List Building online is almost always done with a Sales Funnel (I prefer to call them List Building Funnels, but I'm in the minority ) ). I've written other blog posts about these funnels or here amd even more in my free eBook called AWeber: Quick Start. Here I'll just repeat the basics. It helps (a lot) to start off by choosing a Niche (preferably one you are passionate about). From there you define you ideal client and what it is that they REALLY want. You are looking for something that keeps them up at night. Selling to a generic list is much less effective than selling to a list of people that you know are interested in a general area. Once you have that defined, you move on to building the pieces of your Internet Business. Usually List Building pages are done using a Blog or a Website. Here we will use a site called LeadPages.net to create and host the web pages we need to build our list, even before we have a Blog or Website..
The Pieces of Your Sales Funnel – How Do You Build a List.
You need 1) an Ethical Bribe or Lead Magnet or whatever you want to call it. This is something (an eBook, a Report, an Audio, a Video, an Email Course, and so on) that your prospects will be willing to trade their email addresses for. 2) You need an Autoresponder (I write on AWeber so that is obviously my choice – You can sign up here), 3) You need a Squeeze Page (an offer page which offers to trade your Ethical Bribe for their email address), 4) A Thank You Page, 5) Some emails in your Autoresponder. I usually use the first one to send my new Subscribers to another page – the Download Page, 6) The Download page. The last thing you are going to need is Traffic. If people do not see your squeeze page it will be useless to you and will never help you build a list. There are a couple of other things you will need before you are done and these are "Things to Sell!" that are related to your Ethical Bribe Paid advertising can be very expensive if you don't have a "One-Time-Offer" (and perhaps and Upsell and a Downsell) to defray the costs.
BTW If this seems to be going by in a hurry, don't worry it is a a LOT to take in and do. I am a Certified Trainer for Ann Sieg's Daily Marketing Coach and I can testify that our students (including me) take months to learn the various skills needed to master Internet Marketing.
How Do You Get Started Building a List?
One of the usual steps for building your List Building Empire is to create a blog. This is your home base. It is where you establish your expertise and it provides the platform for the various pages I described above (Squeeze Pages, Thank You Pages, Download Pages and more). Once you have your niche selected and your blog created, you write some blog posts to provide content and show people you know your niche.
All of this can take a while – sometimes quite a while.
Even though this is a shortcut, you will still need to carry out a couple of steps first.
You really need to figure out a niche – a starving crowd of people who have similar needs. When you market to a group, you REALLY need to the group to have similar needs so you can market materials relevant to that need. Selling auto parts to mechanics makes sense. Trying to sell auto parts to a group of single moms, doesn't make any sense and wouldn't generate many sales.
You need to create an Ethical Bribe (or Lead Magnet) that solves a problem the people in your niche all have (or mostly have). It doesn't' need to be long and it doesn't need to be complex. In fact many marketer's suggest that your try for around 10 pages – something that can be read in 10 minutes. Some are even shorter – for example you can have a one page report that provides the 10 best sources for XYZ. If the people in your niche say "Wow! I'd like to have that!" you have a winner, even though it is just one page. A common way to get started is to Google for <your niche> PLR. PLR means Private Label Rights. You will find eBooks that your can modify and put your name on it. It is often much easier to "fix" something that is close to what you want than it is to start with a blank sheet of paper and write the same material. PLR lets you do that.
First we need to set up our account with AWeber and do two things. The account setup is pretty easy and I'm not going into that here. Call their support if you have ANY problems.
Create a List. You will have a list associated with each Free Offer (Ethical Bribe, Lead Magnet, etc.) The list is a database of email addresses (and other information like a person's name) that you collect from Leads. People in the list are known as Subscribers.
In my eBook (AWeber: Quick Start) you will see a more sophisticated system that is designed to let you grow and have many free offers, but this will do for now.
The arrows point to the two ways to get to the page that shows all of your lists. Of course, in the beginning there won't be any.
Click on this button to actually create your first (empty) list.
The First Page Asks for Simple Information That Will Go On Emails You Send to Subscribers on This List.
There are a few more fields, but they are all simple and straight forward.
#1 – The list name must be unique among all AWeber customers. AWeber receives information about a person and based upon this name they load the information in the correct database (list). AWeber will tell you if the name is unique or already in use. I use codes to help me identify my lists. For example, "halebk…." means that the list is made up of subscribers you asked for one of my eBooks and "halebuy…" indicates that they bought a book. NOTE: Subscribers see this name when they go to unsubscribe. Don't shoot yourself in the foot with an insulting name.
#2 – A description of the list. Again subscribers see this when they go to unsubscribe. If you make this description appealing enough some will decide to stay on your list instead of unsubscribing.
I teach creating lists with no confirmation email. You lose people when they have to carry out a second step and go to their email to confirm that they want your product. People are so busy and are looking at so many different things that they often forget what they asked for a few minutes ago. AWeber on the other hand likes you to have a confirmation email. They recently made a change that forces us to do a second step to cancel the confirmation email. Here you are going to need to pick one of their headlines by clicking on the drop down menu indicated by the red arrow above.
Your list has been created. Now let us go turn off the confirmation email.
#1 – Be sure you have your new list selected in this "Current List:" drop box.
#4 – You can see under "List Name" that we are looking at the correct list.
#3 – Down in the middle of the page beside the blue "2", click the "RED OFF" button. Your lead will now be a subscriber as soon as these press the "Submit" button on your Sign Up form.
Congratulations! You have created your first list!
The one thing you MUST do after you have the list is create a Sign Up Form. The Sign Up Form is what we use to put people INTO a list.
#1 – Again – make sure that the "Current List:" dropdown is pointing at the correct list.
#3 – Click the Green Button to create a new Sign Up Form. Once you have a form or two, they will be listed on the page instead of the pictures.
#1 – As always – make sure you are working with the correct list.
#2 – Pick a template. In this case is does not matter in the least which one. LeadPages ignores everything about the layout of the list. It also (by default), ignores all of the fields except the "email" address field.
#3 – Click the "Save the Form" button and the "Go to Step 2" buttons.
I'm going to show you the "Settings" tab even though we will come back and fill this out later. We don't know the name and URL of the Thank You Page yet since we haven't created it. We need the Sign Up Form to exist in order to create the Opt-In Page in LeadPages so we create it now. We will come back and fill in the URL of the Thank You Page once we know it.
Where Should the Subscriber Go Once They Press the Submit Button?
#1 – Be sure you are using the correct list.
#4 – Give the Sign Up Form a good name so that you can remember what you are using it for. These get hard to remember later when you have several offers going.
#5 – We are going to send the new Subscriber to a Custom Page, so pick this from the dropdown menu. We don't know the name of the page yet, so you can use http://Google.com or any other web URL.
The last step (for now) in AWeber is to create some follow up emails. Since we are going to come back to AWeber I'll do that when we come back.
NOTE: It is very important that you deliver your product in an email, even if you take the new Subscriber straight to it on your Thank You page. Some people will sign up on a phone and don't want to download the product there, or don't have time to review it "right now." They need to have a way to get back to the product you just traded their email address for.
Once you have an account, you will need to tell LeadPages.net that you want them to integrate with AWeber.
#5 – Later you will use this same screen up upload PDF files or Audio files etc. that you want to deliver with LeadPages.
You only need to do this integration once. LeadPages will remember that you AWeber is (one of) the Autoresponder you are using.
Now we can go create the pages we need for our Sales Funnel.
#1 – Click on "Opt-In Page" on the left.
#2 – You can sort the pages in several ways and select the one you want.
#3 – As you hover the mouse over images below, you will see a "Use this Template" button appear in the middle of the picture.
#1 – You are going to need to name the page before you can save it.
#2 – The Opt-In Integration option is where you connect this page to your AWeber account.
#3 – There are two number threes on above. When you click on an option on the left, an edit screen to change the corresponding value on the form appears.
#4 – This is another item where you click on the left and then change the vlaue that will appear on the form. In other words you will replace the words "Learn From Proven Entrepreneurs" with your own words.
Note: Looking at the form you can see that there is no place for a Lead to enter their email address. LeadPages runs tests constantly on their forms and they have determined that a two step process closes almost 30% more subscribers. It is an easier first step just to click on the Red Button. Then a pop up window (which we will see nest) appears with a place to enter their email. They call this a micro-commitment. Once they committed to move forward by clicking the button it is easier to go ahead and fill out their email address. Doing both at the same time seems like a bigger investment.
#1 – Once you Click on Integration the screen changes to this. Aweber is the default Autoresponder since we only have one integration.
#2 – Scroll down until you find the List you just created in AWeber. Under that list you will see all the Sign Up Forms you have created for that List. You will only have one. You can see that some of mine have several.
#3 – This is the pop-up screen I mentioned above. Your Lead enters their email here. You can edit the wording here.
#4 – The dark image is the button they originally clicked to trigger the pop-up.
I am going to show you an advanced feature. Usually we don't show advanced features in an introductory text, but this is very important.
What I am going to show you is how to set a tracking various so that you can look in AWeber and see where a Subscriber came from. By default AWeber will only tell you which page a Subscriber used to opt-in to your list. If you want to know which traffic source or which ad a lead was looking at when they subscribed you had to duplicate the Opt-in page over and over.
I'm going to show you how pass a parameter when you give the URL to a traffic source. The value of this parameter will be passed to AWeber when the Lead opts-in and becomes a subscriber.
There is a link where the arrow is pointing. Once you click it, the screen changes and a list of hidden fields is shown.
Once you click on the field name, the screen changes again.
Fill in the default value and the name of the parameter we will use to pass information to AWeber. I use "adtracking".
Here I filled in "promo-vid" for the default value. If I don't pass a parameter when I call the Opt-in Page in an ad, this is the value that will be used. I filled in "adtracking" for the name of the variable I will use to pass my traffic source to AWeber.
Here is an example of one of my LeadPages Opt-in Page links.
The URL above does not have a parameter, so any Lead who opts-in will have "promo-vid" in the AWeber field called meta-adtracking.
Here is how I want to call that same page.
You can see that I added "?adtracking=SummerBlastGiveaway" to the end of the URL. "adtracking" is the name of the variable I entered above. If a Lead opts-in from this link the field meta-adtracking in AWeber will contain "SummerBlastGiveaway." This is the name of one of the JV Giveaways that I participated in. I will be able to tell that the Lead came from that giveaway. If I buy a solo ad I might use "?adtracking=bobsolo" and the field in AWeber will say "bobsolo".
Now you can tell how many opt-ins you got, not just how many clicks you got. This is super important data.
Let's look at AWeber for one screen.
#2 – Click on the Subscribers Tab.
#5 – Fill in the value you passed with the parameter. Here I used the "bobsolo" since this is the code I used for one of the solo ads I booked.
#6 – Click on the Search button.
#7 – It shows you that there were 53 opt-ins that came from the "bobsolo" Solo ad. Now I can see I booked 100 clicks and he gave me 106. This is 50% opt-in rate from Bob.
Now we will go back to LeadPages.
Once we have modified to page to deliver our message, we need to do four things.
#4 – Publish the Page.
SPECIAL NOTE: There is no arrow, but in the extreme upper right corner of this page is an X. That is how to quit the Edit Screens.
If we preview the Saved Page, there is an orange button in the upper right that lets us exit the preview and go back to the Edit screens.
Here is a live example page.
In this example I passed the parameter ?adtracking=Solo-by-Joe when I called the page. The "video" here is really an image that I put a play button on. You need to click the yellow button (which will pop up an Email submission form) in order to actually watch the video.
Once I have published the page, you will see it in your list under the LeadPages tab.
The next step is to create the Thank You Page. In this example we are going to actually deliver the promised product on this page.
Click on Template at the top and Thank You Pages on the left. In this case we might choose the one that has a video on it.
In actual fact, I found one I liked better under the Sales Page Templates.
#1 – I clicked on Templates at the top.
#3 – I selected this one.
I made changes just like on the Opt-In page. Of course I didn't need to integrate AWeber here since that step is already gone.
I did need to get the "embed" code from YouTube to tell the page which video to play.
Note: The bottom button has a field for me to enter where I want the subscriber to go if they click on this Call-To-Action.
I told them I was going to deliver a video and here it is.
Here is the URL that displays this page.
In this short demonstration I used a two page Squeeze Page –> Product Delivery Page Funnel. LeadPages has the ability to use more pages and different kinds of pages. For example, my usual funnel involves at least three pages: Squeeze Page à Thank You Page (with a One-Time-Offer) à Download Page (where the product is delivered – and the same or a different One-Time-Offer is displayed). More advanced options involve Exit-pops and Upsells and/or Downsells. You can do all of these with LeadPages.
Squeeze Page –> Thank You Page: AWeber controls where a new subscriber goes when they Opt-In.
Since a new subscriber might need to go to a confirmation page, the autoresponder company controls where a person goes when they opt-in. Now that we have the URL for the Thank You Page, we can go back to AWeber and finish our Sign Up Form.
#1 – Make sure we are working on the correct list.
#2 – Click on the Sign Up Forms tab.
#3 – Click on the word "Edit" that appears when you hover the mouse over the sign up form you want to work with. In this case we only have one sign up form, so the choice is easy.
#1 – As always – make sure you are working on the right list.
#2 – You already clicked on the Sign Up Form Tab and asked to edit a form.
#4 – Fill the URL we just got from LeadPages into the field that says in essence which custom page should a new subscriber go to.
#5 – Fill in the same information in the page where an "already subscribed" person should go.
#6 – Save the form.
Note: LeadPage has a field for adding a URL for sending a person to a new page. AWeber takes over and that field is ignored. Don't use it when going from an Opt-In page to a Thank You Page with AWeber.
I usually use my first Followup eMail from AWeber to give the new subscriber a link to the download page.
Note that (as we showed back on the Screen shot where we set up the AWeber Integration in LeadPages), you can upload a PDF or an Audio or any other kind of file to LeadPages so that it is online and LeadPages can deliver your product to your Subscribers.
At this point we have 1) a Squeeze Page and 2) Thank You/Video Delivery Page and a way to move Leads from the Squeeze Page to the Thank You Page. There are three critical pieces left to do and all three are standard with all Sales Funnels.
We need to send our new subscribers a Welcome email and a way to get their product. Even though we sent them to a page with the Video (in this case), we need to send it to them again. They may not have had the time, the device or the desire to consume the material when they got it. They need to be able to get back to it later and we do that with an email.
We need to start to build a relationship with our subscribers. They need to get to know, like and trust us.
We need to sell to the list.
I'm not really going to go into items 2 and 3 from that list. They are beyond the scope of this document, but we will look at sending the first follow up email.
We are going to go back into AWeber and pick the correct list. Then we will click on the Messages.
#1 – As always – choose the correct list.
#1 – We are working with the right list.
#2 – We are in the design phase (the Settings phase is mostly about how many days AWeber should wait before it sends this email. The first email goes out ASAP.
#4 – and the My Templates button is clicked.
#5 – Note this little check box. Later when things don't seem to work right, this box is probably checked. You can't select a template when this is checked.
#7 – Then we will Save it by clicking on this green button.
#8 – Your new template will appear over here. When you start a new email, you can click on your template and it will load into your new empty email.
#1 – I clicked on one of the templates. The template filled my email.
#2 – When I found the one I wanted, I Clicked on the Green APPLY button.
#3 – You can see what my template looks like. I like having my blog header, my picture are more. You certainly don't need to go to this extreme.
Here is another of my templates. It is a generic "Thank You for asking for my product" template. Basically I saved a complete copy of my first "Thank You for asking for my eBook" email. I knew that I would be doing more in the future.
#1 – You MUST fill in the Subject line. I like to be very specific about what eBook or Video they will receive. I'm trying to remind them why they want to open my email.
#3 – I needed to edit the short paragraph that describes the product.
AWeber Tip: When you click OUTSIDE the text area the big icons light up. These are paragraphs that you can drag down into the email you are working on. For example, if you want to include an image in your email you would drag the IMAGE Icon down and insert it at the end of your current text area. You cannot insert an image in the middle of an existing paragraph. When you are done, it will look like you did, but in fact you will have a text paragraph, an image paragraph, and perhaps another text paragraph.
I also need to edit the "link" and tell AWeber where to send my Subscriber to get to their Download Page.
Aweber Tip: When you click inside an editable area (where it says "Thank you for requestiong…", the large icons at the top will grey out and the editing icons will become active. You can see the standard "Blod, Italics, Underline…" icons. They work just like a word processor.
#1 – This is the LINK Icon.
#2 – We need to highlight some text in out text (hold the mouse button down and drag it.) The word "download" is highlighted here.
#3 – When we click on the LINK Icon, the little box pops up and allows us to enter the URL where our subscriber;s browser should go when they click on the "download" link.
When you are don, send your self a TEST EMAIL (upper right corner). Then SAVE and click NEXT at the bottom. There isn't much to do on the second page of your first email. All you can really do is click on SAVE AND EXIT. I'll show you the Settings Page for the second email below.
After you SAVE & EXIT your first email, you will return to your list of Follow Up Emails. It will now have one email.
#2 – When you hover your mouse over an email, a small menu appears. You can EDIT the email, send a test email to yourself (or someone else), Delete the email or COPY it. In this case I like to send a second copy of the link to the product I promised a couple of days after the first email. Copying the first email makes this very easy to do. In that second email, I add the word "Resend:" to the subject line and add a sentence that says "I sent this a couple of days ago, but in case it went astray, here it is again." to the top of the email.
When I finish editing the second email and get to the Settings page, there are two options that weren 't there before.
#1 – You can see that this is the Settings Page since the Settings Tab has color.
#2 = BE SURE TO CHANGE the 999 DAYS. YOUR EMAIL WILL BE DELAYED FOR THREE YEARS IF YOUR DON'T.
#3 – You can change what day of the week this email goes out on and what time of day. I like to make mine go out at between 6:00 AM and 9:AM in the morning. Your target market may respond better to a different time of day.
#4 – This is the Save & Exit Button I mentioned above.
#1 – Your first email – Welcome and contains a link to the Ethical Bribe/Lead Magnet you promised to your new subscriber.
#2 – This is an email I didn't show you. I like to send it on day two. It starts with "I hate to get email from someone I don't know. I'll bet you do tool Let me tell you a little about Dr. Hale Pringle."
#3 – This is the copy of the first email with the "Resend:" in the titile.
#4 – Note I di NOT change the 999 on this email. This email and all emails after it wiil be delayed for almost three years. It is easy to do.
You can try to get send ads from Google or Facebook to your new opt-in page. You may NOT be successful there. They really like to see a blog with more content assoicated with the Opt-In Page. On the other hand LinkedIn, Twitter, and Bing are not that picky. You can also send JV GIveaways, Solo Ads, Ad Swaps, Click Banks, Funnel Clicks, Banner Ads and other kinds of traffic to these pages with no problem. I developed the sample above specificly for text ads in JV Giveaways and Banners.
As I said in the beginning, you don't need a blog or a website to start building your list.
You do need to choose a niche and develop a Free Offer / Ethical Bribe / Lead Magnet before you can start List Building using LeadPages (or with any other system.).
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Dr. Hale, this is an incredibly helpful post. Thank you so much for putting it together. I just have a couple questions.
I'm just getting started with LeadPages, and have spent the last three days trying to figure out why my custom "Already Subscribed" page keeps getting ignored when current subscribers opt to receive additional lead magnets I've posted. Current subscribers still get Aweber's default page.
My setup is this: I have one "catch all" list that I segment through ad tracking. For each lead magnet, I create a new LeadBox, and set it to send the subscriber to the same generic Thank You page. I opt to have LeadPages deliver the gift via email. For new subscribers, the funnel works fine. The problem, again,,is with current subscribers. I agree with you: seeing that "You're already subscribed" message is very jarring.
What does that mean? I'm not clear on what "field" in LeadPages you're referring to. I'd like to understand, because I'm wondering if this is having some impact on my "Already Subscribed" page being ignored by Aweber.
The first thing I would check is in AWeber.
* See where you are directing the "Already Subscribed" people on this page. I believe it is the active page.
The field you asked about is in the AWeber Integration section of LeadPages.
Email me at Hale @HalePringle.com if the check in AWeber didn't solve your problem.


Twilight Sparkle was awakened by the sound of a book hitting the floor. She opened one eye reluctantly, and was greeted by the pale light of the moon filtering in through her bedroom window. Luna's moon was still high in the mid-night sky, without even a glimpse of sunlight on the horizon. It had to have been hours still before morning.
The moonlight was just enough for her to take a quick look around her room. Books were all over the place as a result of some late night studying. Not one looked disturbed. Not that I would know. I need to clean up in the morning. Again.
Movement in the corner of the room caught her eye, and she opened the other one. She quickly raised her head from her pillow, alert.
But all she saw was Spike, curled up in his bed. As she watched, he twitched in his dreams.
Warm under her blankets, she started to closer her eyes again.
Another book fell just as soon as she did, jolting her wide awake. Then another. But the sound was coming from beyond the door to her bedroom.
She stared blearily at the door to the public portion of the library, ears cupped towards it. But spike's snoring covered any other sound that was being made beyond the doorway.
It's too late for anyone to be visiting the library. Twilight mused silently as she untangled herself from the sheets to get out of bed. Moonlight guided her to the doorway, though she had to carefully avoid tripping on the books on the floor. With a light nudge, she pushed the door open.
A breeze hit Twilight's face as soon a she opened it. Moonlight was coming in through the opened ceiling window, casting an eerie light on the library. She didn't see anyone immediately, but saw a few stacks of books piled up near one of the book-cases. That most certainly wasn't there earlier!
She only briefly caught a glimpse of something coming down from one of the book cases to land next to one of piles. Twilight reacted instinctively, quickly casting the first spell that came to mind. All of the lamps in the library flared to life, immediately lighting the entire room.
There was a flash of pale blue as the pony she had seen tried to bolt. It didn't get far. It ran into one of the piles of books, sending them toppling over on top of it.
"Ow!" A young female's voice cried out, as books piled on top of the pony.
Twilight paused. Wait, I know that voice.
"Rainbow Dash?" She asked out loud as she stepped closer to the balcony overlooking the library. It couldn't be. What would she be doing here so late?
Twilight Sparkle sighed, and started down the stairs to the main floor. A few books began to glow, and they lifted themselves off of the prone pegasus' head.
Twilight didn't buy it for a second.
Now that most of the books were off of her, Rainbow started to push herself out from under the rest of the books. But then her hooves slipped on one of the leather bindings. She fell, hitting the pile again. "Oh pony apples. Guess I'm still kinda beat." The rainbow pegasus giggled quietly, but pushed herself up.
Did something go wrong? Twilight frowned thoughtfully, noticing the nervous twinge to the giggle. A few more books rose out of the pile, directed by Twilight's glowing horn. She seemed so happy after that outing she earned. But a glance over the Pegasus didn't suggest anything wrong. To Twilight's eyes, Rainbow looked about confident as ever. A little bruised from her tumble and a little tired, but she knew that Rainbow had worse impacts than that during her morning routines.
"Rainbow Dash..." Twilight started, frowning still.
Besides your marbles? Twilight raised an ear slightly. "Oh? What could you possibly need from a library in the middle of the night?" She tried not to sound sarcastic. It didn't work.
Rainbow Dash didn't answer immediately. She pawed at a couple of the books still around her, seemingly ignoring Twilight. As she did, Twilight noticed a strange, constant flick in the pegasi's rainbow hued tail, as if she were actually nervous about something.
Resigned in the fact that she was not likely to get any more sleep at the moment, Twilight sighed. She directed a few more books to their shelves as she followed along behind Rainbow Dash. "The library isn't big enough to use the more sophisticated types of organization like Decimal Dewer's system," Twilight Sparkle explained in the same tone of voice she would use to tell a new student coming to the library.
Despite the need for more sleep gnawing at her, Twilight focused, drawing out her magic on a particular spell she had been working on to find specific books. A book on the far end of the shelves began to glow, and pulled itself out.
You're a horrible liar, Rainbow Dash. But alright. Twilight Sparkle sighed, and let the book hold still long enough for her friend to grab onto it. "If you say so, Rainbow Dash." If it were Applejack, this would be easy. She's just stubborn, she'd have to give up eventually. You're proud. If I push it, you'll just get angry.
Eyeing Twilight skeptically, Rainbow let her wings relax none the less. She glanced at the book hovering towards her. "What's that?" Her eyes narrowed a little as she read the the binding of the book. "... 'Advanced Flight Skills'?
Before Twilight could say another word, Rainbow flared out her wings. Both books held tight against her chest by a foreleg, the rainbow maned pegasus took off like a bolt through the open ceiling window. The force of her takeoff caused a few more books to tumble off of their shelves when she passed.


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Enterprises want to drive complexity out of their data infrastructure and adopt more open technologies to take better advantage of analytics and AI. The data lakehouse enabled by Databricks has put thousands of customers on this path, collectively processing multiple exabytes of data a day on a single platform for analytics and AI workloads. But, the data ecosystem is vast, and no one vendor can accomplish everything. Every enterprise has a multitude of tools and data sources that need to be connected, secured, and governed to allow every user within an organization to find, use, and share data-driven insights. Stitching everything together has historically been a burden on the customer and on partners, making it very complicated and expensive to execute at any scale.
Partner Connect solves this challenge by making it easy for customers to integrate data, analytics, and AI tools directly within their Databricks lakehouse. In just a few clicks, Partner Connect will automatically configure resources such as clusters, tokens, and connection files for customers to connect with data ingestion, prep and transformation, and BI and ML tools.
"With Partner Connect, we're able to open up the Databricks Lakehouse Platform to partners in new ways that will make it much easier for us to collectively serve customers better," said Ali Ghodsi, CEO and Co-Founder of Databricks. "Partners will be able to directly reach Databricks customers with their solutions in the moment, and our sales and marketing teams will be able to collaborate closely to solve customer challenges."
Not only will Partner Connect allow customers to integrate the data tools they already use, but it will also enable them to discover new, pre-validated solutions from Databricks partners that complement their expanding business needs. With Partner Connect, customers can easily extend their lakehouse into every corner of their data ecosystem to solve current and future challenges.
"With the speed and volume of data flowing through Jam City, it's crucial that we're empowering data teams with an open, collaborative lakehouse platform that allows our people to access, integrate, and analyze data easily and efficiently. We're excited to see Databricks introduce Partner Connect and offer a streamlined way for our data engineers, scientists, and analysts alike to connect to their data tools of choice, jumpstart their workflows, and innovate faster with actionable insights from our data lakehouse," said Rami Safadi, Head of Data and AI at Jam City.
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Partner Connect is now available for Databricks customers at no additional cost; new partner solutions, pre-built lakehouse integrations, machine learning models and libraries, and additional data providers will be added as the ecosystem continues to develop. The introduction of Databricks Partner Connect underlines the company's commitment to drive new and expanded customer engagement with strategic partners and deliver an integrated data ecosystem for lakehouse.
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Cancer Research and Resource Centers
Serving Southern Virginia since 2010, the Cancer Research and Resource Centers (CRRCs) function in two respects. As research centers, staff work with researchers at state universities to bring research studies to those living in our communities. As resource centers we provide up-to-date and helpful information on cancer risk reduction, as well as help cut through the clutter and fear of a very stressful diagnosis by directing cancer patients, survivors and their networks of support to reliable sources. The CRRCs two offices, one in Danville and one in Lawrenceville, are both located along the State Highway 58 corridor. They are outreach offices of the Office of Health Equity and Disparities Research within Massey and are funded by Massey and the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission.
You may call or stop by our welcoming offices to:
Obtain sound information about cancer screening, diagnoses, treatment options, diet, exercise and stress management;
Find help with financial or transportation assistance and support services from peer-to-peer networks to hospice;
Learn about the importance of knowing your family's health/cancer history and getting screened for cancer.
Our staff is also very active outside the office walls. We host events throughout the area, recruiting both nationally known speakers and local medical professionals. Continuing education credits are often offered as part of
In addition to Living Well programs for people concerned with cancer prevention and survivorship, the Danville center's main initiatives right now are to:
Emphasize the power of detecting and treating cancer in its early stages;
Encourage everyone to get screened for colon cancer at the age of 45 (ACS guideline/2018) or younger if you are at greater risk;
Raise awareness about the human papillomavirus (HPV), its connection to male and female cancers and the HPV vaccine; and
Work to reduce illness and death from lung cancer through education and support of tobacco cessation efforts.
In Lawrenceville, advancements are being made to:
Work with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Coaches Program to address, understand and improve the health factors within the community that contribute to higher cancer incidence and mortality rates;
Work to reduce illness and death from lung cancer through education and support of tobacco cessation efforts;
Encourage everyone to get screened for colon cancer at the age of 45 (ACS guideline/2018) or younger if you are at greater risk; and
Support individuals one-on-one by providing information about a cancer diagnosis, assisting with access to care and connecting survivors and caregivers with the resources they need.
All of our programs and services are complimentary. Please feel free to call, contact us by e-mail or follow us on Facebook.
Our mission is to establish, facilitate, maintain and actively engage with the communities of Southside Virginia to improve the health and wellbeing of community residents, as it relates to cancer, with the goal to advance cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and survivorship. As part of the Office of Health Equity and Disparities Research, we work to address cancer disparities through research, outreach, education and training.
Our goals are
To establish sustained community engagement that fosters ongoing dialogue and collaboration across the cancer care continuum relevant to the local context and the broader community;
To effectively serve the Southside communities and individuals with reliable local, state and national cancer information, resources and programming that is applicable to the local context and that results in an improvement of outcomes for those residents diagnosed with cancer and be a resource for family members and caregivers;
To establish and maintain an atmosphere of trust in Southside communities that fosters open conversation about cancer research and community engagement in cancer studies and research activities focused on biological, clinical and social determinants of cancer disparities; and
To improve the quality of life of Southside residents by offering opportunities to increase study participation of minority and underserved groups.
The two Cancer Research and Resource Center offices are located in Danville and Lawrenceville, both along the State Highway 58 corridor.
CRRC Danville
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 10:00am-4:00pm and Friday, 10:00am-2:00pm
Address: 103 South Main Street, Danville, VA 24541
Follow us on the Danville facebook page
For more info or questions, please e-mail Charlotte Litzenberg at cllitzenberg@vcu.edu.
CRRC Lawrenceville
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm
Address: 221 North Main Street, Lawrenceville, VA 23868
Follow us on the Lawrenceville Facebook page
For more info or questions, please e-mail Vivian Taylor at vjtaylor@vcu.edu.
Ongoing, free peer-to-peer support programs:
Veteran's Support Group: Assists veterans in maintaining their best overall health and reducing cancer risks
Wig/Prosthetic Program: Offers residents who are in active treatment wigs/prosthetics at no cost
Grief Support Group: Led by a professional in dealing with loss of a loved one
Danville service area
Information and support
American Cancer Society (local office in Martinsville)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Address: 1079 Spruce Street, Suite C, Martinsville, VA 24112
Telephone: 1-866-638-8944 (option 3)
Facebook for martinsville ACS
Provides information to help guide individuals to ACS services and resources, wigs, turbans and written material; services include transportation assistance through Road to Recovery and Look Good…Feel Better, in communities where these programs are active; also coordinates five different Relay for Life events. No direct financial assistance provided.
American Lung Association in Virginia
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm (by appointment only)
Address: 1970 Skyview Trail, Martinsville, VA 24112
Telephone: 1-202-719-2809 or 1-800-586-4872
lung.org
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Provides information to help guide individuals to ALA services and resources. Lung disease, including asthma, emphysema and lung cancer, is the third leading cause of death in America. Our mission is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. No direct financial assistance provided.
Danville-Pittsylvania Cancer Association
Hours: Monday - Friday, 10:00am - 5:00pm
Address: 223 Riverview Drive, Suite J, Danville, VA 24541
danpittcancer.org
Facebook for DPCA
DPC is a local organization that provides financial assistance and support services to cancer patients in our area. All funds are used to assist residents of the Danville/Pittsylvania County region to defray the cost of cancer-related prescriptions, supplies, transportation to medical appointments and treatment, medical equipment, nutritional supplements, prosthesis and special needs, wigs, turbans and other special needs relating to cancer or treatments. Also coordinates annual Bridge-to-Bridge walk/run and runs two support programs: Coping - monthly support group and Throw Paint at Cancer! - hands on peer-to-peer group that meets in 8-week sessions.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure – Virginia Blue Ridge Affiliate
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 9:00am - 5:00pm & Friday, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Address: 4910 Valley View Blvd., Suite 212, Roanoke, VA 24012
komenvablueridge.org
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Komen Virginia Blue Ridge is a local source for funding programs that provide breast health services, breast cancer education and outreach in its county service area. They empower the residents in our service area with information about the importance of early detection and breast health. They donate 75% of net funds raised to vital local breast health services and dedicate the remaining 25% to national research to find the cures. No direct financial assistance provided.
Danville Area Council of Community Services: The Green Book
Address: N/A
Telephone: N/A
daccs.org [follow link to The Green Book]
A directory of community services in Danville and Pittsylvania County.
Facebook for DPC
DPC is a local organization that provides financial assistance and support services to cancer patients in our area. All funds are used to assist residents of the Danville/Pittsylvania County region to defray the cost of cancer-related prescriptions, supplies, transportation to medical appointments and treatment, medical equipment, nutritional supplements, prosthesis and special needs, wigs, turbans and other special needs relating to cancer or treatments. Also coordinates annual Bridge-to-Bridge walk/run.
Every Woman's Life - Virginia's Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
Managed by the Virginia Department of Health with local providers as follows:
Central Virginia Health District | Cities of Bedford and Lynchburg and Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and Campbell Counties
Telephone: 1-434-946-9408 x9579
Pittsylvania/Danville Health District | City of Danville and Pittsylvania County
West Piedmont Health District | City of Martinsivlle and Franklin, Henry and Patrick Counties
Telephone: 1-276-638-2311 x152
vdh.virginia.gov/vdhlivewell [follow link in menu on left to 'Women's Health,' then scroll to 'Cancer/Every Woman's Life']
Facebook for VDH livewell
Every Woman's Life (EWL) is a public health program that helps uninsured women, ages 50-64 (limited appointments available for women ages 40-49), who are residents of Virginia, gain access to free breast and cervical cancer screening services. Screening and early detection reduces death rates, improves treatment options, and greatly increases survival.
Martinsville Henry County Coalition for Health and Wellness
Address: 22 East Church Street, Martinsville, VA 24112
healthycommunitymhc.org
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The Coalition is committed to providing medical and primary health services at Bassett Family Practice, their Federally Qualified Health Center and to promoting health, reducing health risk factors and increasing access to medical services, primarily for the uninsured and underserved in the Martinsville Henry County area. The Coalition offers medication assistance, chronic disease self management, aerobics and other fitness classes and care coordination services to its patients and local residents. As a division of the Coalition, the Health Connect Center manages certain cancer funds for residents of Martinsville and Henry County, which may be utilized to purchase wigs, prosthetics and other medical supplies.
MLC Cancer Foundation
Address: P.O. Box 3582, Martinsville, VA 24115
mlccancerfoundation.org
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The MLC Cancer Foundation is a non-profit, tax exempt organization, which offers resources for financial assistance to cancer patients to cover expenses incurred due to the diagnosis. In addition to financial support, the foundation educates all on preventative options and also genetic testing benefits for the entire family.
PATHS, Inc. Providing care to all ages, newborn through adult, with local Community Health Centers as follows:
Boydton (see Lawrenceville Service Area, below)
Address: 4 South Main Street, Chatham, VA 24531
Address: 705 Main Street, Danville, VA 24541
Address: 287 Commonwealth Boulevard, Martinsville, VA 24112
South Boston (see Lawrenceville Service Area, below)
pathsinc.org
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PATHS (Piedmont Access to Health Services) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide exceptional healthcare to all citizens (in South Central Virginia), regardless of their ability to pay. The vision of PATHS is to be a catalyst for change in the community that makes a healthy life possible for everyone. In addition to medical services, PATHS also offers a community dental clinic at select locations and MEDAssist & CHAAP programs.
Project Access of the Roanoke Valley/Bradley Free Clinic
Address: 1240 3rd Street SW,, Roanoke, VA 24016
bradleyfreeclinic.com
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Project Access is a program within Bradley Free Clinic that strives to improve the healthcare and well-being of low income uninsured persons by increasing and coordinating free care commitments made by area physicians and dentists and coordinating free care resources through community collaboration.
Southern Area Agency on Aging
Serving the Cities of Danville and Martinsville and the Counties of Franklin, Henry, Patrick and Pittsylvania
Address: 204 Cleveland Avenue, Martinsville, VA 24112
Telephone: If calling from Danville, Pittsylvania County, Franklin County or Patrick County: 1-800-468-4571; if calling from Martinsville or Henry County: 1-276-632-6442
southernaaa.org
Facebook for SAAA
The Southern Area Agency on Aging (SAAA) is one of the 25 Area Agencies on Aging in Virginia. SAAA is a nonprofit organization which receives federal, state and local funding, as well as fees and contributions from the individuals who receive services. SAAA's mission is to provide services that promote independence and quality of life for older adults. (SAAA continued) The age to be eligible for most Agency on Aging services is 60. (Exception: Age eligibility for the Agency's Senior Employment Program is 55 years and older.)
Sovah Family Medicine Residency Clinic
Address: 109 Bridge Street, Suite 201, Danville, VA 24541
sovahphysicians.com/sovah-family-medicine---residency-clinic
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In partnership with the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, this clinic files insurance and also sees un-/underinsured individuals who qualify based on Federal Poverty Guidelines and who pay $30 flat fee.
Virginia Department of Health
With local health districts and departments as follows:
City of Danville Health Department
Address: 326 Taylor Drive, Danville, VA 24541
Pittsylvania County Health Department
Address: 200 H. G. McGee Drive, Chatham, VA 24531
West Piedmont Health District | City of Martinsville and Patrick, Henry and Franklin Counties
Franklin County Health Department
Address: 365 Pell Avenue, Rocky Mount, VA 24151
Henry/Martinsville Health Department
Patrick County Health Department
Address: 106 Rucker Street, Stuart, VA 24171
vdh.virginia.gov/local-health-districts/ [follow links to local divisions]
Facebook for VDH
Your local health departments provide healthcare and other health related services to infants, children and adults; the health department also provides environmental health and community services/education. Most services are provided on a sliding scale, based on client's income. Free services include childhood immunizations and STD services.
Virginia Department of Social Services
With local divisions, as follows:
Address: 510 Patton Street, Danville, VA 24543
Address: 11161 Virgil H. Goode Highway, Rocky Mount, VA 24151
Address: Mary Bethune Office Building, 1030 Cowford Road, Halifax, VA 24558
Henry-Martinsville
Address: 20 Progress Drive, Martinsville, VA 24115
Patrick County
Address: 106 Rucker Street, Suite 128, Stuart, VA 24171
Pittsylvania County
Address: 200 H.G. McGhee Drive, Chatham, VA 24531
www.dss.virginia.gov/localagency [follow links to local divisions]
Facebook for VDSS
Social Services offices provide financial and social work services to eligible children and adults.
2-1-1- Virginia is a free service of the Virginia Department of Social Services that may help you find the local resources you need.
Telephone: 2-1-1
211virginia.org
Department of Veterans Affairs: Community Based Outpatient Clinic/Danville
Address: 705 Piney Forest Road, Danville, VA 24540
salem.va.gov/locations/Danville.asp
Facebook for Veterans Affairs (U.S.)
Functions as a primary care clinic, providing preventive health screenings and programs, including tobacco cessation, to veterans.
Lawrenceville service area
American Cancer Society (local office in Glen Allen)
Address: 4240 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060
Facebook for ACS glen allen
Provides information to help guide individuals to ACS services and resources, wigs, turbans and written material; services include transportation assistance through Road to Recovery and Look Good…Feel Better, in communities where these programs are active; also coordinates Relay for Life events. No direct financial assistance provided.
Facebook for ALA - Virginia
Barksdale Cancer Foundation
Hours: N/A
Address: 623 Garden Road, Red Oak, VA 23964
Facebook for barksdale
The Barksdale Cancer Foundation provides one-time financial assistance to residents of Charlotte County in active treatment.
Halifax County Cancer Association
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 9:00am - 1:00pm, or by appointment
Address: 29 South Main Street, Halifax, VA 24558
hccahope.org
Facebook for HCCA
The Halifax County Cancer Association is dedicated to fighting cancer in Halifax County through education, direct services and financial support provided to residents – treatment can be anywhere.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure – Central Virginia Affiliate
Address: 1433 Johnston Willis Drive, Richmond, VA 23235
komencentralva.org
Facebook for komen central va
Komen Central Virginia is a local source for funding programs that provide breast health services, breast cancer education and outreach in its county service area. They empower the residents in our service area with information about the importance of early detection and breast health. They donate 75% of net funds raised to vital local breast health services and dedicate the remaining 25% to national research to find the cures. No direct financial assistance provided.
Bon Secours Richmond Health System | Cities of Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Petersburg and Richmond and Amelia, Caroline, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Hanover, Henrico, Lunenburg, King William, New Kent, Nottoway, Powhatan and Prince George Counties - will accept women from any geographic location
Telephone: 1-804-359-WELL (359-9355) - when prompted, press #1 for Well Woman Programs and ask for Every Woman's Life
Southside Regional Medical Center | Cities of Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Chester, Hopewell and Emporia and Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Mecklenburg and Prince George Counties
Telphone: 1-804-765-6672
Southside Health District | City of South Boston, Town of Halifax and Brunswick and Mecklenburg Counties
Mecklenburg County Cancer Association
Address: 7981 Highway 47, Chase City, VA 23924
mecklenburgcancer.org
Facebook for mecklenburg cancer
The Mecklenburg County Cancer Association provides financial assistance to residents of Mecklenburg County in active treatment.
PATHS, Inc.
Providing care to all ages, newborn through adult, with local Community Health Center as follows:
Address: 380 Washington Street, Boydton, VA 23914
Chatham (see Danville Service Area, above)
Danville (see Danville Service Area, above)
Martinsville (see Danville Service Area, above)
Address: 1627 Seymour Drive, South Boston, VA 24592
VCU Health CMH Pharmacy Connection
Address: 300 East Ferrell Street, South Hill, VA 23970
vcu-cmh.org/content/medicationassistanceprogram.htm
The Pharmacy Connection works with uninsured and underinsured patients of participating physicians to help obtain free or low-cost prescription medications via manufacturer-sponsored prescription assistance programs.
Crater Health District | Cities and counties of Dinwiddie, Emporia, Greensville, Hopewell, Petersburg, Prince George, Surry and Sussex
Dinwiddie Health Department
Address: 14006 Boydton Plank Road, Dinwiddie, VA 23841
Greensville/Emporia Health Department
Address: 140 Uriah Branch Way, Emporia, VA 23847
Hopewell Health Department
Address: 1501 West City Point Road, Hopewell, VA 23860
Petersburg/Dinwiddie Health Department
Address: 301 Halifax Street, Petersburg, VA 23803
Prince George Health Department
Address: 6450 Administration Drive, Prince George, VA 23875
Surry Health Department
Address: 474 Colonial Trail West, Dendron, VA 23839
Sussex Health Department
Address: 20103 Princeton Road, Sussex, VA 23884
Piedmont Health District | Amelia, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway and Prince Edward Counties
Amelia County Health Department
Address: 16320 Church Street, Amelia, VA 23002
Buckingham County Health Department
Address: 80 Administration Lane, Buckingham, VA 23921
Charlotte County Health Department
Address: 270 David Bruce Avenue, Charlotte Court House, VA 23923
Cumberland County Health Department
Address: 15 Foster Road, Cumberland, VA 23040
Lunenburg County Health Department
Address: 11387 Courthouse Road, Lunenburg, VA 23952
Nottoway County Health Department
Address: 207 West Courthouse Road, Nottoway, VA 23955
Prince Edward County Health Department
Address: 111 South Street, Ground Floor, Farmville, VA 23901
Southside Health District | Brunswick, Halifax and Mecklenburg Counties
Brunswick County Health Department
Address: 1632 Lawrenceville Plank Road, Lawrenceville, VA 23868
Halifax County Health Department
Address: 1030 Cowford Road, Halifax, VA 24558
Mecklenburg County Health Department
Address: 969 Madison Street, Boydton, VA 23917
Southside Health Department
vdh.virginia.gov/LHD [follow links to local divisions]
Address: 201 Sharp street, Suite 100, Lawrenceville, VA 23868
Buckingham County
Address: 13360 West James Anderson Highway, Route 60, Buckingham Court House, VA 23921
Address: 400 Thomas Jefferson Highway, Charlotte Court House, VA 23923
Greensville/Emporia
Address: 1748 E. Atlantic Street, Emporia, VA 23847
Address: 316 E. Cawson Street, Hopewell, VA 23860
Address: 288 W. Courthouse Road, Nottoway, VA 23955
Address: 400 Farmer Street, Petersburg, VA 23804
Address: 111 South Street, Farmville, VA 23901
Address: 6450 Administration Drive, Building 12, Prince George, VA 23875
Address: 45 School Street, Surry, VA 23883
Address: 20103 Princeton Road, Stony Creek, VA 23882
dss.virginia.gov/localagency [follow links to local divisions]
2-1-1- Virginia
A free service of the Virginia Department of Social Services that may help you find the local resources you need.
Department of Veterans Affairs: Community Based Outpatient Clinic/Emporia
Address: 1746 East Atlantic Street, Emporia, VA 23847
richmond.va.gov/locations/Emporia.asp


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Khupe showers Mnangagwa with praise- says he is the wisest...
Calling for sanctions on Zimbabwe is un-MDC says Mwonzora
Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai leader Douglas Mwonzora has told Parliament that calling for sanctions is un-MDC because the opposition party has called for the lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe since 2008 when it signed the Global Political Agreement with the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front.
Mwonzora said the sanctions had not achieved their objective as the rich were getting richer while the poor were getting poorer.
"In our respectful view, the people targeted by the sanctions are not the sufferers of the sanctions. The fact of the matter is that these sanctions have made the rich richer and the poor poorer. Therefore, they are not saving their purpose. Massive unemployment has resulted in Zimbabwe – actually 49% of the Zimbabweans live below the poverty datum line. That is unacceptable," Mwonzora said.
"The Zimbabwean economy is now smaller than it was in 2002. As a result of sanctions, criminals take advantage. Every situation breeds its own antithesis. So, where there is sanction, the antithesis is sanction busting…..
"Now this current Government, we have a lot of top Government people who, under the guise of busting sanctions, are now smuggling gold through regular ports of entry. Those transactions cannot be traced because they are covered by secrecy anyway. So, sanctions breed corruption; make the rich richer and the poor poorer. So they must go……
"As MDC, we think these sanctions have outlived their usefulness and they must go. Also because of the sanctions, there is a ready excuse for under performance. Sometimes, people fail to deliver and just blame sanctions. Sometimes, people fail to be fair in the rural areas – you give food to this one and you do not give food to that one and when people ask you why we are being deprived, the ready excuse is sanctions. So that excuse must go….
"If you go to Highfield today, you may not find a house under construction but if you go to Borrowdale, Glenlorne, Mount Pleasant, you will see skyscrapers being erected every day. The rich are getting richer; the poor are getting poorer and we need to redress that."
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Fujifilm Systems Integration Technology Selected for Premier Inc. Contract
Leading group purchasing organization chooses Fujifilm's image and data integration solution for the operating room and interventional suites
Lexington, Mass. – WEBWIRE – Wednesday, January 6, 2021
FUJIFILM Medical Systems, U.S.A., Inc. today announced that its Fujifilm Systems Integration (SI) division has secured a contract with Premier Inc. , a leading healthcare improvement company and the second largest group purchasing organization (GPO) in the United States.
Fujifilm's SI technology will be on contract with Premier for their "Operating room (OR) Integration & Automation Systems" offering for three years beginning on February 1, 2021. Uniting with Premier will extend the potential reach of Fujifilm's SI technology to approximately 4,100 U.S. hospitals and health systems and more than 200,000 other providers and organizations.
"We are proud that Premier has chosen to endorse Fujifilm's innovative SI technology created to enhance workflow for OR managers, surgeons, and other clinical staff," says Devon Bream , MPH, FACHE, Global Vice President Endoscopy, General Manager Systems Integration, FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. "This contract truly validates Fujifilm's SI offering, which is a unique and powerful, IT-based solution serving hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers to drive efficiencies, patient safety, surgical performance, and ultimately, better patient outcomes."
Fujifilm's vendor-neutral SI platform is designed specifically for image and data integration in the OR and interventional suites, and acts as the connector between Fujifilm's medical image generation products and Fujifilm's Synapse® Enterprise Imaging portfolio. Fujifilm is presently the only endoscopic camera vendor offering the full spectrum of image generation, systems integration, and image enablement technologies—capturing the full clinical value chain.
Fujifilm's SI technology now joins Fujifilm's digital radiography , point-of-care ultrasound , and Synapse Enterprise Imaging portfolios on contract with Premier, strengthening Fujifilm's position as an industry leader.
To learn more about Fujifilm Systems Integration, visit www.fujifilmsystemsintegration.com .
About Fujifilm
FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc . is a leading provider of innovative diagnostic imaging products and medical informatics solutions that meet and exceed the evolving needs of healthcare facilities today and into the future. It's ever expanding medical imaging solutions span digital radiography (DR), detectors, portables and suites, mammography systems with digital breast tomosynthesis, computed tomography solutions for oncology and radiology applications, technologically advanced flexible and surgical endoscopy and fluoroscopy solutions. Fujifilm enables interoperability through its Systems Integration offering as well as its comprehensive, AI-supported Synapse® Enterprise Imaging portfolio, which includes the TeraMedica Division of Fujifilm . Fujifilm's in vitro diagnostics (IVD) portfolio includes clinical lab reagents, and biomarkers to assess the risk for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic liver disease. FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts. For more information please visit www.fujifilmhealthcare.com .
FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, brings cutting edge solutions to a broad range of global industries by leveraging its depth of knowledge and fundamental technologies developed in its relentless pursuit of innovation. Its proprietary core technologies contribute to the various fields including healthcare, graphic systems, highly functional materials, optical devices, digital imaging and document products. These products and services are based on its extensive portfolio of chemical, mechanical, optical, electronic and imaging technologies. For the year ended March 31, 2020, the company had global revenues of $22.1 billion, at an exchange rate of 109 yen to the dollar. Fujifilm is committed to responsible environmental stewardship and good corporate citizenship. For more information, please visit: www.fujifilmholdings.com .
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Abandoned Luncheonette
1973 studio album by Hall & Oates
Soft rock, blue-eyed soul, folk rock
Arif Mardin
Hall & Oates chronology
Whole Oats
(1972) Abandoned Luncheonette
(1973) War Babies
Singles from Abandoned Luncheonette
"She's Gone"
Released: February 9, 1974
Allmusic link
Creem B–[1]
Abandoned Luncheonette is the second studio album by the American pop rock duo Hall & Oates, released in 1973, which combines folk, Philly soul, and acoustic soul. It is the most commercially successful of their first three albums of the duo's Atlantic Records period; the album reached #33 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart. Twenty-nine years after its release, the album was certified platinum (over one million copies sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America.
It is the duo's favorite Hall & Oates album.[2]
3 Notable songs
4 Album cover
After their first album, Whole Oats, failed to make an impact, the duo moved from Philadelphia to New York and started recording Abandoned Luncheonette, which became the first album they recorded as New Yorkers.[3] Their producer was still Arif Mardin but they wanted to get away from the commercial standards to establish the parameters of their musical identity, and Mardin helped in that regard. Mardin liked the American musical influence that Hall & Oates had been brought up on, and knew just how to bring all their ideas to life, adding much of his own vision.
Recording that album was where we learned how songs become records. Our producer, the legendary Arif Mardin carefully crafted each song, every bit of nuance, bringing in the perfect players for the right moments. And it all worked together as one beautiful musical tapestry.
—  John Oates in an interview with Chris Epting.[4]
When Hall and Oates began producing their own records in the early 1980s, they thought back to the things they had they learned from watching Mardin.[4]
Unlike later albums, Abandoned Luncheonette contains a relatively even songwriting split. Both partners contribute a handful of their own songs, while still making room for a few co-writes.[3] Synthesizers were used to obtain the sound the duo wanted on the album.[3]
Initially, the album wasn't very successful in the U.S., though it received significant airplay on a local Minneapolis-St. Paul FM radio station, KQRS, resulting in it becoming a hit in that area.[citation needed] The album soon became popular on the college circuit.
"We opened for amazing people — Cheech & Chong, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder. So we had all these experiences for the first time behind a record we were really proud of, and people were digging. Everything was all good."
—  John Oates excerpt from an interview for Ultimate Classic Rock.[3]
After She's Gone was re-released in 1976 and became a hit, the album peaked at #33 on the Billboard 200, but by that time the duo had left Atlantic Records and moved to RCA Records, where they would become one of the biggest acts of the 1980s.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine, from Allmusic, gave the album five stars, calling it "the first indication of the duo's talent for sleek, soul-inflected pop/rock".[5] On December 13, 2002 it was certified platinum by the RIAA.[6]
Notable songs[edit]
The most well-known track from the album is "She's Gone". While the song did not become a hit when first released as a single (it only peaked at #60 on the U.S Billboard Hot 100), it gained momentum from two later covers, one by Lou Rawls, and one by Tavares. After the latter cover topped the Billboard R&B chart in 1974, the original was re-released and became a Top 10 pop hit in 1976, reaching #7 in the U.S, while the album reached #33 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart. The single version was included on the album Rock and Soul Part 1 while the album version is included in numerous other compilations such as The Singles (2008), The Essential (2005), Looking Back: The Best of (1991) but the song is missing on the albums The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2001) and Playlist: The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2008) although it's one of Hall & Oates' favorite songs.[citation needed]
"...experiencing the city, and being exposed to a whole new level of musicianship through the goodwill and artistic choices of Arif Mardin and Atlantic Records. We felt like we were where we needed to be. We had high hopes."That space was one of the most amazing, exciting, and inspiring (studio) that I've ever experienced in my life, we'd walk out the door and see Bette Midler, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Doug Sahm, Led Zeppelin. They'd just walk in — it was crazy. Now I think back on it, and I just wish I'd taken pictures. It was a very exciting time because we were at the epicentre of what was going on in New York recording at the moment."
Another song from the album, "Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song)," although written by Oates, draws its inspiration from Hall's then-girlfriend and future songwriting collaborator Sara Allen, much as the later "Sara Smile" would.
Album cover[edit]
The diner on the album cover was formerly the Rosedale Diner, located in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. When it went out of business, its structure was dumped in a small wooded area located along Route 724 in Kenilworth, PA,[7] at the entrance of Towpath Park in East Coventry Township, where the photo on the linked page was taken.[citation needed] Stripped by souvenir-hunters, the structure remained in place until about 1983, when Ridge Fire Company, along with the owner, burned what was left to clear the land.
The images were shot by a young fine artist photographer named Barbara Wilson. She had originally met Oates in the late 60s while they were both in college, and over the years became friendly with Daryl as well.[4]
On a warm summer day, once the album was finished, Wilson, her husband, Hall and Oates drove from New York city to the rural spot on the road about 40 miles outside of Philadelphia. The group arranged permission to take photos of the old restaurant but they thought that the session was incomplete without getting inside. And so they snuck in and Wilson started shooting, carefully tip-toeing around broken glass and tile. The guys squeezed into a booth and the rest is album cover history (the interior was used as the back cover). The owner began screaming at them when he realized where they were, and they quickly left.[4]
Wilson shot the black-and-white 35mm images on an old Nikon SLR and then began a silkscreen process to create the surreal color imagery, using a different stencil for each hue and then hand-coloring the final piece. Atlantic Records bought the idea with one change, to re-do the neon tubing letters, which had all been done by hand. It was the only album cover Wilson ever did.[4]
She had also spent a day in the Atlantic studios while the album was being recorded and managed to capture a series of intimate images of the two.[4]
1. "When the Morning Comes" Daryl Hall Hall 3:12
2. "Had I Known You Better Then" John Oates Oates 3:22
3. "Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song)" Oates Hall and Oates 2:58
4. "She's Gone" Hall, Oates Hall and Oates 5:12
5. "I'm Just a Kid (Don't Make Me Feel Like a Man)" Oates Oates 3:20
6. "Abandoned Luncheonette" Hall Hall 3:55
7. "Lady Rain" Hall, Oates Hall and Oates 4:26
8. "Laughing Boy" Hall Hall 3:30
9. "Everytime I Look At You" Hall Hall 7:02
Daryl Hall – lead vocals (1, 3, 4, 6-9), backing vocals (all tracks), mandolin (1, 7), electric piano (2-5), acoustic piano (6, 8), keyboards (9)
John Oates – acoustic guitar (1-3, 5, 7, 9), backing vocals (all but 8), lead vocals (2-5, 7), electric guitar (4, 9)
Chris Bond – mellotron (1, 4, 9), electric guitar (2, 4, 5, 9), acoustic guitar (3), synthesizer (4, 9), backing vocals (6)
Hugh McCracken – electric guitar (1, 7)
Jerry Ricks – acoustic guitar (2, 5)
Pat Rebillot – organ (3)
Richard Tee – acoustic piano (6)
Steve Gelfand – bass guitar (1, 2, 4, 7, 9)
Gordon Edwards – bass guitar (3, 5, 6)
Bernard Purdie – drums (1, 3-7, 9)
Rick Marotta – drums (2), percussion (2)
Ralph MacDonald – percussion (1, 4, 7)
Pancho Morales – congas (3)
Joe Farrell – oboe (1), saxophone (3, 4, 6)
Marvin Stamm – flugelhorn (8)
Gloria Agostini – harp (6)
John Blair – electric violin (7)
Larry Packer – fiddle (9)
Mark Horowitz – banjo (9)
Production[edit]
Produced by Arif Mardin
Production Assistant – Christopher Bond
Recording and Engineering – Alan Ade, Jimmy Douglass, Lewis Hahn, Joel Kerr and Gene Paul.
Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios and Advantage Sound Studios (New York, NY).
Mixing – Christopher Bond and Jimmy Douglass
Mastered By Stephen Innocenzi at Atlantic Recording Studios.
Album Design and Photography – B. Wilson
Coordinator – Tommy Mottola
US Top LPs & Tapes (Billboard)[citation needed] 33
^ Christgau, Robert (October 1974). "The Christgau Consumer Guide". Creem. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
^ "Finally, the Abandoned Luncheonette from Hall & Oates' point of view". Diner Hotline Weblog. 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
^ a b c d e "How Hall and Oates Found Themselves on 'Abandoned Luncheonette'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
^ a b c d e f "Music and magic by the side of the road – how a young photographer captured Daryl Hall and John Oates' Abandoned Luncheonette". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
^ "Abandoned Luncheonette - Daryl Hall & John Oates | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
^ "RIAA Album Awards". www.hallandoates.de. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
^ "kenilworth, pa - Google Maps". Retrieved 16 April 2015.
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Whole Oats (1972)
Abandoned Luncheonette (1973)
War Babies (1974)
Daryl Hall & John Oates (1975)
Bigger Than Both of Us (1976)
Beauty on a Back Street (1977)
Along the Red Ledge (1978)
X-Static (1979)
Voices (1980)
Private Eyes (1981)
H2O (1982)
Big Bam Boom (1984)
Ooh Yeah! (1988)
Change of Season (1990)
Marigold Sky (1997)
Do It for Love (2003)
Our Kind of Soul (2004)
Home for Christmas (2006)
Livetime (1978)
Live at the Apollo (1985)
Greatest Hits Live (2001)
No Goodbyes (1977)
Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (1983)
Looking Back – The Best of Daryl Hall + John Oates (1991)
The Atlantic Collection (1996)
The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2001)
VH1 Behind the Music: The Daryl Hall and John Oates Collection (2002)
Ultimate Daryl Hall + John Oates (2004)
Playlist: The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2008)
The Singles (2008)
"She's Gone" (1974)
"Alone Too Long" (1975)
"Sara Smile" (1976)
"Rich Girl" (1977)
"Wait for Me" (1979)
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (1980)
"Kiss on My List" (1981)
"You Make My Dreams" (1981)
"Private Eyes" (1981)
"I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" (1981)
"Did It in a Minute" (1982)
"Maneater" (1982)
"One on One" (1983)
"Family Man" (1983)
"Jingle Bell Rock" (1983)
"Say It Isn't So" (1983)
"Adult Education" (1984)
"Out of Touch" (1984)
"Method of Modern Love" (1985)
"A Nite at the Apollo Live! The Way You Do the Things You Do/My Girl" (live) (1985)
"Everything Your Heart Desires" (1988)
"Love Train" (1989)
"So Close" (1990)
"Do It for Love" (2002)
"Someday We'll Know" (2003)
"Getaway Car" (2003)
"I'll Be Around" (2004)
"Without You" (2004)
"I Can Dream About You" (2005)
"Ooh Child" (2005)
"It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" (2006)
Hall solo albums
Sacred Songs (1980)
Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine (1986)
Soul Alone (1993)
Can't Stop Dreaming (1996)
Laughing Down Crying (2011)
Oates solo albums
Phunk Shui (2002)
John Oates: Live at the Historic Wheeler Opera House (2004)
Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates
Live from Daryl's House
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Hall & Oates albums
Atlantic Records albums
Albums produced by Arif Mardin


Here again are the fall 2010 collection of award winning Dutch designer Sjaak Hullekes . The collection is all about clothes that are clean and simple with a touch of romanticism. There's a quiet luxury the emanates from these clothes.
Please find attached to this email the look-book pictures from the latest Sjaak Hullekes collection ('Small-Town boy', Autumn/Winter 201/2011).
Designer Raf Simons continued his idea of contrast for fall/winter 2010-2011 from his main label Raf Simons to his diffusion line Raf by Raf Simons. The coats and jackets torsos are made in different materials and colours to coats and jackets sleeves, although the Raf by Raf Simons offers brighter palette. The silhouettes are classic Raf- belted or nip in the waist. I would mind owning one of this outerwear for next year.
For fall/winter 2010 collection designers Jan Zamora and Alfonso Peña of the label Jan iú Més continued their mathematically perfected austere and dark aesthetics. The wrinkled wool suits in both plaid and grays gave a calculated disheveled appearance.
The big chunky knitted sweaters paired with slim cut pants with a pair of short over them or just by themselves look so comfy and chic at the same time. The coats and jackets are meticulously deconstructed. Again this is another brilliant collection from the dynamic duo.
I love that the two of the top Spanish male models Jon Kortajarena and Andres Velencoso Segura were on the show.
I can't wait to see the new Clash of the Titans. It was one of my favourite film when I was a little kid. I was so amazed with the stop motion animation of Ray Harryhausen. Back then that technology was considered very advanced. Greek mythology is my one of my fascinations and any movie that deals with that subject has already my money, although I was greatly disappointed by "Troy". Where were the Olympus gods and goddesses?
With the 3D technology I'm sure the remake of "Clash Of The Titans" will be more entertaining to watch on the big screen. Also additional A+ for the remake for casting Russian supermodel as Medusa. Which I believe really make sense because according to story by Ovid Medusa was originally a beautiful maiden who bedded the god of the sea Poseidon in Athena's temple. Enraged by such disrespectful act Athena transformed Medusa her hair to serpents and gave her a face that would turn anyone to stone just the mere sight of it.
Japanese fashion brand Viridi-anne (ザ・ヴィリジアン) was created by Tomoaki Okaniwa in 2001. The high end menswear has been known for its cutting edge designs. Here is their latest collection showed in Paris Menswear fall 2010 fashion week.
One of the best Spanish designers right now, Ana Locking fall 2010 collection was themed "Spinning Destiny". The collection is bright, colourful and geometric inspired. She used satin, double wool crepe, crepe smoking, wool cloth and knits. The colour spin print really stands out. I think the chunky jewelries are interesting.


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Review: Ronin "Ronin"
By Sophie Laliberté
Here is a nice rocking album with all sorts of promising ideas and interesting stories.
The album is somewhere between rock and metal, with some interesting experimentations in sounds, but mostly a lot of energy and catchy songs. Their brand of quirky hard rock is established on the first track, "One and the Same", which starts with long, strange guitar riffs before becoming an irresistibly catchy song with a powerful chorus and nice guitar effects, before turning to a weird guitar solo.
After the anthemic "One and the Same", the album keeps the same speed on the highly energized "Greetings". Those wild, fast tracks are the closest to heavy or speed metal the album can get. But others show that Ronin are pretty good at other styles as well. There is a sort of bluesy influence on many other tracks, like the slower and sinister "Spider to the Fly" or the powerful "Coming Through" and its angry verses and choruses. This one kind of reminds me of the From the Wasteland album I reviewed last year.
The best example of that mixture of styles would be the sort of blues/grunge/hard rock ballad "Down", where the band also begins telling a story about a misunderstood, tormented character. It's a rather emotionally gripping song. As for odd comparisons, I'd say it sounds like a much better version of those 2000's post-grunge songs with country influences.
Other storytelling tracks include the slinky, sexy blues rock track "Temptress" and its catchy chorus about a mysterious seductress. There's also the powerful heavy metal track "The Legend of Donny Brass", about an awesome fighter, with its catchy main riff and speak-singing verses. It's kind of a metal version of a western movie theme song. This album has all sorts of interesting ideas and some pretty compelling characters that you'd love to hear more about.
You really wish the album was longer, because it has some amazing potential. The band can play various styles and make them sound good, they can play their instruments, write catchy tunes, give their music a really awesome energy and tell some cool stories. They managed to write an album that rocks and is really fun to listen to, but also shows some real creativity and songwriting chops. That album was a fun little surprise. Here's another band to watch out for.
Release date: January 22nd, 2021
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EXCLUSIVE: Heather and Terry Dubrow Reveal the Surprising Secret to Their 17-Year Marriage
By Brice Sander 8:30 AM PST, February 12, 2016
Heather and Terry Dubrow are ready to introduce you to Dr. and Mrs. Guinea Pig.
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"So, it is real or is it snake oil?" Heather adds. "We are Dr. and Mrs. Guinea Pig, and that's what our book's about."
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The Dubrows say working together is actually the best thing for their marriage.
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"One thing I've discovered recently is FaceTime!" Terry reveals. "I love to FaceTime Heather in the middle of the day."
"This is annoying," Heather laments. "It's so sweet, but sometimes we're not camera ready."
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"Which we don't have right now," Terry confesses. "But very soon in our new house."
"We're muddling through," Heather jokes.
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