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Archive — September 2010

Education

"On the French Side" or Studying Abroad

Experience shows that today studying abroad is not just a high-quality study of a country's language, but also significantly expands a person's opportunities for further improvement. Of course, the…

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Moscow Region Tourism Tourism

Moscow Region Tourism

Residents of the capital region often choose exotic countries for their vacations, such as popular Egypt or Turkey. But is it worth exhausting yourself with a flight and acclimatization if you only…

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Sleds, Skis, and Skates Tourism

Sleds, Skis, and Skates

We want everything, right now, and as much as possible. What can you do – such is the mentality of the people. And to satisfy its whims, the resort business will do everything possible and…

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Student Part-time Jobs Work

Student Part-time Jobs

Many students abroad start looking for extra income as soon as they enter university. Some simply look for a job to have pocket money, while others need to pay for rent, tuition, or just to feed…

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What is a move and what it's all about Technology

What is a move and what it's all about

Almost every one of us has experienced the effect of the word 'moving' in their lives. But has everyone thought about what this move is and what it's all about? Everyone interprets this word in their…

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American Academy Law zone

American Academy

A public discussion of the police bill has taken place in Russia. Critics argue that all innovations essentially boil down to replacing the first two letters in the word "militsia," and urge taking…

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Integration

Business with an Accent

According to data from the Federal Ministry of Statistics, presented in Wiesbaden, in the first half of the current year about 157,000 new small enterprises were registered in Germany – 7.5% more…

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Moscow Is Not Copenhagen Money

Moscow Is Not Copenhagen

Oslo, Zurich, and Geneva have once again become the most expensive cities in the world this year, according to a triennial study by the Swiss investment bank UBS. They are followed in the list by…

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«Ausweis» via an Accelerated Procedure Immigration

«Ausweis» via an Accelerated Procedure

The junior partners of the Christian Democrats in the ruling coalition – the German liberals – plan to significantly adjust the country's rules for obtaining German citizenship. This concerns two…

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Tax the Smart Education

Tax the Smart

Financing higher education institutions in Germany is becoming one of the most acute issues against the backdrop of the abolition of semester fees in most federal states. These payments, whose…

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Russia Reduces Quotas Work

Russia Reduces Quotas

The incipient post-crisis growth of the Russian economy has not yet prompted the government to reconsider its policy of annually reducing quotas for guest workers. Days ago, the Ministry of Health…

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Technology

Principle of placing a press release

In the age of computer technology, every third site offers to place a press release, and each promises to do it for as little money as possible. Some, to advertise their site, are even willing to…

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Sanctions for the 'Non-Integrated' Immigration

Sanctions for the 'Non-Integrated'

Days ago, Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière, presenting the government-approved new integration program for migrants living in Germany, explained the need for its adoption by saying that 'the…

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American-Style Socialism Everyday life

American-Style Socialism

The social system of the United States is incredibly financially stable. There is no pension deficit whatsoever. First, because in a moderately aging America, there is still population growth…

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Hot Egyptian Winters Tourism

Hot Egyptian Winters

Very soon, we will be greeted by the 'white and fluffy' season – winter. No matter how much one might enjoy snowball fights, sledding, ice patterns, snowflakes, and frozen cheeks, after a while a…

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Meet: Ded Moroz! Culture

Meet: Ded Moroz!

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Between Sea and Land Country guide

Between Sea and Land

There is a saying: 'God created the sea, and the Dutch created the shores.' In fact, the word Netherlands itself translates to 'low lands,' and Holland is the largest province of this kingdom. The…

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The Camp Leaves Europe Immigration

The Camp Leaves Europe

After the accession in 2007 of Romania and Bulgaria to the European Union, the Roma from these countries, having become EU citizens, flocked in droves to prosperous Western Europe, which soon caused…

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Real estate

Europe on Installment Plan

Recently, it has become fashionable to acquire real estate by entering into a lease agreement with an option to purchase. This allows the buyer, by deducting (fully or partially) the rent paid from…

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The secret of success of cars with checkered patterns, or a bit about the history of taxis Auto tour

The secret of success of cars with checkered patterns, or a bit about the history of taxis

Taxis are what we think of when public transport cannot solve our problems. And it seems there were no times when 'carriages for hire' did not drive through the streets. However, taxis also have…

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Analysis

9/11: A Black Day Off

On the evening of September 11, 2001, similar emails started coming from Ukraine: reply, what's happening there, are you okay? All my friends, by a fateful coincidence, did well in school and, of…

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Reputation Led to Deportation Immigration

Reputation Led to Deportation

The deportation of Eastern European Roma from France became the main European scandal this summer. Since the beginning of the year, French authorities have sent about 8,300 Roma back home; in August…

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Terracotta Army in Sweden Culture

Terracotta Army in Sweden

The transition from August to September in exhibition life resembles an explosion. Several major premieres, each claiming to be the 'main exhibition of the season,' are offered to art lovers this…

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Elementary School in the USA Education

Elementary School in the USA

The United States is one of the most popular immigration countries. If you are planning to emigrate to the USA and have young children, it is worth learning in advance about the specifics of the…

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