February 2014 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the first past the post electoral system The UK electoral system is run by the First Past the Post system‚ voting takes place in single-member constituencies. Voters put a cross in a box next to their favoured candidate and the candidate with the most votes in the constituency wins. The advantages of using a First Past the Post system are as follows: Firstly‚ the system is simple and easy for constituents to understand because you only have one
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Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Understand different food and beverage production and service systems 2 2.1 Discuss the characteristics of food production and food and beverage service systems. 2 1.2 Discuss factors affecting recipes and menus for specific systems 4 1.3 Compare the cost and staffing implications for different systems 5 1.4 Justify the suitability of systems for particular food and beverage outlets 7 2. Understand the financial controls used in food and beverage
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1. Program planning involves: identifying the most critical needs of clientele‚ projecting needs of clientele‚ knowing our ability to respond to clientele needs‚ planning and delivering programs to address needs‚ evaluating the outcome of our efforts‚ and reporting that outcome back to partners‚ stakeholders‚ and constituents. Program planning is the very essence of being an extension professional. Every extension professional‚ regardless of position‚ both responds to requests from the public and
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PRODUCTION THEORY AND THEORY OF COSTS Production and Production Theory Production refers to the transformation of inputs into outputs (or products) An input is a resource that a firm uses in its production process for the purpose of creating a good or service. Most resources are lumped into three categories: - Land - Labor - Capital The two kinds of inputs: Fixed vs. Variable Inputs Fixed inputs -resources used at a constant amount in the production of a commodity. Variable inputs
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society‚ a system of government‚ or an organization. These groups may include coalitions of like-minded people‚ unions‚ professional associations and business lobbyists. The Pluralists believe the following: Power is spread and disjointed or divided. Groups provide a more effective means of representation. The larger the group the more influence it will have. Policies are established through bargaining and compromise and tend to be fair to all in the end. Pluralism refers to a society‚ system of government
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Mushroom production methods On this page: * Building design * Growing room requirements * Harvesting Mushrooms are the edible fleshy fruiting bodies of certain fungi‚ which may be gathered wild or grown under cultivation. The most commonly cultivated mushroom species is Agaricus bisporus‚ though many other species are now gaining recognition in Australia due to the widespread consumption of Asian cuisine. This page describes the cultivation ofAgaricus species. Cultivated mushrooms
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P.6 The federal government should stop the production of pennies‚ because the pennies have become useless in this economy today‚ makers of pennies could be doing more useful jobs‚ and the bill would simply decrease the use of the penny. The time has come to abolish the outdated‚ almost worthless
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What is "Small" Business? In addition to how a business is organized legally‚ size is also a way to classifying businesses. A small business is generally defined as any independently owned business with fewer than 500 employees that is not dominant in its industry. The Small Business Administration (SBA) is responsible for issuing the specific criteria that render a business a small business. These criteria vary widely by industry. As recently as 2010‚ in an effort to make more businesses eligible
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Organization: SanFrancisco: Jossey-Bass. 3. Kanter‚ R. M. 1989. When giants learn to dance: Mastering the challenge of strategy‚ management‚ and careers in the 1990s. New York: Simon and Schuster. 4. Spear‚ S (1999) Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System. Harvard Business Review 77(5): 96-106. 5. Hackman‚ J. and Wageman‚ R. 1995. Total quality management: Empirical‚ conceptual‚ and practical issues. Administrative Science Quarterly‚ 40: 309-342. 8. Docimo‚ A. B.‚ P. J. Pronovost‚ et al. (2000)
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ANIMAL PRODUCTION MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY Obective: Student should be able explain the structutre and function of the digestive system of a bird STRUCTURE OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF A BIRD Fowls have no teeth; they use their beak to take in their food. The food passes down through the oesophagus‚ to the crop where it is stored and moistens. The food then goes to the Proventriculus: The proventriculus secretes digestive juices which help to break down food. The Gizzard: The gizzard
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