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Live at Home Comfortably

May 5, 2012 – 3:45 am

home sweet home 300x300 Live at Home ComfortablyHome must be the place for the homeowners to spend most of their time, to feel relax and comfortable when staying there. If you don’t feel the same thing when you stay home, there must be something wrong with your home. read more »

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Feel Safe when Leaving Home

March 29, 2012 – 6:05 pm

home security 300x300 Feel Safe when Leaving Home

People like to spend their holiday by going out to other the suburban, other cities or even going abroad. While they are out they want their home safe. They always lock the doors and the windows properly. Some people sometimes check the doors and the windows twice. They want to make sure that their home is safe now. Then they can spend their holiday without worrying about their home anymore. read more »

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Backup Your Data to Online Storage

March 7, 2012 – 12:00 pm

Cloud Computing Backup Your Data to Online StorageExperience is the best teacher. I think this is the most appropriate quote for me after what happened this morning. You know, today my sister ask me to babysit his 3 years old daughter. I thought it was going to be an easy job for me because I also have 2 children. It was so much fun to spend the day with three little kid around.

When the time to prepare the lunch was approaching, I decided to let them play with my computer because I thought it can grab their attention for a while. And the terrible thing happened. My sister’s daughter dropped glass of water to my CPU. There was some smoke because of that. I thought it was fire. read more »

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The Journey Continuing (12)

March 1, 2012 – 5:40 am

After working as a stringer for three years, I was promoted to Moscow bureau chief of BusinessWeek in 1996. I was thrilled with the promotion and the recognition, and I was given the full expat package with a free apartment, car and driver, and home leave three times a year. One other important benefit was that McGraw- Hill, the owner of BusinessWeek, offered a “tax equalization” benefit. In other words, the company paid most of my Russian taxes. I owned an apartment in Washington, D.C., and decided to rent it out rather than selling it. I rented it out furnished, and the first tenant stayed for two years. read more »

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The Journey Continuing (11)

February 26, 2012 – 5:38 am

jj3 300x199 The Journey Continuing (11)Patricia

I moved back and forth to Russia two times, and each time was a little different. I continued to pack my bags lightly for the freedom and flexibility of the moment. I had no problem finding cheap yet safe apartments, saved a great deal of money, and took advantage of the tax treaty between Russia and the United States. read more »

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