>> I do not think that this area is connected to anyone in Russia.

RS> It isn't any more? It used to be... Did our feed get pulled?

Not to my system but someone might have done something somewhere. Denis told 
me in another echo that he is no longer connect so he cannot say what/where 
the problem is.

>> Are you heading over there this Autumn?

RS> Looks like if I stay where I work at now, I will have to defer my
RS> trip until this time next year. Won't have a week of vacation until
RS> then, because of some changes they made in how vacation time is
RS> allocated.

That's too bad. That was going to be a big trip for you?

RS> Next time I negotiate for a job, I ask for two weeks the first year.

You have to do that upfront. Tell them that is what you currently have and 
it will take that to get you on with them. 

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