Taps For 'TAPS'? The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System & Transportation
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A 6 page report on the controversy-torn history of the oil pipeline traversing the Alaskan tundra, and the prospects for continuance of the consortium of oil companies, Alyeska, governing it. The report covers perspectives of economists, consumers, governmental agencies and the President, Alaskan officials, public, and native peoples, environmentalists, the oil industry, and oil company executives. The implications for the transportation sector of the economy are discussed. Bibiography lists more than a dozen sources.
Filename: Alask.wps

Germany's Volkswagen Beetle
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A 12 page research paper which examines the history of the Third Reich's 'people's car'-the most popular car in automotive history-its legend and the reality, and how the new 'Bug' compares with the old. Although originally the brainchild of Hitler, the Volkswagen Beetle has taken on a new identity of its own. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Volksbug.wps

Absenteeism in Public Businesses / The Problem for Miami-Dade Transit
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The problem of workplace absenteeism has had increasing relevance as more and more employees are afforded compensatory packages that include paid sick days and paid personal days. For public institutions with limited budgets, the negotiations of employment contracts often revolves around discussions of the problem of absenteeism and the impact on budgets, performance levels and departmental efficacy. This 15 page paper reflects the scope of the problem of absenteeism in public businesses, and then considers the problem as it applies to a specific department: the Miami-Dade Public Transit. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Miamdade.wps