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Whoa, where did that come from? I merely suggested that you may not have really experienced all the quebec culture has to offer. There's no need to get your knickers in a knot. Your outlook on "culture" is quite limited if you're only reference is bonnehomme carnaval & poutine. Besides you seem to be repeating antiquated arguments that were à la mode twenty years ago. The birth rate in quebec in 2006 was 10.3 per 1000 population, well in line with the Canadian average of 10.6, and that of Ontario 10.5. Five other provinces have a lower birth rate. Further, the rate in Quebec has been rising slightly whereas for some other provinces is has been in decline. If you're going to blurt out statistics, take 25 seconds to validate them, or get them from a reliable Source, like StatsCan. Otherwise your opinion comes acress as credible as poutine.

I don't think Irlandahye actually lives here. Or if he does, his social circle/peer group must be seriously limited in scope. I'm a federalist BTW so I'm not going to defend Quebec's separatist aspirations, however I do recoginize the strengths of their culture and the resilience of the Quebecois.

And depending on the type of knee surgery, any of the above supplements may be of little or no use, as they would not help ligaments or tendons for example....

The effectiveness and the claims made by proponents of both Glucosamine and Shark Cartilage are up for debate. Shark Cartilage in particular has no real peer-reviewed literature that support its use. Glucosamine however is commonly used to treat osteoarthritis and is thought to help rebuild cartilage, though some in the medical community don't believe it's effective. What type of knee surgery is he undergoing? I've had surgery to repair torn ligaments, and I wasn't bed-ridden for that period of time (although I did sport a nice cast for 13 weeks and then went through another 8 in physiotherapy). The gluscosamine could be a nice gift, but I have a feeling you'd have to figure out whether he's the type of person that would take this kind of stuff, or if he thinks it's a quack product.

Before I read your post, I would never have drawn any sort of parallel between the struggles of Artsakh and the aspirations of Quebec. A key difference being that the Quebecois are truly integrated into the rest of Canada. French is an official government language, there are Quebec "ex-pats" in all corners of the country, and for the most part Canadians everywhere love Quebec, it's residents and cherish the fact that it's an integral part of the nation. I don't think those in Artsakh/Azerbaijan have similar sentiments at all... That said, reading Zareh's post I can see how you made the connection ;-)

Cheap hydro. Accessible tuition. Better daycare. Greater focus on culture. Lower cost of living, although higher taxes & lower incomes make up for that. Better outlook on life (maybe that's what you call lazy) - there is perhaps lower productivity, but there is a much better work/life balance in this province compared to Ontario. People work to live and not the other way around. That's why we have better restaurants and generally speaking, healthier attitudes towards food/drink and leisure. I suppose I don't have to mention the peeler bars ;-)

I don't think Quebec separation is a real threat right now. Basically, as Zareh said, it goes with the provincial economy: when times are good, people are content and the "soft" separatists are more or less appeased. When the economy hits a rough patch, the people of Quebec seem to think that by "keeping" their resources to themselves they would be able to exert greater control over the economic drivers themselves (as opposed to the Federal government revenue & transfer payment cycle). This is likely an erroneous assumption. Though we are seeing signs of slowdown currently, the last few years have been nothing short of a boom and consumer confidence is still riding high. Unless the bottom falls out there won't be serious talk of separation anytime soon. Even the PQ & Bloc are avoiding the issue now, choosing instead to focus on semantics. Back to Dion, I think he was the best compromise, but unfortunately the top three candidates are all considered "polarizing" forces: - Ontario would have had trouble trusting Rae again - too much baggage leftover from the surprise NDP government in the early 90's. - Ignatieff seemed to have developed a love/hate relationship with his party caucus, delegates either loved him, or would vote for anyone to make sure he doesn't win the leadership. Bottom line, I think it was Iggy who "lost" and not Dion who "won". - As for Dion, he has his core supporters, but on a National scene, many will associate him with the Chretien years, and that may be too fresh in the memory of voters to allow him to defeat Harper. Even in Quebec, some liken him to a "traitor" rather than a proud Quebecois. We'll have to see how it goes - either way he'll have some major diplomatic challenges in reaching out to Iggy & Kennedy supporters and bringing them on board united.

As sip said, probably a DNS issue at the ISP level. It happens sometimes. Glad things are ok...

Very lucid arguments Zareh The only thing I have left to add is the issue childcare where the Harper government is completely ignoring the impending (and crucial) demographic need for strategic vision. Ironically, it is the "ignorent" french in Quebec who have finally succeeded in altering the declining birthrate here by developing a provincial childcare strategy that's providing a service accessible to the majority of the population. Quebec's childcare program could serve, with some alterations, as a model for a national plan. The focus is on providing accessible, available chilcare spots - Harper's solution is to give each family with a child 125$/month tax credit. I have friends in Toronto paying almost 1500$/month in childcare services (for one kid!!) so what is Harper actually giving families, two days of care? Hardly worth the bother....

I'm referring to your quote below: Where did you get this info, and for it to be relevant, how does it compare with other provinces?

Safari is very picky about CSS syntax, plus positioning/layout using styles can be a real pain. Essentially a good work around for a webmaster is to detect the browser and implement you styles based upon the browser variable. It's kind of long but it ensures better end point results.

Where do you get your stats Irlandahey?

Harper has been "screwing up" since he stepped into office, appointed a NON-ELECTED senator (Fortier) to cabinet, and greased that turncoat opportunist out west (Emerson) to defect to his party. His postion (or lack thereof) on the environment is an international embarassement - Ambrose has been talking plenty and doing nothing and is quickly digging her fate deep into the dungeons of politcal failure. She doesn't understand the personal (and career) sacrifice she's making for Harper as Mininster of the environment. Don't forget, eventhough Harper acknowledged the AG, many in his party like current MP Maurice Velacott opposed vehemently the AG motion. Here's nice little quote from Velacott who's serving in Harper's caucus: "What the Turks so strenuously object to is the Armenian activists' one-sided portrayal of the tragic events to the world community and labelling them as genocide, using, in some cases, distortion or exaggeration of facts to further their political agenda of obtaining money and land from Turkey. While doing so, Armenians ignore the death and massacre of more than twice as many Turks at the hands of the Armenian revolutionary bands and the Russians whom they were helping during the First World War." Irlandahay the liberals delivered 7 consecutive budgets without a deficit - many with large surpluses - what deficit are you referring to?

!!!! Watch out - Azat'll quit his job and start a delivery service.

Firefox mostly. IE for certain sites that require it. On my Mac I use both Firefox and Safari but more often the former.

Mosjan is the duduk pro around here. Is your reed wet enough? How about the collar (could it be too tight, or too loose)? Controlling the "softness" as you say, takes practice and patience - your reed, the instrument itself and your embouchure have to all be working together in order to retain control. Duduk.com has some "learn to play duduk" DVDs that are very helpful.

good grief.

Late to the party as usual! A very happy (although belated) birthday to you Nairi jan. Hope all is well your corner of the world. v

A little easter egg in php 4?

Hey! How did you shrink my dog??

A little older, a little wiser, yes? (Although, in my case, that would be followed up with "a little less hair") Happy Birthday Stormig

explorer.exe isn't Internet Explorer - it's the windows explorer app which allows you to browse files on your HD. Hytga, when was the last time you created a system restore point? If it's recent, you may wish to use XP'S system restore to "repair" your windows installation.

Bwaaaahahahahaha !!!!! ROTFL

Good lesson! Just in case, I told the wife that Jay (the guy next door) owes me twenty. So bring on lesson two.... She'd kill me if she read that....

I'm glad you figured it out At http://www.armunicode.org, they also have the keyboard layouts, so you'll be able to figure out where all the letters are....