Day: June 27, 2011

That cup of coffee this morning was great and I decided to have it while I was fine tuning our new computer. Sveta and I had decided to build our own system after or other computer bit the dust. But as we priced out parts we found out that several computer shops had units cheaper than what we could buy parts for and build our own. In fact after checking the American and UK big name stores like Tiger Direct and such. I could not even get a bare bones kit as cheap with the same exact parts. Not including shipping from such a far away place…

I spent days pricing parts and whole units and found that Russia has the best pricing period on computer pre-assembled in the whole world. We finally decided on a computer store (TopComputer) downtown Moscow and we put our order in. Now to start with, I am a AMD fan and I think ATI Radeon is the best video cards. So that became the basis for the computer. We found a unit by a store in Moscow that had a MSI motherboard, AMD Athlon II X3 core 445 – 3.3 MHz, ATI Radeon HD 5570, 2 – 1000 gig hard drives, 8 gigs of DDR3 ram and all kinds of other goodies. The price was about $275 American dollars and all I had to do was install Windows 7, 64 bit. Which I had, so we did not have to pay for an operating system…

After a full day of playing around we have a three core 3.8 MHz computer that simply is fantastic. Oh yes, I said it was a 3.3 MHz! Yes it is but this MSI motherboard is so simple to overclock that I had to see what she would do. I got it to an honest 4 MHz but she was slightly jittery so I backed it down to rock solid and left it at 3.8 MHz. Not bad for a cheap system. It cost less than our last computer and is vastly faster than our old Sempron Depo computer (1.8 MHz)…

So I am back plucking away on the big computer keyboard again and it sure feels good. Now we are good to go, for another 3000 articles on Windows to Russia…

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Some believe it is about protecting civilians, others say it is about oil, but some are convinced intervention in Libya is all about Gaddafi’s plan to introduce the gold dinar, a single African currency made from gold, a true sharing of the wealth.

­“It’s one of these things that you have to plan almost in secret, because as soon as you say you’re going to change over from the dollar to something else, you’re going to be targeted,” says Ministry of Peace founder Dr James Thring. “There were two conferences on this, in 1986 and 2000, organized by Gaddafi. Everybody was interested, most countries in Africa were keen.”

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Between gold and Oil it looks like Qaddafi was a sitting duck and now it really makes sense what France, Britain and America are up to…

Makes sense and Russia Today is not letting it lay on the sidelines…

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Rare birds and animals in the Moscow Zoo breeding nursery:
Many see the Moscow Zoo breeding nursery as something mysterious. The nursery is located some 100 kilometers away from the Russian capital, near the town of Volokolamsk in the Moscow Region. Rare birds and animals from across the world inhabit an area of 200 hectares…

Folk customs and traditions in music:
Every nation has its own customs, traditions, beliefs and superstitions; Some have died out becoming history, some have survived, including in classical art; Russian classical music literally bristles with traditional folk moments, if I can say so; Listening to classic Russian operas you can come across Christmas carols and Shrovetide themes…

Former Russian spy to be sentenced for high treason:
A court martial in Moscow is expected to impose a sentence on a former Russian Intelligence Service Colonel Alexander Poteev later today. The man is being tried in absentia on charges of defection and high treason…

John Fogerty rocks Moscow:
Acclaimed American rock singer, songwriter and guitarist John Fogerty performed in Moscow on Sunday, in a gig that critics said once again confirmed the rock icons highest professionalism…

Russia could be the opportunity which makes it happen for you:
Sarah Semyanik was born in London and grew up in Surrey. She graduated in Theatre from the Dartington College of Arts. She went on to teacher training and taught English within the state education system. Having reached a natural break in her career, she went out on a limb and came to Moscow to teach…

Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians are one Christian people – Patriarch:
The Russian region of Bryansk southwest of Moscow is where Russia meets Belarus and Ukraine. The exact meeting point of these three Slavic countries, with a stone obelisk on it, is the site of annual outdoor festivals on Slavic Unity Day on June 25th…

Russian police to undergo voluntary lie detector tests:
Russian police officers will be voluntarily checked on lie detectors but the refusal to be tested could spoil their future career in law enforcement, the head of the Russian Interior Ministry’s internal affairs division, Lt.-Gen. Yury Draguntsov, said on Monday…

Russian legislators under fire for proposed abortion restrictions:
A push by the Russian government to raise childbirth statistics has driven lawmakers to propose a bill limiting a pregnant woman’s options for abortion. Critics oppose the initiative saying it is wrong and an…

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