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Perhaps poet T.S. Eliot was onto much more than he realized when he wrote, "April is the cruelest month..." Sadly, April showers bring more than sweet summer flowers. They also help to create an assortment of hazards that can do serious damage your New York home sweet home.
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The Internet: it's a part of every New York household, an indispensable resource, a source of endless entertainment, and an incomparably effective communication tool. Most of us can hardly imagine life without it. Its advantages are many, but it has its drawbacks, too. Chief among them is loss of privacy. What you search for, shop for, and look at on the Web is not just saved; it's shared, and used by advertisers who tailor their marketing strategies accordingly.
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Last summer, Apple introduced the iCloud, an intriguing method of saving data on a remote server-as distant and nebulous as a cloud itself-rather than on a local hard drive. The cloud allows users to store and remove data from a remote server through a network, but the cloud isn't new and it isn't limited to Apple's iCloud; the concept has been around for a while, and has existed in one form or another for years. According to industry journal InfoWorld, "[c]loud computing encompasses any subscription-based or pay-per-use service that, in real time over the Internet, extends IT's existing capabilities."
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Do you consider yourself one of those people to whom nothing is shocking? Have you seen and heard it all? Do you merely roll your eyes, unsurprised and unimpressed, at the quirks and foibles of your fellow humans?
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March is National Nutrition Month. This means that not only will many of us in New York give our homes a good spring cleaning in the next few weeks, but some of us will also approach our dietary habits with the same spirit of revitalization. Doing so will not only help to ensure better physical health and improved quality of life; it may also have a beneficial effect on your health insurance.
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Coffee really is a wonderful thing. It tastes and smells heavenly, especially first thing in the morning. It enlivens us when we're sluggish, and bolsters our courage when we're timid. It sharpens our minds and makes our tongues more articulate. As comedian David Letterman once said, "Without coffee, I'd have no identifiable personality whatsoever." And-would you believe this? -without coffee, insurance as we know it may not even exist!
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Many of us spend more time at work than we do at home. That's why it's important to ensure your work environment is a healthy one in which you and your employees are protected from potential dangers and safe from exposure to harmful chemicals.
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It's the place where we seek rest and respite from the demands of the workday and the outside world. It's where we spend quality time with friends and family. It's where we cook, eat, sleep, shower, and sit by the fire. It's home, and it really is sweet.
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