attempting to manage others. The verb manage comes from the Italian maneggiare (to handle — especially tools)‚ which in turn derives from the Latin manus (hand). The French word mesnagement (later ménagement) influenced the development in meaning of the English word management in the 17th and 18th centuries.[1] Some definitions of management are: • Organization and coordination of the activities of an enterprise in accordance with certain policies and in achievement of clearly defined objectives. Management
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A Brief History Of Computers The history of computers starts out about 2000 years ago‚ at the birth of the abacus‚ a wooden rack holding two horizontal wires with beads strung on them. When these beads are moved around‚ according to programming rules memorized by the user‚ all regular arithmetic problems can be done. Another important invention around the same time was the Astrolabe‚ used for navigation. Blaise Pascal is usually credited for building the first digital computer in 1642. It added
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A brief history of Judo Judo is an exciting unarmed combat sport that originated in the Orient as a means of self-defence which has since grown into an international competitive sport. Judo developed out of ju-juitsu‚ a form of unarmed combat beleived to have been introduced into Japan by a Chinese monk‚ Chen Yuan-ping in the early seventeenth century. Various ju-juitsu schools developed and young samuri were instructed in the art. This was in the days of chivalry among Japanese knights. Samuri
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as the EDSAC is considered to be the first stored program electronic computer. The computer performed its first calculation on May 6‚ 1949 and was the computer that ran the first graphical computer game. The first personal computer: In 1975 Ed Roberts coined the term personal computer when he introduced the Altair 8800. Although the first personal computer is considered to be the Kenback-1‚ which was first introduced for $750 in 1971. The computer relied on a series of switches for inputting data
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History of Bread Grown in Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ wheat was likely first merely chewed. Later it was discovered that it could be pulverized and made into a paste. Set over a fire‚ the paste hardened into a flat bread that kept for several days. It did not take much of a leap to discover leavened (raised) bread when yeast was accidentally introduced to the paste. Instead of waiting for fortuitous circumstances to leaven their bread‚ people found that they could save a piece of dough from a batch
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Brief History Of Databases In the 1960’s‚ the use of main frame computers became widespread in many companies. To access vast amounts of stored information‚ these companies started to use computer programs like COBOL and FORTRAN. Data accessibility and data sharing soon became an important feature because of the large amount of information required by different departments within certain companies. With this system‚ each application owns its own data files. The problems thus associated with
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BMW began making its mark on history almost 90 years ago. Aircraft engines were the first thing to be produced followed by bikes and then cars – these vehicles also have been setting milestones in the area of motorsport from the very start. We can establish BMW roots back well over 100 years‚ to December 3‚ 1896. That date marked the formation of Wartburg works in Eisenach‚ the BMW manufacturing center for all cars made from 1928 to 1940. From that site and Wartburg’s numerous alliance before being
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A Brief History of Taekwondo The name Taekwondo is derived from the Korean word "Tae" meaning foot‚ "Kwon" meaning fist and "Do" meaning way of. So‚ literally Taekwondo means "the way of the foot and fist". The name Taekwondo‚ however‚ has only been used since 1955 while the arts’ roots began 2‚300 years ago in Korea. Known as a martial art and way of life‚ the evolution of Taekwondo was a direct result of the happenings in Korea long ago‚ and knowledge of the history is an important step in understanding
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RISHI SARASWAT A MODERN HISTROY OF IRAN DR. ARMITAGE 6/21/2012 Introduction Iran‚ formerly known as Persia‚ has a rich fascinating history that shapes the modern day culture of the region. Iran is known for housing one of the world’s oldest major civilizations that has its roots dating back to 4000 BC. The Medes were the first people to occupy the region; they unified the Iran as a nation and major empire. Iran was ruled by a series of empires and dynasties‚ starting with The Achaemenid
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The Patriarchs There were many tribes that moved freely from one place to another in the time of Abraham‚ Isaac and Jacob. Scholars believe that there was some exchange of ideas‚ world views‚ and religions and there was no one group that was dominant over the others. During this time many of the group started to settle in Palestine. Moses and the Conquest of the Land Israel’s distinctive faith and identity as a people begins with Moses. Those who had come from the desert with Moses were a fairly
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