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On the next episode of Philosophy in Action Radio, Greg Perkins and I will answer questions on egoistic benevolence, public shamings, problems with an aggressive dog, photography as art, and more. This episode of internet radio airs at 8 am PT / 9 MT / 10 CT / 11 ET on Sunday, 15 December 2013, in our live studio. If you can't listen live, you'll find the podcast on the episode's archive page.
This week's questions are:
- Question 1: Egoistic Benevolence: Can actions done for the sake of others be egoistic? In your October 7, 2013 radio show, you mentioned that people have a difficult time understanding how exercising benevolence towards one's friends is egoistic and self-interested. Instead, they think that being benevolent toward anyone is "other-regarding" and hence, altruistic. How can we untangle and explain this seeming conflict between egoism and benevolent action?
- Question 2: Public Shamings: Are public shamings morally justifiable? I often read of judges handing down sentences designed to humiliate the offender, such as standing at a busy intersection wearing a sandwich board apologizing for their offense. Many people favor these kinds of punishments in lieu of jail time because they consume less resources of the penal system. They may be more effective too. Does that justify such shamings? Moreover, what's the morality of similar shamings by parents and businesses? A bodega in my neighborhood posts surveillance camera footage of shoplifters, usually with some snarky comment about their theft. I find this practice amusing, but is that moral? Is it akin to vigilantism?
- Question 3: Problems with an Aggressive Dog: What should a person do about a neighbor's aggressive dog? My husband was attacked (but barely injured) by a neighbor's dog. No one else was in the room at the time. Our children often play at this person's house, and the dog has always been friendly in the past. How do you suggest handling the situation? Should we allow our children to play with the dog, as we always have in the past? What should the owner do about the dog?
- Question 4: Photography as Art: Does photography qualify as art? I've always viewed photography as a legitimate form of art. However, many people I disagree: Ayn Rand argued that it's a technical rather than a creative skill. However, I regard photography as a technical and creative skill, just like painting. So does photography qualify as art? If not, does that mean that photography doesn't have value – or has less value than proper art forms like painting? If photography has value nonetheless, what is the source of that value?
After that, we'll tackle some impromptu "Rapid Fire Questions."
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When you get your few seconds in the spotlight — like this seemingly ordinary dorky guy — don't waste it with a mere wave… dance your heart out!
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As you know, on Sunday morning's Philosophy in Action Radio, I answer four questions chosen in advance from the Question Queue. Here are the most recent additions to that queue. Please vote for the ones that you're most interested in hearing me answer! You can also review and vote on all pending questions sorted by date or sorted by popularity.
Also, I'm perfectly willing to be bribed to answer a question of particular interest to you pronto. So if you're a regular contributor to Philosophy in Action's Tip Jar, I can answer your desired question as soon as possible. The question must already be in the queue, so if you've not done so already, please submit it. Then just e-mail me at email@example.com to make your request.
Now, without further ado, the most recent questions added to The Queue:
Should an egoist refuse an overly generous, altruistic tip?
Recently, I read a news story about the former president of PayPal leaving huge tips for servers at restaurants around the country. On the receipt, he would write "TipsForJesus," and the tip was often exorbitant. For example, on a bill of $88.78 the tip was $3000. It is wrong to accept these tips – particularly given that the customer is motivated by altruism and religion?
How can I defend gay rights as individual rights?
Recently, a Colorado court issued a cease and desist order to a local bakeshop which refused to bake a cake for a gay couple's wedding. Being a gay person myself, I find the refusal of the bakeshop to be annoying and idiotic, but I vehemently disagree with the court's decision: I believe the owner of the bakeshop has a right to his own property. However, I have a few gay friends and a few liberal friends who think this Colorado court ruling was a step in the right direction for gay rights. I think the opposite, but I support "gay rights" in a way that's consistent with the concept of individual rights. How can that be explained and defended in a rational way? In other words, how can I defend the rights of gays to marry without suggesting that the government should force people to associate or conduct business with gay people?
Is it wrong to remain silent when a cashier makes a mistake in your favor?
At a popular department store, I wanted to buy two items for $2.94 each and condoms for $14.00. The cashier was about my grandmother's age. She scanned the $2.94 items three times and said the total was $8.82. I knew the price wasn't right, , but I didn't want to say to the elderly woman, "Excuse me, but you didn't scan my condoms." I got a good deal, but I think that was somewhat immoral on my part. Is that right? What should I have done?
What is the nature of character?
What is meant by a person's "character"? Is that broader than moral character? What is the relationship between character, personality, and sense of life?
How can I protect myself from moral degradation during prolonged contact with destructive people?
In your 1 December 2003 discussion of the morality and legality of abandoning a roommate during a diabetic emergency, you recommend that a person extract himself from that situation as soon as possible – and that a failure to do so might result in developing undesirable character traits, such as becoming callous to other people's suffering. However, what if a person finds himself in situations in which many people are untrustworthy, immoral, and/or unhealthy – and that fully extracting himself may require some years? I'm worried about ruining my prospects for making an ideal self because I've had to deal with terrible family, dishonest and unjust employers, abusive coworkers, bad landlords, and so on. It seems like it's going to take a long time for me to get out of this situation. That's a lot of stress and negativity to endure in the medium-term. So how can I protect my psyche – and prevent myself from becoming callous, indifferent, rude, and so forth?
What should I do if I think someone I know is a potential murderer?
With the mass shootings that gained great news coverage, I was intrigued to read upon the visible psychological warning signs of such personalities, and it disturbed me to remember that I once lived with a person who casted off these signs. He was a roommate who started off extremely friendly, but mentally deteriorated rapidly. Whereas he started warm, he was soon walking around the house with a paranoia-stricken face, and threatened me with a stiletto knife in asking whether I had been snooping in his room. (I hadn't, and he had no reason to think I was.) Through his own admission, I learned he regularly likes to bare-fist fight people on the streets in illegal fighting contests, and, by searching an address from his mail, learned he served time for a violent assault on a landlord, where he attacked a man with a tire chain and struck his wife. Altogether the picture is of a man struggling with severe mental issues who feeds them with his fighting habits, and has factually caved into violent urges. There's the potential that someday he could literally commit murder. I no longer deal with this person, but wonder what I could have done. How should I respond when I think someone has the capability to literally commit murder, as backed up by his violent crime history, his fighting habit, and his visible mental deterioration?
What are the major branches of philosophy?
Ayn Rand claimed that philosophy consisted of five major branches – metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, politics, and esthetics. Is that right? If so, why are those the five major branches? Are they comprehensive in some way? Why not include philosophy of science, logic, philosophy of mind, and so on?
Does ethical egoism promote narcissism and insensitivity to others?
People often suggest that ethical egoism – such as that advocated by Ayn Rand – promotes unfriendly if not hostile behavior toward other people. Ultimately, the egoist cares for himself above everything else, perhaps to the point that the thoughts and feelings of others aren't even noticed or of concern. The problem seems to be exacerbated by a commitment to moral absolutes and moral judgment. Do such philosophic principles incline a person to be self-absorbed, insensitive, hostile, unkind, or otherwise unpleasant to others? How can egoists take care not to fall into these traps?
Should a person seek to create a stylized life?
In "The Romantic Manifesto," Ayn Rand said that "An artist does not fake reality—he stylizes it. He selects those aspects of existence which he regards as metaphysically significant—and by isolating and stressing them, by omitting the insignificant and accidental, he presents his view of existence." Should a person try to stylize his own life, such as by deliberately cultivating a consistent personal aesthetic? Should he aim to make every aspect of his life reflect his values – eliminating the rest? Would that make for a more integrated and meaningful life – or might that be dangerous or undesirable in some way?
Could force be morally used in self-defense against people enabling violations of rights?
Suppose there is a tyrannical politician or a corrupt businessman in a semi-free society like America. The tyrannical politician drafts and campaigns for legislation that blatantly violates the rights of his constituents. The corrupt businessman colludes with the government to destroy his competitors. Suppose that these two people are consciously evil. They know what they are doing is immoral, and they do it because they despise the good. Would it be moral to initiate force against them, i.e. assassinate them? On one hand, they may not have directly initiated force against anyone, but aren't they technically responsible for forcibly violating the rights of hundreds or thousands of people? In that case, wouldn't initiating the use of force against these people be a form of self-defense?
Should my romantic partner be interested in and supportive of my accomplishments and pursuits?
I have struggled for years in a relationship with someone who shows no interest in or support for my pursuits. I try not to be hurt. I tell myself I just need to do better in order to be worthy of respect and admiration. When I do explain to my partner why I'm hurt, he says I am being needy and that I shouldn't need his praise or reinforcement. I don't know how to logically disagree with this, yet I know how good it feels to receive earned praise from friends, and how painful it feels to accomplish something big and not receive any acknowledgement from my partner. What kind of emotional support should be expected from a partner? If a partner is dismissive and neglectful, how can one gain the confidence needed to leave the relationship?
If a victim of child molestation doesn't feel harmed were his rights still violated?
Recently, Richard Dawkins spoke of an incident in which an adult supervising him sexually molested him. Dawkins said that, at the time, he didn't understand what happened, and that he didn't physically struggle against the molester. Nor did he feel particularly afraid or intimidated at the time. Then, most controversially, Dawkins added that he didn't think any real violation of his rights occurred given those circumstances. Is that right? I think that Dawkins' rights were violated, but I have trouble explaining exactly why.
Should government action that would benefit everyone but violate rights be forbidden?
Suppose that the government taxed people to pay for more basic and applied scientific and technological research – and that such could be shown to increase the standard of living of the population quicker than what would would happen under private funding. Would such taxes violate rights? Would it be immoral? Should it be forbidden?
Does photography qualify as art?
I've always viewed photography as a legitimate form of art. However, many people I disagree: Ayn Rand argued that it's a technical rather than a creative skill. However, I regard photography as a technical and creative skill, just like painting. So does photography qualify as art? If not, does that mean that photography doesn't have value – or has less value than proper art forms like painting? If photography has value nonetheless, what is the source of that value?
Is laughing at absurd but tragic events wrong?
I work for a modest land surveying company in South Florida. Today, a seemingly deranged man parked his van on top of a highway interchange ramp, pulled out a rifle with an American flag stuck in the barrel, put a noose around his own neck, and seated himself on the concrete railing, about 80ft from the other highway below. (The other end of the rope was attached to the van.) On the side of the van, hand-painted letters read "Hippocrates [sic] Traitors." I don't know what he wanted, but his stunt shut down both highways for three hours while police and SWAT tried to talk him down. I happened to be in the area, working on a construction site, close enough to see him sitting on the railing – and I couldn't stop myself from laughing. While I understand that suicide isn't a laughing matter, the situation was so absurd. I wasn't alone in my reaction. Is that kind of laughter inappropriate or wrong? What explains it, other than the sheer absurdity of the situation? Is it wrong to laugh at absurd but horrible events?
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David Smith tweeted: "Mind = blown. These two blocks are exactly the same shade of grey. Hold your finger over the seam and check."
I'd like to do some more thinking on perceptual illusions. I don't think that the grays look different due to any conceptual inference. The grays look very different, until the seam is covered, and then they look the same.
Yet I don't think that these are "perceptual errors." Rather, this is exactly how our perceptual system is supposed to work, perhaps because such mechanisms enable us to properly judge shades and depth in the real world. However, particular with computer images, we can reveal these oddities and limits in our perceptual systems in a stark way.
Notably, these kinds of cases are very different from many traditional illusions like a stick bent in water, which are a function of the medium of perception (i.e. air versus water). Still, I don't think that they reveal that our senses aren't reliable or valid: they just reveal, in yet another stark way, that the diaphanous model of perception is wrong.
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On Sunday's episode of Philosophy in Action Radio, I answered questions on Objectivism versus secular humanism, moral judgment of European colonizers, the right time to declare love, and more with Greg Perkins. The podcast of that episode is now available for streaming or downloading. You'll find it on the episode's archive page, as well as below.
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Podcast: Secular Humanism, European Colonizers, Declaring Love, and More
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Introduction (0:00)
My News of the Week: Many thanks to the reviewers of my new book, Responsibility & Luck: A Defense of Praise and Blame. If you've read it, please review it on Amazon! Also, I'm running two special offers in December: a code for $5 off the paperback and $25 for signed copy. Also, I've made good progress on my updates to Explore Atlas Shrugged, as I just finished Session 10!
Question 1: Objectivism Versus Secular Humanism (4:14)
In this segment, I answered a question on Objectivism versus secular humanism.
What are the similarities and differences between Objectivism and secular humanism? Objectivism and secular humanism are two secular worldviews. What are their basic points? Are they hopelessly at odds? Or do they share some or even many attributes?
My Answer, In Brief: Secular humanism is an attempt to meld secularism with altruistic and collectivist ethics, plus leftist politics. It's not a coherent philosophy – or well-grounded in facts. I urge secular humanists to honestly consider at Ayn Rand's philosophy as an alternative.
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- Duration: 18:18
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- Tags: Epistemology, Ethics, Metaphysics, Objectivism, Philosophy, Politics, Secular Humanism
- American Humanist Association: Definitions of Humanism and 1933 Humanist Manifesto
To comment on this question or my answer, visit its comment thread.
Question 2: Moral Judgment of European Colonizers (22:32)
In this segment, I answered a question on moral judgment of European colonizers.
How should European colonizers be judged for their treatment of Native Americans? Some people, especially conservatives, give blanket praise to Columbus and European colonizers, notwithstanding their conquest and displacement of native populations. Those Native Americans are sometimes denigrated as ignorant, brutal, and/or lacking any concept of property – and hence, as unworthy of the protection of rights. Many others consider the Native Americans either noble savages or at least the rightful owners of the land. They condemn European colonization as unethical conquest or even genocide. Are either of those approaches correct? What counts as a fair judgment of European colonizers in their behavior toward Native Americans? How should European colonizers have treated native persons?
My Answer, In Brief: The common views of colonization – from many on the left and right – are sadly mistaken in their moral judgments and political claims. Conflict was inevitable, but greater justice and decency was certainly possible.
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- Duration: 26:10
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- Tags: Colonization, Culture, Ethics, Government, Government, History, Homesteading, Politics, Property Rights, Rights, United States
To comment on this question or my answer, visit its comment thread.
Question 3: The Right Time to Declare Love (48:43)
In this segment, I answered a question on the right time to declare love.
When should a person declare his love for another? What is an appropriate amount of time to wait before saying "I love you" in a new relationship? New relationships often start out strong, but then the feelings of eros dissipate after a few months. When you meet someone who you share the same values and ideals (and you are super-attracted to him or her) when should you say those three little words?
My Answer, In Brief: Love is not a binary state, and saying "I love you" isn't magic. Nonetheless, such can be done wrongly or badly – or to honestly deepen the intimacy and connection in a relationship.
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- Tags: Communication, Emotions, Love, Relationships, Romance
- Philosophy in Action: The Nature of Love
To comment on this question or my answer, visit its comment thread.
Rapid Fire Questions (1:01:48)
In this segment, I answered questions impromptu. The questions were:
- Is downloading Anthem moral, given that Ayn Rand lost her copyright to the work by accident?
- Is it wrong to hate all the pink ribbons for breast cancer awareness every October?
- Is an age of sexual consent below the age of majority – say 16 – proper?
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Conclusion (1:09:13)
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This week on We Stand FIRM, the blog of FIRM (Freedom and Individual Rights in Medicine):
- 8 Dec: Adalja Blog: Tracking Zebra by Paul Hsieh
- 6 Dec: Coming Next: "Doc Shock" by Paul Hsieh
- 5 Dec: Inappropriate "Appropriateness" by Paul Hsieh
- 4 Dec: Current Legal Challenges to ObamaCare by Paul Hsieh
- 3 Dec: Benjamin Rush Institute Debate on Markets and Health Care, Dec 4 by Paul Hsieh
- 2 Dec: Forcing Doctors To See Obamacare Patients? by Paul Hsieh
This week on The Blog of The Objective Standard:
- 8 Dec: The Libertarian Case for Legalized Plunder by Craig Biddle
- 8 Dec: Help TOS Defend Your Values by Craig Biddle
- 7 Dec: Court Violates Cake Baker's Right Not to Serve Gay Weddings by Ari Armstrong
- 5 Dec: Thank You, Frackers, For Keeping Me from Freezing by Ari Armstrong
- 5 Dec: Contra ObamaCare Supporter, a Civilized Society Bans Coercion by Ari Armstrong
- 4 Dec: Frackers Heroically Draw Enormous Wealth from the Ground by David Biederman
- 3 Dec: Gun Ownership and Feckless Libertarian Arguments by Ari Armstrong
- 2 Dec: Voters Have No Right to Violate Right to Frack by Ari Armstrong
This week on The Blog of Modern Paleo:
- 7 Dec: Philosophy Weekend: News from Philosophy in Action by Diana Hsieh
- 6 Dec: The Paleo Rodeo #191 by Diana Hsieh
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This gave me a giggle:
Of course, I look pretty much like these models when I train Lila… or even just muck out stalls. (What the heck are the reins doing going through that ring on the second to last picture?!?)


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I mentioned the Osbourne & Little 2012 spring collection in the last post. Then I came across this beauty and couldn't help myself. Just had to share =) Got lots more eye candy and inspiration to share in the next few days, see you soon! xox Linda

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Hardboiled Web Design
If you've been working on the web for a while, your bookshelves may already be buckling under the weight of books about HTML and CSS. Do you really need another one?
Hardboiled Web Design is different. It's for people who want to understand why, when and how to use the latest HTML5 and CSS3 technologies in their everyday work. Not tomorrow or next week, but today. It won't teach you the basics of writing markup or CSS, but if you're hungry to learn about how the latest technologies and techniques will make your websites and applications more creative, flexible and adaptable, then this is the book for you.
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Who should read this book?
If you care about markup, you're in for a treat because we focus on how to use the new semantic elements contained within HTML5 right now. We also cover microformats and WAI-ARIA landmark roles, looking at how they'll reduce your reliance on presentational elements and attributes, as well as making your websites and applications more useful without doing anything more than writing HTML.
If you're a designer who wants to learn the creative opportunities offered by CSS3, this book will teach you how to use CSS3 in browsers that support its new properties, and offers a fresh perspective on how to handle older, less capable browsers. You'll need to be willing to leave your preconceptions at the door, and hungry to learn about how using HTML5 and CSS3 will change the way you design and develop for the web. Is your foot on the accelerator? Buckle up, let's go.
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Part 1: Getting hardboiled
In Getting hardboiled, you'll learn about what it means to be hardboiled. You'll discover why we need to re-evaluate concepts such as progressive enhancement and find out the cold, hard truths about how standards are really developed. You'll find out why websites cannot, need not and should not look the same in every browser and what this means for us and the people we work for. Above all else, you'll learn that change isn't coming, it's already here.
Part 2: Hardboiled HTML
In Hardboiled HTML, you'll learn about HTML5 — the latest version of HTML that brings with it new semantic elements. You'll also discover microformats — simple markup patterns for making data machine-readable — and investigate WAI-ARIA Roles. All of these will reduce your reliance on presentational elements and attributes. Get ready, it's time to make your HTML hardboiled.
Part 3: Hardboiled CSS3
In Hardboiled CSS3, you'll learn about web fonts for better type and typography, how to layer colour with RGBa and how to use opacity. You'll discover how use CSS3 multiple background images and how to make borders rounded and full of images. You'll wind up knowing how to replace many images with CSS3 gradients to make your designs lighter and more flexible. Your world may never be quite the same again.
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In More hardboiled CSS3, you'll learn about how to translate, scale, rotate and skew elements using CSS transforms in two and three dimensions. You'll find out how to make state changes smoother with a host of CSS transitions, and finish off by discovering animations in CSS: an emerging standard that has already caught the eye of many of today's top web designers.


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"Most recent of the Circuit release, an ensemble that aims to explore electronic and electro acoustic music taking advantage of the much faster current processor speeds giving amazing real time potential. As usual the group features a varied personell, this time with Taylor the only original. Jon Seagrott plays soprano sax and bass clarinet, Rob Stevenson alto sax, Wx7 and Geof Harris Electric upright and bass guitars. Taylor him self used acoustic modified drum kit, extensive percussion and his normall Kat Mallet electronic setup. All modulated their sounds via their own systems, many granular sytnth software, hardware and pedals.
This CD contains two separate recordings separated by a few months. The first a quartet recorded at the Whitehosue, Rayleight UK on 5th Jan 2011, while the second was a live recording in Oxford on Feb 22nd 2011 as part of the Oxford Improv meet. Jonathon Seagroatt modulated his bass clarinet and soprano saxophone with various granular synth programs as well as using a Korg Kaos Pad, etc.
Rob Stevenson modulated his alto sax iva a Korg Electribe and Roland SP555 as well as using a Yamaha WX7 Wind Synth.
Trevor Taylor's setup was split into three parts, pure metal percussion using many gongs, crotales, rotobells, chimes, etc. by Paiste and Sound Sculptor.
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I'm quite frankly astonished. Even on the best 5757pt WUs, I'd get ~32.5k PPD running these same cards at the same clocks
Prepare yourself for 200K+ PPD depending on clocks! Awesome to have the 1st 580 doing Early Return Bonus for Team TPU!!! Let us know your progress please.
Remember that a 580 costs at least $280. Your 460's are powerhouses in their own right. Got the 570 pumping out some good PPD Of course, I had to clock the piss' out of it. Happy with the temps though!
Yup, GTX 460s are great cards and probably the better performer price wise. One of the only things I regret about moving to an ITX rig is the loss of the ability to run multiple GPUs (aside from SLI on a stick- which is prohibitively expensive )
Partaking of a little libation tonight and appreciating my Fermi cards. Nothing like $500 worth of Video Cards producing as much PPD as a $3K 4P-Opteron rig. Oh well, at least my Folding Farm will be diverse! Fold on my brothers!!!
Think I'll try a bonus fold overnight. Kind of like going fishing.. never know what you may get. Don't like folding the 480, but I really want to see what it can do at least once....
Looks like they are alternating me between the 8057 and 8054 WUs. Should have the prerequisite 10 QRB WUs done by Monday or Tuesday depending on the WU Server's decisions then I can enjoy the new bonuses Should try and take the core clock on this Lightning to the moon after seeing the clock on Buck's 570- nicely done
Shucks We got rid of the Milestones thread? Just when I was going to post something on it, not even for myself. But I guess we all kinda watch Free-DC stats, etc for ourselves.
Pie/Milestones thread will be back up as of tonight. look for it around 11PM EST. You guy's should be mighty proud of the points your pumping out. I say overclock it and go for the ERB record for a 580.
Got my prerequisites met and am receiving my ERB bonus. Will tweak clocks (both GPU and CPU) this weekend if I have the time and go for maximum points.
So something went wrong with my i7-860 rig with the two GTX460s....anyways, it appears to be fixed (although I am running it at stock for now). Both GTX460s are folding again
I was wondering what happened? I figured you were moving around and reconfiguring that extensive farm you have there. Good to have you back!
Thanks I'm getting just about 217k PPD on the two cards now, so all looks good. When I go home for winter break (unfortunately, I'll be at home with my rigs off for about three weeks) I'm going to take the i7/3xHD7770 for WCG and then I'll throw one of the GTX460s in the ITX box for F@H. A GTX470 might be nice, but it would just be so loud...
Hello to the F@H team! You may have seen it already, but I wanted to remind the F@H team that they are included and welcomed in the game giveaway that just started in the WCG section. It's only open to WCG and F@H members. Please feel free to post there and enter for any game you would like, or just to say hello to the fellas. Keep up the fine work! Thanks guys http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176787
FYI- I will be listing some items in a FS thread at some point later this evening. Items (crunchers/folders discounts will be available): - i7 980X (from F150's rig) - MSI 6870 Hawk, EVGA GTS 450 and possibly a few more items... TBA Send me a PM if interested
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On 28 October 2013, the Security Council held a public debate chaired by Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, in the presence of Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General, M. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, OIC Secretary General, and his successor. The meeting focused on cooperation between the UN and regional and sub-regional organizations, particularly the OIC, regarding international peace and security.
During this session, Mr. Ekmeleddin reiterated his commitment to promote an active partnership with the UN in view of developing common strategies. He welcomed the many areas of cooperation between the United Nations and regional and sub-regional organizations in order to ensure a more effective peace, justice, respect for human rights and development, recalling that many issues on the agenda of the Security Council concern the Islamic World. He appreciated the crucial role played by OIC on emerging crises and recalled the commitment of its Member States to the UN Charter and its principles of international peace and security. OIC was secking to promote conflict prevention and resolution but also post-conflict recovery, human rights and peacekeeping. One of the major challenges was the radicalization within communities and religious intolerance. He encouraged closer intercultural dialogue among civilizations and said that OCI would make every effort in the fight against terrorism and extremism.
In his statement, the Representative of France reminded the strengthening of the relationship of France with the OIC on subjects such as the Syrian crisis, the Middle East peace process, the Arab Spring, Mal and the fight against international terrorism. Dialogue between the OIC and the United Nations for peacekeeping and peace building on subjects such as conflict prevention, human rights, humanitarian assistance, the fight against terrorism or intercultural dialogue was essential and in this regard, the OIC was an important partner of the United Nations. Following this debate, the Security Council adopted a presidential statement.
On 6 August 2013, the Security Council held a public debate chaired by Ms. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of Argentina, and in the presence of Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General. This meeting, focused on cooperation between the UN and regional organizations, mobilized several ministers, including Mr. Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cuba and President of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and Mrs. Eda Franchini Rivas, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru and representative of the Union of South American Nations, alongside Mr. Tekeda Alemu, Ethiopian ambassador to the UN who spoke on behalf of the African Union and Mr. Ahmed Fathalla who spoke on behalf of the Arab League.
These speakers called for a reinforcement of the cooperation between the UN and regional organizations to ensure a more sustainable peace and to promote more effective security and improved socio-economic development in areas of conflict. The members of the Security Council stated that regular consultations and coordination between the UN and regional organizations were indispensable, also through planning missions and joint evaluations when relevant.
In his statement, the representative of France welcomed the cooperation between the European Union and the United Nations. He also said that to ensure the coherence of international action, the credibility of the work of the UN and the organization's principles, the cooperation between the UN and regional organizations should take place in accordance with the principles and relevant provisions of the UN Charter and under the auspices of the Security Council.
Following this debate, the Security Council adopted a presidential statement.
The UN recognizes regional organizations as key stakeholders in international relations. Some of these regional organizations have been granted observer status at the UN General Assembly and have a permanent representation in New York. This is notably the case for:
The African Union
The Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
The Central American Integration System (SICA)
The Commonwealth
The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)
The European Union (EU)
The International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF)
The League of Arab States
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Several other regional organizations, even if they don't have a permanent representation in New York, benefit from observer status and actively participate in the UN's diplomatic activities.
The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
The Andean Community
The Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
The Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
The Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries
The Community of Sahel-Saharan States
The Council of Europe
The East African Community
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The Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB).
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The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
The Pacific Island Forum
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
The Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Lastly, some regional organizations such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization do not have observer status but are critical UN partners.
Chapter VIII of the UN Charter relating to regional agreements makes provision for the existence of regional entities whose role in the peaceful settlement of conflicts is recognized by the UN.
The Charter enshrines the Security Council's monopoly on authorizing the use of force, except in self-defense. This authorization may however stipulate that the mandate be executed by a regional organization.
Any intervention by a regional or sub-regional organization involving the use of force therefore requires an explicit Security Council mandate in order to avoid the fragmentation of collective security which is intended to be universal.
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— Article 53: "The Security Council shall, where appropriate, utilize such regional arrangements or agencies for enforcement action under its authority. But no enforcement action shall be taken under regional arrangements or by regional agencies without the authorization of the Security Council. […]"
— Article 54: "The Security Council shall at all times be kept fully informed of activities undertaken or in contemplation under regional arrangements or by regional agencies for the maintenance of international peace and security."
Role of regional and sub-regional organizations in peacekeeping
The role of regional organizations in collective security expanded rapidly in the 1990s. This trend reflects both the institutional strengthening of the regional and sub-regional organizations and the openness showed by the UN Secretary-General from 1992 to 1996, Egyptian Boutros Boutros-Ghali, in his Agenda for Peace (1992).
The involvement of regional organizations in peacekeeping continued to expand during the first decade of this century. Action by NATO and the EU, as well as the OSCE and the AU, served to make this phenomenon all the more visible. This activity related not just to the peaceful settlement of disputes (good offices, mediation efforts) but also to coercive measures (sanctions and even military operations).
The Security Council and the regional and sub-regional organizations
The Security Council has, in this context, developed cooperation with the regional organizations, while seeking to strengthen and improve the framework of this cooperation.
A variety of arrangements have therefore been implemented, sometimes in the form of support lent by a regional organization to the UN (the European Union's Operation Artemis in the Democratic Republic of Congo), but most often in the form of UN support for regional organizations: co-deployment, successive rotations and deployments, operational or budgetary support (AMISOM), exclusive management by the regional organization within the framework of a UN mandate (NATO International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan).
These experiences have posed new challenges for the Security Council with respect to partnership arrangements, as in the case of the AU/UN hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID).
The involvement of regional organizations in peacekeeping can lead to political difficulties: lack of resources available to the regional organization (troops, equipment, military expertise, budget), pressure to provide predictable and sustainable funding, lack of oversight by the Security Council with respect to the operations that it has authorized, strategic differences between the regional organization and the Security Council, etc.
However, the role of regional organizations in peacekeeping and international security is destined to continue growing with a view toward promoting subsidiarity as well as the accountability of regional actors. France contributes to this through the organizations to which it belongs, as well as through its support for implementing regional security architectures, as for example in Africa in support of the African Union's efforts.
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28 October 2013 - Security Council - Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security : Strengthening the partnership synergy between the United Nations and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation - Statement by Mr. Gérard Araud, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations
6 August 2013 - Security Council - Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security - Statement by Mr. Alexis Lamek, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of France to the United Nations
7 May 2013 – Security Council – OSCE – Statement by Mr Martin Briens, Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations
13 January 2010 - Security Council - Cooperation between the UN and regional and subregional organizations - Statement by Mr. Gérard Araud, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations
28 October 2013 - Security Council - Presidential Statement
6 August2013 - Security Council - Presidential Statement
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Spent a few minutes of my free time watching some Naoto play and here's one that caught my eye.
Notice how this Naoto is a nice balance between rushdown and zoning. While how the player deals pressure with Naoto is a bit too "straightforward" for my taste, compared to how my favorite Kouhatsu Naoto player (the pink/blonde one) deals pressure, I like how "smart" this Naoto is though. Whenever his pressure ends, he sacrifices his momentum and goes back to neutral by backing off and laying more traps, when he sees an opportunity, he gets in again.
I think this is the ideal way to fight against characters who can deal so much damage off of one hit like Chie and maybe Akihiko, by getting in their face when they mess up or you see an opening and get out when your pressure ends. Since Naoto's health is pretty low, she can't afford to make too many mistakes so it's best to take a cautious approach when fighting characters who can stay in your face off of one mistake. Also Naoto's 5/2D, traps and gun automatically obviously help her neutral game so it's probably wise to start off zoning with her 5/2D 3 hit combo, traps and bullets, and then rushdown, especially since Chie and Aki have to be close to you first to be a threat so why go at them "naked" first?
However, when playing like this, obviously don't be surprised if you're in Negative Penalty a few times. XD
Also, this is just boss right there. <3


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Ohhhh, I love this! Thank YOU! Going to download tonight!
So, any ETA on 2.7?
j/k, downloading now, but I'm going to busy for the next two days. Look forward to getting into it though!
After having a play ingame, have to say again great work I44 Team.
Congratulations boys on this colossal effort!!
The progress made since last time and the overall quality of this release is amazing for such a small team. You've well.
Thanks heaps for dedicating what has to be every last second of your "free time" to making this mod for the community!
Your efforts are appreciated.
Does anyone from Kelly's Heroes know if the Yomas Addon Sync repo will be updated?
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Again a AWESOME Work from the I44 Team !!!
Finally! Exactly the moment I´d purchased ARMA X for! Downloading now...
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awesome work guys!!!
however, now it is released, is there anyone who is intesrested to make a campaign with this great mod?


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More than 50 years of exploration for uranium have resulted in the discovery of deposits in various parts of the country. The major resources are in Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces in the south-east, in Liaoning province to the northeast of Beijing and in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of north-western China. In April 2007, it was announced that future uranium exploration would focus on the Yili Basin in Xinjiang and the Ordoo Basin in Inner Mongolia.
Total Identified Resources in ten locations are stated to be 85 000 tonnes (in situ), an increase of 8 000 tU over the level reported for the 2003 Red Book, but with no breakdown by cost category. For the 2005 edition of the Red Book, recoverable RAR at less than US$ 80/kgU have been estimated as 38 019 tonnes and IR in the same cost bracket as 21 704 tonnes. Undiscovered resources have been retained at the 2003 levels of 3 600 tonnes of PR and
4 100 tonnes of SR.
There are five operational production centres, with an aggregate nominal capacity of 840 tU/yr. Construction of a new production centre at Fuzhou is in hand. China, the only producing country in East Asia, does not report official production figures. Production is estimated to have been 730 tU in 2004 and 750 tU in 2005, primarily from underground mining. Given its nuclear power expansion plans and, in order to avoid overdependence on foreign sources of uranium, there are determined efforts under way for further exploration, the development of mines and the improvement of mine productivity.


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Forum Labs, what are you spending for your server now?
If you're using 4 drives (or two pairs), you'd want to give the data directory its own drive or at least move it to a drive that you'll use less often.
A couple of changes to the filesystem:
• ext4 instead of ext3
• Noatime
• Barrier=0: http://www.slideshare.net/matsunobu/linux-and-hw-optimizations-for-mysql-7614520 / http://www.slideshare.net/matsunobu/linux-performance-tuning-stabilization-tips-mysqlconf2010 (page 17) (Yoshinori Matsunobu is one of the leading experts in MySQL optimizations) http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-ext4/2009/9/11/6399013
• Dir_index
• Vm.swapiness=1 (not 0 because we aren't completely in RAM)
• Huge Page Support: http://vekseid.com/blogs/vekseid/optimizing_a_server_for_mysql
All of those will help you out a lot. Of course, if you don't have a BBWC, I wouldn't go with the barrier=0 option.
Joshua Dickerson:
I forgot to mention, might want to use Barracuda engine on Percona and compress your tables. That will help you get more CPU usage and less memory/disk usage.
Forum Labs:
My current server only costs me $80 monthly
Thanks for sharing those links :)
Is percona a replacement to mysql? I might just upgrade to mysql 5.5 since I am too busy right now.
Thanks everyone
Joshua Dickerson:
Yes, Percona is a drop-in replacement to MySQL. Meaning, you don't need to make any changes to your application to make it work. It works well with SMF. Are those drives in a RAID config?
SSD is very fast and reliable, my db is about 20 Gigs, and RAM is 32 GB, But i see lot of performance is with SSD hardisk itself, go with it .
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Gotta Love Them Crazy Eyes
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My chocolate boxes arrived last week. The cardboard carton was heavy and huge and I ripped it open with rabid joy and laid the contents before me. The table was piled high with stacks of elegant black and white boxes, rolls of black ribbon, and brightly colored flattened cardboard more puzzling than a Rubik's cube to assemble. After folding them every which way and managing to convince myself I wasn't making candy boxes, I was failing a sinister psychiatric exam, I turned the task over to the cat. Another stack of small but classy little brown boxes were just perfect for that manly chocolate gift should a manly man (or woman) cross my path in need of nine perfectly presented chocolates. Now all I needed to do was fill them up. Read More…


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- Continue researching my Whitehouse family with the goal of obtaining the birth, marriage and death registration or parish records for each of my direct line ancestors.
- Write the story about my great-aunt Edie and the Whitehouse cousin to whom she was betrothed.
- Connect with an Evans or Whitehouse cousin. Although I have made contact with cousins in the collateral lines of the family, I really would like to meet some cousins who are more closely related.
- Continue researching and sorting out the Ketland/Kettledon line of the family.
Taking into consideration some of my other genealogy goals for the upcoming year, I will be pleased if I can accomplish even one or two of these goals. I think having started this new blog to record my family history about the Evans, Whitehouse and Ketland/Kettledon families is a step in the right direction.
Posted for the 87th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy.
Copyright 2009 by Kathryn Lake.


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As has become tradition, the lines running outside of the Coca-Cola Dome for the annual rAge event were a sight to behold as people eager to storm the doors queued well into the parking lot on a bright sunny day. Without a single cloud hanging in the vast blue sky above all anyone wanted to do was get inside!
While gamers were waiting of their own accord hours before the doors opened at 10am, it seemed as though even those who had been waiting the longest were still in good spirits with thoughts of gaming nirvana lurking inside the Dome.
Get a good look at the lines leading to the entrance of rAge 2013 and see some of the characters desperate to get inside:
rAge 2013 Photos: Day One – Crowds and Lines
rAge 2013 Video: Day One – Massive Crowds, Closed Doors
rAge 2013 Video: Day One – Outside Queues, Blue Skies
Were you at rAge 2013? What was your favourite part of the show and what was your greatest disappointment?
Follow our continued coverage of rAge 2013 at our dedicated page over here.
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MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a type of bacteria which has become increasingly resistant to antibiotics. MRSA infection has become increasingly difficult to treat, and can lead to death.
The number of cases of MRSA has been rising sharply - from 2,422 in 1997 in England and Wales, to 7,684 in 2003/4 in England alone. Official figures show that about 15% of reported MRSA cases result in death.
In terms of antibiotic resistance in hospitals, the UK has one of the worst records, particularly for MRSA. . For people who are concerned about the possibility of MRSA infection in UK hospitals has been one of the factors which has encouraged them to seek hospital treatment abroad.
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Sleepy Storm arrive in Britain
Melbourne Storm players arrived in London this morning bleary-eyed following a "sleepless" 24-hour flight with a further warning not to nod off for the rest of today.
The Australian champions appointed a designated "pest" to rouse napping players as part of their meticulous preparation for the World Club Challenge against Leeds Rhinos at Headingley on Friday week.
"During the flight they have a routine of when to sleep or at least a recommendation," Storm football manager Frank Ponissi told the club website www.melbournestorm.com.au.
"It's very hard to tell people when to fall asleep but we want to adjust to the UK time zone as quick as we can.
"The idea is to keep them up for the full day, too, which is hard because we arrive at 5am. But we can't afford to have them dropping off in the afternoon. There's too much to get done.
"We want to give ourselves the best possible chance of winning by getting there early, doing the right things before, during and after."
Melbourne flew business class and held a stretching session during a Singapore stopover.
The players were also given their winter gear six weeks early to deal with the dramatic drop in temperature.
"We didn't give them a list of what to pack, we just gave them their big jackets and beanies now instead of in March," Ponissi said.
The squad will visit the famous Eton college tomorrow and will take part in an opposed training session with London Broncos' academy on Friday before heading to Leeds to set up camp at the weekend.


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This darling quilt is done in white, yellow, green, and grey. Perfect colors for ANY baby! The center block is done using a raw edge applique technique. I made this quilt as a sample to hang in a local fabric shop in West Seattle. It hung there for several months and got many compliments and rave reviews!
The center block is trimmed with jumbo green ric-rac and the whole thing has been quilted using a mixture of an all over design in the middle and lots of straight line quilting on the outside. I used a light yellow thread to make the quilting stand out just a bit from the white fabric.
The size measures 48 inches x 42 inches
If you would like a custom quilt in your own colors, I can make that as well.


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The International Center will help northern Indiana businesses
The announcement that CPEG teamed up with Indianapolis-based The International Center comes just days after the release of a CPEG-commissioned report, The Talent Roadmap for Northern Indiana, that highlighted a need to include international workers in efforts to expand the workforce in the region.
�We are a welcoming community and the recruitment of international professionals is a natural element of the region long-term talent attraction and retention strategy,� said Shawn Peterson, CPEG president and chief executive officer, in a written announcement of the new collaboration.
�To improve our competitiveness, the Talent Roadmap recommended offering additional assistance to international recruits and their families as they assimilate into the community and to the businesses that need to train co-workers regarding cultural differences,� he said.
Diane Thomas, head of The International Center, said the partnership with CPEG is part of the central Indiana group�s effort to branch out.
�We embarked on a path two years ago, at the urging of then-Gov. Mitch Daniels, to extend our reach statewide and to make our programs and services available to businesses, governments, educational institutions and other organizations beyond central Indiana with international needs or an international growth strategy,� she said in the same announcement.
�We have strategically pursued such a growth plan, and this new collaboration with CPEG is one that can be a win-win proposition virtually from Day One � for CPEG, for The International Center, and most importantly, for businesses in the northern Indiana region and their ability to attract and retain top international talent,� she said.
The International Center added a South Bend-based member of its team, Janine Felder-Kahn, to help businesses in this area.
Peterson said, �We are thrilled to partner with The International Center, as it is seen as a model across the United States for providing these very services.
�Over the years they have provided services to global giants like Eli Lilly and Dow AgroSciences, both headquartered in Indiana, and we are pleased to introduce The Center and its program staff to our members and other businesses in the Northern Indiana region to assist them in much the same way with their international talent needs.�
The partnership will provide destination services to help international employees and their spouses prepare and settle in, global competency training, and protocol services.
Thomas said, �We are optimistic that we can add considerable value to the efforts of CPEG and their regional business partners and are eager to make as meaningful a contribution to advancing the global agenda of businesses in northern Indiana as we have been able to do for our long-standing business partners in central Indiana.�


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I have always been bothered by my smile. When I was a child the space between my two front teeth was so wide, although it has mostly closed there is still a space. I also have one tooth on the top that is very pointy and stands out in photos, so I always try to take a photo from the other side. My bottom teeth are all crowded and because of that they are not straight. When I was a child my parents could not afford braces so I have had to deal with it. It is always someting I wanted to fix, but as a parent of two children I wanted to make sure my children came first. Fixing my smile is one of the things on my list should I ever win the powerball, but I'm sure to have better odds of winning a "Jolly" smile!
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Thu, Oct 29, 2009 | 13:51 GMT
Sony will announce a UK God of War 3 demo "in due course"
Sony has confirmed that the God of War 3 demo included with the Blu-ray release of District 9 is for US only.
"That's for the US only," a Sony spokesperson told StrategyInformer. "We'll announce our plans for the [UK] GOW 3 demo in due course."
Looks like you'll have to wait a bit longer, UK. Hopefully not much longer, but still, waiting is a bit crap.
Wed, Oct 28, 2009 | 22:07 GMT
God of War 3 demo to be included with District 9 on Blu-ray
Those interested in purchasing "District 9″ on Blu-ray when it comes out December 29 will get a surprise in the form of a God of War 3 demo.
"Blu-ray functionality has long been a differentiator that separates the PS3 from other home entertainment systems," said SCEA's Peter Dille in the press release. "Through this collaboration with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment we're able to create a unique experience only available on the PS3 system that blends two of the most popular entertainment options available, watching 'District 9′ and playing 'God of War 3′ off the same disc."
The God of War Collection will be released in the US next month, so this gives people a different demo opportunity should they decide not to purchase the game disc.
No word on whether the demo would be included with "District 9″ disc across the pond, but we'll ask for you.
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Users can now buy Parallels virtualization software and a package with multimedia codecs by Fluendo from Linspire's Click'n'Run Warehouse (CNR).
These new additions are the practical consequence of the latest corporation entered into by the Linux distributor. The vendor's own distributions, Freespire 2.0 and Linspire 6.0 already have a client for the software warehouse, as do Ubuntu 7.04 and 7.10 thanks to cooperation with Canonical. Linspire advertises CNR as a sales channel for commercial Linux software; it also has a traditional Webshop.
Parallels Workstation 2.2, the virtualization software is now available for around US$ 50. It allows users to run Windows (from 3.1 to Vista), Mac OS X, NetBSD, OpenBSD and Linux as guest operating systems on a Linux machine. Among other things it supports Intel's VT virtualization technology.
The Fluendo Megabundle is a collection of proprietary codecs that allow Linux users to enhance the GStreamer Version 0.10.3 or later multimedia framework. CNR has the package with licensed codes Microsoft's WMA, WMV, ASF and MMS, along with decoders for MPEG4, MP3 and AC3 Divx support for about US$ 40.
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Scissor Sisters have a 'Kiki' summer
''I really had no idea that the response would be so nuts,'' says Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears. ''The gays are really, really freaking out about it.''
It's true: the '90s-era style house jam ''Let's Have A Kiki'' has been generating serious gay buzz. As vocalist Ana Matronic, the band's lone female member explains in the song, ''a kiki is a party for calming all your nerves.'' It's essentially an underground party, a gathering of friends at someone's house in the wee hours of the night.
''We kind of slipped [the song] out about three weeks before the album came out,'' Shears says, referring to the band's fourth set Magic Hour, released a month ago. ''If we can give people a song for the summer, that's kind of all you can ask for really.''
World's most popular gay band
Chances are, Scissor Sisters, the world's most popular gay band, will also give D.C. the concert of the summer when they play back-to-back shows next week at the 9:30 Club. ''I have a lot of good memories there. It's one of my favorite places to play,'' Shears says about the storied venue.
As anyone who's seen Scissor Sisters live knows, it's not just one giant, public kiki, with one fun but frivolous disco-tipped rock song after another. For every ''Kiki,'' there's Magic Hour's opening track, ''Baby Come Home,'' in which Shears conveys the loneliness an open relationship can bring, as one partner is home alone late at night while the other is out ''giving someone the time.''
In other words, Shears and the similarly pseudonymous Babydaddy, the band's principal songwriters, don't skirt serious subject matter - or even somber balladry.
No big designs
Shears, whose given name is Jason Sellards, says he knew he wanted to be a singer when he was just a kid in Seattle. By the time he moved to New York for college, however, he was focused on contemporary literature and writing fiction. ''I think it definitely helped me [develop] the stories that sort of happen in songs,'' Shears says.
Shears has never been one to have grand designs or plans. Certainly Scott ''Babydaddy'' Hoffman and Shears didn't expect much to develop from their flashy performance art group, forged in 2001 and provocatively named after a lesbian sex act. They just wanted to be part of underground New York club culture at the time.
''At first it was like, 'Oh, let's get some gigs,''' he recalls. ''And then you get some gigs, and then people started responding to songs, so it was, 'Let's write some more songs.''' Soon enough, they created a self-titled debut album that would go on to become 2004's biggest-selling album in the United Kingdom, and turned them into stadium-filling pop superstars throughout much of the world.
A fun album
Yet the band, which also includes guitarist Del Marquis and drummer Randy Real, hasn't managed to develop much more than a cult and gay following on the home turf. Still, Shears is emerging as one of American gay culture's leading creative figures. In addition to his work with Scissor Sisters, Shears is co-writing the score for a musical adaptation of Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City - despite a lack of experience writing musicals. After mostly positive reviews from an early version of the show in San Francisco last summer, the next step is a New York workshop to try to line up more producers for an eventual Broadway run.
In the meantime, there's a year of touring ahead to support Magic Hour. ''It was a really fun album to put together,'' Shears says. ''And it happened faster than really any of them have before - almost too fast.'' Magic Hour was released only two years after Night Work, and the sound of that stunning, often euphoric, all-dance set does color the latest. ''I wanted them to kind of be complements to one another in a way,'' Shears says, adding, ''Magic Hour is a warmer album. The sentiments are a lot warmer.''
Parents & husband
The U.S. tour includes stops next weekend in New York. But at least for Shears, D.C. is as much of a homecoming. For starters, Shears actually met the man who would become his husband at the band's first concert at the 9:30 Club in May 2004.
And then there's the fact that Shears's parents now live on a farm in Virginia - and never miss a D.C. show. ''I have incredible parents that are just with me all the way,'' he says. ''I'm super, super, super lucky because especially a lot of creative gay people don't necessarily have that. I feel like a really fortunate guy.''
Scissor Sisters perform Monday, July 2, and Tuesday, July 3, at Nightclub 9:30, 815 V St. NW. Tickets, remaining for July 3 only, are $40. Call 202-265-0930 or visit 930.com.
On July 5, the group move on to The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA; then finish their East Coast tour on July 6 and 7 at Terminal 5 in New York, NY.
For more information, visit the Scissor Sisters website.
Watch the Custom Videodrome Discothèque Video Edit of ""Let's Have A Kiki":