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Nice to have you back again Armen... I'm no expert in the Armenian economy, but are you saying that there's no tax collection system? Or that the mechanism to enforce tax collection isn't up to par? Either way, I can't see there being much revenue (apart from foreign aid, and that's not always stable) in merely collecting taxes from importers. In that case, is this on of the main reasons behind the sell off of government assets to the russians?

You say it with a smile Vigil... and yet, there are many who lack any optimism that such a structure (Anti-Corruption Commission) will have any real effect. Corruption almost invariably starts from the top down - and we know what that means. Let's hope that this isn't just window dressing.

Accepting corruption in government as a 'way of life', is akin to supporting it.

But they DO look great! I wonder how reliable they are, and how well they would deal with Montreal style potholes. There's a joke that says they can't find Osama 'cause he's hiding in a pothole in Montreal!

Done, Movses jan

NOTE - Topic Split: for those who wish to speak of Volgas, please follow THIS LINK. Thanks

I don't know what to think.... sounds like a nightmare... Here's an article from the CBC: Source: CBC news service

Azat - when you finally come to Montreal, I promise I'll take you some of the finest restos in the North East (and true to Montreal fine dining, you won't have to spend a small fortune, you'll just have to pay for me )

ROTFL!!!

HAHA! I just saw this - that's great Maral, thanks :

Yes, possibly - especially if the router is being used by several machines at the same time. In my experience, I've set up several routers using PPPoE connections (what you normally use with DSL) is that routers are more efficient managing PPPoE than many software network connection utilities. You can make sure that you're optimizing your configuration (MTUs, packet size, and other parameters) by consulting the helpful folks at DSL Reports. They also have a speed test, (for upload & download speeds) as well as several tweaks and utilities. Things that may slow you down are firewalls, antivirus, badly configured machine/router, not enough memory, caching issues in the browser, noisy phone lines, a faulty cable or ethernet jack, if you've got a virus, or are infected with spyware, or a trojan, slow proxy server, or just plain ISP congestion.... and think this list could go on....

BTW - Too much excercise can just make you excitable... you shouldn't excercise right before bed anyway... at least a few hours before is a better idea to give your body time to return to a resting state.

I think Stormig is right in the money. Excercise is the best way to release stress & increase blood flow... ultimately relaxing! When I have trouble sleeping (which used to happen more often) I take my dog for a long walk on Mont Royal - they call it a 'mountain' but it's really just a hill - but it takes almost a couple of hours for me & pooch to climb up and come back down. Plus the view is superb.

2.3 mbps... Yes cable's faster than DSL, but most cable companies cap your upload speed at a much lower rate than DSL providers. and we all know UPload is extremely important for those of us who need to access our home computers/networks remotely.

Looking forward to it

Wait just a minute Ed! I think that was ME in the oyster bet.... errr... not with you of course, with Develina

AHAHAHAHA!!!! I should have seen that one right away!

I'm sure the AOL browser has similar 'View' options extra. Old versions of netscape had a default font section in the preferences - you may just want to have a look around the options...

BTW extra - i shrank the image a little - i hope you don't mind, it was quite big

I think this is your problem right here:

do you mean the text that's quoted?

Yeah - but there are MANY on this forum that would consider Mr Vartan as anything but Armenian

Anileve beat me to it - but here's the revised link: Microsoft XP security site

Thanks eve! I just wasted 20 minutes.

I friend of mine recently defended his thesis for some sort of Masters in education. But he schooled himself through loans and scholarships (both undergrad & grad degrees) - he's now over $70K in debt. He'll be paying this off until he's he's in his forties.... that's a LOT of debt. The guy even worked part time & summers to try and pay a least part of his fees up front.