THE meat-packing district's main artery is 14th Street between Ninth and 10th Avenues, signaled by the shiny new Mobil station nestled beneath the High Line on 10th; its clean and spacious convenience store -- more L.A. than L.A. -- is a handy place to pick up snacks and drinks.
The stores are immaculately clean, and, unlike convenience stores in the United States, offer fresh, delicious snacks like rice balls and ready-made meals, often made with locally sourced and seasonal ingredients.
Shell claims its formula keeps intake valves clean while an unnamed "convenience store gas" damages them.
But while security concerns and a fear of urban crime are typically among the motives driving the elite behind walls in cities in South America and sub-Saharan Africa, in Hanoi developments are increasingly being marketed as exclusive enclaves of convenience and clean air, away from the air pollution and traffic congestion of the city.
The convenience of clean laundry is a bigger threat than accidental exposure to the liquid nicotine in e-cigarettes.
These included "prompt attention" (short waiting times), "dignity" (respectful treatment), "communication" (clarity of communication by providers), "autonomy" (involvement in decisions), "choice of provider" (patient choice of providers), and "quality of basic facilities" (clean facilities for patients' convenience).
With UNICEF's support, we are willing to make our own latrines and install the hand pump ourselves, as we realize the benefits of drinking clean water and the convenience of using a latrine".
From daily facial cleansing cloths, pre-moistened dusting cloths, anti-bacterial kitchen and bathroom wipes to disposable cleansing cloths for mops if it needs to be cleaned, there is a convenience cloth for it.
The conveniences of clean roads, bribery -free administrative offices, and judiciary and policing that works will be too much to give up.
