the concept is still the same. A portable computer that can be transported from place to place and be used anywhere. It’s difficult to say who first invented the notebook, but one name that keeps being bandied about is Adam Osborne. Osborne’s “Osborne 1” was introduced in 1981 and didn’t look anything like the devices that are used today: thin, light, large screens can play slide shows (with the help from Power Point) and also play DVD’s and CD’s. This device weighed 20 lbs., had basic graphics, needed
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Local Related Study in Study Habits Related Studies Foreign On Study Habits The first Study Habits Inventory (SRI) was prepared in 1933 by Wrenn, with a view to survey this feature among students. In 1935 research workers interested in the improvement of study habits, they paid attention to the discovery of effective study techniques and tried to improve study skills and habits of work through ‘how to study’ courses and other systematic procedures. Cuff (1937) carefully derived study-habits
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1/5/2015 A History of Innovation | BANDAID® Brand A History of BANDAID® Brand Innovation BANDAID® Brand Adhesive Bandages make their first appearance on the market. They are made by hand and are not a big hit. They were three inches wide and eighteen inches long. Only $3,000 worth were sold the first year. The little red string used to open BANDAID® Brand Adhesive Bandages wrappers makes its first appearance. Completely sterile bandages are introduced. 1920 1924 1938 1942
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History of the Internet: A quick review. October 4, 1957 Sputnik was successfully launched into orbit becoming the catalyst that would bring about the collaborative creation of the Internet. Due to Sputnik's launch America took a greater interest into the development of space age technologies including computers. To focus on these advancements the government created the Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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in 1957 the thing that terrified Americans was launched into our atmosphere. Sputnik, translated to traveling companion, was the first satellite shot into orbit by the R7 rocket. Sputnik was about the size of a beach ball weighing around 200 pounds. It was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at Tyuratam in Kazakhstan, a former part of the Soviet Union. Once launched it transmitted a small beeping noise, awaring us to its coordinates. The long term effect in the sputnik is that it got people interested
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SOC 100 Midterm Exam Part 1 – Assignment Question 1 _____ is considered the first female sociologist and argued that injustices such as slavery and women’s inequality stunted a society’s moral development. • Auguste Comte • Émile Durkheim • Karl Marx • Harriet Martineau Question 2 The ability of individuals and groups to exercise free will and to make social change is referred to as: • Structure • Agency • Free choice • Individualism Question 3 Patterned social arrangements that
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La investigación fue de tipo cuantitativa. Esta muestra se dividido en cuatro grupos con características similares. Según sus características se diferenciaron en sus comportamientos de compras y algunos de los resultados fueron estos: Grupo 1 Sibaritas: Abiertos a las experiencias nuevas, extrovertido, organizado, seguro y sociable. Compran para estar en moda, por placer, por impulso, además de disfrutar la novedad y el cambio. Grupo 2 Armonizado: Alegre, descomplicado, organizado
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balance and the total fund balance in the balance sheet (1) on December 31, 2008 and (2) on December 31, 2009.c c. Prepare a schedule reconciling the December 31, 2008, total fund balance with the December 31, 2009, total fund balance by reference to actual inflows and outflow of financial resources |Part A |Closing Entries | |1. |Unreserved Fund Balance
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| 1,443.45 | of which SRF | Jul 20, 1998 | Mar 26, 1999 | 3,992.47 | 675.02 | EFF | Mar 26, 1996 | Mar 26, 1999 | 6,901.00 | 4,336.26 | | VI. Projected Payments to Fund 1/ | (SDR Million; based on existing use of resources and present holdings of SDRs): | | Forthcoming | | | 2014 | 2015 | 2016
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N5,000.00 N1,500.00 N5,000.00 N250.00 N10,000.00 N9,000.00 N1,083,250.00 A ROOM WITH 4 BEDS N5,000.00 N1,500.00 N5,000.00 N250.00 N10,000.00 N9,000.00 N733,250.00 A ROOM WITH 4 BEDS A ROOM WITH 2 BEDS A ROOM WITH 2 BEDS A ROOM WITH 2 BEDS TOTAL 1. 2. 3. 4. N150,000.00 N300,000.00 N150,000.00 N1,473,250.00 N1,623,250.00 N1,733,250.00 N300,000.00 N150,000.00 N300,000.00 N150,000.00 N1,883,250.00 N1,233,250.00 N1,383,250.00 N883,250.00 N300,000.00 N1,033,250.00 All Payments should be made by
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