First it was ’texter’s thumb’. Now gadget addicts are coming down with ’text neck’. Today‚ many patients are suffering neck pain from spending too much time hunched over phones and computers. The rise of smartphones and tablet computers has fuelled the problem. The extra capability for playing games and browsing the Internet on smartphones means they tend to be used for longer periods. And unlike laptops‚ tablet computers are often placed flat on the lap‚ meaning you crane your neck over to view
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there through mobile phones. It has been observed that students bringing electronic gadgets to school are distracted from their studies. Intrapersonal reaction and communication are missing because studies are immersed in texting and gaming. There is a need to conduct a study of this condition because it has been proven by the result of Annual National Test of the DepEd that students with the most electronic gadgets in the cities and towns have lower result in these tests compared to rural areas
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Characteristics that describe who a Public Officer is. Public administration is the study of government policies. Public administration seeks the public good. It does that by ensuring a well-run‚ fair‚ and effective public service Public administration is carried out by public servants who work in public departments and agencies‚ at all levels of government‚ and perform a wide range of tasks Public administrators serve in many roles: ranging from "front-line" positions serving the public e.g
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Gadgets‚ Inc. Employee Orientation Introduction Welcome‚ Kenice! Major Gadgets‚ Inc. is pleased to have you as a member of our team. Gadgets employees are dedicated professionals with strong work ethics and positive attitudes. Your orientation leaders will provide you with the training you need. Training new employees is a priority at Gadgets so that our customers are served in the best manner possible. As a Gadgets employee‚ you are expected to implement the skills and information that you learn
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Alienware M14x Laptop * 14-inch glossy "edge to edge" full HD display (1600x900 resolution) * Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit * Intel Core i7-2630QM quad-core processor (2.0~2.9GHz Turbo Boost‚ 6MB cache) * Intel HM67 chipset * NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M w/ 3GB GDDR3 dedicated video memory using NVIDIA Optimus technology * 8GB DDR3-1333 (4x 2GB) * 500GB hard drive (7200RPM; Seagate ST9500423AS) * Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 AGN wireless network adapter * Internal
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Demerit point system Demerit points are added to your driver’s licence‚ if you are convicted of breaking certain driving laws. The rules are different depending on if you are a new driver or have a full licence. You don’t lose demerit points on your driving record. You start with zero points and gain points for being convicted of breaking certain traffic laws. They stay on your driving record for 2 years from the date you received the offence. For G1 and G2 level drivers‚ the licence is suspended
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Merit and demerit goods Merit goods Merit goods are also things that are ’good’ for you‚ but unlike public goods they can be provided privately. The problem is that if they are provided solely by the private sector then they tend to be under-consumed‚ so‚ again‚ the government has to step in to correct the market failure. The best two examples are health and education. Both of these goods can be provided privately. Some of you may be at a private school (or independent school‚ as they are called)
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7b) A demerit good is a product or a service that goes against common interest of a population and is related to promoting negative externalities. Examples of demerit goods are alcohol‚ fast food and cigarettes. All of these are goods that mostly cause problems in health and as a result they are causing a negative externality of high health costs to the NHS. These costs need to be covered by taxation and other sanctions which ultimately aim to reduce the consumption of demerit goods. T.V can be
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Merits and Demerits of Shakespeare In Preface to Shakespeare‚ Johnson has shown the merits and demerits of Shakespeare based on the plays he has edited. Here he gives the readers some sound ideas about the virtues and faults of Shakespeare. That Shakespeare’s characters have am interaction with nature and that his works have a universal appeal are the major assertions of Johnson in favour of Shakespeare’s merits and what he says about the demerit of Shakespeare is that Shakespeare tries more to
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FOOD SAFETY FACT SHEET Kansas Department of Agriculture ● Division of Food Safety and Lodging th rd 109 SW 9 Street‚ 3 Floor ● Topeka‚ KS 66612 ● (785) 296-5600 ● www.ksda.gov Hot and Cold Holding All potentially hazardous foods‚ except those prepared for immediate consumption by a patron‚ must be maintained in a manner that prevents the growth or development of bacteria. When holding foods for service‚ such as on a buffet line‚ keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold. Hot-holding equipment must
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