Smart houses Home automation is the residential extension of building automation. It is automation of the home, housework or household activity. Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, security locks of gates and doors and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and security. Home automation for the elderly and disabled can provide increased quality of life for persons who might
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Research Sub-Assignment #1: Archaelogy Project 1 I live in an area where houses are rented out to people and not sold. Our house was the only house that was sold many decades ago to my grandfather and hence we have been residing there since the start. So throughout my childhood I have seen a lot of people moving in and out and eventually met many people in the process. Recently there was a family who shifted to the house next door and they were the sort who would not mingle and were not welcoming
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COLLABORATIVE LEARNING: ENTRY LEVEL K-4 Lesson Places People Lived: Houses Then and Now Grade Level 1 Classroom Configuration Whole group instruction, using a projector and / or interactive white board. Common Core State Standards: ELA Social Studies Strand 1: American History Concept 1: Research Skills for History PO 3: Use primary source materials (e.g., photos, artifacts and maps) to study people and events from the past. Strand 4: Geography Concept 4: Human Systems PO 1: Discuss elements
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I walked by its towering gates everyday on my way to work. Fairfax. The castle which sits upon the highest hills of the Great City reverberates an ominous chill as each day passes. Its walls were filled with gossamers that made it seem filthy. There live a royal family who’ve never shown themselves in public nor seen through the windows of their very own residence. Spoken through the words of a secretary, they rule the city with an anomalous, yet effective force. The month of December approached
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In this weeks reading, what particularly stuck out to me was the “ Tomb Of The Reliefs “ located in Cerveteri. I found it quite fascinating how even such ancient findings draw many similarities to homes in today’s era. I can clearly spot pots and axes, (only models), a resting area, and all the basic necessities needed for a household. Such immense detail is depicted throughout the home such as built in nooks, and beautiful decorative molding that showcases at the tops of the holding structures.
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“I just wasn’t thinking about it!” Jeff defended himself that night. We had been walking the entire day, leaving me sore. On top of that, I hadn’t slept in over a day, and I was beginning to run solely on fumes. “Yeah, I noticed that,” I snapped. Around sunset, I noticed he kept messing with his neck, so I made him show me. Because of the direction we were walking while he had his hood down, the sun was facing away from us. Still, part of his neck had been exposed, and it was burned a bright red
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The character Dr. Gregory House, played by Hugh Laurie, can be seen as the problem child in a dysfunctional family role. House has a rigid yet sarcastic personality that is consistent throughout the third season. Additionally, the characters personality is somewhat untrustworthy when it comes to personal life matters, and when a change seems to be made in his character there is usually and unknown benefit house is receiving from it. The problem or rebellious child characteristics can be seen in his
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It’s the summer before 8th grade and I feel like I have my whole life ahead of me. I’m not old enough to work yet, so I decide to go to a summer camp with my friends. At the camp I am put into a group with kids my age. We are then told who our counselor is. His name is Adam and he is 17 years old and he tells us that he once attend the camp just like us. Throughout the whole summer I really start to connect with Adam. He shares stories with me about his time in high school and playing soccer and
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Problem Statement Introduction The Midway Village Housing Complex is an affordable housing project in Daly City, California that is mainly home to low-income minorities. Since the very establishment of the housing complex in 1976, its residents have experienced numerous major and minor health concerns that have since been linked to the contaminated soil on which Midway Village was built. While residents have long fought for compensation and recognition of the environmental injustice they face,
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Summary The Isaac Bell House, also known as Edna Villa, is a shingle-style mansion built in Newport, Rhode Island. It is one of the first and most notorious examples of the Shingle style. The house-turned-museum has a complex roofline with gables and proejcting porches. The ground floor is sheathed in brick, while the upper stories are of intricately patterned cedar shingles. The building is 2-1/2 tall with an additional attic story. The house is also one of the earliest of the gilded age Newport
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