Convenient procedures, products and services are those intended to increase ease in accessibility , save resources (such as time , effort and energy ) and decrease frustration . A modern convenience is a labor -saving device, service or substance which make a task easier or more efficient than a traditional method. Convenience is a relative concept, and depends on context. For example, automobiles were once considered a convenience, yet today are regarded as a normal part of life.
22-454: NewsLink Pty Ltd (or LS travel retail Asia Pacific - formerly known as Lagardère Services Asia Pacific ) is an Australian company responsible for providing convenience items and travel products in airports and railway stations in Australia , China , Hong Kong , Singapore , Taiwan , and Fiji . NewsLink began in 1990 when its founder , Roger Wood obtained the rights to operate
44-503: A few examples of positive and negative effects of modern conveniences. Some of the major improvements over the past century has been in improved health care . For example, modern medicine has made leaps in preventing infectious diseases in part due to improved water and sewage treatment . This is obvious in the marked rises in life expectancy . Some of the most dramatic technological benefits are seen in underdeveloped countries. For instance, cabling for landline telephone service
66-539: A few of the countries that have leveraged technology to become a presence in the global community. In 1905, the Journal of the American Medical Association published an article titled "Nervous Strain" about how "modern conveniences" make our lives busier and with less direct contact than the preceding generations. As an example, the author compared having a calming cup of tea with a person to
88-559: A larger house, without seriously increasing the cares which they had in a smaller one". The supposition is that at that time if a family lived in a smaller home, they would have less furniture, appliances and other goods to take care of, and as a result the family's lifestyle and housekeeping would be relatively easy. If, on the other hand, a family moved into a larger home the increase area and furnishings would be much more difficult to manage without labor-saving devices. Examples of modern conveniences at that time included: The homes of
110-474: A major part of the diet in most developed countries and is on the rise in developing countries. Red meat consumption has been linked to colon cancer ; besides, growth hormone and antibiotics treatment of cattle and poultry has raised serious concerns about the adverse effects of those substances in industrially produced meat. Square foot The square foot ( pl. square feet ; abbreviated sq ft , sf , or ft ; also denoted by ' and ⏍ )
132-757: A motor vehicle, (e.g. milk, newspapers, cigarettes) but purchasing at that location can save the consumer time compared to making a separate journey to a supermarket . Conveniences such as direct deposit can save companies and consumers money, though this may or may not be passed along to the consumer. Some conveniences can become nuisances when they break down or don't function correctly. It costs time and money to fix items of convenience when they break down, and may cause much greater costs if something else that depends on them cannot take place. Household In 1911, architect and author Louis. H. Gibson defined modern conveniences as "those arrangements and appliances which make it possible for people to live comfort ably in
154-511: A proliferation of home appliances like washing machines , dryers , dishwashers , microwave ovens , frost-free refrigerators , water heaters , air conditioning , vacuum cleaners , and irons . Electricity and innovative electronics products including stereo equipment, color television , answering machine , and video cassette recorders also facilitated modern life. Comparison of modern conveniences in new housing construction In his 2011 book America's Ticking Bankruptcy Bomb: How
176-610: Is an imperial unit and U.S. customary unit (non- SI , non- metric ) of area , used mainly in the United States and partially in Canada , the United Kingdom , Bangladesh , India , Nepal , Pakistan , Ghana , Liberia , Malaysia , Myanmar , Singapore and Hong Kong . It is defined as the area of a square with sides of 1 foot . Although the pluralization is regular in the noun form, when used as an adjective,
198-653: Is expensive and requires a lot of time to complete, especially in the most remote areas. Introduction of cellphone service, on the other hand, is much cheaper and dramatically improves individual's ability to be economically productive, often in microbusinesses . It is estimated that 80% of the world's population is now located within range of cellular towers, 1.5 billion cellular phones are in use in developing countries and, in India alone, five million customers sign up for cellular service each week. The Four Asian Tigers —i.e., Hong Kong , Singapore , Taiwan , and South Korea —are
220-580: The Amish , Hutterites , and Mennonites ) and Judaism . Key beliefs that determine an Anabaptist community's position on use of modern conveniences are: For Orthodox and Conservative Jews , Shabbat is the seventh day of the Jewish week and is a day of rest in Judaism. Shabbat is observed from a few minutes before sunset on Friday evening until a few minutes after the appearance of three stars in
242-508: The newsagency concessions at railway stations in Sydney , Australia . In 1994 NewsLink expanded into its first airport operations. The growth and potential of the business was soon recognised, and Newslink became the first company chosen by R. M. Williams and Australian Geographic to represent their brands in travel retail. In 2000 NewsLink joined Times the Bookshop and opened
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#1732773193936264-399: The 20th century are much bigger than the homes of our family members from the 19th century, both in terms of square footage and number of rooms. Homes built at the beginning of the 21st century have 2–3 times more rooms than homes at the turn of the 20th century. In terms of square footage, new homes built in 2000 are 50% larger than a home built in the 1960s. The 20th century also enjoyed
286-634: The Looming Debt Crisis Threatens the American Dream—and How We Can Turn the Tide Before It's Too Late , Peter Ferrara says that the residential access to modern convenience is markedly different in the 21st century compared to the beginning of the 20th century: Upcoming technological advancements David Kirkpatrick , author of The Facebook Effect (2010), wrote in an article called Tech Targets
308-646: The Third World projects that technological advancements in education and health care , mobile computing and broadband will empower the poor and provide economic opportunities that they would not otherwise have access. These technologies are relatively easy and cost-effective to implement because of technological advancements that have driven down the costs and because developing countries do not have expensive and outdated legacy systems to manage emerging technology . Religious groups that shun modern conveniences include Anabaptists (and their direct descendants,
330-463: The facilitation of selling both goods and services, and combinations of the two. Convenience goods are widely distributed products that "require minimal time and physical and mental effort to purchase." Ready meals and convenience cooking spare the consumer effort in preparation of a meal while providing high levels of energy and pronounced, if mostly artificial, flavour . Filling stations sell items that have nothing to do with refuelling
352-633: The first TimesNewsLink store at Singapore Changi Airport in Singapore . NewsLink became part of Hachette Distribution Services (HDS) in 2001. HDS is a worldwide company that operates an international network of media and entertainment stores and is owned by French conglomerate Lagardere . Newslink now falls under the Lagardere Service corporate umbrella. NewsLink operates a number of chains of retail outlets, including: Convenience Because differences in lifestyles around
374-467: The more distant practice of placing a telephone call. Labor-saving devices meant that people now spent more time sitting , breathed machine-generated smoke , and ate food, especially meat, fat and sugars, in greater abundance, changing peoples' diets. These activities were speculated to result in high blood pressure , obesity , and "nervous strain". Because of the enormous productivity growth in intensive agriculture and meat industry , meat has become
396-426: The past 150 or more years. The many labor-saving devices have kept pace with growing houses and furnishings and allow for greater leisure . There are also some negative effects, some of which are also as the result of advancements in chemical technology in the food that we eat or products that we use. In these cases there are also conflicting opinions about the extent to which some of the products are harmful. Here are
418-514: The singular is preferred. So, an apartment measuring 700 square feet could be described as a 700 square-foot apartment. This corresponds to common linguistic usage of foot. The square foot unit is commonly used in real estate. Dimensions are generally taken with a laser device, the latest in a long line of tools used to gauge the size of apartments or other spaces. Real estate agents often measure straight corner-to-corner, then deduct non-heated spaces, and add heated spaces whose footprints exceed
440-703: The sky on Saturday night. On Shabbat, Jews recall the Genesis creation narrative describing God creating the Heavens and the Earth in six days and resting on the seventh. It also recalls the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai , when God commanded the Israelite nation to observe the seventh day and keep it holy. Shabbat is considered a festive day, when a Jew is freed from the regular labors of everyday life, can contemplate
462-573: The spiritual aspects of life, and can spend time with family. Orthodox and some Conservative authorities rule that there are 39 prohibited activities of work (referred to as " melakhot "), such as turning electric devices on or off, driving cars, and more, during the Shabbat, as listed in Mishnah Tractate Shabbat . There are many ramifications of the development of modern conveniences for individuals and their families over
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#1732773193936484-535: The world, the term is a relative term based upon the conveniences previously available to a person or group. For instance, an American definition of 'modern convenience' is likely different from that of an individual living in a developing country . Most of the time, the term 'modern convenience' is used to express personal lifestyle and home life. Service conveniences are those that save shoppers time or effort, and includes variables such as credit availability and extended store hours. Service convenience pertains to
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