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proof of video meeting:https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/3bz8uv/facial_recognition_as_part_of_identityantisybil/potential implementation here:https://github.com/d11e9/poi
time stamped selfie:http://barisser.com/2015/10/consensus-and-identity/
https://github.com/pipermerriam/ethereum-identityAn interesting protocol to quantify the reliability of an identity issuance system. The idea is if users can create two accounts they are rewarded a specific amount "r". So the costs of getting two accounts has to be at least "r".
Proof of real world meetinghttps://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/3hvcsa/proofofindividuality/
Another collection:http://groupcurrency.org/#AppendixA
Do you know https://tlsnotary.org/ ?You can get a proof on any https webpage with that. It can be used to prove a bank transfer as well to prove that you have a social media account or that a certain page had a certain content. You trust indirectly the webpage provider (bank, twitter,...) which should be not a big issue as you can use any https page. There is a decentrlaized and a centralized solution (PageSigner) the latter is very userfriendly and use an oracle so there is no real trust issue. At Bitsquare we will use that for dispute cases where arbitrators can prove that a bank transfer took place (or a peer not received the money).
this can be indeed very helpful. Groups could use it as one mechanism to accept members.
There's a list here:
not exactly something to prevent sybils but a general concept of proofing that you as a human controls an address. The idea is the well known selfie picture hash in a blockchain but with the small twist that you write the latest block number on a piece of paper that is part of the selfie. No you submit the hash in the next block. This way you can proof that the selfie (tying your face to an key) was taken within a very short time frame.
Might be helpful for a proof of identity system.
thx fist of all for the summary of solutions!
Here are some thoughts:- Require some amount of currency to join the network looks promising
for example this can look like:- simplest way, just require to donate / pay amount X to join the network
more complex: pay out basic income in relation to hold, or donated (payed) money up to the basic income maximum
another solution: require to donate / pay amount of x to create an trust relationship (combinable with about)in this case like above the pay out of the basic income could in relation to the trust the person has up to the basic income maximum payout.
all three ways would also give first use-cases for the currency itself.it could also give an incentive for the community to become active and borrow newcomers the initial money for zero interest (or interest as high as the money inflation is).
Other ideas:- use tools like open streatmap to mark where participants are living, so that others could easy proof their identity. alternative an small picture visbile on the house or post box with their user name would also be possible. this could also help to spread the awareness.
Well, I agree - but it can only be one element. If investing 10 units guarantees you an monthly income of 10 and there is no other mechanism in place to prevent Sybils than the system will obviously not work.
I also have some reservations about making a unconditional basic income conditional.
Finally - in the cirecles idea it would be a problem to agree on the currency you need to join. There could be a group of the core team/ core developers of the project - and you would need to pay this currency to join. On the one hand this is tempting as a source of income for development and spreading the world on the other hand - and this is a pretty big downside - it makes it no longer completely decentralized and could even become a big factor in slowing down adoption (if the entrance price gets too big)
you are right, the current circle concept does not have something like an reference money but maybe it would be good to combine it with an reference currency like ripple(XRP) for example did. The reference currency could be distributed according to the trust level, as outlined above. (in short the more trust the more units of the currency you get up to an certain maximum per participant). For making trust relationships you would require to spend some of the currency itself.This would have the benefit, that this reference currency could be used with the same easiness similar to Bitcoin or XRP, because the currency itself is independent of the issuing of an basic income.
In away the circle concept + reference currency and basic income would look like very similar to Stellar(ripple clone), but with distributing the stellar as an regular basic income and maybe an higher distribution rate then 1% like stellar has.
There is some proof of individuality concept here:
Hey - thanks for the link and welcome to the forum! As a German I am a little bit irritated by your username.
I'm russian, then don't be)
Identity is established by networks which allow people to publish and form human relationships along the following lines:
Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, Github are platforms for publishing.
Many people who do an AMA on Reddit post a picture of themselves with a sign that says "Reddit I am ask me anything". The picture serves as proof that the source behind the username is the genuine person. But if you never met that person and there are no pictures of them on the internet and they simply are not famous enough for anyone to know what they look like then its a pretty futile effort for them to post that single photo.
Imagine what a picture of someone holding up a sign saying "Reddit I am Satoshi Nakamoto inventor of bitcoin AMA" would actually look like. What would your gut reaction to such a sign be, how many people would react by thinking "wow now I know what Satoshi Nakamoto looks like!" Ok now imagine if the person holding up the sign was a noteworthy scientist (NS)? If you never met that person and there was no pictures of him on the internet this would mean nothing until that person took the following steps to establish his identity:
The above four items establish NS's identity but how do they do it? What is the one thing that all the above items have in common? They are all related to publishing across various social media platforms which results in the establishment of an online identity.
If this is true the idea known as proof of individuality
is useful only insofar as it uses publishing to establish an online identity. The outcome of chatting with people over Skype is that something is published and that published record not the chatting itself serves to establish identity. If the Skype conversations are seen as having little to no value because they do not form meaningful relationships between participants then they would have no ability to impart value into the system at large. If the system has no value then consequently neither do the identities on the system.
Summed up in one chart:
The internet is just a publishing platform. Social media is nothing more than publishing. Social networks are nothing more than online relationships. Reputation is nothing more than a measure of how valuable your interactions with people have been in the context of a specific online community.
To sum up:
Establishing an online identity relies on the relationship between social media as a publishing platform, social networks as reputation systems and social capital as the value that we have to specific online communities. So long as the communities, platforms, and networks that we belong to have value within the context of the society in which we live then publishing establishes our identity. All this has a foundation in the fact that our ability to publish is secured by encryption protocols and that our current use of usernames, passwords, and account recovery mechanisms although not perfect are good enough to allow the system to continue to work the way it does today.
Hey @joshuad31 - welcome to the forum! This are very good thoughts on online identities.I think it is a little bit easier to get Circles started since I expect that people will connect to each other mainly based on "real world" relationships.
It is also noteworthy that Cirlces does NOT solve the sybil problem in general. There WILL be sybil accounts. However - the good thing is that every single user is not (negatively) affected by sybils unless they directly "trust" a sybil or trust a group that contains sybils.
What about simultaneous solving of a captcha?Or flipping things around so that the Sybil is creating a social good.e.g. If you have a mesh network, the more nodes the more resilient and stable the network is.So you can create as many nodes as you want, but each one comes at a cost and has a disproportionate benefit to the wider network.
Perhaps you could have geographically dispersed wifi nodes giving away cash at x/units a second. The rate would be based upon how geographically isolated one node is from it's nearest neighbour and the population density of the area. Your phone would connect to these nodes (verifying their existence) as you go about your day and collect the cash, so that on average as you travel around in a week you will receive approximately the basic income from a diverse set of nodes.


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Nicole B. is hosting another scavenger hunt.
I just love photo memes. Especially the ones with a challenge.
Most of these photographs were taken since the first of May. A few had to be pulled from my archives in order for me to make the deadline and get on the road. Yes, I'm leaving in the morning and will be out of touch for awhile.
So here's the list. Done at last!
1) A Souvenir. Our daughters celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary with a surprise Hawaiian luau in the back yard. That's my lei - I couldn't throw it away.
2) A Fish. "Blub Blub" and his pal were so happy in our pond. When we saw babies, we realized that happy wasn't the half of it.
3) A Religious Building. A repeat from three years ago. Yes, I've been blogging religiously for three years. June 11, 2006. Happy Blogiversary to me.
4) A Fire Department. Reminds me of those days when my husband was fighting fires and saving lives. That was years before the doors were pink. (Okay - it was the sunset that painted them pink.)
5) A manhole cover. Poignant. Every manhole cover needs a control valve.
6. A Postcard. Of a much larger hole. Mount Mazama Volcano and Crater Lake Caldera in Oregon. A very very old postcard with an artists rendition.
7) Water. Several times a week I walk the creek path. This bottle sized boat was caught in the churning water under the berm. Maybe a little Sasquatch earning a scout merit badge.
8) A communication device. How does a blind person feel when he/she hears the screeching star wars call to battle and then the countdown. "Five, four, three, two..." Freaks me!
9) A life event. One that few people will experience. There were two cakes, and enough left over for her 200th birthday. She could make it.
10) A foreign stamp. Lucky for me, my daughter is involved in Post Crossing and I snuck into her stash of postcards and rifled through them. I didn't think she'd notice. I wasn't aware that she kept them stacked neatly in the order in which each was received.
11) A tree. It looks like the last embrace. "Please don't leaf me." Too late.
12) The living space of a non human. Possibly alien. You really want to know? It's a Bullocks Oriole nest in the top of a tree, next to the Christmas Tree dump.
13) A Street Mirror. Does this make my grass look big?
14) A Decoration Fixed on a house. My neighbors who live behind us. Although she insists we live behind her.
15) A Foreign Flag. It's in front of McDonald's, so I think we'll rule out Mordor, the land of shadow.
16) A Fire. Speaking of Mordor...! Okay, just a big bonfire after the corn roast.
17) An Antenna. He's checking out why the reception is so snowy. Feather brain, we're on cable.
18) A Phone Booth. Booth? Uh..............
19) A "verboten" sign. Toss, as in salad? Or Toss one's cookies? (I betcha that WT has another entirely different meaning in the land of Oz.)
20) A Beach. Here's some tossing I get. Tossing waves. And hungry gulls feeding at the water's edge - behind me and The Caboose!
21) A Cityscape Portland in February with a backdrop of Mount St. Helens. (She tossed her cookies in 1980.)
22) Something Goofy. Colton's nose. You can't stop looking down into his nostrils, can you?
23) Something Carved. My husband bought this little wooden man forty years ago in Guayaquil, Ecuador. It's about the size of a four year old and had to be stored in and slept with in his bunk on the submarine all the way around Cape Horn.
24) An Eye. The eye of a dragon being restored in a carousel museum. If you dare to look deeply into it, you'll discover that his icy glare captured my spirit.
25) Something Rural. The scavenger hunt is over for the season!
Did you make it this far? Well, thanks for sticking with me.
As always, you are invited to see the other "hunters" over at Nicole's blog.
PS ...................... I'll see you when I see you.
One of these days I'm going to have a lap top to travel with me.)
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There is a key method when you want to win at "League of Legends," and this is to snowball.
Snowballing refers to building up your character's in-game strength to the point where you can overwhelm your opponents. In LoL, this method is accomplished through racking up gold and then using this money to purchase power through items.
All of it is rather linear if you think about it.
To make your champion stronger, you need higher stats. The items you buy offer these necessary boosts for you to acquire and augment your champion's capabilities. The stats can be health, damage or just about anything else for that matter, but the name of the game is to get lots of stats as quickly as possible.
If you think about it in this sense, every LoL match in a way is just a race down a hill to see who can become a better snowball than everyone else. You pick up speed and mass for your snowball as you gain gold, allowing you to run over the competition.
Thus, the concept of snowballing can be very apparent in LoL at times. We all come across those games where that one player gets a bunch of early kills, establishes some momentum and then proceeds to dominate for a while. If your team does not respond properly, it is common to see teams lose to a champ who snowballs out of control.
As a result, feeding someone in LoL is a lot more devastating than some people realize. When you feed a given champion kills, this can give them enough of a push down that slope that they roll and transform into a giant snowball of death that crushes everything in its path.
Again, it is all rather linear.
The more gold you get, the better off you will be in terms of effectiveness. Every time you acquire enough gold for an item, you are doing so to gain stats to help you achieve victory. Conversely, it is crucial to remember your opponents are doing the same thing as well.
Because you don't lose gold upon death in LoL, you can never take away money from your opponent directly. However, you can definitely slow your opponents' income down as you try to get ahead. If there is one thing I always want to stress to a newer player, it would be to keep deaths to a minimum. If you avoid dying excessively, just about any game of LoL is winnable. You are keeping things within reach, gold-wise.
For instance, think about higher level play in LoL. There is a reason (at least for the first two competitive seasons of LoL anyway) why many pro matches can quickly transform into farm fests. Pro players realize that giving the opposite team any form of gold advantage can be disastrous, which is why passively farming and minimizing deaths is such an effective strategy for the game.
Snowballing and LoL (Credit to my friend, Will, for coming up with this analogy)
So picture a giant, snowy mountain. At the top, there are 10 snowballs, with two teams comprised of five snowballs each, that represent all the players who are about to participate in the race down the slope.
The main objective is to be the first team to roll down and smash the cabin (the Nexus) that sits at the bottom of the mountain. You need to be powerful enough as a snowball to do so.
It is vital you gather enough snow (gold) as you roll down from the mountain peak. There is more snow to come by at the start of the race, but there is less and less snow to go around as you head toward the bottom.
Every opportunity to earn snow (e.g. kills) helps you build into a larger snowball. Every bit makes a difference. If you are careless, you may end up granting your opponents an edge in building up their respective snowballs through dying too much and whatnot.
However, even someone who ends up as a frosty-wrecking ball of icy fury can still lose. A player who builds up a considerable lead can get cocky and then crash into a tree because they get too overconfident.
Even people who are on the right track with their snowballs can veer off course at some point by dinking around too much. They may forget that the main way to win, after all, is to destroy the cabin (Nexus) above all else.
You don't have to be the strongest snowball every time to take out the cabin (Nexus) first. It is something some people don't realize. Sometimes, the most direct route is the easiest way. In addition, keep in mind that the way LoL is structured, even someone who falls very behind can still catch up over time. It just takes perseverance.
So remember … it's just a race down the hill.
Keep your eyes on the prize. Execution and finishing a game strong is still very important if you want to earn a "W" when everything is said and done.
How do you roll?


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I've got nothing on this - my mom forgot a junior high school honour society thing once, but that's it. Oh, how I'm looking forward to reading the shenanigans on this, though!ReplyDelete
I have potty mouth. My three oldest children have pretty much disregarded it. My baby? Who is 3? Has not. Hence having to get him out of saying things such "F#ck this" and more recently: "What the h*ll?" I'm not proud of this. He's always very nonchalant and uses it in contexxt. So yes, I'm nominating myself for "Best Horrible Mother who uses Foul Language". Vote for me!ReplyDelete
Can I nominate my Mother-in-Law? She's pulled some whucked-up schmidt over the years.ReplyDelete
I am totally waiting for my "Mommie Dearest of the Year Award" for actually losing my schmidt about all the the freaking hangers ALL OVER THE UPSTAIRS. No actual beating with the hangers or a can of Bon Amie ensued, but I screamed for a good 10 minutes about what ingrates they were that they couldn't even hang up a freaking hanger. Clearly not my best mommy moment. Might have been PMSing, but not really sure, as that glorious hysterectomy had been done 10 month after baby#3 came along. Those operations should be elective.ReplyDelete
I think I need to be the crazy lady that screams outside (for all the neighbors to hear) for her son to get back in the house while he is running down the street in his princess dress (an NOTHING else). The problem with having nothing on under it was there was a ripped seam at the waist so you could see his very white arse under the chiffon layer. This really is how one of my friends remembers seeing me for the first time.ReplyDelete
I was a new mom by adoption. I had 2 boys aged 3 and 2 and it was the second Christmas together. I took them out to get the classic Christmas/Santa Picture. As I was standing in line, there was a mother behind me who was continually commenting on the people in front whose children were crying and they (the horrible parents) were making them sit on Santa's lap when they clearly didn't want to. For much of the wait I was herding my 2 ADD sons and quietly hissing under my breath what they would get if they didn't stop knocking over those displays, etc. When we finally got to the front of the line, my younger son went to Santa's side. My older son stayed at the entrance as if his feet were glued to the floor. Then, my younger son started to scream as I went back for my older son and bolted off of Santa's lap heading right. As I bolted for my older son and grabbed him by the ankle, I dove across the floor to grab my younger son by his foot and then I laid across the floor with one arm outstretched in either direction as both boys tried to crawl in opposite directions but were held down by one ankle. After a few seconds, I used all my strength to pull the two boys towards me and get up off of the floor. I then put them on Santa's lap and commanded the photographer to take the picture. And as they took it, I looked at the woman behind me and said. "This picture is for me! I don't care if they want it or not!"ReplyDelete
So, I get the "Worst mother in history who made her child sit on Santa's lap and get a picture"Replies
- AnonymousApril 27, 2013 at 4:23 PM
Good for you!! Stand up to that Perfect Mommy B!! Some people just need to learn to keep their comments to themselves!!Delete
The only thing I will admit to at this point is I threw a BUTTER knife at my brother while I was holding my child. There was a reason involving him thinking it is okay to expose my child to certain things....so I got all psycho and showed him how to stab family. Yea, I know this sounds COMPLETELY nuts. I am re-thinking my sanity as I post.ReplyDelete
I just sent in my nomination, for Best Attempt at Killing My Children Via Breastfeeding With Medication on my Nipples. I rule.ReplyDelete
OK, (deep breath).... I have 6 kids. While some people think that this alone may qualify me as a candidate for the Funny Farm, I am an over-achiever.ReplyDelete
Over the past 15 years, I have pulled quite a few doozies, but the one that stands out in my friends' minds is the following:
I was 2.5 months pregnant with #4 (other kids ages were 7, 4, 2), and we were in the middle of a TOTAL gut and self-remodel of our 80 year old kitchen. Dh was doing the whole thing himself, and it took him TEN months. This particular story happens around month 6 of the remodel.
-NO kitchen; as in, no walls, no floors, no appliances, no sink, NADA.
-We cooked in the unfinished basement on a single hotplate and a microwave, and had a 25 yr old fridge down there, as well.
-We washed dishes in the bathtub of our ONLY bathroom. Yick.
-Our dining room (a pass-thru from living room to bedrooms/bathroom) was covered wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling-fan with the cardboard boxes that contained all 24 of our new kitchen cabinets.
-Our dining table was smack dab in the middle of our 20x12 living room, surrounded by dining chairs, sofas and the TV. We ate, drank, read, and watched TV in this room.
-I had horrendous morning sickness, pregnancy exhaustion, and was probably depressed, too. I rarely left my bedroom, let alone my bed.
OK, so the kids were serving themselves food and drink in the living room all the time, as they had nowhere else to "be", and a mother who couldn't seem to function at all. They spilled enough juice to fill the Grand Canyon, and the stickiness from their hidden and haphazard attempts to mop it up was driving me insane.
One day, as I lay in my "sickbed", my oldest yelled to me that his brother had created the 20th spill of the morning. I had a very bad mommy-moment. I shrieked out, "If there is ONE MORE spill in this house, I swear to Peter-and-Paul that I will take a match and burn down this house while you watch from the sidewalk!".
So, I nominate myself for "Mother Most Likely to Commit Arson Over Spilled Juice".
- AnonymousJuly 30, 2010 at 12:14 PM
I would be the most likely to forgot to be the Tooth Fairy. Four times with my oldest I forgot. You have to be really creative when you have a child crying because the Tooth Fairy didn't come see them. My best happened over Memorial Day weekend. I told my son that the Tooth Fairy didn't work on holidays... union rules. See we all have fairy issues. lolReplyDelete
I get Most Likely to Forget to Buckle the Carseat. He's only 8 months old and I've forgotten at least 5x. Mother. of. the. YEAR!ReplyDelete
I'm nominating my mother for Most Likely to Emotionally Scar her PreTeen Daughter. Imagine the following:ReplyDelete
You are 11 years old and a flower girl in your uncle's wedding. In between the wedding and reception you get your very first period. Your mother knows what a horrible 40 years of hormones lies ahead and so tries to compensate by making this event seem like the best day of your life. Your mother gets so excited that while standing in the receiving line at the wedding reception she introduces herself like this, "Hi, I'm the groom's sister and MY DAUGHTER IS A WOMAN TODAY!!!" To Every. Single. Guest.
While we laugh about it now, there's still a small preteen part of me that is still mortified beyond belief. What's worse is that there are days that I catch myself behaving like my mother and I fear for my one year old daughter.
I'm going to nominate myself as "The Mommy Most Likely to Lose Her Schmidt Over the Smallest Issue"..... here's my backstory.... I have three wonderful, smart, loving daughters. We school them at home because private school is something that cannot be afforded..... like even if I had a job to pay for tuition, we still couldn't afford it; and our local school district is SO jacked up that I wouldn't enroll my dog in it.ReplyDelete
My kids are with me all.the.flippin.time. The younger two consistently feel the need to pull every fother mucking thing out of their toy bins to get to ONE SINGLE TOY, causing the play room to look like the Super Dome in New Orleans after Katrina. The younger girls are also quite the little sneaky thieves too..... always absconding with my hair brushes, combs, clips, etc.
Now, why I nominate myself..... The other day I was in a hurry (HA!) and trying to get out the door on time (again... HA!) and couldn't find my "good comb". AGAIN. I starting screaming about how sick I was of their constant need to take MY things out of MY bathroom... it escalated into me yelling about how ungrateful they are for all the things they DO have, how there are so many families struggling day-to-day to put food on their plates....yada yada yada. I was angry to the point that I started crying.... how they take advantage of me.... don't appreciate what I do for them... it goes on and on....
I made the girls scour the entire house looking for my comb..... which made us late for our outing.... only to go back upstairs to my bathroom and find the *&^%@ comb on the floor under the edge of my sink cabinet. OOPS!
Sadly.... it's not the first time I've "flipped out" over something so trivial. sigh.....
Um, yeah, I so dated a guy in high school who went to college in Gloucester, where that banner is from up above and...yeah. He's an OB/GYN now. That is all.ReplyDelete
I nominate myself for "Most Creative Idol Threats" Here are some examples:ReplyDelete
"If you don't hush up right now I will pull your ears over your face and staple them to your chin!"
"If you touch that one more time I will break everyone of your little fingers!"
"Leave me alone or I swear I will drive out into the country and leave you with a family that drinks goats milk and kills their own chickens!"
But the worst one is:
"If you pick up that cat again I will break its neck and throw it in the garbage!"
I.AM.AWE.FULL! So vote for me.....or I will fill your bed with prickers from the ouchie bush in the front yard!
- AnonymousJuly 30, 2010 at 1:45 PM
Last year was a complete sh**hole of depression for me and I was barely able to function. Left home alone during the day with my two youngest, I would often forget to feed them breakfast or lunch and only remember when I caught them eating out of the garbage. It was horrible and I'm not proud. I'm a regular here so you're damn skippy I'm posting this anonymously. They survived, and so did I, but I still think that I should get some sort of award for that kind of whacktacularness.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 30, 2010 at 1:48 PM
I ate my 3 yr old son's M&Ms (his special treat after TBall-he lives for the treat) after he went to bed and relaced them with raisins. When he asked what happen I told him M&M's turn into raisins when you don't eat them fast enough. That's just the tip of the iceberge.ReplyDelete
Five of my six pack had some sorta workshop one day so my mom and I decide to have a nice lunch that didn't come with a toy. We waited in the entrance for like five minutes, getting all annoyed, when I realize...ReplyDelete
I left the baby in the car!
I looked really cool running after her (like a crack head running away from the scene of the crime). Luckily, she was sleeping in her car seat. Obviously I had more than just a glass of tea with my lunch that day!
I handle my stress beautifully by putting on a placid Stepford-wife smile and counting the hours until I can have a cocktail. Therefore, I nominate myself for "Mostly likely to nod at whatever you're saying while trying to contain the crazy look in my eyes."ReplyDelete
Hm, maybe "Most Likely To Wet My Pants While Reading This Site For The Very First Time." I own that one.ReplyDelete
But as far as mothering goes, let's see. I'm right up there with the "creative idol threats" cause just yesterday I told my 5 year old son that he he didn't stop growling at me I was going to cut his tongue out then he wouldn't be able to make any noise at all.
But then again I so totally see myself in the "contain the crazy look till get a margarita" spot, too.
I even forgot the tooth fairy when my daughter lost her second tooth. It was also over weekend where 6 other kids in her class had also lost teeth on Friday and she was the only one on Monday who said "the tooth fairy was so busy at everyone else's house she didn't make it to mine yet".
Oh my goodness. I do it all. I yell at my kids from the front porch, the whole neighborhood knows when it's bedtime at my house. I have a clothesline in the back yard and I leave the towels out overnight.
Oh, I got it. "Most Likely To Forget To Bathe her Kids Regularly". It's summer. We go to the pool and we play outside. Do we really have to bathe and wash our hair? Really? The chlorine doesn't take care of any germs?
Was there a catagory for "Using Benign Authority Figures to Assist in Parenting?" When my two were toddlers...I lived for our twice-weekly playgroups at the park. My younger child is what those that don't live with her would call "strong-willed" and "spirited." My friends used to play a game (unbeknownst to me) where they would set up a bet to see how many minutes into the playdate it would take before I would loudly whisper-hiss, "Look here missy, straighten up or the PARK RANGER will come and give you a citation!!!" Of course my 2 year old had no idea what a citation was, but I think her impressive imagination actually helped make this an effective discipline technique.ReplyDelete
"Mom most likely to use duct tape as disciplanary stategy". With two boys 6 and 13, both with ADHD...I hve been known to threaten to duct tape them to their beds and/or each other. Just fr a few minutes of no one running around, yelling or getting into something. Fortunately I have never actually done this. Of course the other side to this I have told DH that he better be home soon or he would find the kids in this manner and me hiding in the closet with a bottle of alcohol. Gives a whole new meaning to closet drinker. Glad to say again, that I have never actually drank in the closet.ReplyDelete
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Business Customs
The Russian market is extremely competitive. Salesmanship is a key factor and U.S. firms should be prepared to describe their products/technologies competitive advantages and factors that distinguish them in the marketplace.
Establishing a personal relationship with business partners is a critical factor in the successful negotiation of major projects, government procurement or in developing long-term business relationship.
Scheduling meetings with potential Russian business partners can sometimes be challenging. It may take weeks to get a response to an email, fax or a telephone request for a meeting. Once contact has been established, patience is still required to confirm a date and time to meet. And, it is not uncommon for meetings to be cancelled with no explanation. Russians will typically accept invitations but may frequently not show. Since traffic is a problem in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russian company representatives appreciate meeting at locations convenient to the metro, and are not averse to meeting in their offices or accepting an invitation for a lunch meeting.
Russian language ability is a must and an interpreter should be hired if necessary. An increasing number of Russian businesspeople speak a courtesy level of English; however, many prefer to conduct business discussions in Russian. The Commercial Service can arrange for the services of qualified interpreters upon request.
Business cards are important and are exchanged freely. Cards should have regular contact information and an email address and website if available. Most foreign businesspeople in Russia carry bilingual English/Russian business cards (one side English, the other Russian).
Promotional materials in Russian are an important tool for creating interest for a company's products in the Russian market. It is very important that the translation be accurate and of high quality. Many companies interested in the Russian market have used on-line translation services for translation of their promotional material, only to learn that the translation was inferior and did not serve the intended purpose. For the best results, it is highly recommended that professional translation services be used. The Commercial Service can recommend fully qualified translators upon request.
Refreshments are usually served at business meetings - coffee, tea and water are the norms. Small gifts are acceptable but not expected.
Travel Advisory
Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department recommends that Americans avoid a certain country, and issues travel advisories when warranted by local conditions. As of this writing, there are no travel warnings or advisories for travel to Russia.
The Department of State's Consular Information Sheet for Russia contains the following information on Safety and Security for U.S. citizens in the Russian Federation:
Given continued civil and political unrest throughout much of the Caucasus region, the Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against travel to Chechnya and all areas that border it: North Ossetia, Ingushetia, Dagestan, Stavropol, Karachayevo-Cherkessiya, and Kabardino-Balkariya. The U.S. government's ability to assist Americans who travel to the northern Caucasus is extremely limited. Throughout the region, local criminal gangs have kidnapped foreigners, including Americans, for ransom. U.S. citizens have disappeared in Chechnya and remain missing. Close contacts with the local population do not guarantee safety. There have been several kidnappings of foreigners and Russians working for media and non-governmental organizations in the region. Because of ongoing security concerns, U.S. government travel to the area is very limited. American citizens residing in these areas should depart immediately as the safety of Americans and other foreigners cannot be effectively guaranteed.
Acts of terrorism, including bombings and hostage taking, have occurred in Russia over the last several years. Bombings have occurred at Russian government buildings, hotels, tourist sites, markets, entertainment venues, schools, residential complexes, and on public transportation including subways, buses, trains, and scheduled commercial flights. Hostage-taking incidents have included a raid on a school that resulted in horrific losses of life of children, teachers, and parents.
There is no current indication that American institutions or citizens are targets, but there is a general risk of American citizens being victims of indiscriminate terrorist attacks. American citizens in Russia should be aware of their personal surroundings and follow good security practices. Americans are urged to remain vigilant and exercise good judgment and discretion when using any form of public transportation. When traveling, Americans may wish to provide a friend, family member, or coworker a copy of their itinerary. Americans should avoid large crowds and public gatherings that lack enhanced security measures. Travelers should also exercise a high degree of caution and remain alert when patronizing restaurants, casinos, nightclubs, bars, theaters, etc., especially during peak hours of business.
American citizens living in Russia or traveling there for even a few days are strongly urged to register with the U.S. Embassy or nearest Consulate General. Registration will allow the embassy to provide direct information on the security situation as necessary. Registration can be done on-line and can be done in advance of travel. For the latest security information, Americans traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs' website at http://travel.state.gov, where the current Travel Warnings and Travel Alerts, as well as the Worldwide Caution, can be found.
Up-to-date information on safety and security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S. and Canada, or for callers outside the United States and Canada, a regular toll-line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays). The Department of State urges American citizens to take responsibility for their own personal security while traveling overseas. For general information about appropriate measures travelers can take to protect themselves in an overseas environment, see the Department of State's pamphlet A Safe Trip Abroad.
Travel Tips
Hotels: While world-class tourist and business facilities exist in Moscow and St. Petersburg, they are under-developed in most of Russia, and many goods and services taken for granted in other countries are not yet available. Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novgorod, Nizhniy Novgorod, Nizhnevartovsk, Perm, Samara, Yekaterinburg, Perm, Sochi, Yuzhno Sakhalinsk and Vladivostok, among other cities, have Western-style hotels, though often priced at a premium compared with other major cities of the world. Outside major cities, traditional Russian hotels offer modest accommodations at modest rates. Some regional hotels raise rates for foreign guests. It is possible to find well-appointed hotels in some small towns; it is equally possible to be temporarily without water or electricity when visiting other regions of Russia.
Clothing: Russian businessmen and women predominately wear business suits. For women, dresses, skirts or pants are acceptable. While winters can be extremely cold in Russia with occasional temperatures in the minus-20 Fahrenheit range in northern and Siberian cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg's climate can be less severe than some northern U.S. cities. Winter clothes may be needed as early as October or as late as April. During the winter months people dress for warmth. Hats, coats, gloves and boots are a must. Men usually wear a heavy topcoat and women a mid-calf length coat. Wool, fur and down coats are the most common. Russian men usually wear thick-soled water-resistant shoes. Women on the other hand wear both tall and short boots with high heels. In winter one must be prepared for either slush and/or icy sidewalks. Summers, while brief, can be surprisingly hot, and air conditioning is still rare outside big-city hotels.
Food: A meal in a hotel or top restaurant in Moscow and St. Petersburg can be very expensive by U.S. standards. Nevertheless, in these cities there is an increasing variety of less expensive restaurants, including pizza, and fast food establishments. Russian food can be bland to American tastes, while many visitors find Caucasian, Georgian, and Uzbek cuisines to be interesting contrasts. In smaller communities, visitors often must accept the food available at hotels or traditional Russian restaurants. Regardless of the city or hotel, bottled water served with no ice is recommended. The price of the water depends on whether it is local or imported.
Money: Russia is a predominately cash economy with the Russian ruble as the only legal tender for local transactions. It is illegal to pay for goods and services in U.S. dollars or other foreign currency. Old, worn, or marked bills are often not accepted at banks and exchanges. In Moscow and St. Petersburg, currency exchange offices are available in most shopping areas and provide reliable service. Credit cards are now accepted at many modern businesses in Moscow and St. Petersburg, and at some hotels and restaurants in larger regional cities, but only in major stores. Traveler checks are not widely accepted in Russia. Travelers to regional cities or towns are advised to carry enough cash to cover foreseeable expenses. Major hotels and the American Express offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg may be able to suggest locations for cashing travelers checks or obtaining cash advances on credit cards. Rubles (and dollars, if needed) may be obtained from bank ATMs that are connected to the PLUS and CIRRUS systems using U.S. debit/credit cards. It is not recommended to use credit/debit cards for small purchases or in standalone ATMs (those not physically located at a bank). ATMs are becoming more common in downtown Moscow, although there have been some instances of theft from card numbers used in these systems. Western Union has many agents in Moscow, and other cities in Russia, which disburse money wired from the United States.
Personal Security
Crime: The U.S. Embassy and Consulates General continue to receive reports of unprovoked, violent harassment against racial and ethnic minorities, including well-publicized cases in which members of minorities have been beaten and in several instances, murdered. Travelers are urged to exercise caution in areas frequented by "skinhead" groups and wherever large crowds have gathered. Americans most at risk are those of African, South Asian, or East Asian descent, or those who, because of their complexion, are perceived to be from the Caucasus region or the Middle East. These Americans are also at risk for harassment by police authorities.
Visitors to Russia need to be alert to their surroundings. In large cities, they need to take the same precautions against assault, robbery, or pickpockets that they would take in any large U.S. city:
— keep billfolds in inner front pockets,
— carry purses tucked securely under arms,
— wear the shoulder strap of cameras or bags across the chest,
— walk away from the curb and carry purses away from the street.
The most vulnerable areas include underground walkways and the subway, overnight trains, train stations, airports, markets, tourist attractions, and restaurants.
Groups of children and adolescents have been aggressive in some cities, swarming victims, or assaulting and knocking them down. They frequently target persons who are perceived as vulnerable, especially elderly tourists or persons traveling alone. Some victims report that the attackers use knives. Persons carrying valuables in backpacks, in back pockets of pants and in coat pockets are especially vulnerable to pickpockets.
Foreigners who have been drinking alcohol are especially vulnerable to assault and robbery in or around nightclubs or bars, or on their way home. Some travelers have been drugged at bars, while others have taken strangers back to their lodgings, where they were drugged, robbed and/or assaulted. In many cases involving stolen credit cards, thieves use them immediately. Victims of credit card or ATM card theft should report the theft to the credit card company or bank without delay.
Travelers are advised to be vigilant in bus and train stations and on public transport. Always watch for pickpockets in these areas. Bogus trolley inspectors, who aim to extort a bribe from individuals while checking for trolley tickets are also a threat. Travelers have generally found it safer to travel in groups organized by reputable tour agencies. Robberies may occur in taxis shared with strangers. Travelers should be aware that there are few registered taxi services in Russia and should be aware of the safety risks inherent in flagging down informal or "gypsy" cabs.
A common street scam in Russia is the "turkey drop" in which an individual "accidentally" drops the money on the ground in front of an intended victim, while an accomplice either waits for the money to be picked up, or picks up the money himself and offers to split it with the pedestrian. The individual who dropped the currency returns, aggressively accusing both of stealing the money. This confrontation generally results in the pedestrian's money being stolen. Avoidance is the best defense. Do not get trapped into picking up the money, and walk quickly away from the scene.
To avoid highway crime, travelers should try not to drive at night, especially when alone, or sleep in vehicles along the road. Travelers should not, under any circumstances, pick up hitchhikers: they not only pose a threat to physical safety, but also put the driver in danger of being arrested for unwittingly transporting narcotics.
Extortion and corruption are common in the business environment. Threats of violence and acts of violence are commonly resorted to in business disputes. Organized criminal groups and sometimes local police target foreign businesses in many cities and have been known to demand protection money. Many Western firms hire security services that have improved their overall security, although this is no guarantee. Small businesses are particularly vulnerable. U.S. citizens are encouraged to report all extortion attempts to the Russian authorities and to inform consular officials at the U.S. Embassy or nearest Consulate General.
Travelers should be aware that certain activities that would be normal business activities in the United States and other countries are either illegal under the Russian legal code or are considered suspect by the FSB (Federal Security Service). U.S. citizens should be particularly aware of potential risks involved in any commercial activity with the Russian military-industrial complex, including research institutes, design bureaus, production facilities or other high technology, government-related institutions. Any misunderstanding or dispute in such transactions can attract the involvement of the security services and lead to investigation or prosecution for espionage. Rules governing the treatment of information remain poorly defined.
It is not uncommon for foreigners in general to become victims of harassment, mistreatment and extortion by law enforcement and other officials. Police do not need to show probable cause in order to stop, question or detain individuals. If stopped, travelers should try to obtain, if safe to do so, the officer's name, badge number, and patrol car number, and note where the stop happened, as this information assists local officials in identifying the perpetrators. Authorities are concerned about these incidents and have cooperated in investigating such cases. Travelers should report crimes to the U.S. Embassy or the nearest Consulate General.
Visa Requirements
ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS: The Russian government maintains a restrictive and complicated visa regime for foreigners who visit, transit, or reside in the Russian Federation. A U.S. citizen who does not comply with Russian visa laws can be subject to arrest, fines, and/or deportation. Russian authorities will not allow a U.S. citizen traveler with an expired visa to depart the country, effectively stranding the person for up to 20 days, until local authorities grant an exit visa.
The Government of Russia does not recognize the standing of the U.S. diplomatic mission to intervene in visa matters, including situations in which an American is stranded because of an expired visa. U.S. citizens should also be aware that Russian immigration and visa laws change regularly, and the implementation of new regulations has not always been transparent or predictable.
Under Russian law, every foreign traveler must have a Russian-based sponsor, which could be a hotel, tour company, relative, employer, university, etc. Even if a visa was obtained through a travel agency in the United States, there is always a Russian legal entity whose name is indicated on the visa and who is considered to be the legal sponsor. Russian law requires that the sponsor must apply on the traveler's behalf for replacement, extension, or changes to a Russian visa. U.S. citizens are strongly advised to ensure that they have contact information for the visa sponsor prior to arrival in Russia, as the sponsor's assistance will be essential to resolve any visa problems.
Entry Visas
To enter Russia for any purpose, a U.S. citizen must possess a valid U.S. passport and a bona fide visa issued by a Russian Embassy or Consulate. It is impossible to obtain an entry visa upon arrival, so travelers must apply for their visas well in advance. U.S. citizens who apply for Russian visas in third countries where they do not have permission to stay more than 90 days may face considerable delays in visa processing. Travelers who arrive in Russia without an entry visa will not be permitted to enter the country, and face immediate return to the point of embarkation at their own expense.
A Russian entry/exit visa has two dates written in the European style (day/month/year) as opposed to the American style (month/day/year). The first date indicates the earliest day a traveler may enter Russia; the second date indicates the date by which a traveler must leave Russia. A Russian visa is only valid for those exact dates and cannot be extended after the traveler has arrived in the country, except in the case of a medical emergency.
Russian tourist visas are often granted only for the specific dates mentioned in the invitation letter provided by the sponsor. U.S. citizens sometimes receive visas valid for periods as short as four days. Even if the visa is misdated through error of a Russian Embassy or Consulate, the traveler will still not be allowed into Russia before the visa start date or be allowed to leave after the visa expiration date. Any mistakes in visa dates must be corrected before the traveler enters Russia. It is helpful to have someone who reads Russian check the visa before departing the United States. Travelers should ensure that their visas reflect intended activities in Russia (e.g., tourism, study, business, etc.).
Limitations on Length of Stay
In October 2007, the Russian government made significant changes to its rules regarding the length of stay permitted to most foreign visitors. For any visa issued on or after October 18, 2007, unless that visa specifically authorizes employment or study, a foreigner may stay in Russia only 90 days in any 180-day period. This applies to business, tourist, humanitarian and cultural visas, among other categories.
Exit Visas
A valid visa is necessary to depart Russia. Travelers who overstay their visa's validity, even for one day, will be prevented from leaving until their sponsor intervenes and requests a visa extension on their behalf. Russian authorities may take up to 20 calendar days to authorize an exit visa, during which time the traveler will be stranded in Russia at his or her own expense. The ability of the Embassy or Consulates General to intervene in these situations is extremely limited.
Travelers with expired visas should also be aware that they may have difficulty checking into a hotel, hostel, or other lodging establishment. There are no adequate public shelters or safe havens in Russia and neither the U.S. Embassy nor the Consulates General have means to accommodate such stranded travelers. Visitors who lose their U.S. passports and Russian visas to accident or theft must immediately replace their passports at the U.S. Embassy or one of the Consulates General. The traveler must then enlist the visa sponsor to obtain a new visa in order to depart the country. As noted above, the U.S. Embassy and Consulates General are not able to intercede in cases in which visas must be replaced. It is helpful to make a photocopy of your visa in the event of loss, but a copy is not sufficient to permit departure.
Travelers who are departing Russia by train should be aware that if they board a train on the last day of a visa's validity, Russian immigration officials may consider the visa to have expired if the train crosses the international border after midnight on the day of expiry. The Embassy and Consulates General are aware of cases in which travelers have been detained at border crossings, unable to leave Russia, because their visas were expired by a matter of hours or minutes.
Visas for students and English teachers sometimes allow only one entry. In these cases, the sponsoring school is responsible for registering the visa and migration card and obtaining an exit visa. Obtaining an exit visa can take up to twenty days so students and teachers need to plan accordingly. Please see the section below regarding Teaching in Russia.
Migration Cards
All foreigners entering Russia must fill out a two-part migration card upon arrival. The traveler deposits one part of the card with immigration authorities at the port of entry, and keeps the other part for the duration of his or her stay. Upon departure, the traveler must submit his or her card to immigration authorities. Foreign visitors to Russia are normally required to present their migration cards in order to register at hotels.
Migration cards, in theory, are available at all ports of entry from Russian immigration officials (Border Guards). The cards are generally distributed to passengers on incoming flights and left in literature racks at arrival points. Officials at borders and airports usually do not point out these cards to travelers; it is up to the individual travelers to find them and fill them out. Replacing a lost or stolen migration card is extremely difficult. While authorities will not prevent foreigners from leaving the country if they cannot present their migration cards, travelers could experience problems when trying to re-enter Russia at a future date.
Although Russia and Belarus use the same migration card, travelers should be aware that each country maintains its own visa regime. U.S. citizens wishing to travel to both nations must apply for two separate visas. A traveler entering Russia directly from Belarus is not required to obtain a new migration card, but at his or her option may do so if blank ones are available at the time of entry.
Visa Registration
Travelers who spend more than three days in Russia must register their visa and migration card through their sponsor. Travelers staying in a hotel must register their visa and migration card with their hotel within one day. Even travelers who spend less than three days in one place are encouraged to register their visas. If a traveler chooses not to register a stay of less than three days, he or she is advised to keep copies of tickets, hotel bills, or itineraries in order to prove compliance with the law. U.S. citizens should be aware that Russian police officers have the authority to stop people and request their identity and travel documents at any time, and without cause. Due to the possibility of random document checks by police, travelers should carry their original passports, migration cards, and visas with them at all times.
Transit Visas
Travelers intending to transit through Russia en route to a third country must have a Russian transit visa. Even travelers who are simply changing planes in Moscow or another international airport in Russia for an onward destination will be asked to present a transit visa issued by a Russian Embassy or Consulate. Russian authorities may refuse to allow a U.S. citizen who does not have a transit visa to continue with his or her travel, obliging the person to immediately return to the point of embarkation at the traveler's own expense.
Restricted Areas
U.S. citizens should be aware that there are several closed cities and regions in Russia. Travelers who attempt to enter these areas without prior authorization are subject to arrest, fines, and/or deportation. A traveler must list on the visa application all areas to be visited and subsequently register with authorities upon arrival at each destination. Travelers should check with their sponsor, hotel, or the nearest office of the Russian Federal Migration Service before traveling to unfamiliar cities and towns.
American Citizens Also Holding Russian Passports
Dual U.S./Russian nationals who enter Russia on Russian passports face several possible difficulties. Russian authorities will not permit departure from Russia if the person's Russian passport has expired or has been lost, whether or not the traveler also has a valid U.S. passport. In these cases the traveler will be required to obtain a new Russian passport, a process that can take several months. In order to apply for a Russian visa in a U.S. passport, however, Russian consular officials normally require a person to renounce his or her Russian citizenship. Russian external passports extended by Russian Consulates or Embassies overseas are not considered valid for departure from Russia no matter how long the extension. Bearers of such passports will have to apply for a new passport inside the country. Males of conscript age (18 - 27 years old) who are deemed to be Russian citizens may experience problems if they have not satisfied their military service requirement.
Internet Accessibility
The level of penetration and Internet awareness is increasing in Russia. Recent figures show that about 28% of the Russian population uses the Internet on a regular basis; 70% use ADSL or Broadband connection services. The largest players in Russian language e-mail services and search engines are Mail.ru, Rambler and Yandex. Internet is widely available in the major cities.
Wi-Fi is in the final stage of development in Russia. Currently, there are about 3,500 hot spots active in Russia that are primarily located in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other large cities. The Marriott Hotel chain was the first Wi-Fi zone in Moscow and in Russia, launched in spring 2003. Launching WIMAX services combined with Wi-Fi will be the driver for further proliferation of wireless Internet access.
Mobile Technology
Mobile services are provided in the GSM, CDMA-450, AMPS and DAMPS standards. GSM dominates the market, with 3G gaining some share. The major cellular operators in the market are Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), Vimpelcom and Megafon.
Long distance telephone calls can usually be made from any place in the city using IP phone cards or SKYPE, if you have an available Internet connection. Check with your provider to make sure coverage is available. With a pre-paid, locally purchased phone card you can also make calls from phone kiosks located near metro and train stations, tourist attractions and in downtown areas.
A rudimentary knowledge of Russian is extremely helpful for those placing a call through local telephone and telegraph offices. Moscow is eight hours ahead of Washington, D.C. To reach Moscow by phone from the United States you need to access an international line, and then dial Russia Country Code "7," Moscow City Code "495" followed by the phone number. Some new numbers use "499" for Moscow, and calling cell phones in Russia often require a different dialing string.
Travelers should be aware some local airlines do not have advance reservation systems but sell tickets for cash at the airport. Flights often are canceled if more than 30% of the seats remain unsold. Travelers should have their passport with them at all times. Air travel within western Russia is occasionally erratic but generally stays on schedule; the quality of service continues to improve. Flights within the Russian Far East are often delayed or cancelled in winter months due to snow or fog. International Russian carriers such as Aeroflot and Transaero usually use western equipment and meet higher standards than domestic carriers.
Moscow has four major airports. Most international flights enter Moscow through Sheremetyevo-2 and Domodedovo. Travelers may continue to other Russian cities from Sheremeyevo-1, Vnukovo or Domodedovo airports. However, travel time between airports or to the city center can take as much as three hours, and ample time must be allowed for passport control, customs clearance and baggage retrieval. St. Petersburg's airport has two terminals: Pulkovo-1 (domestic flights) and Pulkovo-2 (international flights).
Passengers arriving by air in Russia should be aware that Russian authorities are now beginning to enforce a 2003 Customs regulation that prohibits airlines from delivering lost luggage. Passengers must either return to the airport to retrieve it or provide a power of attorney to another person or legal entity to act on their behalf. Train travel in Russia is generally reliable and convenient as stations are located in the city center. From St. Petersburg to Moscow, travelers often ride overnight trains, although unaccompanied passengers are reminded to keep an eye on their valuables and lock their doors at night (if in a sleeping compartment), as some incidents of pick-pocketing have been reported. Inclement weather, erratic maintenance and a culture of aggressive driving make road conditions throughout Russia highly variable. Drivers and pedestrians should exercise extreme caution to avoid accidents. Traffic police sometimes stop motorists to levy cash "fines," and criminals occasionally prey on travelers, especially in isolated areas.
In Moscow and St. Petersburg, the metro (subway) can be an efficient and inexpensive means of transportation. However, for non-Russian speakers, it can be difficult unless prepared in advance. Be sure to carry a metro map with you and learning Cyrillic alphabet is helpful. Marked taxis are increasingly present in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Short-term business travelers may wish to consider renting a car and driver for extensive excursions, or hire taxis through their hotels for shorter jaunts. Car rentals are another option that has opened up in the last couple of years, although driving in Russia can be difficult for the uninitiated.
Though many better-educated Russians in major cities speak English, you should be prepared to conduct business in Russian. Many first-time visitors are surprised by how difficult it can be to find anyone who speaks English. U.S. businesses should hire a reputable interpreter when conducting important negotiations. Not having product literature in Russian will put your company at a big disadvantage relative to your European and Asian competitors, not to mention local firms.
As in many countries of the world, travelers should drink only boiled or bottled water. Medical care is usually far below western standards, with occasional shortages of basic medical supplies. In Moscow and St. Petersburg there are now a number of Western managed medical and dental clinics that provide adequate ambulatory care. Such facilities usually require cash payment at Western rates upon admission. For serious medical conditions, it may be necessary to travel to the West, and this can be very expensive if undertaken under emergency conditions. The cost of a medical evacuation (in an air ambulance) from some Russian regions exceeds $100,000. The Embassy strongly urges all travelers who visit Russia to purchase traveler's medical insurance, which includes coverage for a medical evacuation. Elderly travelers and those with pre-existing health problems may be at particular risk.
Local Time, Business Hours, and Holidays
There are eleven time zones across Russia. Moscow is eight hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. Russian changes relative to daylight savings time are made on the last Sundays of March and October, at 2am. Most companies and offices maintain business hours of 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Many of the shopping centers and supermarkets are open from 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Increasingly, many major supermarket chains are also open 24 hours, 7 days per week.
Russian Holidays: The holidays listed on the U.S. Embassy's website are not an exclusive list. Occasionally days off will be declared by the government to create a long weekend, particularly at Christmas (When holidays fall on weekends, Russian authorities generally announce during the week prior to the holiday whether it will be celebrated on the previous Friday or the following Monday). Travelers should be advised that little business is done from mid-December through mid-January. The country basically shuts down for business from New Years to Russian Orthodox Christmas (January 7). Government offices, most businesses and even much of the press close during this period. The period from May 1 through May 9 is similar.
Temporary Entry of Materials and Personal Belongings
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We are using xenserver for our vm enviroment. Have been testing HyperV (cost) and some of the vm on the hyperv hosts are freezing for a short time. anybody had this issue?
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Jul 25, 2011 at 1:49 UTC
GCS Technologies is an IT service provider.
By freezing do you mean a few second pauses or hard locks that need to be rebooted? What type of hardware are the HyperV hosts and vms running on (san, nas, local drives)
Haven't ever expericenced either of those issue and at my last job I did dozens of HyperV rollouts so it's definitely not a normal thing.
Jul 25, 2011 at 4:50 UTC
I've seen some VMs be slow before installing the guest additions, but haven't seen them lock up. Do all of the VMs lock up at the same time, or is it just one or two in particular that do it? Anything in the event logs when it happens?
Jul 26, 2011 at 8:18 UTC
Check to see if HDD is running out of space
Jul 26, 2011 at 8:27 UTC
Nope, my VM's are running flawlessly on hyper-v on some older hardware.
When you say "freeze" does it buffer any input that is attempted when it's in that state or ignore it completely?
Jul 26, 2011 at 2:42 UTC
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Is the host fully patched?
And then the Integration Components updated in the VM?
Only if SP2 is installed does it include the RTM of Hyper-V - if SP2 is not installed then Hyper-V is Beta if KB950050 is not installed.
Jul 27, 2011 at 11:37 UTC
You have dynamic disks with snapshots open?
If its I/O starved, and your getting high disk latency I've seen this...
Quit using thin VHD's snapshots, and feed it disk.
Jul 28, 2011 at 2:18 UTC
The host is a dev box with enough space and patched up, the vm is being mirgrated in to the main systems. local storage at the moment. Fast no io bottle neck on the host or errors.
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