Gadget A gadget is a small tool such as a machine that has a particular function‚ but is often thought of as a novelty. Gadgets are sometimes referred to as gizmos. History The origins of the word "gadget" trace back to the 19th century. According to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ there is anecdotal evidence for the use of "gadget" as aplaceholder name for a technical item whose precise name one can’t remember since the 1850s; with Robert Brown’s 1886 book Spunyarn and Spindrift‚ A sailor boy’s
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Date: ________________________ Student Exploration: DNA Fingerprint Analysis Vocabulary: codon‚ DNA‚ DNA fingerprint‚ genotype‚ identical twins‚ nitrogenous base‚ phenotype‚ trait Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. The two navy officers shown at left are identical twins. Why do you think identical twins look so similar? _______________________________________________
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Activity A: Types of water pollution Get the Gizmo ready: • Check that the TYPE tab and Toxic pollution are selected. Question: What are the main types of water pollution? 1. Read and learn: Besides toxic pollution‚ the other types of pollution are sediment pollution‚ nutrient pollution‚ and bacterial pollution. You have already described toxic pollution on the previous page. Read about the other types‚ and describe each in your own words. Sediment pollution Description:
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Module 13 Air Pollution and Global Change Study Guide Air is a mixture of many gases including: Nitrogen‚ Oxygen‚ Carbon Dioxide‚ Water Vapor and trace other gases. Any change in the atmosphere that has harmful effects is called pollution Any substance that causes pollution is called a pollutant. Solid particles and gases that are released into the air are called emissions. Main cause of emissions is by motor vehicles releasing carbon monoxide into the air When certain gases in the air
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An Electronic gadget is a tool that connects us to the internet‚ games and most familiarly‚ social media . Look around you my friend‚ I believe everyone atleast own a smartphone‚ or a tablet. Most of us are too dependant to these electronic gadgets to complete our works and used as a daily necessity where one will feel uncomfortable and inconvenient if he does not bring it along where he goes. Therefore‚ mankind had became slaves to these gadgets where they are currently controlling us but not us
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Gadget addicts: There has been much debate between psychiatrists and psychologists whether there is such a thing as internet addiction. When I got home from holiday‚ I mentioned technology addiction to one of my friends. She said she was increasingly worried about her husband’s obsession with his handheld computer. ’When he comes home from work‚ he’s lucky if he manages 15 minutes talking to the kids before he switches it on‚’ she said. ’And he’s glued to it for the rest of the night. Even
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concluded an analysis of the current cost and pricing structure of the current Gizmo against the proposed cost and pricing structure provided for the new improved Gizmo. Under the current pricing and cost structure our breakeven point is 32836 unit or $2‚462‚686.57 in dollars‚ keeping the same selling price of $75.00 while increasing our contribution margin from $24.75 to $30.00‚ our breakeven point with the new Gizmo‚ is 36667 units or $2‚750‚000 dollars which is approximately a 112% increase
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21 Speed Gizmos Exercise Would you launch the DCS? I would launch the DCS. Since the break-even volume for each price point is far less than the expected demand for each price point‚ DCS will easily exceed the number of units that need to be sold to cover fixed costs. However‚ when total profit before taxes is compared to total costs (both variable and fixed)‚ the costs exceed the profit. But since demand is expected to increase 20% for at least the next two years‚ profits can be expected
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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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Do you have a Puppy? I do and his name is Gizmo. Getting Gizmo is one of the best things that ever happened to me. Here’s how it happened. It was near my birthday when I asked my parents if I could get a dog. Sadly‚ they said I wasn’t ready for a dog because I couldn’t take care of it. I was distraught because I had wanted a dog for as long could remember. A few days passed‚ and I had finally gotten over not getting a dog. I was chilling at my house watching tv‚ bored as ever ‚ until my mom came
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