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Survey Finds Black and Native Foster Youth Bearing the Brunt of Coronavirus in Minnesota
By Emily Gurnon
More than 80% of Minnesota current or former foster youth have been negatively impacted by COVID-19, and the fallout has been disproportionately borne by African Americans and American Indians, according to a report released today by the Foster Advocates, a St. Paul nonprofit.
In addition, a third of the state's current and former foster youth have lost employment during the pandemic.
"It's very, very obvious that COVID is having a tremendously negative effect on fosters," said Hoang Murphy, founder and executive director of Foster Advocates.
The organization presented the results of the anonymous survey in a webinar. A total of 156 responded to the survey, which was sent to current and former foster youth ages 14 to 26 across Minnesota from June 15 through July 12. Forty-six of Minnesota's 87 counties were represented.
In Minnesota, about 15,300 children and young adults experienced foster care in 2019, according to a report from the state Department of Human Services.
Nikki Farago, Minnesota's assistant commissioner for children and family services, declined an interview for this story. But in a written statement to The Imprint, she said, "The Minnesota Department of Human Services is deeply concerned about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on foster youth. Social isolation, housing stability, technology, food insecurity, academic changes and uncertainty, unemployment and other economic issues have created stressful conditions for many foster youth.
The most urgent needs revealed by the survey were in the areas of finances, employment, housing security, mental health and isolation.
Many of those surveyed older than 18 were very concerned about paying for basic needs in August. Forty-eight percent were worried about paying for food; 43%, housing; 43%, phone service.
Keyana, 21, a former foster youth in the Minneapolis suburb of St. Louis Park, said her 40-hour work week barely allows her to afford the apartment where she lives with her two young sons. Since her employer doesn't pay sick leave, she's had trouble getting an appointment with an oral surgeon for a painful infected wisdom tooth. Those appointments have been limited by COVID-19, she said.
"All the appointments that are around my work schedule are taken," she said. "The earliest they had available as of two weeks ago was Sept. 30. I have to work around my work schedule because I can't miss hours at work or else I'll be short on rent, and then I'll be evicted. It's just really stressful."
The isolation brought on by the pandemic is another major concern.
Qualitative data in the survey "showed strong themes of depression, anxiety, PTSD and/or feeling suicidal." the report said. "Agencies must do as much as possible right now to facilitate cultural and family contact and find ways for youth to socialize. Isolation is life-threatening – for some foster youth, mental illness may have a higher fatality rate than coronavirus."
More support from their caseworkers would also be helpful, several youth reported. Ziigwan, a 20-year-old former foster youth living in rural Minnesota with her 17-month-old son, noted that she would have appreciated more attention during such a difficult time.
"I would think it would be of more importance to check in with the youth that you're working with during a pandemic," she told a reporter. "We have our sometimes-monthly phone calls, but when everything hit – I mean, it's scary as a single mom being quarantined and locked in, but she never really reached out to be like, 'Hey, are you guys OK? Do you need anything?'"
The report included a number of recommendations, among them:
Minnesota should declare a moratorium on youths aging out of foster care. (Several states – including California, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio and Rhode Island – imposed such moratoria earlier this year.) Aging out of foster care, even in the best of times, often results in a greater risk of homelessness or incarceration for former foster youth.
The state and counties need to do more to connect fosters to available resources. For example: 14% of those surveyed did not know if they have health insurance, even though all current and former foster youth are guaranteed medical insurance until age 26. And despite the fact that the Minnesota Education and Training Voucher (ETV) program provides up to $5,000 per youth per year to support those attending post-secondary school, a majority (68%) of those not receiving such funds were unaware of the program. (Minnesota awarded funds to 140 students for the 2020-21 school year, according to the Department of Human Services.)
While there is a need for more data about COVID-19's impact on housing instability of foster youth, the lack of data should not delay a response. Studies have shown homelessness is highly predictable – and preventable for former foster youth.
All fosters, current and former, must have access to telehealth. Such access can help address the mental health crisis spawned by the pandemic.
Former foster youth must be included in planning around distance learning resources, needs assessment for in-person vs. distance learning supports, and other supports, such as housing.
Murphy said there have been only two national studies on the impact of COVID-19 on foster youth, the most comprehensive from the Field Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Those results closely mirror those of the Foster Advocates survey.
Foster Advocates created the survey because the state is abdicating its responsibilities toward foster youth in this difficult time, Murphy said.
The state Department of Human Services (DHS) told him this spring that they didn't believe COVID-19 was having an impact on current and former foster youth , he said. "They said, 'We don't see an issue. If there is one, you have to prove it.'"
That runs counter to the approach taken nationally with the general population, Murphy said. "We didn't say, 'Hey, are you being impacted?' No, we knew it, so we did something about it. If you see the train coming, you don't wait for the train to hit people and say, 'OK, now I'll do something.'"
In her statement to The Imprint, Assistant Commissioner Farago said her agency is working with local partners to hear coronavirus-related policy concerns and make temporary changes such as increased flexibility or reduced barriers on state funding.
"We have regular contact with foster youth through our youth council, made up of former foster care youth, and also set up conference calls with case managers focusing on youth needs during COVID-19," the statement said.
Murphy said Minnesota's efforts have fallen woefully short. "My nonprofit exists because of the failures of DHS," he said. "If DHS did its job, we would close."
The full results of the Foster Advocates survey will be released in October.
Emily Gurnon
Emily Gurnon is a freelance reporter and former court reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
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Private labels were once a way for multi-brand retailers to 'fill in the gaps' in their designer offering. But for Joseph, it's become a foundation for global expansion.
LONDON, United Kingdom — When smart Londoners of a certain age think of Joseph, the British retailer's iconic founder Joseph Ettedgui and his inimitable eye come to mind. From humble beginnings — the Moroccan-born Anglophile started his fashion empire in the 1960s, selling sweaters by the then-little-known Japanese designer Kenzo Takada out of the hair salon he ran with his brother on London's King's Road — Ettedgui had, by the time of his death in 2010, built an influential network of Joseph stores spanning London, Paris and New York.
His shops, with their slick, monochromatic palettes and chrome and glass architecture (first designed by Norman Foster), are seen as predecessors to the modern concept store, laying the foundations for Colette in Paris and Milan's 10 Corso Como. He introduced Chelsea to the likes of Azzedine Alaïa and Helmut Lang and was the first British retailer to stock Prada.
But Ettedgui was a designer in his own right, launching Joseph's own-brand label in 1972 to provide women with beautifully-made basics alongside his imported designer wares. After all, "An entire wardrobe can't be made up only of designer clothes," he explained. Today, the accessibly-priced Joseph brand is the beating heart of the business, accounting for 87 percent of the company's worldwide sales in 2015.
A private label is not a novel business strategy among multi-brand retailers. From 2010 to 2015, the global market for private label apparel and footwear grew at a steady compound annual growth rate of 1.9 percent, according to data from Euromonitor. Department stores such as Barneys, Saks Fifth Avenue and Harrods have long produced own-brand collections. Typically consisting of basic pieces at more affordable price points than the designer brands they sit alongside, these lines can be a way for stores to fill in the gaps in their designer offering. Because they are designed and manufactured in-house, private labels have a number of financial and logistical advantages. "You're able to get a very strong margin on these items — you can control markdowns, you can control sales periods," explains Robert Burke, chairman and chief executive of consulting firm Robert Burke Associates.
But while some retailers produce private labels as a way to cover the cost of selling designer brands at low margins, Joseph's private label has been a vehicle for international expansion. "When I joined the company four years ago [in 2012], I felt that everybody believed that Joseph had the potential to grow itself — not only mixed in with the international brands," says Takehiro Shiraishi, managing director of Joseph.
For Shiraishi, growing the business through its private label makes more sense than trying to grow the network of multi-brand shops that made the retailer famous. Its mono-brand stores make up the vast majority of Joseph's retail network (today, of the company's 100-plus stores, only seven are multi-brand) and in Japan — where Onward Kashiyama, the company that bought Joseph in 2005, is based — only Joseph own-brand stores exist.
Concentrating on Joseph's private label also allows the company to expand its wholesale distribution — a channel Shiraishi sees as "crucial" for exploring new markets, such as Asia and the Middle East.
To round out its product offering, this year, the Joseph brand is expanding into two new categories. Shoes, which were launched as part of its Pre-Fall 2016 collection, will arrive in stores in June, while handbags will be introduced for Spring/Summer 2017. Shiraishi hopes to build up accessories to account for 15 to 20 percent of the Joseph brand's sales.
"Joseph has always been well known in the UK and the French market," Shiraishi explains. In February 2014, to put the brand on the map, Joseph made its London Fashion Week debut, holding a catwalk show to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Joseph's 77 Fulham Road store. The business had already been under pressure from existing wholesale distributors to develop a show collection, says Trotter, who adds that the "incredible" response to the show prompted the company to create a fashion-focused show collection for Joseph every season. The impact of this decision on Joseph's wholesale business has been tangible. Since 2014, wholesale has grown 10 percent year-on-year, and now accounts (along with franchising) for 37 percent of the Joseph brand's annual sales.
Other specialist retailers have also benefited from making their in-house labels more fashion-focussed. The Outnet's Iris & Ink, which launched in 2012 as a 35-piece capsule collection of basics, has since quadrupled in size and added more directional designs that have helped make it one of the site's top five brands in terms of sales, says Shira Suveyke, executive vice president and chief merchant of The Outnet. Likewise, last year luxury e-tailer MatchesFashion.com launched Raey, a trend-driven private label that "now accounts for substantial numbers in revenue and is always on the bestseller list," says Ruth Chapman, co-founder and co-chairman of Matches. "The brand is successful because of its strong fashion DNA, rather than being basics or essentials," she says.
When it comes to creating a successful own-brand collection, according to Robert Burke, specialist retailers like Matches and Joseph have an advantage over larger department stores. "They're smaller operations, usually dealing with fewer total stores… so the ability for them to be in touch with their customer is greater. [When] you know your customer, you're able to address their needs," Burke says.
Department stores, however, are following suit. Last year, Nordstrom — which already had a range of private labels across apparel, accessories, homeware and beauty that aim to "compliment and round out existing national and international brands," says Mark Tritton, executive vice president of Nordstrom and president of Nordstrom Product Group — launched a private label designed by Caroline Issa, chief executive officer of Tank magazine. This February, the department store debuted another collection in collaboration with street-style star Olivia Palermo.
For Joseph, developing its own brand has contributed to a 20 percent growth in retail sales in the last two years. But while the fashion collections "send our message to the market," says Shiraishi, it is still the brand's pre-collection — more in keeping with Joseph's luxury essentials origin — that makes up the bulk of the private label business. The breakdown between the pre- and show collections "is probably 80/20 or 85/15," he says.
"Joseph has grown into something much bigger than a private label," says Trotter. The fashion week stalwarts in London this weekend would agree.


It happened. Your wedding gown got stained during the craziness of the reception. Rather than having a mini panic attack, use the following pre-stain tips for treating common Big Day dress disasters. It will help your dry cleaners out considerably!
Soak the affected area in cold water to remove chocolate proteins from the gown and otherwise loosen the stain. Use dishwasher detergent to gently scrub the area. You may want to use a clean toothbrush, but take care not to scrub too vigorously, as you will damage the gown's fibers.
Place frozen peas or other frozen, packaged food next to the wax on your gown. Let it freeze the wax for a few hours before chipping away at the stuff with a spoon. Do not us a knife, as you could damage the dress fibers or create a hole. Once you're finished chippin', put the affected area on your ironing board. Place an old towel you don't care about ruining over the gown and set your iron on top of the towel for 20 to 30 seconds. The heat should pull the wax away from the dress. The towel absorbs it.
Spray a white vinegar mixture (2/3 water to 1/3 vinegar) on tea, coffee, or soda dress stains. Let the mixture stand for a minute before gently rubbing the gown with a soft, clean toothbrush or cloth.
Keep these tips in mind to prepare your dress for the dry cleaner! Know of any other wedding gown pre-stain tips? Share them in the comments!


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Target's Renovation Could Pay Off Nicely for Investors
Vito J. Racanelli
Oct. 27, 2017 11:39 pm ET
Target's steps to fend off competition and reignite sales growth could also have a positive impact on its downtrodden shares.
Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe/Getty Images
Amazon.com, the e-commerce Leviathan, has cast a dark shadow over the retail industry and most retailers' stocks. But Target, the Minneapolis-based discount chain, largely has itself to blame for a series of blunders that have restrained revenue growth and punished its shares.
The company's missteps, including a tardy embrace of online merchandising, have cost it about $15 billion in stock-market value over the past three years, as the shares have slid to $60 from $85. Nor does Wall Street see a quick turnaround; only four of the 26 brokerage analysts covering Target have Buy ratings on the stock, close to the most pessimistic reading ever.
Yet, a sunnier scenario has been unfolding behind the scenes at Target (ticker: TGT) since CEO Brian Cornell took charge in 2014. Target closed its unprofitable 133-store Canadian division in 2015, taking a $5.1 billion charge to earnings. The company sold its poorly performing pharmacy business that same year to CVS Health (CVS), pocketing $1.9 billion. Cornell, 58, has also cut $2 billion in costs, and embarked on a program to refurbish about 1,000 of Target's 1,800 stores by 2020, in addition to building smaller, more focused stores. The company has seen a 2% to 4% increase in sales at units remodeled already.
WHILE PROGRESS on these and other initiatives hasn't been linear, store traffic and earnings look poised to rise in coming years. That could lead to an upward revaluation of the shares. Propelled by profit growth and a higher price/earnings multiple, Target's stock could climb to $75 to $80 in the next two years, returning 20% to 30%, including a 4% dividend yield.
Longer term, demographics favor Target's business, 80% of which is focused on household products, home furnishings, hardlines, and apparel (grocery and pet products supply the remainder). Jason Clark, a senior portfolio manager at AFAM Capital, cites a coming surge in the number of Americans 35 to 44 years old, after a 15-year decline. This population cohort, responsible for a significant share of U.S. household formation, could total about 48 million by 2030, according to Euromonitor International, up from roughly 40 million now. As younger adults marry, buy homes, and have children, says Clark, many will look to Target for its wide selection of low-priced but trendy "stuff" for their kids and homes.
In the meantime, there's a lot of housecleaning to do. One problem confronting Cornell, a former executive at PepsiCo and Wal-Mart Stores, from the start of his tenure was a massive data breach in 2013 that potentially compromised more than 40 million customer-payment accounts. The breach has cost Target more than $200 million.
The company has since rebuilt its debit- and credit-card systems, says Tony Scherrer, a portfolio manager at Smead Capital Management, which began buying shares of the retailer earlier this year. "Now Target is beginning to play offense," he says.
Scherrer lauds Target's management for doing "the right things" to combat Amazon.com (AMZN) and other retailers, and notes that the company has plenty of money to invest in its business. Target generated $4.8 billion of free cash flow in the 12 months ended in July.
Target executives declined to comment.
ONE OF THE MOST important changes is an intensified focus on online sales. "Target is pressing the gas pedal on e-commerce," says Abhay Deshpande, chief investment officer at Centerstone Investors, which added shares this year.
Online sales totaled 4.4% of revenue in the latest fiscal year, up from 2.8% in fiscal 2016. That compares with roughly 3% at Wal-Mart Stores (WMT), whose stock, unlike Target's, has returned to investor favor lately, partly because of the company's improved online performance. In the latest quarter, Target's digital sales jumped 32% from the total in the prior year, which had seen a 16% increase.
Target has upgraded its distribution and fulfillment capabilities significantly, notes Ivan Feinseth, chief investment officer at Tigress Financial Partners, which purchased shares recently. Customers buying online can request home or in-store delivery or curbside pickup. "Target has evolved into a strong omni-channel business," he says.
To beat Amazon, in Feinseth's view, retailers have to price well, connect with the customer, and provide items that can't be bought elsewhere. Target appears to be accomplishing all three via the introduction of several exclusive new brands, including its Cat & Jack children's apparel label. The company noted on its second-quarter earnings call that the brand had crossed the $2 billion mark in annual revenue, about double expectations, in the year or so since its launch, and is showing double-digit quarterly sales gains.
Target is rolling out 12 more in-house brands before the end of next year, including Cloud Island for infants and Isabel Maternity, which launched earlier in 2017.
On a separate front, management is taking steps to increase penetration of Target's well- known REDcard, a credit- and debit-card loyalty program that gives shoppers a 5% discount on purchasers. REDcards account for only about 25% of sales, so there is plenty of room for expansion, notes AFAM's Clark. REDcard holders spend roughly twice as much as non-card holders.
Yet another focus is on new store formats. Target plans to open about 100 small-format stores of less than 50,000 square feet in densely populated urban centers that would be inhospitable to a typical 145,000-square-foot Target. The smaller stores—a new one opened last week near Manhattan's Pennsylvania Station—will be cheaper to run, with more self-checkout stations and inventory tailored to local markets.
TARGET'S RESTRUCTURING hasn't done much yet to move the needle on revenue, which has been stuck around $70 billion for several years. Net income is another, even less appealing, story. It slid to $2.7 billion, or $4.58 a share, last year, from $3.3 billion, or $5.25, in fiscal 2016, partly due to the sale of the in-store pharmacy business. Earnings could slip to $4.50 in the current fiscal year, although estimates could head toward $5 in two years if the restructuring initiatives progress as planned.
In that case, the stock could command a price/earnings multiple close to its long-term median of 16, compared with a current 13.5 times fiscal 2018 earnings estimate. Indeed, since the Aug. 16 release of better-than-expected quarterly results, including a 1.3% jump in sales at stores open at least a year, Target shares are up about 10%.
Clark sees downside protection for the shares in Target's healthy balance sheet, which has $8.6 billion of long-term debt, net of $2.3 billion of cash. Then there's the company's strong real-estate portfolio. Based on imputed rents from Target's owned properties, including 1,500 stores and 33 of its 40 distribution centers, Centerstone's Deshpande thinks the portfolio could be worth roughly $30 billion, or almost 90% of the retailer's market capitalization.
While investors shouldn't underestimate the online-retailing threat posed by Amazon and even a more muscular Wal-Mart, Target's stock price appears to discount that. Yet, it gives the company little credit for its ongoing transformation. The road ahead could still be bumpy, but it's a good bet that Target will win over analysts and investors, much as it has consumers.
Email: editors@barrons.com
Target is renovating its business to take on Amazon.com and others. So far, so good.

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Q: Getting all visible elements using MooTools I am moving from jQuery to MooTools (for the fun..) and I have this line of code :
$subMenus = $headMenu.find('li ul.sub_menu:visible');

How I can write this in mootools?
I know that I can use getElements but How I can check for visible ul?(I am using this(:visible) selector a lot).
Edit -
I implemented my own function :
  function findVisibleElements(elementsCollection){
    var returnArray = [];
    elementsCollection.each(function(el){
      if(el.getStyle('display') === 'block'){
        returnArray.push(el);
      }
    });

    return returnArray;
  }

And what i want is to slide up all the visible sub menu, this is what I wrote :
// Sliding up the visible sub menus
if( visibleSubMenus.length > 0 ){
  visibleSubMenus.each(function(el){
      var slider = new Fx.Slide(el, {duration: 2000});
      slider.slideOut();
  });
}

Why my code isn`t working?My function is working, and the problem is with the Fx.Slide.
I added mootools more with Fx.Slide.

A: Just extend the selector functionality - it's MooTools!
$extend(Selectors.Pseudo, {
    visible: function() {
        if (this.getStyle('visibility') != 'hidden' && this.isVisible() && this.isDisplayed()) {
            return this;
        }
    }
});

After that just do the usual $$('div:visible') which will return the elements that are visible.
Check out the example I've created: http://www.jsfiddle.net/oskar/zwFeV/

A: The $$() function in Mootools is mostly equivalent to JQuery's $() does-it-all selector.
// in MooTools
var elements = $$('.someSelector');

// natively in most newer browsers
elements = document.body.querySelectorAll('.someSelector');

However, for this specific case since :visible isn't a real pseudo class, you'll have to approximate it using an Array filter in Mootools.
var isItemVisible = function (item) {
    return item.style.visibility != 'hidden' && item.style.display != 'none';
}
var elements = $$('ul').filter(isItemVisible);

There might be other things that you consider make an item 'invisible', in which case you can add them to the filtering function accordingly.

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books, reviews, upcoming
Book Preview: Greatest Hits – Laura Barnett
Mar 12, 2017 Mar 11, 2017 ramblingmads
Written by the author of The Versions of Us, Laura Barnett, Greatest Hits is the story of Cass Wheeler a rock star in the form of a Joni Mitchell or Stevie Nicks. Her career has been in decline for a while and she spends her days mourning a tragic loss tucked away on her secluded farm.
Her record label wants to release a greatest hits collection and this sparks Cass on a mission of memory – of her parents, her former band, and her past.
Interspersed between the chapters of Cass' life are her songs, actually written by singer-songwriter Kathryn Hughes especially for the book.
Interestingly the two writers will be releasing an album of these songs to coincide with the book's release in June this year.
I really liked this book, it has great emotional writing and I found Cass very intriguing. At times there were very sad moments and I'm not ashamed to say I cried a little – really good writing hooks your feelings like nothing else.
The book isn't out until June 15th, which gives you loads of time to put it on your wishlist.
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feminism, ramblings, thoughts
Sometimes it's hard to be a woman…
Last week my dad announced he's a feminist. He then rattled on for half an hour and didn't let any women (me, mum) speak.
Last night we watched Bones, a show I quite enjoy, in which a men's rights activist is murdered. A 'meninist'. The sort of person who truly believes that 'every job taken by a woman is a qualified white man out of work'.
Women still earn less than men for doing the same work, women of colour even more so, despite it being illegal here in the UK. Women still shoulder the vast majority of housework, chores, cooking and childcare. More women work part-time, and not necessarily because they want to.
I also watched Confirmation this week, a drama based on real events and real people, with Kerry Washington playing Anita Hill as Olivia Pope with bad suits. Hill testified against US supreme court nominee Judge Clarence Thomas in a hearing about his alleged sexual misconduct. No other women were permitted to testify. She was vilified in the press, he became a member of the supreme court.
Was the all male senate panel's attitude towards her because she was a woman, because she was black, because she spoke up? Thomas tried to make it about race (he was African-American, as was Hill), but they didn't buy it.
Would a man's word have carried more weight, would his testimony been so easy to dismiss?
This week Beyonce released Lemonade, one of the themes of which seems to be infidelity. Now she hasn't explicitly said it's about her marriage, but the internet is alight with people trying to find out who Jay-Z cheated on her with.
But where's the backlash against him? If he did sleep with someone other than his wife behind her back (as opposed to in an open marriage) then why aren't people criticising him? Is it just easier to blame a woman, after all she betrayed the sisterhood, he's just a man. And that's what men do.
I read a recent interview with Monica Lewinsky, who had a brief affair with Bill Clinton in the 90s, he stayed president, she was humiliated and found it hard to keep her life on track. Now she runs an anti-bullying initiative, he's supporting his wife's White House run, but Lewinsky is still treated to vindictive comments but the married man many years her senior is just good ol' Bill.
And you wonder why it's hard to be a woman.
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adventures, life, music, reviews, theatre
Amanda Palmer at Union Chapel
Jun 10, 2015 Jun 10, 2015 ramblingmads
I love music, I believe the right song at the right time can change your entire perspective. As someone with partial hearing loss (it's genetic and will get worse) I try to make the most of the music I can still hear.
Tonight I went to Union Chapel in Islington, a beautiful church that also hosts concerts, to see Amanda Palmer perform on her last tour before she becomes someone's mother (she's 6 months pregnant).
I saw Amanda there about 4 or 5 years ago and that was amazing, tonight was even better. The acoustics and ambience of the building add a certain something to the proceedings.
Amanda's shows don't feel like a gig, more like An Evening With , as she introduces acts and brings her friend on stage to sing with her.
Kicking off proceedings is the joyful noise of London band Perhaps Contraption – a combination of a brass band with a punk aesthetic. They are tremendous fun.
Then comedian Andrew O'Neill comes on and does some very funny one liners, reads out some hilarious rejection letters and introduces Amanda.
She stands in the pulpit and sings 'The Wind That Shakes The Barley' unaccompanied, it is beautiful.
Then she descends to the piano to kick things off with 'Astronaut' and 'Ampersand' from her 'Who Killed Amanda Palmer?' album.
She talks about the previous night's show – webcast live to Patreon subscribers, soon to be free to stream to everyone. She tells us tonight will be better as she can relax more. She takes requests from the audience, I ask for 'I Google You', but sadly there isn't enough time to do them all. She performs some of them with her ukelele.
She reads a random extract from her book 'The Art of Asking', selected by an audience member, she talks about writing and her infamous Kickstarter.
Her special guest is drag performer and cabaret star Le Gateau Chocolat, who is magnificent, funny, clever, joyous.
Then she brings her friend Whitney on and they do a Garfunkel and Oates song about how smug pregnant women are and a few Ask Amanda questions.
Then they do a Dresden Dolls classic – Delilah – I think I last heard her do this with Georgia from Bitter Ruin, it's a great song.
There's time for a Ben Folds cover and a riotous Leeds United featuring Perhaps Contraption, before the standing ovation.
The encore is a Kimya Dawson song and Ukelele Anthem.
Normally she stays and signs anything you like, but she's pregnant, her feet are swollen and she hasn't been off stage to pee once.
So, as this is technically a book tour, there's a signing tomorrow evening in Waterstones.
I think it's the relationship she has with her fans, old and new, that makes her shows feel more intimate, she's joking and waving, knowing we'll sing along, that we're in on it, whatever it is.
I leave buzzing, music always seems to bring me alive a little more.
We walk to Kings Cross, down Pentonville Road, past the park where clown Joseph Grimaldi's grave is sited, the evening faded and the wind picking up, talking about the show, about ideas it's given us – things we're mulling over.
The way you should be, electric from the crowd, from the rhythm. Not bad for a Tuesday.
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Q: check if one hive table column value contain other column value I have table A and table B. table A column id value is like abc-0924-0-3, table B column id value is like abc-0924, I want to check if table A column id value is contain table B columns id value for each row.
THX

A: If the format is consistent (i.e. the first 8 characters of the ID in table A are equal to the ID in table B), then you could join using the first 8 characters:
select
   table_a.id as table_a_id,
   case when table_b.id is null then 'Missing' else 'Not missing' end as status
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Low Carb Bagels(GF) – Wholly Cupcake!
I've been doing Keto for about 3 weeks now( hey, everyone is doing it, why not me?😉) and had made this delicious eggplant dip/spread (get recipe here) but wanted something to put it on besides vegetables, and decided to give this keto bagel recipe a try. This uses the Fathead Dough recipe which I've made before but turned into cinnamon rolls. I have to say they are pretty satisfactory for being low carb. My daughter loved them with cream cheese. You can also make them into a disc shape if you prefer to use as a bun for sandwich/burger, the only difference is instead of rolling the pieces and closing them at the end (like a ring) you would roll each piece into a ball and slightly flatten, then bake. I found that working with the dough quick will prevent the "rings" from ripping when the dough has cooled too much. You can also toast these the next day to reheat, or you can pop them in the oven at 400F for few minutes.
I sprinkled parmesan on some of the bagels, and smoked sea salt flakes on others.
Place the mozzarella and cream cheese in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 3 minutes in 1 minute increments until melted but not bubbling.
Transfer mixture to a large bowl and add the eggs, almond flour, and baking powder.


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[updated] TSLP Cytokine Melts Mouse Fat Away, Points to Eczema and Other Therapies
Research from the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, published in Science has uncovered how the immune system could be targeted to find therapies for lipid disorders and diseases such as eczema.
Here, a mouse model based on this approach was used to reverse obesity by sweating out fat through the skin.
The U Penn Study
According to Penn Medicine News, mice initially were injected with thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) cytokine in attempt to correct Type 2 diabetes. After four weeks of treatment, TSLP not only improved their diabetes risk but significantly reversed their obese condition (dropping from 45 g down to a healthy 25 g, in 28 days).
To explain the weight loss, Taku Kambayashi, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Penn—who led the study alongside fourth-year medical student Ruth Choa, Ph.D.—assumed the TSLP was sickening the mice and reducing their appetites. However, his group found the TSLP-treated mice were actually eating 20 to 30 percent more and had similar energy expenditures, base metabolic rates and activity levels, compared with their non-treated counterparts.
Kambayashi then recalled an observation he had previously ignored. "When I looked at the coats of the TSLP-treated mice, I noticed that they glistened in the light. I always knew exactly which mice had been treated, because they were so much shinier than the others," he said.
'We believe we are the first group to show a non-hormonal way to induce [fat loss], highlighting an unexpected role for the body's immune system.'
He hypothesized the greasy hair was a sign that the mice were "sweating" out fat from their skin. Upon closer examination, the researchers discovered TSLP stimulated the immune system to release lipids through their skin's oil-producing sebaceous glands.
"This was a completely unforeseen finding, but we've demonstrated that fat loss can be achieved by secreting calories from the skin in the form of energy-rich sebum," said Kambayashi. "We believe that we are the first group to show a non-hormonal way to induce this process, highlighting an unexpected role for the body's immune system."
To examine whether TSLP could potentially play a role in the control of oil secretion in humans, the researchers then examined TSLP and a panel of 18 sebaceous gland-associated genes in a publicly available dataset. This revealed that TSLP expression is significantly and positively correlated with sebaceous gland gene expression in healthy human skin.
[update] Implications in Humans
While the results might seem like a cure for obesity, Medical News Today reports there are major differences in the way humans and mice produce sebum. Further, Kambayashi does not believe humans can control their weight by sebum regulation. He sees the process as a potential target to find interventions to reverse obesity and lipid disorders.
On a larger scale, the discovery could inspire treatments that work via the immune system. Specific to skin, the researchers plan to investigate how TSLP-activated T cells encourage sebaceous glands to increase sebum production, Medical News Today reports. This could yield to insights in skin diseases such as eczema, although this concept is hypothetical for now.
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Sytheon Study Finds Isosorbide Fatty Acid Diesters Could Sooth Atopic Dermatitis
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Microbes Convert Biodiesel Residuals to Lactic Acid, Boost $189 B Market
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Apple Polyphenols Grow Natural Sun Protection Possibilities
Plants have evolved metabolites to face photo-oxidative stress and irradiation. Apples, for example, are ripe with antioxidant and SPF opportunity, as research published in Molecules suggests.
How to Ensure Cleansers Comply with Growing 1,4-Dioxane Regulations
A recent review in the Journal of Surfactants and Detergents explores means of measuring 1,4-dioxane levels in cleansers in order to comply with increasing ppm restrictions set by various U.S. states.
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Fourteen healthy volunteers aged 23-45 years old participated in a double-blind study using microbiome-supporting (MS) products on one cheek and benchmark (BM) products on the other cheek daily for three weeks.
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Zenherb Lab's SesZenBio Plant-based Biotin Supplement Boosts Hair Care
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Mentoring rural students
Class Acts-Diversity: Schisler, a Deneb STAR, found support through campus communities like Danforth and Civic Scholars
By Diane Toroian Keaggy May 3, 2019 May 9, 2019
James Schisler, a Danforth and Civic Scholar, says cohort communities provide needed support for rural students. (Photo: Danny Reise/Washington University)
Washington University in St. Louis senior James Schisler grew up 100 miles west of St. Louis in St. James, Mo., population 4,216. The town has four stoplights, three wineries and one high school, which graduates about 100 students a year.
Among Schisler's classmates, about 75 percent enrolled in college — impressive given only 59 percent of rural high school graduates head directly to higher education. But when only 20 of his friends went back to college for their sophomore years, Schisler was determined to find out why.
"I thought there must be something wrong with my school, my town," said Schisler, who graduates this month with a degree in geophysics in Arts & Sciences. "But the more research I did, the more I learned that this was a pretty standard outcome for rural students."
Here, Schisler talks about his research, how he found his way as a rural student at an urban university and why rural students must be part of higher education's diversity discussion.
Why did so many of your friends not return to college after their first year?
For some, it was too expensive, or they weren't getting good grades or they couldn't see how their classes were relevant to the work they wanted to do. Basically it came down to fit — they didn't go to the school that would best serve their needs. I've learned that experience is pretty common. Rural students go to college at lower rates than their urban or suburban peers, regardless of race or economic status. They are less likely to apply to selective colleges. They apply to fewer colleges. And they are more likely to leave before getting a degree.
Why was your experience different?
It wasn't because I was better or smarter; it was because of the amazing communities on campus that I have been a part of. I'm a Danforth Scholar and a Civic Scholar, I do a cappella, I'm an RA, I'm part of Deneb STARS (a cohort program launched in 2017 to support low-income and first-generation students). All of these communities make me feel supported and that I belong here.
That's why I said yes when I was asked to be a Deneb STARS academic peer mentor. I was hired to help with academic content and, yes, it's really important to provide academic support to students who didn't grow up with access to state-of-the-art technology or enrichment programs. But I found that wasn't the most important part of the job. It was helping create a community where students felt supported and knew they weren't alone.
Why should recruiting, supporting rural students be a priority?
I don't think you can be an institution that stands for equity and diversity and then proceed to ignore an entire group of students. I know that it is logistically really hard to recruit rural students, but rural America is an important part of the country. About 30 percent of high school students attend a rural school. So if you want the best and the brightest, it's foolish to not recognize the potential of those students.
What does it mean to be from a rural community?
The federal government has 17 definitions of the word "rural." Some are tied to population density; others are tied to distance from a metropolitan area. For me, having a rural identity means I have a very strong attachment to place and community. That may be one reason why rural students are less likely to leave home to go to elite colleges. It may also be why it's hard to make friends at a new school. College was the first time since kindergarten that I had to make new friends.
So what is the plan after graduation?
I want to work at a college, perhaps on college access issues. I've been passionate about education all of my life, but I always thought that was just because I grew up with two parents who are both teachers. What else were we going to talk about at the dinner table — "How was school today?" "Fine, how was school today for you?" But over my four years here, I've realized education is where my brain always wants to go.
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Alameda County Poverty Rate
Poverty Rate in Alameda County, California
In Alameda County, California, an estimated 151,379 of 1,619,320 people live in poverty.
What is the poverty rate in Alameda County, California?
The poverty rate in Alameda County, California is 9.3%.
How many people in Alameda County, California live in poverty?
How does the poverty rate in Alameda County, California compare to the average for California?
The poverty rate in Alameda County, California is 24.39% lower than the California average. In Alameda County, California, an estimated 9.3% of 1,619,320 people live in poverty. In California, 12.3% of 38,481,790 people live in poverty.
How does the poverty rate in Alameda County, California compare to the US?
The poverty rate in Alameda County, California is 27.34% lower than the US average. In Alameda County, California, an estimated 9.3% of 1,619,320 people live in poverty. In the United States, 12.8% of 324,173,084 people live in poverty.
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HDB Promises Faster Ballot Results and New Project Announcements
Facilitated procedures will give those looking for built-to-order (BTO) flats faster results from the application procedure.
The Singapore Housing and Development Board (HDB) announced that starting May 2019, BTO flat applicants will get results of their ballot in three instead of six weeks. The reduced waiting time has been established as one of the Housing and Development Ministry priorities from 2018.
Here's an overview of the latest announcements, procedure facilitations and additional HDB news.
Shorter and More Effective Procedures
There have long been attempts to improve the BTO application process. Balloting time is one of the biggest challenges that the HDB has been trying to address.
Apart from reducing the waiting period from six to three weeks, HDB will also begin making earlier announcements about upcoming residential real estate sales.
As per the official HDB announcement, news about upcoming BTO sales will start being circulated six months in advance instead of the current three months. This is yet another change that will be introduced in May 2019.
Thus in May 2019, HDB will announce the list of upcoming BTO sale sites for both August (following the old regulations) and November (on the basis of the new six-month announcement term).
Minister of National Development Lawrence Wong said that for first-time couples, the purchase of a BTO flat is a major decision that will often be affected by the location of the residential property. Having preliminary information about the location of a future project gives these first-time buyers the time to research and make a sound decision for the future.
Buyers want more information to plan ahead, Wong said, which is why authorities responded with the legislative changes. While the HDB has been careful about revealing too much because of the prospects of unexpected changes, such a regulatory measure was required to address public demand.
Additional HDB News and Developments
During a briefing, Minister Wong provided some additional information about changes in the way the HDB works and makes BTO flats available.
The number of BTO flats that come with a shorter waiting period of two to three years will be doubled to 2,000 in 2019. Factors like site availability determine and limit the number of such flats that the HDB could offer. Still, efforts are being made to gradually move the number up in the future.
If home buyers have more urgent needs and cannot afford the wait, they can always opt for an alternative HDB apartment acquisition model like the sale of balance flats (SBF) or the re-offer balance flats (ROF) schemes, Wong said.
An open ROF pool is available throughout the year and buyers can make their open booking from there. The opportunity opens in June and more details about the parameters of the application process will be announced in the near future.
Upcoming Sales Launches and Emerging Trends
An upcoming BTO sales launch will target three primary towns and estates in May 2019.
The official HDB website has listed the launch of new BTO flats in Tengah, Woodlands and Kallang/Whampoa.
In Tengah, the BTO options will range from two to five-room apartments. The total number is set at 2,180. The Woodlands apartments are 720 and they also range from the smallest two-room to five-room flats. Finally, 580 new BTO flats will become available in Kallang/Whampoa and these will be two to four-room apartments.
The demand for public housing in Singapore is hitting a high after a slowdown experienced for some years. The resale market is the one seen as most dynamic right now. It ended on a high note in 2018 and according to official HDB information, there were 23,099 transactions during the year.
Government efforts to scale down the number of BTO flats launched each year could have contributed to these resale market dynamics. The number of displaced en-bloc owners has also increased, which contributed to upward market pressure and an increase in the demand.
According to experts, emerging trends in 2019 could start reshaping the Singapore residential real estate market.
The resale market will see a bumper supply of BTO apartments reaching their five-year minimum occupation period. According to HDB estimates, 27,000 BTO flats and 3.500 design, build and sell scheme (DBSS) flats could reach their minimum occupation period this year, ensuring a new wave of eligible sellers.
In the period until 2021, 50,000 additional flats will reach their minimum occupation period. The number is much higher than a total of 9,000 flats for 2013/2014.
A shift in housing demand will inevitably come as a result of the upcoming massive supply of eligible flats. Prices are also to be affected and residential property may become more affordable to acquire once the wave of resales begins,
Buying interest will be strengthened in certain developments as a result of the new market dynamics. Real estate experts predict stronger buyer demand in Hougang, Sengkang, Punggol, Pasir Ris and Tampines.
The number of apartments reaching the minimum occupational period will once again be determining. In Sengkang and Punggol alone, the number of such apartments will exceed 10,000. In addition, both of the towns are recognised for beautiful landscaping and a lot of greenery, contributing to further buyer interest.
Currently, the announcement of new BTO flats in Sengkang and Punggol has not led to a reduction in property prices. These are the only two non-mature developments to record price growth for four and five-room flats over 2018.
To sum it up, the demand for HDB resale flats will continue being resilient in 2019. Certain segments may be affected by price weaknesses but overall, sellers will benefit from stability and high demand.
If you're considering the sale of a flat, the time may be now to get started. If the minimum occupation period is nearing its end, you should definitely begin researching improvement options that will enable you to attract the right buyer and the right price.
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One of the single crucial concepts in business is the sales funnel. Sales funnels can boost your income online by automating your business. They supply a course of the very least resistance to expanding and also scaling your organisation on autopilot. However after hanging out with several of the globe's ideal marketing professionals, I can tell you with near assurance, not only exactly how sales funnels will certainly allow you to make even more money online, but which particular funnels you must implement.
Now, if you're anything like me, you could be averse to certain funnels. As an example, I'm never an ecommerce guy, yet I do recognize that free-plus-shipping funnels are definitely crushing it. As a matter of fact, just this previous week, while going to the Closing Table Mastermind with Perry Belcher as well as Roland Frasier, I obtained much more insight right into the attractive "tripwire" funnel, supposedly coined by Perry Belcher.
However, Belcher really did not design the principle. He attracted that from an old Columbia House advertisement that marketed 13 CDs or tapes for the huge price of $1.00. Remember it? However most of us know that this alluring deal (also known as tripwire) had way much more to it than simply the $1.00 price. In the background, there was a connection program at the workplace. In Columbia House's' design, this was called negative choice invoicing. That indicates, you instantly get routine monthly shipments (along with an expense) unless you specifically mention or else.
So why is this so effective as well as what does it involve sales funnels? Actually, what you'll discover is that Columbia House's sales funnel was fairly easy. You just chose the CDs or tapes you wanted for a dollar, after that obtained a routine month-to-month shipment every single month at a pre-defined price. They would continually bill you for those CDs or tapes each and every single month. There were variants of this offer also where you could order 11 CDs or tapes for one dime after that get the 12th cost-free.
In either case you check out it, these were all alluring offers. This was also good to miss. Yet what Columbia House as well as various other firms recognized was that, although they would shed loan out of eviction, they would certainly, typically, over time, earn money turn over first. And that is the power of the sales funnel. Before automation, this is exactly how sales funnels functioned. And, if you hired, you would certainly get a live individual properly walking you via the funnel.
The Columbia House instance provides deep insight into the psychology of a deal that's irresistible. By first establishing the life time value of a client and also their retention rate, Columbia House identified that it might invest a specific quantity of money obtaining consumers and also still be extremely rewarding. That's basically what's finished with sales funnels today. As well as what truly makes those sales funnels so effective are tripwires.
Today, it's the tripwire that develops the tempting offer. Although Columbia House really did not quite have major up-sells or down-sells in their funnels, they created a basic two step funnel that worked. It worked since the tripwire was so appealing. It appealed deeply to the consumer. Nevertheless, how can you withstand an offer like that for 12 or 13 CDs or tapes for $1 or 1 cent when they were retailing at around $10 each at the time.
An additional powerful example of this was through Sports Illustrated. As a matter of fact, Sports Illustrated was properly on the decline at the time it presented its cutting edge tripwire. There's something concerning concrete things that individuals just get in touch with. Even when you're providing a digital info item on the backside, by sweetening the handle a substantial excellent, you can rather literally send your conversions via the roof.
In the instance of Sports Illustrated, take on your own back to 1990 when magazine registration rates were beginning to leave. In that period, Sports Illustrated suffered a 7% decrease in their blood circulation in the initial half of the year. Now, no matter what they did, they were unable to obtain the registration rates up. Even by supplying deep discount rates on memberships, consumers weren't grabbing it. And also, if they marked down as well considerably, it would certainly impact their ability to obtain advertisers paying premium rates without revealing that customers were paying close to the full cover cost of the publication.
Sports Illustrated, owned by Time, Inc., wasn't the only magazine that was experiencing under the business's umbrella. People magazine had actually also experienced a serious decrease of 5%. Time, Inc., understood that it needed to do something quick. So it began to use a tripwire that included sports bungles on VHS. Nevertheless, the expense was inflated and also there were just many slips it could offer. So, they looked to the football phone as the brand-new tripwire.
Why the football phone? Initially, it appealed to the target market. As well as, it was one-of-a-kind and interesting. Much more exciting than a boring publication registration. The football-shaped phone concept was conceived by Sports Illustrated's director of blood circulation at the time, Michael Loeb. At that time, advertising on wire was additionally very affordable. And also, the phone, which was sourced from China, just set you back a few dollars "landed". So everything made sense.
Loeb serviced the logistics of this deal for lots of months. Nonetheless, that wasn't the only deal. They also prepared a deal that contained a tennis shoe phone. If you'll think back to 1990-1991, it was both uses that were running practically concurrently. Speak about an early-on split-test, right?
So, what were the outcomes of all this? Over 1 million new clients. That's right. As well as those offers just competed a minimal time. However it properly saved the business. That's the power of a tripwire offer. It's a substantial product that gets individuals excited about whatever else the core offer is. In fact, some individuals will only buy what you're marketing exclusively for the novelty of the tangible tripwire deal.
Sales funnels are one of the single most powerful concepts in service today for a very specific reason. It's not just the example of the tripwire that's powerful. It's the entire kittycat play dirty, so to speak. There are numerous parts as well as elements to what make a sales funnel job so well that I wished to break it down and provide some even more examples to provide a deeper understanding to how you can utilize them to boost your revenue online.
Currently, if you're not making use of a sales funnel now, or if you're simply discovering what a sales funnel is, then there are a few methods you can swiftly take advantage of this effective principle in your service to produce eruptive results. Firstly, if you don't have a ClickFunnels account, go below as well as enroll in the 14-day complimentary test. Once you have actually setup your account, get a customized domain and also begin building your funnel. If you need assistance, enjoy a few of the on-boarding videos included with ClickFunnels.
It matters not if you have an existing service or you're functioning to configuration a new organisation, funnels are the secret to expanding and scaling regardless of where you're beginning with. Nonetheless, there are 5 specific methods you can use sales funnels to enhance your income today. It does not matter what service you remain in or what you're offering, you can utilize these today, now, to create explosive results.
At the Inner Circle mastermind this week, Russell Brunson explored the hook-story-offer technique that comes before building the funnel. Can you build a sales funnel before you have a hook as well as a story? Yes. However you might have difficulty gaining traction, particularly if you're competing in a red sea. Red oceans are entrepreneur-infested waters competing for the exact same swimming pool of consumers, whereas blue seas are a location where few business owners are swimming in.
What does that tell you? Invest the moment responsible and also the story. Yes, the offer is likewise important. Yet it's the hook and the tale that's mosting likely to reel potential customers in. For example, Brunson used the story of fit-to-fat-to-fat founder, Drew Manning. Manning, that was in great form, went out there and also gained a number of weight over a 6 month period to much better understand what it seems like to be fat. Yet then he headed out there as well as shed all the weight.
That right there is an extraordinary hook and story. It's one-of-a-kind. As well as, as a result of that, Manning has experienced a meteoric increase, although his deal isn't that excellent. However when the hook as well as the story is just so excellent, the deal is almost unimportant. Effectively, you can market nearly anything when the hook as well as the tale just crush it. One more instance is the tale of Robert Allen who would always claim he might be dropped in any city in the nation as well as purchase a residence no loan down within 60 days. And that's specifically what he did. His brand name has actually corrected a billion dollars in sales as a result of it.
Those are all excellent hooks as well as stories. Without that, your deal will have a hard time. If you can think of a distinct way to create your hook and tale, the rest will form. Given that there is so much red sea available, this is possibly one of one of the most important indicate make before you launch any sales funnel.
Tripwires are terrific low-barrier-of-entry products that make potential customers take out their credit cards. Usually, these are too-good-to-pass-up items that are offered at an astonishing price. Just think about the tripwire provided by Columbia House or Sports Illustrated, for instance. Tripwires aid make it much easier to get new consumers, and after that to rise them up your worth ladder.
Anything that makes client procurement harder, such as a pricey services or product out of the gate, is going to make growing as well as scaling your organisation harder. The truth is that it costs 5 times as much to draw in a new consumer as it does to keep an existing one. That's why tripwires are so effective. They reduced the barrier-of-entry right into your business. As well as anything that can decrease the barrier of entry is constantly excellent.
An additional great method to release a sales funnel as well as conveniently increase your income regardless of what company you're in is with a lead magnet. The lead magnet needs to add genuine value. However it can be in various formats such as a PDF e-book, list, cheat sheet and so on. After the download, you can use a single offer. This indicates a three-step funnel. You could also produce an up-sell if they take the single deal or even a payment-plan down-sell if they deny it.
Why do a lead magnet with tons of worth? Initially, you're setting on your own up as an expert. If that content is truly workable, and it adds a substantial amount of worth to the possibility's life, then they're going to perceive you as the authority. However it does something much more than that. It refers micro-commitments. The theory? Get someone to concur to do three small things for you and also the 4th one is promptly an indeed.
One of the most powerful sales funnels you can build is based around the webinar. Actually, it was the webinar that saved Brunson's company from bankruptcy a number of times. It was a mix and culmination of understanding that lead to the excellent webinar manuscript, which produces the basis for the utmost sales funnel. A few of it originated from Jason Fladlien, while various other items originated from somewhere else in Brunson's trip.
Nonetheless, all that details combined right into the style of an excellent webinar and also funnel, has literally changed business of many business owners who've taken their expertise and also monetized it via the exponential pressure of webinars. Constructing a webinar is just one of the best paths to success with a sales funnel. In fact, the webinar funnel is fairly potentially one of the most transformative funnel you could release for any kind of organisation, brand-new or old.
Another means to boost your income with a sales funnel is to develop a high-ticket coaching funnel that goes from application to phone call to shut.
The application permits you to extract those that aren't significant. As well as, on the phone call, you can seal the deal. Now, this type of sales funnel jobs if you've already had results with clients. Otherwise, help cost-free till you get results for people. Then, gather endorsements as well as utilize those as component of the pitch for the coaching.
Probably among the biggest as well as most prominent sales funnels nowadays is the free-plus-shipping offer funnel. It makes a terrific entry point into any funnel by creating a single deal or up-sell after the offer, comparable to a tripwire funnel. Nonetheless, the difference right here is the power of the word totally free. Yes, tripwires, which are extremely low-cost products or services, work well. But there is real power in the word free.
Actually, people will certainly jump up and down for a cost-free deal, also if they have to cover the delivery and handling, in contrast to taking a deal that they also need to pay a tiny amount of money for.


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Dragon Ash Soundtracks
Dragon Ash is a Japanese rap rock group founded in 1996 by Kenji Kj Furuya and Sakurai Makoto. They were one of the first groups to popularize hip hop in Japan. They brought a western flavor to Japanese music and helped to turn rap music mainstream, with a mixture of reggae, hip hop, metal, punk, drum 'n' bass, rhythm 'n' blues and Spanish music influences. Some of their best known songs include Shizuka na Hibi no Kaidan o, Grateful Days, Life Goes On, and I Love Hip Hop. Kenji has stated in sev...
Filmography: Dragon Ash songs
Rainy Day and Day Virus Buster Serge performer
Resound The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift writer
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Historic BoutsHistoric Bouts
Remembering AliRemembering Ali
Holmes, Foreman laud Ali in Louisville ceremony
21hESPN
2dDan Rafael
2dAssociated Press
3dSteve Kim
Joyce outpoints Jennings to stay unbeaten
The TakeOver has a plan: Teofimo Lopez is ready for three-fight journey
12hSteve Kim
2dSteve Kim and Anthony Olivieri
2dMark Kriegel, Steve Kim and Dan Rafael
Why Shakur Stevenson needs to put on a show in Newark
6dMark Kriegel
Ryota Murata shines in TKO of Rob Brant. Now what?
5dDan Rafael and Steve Kim
Murata avenges loss, regains secondary title
Andrade calls out Canelo, GGG after easy win
17dDan Rafael
Joseph Parker stops Alex Leapai, wants heavyweight unified titlist Andy Ruiz Jr. next
Commey floors Beltran 4 times, gets TKO in 8th
18dSteve Kim
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Muhammad Ali won another round of love and appreciation for his achievements as a fighter in and out of the ring. He even got the hardware to prove it.
The latest celebration of Ali, the three-time world heavyweight champion and self-proclaimed "Greatest Of All Time," featured former champions Larry Holmes and George Foreman, two notable opponents who gladly came to honor Ali as Sports Illustrated named its Sportsman Legacy Award after him Thursday night in his Kentucky hometown.
Friends, associates, dignitaries and former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal also were on hand for the ceremony on the 40th anniversary of Ali's third fight with Joe Frazier in the Philippines, an epic 14-round battle known as the "Thrilla in Manila."
Ali earned his second victory over Frazier in that fight when Frazier didn't come out for the final round. The fight is considered one of the greatest events in boxing and sports.
Shaquille O'Neal and Muhammad Ali, right, take in the Sports Illustrated Legacy Awards on Thursday night in Louisville, Ky. AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley
Ali, 73, is battling Parkinson's disease. Seated at a front table with his wife, Lonnie, to his right, he wore sunglasses as a slideshow of iconic photos played behind him. He did not speak, and photos initially weren't permitted during a ceremony in which he received a silver award plate from the magazine to a standing ovation.
Ali broke a big smile when O'Neal arrived and playfully took Lonnie's place at the table.
Said Lonnie before a packed room, "Thank you for loving Muhammad as much as you have and that you still do."
Ali's presence was one of a few yearly visits home; he spends most of his time in Arizona along with homes in several states.
His victory and other notable moments were highlighted on a backdrop of two dozen Sports Illustrated magazine covers at different points of his three-decade career as a fighter and half-century as a humanitarian. He has appeared on 39 covers overall.
This week's issue features a cover of Ali as a young fighter. Other notable moments were featured in a video montage in which he described himself as "The Greatest."
One SI cover included Ali and Foreman, who has come to grips with being a footnote in Ali's legacy after their 1974 fight in Zaire, known as the "Rumble In The Jungle." Ali knocked Foreman out in the eighth round.
A trim-looking Foreman praised his onetime rival and added, "This is the greatest man I've ever met in my life. I get excited and my heart beats (fast) every time I meet him."
Those tributes have been standard for Ali, thanks to a career that included winning an Olympic gold medal and speaking out on many social, athletic and humanitarian issues. Fittingly, he was honored in the center bearing his name and just four miles from his childhood home.
Wherever Ali is recognized, Holmes said he wants to be there.
"I hope we can do this next year and the year after that," said Holmes, a onetime sparring partner who beat Ali in 1980.


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The course is classroom based and each session runs for 3 hours each week for 13 weeks. You will also need to allow time for research, reading and writing at home. You will create a portfolio for your work which will be assessed by the tutor.
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Q: If $\lim_{z \to z_o} f(z)=w_o$ and $ \lim_{w \to w_o} g(w)=L$ then $ \lim_{z \to z_o} g(f(z))=L$. If $\displaystyle \lim_{z \to z_o} f(z)=w_o$ and $\displaystyle \lim_{w \to w_o} g(w)=L$ then  $\displaystyle \lim_{z \to z_o} g(f(z))=L$.
$f$ and $g$ are complex functions with $R_f \subset D_g$.
$z_o$ and $w_o$ are accumulation points.
I wrote the definitions for both limits . But how could I get $\lim_{z \to z_o} g(f(z))=L$ using them ?

A: Given $\epsilon >0$, there exists a $\delta >0$ such that
$$|g(w)-L|<\epsilon$$
whenever $0<|w-w_0|<\delta$.
For that corresponding $\delta>0$ (this is a "new" $\epsilon$ for the second limit), there exists a $\nu>0$ (this is the "new" $\delta$ for the second limit) such that
$$|f(z)-w_0|<\delta$$
whenever $0<|z-z_0|<\nu$.
Therefore, given $\epsilon>0$, there exists $\nu>0$ such that $|g(f(z))-L|<\epsilon$ whenever $|z-z_0|<\nu$.


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Report on Zhupanovsky (Russia) — 29 October-4 November 2014
Smithsonian / US Geological Survey Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 29 October-4 November 2014
Global Volcanism Program, 2014. Report on Zhupanovsky (Russia). In: Sennert, S K (ed.), Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 29 October-4 November 2014. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.
Volcano Profile | Weekly Report (29 October-4 November 2014)
Zhupanovsky
53.589°N, 159.15°E; summit elev. 2899 m
KVERT reported that the eruption at Zhupanovsky had likely finished in mid-October; satellite images last detected an explosion on 11 October and a thermal anomaly on 12 October. Volcanologists conducting an overflight on 17 October observed only gas-and-steam activity from the active crater. The Aviation Color Code was lowered to Yellow.
Geologic Background. The Zhupanovsky volcanic massif consists of four overlapping stratovolcanoes along a WNW-trending ridge. The elongated volcanic complex was constructed within a Pliocene-early Pleistocene caldera whose rim is exposed only on the eastern side. Three of the stratovolcanoes were built during the Pleistocene, the fourth is Holocene in age and was the source of all of Zhupanovsky's historical eruptions. An early Holocene stage of frequent moderate and weak eruptions from 7000 to 5000 years before present (BP) was succeeded by a period of infrequent larger eruptions that produced pyroclastic flows. The last major eruption took place about 800-900 years BP. Historical eruptions have consisted of relatively minor explosions from the third cone.


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Unidentified beaked whales raise hopes of an entirely new species
By Nick Lavars
Unidentified beaked whales rai...
Around 100 miles (160 km) north of the San Benito Islands in Mexico, scientists saw unidentified beaked whales break through the surface of the water
An expedition off the coast of Mexico has uncovered evidence of what scientists believe is an entirely new whale species
An unidentified beaked whale roams the waters off the coast of Mexico
Led by the sounds of mysterious acoustic signals off the coast of Mexico, a group of beaked whale experts believe they have captured evidence of an entirely new species. The scientists were able to spot three unidentified beaked whales breach the surface near the remote San Benito Islands, with the sightings sending chills up their spines as they ponder the existence of a completely unknown large mammal.
The discovery can be traced back to the detection of an unknown acoustic signal known as BW43, which had previously been picked up off the coast of California and was again detected in the waters north of the San Benito Islands in 2018. Whales, dolphins and porpoises all send acoustic signals out through the water, with each of them unique to the different species which helps scientists understand which ones inhabit which parts of the ocean.
But BW43 was not one that could be tied to any known species, which raised the prospect of an entirely new one. So a group of beaked whale experts from the Marine Mammal Research Group of CONANP, the Whale Acoustic Reconnaissance Program and Sea Shepherd set out on an expedition to see what they could find.
Around 100 miles (160 km) north of the San Benito Islands on November 17, the group saw three beaked whales break through the surface of the water. The scientists were also able to capture photos and video of the animals, and use underwater microphones to record their unique acoustic signals.
This array of evidence has the group "highly confident" that they've indeed discovered an entirely new whale species. Initial analysis of the acoustic signal suggests that it doesn't match with any other known species but genetic analysis is currently underway, which the team expects to conclusively confirm the new species.
"We saw something new," says Dr. Jay Barlow from the Whale Acoustic Reconnaissance Program. "Something that was not expected in this area, something that doesn't match, either visually or acoustically, anything that is known to exist. It just sends chills up and down my spine when I think that we might have accomplished what most people would say was truly impossible – finding a large mammal that exists on this earth that is totally unknown to science."
While whales are generally large animals and you'd therefore think they might be easy to spot, this isn't the first time a new species has been discovered recently. In 2019, scientists discovered a new beaked whale species off the coast of Japan, where there are rumors of other unidentified whale species roaming the waters.
You can hear from those involved in the San Benito Islands expedition in the video below.
Sea Shepherd Research Mission Discovers Possible New Whale Species
Source: Sea Shepherd
BiologyWhaleSpeciesNew Atlas Audio
Nick Lavars
Nick has been writing and editing at New Atlas for over six years, where he has covered everything from distant space probes to self-driving cars to oddball animal science. He previously spent time at The Conversation, Mashable and The Santiago Times, earning a Masters degree in communications from Melbourne's RMIT University along the way.
Bruce Warren December 11, 2020 08:20 AM
Wow! I have noticed that 'extinct' species are blamed on human destruction of the earth... so now we can praise the human species for creating ocean conditions that are producing new species. Maybe these whales are thriving on tiny bits of plastic?!
Cryptonoetic December 11, 2020 10:53 AM
Darwin can sure work fast.
JohnAyer December 18, 2020 05:16 PM
Can we acquire a type specimen without actually killing one?
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The quintessential Massachusetts Timepiece of Boston origin. This banjo wall clock is unsigned but attributed to the Roxbury Maker, William Cummens.
This decorative Federal Massachusetts timepiece or "Banjo clock" made in Boston circa 1815 – 1820. This clock was originally signed. Unfortunately the signature has faded away and only the "Warranted" can be read. We have owned an example that shared a similar font and arched format to this wording once before. It was signed by William Cummens. One can speculate due tot the construction characteristics and the format of the dial that this clock was made by him in Willard school of clockmaking.
This is an attractive clock. The case wood is mahogany and retains and older finish. This example features gilded frames and a turned acorn finial. The coloring is consistent on both frames. They are decorated with rope moldings and are fitted with colorfully hand painted tablets. These tablets are original to this clock. The throat features a traditional theme for this form. It is quite intricate in it's design. The lower tablet depicts a popular view of the Boston State House from the point of view of the pasturelands with in the fences of the Boston Common. The Boston State house was designed by Charles Bulfinch and was constructed in 1795 – 1798. It was built on top of Beacon Hill on land that John Hancock once owned. In fact, in this view, Hancock's residence is depicted to the left of the State House. His home was torn down in 1863. The bezel and side arms are brass. They have been lightly cleaned. The cast brass bezel is fitted with clear glass.
The brass bezel opens to a painted iron dial featuring Roman numerals that mark the hours of the day. Remnants of the signature remain. It is incomplete. The arrow shaped hands are steel and are wonderfully hand filed.
The weight driven movement is very good quality. This movement is constructed in brass and is designed to run for eight days on a full wind. It features brass plates and a recoil escapement The pendulum rod is steel and it supports a brass covered bob. This fine clock measures approximately 34 inches long overall.
Inventory number 214106.
About William Cummens of Roxbury, Massachusetts.
William Cummens was born 1768 and died on April 20, 1834 at the age of 66. He worked in Roxbury as a clockmaker as early as 1789 through 1834. He was trained by Simon Willard and along with Elnathan Taber, Cummens stayed in Roxbury and made many clocks for his own clients while maintaining a close working relationship with the Willard family. In this Roxbury location, Cummens had direct access to the same suppliers, such case makers and dial painters that the Willards used. As a result, his clocks are very similar in form. He was one of the first persons authorized by Simon Willard to manufacture the new patent timepiece. Over the past 45 plus years in business, we have owned and sold many tall case clocks, Massachusetts shelf clocks and wall timepieces signed by this important clockmaker. Very few tall case examples are found with his original set up label.


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"Where Owls Know My Name" by Rivers of Nihil – Review
by Music · Published March 21, 2018 · Updated September 1, 2019
Review by Derek Adams
Rivers of Nihil is a technical death metal band from Reading, PA signed under Metal Blade Records from Los Angeles, CA. With two records already under their belt, Where Owls Know My Name is an ambitious album that is more progressive and genre-defying than previous releases. The record is the third in a four-part concept representing the four seasons. The first represented spring, the second summer, and this third album, autumn. The beautiful cover art by Dan Seagrave displays this season vividly, but the album does a great job of capturing the feeling of autumn as well.
The two-minute opening track, "Cancer / Moonspeak," starts the album off with ambient keyboards and clean vocals. While keyboards have been used in their past releases, this is the first moment in which the band lets the keys take center stage. The clean vocals are also completely new, and they sound great. The opener does a great job to set a mood and let the listener know this isn't your everyday tech death album.
The second track, "The Silent Life," is a powerful track that features a heavy rhythmic backbone with atmospheric guitar lines over top. Halfway through, the song slows to make way for the bass and a saxophone solo. The saxophone is featured on three other tracks as well, and it's the inclusion of these slower, jazz-inspired passages that really push the boundaries of what tech death can be.
"A Home," the third track on the album, is my favorite. It features dynamic drumming by new member Jared Klein, and Adam Biggs does a superb job of creating complex yet catchy bass lines that add so much to both the rhythmic and melodic sides of the song.
The band also pushes the boundaries of the tech death genre by including elements of electronica in their music, such as in the instrumental track "Terrestria III: Wither." The track features saxophone, cello, and trumpet, but the most prominent piece of the music is the heavy synthesizers that give the song a futuristic and ambient feel.
Where Owls Know My Name is a fantastic record from front to back, and shows that the band is growing and progressing with each release. This album will be competing for metal album of the year in my book. It pushes a forward a genre that has seen so many uninspired and "safe" releases. Where Owls Know My Name is nothing but inspired and packed full of emotion, and I eagerly look forward to where the band will go next.
This review was edited by Sean Bailey of the WPTS Editorial Board.
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