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<h2 class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">DAYLIGHT
SAVING TIME, </font></span></h2>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" align="center"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Lets
Take Another Look At This Semi-Annual Ritual</font></span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">!</font></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="text-decoration: none"> </span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">On
Sunday morning at 2am on April 6th you will have to, if you haven�t already
done so, adjust your clocks, VCRs and microwave ovens. Some will even have missed
appointments or schedules on this, the best excuse day of the year. Too
bad it falls on a Sunday. </font></span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Yes
it�s the annual �Spring ahead and Fall back� process we call Daylight Saving
Time. (DST) </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Today,
over 70 countries use DST. It is not used in the tropics because the daylight
hours remain approximately the same year round.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">It�s
a good concept that was originally designed for the days when we were a farm
economy. That action of jumping ahead one hour effectively meant that
farmers would gain an extra hour of sunlight each evening. They could start
their day one hour earlier and not be in darkness, and could still be in sunshine
for the longer workday into the summer evening </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Still,
people ask why we should have DST today? We no longer need that extra
hour of sunlight. We no longer work from sunrise to sunset during the
summer. What possible effect could DST have on us today? </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Actually,
Federal studies show that annually, as a result of DST, we save about 600,000
barrels of oil, 50 lives, 2,000 injuries and 28 million traffic accidents.
And ,of course, you knew that Uncle Sam had to get some employment regs into
this issue. And he did! Believe it or not there is one significant
federal impact this has on employers, the issue of overtime.
</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Because
morning shift workers may be starting at 8:00am, employees working the night
before may have to work until 9am to perform an 8 hour shift. Or they may work
one hour less and many employers will just pay them for the whole shift.
The idea is that although they may work one hour less this Spring and get paid
for it, when DST recedes this Fall on October 26<sup>th</sup>, They�ll work
one hour more and not get paid for it. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">You�re
not required to do this. You may pay for a 7-hour day now and pay for
a 9-hour day then. Many employers however merely pay the 8-hour shift
for both days. But there�s the rub. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">There�ll
be overtime to pay next fall. And you will have to pay it! The Fair
Labor Standards Act ( FLSA) comes into play here. Regardless of how many
hours of work for which you <u>pay</u> an employee, you only have to pay overtime
for the number of hours the employee <u>worked</u>! If they work 9 hours
next October, they will have to be paid overtime if that drives them over 40
hours that week. So when you calculate overtime for either of those pay periods
you need only count the actual hours worked that week to calculate the overtime.</font></p>
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<h2 align="left"><b><u><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hitchhiking on the Information
Highway</font></u></b></h2>
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font
size="4" color="#FF0000">Dateline: March 2003</font></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Note. Although we attempt to provide the HRU update on the first
of each month, we are normally delayed awaiting the release of several
monthly government statistical reports. We will hereafter update the information
as each report becomes available without waiting for all of them to be
released.</font></i></p>
<h4><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u>Productivity
Drops In Winter</u></font></b></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">A
recent poll by the ComPsych Corporation showed that 33% of employees surveyed
reported a significant lack of energy during winter months due to less
daylight. 46% said that they are less productive in winter.
Only 3% said that they work harder during the winter months. </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The
definitive term for this condition is Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
which is considered a form of depression affecting approximately 25% of
all Americans. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">SAD
is now protected by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) as a handicap
which employers are required to accommodate. </font></p>
<h4 class="MsoNormal"><b><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Union
Membership Continues to Drop.</font></u></b></h4>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Following
World War II, union membership in the United States was at its peak at
35.5% of the American work force. Union membership was so important
during the 1950s that unions pretty much controlled the labor market in
some industries by refusing to accept new members. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">By
1983 that percentage was reduced to 20.1%. That rate dropped further
by 2002 down to 13.2%. Since 1983 only government workers have maintained
their union membership percentage, now at 37.5% of all government jobs.
Private industry jobs, in contrast, are only 8.5% union.</font></p>
<h4><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u><b>Minimum Wage
Climbing</b></u></font></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Congressman
George Miller (D CA) introduced legislation to increase the federal Minimum
Wage from its current $5.15 to $6.65 per hour in two (2) increases over
14 months.</font></span></p>
<h4><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u>Dumbing Down?</u></b></font></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The
average High School Graduate in 1950 had a vocabulary of 25,000 words.
The average High School Graduate of 2000 has a vocabulary of 10,000 words.
The new use of e-mail shorthand seems to be reducing that number even
further while eliminating most forms of grammar, punctuation and spelling.</font></span></p>
<h4 class="MsoNormal"><b><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Employers
Are The Primary Insurance Providers.</font></u></b></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">60%
of all Americans who work are getting their health insurance from their
employers. The top recipients are Managers and Administrators, 77%
of which receive those benefits. The lowest recipients are Farm
Labors of which 28% receive health insurance. </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Government
workers at all levels of employment have much higher rates of coverage
than do workers in the private sector.</font></p>
<h4><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u><b>Get Your Drug
Use Underway Early</b></u></font></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The
U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case this Fall that will decide
if an individual who <i>used</i> to be a drug addict can (years later)
claim handicapped status under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).
</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">If
accepted, this will require employers to accommodate ex drug addicts and
will forbid refusal to hire them on those grounds. </font></p>
<h4><u><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Top 10 Clues
Your Best Employees Are Going To Quit</font></b></u></h4>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">A
recent report by F. John Reh, national HR Consultant, pointed out the
following things to watch for if you�re concerned about losing your best
employees:</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
</span></span>They start dressing better</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
</span></span>They take lunches at different times.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
</span></span>Their productivity drops off.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
</span></span>They seem to be �down� or more quiet.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
</span></span>They request vacation one day at a time.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
</span></span>They are sick more often.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
</span></span>They stop championing their positions.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
</span></span>They stop volunteering.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
</span></span>They get more incoming calls than usual.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">And the
most clear sign that you�re about to lose this employee:</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .75in"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">
</span></span>They ask you for a reference.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>QUOTES OF THE
MONTH</i></font></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>�I
don�t deserve this award, but then I have arthritis and I don�t deserve
that either.�</i></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>Jack Benny</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>�There
is a great difference between Discipline and Punishment. Discipline looks
forward. Punishment looks backward.�</i></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b> Performance Improvement Program</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>�
A good lie will have traveled halfway around the world while truth is
putting her boots on�</i></font></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Mark
Twain</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>�Some
regard private enterprise as if it were a predatory tiger to be shot.
Others look upon it as a cow to be milked. Only a handful see it
for what it really is-- The strong horse that pulls the whole cart.�</i></font></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Winston
Churchill</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>�I�ve
suffered a great many catastrophes in my life, most of which never happened.�
</i></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b> Anon</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>�Opportunity
may knock but once, but temptation leans on the doorbell�</i></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b> Anon</b></font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>�The
word �Politics� describes the process so well. �Poli� in Latin means
�many�. �Tics� are bloodsucking creatures�</i></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>�Why
don�t we ever see the headline �Psychic Wins Lottery?�</i></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <b>Only In America</b></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>�Two
men traveling come to a brick wall that stretches in both direction farther
than they can see. The wall seemed too high to climb. One
of the men took both of their hats and threw them over the wall and said;
� Now we have to get over this wall.�</i></font></p>
<p class="MsoBodyTextIndent"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>American
Dreams</b></font></p>
<hr width="75%">
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<p align="left"><font size="-1"
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Minimum Wage:</b></font></p>
</div>
</td>
<center>
<td width="100%" valign="top"><font size="-1"
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">$5.15/hr.</font></td>
</center>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" width="99%">
<tr>
<td width="13%" valign="middle" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Average
Hourly
Income:</b></font></td>
<td width="55%" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1">
<table border="0" width="106%">
<tr>
<td width="100%">
<p align="center"><b><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Hourly</font></b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100%">
<table border="0" width="514">
<tr>
<td width="85">
<p align="center"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<u><b>February 2002</b></u><br>
$14.61</font> </td>
<td width="86">
<p align="center"><u><b>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
Fenruary</font></b></u><font size="-1"
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u><b>
2003</b></u><br>
$15.08</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<td width="32%">
<table border="0" width="101%" height="78">
<tr>
<td width="100%" height="40">
<p align="center"><font size="-1"
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u>Family of<br>
Four</u></b></font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100%" height="30">
<p align="center"><font size="-1"
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">$64,000 (annual)</font>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="13%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Poverty
Level:</b></font></td>
<td width="55%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1"> </td>
<td width="32%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">$17,650 (annual)</font>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<hr noshade color="#000000">
<table border="0" width="99%">
<tr>
<td width="100%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1">
<h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b><u>Benefits <br>
</u></b><i>as a Percentage of Payroll</i></font></h3>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" width="100%" height="275" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
<td width="9%" height="45" valign="top" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1997</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="10%" height="45" valign="top" align="center" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>24.8%</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="49%" height="45" valign="top"> <font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i><b>For
2002 Employee Benefits now Represent 29% of the total compensation
an employee receives. Those benefits ranked are:</b></i></font></td>
<td width="15%" height="45" valign="top"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="9%" height="46" valign="top" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<p><font size="-1"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
1998</font></b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="10%" height="46" valign="top" align="center" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>23.4%</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="49%" height="46" valign="top"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
Health Care Benefits</font></td>
<td width="15%" height="46" valign="top"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
11%</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="9%" height="46" valign="top" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<p><font size="-1"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
1999</font></b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="10%" height="46" valign="top" align="center" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>22.8%</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="49%" height="46" valign="top"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
Paid Time Off</font></td>
<td width="15%" height="46" valign="top"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
10%</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="9%" height="46" valign="top" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<p><font size="-1"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
2000</font></b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="10%" height="46" valign="top" align="center" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>26.1%</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="49%" height="46" valign="top"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
Retirement Savings Plan</font></td>
<td width="15%" height="46" valign="top"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
8%</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="9%" height="46" valign="top" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<p><font size="-1"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
2001</font></b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="10%" height="46" valign="top" align="center" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>27.1%</b></font></p>
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<td width="49%" height="46" valign="top"> <font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Total
Benefits (As a percentage of total compensation)</b></font></td>
<td width="15%" height="46" valign="top"> <font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>29%</b></font></td>
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<td width="9%" height="46" valign="top" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<p><font size="-1"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
2002</font></b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="10%" height="46" valign="top" align="center" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>29.0%</b></font></p>
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<td width="49%" height="46" valign="top"> </td>
<td width="15%" height="46" valign="top"> </td>
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<table border="0" width="100%">
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<td width="37%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1">
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b>IRS Mileage Allowance :</b></font></p>
</td>
<center>
<td width="63%" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1">
<div align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">36 cents per mile<br>
<i>Effective 01/01/03</i></font></div>
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</center>
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<table border="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
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<td width="32%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1">
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b>Postage:</b></font></p>
</td>
<center>
<td width="68%" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1"> </td>
</center>
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<td width="32%" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">1 oz.</font></td>
<td width="68%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">.37</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Each additional ounce</font></td>
<td width="68%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">.23</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><i>Postcards</i></font></td>
<td width="68%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">.23</font></td>
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<b>
<p>
<table border="0" width="98%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="100%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b>Where Uncle Sam got his money in 2001:</b></font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" width="98%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="61%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Individual income tax</font></td>
<td width="39%">
<p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">50%</font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="61%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Payroll taxes</font></td>
<td width="39%">
<p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">32%</font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="61%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Corporate taxes</font></td>
<td width="39%">
<p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">10%</font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="61%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Other</font></td>
<td width="39%">
<p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">8%</font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="61%"> </td>
<td width="39%">
<p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b>100%</b></font>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<hr noshade color="#000000">
<table border="0" width="38%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="100%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b>Where your federal tax dollar went in 2001:</b></font></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" width="99%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Social Security</font></td>
<td width="33%">
<p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">23%</font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Discretionary</font></td>
<td width="33%">
<p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">19%</font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Defense</font></td>
<td width="33%">
<p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">16%</font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Medicare (over 65 years of age)</font></td>
<td width="33%">
<p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">13%</font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Other</font></td>
<td width="33%">
<p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">11%</font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Interest on National Debt</font></td>
<td width="33%">
<p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">11%</font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="67%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Medicaid</font></td>
<td width="33%">
<p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">7%</font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="67%"> </td>
<td width="33%">
<p align="right"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b>100%</b></font>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<hr noshade color="#000000">
<table border="0" width="98%">
<tr>
<td width="34%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1">
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b><u>Population:</u></b></font></p>
</td>
<center>
<td width="82%" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1"> </td>
</center>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="34%" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b>World</b></font></td>
<td width="82%">
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">6 billion</font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="34%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b>U.S.</b></font></td>
<td width="82%">
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">282 million</font>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</b>
<hr noshade color="#000000">
<table border="1" width="99%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<tr> <b>
<td width="48%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1">
<p align="left"><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">U.S.
Workforce</font></b></p>
</td>
</b>
<center>
<b>
<td width="12%" align="center"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>
February
2002</b></u></font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b>
February 2003</b></u></font></td>
</b>
</center>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="48%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">U.S. Civilian Workforce</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">141,211,000</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">145,857,000</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="48%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Number Unemployed</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">7,892,000</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">8,450,000</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="48%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">Unemployment Rate</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.5%</font></p>
</td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.8%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" width="99%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<tr>
<td width="50%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b>Average Cost of replacing one Federal Government employee:</b></font></td>
<td width="50%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">$36,000</font></td>
</tr>
</table>
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<table border="0" width="98%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="25%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1">
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b>Absentee Rates (annualized)</b></font></p>
</td>
<center>
<td width="15%" align="center" valign="top" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1997</u></b></font></td>
<td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1998</u></b></font></td>
<td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1999</u></b></font></td>
<td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>2000</u></b></font></td>
<td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>2001</u></b></font></td>
</center>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="25%" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Men equal
approximately ⅓ of all absenteeism<br>
Women approximately ⅔</font></td>
<td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.0%</font></td>
<td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.6%</font></td>
<td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.4%</font></td>
<td width="15%" align="center" valign="top"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.9%</font></td>
<td width="15%" align="center" valign="top">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">1.1%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td width="100%">
<h4><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">PRODUCTIVITY
OF THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE</font></b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
(The amount of goods produced, divided by the number of work hours
it took to produce it)</font></h4>
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<p>
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<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1992</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.7%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1993</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.5%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1994</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">1.3%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1995</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">0.9%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1996</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.5%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1997</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.0%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1998</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.6%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1999</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.4%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>2000</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.9%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>2001</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">1.1%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>2002</b></font></p>
</td>
<td width="68%">
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">4.7%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="32%"> </td>
<td width="68%"> </td>
</tr>
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