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    MATHEMATICS IN INDIA- PASTPRESENT AND FUTURE Let’s begin with sloka 1.4 of “Sulba sutra” “Deerkha chaturasrasya akshnayarajju: Paarshwamaanee thiryangmaaneecha prithak bhoopathe Kurutha: thadupayam karothee” (The area of square of diagonal of a rectangle is the sum of the area of squares of its adjacent and opposite sides.) Then let’s look at the famous Pythagoras theorem: “The square on the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is equal to the sum of squares of its sides” The

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    retailing: the past‚ the present and the future Key Words: Internet retailing; Electronic commerce; Literature Review; Original Predictions; Current Trends; Future Directions Paper type – Literature Review Abstract Purpose – The primary aim of this paper is to critically review the literature that explicitly addresses the adoption‚ application and impact of Internet technologies‚ by retailers‚ for the promotion and sale of merchanidise. In particular‚ this study seeks to: 1) present a holistic

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    all of the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). By using these concepts as the foundation‚ readers of financial statements and other accounting information do not need to make assumptions about what the numbers mean. For instance‚ the difference between reading that a truck has a value of $9000 on the balance sheet and understanding what that $9000 represents is huge. Can you turn around and sell the truck for $9000? If you had to buy the truck today‚ would you pay $9000? Or‚ perhaps

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    Affirmative Action in the PastPresent‚ and Future Communications 220 May 22‚ 201 Affirmative Action in the PastPresent‚ and Future President Lyndon B. Johnson said in a 1965 speech at Howard University‚ “You do not take a person who‚ for years‚ has been hobbled by chains and liberate him‚ bring him up to the starting line of a race and say‚ ‘you are free to compete with all the others‚’ and still justly believe that you have been completely fair” (Calloway‚ 2010‚ p. 72). From the end

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    Examples Of Net Present Value (NPV)‚ ROI and Payback Analysis Introduction Terms and Definitions Net Present Value - Method of calculating the expected net monetary gain or loss from a project by discounting all expected future cash inflows and outflows to the present point in time. Discount Rate - Also known as the hurdle rate or required rate of return‚ is the rate that a project must achieve in order to be accepted rather

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    Green technology is not just something of the present; it has history and is going to play a big role in the future. “The term ‘technology’ refers to the application of knowledge for practical purposes.” (http://www.green-technology.org‚ 2010) With that being said‚ green technology is a method of products designed to protect our environment from toxins. We are living in the age of technology‚ but we are not living in the environmentally “cleanest” era. In the 21st century we need to look into the

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    Pastpresent and future for education system Sponsored by Published on undefined NaN undefined NaN NaN:NaN From: David H Rhodes‚ Keeble Park North‚ Bishopthorpe‚ York. THE school examination results have been announced and no doubt many students are rejoicing in what they have attained through very hard work. Congratulations to them. This does‚ however‚ bring an air of confusion as to the genuine merit and value of the grades attained. Correct me if I am wrong‚ but I believe that 50 years ago only

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    Mariam Abrar‚ GEND 341‚ Paula Humfrey‚ May 25‚ 2006. My selected topic is: Role of Women in Islam Past and Present In this paper I will argue that the position of women in Islam according to the Qur ’an and Hadiths (tradition) of the Prophet differs vastly from Islam in practice‚ currentely. It is not the Islamic ideologies that determine the position of women in the Islamic societies; it is rather the pre-Islamic patriarchal ideologies existing in a particular society‚ combined with the lack

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    The PastPresent and Future of Computer Hacking Abstract Society relies heavily on technology for many things‚ but our use of technology opens us up to become victims of cybercrimes‚ like computer hacking. Hackers can be divided into three main categories: novice‚ intermediate‚ and elite. Hacking has been in the information technology (IT) field for a while. The first hackers appeared in the nineteen sixties and hackers have continued to make progress since then. People hack for a variety of

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    The United States Constitution; “A Living Document?” Submitted by PrideandHonor on Wed‚ 01/02/2013 - 11:04 The Constitution of the United States stands as a guarantor of liberties and a set of laws that limit the scope and power of our federal government‚ not a “living document” which is by definition fluid‚ ever changing and a guarantor of nothing. Our laws and the Constitution as well are changeable. This is a certainty with the change processes being built in word for word and step by step

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