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Cornell University
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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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_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
NO MESSAGES will be sent until 3 January 2007
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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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# posted by SBasefsky : 9:08 AM
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 20 December 2006
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 20 December 2006
Academic Research
International
American Society of International Law (ASIL)
International Law: 100 Ways it Shapes Our Lives
An interactive, multimedia project developed in conjunction with ASIL's Centennial.
http://www.asil.org/asil100/index.html
or
http://www.asil.org/pdfs/asil_100_ways_05.pdf
[full-text, 56 pages]
Statistical Reports
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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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 20 December 2006
Academic Research
- IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- IZA DP No. 2518
- by David G. Blanchflower, Alex Bryson, John Forth
- (December 2006)
- Workplace Industrial Relations in Britain, 1980-2004
- http://ftp.iza.org/dp2518.pdf
- [full-text, 40 pages]
- IZA (Institute for the Study of Labor)
- IZA DP No. 2504
- Brian Krogh Graversen, Jan C. van Ours:
- How to Help Unemployed Find Jobs Quickly: Experimental Evidence from a Mandatory Activation Program [December 2006]
- http://ftp.iza.org/dp2504.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- ILR Impact Briefs
- BRIEF #15
/ December 2006 / WWW.ILR.CORNELL.EDU- Gender, Promotion, and Raises: Sometimes the Advantage Goes to Men
- by FRANCINE D. BLAU
- Professor of Labor Economics (ILR)
- JED DEVARO
- Professor of Labor Economics (ILR)
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/briefs/25
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- ILR Impact Briefs
- BRIEF #16
/ December 2006 / WWW.ILR.CORNELL.EDU- Wanted: Locals and Cosmopolitans for Transnational Teams
- by MARTINE R. HAAS
- Professor of Organizational Behavior (ILR)
- http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/briefs/26/
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- IZA DP No. 2518
International
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) & ILO
- Core Labor Standards Handbook [18 December 2006]
- (October 2006)
- http://www.adb.org/Documents/Handbooks/Core-Labor-Standards/default.asp
- See Press Release 18 December 2006 at
- http://www.ilo.org/dyn/ilosite/ilonews.internetPage3News?p_lang=EN&p_internet_news_id=2351
- http://www.ilo.org/dyn/ilosite/ilonews.internetPage3News?p_lang=EN&p_internet_news_id=2351
- OECD
- United States (2006), DAC Peer Review: Main Findings and Recommendations [15 December 2006]
- Review of the Development Co-operation Policies and Programmes of United States
- http://www.oecd.org/document/27/0,2340,en_2649_34603_37829787_1_1_1_1,00.html
- US Aid at a Glance
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/42/30/1860571.gif
- [tables and charts]
- See press release at
- http://www.oecd.org/document/27/0,2340,en_2649_201185_37838171_1_1_1_1,00.html
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/42/30/1860571.gif
- OECD Economic Outlook No. 80 Annex Tables - Table of Contents
- OECD Economic Outlook No. 80 - Statistical Annex Tables
[December 2006]- http://www.oecd.org/document/61/0,2340,en_33873108_33873325_2483901_1_1_1_1,00.html
- The 61 Statistical Annex Tables have been grouped into 8 categories. Each table listed below, available in Excel, can be consulted by clicking on the relevant heading.
- Demand and output
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/6/27/2483806.xls
- Wages, Costs, Unemployment and Inflation
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/47/2483871.xls
- Key Supply Side Data
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/49/37841330.xls
- Saving
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/48/2483858.xls
- Fiscal balances and public indebtedness
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/51/2483816.xls
- Interest Rates and Exchange Rates
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/50/2483826.xls
- External Trade and Payments
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/5/46/2483884.xls
- Other Background Data
- http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/6/5/2483894.xls
- Demand and output
- Core Labor Standards Handbook [18 December 2006]
- Census
- Statistical Abstract of the United States 2007 [15 December 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract.html
- Press Release 15 December 2006
- 126th Statistical Abstract
- Nearly Half of our Lives Spent with TV, Radio, Internet, Newspapers,
- According to Census Bureau Publication
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/miscellaneous/007871.html
- 126th Statistical Abstract
- Census
- 1878-2007 STATISTICAL ABSTRACT of the UNITED STATES
- http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/past_years.html
- [spreadsheet format for 2006 & 2007]
- See also -- Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970
- Found on this same page.
- Census
- School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 2005 [19 December 2006]
- Detailed Tables
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school/cps2005.html
- Press Release 19 December 2006
- Majority of Undergrads and Grad Students Are Women, Census Bureau Reports
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/007909.html
- Majority of Undergrads and Grad Students Are Women, Census Bureau Reports
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Economic and Budget Issue Brief
- Is Social Security Progressive? [15 December 2006]
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/77xx/doc7705/12-15-Progressivity-SS.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- SBA
- Office of Advocacy
- The Economic Role of Small Businesses using Large Data Sets:
- An Analysis of the Contributions of Small Firms to Urban Growth
[13 December 2006]- By Steven G. Craig and Janet E. Kohlhase, 2006. [40] pages Houston, Texas 77005
- under contract no. SBAHQ-04-Q-0023
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs287tot.pdf
- [full-text, 41 pages]
- Small Business Research Summary
- December 2006 No. 287
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs287.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- December 2006 No. 287
- Statistical Abstract of the United States 2007 [15 December 2006]
- New York
- A Plan to Stabilize and Strengthen New York's Health Care System
- FINAL REPORT of the COMMISSION ON HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
- December 2006
- http://www.nyhealthcarecommission.org/final_report.htm
- or
- http://www.nyhealthcarecommission.org/docs/final/commissionfinalreport.pdf
- [full-text, 240 pages]
- Press Release 28 November 2006
- Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century Issues
- Recommendations to Reform Hospitals and Nursing Homes
- http://www.nyhealthcarecommission.org/docs/final/pressrelease.pdf
- Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century Issues
- A Plan to Stabilize and Strengthen New York's Health Care System
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- Recent
- FAST FACTS From EBRI
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/facts/index.cfm?fa=fastfacts
- December 19, 2006 "What Occupations Are Most Likely to Have Health Care Coverage?"
- December 14, 2006 "Breaking Down Debt by Income Levels for Older Families"
- November 14, 2006 "A Breakdown of Debt for Older Families"
- October 17, 2006 "How Debt Has Increased for Older American Families"
- December 14, 2006 "Breaking Down Debt by Income Levels for Older Families"
- The Lewin Group
- Cost and Coverage Estimates for the "Healthy Americans Act"
- Staff Working Paper
- Prepared By:
- John Sheils, Randall Haught, Evelyn Murphy
- December 12, 2006
- http://www.lewin.com/NR/rdonlyres/37BD21DB-BEFE-4C2F-AFEA-802BDF91EAD7/0/HealthyAmericansActAnalysis.pdf
- [full-text, 29 pages]
- Mercer
- Global pensions risk survey
- UK
- London, 13 December 2006
- http://www.mercerhr.com/pressrelease/details.jhtml/dynamic/idContent/1252800;jsessionid=QZ15O4AL0MUSCCTGOUGCIIQKMZ0QUJL
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- 2006 U.S. Job Retention [19 December 2006]
- http://www.shrm.org/hrresources/surveys_published/2006%20U.S.%20Job%20Retention%20Poll%20Findings.pdf
- [full-text, 47 pages]
- See Press Release 19 December 2006
- http://www.shrm.org/press_published/CMS_019635.asp#P-4_0
- http://www.shrm.org/press_published/CMS_019635.asp#P-4_0
- Recent
- American Society of International Law and the International Judicial Academy
- International Judicial Monitor
- An international law resource for judiciaries, justice sector professionals, and the rull of law community around the world
- http://www.judicialmonitor.org/current/index.html
- International Judicial Monitor
Statistical Reports
- BEA: State Personal Income: Third Quarter 2006 [20 December 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/SQPINewsRelease.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/spi1206.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- BLS: Producer Price Indexes - November 2006 [19 December 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ppi.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: NOVEMBER 2006 [15 December 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- BLS: U.S. IMPORT AND EXPORT PRICE INDEXES - NOVEMBER 2006 - [14 December 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ximpim.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf
- [full-text, 15 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/ximpim.supp.toc.htm
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/SQPINewsRelease.htm
- UNICEF
- The State of the World's Children 2007
- http://www.unicef.org/sowc07/docs/sowc07.pdf
- [full-text, 160 pages]
- U.S. State Department
- Ending the Trade in Conflict Diamonds: Multilateral Diplomacy and the Kimberley Process [11 December 2006]
- http://www.state.gov/r/pa/scp/2006/77633.htm
- or
- http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/77738.pdf
- See CONFLICT DIAMONDS
- http://www.state.gov/e/eb/diamonds/
- http://www.state.gov/e/eb/diamonds/
- The State of the World's Children 2007
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
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# posted by SBasefsky : 8:42 AM
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 13 December 2006
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 13 December 2006
Academic Research
http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12757.pdf [full-text, 56 pages] Amil Petrin, Jagadeesh Sivadasan NBER Working Paper No. 12757 Issued in December 2006 ---- Abstract ----- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12757
Family Firms, Paternalism, and Labor Relations http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12739.pdf [full-text, 53 pages] Holger M. Mueller, Thomas Philippon NBER Working Paper No. 12739 Issued in December 2006 ---- Abstract ----- http://papers.nber.org/papers/w12739
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
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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Cornell/ILR School
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Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
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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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 13 December 2006
Academic Research
- Job Security Does Affect Economic Efficiency: Theory, A New Statistic, and Evidence from Chile
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
- European Commission
- Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
- INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN EUROPE 2006 [11 December 2006]
- http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/social_dialogue/docs/ir_report2006_en.pdf
- [full-text, 167 pages]
- Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
- Census
- America Speaks: A Demographic Profile of Foreign-Language Speakers for the United States: 2000 [28 November 2006]
- Detailed Tables
- http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hh-fam/AmSpks.html
- Census
- Annual Survey of Manufactures
- STATISTICS FOR INDUSTRY GROUPS AND INDUSTRIES: 2005 [21 November 2006]
- http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/am0531gs1.pdf
- [full-text, 340 pages]
- Census
- Household Economic Studies
- Issued October 2006
- P70-108
- Dynamics of Economic Well-Being: Participation in Government Programs, 2001 Through 2003
- Who Gets Assistance?
[8 December 2006]- http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-108.pdf
- [full-text, 26 pages]
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- A CBO Paper
- Nonprofit Hospitals and the Provision of Community Benefits [6 December 2006]
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/76xx/doc7695/12-06-Nonprofit.pdf
- [full-text, 37 pages]
- Federal Reserve Board of New York, Buffalo Branch
- Upstate New York Regional Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2006
- Baby-Boom Retirements and Emerging Labor Market Pressures
- Richard Deitz
- http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/regional_economy/reg_rev1-1.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Buffalo Branch
- Upstate New York
- AT-a-Glance
- The Aging of Upstate New York [July 2006]
- http://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/buffalo/presentation/july_august_update.pdf
- [full-text, 2 pages]
- Federal Reserve Board of New York, Buffalo Branch
- EMPIRE STATE MANUFACTURING SURVEY, November 2006 [15 November 2006]
- http://www.newyorkfed.org/research/regional_economy/mfg_survey/11_2006.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- GAO: "21st Century Challenges--Key Areas for Oversight: Retirement, Pension, and Health Care Insecurity"
- by David M. Walker, comptroller general of the United States,
- before the Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement,
- in Washington, D.C. GAO-07-270CG, December 7, 2006
- http://www.gao.gov/cghome/d07270cg.pdf
- [full-text, 52 pages -- slides]
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Office of Advocacy
- THE SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMY for Data Year 2005 [7 December 2006]
- A Report to the President
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/sb_econ2006.pdf
- [full-text, 280 pages]
- See Press Release 7 December 2006
- 2005 Proved A Solid Year For Small Business
- Report Documents State Of Small Business, Examines Key Issues
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/press/06-23.html
- 2005 Proved A Solid Year For Small Business
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Office of Advocacy
- Volatility and Asymmetry of Small Firm Growth Rates Over Increasing Time Frames [6 December 2006]
- by Rich Perline, Robert Axtell, and Daniel Teitelbaum
- for the SBA Office of Advocacy
- Release Date: December 2006
- http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs285tot.pdf
- [full-text, 26 pages]
- United States Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
- Senator Chuck Hagel, Chairman | Representative Jim Leach, Co-Chairman
- CHINA RULE OF LAW and HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE December 2006 [8 December 2006]
- http://www.cecc.gov/pages/general/newsletters/CECCnewsletter20061208.pdf
- [full-text, 25 pages]
- U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION (USCC)
- [CHINA] 2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS
- of the
- U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION
- ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION
- NOVEMBER 2006
- http://www.uscc.gov/annual_report/2006/06_annual_report.php
- or
- http://www.uscc.gov/annual_report/2006/annual_report_full_06.pdf
- [full-text, 277 pages]
- includes
- Chapter 4: A Case Study of the Automotive Industry that Illustrates Challenges to U.S. Manufacturing and the U.S. Defense Industrial Base ..167
- Recommendations to Congress ... 179
- America Speaks: A Demographic Profile of Foreign-Language Speakers for the United States: 2000 [28 November 2006]
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)
- EBRI Issue Brief, No. 300, December 2006 [7 December 2006]
- The 2nd Annual EBRI/Commonwealth Fund Consumerism in Health Care Survey, 2006:
- Early Experience With High-Deductible and Consumer-Driven Health Plans
- By Paul Fronstin, EBRI, and Sara R. Collins, The Commonwealth Fund
- http://www.ebri.org/pdf/briefspdf/EBRI_IB_12-20061.pdf
- [full-text, 48 pages]
- Related Link
- Chartpack of additional data from the survey
- http://www.cmwf.org/usr_doc/EBRI_Commonwealth_consumerism_brief_chartpack_FINAL_AJG.pdf
- [full-text 62 pages]
- See EXECUTIVE SUMMARY at
- http://www.ebri.org/publications/ib/index.cfm?fa=ibDisp&content_id=3769
- Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
- http://www.iwpr.org
- Fact Sheets fon the economic security of older women and men in
- California
- http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/California_D471.pdf
- New Jersey
- http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/NewJersey_D472.pdf
- Florida
- http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/Florida_D469.pdf
- Pennsylvania
- http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/Pennsylvania_D470.pdf
- Virginia
- http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/Virginia_D468.pdf
- Michigan
- http://www.iwpr.org/pdf/Michigan_D467.pdf
- [Thanks to Donna Schulman, OIS : Outreach Information Services Librarian, Lenz & Catherwood Libraries, Cornell University, ILR School for the tip].
- Kaiser Family Foundation
- 2006 Kaiser/Hewitt Retiree Health Benefits Survey [13 December 2006]
- http://www.kff.org/medicare/med121306pkg.cfm
- RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS EXAMINED: Findings from the Kaiser/Hewitt 2006 Survey on Retiree Health Benefits
- December 2006
- http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/7587.pdf
- [full-text, 48 pages]
- and
- CHART PACK
- http://www.kff.org/medicare/upload/7603.pdf
- [full-text, 20 pages]
- Press Release
- http://www.kff.org/medicare/med121306nr.cfm
- Manpower Inc.
- MANPOWER EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK SURVEYS by COUNTRY [with CHARTS & Press Releases] [12 December 2006]
- http://www.manpower.com/mpcom/VisualLibraryMEOS.jsp?quarterID=63&articleid=373
- Press Release 12 December 2006
- Global Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Reveals Stronger Hiring Activity Ahead for Most of Europe and Asia Compared to One Year Ago; Steady Job Outlook to Continue in United States
- http://investor.manpower.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=221725&Reltype =
- EBRI Issue Brief, No. 300, December 2006 [7 December 2006]
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration
- National Labour Law Profiles
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/national/index.htm
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration
- TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT DIGEST
- Profiles of National Legislation covering Termination of Employment
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/countries/index.htm
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration
- Termination of Employment Digest: COMPARATIVE TABLES
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/tables.htm
- Table 1
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/downloads/table1.pdf
- Table 2
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/downloads/table2.pdf
- Table 3
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/downloads/table3.pdf
- Table 4
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/downloads/table4.pdf
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/info/termination/downloads/table1.pdf
- JurisPedia [The Shared Law]
- http://www.jurispedia.org
- Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration
- BEA: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES October 2006 [12 December 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/tradnewsrelease.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad1006.pdf
- [full-text, 47 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad1006.xls
- [spreadsheet]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/trad1006.xls
- BEA: Gross Domestic Product by Industry, 2003-2005 (revised) [11 December 2006]
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/gdpindnewsrelease.htm
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdpind05_rev.pdf
- [full-text, 6 pages]
- or
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdpind05_rev.xls
- [spreadsheet & CHARTS]
- and
- Highlights
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2006/gdpind05__fax_rev.pdf
- BLS: EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION-SEPTEMBER 2006 [13 December 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf
- [full-text, 27 pages]
- BLS: JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER: OCTOBER 2006 [12 December 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/jolts.pdf
- [full-text, 14 pages]
- BLS: THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: NOVEMBER 2006 [8 December 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
- [full-text, 24 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Files Table of Contents
- http://www.bls.gov/web/empsit.supp.toc.htm
- BLS: MULTIFACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TRENDS IN MANUFACTURING, 2002, 2003 AND 2004 [6 December 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod5.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod5.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Census [Data Sets]
- Annual Economic Surveys
- 2005 Annual Survey of Manufactures [12 December 2006]
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=EAS&_submenuId=&_lang=en&_ts =
- ASM: GS: Stats for All Mfg Estabs: 2005 & Earlier Yrs
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS101
- ASM: GS: Stats for Ind Groups & Ind: 2005 & Earlier Yrs
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS102
- ASM: GS: Employment & Labor Costs for Groups & Ind: 2005 & Earlier Yrs
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS103
- ASM: GS: Pur Fuels & Elec Energy Used by Grps/Ind: 2005 & Earlier Yrs
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS104
- ASM: GS: Cap Exp for Plant & Equip by Groups & Ind: 2005 & Earlier Yrs
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS105
- ASM: GS: Val of Mfg Inv by Stg of Fab for Grps & Ind: Beg & End of Yr
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS106
- ASM: GS: Val of Shps for Subsectors: 2005 & Earliers Yrs
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS107
- ASM: GS: Cost of Materials: 2005
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS108
- Value of Product Shipments
- ASM: VPS: Val of Shps for Product Classes: 2005 & Earlier Yrs
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531VS101
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?ds_name=AM0531GS101
- http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrel/tradnewsrelease.htm
- Health Care Cost and Utilization Project
- Obese Patients in U.S. Hospitals, 2004 [December 2006]
- http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb20.jsp
- National Indian Gaming Association
- An Analysis of the Economic Impact of Indian Gaming in 2005 [December 2006]
- http://www.indiangaming.org/NIGA_econ_impact_2005.pdf
- Obese Patients in U.S. Hospitals, 2004 [December 2006]
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
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Wednesday, December 06, 2006
[IWS] Weekly Bulletin, 6 December 2006
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 6 December 2006
Academic Research
October - December 2006 http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2006/12/iws-international-journal-of.html
ILR Press (an imprint of Cornell University Press) COMMUNITIES WITHOUT BORDERS Images and Voices from the World of Migration [November 2006] David Bacon; Carlos Muñoz Jr. (Foreword); Douglas Harper (Foreword) 2006, 248 pages, 8 1/2 x 11, 149 duotones ISBN: 978-0-8014-7307-4 http://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/cup_detail.taf?ti_id=4575
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS OVERVIEW OF THE U.S. [updated 11 November 2006] By Stuart Basefsky http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/research/subjectGuides/industrialRelationsOverview.html Two new thematic areas have been added. (1) SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) (2) Temporary Service Work [Refers to Employment Service Agencies often called Temporary Agencies]
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
OECD METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OECD PRINCIPLES ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 1st December 2006 http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/58/12/37776417.pdf [full-text, 99 pages]
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
****************************************
_______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
IWS Weekly Bulletin, 6 December 2006
Academic Research
- International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Volume 12, Number 4
Government Reports/Press - International, Federal, State, Local
International
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin Foundation)
- The Gender Pay Gap: Background Paper [23 November 2006]
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/publications/htmlfiles/ef06101.htm
- or
- http://www.eurofound.eu.int/pubdocs/2006/101/en/1/ef06101en.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- ILO:
- The International Labour Organisations health and safety barefoot research manual a guide to grassroots bodymapping, hazard mapping and other grassroots techniques for health and safety assessments in the workplace - is now available in Cantonese and Mandarin on the website of the Hong Kong Workers Health Centre.
- http://www.hkwhc.org.hk/barefoot/select.htm
- Note: The original publication in English is found at-
- BAREFOOT Research: A Worker's Manual for Organising On Work Security
- Margaret Keith, James Brophy, Peter Kirby, Ellen Rosskam, 2002
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/ses/info/publ/barefoot.htm
- or
- http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/ses/info/publ/barefoot.htm#line
- The Gender Pay Gap: Background Paper [23 November 2006]
- Press Release 4 December 2006
- OECD provides guidance for assessment of corporate governance rules and practices
- http://www.oecd.org/document/9/0,2340,en_2649_201185_37780169_1_1_1_1,00.html
- OECD provides guidance for assessment of corporate governance rules and practices
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- September 2006
- Report 996
- Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2006 Edition) [20 November 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook2006.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-databook-2006.pdf
- [full-text, 86 pages]
- BLS: Monthly Labor Review Online
- October 2006
- Vol. 129, Number 10
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm
- Employment in the construction industry
- Recent employment trends in residential and nonresidential construction
- John P. Mullins
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/10/art1full.pdf
- [full-text, 11 pages]
- Two new construction employment series for specialty trade contractors
- Christopher Manning and John P. Mullins
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/10/art2full.pdf
- [full-text, 9 pages]
- A visual essay: post-recessionary employment growth related to the housing market
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/10/ressum.pdf
- [full-text, 12 pages]
- Other articles
- Trends in labor force participation in the United States
- Abraham Mosisa and Steven Hipple
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/10/art3full.pdf
- [forthcoming]
- Structural changes in Manhattans post-9/11 economy
- Michael L. Dolfman, Solidelle F. Wasser, and Kevin Skelly
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/10/art4full.pdf
- [full-text, 22 pages]
- The effects of rounding on the Consumer Price Index
- Elliot Williams
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2006/10/art5full.pdf
- [full-text, 10 pages]
- Recent employment trends in residential and nonresidential construction
- BLS: Compensation and Working Conditions Online
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/home.htm
- Health Savings Accounts in National Compensation Survey Data [29 November 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cm20061127ar01p1.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20061127ar01p1.htm
- http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/cm20061127ar01p1.htm
- Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Changes in Low-Wage Labor Markets Between 1979 and 2005 [4 December 2006]
- http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=7693&sequence=0&from=7
- or
- http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/76xx/doc7693/12-04-LaborForce.pdf
- [full-text, 36 pages]
- National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
- Health, United States, 2006
- With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans
[15 November 2006]- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm
- or
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus06.pdf
- [full-text, 559 pages]
- Includes numerous work-related data.
- Press Release
- New Report Finds Pain Affects Millions of Americans [15 November 2006]
- http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/06facts/hus06.htm
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- USAID. Bur. for Latin America and the Caribbean
- 2006 Latin America and the Caribbean selected economic and social data
- Sep 2006
- http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADG900.pdf
- [full-text, 200 pages]
- The LAC Databook has a publicly available online counterpart at http://qesdb.usaid.gov/lac
- where the data that is reported in the Databook is continuously updated.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF LAWYERS WITH DISABILITIES:
- A REPORT FROM THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION FOR THE LEGAL PROFESSION
[13 November 2006]- http://www.abanet.org/disability/docs/conf_report_final.pdf
- [full-text, 79 pages]
- Press Release
- American Bar Association Report Examines Best Practices for Legal Employers of Lawyers with Disabilities
- http://www.abanet.org/abanet/media/release/news_release.cfm?releaseid=50
- BNA
- Special Survey Report
- 2006 YEAR-END HOLIDAY PRACTICES
- http://www.bna.com/holiday2006/yearendreport2006.pdf
- [full-text, 7 pages]
- Also, Highlights in PowerPoint at
- http://www.bna.com/holiday2006/2006yearend2.pps
- CCH
- CHARTS & GRAPHS from 2006 CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey
[28 November 2006]- http://www.cch.com/absenteeism2006/default.asp
- Press Releases--
- Sick Workers on the Job Pose Problems for U.S. Companies
- Employers Tell Dedicated Employees to Go Home
- http://www.cch.com/press/news/2006/20061128h.asp
- and
- 2006 CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey
- CCH Survey Finds Unscheduled Absenteeism Up in U.S. Workplaces
- Reasons Other Than Illness Keep Employees Off the Job
- Poor Morale Adds Up to Even More No-Shows
- Employers Have Growing Concerns about Presenteeism
- http://www.cch.com/press/news/2006/20061026h.asp
- Sick Workers on the Job Pose Problems for U.S. Companies
- Conference Board
- Building a Culture of Compliance is the Key Driver in Widespread Use of Anti-Corruption Programs [5 December 2006]
- http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=3019
- To view a break down of survey results on the top reasons companies develop an anti-corruption program, go to the following URL --
- http://www.conference-board.org/pdf_free/1397table.pdf
- Hazards magazine, number 96, October/December 2006
- Not dead yet [24 November 2006]
- http://www.hazards.org/olderworkers/
- [excerpt]
- We all have different strengths and weaknesses, young and old. And properly designed work should be safe and healthy whoever is doing it. So why are older workers told they are no longer up to the job? Hazards editor Rory O'Neill spells out the measures necessary to deliver healthier workplaces for all, regardless of age.
- Press Release 22 November 2006
- One third of UK workers fear they will be unfit for work by 60
- http://www.tuc.org.uk/h_and_s/tuc-12683-f0.cfm
- One third of UK workers fear they will be unfit for work by 60
- Migration Information Source (MIS)
- WORLD MIGRATION MAP: EUROPE -- NOW AVAILABLE [15 November 2006]
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/wmm/europe.cfm
- Click on your country of interest to access that country's data sheet.
- For maps of other parts of the world see--
- DATA TOOLS: World Migraton Map
- http://www.migrationinformation.org/wmm/
- Watson Wyatt
- Disconnect Between Employers, Employees Threatens Loss of Key Workers, Watson Wyatt Finds [15 November 2006]
- Employers Report Difficulty Attracting, Retaining Critical-Skill Employees
- http://www.watsonwyatt.com/news/press.asp?ID=16726
- THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF LAWYERS WITH DISABILITIES:
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE R-2609
- Monday, November 20, 2006
- 202/273-1991
- NLRB LAUNCHES NEW INTERACTIVE WEB SITE, EXPANDS ONLINE FILING, POSTS MORE CONTENT [20 November 2006]
- http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2006/R-2609.htm
- or
- http://www.nlrb.gov/shared_files/Press%20Releases/2006/R-2609.pdf
- See www.nlrb.gov
- EBSA News Release: [11/16/2006]
- U.S. Department of Labor Announces Settlement With Former Enron Executive Jeffrey Skilling
- http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ebsa/ebsa20061976.htm
- Monday, November 20, 2006
- BLS: PRODUCTIVITY AND COSTS Third Quarter 2006, revised [5 December 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/prod2.pdf
- [full-text, 16 pages]
- BLS: International Comparisons of Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers in Manufacturing, 2005 [30 November 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ichcc.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ichcc.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- BLS: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT DYNAMICS: FIRST QUARTER 2006 [17 November 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewbd.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewbd.pdf
- [full-text, 17 pages]
- BLS: NONFATAL OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES REQUIRING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK, 2005 [17 November 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh2.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh2.pdf
- [full-text, 31 pages]
- BLS: EXTENDED MASS LAYOFFS IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2006 [15 November 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mslo.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/mslo.pdf
- [full-text, 21 pages]
- BLS: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX: OCTOBER 2006 [16 November 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cpi.pdf
- [full-text, 19 pages]
- BLS: REAL EARNINGS IN OCTOBER 2006 [16 November 2006]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/realer.nr0.htm
- or
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/realer.pdf
- [full-text, 5 pages]
- Federal Reserve Board (FRB)
- G.17
- INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION [16 November 2006]
- http://www.federalreserve.gov/Releases/G17/Current/default.htm
- or
- http://www.federalreserve.gov/Releases/G17/Current/g17.pdf
- [full-text, 18 pages]
- and
- Supplemental Tables
- http://www.federalreserve.gov/Releases/G17/Current/g17_sup.pdf
- [full-text, 8 pages]
- http://www.bls.gov/news.release/prod2.nr0.htm
- [Please pass this message to those who might be interested].
- EDI (Employment and Disability Institute) at the ILR School, Cornell University
- Introducing ediONLINE!
- ediONLINE
- Online Professional Development Courses and Certificate Programs in Disability, Workplace & Employment Support Practice
- http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/edionline/edionline.cfm
- Register online at www.edi.cornell.edu
- Census
- North American Transportation in Figures
- http://www.census.gov/econ/www/natf/natf.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/econ/www/natf/english.pdf
- [full-text, 416 pages]
- Facts for Features from the Census Bureau
- CB06-FF.19
- November 16, 2006
- The Holiday Season
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/007762.html
- or
- http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2006/cb06ff-19.pdf
- [full-text, 4 pages]
- EDI (Employment and Disability Institute) at the ILR School, Cornell University
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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