Dave‚ did you hear what the news just said about that woman who…? I interject. No grandma what did the news have to say this time? My grandmother has become just another casualty to television’s over exaggerated statistics and fictional stories. Recently widowed‚ my grandma has been getting progressively worse. As is with most elderly people‚ the television plays a very big role in her daily activities. I would have to say that the TV has become "a member of the family." It is for this reason that
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founder of the living labs theory in the 20th century. He suggested that a living lab “represents a user-centric research methodology for sensing‚ prototyping‚ validating and refining complex solutions in multiple and evolving real life contexts” (Bergvall-Kareborn‚ et al. 2009). The living lab approach later on spread from the USA to other parts of Europe‚ and also to developing countries like South Korea and Taiwan. Presently‚ there are numerous descriptions and definitions of living labs from various
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The Ideal Living Space There are many different styles of homes. The ideal living space is a place that reflects the individual. Before a person can come to find their chosen home‚ they must first look at some factors. For instance‚ the individual must decide where he or she wants to live. The individual must then decide what characteristics the house should have. The ideal living space includes many furnishings which are different for each home. Each person has his or her own idea of an ideal living
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January 12‚ 2012 Saving Money in Miami Miami is a wonderful city. However‚ living in Miami has some disadvantages because it is a tourist destination. That means the cost of living in Miami is higher than many other U.S. cities. According to Homefair.com‚ Miami is in the top six most expensive cities in the U.S. The average cost of living is approximately $51‚500 (Chapple‚ 2012). Although Miami is an expensive city‚ there are several ways to save money. Clothing‚ transportations‚ and
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Living at home versus living in an apartment or dorm When living in a home it is easier and quieter compared to living in an apartment or dorm. I say this because I live in a house in the country where it is quiet and peaceful. I have lived in an apartment or a dorm in the past‚ but my downfall of living in an apartment or dorm is all the city noise‚ loud neighbors and disturbance in the middle of the day or night. When living in an apartment or dorm you are unable to have the freedom of peace and
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Living “Off the Grid” could be a different experience for someone to do in life. Thinking about someone living off the grid raises many questions. How lonely is it‚ are people constantly busy‚ or do they sometimes struggle to find certain necessities? When first thinking about living off the grid‚ it has deemed as something crazy. Defined living off the grid is a state of degree of self-sufficiency with little to no reliance on public utilities‚ especially the three traditional basics: energy (power)
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B. Living With Strangers In 2011 8‚244‚910 people were living in one of the United States’ most famous cities: New York. New York has the highest population density in the United States with over 27000 people per square mile and it is estimated that 200 languages are spoken in the city. In a city with so many people‚ different cultures‚ and languages converts may have difficulties with growing accustomed to a city full of strangers. The American novelist and essayist‚ Siri Hustvedt‚ debates
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Explore the significance of representations of the city and/or the countryside in two nineteenth-century novels. During the nineteenth century‚ many Victorians aspired towards a life in the city where the opportunities were abundant and wealth and success were the dominant prospects‚ whereas country life was regarded as laborious and limited. ‘In the last twenty years before 1914‚ opportunities either to expand more rapidly or to give more attention to increasing the comfort and amenity
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PIDE Working Papers 2008:46 On Measuring the Complexity of Urban Living Lubna Hasan Pakistan Institute of Development Economics‚ Islamabad PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ISLAMABAD 2 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying‚ recording or otherwise—without prior permission of the author(s) and or the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
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Aires is a large city. According to Wikipedia‚ although Buenos Aires doesn’t have as large of a population as New York City (3‚050‚728 vs. 8‚391‚881)‚ it has a higher population density (38‚862/sq. mi vs. 27‚532/sq. mi). I know many will argue with me that New York has many commuters which would skew this number‚ but either way‚ I think the statistics show that there is a definite similarity between Buenos Aires and New York City. And this affects my everyday life in more ways than I could have originally
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