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<h2 align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">PREVENTING 
  VACATION DOWNTIME</font></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Vacations 
  are no longer the simple benefits of past years.&nbsp; That�s true in the way 
  we schedule them as well as the way we use them.&nbsp; Seniority is not always 
  the priority in scheduling and employees now use vacation increments of a few 
  hours or days for FMLA purposes.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Many 
  employers in seasonal industries require employees to schedule vacations during 
  the off-season, and in some states vacation accrual is now considered wages 
  and must be paid if the employee leaves the company.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">But 
  one issue remains the same; the crunch and the downtime we experience when employees 
  take that vacation.&nbsp; Here are 7 ways to minimize that problem.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1.Develop 
  A Production Guide</u></b>&nbsp; This is a document that explains what tasks 
  need to be accomplished by this position.&nbsp; It should describe the who, 
  what, when, why and where of this job.&nbsp; It should include time schedules, 
  location of the necessary forms, tools or supplies and the names and phone numbers 
  of necessary contacts.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>2. 
  Centralize Procedures</u></b>&nbsp; When the Office Manager is out, whom do 
  you call for supplies, repairs and medical emergencies?&nbsp; Where are the 
  keys to everything, who has the passwords and combinations if we need them?&nbsp; 
  All this information should be available to those who are filling in. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>3. 
  Use This As A Cross Training Opportunity</u></b>&nbsp; Train people to do each 
  other�s jobs. (Just don�t schedule their vacations at the same time)&nbsp; This 
  is an excellent opportunity to start developing future leaders and to broaden 
  the skills of as many people as possible.&nbsp; It might be an advantage to 
  a future General Manager to have worked in all the key departments. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>4. 
  Take Advantage Of The Absence</u></b>&nbsp; This may be the best time to schedules 
  maintenance, upgrades and inventories.&nbsp; How can you use this time to prevent 
  losses in production during normal operations. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>5. 
  Update Message Machines And E-Mail</u></b>&nbsp; Ensure that vacationers update 
  their message machines, voice mail, telephone messages and e-mail to inform 
  other employees, vendors and customers of their schedule.&nbsp; Include alternate 
  contacts and important information to assist callers.&nbsp; Be sure to inform 
  those who will be getting those re-directed messages.&nbsp; </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>6. 
  Assign Ownership</u></b>&nbsp; Identify <i>who owns</i> which tasks.&nbsp; They 
  need to know that they have the responsibility <i>and</i> the authority to do 
  what needs to be done.&nbsp; The buck stops at them!&nbsp; If they need to be 
  oriented or trained to the task, do it early.&nbsp; Assure that everyone who 
  is affected by the absence is in on the process.&nbsp; </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>7. 
  Reward The Performers</u></b>&nbsp; When the vacationer returns, a small gift 
  would be a great idea.&nbsp; It could come from the vacationer, or the company 
  might pop for a dinner, pizza or movie tickets.&nbsp; They�ll be a lot more 
  willing to do it again.&nbsp; What you reward, you get more of.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>8. 
  Outsource</u></b>&nbsp; Sometimes none of these options are possible.&nbsp; 
  If the work or the project must still be done, you may find it best to bring 
  in a temp, an independent contractor or a consultant to keep it on track.&nbsp; 
  In many cases you can get a professional job and save money in the long run.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Encourage 
  employees to take their vacation.&nbsp; Its important to their health and mental 
  well being.&nbsp; Vacation means to �vacate�&nbsp; You will see the difference.</font></p>
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<h2 style="margin-left:.75in" align="center">
<font face="Verdana" color="#008000">Have an employment question?</font></h2>
<h3 style="margin-left:.75in" align="center"><font face="Verdana">Send it to
<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=From HR On The Job">
[email protected]</a></font></h3>
<p style="margin-left:.75in" align="center"><b><font face="Verdana" size="2">
Please include Company Name and Association in your e-mail. Company 
identification will be kept confidential.</font></b></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: June 2004</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>
      <h3><font face="Verdana"><b><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Another 
        Reminder, The New Overtime Regulations Begin August 23<sup>rd</sup></font></u></b></font></h3>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The 
        Department of Labor (DOL) has issued their final version of the new overtime 
        regulations.&nbsp; Current political wrangling may result in more changes 
        over the next few months but enforcement will still begin on August 23<sup>rd</sup>, 
        2004. </font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Last 
        revised in he 1960s the regulations are outdated and vague.&nbsp; In the 
        1960s, there were far fewer white collar or exempt workers.&nbsp; It was 
        much easier to identify who was Exempt and who was Non-Exempt.&nbsp; And 
        of course the salary line between the two was set at $250 per week.&nbsp; 
        Today that�s not much more than minimum wage.&nbsp; </font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The 
        new rules state that:</font></p>
      <ol style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in" start="1" type="1">
        <li class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Anyone 
          earning less than $23,660 per year ($455 per week or $11.375 per hour) 
          is automatically Non-Exempt and must be paid overtime.&nbsp; </font></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Anyone 
          who earns $100,000 per year or more AND qualifies under one of the Exempt 
          categories is Exempt.</font></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">All 
          those in between will be classified as Exempt or Non-Exempt based on 
          the content of their work.</font></li>
      </ol>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">All 
        the following categories are Exempt:</font></p>
      <ol style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in" start="1" type="1">
        <li class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Executive</font></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Administrative</font></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Professional</font></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Outside 
          Sales.</font></li>
      </ol>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">All 
        the following categories are Non-Exempt:</font></p>
      <ol style="margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in" start="1" type="1">
        <li class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Blue 
          Collar</font></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Manual 
          Labor</font></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Those 
          who perform repetitive work using their hands and energy</font></li>
        <li class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Production, 
          maintenance, construction and similar occupations</font></li>
      </ol>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">All 
        of these job types are Non-Exempt regardless of how much they earn.</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">One 
        significant change is in the 80/20 rule.&nbsp; Under the existing regulation, 
        any Exempt Supervisor, Foreman or Manager who spends more than 20% of 
        their time doing the same work as their subordinates (doing Non-Exempt 
        work) loses heir exemption and must be paid overtime.&nbsp; </font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Under 
        the new regulations, there is no limit to the amount of Non-Exempt work 
        they do as long as the purpose and focus of the job remains supervisory 
        or managerial.</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">DOL 
        states that just one complaint from a current or former employee will 
        be sufficient to initiate a full investigation.&nbsp; They expect that 
        there will be hundreds of DOL charges and thousands of lawsuits.&nbsp; 
        Law firms are gearing up for the expected bonanza.</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">It 
        is important that you prepare now as the fines, penalties and back wages 
        can be destructive.</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The 
        July Personnel Notebook will review the new regulations in greater detail.</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p>
      <h3><font face="Verdana"><b><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Do 
        Your Employees Use Your Company Computers?</font></u></b></font></h3>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Most 
        companies know that they can be held liable for the actions of their employees 
        who illegally use the company�s E-mail or Internet.&nbsp; If an employee 
        accesses pornographic sites, harasses another employee or operates a personal 
        business on the company�s computer the legal charges and lawsuits will 
        likely be aimed at the company.&nbsp; </font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">With 
        this in mind, it was surprising to see the results of a current survey 
        by M Lee Smith Publishers that reflected the large percentage of companies 
        that do such use. </font></p>
      <p class="MsoBodyText2" style="text-indent: -.5in; margin-left: .5in"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><span style="text-decoration: none"> 
        Q:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Do You Let Employees Use Your Computer 
        System For Personal E-mail and Internet surfing?</span></b></font></p>
      <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="78%" id="AutoNumber8">
        <tr> 
          <td width="5%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">A:</font></td>
          <td width="41%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Yes 
            within reason</font></td>
          <td width="54%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">56%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="5%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"></font></td>
          <td width="41%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Yes, 
            but only during breaks, lunches etc&nbsp;</font></td>
          <td width="54%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">20%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="5%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"></font></td>
          <td width="41%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">No, 
            but they do it anyway</font></td>
          <td width="54%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">14%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="5%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"></font></td>
          <td width="41%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">No</font></td>
          <td width="54%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="5%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"></font></td>
          <td width="41%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Different 
            rules for different departments</font></td>
          <td width="54%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">1%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="5%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"></font></td>
          <td width="41%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Assorted 
            answers or no answer</font></td>
          <td width="54%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">4%</font></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana"><u>
      <span style="text-decoration: none">&nbsp;</span></u></font></p>
      <h3><font face="Verdana"><b><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">How�s 
        Your Unemployment Rate?</font></u></b></font></h3>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Although 
        the national unemployment rate is running between 5% and 6%, the rate 
        fluctuates significantly depending on which state you�re in.&nbsp; </font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">&nbsp;</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Highest 
        Unemployment:</b></font></p>
      <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="36%" id="AutoNumber9">
        <tr> 
          <td width="46%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Washington 
            DC&nbsp;</font></td>
          <td width="54%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">7.3%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="46%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Alaska</font></td>
          <td width="54%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">7.1%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="46%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">South 
            Carolina</font></td>
          <td width="54%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">6.8%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="46%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Oregon</font></td>
          <td width="54%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">6.7%</font></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Lowest 
        Unemployment:</b></font></p>
      <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="36%" id="AutoNumber10">
        <tr> 
          <td width="46%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Vermont 
            </font></td>
          <td width="54%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.6%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="46%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Hawaii</font></td>
          <td width="54%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.6%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="46%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Nebraska</font></td>
          <td width="54%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.5%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="46%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Wyoming</font></td>
          <td width="54%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.4%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="46%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Virginia</font></td>
          <td width="54%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">3.4%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="46%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">South 
            Dakota</font></td>
          <td width="54%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.8%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="46%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">North 
            Dakota&nbsp;</font></td>
          <td width="54%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.7%</font></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <h2 class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="text-decoration: none"><b><u>QUOTES 
        OF THE MONTH</u></b></span></font></h2>
      <h2><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">�If your 
        life is free of failures, you�re probably not taking enough risks�</font></h2>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>Anon</i></font></p>
                    </blockquote>
                  </blockquote>
                </blockquote>
              </blockquote>
            </blockquote>
          </blockquote>
        </blockquote>
      </blockquote>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><i>&nbsp;</i></b></font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>�An 
        expert is a man who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very 
        narrow field�</b></font></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i> 
                        Neils Bohr</i></font></p>
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                  </blockquote>
                </blockquote>
              </blockquote>
            </blockquote>
          </blockquote>
        </blockquote>
      </blockquote>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">&nbsp;</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">�<b>There 
        are four ages of men:</b></font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1. 
        You believe in Santa Clause</b></font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>2. 
        You don�t believe in Santa Clause</b></font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>3. 
        You are Santa Clause</b></font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>4. 
        You look like Santa Clause�</b></font></p>
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      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">&nbsp;</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">�<b>Democracy 
        must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have 
        for dinner�</b></font></p>
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                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i> 
                        James Bovard</i></font></p>
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      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">&nbsp;</font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>�No 
        mans life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session�</b></font></p>
      <blockquote> 
        <blockquote> 
          <blockquote> 
            <blockquote> 
              <blockquote> 
                <blockquote> 
                  <blockquote> 
                    <blockquote> 
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>Mark 
                        Twain</i></font></p>
                    </blockquote>
                  </blockquote>
                </blockquote>
              </blockquote>
            </blockquote>
          </blockquote>
        </blockquote>
      </blockquote>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><i>&nbsp;</i></b></font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>�Leaders 
        are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear, and no concept 
        of the odds against them�</b></font></p>
      <blockquote> 
        <blockquote> 
          <blockquote> 
            <blockquote> 
              <blockquote> 
                <blockquote> 
                  <blockquote> 
                    <blockquote> 
                      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>Dr. 
                        Jarvik (inventor of the artificial heart)</i></font></p>
                    </blockquote>
                  </blockquote>
                </blockquote>
              </blockquote>
            </blockquote>
          </blockquote>
        </blockquote>
      </blockquote>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>&nbsp;</b></font></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>�A 
        Physicist is an atoms way of thinking about atoms�</b></font></p>
      <blockquote> 
        <blockquote> 
          <blockquote> 
            <blockquote> 
              <blockquote> 
                <blockquote> 
                  <blockquote> 
                    <blockquote> 
                      <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Verdana"><i> 
                        Bill Bryson</i></span></font></p>
                    </blockquote>
                  </blockquote>
                </blockquote>
              </blockquote>
            </blockquote>
          </blockquote>
        </blockquote>
      </blockquote>
      <span style="text-decoration: none"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"> 
      <hr width="75%">
      <table border="0" width="33%">
        <tr> 
          <td width="64%" valign="top"> 
            <div style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1; padding-left: 4; padding-right: 4; padding-top: 1; padding-bottom: 1"> 
              <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 
            Income:</b></font></td>
          <td width="67%" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1"> 
            <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="AutoNumber4" height="76">
              <tr> 
                <td width="100%" height="76"> 
                  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="AutoNumber5">
                    <tr> 
                      <td width="50%" align="center"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Hourly</font></b></td>
                      <td width="50%" align="center"><b><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Weekly</font></b></td>
                    </tr>
                  </table>
                  <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="AutoNumber6" height="50">
                    <tr> 
                      <td width="25%" height="50"> 
                        <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u>May 
                          2003</u><br>
                          $15.27</font> 
                      </td>
                      <td width="25%" height="50"> 
                        <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u> 
                          May 2004<br>
                          </u>$15.64</font> 
                      </td>
                      <td width="25%" height="50"> 
                        <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"> 
                          <u>May 2003</u><br>
                          $513.07</font> 
                      </td>
                      <td width="25%" height="50"> 
                        <p align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"> 
                          <u>May 2004</u><br>
                          $531.76</font> 
                      </td>
                    </tr>
                  </table>
                </td>
              </tr>
            </table>
          </td>
          <td width="20%"> 
            <table border="0" width="99%" 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>Federal<br>
            Poverty Level:</b></font></td>
          <td width="67%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1">&nbsp;</td>
          <td width="20%" 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="31%" 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="5%" height="45" valign="top" align="left" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>24.8%</b></font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="31%" 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="5%" height="46" valign="top" align="left" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>23.4%</b></font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="31%" 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="5%" height="46" valign="top" align="left" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>22.8%</b></font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="31%" 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="5%" height="46" valign="top" align="left" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>26.1%</b></font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="31%" 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="5%" height="46" valign="top" align="left" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>27.1%</b></font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="31%" 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="5%" height="46" valign="top" align="left" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b> 
              30.0%</b></font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="31%" height="46" valign="top" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> 
            <span style="text-decoration: none"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"> 
            <b><i> In 2002, employee benefits represented 30% of the total compensation 
            an employee received.</i></b> 
            <p><b><i> Those benefits ranked are:</i></b> 
            </font></span> 
            <p>&nbsp; 
          </td>
          <td width="5%" height="46" valign="top" align="left" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">&nbsp; 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="31%" height="46" valign="top" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> 
            <span style="text-decoration: none"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> 
            Health Care Benefits</font></span></td>
          <td width="5%" height="46" valign="top" align="left" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> 
            <span style="text-decoration: none"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"> 
            11.5%</font></span> 
            <p>&nbsp; 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="31%" height="46" valign="top" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> 
            <span style="text-decoration: none"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> 
            Paid Time Off</font></span></td>
          <td width="5%" height="46" valign="top" align="left" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> 
            <span style="text-decoration: none"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"> 
            10.4%</font></span> 
            <p>&nbsp; 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="31%" height="46" valign="top" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> 
            <span style="text-decoration: none"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> 
            Retirement Savings Plan</font></span></td>
          <td width="5%" height="46" valign="top" align="left" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> 
            <span style="text-decoration: none"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"> 
            8.1%</font></span> 
            <p>&nbsp; 
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="31%" height="46" valign="top" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> 
            <span style="text-decoration: none"> <font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Total 
            Benefits (As a percentage of total compensation)</b></font></span></td>
          <td width="5%" height="46" valign="top" align="left" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"> 
            <span style="text-decoration: none"> <font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b> 
            30%</b></font></span></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="31%" height="46" valign="top" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">&nbsp; 
          </td>
          <td width="5%" height="46" valign="top" align="left" bordercolor="#000080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">&nbsp; 
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <hr noshade color="#000000">
      <b> 
      <table border="0" width="100%">
        <tr> 
          <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 size="-1"><b>37.5</b> </font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1">cents per mile<br>
                &nbsp;</font></div>
            </td>
          </center>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <table border="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
        <tr> 
          <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">&nbsp;</td>
          </center>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <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>
        </tr>
      </table>
      </b> 
      <hr noshade color="#000000">
      <b> 
      <p> 
      <table border="0" width="38%" 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 2003:</b></font></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <p align="center"> 
      <img border="0" src="../../graphics/2003usrevenue.gif" width="630" height="371"></p>
      <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 2003:</b></font></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <p align="center"> 
      <img border="0" src="../../graphics/2003usbudget.gif" width="632" height="402"></p>
      <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">&nbsp;</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">6.3 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">292.3 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>
            <td width="12%" align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u><font size="-1">May 
              2003</font></u></b></font></td>
            <b> 
            <td width="12%" align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><b> 
              May 2004 </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">146,462,000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">146,974,000</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="48%"><font size="-1">Number Employed</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> <font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">137,505,000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> <font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">138,772,000</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 size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">8,957,000</font></td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"> 
            8,164,000</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">5.8%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="12%" align="center"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.6%</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <hr noshade color="#000000">
      <p><b>COMPARATIVE WORLD UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR MID-YEAR 2003:</b></p>
      <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="AutoNumber7">
        <tr> 
          <td width="40%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">France</font></td>
          <td width="60%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">9.2%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="40%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Germany</font></td>
          <td width="60%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">9.2%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="40%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Canada</font></td>
          <td width="60%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">7.0%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="40%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Sweden</font></td>
          <td width="60%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">6.1%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="40%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">United 
            States</font></td>
          <td width="60%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">6.1%</font></td>
        </tr>
        <tr> 
          <td width="40%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Japan</font></td>
          <td width="60%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">5.5%</font></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <hr noshade color="#000000">
      <table border="0" width="98%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="96">
        <tr> 
          <td width="25%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1" height="48"> 
            <p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
            size="-1"><b>Absentee Rates (annualized)</b></font></p>
          </td>
          <center>
            <td width="10%" align="center" valign="top" style="border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1" height="48"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1997</u></b></font></td>
            <td width="10%" align="center" valign="top" height="48"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1998</u></b></font></td>
            <td width="11%" align="center" valign="top" height="48"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>1999</u></b></font></td>
            <td width="11%" align="center" valign="top" height="48"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>2000</u></b></font></td>
            <td width="11%" align="center" valign="top" height="48"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>2001</u></b></font></td>
            <td width="11%" align="center" valign="top" height="48"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>2002</u></b></font></td>
            <td width="11%" align="center" valign="top" height="48"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b><u>3rd Quarter<br>
              2003</u></b></font></td>
          </center>
        </tr>
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          <td width="25%" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1" height="48"> 
            <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Men equal 
            approximately 1/3 of all absenteeism<br>
            Women approximately 2/3</font></td>
          <td width="10%" align="center" valign="top" height="48"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.0%</font></td>
          <td width="10%" align="center" valign="top" height="48"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.6%</font></td>
          <td width="11%" align="center" valign="top" height="48"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.4%</font></td>
          <td width="11%" align="center" valign="top" height="48"><font
            face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.9%</font></td>
          <td width="11%" align="center" valign="top" height="48"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.1%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="11%" align="center" valign="top" height="48"> 
            <p><font size="-1">3.6</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">%</font></p>
          </td>
          <td width="11%" align="center" valign="top" height="48"> 
            <p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">1.9%</font></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
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      <hr noshade color="#000000">
      <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="AutoNumber3" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
        <tr> 
          <td width="100%"> 
            <h4><b><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">PRODUCTIVITY 
              OF THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE</font></b><font size="2" 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>
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <p> 
      <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="100%" id="AutoNumber2" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
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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>
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          <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%"><b><font size="2">2003</font></b></td>
          <td width="68%"><font size="2">4.5%</font></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      </font></span> 
      <h3 align="center">&nbsp;</h3>
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<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">� 2004 William J. Cook</font></p>

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