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The Demon Prince of Momochi House - Manga Review
The Demon Prince of Momochi House
Himari has found her new home, but it seems to be much stranger than she initially anticipated. For one, people are already living there, and it seems like they spend their days fighting off demons. However, she soon realizes that the men living there are hardly humans themselves!
Himari Momochi received a will on her 16th birthday giving her the rights to a large mansion. Eager to claim her birthright, she made plans to move in. However, upon arriving she discovers that there are already three handsome young men living there, and that the house seems to be haunted with spirits both good and evil. One of the men, Aoi, calls himself the protector of the property and uses a special tranformation ability to keep the house under control as evil spirits attempt to cross from their world into ours. Although he seems strange, Himari finds herself drawn to him and decides to try to get along with her circumstances.
Shoujo fans focused on romantic relationships and situations will be the group most drawn to this series.
The most interesting element of Momochi House for me was the setting. The idea of a shoujo taking place in a supernatural setting seemed appealing, and fighting demons while bonding is something that can most definitely develop into a solid romance. The Momochi property itself seems mysterious and leaves plenty to potentially explore in the future, and Aoi himself feels very similar. Much is still unexplained in this volume, and the room left for exploration could potentially benefit future volumes.
While the romance in the first volume is hardly a developed plot point, there are certain aspects of it that are intriguing. Aoi's ties to the house have the potential to create an interesting dynamic between him and Himari, and he is a suitably tragic and heroic figure for a typical shoujo romance. Himari does not yet seem to fall under a typical -dere trope too blatantly, although she does seem to often find herself helplessly in need of saving. The volume definitely focuses on romantic situations, and if that's what you're looking for (which wouldn't be surprising, you're reading shoujo after all), then there is plenty for you to enjoy here. I wouldn't say that Aoi and Himari are stand out couple as of right now, but the potential is there.
Most of Momochi House can be summarized very simply as being stereotypically bland. The primary issue in this regard is the execution. While I mentioned that the setting is interesting, the story has yet to really use that setting for anything more than to utilize overused (and frankly bad to begin with) shoujo tropes. The protagonist is helpless and hopelessly infatuated with the primary love interest Aoi, and Aoi himself is completely oblivious to her feelings, constantly putting them in romantic situations without realizing it. If anything, his ability to transform into a fox-like creature to defeat demons seems to primarily serve as eye candy for the targeted readers instead of developing as an interesting plot point.
The other major complaint I had with the book was the structure of the narrative itself. The first volume contains three chapters, which can all basically be summarized thusly: Himari explores the house, gets into trouble with ayakashi, and is rescued by Aoi. There's not a lot of variation in the story, as you can see, and the entire thing honestly reads like a sort of girly dream where the beautiful fox man saves the helpless maiden over and over and over again. That's not to say that you can't find appeal in this if that's what you're looking for, but if you want a more interesting narrative, then the first volume will likely be a disappointment.
Overall, I would say that while this volume of The Demon Prince of Momochi House indicated to potential greatness, it didn't really have much to say for itself. This could be because the author was hoping to focus on setting up a fantastic story, but it seems equally likely that the writing quality just isn't at a very high level here. The setting, while interesting, is underutilized and many details that might have otherwise been interesting seem to be mostly used for show and are somehow turned into what I consider to be a somewhat stereotypical and dull romance. However, if you are a shoujo fan who focuses primarily on romantic moments and doesn't mind what I previously described, then feel free to give this one a shot.
The Demon Prince of Momochi House Vol. 1 was published by Viz Media on July 7th, 2015. The series is currently ongoing in Viz Media's Shoujo Beat imprint. The second volume will be released on October 6, 2015.
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Helping Navigate Toward a Better Place:
Service Navigator Kai Batalona
When people move into one of the eight CSS Safe Spot camps, they are also moving into a CSS culture with a community of support staff whose goal is to help them create a better future.
Setting life-improvement goals and identifying steps to meet them is an important part of the social support program.
Kai Batalona is one of three "service navigators," who work with residents to help them identify options for moving forward in their lives. He took the position in January and is becoming well acquainted with the variety of opportunities for assistance in Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County. The other service navigators are Marie Laura Roehrich and Suzi Wilkins.
"When I first meet with someone, the first thing I tell them is I want them to move on to a better situation," Kai says. "This program is basically a short-term opportunity to help them get back on their feet, and I want them to make the best of it."
A service navigator is similar to a case manager. The job involves meeting with residents, helping them to identify personal strengths to overcome challenges in their lives and to seek out opportunities for housing and whatever else would help them move forward and become successful.
Kai shares information with residents about local resources from a spreadsheet of agency names and contacts. The list is growing and includes local housing referrals, addiction treatment programs, mental health counselling, and more.
Hawaii is Kai's native home. He moved to Portland in 2013 and to Eugene last year. He started with CSS as a resident at the Vet's Safe Spot camp. We recognized his strong skill set and friendly 'laid back' attitude towards everyone and offered him a paid position with the CSS Service Team. He then moved to the Reboot Station on W. 11th, where several other CSS service staff members live & now he has just moved into his own apartment.
"I'm very thankful to CSS for everything they've done for me," he said. "I'm so blessed to be here."
Kai comes to CSS with a wealth of experiences and background in working with people experiencing homelessness. Having served 16 years in the Hawaii Army National Guard, he has particular expertise in working with veterans. He understands the ins and outs of working with the Veterans Administration and looks for ways to help veterans receive any and all benefits to which they're entitled, including GI benefits.
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has described new Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari as a "quality man" - but feels the timing of the announcement of his appointment at Stamford Bridge hampered Portugal's chances at Euro 2008.
The Brazilian was named as the new Blues manager during the tournament, and they were subsequently beaten by Germany in the quarter-finals.
Arsenal boss Wenger said: "What's for sure is that it didn't give anything to the team, so it could only take something away. It didn't help Portugal."
He added: "France had that situation in 2004 when (Jacques) Santini announced he was going to Tottenham. Once that happens all you hear is 'who will be next?' That starts in the camp as well.
"I like Scolari as a person. I like him as a coach and I think he has charisma. He will add something to the Premier League. You never know what will happen but he is a quality man, a quality manager."
Wenger also waded into the debate about England's international failings, insisting the quality is there and it is belief that is missing.
Comparing England to Euro 2008 finalists Germany, Wenger said: "I think Germany's mental strength comes from belief. Belief comes from history. The history backs them up in every tournament.
"They know they have done well in the past and go into tournaments with that kind of strength. England have to create more, to create that history."


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The 23rd Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum
The 23rd Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum brought together 244 school feeding leaders from around the world for discussion, exchange, and peer-to-peer support essential to the future of school meal programs. Returning to an in-person format for the first time since 2019, Forum participants investigated school meal program linkages between health, nutrition, and agriculture, and dove deep into the effects of compounding crises. They recognized the importance of program sustainability and resilience for the future in the 2022 Forum Communiqué, a call to action produced by the participants. The 2022 Forum Communiqué is available on GCNF's website in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Russian.
The Forum was a joint collaboration of the Global Child Nutrition Foundation (GCNF), the government of the Republic of Benin, Catholic Relief Services, and the UN World Food Programme. Chosen as the host government for the event for its impressive National Integrated School Feeding Program and President Talon's national budget commitment to school feeding, GCNF hopes other countries will learn from the Republic of Benin's successful experience. As a member state of the School Meals Coalition, Benin's hosting of the Forum attests to the country's commitment to excellence in school feeding. GNCF expresses gratitude to the government and people of Benin for serving as this year's host and looks forward to continuing their invaluable relationship for many years to come
The Forum kicked off with an Opening Ceremony featuring messages from leaders of GCNF, the government of the Republic of Benin, Catholic Relief Services, and the UN World Food Programme. Throughout the week, participants took part in plenary sessions on exciting topics like "The Triple Burden of Malnutrition" and "Sustainability and Resilience in School Meal Programs". The Forum offered 9 workshops for participants to gather in small groups and learn more about country-specific experiences. This year, workshop topics covered climate-smart agricultural techniques, engaging private-sector partners, the role of gender in program implementation, and more.
Every year, visits to local schools delight and inspire Forum participants and this year was no exception. Participants split up to visit 6 different local schools, being greeted by students, teachers, and local community members to tour kitchens, pantries, school gardens, canteens, and classrooms. As a result of these visits, paired with an engaging debrief and plenaries throughout the week, participants left the 2022 Forum with new knowledge and professional connections to support their school feeding work. A celebration of the 20th anniversary of the McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program preceded the Closing Ceremony which officially closed the Forum. Participants then enjoyed a cultural animation from the government of Benin, including dinner, cultural performances, and dancing at the Palais des Congrès. GCNF celebrates a successful 23rd Annual Global Child Nutrition Forum and many more to come!
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PRESS RELEASE: Data Collection for Second Global Survey of School Meal Programs has Begun
GCNF conducts second round Global Survey of School Meal Programs, capturing world-wide impact of COVID-19 on school meals and child nutrition
SEATTLE, WA – School meal programs — in which students are provided with snacks, meals, or other foods in or through schools — are common worldwide. While country-supported school meals are almost universally embraced globally, standardized information about these programs has not been collected and published regularly, until now. The Global Child Nutrition Foundation's (GCNF) inaugural Global Survey of School Meal Programs © established a unique global database of standardized information on school meal programs, covering all related sectors and activities.
GCNF is now collecting a second round of data for the Global Survey of School Meal Programs ©, capturing the impact of the pandemic for at least one full school year. As schools closed due to the pandemic, from Honduras to the United States to Senegal to Cambodia, many families' access to school feeding programs that have been important sources of food and nutrition for their children and essential support for households was lost or limited. GCNF's survey will help to measure and tell the story of the pandemic's toll on the school food system, while also documenting the resilience and creativity of school meal programs in the face of such dramatic challenges.
"We know that the pandemic has had far-reaching and devastating effects on children, their nutrition, and their education," said GCNF Executive Director Arlene Mitchell. "This survey will not only provide us with more specific information regarding the impact on school-age children and the programs that support their nutrition, it should also give us insights into which countries were better prepared to deal with this public health crisis and what would assist in planning for future emergencies of this type. We will use the survey results to support peer-to-peer sharing and learning amongst policy makers."
This 2021 survey goes beyond simply counting how many meals are served or how many children are fed. Through the survey, GCNF will gather updated information regarding:
The scope of school feeding in each country in the most recently completed school year Government financing of, and involvement in, school feeding
Nutrition-, education-, and gender-related aspects of school feeding
Job creation, and agricultural and private sector engagement
Related health and sanitation topics
The impact of emergencies, including the COVID-19 Pandemic
"No one's done this before and I couldn't, I kind of couldn't believe it." said Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director of GAIN and Chair of the UN Food Systems Summit's Action Track 1, on the extensive data collected in the Global Survey of School Meal Programs. "No one has collected this data before in a systematic manner, given that these programs have been around so long, they have so much potential to do good. And so many countries have them. It seemed amazing to me that there isn't a database on them."
GCNF Global Survey Team members have begun reaching out to country governments around the world to begin completing questionnaires. The Global Survey of School Meal Programs Questionnaire may be completed online or in PDF format (with email submission). It is available in PDF format in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. The Survey Team will serve as virtual guides, to answer questions, and otherwise work with government-appointed Focal Points to complete the survey. Learn more about the Global Survey team.
The 2019 Global Survey drew responses from 103 countries representing 78% of the world's population. Of these, 85 countries had at least one large-scale school feeding program and provided data for their most recently completed school year. The remaining 18 countries reported that they had no relevant program. Complete survey results and additional information can be found at www.gcnf.org. It is GCNF's intention to update the Global Survey periodically (e.g., every two to three years) in order to track changes and identify trends in school feeding programs over time.
The Global Child Nutrition Foundation brings together a committed community of governments, civil society, and the private sector to ensure that hunger is not a barrier to learning for any child. Together we advocate for school feeding programs as a powerful investment in every child's human capital; share best practices and research among our peers; and provide support through forging valuable partnerships and connecting resources to meet the needs of our network members.
Global Child Nutrition Foundation
Rebecca Steelman
rebecca@gcnf.org
Heidi Kessler
Senior Program & Operations Officer
Heidi@gcnf.org
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The James H. Wilkinson Prize in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing is awarded every four years by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). The award, named in honor of James H. Wilkinson, is made for research in, or other contributions to, numerical analysis and scientific computing during the 6 years preceding the year of the award. The prizewinner receives the prize, with $2000 (US), at the autumn conference of SIAM and gives a lecture there. It is intended to stimulate younger scientists in the early years of their careers.

Prize winners
 1982 Björn Engquist
 1985 Charles S. Peskin
 1989
 1993 James Demmel
 1997 Andrew M. Stuart
 2001 Thomas Y. Hou
 2005 Emmanuel Candès
 2009 Assyr Abdulle
 2013 Lexing Ying
 2017 Lek-Heng Lim
 2021 Stefan Güttel

See also

 List of computer science awards
 List of mathematics awards

References

Computer science awards
Awards of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Awards established in 1982

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ITMF Survey Shows Improved Outlook for Textile Makers
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The International Textile Manufacturers Federation's (ITMF) sixth "Corona-Survey," conducted among its members and affiliated companies and associations from Nov. 20 to Dec. 14 about the impact the coronavirus pandemic on the global textile value chain, found sales expectations improved 4 percent compared with the previous survey taken in September.
The survey included 159 textile companies from around the world. Compared to the fifth ITMF Corona-Survey taken Sept. 5 to 25, the sales expectations brightened to a decline of 12 percent from 16 percent this year compared to 2019. The largest impact is now seen in South Asia, Europe, including Turkey, and Southeast Asia, while the least severe declines are expected in South America, Africa and East Asia, according to ITMF survey respondents. A 10 percent sales decrease was projected among North American companies.
For 2021 and the following years, sales forecasts improved slightly. On average, the companies are expecting a small improvement–a 3 percent year-over-year increase in the most recent survey compared to a 1 percent decrease that the companies said they expected during the September survey.
For 2022 and 2023, the outlook also improved to an 11 percent gain from a 9 percent rise, and a 15 percent hike from a 14 percent increase, respectively, in the November-December and September surveys. Sales forecasts for 2024–compared to the 2019 levels–were unchanged at an 18 percent gain for both surveys.
Asked what their company's expected sales would be from 2020 to 2024 compared to 2019 levels, the largest increases were forecast by respondents from Southeast Asia at 30 percent, followed by South Asia at 21 percent, East Asia at 19 percent, North America at 18 percent, South America at 16 percent, Africa at 15 percent, and Europe, including Turkey, at 11 percent.
ITMF said the latest survey reveals that in the medium- and long-term, sales expectations did not change significantly. However, due to the reduced 10 percent sales decline projected in 2020, the industry is expecting to recover the losses incurred in 2020 by the end of 2022.
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Lectures of the Summer School on CSR
Responsible organisations and sustainable management
By Dr. Ioannis Ioannou (Associate Professor, London Business School)
The American College of Greece, 6 Gravias Street, Aghia Paraskevi 15342, Athens, Greece.
The role of business in society as leaders in a world of ever increasing social and environmental challenges and its potential contribution towards addressing the world's most acute problems.
Novel responsible and sustainable business models, the emergence of the responsible organization and ways through which responsible and sustainable business models are established and maintained.
Trade-offs that result from the integration of sustainability and responsibility issues into an organization's core strategy and operations.
Tools and frameworks to identify material stakeholders and to develop strategy that accounts for their often conflicting yet concurrent demands and expectations.
Organisational challenges associated with a transition to a responsible business model and the overcoming of these challenges by identifying the critical organizational levers that facilitate the transition.
Location: Deree Upper Level Library, The American College of Greece, in Athens.
Corporate Responsibility, Sustainable Development Goals and the UN Global Compact
By Dr. Alexandros Antonaras (Associate Professor, University of Nicosia)
The evolving role of business in society in recent decades.
Environmental, social, and economic drivers and risks affecting businesses as business opportunities for integrating sustainability factors within the core business strategy.
Agenda 2030 and the business case of the 17 SDGs as a roadmap of a company's sustainability journey.
The 10 Principles of the UN Global Compact and their relationship with Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility.
Current and future Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility challenges.
Sustainable value creation
By Dr. Constantine Manasakis (Assistant Professor, University of Crete)
Exploiting the business case of sustainable development through strategic corporate responsibility.
Guiding companies to identify material issues for the creation of shared and sustainable value.
Managerial analysis for each material issue from a shared and sustainable value point of view.
The management of responsible business and managerial practices aligned with the SDGs.
Linking shared and sustainable value with sustainable competitive advantages.
Business impact, accountability and reporting
By Dr. Pavlos A. Vlachos (Associate Professor, ALBA Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece)
Firms as multi-purpose organizations that strive for multiple and oftentimes competing goals.
Definition of the Corporate Social Performance (CSP) as a multidimensional and essentially contested concept that recognizes and subsumes financial value as a type of social value.
Prominent CSP measurement and reporting schemes, key players promoting them and challenges in choosing and implementing a CSP measuring and reporting scheme.
The role of the emerging third-party industry that rates firms' CSP in rendering them accountable for their social and environmental impact.
Artificial intelligence as a facilitator of CSP measurement and real-time firm accountability using behavioral data.
Collaborative transformation of the value chain
By Jan Noterdaeme (Co-founder and Senior Advisor for CSR Europe, Member of the teaching team at the Louvain School of Management (UCL - Université Catholique de Louvain)
Loulis Mills production plant at Keratsini, Spetson 1, Keratsini Drapetsona 187 55, Piraeus, Greece.
How transformation of organisations relates to the transformation of people?
What motives can be the enablers that can makes us to act more responsibly?
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.
Partnerships between governments, the private sector and civil society.
After successfully attending the Summer School on CSR, students will form groups which will work on real case scenarios under the supervision of the School's Faculty.
After the successful preparation of a business case, students will receive the certificate of the Summer School on CSR.


BIG SKY – Over the weekend of Aug. 27-28, the Big Sky Softball League wrapped up its 15th season with 14 teams competing for a chance to win the end-of-season, double elimination softball tournament. When the dust had settled on Sunday evening, the Lone Peak Caregivers Golden Goats emerged from the loser's bracket and managed to defeat the regular season champions Hillbilly Huckers twice to lay claim to the title.
The reigning champions from 2016, the Huckers had an impressive season again this year, finishing 14-1, and then giving the Golden Goats their first loss of the season on their way to winning the regular season championship game. They also cruised into the finals of the tournament, beating LPC once again on Sunday, with homeruns and line drives jumping off their bats all day.
The Lone Peak Caregivers Golden Goats managed to win the softball tournament in dramatic fashion in their first season as a team.
Softball in Big Sky continues to be a favorite tradition for year-round locals. Taking advantage of the late, summer sunlight and crisp, evening air, teams bond with each other and with one another, win or lose, over hotdogs or hamburgers, and maybe a cold beverage.
Horning went on to thank all the individuals and organizations in the community that make the league possible.
"I'd like to thank all those who helped out, the scorekeepers and umps, it's a thankless task. All the time and effort Dave Schwalbe and Queen Jean put forth starting in the spring is much appreciated," he added.
It might be a while before the parking lot at the Big Sky Community Park is at capacity again, but the fun and memories had by softball participants and spectators will last until next season.
Editor's note: The writer of this story plays for the LPC Golden Goats.


Nowadays the speed of change is unprecedented being the acceleration driven by the combinatorial effect of several technologies reaching the maturity stage at the same time.
In such a context the decision of make vs buy it's not only question of amount of funds to invest but rather of time to market, hence the need to leverage the Platform Economy to use the competences and skills where available becomes the best option, in a co-opetition framework.
In addtion, we can rely also on a network of Universities, and their leading Professors, who are well entranched in the ecosystem, as well as a strong partnership with CIONET - the largest international community of CIO's and Digital Leaders - and we are developing constantly intitiatives with leading association of manufacturer and services providers in the main European Countries.
Our role is to connet the dots and enable the leverage to expoit our Ecosystem to access to those talents and theirs skills that otherwise will be difficult to recruit or reskill.


Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil Gossips – Aditi Gupta aka Sanjana quits show, find reason why?
Star Plus serial Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil Written Episode 01st march 2017 PMHMD Written Update 01.03.2017 Today's Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil serial episode starts with Naina asking what happened to Zeenu. Raghav says I noted car number, don't worry, we will see him later, we will take her to hospital first. Raghav and Naina take Zeenu to hospital. He asks doctor to hurry up and do treatment. Lady doctor Sonu calls out Raghav….


Ryan Destiny from Love Dollhouse – my favorite R&B girl group – recently made a cameo in the music video for Big Sean's latest single entitled Paradise, above. In the video, Big Sean raps about riches and accomplishing dreams while he takes his video girl (Destiny) galavanting around in a Lamborghini to what looks like a surveilled hotel room. The video has a simple concept with a dramatic undertone.
When not appearing in music videos with Love Dollhouse or big name rappers, Ryan stays busy modeling and acting. She previously co-starred on the AMC show Low Winter Sun and will be appearing alongside Meagan Good and Raven-Symoné in 2015 for the movie Loose. There's nothing Destiny can't do and I'm pretty sure this is only the beginning of a long, healthy entertainment career.
She's even sweet enough to be humbled by all of it.
Looking, acting and sounding the way she does, what's not to love?
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In order to write an efficient crawler, you must be smart about the content you download. When your crawler downloads an HTML page it uses bandwidth, memory and CPU, not only its own, but also of the server the resource resides on.
Knowing when not to download a resource is more important than downloading one, as with massive crawling it will save you time, money and probably decrease the chances of getting your crawler blocked.
So how would you go about deciding if to crawl or not to crawl a page? HTTP protocol to the rescue. What you want to do is an HTTP GET request with an If-Modified-Since header stating when you last crawled the resource (it is usually returned with the Last-Modified HTTP header). If the resource hasn't been modified, the server will return a 304 status code (rather than 200) and the content won't be sent – you just saved yourself and the crawled server some resources – hooray!
Another important header the server sends your way is the Expires header. You shouldn't request a resource if it hasn't expired.
But what if the server you are crawling doesn't support the "If-Modified-Since" header request? Or doesn't return the "Last-Modified" value in its response header?
The ETag (Entity Tag) works similarly to the Last-Modified header. The Etag value is a digest of the resource's content (for instance, an MD5 hash). By sending the server the last Etag value you have (i.e the digest of the content you last crawled, obtained from the ETag response header), the server knows if the digest of the resource you currently have matches the most recent version.
But what if the server you are crawling doesn't support the ETag header???
This is a last resort and it's quite aggressive. If the server you are accessing doesn't support the above headers, a possible solution would be to use the Content-Length header. This header is quite self explanatory as it indicates the size of the content you are about the receive. The assumption here (again an aggressive assumption) is that if the content changes, most likely its size also changes. By only requesting the resource's header and comparing the current content length with the previous length you obtained, you can determine if the resource has been modified. As this assumption isn't always true (i.e two different content version might have the same content length), by using this method your crawler might skip resources that did change.
Hope this little article helped, I will be happy to answer any questions you might have.


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Under criticism, Janet Mills digs in on fish standards that could force dam removals
by Caitlin Andrews March 24, 2021 March 24, 2021
Atlantic salmon swim in a pool of the Sandy River in western Maine in this 2019 photo. Credit: Courtesy of Maine Department of Marine Resources
Gov. Janet Mills dug in on her administration's proposal to increase fish-passage standards on the Kennebec River on Tuesday, saying the large dam manager at the center of the proposal should be able to meet state demands that the company says could lead to dam removals.
The Maine Department of Marine Resources is revising its river management plan to require dams to improve their fish passage methods to allow more fish, especially the endangered Atlantic salmon, to reach their spawning grounds at the Sandy River. At the same time, it is backing the removal of at least two dams and perhaps up to two more.
Those standards for fish passage would be "unachievable" and would force dam removal, according to Brookfield Renewable U.S., a subsidiary of a larger Toronto-based asset management company. But Mills dismissed that on Tuesday, saying Brookfield's size — she specifically mentioned the company's parent being partially owned by the nation of Qatar — should allow it to comply with the rules.
"If they want to come to the table, I'm always available to talk," Mills said after a ceremonial maple tree tapping at the Blaine House on Tuesday.
The governor's comments show how the relationship between the state and Brookfield has soured over the shift. Until October, Mills was looking to act as an intermediary between Brookfield and a third party interested in buying the four dams at issue between Waterville and Skowhegan. But Brookfield rebuffed such a deal and the company is now fighting the plan.
The state is also under fire for the process leading to the change. In a letter to two state senators, Department of Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher said the change was "nothing more than a guidance document, although the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said the state plan would be a key factor in its decisions on the dams' license renewals.
Those senators — Brad Farrin of Norridgewock and Scott Cyrway of Benton — accused the department of downplaying the importance of the change in a letter last week, saying it could have "an almost immediate and decidedly negative impact" with the Shawmut Dam in Fairfield currently up for review. A Senate Republicans spokesperson said Farrin and Cyrway had not received a reply to the letter yet.
Farrin said the state misrepresented the weight of its recommendation, particularly as the Shawmut Dam license is being reconsidered. He said the state should extend its comment period past Friday and do economic impact studies on what removal could mean. Not doing so could result in litigation, which Farrin said he would consider being involved in.
"If [the recommendation] carries the weight that I think it does, I think the department owes to the communities around here to consider its potential impact," he said.
Entangling the situation further is the tension between the communities around the dams and skepticism from conservationists that anything short of dam removal could help restore the sea-run fish population in the Kennebec River. Fairfield, for example, would lose $389,000 in annual property tax revenue if the dam was removed.
Brookfield is required under a 1998 settlement to work to restore fishery populations, but state data shows relatively few fish get through the Lockwood Dam in Waterville and Winslow, the first of the four dams ahead of spawning grounds.
The company has spent $15 million in fish passage improvements and has committed $32 million to future efforts, said Brookfield spokesperson Miranda Kessel. She said the company was unaware of any fish passage that has ever resulted in the standards Maine is looking for.
In the case of the endangered Atlantic salmon, it would mean fish would pass upstream through each dam within 48 hours of reaching it and 24 hours while headed downstream.
"We are confident we can meet the balanced needs of river users, fisheries and local communities, many of whom haven't even been thought of by the governor or her staff," Kessel said. "The people looking to impose these standards, contrary to public statements, know they only lead to one outcome: dam removal."
The federal regulator rejected a species protection plan from Brookfield in July after the state said it failed to address concerns about protecting Atlantic salmon and other species. The company then got an extension for an intermediate plan that expires in 2022.
Fish passage can be successful. Thousands of fish make it through a Penobscot River dam in Milford on a lift and salmon appear to be making a comeback there. The problem is that salmon often encounter lengthy delays at the Lockwood Dam, causing them to waste energy needed to get upstream, said John Burrows, the executive director for the Atlantic Salmon Federation's U.S. operations.
Getting through one is a challenge and getting through four makes restoration "impossible," he said. So many fish try to get through the lift that they become stuck, resulting in delays.
"Those capacity issues limit the number of fish that can produce in the watershed," he said.
Correction: A previous version of this article misstated the amount of money Brookfield Renewable has spent on fish passage.
Tagged: conservation, fisheries management, Janet Mills, salmon
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New music and visuals from the artist Choker. DUALSHOCK is the single from the latest EP released titled DOG CANDY. The song is very unorthodox and has atmospheric elements bonding it together. Michigan native producer/singer/songwriter CHOKER is back with DUALSHOCK.
Almost impossible to miss, the parallels of the styles of FRANK OCEAN & Childish Gambino are always brought up. However, I would say that the style from CHOKER is very much astray from their sound. You can tell that there is no 'script' to stick to with CHOKER. The music just effortlessly flows is an abstract way.
Video for DUALSHOCK are very much mimicking of the sonics. Director JET FUZZ handles the shots and artistically places the pieces together. Check out the full EP from CHOKER – DOG CANDY on all streaming platforms.
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Соревнования в упражнениях на бревне среди женщин в рамках турнира по спортивной гимнастике на летних Олимпийских играх 2016 года состоялись 15 августа.

Формат соревнований
8 лидеров квалификационного раунда (не более 2 спортсменов от одного НОКа) на каждом снаряде проходят в индивидуальный финал. Финалисты повторно выступают на каждом снаряде. Оценки за квалификационный раунд не учитываются при итоговом подсчёте баллов.

Квалификация

Гимнастки, занявшие первые 8 мест, проходят в финал. Если среди них больше 2 гимнасток от одного НОКа, то последняя из них не проходит в финал. Следующая по результатам гимнастка квалифицируется вместо неё.

Финал

 Лори Эрнандес и Марин Бойе подали апелляцию на выставленные оценки, но она была отклонена.


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Softbank-backed India's leading insurance platform Policybazaar expands to UAE
Posted on October 15, 2018 - Like & Follow Us Follow @MENAbytes
India's leading insurance platform Policybazaar has expanded to UAE, launching Policybazaar.ae, last month. They're taking on the established local players who have been in the market for more than five years, including Souqalmal, YallaCompare and the recently launched (and very well-funded) Aqeed that is backed by Choueiri Group.
The company had raised over $200 million in its most recent funding round led by Softbank in June earlier this year at a valuation of over $1 billion, becoming the member of India's unicorn club.
Policybazaar UAE, is company's first overseas venture and allows users to compare different financial products including life insurance, car insurance, travel insurance, health insurance, travel insurance, loans, credit cards and bank accounts from more than ten partners.
Founded in 2008, Policybazaar has come a long way and currently sells 300,000 policies every year, accounting for nearly 25% of India's life cover and over 7% of retail health business. The company accounts for almost half of all the internet based insurance purchase in India.
Speaking about the expansion to UAE, Policybazaar UAE's CEO Neeraj Gupta who was previously heading the Motor Insurance for company in India, said, "Presence of a huge Indian diaspora who have prior familiarity with the brand and can potentially emerge as our word of mouth brand ambassador certainly contributed to our decision of identifying UAE as our first international market. The initial business numbers have been very encouraging, and above of what our expectations were."
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"However, we are aware that each market is unique and has its own sensibilities that we will need to adopt. We cannot have a one-size fits all approach for all markets and being aware of this fact has allowed us to reach where we are. While the business model will be replicated in the UAE market, the consumers, their requirements and the expectations are different. We are prepared and willing to learn the curves of the local market and adapt accordingly," he added.
The CEO also said that PolicBazaar.ae will increase the number of products and insurers on the platform in the future. He aims to write Dh50 million premium in the next 12 months and scale it to about Dh200 million.
Policybazaar is the second Softbank-backed Indian company to enter UAE after budget-hotel startup Oyo's expansion earlier this year that raised $1 billion from Softbank last month.
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Deliveroo to open 30 delivery-only kitchens this year
Deliveroo plans to open 30 delivery-only 'dark kitchens' across the UK to bring its service to areas under-served by traditional eat-in restaurants.
The platform, named Deliveroo Editions, will work with over 200 restaurant brands to launch in 10 UK cities by the end of 2017.
Speaking at the official launch in Camberwell, Deliveroo co-founder Will Shu said: "This is the most exciting development for us since we launched the company and we really think this the future of food delivery."
The roll-out follows a trial version of the concept, known as Roobox, which launched in Camberwell, Battersea, Dulwich and Canary Wharf last year.
It works with a mix of established brands such as Meatliqour, Busaba Eathai and Franco Manca as well as Crust Bros and Motu Indian Kitchen, the first delivery-only concept from the JKS Restaurants group.
Each Editions kitchen unit is staffed by up to five chefs hired by the restaurant brands, and features an equipment set-up bespoke to each operator.
Deliveroo can provide all the kitchen infrastructure in exchange for a larger slice of commission, or restaurants can fund the construction themselves and pay the company a smaller fee.
Though Shu was tight-lipped on the number of orders each kitchen can process, he said the revenue generated was 'not that different' to a normal restaurant site.
Future plans
While Deliveroo's rivals such as Just Eat are trialling robot delivery services, the company is still relying on its human couriers to drive its expansion for now.
"We're closely monitoring the space, there's definitely some exciting stuff there, but it's not something we're actively focused on," said Shu.
Editions is also set for an international roll-out and will launch in Singapore next week and Dubai by the end of the year.
Shu believes the platform won't replace its current restaurant delivery model altogether.
"18 months ago we sat down with some of our top partners in London, whose brands are based on an in-house concept, and they told us that though we'd increased their revenue they were so busy that front and back-of-house were slammed," he said.
"So the idea was to segregate the delivery business from the in-house concept so they could do both better. That way we can help people to expand and make a lot more money."
Deliveroo was founded in London in 2013 and now operates in 12 countries worldwide including Hong Kong, Australia and the United Arab Emirates.
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Mustapha Yatabaré (born 26 January 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Sivasspor. Born in France, he represents Mali at international level.

Club career
Yatabaré was born in the French town of Beauvais, and began his career at his hometown club AS Beauvais. He stayed at the club until 2005, before signing for Amiens SC, to be part of the youth system. In 2006, he joined Championnat National side Villemomble Sports, scoring eight goals in 25 appearances, before earning a move to Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot in 2008.

Boulogne
Yatabaré moved to Ligue 1 side US Boulogne in January 2010. They were relegated at the end of the season.

Guingamp
During the summer of 2011, Yatabaré moved to the Ligue 2 side En Avant de Guingamp. He did not score in his first season.

At the beginning of the 2012–13 season, he scored eight goals within the ten first games, including successive goals from the sixth to the tenth game. He finished that season as the Ligue 2 top scorer, with 23 goals, and contributed six assists. His goal-scoring exploits helped earn the Briton club promotion back into Ligue 1 after two years in the second division.

Yatabaré scored his first goal of the 2013–14 Ligue 1 season on the opening day of the campaign, but it came in a losing effort as Guingamp fell 3–1 to Marseille. He scored his sixth league goal on 25 January 2014 in Guingamp's 1–1 draw with reigning champions PSG.

In the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France on 26 March 2014, Yatabaré scored both goals in Guingamp's 2–0 victory over AS Cannes.  On 16 April, Yatabaré scored twice against AS Monaco in the semi-finals of the Coupe de France as Guingamp won 3–1 in extra time to reach the final. In the final on 3 May, Yatabaré scored in the first minute of the second half, as Guingamp won 2–0 against Rennes. He headed in a cross from Steeven Langil for his eighth goal of the Coupe de France campaign, securing Guingamp's second Coupe de France championship.

On 2 August 2014, in the Trophée des Champions against Paris Saint-Germain at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, Yatabaré took a penalty in the 32nd minute after Claudio Beauvue had been fouled by Marquinhos. It was saved by Salvatore Sirigu and Guingamp lost 2–0.

Trabzonspor
On 1 September 2014, Yatabaré signed for Süper Lig side Trabzonspor on a three-year deal. The transfer fee paid to Guingamp was reported as €2.5 million.

Montpellier
After one season in Turkey, Yatabaré signed for Ligue 1 side Montpellier on a season-long loan deal, while Montpellier was given an option to sign him permanently.

Sivasspor
On 24 July 2019, Yatabaré left Konyaspor and signed a two-year contract with fellow Süper Lig club Sivasspor.

International career
In November 2008, Yatabaré earned himself a call-up to the Mali national football team, following his impressive club displays. He made his international debut on 19 November 2008 against Algeria in Rouen, with the score finishing 1–1. On 10 January 2010, in the opening game of the 2010 African Cup of Nations, he scored a dramatic equaliser, as Mali came from 0–4 down to draw 4–4 with Angola. He also made the squad for the 2012 tournament, helping the team reach the semi-finals and third place.

Personal life
Yatabaré was born in France to a Malian father and Senegalese mother. His younger brother, Sambou, is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

International
Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.

Honours
Guingamp
 Coupe de France: 2013–14

Sivasspor
 Turkish Cup: 2021–22

Mali
Africa Cup of Nations bronze: 2012

Individual
 Ligue 2 UNFP Team of the Year: 2012–13
 Ligue 2 Top scorer: 2012–13

References

External links
 Profile at Foot Mercato

 Profile at Sport 24
 Interview with Yatabaré

1986 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Beauvais
Footballers from Hauts-de-France
Malian footballers
Mali international footballers
French footballers
Malian people of Senegalese descent
French sportspeople of Malian descent
French sportspeople of Senegalese descent
Association football forwards
Clermont Foot players
AS Beauvais Oise players
Amiens SC players
US Boulogne players
En Avant Guingamp players
Konyaspor footballers
Trabzonspor footballers
Montpellier HSC players
Kardemir Karabükspor footballers
Sivasspor footballers
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Süper Lig players
2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
Malian expatriate footballers
French expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Malian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
2017 Africa Cup of Nations players


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Massachusetts Uses Popularity of Environmental Stewardship to Pad Its Bottom Line
Massachusetts was the first state to offer so-called green bonds to fund environmentally friendly projects. The only thing new about the bonds, though, is the word 'green' -- a small addition that may be making the state big bucks.
By Elizabeth Daigneau | June 28, 2013
Green bonds finally came to America -- and boy, did they make a splash. This June, Massachusetts became the first state to offer them to investors. The sale was an outright success: The commonwealth sold $100 million of them, and could have sold more -- the sale was oversubscribed by about 30 percent. Massachusetts also sold the bonds to between eight and 10 institutional investors who had never bought the state's bonds before.
The idea of green muni bonds is to use the money raised to fund environmentally friendly projects. The proceeds from this sale will go to finance Massachusetts' new Accelerated Energy Program, which aims to reduce energy consumption by 20 to 25 percent at over 700 sites across the state. The goal is to save about $43 million annually in energy costs through these efforts.
There is nothing radically new about green bonds. The World Bank has been issuing them since 2008, selling more than $3 billion to finance projects to combat climate change. Indeed, it isn't even new for states and localities to use municipal bonds to finance environmental projects. More than $1.7 billion in muni bonds have been sold in 2013 with the promise the money would be spent on green projects, according to Thomson Reuters.
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What's new here is the use of the word "green." With green bonds, Massachusetts is trying to do two things: Use the popularity of environmental stewardship to sell them and tap into investors' growing desire to know how their money is being spent. Investors are increasingly looking to develop "part of their portfolios for projects that are sustainable or have a green or environmentally sound mandate," Steve Grossman, Massachusetts' state treasurer, said on Bloomberg TV's "Bottom Line." "Why not offer them bonds that are going to be used for the purpose of investing in and allowing these projects to move forward?"
But can green bonds help tackle climate change and be a sustainable funding source? Other than the green component, these bonds are no different from any other bond. They carry the state's general obligation pledge, meaning they are backed by the commonwealth's full faith and credit, and they are tax deductible.
For his part, Grossman isn't convinced green bonds will remain a reliable funding source. "I think green bonds will go the way of other bonds," he told Mark Crumpton on "Bottom Line." "Green bonds have a scarcity value. So in that sense if you are looking for new product to legitimately fund environmentally sound projects, it is a win for the state, it is a win for investors, it is a win across the board." Or at least it is for now.
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But there is a lot to suggest that, currently, the green label alone is enough to attract investors for the long haul. Massachusetts' green bonds were part of a larger offering. The state put up $1.1 billion in bonds, and as of early June, had only sold $671 million -- but the $100 million of green bonds had more buyers than bonds available for them. Last year, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway issued $850 million in green bonds to help finance its $2.4 billion Topaz Solar Farm in California. The offering was so popular that it was oversubscribed, forcing Berkshire Hathaway to increase its initial issuance an additional $700 million. This also highlights a growing interest by institutional investors in renewable energy projects, in part, because of their reliable income from long-term power projects.
Other recent trends further bolster the sustainability of green investments: One is the rise of benefit corporations. Unlike traditional commercial firms, benefit corporations must create a material positive impact on society. In other words, they must consider how their decisions affect employees, the community and the environment -- not just the firm's profit margin. Since 2010, benefit-corporation legislation has been enacted in 14 states and the District of Columbia, and is under consideration in 20 more.
It's not clear that 10 to 20 years from now green bonds will still serve a purpose. But for now there does seem to be a growing appetite among investors for environmental options. And "green" appears to be the magic word.
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New Jersey Makes Energy Resiliency a Top Priority
After struggling to restore millions of people's power in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey has become the first state with a "green" bank focused on energy resilience.
Which States Are Energy Efficient?
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy releases its annual scorecard that ranks the states based on their energy efficiency performance.
Bonds: A New Way to Fund Clean Energy
A new initiative hopes to pair the science of alternative energies with the power of bond financing.
New Clean Energy Program Won't Cost Cities a Dime
A new public-private partnership is similar to existing clean energy programs, but this one doesn't require any financial investment from cities.
Obama Proposes Energy Program Modeled on 'Race to the Top'
As part of his plan for greater energy efficiency across the U.S., President Barack Obama proposed a competitive grant program to help states cut waste.


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Q: Connect to Database through rest assured (REST API automation) We are automating testing of REST APIs using serenity-rest-assured. A requirement is to connect to a PostgreSQL database and compare the GET API call values with the database table values.
I searched over the internet and couldn't find an answer. I may not be using the right search keywords.
Please guide, can it be done connecting to DB and test the API result?

A: Just tried it out, The below is enough to prove that you can get the values from the database and validate against the values you get as a part of your Rest Assured implementation.
This is a small piece of code which serves the purpose and you can improvise it based on your requirement
Here's my class and I hope the code is self explanatory
  public class S_62551943 {

    // Declaration of the variables

    private final String url = "jdbc:postgresql://localhost/dvdrental";
    private final String user = "postgres";
    private final String password = "root";
    public static String fname = null;

    // Method to initalize connection to the database and execute query

    public void connect() {

        try {
            Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(url, user, password);
            {
                if (conn != null) {

                    PreparedStatement pst = conn.prepareStatement("select first_name from actor where last_name = 'Lollobrigida'");
                    ResultSet rs = pst.executeQuery();
                    {
                        while (rs.next()) {

                            fname = rs.getString("first_name");
                            System.out.println("The value from the table is : "+fname);
                        }
                    }

                } else
                    System.out.println("Failed to connect");
            }

        } catch (SQLException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
        }
    }

    // Main method and Rest Assured Code

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        S_62551943 app = new S_62551943();
        app.connect();
        given().when().get("https://reqres.in/api/users/2").then().body("data.first_name", equalToIgnoringCase(fname));
        System.out.println("Execution Successful");
    }

}

More information on Postgres - https://www.postgresqltutorial.com/

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Raquel Laíns
Illustration by: Joana Mendes
Occupation: Music Communication's Agent & Promoter
1 – Which person has influenced the most in your life and why?
In the professional part was undoubtedly my father, he was completely workaholic, worked really hard and was very disciplined in his work. My parents worked together and I lived in the middle of it. I work at home, many hours a day, now I am trying to maintain some discipline to have some social life. I spent several months without a day off and spent two weeks at home working about eighteen hours a day.
My father was very fond of what he was doing, just as I am nowadays. I don't feel the negative pressure of having to wake up early and go to work, for me it's a motivation and joy, it's my life. I find it easy to be a workaholic because I really like what I do. Music tells me a lot, I feel like I'm living a dream. I don't have breaks, when I stop working is because I go to concerts, so there is never a separation from work. My father was very perfectionist and I think that I go that too. My mother was more "soft", she influenced me in another way.
2 – Have you ever thought about following a musical career?
I was almost a keyboard teacher. I'm from Leiria, I studied a course there related with music, but it wasn't what I really liked. during the last year I had an accident and I broke my arm, I was nine months using a plaster and I couldn't get back to keyboards. I sang in choirs, all these things as a child, but playing in a serious way was with a keyboard. I love to play the piano, but I also love playing bass, I have one at home, with an amplifier and everything, but I don't have time. I work too hard and I don't have time for other things. I play a Kraftwerk song and one of "Dear Telephone", one of the bands I work with. When I go to see a concert I always get mesmerized with the bass player. My bass was offered by my "A Jigsaw", it's something I hold with great affection.
Ever since I had the accident, I stopped playing keyboard for about seventeen years. My mother has an organ at home in Leiria, and she always tells me to take it to Lisbon, but to this day it has not yet happened. If it was a piano the charm was different, but I lost the urge to play the keys. Once I played tambourine with "You Can not Win, Charlie Brown", Luis couldn't go, so I went in his place, it was a lot of fun, everything is recorded on video.
3 – Tell me about a moment in your childhood that you remember clearly.
I remember the walks with my family, of riding my daddy's back, of my mother's pats on the head. Even as a teenager when I was going out at night my mother waited for me and asked me if I wanted these pats on my eyebrows. I have the memory of going to the beach with my nephew. We had a house in São Martinho and just before reaching the beach there was a very big curve, so my nephew and I always fought to see which of us saw the sea first in this curve. I remember being at my parents' shop and on wednesdays we were going out to eat portuguese food at a tavern that was nearby. There was also a record store there, where I started to listen to music when I was very small. The lady of the store began to show me a lot of artists, and that in a way influenced me musically.
4 – How was for you to grow up in Leiria? What are the biggest differences between the Leiria of your youth and today's Leiria?
I think it has changed a lot. These days, I see my friends from back then improving the city in many ways and before that there was almost no cultural movement. I got along with people who now make a difference in Leiria. I go there a few times a year, but I know it has a much bigger dynamic, concerts, festivals, more shops and before there was nothing like that. In Leiria I was always doing stuff with older people than myself, which had a great influence on my musical taste. My parents didn't listen to much music, as they worked hard and also didn't have time for the cultural component.
"Several very good projects have appeared. We have an incredible national production, I hear practically only national music. Internet has created several paths and means of publicizing your music."
5- What were the main differences you found when you moved to Lisbon?
At first I was nervous. I did three years of my course in Leiria and two years in Lisbon. I was going to classes and then I was strolling around the city. I knew everything, explored every corner of the city, almost always on foot, I don't like public transportation very much. When I go on vacation I also really like to walk. I think Lisbon is the most beautiful city in the world. The cultural level was really high. There was everything, everywhere. I went to many concerts, didn't stop, had sleeping problems because the world was moving on and I didn't want to stop (laughs). After the course I didn't even think about going to Leiria, with the course of communication and culture it was impossible to get work there.
6 – You worked with Sabotage and Universal. How were these experiences and at what point did you decide that you wanted to do something by yourself?
This happened during my time at Sabotage. I was there for two years and when I left I already knew that I wanted to do something by myself, but they recommended me to Universal, for a two week work only, and I thought it made sense to have that experience. I ended up staying there for two years. When I left Universal I went to the Lisbon's town hall for a part-time and then took the opportunity to test my personal business model. After a year and such I decided to go for the musical area more seriously. The first work I did seriously as a freelancer was with "Mão Morta", with the album "Nus". This was even during the time I was at Universal, only when I left the town hall I started dedicating myself to it 100%.
7 – Internet now allows new opportunities to create and disseminate music. How do you see this evolution taking into account that you are in the middle of it?
Internet has made the disc sales decreasing, that is objective. If the albums don't sell the publishers lose money and stop investing on new bands. I think the bands now don't give up, they try several times. Before, you tried a few times and if no publisher grabbed you it was almost impossible to do anything. These days reality is completely different. I can't know if the bands before my time had more quality, the difference is that now without support the bands can try themselves to do something. Several very good projects have appeared. We have an incredible national production, I hear practically only national music. Internet has created several paths and means of publicizing your music. I always make it a point to advertise on the internet, it has never been more important than now, from blogs to websites, I always like to send the physical disk too. Before there was the radio, now is the website 'x' or youtube. Working with radio before was a nightmare, because everything had to start with radio. It's still an important platform these days, but the videos on youtube are a fantastic thing and it makes a difference. Previously, only the greatest artists had videoclips.
8 – Do you think it makes sense these days to have a manager? Given that the internet is so easy for musicians to publicize their projects and make contacts to get more concerts.
I like the simple things. The manager has his role. A good manager can make a difference and then I think it makes sense, because he has contacts that the band does not have. The manager has his role, but for the most part it's not worth much and it's not because he does not do his job, it's just because now it's much more complicated to find ways to make money with a band, the brands are more restricted to betting on a band . A manager will sometimes get money from a band and that money would be missing from the band, it will not make up for what they are paying for, but this is my reality, that I work for niche bands, aimed at a certain audience. It has felt like a very big band to have a manager, but in my work reality, with the bands that I work, most of them do not need to have a manager. The bands can do a lot of alone, with a manager there is one more person to receive in a route that the manager can neither influence as much. It depends a lot on the bands and their goals.
9 – Have you ever thought of building a team to work with you?
Yes, I've thought of that. I had a person helping me for two months, during "Fusing Festival", but this project is very personal and I'm very perfectionist. It's very hard for me to have someone to work with me on my project and doing things in a way that I wouldn't do, even if it's better or worse. I'm not saying it's not going to happen someday, but that needs money and being the right person. It's my job, it's my name that's at stake, it's complicated.
"Sometimes I forget to have lunch, I only remember at three or four in the afternoon. I'm very productive, very methodical, I have an agenda, in a word document, and I know everything I have to do in the next three or four months."
10 – What are the biggest differences between promoting a band or a festival?
My experience with festivals is with "Fusing". It's a giant job because it's not just music, it gets away from my area, there are better known bands with other audiences that are not the same as the bands I usually work with. Besides, it mixes a lot of partnerships, a band can have the support of a radio or so, a festival is not left alone, it's much more demanding. I remember when I was at "Fusing" I had just worked until four in the morning, I was going to bed at seven because I was delivering the reports for that day, and I would wake up at nine o'clock in the morning. The reporters enjoyed it because they had been with me until a few hours ago and I was already sending them emails at six in the morning. It's very demanding, you have to work the audience in another way, there are a lot more channels of communication.
With an album you start working two months before and there isn't really a date to end the promotion, although two or three months later there is little more to do at a promotional level. A festival starts to be promoted at the beginning of the year, the strategy has to be more rigid and defined. Festivals have the added value of taking smaller bands to audiences who would never hear them any other way, that's very interesting.
11 – How did your relationship with "Mão Morta" began?
I've been a fan of the band since I was a kid. When I was at "Sabotage" I got a specialization the "ETIC" of discographic production and marketing, where I had a class about management of bands brands, so I naturally chose "Mão Morta". In my innocence I sent an email with questions, thinking that they wouldn't reply. The next day they answered me with total availability, I was ecstatic and I took the opportunity to say that I was also promoting bands and that I wanted to work with them, that I was there for everything they needed. I could hardly guess that Adolfo would tell me that I was contacting them at the right time and that they wanted someone to promote their album "Nus". Of course I accepted, so I did the promotion and it went very well. The record was about to come out for two weeks, but sold out during the first week. We did very well and they are very dear, direct and quiet. It's funny because there are many journalists who still come and talk to me about a new album, even if I'm not promoting it. As a freelancer, Adolfo gave me enormous strength, because he believed in me and told me to bet on it. "Mão Morta" made me believe in myself, I know that I am what I am because of them.
12 – How is your daily routine?
It's really great that I have a dog because I can't work in my pajamas all day, unlike many people who work from home. My dog forces me to go out to the street. I do everything as if I didn't work at home, I wake up, I go and walk my dog and I go to my place to work, where I spend all day, super concentrated. I remember that I'm at home when someone rings the doorbell and my dog barks. Sometimes I forget to have lunch, I only remember at three or four in the afternoon. I'm very productive, very methodical, I have an agenda, in a word document, and I know everything I have to do in the next three or four months. I forced myself to watch some TV series at lunch to make a pause. Then I continue to work, have dinner, and work until two in the morning.
I used to have my office in the middle of the house and it didn't let me concentrate on my work because I remembered, for example, the washing machine. I couldn't share my homework with my work. For some time I decided to rent a space with some friends to at least leave the house during the working time. The truth is, I was there for a year and people have been up there about five times that year, so I was still alone, but out of my house and spending money. I went home and put my office in the corner of the house, in a very small space, and now I can forget that I'm at home. I love working during weekends, because it has an advantage: journalists work less at weekends and I can do a lot of work during those two days. Every day I take a five minute break to dance, I think my dog doesn't understand, but anyway, that's my daily life.
13 – If you had to choose a band to play in a movie which band and movie would that be?
It's difficult to choose, perhaps "The Summer of Kikujiro" from Takeshi Kitano, with music by Noiserv or "Eduard Scissorhands" by Mercury Rev.
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Dr. Steve Kreutz is a licensed Chiropractor. He attended the prestigious Palmer Chiropractic College in Davenport, Iowa - graduating in June 1995. He immediately went to work in a multi-doctor clinic in Bothell, Washington, where he remained until making the decision to open his own practice in June 2009. He opened Mukilteo Chiropractic Clinic out of a desire to serve the people in the community near his home.
Dr. Kreutz was born in Washington, and grew up in the area - graduating from Mariner High School. He received a dual-sport scholarship for tennis and basketball at Everett Community College, where he began his college education. He then spent a few years working at Boeing, before an injury sent him to a chiropractor for care. After seeing the chiropractor at work, and experiencing firsthand the results of the care, he decided he wanted to become a chiropractor himself. After finishing some undergraduate study locally, he packed up and went to Iowa to complete the intensive training required to become a Chiropractor.
Dr. Kreutz lives with his wife and the two youngest of their four children in Everett, WA.
As Steve's wife and biggest cheerleader, Christi was instrumental in the launch of Mukilteo Chiropractic Clinic. She encouraged him to follow the dream of opening his own clinic. Together, they envisioned the ability to help and serve the community where they were raised and now live, while achieving the life-balance a career closer to home could provide.
Christi's proudest achievement is being a mother to four wonderful kids, but the clinic quickly became another proud achievement in her life. She currently works as the Office Coordinator and does most of her work from home and behind the scenes. However, she cherishes the moments she can spend at the office, surrounded by the fabulous staff and wonderful patients.
Christi keeps in touch with everything that happens by checking in regularly with Dr. Kreutz and the staff. She thoroughly enjoys watching the growth and constant change that goes along with the business, and is grateful to be a part of such an amazing, caring team!
Melissa's interests are wellness through personal nutrition and core-based exercise. She loves being outdoors with her family on weekends and can't get enough of the "little lighthouse here in Mukilteo"! Come see her at the front desk.


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