Amending the Railroad retirement act of 1937 and the Railroad retirement tax act; report, together with supplemental and minority views, to accompany H.R. 13300.

Mode of access: Internet.

Transition from community dwelling to retirement village in older adults:cognitive functioning and psychological health outcomes

Supported living and retirement villages are becoming a significant option for older adults with impairments, with independence concerns or for forward planning in older age, but evidence as to psychological benefits for residents is sparse. This study examined the hypothesis that the multi-component advantages of moving into a supported and physically and socially accessible “extra care” independent living environment will impact on psychological and functioning measures. Using an observational longitudinal design, 161 new residents were assessed initially and three months later, in comparison to 33 older adults staying in their original homes. Initial group differences were apparent but some reduced after three months. Residents showed improvement in depression, perceived health, aspects of cognitive function, and reduced functional limitations, while controls showed increased functional limitations (worsening). Ability to recall specific autobiographical memories, known to be related to social-problem solving, depression and functioning in social relationships, predicted change in communication limitations, and cognitive change predicted changes in recreational limitations. Change in anxiety and memory predicted change in depression. Findings suggest that older adults with independent living concerns who move to an independent but supported environment can show significant benefits in psychological outcomes and reduction in perceived impact of health on functional limitations in a short period. Targets for focussed rehabilitation are indicated, but findings also validate development of untargeted general supportive environments.

Implications of Commons Act 2006 for the registration of land as a town or village green

This paper describes the main changes of Commons Act 2006 for the registration of land as a town or village green. The purpose of the Commons Act 2006 is to protect common land and promote sustainable farming, public access to the countryside and the interests of wildlife. The changes under s15 of the Commons Act 2006 include the additional 2-year grace period for application, discounting statutory period of closure, correction of mistakes in registers, disallowing severance of rights, voluntary registration, replacement of land in exchange and some other provisions. The transitional provision contained in s15(4) Commons Act 2006 is particularly a cause for controversy as DEFRA has indicated buildings will have to be taken down where development has gone ahead and a subsequent application to register the land as a green is successful, obliging the developer to return the land to a condition consistent with the exercise by locals of recreational rights, which sums up that it would be harder in future to develop land which has the potential to be registered as a town or village green.

Government salary tables, 1936, showing basic salaries in accordance with the provisions of the Classification Act approved March 4, 1923, as amended by the acts approved may 28, 1928 and July 3, 1930; three and one-half percent deduction in accordance with the amendments to the Civil Service Retirement Act approved July 3, 1926, and May 29, 1930 as well as basic salaries less three and one-half percent. Issued February 26, 1936.

At head of title: General Accounting Office. Office of the comptroller general of the United States.

Executive summary : School Gully drainage study : village of Lemont : filed pursuant to section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1945, 615 ILCS 15/5 : Cook County.

"July 2005."

Text of the act relating to State employees' retirement system ... effective Jan. 1, 1944-

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Retirement system for interstate carriers' employees : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Seventy-fourth Congress, first session on H.R. 8651, to establish a retirement system for employees of carriers subject to the Interstate Commerce Act. July 16 and 17, 1935.

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Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 : Mr. Perkins, from the committee of conference, submitted the following conference report (to accompany H.R. 2).

"August 12, 1974."

Private pension plan reform : a summary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) /

"November 12, 1981."