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O Problema com a Música foi resolvido pela a Internet
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It's now 20 years since Steve Albini, the legendary rock music producer best known for Nirvana's last studio album In Utero, penned a seminal essay for the literary magazine, The Baffler.
It was titled "The Problem with Music," and detailed how the entire food chain of the music business was set up to profit from the end product, except for the artists who actually conceived and made it.
He offered the example of a band, "pretty ordinary, but they're also pretty good" that signed to a moderately sized independent label. They sold 250,000 copies of an album—considerable success by most standards—making the music industry more than $3 million, yet still ending up $14,000 in debt. "The band members have each earned about 1/3 as much as they would working at a 7-11, but they got to ride in a tour bus for a month," he famously wrote.
Many aspiring musicians (and music journalists) of a certain vintage would have come across this inspirational piece of writing, thanks largely to the internet. So it's quite fitting that since then, the same irrepressible force—the internet—has largely dismantled the profit centers the music industry has relied on for most of its existence.
Not everyone is cool with that. "The internet will suck the creative content out of the whole world until nothing is left," wrote David Byrne, the former Talking Heads frontman, a sentiment that is shared by many in the music business who think the economics for artists have gotten even worse. Yet Albini, who we tracked down to discuss the state of the industry, is relatively upbeat, ebullient even.
"The single best thing that has happened in my lifetime in music, after punk rock, is being able to share music, globally for free," he tells Quartz. "That's such an incredible development."
Over the past two decades the way recorded music is consumed has changed irrevocably. Napster and the various copycat file sharing services it spawned taught an entire generation of would-be CD buyers to expect to be able to listen to their favorite music for free. Not long after, Apple's iTunes made it more attractive for those who are prepared to pay for music to buy individual songs rather than full albums.
The adjustment to this new reality has been painful, and not everyone has embraced it. (Remember when Jon Bon Jovi, hilariously, blamed Steve Jobs for the death of the music business?) But in Albini's view, what exists now is far better than what existed before.
"Record labels, which used to have complete control, are essentially irrelevant ," he says. "The process of a band exposing itself to the world is extremely democratic and there are no barriers. Music is no longer a commodity, it's an environment, or atmospheric element. Consumers have much more choice and you see people indulging in the specificity of their tastes dramatically more. They only bother with music they like."
In the physical music era, company executives and the music press were the arbiters of taste— a band needed to convince a label to sign it, fund it, and often get critics to like it, to have a realistic shot at success. These days, it's a much more meritocratic process: people can make music in their garage and reach their audiences through YouTube, BandCamp and any number of internet avenues. "You can literally have a worldwide audience for your music….with no corporate participation, which is tremendous," Albini says.
Another seismic internet-driven shift in music consumption is currently underway, with streaming services like Pandora (a publicly listed company with a market value of around $5 billion) and Spotify (valued at $4 billion in the private markets ahead of a possible IPO) becoming increasingly popular, and arguably responsible for further declines in recorded music sales.
Albini these days runs his own recording studio in Chicago and is lukewarm on the value of such services for true music enthusiasts. He's skeptical about the chances of them becoming a viable earnings stream for artists, but refreshingly comfortable with their business models.
"I think they are extremely convenient for people who aren't genuine music fans, who don't want to do any legwork in finding bands," Albini says. "[But] I think there is incorrect calculus being done by the people who are upset about them." When a song is played one million times on Spotify, it can still have an audience of one person who plays it a lot. When it is played one million times on terrestrial radio, the audience is orders of magnitude bigger, he explains. "I actually think the compensation is not as preposterous as anyone else," he says. "It's like complaining that cars are going faster than horses."
Spotify, which is reportedly part-owned by record labels, has been subject to fierce and colorful criticism from artists about remuneration. But Pandora, a much bigger service, has had its biggest problems with music publishing companies who control licensing rights and collect royalties for songs used commercially (for example by radio stations, digital music services, film studios and advertisers.)
Albini describes the music publishing business as "extortionate." "Publishing was a racket. It was not a legitimate part of the music business," he says. We recently took a deep dive into a court case between Pandora and the century-old American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) that uncovered some questionable behavior by the music establishment against the internet company. The Future of Music Coalition also has an explainer on how the incredibly complex world of music royalties works here. "It never operated for the benefit of songwriters," says Albini. "Of all of the things that have collapsed in the music paradigm, the one I am most pleased to see collapse is the publishing racket."
The future of music
It's not just record company profits and shady A&R executives that have lost out from the internet-driven disruption of the music industry. The entire ecosystem that once supported musicians—neighborhood record stores, small recording studios like Albini's Electrical Audio complex in Chicago, and indie record labels—is struggling. Albini likens these players, himself included, to blacksmiths that are surviving on a "thrifty entrepreneurial spirit" and settling into a niche role for really high-quality work.
Yet, amid the collapse of the old music business model, the underlying economics for artists have quietly undergone a significant transformation. Ticket prices for live music have increased significantly. Arguably, this reflects the fact in that our internet-connected, device obsessed society, people are increasingly seeking out tangible experiences. It ultimately means that live performances are likely to be the main way successful artists starting out today will earn their living. "I think that's a totally much more direct and genuine way for an audience to pay for a band, and a much more efficient means of compensation" Albini says.
"On balance, the things that have happened because of the internet have been tremendously good for bands and audiences, but really bad for businesses that are not part of that network, the people who are siphoning money out. I don't give a fuck about those people."
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Q: JS: Semicolons after variable declaration I've stumbled upon one very interesting gotcha, which was really hard to find.
Since found, it was not hard to solve, but I'd like to find explanation in order not to repeat something similar in future.
Here's a simplified version of my JS-code:
//the following does not work:
var A = function(){
    console.log('I am A')
}
(function B(){
    console.log('I am B');
})()
A();

I was expecting to see 'I am B', then 'I am A' in console. However, there was
Uncaught TypeError: undefined is not a function
After a long debugging I have found out, that the missing semicolon just after A function causes the problem:
//the following works as expected:
var A = function(){
    console.log('I am A')
};
(function B(){
    console.log('I am B');
})()
A();

Moreover, when you declare the function in other way, everything will be just fine:
//this works too
function A(){
    console.log('I am A')
}
(function B(){
    console.log('I am B');
})()
A();

So, it's a combination of a variable declaration and parentheses that break the code.
Could you please explain why this happens?
Here's a fiddle for testing:
http://jsfiddle.net/wxu2f8en/

A: This is because without the semicolon, the expression can continue onto the next line. It can help to understand if you remove the linebreak:
var A = function(){
    console.log('I am A')
}(function B(){
    console.log('I am B');
})()

Here, you create an anonymous function expression, then call it with a single parameter (that's function B). You then call the result of that. However, your first function doesn't return anything, so it returns undefined. Then, you cannot call undefined (undefined is not a function).
However, a function block works differently. That cannot be called on the fly. Therefore, your second example works just fine.
You can read more on MDN:

*

*Functions general reference

*function keyword

A: You need to understand the difference between function expression and function declaration.
Function expressions can be invoked immediately, that's why your first anonymous function is called passing function B as parameter. Furthermore, your first function doesn't have a return statement and so, it does return undefined (which is obviously not a function).
JS has an automatic semicolon insertion feature which you shouldn't rely on. Use a tool like JSHint to help you write code that is less error prone.

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by Sarah Gallo | Sep 13, 2018 | Asia, Reviews, Tour Company Reviews, Vietnam | 0 comments
When people think of Vietnam as a place to visit, they tend to think of Halong Bay. It's a dream destination for many, and what initially drew me to Vietnam too. Halong Bay has been deemed a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its beauty and attracts travelers year-round.
Farther northeast from Halong Bay, you'll find Bai Tu Long Bay – equally beautiful, yet with a fraction of the visitors because it is more difficult to reach. Lucky for us, Indochina Junk offers cruises to Bai Tu Long Bay ranging from one to three nights. We joined their 3-day, 2-night cruise.
Unfortunately for us though, we got hit with a tropical storm from the South China Sea while on our cruise and ended up simply spending one night on board. That said, we still made the most of our experience and, at the end of the day, still had the opportunity to see the numerous limestone cliffs jutting out of the water.
Getting to Bai Tu Long Bay was a breeze with Indochina Junk. Included in the price of our cruise was a roundtrip luxury van transfer. As the port is about 3.5 hours from Hanoi, having a luxury van with big, reclining seats and charging ports definitely made the ride as comfortable as could be. We were there before we knew it! After meeting Mr. Smiley, our main guide, we were taken to our room.
The rooms on Indochina Junk's Dragon Legend Cruise were simply lovely – spacious and beautifully decorated with epic views. Having a room so big is quite rare on a boat; we felt more like we were in a hotel than on a ship.
Shortly after, we were served a 4-course lunch as we sailed through Halong Bay's iconic cliffs into Bai Tu Long Bay before changing into our bathing suits and hopped into kayaks. Those that didn't feel like kayaking were offered a smaller boat ride, but I highly recommend kayaking if you can. To be able to get up close and personal with Bai Tu Long Bay's landscape is not to be forgotten.
Returning back to the boat, we had a bit of free time before joining the staff for a spring roll making class; we not only made the spring rolls (vegetarian and non-vegetarian options available), but devoured them too.
Dinner was another four-course meal consisting of an array of seafoods and meats. The quality of the food on board the Dragon Legend Cruise was top notch.
After dinner we were treated to a musical performance from our captain and crew, and they informed us that our trip out to Bai Tu Long Bay was being cut short due to the weather. It was a memorable evening nonetheless.
Despite the short journey, we still had a fantastic time on board Indochina Junk's Dragon Legend Cruise. I will most definitely be back in the future… and hopefully blessed with clear skies!
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The initiative driven by the City of Stirling is designed to promote and encourage the uptake of Electric Cars in the area, with the council taking the lead by purchasing an electric hybrid Mitsubishi Outlander to add to it's own fleet.
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Levon Helm Biography, Life, Interesting Facts
Elaine, Arkansas, United States Of America
Levon Helm is an acclaimed musician known for being the drummer and one of the vocals of American music group The Band. He was called as one of the greatest voices in the country, rockabilly, and rock ' n' roll by famed singer Bruce Springsteen at a tribute concert held on Helm's behalf on May 2012 at Newark, New Jersey. He was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with the rest of The Band members in 1994.
Personal Relations
Levon Helm was romantically involved with Libby Titus who he met back in 1969. Titus worked as a singer and songwriter and gave birth to their daughter on December 3, 1970, named Amy. Despite the two being parents to Amy, Helm did not marry Titus and became involved in 1975 to Sandra Dodd. He married Dodd on September 7, 1981.
Childhood and Upbringing
Born as Mark Lavon Helm on May 26, 1940, at Elaine, Arkansas, his parents shared a great love for music and encouraged their children to pursue the passion in it as well. He started learning how to play the guitar at the edge of 8 and got his instrument a year later. The young Helm often played with Linda, his sister. Besides learning the guitar, he also took up the drums and other musical instruments as well. He grew up influenced by a wide range of music from country, to blues, to RnB which gave birth to the genre of rock and roll.
Early Musical Career
Levon Helm started his musical career alongside his sister during high school and formed the Jungle Bush Beaters, a musical group influenced by rock music. By the age of 17, he was already a household persona in Helena's clubs and bars, playing on a regular basis. He was invited by Ronnie Hawkins to play for his band while still in high school which led to his meeting with future bandmates.
Upon graduating from high school, he officially joined Hawkins band, The Hawks, in Canada in 1958. Along with Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel, and Garth Hudson, they were later known as Levon and the Hawks.
The group was later introduced to Bob Dylan in 1967 who invited them for his US tour as backing musicians.
The Formation of the Band
Bob Dylan suffered an accident while on the tour which led to a recovery period in his New York home. With Helm and the group still in his payroll, they also stayed in a house near his home, recording and composing songs in a pink house. From there, the birth of their debut album Music from Big Pink came to fruition. They released the album in 1968 that included the track The Weight which became one of the most famous songs from The Band with Helm and Danko singing vocals
The group was a commercial success and went on tour for a number of times. With the continuing rise to stardom, the group also suffered from an internal turmoil most especially with Helm and Robertson in regards to the song credits. They performed as a group for one last time in the Last Waltz, their last concert in 1976.
Solo Career
With The Band behind him, Levon Helm ventured into the film industry. He landed a role in the 1980 film entitled Coal Miner's Daughter wherein he played as Loretta Lyn's father. A few years after, he took on the persona of a US Air Force test pilot in the film The Right Stuff.
Helm also published an autobiography entitled This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the Band which was released in 1993.
On music, he focused his attention in The Barn, located in Woodstock, NY and the Midnight Ramble in his home which mainly made up of musical performances with the Levon Helm Band. His daughter Amy is also part of the said band.
Levon Helm took his last breath on April 19, 2012, in New York City's Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center due to complications from throat cancer. Before his death, his wife and daughter announced on April 17 at his website his losing battle against the disease, two days before his death. He was 71 at the time, and his remains were buried at Woodstock Cemetery. Before his death, Helm made peace with fellow Band member Robbie Robertson after years of non-contact from their last feud.
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers were performing on their concert in Broomfield, Colorado when Helm died. As a tribute, the group sang "The Best of Everything" on the said concert to pay tribute to Helm's passing. The same year in 2012, a tribute concert was held on New Jersey entitled Love for Levon wherein all proceeds from the concert went into the funding the Midnight Ramble Sessions and additional funds for the ownership of his barn studio and estate.
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UP-YOUTH
July 9 – August 8, 2015
Ma Wenting
Willy, Why Do You Cry?, 2012
Li Bo
White in Dark Grey No.3, 2010-2012
63 x 94 1/2 inches (160 x 240 cm)
Mo Xiliang
Must Trap the Paper Tiger No.5, 2012
Zheng Zicheng
Punishment Park - Correct Sitting Posture, 2015
19 5/8 x 15 3/4 inches (50 x 40 cm)
The Reason to Break Away from Vulgarity, 2013
39 3/8 inches (100 x 100 cm)
Klein Sun Gallery, in collaboration with the Times Art Museum in Beijing, is pleased to announce the group exhibition "UP-YOUTH" on view from July 9th through August 8th, 2015.
"UP-YOUTH" features works by five artists—Li Bo, Ma Wenting, Mo Xiliang, Yang Peng, and Zheng Zicheng. These artists are shown together after having been showcased at the Times Art Museum in Beijing to international acclaim last year; with their individual styles drawn from their contemporary native landscape, they collectively introduce a new, exciting generation of Chinese expression to New York's art world.
Li Bo's passion for formal and conceptual diversity is represented in his exploration of various mediums, forms, and styles. The only mixed-media painting included in the exhibition, White in Dark Grey No. 3, is an example of his bold approach to art. For this piece, Li Bo appropriates an image of a street sign by first painting it onto concrete and then breaking the heavy block into myriad pieces; he then reassembles the fragmented squares back into the form of a bicycle. Although immediately recognizable as a bike, the final visual is a layered reconfiguration of symbols and identification, leading viewers to mentally construct the image like a puzzle. By deconstructing a bicycle, a symbol of late 20th century modernity in China, Li comments on rapidly changing Chinese society.
"In Willy, Why do You Cry?," Ma Wenting situates the audience in a typical Chinese classroom. However, the space is disrupted by trees, plants, and children's toys—as if the classroom has been abandoned for ages. The misplaced items and contradictory dimensions indicate the fragmented nature of faded memories. Meanwhile, the tight composition invites the audience to look closely at the details and discover hidden stories. Underneath the chaotic surface of the painting, Ma embeds a sense of tranquility through a dark, cold color tone. The objects depicted in the painting function as signifiers of childhood memories shared by younger generations of China. The blackboard, a medium that usually delivers official, standard information, is repurposed by the artist to present English sentences that highlight the sentimentality and sadness of the painting. The work is an ongoing dialogue between the rational and the irrational.
The painting by Mo Xiliang, "Must Trap the Paper Tiger," is reminiscent of traditional Chinese styles, but carry with them a strong contemporary twist. The flowing water alludes to a classic study of a river, yet the abstract cage entrapping the tiger is a hyper-contemporary motif.
Zheng Zicheng's work focuses on social issues. Through his range of works, the artist engages a critical social conversation about Chinese tradition and culture. In the painting "Beautiful New World," the viewer sees a group of racially nondescript individuals—whose attire is as muted as their dull expressions—while they work on building a model of the world. In stark contrast to the drab expressions and clothing, the version of the world being crafted is filled with bright and vibrant colors. By juxtaposing the mundane with the beautiful, this piece asks viewers to contemplate the complex relationship shared between these seemingly opposite forces. These meticulously painted works also reference pop culture in depicting characters from the British television show Teletubbies. These figures are shown standing in a nightmarish reality, as opposed to their normally idyllic dream world.
Finally, the oil paintings by Yang Peng portray anonymous female figures in photorealism. There is a consistent disconnect between the figures and the audience: their eyes are closed, covered, or their bodies are completely turned away. The painted figures' active avoidance of public communication conveys a self-reflective and transcendental state of inner mind.
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Rob Valentino has thanked his Atlanta United players for pushing their bodies to the limit to finally gain some momentum and keep alive their playoff hopes.
The interim head coach has more than steadied the ship since Gabriel Heinze's exit last month, having guided the Five Stripes to three straight league wins ahead of Saturday's trip to D.C. United.
Valentino was supposed to make way for Gonzalo Pineda following the midweek win over Toronto FC, but COVID protocols mean the latter will have to wait until next week before taking charge.
Pineda arrives with the mood considerably better around the club than it was just a few weeks ago, and Valentino puts that down to the sacrifices made by the players during a tough run of games.
"I appreciate their efforts. I probably don't say that enough because they sacrifice their bodies and try to perform to the best of their abilities," he said.
"I appreciate the sacrifice they put on their body day in and day out. They play through injuries and what not. I really appreciate that.
"That's not easy going on a Sunday, then a Wednesday and now going again on Saturday. A win is a win and it's important for this group and for the club at the moment."
United's form is heading the opposite way to Atlanta's, having lost back-to-back games at the hands of Nashville SC and New England Revolution.
The Black and Red remain three points better off than their next opponents in sixth place in the Eastern Conference, and head coach Hernan Losada is remaining upbeat after falling to a one-goal loss against the division-leading Revs.
"The last game was exciting," he said of the 3-2 reverse. "To show this level in the first half against the leader in the East, it makes me very proud."
D.C. United - Edison Flores
Flores was a surprise starter for United against the Reds, being included in the XI for the first time in nearly three months following just one substitute appearance against Nashville. The Peru international set up Paul Arriola's early opener and was heavily involved during his 67 minutes on the field, suggesting he will need little time to get back to full speed.
Atlanta United - Ezequiel Barco
Barco has hit the ground running since returning from Olympics duty with Argentina, the 22-year-old playing an integral part in the run of three successive victories. He scored what proved to be the match-winner against Toronto and has directly contributed to four goals in his last four appearances - two goals and two assists - making him one of the division's in-form players right now.
- The away side won both meetings between D.C. United and Atlanta United last season. Atlanta's 4-0 win in October 2020 was their first road points at D.C. after losing their first four visits by a combined score of 8-2.
- United conceded eight goals over their last two matches, both on the road. D.C. have won four in a row at home and have allowed just five goals at Audi Field all season.
- Atlanta United have won three straight matches after winning just twice of their first 17 matches this season, including a club-record 12-match winless run. This is Atlanta's longest regular season winning streak since a four-game run in August 2019.
- Ola Kamara's run of six straight matches with a goal ended in D.C.'s loss to New England on Wednesday, but he did assist on Ramon Abila's late goal, making it seven straight matches with a goal contribution. The last D.C. player to have a streak as long was Christian Gomez (also seven straight) from May-June 2006.
- Barco scored the game's only goal in Atlanta's 1-0 win over Toronto FC on Wednesday. Barco has scored three times in his last three matches after finding the net just once in his previous 22 MLS appearances.


The UK branch of Universal Studios has announced the March 5th, 2012 Triple Play and Limited Edition SteelBook (Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/Digital Copy) editions of director Tarsem Singh's IMMORTALS. The Blu-ray will come with a boat load of special features! We'll let you know abouta U.S. release date soon.


Another brand-new address is welcomed into Archipelago International's ever-growing family hotels with the opening of The Alana Hotel & Conference Center – Sentul City. After the success of previous Alana Hotels in Central and Eastern Java, Archipelago International now has its sights set on other areas of the country to continue growth of this contemporary 4-star brand. This hotel is the fourth Alana Hotel in Indonesia and the most comprehensive MICE destination in the vicinity.


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Leah Remini Has Accused the Church of Scientology of More Disturbing Practices
Add stalking and harassing ex-members to the list.
Leah Remini's new A&E series, Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, makes some shocking claims against the Church of Scientology and what happens to people who leave the secretive organization. Remini, who left the church herself in 2013, has since been an outspoken critic of Scientology, and the second episode of the series claims members of the church stalk and harass church critics.
On Tuesday's episode, Remini talked to Mike Rinder, a former spokesperson for the organization who said his job was to take down anyone who criticized Scientology. "If the Church believed that someone was an enemy that needed to be silenced or destroyed, it was my job and I did it," Rinder told Remini. "If I was told to follow someone, I made it happen. If I was told to discredit someone, dig up dirt on them, get their backgrounds investigated I made it happen."
After he left in 2007, he went public with his accusations against Scientology, and that's when he said the problems began. He said he was being followed constantly, and someone installed a camera in a birdhouse to watch the front of his home. His wife, Christie, said a trash collector told her he was being paid by a private investigator to steal their trash, and a friend they made had been a plant from the church to spy on them. Rinder said that his treatment was a standard response as part of Scientology's "fair game" policy, which he claims says church critics "may be tricked, sued, or lied to, or destroyed."
The Church of Scientology's website claims founder L. Ron Hubbard himself canceled the "fair game" policy as early as 1968 because people were misinterpreting it; according to them, the policy simply meant that ex-members couldn't seek protection under Scientology's internal justice codes.
Thank you @MikeRinder and to your beautiful family for sharing your story. I am honored to have you by my side. #ScientologyTheAftermath
— Leah Remini (@LeahRemini) December 7, 2016
Even more shockingly, Rinder said that Scientology leader David Miscavige beat him "from 50 to 100 times," but the breaking point is when Miscavige told him he was being sent to Australia and would never see his family again. Rinder's daughter, who is still in the church, sent him a letter saying that he abandoned his family when he left the church and that he has been a bad father to his children.
"I feel bad for the people who were hurt with my actions," Rinder said of his past in the church. "If I can help one person who I may have harmed in the past or prevent someone from being harmed in the future or a family from being harmed in the future, this will all be worth it."
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— Mike Rinder (@MikeRinder) December 7, 2016
The Church of Scientology released a scathing statement denouncing Rinder, and also have a full website full of responses to Remini's show. Here's an excerpt of their statement about Rinder:
"Spreading lies and misinformation on Scientology is how Mike Rinder now makes his living. Mike Rinder has not stepped inside a Church in nearly a decade. The Church expelled him for severe malfeasance and has had nothing to do with him since. Rinder admitted under oath to being paid by the hour by plaintiffs' attorneys filing frivolous lawsuits against the Church, which one for one have been dismissed in the courts. In one case, attorneys adverse to the Church paid Rinder more than $22,000. He is now being paid by tabloid media."
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Clement Picquet
By Admin Award Winners
Good Samaritan Award Winner October 2013
Clement Picquet won a Good Samaritan Award during the month of October 2013 for his quiet contributions to several important charities and his tireless efforts in pursuit of additional funding to support key organizations that impact the lives of others.
Mr. Picquet is the CEO of SCTR Services LLC., and among the charities Mr. Picquet has championed, are The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, The San Diego Triathlon Challenge, Challenged Athletes, as well as many other community organizations.
Perhaps the most inspiring aspect of his nomination was his personal interactions, and the care he takes, to provide assistance to those in need locally. "When I nominated Clement for this award, I was sure he would win eventually" said Andrew Hellner, a long time colleague of Mr. Picquet who works with him on a daily basis and has witnessed many of his most charitable moments. "The thing that impresses me most about the way Clement goes about his philanthropy is that it's never about him. He doesn't seek the spotlight or put his name out there to take attention away from the causes he supports. That combination of character, humility and dedication isn't just rare – it's award worthy."
When contacted regarding the award, Mr. Picquet stated simply, "The most gratifying part of winning this award is finding that the people who know me best, believe I am worthy of it enough to nominate me. It's those kinds of interpersonal connections that matter most to me, and while I am very flattered to be chosen as a Good Samaritan Award winner, being nominated by my colleague Andrew, and the other people who helped to make this happen, is one of the highlights of my life as an entrepreneur."
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