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After years of being a manager & working long hours, part of the week very often included ordering food for a director visit, meeting, or event.
When the time came for a career change, I wanted a chance to shape my own destiny! I love cooking, baking & making things. I enjoy nothing better than spending time with my family & friends, sharing my passion for cooking & eating food..
Decision made, my aim was to create a very different experience of the Great British sandwich. It is not all about egg mayonnaise sandwiches on dried up skinny bread! If you are paying good money, you should expect & be supplied with excellent quality food, ingredients & service!
At The Gourmet Sandwich Kitchen, you can expect this & more.
It doesn't matter if it's a breakfast with your colleagues or an afternoon tea with your friends, I want you to remember the delicious food you have enjoyed & without paying a fortune for it!
I pride myself on homemade delights, that taste like good food should, my ethos is to use quality fresh ingredients & wherever possible, locally sourced..
The food does'nt just look good, it tastes good too.
I am always open to recipe ideas & suggestions, so please feel free to email me with any feedback.
Let the food bring a little sunshine to your day & happy eating!
Local writer has book launch and The GSK are asked to cater!!
Well, this was an exciting, interesting event. Rebecca Lloyd is a Bristol based writer and has just released her new book called OOTHANGBART... 9th October was the launch date and the event was held at The Forge, Colston Yard - Lovely cosy venue.. As bagels feature heavily in the book, Rebecca requested that Bagels should be the main food on the menu. Thanks to Bagel Nash for the free bagels. Here are the photos of the event!


Recently, many replacement window companies have been falsely promoting drastic energy savings, simply as a result of purchasing and installing their windows. How many times have you seen a company advertise something along the lines of "40% energy savings" with window replacement?
Understandably, most consumers interpret this to mean that by purchasing replacement windows from that particular company, they WILL save 40% on their actual utility bills. This could not be further from the truth.
The main problem with these claims is that there is no factual data to support these numbers. In fact, it would be unrealistic to assume that EACH homeowner who replaces their windows through a particular company is going to experience a similar percentage of energy savings as a result. There are a number of other factors that determine how much energy can be saved by installing a certain line of replacement windows.
It's important to take these other factors into consideration, because they could have a significant impact on the performance of your new windows. The location of the home, style of construction, quality of the current heating and cooling system, and the existence or lack of wall insulation can ALL have an effect on the amount of energy a homeowner will ultimately save with replacement windows.
These claims, at the very least, are misleading and confusing. At the worst, many of them are blatant lies, intended to deceive prospective customers.
Fortunately, the US Department of Energy supports a computer simulation program called RESFEN, which provides the most accurate estimates currently available in regards to energy savings.


Create Succulent Meats Bursting With Flavor in Minutes!
Have you ever let your favorite cut of meat soak for hours only to find the center as edible and satisfying as a piece of cardboard?
Marinade Meat Injector ensures you never have to settle for dry or bland food. With a practical and functional design, it penetrates deep to deliver optimum flavor infusion throughout.
APPLICATION: Marinade Meat injector have 27 stainless steel needles and 3 stainless steel needles Injector which break the structure of the meat giving it a tender taste.
You must use a gravy without a large fraction and the tenderer will work as it should.
The Marinade Meat Injector is supplied with a special lubricant. It is not harmful but must be washed before use.
The needles through which the marinade is injected are turned inward, which allows it to be washed and not to stain everything around.
For simplicity of washing, it should be disassembled as in the figure and rinsed with warm water.


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Cherry Laurel is an evergreen shrub or small tree which can grow to 15 metres (50ft) tall, with a stout trunk. The leaves are dark green, leathery, shiny long and broad and have the scent of almonds when crushed.
Flower buds appear in late winter and open in early spring in spikes of white flowers. The fruit is a small cherry, turning black when ripe in early autumn.
Genolia is an introduction from Switzerland with a distinct upright columnar form, which makes it an ideal hedging or screening plant due to its dense, erect, narrow growing habit. It only requites light pruning to make a 3.5m (12ft) screen which is only 1m (3ft ) wide.
Slower growing than common laurel, it displays shiny, dark green, fairly elongated foliage and in spring bears erect clusters of white flowers and fortunately few black fruits.
It is often used for hedges, as a screening plant as it responds well to pruning and if coppiced even when large will regrow easily from the base. It is an extremely hardy and tough plant that can cope with most difficult growing conditions.
A native of the Caucuses it was probably introduced to Britain in 16th Century.
When we visited you to buy a conifer earlier this year we were tempted to buy an "unplanned" mid-size Prunus Laurocerasus Genolia as we fell for the ones on display in your car park.
It is growing well but we would be very grateful if you could give us some idea of how much we will need to train it to achieve the tidy columnar look of the ones on display?
Do we need to tie the upright shoots together (gently!!)?
Do we need to trim off many shoots on the outside of the plant?
They are naturally a narrow tree so should stay fairly tight. But they take very well to clipping if you wanted to keep it in shape.


Though nationals of the European Union are eligible for the visa exemption, they still need to apply for a residence permit. All other foreign nationals who wish to seek employment in this country are required to secure the relevant work permit/s to avoid legal consequences.
Once the work permit has been released, the expat can proceed to the long stay visa application at the Romanian Embassy/Consulate in his home country. Aside from the work permit, applicants must also furnish a medical insurance and proof of sufficient funds. Immigration procedures are subject to frequent change, and it is best to contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the latest long-stay/employment visa application requirements and fees.
Residence permits are tied to work permits and are typically valid for one year. Holders of this permit can apply for renewal as long as they stay with the same employer that issued their work permit.


Emirates NBD has announced that its debit and credit card customers can now pay via Google Pay.
As contactless payments gain popularity in the UAE, the bank, a front-runner in banking and payments technology, has taken the lead in supporting new, easy and accessible ways to pay.
Google Pay enables users to make quick and secure payments via their Android devices, wherever contactless payments are accepted.
To make purchases, customers will need to add their Emirates NBD Visa and MasterCard credit and debit cards to Google Pay.
Google Pay uses near field communication (NFC) to transmit card information thus replacing the need for authentication via chip and pin. Users can load their card details directly to their Google Pay wallet, making it a safer and more convenient transaction method.


Popcaan will be dropping his sophomore album titled "Forever" his summer.
The international Dancehall artiste made the announcement on Thursday with the release of his new single "Body So Good" produced by Dre Skull of Mixpak Records.
"Forever" will be the follow-up to Popcaan's 2014 debut album "Where We Come From" which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Reggae Chart.
Popcaan has yet to release the tracklist for the project or the release date, however he also revealed that he is going on tour this summer in Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean.


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5 Facts We Found Out About The Aston Martin AM-RB 001
Jul. 06, 2016 9:28 AM ET by James Allen / 2 Comments
How many of these did you know prior to the car's unveiling?
It would have been exceptionally easy for us to not glean any new details on the new Aston Martin AM-RB 001. Even without the crazier elements of the reveal event (which mainly involved navigating our way through a facility we've never been to that was crammed with hordes of Aston employees and motoring journos), we could have simply just gawped in awe at the new hypercar. However, pick the minds of the Aston Martin and Red Bull higher-ups we did, and here are the top five facts we jotted down during the AM-RB's official unveiling.
Fact 1: Even the headlights are highly advanced. The lamps on the Aston Martin AM-RB 001 appear to have been one of the larger points of contention on the car at present. However, the eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed the radical two-seater doesn't actually have any illumination elements at the moment. The reason why they're currently just stickers? Because there's some seriously advanced technology being incorporated into them. So advanced, in fact, that neither Aston Martin or the light's supplier want to demonstrate them at the moment, in order to keep their secrets under wraps for a little bit longer. When the only snippet of info we can glean is that they're LEDs, you know there's some interesting tech at play here.
Fact 2: Aston's already earmarking special edition models. With a cap of 150 units and a current confirmed production run of 124 examples when you factor the track-only model, it doesn't take a mathematical genius to notice that there's over four-dozen AM-RB 001 examples unaccounted for at the moment. The reason for this is that, even at this incredibly early stage, Aston Martin is already putting examples aside for prospective special edition variants that may or may not be produced in the firm's former One-77 assembly facility. However, this doesn't mean 26 extra AM-RB examples will be offered to prospective clients, as some of those extra chassis will be used to underpin pre-production prototypes.
Fact 3: It's a crazy video game car brought to life. Anyone who's followed Adrian Newey's design antics outside of F1 will know he's dabbled in different projects; designing Ben Ainslie Racing's 2017 America's Cup yacht being perhaps the highlight of this work. Those of you who are Gran Turismo fans will also know Newey designed an 'X' series of radical single-seater racing cars - and it turns out a lot of the mindset behind developing them translated well to the AM-RB project. In fact, Newey himself described the AM-RB 001 in the launch presentation as "in some ways a covered X1". Okay, so there aren't any under-floor fans or shrouded front fenders, but you can see the similarities between the two if you look hard enough.
Fact 4: The AM-RB project is barely seven months old! More often than not, supercar projects have been cooking in the oven for years before they're showcased to the general public. The McLaren F1's journey from sketch to pre-production prototype, for instance, took a whopping four years. Things weren't the same with the AM-RB 001, however, as the partnership between Aston Martin and Red Bull has only just passed the seven-month anniversary. In fact, the car itself was genuinely only informally signed off by Aston boss Dr. Andy Palmer and Red Bull team principal Christian Horner in January of this year, over a humble meal in a pub somewhere in the UK. As that age old idiom goes, "you can't make this stuff up!"
Fact 5: It doesn't need a rear wing. Considering the speeds the AM-RB 001 can achieve, it's surprising that the car only has a tiny rear wing. That small spoiler, though, is indicative of how much downforce the front splitter, the undertray and rear diffuser generate (the parts of the car that, unsurprisingly, Adrian Newey was responsible for). In fact, the rear spoiler itself is, according to Aston design director Marek Reichman, completely unnecessary, as the wind tunnel testing revealed the topside of the car was already incredibly efficient and effective at managing the airflow over the vehicle. As a result, the rear wing you see jutting out from the top of the scale model in the photos below will likely only be earmarked for the track-only model.
Tags: #Aston Martin News #Reveal #Supercars

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Q: Android JSON Parsing | PHP Scripts and Validate JSON I have a database in phpmyadmin panel. And I want to see this databases as json format. When I paste my link to http://jsonlint.com/. It says Null. What's wrong with my php script?
<?php

$host = "**";
$user = "**";
$password = "**";
$db = "**";

$sql = "select * from product_info;";
$con = mysqli_connect($host,$user,$password,$db);

$result = mysqli_query($con,$sql);
$response = array();

while($row = mysqli_fetch_array($result)){
    array_push($response,array("name"=>$row[0],"email"=>$row[1],"mobile"=>$row[2]));
}

echo json_encode(array("server_response"=>$respose));
mysqli_close($con);

?>

A: You have a typo ($respose) in the line
echo json_encode(array("server_response"=>$respose));

which should be
echo json_encode(array("server_response"=>$response));

A: You are missing a letter in the word "response" on the echo line. That's why you are getting NULL.
Replace
echo json_encode(array("server_response"=>$respose));

By this
echo json_encode(array("server_response"=>$response));

Also, you should set the header to application/json
header('Content-Type: application/json');

Final code should be:
header('Content-Type: application/json');

echo json_encode(array("server_response"=>$response));

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Open plan warehouse apartment
Whitechapel E1
Property Let By Information Apartment, Featured, Open Plan, Warehouse Apartment
This open plan warehouse apartment – and former car workshop – extends to around 1,500sq ft and occupies a significant portion of the ground floor in a building that stands in a quiet corner of East London and boasts a share of freehold. The apartment's creative owner helped with the masterful makeover that provides a chic framework for the decadent interior.
Bedroom, kitchen, bathroom and some as-yet-unexploited areas fit neatly around the edge of a vast open-plan living space flanked by large windows along one side. The room easily meets its living and dining duties while leaving more than enough space to play in.
Through the glass brick wall at one end of the apartment is the main bedroom with its access to the private outside terrace, while at the other end you'll find an oversized bathroom that's beautifully finished and includes a roll-top bath.
Head through the kitchen and into a very quiet space that's held a number guises, most recently for recording and editing, but is currently a serene writer's den. From here, a huge store room extends to the front of the building and can house an enormous amount of personal effects.
To top it all, and as though you'd need any more space, a hatch in the study's ceiling brings you to a loft-style space with decent head height that could be used creatively to provide an additional room (subject to relevant consents).
Finally, and fittingly from a former car workshop, the apartment comes with secure off street parking as well as the benefit of no onward chain.
Whitechapel Road (A11) may be a stone's throw from the front of the building, but its accompanying noise isn't. In fact, it's wonderfully quiet. What it does mean, though, is that you're not far from public transport in any direction: Stepney Green tube (Hammersmith & City and District Lines) is literally around the corner, with the Overground at Whitechapel (and forthcoming Crossrail) not much further. Bethnal Green (Central Line) is approximately 10 minutes' walk.
There's a riot of things to do with your down time, from bars and restaurants the award winning Genesis cinema and boutique stores, plus a clutch of exciting coffee shops all close by, with our particular favourite being the Fugitive Motel on Cambridge Heath Road for its all day drinking and dining.
Cleveland Way, E1 4TZ
Energy Efficiency Rating (Current)
Energy Efficiency Rating	62%
Energy Efficiency Rating (Potential)
Environmental Impact (C02) Rating (Current)
CO2 Emissions	55%
When is best to book a viewing?
WeekdaysWeekends
What time is best to book a viewing?
MorningsAfternoonsEvenings


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The Design team works on improving the customer experience for our current products and services, while the Innovation team works to create new products and services for the future. We chat with Adam Tedeschi who heads up the Design team and Dan Taylor, General Manager, Innovation.
T: In a nutshell, can you describe the structure and purpose of your respective teams?
TAL's Innovation team exists to transform our products and services through new strategic and disruptive customer and partner propositions.
Our Accelerator team focusses on developing new strategic propositions in our core market. The Accelerator is also responsible for championing innovation spirit across TAL and externally through activities such as our annual Innovation Challenge.
In contrast, our Incubator team focusses on running pilots, which leverage data and emerging tech to 'step change' our business. Examples include the use of AI and machine learning to create tools that improve underwriting, customer service and the claims experience for our staff, our partners and our customers.
My Design team works to refine and improve the customer experience of existing products and services, making them more intuitive and removing pain points. Our goal is to solve discrete problems in the customer's experience – so identifying the problem is our first challenge, and it can often be different to the problem put in front of us. After this, we come together and workshop solutions based on practical realities – whether ours or our partners' – and eventually design something we can test.
T: How unique is this approach across the industry and wider financial services?
I worked in a similar capacity at my previous employers, but they lacked the commitment to customer involvement we have at TAL. The fact that we're undertaking genuine research and iterative design improvement through testing, piloting and prototyping certainly puts us ahead of the pack in my view.
I agree it feels unique. The remit of the Innovation team is broad, allowing TAL to explore disruptive technologies rather than focus purely on tactical innovation around our core business. And we take a partnership approach to innovation – involving members and our partners throughout the journey, as well as fintech and insurtech start-ups, to solve key challenges. This approach puts us at the forefront of developments in our sector, and yields improvements in the customer and member offer.
T: And how do you work with partners in practice?
Generally we conduct a series of workshops where the customer experience issue and various solutions are discussed, before we agree on a prototype and design it for testing. For the best outcome, we ask our colleagues and partners to do some work before workshops begin so we have all of the relevant information – otherwise the problem can be quite poorly defined and we are left playing catch up in the workshops themselves.
We find we get the best results when we collaborate with our partners throughout the innovation journey. For example, we recently ran a Proposition Design Sprint with one of our partners to rapidly prototype a new proposition and customer journey. We brought people together from across both businesses to understand the issues and develop solutions with members through a test and learn approach. In just four days we produced and tested a digital prototype, which was great for stakeholder engagement and the customer proposition.
In terms of other specific projects, we've worked with our partners, using innovation methods, to transform the claims experience and understand low balance accounts.
T: How will the way you work with our partners change in coming years?
I'd like to create an increasingly effective dialogue with our partners so they're more aware of our expertise and able to take advantage of it. We have the ability to dramatically improve the way we interact with customers, and I find that a worthy goal – especially in the current climate, with regulators asking us to up our game when it comes to member engagement.
We'd like to continue to collaborate closely with our partners to help solve exciting challenges. And we'd like to continue to impart our skills and knowledge in corporate innovation with those we collaborate to create ripple effects. There is a coaching element in our projects so that people are confident using innovation methods in the future.


Here is a treat for really coffee lovers; iced coffee. There are different ways of making iced coffee, but this is the simplest and the iced coffee will turn out to be very delicious.
Melt the coffee powder in hot water, add sugar and let it cool.
When it comes to room temperature, half-fill two tall glasses with ice cubes (4 each).
Now pour the coffee mixture and milk over the ice cubes and enjoy iced coffee.


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Talking CX with media guru and VP at iHeartMedia Vanessa Wojtusiak
Welcome to the DNA of an Experience podcast from Cloud App where we discuss how and why creating experience is so important in the psychology behind what makes an experience so great. Thanks for joining us Live today with Vanessa from my heart media. Vanessa is leading some really cool stuff over there, and we've been connected on Twitter for quite some time and Linkedin and reached out a few weeks ago and just said, Hey, I think you have a pretty cool background story That'd be fun to talk about and kind of talk about traditional media and how it's evolved and how it relates to customer experience. So Vanessa was able to get some time, and we found some time first of the year to talk about these things, and I'm excited to have her. I'll pass some time, have her to give a little bit of a background, and then we'll go through some questions about customer experience in kind of a modern workplace.
Vanessa:
Yeah, thanks for having me on Joe. This is a really cool concept. I love what you do, and I love being able to share some of my knowledge in the space specifically in media and a traditional media company and really trying to evolve in the space. So just a little bit about myself. I live for media, the content that consumption and my life has really been focused around that radio business at the age of 15 working in marketing across some stations in Connecticut and Boston, the New York City. Um, from there I decided to check out the world of record labels venturing into Capital Records, Virgin Records, which wasn't too far away from radio business on. That's always been kind of my core in passion. Um, after that, I got sucked back into radio for the first time, this time in a position to help build the I heart radio app, which I'm sure you heard of little baby app like that. It was amazing. And still to this day, it's one of my really proud moments just to see that brand explode, Um, to take the technology from a traditional media company and actually put it in the palm of your hands and see that brand everywhere is really awesome. Iconic? Um, Spence Radio music was really all I knew. I then decided to take a step into TV, So I decided to work at the local ABC affiliate here in Connecticut as the director of audience development, Um, TV is also a type of media that needs so of all that needs to keep up with, you know, your APS, your websites, your integrations and being able to talk to different people on different platforms and deliver them a product of news. So I was there for almost five years. Ah, in that capacity, leading a digital team, really evolving the brand in the space and how people are consuming news products. And back in November, I got sucked in for the second time. I can see why her radio as vice president of marketing hearing so well received eight radio stations locally over here. So that means digital. That means sales and sponsorship partnerships. That means innovative things in the programming space. And, you know, it's just my passion. Every day is a new project, and I really love it.
That's a really cool background. Uh, its gets really interesting to see, like she said, the evolution of media and certainly I heart media and I heart radio app is everywhere and kind of ah, pillar of what we call a radio in the digital age in kind of a world full of distraction, full of content. And, uh, you can go and find anything. You can get anything on your phone, uh, at the touch of a button. How do you kind of in your current role in in the past, how have you tried to find a way to break through that and connect with your audience, connect with locally and globally or nationally with different pieces, things, things you work on?
Yeah. So, as you were saying, distractions are everywhere because people have access to so many things just in the problem of palm of their hands. Um, you know, they're walking around. They have this device that they're constantly carrying attention spans are also dramatically lower. Because of that, you're getting inundated with information left and right. Whether that is the competitors. Er, I personally don't believe that the radio station across the street is a competitor anymore. That is Netflix. That's Facebook. That's different alerts on your phone. That's conversations with friends at so many things that are important you, ether it is in your business or the outside of things. Um, Luckily, in this day and age, people do multitask. No. So it's a matter of cutting through all that clutter. I know I'm guilty of watching a Netflix movie documentary or show and also doing something on my phone doing something on my computer at the same time. So it's really about really cutting through that and finding a message that resonates with your audience. Let me stand out first with consumer facing, um, campaigns, uh, different targeting abilities as well. So you know your audience. I think a lot of that is psychologically driven. Have you no hear who you're talking to, your able to then cater that message to them? Not everyone should be blasted with the same message. That's also something that I try to get across in traditional media spaces where it's broadcaster, Um, it's not broadcasting anymore. It's taking the little segments of your listeners of your viewers of whoever's interacting with you and then serving up a better experience for them. That's our custom tailored. What's going on? So that's how you could cut through distractions. You only have a couple of minutes when people are scrolling through their devices. Mindless, aided. Grab their attention in there. I'm if that's what you're trying to share, right way kind of a question.
I've asked the gods. Well, what is the DNA of a good customer experience? I think it you know that on the head with, like, making it more micro, making it more personalized. Uh, especially if someone's logged in. Um, we can use that great data that I'm sure, um, I heart uses and deal to give them a personalized experience.
Yeah, exactly. I mean, that's the benefit for me of working . We have all this data from different touch points were able to message people on social media, our website, the APP through onsite events. I think that's also really key. Um, that a lot of people are missing shorts, the digital age. Sure, people are communicating constantly 24 7 on their phones and their computers and messaging app. It's more more than ever to be actually out in the communities. People have that one on one conversation. I know it might seem old fashioned, but I think that really helps build the brands and build your relationships, and nowadays people will know that. Hey, you're not a robot. I am actually talking to you like I've been following you on Twitter for so long, Joe. But it's great to actually see you face to face and having application. I think bringing that concept back is something that is really needed. And that's something that actually does cut through the clutter. Because once you have a wild one face conversation with someone, it's harder to separate that and be distracted.
yeah, that's actually a great point. I mean, in business, uh, you know, at a big company in Adobe, I always if I needed, like, something from an engineer, like some data or I was working with another team. I always tried to either fly out San Jose if that's where they were, or try and meet them in Utah or whether I needed to go and establish that personal connection. And I really think you know, when I think of I heart media as a kind of global brand, I think they've done a great job at kind of having that brand level, but also the radio stations that are owned by them. I also have their own little brand snitch, and I think you brought it up really well with with events. I think that's a big piece of it. For Media is finding ways to connect both at the global brand level and the radio station level. Um, and I know, like locally, I see no, I heart media brands everywhere, right? Doing doing events, just driving by in my neighborhood or down to Salt Lake or wherever it seems like they're always kind of, uh, you know, out out amongst the community and trying to connect with people. I think that's really interesting way that create an experience.
Yeah, exactly. I mean it is it's kind of going back to the old fashioned, but it really is something that I am passionate about is working with your local communities being face to face. In addition to the abilities started, people with data on a nap on social media on, you know, everywhere you turn, so having that component is also something a little bit different for media again, as you were saying, there was kind of like the umbrella brand for our local radio stations, and then each personality is their own brand of greater brand. So being able to work and have a consistent message between whoever's on air and whoever whatever your station represents is also key. So having that consistent messaging is also a great tip to also remember, So you have people that are in your organization, but they are your team players. It's like a sports team. Um, could be Red Sox. And then you have all the different players and those players represent your brand and going together. You have to have a cohesive strategy and be on the same page or any of your marketing tactics.
That's really a point. Let's dig in on that a teeny bit with I hadn't actually thought about radio personalities re absolutely right. They have their own brand as well. You kind of this unique opportunity as as, ah, you know, the global brand to really have your Your employees are also your influencers. Um, so how how do you kind of Maybe you're a piece of this. Maybe you're not. But how do you try and utilize? You know, the talent that is doing the radio locally and nationally, um, to really spread the word of kind of the global brand.
So, you know, they're really passionate about the brand to they wouldn't be here if they weren't really all into radio and being able to connect the listeners. And you know, just that, the ease of being able to connect to them now like you don't need a big boom box anymore. You have your phone and you can listen to that and interact with livers on air. Um, we have different topics throughout the day that people could call in. Radio is really like social media when it come when it really boils down to it. You know, you have a topic and people are encouraged to comment. To like to share, um, on Lee in a more personal way with radio, so use it utilizing all other personalities. They're all different. They all connect different faces of our listener base in the audience. Um, we worked with advertisers and sponsors, too, sponsors that tie their messaging into the personality, whatever. Whatever brand reflects with them most rewarding. It lends nonprofits people that are really passionate about a specific thing, whether that's pets, whether that's, ah, female empowerment, whether that's heart association or anything like that, being able to line those all up and having a face or a campaign, a project or anything like that. But utilizing our local talent, I think, is really super key and delivering that message. Those people build an established relationships with people Every single day. You're in your car, you're listening to a personality, and you're like, Wow, you're kind of maybe talking to yourself a little bit, um, shining into their conversation So they're in your own there in your cars. They're kind of like a friend if you don't have someone around. So it's really key for us. To runt, that relationship out to our sponsors and clients and things like that really trustworthy source. You're building them up. Is influencers or particular campaign awesome? So the other thing you need challenge to kind of get the talent to buy into the messaging and also, you know, have them have input, but also make sure that it kind of connects to your audience to think that's that's really interesting
Exactly. I mean, you can't force something down their throats, either. It has to have a benefit for them. It has to have a listener benefit. We can't just kind of blast or whatever is out there because that's not effective marketing. That's not effective branding at all. So having someone that's authentic and really buying into whatever is happening is is key for all of our personalities, which in turn, are influencers cool. What? What do you say? What would you say? So, like, we've talked a lot about radio. Obviously, that's, you know, auditory. It's it's on the go, it's in your car. It's It's why you're jogging at the or at the gym. Um, how do you kind of incorporate video and visuals to kind of connect with that person that is, maybe at work and stumbles upon a video or something that was created by you guys? How is that kind of worked? As a piece of your strategy?
The visuals are increasingly important. I mean colors. You need sound, you need interaction. Um, audio with audio is the ability to do more with it because you're not really focused just listening. So have a little conversation and pointing to a YouTube video that went viral. You're you have to have a hook you have to influence them to really want to see the content that's there on your website on your app Utilize. I'm messaging across all the different touch points because if you're just talking to someone and they're driving their car, they a should not be looking at their phones. Should not be picking anything up, but it should stick. And they're hiding enough that when they're done driving Hey, let me check out this video. Let me see what this personality posted on their Web site. Let me enter this contest and making it as straightforward as possible videos. Also, we do encourage Facebook lives. Instagram lives, um, just photos that way, people that are following them could interact as well and see what's going on and the ability to, you know, share, um, and chime in on a different topic. So utilizing all the different touch points in addition to audio is really, really awesome.
This has been a really great conversation. I think you've gone into it. A ton of things of what your company is doing to create an experience for customers want to kind of ask you more personally what is a recent experience you've had with brand another brand separate brand you know is you as a consumer, that's I need you more boil or more connected to just some other brand other.
Yes, so I personally love to be able to access brands on social media, especially for customer service. Actually had an issue the other day with one of our digital platforms that we use here. I'm at I heart. I was trying to contact their support seeming past business hours. I was like, Oh, now let me shoot them a tweet Let me send them a DM. Maybe they'll get back to me. Maybe they won't. You know, I feel like Twitter is probably the easiest way to contact someone, even if it's beyond ours. In a matter of minutes. The CEO PM's me and he said, Hey, I could help you out. Let me check this out right away. And from then on, I'm like, Wow, they check everything there on top of their game. They totally know howto win our business and really help us out with anything. So that was kind of like a major win. Even this past week. That was a problem that I had to go solve and social media was kind of to the rescue. Um, I actually do that. Maybe not as often, because I don't like to use it as a sounding board for issues. But, you know, if I have too much ice in my coffee, I'll post about it. And then all of a sudden I'll get a click AM and they're like, How could we solve your problems? So for me, that goes such a long way, and I totally understand the other side of things. Um, utilizing your own Twitter account work, Facebook or instagram to really help out your customer. And once they see that interaction, they're like, Wow, this brand is actually a person, and they actually want to help me. And sometimes your perception could really turn around just based on that one interaction. If someone's so so mad and you respond within a couple of minutes, you turn everything around and they're willing to talk to their friends, their family and Alan. This story, too. And that goes a long way.
Yeah. I think feel valuable to engage, you know, when it's not just, like, blatant, disrespectful or what? Whatever, but like some of the best customer feedback conversations we've had at cloud up have been We've had someone that was really upset on Twitter or Facebook or whatever. And we reached out to them in many cases, like our CEO. Similar. Clear. Your experience has, like, a 10 minute zoom call with, uh, whoever was complaining. And they're they're, like, blown away, you know? Oh, my gosh. You know, I I wasn't actually as mad as it sounded on Twitter and like, they become, like, really apologetic. Um, and a lot of times like, they'll even either send out a really positive message or they'll take down like the mention to our company. Um, and I had the same thing at Adobe. You know, it's amazing, like a brand like photo shop or whatever. How many complaints a day we got, um, and, you know, trying to engage with each of those and really trying to keep that customer feed, look, feedback loop, fresh eyes, really key to customer experience business.
Yeah, I totally agree. It is that relationship that you're building on social media that you're building everywhere else. People want accessibility these days again, going back to the attention span. They want a response in like seconds. Um, I help out with a radio show in the afternoons. Here is well and we get callers all the time. Sometimes there's, like five callers, and then we take one and the other four just drop off because they don't want to wait anymore. Sure, I think it's really important to be able to respond to these people as quick as possible. You don't wanna wait like 48 hours to respond to someone. That's an eternity of these days. Um, so helping build that relationship build that accessibility is also something that really humanizes your brand and really goes a long way?
Definitely. Well, I think it's been an awesome conversation. Really Enjoyed your insights. Uh, what do you think? Looking into your crystal ball? What do you think is the future of experience business? You know, you have a you a unique last name. We could call this the world from, like Adrian Wooldridge, housekeeper, Lesbian. Um what? What's your woes? Bomb. For the future of experience business,
I think it is. Those weren't want interactions. I know it's been personalization. It's been hyper focused on that. Consumer is your entire world. It still is that trying, but I think it's even more focused these days having a conversation and humanizing your brand. I'm Oh, that's nothing new but being able to open up and have those private conversations because I think these days people are really afraid of data and hacking and too much information out there. So private conversations should be where your brand is really turning towards utilizing a lot of your data. I know that's also really scary, but if you do with the correct way, I think people will appreciate it. Finding any eating, carrying those messages through. I'm also thinking completely outside the box like you're doing something. Now flip it on its side, Try something else out. You know, if it fails, be open to that as a learning experience. Um, things are always evolving, so maybe your brand doesn't make sense to go on Tic - Tac tryout. If it doesn't if it flops, you know, now you know it's really about knowing what your audiences and having those one on one conversations building the relationship. Let's go back to the core of these one on one conversations and learning more from your audience and just picking up what they have to say, because big data is scary. People are scared about giving their information like there's an ad that's following you around. Will be that creepy? Be personable - that could take your brand to the whole another level of market research.
At Adobe we have this digital magazine product, and so I was able to kind of crunch data on all these pretty well known digital magazines and how people were interacting with them. And one interesting trend we saw was the growth in the less social sharing and more message sharing. So people were not necessarily wanting to drop it into Facebook or Twitter or LinkedIn or whatever some mass media product there were more wanting to share it with their mom or their friend or their roommate or their spouse or kids or whatever. So there there was like that growth and more, 1 to 1. So it's been really interesting to kind of see social evolution and how you know, we had so many social products, and that's kind of constricted a little bit and gotten a little bit back more to these one toe one conversations. I think that's really insightful.
Yeah. I mean, I see that in my personal life, too. I get direct messages on Instagram where people share different brand things. Give me directly that way. And then we have a conversation there instead of piling onto the comments instead of making everything really public. So, yeah, that's kind of the evolution of what's happening right now.
Awesome conversation. Vanessa, thank you for your time today. Uh, love connecting in real life like you said. Um, I'm sure it's the first of many future conversations on this podcast and outside. But I hope you have a good weekend. And thanks again for joining.
Absolutely. This is great. Thanks for having me on.
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Cruella - 4/5
The moment the news of this film was released, and a Cruella prequel became a possibility, some of us thought two things;
1. This could either be one heck of a film, or
2. It could be just terrible.
Disney in the past has had some luck with its origin villain stories. Angelia Jolie's Maleficent was easily one of the best films of 2014,, however it's sequel 5 years later felt forced and lengthy.
While its arguably sexist for a lot of these popular Disney villains to be women (let's not forget Ursula), it's their evil nature, camp personality, and just overall fabulous demeanour that has made them incredibly popular amongst many communities.
Cruella on the other hand has had its own live action presence in the enormously successful 1996 film 101 Dalmatians, where she was played spectacularly well by the legendary, "No Oscar Yet" Glenn Close.
With some significant shoes to fill, enter Emma Stone!
An already established Hollywood actress, that has proved over and over again that she is brilliant, and can do variety, takes on this camp classic character. So how does Cruella work for a film, and how does Emma Stone work the role?
1. It's the Emmas that make it work!
While channelling a Miranda Priestly-esque persona, Emma Thompson plays the character of "The Baroness." Running a fashion empire, The Baroness takes Estelle (Cruella FKA), under her wing, and the two of them have amazing chemistry. The relationship they have as characters, is pivotal to the storyline, and if it was not for two outstanding performances, this film would have failed.
2. Emma Stone playing evil, was fabulous!
When I think of the roles Emma Stone has played in the past, evil certainly does not come to mind. However, in Cruella she really embraces a psychotic character very well
While there is some heavy back story to get to the evil bits, once Emma Stone gets to Evil Crulla, it's worth the wait completely!
3. THE FASHION WAS AH-MAZING!!!
Alright, I believe at next years Oscars, this film is sure to get a nomination for best costume design. The wardrobe on Emma Stone and Emma Thompson, has its own character. Scene after scene, the reveal of the fashion was absolutely jaw dropping.
The costume department certainly deserve some accolades for its outrageous designing.
4. The background story was engaging, though lengthy, and slightly out of character
While it was welcoming to see the "childhood" story of Cruella, they could've got to the evil Cruella more quick. I was hoping to see more mean Cruella, rather than the time spent on its build up. Without giving too much away, if you have seen the cartoons and the films of 101 Dalmatians, you may agree with me when I say it was slightly out of character. However all is forgiven.
5. Critics are comparing it to a mix of Devil wears Prada and Joker - is this true?
May be a bit like Devil Wears Prada, but I thought the Joker was absolutely crap! However if this means that we could possibly have Emma Stone win a second Oscar for this, so be it!
Finally, I do not want to compare Emma Stone to Glenn Close. They are different performances!
In their own way, each performance deserves the respect the Actors put into it. Glenn Close was fabulous, and so is Emma Stone! but Stone's interpretation and depiction of Cruella is different!
Watch this movie! You will be pleasantly surprised at how good it is! Strongly recommend!


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Andy and Tony helped me finish the last of the panel prep (painting the last two panels with R-Guard and leveling the trailer first thing. Then we were joined by Patrick Sughrue of Artisan Tiny House and Derin Williams of Shelter Wise. Our first wall went up around 10 AM and we got it braced into place while we got our second panel up and secured to the first. With two panels in place we had a corner! The next panel had to be cut out for the wheelwell, so we used the template I'd made to jigsaw out the curve on both sides, then removed the foam with a foam cutter, and installed blocking in recess. The second panel went up very nicely, snugging up against the first and the third panel followed along. Patrick showed us a trick to use a bottlejack in the right spot on the trailer frame to get the panels squared up. By lunchtime we had two walls up so we took a break to eat a picnic overlooking the river.
After lunch we popped the third wall into place and the first panel of the fourth wall (which is our Puzzle Wall). We started prepping the next parts of our puzzle wall. My friends Katie and Elliot from the east coast and my new friend Christian from Seattle all arrived around 4pm. The infusion of extra energy was very welcome, but we soon found ourselves scratching our heads because once we put the next wall panel up the first panel of that wall was far from level and nothing we tried straightened it out again. We finally decided to call it a day and come back to it in the morning. We pulled the last panel down and set it on the trailer again.
Yesterday, with fresh minds and bodies, Patrick and Christian removed the staples in the spline that joined the two panels and we were able to ratchet strap the panel back down into place. The next panel went up just fine afterwards and the rest of the Puzzle Wall came together nicely until we reached the last panel, which was long by about 1/2". There was only 1/4" difference between the two long walls in length, but that 1/2" wasn't working. The only thing we could figure was the the bottom plates weren't completely square. We'd measured thrice and checked square in the corners when we installed the bottom plates, but we hadn't taken diagonals, so next time we definitely will! We deliberated about a variety of options before Patrick landed on the plan: pull the last panel back, cut 1/2" off the second-to-last panel, scoop out the foam, and then slip the two panels together again. It worked beautifully!
We'd earned our lunch, so we headed up to my favorite St. John's haunt, Proper Eats, to celebrate having 4 walls up! After lunch Michael (who is also building a tiny house at Green Anchors) helped us get our glulam in place at the top of the tall wall. Then Patrick talked us through the roof details before he headed out.
Andy, Christian and I got our first wall panel (the biggest and therefore heaviest) and were horrified to discover how far off it was from square. One of the things I love best about SIPs is how well the usually come together! So we had another round of brainstorming before Andy reminded me that messed with the level of the trailer the day before while trying to get those two Puzzle Wall panels to square up! Usually we level the trailer before we start raising walls and again before we install the roof. As soon as we leveled the trailer the roof panel lined up beautifully! I can't believe I forgot, but I don't think I'll ever forget again!
Isha came down after work as we were wrapping up and we got to enjoy stepping into our house with all four walls up (and a roof panel, too!) We celebrated with a beer at Occidental Brewing around the corner. Whew!
Today Andy, Kelly, and I will work on the roof raising. It's raining (of course!) so I'm really glad we're under shelter. Here we go!


When antitrust litigants raise issues, such as the act of state doctrine, the foreign sovereign compulsion doctrine, and principles of international comity, courts are not bound by the submissions of the relevant foreign government on these positions, according to the Department of Justice. Instead, courts should respectfully consider the foreign government's views and afford them substantial weight where appropriate. The courts, however, are not "bound to adopt the foreign government's characterization nor barred from considering other materials that support a different interpretation," the Justice Department explained in a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court. The government offered its views as the Court considers the appropriate level of review owed an appearing foreign sovereign's interpretation of its domestic law (Animal Science Products, Inc. v. Hebei Welcome Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Dkt. 16-1220).
The High Court is reviewing a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York City. In the context of a price fixing action against Chinese manufacturers and exporters of vitamin C, the appellate court addressed how a federal court should respond when a foreign government, through its official agencies, appears before that court and represents that it has compelled an action that resulted in the violation of U.S. antitrust laws. The Second Circuit concluded that, because the Chinese government had filed a formal statement in the district court asserting that Chinese law required the defendants to set prices and reduce quantities of vitamin C sold abroad and because the manufacturers could not simultaneously comply with Chinese law and U.S. antitrust laws, the principles of international comity required the district court to abstain from exercising jurisdiction in this case.
According to the Justice Department, the Second Circuit's holding that, when a foreign government "directly participates in U.S. court proceedings" and offers an interpretation that is "reasonable under the circumstances," "a U.S. court is bound to defer" was rigid and unsound. The U.S. Solicitor General had asked the Court to take up the case because it had a substantial interest in the question raised in the petition, which affects both the enforcement of federal statutes and foreign relations.
The government explained that the precise weight that should be afforded a foreign government's views will depend on the circumstances of the case. Rejecting a formula or rule, the government said: "the relevant considerations include the interpretation's clarity, thoroughness, and support; its context and purpose; the nature and transparency of the foreign legal system; the role and authority of the entity or official offering the interpretation; its consistency with the foreign government's past positions; and any other corroborating or contradictory materials."
Further, the government contended that the appellate court in this case erred when it treated an amicus brief submitted by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China supporting dismissal of the price fixing claims as binding and by disregarding other relevant materials. The Court was urged to vacate the appellate court's decision and remand the case to determine the proper weight to be afforded the foreign government's submission and to consider the question of whether Chinese law required the defending manufacturers' conduct.
Other support for petitioners. The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce also filed briefs, supporting the petitioners. AAI warned of "serious adverse implications for antitrust enforcement and U.S. consumers if the Court follows the Second Circuit's rule of affording conclusive deference to a foreign government's statement that its laws compelled price fixing of exports to the United States." The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, referencing "federal agencies' capacious interpretations of purportedly ambiguous statutory text," expressed its view that "free enterprise does not benefit from an uncritical and reflexive deference by the courts to a sovereign regulator's interpretation of its own laws."
The case is set for argument on April 24.


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Our GiGi University grads have started participating in GiGi U reunions. These reunions consist of gathering at the Playhouse to participate in a planned activity or going out into the community and exploring career or volunteer options. Most recently, our graduates teamed up with volunteers from I Can to make and bake dog treats for…
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Kristy and Cameron have known each other for years, but it wasn't until the two enrolled in GiGi University, that they really got to know each other well. The following is an account of their relationship, in their own words. They are a match made in heaven. Kristy started going to GiGi's Playhouse Fort Wayne…
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Jennifer is one of our dedicated members of the Board of Directors at GiGi's Playhouse Fort Wayne. When putting together a quick biography for the organization, Jennifer's words were a wonderful reminder that sometimes, we get caught up in everything we want to accomplish and forget to remember to celebrate how far we have come.…
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The last week of June, GiGi Prep started and students began to work on readiness skills for the more intensive program, GiGi University in the Fall. One of the students in GiGi Prep, Kenneth, just started with GiGi's Playhouse programs two weeks ago and we are already seeing such a change and cannot wait to…
Many people ask me how I became the Executive Director of GiGi's Playhouse Fort Wayne. My love of this amazing organization began in 2012 when one of my best friends, who was living in Chicago at the time, walked by a GiGi's Playhouse and immediately called me and told me that she found my dream…
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NorthShore University Health System To Require COVID-19 Vaccination For Employees By Oct. 31
By CBS 2 Chicago Staff August 16, 2021 at 8:16 pm
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CHICAGO (CBS) — NorthShore University Health System employees must now be vaccinated by Oct. 31.
This includes workers at Evanston Hospital, Glenbrook, Highland Park, Northwest Community Hospital, Skokie, and Swedish Hospital.
"The vaccines have been shown to be safe and effective against COVID-related hospitalization and death," NorthShore University Health System said in a statement. "Requiring COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment is a critical and essential defense against this pandemic."
Also requiring vaccines for employees are Loyola Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, UI Health, University of Chicago Medicine, Advocate Aurora Health, Lurie Children's, and Stroger and Provident Hospital of Cook County.
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Matt Royal is going back to the courtroom. He has agreed to defend his good friend and wife of Longboat Key's police chief. Abby Lester has been charged with the murder of Nate Bannister, an unlikeable, shady character. He was found shot to death in his downtown Sarasota condo and the evidence points to Abby as the killer.
Matt cannot refuse Abby's pleas for help, despite having retired from the practice of law several years earlier. Now, he must face a hotshot prosecuting attorney with a record of twenty-two wins and zero losses in murder trials. As he begins his investigation, Matt finds that nothing is what it seems. Police, politicians, academics, real estate moguls, and other powerful forces are tied together in a cauldron of issues that Matt must untangle to get at the truth. Can he rekindle his legal skills and outwit the prosecution pitted against him? Matt knows he must, as the life of his friend hangs in the balance.
Witty, smart, and highly entertaining. An intriguing mix of hopes and fears that combine into a pulse-pounding treat.
Take a tough female cop, a witty and charming retired lawyer, toss in a host of quirky Floridians, and, oh yeah, a murder that on the surface makes no sense, and you have Terry Griffin's Found. Tightly written and sprinkled with humor, this fun and fast-paced read should not be missed.


Just how long can you hold a grudge? Well it probably depends on what exactly went down at school. Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's The Wasp is back in the West End. It last appeared in 2015 at Hampstead Theatre and then transfered to Trafalgar Studios.
Two years on, it's at the Jermyn Street Theatre and just as chilling and just as spooky. Although perhaps having seen it all before, you see more of the mechanics behind the story that evolves over cups of tea.
The story is about Carla and Heather. They were once schoolmates but drifted apart due to their different backgrounds. And one or two horrible incidents. Heather has become a successful businesswoman. She drinks lattes and has nice clothes. Carla is probably just about managing - pregnant and in a track suit - and prefers builders tea. The scene is set for what you think will be a class struggle and then Heather asks Carla if she would help her kill her husband.
To give anything further away would spoil the fun. But as the piece unfolds you find yourself shifting your sympathies. This time around the actors bring a darker interpretation to the two roles. This heightens the fear factor, even if it is hard to empathise with either of them.
Lisa Gorgin as Carla strikes you as the sort of character you wouldn't want to encounter in the school toilets. Selina Giles as Heather is icy cold. This sets the scene for the shocks to come.
Director Anna Simpson maintains the tension even if things become a little too obvious in the second half. It feels as if could make the transition from stage to screen. Big or small. Which might help cut down some of the superfluous dialogue.
But in the meantime it's at Jermyn Street Theatre until 12 August.


Many martial artists invested blood, sweat and tears within the four corners of the ring just to have their hand raised and become legends in their respective fields.
ONE Championship will be paying homage to the athletes who elevated combat sports to where it is today by having all bouts in its 13th venture on Philippine shores inside the promotion's brand new five-rope ring.
Aside from the marquee talents that will be featured at ONE: HEROES OF HONOR in Manila, Philippines on April 20, ONE Championship will likewise introduce its new battlefield.
All 11 bouts at ONE: HEROES OF HONOR are expected to be held inside the new ring, including bouts that are officiated under the organization's Global Rule Set.
For the first time in ONE Championship's seven-year history, mixed martial arts contests will be held in the ring instead of in the cage.
Former world title contender Kevin Belingon, who is slated to face Andrew Leone in the main event of ONE: HEROES OF HONOR, welcomes the promotion's transition from cage to ring for its live event in Manila with open arms because during the early part of his career, he started out competing inside the ring.
Banario, who is booked to square off with Australia's Adrian Pang at ONE: HEROES OF HONOR, bared that he made a few adjustments upon learning that his next assignment will be held inside the ring.
Also making its debut at ONE: HEROES OF HONOR is the highly-anticipated ONE Super Series, a new iteration in ONE Championship's efforts to bring martial arts to the forefront in mainstream culture.
ONE: HEROES OF HONOR takes place at the 20,000-capacity SM Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines on April 20.


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In vivo characterization of 6β-naltrexol, an opioid ligand with less inverse agonist activity compared with naltrexone and naloxone in opioid-dependent mice
Kirsten M. Raehal, John J. Lowery, Castigliano M. Bhamidipati, Ryan M. Paolino, Jennifer R. Blair, Danxin Wang, Wolfgang Sadée, Edward J. Bilsky
The μ-opioid receptor displays basal signaling activity, which seems to be enhanced by exposure to opioid agonists. This study assesses the in vivo pharmacology of the putative "neutral" antagonist 6β-naltrexol in comparison to other ligands with varying efficacy, such as naloxone, an inverse agonist in the opioid-dependent state. ICR mice were used to generate full antagonist dose-response curves for naloxone, naltrexone, nalbuphine, and 6β-naltrexol in blocking acute antinociceptive effects of morphine and precipitating opioid withdrawal in models of physical dependence. 6β-Naltrexol was roughly equipotent to naloxone and between 4.5- and 10-fold less potent than naltrexone in blocking morphine-induced antinociception and locomotor activity, showing that 6β-naltrexol enters the central nervous system. In contrast to naloxone and naltrexone, 6β-naltrexol precipitated only minimal withdrawal at high doses in an acute dependence model and was ∼77- and 30-fold less potent than naltrexone and naloxone, respectively, in precipitating withdrawal in a chronic dependence model, 6β-Naltrexol reduced the inverse agonist effects of naloxone in vitro and in vivo, as expected for a neutral antagonist. Therefore, the pharmacological effects of 6β-naltrexol differ markedly from those of naloxone and naltrexone in the opioid-dependent state. A reduction of withdrawal effects associated with neutral μ-opioid receptor antagonists may offer advantages in treating opioid overdose and addiction.
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Raehal, K. M., Lowery, J. J., Bhamidipati, C. M., Paolino, R. M., Blair, J. R., Wang, D., Sadée, W., & Bilsky, E. J. (2005). In vivo characterization of 6β-naltrexol, an opioid ligand with less inverse agonist activity compared with naltrexone and naloxone in opioid-dependent mice. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 313(3), 1150-1162. https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.104.082966
In vivo characterization of 6β-naltrexol, an opioid ligand with less inverse agonist activity compared with naltrexone and naloxone in opioid-dependent mice. / Raehal, Kirsten M.; Lowery, John J.; Bhamidipati, Castigliano M.; Paolino, Ryan M.; Blair, Jennifer R.; Wang, Danxin; Sadée, Wolfgang; Bilsky, Edward J.
In: Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Vol. 313, No. 3, 06.2005, p. 1150-1162.
Raehal, KM, Lowery, JJ, Bhamidipati, CM, Paolino, RM, Blair, JR, Wang, D, Sadée, W & Bilsky, EJ 2005, 'In vivo characterization of 6β-naltrexol, an opioid ligand with less inverse agonist activity compared with naltrexone and naloxone in opioid-dependent mice', Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, vol. 313, no. 3, pp. 1150-1162. https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.104.082966
Raehal KM, Lowery JJ, Bhamidipati CM, Paolino RM, Blair JR, Wang D et al. In vivo characterization of 6β-naltrexol, an opioid ligand with less inverse agonist activity compared with naltrexone and naloxone in opioid-dependent mice. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 2005 Jun;313(3):1150-1162. https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.104.082966
Raehal, Kirsten M. ; Lowery, John J. ; Bhamidipati, Castigliano M. ; Paolino, Ryan M. ; Blair, Jennifer R. ; Wang, Danxin ; Sadée, Wolfgang ; Bilsky, Edward J. / In vivo characterization of 6β-naltrexol, an opioid ligand with less inverse agonist activity compared with naltrexone and naloxone in opioid-dependent mice. In: Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 2005 ; Vol. 313, No. 3. pp. 1150-1162.
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The Panorama hispanohablante suite covers everything you need for the two year ab initio Spanish course for the IB Diploma programme. Designed to support IB ab initio Spanish students, it is the second of two student books covering the two year course. International in approach and containing material designed to engage older teenage learners, it requires students to think and reflect at a level suitable for an IB Diploma student while placing a strong emphasis on developing intercultural understanding and on Spanish as a world language. ToK and CAS are fully integrated into the learning and all language is taught and practised in context.


Person who cranes, stains or otherwise awkwardly turns their head and stares while passing the scene of something interesting (usually morbid in nature).
This is usually seen and performed while driving past the scene of an accident, or any other incident where there are police, firemen or ambulances with lots of flashing lights.
Belinda Bauer manages to write books that get right under your skin, in this case literally, when Patrick Fort enrols on an anatomy course and along with three fellow students is faced with a cadaver. The object of the exercise is to determine the cause of death of 'number 19'. Patrick has no interest in becoming a doctor, he wants to know what happens when people die. His interest and obsession with the subject ties into the death of his father when he was a young child and the fact that he suffers with Asperger's Syndrome. When Patrick's assertion of the cause of death of 'number 19' turns out to be at odds with the official certification he is determined to prove that he is right!
This book is not just about Patrick's quest though. There are scenes set on a hospital high-dependency neurological ward where those either in a coma or recovering from one are nursed disinterestedly by the staff there. Tracey in particular took the job so that she could have a rest away from patients who talked, and read her book series! Tracey sets her sights on Mr Deal with plenty of opportunity to appear kind and caring when he visits his silent wife daily.
My précis of this story doesn't do justice to the narrative that the author weaves around the silent happenings on the ward or Patrick's original take on the world around him. Patrick's mother is at home wishing him a 'normal' life but with no real optimism that he will find his way in the world and when he finds himself at odds with his lecturers she is powerless to help him.
This is one of those books that is full of a cast of unpleasant examples of the human race, which would sometimes put me off a book, but the writing is so compelling as Belinda Bauer manages to sprinkle the text with some fantastic dark observations about life, the characters and the world in general changing the tone from horrid to fascinating. I couldn't stop reading this book and all the time I wondered how all the strands would be pulled together; of course Belinda Bauer managed this with an elegant bow.
She's such a good writer, and I loved the dark, dark humour in this one.
It was a very good read. The dark humour was perfectly pitched.
… Great that this post currently has a mention on your sidebar – thank you!
I've just read my first Belinda Bauer novel a week or so ago (Badlands, her debut novel) and I definitely want to read more. It's interesting that she claims she doesn't intend to start with crime fiction, yet her books always end up on the dark side.
Mmm… I have enjoyed all her books although I wasn't quite so keen on her second book Darkside. I can clearly see this probably didn't start life as a crime novel but it's almost as if she couldn't help herself. Even better as it means it isn't a 'straight crime novel' Happy reading.


Czaplewski, Raymond L., Ph.D..; Rack, James; Lessard, Veronica C.; Heinzen, David F.; Ploetz, Susan; Schmidt, Thomas L.; Leatherberry, Earl C. 2005. Coordination, Cooperation, and Collaboration between FIA and NRI.
Schmidt, Thomas L.; McWilliams, William H. 2003. Shifts and future trends in the forest resources of the Central Hardwood region.
Schmidt, Thomas L. 2003. Red Pine in the Northern Lake States.
Schmidt, Thomas L.; Wardle, Tom D. 2002. Impact of Pruning Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana).
Schmidt, Thomas L.; Mielke, Manfred E.; Marshall, Phillip T. 2002. Indiana's forest resource in 2000.
Trani, Margaret K.; Brooks, Robert T.; Schmidt, Thomas L.; Rudis, Victor A.; Gabbard, Christine M. 2001. Patterns and trends of early successional forests in the Eastern United States.
McWilliams, William H.; Schmidt, Thomas L. 2000. Composition, structure, and sustainability of hemlock ecosystems in eastern North America.
McWilliams, William H.; Heath, Linda S.; Reese, Gordon C.; Schmidt, Thomas L. 2000. Forest resources and conditions.
Schmidt, Thomas L.; Hansen, Mark H.; Solomakos, James A. 2000. Illinois' forests in 1998..
Schmidt, Thomas L.; Hansen, Mark H.; Solomakos, James A. 2000. Indiana's Forests in 1998..
Schmidt, Thomas L. 2000. Minnesota's forest resources in 1999.
Schmidt, Thomas L. 2000. Missouri's forest resources in 1999.
Juzwik, Jennifer; Schmidt, Thomas L. 2000. Oak wilt and oak decline in the upper midwest USA.
Gobster, Paul H.; Schmidt, Thomas L. 2000. The Use of Amenity Indicators in Anticipating Private Forestland Parcelization: A Look at the Lake States' Northwoods.
Leatherberry, Earl C.; Schmidt, Thomas L.; Strickler, John K.; Aslin, Raymond G. 1999. An analysis of the forest resources of Kansas..
Schmidt, Thomas L.; Wardle, Tom D. 1998. The forest resources of Nebraska..
Schmidt, Thomas L.; Spencer, John S. Jr.; Bertsch, Robin. 1997. Michigan's forests, 1993: an analysis..
Heslop-Harrison, J.S. (Pat); Brandes, Andrea; Taketa, Shin; Schmidt, Thomas; Vershinin, Alexander V.; Alkhimova, Elena G.; Kamm, Anette; Doudrick, Robert L.; [and others], . 1997. The chromosomal distributions of Ty1-copia group retrotransposable elements in higher plants and their implications for genome evolution.
Schmidt, Thomas L. 1997. Wisconsin forest statistics, 1996..
Leatherberry, Earl C.; Spencer, John S. Jr.; Schmidt, Thomas L.; Carroll, Michael R. 1995. An analysis of Minnesota's fifth forest resources inventory, 1990..
Schmidt, Thomas L.; Piva, Ronald J. 1995. An annotated bibliography of eastern redcedar..
Schmidt, Thomas; Lanasa, Mike. 1995. The forest resources of the Hiawatha National Forest, 1993..
Schmidt, Thomas L. 1993. Forest statistics for Michigan's Eastern Upper Peninsula Unit, 1993..
Schmidt, Thomas L. 1993. Forest statistics for Michigan's Southern Lower Peninsula Unit, 1994..


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New York City police probe threats sent to CNN's Don Lemon
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department is investigating alleged threats sent to CNN host Don Lemon.
Police on Thursday said Lemon, who is black, had reported receiving "numerous threatening and anti-black messages sent to his Twitter account from an unknown individual."
Police say the alleged harassment against the 51-year-old host was reported on Wednesday.
A message seeking comment from CNN was not immediately returned.
There have been no arrests.


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{

	struct sPacketLogData
	{
		int id; // log id
		int type; // 0:session, 1:packet
		netid sndId; // type=1, sender id
		netid rcvId; // type=1, receiver id
		uint size; // type=1, data size
		BYTE data[DEFAULT_PACKETSIZE];
	};

	class cPacketLog
	{
	public:
		struct sPacketInfo
		{
			uint64 dateTime; // yyyymmddhhmmssmmm
			netid sndId;
			netid rcvId;
			uint size;
		};

		cPacketLog();
		virtual ~cPacketLog();

		bool Read(const StrPath &fileName);
		bool ReadPacket(const uint64 beginDateTime, const uint64 endDateTime
			, OUT vector<sPacketInfo*> &out1, OUT vector<BYTE*> &out2);
		bool SetTimeLine(const uint64 dateTime);
		cDateTimeRange GetTimeRange(const StrPath &fileName);
		void Clear();

		static bool Write(const char *fileName, const sPacketLogData &logData);

	protected:
		int Load();
		bool IsLogHeader(const BYTE *buffer);
		bool IsValidDateTime(const uint64 dateTime);

	public:
		enum {
			BUFFER_SIZE = 1024 * 100
		};

		netid m_id; // session id
		StrId m_name; // session Name
		StrPath m_fileName; // packet log filename

		// streaming information
		std::streampos m_readPos;
		int m_cursor; // buffer cursor
		uint64 m_fileSize; // packet logfile size
		bool m_isEof; // is end of file?
		BYTE *m_buffer; // streaming buffer
		cDateTimeRange m_timeRange; // packet log start, end time range
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Developing southern high-speed trains key for Việt Nam's railway industry
By 2030, Việt Nam's railway industry will have nine new routes with a total length of 2,362 km, according to the railway network plan for 2021-30 period, with a vision to 2050, that was recently approved by the Prime Minister.
A North-South train running through the new Bình Lợi Railway Bridge over Sài Gòn River links Bình Thạnh District and Thủ Đức city in HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Tiến Lực
A North-South high-speed railway project will be submitted to the Politburo for approval in September, followed by a report to the National Assembly to launch in the 2021-26 period. After this will be feasibility reports, design considerations, and land clearance tasks.
In 2028-29, bidding on the Hà Nội – Vinh and HCM City – Nha Trang routes can begin.
The two railway construction projects of Biên Hòa - Vũng Tàu and Thủ Thiêm - Long Thành will be built under the Public-Private Partnership model, with investments of VNĐ50.8 trillion (US$2.2 billion) and VNĐ40.6 trillion ($1.7 billion), respectively.
The ministry's Railway Project Management Board is assigned to organise bidding for a consultant who will develop a pre-feasibility report for both projects by the third quarter of this year.
For the HCM City - Cần Thơ rail line, the Transport Ministry is working with related localities to choose the optimal route and investment method to be completed this year to submit to the National Assembly for approval, after which the project will attract investment in 2024 and start construction in 2025 or 2026.
Bình Dương Province People's Committee has announced that it is proposing an extension of the Bến Thành - Suối Tiên railway to the new downtown of Bình Dương Province. The first stage of this project for a 1.8km railway line will use ODA capital. The second stage with a length of over 25km from Dĩ An City to the new downtown is considered a strategic route to boost the socio-economic growth of the province and promote regional connectivity.
Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể said that the new railway projects were going to improve the country's railway industry while becoming a new force for the growth of regional transportation to reduce logistics costs in the country, especially the South.
However, there are still many obstacles. Construction projects within the railway corridor are still being approved, leading to a rise in the amount for land compensation.
Therefore, closer collaboration among related ministries, state agencies, and local authorities is needed when greenlighting land use plans and managing land resources.
The most challenging obstacle seems to be attracting investment. It is estimated that the capital demand for these railway projects will reach VNĐ240 trillion ($10.3 billion), coming from both the State budget and other sources. The state budget will be used mostly for direct train structures, while other parts such as the station and parking areas should use other investment sources.
According to the railway network plan for 2021-30, with a vision to 2050, the People's Committees of concerned provinces and cities must actively seek legal investment sources for the connection of their local railways from ports, economic zones, or tourism attractions to the national railway.
Therefore, going forward, the Government is going to develop a mechanism to encourage organisations and individuals, both inside and outside the country, to invest in railway projects, and a mechanism to better exploit the land resources around rail stations.
In 2018, the country's railway network consisted of seven major routes with a total length of nearly 3,160km.
Nine new railway routes are planned to be completed by 2030. Cargo and passenger transport volumes are expected to reach 11.8 million tonnes and 460 million people.
Nguồn: Vietnam news
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Urban flooding needs concerted solutions (28/01/2023)
Urbanisation ratio expected to reach 53.9% in 2023 (26/01/2023)
Binh Duong: VSIP III to be developed into green, smart industrial park (14/01/2023)
Hanoi sees strong recovery in serviced apartment market in Q4/2022 (12/01/2023)
HCM City seeks cooperation with US in climate change response (06/09/2022)
Da Nang property market registers recovery in first half (05/09/2022)
PM highlights solutions to ensure sustainable development of real estate market (31/08/2022)
Legal basis for corporate bond issuance important for real estate sector (31/08/2022)
Removing land price table to prevent real estate overheating (31/08/2022)


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Looking back in pictures: How was your first year at USC?
There's nothing quite like your first year at USC. We caught up with three freshmen who we met back in August to give you a candid look at their adventures throughout the school year. Sophomore year? Bring it on!
"Quirky is an asset, not a liability," she told us as she prepared to begin her time at USC.
Feeling stressed? Therapy dogs or a free massage might help.
Winning? All the cool kids are doing it.
Conquest festivities Nov. 20, 2014.
In anticipation of the USC-UCLA football showdown, Trojans show their school pride at a spirited bonfire rally.