has been used since 1903.[1] In recent decades it has become the preferred term‚ replacing the older "fireman"‚ since many women serve as firefighters‚ and also because the term "fireman" can have other meanings‚ including someone who sets or stokes fires – the opposite of the firefighting role.[2] In many countries‚ firefighters may be employed as full-time workers and paid a salary. Additionally‚ there are volunteer firefighters (who are theoretically unpaid) and retained firefighters (or auxiliary
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Unit 207 “Understand the use of electronic message systems” 1.3 Explain the purpose of keeping an electronic message system up to date. The purpose of keeping an electronic message system up to date is that we know which messages we dealt with also to avoid miscommunication. It also allows you to have more clear view at other messages. For example every day when I’m coming to work I’m checking my emails and as soon as I reply or finish reading and it’s not important I will remove it from
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NEPOTISM Nepotism describes a variety of practices related to favoritism; it can mean simply hiring one’s own family members‚ or it can mean hiring and advancing unqualified or under qualified family members based simply on the familial relationship. The word nepotism stems from the Latin word for nephew‚ especially the "nephews" of the prelates in medieval times. While attitudes toward nepotism vary according to cultural background‚ nepotism is a sensitive issue in American business. Many companies
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MUS HIST 3300/5300 Opera History Spring 2013 Terms and concepts for Midterm For the following terms and concepts from lectures and the assigned chapters in Grout & Williams: please be able to: 1) give a brief definition of each term‚ and 2) relate each term to the repertoire that we have studied Terms‚ by Week/Grout & Williams Chapter: Week 1/Chapter 3-4 Court opera Intermedio Monody (accompanied monody) Giulio Caccini. Le nuove musiche; “recitar cantando‚ cantar recitando”
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“Utah Symphony and Utah Opera: a Merger Proposal” Financial Strengths and Weaknesses of the Utah Symphony Before the Merger The financial state of the Utah Symphony before the merger was grim. It was understood by the symphony’s chairman of the board‚ Scott Parker‚ that the situation was getting worse. This was aggravated by the downturn of the economy and the event of 9/11. However‚ even before the economic downturn and 9/11‚ the symphony was very close to a deficit situation (Delong & Ager‚
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Sydney Opera House: Jørn Utzon- 1957. Ask almost anybody anywhere in the world to suggest something they associated with Sydney and the answer is likely to be the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. Without doubt the two landmarks‚ in many people ’s minds‚ define and epitomize Sydney. It is fair to suggest in fact that the harbour area of Sydney defines what would otherwise be a rather homogenous‚ dense‚ European type city. Devoid of the harbour area‚ what remains of the 4700 or
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Soap Operas In our life soap operas are very popular. Many people find them enjoyable and realistic‚ but some people don’t think so. There are as much opinions about soap operas as people. I can’t say that soap operas are good or bad. I think that there are some advantages and disadvantages and now I will discuss them. On the one hand‚ soap operas can help us have a good spare time‚ because usually they are very interesting and true-to-life. Another good thing is that soap operas can wake our feelings
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FINDING AND KEEPING THE BEST EMPLOYEES LEARNING GOALS After you have read and studied this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. Explain the importance of human resource management and describe current issues in managing human resources. 2. Illustrate the effects of legislation on human resource management. 3. Summarize the five steps in human resource planning. 4. Describe methods companies use to recruit new employees and explain some of the issues
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closed-book exam. You are not to use any materials nor receive or give any assistance to another student while taking the exam. You are not to discuss the exam with any student in other sections of this course until the graded exams are returned. Violation of these stipulations will result in a grade of zero on your exam. You are expected to be familiar with the University’s honor code and will adhere to that code and be bound by its prescriptions. 1. You are to use an unwrinkled‚ ParSCORE scantron
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compliance is required of federal contractors and subcontractors. These requirements are enforced by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) who reports to the U.S. Department of Labor. These additional requirements are the Executive Order 11246‚ Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974. Executive Order 11246 establishes the requirement for Affirmative Action and forbids Federal contractors and subcontractors from employment
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