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"The fire service has unique ethical issues. Consider that firefighters have free access to people's homes and businesses. They perform emergency medical procedures, and they enforce fire safety codes. The ethical implications of those responsibilities and privileges are significant. As a profession, the fire service is unique. Members of the profession have a unique culture, and a unique relationship with the public they serve. The fire service exists for one purpose only, and that is to assist others in need. Their mission literally affects people's quality of life, and often even has life and death implications. Very few professions are depended on more than firefighters - or trusted more than firefighters. Because the services provided, and the conditions under which they are provided are unique, the fire service has unique ethical issues. This text is intended to identify and explore those issues"--

Arctic river deltas are among the most unique and fragile of deltas to be found on earth. Leading to this uniqueness and fragility are the interactions between geologic, oceanographic, climatologic, biologic, and cryospheric activities that occur in high latitudes. These interactions are analyzed at both regional and local levels with respect to their influence on delta formation. Specific morphological forms, such as ice-wedge polygons, and processes, such as thermoerosion, that are associated with permafrost are identified. Arctic deltas, including the Ob, Lena, Yenisey, Mackenzie, Yukon and Colville, are discussed illustrating the diverse range of variables affecting deltaic processes. Variables considered include age, size, shape, discharge, sediment load and surface forms. Current anthropogenic impacts on deltaic resources, such as construction associated with hydrocarbon production, are considered as is the potential for change that could result from a rising sea level.

How the UN forces established to maintain peace between Arabs and Israelis gradually lost effectiveness, circumstances favoring international intervention when Iraq invaded Kuwait, and the changed nature of UN missions today.

WWII drew attention to the minority status of the Negro in the US. After the slavery period he was permitted to participate in Southern politics for a brief time, but by 1900 nearly all Southern states had destroyed his pol'al influence. Ur anonymity & pol'al machines created conditions in the US North favorable to the acceptance of the Negro as a voter. The restoration of white supremacy at the polls in the South was achieved through the requirements of the poll tax, property qualifications, literacy tests, exclusion from the Democratic primaries, intimidation, & violence. With the passage of time, racial animosities generated during the reconstruction period began to subside. Negro participation in elections esp increased in Ur areas where the fear of Negro domination was not great. Nevertheless, with the exception of a few cities, the number of Negroes who were able to vote in the South before 1940 remained small. However, segregation laws were not enacted in most of the Southern states until after 1900. These laws, supplemented by common practice, brought segregation to places of public assembly, courtrooms, eating places, parks, welfare institutions, hospitals, homes for the aged, & Sch's. After the abolition of slavery the majority of Negroes found employment as farm laborers & tenants. The plantation system continuing In the form of tenancy & a single cash crop resulted in a low standard of living for the South, particulary for the Negro. In the North, Negroes were employed mainly as servants, porters, janitors, & common laborers. Provisions for the formal educ of Negroes did not begin until after the Civil War. The proportion of illiterate Negroes decreased from 81.4% in 1870 to 16.3% in 1930. When Sch's were established, they were on a segregated basis with a disparity in financial support which has continued to the present time. In Northern cities residential segregation has been conducive to educ'al segregation. The econ conditions associated with the 2 WW's brought a great shift of Negro pop to the industrial cities,particularly of the North & the West. This has provided them with new opportunities for educ, recreation, & jobs. At the same time this brought Negroes into closer competition with white workers & intensifie racial tensions. Because of their minority status, Negroes are likely to be the last hired & the first fired with changes in econ conditions. WWII brought a distinct increase in the employment of Negroes in skilled work in industry. At the present time 50% of the Negro M workers, compared to 16.6% of the white M's, are still employed in occup's below the semiskilled level. Until the end of 1945 AFofL & independent unions engaged in racial discrimination. Both the AFofL & the CIO have supported the establishment of a federal fair employment practices law. The trend toward better opportunities has raised Negro family incomes; however, the average income of all Negro families in 1949 was $1,650 while for whites it was $3,232. The increase in the Negro pop in Northern cities & the concomitant segregation structure have made possible a more effective organization of Negro voters. At the present time the US gov is committed to the elimination of discrimination & segregation. B. J. Keeley.

As more local, state, and national governments change laws regarding the legality of cannabis use, it is essential for organizations to understand how the workplace may be influenced by these changes. The current study begins to answer this question by examining the relationship between three temporal-based cannabis measures and five forms of workplace performance. Using data from 281 employees and their direct supervisors, our results indicate that cannabis use before and during work negatively relate to task performance, organization-aimed citizenship behaviors, and two forms of counterproductive work behaviors. At the same time, after-work cannabis use was not related (positively or negatively) to any form of performance as rated by the user's direct supervisor. We discuss methodological, theoretical, and practical implications for researchers, organizations, and governmental agencies concerned with cannabis use.