Andy Chew at Siemens Nixdorf By Group 4 (LM Consulting – Aldo‚ Fanny‚ Jan and Jaya) Siemens Nixdorf Informationsysteme AG * Formed in 1990 by the merger of: Nixdorf Computer AG and Siemens Data Information Services (DIS) division * Business of SNI: Service‚ Solutions (SAP/R3)‚ Product * Products from SNI: PC‚ Mainframes‚ Support services * Largest IT company in Europe once Siemens Nixdorf Informationsysteme AG facing crisis – Losses continue * Losses ever since merger
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Georges Braque was born on May 13‚ 1882 in Argenteuil Val-d’Oise‚ France. He trained to be a house painter and decorator like his father and grandfather‚ and studied artistic painting during evenings at the École des Beaux-Arts‚ in Le Havre from 1897 to 1899. In Paris‚ he apprenticed with a decorator and was awarded his certificate in 1902. Braque then attended the Académie Humbert until 1904. His early works were landscapes and impressionism‚ but around 1905‚ he adopted a Fauvist style. In
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A date that may have little connotation in the minds of history students everywhere was‚ in fact‚ the date that gave birth to a man more brave than any comic book could ever illustrate. On October 28‚ 1466‚ Desiderius Erasmus was born the illegitimate son of Margaretha Rogers and Gerard in Rotterdam‚ Holland. Despite such a dull and seemingly trite birth‚ Erasmus would grow to be a great influence in the Renaissance era. Through the questioning of established people and institutions‚ such as modern
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In his book‚ The Looting Machine‚ Tom Burgis examines the extractive economic and political network of mechanisms that have continued to exploit and impede Africa since its colonization. The corrupt cycle that is the looting machine has roots in the globalization by European and western companies. The beginning stages of neo-imperialism transformed the continent into the corrupt opulent resource siphoned Africa we see today. Internal extractive institutions‚ that inevitably result from the Iron Law
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In a published study featured in the Journal of Medicine‚ it was revealed that common spices can protect from heart disease and the deterioration brought about by aging. In the said study‚ researchers discovered a connection between the phenol content of certain herbs and spices and their capacity to prevent glycation and formation of AGE compounds that are responsible for premature aging and heart disease. As a way to manage your blood pressure‚ herbs and spices are a fantastic way to increase
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“Kenbe fem Jennifer pa lage. ” Five words in Creole I heard for the first time at the crack of dawn in the East Harlem Projects. I looked over my shoulder to see if my uncle or aunt were there but I noticed my grandfather leaning against the wall with his cane‚ next to a picture of his hometown. He looked up at me and winked. I stood in front of him in shock because he had barely spoken to me during the times I stayed with him. I needed someone to translate my grandfather’s Creole for me so I woke
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Chapter 8 Renewable Energy Part 1 Where do we get energy from ? PLANETARY ENERGY RESOURCES Non-Renewable Sources • Fossil-fuel sources of energy: • Coal • Gas • Oil • During earlier periods of the Earth’s history‚ fossilization of biological material created the deposits of coal‚ oil and gas‚ of which at least 1023 Joule is presently believed to be recoverable in a form suitable for fuel uses (Sorensen‚ 2011). • Nuclear energy may be released in large quantities from nuclear reactions (Sorensen
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other colonizer in Africa. After Leopold finally got the Belgian Congo running and making a profit‚ rumors began to reach Europe of atrocities occurring in the Congo River basin. However‚ these remote rumors had few witnesses‚ and fewer who spoke up because Belgium often gave them tax cuts and other benefits to keep them quiet and happy. It was not until 1904 when the British Foreign Office published a report on the Belgian Congo by Casement‚ that the skeletons in Leopold II’s closet became exposed. For
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leadership‚ but Austria blocked such a union. The Prussian emperor and army leaders foresaw the need for a greatly expanded army‚ but were blocked by a liberal legislature which refused to appropriate the funds."(Suffolk Community College) Otto Eduard Leopold Bismarck was appointed prime minister of Prussia in 1862 by emperor William I. Otto von Bismarck was greatly known as a conservative German statesman. He knew that Austria was the main obstacle in unifying Germany under Prussian rule. Therefore‚ a
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Bach’s accepted the job in 1709 playing the organs for the court in Weimar during this time he completed the majority of his organ composition. Furthermore‚ Bach was promoted to concertmaster and was offered a promotion to Chapel Master by Prince Leopold working in various positions as a teacher‚ composer‚ and director until his
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