"The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was passed to prohibit wage discrimination on the basis of sex and sought to ensure that women earn equal pay for equal work. Its purpose was clear: Eliminate the gender wage gap‚ which hurts women and families. But 50 years later‚ pay discrimination is alive and well. Gag rules that require employees to keep their pay secret perpetuate this inequity." (www.cnn.com) I as a women have personally experienced this in the workforce; where male workers are paid a higher salary
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Economics Exam #3 Review 1. Characteristics of competitive markets (3): There must be many buyers and sellers‚ none of whom can have a large market share‚ a few players cannot dominate the market. Firms must produce a standardized product‚ buyers must see all their products as equivalent. (Identical (Homogenous) Products). Firms and resources are typically fully mobile‚ allowing free exit and entry. These three conditions make all consumers and producers price-takers. Models: Section 12.2
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The only Micro Theory ‘Labeling’‚ is an interactionist perspective‚ which focuses on the interactions of the individual‚ compared to the Macro Theories of conflict. Looking at the way a person’s self identity and behaviour can be influenced by the terms used to classify or describe them. Concepts of the self fulfilling prophecy‚ whereby a person can be influenced into becoming what they have been labeled‚ and stereotyping by negatively labeling minority groups. Judging deviant behaviour as deviation
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Solution to the Sample Questions for the Mid-term Exam Draft: March 22‚ 2011. 1. (Marshalliand & Hicksian Demand‚ Indirect Utility Function‚ Cobb-Douglaus) (1) A consumer’s Marshallian demand function specifies what the consumer would buy in each price and wealth (or income)‚ assuming it perfectly solves the utility maximization problem . (1) The problem has a unique optimal solution when (2) since the utility function in (1) represents well-behaved preference. By putting 1 into
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#3. Name the types of microscopes. Simple Microscopes Compound Microscopes Scanning Electron Microscope Transmission Electron Microscope #4. Identify these stains: (Functions and Reagents) Simple Stain- CULTURES: Staphylococcus epidermis slant Bacillus megaterium broth MATERIALS USED: Methylene blue‚ Distilled water‚ Slide‚ Inoculating Loop FUNCTION: To observe shape size‚ morphology‚ and arrangement. ---FROM SOLID: (slant) 1. Mark the smears on the underside
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Optimization of Flow Properties in a Micro-distillation device Master Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MASTER OF SCIENCE in CHEMICAL AND PROCESS ENGINEERING By Dhananjay Mote Advisor: Dr.-Ing. Chafika Adiche Ait Aissa Supervisor: Prof. Dr. -Ing. habil. Kai Sundmacher Faculty of Process Systems Engineering Otto-von-Guericke University‚ Magdeburg‚ Germany and Max-Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems Magdeburg‚ Germany October 2010
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MICRO-RAMAN ANALYSIS OF EARLY CHRISTIAN FRESCOES IN EGYPT Hussein H. Marey Mahmoud Laboratory of Mural Paintings Conservation‚ Department of Conservation‚ Faculty of Archaeology‚ Cairo University‚ P.O. 12613 Giza‚ Egypt‚ marai79@hotmail.com ABSTRACT The early Christian cemetery in Egypt is located at Kharga Oasis in the western desert. The cemetery consists of 263 mud-brick chapels dating back to the 4th century AD. In the present study‚ micro-Raman analysis was used to study micro samples from
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The SEC’s Case against California Micro Devices: A Lesson in Using Professional Skepticism and Obtaining Sufficient Appropriate Evidence 1. The third general standard‚ requiring the exercise of due professional care when practicing the audit and preparing the report‚ was violated since Michael and Brian didn’t take the responsibility to observe the standards of field work and reporting. In the case of the write-off of accounts receivable‚ they didn’t compare the information in the final press
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for women. Reports indicate that self-help programmes‚ often in the form of savings and credit or micro credit schemes‚ have succeeded in changing the lives of poor women‚ enhancing incomes and generating positive externalities such as increased self-esteem. This paper addresses the challenging issue of whether self-help micro credit programmes are tools for empowering poor women. ’Micro credit is about much more than access to money. It is about women gaining control over the means
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Micro Switch Case Study | Three in the Middle | The Experience of Making Change at Micro Switch | | Three in the Middle: The Experience of Making Change at Micro Switch Introduction Micro Switch‚ founded in 1937 and acquired by Honeywell Inc. in 1950‚ is a division that has long been known as an innovative industry leader in switches‚ sensors and manual controls. During the transition from electro-mechanical to electronic and solid state‚ Micro Switch enlisted the assistance of 49 year
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