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I've heard of flv files (flash video) having a size limit under certain circumstances. Have you updated your Flash player to it's latest version?

Seems to be a lot of duplicates in both. Hard to evaluate if there is a more comprehensive collection on-line.

Could this be an Armenian trait? I know many, many bright, intelligent Armenians who tend to under achieve, and put off important tasks to the point they become unmanageable. It's so easy to procrastinate - yet it causes so much stress long term. I have these tendencies - both perfectionist and procrastination - and have learned over the years that my own well-being is risk when I'm about to fall into the traps of procrastination. Bottom line, what helps me are the following two things: priority management and focus. I manage my priorities in evaluating two key parameters together (very informally of course, but the thought process is there): 1) Task duration vs. desired completion date ratio 2) Task impact/consequence The duration/completion ratio must always be below the value of 1. Items with higher duration/completion ratios must be treated in priority, depending, of course, on task impact. Task impact can be evaluated using different techniques, the easiest being a simplified cost/benefit analysis – essentially, what it will cost you (in time/resources etc. compared to what you get in return, both as tangibles (income, skills, savings, future time savings, convenience, comfort etc.) and intangibles (feelings, confidence etc.). Also think about the impact of NOT accomplishing the task under the same terms as above. If you wish can rate impacts on a scale – but IMO that’s just too formal, and you’ll end up getting bogged down in analysis, and not in action. The key here is that the approach above is informal and is executed intuitively – if you need to get out a paper and pen for your analysis you’ll kiss goodbye the benefits…. Example: Task A takes 3 hours to complete, but must be completed in 6. The duration/completion ratio is 0.5 Task impact is moderate to high – you’ll earn 800$ by accomplishing the task, but risk annoying long-term client if you’re late. Task B takes 2 hours to complete, but must be completed in 3. The duration/completion ratio is 0.67 Task impact is moderate – you’ll earn 200$ by accomplishing the task, but risk annoying a new client if you’re late. In the above example, I would obviously choose to complete task B before task A – even though B has lower impact, it has a higher duration/completion ratio. More importantly, if you’re efficient, you can complete B and still have time to complete A. I could go on and give other examples, but I think you must get the idea. As for focus, there is no better tool to help you focus than the acknowledgment of life's reality. I have no one to count on but myself, so if I don't get it done it simply won’t get done. Understanding the impact (both negative and positive) of potential tasks, can profoundly affect your level of focus and intensity with the job at hand. Boy, I really rolled on there – sorry I must have been procrastinating

Folks - please cut out the personal insults.

I thought some of the most emotional and captivating moments of his lecture were with regards to Hrant, and the effect of his assassination upon the general public in Turkey. He implied that Hrant made a choice, almost as if he was prescient that more good would come of his death inside Turkey, than his life if he left Turkey. Akcam spoke of a battle now in Turkey between the Turkish people and the "militaristic bureaucracy" clinging to power. The positive outlook would be that Hrant's death is a key catalyst, amongst others, that may perhaps bring about important changes within the nation.

Whoops! In the article that sweet Nairi posted, they address the Beach Boys use of the Theramin - and it wasn't a real theramin, but an "Electro Theramin"! And it's Paul Tanner, not Tonner. Mon dieu.

I believe it was the Beach Boys, and Brian Wilson, who paved the way for the Theramin in "pop" music - and this would have been in the late 50's! I think the guy who played/made it for them was named Paul Tonner, or something like that.

You're intriguing me.....

Can you press pause on the exitsing program you use? If distance is a problem, how about a wireless mouse - bluetooth maybe?

So I wasn't the only one! Nice thread For the record Here's the IMDB entry for Delicatessen

Zareh! Why did you mention you were going? I attended was there too - along with another HF member. I wholly agree with you - I found his lecture quite compelling. I find his moderate approach to the issue refreshing, although personally I prefer "live" questions to "handwritten notes" format. I think we miss much of the nuance and sometimes even the sense of the questions when they're read by someone else.

Doh! Beaten to the punch! <_<

Welcome back Vayri jan. I suspect you are viewing the theads in "Outline" mode. To the top right of your post you'll see and OPTIONS button, click on that and choose the "Switch to Standard" option, and everything should be peachy afterward. Let us know how it goes.

Hellektor: There were over two dozen postings that were either off-topic, or irrelevant to the thread. They were not removed for censorship or even personal reasons. Your two posts discussed the Azeri actions during the war in Artsakh, and the actions of some famous Armenian revolutionaries. While lucid posts, they were in response to other off-topic posts. It's your choice whether you participate or not. But since you seem so attached to your posts, I can PM them to you and you can begin a new topic if you like. Just let me know.

This is off-topic, but if you're having pop-ups you've likely got spyware on your machine. Check the topics on spyware in the help forum for instruction of how to remove it.

What I removed was a steady string of insults along with the resulting off-topic diversions. Some good posts may have been removed also - but they did not have any relevance to Hrant Dink, nor this thread.

I think there are cases where the above point is true - but I would think on a general scale, most Armenians would out their cultural values above those of creating propoganda for political gain. Moreso, we are witnessing that the quest for personal wealth comes first and foremost above all considerations. So much for political gain. I don't think we have to worry too much about the Azeri/Turkish "propoganda" at least not the home grown variety in outlets like youtube. This video in particular is so rife with innacuracies and outright mistakes that it would be difficult for anyone with half a brain to take seriously.

Ok - I did some cleanup. Let's try and keep the thread clean please.

We already did that to Yervant Although I do agree with you Extra. We shouldn't make fun of Phantom...

I did not realise he had been back to Turkey recently Aubépine, thank you. And Yervant too. So is anyone (in Montreal) going tomorrow? Quebecer? Dave? Irlandahye? Yervant?

By "this guy" are you referring to Akcam? If I understand well, he was a political prisoner in Turkey in the 70's. He escaped from the country and I don't believe he has been back since. So it should not be of any surprise that he's not respected by Turks. Maybe someone else can back me up on that. He's not the only Turkish scholar to recognize the Armenian Genocide (Pamuk & Shafak amongts several others)

Disagree. A journalist's ethical responsibility is to report the truth - and certainly truth MUST be reported regardless of socio-political consequence. Only recognition of the truth will allow us to build a better, ethical nation that is fit to face the coming challenges of future generation. Sweeping things under the rug will never help - not only is it akin to condoning undesired behaviour, it is highly hypocritical of us to not report/admit our own short-comings and problems. The first step to solving a problem is to recognize it exists. In this particular case, it's hard to even do that: The pictures of the khatchkars were simply that: pictures of broken khatchkars. The premise of the video, that Armenians don't really care for their cultural history, but only for political gain against Turkey/Azerbaijan, is quite plainly ludicrous. What is more compelling, and this would be evident to anyone who actually read Edik's article, is that Armenia has a corruption problem: A problem that facilitates, for the sole sake of profits, the unhindered disrespect of historic cultural Armenian icons. If this problem is never exposed and address, it will continue to stew beneath the surface and rot out the nation from within. I commend Edik and hetq.am for having the balls to report the reality that so many simply ignore.

sorry dude

Take the chicken across, leave the fox with the corn. Come back, and take the fox across. Come back with the chicken, take the corn across and leave it with the fox Come back, get the chicken and take it across.... voilà.

From: Pearls before Swine by Stephan Pastis