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Many people living under unstable totalitarian regimes are wisely transferring their assets to normal countries to protect their values. Opening a bank account in the US only requires a passport and personal presence. It is very beneficial obtain a Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) by…

In August 2018, I closed my bank account that was opened in 1996 when I moved to Greater Boston in 1996. It was initially with BayBank. The history: 1996 BayBank 1997 BayBank and Bank of Boston completed their merger to form BankBoston. 1999 BankBoston was…

The change of the servicer of a mortgage can be so frequent that it can be confusing to the mortgagor. An NBKC (National Bank of Kansas City) initiated mortgage has gone through NBKC (2021) Flagstar Bank (September 2022) (website: myloans.net) Nationstar Mortgage (September 2024)(website: mcooper.com)…

There are many online fax services. FaxZero is handy. You can send a fax for free without any registration. However, it takes 5 to 10 minutes to send a fax, so it may not be suitable if you have someone waiting for your fax on…

As many as 147.9 million consumers have been affected by Equifax Data Breach. Equifax has taken great steps to address the issue. Impacted users get FREE Credit monitoring (TrustedID.com) which usually costs up to over $200/year.

A friend Lucie recommended Sabadil to me in 2014, and I found it was effective with few side effects. Its name soon changed to RhinAllergy: Boiron changed the name again to AllergyCalm in 2023.

(originally written in 2009) 《百年中國 民主滄桑》 The idea of democracy was introduced to China in the early 20th century. The struggle for democracy has never stopped, with the last major movement being the June Fourth Movement in 1989. Many people have given their lives for…

It is not reliable. Sometimes making an RDP to that computer is needed before the share files can be accessed. Very strange. A program may have to try accessing the shared files twice before the success. Disabling firewall may help. Tips from a Microsoft engineer:…

I ordered a package of firs-aid supplied to bring to Ukraine under Rashist slaughter and requested to have the delivery by 2026-03-09, the day before my departure. Look at how inefficient UPS is: It took more than two days to move the package from Middletown,…

I assume that I, like everyone else, have caught COVID multiple times. The only time when I felt it was in May in 2023. I caught in the Baltics, and felt really sick for one day in London. November 17, 2025- CVS Pharmacy October 4,…

Trips to Ukraine: 2022-10-25 to 2022-11-05 (Chop, Kyiv, Odesa, Mykolaiv, Lviv) 2023-03-03 to 2023-03-15 (Rakhiv, Bukovel, Kharkiv, Kyiv) 2024-03-03 to 2024-03-19 (Uzhhorod, Bukovel, Dnipro, Kyiv) 2025-03-16 to 2025-03-26 (Odesa, Kyiv)

19:10 Ipswich 🚆 Use mTicket app to buy the ticket ($10.5) 19:50 Chelsea 20:00 Chelsea 🚌 SL3 20:30 Logan Airport 22:50 Terminal E ✈️ LX53 A350-900 11:10 Zurich Airport 12:25 ✈️ LX1888 A320neo 15:45 Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport 17:00 Aeroport Henri Coandă T1 (Otopeni)…

Heating can be completely stopped by middle April in Eastern Massachusetts reducing a two-floor home's electricity bill to less than $70 (< 500 KWH) through late October. This requires good insulation, smart management of energy efficient windows, skylights to allow radiation in during the day and…

SPECIFICATIONS Amperage (amps) 18.8 A Application Type Residential Assembled Depth (in.) 19.75 in Assembled Height (in.) 46.75 in Assembled Width (in.) 19.75 in Certifications and Listings 1-UL Listed ENERGY STAR Certified No Finish Steel Finish Family Beige/Bisque First Hour of Delivery (gallons/hr) 62.0 Fuel Type…

A heat pump can also function as an air conditioner by reversing its compressor valve. American Standard produces two brands - Trane and American Standard. Trane acquired GE's HVAC unit in 1980s, then was bought by American Standard. 2A6H4030 means: 2 - R-22 refrigerant A…

WinUI was initiated in 2018, tried WinUI for the first time finally in December 2023 in an attempt to migrate from Uno UWP to Uno WinUI. It was so flaky and lacking many UWP functions that I stopped quickly. WinUI may be good for some…

Windows Phone icons are cute. SDK7.1 comes with a set of commonly used icons (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows Phone\v8.1\Icons). CESPage.com also has a free set of cute icons though some of them are duplicates of the SDK's. Mashtech has a list of Top 10 Beautiful Minimalist Icon Sets. Noun…

13:30 Ipswich 🚗Traffic was heavy, but no jam. Flurries started soon before reaching the parking garage. The parking garage has lights to show the availability of every parking space. 14:45 Manchester Boston-Regional Airport. The was no line for checking in. The free Wi-Fi provided by…

Packages sent by UPS Mail Innovations go through the following: Arrive at the nearest UPS Mail Innovations facility (e.g. Urbancrest, OH for northern Pennsylvania) the same day as the pickup. Arrive at the destination UPS Mail Innovations facility (e.g. Windsor, CT for Massachusetts) on day 3 (i.e. takes two…