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<h2 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> <span style="font-size: 14.0pt"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="5">Are
You Delegating Results or Processes?</font></span></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">When
good managers delegate to good people, everyone�s productivity is multiplied.
But delegating responsibility to someone is not the same as giving orders.
You give orders to people who don�t know how to do the assignment but are expected
to follow functional instructions. Delegation is about assigning responsibility.
Delegation is an art as well as a science. How and what you delegate can
be good or bad. Simply dumping all the unpleasant jobs you don�t like
onto someone else is one of the bad ways. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">But
let�s take look at delegation in a more positive light. Here are some
key points that may help you be a better delegator. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>1.
Stress results not details</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Make
it clear that you�re focused on the final results and not so much on the details
of how to get there. Describe the picture you want to see, let them paint
it. This not only cements that responsibility, but also will show that
you have confidence in, and respect for the individuals abilities.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>2.
Don�t try to solve every problem.</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Delegation
shouldn�t be about handholding. It�s like letting go of the bicycle your
daughter is learning to ride. It can be very difficult for you to do so.
It takes courage. So when an employee comes to you with problems, teach
them how to solve problems. This initially takes time but that�s how you
create problem solvers. Giving a hungry man a fish feeds him one meal.
Teaching him how to fish feeds him for life.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>3.
Turn the questions around.</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Ask
the individual how <i>they</i> would solve the problem instead of telling them
what you would do. You don�t have to put yourself in their shoes. Put them in
their shoes. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>4.
Develop a reporting system.</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Have
feedback and updates come to you in a systematic manner. Assign reports
that the individual as well as you can expect to be on time. Scheduling
regular reports of the daily, weekly or monthly advancements to be reviewed
together will keep everyone on track and on target.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>5.
Give realistic and strict deadlines.</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Assure
that the individual understands the dates and/or times for completion as well
as for updates. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>6.
Keep a delegation log.</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Keep
a log of everything you have delegated, to whom they were delegated and when
updates are due. Be sure to write in the end results as you have described
them.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>7.
Identify, use and develop the individual talents and skills of each individual.</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Being
a good delegator is a lot like being a good coach. You need to know each
individual�s talents and use them accordingly. Don�t assign people to
projects that require them to be who they are not. (For further information
on identifying individual talents, see the Personnel Notebooks �People Dynamics�
and �How many generations in your workplace?� on PLANET�s website)</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>8.
Be available</b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Don�t
be looking over their shoulder all day. Be available for support and discussion,
but don�t take on their responsibility. </font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Delegation
is about end results, developing people, being productive and good management.
Leaders know that the purpose of getting power is to give it away.</font></p>
<hr>
<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>
<hr>
<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 2006</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>
<p> </p>
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<h2 class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">IS
YOUR STATE�S MINIMUM WAGE HIGHER THAN THE FEDERAL?</font></b></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<span style="font-family: Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Although
the end result of raising the minimum wage has historically been to
reduce the number of jobs as employers hire fewer low skill workers
as the cost increases, the American public in general (82 percent)
favor raising it. </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Arial">
Failing to get such legislation passed on the federal level, proponents
have concentrated on state legislation to do so. 22 states now
have minimum wage rates higher than the federal requirement of $5.15
per hour:</span></font></p>
<div align="left">
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<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><b>Alaska</b></font></p>
</span></td>
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>$7.15</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><b>Arkansas</b> </font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>6.25</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>California</b></font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>6.75</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Connecticut</b></font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>7.40</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Delaware</b></font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>6.15</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>D.C.</b></font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>6.60</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Florida</b></font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>6.40</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Hawaii</b></font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>6.75</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Illinois</b> </font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>6.50</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Maine</b> </font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>6.50</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Maryland</b></font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>6.15</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Massachusetts</b> </font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>6.75</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Michigan</b></font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>7.15</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Minnesota</b> </font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>6.15 </b> </font>
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">(Large
employers only)</font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>New Jersey</b></font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>6.15</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>New York</b> </font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>6.75</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Oregon</b> </font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>7.50</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Rhode Island</b></font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>7.10</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Vermont</b> </font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>7.25</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Washington State</b></font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>7.63</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>West Virginia</b></font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>5.85</b></font></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="209" valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><b>Wisconsin</b> </font></p>
</span></td>
<td valign="top"> <span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<b>5.70</b></font></span></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b> </b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt"> </span></p>
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<td valign="top" height="86">
<h2><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">�When you
start your day, you may step out into the morning dew or the
doggie doo, the choice is usually yours�</font> </h2>
<h2 align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">WJC</font></h2>
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<h2><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">MAINE
RULES HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IS A DISABILITY</font></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Under
the American With Disabilities Act (ADA) an employee who has a <u>�physical
or mental handicap, which substantially limits one or more of such
person�s major life activities�</u> is considered a �handicapped individual�.
Such individuals are considered part of a �protected class� and are
entitled to �reasonable accommodations� that may assist them to accomplish
their job.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Arial">
After a debate over missing words in the Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA),
the Maine Supreme Court ruled that the words <u>�major life activities�</u>
no longer apply. As a result employee Stanley Whitney who has
high blood pressure is to be considered a handicapped individual and
may proceed with his suit against his employer.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Arial">
In that medical reports indicate that almost 60 percent of Americans
have high blood pressure, legislators now expect to see an increase
in the number of disability claims and lawsuits testing the limits
of this new interpretation.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt"> </span></p>
<table border="1" width="50%" id="table9">
<tr>
<td height="78" valign="top">
<h2 class="MsoBodyText2"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">�Government
machinery has been described as a marvelous labor saving device
which enables ten men to do the work of one�</font></b></h2>
<h2 class="MsoBodyText2" align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><i>John
Maynard Keynes</i></b></font></h2>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<span style="mso-ignore: vglayout"></span><span style="mso-ignore: vglayout">
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<div align="center">
<h2><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">A
PICTURE OF US</font></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">While
hitchhiking on the information highway the following interesting snapshots
of Americans jumps out.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial"> </span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: Arial">Aging Population</span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<span style="mso-ignore: vglayout"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�</span></font></span><span style="font-family: Symbol"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></font></span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Arial">12
percent (36.3 million) Americans are 65 or over.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial">21 percent (86.7 million)
will be 65 or over by the year 2050. That�s a 147 percent increase,
while the overall U.S. population will increase by only 49%.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial">13 percent (4.6 million)
of those 65 or over are still employed.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial">73,000 of those 65
or over are enrolled in college.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial">$108,000 is the median
net worth of households with those 65 or over.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial">$23,787 is the median
annual income of households with Americans 65 or over.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial">65 percent of Americans
65 0r over are registered voters. 72 percent of them voted in
the last two presidential elections. That�s the highest of any
age group.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -.25in; margin-left: .3in" align="left">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Symbol">�<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial">27 percent (9.7 million)
of them are military veterans.</span></font></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Majority-Minority</font></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Four
states, California, Hawaii, New Mexico and Texas, have populations
wherein the number of �minorities� (non-white) now exceeds the number
of �Majorities� (white). </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Arial">
Five states are now in line as the next to reach that same ratio:
Arizona, Maryland, Mississippi and New York.</span></font><span style="font-family: Arial"> </span></p>
<h3><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Office
Romance</font></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">A
recent survey by Vault Inc, a media company that focuses on career
advancement, reported that 58 percent of employees surveyed admitted
to having had an office romance. That�s a 26% increase over
2004. 14 percent of those romances were with a boss or a superior.
19 percent of bosses reported dating a subordinate. 23 percent
reported having had romantic trysts on the job, within the walls on
company time. These occurred mostly in an office, many in the
restroom and some in the conference room.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="font-family: Arial">
22 percent said they met their spouse on the job.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt"> </span></p>
<table border="1" width="50%" id="table10" height="87">
<tr>
<td valign="top" height="161">
<h2><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">�Never,
under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative
on the same night.</font> </h2>
<h2 align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Anon</font></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<b> </b></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center"> </div>
</span>
<blockquote>
<hr width="75%">
<p></p>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<span style="text-decoration: none"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<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">
<h3><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">$5.15/hr.</font></h3>
</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"> <u><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>May</b></font></u><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u>
2005</u></font></b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><br>
$16.03</font>
</td>
<td width="25%" height="50">
<p align="center"> <u><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>May</b></font></u><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><span style="text-decoration: none"><u>
2006</u></span></font></b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><br>
</u>$16.62</font>
</td>
<td width="25%" height="50">
<p align="center"> <span style="text-decoration: none">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<u><b>May 2005</b></u><br>
</font></span> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
$540.21</font>
</td>
<td width="25%" height="50">
<p align="center"> <span style="text-decoration: none">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
<u><b>May 2006</b></u></font></span><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u><br>
</u>$561.76</font>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
<td width="20%" bgcolor="#C0C0C0">
<table border="0" width="99%" height="96">
<tr>
<td width="100%" height="40" colspan="2">
<h3 align="center"><span style="text-decoration: none"><font
face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Federal<br>
Poverty Level:</b></font></span></h3>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="50%" height="48">
<p align="center"><b><u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">One
(1) Person<br>
</font></u></b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">$10,160</font>
</td>
<td width="50%" height="48">
<p align="center"><u><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Family
of Four</font></b></u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><br>
$19,806</font>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<hr noshade color="#000000">
<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>44.5</b> </font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">cents per mile<br>
</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"> </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">.39</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">.24</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">.24</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> </tr>
</table>
<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">6.5 Billion</font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="34%" valign="top"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1"><b>U.S.</b></font></td>
<td width="82%" valign="top">
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
size="-1">298.9 Million</font>
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><i>One
birth every 8 seconds<br>
One death every 13 seconds<br>
One new immigrant every 30 seconds<br>
Net gain = 1 person every second</i></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
2005</font></u></b></font></td>
<b>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<u><span style="font-weight:700">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">
May
</font></span>
</u><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><u>
<b>
2006 </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">149,201,000</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">150,991,000</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">140,601,000</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"> <font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
143,976,000</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">7,269,000</font></td>
<td width="12%" align="center"> <font size="-1">7</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">,015,000</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">5.1%</font></p>
</td>
<td width="12%" align="center">
<p><font size="-1">4.6</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">%</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<hr noshade color="#000000">
<table border="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="96">
<tr>
<td width="43%" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1" height="38">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font size="-1">2005
Absentee Rates </font></b></font></td>
<center>
<td width="56%" align="center" valign="top" height="38"> </td>
</center>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="44%" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1" height="31">
<font size="-1"><span style="text-decoration: none"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Men
</font></span> </font></td>
<td width="56%" align="center" valign="top" height="31">
<div align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">2.5%</font></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="44%" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1" height="27">
<font size="-1"><span style="text-decoration: none"> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Women</font></span></font></td>
<td width="56%" align="center" valign="top" height="27">
<div align="center"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">4.4%</font></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="44%" style="border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1" height="23">
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>Total</b></font></td>
<td width="56%" align="center" valign="top" height="23">
<h4 align="center"><font size="-1"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">3.3%</font></b></font></h4>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<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">
<tr>
<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>
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<td width="32%"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><b>2003</b></font></td>
<td width="68%"><font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">4.5%</font></td>
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<td width="32%"><font size="-1"><b>2004</b></font></td>
<td width="68%"><font size="-1">4.0%</font></td>
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<td width="32%">
<span style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>2005</b></font></span></td>
<td width="68%">
<span style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2.6%</font></span></td>
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<td width="32%">
<span style="text-decoration: none">
<font size="-1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>1st
Quarter 2006</b></font></span></td>
<td width="68%">
<font size="-1">+3.2%</font></td>
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<p><font face="Verdana" size="2">� William J. Cook</font></p>
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