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    The Pencil

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    Thought the interview was unnecessary‚ put it in as filler Thought it was all-encompassing and informative Pencil Silverpoint is a graphic medium which preceded the common lead pencil. Instead of lead a point of silver wire is fixed in a wooden holder. Since this will leave but the faintest trace on an ordinary paper surface‚ a special ground must be prepared. A paste of powdered bone or chalk mixed withwater and gum or starch is spread with a stiff brush in thin coats‚ each coat being allowed

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    The Pencil

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    Who invented the pencil? The origins of the humble pencil go back thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians and Romans used a stylus‚ a thin metal stick usually made of lead‚ to scratch words into an early form of paper called papyrus. Different versions of this device were used for centuries. It was not until the 16th century that early pencils were produced. A large deposit of graphite was discovered near Grey Knotts in England during the first half of the 1500’s. Local residents cut the graphite

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    I Pencil

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    50th Anniversary Edition I‚ Pencil My Family Tree as Told to Leonard E. Read FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION 30 South Broadway Irvington-on-Hudson New York 10533 1-800-960-4FEE • 914-591-7230 www.fee.org “I‚ Pencil” is a superb case study of free markets in action. Half of the world’s economic problems would vanish if everyone would read “I‚ Pencil.” Burton W. Folsom‚ Jr. Professor of History Hillsdale College b There is no better‚ more easily understood‚ and more fun explanation

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    The Speech from a Pencil

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    The Speech from a Pencil No one would expect such a tiny object‚ like a pencil to have the ability to speak‚ and no one would expect such a solitary thing could bring to me a lot of memories during my childhood. Some say that I should stop keeping pencils and that I’m out of my mind because a pencil is worth nothing‚ but I say to them “Why they are worth nothing. They provide an efficient way to communicate on paper and also make everyone feel more knowledgeable. For me‚ a pencil has its meaning

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    the pencil

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    And baby even on our worst nights I’m into you (I’m into you) Let them wonder how we got this far Cause I don’t really need to wonder at all Yeah after all this time I’m still into you Some things just‚ Some things just make sense And one of those is you and I Some things just‚ Some things just make sense And even after all this time I’m into you Baby not a day goes by that I’m not into you I should be over all the butterflies But I’m into you (I’m into you) And baby even on our worst

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    tombow pencil

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    Tombow Pencil CO. Founded by Harunosuke Ogawa in 1913 is a Japanese writing device manufacturer. Mitsubishi‚ its competitor along with Tombow shared about 70% of the pencil market industry before 1963 (Mishina‚ 1993) Tombow as other companies are always seeking for ways to improve their operational system as well as their quality in order for them to become the leaders in the market. The way that Tombow is achieving this way of improvement is relatively different than other firms‚ instead of vertically

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    Pencils and Erasers

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    on the top of pencils. Today they are still being used throughout the world! What would life be like without pencils? Now people do not have to worry about making mistakes on a paper because erasers have been invented. So many things have been invented with the help of pencils. Pencils help us learn‚ teach‚ and invent. The pencil with an eraser top was created by Hyman Lipman‚ but soon after he ‘invented’ the pencil people said he did not really invent that type of pencil. Pencils and erasers have

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    Economics of Pencil

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    Economics of Pencil Making Just as with any other manufactured products‚ the economics of pencil manufacturing are driven by a number of factors. These cost drivers include: • cost of raw materials (wood‚ graphite‚ clay‚ brass or aluminum for ferrules‚ lacquer components‚ etc.) • cost of parts or other finished components used to assemble the pencil • cost of transportation and handling of various materials used and of the finished product to the factory • cost of labor and benefits for the

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    The Pencil Box

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    THE PENCIL BOX Nobody liked Jane. As soon as Emily Sweet found that copy of Anne of Green Gables—a three-hundred-page-long book! —in Jane’s faded purple kindergarten backpack‚ that was it. Any hope Jane had for a normal life‚ for swing on the swings‚ for making a life long friend‚ someone to share secrets and giggles with‚ someone to teeter totter with‚ was over‚ because nobody likes the smart girl. Nobody likes someone who totes a three hundred page long book to read on

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    Marketing Pencil

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    Environmental factors • Marketing Plan for pencils • Category analysis • Current market situation • Customer analysis • Marketing strategy • Product development process • Brand name‚ Brand equity‚ Brand image • Segmentation and Targeting • Profile of rural market in general • Marketing Mix and Integrated Marketing Communication • Conclusion ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We extent our thanks to Mrs. Saima Hussain faculty guide who has given me moral support to do my project

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