TomTom Overview As TomTom‚ one of the largest producers of satellite navigation devices in the world‚ entered 2010 it faced stiff competition from its traditional rivals such as Garmin and from new competition from cell phones. Although its sales reached an all time high of €1.74 billion in 2007 by 2008 sales had slipped to €1.67 billion. That year the company posted a loss of €872 million. The decline in sales continued with 2009 sales slipping to €1.48 billion‚ although the company managed to
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Face Recognition based Attendance System Group members: Ramsha Tariq Zaira Ashraf Fatima Masood (2K9-CSE-129) (2K9-CSE-130) (2k9-CSE-153) Project Advisor (Engr. Shahzad Ashraf) Lecturer Department of Electrical Engineering NFC Institute of Engineering & Technology Multan‚ Pakistan June 2013 Face Recognition based Attendance System Department of Electrical Engineering NFC Institute of Engineering & Technology Multan‚ Pakistan (Federal degree awarding Institute) The project
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What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then The books Love and War by John and Stasi Eldridge and The Mystery of Marriage by Mike Mason were hard books to read‚ not because of the writing style itself (although the writing style of the latter was harder to read than the writing style of the former)‚ but because they really made me stop and think about my failed marriage and brought to light some hard truths about myself. In the
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In recent times‚ the number of people owning mobile phones has increased dramatically. Now mobile phones are not just for calling‚ but you can now text‚ take and send pictures‚ record videos‚ access the internet‚ play games and much more. The variety of functions has increased dramatically. They have also become a lot cheaper. Thus more and more young people now own a mobile. So should they be allowed to bring them to school? Mobile phones can cause a distraction in education. They can disturb
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to be. When Hughes wrote “Now I hold Creation in my foot‚” that is an example of the hawk’s internal evil killing one of God’s creations to survive. Humans have dominion over creation from God. When the hawk holds his prey in his foot‚ the hawk has dominion. The author is writing in first person‚ showing that hawks and humans are alike in a way that they both will do anything to survive and to them it doesn’t matter how it will affect anything else. “I kill where I please because it is all mine
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« Folly Food - My Birth Right » Food Food food food All are here for food All evolve from food All act for food All think about food. All know no food No existence. Food come from rain Rain ensues from sacrifice Sacrifice rooted In prescribed action Prescribed action Originate from knowledge Knowledge proceed from you You my dear not destructible. So long as you are there Food is there You are all pervading You are infinite I the finite Long for you Through the
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Persepolis & Not Without My Daughter The Iranian revolution of 1979 refers to the overthrowing of the last king of Iran. It was an Islamic revolution which attempted to replace Mohammed Reza Shah‚ with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini‚ the leader of the revolution. Strong opposition against the Shah showed that the people wanted a religious ruler rather than someone they saw as an American puppet. Many Iranian people would think that the Shah was a ‘capitalist pig’ who
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Should Cell Phones Be Allowed at School? In a society where almost everyone over the age of thirteen carries a cell phone‚ pager‚ or both‚ many school systems have banned these items from school grounds. Why? Many say it’s due to the ’potential problems’‚ such as texting during classes. Others say it is because they interrupt the learning environment. Whatever the reason the school boards give‚ should cell phones really be banned from school premises? In a day and age where everyone relies
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With a portfolio as diverse as Google’s‚ what are the company’s core brand values? Is Google doing the right thing by diversifying into so many different product/service areas and taking on so many potential competitors (cloud computing‚ smart phones‚ high-speed Internet service‚ etc.)? Despite Google’s diverse portfolio‚ the company manages to maintain a very people-focused set of core brand values. Google’s core brand values consist of maintaining its position as the leading organizer of
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that usage of mobile phones will lead to brain cancer? Mobile phones produce radio frequency radiation or radio waves. It is a form of non-ionizing radiation. “Non-ionizing radiation simply means that there is enough energy to move atoms in a molecule around or cause them to move‚ but not enough energy to remove electrons.” (Ionizing and Non-Ionizing Radiation‚ US Environmental Protection Agency n.d) With this said‚ atoms and molecules of tissues closest to where the mobile phone is held‚ could
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