithouse
He went to the shitter to drop his load
He got fucked up his shitter
He got fucked up his shitter
by Edna Sweetlove November 05, 2006
the alternate and more accurate name for twitter, especially when used by someone known for talking crap
guess who's on shitter! man, that kevin trudeau sheets like it's nobody's business!
by geek.neo July 26, 2010
James asked Harry, "do you take it up the shitter?"
by oscar February 14, 2004


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Merchant of Venice"
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Antonio, the
merchant of Venice, lends three thousand ducats to his
friend Bassanio in order to assist him in his wooing of
the wealthy and beautiful Portia of Belmont, an estate
some distance from Venice. But Antonio's own money is
tied up in business ventures that depend on the safe
return of his ships from sea, so he borrows the money
from Shylock, a Jewish moneylender whom he has
previously insulted for his high rates of interest.
Shylock lends the money against a bond whereby failure
to repay the loan on the agreed date will entitle
Shylock to a pound of Antonio's flesh. Portia's father
has decreed that she will marry whichever suitor makes
the correct choice when presented with three caskets,
made of gold, silver and lead. Where wealthy suitors
from Morocco and Aragon fail, Bassanio succeeds by
choosing lead. His friend Gratiano marries Portia's
lady-in-waiting Nerissa at the same time. News arrives
that Antonio's ships have been lost; he is unable to pay
his debt. Shylock's claim to his pound of flesh is heard
in the law court before the duke. Unknown to their
husbands, Portia disguises herself as a young male
lawyer acting on behalf of Antonio, Nerissa as a clerk.
Portia's ingenious defence is that Shylock is entitled
to his pound of flesh but not to spill any of Antonio's
blood; she argues that the Jew should forfeit his life
for having conspired against the life of a Venetian. The
duke pardons Shylock on condition that he gives half his
wealth to Antonio and half to the state. Antonio
surrenders his claim on condition that Shylock converts
to Christianity and leaves his property to his daughter
Jessica, whom he has disinherited for running away with
her Christian lover Lorenzo. Portia and Nerissa then
assert their power over Bassanio and Gratiano by means
of a trick involving rings that the men have promised
never to part with. Finally there is good news about
Antonio's ships. (www.rscshakespeare.co.uk)
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Whenever i run few application it asks for UAC list , i have to press continue to run that software. Is there any way to add some program which i need on daily basis so that i don't have to press continue every time
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A easy way to bypass UAC for certain programs, without disabling UAC, is to use Elevator. It will add the Elevate Me option to the context menu of programs:
There is a new free tool called LOGINstall which you can use to create UAC exception lists.
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At The Races provides live horse-racing coverage, news, and analysis through its website and TV channel. To manage sudden surges in demand online during key events in the horse-racing calendar, the firm needed a cost-effective, cloud-based environment
that would scale up and down easily and reliably. At The Races chose Windows Azure, and since 2011 has experienced 50 per cent growth in users on its website.
Business Needs
At The Races is a United Kingdom (U.K.) TV channel and website, covering horse racing from the U.K., Ireland, and North America, and selected events from around the world. The channel is available through satellite and cable TV in more than 13 million homes
in the U.K. and Ireland. Around 1.5 million racing fans regularly log on to the website for racing information, previews, news, features, and other services.
Until 2011, the company was using a third-party hosting service to manage its website. The provider found it difficult to cope with surges in demand for predictable events, so At The Races decided to bring the service in-house. Miguel Garcia, Head of Technical,
At The Races, says: "We tried to find a different hoster, but the quote we received wasn't cost-effective for us. The website had grown to the point where a dedicated in-house developer team seemed the right strategy."
At The Races was worried that when there were spikes in traffic to the website—for example, during events such as Royal Ascot —operating costs could escalate with a traditional hosting platform. Conversely, during quiet periods in the racing year, demand
would fall. Garcia says: "During the Cheltenham Festival, we get a 100 per cent jump in traffic for the duration of the festival. The core company is quite small and managing a traditionally hosted site would have been beyond our current capacity."
In 2010, Garcia attended a Microsoft event in Bradford hosted by Microsoft Gold Partner Black Marble, which specialises in the Windows Azure cloud operating system. Garcia says: "When Windows Azure was first announced, I had a 'light-bulb' moment. It opened
up the potential for a ready-made, fully administered platform capable of managing the website in much of its present form, which is what subsequently happened."
At The Races, which was already using the Microsoft .NET Framework, migrated from Microsoft SQL Server 2000 to Windows Azure, merging data from four databases into one. Previously, servers could be inactive for 70 per cent of the time, racking up considerable
With a small developer team, At The Races benefited from the third-party AzureWatch tool—which automatically monitors traffic on the website—supplied by Paraleap Technologies, a Microsoft BizSpark startup specialising in cloud computing software services.
Garcia says: "With Windows Azure, we're taking greater control of the website. We no longer need to conduct weeks of planning before major events in the horse-racing calendar because we can organise additional capacity at short notice. This is particularly
important for coverage of unpredictable events such as a big-breaking news story about a particular horse, event, or trainer."
At The Races experienced a seamless transition from its previous hosted service to Windows Azure, which offers flexibility and performance reliability. Garcia says: "We have an extremely stable platform. The site is simple to configure and the few challenges
that we encountered during migration were simple to solve. Windows Azure is fast and incredibly easy to deploy."
Windows Azure has given At The Races a ready-made, scalable platform capable of expanding easily to meet sudden spikes in demand. It also scales down during periods of lower usage. The in-house developer team is now spending less time managing the infrastructure
and can focus on developing new services for race goers.
Windows Azure scales easily to meet demand. Windows Azure can scale up easily for both predictable and unpredictable events. Garcia says: "Windows Azure is critical in helping us scale up to meet predictable surges in demand, such as during
Royal Ascot and the Cheltenham Festival. It also works for us during unpredictable spikes in traffic because it can scale up at 10 minutes' notice. It's helping us try out new ideas."
Website experiences 100 per cent growth in users in first year. Windows Azure has freed the At The Races technical team to concentrate on delivering new services for horse-racing fans, having experienced 100 per cent growth in website users
in the first year. Garcia says: "These new services include a horse tracker that alerts customers by email when a particular horse is running. We've experienced a 50 per cent increase in traffic since 2011 and doubled the number of unique users since we moved
to Windows Azure."
Windows Azure helps lower operating costs compared to hosted service. At The Races has experienced substantial savings on operating costs with Windows Azure and it has no need to invest in additional hardware.
Garcia says: "With Windows Azure, you pay for what you use. We can't give a precise figure, but we're now spending considerably less than we would have with a traditional hosting solution. This, in turn, gives us the licence to experiment more because the
costs involved are minimal."
Developer team concentrates on new services for race goers. The business model adopted by At The Races is based on giving horse-racing fans access to the data-driven website free of charge. Over the past 12 months, the developer team has
introduced major enhancements because it no longer has to spend a significant amount of time on infrastructure management.
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Re: What's the limit for a toy card?
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Jlu wrote:
It's a subjective question based solely on one's own income and financial obligations.
For example, a $100 bill is worth more in the eyes of a homeless man than it is to Donald Trump. A $500 limit card held by a college student making $20k/year is going to be more useful than it is to a professional making $80k/year. This is along the same lines as the 'what makes a card prime' question that comes up every month here.
thats what i was trying to avoid prime vs sub.
this is solely for cl question. i know some people on here have cl on 20k+.
a toy could be a macbook and that costs 2k for a standard one.
@injustifiiable like stated macy's gave me my first non co signed card with 100 limit and now it sits at 3.5k and they're cli are soft pull so i still see them as a plus in my book.
Well there is no set-in-stone limit that would differentiate between what is a toy limit and what is not. You are only going to get peoples own varying opinions. When we say toy limit we don't mean you can only buy toys with it, we mean that the limit itself is like a toy - or - the inability of the card to be useful in real life situations.


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A Kentucky minister has drowned while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Reverend Mark Angel was a youth minister at Russell Christian Church in Ashland in Northeastern Kentucky.
He drowned on June 3, 2007, while on a mission trip with college-age church members.
The 41-year-old was in the water with two others, when he apparently became caught in a rip tide and was swept into the gulf.


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In the following essay, Sokoloski reassesses Różewicz's work as the writer enters a new phase in his career upon turning seventy.
The year 1991 marked Tadeusz Różewicz's seventieth birthday. In retrospect, it is clear that the occasion not only inaugurated an important renewal of interest in his works but, more significantly, may well have inspired a new phase in his writing. In May of that year, the University of Ottawa staged an international symposium devoted to Slavic Drama, a substantial portion of which dealt with problems of Różewicz's dramaturgy.1 In November, another major conference, devoted exclusively to Różewicz's art, was held at the University...
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I am new to UNIX and can't figure out how to use the 'quota' command to see my disk usages. So I install "quota" using the following command
sudo apt-get install quota
But when I type in the command quota -v or anything similar, it doesn't show anything. According to most website online (http://acs.ucsd.edu/students/quota.shtml#check-remove) , it suppose to show me all the quota limitation when I type in quota -v. can you please tell me how can I make it work or if I am doing something wrong here. your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.


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Hammond holds business-friendly forum with NxLevel entrepreneurs
Published: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 10:47 p.m.
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South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond shared wisdom and voiced his respect for small businesses while speaking to a group of Upstate entrepreneurs Tuesday night in downtown Spartanburg.
Hammond was the featured guest speaker at the NxLevel session held in Room 270 of the University of South Carolina Upstate's George Dean Johnson Jr. College of Business and Economics off St. John Street.
He discussed several topics relevant to his office, including the online business filing process with S.C. Business One-Stop, the Uniform Commercial Code database and other areas of interest.
"I've tried to do everything I can to make the Secretary of State's Office business-friendly," Hammond said. "For a lot of people, that saying is a cliché. But not for me."
Hammond of Spartanburg earned his master's in education from Clemson University in 1988. In 1991, Hammond completed basic training at the state Criminal Justice Academy.
He served as a juvenile probation officer for the S.C. Department of Youth Services then went to work as a criminal investigator for the 7th Circuit Solicitor's Office.
In 1996, Hammond was elected as the county's clerk of court. He held that position until he was elected secretary of state in 2002.
"The saddest thing for me would be to hear someone say that they had to go somewhere else because there were no opportunities in this state," Hammond said. "I want to make sure that South Carolina is prepared for the future."
Among several issues Hammond said he has worked to accomplish during his tenure, the protection of intellectual property has been a big accomplishment. The other was S.C. Business One-Stop.
He said his office handled filing for 61,509 new and existing companies in 2013. He said that number dropped as low as 45,000 a few years ago during the recession, but he is encouraged to see the number go back up near the 60,000 pre-recession mark.
Hammond said he plans to continue to improve his office's website, such as making more documents viewable on the business and charity filing pages.
"It's great to see so many people excited about being entrepreneurs," Hammond said. "It's very challenging to start a business. I want to do everything I can to make it as easy as possible."
Beth Smith, area manager for the Small Business Development Center, said Hammond's visit was a rare treat for NxLevel participants. She thanked Steven Hahn, head of the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce's entrepreneurial services department, for inviting Hammond.
"What a pleasure to have the (S.C.) secretary of state spend time with small business owners," Smith said. "He is passionate about what he's doing. It matters to him that he does a great job and helps business in South Carolina. He genuinely does want to create a business-friendly state."
Smith said the class is made up of three startups and 13 existing small businesses. About half of the businesses are from Greenville and the other half from Spartanburg. The spectrum is pretty broad, including everything from a startup fitness concept to a manufacturing company.
She said the main goal of the program is to help create companies that are "built to last" by introducing them to resources available to them and informing them about topics that might not even be on their radar.
The program is being supported this year by SBDC, which is funded by the Small Business Administration and Clemson. The Spartanburg Chamber, USC Upstate, the city of Spartanburg, Wofford College, Spartanburg Community College and the Upstate Workforce Investment Board also are supporting the program.
Smith said companies that get involved in Small Business Administration programs have a 60 percent greater chance of succeeding.
"A lot of small business owners don't know all of the resources that are available to them," she said. "That's what we're here for."
Jim Denning and Doug Lineberry with the McNair Law Firm's Greenville office spoke to the class Tuesday about intellectual property issues including patent, trademark and copyright protection.
Eddie West, chairman at Piedmont SCORE, also provided his insight.
Smith said leaders from several lending groups, including Michelin Development Upstate, Appalachian Development Corp., USDA and SBA, will be featured at the next meeting on March 25.
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The show's finale aired 10 years ago this month. Check out the stars then and now
Courteney Cox Nixes Friends Reunion on Letterman (VIDEO)
"It's not gonna happen," Cox flatly said when host Dave asked the obvious question
Courteney Cox and Boyfriend Johnny McDaid Attend David Arquette's Sold Premiere
The blended extended family also gathered to celebrate Patricia Arquette's 46th birthday
Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? See These Stars' SAT Scores
The famous college-aptitude test returns to its iconic top score of 1600
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Plus: Jennifer Aniston calls her bestie "ridiculously loyal and fiercely loving"
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Aniston (plus some very good company!) soaks up the Los Cabos sun on Saturday
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The Cougar Town star and Snow Patrol guitarist run in the same circle of friends
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The singer celebrated the holiday with the Friends actress and a few other pals
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Hi there Guys,
I have used a small number of plug-ins to update my theme and plug-ins on WordPress websites. This plug-in works extremely well and I would recommend it to anyone.
It does what it says on the tin!
Kind regards
As another reviewer already said, there should be an option in WordPress itself to disable updates. In the meanwhile, this is the plugin to use.
Yesterday several of my client's websites were broken because of the 4.01 update. You can imagine all the troubles I am facing. Not all themes developers are quick to provide a fix, for instance.So, I immediately installed this plugin on all websites to prevent future problems.
No, it work. Low resource consumption. It does what it says.
This is a solution I'd recommend to the non-coder. I'd still like WordPress to consider adding these settings for users to disable since they did add it to core.
IF that never happens, well, at least this plugin exists. :)
Thanks for this! Works great and saves me from getting extra emails.
With this plugin I never have to click the update button anymore!
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Great plugin and many thanks for integrating email sending into it!
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AbstractABSTRACT: A holistic RSO space situational awareness algorithm will be developed that integrates Finite Set Statistics (FISST) with Hiearchical Mixtures of Experts (HME) and Multiple Model Adaptive Estimation (MMAE). Advanced orbit determination filters such as Splitting Gaussian Mixture Unscented Kalman Filters will perform as banks of experts to test which RSO and environment models best fit space surveillance observation data that includes electro-optical and radar angles, range, OCS, and RCS. The FISST/HME/MMAE integrated algorithm will detect changes in RSO and environmental characteristics such as spacecraft size, reflectivity, and configuration or drag and solar radiation pressure. Avanced numerical integration techniques and GPU parallelization will ensure algorithm speed and robustness with the goal of maintaining a future space catalog approaching 100,000 objects. RSO Detection, Tracking, Identification, and Characterization will be improved by the integrated set of algorithms, while scarce Air Force space surveillance sensors will be optimally scheduled for maximum Space Situation Awareness for commercial entities, military commanders, and JSpOC operators. The integrated algorithms will have a rigorous math and physics base, will be posed in a uniform framework, and will accurately model uncertainty. BENEFIT: Improved detection, tracking, identification, and characterization of space objects using data fusion from multiple sensors. Optimal scheduling of Air Force space surveillance sensors including ground and space based electro-optical systems. More accurate ephemerides development leading to earlier prediction of potential conjunctions, requiring less propellant for avoidance maneuvers, and thus increasing commercial spacecraft operational lifetimes. Increased automation of JSpOC operations, combined with increased situation awareness for all space operators. Improved speed, accuracy, and robustness of all computational processes.
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After almost three years of doing little but smile demurely, Pippa Middleton finally found her voice on Monday night, making her first public speech in front of 400 people at a Women in Advertising and Communications dinner at the Savoy. A daunting gig, but one she carried off well. "She held the room spellbound," a guest says.
Middleton, who is being advised by Simon Kelner's Seven Dials PR firm, wisely realised that the way to get a room on side is to poke fun at yourself. Referring to the infamously clingy dress she wore to her sister's wedding, she said:


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An article from BBC Online, The future of facts, takes a brief look at information quality and authority issues on the open web and then discusses what a couple of companies are doing about it.
The article mentioned is Kozoru, a product being developed in the U.S. that we blogged about here. This post also contains a mention of GuruNet.
Also mentioned in the article is Smart Search technology from Ask Jeeves and Ask Jeeves UK. You can see Smart Search in action when you search for newsmakers/celebrities, want to know who won an Oscar, or need basic links/info for a specific location. Unlike the "old Jeeves" where question and answer sets were built by humans, most of this is done by automated mining specialty databases. Instead of just providing links to possible answers we're seeing actual answers given (mined from "trusted" sources) or direct links to focused sites. This way the searcher is not only saving time but also being directed to quality material similar to how a good librarian might suggest a specific reference resource. One of the five laws of libray science (yes, laws exist) is to "save the time of the reader." In some ways Smart Answers is doing this for the web searcher.
Finally, 82ask.com is mentioned. This is a UK based service that answers questions via SMS. We blogged about another SMS service here.
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While money can't buy you love, it can certainly help win you an election and even more so, enact or defeat legislation.
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Last week I picked up a copy of the "La Jolla News", a local weekly publication to learn that "Congressman Scott Peters, whose 52nd District includes La Jolla (Coronado and Poway) has launched the 2015 Congressional Art Competition for district high school students."
Talented and sharp-minded singer songwriter Eric Schwartz has turned his dark and incisive wit on the nature of corruption in money-driven politics. ...
In the coming food shortages, the American Midwest will become the most crucial provider of food grains to the world, building on an already leading, but barely heralded position of leadership.
How are we going to compete in years to come as we go head-to-head with societies that are far better equipped to deal with the exigencies of the future?
With Palin as president, we have not only the possibility of an idiot at the helm of government, but a woman who insults the real gains made by women in politics and other arenas. Not to mention the insult to Hillary, an accomplished, intelligent woman.
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