Evaluate how democratic in practice‚ initiatives and referendums are in making public policy. (30 marks) Initiatives and referendums are forms of direct democracy used by a majority of states in the United States. Direct democracy is a system‚ by which political decisions are made by the voting people rather than elected representatives. Throughout the US the involvement of the electorate varies‚ in states such as Alaska and Colorado referendums and initiatives are fundamental tools in policy
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user’s effective use of personal data on the other.’ In this paper‚ I am discussing whether the amendment of the PDPO has effectively addressed the current problems as the use and transfer of personal data is easier in the digital world today. Direct Marketing Due to the public uproar over the sale by the Octopus Card management company of the personal data of millions of its clients to business partners through current technologies‚ a great portion of the amendments have targeted with this
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To answer this question I will firstly explain how EU law became incorporated within the member states I will then explain the various types of EU legislation’s in circulation. This is important to define as the various types of methods will involve different enforcement procedures. Finally I will explain how EU law is enforced and the ways EU law will effect the member state and individual businesses. I will summarise my findings at the end of the essay‚ this will give details of all the key
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well as specific applications. These methods can be normally grouped into (a) bridge methods and (b) direct methods. In a class of direct methods o f measurements‚ a known current is passed through the unknown impedance Z (where Z could be L‚ C or R) and the resulting voltage across it is measured and used for computation [1‚2].
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Mary Kay is a privately held company which is engaged in direct sales of skin and color cosmetics products The company operates in more than 35 countries . Its headquarters is in Dallas Texas. It employs more than 4500 people. The company generates more than $3‚000 million annually. Mary Kay is a privately held company and does not publish its financial statements. Strengths Mary Kay’s products are scientifically created and is approved by the FDA to clean‚ protect and enhance the skin. Product
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7 The 4Ps 8 Product Analysis 8 The Market 8 Product Function 9 Ingredients 9 Products that contain specially controlled substances 10 Market Access 10 Product Manufacturing 11 Promotion Strategy 11 Delivery Profile 13 Direct Sales 13 Characteristics of the direct sales force 13 Role of independent distributors 13 Mass Marketing outlets 14 Price 14 Market Entry Strategy 15 Pro Forma Financials 16 Entry Costs 16 Assumptions 17 Potential Revenue – 5 Year Forecast 18 Cost per Item
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the 0 axis. Part 2 of the lab was to measure the response of an amplifier. To meet this goal‚ a DC Power supply generated a signal to an amplifier which was measured and compared to the direct DC signal by the oscilloscope. The output of the power supply was varied from -12 V to +12 V in increments of 2V and the direct signal was compared to the amplified signal. It was observed that from an input signal of -12 V to -4 V‚ the output signal was somewhat constant around -0.750 V. From -4 V to +6 V‚ the
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directors of the organisation. External stakeholders do not form part of the business (such as customers‚ suppliers and the government)‚ but have a direct interest or involvement in the actions of the business. 2. What is the difference between ‘stakeholders’ and ‘shareholders’? A stakeholder refers to any person or organisation that has a direct interest in and is affected by the performance of a business. Shareholders are the owners of private and public limited companies. They invest their
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2008; Accepted September 3‚ 2008. Volume 1‚ Number 1‚ September 2008. The Hands-on Science Network’ 2008 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Alternating Current and Direct Current Generator Pedro Portela‚ João Sepúlveda‚ João Sena Esteves Department of Industrial Electronic University of Minho‚ Campus of Azurém‚ 4800-058 Guimarães‚ Portugal delfimpedrosa@gmail.com‚ sena@dei.uminho.pt Abstract. Spinning a wire
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Avon’s brands. * Women’s choice for buying: Become the shopping destination for women‚ providing a personal‚ high-touch experience that helps create lifelong customer relationships. Learn more about customer engagement at Avon. * Premier direct-selling company: Expand Avon’s
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