Abstract
This paper examines whether a gender gap in pay and promotion does exist within the Salomon Smith Barney Company (one of the world's largest financial brokerage groups) and the issues these practices raise from a human resources standpoint. It looks at the deleterious effects these practices could have, both in terms of lawsuits, negative publicity and market/employment competitiveness. Finally, the paper makes recommendations on how the human resources department could help Salomon Smith Barney avoid clams based on sex discrimination in the future.

From the Paper
"Furthermore, studies have also found that companies in the financial industry Salomon Smith Barney also has several unspoken practices that could be legally construed as discriminatory to female employees. For example, female brokers complained that they were not being given their fair share of new accounts and referrals. They were excluded from important meetings, which were held in social setting such as male-only business lunches and golf outings."

Tags:salaries, disparity, men, women, pay, equity, laws, gender, female, brokers, financial, industry

Abstract
This paper focuses on the Limited Edition's Book Club, a collective of bibliophiles out of New York. The paper explains that the club embodies the idea of preserving history, of holding time on a bookshelf; accounts of the Great War, a style of art, a mysterious civilization, or even something as esoteric as a typographical tradition is the key to understanding the value of the Limited Editions Club to the contemporary collector. For example, the paper asserts, fine bindings, illustrations, maps, handmade paper, gilt spines, association copies, limited editions, clam shell slipcases, Moroccan or vellum bindings or pages, blind-stamped boards, and handmade elephant folio boxes with intricate folds and perfect seals represent just a few of the reasons an edition is considered unique or rare. The paper concludes by noting that today, the LEC continues to produce fine objets d' arte for about three hundred subscribers.

From the Paper
"Bibliophiles have quietly collected for centuries: from the beginning at Alexandria where a commitment was made to gather all of the world's knowledge to the Reverend John Harvard who endowed the first library in British North America (hence, the Massachusetts's Bay Colony ordered the college to be named) and the 20's contemporary, JP Morgan who stared at one of the largest rare book collections in the world. Their interests in subject matter varied: Americana, classic literature, ancient history, incunabula, and nautical lore. But perhaps just as important to the book collector as subject matter are books as physical objects. The spines on a shelf, the binding, the crackle of paper as the book opens, the smell of dry ink and leather, perhaps, or the feathery skin of cloth boards."

Tags:bibliophile, ancient, publication, printing, limited

Abstract
The paper relates that in 1609, Henry Hudson first spotted the white sands at Coney Island, a desolate place with clam beds and sand dunes along the Atlantic shore that was located approximately five miles south of Manhattan. The paper further relates that it would not be until 1829, that the Coney Island Road and Bridge Company built the Coney Island House, which began the summer resort business (Stanton).

From the Paper
"In 1609, Henry Hudson first spotted the white sands at Coney Island, a desolate place with clam beds and sand dunes along the Atlantic shore. It was located approximately five miles south of Manhattan. It would not be until 1829, that the Coney Island Road and Bridge Company built the Coney..."

Tags:coney, island, park

Abstract
This paper reviews and discusses marine pollution. According to the paper, the ocean plays a critical role in sustaining life on this planet. The paper discusses how economic and social prosperity will be useless if the coastal and marine environments are sacrificed, abused or neglected in the process of development. The paper goes on to discuss the serious environmental issues pertaining to marine pollution facing us today.

From the Paper
"The accidental wreck of a 20-tanker, 987-foot ship of Exxon Valdez in Bligh Reef led to the rupturing of eight of its 11 cargo tanks and the spilling of 10.8 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound in March 1989 (US Congress 1960). Although no lives were lost, the accident was an immense disaster to fisheries, subsistence livelihoods, tourism and wildlife. Most important was the awareness that the sanctity of the Alaskan waters was most outrageously ravaged. In response, US Congress passed the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, which established measures in preparing for and preventing spills for the implementation and enforcement of the US Coast Guard. It requires transporters of oil and production facilities to develop and implement response plans, participate in preparedness drills and maintain safe shipping and handling practices (Earle 1995). MARPOL began to control the operations and passage of new oil tankers, the carrying of noxious liquids in bulk, the control of sewage and other "grey water" and garbage, including plastics, metal, glass, galley wastes and other materials (Earle, US Congress)."

Tags:fish, sewage, oil, pollution, noxious, substances, dead, zone, algae, mussels, lobsters, clams, plastics