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CBLS 275 – Compost Black Label Sessions Radio – hosted by SHOW-B & Thomas Herb
Hey everybody,
here we are with CBLS 275!
SHOW-B & Thomas Herb b2b DJ set recorded live at MMA – Mixed Munich Arts.
Furthermore we have some important news for you! We are more than happy that the show will be hosted by Flo Scheuer (Compost / Kong Munich) and Tommy Buerkle (Compost / Geschwister Schall Munich) from next week on. The whole thing will be supervised by Compost Records head honcho Michael Reinboth. After more than five great years and 275 shows it was just a matter of time to pass on on the direction of the Compost Black Label Sessions radioshow to these two young talented and motivated DJs.
It's always been a pleasure to put the show together for you! Cheers on the new hosts and the next years!
Thomas & Mathias
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Despite our efforts to stay as desperately unpopular as possible here at Words From The Underground, sometimes we're forced to cross swords with the mainstream be it wittingly or otherwise. This month was one such occasion. Well, sort of.
Progressive jazz shredding on a Thursday night really didn't sound like it was going to be that popular on paper. Being estranged from most forms of popular media, I for one really don't know what people outside of the punk and metal scene are listening to. As I found out, they're listening to Chon – an absolute tour de force of sonic wizardry from San Diego. Fortunately, we'd pre-booked our tickets.
To return to normality, we figured we'd round the month off with an old favourite. Regular readers should know our love for Svalbard well. After seeing them support Oathbreaker in January, we've been eagerly awaiting their return to Manchester. If knowing they've been working hard in the studio sweetened the deal, hearing that they were headlining the Northern Quarter's Whiskey Jar sealed it.
Chon with Support from Yvette Young (19th October)
We arrived at Rebellion Rock Bar opposite Deansgate Locks typically late. To our surprise, the venue was packed. Yvette Young was already on stage, every eye in the house fixed upon her, or more appropriately her fingers. Having only decided earlier in week that we'd cover the gig, I hadn't bothered to research who was opening. Yvette's a pretty big deal in the kind of guitar geek circles that you'd expect to find at a prog jazz-rock show but being as we only dabble in that world, she'd escaped my attention up to that point.
Yvette Young
If you're not familiar with her work, Yvette is a solo acoustic artist who accompanies her masterful fingerstyle playing vocally. Shut your eyes and you'd be forgiven for thinking you're listening to two phenomenal guitarists instead of one. She sings softly over breezy, winding passages of intricate and technical finger picking. Throwing in harmonics, tapping, and a myriad of other techniques rarely seen on acoustic guitar, every note rings true, even on her most testing phrases. She plays in a style that makes you take notes like "must smash my guitar immediately" instead of picking up on something more interesting or relevant. Sadly, some minor technical difficulties did plague the show. Occasionally you'd hear a subtle yet audible "pop" sound over the system. This is something I've heard other artists complain about when playing Rebellion Rock Bar but as an observer, it's difficult to hear at the kind of gigs we usually frequent. However, at a show with a single vocalist and finger picking accompaniment, it's painfully so. You could see it was getting to Yvette too, but she didn't let it hamper the performance at all.
By the time Chon were ready to perform, the venue was even busier. Some friends and I decided the best course of action would be to stock up from the bar and take a speck up at the back on top of the steps leading out of the venue area. From there we had a great view of the whole stage, although some of the more intricate shredding's finger work was difficult to drool over at such distance.
Ambient blue light flooded the stage as Chon took to it. Drums were set forward and at the side of the stage to the crowd's right. True jazz style. This essentially created a line of musicians, allowing fans to stand in front of whichever instrument they themselves were striving to master in their spare time.
I'd first discovered Chon through Josh. He'd played me their 2015 AudioTree performance late one evening and since then it'd become a staple of our weekend soirees – usually, following someone's request to "turn that fucking metal off." I must admit, I've not delved too far into the four-piece from San Diego's back catalogue but those 25 minutes on YouTube were enough to convince me that it'd be a worthy show.
Chon draw on a range of influences from jazz-fusion to heavy metal. In something of a rarity for predominately guitar-driven music, both six-strings are devoid of fuzz. Being completely clean makes it easier to appreciate all the band's intricate phrasings, or something. They intertwine multiple layers of sophisticated melody and the musicianship is impeccable throughout. I had imagined myself staring longingly at the twin guitarists' fingertips prior to the show, however both my eyes and ears were drawn more to the percussion. Nathan Camarena plays with a style all his own. Snappy and direct, he switches effortlessly between time signatures. He provides an unmistakable jazzy flavour to the ensemble atop which an interloping mesh of melody sits.
The set was just as you'd expect to see from a now seasoned act of virtuosos like Chon. Duck-arse tight. They riffled through their instrumental tracks with little messing around between each. Every piece works soaring parts of baffling complexity into one another creating a whole that sounds familiar yet completely fresh. Kind of like the soundtrack to a Super Nintendo game that should have existed.
Svalbard with support from The Tidal Sleep, Glarus and Leeched (25th October)
We were back on more familiar ground later in the month for Svalbard and a cohort of the heavy and bleak. Josh being ever-the consummate professional had managed to leave his camera many miles away just in time for the show. He'd successfully sourced another, but was without flash. "Shouldn't be an issue." To me, the Whiskey Jar doesn't sound like it'll be a brightly lit watering hole. It isn't. Fortunately, the bands are all dark as fuck thus the pictures should be dark as fuck too.
As per usual, arsing around in Weatherspoon's caused us to miss the opening act, so unfortunately, we'll have to jump right into Glarus. Not terribly professional but as a paying customer, it's my right to miss the opening act, god-damnit. Unfortunately, that opening act tonight was local power violence marauders, Leeched. We were understandably miffed.
We got inside with time to get a drink before Glarus started. As they set up, I was instantly intrigued. As I've mentioned before, three guitars usually invites such intrigue. I rarely see the point. Glarus didn't really change that either. Their sound was massive, as you'd expect from a triple-axed outfit and their breakdowns were epically doomy. The layers of guitars were able to create a powerful sound with echoes even of Radiohead. It's hardly surprising either when you consider just how many effects units the group had between them. Each stringsman had at least 10 pedals making for some amusing between-song sound effects from 25 of them working ambiently in sync.
Unfortunately, the extra strings rarely added to the technically of the blackened post-metal sound. The songs are also consistently mid-tempo. There's none of that double-time thump to really contrast with the staggering sections of doom they create. Personal preferences aside though, Glarus performed solidly under questionable sound conditions that were no fault of their own. This would become a bit of a theme for the night.
The Tidal Sleep
We found a spot close to the stage under an inconveniently placed air conditioner – or as Josh neatly put it, "the icy winds of Svalbard" – and waited for the next act.
The Tidal Sleep hail from Germany. They're a post-metal group who aren't afraid to mix up melodic vocal delivery with the more typically desperate cries associated with the genre. Their sound bears more resemblance to hardcore than that of Glarus, with plenty of ambience provided by the lead guitar. The greater appreciation of contrasting tempos sat well with me, and controlling the pace, a suitably gifted drummer was also worthy of note. At some point during the second song, the lead vocalist delivered a section without his mic, over gentle ambience provided by the band. Josh responded to this scene with a roll of the eyes and a "fucking hell, surprised they haven't already done this yet." Jokes aside, The Tidal Sleep deliver a powerful performance. They've all bleak hallmarks of true post-metal with plenty of post-hardcore cheese and a huge appreciation of melody. The show was self-deprecating and simultaneously uplifting. Just the way "post" should be. I've written "blackened indie" in my notes but I'm not sure what that means. Sounds like something so I'll leave it in. I was several whiskeys deep by this point.
Finally, it was the moment I'd been waiting for since the Star and Garter in January. The technical difficulties which plagued both earlier acts continued as the Bristolian four-piece, Svalbard, took the stage. Some minor fuckery needed taking care of. Fortunately, it was handled swiftly. The band opened heavy with vocalist and one half of the band's guitar section wildly wind milling her head around as she hammered out guitar chops with an exquisite touch. They powered through songs largely from their 2016 full-length, "One Day All of this Will End" and played a couple of new album tracks too. The fresh material was ruthless and punishing as ever. More of the same and I can't wait for it.
Between songs they sounded tired from the road. For The Tidal Sleep and Svalbard, the Manchester show was the fourth they'd played on consecutive nights as part of their joint UK tour. Despite their fatigue, they sounded ruthless. Blackened post-hardcore at its finest. Beautiful bleak and bleakly beautiful.
Like their tour mates, Svalbard are equally adept at fusing sorrowful mids with soaring, uplifting highs. Some aspects of the noise they create would be fit for BBC ident whilst others are the unmistakable soundtracks to squat parties up and down the land. Long, single-string, tremolo-picked sections give them a real black edge and they're played with such precision and accuracy that they could be an effect on a keyboard. Vocal duties are shared by the two guitarists and both deliver impassioned cries that are never clean or particularly melodious. All these elements combine to create songs that are an emotional roller coaster from start to finish. Once desperately futile, they awaken with hope and aspiration before inevitably succumbing to tragedy. Simply wonderful and delivered with genuine ferocity. I really can't rate Svalbard highly enough.


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Soft robot wraps around heart to get it pumping again
A customisable soft robot that fits around a heart to help it beat has been developed by researchers in the USA at Harvard University and Boston Children's Hospital.
The device potentially opens new treatment options for people suffering from heart failure and has been shown to restore acutely failing pig hearts to 97 per cent of their original cardiac output.
The soft robotic sleeve twists and compresses in sync with a beating heart, augmenting cardiovascular functions weakened by heart failure.
Unlike currently available devices that assist heart function, Harvard's soft robotic sleeve does not directly contact blood, which reduces the risk of clotting and eliminates the need for a patient to take potentially dangerous blood thinner medications.
The device may one day be able to bridge a patient to transplant or to aid in cardiac rehabilitation and recovery.
"This research demonstrates that the growing field of soft robotics can be applied to clinical needs and potentially reduce the burden of heart disease and improve the quality of life for patients," said Harvard's Ellen T Roche.
"This work represents an exciting proof-of-concept result for this soft robot, demonstrating that it can safely interact with soft tissue and lead to improvements in cardiac function."
Heart failure affects 41 million people worldwide. Today, some of the options to treat it are mechanical pumps called ventricular assist devices (VADs), which pump blood from the ventricles into the aorta, and heart transplant. While VADs are continuously improving, patients are still at high risk for blood clots and stroke.
To create an entirely new device that doesn't come into contact with blood, Harvard researchers took inspiration from the heart itself.
The thin silicone sleeve uses soft pneumatic actuators placed around the heart to mimic the outer muscle layers of the mammalian heart. The actuators twist and compress the sleeve in a similar motion to the beating heart (see picture below).
The device is tethered to an external pump, which uses air to power the soft actuators.
The sleeve can be customised for each patient, said Roche. If a patient has more weakness on the left side of the heart, for example, the actuators can be tuned to give more assistance on that side. The pressure of the actuators can also increase or decrease over time, as the patient's condition evolves.
The sleeve is attached to the heart using a combination of a suction device, sutures and a gel interface to help with friction between the device and the heart.
"The cardiac field had turned away from idea of developing heart compression instead of blood-pumping VADs due to technological limitations, but now with advancements in soft robotics it's time to turn back," said Frank Pigula, who works as a cardiothoracic surgeon.
"Most people with heart failure do still have some function left; one day the robotic sleeve may help their heart work well enough that their quality of life can be restored."
More research needs to be done before the sleeve can be implanted in humans but the research is an important first step towards an implantable soft robot that can augment organ function.
"This research is really significant at the moment because more and more people are surviving heart attacks and ending up with heart failure," said Roche. "Soft robotic devices are ideally suited to interact with soft tissue and give assistance that can help with augmentation of function, and potentially even healing and recovery."
Last year, another Harvard team developed 3D-printed organs that could one day replace failing ones in humans.


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HCPC registration fees which the Council used to cover, and were removed several years ago as part of swinging savings implemented across all fees for professional bodies. Interestingly fees for our solicitors continued to be paid, so there were exemptions to this 'universal' policy.
UNISON has been campaigning ever since on our members behalf to have the cost met by the Council. Many of our neighbouring Council's continue to pay these fees, and in light of the recent pay evaluation. Designed to bring Cambridgeshire in-line with our neighbours, we raised registration fees as an example which continued to set us apart from our neighbours.
The request from UNISON for the Council to reinstate the cost of HCPC registration was recently heard by your senior managers, who unequivocally rejected the request. The reasoning being that your recent pay awards more than covered your HCPC costs.
UNISON will continue to campaign for the Council to pick up these costs, as so many other Councils continue to do so. Serving to foster the goodwill and relationship between employer and, employee. In the meantime, UNISON would like to highlight that 20% of your registration fees can be claimed back, saving you nearly £20 per annum, further more you can back date your claim to the 2011-2012 tax year, saving you approximately £100.
There are three different ways of claiming tax relief on your registration fees.
1. If you complete a self-assessment tax return, you can claim tax relief from your registration fees on the employment page of the return.
2. If you do not file a tax return, you can claim tax relief using form P87: Tax relief for expenses of employment, available to download from the HMRC website.
3. You can telephone HMRC and ask for relief on your fees. Contact details can be found on the HMRC website.
See the HMRC website for further details, including allowable expenses, eligibility and claiming back tax for past years.
Claiming this tax relief is not restricted to HCPC fees, all professional body fees are included, including CILIP, AAT/CIPFA and many others. Please see the HMRC website for the full list.
UNISON fees can also be included in your tax relief if you work comes under Heath care. So Nurses and paramedics can claim this relief, unfortunately Local government workers cannot!
Please follow the different links above and claim back your 20%
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In the spirit of the season, I thought it would be fun to share with you some creepy songs (some are featured currently here). I know there are many more out there, so feel free to share your favorites, too. Trick or treat and Happy Halloween! :-)
"Thriller" - Michael Jackson
"Monster Mash" - Bobby "Boris" Pickett
"Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" - J.S. Bach
"Song for Athene" - John Tavener
"Humming" - Portisehead
"Rosemary's Baby" - Fantomas
"Red Right Hand" - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
"Buck Dich" - Rammstein
"New Born" - Muse
"Blue Jay Way" - The Beatles
"Revolution 9" - The Beatles
"Dead Souls" - Joy Division
"Tender Talons" - Ladytron
"Soft Power" - Ladytron
"Come See About Me" - The Afghan Whigs
"Climbing Up the Walls" - Radiohead
"Another Version of the Truth" - Nine Inch Nails
"The Downward Spiral" - Nine Inch Nails
"Is There Anybody Out There?" - Pink Floyd
"Wonderful! Wonderful!" - Johnny Mathis
You might be scratching your head with the last one, but I saw it on an "X-Files" episode and it creeped me out. Also here are some good soundtracks to listen to:
Requiem for a Dream
The Exorcist
Rosemary's Baby


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Carnival Cycling in Nicosia
Cycling with a carnival twist. Dress in your carnival best for the ride.
Meet at the Kolokassi Parking Area in Nicosia Centre at 19:45 for an easy 15 km bicycle ride. Don't forget to wear your helmet and bring your bike lights!
All participants are requested to ride responsibly, respectfully of others and to follow traffic rules.
Wednesday, February 14th, 2018
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- A certificate of personal sponsorship,
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SO here it is!
1. Is your hair naturally curly or straight?
Naturally very very curly... frizzy.
2. What is your natural hair colour?
3. Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon?
I don't dye it I am au natural! But in the past if I were dying it darker I'd do it myself but if I were going lighter I'd go to a salon(except both times I went bleach blonde cause I knew no hairdresser would do it!)
4. How often do you wash your hair?
Every other day.. sometimes longer depending on how 'icky' it is
5. Do you wear the same style every day or change it?
I'm trying not to put heat on my hair or at least not straighten it but I slip up so mostly I wear it curly but sometimes straight
6. Do you do your own mani/pedi or go to a salon?
I do my own, don't like people at my feet.. can't afford it anyway! As a treat sometimes I get my nails done but that's very rare
7. How often to you change your nail polish?
I can't wear polish to college so once or twice a week
8. Do you polish your toes in the winter, too or just in the summer?
I do when I feel like it but usually I just do it super quick
9. How long does it take to put on your makeup?
I can do it in 5 minutes and I can do it 5 hours but on average 20 minutes- half an hour
10. What do you do first? Face or eyes?
Face, Eyes, Lips
11. Do you "collect" makeup or just buy what you need when you need it?
Of course I collect! I'm a makeup/beauty youtuber/blogger and I'm a student makeup artist. I'm also a girl! haha
12. How often do you wear false eyelashes?
Every single time I'm going out out like to a club or whatever.
13. Do you do a full face of makeup every day?
Nope! If I know I'll be taking it off in college I won't; I mean hello! Waste much!? And if I'm lounging around the house, doing odd jobs, going to a late movie or something I won't bother either.
14. Do you wear makeup when you are home alone (or with family)?
haha NOPE, unless it was a family event where photo's are being taken!
15. Will you leave the house without makeup?
All the time!
16. How many high end products do you have?
Emm I'd say my makeup collection is 50/50 if you count things like mac, urban decay, inglot etc as high end?
17. How often do you wash your makeup brushes?
The brushes I use in college every single time I use them. My own ones I'm not so good at I'll spot clean if I'm using a different colour eye shadow then usual but I would deep clean once a week or once a forthnight... I know so bad!
18. Do you plan your OOTD every night or decide when you are getting dressed?
I wouldn't really plan it unless it was going to something I wanted to look really snazzy for normally I just see what i feel like wearing that day when I'm getting dressed
19. How often do you change your handbag?
Not very often, I don't like any of mine so I use my sisters..
20. What time do you get up & go to sleep?
I get up between 7.30 and 9.00(depending on what time I'm in college that day) and on weekends between 9.00 and 11.00 usually. The bed during college between 10 and 11 and on weekends between 11 and 1.00.. sometimes later!
21. How often & when do you workout?
I used to work out 5 days a week but I've fallen off the wagon, My (crappy)cross trainer has been fixed so hopefully I'll start using it more
22. Left-handed or Right-handed?
Right handed!
23. How tall are you?
Too short 5'5... okay that's what I tell people but it's more like 5'4 ish
24. Do you speak a foreign language?
Ich sprache klein Deutsch, es war mein liebligsfach in der schule aber ich bin nicht so gut!
25. How many pets do you have?
My baby doll doggie Lucy Lou and an evil cat Poppy..
26. How often are you on Blogger?
Everyday usually but I need to be in the right mood to actually read through blogs and not just look at picture's...
27. Do you read the comments posted blogs?
All the time, especially on the Irish bloggers to find more irish bloggers!
28. Do you keep a list of products to try as you see other posts?
In my head mostly and sometimes yes on my phone if I've seen it pop up on a few people's blogs.
29. How did you come up with your blog name?
It's my youtube name.
30. What kind of camera do you use for photographs?
Canon s90 or my Dad's Nikon DSLR(I'm getting my own for Crimbo hopefully!!)
31. How often do you clean your house? (Daily, weekly, other)
Let's chance that to room! I clean it weekly usually but try to keep it clean all the time.
32. What is your favorite colour?
33. What is your favorite beauty/fashion magazine?
I'm really getting into Vogue! I never thought I'd say that but I've bought it for the last 2 months and have really enjoyed them!
34. Do you swear?
I'm trying not to and every time I do I sort of scold myself in my mind, I say Bi*ch and Sh*t though and don't see much of a problem with those 2 words..
35. What are you doing with the rest of your day?
It's 9pm right now so I'll hopefully finish cleaning my room and then have a bath!
So that's the tag, please do it yourself and link me to it either in the comments or on twitter.
Until next time I hope you're all well and I'll talk to you soon,
Alice x


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The fabric of performance outcomes is interdependent on employee, task, and environment. Quality performance is the result of an environment supporting employees engaged in roles that are meaningful to them through work tasks that satisfy both their and the employer mission.
There are two overarching roles in the workplace: the leader and the employee.
Gallup's How Millenials Want To Work And Live shared the "Big Six" changes workplace leadership needs to make. The adjustment is from an 'old will' culture to one with a 'new will'.
The 'new will' or future culture is one that meets contextual factors, including customs, beliefs, activity patterns, and behavior standards. Additionally, expectations is a factor that involves being accepted by the culture, so workplace or society. Personal context thrives with design thinking.
In 2008 this study estimated that 15% of college students were hypersensitive. These students are under workplace leaders today. Those leaders who encourage a beginner mind provide a 'new will' culture that meets the needs of hypersensitive individuals. Beginner mind initiates a design-thinking path for identifying contextual variances and similarities. Contextual awareness fosters coach-ability and acceptance to self-advocate purpose, development, and life directives.
A common phrase after a workout is, "It's done!" This implies the workout was effortful – perhaps, requiring exerted power in both mind and body.
Mental health is the leading concern in America's health care system. Physical health is linked to mental health and overall performance. Task choices including how, who, when, and where to allocate time, effort, and finances demonstrate mental and physical health performance goals. Day-to-day tasks reflect health awareness. The stimuli involved in tasks significantly impacts satisfaction, health, and the ability to perform in daily routines and activities.
A study on 204 adults validates task choices do identify when unreliable behaviors are present. Over-vigilant tasks were added to the original task to compensate mental and physical insatiability. Additional resources were necessary and the outcome was disrupted performance. Stimuli prompts behaviors including motivation, fear, confidence, irritability, and creativity. Sensory awareness fosters the capability to stimulate satisfaction resulting in best performance outcomes.
The person-environment approach to employee satisfaction and performance is often discussed in work literature. Often the environment gets the blame for performance defeat.
People create living environments to empower a variety of performances – cooking, sleeping, entertaining, working, romance. This can be done in a household of one or three. Doing so in a businesses with five, 100 or over 5,000 employees may appear impossible.
Awareness of contextual and sense factors lead to identifying the best environment empowering performance. 'New-will' leadership is rewarded with improved performance outcomes. Changes to the design of a space or number of people sharing a space is secondary to the best telecommute space, type of clothing, or technology implemented. Environment impacts the ability to apply sensory and contextual strategies for empowering performance.
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Scaling Audio Ad Personalization in 2018
It's no secret that at Pandora we're passionate about personalization. From our very earliest days our personalized music experience has been the foundation of everything we do, and in parallel we've been hard at work harnessing the technology at our fingertips to make sure a listener's ad experience is as personalized as their music experience. This pursuit aims to contribute to increased listener satisfaction and opportunities for advertiser effectiveness. Our approach to this involves a number of initiatives:
Intelligent Ad Delivery
Gone are the days of a fixed number of ad breaks per hour; we now have powerful proprietary technology that allows us to leverage multiple machine learning algorithms to determine when listeners are most receptive to receive ads, allowing us to serve them an ad at the right time, customized to the individual listener. For example, we won't serve an ad if a listener has just thumbed down a song. We're also able to identify if a person responds better to ads during particular times of day, or certain days of the week… So ad sensitivity is a dynamic threshold that keeps changing on an individual level, and this helps advertisers make sure they reach their target audience at the right moment for the listener.
Shorter Length Audio Ads
As with ad delivery tempo, our concept of an optimal ad experience continues to move away from a one-size-fits-all approach, as we know that advertiser messaging varies, and who they speak to varies. We're testing ad lengths to understand when ads of different lengths make sense for both advertisers and consumers. We've talked about our efforts to help brands stay current with changing communication styles by testing shorter length audio ads, since consumers today are adept at doing more (communicating) with less (time). As a result, we're testing shorter length spots (:06 – :10 seconds in length compared to our standard :30 second spots) to understand which spot lengths resonate best with what listeners. Do football fans punt on shorter ads? Are EDM listeners electrified by the in-depth messaging available with longer spot lengths? We're on a mission to find out, and also believe there is value in utilizing a shorter length audio ad as part of a media mix of varying ad lengths. We'll be continuing our testing this year to bring these best practices around ad length to our advertising partners.
Dynamic Audio
While marketers should be thinking about personalizing the audio ad experience for their consumers, it's not just about when, and how long, but also how to best achieve the next level of personalization with what they serve, meaning the message itself. Dynamic Audio allows advertisers to serve ads tailored to each individual listener in real time, based on their age, gender, where they live, etc., and we've spent the last year working to bring this cutting edge technology to life for our advertisers through our partnership with the UK based company A Million Ads.
When we first announced our partnership we were imagining a world full of personalized audio creative, and the endless possibilities it could bring to our advertisers. The days of imagining are over, and we're testing this technology at scale with our first advertisers: Audible and The Ad Council.
Behind the Scenes
Dynamic creative for display ads has been around for some time, but enabling this for audio ads is much more challenging. Creating dynamic audio ads requires complex product tools and user experience improvements to enable the spots to sound seamless and natural. While A Million Ads has the toolset to power this dynamic technology, Pandora's best-in-class Advertising Creative Services team has been along for the ride – hard at work on the ideation, creation and production of the dynamic creative.
Fast forward to the production phase, which takes place in Pandora's state of the art recording studio in our Oakland headquarters. This is where the magic happens, and it's been quite the journey so far.
We're helping advertisers create more meaningful connection points by making their message feel like someone who the listener would normally engage in conversation with.
Steve Dunlop, CEO of A Million Ads, shares our vision around the humanization of technology:
"We can take everything we know about a listener, combine that together with a script from an advertiser, to create a completely personalized, custom and different version of each advert that each user hears. If we can make branded messages feel more connected to a listener and aware of their context – what the weather's like where they are, which city they're in, which day of the week it is, – that's going to make them feel more familiar and therefore make that message more engaging and have higher recall and performance."
Audible and The Ad Council were eager to come along for the ride and test Dynamic Audio with us. Beth Ellard, Head of Media & Innovation at The Ad Council had this to say about their experience:
"Given the Ad Council's focus on media innovation, we're thrilled to partner with Pandora on their Dynamic Audio platform for our social cause campaigns. The ability to target specific audiences, personalize audio creative, and deliver sequential messaging enables emotional storytelling at scale. This is what drives measurable impact and true social change. We're excited to extend the Ad Council's work with Pandora through innovative offerings like Dynamic Audio."
What's Next
Our partnership with A Million Ads has been invaluable, allowing us to work together in such a way that strengthens our position as the leader in Audio, by mastering the art of dynamic creative and making this first to market opportunity available for our advertisers. Paired with our proprietary and game-changing "Intelligent Ad Delivery" platform, we'll not only be able to serve the right message to the right listener, we'll also be able to serve that message at the right time, which is equally as important.
Optimizing to what is resonating and connecting best with consumers is the future, and what we believe will drive positive brand results for our advertisers. And while there's still a great deal to learn and uncover about Dynamic Audio Creative, Pandora is proud to be able to offer this technology to a limited number of advertisers over the coming months.
With all of these efforts combined, our goal in 2018 is to make the ad experience on Pandora more personalized than ever. We've got a lot that we're still learning, but we're confident these changes will help make Pandora a more effective platform for advertisers, where they can reach their customers listening to the music they love.
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Friday, December 6, 2013
Book Covers and Christmas Cards
Browsing thru Amazon's Kindle Regencys I came across this book http://www.amazon.com/Greetings-Season-Stories-Barbara-Metzger-ebook/dp/B00GA2AS54/ref=pd_sim_kstore_71, which I naturally purchased. I thought I'd add another picture for the cover. Can't review the book, as I haven't read it yet, but it looks promising. I'm rather flattered that they used my image, but [tossing head]. I wish I'd got a little credit, maybe a link to my (long neglected because my daughter HOGS the scanner all the time! Also I'm writing.) Blog.
I always wanted the gorgeous fashion plates from Ackermann's, Costume Parisien, Ladies Magazine (and others) to be used as book covers, and its gratifying to see it finally being done, though sadly, not very well. At least, not as well as my efforts.
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
|1825 dress. Probably from Ackermann's
|Costume Parisien- the hat appears to be the main attraction.
|Another 1825, Probably Ackermann's
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Sanjuana's Story: Earned Income Tax Credit Helps Family Stability
Sanjuana is a resident of Buncombe County, NC and lives with her husband and three children – two girls aged 8 and one boy aged 2. Sanjuana's husband works in landscaping and during the lean winter months, her family would get behind in paying bills. For the past seven years, Sanjuana and her family have relied on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) refund to pay for food and to keep up with bills. Governor McCrory and the NC Legislature decided to end the North Carolina EITC after 2013.The federal EITC will continue. Research shows that the federal EITC keeps many families above the poverty line – Sanjuana's family included.
Sanjuana and her family use the EITC to catch up on bills and other payments. "If we did not have that money we would be at risk of losing our trailer lot. We paid the minimum throughout the year, and then paid the remainder at tax time." During their first year of receiving EITC, Sanjuana and her family were able to put a down payment to buy their trailer helping create stability and placing them above the poverty line. In 2011, the EITC helped 293,000 North Carolinians – half of whom were children. The EITC has been an effective anti-poverty tool – helping working families afford groceries, clothing, transportation, and basic needs. That is why many states, like North Carolina, created a state level EITC to build on the success of the federal credit.Sanjuana also notes that when her son was born, they were able to use the tax credit to buy a larger, used vehicle that allowed for all three children to be able to ride in the car together.
Sanjuana completes taxes as early as the beginning of January due to their dependence on the EITC. In 2011, the average tax credit received by working families was $116, with a family like Sanjuana's able to receive an estimated $272. For low-income, working families every dollar helps meet the needs of their children. When Governor McCrory and the state legislature ended the NC EITC last year, they passed additional tax breaks for wealthy North Carolinians and corporations. In regards to what should be said to North Carolina's state legislators, Sanjuana believes, "It is very important they allow us to have this benefit because for many families, the year is a critical time for them. For those who are dependent on the weather, the months backing up to tax time can be extremely lean."
Sanjuana and her family are just one example of how the Earned Income Tax Credit supports working families. It is time to reinstate North Carolina's Earned Income Tax Credit for working families and build a fairer tax system that invests in the success of children and families in our community.
This story is part of a series collected by The Success Equation. Under the umbrella of Children First/CIS, the Success Equation is an initiative that unites community to reduce and prevent poverty so all children can thrive. Partners include the Cathedral of All Souls, Girl Scouts Peak to Piedmont, Junior League of Asheville, Just Economics, Innovative Partners International, Searchlight Consulting, Women's Wellbeing and Development Foundation, and YWCA. To find out more go to find out more, go to www.childrenfirstcisbc.org.


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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, testifying in front of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, requested that all consumers frustrated by their previous experience with the flawed Healthcare.gov website to please "come back and try again." During the Capitol Hill grilling today, Sebelius recognized that a lot of consumers are "tech savvy" and were disappointed by the lack of functionality of the website.
Sebelius said that there are 365,000 Americans have signed up for the Obamacare exchanges. However, this is only fraction of the Obama Administration's goal of 1.2 million by the end of November. It has widely been reported that there have been millions of cancelations already with countless millions more to come.
The Health and Human Services Secretary could not give Joe Pitts (R-PA), ranking member of the subcommittee, an accurate statistic on how many people have actually paid their insurance premiums.
The Obama Administration's goal is to have 7 million paid enrollees by the end of march 2014.


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Citing at least $30 million in new winter-related road damage, Gov. Butch Otter Monday made clear he opposed the grocery sales tax repeal that lawmakers approved this year because of the loss of state revenues, but would not say whether he would veto it.
Otter earlier expressed opposition to lifting the 6 percent sales tax on store-bought food, which carries a roughly $75 million effect on state tax collections. He has until April 12 to take action.
"We right now have 32 counties under a disaster declaration in the state," Otter told reporters in a post-session briefing Monday afternoon. He added that the state's request for federal disaster assistance, based on widespread flooding around the state, had been turned down. The state is appealing the decision.
"If this weather turns warm, which it's likely to do, if we have additional rain, which we are likely to have...then that flooding could get much worse," Otter said. "I'm going to be very mindful of that in the next few days when we're considering other legislation that I have yet to sign."
He added: "If you're going to ask questions about how I'm going to sign certain bills, I'm going to tell you you'll find out when I sign them or when I don't sign them."
He also declined to say what kind of lobbying his office was getting from repeal supporters.
The Legislature approved the repeal March 27 in the final days of the 2017 session. Nationwide, 37 states do not tax groceries.
To offset the sales tax on food, Idaho issues an annual grocery tax credit. The bill does away with both the credit and the tax, with a staggered implementation that delays the full financial impact until July 2018 .
Advocates argued that repealing the tax on food sales would lift a burden from the poor and would stop people in border communities from crossing state lines to do their shopping in sales tax-free states, meaning higher sales and more jobs.
Click here for photos from the last day of the Legislature
In a March 16 letter to legislative leaders, Otter said removing the food tax "destabilizes the revenue stream."
"I see no reason to change our current system and I oppose efforts to do so," the governor wrote.
Otter overall gave the session an "A" grade, with some important areas "incomplete." Most notably, Otter criticized the Legislature for failing to pass a reduction in the unemployment tax employers pay. A bill that would have done so got caught up in the back-and-forth over other tax cuts and eventually died.
The governor called the action a "no-brainer" and said a clean bill "would have sailed through (the Legislature) like you can't believe."
Just after the governor's briefing. Lt. Gov. Brad Little, who is running to succeed Otter in 2018, issued a statement in support of the grocery tax repeal, saying it would "quickly make Idaho's tax code more competitive." Another candidate for governor, Russ Fulcher, also has endorsed the repeal.
Bill Dentzer: 208-377-6438, @DentzerNews
2017 legislative highlights
Gov. Butch Otter cited as successes these actions of the 2017 Legislature:
▪ Education: Funding for next phase of five-year teacher raises, STEM action center and its computer science initiative, school administrator training. district health insurance premiums, classroom technology, teacher professional development, college and career counseling, workforce development training, post-secondary career and technical education, expanded residency programs in graduate medical education.
▪ Health Care: Funding for adolescent mental health facility in Treasure Valley, remaining start-up costs for new health crisis centers in Boise and Twin Falls.
▪ Environment/Resources: Funding to enhance invasive species prevention, sage grouse protection.
▪ Transportation: Emergency funding for winter weather-caused road damage.
▪ Recreation: Fish & Game license fee increases to support wildlife depredation prevention, enhanced public access.
▪ Commerce: Funding to lobby Air Force to base F-35 squadron in Boise; authorizing negotiations for state to purchase Hewlett-Packward campus in Boise for state offices; approve bonding authority for proposed Cybercore and collaborative computing center at Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls.


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I'm an older woman who likes to travel.
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Inaccurate sizing listed on site and TERRIBLE customer service. In early December, I ordered two silk underwear tops. Before ordering, I called to confirm the sizing, which the site listed as women's, although similar ones were all unisex. They confirmed it was women's sizing. First, the package was delayed in arriving, and they said it was due to truck breakdown. When it finally arrived, the tops were way too big, clearly unisex sizing. I called and they said the website had been wrong about the sizing and they would not charge me for return shipping and would honor the sale price on replacements. It is now 3 weeks since I sent them back and they have not processed the return. They said returns usually take up to 3 weeks to process but this might take 4 due to the holidays.
This is the worst I've experienced in online ordering from any site. This was supposed to be a Christmas present and it is now late January. I will never order from them again.
They promptly replaced an order that was lost in transit and sent the replacement by fastest method. Good customer service and their products are really good too.
I've been ordering from their Assets line, which is less expensive than some of their other stuff. It is very good value. Custormer service is generally OK. One problem is that they won't take the VISA card I normally use- they insist that the address I give does not match with what's on the account. I checked with my bank and that's not true. I've never had a problem with this card at any other website. So I have to use a different card to shop at Spanx.
I take quite a few supplements, some of them hard to find. This site has a good selection and the best prices I've found. Their shipping is pretty prompt and I've never had a problem with an order.
I found good compression hose- footsmart house brand- at a fraction of the price charged by other places. Also socks with non-bind tops that I couldn't find elsewhere. Shipping was relatively prompt and returns handled reasonably well.
You can reserve hostel beds at larger "official" Hosteling International hostels anywhere in the world. The only complaint I have is that at many hostels you can only reserve a dorm bed, even if the hostel offers private rooms. And some smaller or more remote hostels don't reserve on this site, though usually they are listed. Generally, the site works OK. Something many people don't know is that the Hosteling International hostels are not really "youth" hostels. Us older folks can stay there,too. I can no longer manage an upper bunk. I have had good luck e-mailing the hostel and asking them to give me a lower.
I've ordered from them a lot. .They have a good selection of compression hose at competitive prices and customer service is OK.
Big selection! But be selective, some of it is junk. Mostly OK though and their customer service is good.
They have a very wide selection of vitamins and supplements. Their house brands are inexpensive and they also have other brands at prices much less than in stores. Shipping is prompt and I've never had a problem with an order.
They have clothing and lingerie for large size women. Their house brand clothing is so-so. Some quality is not so good. However, they do have some national brands of bras, such as Bali, that go on sale for about half price, and that come in a wider variety of styles and colors than you can find in the stores. If you have a bra you know fits, I recommend buying more on this site. I also found a good bathing suit here, pretty cheap, and I lucked out on the fit. So, generally, I'd say, shop selectively and watch for sales. They are really good about taking returns, but you'll be out the shipping cost,
I recommend their on-line veterinary pharmacy. My late lamented cat had a lot of medical problems and I was able to save a lot of money by getting his prescriptions here. Never had a problem with an order
I have used this site a lot for their ratings of sunscreens, cosmetics and toiletries.They rate the safety of products and down-rate companies that don't adequately disclose ingredients. They also have information on a lot of other issues such as food safety. This is a really helpful site if you have concerns about health and environment.
They have clothing designed for travel. However, much of it is not suitable for the way I travel, which is low budget. I don't have much use, for example, for nice dresses,suit jackets, or fancy shawls. It seems like that in recent years they are catering more to business/cruise/high-end travelers. I used to find more practical clothes that were easy to wash in a hotel sink. I still occasionally find something I can use, though. Their quality is generally good although occasionally fabric is kind of unpleasant-feeling. They're very good about returns.
Excellent clothing and shoes, very fast shipping and good customer service. i have no complaints about them ever.
This place has a good selection of name brand compression hose and related items at good prices. Their shipping is very fast. My only complaint is that they encourage you to buy their house brand hose, which I did, and they weren't very good (compression seemed inadequate and they wouldn't stay up. I sent them back. They do take returns with no problem, even if you have tried the stockings on.
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Buttercup Programs
Friday 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Saturday 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Sweet Pea - Morning Program
Monday - Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Sweet Pea - Morning/Afternoon Program
Monday - Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Wild Days - Outdoor Play Program
Monday - Wednesday 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Rosemary and Lavender
8:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Grade 1
8:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Grades 2-4
8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Grades 5-6
8:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Aftercare Program
Monday - Friday Noon - 5:00 p.m.
Please note: Every Thursday, all classes are dismissed at 1:00 p.m.
For the safety of our growing community, we will no longer be offering curbside drop off. We invite you to park and walk your child to the class' designated meeting place.
Pick up will be at your child's classroom except Sweet Pea which will gather by the yellow gate.
Children will wait up to 15 minutes to be picked up, after which they will be put in After Care at a cost.
Please note that all kindergarten and grade classes get out at 1:00PM every Thursday.
Sweet Pea - Morning Program
Time: 9:00AM
Location: Morning Tree
Sweet Pea - Afternoon Program
Time: 9:00AM
Location: Morning Tree
Rosemary and Lavender
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Grades 1-3
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Each season we receive random emails of thanks from clients who obviously share our passion and love of fly fishing and the great outdoors. We take great pride in sharing the kind words of praise and thanks our wonderful customers are sending us.
Hi Dan,
Made it home in fine shape, the drive made easier by many fine memories of fishing the Penobscot. It was such an honor and pleasure to fish with you, and I learned as much in a day as in the past 30 years! Many thanks for such a great trip and putting me on my first West Branch brookie, as well as some mighty fine salmon. And the shore lunch was delicious and such a great surprise. It will be a fantastic show. One last note: as I was driving over the Abol bridge this morning, a bald eagle swooped down and plucked a salmon from the deadwater, right in front of my eyes! Nat Geo moment for sure. Only wish AJ had been there to film it. Nevertheless, a fitting end to another spectacular trip on the West Branch.
Take care,
Tom Richardson
New England Boating
New England Fishing
What a FANTASTIC January Newsletter you have put together! The January issue is chock full of lots of "good stuff" that has real meaning and implications not only for fishermen and fisherwomen, but also for society/mankind as a whole. To be able to continue to enjoy the many great things that we as a country and society have in our great outdoors, the points that you make in your January Newsletter are central and compelling. Pondering this makes me think how fortunate we are to have: 1) biologists like Tim Obrey doing what they do; 2) public organizations and creative servants like the Forest Society of Maine and it former director, Alan Hutchinson making positive happen; and 3) fishing guides like you and your team of highly knowledgeable outdoor experts knowing — seemingly intuitively — how to assist your clients in optimally enjoying one small part of what the great Maine outdoors has to offer.
Thanks to you Dan, Penny, and your whole team. Our group of your fishermen fans — Ed, Hilton, John, Bob, and me — are lucky to have come in contact with you to be provided with the life changing experiences you have presented us.
With gratitude,
Jack Widness – Vermont
We thoroughly enjoyed our trip with you and have been raving about it to friends and family. Thank you for the wonderful and unique experience! Hopefully we were true to form as self-described "hardcore intermediate" fly fishermen. We could not have been more happy with how well everything went on our trip to the Everglades! Thanks for your large part in making it as fabulous as it was!
Carmen & Zephyr Bombeke
My day with Chad floating the Kennebec was more than memorable. I have been fly fishing for two years now and been out with quite a few guides. Chad sets the standard for what a guide can do for you. His ability too multi- task is amazing. Keeping a line in the water, spotting fish, maneuvering the boat, all with pin point accuracy. I did the math, I had a fish on every 18 minutes. Just amazing. My only regret was not booking my trip for two day. See you next year for sure.
Quentin and I really enjoyed meeting you and Penny. You're a true pro and it was such fun to spend the day fishing with you. We really enjoyed the conversation, especially hearing your experience with Maine's considerable conservation achievements. And you set the bar very high with that shore lunch. We're still talking about Penny's perfect brownies.Here are some pictures for your website. If you want to include our engagement, it would be fun to have it memorialized as well! Please send us a link if you post it.
We'll definitely be back for more days fishing with you.
All our best,
Jenn & Quentin
Hi Danny…
While Friday's hurricane conditions were bad on the river, Sunday's perfect weather resulted in a wonderful Father's Day trip and nice bass. Thanks again!
Kind regards…
Scott Screpple
God forbid that I'm keeping Steve's fans waiting. I've attached the best photo of the legend and will send the entire set via Shutterfly so that you can use them as filler.
Just don't tell me he has a fan club….
Thank Penny again for the great, especially prepared dessert; it was delicious and Steve was jealous!
And thanks for a really great trip! We had a blast!
Chet Rock
Orono, Maine
Dan & Penny, That first cup if coffee sure tastes better in a MGFS coffee cup with visions of fishing dancing between the ears. Great two days of fishing with Chad and Chris. Fish were large (16" to 21"), very healthy, and plentiful -- about 20 fish to the net each day. Looking forward to Mon, 05 June with Chad and especially the Foxhole and Beach Pool trips this Fall. Thanks and best regards,,,,,,,,,,Grog
Greg Johnson – Harpswell, Maine
Hi Penny and Dan — Once again we have had wonderful fishing experiences. We always learn a lot, and just being able to get away from everything and concentrate on fishing, water, woods and friends is so very valuable. Chad is an excellent guide; it was a pleasure to make his acquaintance. As you can see from the two photos I am attaching, we had some exciting moments during our drift boat trip yesterday (9/30) on the East Outlet.
We have already re-booked for next year and are looking forward to it. Thanks again for being there and for providing an opportunity to refocus and relax.
Beth & Lou
Cape Neddick, Maine
Thank you for two great fishing experiences. I never imagined I would have been so lucky. I had made up my mind that a couple of "landlocks" would make my trip.
You were an excellent instructor and I picked up a lot of pointers from you, especially reading the water. The hour or so with the dry flies was my first.
I lost my hat in the ocean at Bar Harbor thanks to a gust of wind and ordered another from Penny along with some Nancy's Prayers which I am anxious to try in Virginia.
Richard Stallings
Hi Danny & Penny!
I just wanted to thank you guys for the awesome trip I had with my father to the West Branch of the Penobscot with Danny during this past Friday.
We had a great time and made some great memories. I attached some photos I took of the Salmon / Trout from the trip.
I'll see you guys next year.
Thanks again for putting us on so many beautiful fish!
-Chris Henrickson
I would like to thank you for a great day on the river.
Your knowledge and skill and professional attitude made for a great day of learning and fun.
Even though it rained we hardly noticed because you had us focused on learning.
We were very impressed with the great meal you whipped up at lunch.
We will be back!
Bob and Bill Curran
Uxbridge Ma.
Hi Dan,
We had a fabulous time the other day with Chad, Josh and Mike. We stuck some real beauties and had a good time interacting with the whole group. See attached. Mike set me up on a slab of a salmon that eventually broke off (my fault), but when it jumped the first time both Mike and I thought it was a Smallie, it's girth was just that big. If that fish wasn't 5 lbs I'll give up my first born.
Dan, I've told you before these trips are the highlight of my year. You guys are great!
Best regards,
Chris vanHaasteren
Bruce and I, and the other CTT, had a really fun time fishing with you guys last Sunday! What an amazing experience to be in the midst of a Hendrickson and Blue Wing Olive hatch, and see the fish feeding so furiously! We enjoyed the delicious lunch cookout under the tent and the skillful paddle down the rapids.
I've attached a couple of photos of the trip
We'll see you again in a couple weeks!
Evelyn King
Penny and Dan,
My son and I enjoyed our first Maine float trip down the East Outlet with Chad and the Maine Guide Fly Shop. Justin and I had a great time and look forward to hooking up with your shop the next time we come to Maine. Chad was an excellent guide and we learned a lot! The trip created memories that will last a lifetime!
Hope you enjoy the attached pictures.
Thanks again!
Maurice and Justin Waldorf
Mechanicsville, MD
Hi Dan,
I just wanted to take a second to thank you again for the tremendous experience that you provided for all of us on the West Branch.
Chris and I have been fishing together for about 30 years and your trip is about the best we have ever taken. Great place, great fish and better service.
Thanks again,
Ken, Chris,Mitch
New Hampshire
Hard to do but you managed to make our day in the rain a good time!! As always you put us in the midst of the fish so that we caught more than I can count. Looking forward to a fall East Outlet trip and a chance to wrap up the season with a double, again!
Vicki Koshliek
Portland, Maine
Hi Dan,
Just wanted to say THANKS for a great time last week.
You and your guides did a great job and I had a blast.
I volunteer for PHW (Project Healing Waters) and the trip we had with you and your crew was the best yet.
You and your crew have a great fall and winter and hope to fish with you again.
Thanks much
Bob Pelletier
Montana Pro Guide #12646
A big thanks goes out to Chad Cray and the rest of the shop for an amazing trip had by myself, Matthew Bechard. I came up with Chris Burke for my first adventure with the shop on Wednesday on the East Outlet. Chad was nothing short of a complete gentleman and exceptional teacher, what a time I had. Thank you all for your exceptional ways and what you do. I had a blast and plan on passing on the good word about your work.
Matthew Bechard
To Everyone at Maine Guide Fly Shop,
I always enjoy stopping in to say Hi and never leave without a little more knowledge and information about the great area of Greenville.
Regardless of who is working at the time and what questions I ask they are always willing to share their knowledge of the area and sport.
My son and I have enjoyed two great drift trips. One Overnight last fall with Dan that was 2 days to forever remember and another fun trip just
last week, May 28th with Chad. We enjoy the personalities and the knowledge the guides always bring to our trips.
John Glinko
Franklin, Maine
Penny & Josh,
Cannot express how much I enjoyed my float trip on the East Outlet, Kennebec River. As a beginner fly fisherman, I was able to catch and release salmon and brook trout with the detailed instructions from my professional guide. It was such a great trip, I look forward to my return.
Tell josh I'm hooked on Fly Fishing! I'll call you soon to book a fall trip.
Thank you. Respectfully.
Grant Nelson
Kennebunk, MainE
Hello Dan and Penny,
I just wanted to tell you how much (one again) I enjoyed my 2 days fishing with you. I look forward to it for several months leading up to it. The fishing was extremely productive. And I appreciate all of your knowledge about fishing and the region in general. I just can't say enough about how much fun and relaxation the trip is for me.
Again, thanks for the wonderful experience.
Paul Cloutier
Thanks very much for this great day together. I have to say it was the finest days of sight fishing I have had here in SW Florida…We were over fish in the first creek/cove until 1:30 PM Astounding.
Marshall DeMott
Naples, Florida
What a GREAT trip. Very hard to begin to tell you how very much we both enjoyed ourselves. It was very hard to leave. Please tell Penny how much we enjoyed everything she prepared. It was all great. I sure hope we can join you again next Fall. Thanks for an unforgettable experience.
Marc & Sarah Tischler
Burlington, Vt.
Thanks for a great trip again and a great time. Once again it was a trip of a life time. Looking forward to next year. Maybe a few days in Florida. Thanks for everything.
Ralph Griffin
Melborne, Florida
Hi Dan & Penny;
Bill and I would like to say thank you for the wonderful time on the water in your new venture in the Florida.
My friend Bill Bassett. had a wonderful time with you on the water.
Dan you lived up to all I said, the complete fishing time with you, showed your mastery of the outdoors whether it is the North or South.
I will recommend your services to my friends, for a very memorable experience in the 10,000 Islands.
Dennis P. Neyland
We had a fantastic time with Dan last weekend and plan to do it again as soon as we can. We thank you both for your services. Your lunch was great and the only thing that could be better is if I had the recipe fr your "gooey blueberry" cake!
Thanks, Mike and Leigh Ann Bische
Tavaras, Florida
Dear Dan,
Regret delay in getting back to you, but I wanted to thank you again for the unforgettable day my son Alex and I spent with you on the East Outlet the first week of October. Alex is already planning ahead for a Fox Hole trip !!!
Warm regards, it was an absolute pleasure to meet with you.
Clive Dobbs,
Just a quick note of thanks to the Maine Guide Fly Shop for a great fishing experience. Two of four had very little (if any) experience fly fishing and Chad and Ian had them casting well and catching fish in no time. The lunch was excellent and the Fall colors beautiful. We'll be back to fish with these guys again this Spring!
Charles McCarthy
Scarborough, Maine
Dear Penny and Dan,
Just wanted to say how much my son Devin and I enjoyed our drift boat trip with Chad on the East Outlet on Sept 30. He is a wonderful guide and teacher and we learned a lot about this beautiful area from him. His knowledge of the water, boat handling and fly selection helped us land fish we never would have seen otherwise. We can't think of a better way to experience and appreciate this great river, and we look forward to returning soon. And, of course, we are most grateful for your courtesy and helpfulness when we visited the shop.
Thanks again.
Very best,
Mike Ryan
Kensington, MD
Hi Penny,
Just wanted to send you some pictures of my son and Chad. It was his first time fly fishing and Chad did a fantastic job getting him started. It was also the best Father's day gift I have ever received. I had a great time and look forward to taking another trip soon.
Thank you Chad and the Maine Guide Fly shop!
Jamie Wallace
Good Morning Dan & Penny,
My friends and I did a guided trip through your shop on 10/23. I just wanted to drop you a quick note to let you know that the guides, Mike and Ian, were outstanding. We had an excellent time and I certainly learned more than I expected. Both guides were extremely attentive and knowledgeable and both did their best to ensure that we all enjoyed our time on the river. The trip is definitely something I would recommend to my friends and I look forward to doing something similar in the future. I wish you guys the best over the winter and hopefully I will be in the area again very soon. Thanks again, and I would definitely stick with Mike and Ian if you want your customers to have an experience they will certainly remember!
Matthew P. Engster
Sikorsky Aerospace Services
Dear Dan and Penny.
I wanted to let you guys know how much fun we had with Ian and Mike on the Kennebec on Friday. They were very knowledgeable and great ambassadors of the area. I would recommend them to anyone. Thanks for setting us up with them and have a great winter.
Fred Schwarz Jr.
Sandy Bay
Hi Dan,
The trip that I took with you and my brother Doug this year the day after Father's Day was one of the best days I have had on the water. Starting out on the East Outlet and going up stream off the bat catching salmon on streamers was great. The brook trout fishing this year was top notch Doug and I love the way you hunt down the fish. I still have in my head you saying " There is a big salmon on the bank being a little to piggish". Then casting a Klinkhammer to him and landing the fish not to mention the hundred plus fish you had on your counter that day. Well keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing you next year.
Derek Saunders
Dan, Penny, and Ian
Thank you all for your efforts in providing a wonderful day spent on the East Outlet, my nephew was quite impressed and the added bragging rights he had for catching the biggest fish and the trifecta of species (landlocked salmon, brook trout, and smallmouth bass) made it all the more special for him.
Thank you again and enjoy the rest of summer,
Ken Laustsen
Waterville, Maine
Hi Dan,
Here are the pictures that I took. We had a GREAT time. Jim has a few more pictures that will be forthcoming. Thanks for a great day! Everything was perfect. I have told people that it is probably my most memorable day fishing!
Don Corey
Dear Dan and Penny,
We just wanted to thank you and let you know how good of a time we had yesterday (Sunday). Chad was an incredible guide, we learned a lot from him and we could not have asked for anything better! You guys run a great shop and hopefully we will be up again soon.
Thanks a lot!!
Kyle and Emily
Thank you so much for accommodating us this past weekend on the Penobscot. I know that we had to do some last minute scrambling to arrange for Chad to accompany us so we are very appreciative for all your hard work.
As you can see from the photos, Chad and I have had some luck with two 20+ inch salmon. As a guide, Chad could not have worked harder to ensure a great trip for us. From boat-in to boat-out, he didn't stop working to position us for the best fish and to teach us the best presentation to catch and land them.
Once again, thank you very much for helping us with another great trip and we look forward to seeing you again next summer.
Andrew Morgan
Ashland, Ma.
Dear Dan & Penny,
I wanted to thank you and your wife for the great hospitality. Dan, thank you for all the great instructions on how to catch fish. I just love being outside and especially with great views of nature, and when you're catching fish with all that , "WOW".
Thanks again,
Dick Fortier
Hi Dan,
I have never had a better fly-fishing trip than the time we spent on the river on the 16th. You have the patience of Job. I probably learned enough from you to get a master's degree in fly-fishing if I could only remember 10% of what you taught me. I have included a snap of the smallmouth bass. What an exciting adventure. I am already planning another trip back next year and I only got home this morning at 1:30 am.
Thanks again,
Bill Bilenky
Inverness, Florida
Dear Dan and Penny,
Thank you for everything you did to make my first trip to the East Outlet such a complete pleasure. Penny, your service and attentiveness are great. You made me feel like I was your best and most favorite customer. The advice you gave me in advance of my solo wading trip to the East Outlet was most helpful, and your fly selection helped me to a few really nice fish.
Dan, I've been fortunate to have experienced guided trips in some special places. You are by far the most knowledgeable, pleasant, and patient guide I've ever worked with. I learned more about fishing, fish, and habitat from you in one day than I did from all those other guides combined. And on top of all that, you cooked us the best on-river lunch I've ever had. You have a beautiful "office" and the joy you take in sharing it with others was an added pleasure. You can expect to see me again next spring for another trip and many times after that. Be safe and stay healthy.
Best regards,
Vince Messer
Bar Harbor


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The title and premise are the best things about "The Man Who Fell to Earth," in an anniversary rerelease at Landmark Midtown Art (opening September 23). Director Nicolas Roeg's ambitious, underbaked, sex-filled but unsexy time capsule from 1976 has become a cult movie. That's probably because, from a distance, it seems impossible that it could be anything but trippingly awesome, at least when you look at the people involved.
Consider: David Bowie, during his Ziggy Stardust/Major Tom glory, playing Thomas Jerome Newton, an earth-visiting alien with orange-gold hair as vivid as the sea's flashiest anemone. Then there's director Roeg, king of hip-mystic art films such as "Performance," "Walkabout" and "Don't Look Now." John "Papa" Phillips composed the soundtrack. And supporting work came from Buck Henry, that mild-mannered everyman, as the alien's terrestrial Man Friday. Unfortunately, Henry — who had a hand in the screenplays for "The Graduate," "What's Up, Doc?" and other films — didn't write this script. At times it feels as if no one did, as Bowie's Newton drifts through the vales of New York and the tumbleweed West in search of . . . well, that takes a while to come clear.
Arriving from an unnamed desert planet, Newton becomes a gazillionaire by joining forces with Henry's lawyer and filing patents for high-tech inventions from his world. His goal is to use the money to build a link between earth and his own planet, providing water for his wife and two children, who wait for him back home. (The film's flashes of wackadoodle psychedelia include glimpses of Newton's family, dying of thirst while wearing plastic stillsuits borrowed from the "Dune" novels.)
Unfortunately, Newton gets waylaid by the ditzy charms of a hotel chambermaid named Mary-Lou (Candy Clark, engaging when she isn't toe-curlingly awful in her big, emotional meltdown scenes). Mary-Lou shows him that earth girls are easy. But the bigger seduction for Newton is gin, sweet gin. He's too distracted by drink to realize that industrial sharks, represented by Bernie Casey, are intent on taking over his empire. Or that his best scientist, Bryce (Rip Torn), may not be his best friend.
In summary, this may sound clear enough. But the movie is a big fat ADHD mess. At times, it feels like you're watching the dailies from the shoot, with stand-alone scenes that haven't been connected by narrative tissue. At other times, this plays like a Ken Russell movie at its most disjointed. Bowie is game, stripping off for some of the awkward sex scenes that pad the movie's running time. He looks great — like Tilda Swinton's male doppelganger, though unfortunately without her acting chops. His Newton, alternately mute or speaking with plummy British vowels, never makes dramatic sense. The movie plays like a weird variant on "The Day the Earth Stood Still," transposed from the black-and-white, buttoned-up 1950s to the full-color, substance-abusing me-decade. Instead of the citizens of earth learning a cosmic lesson from a noble, WMD-packing alien, here the alien gets schooled by the earth's arsenal of babes and booze. It feels like an interplanetary shaggy-dog story, with a woefully passive cipher at its center.
The nameless hero of "Drive," played by Ryan Gosling, can be as passive as Newton. Except when he isn't, and then he's terrifying. (Fair warning: Cliff Martinez's original score includes truth-in-advertising cuts like "They Broke His Pelvis," "Kick Your Teeth" and "Skull Crushing.") Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn infuses what could have been a straightforward heist movie with a 1980s-style glamour. He's much more successful than Roeg at turning a scrap of pulp fiction into something close to art. Other examples of this sort of fusion are Jean-Jacques Beineix's "Diva," Steven Soderbergh's "The Limey," David Lynch's "Blue Velvet" and the many ways Pedro Almodóvar pushes the silliest melodramatic plots to the verge of profundity.
"Drive" isn't in those movies' league, but it's well worth a look. The spiritual grandson of Clint Eastwood's Man With No Name, Gosling's character is defined by function: he drives. When he's not performing stunt work and crashes in Hollywood films, he hires himself out as a no-strings-attached wheelman for anyone who needs his skills for exactly five minutes. Those clients largely comprise scumbags making a quick buck with masks on their faces and duffel bags in their hands.
The driver gets quietly involved with a neighbor down the hall (Carey Mulligan, in sweet-saintly mode), her little boy, and then, unhappily, with the woman's fresh-from-prison husband (Oscar Isaac). Hubby's plan to pull one final heist, with the driver's help, powers the movie's bare-bones second half. Tersely scripted by Hossein Amini, the movie (like "Man Who Fell to Earth") has narrative gaps, but the ones in "Drive" are easily filled. The film gets dynamite energy from a supporting cast that includes Ron Perlman and Albert Brooks (!) as vicious scumbags, Bryan Cranston as the driver's best pal, and Christina Hendricks from "Mad Men" as a tottering pile of pulchritude.
Some young, movie-loving friends of mine are falling over each other to praise this film. It's not all that. In fact, its chic hauteur — a cool minimalism that provides perfect contrast to the gushing gouts of blood — is likely to bore or annoy viewers who buy a ticket expecting a straightforward action flick but get this bait-and-switch instead. But the movie's appeal to young, film-savvy guys is clear enough. Gosling plays the sort of icon they'd like to be themselves: chivalrous, lethal, and somehow studly looking even while wearing a quilted satin jacket with a gold scorpion emblazoned on the back.
"The Man Who Fell to Earth." With David Bowie, Candy Clark, Rip Torn, Buck Henry. Directed by Nicolas Roeg. Unrated, but contains a lot of simulated sex and frontal nudity of both genders. 139 minutes. At Landmark Midtown Art Cinema.
"Drive." With Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. 100 minutes. At metro theaters.


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I have a new favourite hang-out: Brasserie Buitenhuis. This lakeside restaurant opened the beginning of July and is bound to become very popular, mark my words. Officially, the brasserie is located just across the border of the municipal Leiden, in adjacent village Valkenburg, but that's just a minor detail. Due to its location at the Valkenburger Lake, it attracts people from Leiden, Voorschoten, Valkenburg and Wassenaar. No matter where you're from, Brasserie Buitenhuis is a lake house for everyone.
The interior design
The interior is beautiful with four different spaces. The owner mixed and matched vintage finds with wicker pendant lamps and chairs, natural woods, and industrial accents. The premise was to create a lake house atmosphere where people could feel at home. A nature retreat where they can gather around the fire place, relax on the terrace, or sit in the living room. Therefore the brasserie is divided into 4 spaces: the conservatory, the living, the dining area, and the terrace + veranda.
The conservatory
The conservatory is light and airy with a natural colour scheme and use of many natural materials.
The Bar and open kitchen have a more robust look and feel to it. Here you can dine or read the morning news paper on the large communal table. The bar is centered in the space and anchors the otherwise large space. In the back there's a charcuterie counter.
The living room has a cozy seating nook with mismatched armchairs and a soft couch to land into.
The dining room is robust and light with as a focal point a wall covering open cabinet displaying accessories.
The outside terrace
The outside terrace is so good to relax! In summer it is the ultimate spot for an al fresco breakfast, lunch or dinner. You have a beautiful view on the lake. In the evening they turn on fire pits to enhance that summer lake house feeling. The manager told me that they plan to make it a real winter retreat as well with fire pits, hot chocolate, and more. I can just imagine the atmosphere in winter. Can't wait!
Breakfast at Brasserie Buitenhuis
I had breakfast at Brasserie Buitenhuis which feels like being on vacation. While basking in the sun on the terrace, with a view on the lake, I indulged in super fresh croissants that will instantly transport you to France. Amidst nature all your senses are elevated. Their mixed freshly pressed juice is also excellent! Next week I'm going for lunch or dinner. The menu is online for your perusal.
J. Pellenbargweg 2, 2235 SP Valkenburg
Open daily from 9.00 a.m. till late
breakfast, lunch, dinner, high tea, aperitifs, event/wedding venue
Free parking lot


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Publisher : Elsevier - Science Direct (الزویر - ساینس دایرکت)
Journal : Journal of International Management, Volume 20, Issue 3, September 2014, Pages 290–311
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Within the literature, organizational rules are mostly taken for granted even though the reduction of office management into rules and the provision of their blueprints may be the main enabler for the management of organizations that conduct operations in multiple countries. Using the example of Catholic Orders and their monasteries, we analyze whether rule-following bureaucracy contributes to the management of multinational organizations (MNOs). The introduction of organizational rules and the redefinition of labor within these rules produced early medieval monasteries that were the most efficient organizations of this time, allowing them to spread rapidly throughout the world. Our main hypothesis is that governance by rules is a superior governance mechanism for MNOs. MNOs with more bureaucratic rules have accumulated a richer pool of encoded knowledge to deal with heterogeneous problems and, thus, are better forearmed to deal with complexity. The empirical findings mostly support this assumption. Bureaucratic governance may be thus an important but neglected topic for the management of modern MNOs.


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