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LAST QUARTER PROGRESS REPORT ABOUT GLOVO 2014
LAST QUARTER PROGRESS REPORT ABOUT GLOVO
We updated you on the happenings about GLOVO in August this year, more particularly on the celebration of our 5th Anniversary. Since then much has been done and as loyal partners, we need to inform you on the progress and developments that had taken place spinning from the latter part of August this year till now. Glory and honour be to the Most High God for his constant support and direction in circumstances where the human mind could not find solutions. He paved way for Management and through thick and thin a lot of progress has been recorded.
As part of her annual visit to Africa, and Ghana in particular, the Executive Director of Morningstar Family Ministries visited GLOVO in connection with her Personal Secretary, Crystal. As part of their working schedules, they furnished the newly constructed GLOVO clinic at the GLOVO Village. In fact, the clinic is fully stocked with drugs, equipment and gadgets which are needed in every modern clinic. Management in collaboration with the Municipal Health Directorate is in the process of getting a hardworking trained nurse to manage the facility. In the interim, the clinic will operate as a Sick Bay and will later be upgraded to a standard clinic by the government. Dr. Carmen Ferber visited the Maristan Home to check on the well being of the kids and the caregivers. She was impressed about what she saw and pledged to raise support to build more of such facilities to accommodate homeless kids and orphans. The Director of GLOVO led Dr. Ferber to visit some of the GLOVO kids in the remote areas where she made some donations to the kids. Some of the villages visited include Domokyi, Brahabekum, Kwasikum, Fante Bawjiase, Otwekrom to mention but a few.
Another historic event that took place was the clearance from the Tema Port a consignment of some school furniture and computers and accessories to set up a computer lab for the Academy. However, there is no permanent room where these computers can be set up. It is therefore a matter of urgency for management to make this passionate appeal to all friends of GLOVO to come to our aid to build a facility to enable us set up the lab so that the purpose for sending them will be realised.
GLOVO chalked another success in the period under review. We organised a wonderful GLOVO Kids' Camp, first of its kind in the annals of the organisation. All the GLOVO kids, far and near were invited to join their friends at the Maristan Home for the celebration. Management in connection with volunteers designed memorable programmes which included fun games, clean up exercises, colour work, health talk, learning German language, weaving and others. The programme lasted for four days. Management wishes to make this programme an annual event and will include non GLOVO kids to also participate and benefit from the good things the programme offers. Mobilisation, feeding and lodging come with a cost and we therefore open our doors for donations and sponsorship of the camp so as to make it bigger next year.
The organisation hosted one of its best friends and donors, Judith, in September this year. In fact, words cannot describe our gratitude to Judith for the selfless moves she has taken to support GLOVO in diverse ways to ensure that the organisation expands rapidly. She was like an Administrative Secretary to the Director of GLOVO and suggested many important things to help develop GLOVO. She was very much impressed about the development she saw at GLOVO and pledged to strive to get donors to support GLOVO project. She and the Director of GLOVO were interviewed on Crystal TV in Ghana on the activities of GLOVO and this has really helped in publicising GLOVO nationally and globally.
Thomas, the Director of World View, a non-governmental German volunteering organisation, also paid GLOVO a working visit in September to familiarise himself with the activities of GLOVO. A memorandum of understanding was signed between GLOVO and World View on ways of partnership in volunteering services. Thomas was so happy and impressed about GLOVO's activities and considered it a viable partner in the volunteering work. He pledged to work assiduously to ensuring that his organisation sends volunteers to work for GLOVO in Ghana. After his departure, two volunteers from World View were sent to work for GLOVO. Tommy, we say thank you for considering us a worthy partner.
GLOVO Academy re-opened in September after the long vacation to begin a new academic year. Few admissions were made; new teachers were appointed to replace those who have got the opportunity to volunteer in Canada, Tanzania and elsewhere. We also received more volunteers to serve as Teaching Assistants in the school. The school is growing but it faces infrastructural challenges. Two classes were temporarily housed under canopies inside an uncompleted building. It was through the effort of Franzi, a volunteer who is working in the school, that funds were raised to roof the rooms which are now habitable. Franzi is so passionate about her work and wishes to go extra mile to support GLOVO project. Indeed, she is a real team player and we wish other volunteers will emulate her shining example to support their project areas. The school's Soccer Team emerged overall winners of the Municipal Private Schools' Soccer Competition where they thrashed their opponent 3-0 to lift the golden trophy at stake. We would be glad if you could donate some sporting kits to our team to boost their training and morale.
We cannot end this quarterly report without mentioning anything about the reception of our first ever Welt warts volunteers on 29th August this year. It was all joy when they met at the arrival lounge at the airport. Prior to their coming, GLOVO management organised series of workshops for mentors, Project Supervisors and host families on how to handle the volunteers with care. The five GLOVO volunteers received are Marie, Kira, Lena, Sophie and Franzi. They were given a one-week orientation on different subjects to enable them adapt to the Ghanaian ways of living. The seminar was informative and educative though there could have been some pitfalls. You can also give it a trial and GLOVO will orient you to feel at home and your volunteering experience will be thrilling and cruising. We wish well in this festive season and would be grateful if you could charitably donate something in cash or kind to brighten the faces of these teaming less privileged kids in our care. God bless you!
GLOVO TEAM 2014
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GLOVO @ 5
GLOVO CELEBRATES ITS 5TH ANNIVERSARY
GLOVO celebrated its 5th Anniversary on 24th June, 2014 after its registration and operation five years ago. The organisation which started on a low note in a small office at a corner somewhere in Agona Swedru has grown and is known globally as a reputable non-governmental organisation. This recognition stems from the fact that the organisation has upheld its integrity with its foreign partners and transparency has been the organisation's hallmark. We have adhered strictly to our core vision, mission and values and without any shred of doubt that we have not deviated from our objectives upon which we were given the certificate of incorporation and commencement. We have remained resolute in the past five years to give hope to the hopeless, the orphaned, the deprived, the under privileged and kids with disabilities.
Glorious Kids
This year's celebration was marked at the GLOVO Village, the Head Office of the organisation where the Director of GLOVO Mr. Williams Yirenkyi met with the staff and the kids at the Village to have a fun fair. It was all jollity and merry making. The director used the occasion to recount the bitter and turbulent times the organisation has passed through and urged the staff and the kids to share in the vision of the organisation so that together we create an organisation which is livelier than one's biological family.
Glovo Clinic
Many organisations fold up after one year in existence but through the dint of hard work, determination and God's favour, GLOVO has grown from strength to strength. Over the past five years, the organisation has not relented in its effort in providing educational support to over one hundred highly deprived children. We did this by enrolling some of these kids for the first time in schools; providing over one hundred kids with school uniforms and assorted educational materials, among others. Similarly, we supplied about 40 pieces of computers and accessories to seven Basic Schools in the Agona East and West Local Assemblies. The aim was to help teachers and kids alike to have access to information which is a recipe for quality teaching and learning.
On health grounds, the organisation did very well by organising a blood donation exercise to get at least 200 pint of blood for the Swedru Municipal Hospital whose blood bank was in short supply of blood for dying souls. The programme was well patronised and the result was fantastic. Still on health, the organisation registered more than one hundred school kids and thirty parents at Asifaw in the Akwapim North District unto the National Health Insurance Scheme so that access to quality health care could be made possible and easier. A similar exercise was done at Biseadze in the Gomoa East District of the Central region where about one hundred and and seven kids were enrolled unto the Health Insurance Scheme to enjoy free health care. In the Agona West Municipality, the organisation this same health exercise for two hundred and fifty deprived kids.
GLOVO also carried out rural outreach programmes sensitising rural dwellers to on teenage pregnancy, parental irresponsibility, school dropouts among others.
Henrike at work
Through the assistance of Morningstar Families ministries, GLOVO has built a big four- bedroom flat which is being used as the GLOVO Foster home giving protection and shelter for orphans and street kids at the GLOVO Village. At the Village, the organisation has built a school to provide quality and affordable education to kids at the home and the general public. A nice clinic has also been built waiting stocking, commissioning and operation.
Glovo Academy
We cannot praise ourselves for these numerous feats chalked within this short period of time but the glory goes to the Most High, donors, and volunteers who in diverse ways have worked through thick and thin to sustain the project. Our achievements cannot be quantified since there will be no space to write down every epitome of work the organisation has carried out.
Our volunteering project is flourishing and every year we receive volunteers globally for both short and long term internship programmes and cultural exchanges. Why don't you try GLOVO if you intend to do your volunteering programme in Africa and Ghana in particular? Most of our past volunteers will attest to the fact that we never let them down but we supported them throughout their stay in Ghana. Trust, respect, obedience and team work are all that we require of you to portray.
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The organisation, as it keeps on expanding, is faced with numerous challenges among them is lack of funding for GLOVO projects. As we write this article, destitute girls and boys are knocking at our door pleading that we provide them with shelter and clothing yet the Foster Home cannot take kids beyond its capacity. We intend to build more homes at the Village to accommodate these teaming kids who need our help. We also need funding and donation for the inmates at the Home.
Similarly, the school at the GLOVO Village needs extra classrooms to properly accommodate the nursery and the kindergarten kids. We provided tent classrooms for them but the strong winds did not spare these innocent kids when it rained.
Beach time at Winneba
It is in this light that that management wishes to make this passionate appeal to you as an individual, church, corporate body, donor and lover of kids to stretch forth your hands to support these kids under our care either in kind or cash so that together we build a better future for these innocent but deprived children under our care.
We say a big Thank You to Morningstar Family Ministries, Kultur-Life, AIESEC, our past Volunteers, donors and all well wishers as we celebrate this eventful day. GLOVO will not be complacent but will work assiduously to ensure that we care for the kids under our care and those children we are now welcoming with all our strength, mind and heart till they reach maturity. Au revoir!!!
Glovo Team

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John Kemper, the defeated 2011 Republican candidate for state auditor, is helping lead a coalition of tea party groups — known as the United Kentucky Tea Party — to find a primary candidate against McConnell. Kemper himself isn't ruling out a bid.
Democrats are only too happy to stoke the angst on the right.
Progress Kentucky, the new liberal super PAC in the state, says it has circulated 22 draft petitions to encourage Democrats, Republicans and some independents to consider running against McConnell, according to spokesman Shawn Reilly.
"We wanted to show those potential candidates that 'Hey, if you run against McConnell you'll have support; you'll have people behind you,'" Reilly said.
Other outside groups with unusual political affiliations are cropping up as well. Liberty for All, a super PAC that put cash behind Massie and other conservative Republicans, is signaling it's prepared to spend money to boost a McConnell challenger. One of the group's leaders, Preston Bates, is a former Democratic operative who worked for Jack Conway, the Democratic candidate who lost to Rand Paul in 2010.
Bates said he left the Democratic Party in 2010, adding that while he personally identifies more with his former party, his year-old group puts money behind viable small government and libertarian-minded conservatives.
"Generally, what we need is to stop electing Republicans that are out of touch with most general election voters," Bates said.
Democrats in Washington are still waiting for a Democratic candidate to jump into the race, whether it's actress Ashley Judd, Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes or someone else.
When asked whether his party would engage in a GOP primary, Daniel Logsdon, head of the Kentucky Democratic Party, said he expected Democrats would explore "all avenues" to defeat McConnell in 2014. But he acknowledged the party would need to tread carefully about engaging in a GOP primary and said no such decisions have been made.
"I think [Democrats] would see a tea party challenge as something that helps us get rid of [McConnell] in 2014," Logsdon said.
Obama congratulates the Miami Heat.
Stockman unhappy with immigration plan.


There has been a swell in interest of podcasts recently.
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other podcasts have recently talked about the Fallibility of Memory.


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Yes, Joe Lieberman is a "P—k"
Hey, I didn't write this headline. Hat tip to Crooks and Liars, via the AP for this one:
For his part, Republican rival John McCain is seriously considering naming his running mate between the end of the Democratic convention Aug. 28 and the Sept. 1 start of the GOP convention in hopes of stunting any uptick in polls for Obama. McCain has at least three large rallies planned in top battlegrounds Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan, before the Republican gathering in St. Paul, Minn.
His top contenders are said to include Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Less traditional choices mentioned include former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, an abortion-rights supporter, and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential prick (emphasis mine) in 2000 who now is an independent.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Joe Lieberman being described as a "prick" by the Associated Press may not have been intentional, but a typo; however, given how he's been a real pain in the ass to the Democratic Party with his enabling of the ReThugs on the things that matter, choosing a "prick" as your running mate couldn't be a better choice for the compulsive liar, John McCain.
And a fine time was had by all. LOL
Tags: Associated Press, Crooks and Liars, Joe Lieberman, Prick


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Northfield Glass' broad client list includes local authorities, schools, hospitals, small firms and the general public.
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Avoiding These Mistakes Could Help You Land the Job!
While it is quite common knowledge that first impressions are the most important (especially during a job hunt) many applicants fail to understand that the most obvious trip-ups in this regard are the small mistakes made in an application or interview. And while many of the following small steps can be considered "obvious," more applicants make at least one of these mistakes than not.
While a minor typo may seem acceptable (or even expected) by job seekers creating their resume, a single typo can potentially be enough to remove you from the job race. In a competition between two similarly qualified individuals, the one with the flawless resume will win. A typo-free resume also shows an attention to detail that any employer wants in an employee. Don't just write your resume and send out the first draft in the name of expediency. Use a spell checker, proofread the document multiple times, and allow others to examine it for errors.
As with typos, many job hunters feel that adding a little resume padding is a perfectly acceptable tactic. After all, it's not as if you are actually lying, right? The truth of the matter is even a small deception, if discovered, can immediately disqualify your application from further consideration. And with about 97 percent of employers running background and reference checks as part of the hiring process, exaggeration and embellishment can lead to a serious mark on your perceived integrity.
While interviews are perhaps the most nerve-wracking part of the application process and it is normal to practice your performance beforehand, it can actually be damaging to your cause to appear as though you are reading from a script. Employers are looking for a glimpse of the person they will see each day at work, not to be presented with an over-rehearsed collection of canned responses. While you do want to emphasize your abilities and value to a company's bottom line, it is equally important to demonstrate the traits of our personality that make you a great person to work with.
In an interview situation, what you say is important, but so is how you say it. Demonstrating your adeptness at speaking rote and robotic responses, or showing off all of your nervous ticks is not the best way to engage a hiring manager. Instead, prepare to exude confidence, smile, stand up straight, and look everyone you meet in the eye. Don't make the mistake of undervaluing the role of peers and subordinates in the decision making process – be friendly and engaging to everyone!
Finding the perfect professional references can play a prominent role in landing you a job offer, but simply identifying your references on a resume is only part of the job. Your references need to be periodically updated about the jobs for which you are applying so that they can prepare to portray you in the best light within the context of specific responsibilities. Keep them informed of resume changes and make sure they understand how your skills will help you in your new job. The more your references know about you the more helpful they can be to you as contacts.
July 30, 2012, Auburn Hills, Mich. – Reliance One continues to expand as the team welcomes new Technical Recruiter, Sarah Staroba. She admits, "This is a very new position for me and my career, I never would have thought of myself in this role, now I really don't see anything else for me." Matt VanNorman, Account Manager and Sarah's new boss, had only positive things to say, "She has a very strong work ethic and is always willing to do whatever it takes to get things done." Prior to working at Reliance One, Sarah was employed at Genesys Athletic Club. She continues to stay active by doing her favorite thing…running! Sarah really enjoys what she's doing now and the group at Reliance One is ready to see her jump start her new career.
I'm going to go ahead and guess that you're reading this because you don't have a job. You might even be reading this at two in the morning because you don't have to wake up early for work. But I know that many recent graduates are trying hard to get a job and aren't as lazy as older generations perceive us to be. Therefore, here are a couple of suggestions to keep you focused and away from sitting around in the sun all day without a career. Besides, I doubt you're wearing sunscreen and at least having an indoor job will save you from looking like a lobster. There's also a very good chance that there will be air conditioning at your inside job.
Don't feel limited by your major.
Your major does not define your career choice. Always spin it to your benefit. Inform employers about the skills you learned through your major, not the major itself. I tell people all the time that being an American history major requires me to do a lot of research and writing, and employers completely agree. If your senior thesis or other classes you've taken relate to your career, don't be afraid to mention them. You can even put them on your resume under the "Education" section.
Don't be afraid to reach out to people that can help you.
There are many campus resources and alumni networks that recent grads and students don't take enough advantage of. If you're still in school, start as early as possible. My college advisor once told me that the seniors at my school tend to not think seriously about jobs until their last semester, leading them to freak out during their last months in college. While there will always be lackadaisical students roaming around, some do take a ton of time searching for a job but end up with little to nothing. Therefore, make sure you learn how to effectively ask for help, reach out, and network. Many career centers still offer their assistance to graduates and can help you locate other alumni in your field that you can contact.
If you choose to speak to an alumni, realize that they probably won't give you a job. Still, these alumni are great sources of information on careers you're interested in, so use them to figure out what you're really getting into. Some might even set up an interview for you or pass your resume along to someone who has a job opening. Make sure to send a thank you card afterward. They'll be more willing to contact you if they have something suitable for you in the future and will be motivated to help another struggling student or graduate later on.
Don't pass up opportunities (but don't settle for what will make you miserable).
There are so many wonderful opportunities that people pass up because they think they won't get anything out of them. But there's a reason why so many people say that you should take advantage of every opportunity you get. While I'm not saying you should take all of them (you don't want to hate your job and end up jeopardizing your performance and well-being), at least consider all of them. People that seem lucky are really just those that take advantage of what's placed in front of them, and find a way to make it work for them in the long run. So you might have to start at a company or position that you think won't help you get your dream job. But trust me; it can if you market it the right way. You can always spin things that you did during one job to make them seem applicable to another one, just like you can with your major.
Realize that veering away your major, talking to people who can't outrightly give you a job, or taking a position at a place that isn't where you dreamed you'd be aren't bad things. In fact, they may benefit you much more in the long run, because you'll have learned how to maximize what you learned in college for the real world, practiced successful networking and perhaps discovered something that you thought wouldn't make you happy, but you may eventually come to adore. Heck, I hated American history before I had to take it to fulfill a college requirement.
It is about taking responsibility for yourself.
Your career is your own and it belongs to no one else. You have within you the power to create it, to live it as an expression of your unique talents and energy. The other choice is to work at the whim of others, not usually a positive place to be since it is difficult to be inspired and enthusiastic when you believe the choice was someone else's. Instead, be empowered knowing that you are in control! You may not always choose the activities of your day but you do choose the spirit in which you complete each task. Focus on what you are doing and enjoy the process. Spend some time working to understand yourself in order to better communicate that to your personal network, potential employers, clients, project managers, and partners to secure the best-fit opportunities for you at any moment in time.
It is about creating your future.
It involves self-reflection, learning, researching, planning, and/or talking a little everyday about accomplishments, potential, and opportunity. It is not an obsessive thing though. It is more about going with the flow in a productive manner yet always honoring where you are right now in the process so that your day-to-day work is a source of fulfillment and positive energy.
Career and personal development is an ever evolving process of making more and better distinctions of who you are and what you want during different phases of your life. Career development is influenced by your whole life…your own changing roles as well as personal and economic circumstances. You will be choosing again and again to create the path of your personal career development throughout your lifetime. You will also make choices each day about how you feel about your work and the attitude and energy you will bring to it and take from it.
It is about rapid change.
Today's world of work is highly competitive and in a constant state of flux. We can no longer expect to stay with the same company for 20 years then retire. The current environment is much more dynamic with many more opportunities for success when an individual properly manages their own career and personal development.
It is about quality of life.
Think about it, what is a career? It is about the work you do over time and involves such ideas as your productivity, the way you contribute, how you are driven to spend your non-leisure time. Some people are driven to accomplish lots, others are interested in a simpler and more independent existence. Your career becomes the work activities (whether that is paid or unpaid work –such as volunteers, students, parents, and homemakers) that you participate in during your lifetime. Because of the current complexity and speed of life, managing your own career development is an important task for having some control of your quality of life.
It is about hard work completed with ease.
People who know themselves well (by understanding their strengths, what they enjoy, what they want, what they have already accomplished, what they can uniquely contribute, where they are going) are so easy to spot in their enthusiasm and confidence. They are like a breath of fresh air so people and opportunities are drawn to them like vacationers to a sunny beach!
July 27th, 2012, Auburn Hills, Mich. – Amish McDonald is on his way to a bright future as a Recruiter with Reliance One. With over 3 years of recruiting experience, Amish had field experience that allowed him to hit the ground running. A client in Saudi Arabia testified, "In my life I had more than fifty interviews, but I never met somebody with his skills." Amish's positive attitude and energy touches everyone he comes in contact with. Chris Cardenas, Account Manager, spoke highly of his experience stating, "He brings a lot to the table". What you probably don't know about Amish is that he is a professional singer and has been pursuing his passion for Christian music since 2002. Reliance One is delighted to have him on board and can't wait to see where his talents take him!
If you took a summer job to make a little extra cash but figured once fall began you'd be done with it, consider this: That summer job just might be your ticket to full-time work. Employers take less risk in hiring you for the summer, but can see how reliable you are for more permanent roles. You've already learned the ropes at your company, and it's easier to keep an employee than to train another.
If your summer job is one you'd like to have year-round, here are some tips to ensure you're the best candidate for that permanent position.
1. Start with a company you like. If you're handing out prizes to kids at a theme park, but you want to work at a newspaper, this might not be the job you want to make permanent. Instead, aim for part-time summer work at a company you'd ideally love to work for full-time. Even if you're unable to get the job of your dreams for the summer, you've at least got your foot in the door to be considered for that role down the road.
Everyone starts at the bottom. So while you may not be qualified as a senior writer, do apply for an intern or junior writer position, for example.
2. Prove yourself. Many college kids don't take summer jobs seriously, so it's fairly easy to stand out in this regard. Show up on time. Do your job well. Ask for additional responsibilities. Talk to your boss about what it would take to stay on past the summer—and do so early so you have the chance to meet (or exceed) his or her expectations.
3. Find out what jobs are available. If you dream of becoming a chef, you might not be ready at the end of the summer to run a kitchen. But a line cook or some other kitchen role might be a good stepping stone. Realize that it might take a few months (or years) trying out different roles before you've gained enough experience for that dream role.
4. Keep track of your accomplishments. Don't just do the bare minimum; go beyond. Whether it's reorganizing the file system, or coming up with a new, more efficient way of doing things, keep a list of your achievements over the summer. Then, when it's time to pitch your boss on hiring you through the fall, provide the list and maybe throw in some ideas about how you can continue to help the company with your amazing creativity.
5. Make friends. The more people you know at your summer job, the greater your chances of getting a full-time position internally. Don't brown nose to do so, but do make an effort to network with people in different departments. When it comes time to apply for that full-time role, ask those who know you best for reference letters.
6. Stick with it. A summer job may be just that—a summer job. If it's a company you really like working for, don't give up. Make sure your application is at the top of the list for next summer. And with any luck, your persistence will eventually get you that full-time role.
Summer jobs aren't just a way to make a quick buck in between semesters. They can be great training tools to help you get the career you want, and can help an employer see the benefit in hiring you permanently. Choose your job carefully, and work to prove that you're a shining star.
The staffing industry consists of a highly mobile workforce with a high turnover rate.
cut off benefits at $10,000 or less).
(b) the coverage offered by the employer is unaffordable to the employee.
employees must pay an excise tax of $2,000 per full-time employee.
employees who are not full-time by 120.
number of outside "employees" staffed at other employers.
period for health benefit coverage in excess of 90 days (regardless of company size).
all such annual limits must be removed.
increase the penalty if this trend catches on though.
they are not offered coverage).
a certain deductible threshold) can significantly reduce employer medical costs.
health plan should allow employers to avoid any tax penalty.
any upside health cost liabilities.
pay a penalty – this is the Individual Mandate that is the heart of the ACA.
important to note that they will NOT meet the requirements of the ACA.
some health plan costs on an hourly basis for your workforce.
Medicaid benefits, which is mainly a state-based issue and not applicable to employers.
July 26, 2012, Auburn Hills, Mich. – Jessica Gliozzi joined the emerging Reliance One team as a Recruiter and has had nothing but success. Rob Wicker, Account Manager, reflected on her month with the company, " When Jessica joined the team she jumped right in on a big project and produced great results, I could tell right away that she was going to be sensational." When she's not working Jessica enjoys spending time on the water with her family, friends and dog. Jessica feels, "Working for Reliance One is exciting because the people make it a great place to be." Reliance One looks forward to seeing Jessica continue to develop in her new position.


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Home Europe Switzerland 500 Franken 1971
500 Franken 1971, Switzerland
Edition: Serie: 6W-7Q 2000000
Signatures: Der Präsident des Bankrates: Dr. Brenno Galli (21.3.1959 – 20.8.1978), Der Hauptkassier: Herr Rudolf Aebersold (1966 - 1981), Ein Mitglied des Direktoriums: Herr Fritz Leutwiler (1968-1984)
Serie: Fifth Series
Specimen of: 21.12.1961
Size (mm): 210 х 115
A woman, in a white shawl, looks in the mirror.
The picture prepared by artist Pierre Gauchat especially for banknote 500 Franken.
On the right side, above the denomination, is short silver cross as Swiss emblem. The cross reminds us that Switzerland's sovereignty is inviolable. For many centuries, the logo has remained virtually unchanged.
Denominations in numerals are across all field of banknote.
This banknote by Pierre Gauchat shows the fountain of youth. It symbolizes the remarkable ability of people to regain hope, even after the greatest catastrophes. The banknotes of the fifth series came into circulation a few years after the end of the Second World War.
Denominations in numerals are in left part of banknote.
Graphic artist: Pierre Gauchat.
Security strip.
The four higher-denomination notes, which were issued from 1957, formed a thematic and formal unity for the first time in the history of Swiss banknotes, in that the portrait on the front is connected with the motif on the back of the note. It was the first time that a ten-franc note was not only designed and printed but also issued.
The Swiss National Bank showed great courage for innovation when it chose utterly novel motifs for the fifth banknote series after World War II. The series was designed by the graphic artist Pierre Gauchat, who chose neither heroes nor farmers and landscapes for his notes. Rather, his allegories illustrated universal human values like fertility, compassion, and even death. A special characteristic of these bold, unique banknotes was their enormous sizes; they were "big as sheets", as people said.


Busawon, Krishna, Canyelles-Pericas, Pep, Latchoomun, L., Farza, Mondher and M'Saad, Mohammed (2014) Output observer design for fault detection. In: 2014 UKACC International Conference on Control, 9th - 11th July 2014, Loughborough, UK.
In this paper, we propose an output observer design methodology for linear single output systems for fault detection purposes. Unlike traditional observers that are based on the the state-space representation of the system, the proposed observer design is based on the input output representation of the system. The main advantage of the proposed observer is its simplicity of design and it has a lower order that the original system.


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Functionally distinct kinesin-13 family members cooperate to regulate microtubule dynamics during interphase
Vito Mennella1,
Gregory C. Rogers1,
Stephen L. Rogers2,
Daniel W. Buster1,
Ronald D. Vale2 &
David J. Sharp1
Nature Cell Biology volume 7, pages235–245(2005)Cite this article
Regulation of microtubule polymerization and depolymerization is required for proper cell development. Here, we report that two proteins of the Drosophila melanogaster kinesin-13 family, KLP10A and KLP59C, cooperate to drive microtubule depolymerization in interphase cells. Analyses of microtubule dynamics in S2 cells depleted of these proteins indicate that both proteins stimulate depolymerization, but alter distinct parameters of dynamic instability; KLP10A stimulates catastrophe (a switch from growth to shrinkage) whereas KLP59C suppresses rescue (a switch from shrinkage to growth). Moreover, immunofluorescence and live analyses of cells expressing tagged kinesins reveal that KLP10A and KLP59C target to polymerizing and depolymerizing microtubule plus ends, respectively. Our data also suggest that KLP10A is deposited on microtubules by the plus-end tracking protein, EB1. Our findings support a model in which these two members of the kinesin-13 family divide the labour of microtubule depolymerization.
Figure 1: Drosophila kinesin-13 proteins affect different parameters of microtubule dynamic instability in interphase S2 cells.
Figure 2: KLP10A and KLP59C localize to microtubule plus ends in interphase S2 cells.
Figure 3: KLP10A moves towards the cell cortex whereas KLP59C moves towards the cell interior.
Figure 4: KLP10A trails the +TIP protein EB1 on most microtubule plus ends.
Figure 5: EB1 is required for proper KLP10A localization at microtubule plus ends.
Figure 6: EB1 binds KLP10A in vitro.
Figure 7: Model for interphase kinesin-13 function.
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Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, 10461, New York, USA
Vito Mennella, Gregory C. Rogers, Daniel W. Buster & David J. Sharp
Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, San Francisco, 94107, California, USA
Stephen L. Rogers & Ronald D. Vale
Vito Mennella
Gregory C. Rogers
Stephen L. Rogers
Daniel W. Buster
Ronald D. Vale
David J. Sharp
Correspondence to David J. Sharp.
Supplementary figures S1 and S2 plus movie legends (PDF 208 kb)
Supplementary Movie 1 (MOV 370 kb)
Supplementary Movie 3 (MOV 1155 kb)
Supplementary Movie 6 (AVI 1334 kb)
Mennella, V., Rogers, G., Rogers, S. et al. Functionally distinct kinesin-13 family members cooperate to regulate microtubule dynamics during interphase. Nat Cell Biol 7, 235–245 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb1222
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb1222
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Hell Hawks! Talk at National World War II Museum — Nov. 15
November 5, 2008 By TOM JONES Leave a Comment
Celebrate American's servicemen and women the week of Veterans Day: Join me for a Hell Hawks! talk and book signing at the National World War II Museum on November 15. My talk on this aerial band of brothers and their combat experiences flying the P-47D Thunderbolt against Hitler's armies will take place at the Museum at Noon. I'll be at the Museum store through 4 pm to sign copies of Hell Hawks! and talk with veterans, visitors, and those who would salute these heroes.
More information on my astronaut speaker appearances at www.AstronautTomJones.com.
Filed Under: History
Two departed "Hell Hawks"
Bob Dorr and I received sad news in late October about the deaths of two of our Hell Hawk veterans, both contributors and enthusiastic supporters of our work on Hell Hawks! The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht. Jim McWhorter, past president of the 365th FIghter Group Association, passed away in Florida on Oct. 22. He was preceded on his final flight by Edgar C. Kiefer, who died in Royal Oak, MI on October 14. Both men were successful and courageous combat pilots with the Hell Hawks. McWhorter told us of his slam-bang shootdown of a Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter on Oct. 12, 1944, an action for which he was awarded with the Distinguished Flying Cross:
"Mac" McWhorter, Red 3, with 1st Lt. Robert S. Maney flying his wing, heard Porter call out the bandits and direct the flight to "prepare to drop belly tanks in ten seconds." "The hell with waiting," thought Mac. "I dumped mine immediately . . . and looking up saw [my drop] was in last place!" Following Porter, he climbed through eleven thousand feet at three hundred miles per hour, chasing a flight of Messerschmitts, which scattered and fled. Bouncing one, McWhorter caught his enemy in a climbing right turn at about 270 to 300 miles per hour. He fired a burst that peppered the dark gray fighter's left wing and chopped loose its left main gear. As the 109 tightened the turn, Mac squeezed off a second burst that riddled the 109's fuselage and tail. Maney, concentrating on clearing McWhorter's tail, never saw the enemy but caught a glimpse of the shell casings and belt links pouring from his leader's wings. He thought for a terrible instant that Mac's Thunderbolt was disintegrating, hammered by strikes from a German coming head-on.
Instead it was McWhorter who had the range. He fired again just as the enemy pilot jettisoned his canopy. Too late: Mac's eight fifties blasted the enemy's cockpit and engine. The Messerschmitt's Daimler-Benz engine froze, and flames erupted from the 109's cramped cockpit. McWhorter saw his victim, spinning and aflame, hurtle down to spray a fireball across the landscape below. "In that forty-five seconds or a minute, I didn't have time to think about that pilot," said McWhorter. "That 109 was just a target." He pulled up and circled, looking for more, but by then the enemy was gone. He had a confirmed kill, and his courage and skill were recognized by the award of a Distinguished Flying Cross.
1Lt Jim McWhorter (left) with crew chief, and P-47D "Haulin' Ass II"
Edgar Kiefer contributed to our research by sharing with us his self-published memoir, A P-47 Pilot's Recollections of his WWII Battles (written with his son, Richard Kiefer of Boulder, CO). Both men were brave young Americans in 1944-45, a time (like today) when our nation is in vital need of their determination, dedication, and deadly earnestness in combat.
Men like McWhorter and Kiefer will be the subject of my upcoming Hell Hawks! talk to the Service Academies Association at 0745 on Friday, December 12, at the MARRIOTT HOUSTON WESTCHASE HOTEL, 2900 Briar park, Houston, Texas 77042. Hell Hawks! remains the top-selling title at the National Air & Space Museum.
For more of my astronaut speaker appearances, in Houston or nationwide, please watch this space. I'll also be signing Sky Walking: An Astronaut's Memoir, at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Nov. 14, 2008, from 1230-1430.
Latest articles from Astronaut Tom Jones
October has been a productive month for getting some of my interests into print. The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics publishes "Aerospace America" every month, and in October my "View from Here" column appeared. My topic was dealing with the impact hazard from Near Earth Objects: 2008 TC3 collided with Earth on October 7th, making my report on the need for a decision-making agreement to deal with a future rogue asteroid a timely one. You can read Asteroid Deflection: Planning for the Inevitable online and in the October issue of Aerospace America.
Speaking of 2008 TC3, I reported on its collision with Earth and the need to prepare for a future rogue asteroid in Why the World Needs Asteroid Insurance: Resident Astronaut on Popular Mechanics' web site, October 9, 2008. Keep an eye out for my continuing space comments at their site.
My article on the early space race and the US effort to put a man in space, Mercury Rising, appeared in Invention and Technology's fall 2008 issue. I interviewed Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter for the article, which is beautifully illustrated with mission photos and developmental drawings of the Mercury design. I'll post a pdf version of the article shortly at my website, AstronautTomJones.com.
All of these intriguing topics are sure to be featured in my upcoming astronaut speaker talks, and I'll post my upcoming appearances in a future entry here at Flight Notes.
Hell Hawks! in Houston
September 24, 2008 By TOM JONES Leave a Comment
I'll be appearing in Houston this Saturday, September 27, 2008, for a talk and book signing of Hell Hawks! from 2-4 pm at the Borders — Baybrook location in Webster, Texas.
Looking forward to seeing many old friends and learning of their experiences in Hurricane Ike. Best wishes to all there for a smooth clean-up and a quick recovery from the extensive damage inflicted by Ike.
Spread the word and join me Saturday for the extraordinary tales of the 365th Fighter Group, the Hell Hawks! This band of young pilots and airmen had an extraordinary impact on winning victory in WWII Europe.
P-47s at Yankee Air Museum -- 2005
Association of Space Explorers — Exploration and Planetary Stewardship
Speaking to students in Wenatchee, Wash. -- Newberry Elementary School
I joined the Association of Space Explorers after my third shuttle flight in 1996. This past week in Seattle, astronauts and cosmonauts from around the world met in Seattle to discuss space exploration, education, and planetary stewardship. Our technical sessions dealt with human space exploration, astronaut observations of Earth and its geological links to our neighboring worlds, health for long-duration spaceflight, fundamental research on the space station, and the latest developments in world space programs, including the NASA effort to return to the Moon with Ares and Orion. My talks dealt with how astronauts contribute to the science of Planetology with their Earth-orbital observations, and opportunities to journey deep into space with astronaut voyages to nearby asteroids.
Our community day activities brought 50 space fliers to schools all over the State of Washington, reaching 42,000 students, all of whom had a chance to meet and ask questions of a space traveler. My visits took me to four elementary schools in Wenatchee, where I addressed 1,800 future explorers, aged 5 to 11.
The week of September 22 brings a few of those space travelers together with our ASE Panel on Asteroid Threat Mitigation, for final edits to our decision-making document, "Asteroid Threats: A Call for Global Response." We will complete our document, sign it, and submit our work to the United Nations for debate and adoption of an international program to prevent future asteroid impacts on Earth. The Association of Space Explorers' theme of planetary stewardship is the impetus behind this effort to use our space technology and international cooperation in space to prepare for a future threat from a Near Earth Object.
Of course, while in Seattle I didn't miss the opportunity to sign copies of "Hell Hawks!", at the Seattle Museum of Flight, a great venue for this aerial band of brothers story about a heroic group of Thunderbolt pilots.
Hell Hawks! radio interview Aug. 31
August 29, 2008 By TOM JONES Leave a Comment
I will be appearing on the John Batchelor radio show this Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008, along with Hell Hawks Major Dave Harmon (shown here being decorated for bravery in combat). Air time for this interview about my new book "Hell Hawks!" (with Bob Dorr) will be Sunday evening, nationwide.


May started out as a slow reading month. I was in the middle of A Conjuring of Light but nothing else was really catching my attention. Thankfully I did start reading more books near the end of the month and had a really great reading month!
I read this arc that comes out in August. I enjoyed it and thought it was a cute contemporary about a ballerina who has cancer. I'll share my full review once it's release date gets closer.
I love self-help books and this one had great and easy tips that have helped me be more mindful and present. It was a quick read and very helpful!
Creepy and fantastic writing. I read this one for the cursed books book club pick. I still sort of have mixed feelings about it but you can read my review here.
Such a great read for me as a new mom! It was inspiring and gave me a lot of hope. Full review here.
So much hype. But not my favorite. I liked parts and other parts I hated. Not my new favorite fantasy but it was okay. Full review here.
I got this book in my owl crate last September but I wasn't sure I wanted to pick it up. I knew I'd need to be in the right mood for it and I've been reading a lot of fantasy lately so I decided to give it a try and I'm so glad I did! This story is amazing. I loved Mira and the mental health representation. This was such a great read. I can't wait for book 2!
A book about writing is always a fun read. This one wasn't my favorite YA contemporary but I did find the descriptions of writing very accurate. My full review is on Goodreads.
Such a magical world. Loved the story and the characters and the magic. And it was read by Jim Dale. Such a great audiobook, I HIGHLY recommend because it's amazing!!
I started listening to this again. Love Gretchen Rubin and this podcast has been one of my favorites since it started. It's fun to be listening to it again.
This book has been on my TBR for awhile and I'm loving it so far! I'll probably include more in my June Wrap up since I'm not very far in yet.
I've been trying to watch less tv. In the middle of May, I realized just how much time I spend watching TV and it's really time to change that. I'm hoping that moving forward I take more time to read and be present instead of always having the tv on. That being said, here's what I watched in May.
I finished watching Greys in May. Loved the show! Definitely, something I'll rewatch depending on my mood.
Since I'm going to start writing more personal posts (a few lifestyle posts as well as talking about mental health) I've decided to add this section to my monthly wrap up!
My husband and I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary!
I'm a Mormon and in our church, we give babies a blessing after they are born. In May my husband blessed our little baby girl. It was beautiful and amazing and I know she's going to do great things! It was also fun to have my family in town for the blessing.
I wrote several reviews this month which you can read here and here. I also shared my very first income report! May was still a slowish month for blogging, but I've got so many great posts planned for June and I can't wait to share them with you! I also plan on taking a mini hiatus from Twitter in June because I've been wanting to work on my book but always end up on twitter instead. I've deleted the app from my phone but I'll occasionally pop in via my computer.
All in all, May was a really good month! I'm excited for June and everything that I hope to read. What was your favorite read in May?


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Chloe Alexandra Okuno (born August 1, 1987) is an American horror film director. She co-directed V/H/S/94 (2021). Her feature film directorial debut, Watcher, premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival in the U.S Dramatic Competition. Okuno has also directed several short films, including Slut (2014). Slut won several awards, including the Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the Las Vegas International Film Festival.

Life and career
Okuno was born in Los Angeles and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley before graduating from the American Film Institute in 2014. In 2021, Netflix purchased Rodney & Sheryl, a drama directed by Okuno and based on a true story. However, in April 2022, it was revealed Netflix was no longer involved with the film, now renamed The Dating Game, which has been financed by AGC Studios and Vertigo Entertainment and is currently being sold to international distributors at the Marché du Film by AGC.

Her feature directorial debut, Watcher, premiered in the U.S Dramatic Competition category at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The film was acquired by IFC Films' horror film division IFC Midnight and horror streaming service Shudder for distribution in the United States, with AGC Studios later selling international distribution rights to Focus Features.

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Living people
1987 births
American women film directors
Film directors from Los Angeles
University of California, Berkeley alumni
Writers from Los Angeles

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"You make dinner, I'll do the dishes"
I can't seem to find anything I really would like to try cooking. Which I never, ever thought was possible. I guess it must have been a Christmas food over dose. I have looked at all my regular foodie blogs, searched cookbooks.
Today we headed out to St.Lawrence Market. The food is endless, butchers, bakers, fruit stands, fresh vegetables and because it was Sunday the antique market was even open. We wandered around to our favorite spots collecting a little bit here and there and finding lunch at the peameal bacon sandwich spot. But, I found no inspiration.
All I ended up getting was a bottle of Kozlik's Dijon Mustard. I officially have bloggers block.
This recipe has actually very little to do with Tina Turner. Tina Turner Toast actually didn't have a name….I actually just made it up. This is a snack my dad would make pretty often. It was usually made on movie nights or on the weekend and when we were all hungry waiting for dinner or….. when my mom went out for the night and my dad let me stay up FAR past bed time to watch Tina Turner Live in Concert.
I remember cause I got to stay up crazy late.
I remember because my dad turned the volume up louder then I had ever heard it.
Because he let me dance on the couch (which was probably more like frantically jumping up and down on the couch).
He made this and vanilla milk shakes.
Now, this has been perfected over the past 30 years and, there is no need to improvise or adjust it. We assure you.
Cut the 6 slices of bacon in half (for a total of 12) -microwave bacon *according to most, to cook bacon in microwave you would cook 1min for every slice. That is actually too long for this recipe it's important to check on them. you want it to be slightly under cooked (so a little under 6min).
There you have it! Perfect Tina Turner Toast!


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The Remains of the Day (film)
The Remains of the Day is a 1993 British-American-French-German drama film and adapted from the Booker Prize-winning 1989 novel of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro. The film was directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant, Mike Nichols, and John Calley. It stars Anthony Hopkins as James Stevens and Emma Thompson as Miss Kenton, with James Fox, Christopher Reeve, and Hugh Grant in supporting roles. The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Hopkins) and Best Actress (Thompson). In 1999, the British Film Institute ranked The Remains of the Day the 64th greatest British film of the 20th century.[2]
The Remains of the Day
Theatrical-release poster
James Ivory
Ismail Merchant
John Calley
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Harold Pinter (uncredited)
by Kazuo Ishiguro
Tim Pigott-Smith
Richard Robbins
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Andrew Marcus
5 November 1993 (1993-11-05)
$63.9 million[1]
In 1958 post-war Britain, Stevens, the butler of Darlington Hall, receives a letter from Miss Kenton, a former colleague employed as the housekeeper some twenty years earlier, now separated from her husband. Their former employer Lord Darlington has died a broken man, his reputation destroyed after he was exposed as a Nazi sympathizer, and his stately country manor has been sold to a retired United States Congressman, Mr. Jack Lewis. Stevens is granted permission to borrow Lewis' Daimler, and he sets off to the West Country to see Miss Kenton, in the hope that she will return as housekeeper.
The film flashes back to Kenton's arrival as housekeeper in the 1930s. The ever-efficient Stevens manages the household well, taking great pride in and deriving his entire identity from his profession. Miss Kenton, too, proves to be a valuable servant, and she is equally efficient and strong-willed, but also warmer and less repressed. Stevens and Kenton occasionally butt heads, particularly when she observes that Stevens' father (also a former butler) is in failing health and no longer able to perform his duties, which Stevens stubbornly refuses to acknowledge. Stevens' professional dedication is fully displayed when, while his father lies dying, he steadfastly continues his butler duties.
Relations between Stevens and Kenton eventually thaw, and it becomes clear she has feelings for him. Despite their proximity and shared purpose, Stevens' outward detachment remains unchanged; his first and only loyalty is to his service as Lord Darlington's butler. In a scene of agonized repression, Miss Kenton embarrasses Stevens when she catches him reading a book. Curious, she forces it out of his hand, and finds to her disappointment it is an ordinary romance novel; Stevens explains to Miss Kenton he was reading it only to improve his vocabulary, and asks her not to invade his private time again.
Meanwhile, Darlington Hall is regularly frequented by politicians of the interwar period, and many of Lord Darlington's guests are like-minded, fascist-sympathizing British and European aristocrats, with the exception of the more pragmatic Congressman Lewis, who does not share the "noble instincts" of Lord Darlington and his guests. Lewis informs the "gentleman politicians" in his midst that they are meddling amateurs and that "Europe has become the arena of Realpolitik" and warns them they are "headed for disaster." Later, Lord Darlington's aristocratic guests grill Stevens about his political knowledge to prove that the lower classes are ignorant and unworthy to have an opinion, but Stevens steadfastly refuses to acknowledge that he has ever listened to their conversations, being too busy serving.
Darlington later meets Prime Minister Chamberlain and the German Ambassador, and uses his influence to try to broker a policy of appeasement towards Nazi Germany, based on his belief that Germany had been unfairly treated by the Treaty of Versailles following the First World War and only desires peace. In the midst of these events, and after overhearing Sir Geoffrey Wren praising Nazi racial laws, Darlington suddenly requests that two newly-appointed German-Jewish maids, both refugees, should be dismissed, despite Stevens's mild protest that they are good workers. Nevertheless, Stevens carries out Lord Darlington's command, despite a horrified Miss Kenton threatening to resign in protest. Miss Kenton later confides in Stevens that she has no family and nowhere to go should she leave Darlington Hall, and is ashamed to not follow up on her threat to resign. Stevens does not mention that he disagreed with Lord Darlington's order and leaves Miss Kenton with the impression that he didn't care about the girls' fate.
Lord Darlington's godson, journalist Reginald Cardinal, is appalled by the nature of the secret meetings in Darlington Hall. Concurring with Congressman Lewis's earlier protestations, Cardinal tells Stevens that Lord Darlington is a pawn, being used by the Nazis. Despite Cardinal's indignation, Stevens does not denounce or criticise his master, feeling it is not his place to judge his employer's honorable intentions, even if they are incorrect. Later, Lord Darlington expresses regret for having dismissed Ilsa and Irma, the two German-Jewish maids. He asks Stevens to locate them and Stevens questions Miss Kenton as to the maids' whereabouts. (It is revealed they had returned to Germany, but their ultimate fate is unknown.)
Eventually, Miss Kenton forms a relationship with a former co-worker, Tom Benn, who proposes marriage and asks Miss Kenton to move away with him to run a coastal boarding house. Miss Kenton mentions this proposal to Stevens, in effect offering him an ultimatum, but Stevens will not admit his feelings, offering Miss Kenton only his congratulations. Miss Kenton leaves Darlington Hall prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. Before Miss Kenton's departure, Stevens finds her crying in frustration, but the only response he can muster is to call her attention to a neglected domestic task.
En route to meeting Miss Kenton in 1958, when asked by locals about his former employer, Stevens at first denies having served or even having met Lord Darlington, but later admits to having served and respected him. He says that, while Lord Darlington was unable to correct his terrible error, he is now on his way in the hope that he can correct his own. He meets Miss Kenton (though separated, still Mrs. Benn), and they reminisce. Stevens mentions in conversation that Lord Darlington's godson, Reginald Cardinal, was killed in the war. He also says Lord Darlington died from a broken heart after the war, having sued a newspaper for libel, losing the suit and his reputation in the process. Stevens reveals that in his declining years, Lord Darlington at times failed to recognise Stevens and carried on conversations with no one else in the room.
Miss Kenton declines Stevens's offer to return to Darlington Hall, wishing instead to remain near her grown daughter, whom she has just that day learned is pregnant. She also implies that she will go back to her husband, because, despite being unhappy in their marriage for many years, in all the world he needs her the most. As they part, Miss Kenton is emotional, while Stevens is still unable to demonstrate any feeling. Back in Darlington Hall, Lewis asks Stevens if he remembers much of the old days, to which Stevens replies that he was too busy serving. A pigeon then becomes trapped in the hall, and is eventually freed by the two men, leaving both Stevens and Darlington Hall far behind.
Anthony Hopkins as Mr. James Stevens
Emma Thompson as Miss Sarah "Sally" Kenton (later Mrs Benn)
James Fox as Lord Darlington
Christopher Reeve as Congressman Jack Lewis
Peter Vaughan as Mr William Stevens ("Mr Stevens, Sr")
Hugh Grant as Reginald Cardinal (Lord Darlington's godson)
John Haycraft as Auctioneer
Caroline Hunt as Landlady
Michael Lonsdale as Dupont d'Ivry
Paula Jacobs as Mrs Mortimer
Ben Chaplin as Charlie
Steve Dibben as George (footman no. 2)
Abigail Harrison as Housemaid
Rupert Vansittart as Sir Geoffrey Wren
Patrick Godfrey as Spencer
Peter Halliday as Canon Tufnell
Peter Cellier as Sir Leonard Bax
Frank Shelley as Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
Peter Eyre as Lord Halifax
Terence Bayler as Trimmer
Hugh Sweetman as Scullery Boy
Tony Aitken as Postmaster
Emma Lewis as Elsa
Joanna Joseph as Irma
Tim Pigott-Smith as Tom Benn
Lena Headey as Lizzie
Pip Torrens as Doctor Carlisle
Brigitte Kahn as a German Baroness
Wolf Kahler as German Ambassador Joachim von Ribbentrop
A film adaptation of the novel was originally planned to be directed by Mike Nichols from a script by Harold Pinter. Some of Pinter's script was used in the film, but, while Pinter was paid for his work, he asked to have his name removed from the credits, in keeping with his contract.[a] Christopher C. Hudgins observes: "During our 1994 interview, Pinter told [Steven H.] Gale and me that he had learned his lesson after the revisions imposed on his script for The Handmaid's Tale, which he has decided not to publish. When his script for The Remains of the Day was radically revised by the James Ivory-Ismail Merchant partnership, he refused to allow his name to be listed in the credits" (125).[b][c][d] Though no longer the director, Nichols remained associated with the project as one of its producers.
SettingsEdit
Music Room of Powderham Castle in 1983
A number of English country estates were used as locations for the film, partly owing to the persuasive power of Ismail Merchant, who was able to cajole permission for the production to borrow houses not normally open to the public. Among them were Dyrham Park for the exterior of the house and the driveway, Powderham Castle (staircase, hall, music room, bedroom; used for the aqua-turquoise stairway scenes), Corsham Court (library and dining room) and Badminton House (servants' quarters, conservatory, entrance hall). Luciana Arrighi, the production designer, scouted most of these locations. Scenes were also shot in Weston-super-Mare, which stood in for Clevedon. The pub where Mr Stevens stays is the Hop Pole in Limpley Stoke; the shop featured is also in Limpley Stoke. The pub where Miss Kenton and Mr Benn meet is the George Inn, Norton St Philip.
The character of Sir Geoffrey Wren is based loosely on that of Sir Oswald Mosley, a British fascist active in the 1930s.[3] Wren is depicted as a strict vegetarian.[4] Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax also appears in the film. Lord Darlington tells Stevens that Halifax approved of the polish on the silver, and Halifax himself later appears when Darlington meets secretly with the German Ambassador and his aides at night. Halifax was a chief architect of the British policy of appeasement from 1937 to 1939.[5] The character of Congressman Jack Lewis in the film is a composite of two separate American characters in Kazuo Ishiguro's novel: Congressman Lewis (who attends the pre-WW2 conference in Darlington Hall), and Mr Farraday, who succeeds Lord Darlington as master of Darlington Hall.
SoundtrackEdit
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The original score was composed by Richard Robbins. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score, but lost to Schindler's List.
Opening Titles, Darlington Hall – 7:27
The Keyhole and the Chinaman – 4:14
Tradition and Order – 1:51
The Conference Begins – 1:33
Sei Mir Gegrüsst (Schubert) – 4:13
The Cooks in the Kitchen – 1:34
Sir Geoffrey Wren and Stevens, Sr. – 2:41
You Mean a Great Deal to This House – 2:21
Loss and Separation – 6:19
Blue Moon – 4:57
Sentimental Love Story/Appeasement/In the Rain – 5:22
A Portrait Returns/Darlington Hall/End Credits – 6:54
Critical receptionEdit
The film achieves a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 40 reviews with an 8.4/10 average rating. Its consensus states: "Smart, elegant, and blessed with impeccable performances from Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson, The Remains of the Day is a Merchant-Ivory classic."[6] Roger Ebert particularly praised the film and called it "a subtle, thoughtful movie."[7] In his review for The Washington Post, Desson Howe gave the film a favorable review, and said of it "Put Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson and James Fox together and you can expect sterling performances," praising their work in the film.[8] Vincent Canby of The New York Times said, in another favorable review, "Here's a film for adults. It's also about time to recognize that Mr Ivory is one of our finest directors, something that critics tend to overlook because most of his films have been literary adaptations."[9]
AccoladesEdit
The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards, but won none:[10]
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Anthony Hopkins) Tom Hanks (Philadelphia)
Best Actress in a Leading Role (Emma Thompson) Holly Hunter (The Piano)
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Allan Starski and Ewa Braun (Schindler's List)
Best Costume Design Gabriella Pescucci (The Age of Innocence)
Best Director Steven Spielberg (Schindler's List)
Best Music, Original Score John Williams (Schindler's List)
Best Picture Schindler's List
Best Adapted Screenplay Steven Zaillian (Schindler's List)
The film is #64 at the British Film Institute's "Top 100 British films".
The film was also nominated for the American Film Institute's "100 Years...100 Passions" list.[11]
^ "In November 1994, Pinter wrote, "I've just heard that they are bringing another writer into the "Lolita" film. It doesn't surprise me.' ... Pinter's contract contained a clause to the effect that the film company could bring in another writer, but that in such a case he could withdraw his name (which is exactly the case with [the film] The Remains of the Day-he had insisted on this clause since the bad experience with revisions made to his Handmaid's Tale script); he has never been given any reason as to why another writer was brought in" (Gale 352).
^ Hudgins adds: "We did not see Pinter's name up in lights when Lyne's Lolita finally made its appearance in 1998. Pinter goes on in the March 13 [1995] letter [to Hudgins] to state that 'I have never been given any reason at all as to why the film company brought in another writer,' again quite similar to the equally ungracious treatment that he received in the Remains of the Day situation" (125).
^ Cf. the essay on the film The Remains of the Day published in Gale's collection by Edward T. Jones: "Pinter gave me a copy of his typescript for his screenplay, which he revised 24 January 1991, during an interview that I conducted with him in London about his screenplay in May 1992, part of which appeared in 'Harold Pinter: A Conversation' in Literature/Film Quarterly, XXI (1993): 2–9. In that interview, Pinter mentioned that Ishiguro liked the screenplay that he had scripted for a proposed film version of the novel. All references to Pinter's screenplay in the text [of Jones's essay] are to this unpublished manuscript" (107n1).
^ In his 2008 essay published in The Pinter Review, Hudgins discusses further details about why "Pinter elected not to publish three of his completed film scripts, The Handmaid's Tale, The Remains of the Day and Lolita," all of which Hudgins considers "masterful film scripts" of "demonstrable superiority to the shooting scripts that were eventually used to make the films"; fortunately ("We can thank our various lucky stars"), he says, "these Pinter film scripts are now available not only in private collections but also in the Pinter Archive at the British Library"; in this essay, which he first presented as a paper at the 10th Europe Theatre Prize symposium, Pinter: Passion, Poetry, Politics, held in Turin, Italy, in March 2006, Hudgins "examin[es] all three unpublished film scripts in conjunction with one another" and "provides several interesting insights about Pinter's adaptation process" (132).
^ "The Remains of the Day". Retrieved 29 September 2010.
^ British Film Institute - Top 100 British Films (1999). Retrieved August 27, 2016
^ "Four Weddings actor visits Creebridge". Galloway Gazette. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
^ Giblin, James Cross (2002). The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler. New York: Clarion Books. p. 175. ISBN 9780395903711.
^ Lee, David (2010). Stanley Melbourne Bruce: Australian Internationalist. London: Continuum. pp. 121–122. ISBN 9780826445667.
^ "The Remains of the Day". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
^ Ebert, Roger (5 November 1993). "The Remains Of The Day Movie Review (1993) | Roger Ebert". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
^ "'The Remains of the Day'". Washingtonpost.com. 5 November 1993. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
^ Canby, Vincent (5 November 1993). "Movie Review – The Remains of the Day – Review/Film: Remains of the Day; Blind Dignity: A Butler's Story". Movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
^ "The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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"We know that well designed decision aids are effective in improving knowledge about medical interventions and helping individuals make the best decision for them," said senior author Rafael Meza of the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
"We were glad to learn that the tool was effective," Meza told Reuters Health.
In March of this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services made shared decision-making a requirement for reimbursement of lung cancer screening, recommending the use of one or more decision aids to facilitate the shared decision-making process, he said.
"There's a big push to make this a joint decision," between doctor and patient, and to make sure patients are aware of the risks of overdiagnosis and overtreatment, Meza said.
The researchers selected 60 adult current or former smokers aged 45 to 80 years old with no previous history of lung cancer and no lung imaging scan over the previous year. The participants completed an online "before" questionnaire on their knowledge of the benefits and harms of lung cancer screening, then were redirected to the web-based decision aid at www.shouldiscreen.com. They then completed an "after" survey.
It took most people about 10 minutes to complete the decision aid, which is designed to help patients and their doctors decide together whether low dose computed tomography (CT) lung cancer screening is the right choice for them.
The participants' knowledge of factors that increase the chances of getting lung cancer, the possible benefits and harms of screening and of which people are eligible for screening based on age, smoking status and pack-years increased in the "after" questionnaire.
Before using the decision aid, less than ten percent of people knew that most of the lumps detected by a CT screening end up not being cancerous. The proportion who knew this increased significantly after using the decision aid.
In the before survey, 46 people said they would get screened if it were free, which decreased to 34 people in the after survey. Only 11 people in the study group were actually eligible for screening, according to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines.
"Those who wouldn't benefit are those who haven't smoked or those who have not smoked enough," Meza said.
Screening people who are not eligible can lead to false positives and further testing, which can be invasive and stressful, he said.
After using the decision aid, patient opinions about their own screening eligibility and their actual guideline-based screening eligibility more often lined up, as reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
More than 95 percent of the 60 participants said the decision aid was likely useful for lung cancer screening decision-making.
The decision aid could be used during a regular doctor's visit or even before the patient comes to the doctor, Meza said.
"We have a long history of having these types of decisions aids for colon cancer or prostate cancer screening," said Dr. Masahito Jimbo, chief of the University Family Medicine Inpatient Service at the University of Michigan, who was not an author of the new study.
"What I find is a lot of clinicians provide a lot of information to patients during visits, then the actual discussion where a decision needs to be made, that's actually a very small portion of the whole visit," Jimbo told Reuters Health.
If patients can be informed about the basics of the screening tests before getting to their appointment, then they can actually have more time available to discuss with the clinician about the pros and cons, he said.
"The tool is out there and available for anyone to use," Meza said. "Providers of lung cancer screening should be aware this is out there."
There are a few other paper-based or video-based decision aids, but they haven't yet been compared head to head to see which is most effective, he said.
SOURCE: http://bit.ly/1hTFuxy American Journal of Preventive Medicine, online October 8, 2015.


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Greek mythology retellings.
If you ever one of those kids, that were totally obsessed with Greek mythology in middle school, and you still need a little bit more of it. Here are some of the Greek mythology retellings to read!
A Thousand Ships – Natalie Haynes.
These are the stories of the women whose lives, loves, and rivalries were forever altered by this long and tragic war, from the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope awaiting the return of Odysseus, to the three goddesses whose feud started it all.
A Thousand Ships is a deeply filled woman's epic that places women, girls, and goddesses at the centre of the Western world's greatest storey ever written.
Circe – Madeline Miller.
A daughter is born at the home of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans. Circe, on the other hand, is an odd kid, neither strong like her father nor fiercely alluring like her mother. She seeks company among mortals and realises that she possesses power – witchcraft power, which may turn opponents into monsters and even the gods themselves.Zeus exiles her to a barren island, where she hones her occult skills, tames wild monsters, and crosses paths with a variety of people. However, a woman who stands alone faces peril, and Circe unknowingly attracts the fury of both men and gods. Circe must collect all of her might to safeguard what she cares about most.
The Silence of the Girls – Pat Barker.
The ancient city of Troy has been under siege for a decade by the formidable Greek army, which is still fighting a terrible battle over a kidnapped lady named Helen. Another woman, Briseis, observes and waits for the war's fate in the Greek camp. She was the queen of a neighbouring state until Achilles, Greece's finest warrior, attacked her city and killed her husband and brothers. Briseis becomes Achilles' concubine and a battle prize, and she must swiftly adjust to a completely new existence as one of the numerous captured women who serve the Greek army.When Agamemnon, the Greek armies' harsh political commander, desires Briseis for himself, she finds herself stranded between the two most powerful Greeks. In protest, Achilles refuses to fight, and the Greeks begin to lose ground to their Trojan adversaries. Briseis finds herself in an unprecedented position, able to observe the two men leading the Greek army in what will become their final confrontation, deciding the fate not only of Briseis' people but also of the ancient world at large. Keenly observant and coolly unflinching about the daily horrors of war, Briseis finds herself in an unprecedented position, able to observe the two men leading the Greek army in what will become their final confrontation, deciding the fate not only of Briseis' people.
Pandora's Jar – Natalie Haynes.
The Greek myths are one of the contemporary world's most fundamental cultural foundations.
Epic poetry and Greek tragedy, from Homer to Virgil, from Aeschylus to Sophocles and Euripides, are replete with tales of gods and monsters. Even today, a plethora of novels, plays, and films are based on stories that were first recounted about three thousand years ago. Modern Greek mythtellers, on the other hand, have largely been men who have showed little interest in relaying women's stories. Now, in Pandora's Jar, Natalie Haynes retells Greek creation tales with female protagonists on an equal footing with their male counterparts. As a result, we have a vivid and compelling storey.
The Penelopiad – Margaret Atwood.
Penelope—wife of Odysseus and niece of the lovely Helen of Troy—is presented as the ultimate devoted wife in Homer's Odyssey, her narrative serving as a timeless lesson. When Odysseus travels out to fight in the Trojan War following the kidnapping of Helen, Penelope manages to retain the kingdom of Ithaca, raise her wayward son, and keep over a hundred suitors at bay all at the same time, despite scandalous accusations. Odysseus kills her suitors and twelve of her maids when he returns home after surviving difficulties, battling monsters, and sleeping with deities.Margaret Atwood has given the old narrative a brilliant contemporary twist by recounting it to Penelope and her twelve hung maids, asking: "What led to the girls' execution, and what was Penelope actually up to?" The narrative becomes as smart and sympathetic as it is terrifying, and as immensely fascinating as it is terrible in Atwood's sparkling, lighthearted retelling. She gives Penelope fresh life and reality—and sets out to solve an old mystery—with humour and zest, drawing on the story-telling and lyrical talent for which she is known.
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Enlarge within us the sense of fellowship with all living things, our brothers and sisters the animals to whom you gave the earth as their home in common with us. We remember with shame that in the past we have exercised the high dominion of humans with ruthless cruelty, so that the voice of the earth which should have gone up to you in song has been a groan of travail. May we realize that they live, not for us alone, but for themselves, and for you, and that they love the sweetness of life. We pray through our Savior Jesus Christ who lifts up and redeems us all. Amen.