But, earning a livelihood and living a quality life do not always go hand in hand.
Today -- today, living a quality middle class life starts, as it always has, with a good-paying job.
Several studies have demonstrated that dementia patients given structured exercise programs and occupational therapy have a less severe decline in activities of daily living and improved quality of life.
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Assets such as low cost of living, high quality of life, and culture have been essential in retaining the talent that have contributed to turning Louisiana, and New Orleans specifically, into a film industry leader, entrepreneurial mecca, and technology hub.
Her clear preference is for life Down Under because she finds the quality of living higher.
The Mercer Quality of Living Survey, for example, placed Vienna in the number one spot in 2011 and 2012.
So I built a business that could operate for many years, generating enough income to sustain my quality of living.
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At this time I had already reduced my expenses significantly, and had little more possible without sacrificing some of my basic requirements for quality of living.
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Experienced travelers will not be surprised to find that Europe dominates the top of the list, with 15 cities among the top 25 for quality of living.
The extra amount of money in the bank may make them uncomfortable, or they may feel that they owe it to themselves to improve quality of living now income has increased.
Pair the excellent unemployment rate (just 5.7 to the national average of 7.8) with an affordable but impressive (think great schools, childcare and doctors) quality of living makes the city an attractive locale for savvy working moms.
In other words, it will require some assurance of human rights, including access to decent employment, living wages and high-quality public education.
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That has destroyed the economic viability of the business model for growers such as myself, to make a living from selling high-quality grapes.
Speaking in George Square, Mr Smith said the priority should be fair taxation and a living wage, investment in quality jobs, strong trade unions and employment rights.
The hand offers "unparalleled dexterity and control, enabling wearers to more easily perform activities of daily living and thus increase their quality of life, " said Ian Stevens, CEO of Touch Bionics.
Tulasi Diwasa, President of the NFS raised very important issue on how to utilize the different forms of folklores which is so attached with its natural environment, socio-cultural condition and context in order to enhance the quality of people living in different parts of the country.
The efforts of these sites, along with partners like the Data Quality Campaign, Living Cities, and the United Way Worldwide, are spurring on this movement.
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Fluorescent bulbs emit a pallid, bleached light that is okay for hallways and porches, but which fails to flatter and provide a good quality of light for living rooms.
She said she wanted all children living there to not only enjoy quality time with their mothers, but to be able to play with sand, touch grass and see the sky.
Advances in medication have not only increased the lifespan for people living with HIV, but also the quality of our lives.
Dust from two wood recycling plants in Greater Manchester could be making people living near the sites ill, air quality experts have said.
Parks, gardens and green space in urban areas can improve the wellbeing and quality of life of people living there, says a University of Exeter study.
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But Lorraine Morgan the chair of My Homelife Cymru, which aims to improve the quality of life of those living, visiting and working in care homes, said she did not believe a public inquiry was necessary.
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Advocates say the lake and dam are arrogant examples of man's attempt to corral nature to improve the quality of life and standard of living.
All told, we delved into more than a dozen data sources in order to assemble city rankings in 38 different criteria, including everything from air quality to unemployment, cost of living to death rates.
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However, in spite of these concerted efforts, a majority of Bangladeshis, particularly those living in marginalised rural communities, and especially women, children and people living with disabilities, have little access to quality education and livelihood opportunities.
And something that now happens far away from Iowa can have a ripple effect that impacts the quality of life and the standard of living for Americans.
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The results come three years after the Government's National Service Framework for Long-Term Conditions, which pledged to improve quality of life and independence for people living with chronic conditions.
"Our collaboration with Toshiba results in new products for consumers that provide optimized, high-quality playback of streaming entertainment in the living room, " said Simon Adams, SVP, Sales and Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Rovi Corporation.
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While a pioneer in prosthetics, and having served more than 1.2M individuals to date, Jaipur Foot is much more than an organization that fits high-quality limbs at zero cost to those living in poverty.
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