Considering the subject of affirmative action the following questions frequently are raised: Is there a clear understanding of affirmative action roles/goals? What are the pros/cons of these programs? What are the "loop holes" in the system? Does seniority play a role in affirmative action? Addressing these key questions may help us all in our daily routine, as administrators and/or potential administrator in the public/private sector. Affirmative action programs throughout the United States have long been a controversial issue particularly concerning employment practices (public/private) and university student and/or staff recruitment. Most public agencies have some type of instituted affirmative action program. According to Cheryl Perry-League, Director of Equal Opportunity of the Port of Oakland, every business operating on Port of Oakland owned land must have a standing affirmative action program on record and businesses bidding to do work for the Port of Oakland must have an acceptably diverse workforce. BACKGROUND To understand the role and/or goals of affirmative actions programs we should define what the broad definition of what affirmative action is and what caused its development. The phase "affirmative action" was used in a racial discrimination context. Executive Order No. 10,925 issued by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. The order indicated that federal contractors should take affirmative action to ensure job applicants and employees are treated "without regard to their race, creed, or national origin." A person could define this statement as an order to imply equal access and nothing else. Subsequently, Executive Order 11246 issued by President Johnson in September 1965, "mandated affirmative action goals for all federally funded programs and moved monitoring and enforcement of affirmative action programs out of the White House and into the Labor Department." Affirmative action "refers to various efforts to deliberately take race, sex, and national origins into account to remedy past and current effects of discrimination.
Mercury is named from the Greek god Mercury who was the messenger to the gods and was known for his speed; Hg comes from mercury's Latin name Hydrargyrum, which comes from the Greek word "hydrargyros" ("hydor" for water and "argyros" for silver). ... There are seven naturally occurring isotopes and four radioactive man-made isotopes including: Hg-194, Hg-196, Hg-197, and Hg-197m. Hg-194 has the life expectancy of 520 years. ...
LAB: DETERMINING THE VALUE OF THE UNIVERSAL GAS CONSTANT, R. Objective: The objectives of this lab are to measure the volume, pressure and temperature of a sample of wet butane gas, C4H10 grams. Another objective is the determine the pressure of the dry butane gas by correcting for the partial p...
High blood pressure (also known as arterial hypertension) is described as an increase in the pressure of blood in the arteries. High blood pressure works against the heart and arteries, causing arterial disease. When you have high blood pressure; your heart has to work harder for it to pump blood th...
It affects over 50 million Americans, who have a systolic blood pressure of at least 140 mm Hg or a diastolic blood pressure of at least 90 mm Hg (1). ... Mean reductions in systolic and diastolic blood pressure were 10.5 and 10.1 mm Hg with candesartan and 15.0 and 12.3 mm Hg with enalapril; but, adverse reactions were more frequent in the enalapril group (23.5%) than in the candesartan group (11.3%). ... This large group of African-American men and women of 18 years old or older, with a history and clinical findings of mild to moderate hypertension (at least 140/90 mm Hg) for at least th...
The Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure defines normal blood pressure as systolic pressure of less than 130 mm Hg and diastolic pressure of less than 85 mm Hg. ... Isolated systolic blood pressure elevations of 160 mm Hg or more frequently occur in the elderly. ... Optimal blood pressure is usually defines as a diastolic pressure of less than 85 mm Hg. ...
Indications for use of Diphenhydramine in suspected anaphylaxis include urticaria, angioneurotic edema (deep swelling often around eyes and lips), hypotension (90 mm Hg, Adequate respiratory rate/depth, and increase in LOC). ...
The Element of Mercury Name: Mercury Color: Silver Atomic Number: 80 Number of Protons/Electrons: 80 Number of Neutrons: 121 Chemical Symbol: Hg Atomic Mass: 200.59 amu Electronic Configuration: [Xe]4f145d106s2 Melting Point: -38.87 °C (234.28 K, -37.966 F) Boiling Point: 356.58 °C (629.73 K, 673.844 F) Classification: Transition Metal Crystal Structure: Rhombohedral Density @ 293 K: 13.456 g/cm3 Mercury - even though mercury was known to the ancient Chinese and Hindus and was found in Egyptian tombs that date as far back as the 15...
Circulation has two systems: pulmonary circulation, from heart to lungs and back, and systemic circulation, from heart to body tissues and back. Arteries carry blood away from heart Veins carry blood back to heart Arteries become arterioles which become capillaries Capillaries is where exchange of nurtients, gases, and waste occurs Capillaries drop off carbon dioxide to be exhaled and leave with oxygenated blood Veins have thinner walls than arteries, have valves, are more numerous, hold more blood than arteries. Blood in veins is deoxygenated and has higher levels of CO2 Veins carry DeO2 ...
Mercury, (HG) is a most unusual metal. It is the only common metal that occurs as a liquid at room temperature. This bright silvery, dense liquid- formerly known as quicksilver- has long held the fascination of people. Children sometimes play with the mercury from a broken thermometer, often with tr...
Discuss the Short, Medium and Long Term Regulation of Arterial Blood Pressure Arterial blood pressure (ABP) is defined as the hydrostatic pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the arteries. A typical blood pressure of a healthy adult is 120mm Hg systolic and 80 mm Hg diastolic. However,...