IWS Documented News DAILY POSTINGS: June 2007

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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

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Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
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IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

ESA News Release: [06/13/2007]
Contact Name: David James
Phone Number: (202) 693-4676
Release Number: 07-0858-NAT

U.S. Department of Labor announces plan to reduce delinquency in labor union reporting
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/esa/ESA20070858.htm

WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a plan to reduce delinquent reporting among labor unions that are required to submit annual financial disclosure forms to the department. Every labor organization representing private sector employees is required to file a report with the department within 90 days of the end of its fiscal year, or further enforcement action will then be pursued. Each year, however, 30 to 40 percent of unions fail to submit their reports on time, and in some instances reports remain outstanding for over one year.

"Online reporting for organized labor unions through the LM-2 process has been a blessing to union members across the nation who can see first-hand from a desktop how their funds are being spent," said Don Todd, the deputy assistant secretary responsible for the Employment Standards Administration's Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) within the Labor Department. "This new delinquency program is just another step to protect transparency for America's workers."

The department's effort to reduce this delinquency will focus on approximately 1,275 unions whose reports are over one year past due, including 118 of the largest unions, which are required to file the electronic Form LM-2. These unions should have filed financial disclosure forms for their fiscal years ending in 2005, with the reports due no later than March 31, 2006. The department intends to send warning letters to all of the covered unions and, after 30 days, the names of those unions that have not filed will be posted on the OLMS Web site at http://www.olms.dol.gov Further enforcement action then will be pursued, including referral to local U.S. attorneys for civil or criminal enforcement.

The effort is part of the department's commitment to financial transparency for union members. Extensive compliance assistance is regularly provided for labor organizations required to file with the department. This initiative will better protect America's workers by ensuring fuller compliance with the financial reporting requirements under the law.

OLMS administers and enforces most provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, which was enacted primarily to ensure basic standards of democracy in labor organizations representing employees in private industry. Currently, all filed LM-2 reports are available at http://www.unionreports.dol.gov/

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Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation
European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)

Industrial relations developments in Europe 2006 [14 June 2007]
June 2007
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0703019s/index.html
[At this link are found individual national reports]
and
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/studies/tn0703019s/tn0703019s.html
or
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0703019s/tn0703019s.pdf
[full-text, 78 pages]

This annual review highlights the most significant industrial relations developments in 2006 both at national and EU level. It examines the key issues covered by collective bargaining pay, working time, job security, training, and equal opportunities and looks at developments in the area of social partner activity, industrial action, cross-border activity and reconciliation of work, family and private life. The final, thematic chapter explores the topic of gender and career development, looking in particular at workplace segregation, the underrespresentation of women in managerial posts, the prevalence of part-time work and the attitudes of the social partners towards gender equality.

The study was compiled on the basis of individual national reports submitted by the EIRO correspondents. The text of each of these national reports is available below. The reports have not been edited or approved by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. The national reports were drawn up in response to a < http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/docs/eiro/tn0703019s/tn0703019s.doc > questionnaire and should be read in conjunction with it.

INCLUDES TABLES & CHARTS....
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Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 1:35 PM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

RAND

Standards-Based Accountability Under No Child Left Behind: Experiences of Teachers and Administrators in Three States [May 2007]
Laura S. Hamilton, Brian M. Stecher, Julie A. Marsh, Jennifer Sloan McCombs, Abby Eisenshtat Robyn, Jennifer Lin Russell, Scott Naftel, Heather Barney
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2007/RAND_MG589.pdf
[Full-text, 303 pages]

Summary
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2007/RAND_MG589.sum.pdf
[full-text, 10 pages]

Research brief available at
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/2007/RAND_RB9259.pdf
[full-text, 3 pages]

Since 2001-2002, standards-based accountability provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 have shaped the work of public school teachers and administrators in the United States. In this study, the authors examine how accountability policies have influenced attitudes and have been translated into actions at the district, school, and classroom levels in three states. The study concludes that standards-based accountability is leading to an increased emphasis on student achievement, but a single-minded emphasis on student proficiency on tests has some potentially negative consequences such as narrowing curriculum and declining staff morale.

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****************************************
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Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 1:16 PM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Migration Policy Institute (MPI)

BRIDGING DIVIDES: The Role of Ethnic Community-Based Organizations in Refugee Integration [15 June 2007]
http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/Bridging_Divides.pdf
[full-text, 74 pages]

[excerpt from press release]

WASHINGTON -- Almost 2.4 million refugees and asylees from at least 115 countries entered the United States between 1980 and 2006. Despite the refugee admissions ceiling being 70 percent lower (at 70,000 people) than when it was first introduced 27 years ago, the United States continues to resettle more refugees overall than any other country. A new study released in advance of World Refugee Day on June 20 by the Migration Policy Institute and the International Rescue Committee examines how organizations founded by refugees are helping others who have escaped violence and persecution abroad adjust to life in the United States.

In "Bridging Divides: The Role of Ethnic Community-Based Organizations in Refugee Integration," Kathleen Newland, Hiroyuki Tanaka and Laura Barker examine how ethnic community-based organizations (ECBOs) founded by refugees partner with the government, voluntary resettlement agencies and other institutions to provide refugees with essential services. ECBOs' activities range from helping refugees learn English, find jobs and apply for citizenship, to advocating for refugees' rights and interests.

The authors profile organizations in cities including: New York (boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens); Raleigh and Greensboro, NC; Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN; Nashville, TN; Lowell, MA; and Chicago, IL.

They find that in addition to confronting language, housing and financial barriers, refugees face cultural difficulties, ranging from difficulties adjusting to the rich American diet to persistent ethnic divides carried over from their home countries. The report illustrates several innovative programs from culturally appropriate health education to business clubs offered by ECBOs to help refugees become upwardly mobile and engaged.

"Think of how helpful it is for newly arrived refugees to work with other people who speak their language, understand their culture, and have had the experience of being refugees themselves," said Kathleen Newland, director of MPI's program on refugee policy and a member of the IRC board of directors. "This knowledge also makes ECBOs essential to communities from Lowell, Massachusetts, to Nashville, Tennessee as they work to integrate refugees into the fabric of society."

The report also addresses the challenges facing ECBOs in providing services, and presents recommendations and organizational development strategies. It suggests how other types of organizations can bolster and enhance the efforts of ECBOs to integrate refugees into the United States.

The authors include an overview of the current US refugee system, including information on the countries with the highest number of refugees in the United States, and states that resettle the majority of refugees. They also examine factors of how well refugees are integrating in the United States, including their use of social services and their workforce participation rates.

CONTENTS
Introduction 9
The Project 11
Origins of the Project 11
Goals of the Project 11
Methodology 12
Report Outline 13

A Picture of Refugee Resettlement in the United States 15

Dimensions of Integration 19
The Building Blocks of Integration 19
Economic Self-Sufficiency 19
Learning and Respecting the US system 22
Legal Permanent Residence and US Citizenship 22
Elements of Long-Term Integration 23
Upward Mobility 23
Cultural Interaction and Ethnic Solidarity 25
Empowerment and Leadership 25

ECBOs: Beyond Service Provision 27
Service Provision 27
Immigration and Citizenship Assistance 27
Language and Literacy 28
Social Services 28
Employment Assistance 28
Youth and Adult Education 28
Health Education 29
Financial Literacy 29
Services for Seniors 29
Organization Profiles 29
New York, NY, Metropolitan Area 29
The Edith and Carl Marks Jewish Community House (JCH) 32
Bosnian-American Association of New York City (BAANYC) 33
Nashville, TN, Metropolitan Area 34
Somali Community Center of Nashville (SCCN) 34
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, Metropolitan Area 36
Montagnard Human Rights Organization (MHRO) 36
GreensboroWinston-SalemHigh Point, NC, Metropolitan Area 37
North Carolina African Services Coalition (ASC) 37
Lowell, MA, Metropolitan Area 38
Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association (CMAA) 38
Chicago, IL, Metropolitan Area 39
Pan-African Association (PAA) 39
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, Metropolitan Area 40
Women's Initiative for Self-Empowerment (WISE) 40
Somali International Minorities of America (SIMA) 42

Challenges 45
Challenges for Clients 45
Logistical Barriers 45
Integration Challenges 46
Cultural Barriers 48
Challenges for Organizations 48
Acquisition and Diversification of Funds 49
Public Outreach and Education 49
Establishment of Diverse Partnerships 49
Challenges for the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) 50
Limited Funds 50
Responding to the Evolving Needs of Refugees 51

Recommendations 53
Ethnic Community-Based Organizations 53
Funding 53
Entrepreneurial Vision 55
Partnerships 56
Board of Directors and Staff 56
Office of Refugee Resettlement 58
State and Local Governments 62

Conclusion 63

Notes 65

About the Authors 71

TABLES AND FIGURES
Tables
Table 1 Ten States with Largest Number and Share of Refugees Resettled FY1983-FY2004 16
Table 2 Refugees Who Arrived in the United States in FY2005 by Country of Origin and Age Category 18
Table 3 Employment (EPR), Labor Force Participation (LFP), and Unemployment Rate (UR) (%) by Region of Origin in 2004 21
Table 4 Economic Activity among Male and Female Refugees in 2004 21
Table 5 Countries of Origin of Refugees and Asylees Granted Legal Permanent Resident Status FY1946-FY2004 23
Table 6 Countries of Origin of Refugees and Asylees Granted Legal Permanent Resident Status FY2001-FY2004 24
Table 7 Employment Statistics of Refugees and Natives over 16 Years of Age between FY1999 and FY2004 25
Table 8 Overview of Participating ECBOs 30
Table 9 ORR Discretionary Funding by Eligibility 60

Figures
Figure 1 Total Refugee Arrivals from 1980 to 2006 16
Figure 2 Share of Total Refugee Arrivals to Top Ten States in the United States in FY2006 17
Figure 3 Refugee Arrivals by Country of Origin: FY2005 18
Figure 4 The Dynamic Process of Integration 20
Figure 5 Office of Refugee Resettlement Discretionary Grants for All Programs FY1997-FY2004 51
Figure 6 ORR Discretionary Grants Awarded for Ethnic Community Organizations (Self-Help) FY1997-FY2004 59
Figure 7 Percent Distribution of ORR Discretionary Funding in FY2006 6
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
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Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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# posted by SBasefsky : 11:52 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Producer Price Indexes - May 2007 [14 June 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
[full-text, 18 pages]
and
Supplemental Files Table of Contents
http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm

The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.9 percent in
May, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
Department of Labor reported today. This advance followed a 0.7-percent
rise in April and a 1.0-percent increase in March. The index for finished
goods excluding foods and energy moved up 0.2 percent in May after
remaining unchanged in April. At the earlier stages of processing, prices
received by producers of intermediate goods increased 1.1 percent in May
after advancing 0.9 percent a month earlier, and the crude goods index
turned up 2.0 percent following a decline of 1.5 percent in April. (See
table A.)

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 11:40 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

REAL EARNINGS IN MAY 2007 [15 June 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]

Real average weekly earnings fell by 0.2 percent from April to May after
seasonal adjustment, according to preliminary data released today by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. A 0.3 percent increase in
both average weekly hours and average hourly earnings was more than offset by a
0.8 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and
Clerical Workers (CPI-W).

     Data on average weekly earnings are collected from the payroll reports of
private nonfarm establishments. Earnings of both full-time and part-time
workers holding production or nonsupervisory jobs are included. Real average
weekly earnings are calculated by adjusting earnings in current dollars for
changes in the CPI-W.

     Average weekly earnings rose by 4.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, from May
2006 to May 2007. After deflation by the CPI-W, average weekly earnings
increased by 1.4 percent. Before adjustment for seasonal change and inflation,
average weekly earnings were $583.73 in May 2007, compared with $560.09 a year
earlier.
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     Real Earnings for June 2007 will be released on Wednesday, July 18,
2007.

AND MORE...including TABLES...
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 11:32 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: MAY 2007 [15 June 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
[full-text, 19 pages]

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased
0.6 percent in May, before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The May level
of 207.949 (1982-84=100) was 2.7 percent higher than in May 2006.

      The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
(CPI-W) increased 0.8 percent in May prior to seasonal adjustment. The
May level of 203.661 (1982-84=100) was 2.8 percent higher than in May
2006.

      The Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (C-CPI-U)
increased 0.4 percent in May on a not seasonally adjusted basis. The May
level of 120.032 (December 1999=100) was 2.3 percent higher than in May
2006. Please note that the indexes for the post-2005 period are subject
to revision.

CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)

      On a seasonally adjusted basis, the CPI-U advanced 0.7 percent in
May, following a 0.4 percent increase in April.   The index for energy
increased sharply for the third consecutive month--up 5.4 percent in May.
The index for petroleum-based energy rose 9.8 percent while the index for
energy services declined 0.2 percent. The food index rose 0.3 percent in
May, slightly less than in April. The index for all items less food and
energy advanced 0.1 percent in May, following a 0.2 percent rise in April.
Smaller increases in the indexes for shelter and medical care were
responsible for the moderation.

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.

****************************************
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
****************************************

# posted by SBasefsky : 11:31 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RL34034
Former Presidents: Federal Expenditures for Pensions, Office Allowances, and Protection
June 5, 2007
Stephanie Smith, Analyst in American National Government, Government and Finance Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34034_20070605.pdf
[full-text, 20 pages]

Summary
Chief executives leaving office prior to 1958 entered retirement pursuing
various occupations and received no federal assistance. Congressional enactment of
the Former Presidents Act (FPA) in 1958 provided the first pensions for former
Presidents and their widows, and authorized the General Services Administration
(GSA) to provide office and staffing assistance for former Presidents. The purpose
of the legislation was to enable a former President to enjoy a dignified retirement
without having to engage in any occupation that might demean or commercialize the
office he once held. The Former President's Act has been amended to provide
increases in presidential pensions currently $186,600 a furnished office, staff
salaries, office operating expenses, travel funds, and free mailing privileges. GSA's
federal expenditures for former Presidents were $160,000 in FY1959, and will total
an estimated $2.5 million in FY2008.

Separate legislation was first enacted in 1962 to provide U.S. Secret Service
protection to former Presidents in order to protect their lives against any threat to a
"visible national symbol" associated with the presidency. Protection was
subsequently expanded through legislation to include a former President and his wife
during his lifetime, the widow of a former President until her death or remarriage,
and their minor children under 16 years of age. In 1994, the law was amended to limit
protection to a 10-year period for a former President, and his spouse, who entered the
presidency after January 1, 1997. The revised legislation is applicable to President
George W. Bush, and subsequent former Presidents. Secret Service protection costs
for former Presidents increased from $49,507 in FY1964, to more than $23.7 million
in FY2000, the last year in which Secret Service funding information was made
publicly available.

Beginning in 1979, the 96th Congress held three days of hearings on federal
expenditures for former Presidents, and heard testimony concerning rising costs for
staffing and office expenses for former Presidents, as well as for protection costs.
The GSA Administrator testified that the FPA contained no specific guidelines for
the agency's authorization of funds for office furniture, travel expenses, and the size
and location of a former President's office. Since that time, additional hearings have
been held, resulting in several past legislative initiatives to limit federal funding for
office and staff allowances provided to former Presidents. The FY1994 Treasury,
Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act contained a provision
amending the FPA to limit office allowances for former Presidents to a five-year
period, beginning in 1998. However, legislation enacted in 1997 repealed this
provision, and restored lifetime staff and office allowances to former Presidents. The
General Accounting Office reported in 2001 that the FPA did not provide any
definition of suitable office space, and that GSA had no statutory authority to reject
a former President's office location or size request. The President's FY2008 budget
requests $2.5 million in funding for presidential pensions and allowances for former
Presidents.

Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Statutory Intent and History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Current Federal Retirement Benefits for Former Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Pensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Staff Allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Office Allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Travel Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Secret Service Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Policy Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Pending Legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

List of Tables
Table 1. Length of Life of Former Presidents After Leaving Office . . . . . . . . . . 5
Table 2. GSA Allowances for Former Presidents, FY2008 Request . . . . . . . . 11
Table 3. Total FPA and Secret Service Expenditures Associated With Former Presidents, Fiscal Years 1977-2008 . . . 13
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# posted by SBasefsky : 11:25 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Order Code RS22676
June 11, 2007
Public Transportation Providers' Obligations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Anna Henning, Law Clerk, American Law Division
http://www.opencrs.com/rpts/RS22676_20070611.pdf
[full-text, 5 pages]

Summary
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§12101 et seq., is a broad
non-discrimination statute that includes a prohibition of discrimination in public
transportation. To prevent such discrimination, the ADA imposes several affirmative
obligations on transportation providers, including a requirement that providers offer
separate "paratransit" service, or accessible origin-to-destination service, for eligible
individuals with disabilities. Under the statute, the level of such service must be
"comparable" to the level of service offered on fixed route systems to individuals
without disabilities. Department of Transportation regulations implement this
"comparable" standard with specific requirements regarding the scope and manner of
paratransit service. Regarding the time taken by providers to respond to individuals'
requests for paratransit service, recent case law suggests that providers' legal obligation
under the ADA and accompanying regulations is to avoid discriminatory "patterns or
practices" of service. For more information on the ADA, see CRS Report 98-921, The
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Statutory Language and Recent Issues, by
Nancy Lee Jones.

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# posted by SBasefsky : 10:56 AM

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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Prudential Relocation, Inc.

Manage Relationships Effectively Across Cultures (Free Presentation of Web Seminar held earlier)
http://www.presentationselect.com/prudential/4157_forum06/P6/start.htm

If the above does not work, go to--
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?PrudentialRelocation/2e25433c6e/8b1a37c3a3/4ecdc5bbca
[Enter your e-mail address for free access]

...attend this complimentary web seminar that explores the cultural challenges that impact not only employees on assignment, but also the various business situations that arise in any company's daily work interactions.

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# posted by SBasefsky : 4:44 PM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

ILO Bangkok: Recent Publications No. 2007/2

Labour and social trends in ASEAN 2007: integration, challenges and opportunities
Bangkok : ILO, 2007
vii, 107 p.
ISBN 978-92-2-119838-3 (Print version)
ISBN 978-92-2-119839-0 (Web version)
http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub07-04.pdf
[full-text, 110 pages]

This is the third issue of the Labour and Social Trends report, a regular publication of
the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. The report provides an overview of
recent labour market trends in ASEAN, followed by thematic chapters on key
employment and social issues and an updated statistical annex.

Asian experience on growth, employment and poverty: an overview with special reference to the findings of some recent case studies
by UNDP Regional Centre in Colombo and ILO
Colombo : UNDP Regional Centre in Colombo and ILO, 2007
45 p.
http://www.ilo.org/asia/library/download/pub07-03.pdf
[full-text, 52 pages]

This report is an attempt to update the Asian experience on the linkage between
growth, employment and poverty. Apart from focusing on a number of analytical
issues, it updates and attempts to deepen the lessons of past findings by drawing
upon a number of recent case studies on the subject coming from the collaboration of
the UNDP with the ILO. Section II is concerned with issues of the nature and
measurement of the magnitude of employment linkage. Section III discusses the
broad features of growth and poverty reduction in the countries included in the new
set of case studies. Section IV highlights the major findings of the case studies adding
insights from the findings of other studies (e.g., the ILO case studies in Islam, 2006).
Section V evaluates the Asian development experience in this area and seeks for
future development policy. Section VI concludes by briefly highlighting the important
findings.

Equality at work: tackling the challenges: Global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
Geneva : ILO, 2007
xv, 127 p.
ISBN 978-92-2-118130-9
http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/---webdev/documents/publication/wcms_082607.pdf
[full-text, 141 pages]

The report provides a global picture of job-related discrimination, citing both progress
and failures in the struggle to fight discrimination ranging from traditional forms such
as sex, race or religion, to newer forms based on age, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS
status and disability.

[Thanks to Chanitda Wiwatchanon, Regional Librarian, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific]

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Cornell/ILR School
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# posted by SBasefsky : 11:21 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education and Health and Safety (ETUI-REHS)

Manifesto for a social constitution: Eight options for the European Union [7 June 2007]
publisher
Brussels, ETUI-REHS, 2007
http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/activities/employment_and_social_policies/books/manifesto_for_a_social_constitution
or
http://www.etui-rehs.org/research/media/files/manifesto_for_a_social_constitution/manifesto_full_text_en
[full-text, 133 pages]

From Press Release

A majority of European Union (EU) Member States have ratified a EU Constitutional Treaty which contains an important social dimension that no previous treaty has ever had - not least the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. A retreat from this would undermine already established consent. Furthermore the promotion and further development of a social dimension to "Europe" is essential if the European project is to obtain the long-term support of the European population. Preserving and enhancing the social dimension of the Constitutional Treaty is of the utmost importance in order to counter rising popular discontent.

This is the thrust of the publication entitled a "Manifesto for a Social Constitution: eight options for the European Union" that has just been published by the European Trade Union Institute for Research, Education and Health and Safety (ETUI-REHS).

The publication, produced by the ETUI-REHS Research Group on Transnational Trade Union Rights, which brings together labour law academics from eight EU Member states, provides an analysis of different options available to develop a constitutional framework for the EU that would enable the achievement of a European Social Constitution.

"There can be no excuse for failure to progress, by all, most, or many EU Member States towards a European Social Constitution. The paths are clearly signposted. If there is a will, there are now eight ways", the report concludes.

Background :

EU Heads of State and government are due to meet in Brussels on 21-22 June to discuss how to make progress on establishing the Constitutional Treaty which has been ratified by a majority of EU member states but which has also been rejected in two referenda (in France and the Netherlands). The Constitutional Treaty proposed for ratification in 2004 included crucial elements recognising the social dimension of the European Union and, in particular, fundamental social rights contained in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights that was unanimously proclaimed at Nice in December 2000. The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), at its recent Congress in Seville, underlined the importance of ensuring an "unambiguous legally binding status" for the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights if any new, or abridged, treaty for the European Union were to be considered. This would, amongst other things, underpin key rights such as the right to organise collectively, the right of association and the right to collective action.
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Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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# posted by SBasefsky : 10:24 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
May 2007
Bulletin 2589

National Compensation Survey:
Employee Benefits in Private Industry in the United States, 2005 [8 June 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/sp/ebbl0022.pdf
[full-text, 98 pages]

This bulletin presents findings of the 2005 National Compensation Survey (NCS) regarding detailed provisions of healthcare and retirement plans in private industry conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Data on incidence and provisions of selected benefit plans have been published separately; the latest release, March 2006, can be found at the BLS Web site at
www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/sp/ebsm0004.pdf

______________________________
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Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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# posted by SBasefsky : 9:27 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Occupational Outlook Quarterly Online [8 June 2007]
Spring 2007
Vol. 51, Number 1
http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm

Fifty years of career information: Occupational Outlook, vol. 1, no. 1 Spring 2007, Vol 51, Number 1

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/spring/art01.pdf

[full-text, 4 pages]

Military training for civilian careers (Or: How to gain practical experience while serving your country)

C. Hall Dillon

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/spring/art02.pdf

[full-text, 12 pages]

Policy analysts: Shaping society through research and problem-solving

Sadie Blanchard

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/spring/art03.pdf

[full-text, 6 pages]

STEM occupations: High-tech jobs for a high-tech economy

Nicholas Terrell

http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2007/spring/art04.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

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Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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# posted by SBasefsky : 9:22 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

EBRI Notes
June 2007, Vol. 28, No. 6 [12 June 2007]

Labor-Force Participation: The Population Age 55 and Older, p. 2
Tax Expenditures and Employee Benefits: Estimates From the FY 2008 Budget, p. 9
New Publications and Internet Sites, p. 11
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/EBRI_Notes_06-2007.pdf
[full-text, 12 pages]

Press Release
More Americans Are Working Into Older Age
http://www.ebri.org/pdf/PR_769_12June07.pdf

WASHINGTONAs the baby-boom generation ages, the U.S. labor-force participation rate is increasing for those age 55
and older. The increase for those ages 5564 is driven almost exclusively by an increase of women in the work force,
according to an article released today by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). However, the labor
force participation rate increased for both men and women age 65 and above.

The article, which appears in the June EBRI Notes, reports the trend is likely to continue. The reason: Workers face more
responsibility in paying for their retirement expenses, as they depend primarily on a 401(k)-type plan (financed at least
partially with their own contributions) and are increasingly expected to cover their own costs of health insurance in
retirement. The June EBRI Notes is available at www.ebri.org

Here are some highlights of the article, which is based on Census Bureau data, for Americans age 55 and older:

The share of civilian noninstitutionalized Americans who were in the labor force declined from 34.6 percent in
1975 to 29.4 percent in 1993. However, since 1993, the labor-force participation rate has steadily increased,
reaching 38.0 percent in 2006the highest level over the 19752006 period.

The participation rate for men in the labor force followed the same pattern, falling from 49.3 percent in 1975 to
37.7 percent in 1993 before increasing to 44.9 percent in 2006. The 2006 level is still below the 1975 level, but is
clearly higher than the low point in 1993.

The women's labor-force participation rate was essentially flat from 1975 to 1993 (23.1 percent and 22.8 percent).
But after 1993, the women's rate also increased, reaching its highest level in 2006 at 32.3 percent.

In the 5564 age group, the so-called "near elderly," labor force participation for women increased from 57.1 percent in
1993 to 66.7 percent in 2006; for men, participation dipped from 78.3 percent in 1993 to 77.7 percent in 2006. For those
age 65 and older, at or beyond retirement age, participation among men rose from 14.8 percent in 1993 to 20.3 percent in
2006 and for women from 8.1 percent in 1993 to 11.7 percent in 2006.

Individuals age 55 or older with pension income have a lower labor-force participation rate than those without this income,
the article reports. In 2005, 23.6 percent of those with pension income were in the labor force, compared with 47.6 percent
of those without pension income. The rate for those with pension income held steady at around 23 percent from 1987 to
2005, while the trend for those without pension income was upward since its low point in 1994.

The labor-force participation rate increases as the level of educational attainment increases, according to the article. For
example, among those ages 5564 without a high school diploma, the labor-force participation rate trended downward from
19872005. In contrast, among those ages 5569 with some college, the participation rate trended upward.
______________________________
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Cornell/ILR School
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New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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# posted by SBasefsky : 11:06 AM

IWS Documented News Service
_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________

PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS BY INDUSTRY: SELECTED SERVICE-PROVIDING AND MINING INDUSTRIES, 2005 [8 June 2007]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prin.toc.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prin.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prin.pdf
[full-text, 9 pages]

The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today on
productivity and costs for selected service-providing and mining industries in 2005.
Labor productivity, defined as output per hour, rose in approximately two-thirds of the 42
industries studied, about the same as in 2004. Unit labor costs declined in 17 out of 42
industries. Over the long term period of 1987 to 2005, labor productivity increased in
more industries than in 2005, and unit labor costs declined in fewer.

Productivity and cost measures for three new industries are presented here for the
first time: employment placement agencies (NAICS 56131), amusement and theme parks
(NAICS 71311), and bowling centers (NAICS 71395). Productivity data for the
manufacturing, retail trade, wholesale trade, and food services and drinking places
industries are published in separate releases and can be accessed online at
http://www.bls.gov/schedule/archives/prin_nr.htm.

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....
______________________________
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Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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# posted by SBasefsky : 3:23 PM

IWS Documented News DAILY POSTINGS

Friday, June 15, 2007

[IWS] NO MESSAGES until 19 July 2007

[IWS] DOL: DELINQUENT LABOR UNION REPORTING CRACKDOWN [13 June 2007]

[IWS] EIRO: IR DEVELOPMENTS IN EUROPE 2006 [14 June 2007]

[IWS] RAND: NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND--ACCOUNTABILITY & 3 STATES' EXPERIENCES [May 2007]

[IWS] MPI: REFUGEE INTEGRATION & ROLE OF ETHNIC COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS [15 June 2007]

[IWS] BLS: PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES--MAY 2007 [14 June 2007]

[IWS] BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN MAY 2007 [15 June 2007]

[IWS] BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: MAY 2007 [15 June 2007]

[IWS] CRS: FORMER PRESIDENTS--PENSIONS, OFFICE ALLOWANCES & PROTECTION EXPENDITURES [5 June 2007]

[IWS] CRS: DISABILITIES--ADA & Public Transportation Provider Obligations [11 June 2007]

Thursday, June 14, 2007

[IWS] Prudential: MANAGE RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS CULTURES

[IWS] ILO Bangkok: RECENT PUBLICATIONS 2007/2

[IWS] ETUI: MANIFESTO for a SOCIAL CONSTITUTION : EIGHT OPTIONS for the EUROPEAN UNION [7 June 2007]

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

[IWS] BLS: EMPLOYEE BENEFITS in PRIVATE INDUSTRY in the U.S. 2005 [8 June 2007]

[IWS] BLS: OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK QUARTERLY ONLINE [8 June 2007]

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

[IWS] EBRI: AGING WORKERS WORKING MORE [12 June 2007]

Friday, June 08, 2007

[IWS] BLS: PRODUCTIVITY & COSTS BY INDUSTRY: SELECTED SERVICE-PROVIDING AND MINING INDUSTRIES, 2005 [8 June 2007]

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