The 790's projector was bright enough to see detail even in a sun-lit room, but we could even see using it to watch a movie (with an external speaker), assuming that we're able to set up shop in a pitch-black environment with a suitable surface.

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While Ms. Tang and the rest of the lonely hearts club flock to the do-it-yourself furniture shop for its clean, homey environment, they pose something of a challenge for IKEA. They sit for hours in the cafeteria, leaving behind orange peels and egg shells they have picked off boiled eggs brought from home.

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But growth is going to come, he says, from enticing regular customers with new offerings and a fetching environment, such as in the Montreal shop.

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That's an environment where people can live, work and shop all in the same space.

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Dauntingly tedious or not, if you are purchasing a property (especially in this risky real estate environment), you really should dedicate the time to comparison shop your mortgage offers.

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The mighty Google just set up shop in the city this past December, opening a one-floor shared work environment available for free to Israeli startups, developers and entrepreneurs.

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Second, the regulatory environment will be simplified by cutting out red tape when we introduce a one-stop shop for businesses to deal with regulators.

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The marine consents unit was established under the act to provide a one stop shop for marine licensing in Wales, but responsibility for licensing will now be transferred to the new environment body.

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