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January 22, 2019, LAFAYETTE, CALIF.
At this year's JP Morgan healthcare conference Dan Michelson, CEO of Strata Decision Technology, writing for Becker's Hospital Review, summarized his experience at the event as follows: The No.1 takeaway from the 2019 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference: It's the platform Stupid.
As a platform company focused on patient financial engagement, we at Loyale Healthcare couldn't agree more. Again and again at this year's event, healthcare and solution providers described their plans for embracing a business model that is better suited to meeting the demand for consumer-centric innovation. Among others announcing or confirming their intention to adopt a platform model, Cerner CEO Brent Shafer noted that his company was "moving from being an EHR-centric company to a platform organization", that will "move innovation to scale".
In his summary, Mr. Michelson distinguishes the platform concept by comparing it to a more conventional "product" strategy. Blackberry (cell phone) is described as a product. The iPhone and other smart phones represent the platform model. Other examples of companies operating platform models include Facebook, Netflix, Google, Apple and Starbucks. Think Apple and their App store, which has become a highly profitable business platform or Amazon with their expansion into web services and the cloud. Hospitals in the past have provided largely acute medical services and have only recently thought of themselves as platforms for better health.
The difference is easy to discern. Products are limited in scope and utility. Platforms are adaptable, able to incorporate and sell complementary products and services that a company's customers value. Today's most successful companies operate platform business models, leveraging data-driven customer insights to deliver more and better products and services – growing and diversifying revenue while making their brands more valuable and their customer relationships more enduring.
For healthcare providers and their partners, a platform model represents the best (probably only) path to success in today's increasingly competitive, consumer-driven healthcare marketplace. But getting there will require a shift in focus for healthcare executives accustomed to thinking of their businesses as physical facilities where healthcare is delivered to consumers in the same geographic area. Breaking out of that mindset can be a challenge, so we've developed a platform checklist to help healthcare executives assess their readiness to adopt a platform model.
There are four key dimensions to the creation of a high-performance frictionless patient engagement platform asset that should be approached with the intensity and seriousness of an in depth audit and analysis including:
1. Brand Audit: In Healthcare, brand matters more than ever
With few exceptions such as the Mayo Clinic, the Cleveland Clinic and St. Jude, most hospitals and other providers have not differentiated their services based on brand reputation and as such, have not given a lot of thought to their brand; how it's perceived by consumers, whether they would return and recommend them to others, whether they would consider turning to them for other services, whether they feel recognized and respected. Companies like Disney, Apple and Google invest a lot of time, energy and money into making sure their brands deliver what their customers want, when they want it, the way they want it. And because they've won their customers' trust, they're continually developing new ways to add more value and earn more money.
For health systems and hospitals, brand-building offers several critical benefits. First, it leverages existing capabilities and the good will providers already enjoy among their current and former patients. Second, it opens the door for the development of other services that are less capital intensive than opening or buying additional facilities (think telemedicine). Third, it grows the most powerful business-building asset a healthcare provider owns – patient relationships. Apple doesn't sell the cheapest computers (not even close), but most users would tell you they would never buy from anyone else. That's the power of a brand.
2. Asset Audit: Are you recognizing, optimizing and monetizing all your assets?
n the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference summary referenced above, the last decade's consolidation in the healthcare industry is considered "The Single Biggest Change in Healthcare We May Ever See Has Already Happened". The beauty of this consolidation from a platform readiness perspective is that many providers now have wider operating footprints and vastly expanded clinical and technical capabilities. Not to mention the vast amount of data available to drive critical, business-building business decisions.
This is where delivery channels and technology come into play. Are there new or existing services or treatments you can deliver more frequently and at lower cost digitally? Is there an opportunity to leverage excess capacity by partnering with other providers or solution providers? In a recent issue of FastCompany magazine, a prediction was made that Apple would emerge as a major player in the digital space by pursuing technology applications for blood pressure management, diabetes management and sleep science using Apple watch applications. How will innovations like these and many other new technologies affect hospitals and medical providers? Will medical facilities be available at the corner drugstore? (CVS/Aetna merger).
3. Patient Experience Audit: Are you eliminating friction to build lasting patient relationships?
As one might expect, patients generally acknowledge that competent, even exceptional clinical experiences are a given. And in recent years, patients' satisfaction with that care has affected Medicare payment reimbursements. But a patient's experience is bigger than clinical and it lasts a lot longer.
Patients begin making judgements about potential healthcare providers well before seeking care. Checking with friends and family, comparing web sites and, lately, trying to figure out what their care will cost – especially how much it will cost them personally. Not only do patient experiences begin before treatment, they continue well beyond treatment – usually until their financial obligation is fulfilled.
When studying each touch point in a patient's personal healthcare experience, it becomes clear that the financial dimension represents the biggest stumbling block to delivering an exceptional patient experience. The sad truth is that patient-centered financial transparency in healthcare is virtually nonexistent. This is the friction referred to in the title of this article and it's more impactful than many people recognize.
A new rule from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requiring hospitals to post prices on their websites is a step in the right direction, but according to a Kaiser Health News report patients still don't have access to the information they need to make an informed decision about whether and where to seek care. Consequently, according to research from westhealth institute and NORC at the University of Chicago, as many as 44% of patients avoid or delay care because of concerns about their personal cost. Providers who merely comply with the rule run the risk of reducing patient demand once the prospective patient sees the "retail" price for the service and not the actual heavily-discounted price that the insurance company (and the patient) pays?
The financial "friction" affecting patient experiences is dampening demand; frustrating population health initiatives; depressing revenues; irritating patients, clinicians and staff; and damaging a healthcare brand's ability to achieve its full potential.
4. Financial Performance Audit: Are you prepared to prosper in the modern healthcare market?
In any industry, a tension exists between the buyer's expectation for good value and the seller's need to make a profit or, in the nonprofit arena, to sustain its operations. This simple formula is complicated in healthcare because the buyer may be the government, an employer, an insurer, the patient, or any combination of these payers.
Among these payers, the patient is becoming the most influential. CMS itself, in guidance issued along with its price transparency rule, has noted that the rule is just the first step in a process intended to "make it possible for patients to be active consumers of healthcare." Someday soon, patients will shop, compare and decide for themselves where they go for healthcare. All other payers will follow. This historical shift puts the power in the hands of the stakeholder seeking the best value.
This competitive scenario represents an exciting opportunity for healthcare providers that embrace the platform model and commit to building a consumer-centric brand, where value is not always determined solely by price.
• The ability to offer higher-margin services over lower cost channels to a wider market area
• Expansion into adjacent, revenue generating services related to health and healthcare
• Reduced costs, leveraging data and technology to improve productivity, optimize capacity and develop
new and better consumer health and healthcare products
• Referral revenue from partners whose brands have compatible value propositions and high consumer
• Better operating performance as the direct product of patients who are better informed and engaged;
who understand what they're buying – what it costs – and know in advance how they're going to pay
Making Healthcare More Like Amazon
Ready or not, this is where the industry is headed. Sure, it's daunting. But the good news is that many of the building blocks are already in place. Consolidation enables providers to aggregate and analyze data from across their larger enterprises. It also empowers them to design and deliver consistent, superior consumer experiences in every setting.
Technology will be central to the effort. The "Digital Front Door" will be the channel patients will trust to evaluate, choose and interact with their healthcare providers. In many instances, elements of care will actually be delivered over this channel. Consequently, care will be easier to get, cheaper to deliver and more affordable. Stakeholder friction including the patients experience will be minimal.
It's time for healthcare providers to think bigger about their value propositions and their relationships with their patients and their communities. By reimagining their organizations as the trusted hub for all health and healthcare related products and services, they'll diversify revenues, burnish their brands, manage costs and thrive at the expense of those that don't.
Kevin Fleming is the CEO of Loyale Healthcare
About Loyale
Loyale Patient Financial Manager™ is a comprehensive patient financial engagement technology platform leveraging a suite of configurable solution components including predictive analytics, intelligent workflows, multiple patient financing vehicles, communications, payments, digital front doors and other key capabilities.
Loyale Healthcare is committed to a mission of turning patient responsibility into lasting loyalty for its healthcare provider customers. Based in Lafayette, California, Loyale and its leadership team bring 27 years of expertise delivering leading financial engagement solutions for complex business environments. Loyale currently serves approximately 2,000 healthcare providers across 48 states. Loyale recently announced an Enterprise level strategic partnership with Parallon including deployment of its industry leading technology to all HCA hospitals and Physician


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OpenWork HR Tools: TINYPulse
by Tammy Nelson
How can you tell if employees are happy? TINYpulse takes the guesswork out of employee sentiment, helping companies of all sizes drive satisfaction and retention.
In 2014, insurance company GuideOne was understandably concerned when its 94-person IT team showed signs of poor morale and stress that threatened to undermine company performance. As part of its program to address negativity and turnover, the firm implemented TINYpulse Engage pulse surveys — one-question queries sent to employees on a weekly basis. In short order, GuideOne was able to surface specific issues that were troubling the team and quickly implement solutions. For example, when the question "How much opportunity for professional growth do you have in this organization?" yielded inconsistent responses ranging from very positive to very negative, the CIO made it a point to address professional development and to clarify career path opportunities. GuideOne saw a significant drop in IT staff turnover, from 12 percent to 3.1 percent, in the first year the surveys were implemented. The program was so successful for the tech team, it was soon adopted by GuideOne's customer care group.
By now the benefits of employee engagement, for both employees and employers, are clear. Engaged workforces are more productive, exhibit lower turnover and even experience fewer workplace accidents. As businesses become more invested in driving employee satisfaction, the challenge becomes one of measurement. Managers are anxious to gauge not only baseline morale, but to track engagement over time and against workplace improvements geared toward driving satisfaction. That's where engagement platforms like TINYpulse come in.
In 2012, serial entrepreneur and TINYPulse founder David Niu was working at startup BuddyTV, the interactive television site he co-founded, when an employee's abrupt resignation made him realize he himself was experiencing serious career burnout. It was a wakeup call that led him on a six-month vacation travelling the world with his wife and daughter. Throughout the trip he interviewed entrepreneurs in an effort to gather valuable insights into what makes a great company culture and how to bolster employee happiness. (He even wrote a book about it, "Careercation," available in its entirety on the TINYpulse website.) Armed with these learnings, Niu launched TINYpulse to deliver ongoing, real-time measurement of employee satisfaction in a completely anonymous environment.
With TINYpulse Engage, companies push a single question to their entire workforce once a week, or less often if they choose. The single-question format encourages high response rates by keeping the process effortless for employees. While companies can choose from pre-formatted questions or prepare their own custom queries, Senior Communications Manager Neal McNamara says that clients use the templated questions the majority of the time. Some of the most-used questions include:
• How happy are you at work?
• How valued do you feel at work?
• How would you rate your work-life balance?
• How would you rate the performance of your direct supervisor?
• How would you rate our organization's culture?
• How well do you think we service our customers?
• How transparent do you feel management is?
Employees respond via a 1-to-10 rating scale and have the option to include an anonymous comment. Anonymity is the cornerstone of the Engage platform; it promotes honesty in employee responses and opens an authentic dialog with management that isn't colored by an employee's role, tenure or performance. Private messaging within the Engage system allows the unusual ability for management to reach out to individual respondents, to check in on a comment or a particularly low score for instance, while maintain that employee's anonymity.
By receiving real-time employee feedback on a consistent basis, employers are able to address problems quickly, before they snowball. Using TINYpulse Engage, software firm HubSpot noticed quickly that employees were beginning to fear for their jobs after the dismissal of several staff members in an unintentionally short period of time. Armed with that knowledge, the senior manager was able to stem the tide of negativity by addressing the situation head-on and making himself available for questions.
In addition to the quick pulse surveys, the Engage platform provides Cheers for Peers, a peertopeer recognition component in which employees can post kudos to one another, with or without their identity attached, and a virtual suggestion box system that allows employees to post anonymous ideas to management. The Engage system also promotes transparency by allowing administrators to make all response data available to employees, including the aggregate results of each week's survey question, Cheers for Peers posts and suggestions.
Improving performance reviews is a hot topic in HR circles and based on requests from Engage customers, TINYpulse has recently launched TINYpulse Perform. Perform aims to streamline the cumbersome task of annual reviews by injecting recency and regularity into the process. "A lot of companies do a once-a-year performance review for employees, and that has some problems," McNamara explains. "Mainly, when you're reviewing someone once a year, how do you remember all the accomplishments at the beginning of the year? How do you help them succeed throughout the year?" With Perform, employee goals and objectives are set and then tracked on a weekly basis providing real-time coaching opportunities and transparent progress reports.
TINYpulse offers customized client pricing, on a monthly or yearly basis, for Perform, Engage or both, based on number of users. The site also boasts an ROI calculator to help employers gauge the potential cost savings in reducing turnover.
TINYpulse is part of a new wave of online platforms designed to measure and improve employee engagement, with Teamphoria!, Hyphen and Engagedly among the others that are worth a look.
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Membership ApplicationAre you over 18? (You must be 18+ to apply.)Yes
What are some games you plan on playing with us?Currently giving Neverwinter a go.
What is the character or account name youre joining that game with?Dakka
Do you have friends or family in the Unrepentant community? If so what is their forum name?Nope
So... let's talk! What follows are a bunch of questions that give us a sense of your personality, and give us something to talk about. If your answers are boring or short, well assume youre boring (and probably short).
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Courtney Vandersloot scored a game-high 22 points and added 13 assists and Gonzaga (3-3) scored the first 10 points of the game en route to a 28-point first-half lead in beating North Carolina Central (1-3) 94-52 Saturday at the Rainbow Wahine Showdown in Honolulu.
Meagan Winters added 11 points for the Bulldogs, scoring all of them during a 15-2 GU run that gave the Bulldogs a 31-14 lead with 10:02 remaining in the first half.
Gonzaga will play Washington State today at 3:30 p.m. in its final game of the tournament.
Washington State 87, Long Beach State 63: Sage Romberg led four Cougars (1-5) in double figures with 13 points, giving them their first win of the season against the 49ers (0-6).
Hana Potter added 12 points and Jazmine Perkins 11 for WSU, which used a 13-0 run at the end of the first half to put the game out of reach. Ella Clark led LBSU with 16 points.
Idaho 86, Sacramento State 66: Yinka Olorunnife tallied 17 points and 14 rebounds and Keri Arendse tied for the game-high with 18 points as the Vandals (4-1) rebounded from their first loss of the season with a win over the Hornets (1-5) at the University of Oregon Tournament in Eugene, Ore.
The Vandals never trailed, scoring the game's first five points and opening a 24-14 lead with less than eight minutes to go in the first half.
The Vandals will close the tournament with a game against Cal State Bakersfield today at noon.
Evansville 77, Eastern Washington 67: Meagan Collins scored 23 points to go with five rebounds and the Purple Aces (3-2) outscored the Eagles (1-5) 43-23 in the second half to win at the Omni Hotels Classic in Boulder, Colo.
Chene Cooper and Kyla Evans tied for the team-high with 14 points each and combined for nine rebounds for the Eagles.
But turnovers – the Eagles committed 24 in the game – plagued EWU throughout the contest. Eastern shot just 34.8 percent from the floor for the game.
Whitworth 92, Westminster 77: Emily Guthrie set a tournament record with seven 3-pointers and finished with 21 points, Emily Travis added 19 points and the Pirates (2-2) won the 'Yote Classic with their win over the Griffins (10-2) in Caldwell, Idaho.
Kayla Johnson added 17 points for the Pirates.
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I started driving around the streets to look for dollhouses in a much bigger scales. I imagined myself as a Barbie doll who mistakenly placed in a human-scaled environment in order to understand the right feeling of looking at human-scaled dollhouses in a real world where there is lots of imperfections such as dirty bumpy roads, water stains on walls and even more to come.
For early 2000s, flat is referred to a building that consists of hundreds and above families being compressed into respective units. For the way before 2000s, flat is referred to a music key note or a tone or being acted as an adjective to be used such as 'a flat tire'. Since last year 2013, it's the year when Apple company launched a fresh new iOS 7 mobile operating system, flat is no longer a building, a key or an adjective. It is still an adjective, but it represents the current leading design movement which depth is strongly minimized but separate ways for translucency. It reminds me of dollhouse which I used to have one back in my childhood days. Everything is made of plastic with only one single colour and what makes me feel real and connected from it with the real world I'm living in is derived from the textures applied on the material. Surprisingly, it works perfectly while everything seems flat in only one single colour.
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Here it is often said that the feeling of the country and the way to measure the pulse to the national situation is in the comments of the taxi drivers and you will undoubtedly listen - for your own experience - the statement that says: "What do you think about Peruvian food?
We will try to make a brief summary about the flag dishes that you can taste in your stay inside the country that has been chosen for several consecutive years as a global gastronomic destination for various publications and websites specialized in the subject.
In this post we will talk only about the dishes. Later we will tell you the best options to taste them in the most famous restaurants of the country.
Ceviche or Cebiche (even Seviche or Sebiche in some areas) is a typical coastal dish from Pacific Ocean area, which in its Peruvian version (the most famous) combines raw fish marinated in lemon, with aji, cilantro, onion in slices and canchita mountain, corn and sweet potato as accompaniments.
The importance of ceviche in Peru is such that it has been declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation and has been chosen by the Peruvians as the dish that best defines the country.
Although ceviche can be found in countries like Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Honduras or even Mexico, some chefs as recognized as Ferrán Adriá, have mentioned that the ceviche belongs historical and culturally to Peru.
Ceviche Recipes
The fish used in this flag dish are usually sole, grouper, bonito, tollo, parakeet, trout (mainly in the sierra area), or the cheapest pejerrey. In addition to the classic ceviche or fish ceviche, there are other variants like the ceviche mixto (mixed) (with fish and seafood); ceviche de conchas negras (black shells) (of a dark color by the addition of these shells, which also give an aphrodisiac effect); shrimp ceviche (typical in the region of Arequipa); octopus ceviche; Chiringuito (typical dish of the north coast of the country, Piura, based on dried meat of guitar - a spice of ray - marinated in lemon and ají) Amazonian ceviche (variant of the Peruvian jungle with river fish such as paiche, Amazonian dorado, corvina, catfish, or maiden).
*Some dishes derived from ceviche like Tiradito, in which the fish meat is cut into slices and covered with creams of chili, rocoto or other sauces based in ají; or Leche de Tigre (tiger's milk) (glass of leftover juice of fish ceviche with some chunks and canchita), Leche de monja (nun's milk) (same preparation but with seafood ceviche juice) and Leche de pantera (panther's milk) (same preparation but with the juice resulting from the ceviche of black shells).
Causa Limeña
Causa is without doubt one of the best complements of ceviche. This delicious dish composed of a potato dough to which aji and lemon are added, comes from the pre-Columbian tradition, which used the yellow potato variety because of its "earthy" character. Egg, black olives and avocado could also be added to the cause.
Over time the recipe was perfected and began to elaborate with a filling in its interior, that could be of chicken, tuna, crab or other seafood; this is the preparation that you can try in any cevicheria.
As an anecdote, the origin of the name of the dish is a subject of debate. On the one hand some culinary scholars claim that the word comes from the Quechua "Kausay", meaning "what feeds", as they also called the potato. On the other hand claim that the name of this recipe was given in the Pacific War against Chile, for while they gave the rations to the Peruvian soldiers they were told: ¡Por la causa! (For the cause!)
Whatever the origin of the name, this dish is an unforgettable entrance if you want to taste the famous marine food of Lima.
Cuy Chactado
After knowing two of the most important dishes of the gastronomic tradition of the Peruvian coast, we will travel to the interior of the country to know one of the most typical dishes of the region of Arequipa. While it is true that visually this recipe is not very striking: we speak of a guinea pig (cuy) fried under a stone and served open on a plate.
Its presentation causes rejection to many visitors, so for this reason, it is difficult to find this dish in 'high-end' restaurants. In Lima there are several regional food restaurants where you can eat a good guinea pig. This subject we will see in an upcoming post.
Ají de Gallina
Aji de Gallina is a rich dish composed, as the name implies, of a cooked and frayed hen, mixed in a cream of yellow aji, in which is added bread soaked and milk. In some recipes the aji cream is also added parmesan and pecans (similar to nuts) that gives it a more intense flavor.
A good Peruvian friend tells me that her grandmother is preparing a variant of this dish called "Aji de tuna", which I still can not find in any restaurant, but it is already promised! Chicken aji is usually served with rice and a slice of hard-boiled egg.
Lomo Saltado
If I were asked what three foods define Peru I would make it clear: Ceviche, Causa and Lomo Saltado, but with that statement would be sinning to have a Lima´s point of view.
Lomo saltado is a very simple dish that fuses Chinese cuisine with Peruvian, consisting of beef, onion, green aji, vinegar, parsley, fries and a little squirt of soy sauce and another one of pisco.
Depending on the quality of beef used the result can be spectacular and there are several restaurants that specialize in this flag dish. But this is another story and we will discover it later in our blog.
Tacu Tacu
I have to admit I have weakness for this dish in any of its variants. Tacu tacu was initially elaborated by Afro-Peruvian slave women who, in the face of scarcity, mixed leftover foods in a frying pan and fried them.
The classic tacu tacu consists of rice mixed with beans, although there are also mixtures of other legumes, such as pallares or lentils. The tacu tacu is usually accompanied by fried plantain, fried egg and a sheet (breaded fillet covering it).
Other variants are the tacu tacu of seafood, topped with shrimp, crab, shells and a tacu tacu sauce or tacu, chicken, beef or seafood. There is a very rich variant that is the tacu tacu with lomo saltado, in which the salted spine covers the plate.
As an anecdote to say that the name "tacu tacu" comes from Quechua "takuy", which means to mix one thing with the other.
Tacacho con Cecina
And to not forget the Amazonian gastronomy, so intense in flavors, we can not overlook the Tacacho with cecina, one of the richest preparations that is served in the jungle along with other traditional dishes like Patarashca or Juanes (we will see later).
The tacacho is a mass composed of crushed green bellaco banana that has been previously cooked or roasted in coals of coal, and has been given a round shape. The tacacho is served with cecina (smoked pork dried meat), and sometimes also with the traditional chorizo of the jungle.
The word "tachacho" would derive from the Quechua "taka chu", which means "what struck". In some restaurants also it is accompanied of a sauce formed by ají charapita, cocona and onion.
Chupe de Camarones (Shrimp Soup)
As they say, I wanted to leave the best for the end, because this dish is one of the best culinary experiences that I have had in my life.
This recipe is a kind of soup made up of shrimp (prawns or prawns), cheese, tomato, chili, celery, garlic, corn, huacatay, evaporated milk, oregano, oil, and egg.
On another occasion I tried it with rice in the background, something that in my opinion should be out of the recipe. This dish is traditional of Arequipa, although it is very frequent to find it in the cevicherías of Lima. I remember when I saw the elaboration, the heads of the shrimp were liquefied along with the previously fried aji in the frying pan. Sincerely, it is an es-pec-ta-cu-lar dish.
We could continue talking about so many other Peruvian dishes that deserve to be on this list (such as grilled chicken, huacaína potato, rice with chicken, stuffed rocoto or dry shabelo), but as we said at the beginning, there would be no space in this blog. We wanted to give you a brief summary of some of the gastronomic delights that you will find during your visit.
PS: If you dare to prepare any of these dishes we leave you some YouTube videos. With the cuy, with the tacacho and with the shrimp soup I did not dare, but here you can consult the rest! (*We know It is in spanish, but the important is the way you'll see the recipe!)
- Ceviche
- Causa rellena de atún
- Cuy Chactado
- Ají de Gallina
- Lomo Saltado
- Tacu Tacu
- Tacacho con Cecina
- Chupe de Camarones
In our next post we will give you a list of the 10 best restaurants to eat in Lima, a gastronomic destination worldwide. Come hungry. You're warned.
Esteban García, Peru Travels Blog
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Nina Wadia is reportedly in talks to take part in this year's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
The former EastEnders actress is said to be a contender for the latest series of the ITV reality competition, according to the Daily Star.
The 13th edition of the reality show will air on ITV in November, with Ant & Dec returning as hosts.
Emmerdale star Lucy Pargeter, TOWIE's Joey Essex and Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell have been linked with the show.
Declan Donnelly recently said of the new series: "I haven't heard any names yet. I know the producers have been talking to people and they're very excited."
Wadia departed EastEnders as Zainab Masood earlier this year. She recently said that fans of the soap still do not accept that her character has left the show.


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If you absolutely need same day shipping, please contact us before placing the order. If you have a specific date your order must be delivered by please contact us to check stock and processing time before placing the order. Once the order has been shipped, your estimated time of arrival will be determined by your selected shipping method for delivery. Because our artwork is bespoke framed for you at time of purchase, we estimate it will take 8-14 business days to process due to the fact that we do not keep framed items in stock, we will then contact you with details of shipping. Stretching or Gallery Wrap will also add 5-14 business days to your process time. Editions that are signed by the artist may take longer to ship. Orders placed over the weekend are not processed until Monday.
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Between 1640 and 1666, someone stashed hundreds of Elizabethan and Jacobean jewels beneath a cellar floor in London's Cheapside neighborhood, but never returned to reclaim them.
The collection, known as the "Cheapside Hoard," lay deep beneath the floorboards, undetected, until 1912, when a chance discovery led scholars to begin unraveling the story of its mysterious origins. This fall, jewel-lovers, historians, and curiosity-seekers will get a few tantalizing answers when the entire hoard goes on display for the first time, exhibited at the Museum of London.
"The Cheapside Hoard: London's Lost Jewels" exhibit will open Oct. 11 and run through April 27, 2014. Described by Vogue UK's jewelry editor Carol Woolton as "the most important thing that's happened in jewelry, in London, for generations," the exhibition comprises nearly 500 jewels, gems, and artifacts, including Byzantine cameos, jeweled perfume bottles, and a unique Colombian emerald watch.
A previously neglected oval intaglio featuring the heraldic badge of William Howard, the first and only Viscount Stafford (1612-1680), has helped scholars date the hoard, thereby bringing them closer to solving the mystery of who buried the treasure—and why.
"Ever since the unexpected discovery in June 1912, the Cheapside Hoard has been swathed in mystery, rich in questions that had been left unanswered for too long," said exhibition curator Hazel Forsyth in a statement. "The Stafford intaglio has been absolutely vital in shedding new light on the collection, providing crucial dating evidence for the deposition of the Hoard between 1640 and 1666, and making a specific link to an individual who had international connections and a penchant for collecting gems and antiquities."
The exhibition is sponsored by Fabergé, Gemfields, and Coutts, and is supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.
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