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Event Report: Laneway Festival 2013 in Singapore!
This might possibly the most fun event I've had the chance to attend, courtesy of FIJI Water Singapore!
As I had announced before, I was the official blogger for FIJI Water for one of the largest music festivals of the year that spans the whole of 12 hours from 12.40pm to 1am.
This was my first Laneway, and I was rightly excited because my recent discoveries of Poliça and Of Monsters and Men are going to be playing!
We arrived at around 12.45 by taxi and then walked in to join the throngs of people at the entrance. At that moment, Kings of Convenience was playing. They did around 5-6 songs I think, and warmed up the crowd for what's to come next. I've heard about them, but they are such a quiet sort of band I didn't expect the lead singer to ham it up for the crowd, dancing in his cute awkward way.
There were also FIJI Water Girls who were getting festival goers to take part in their Instagram contests with props. That added some air of festivity to the gig.
Here's where we settled for our spot! It was on the base of the hilly slope, just behind the circular path that people have to walk by to get to the other side. It was like a constant hipster parade, against the looming ship on top of 3 hotels, and the stage.
This is my outfit for the day - hipster sunnies, tank top and shorts. But I was inadequately prepared for the sun, as I painfully found out later...
Of course, there was FIJI Water to keep the thirst at bay. Thank god for these -- or we might have ended up in the First Aid tent somewhere where people were fainting left and right from the heat!
The heat itself was relentless. No umbrellas were allowed because it could block views, or used as a weapon. But if only they built some tents or provided some form of shade as the alternative, because everyone was withering from the sun!
There were a few moments where it hid behind clouds, but the skies were mostly clear.
By late afternoon the crowd has started to stream in. I actually can't see anything on my phone screen, so I just pointed at the general direction and snapped.
And this has got to be my favorite candid (phone screen still not visible) shot of the day.
Yes it is very unglam. But it captures the colours, the people and the spirit of the festival.
And here I am with some FIJI Water! Ice cold never felt so good.
Bumped into the lead singer of loca band King Kong Jane at the festival too. Yay!
And now, some videos which I painstakingly uploaded onto Youtube to share the moments with you. You can see the crowd and feel some of the atmosphere, I hope. The moments when I turn my screen in, is when I tried to check if I am indeed recording. Haha. You don't have to play all - I'm sure there are better recordings out there on Youtube.
I really like Poliça's gig and was happy they did a great job at the Festival. The sound was excellent and the lead singer delivered with the same fortitude as the recording.
And my favorite - Of Monsters and Men! We came back specially at 4pm to catch this, after catching some air con in MBS after Polica. They were great because they knew how to work the crowd and had impressive stage presence.
Thanks again to FIJI Water Singapore for the treat!
Do remember to follow them on Facebook and Twitter for updates.
Food Review: Bistroquet at Alexandra Retail Centre, Singapore 119963
I was invited to try out Bistroquet (pronounced "bistro-keh") at ARC, or, the Alexandra Retail Centre that is just next to the PSA Building. That's why I like food invites - they bring me out to places that I will never consider going or even pass by.
It was quite the hassle trying to the get to the place from Lavender, where I work. I had to take the train to Outram, then change to the North East Line to Harbourfront, then take the circle line to Labrador Park. From there, I had to walk across the expansive overhead bridge that connects the MRT to the mall. It was quite a smooth journey though, surprisingly. The connectors worked quite ok to bring me there on a weekday 7.30pm.
The place is just next to Delifrance on the 2nd floor, and has a very quaint French-style decor for casual bistro dining.
Here's the menu for everyone's perusal. For food there's starters, platters, sandwiches, pastas, and pizzas that they are focusing on, even if its a French bistro. Who says Italian food can't be served? Prices are reasonable at $4-9 for starters and $12-14 for pastas. Pizzas range from $14 to 18 for the small, and $20-22 for the large.
For drinks they are on the slightly pricey end - that's where they earn some of the rental back I suppose!
Its around $4-$7 for a drink. For alcoholic ones it is $12 for a glass of beer.
I had the Lychee Italian Soda ($5) to start. Rather sweet.. would prefer a more authentic lychee flavour. I think I would stick to the usual Coke type of soda next time when I'm having pizzas/pastas.
The first dish that was served for the group of 6 of us was the Seafood Platter ($54). It was a platter with salmon, prawns, chilli NZ mussels, calamari and served with French fries and garden vegetables. In general it was an ok dish. Good for a group of 4 to share over drinks if you are not too hungry.
What really stood out was actually the chilli mussels. The chilli sauce in there packed a surprising punch! Even though I don't eat mussels, I enjoyed the sauce a lot. The calamari was also not tough or chewy, though the batter can be a bit lighter.
Next, a dish that made all of us exclaim in delight. A GIANT CURRYPOK?
No, actually. It's the Foie Gras Calzone ($24)! When you cut open the calzone (folded pizza skin), we found that it is mostly hot air, sauteed foie gras and caramelized onions. The foie gras was cut into little bitty pieces, which were quite oily. But it was tasty. Foie gras lovers will like it for the strong goose liver taste.
Next up, a real pizza. The Mushroom on Truffle Paste White Pizza 12" ($22) created quite a stir when I posted the photo on Instagram.
The wood-fired pizza is made with truffle paste (the black stuff you see on the pizza) and button and shiitake mushrooms. We enjoyed this pizza a lot too! The truffle pasta gave it the unusual depth and brought the fungi madness level up a notch. The white pizza base also provided the perfect foil for the shrooms to shine. Would be quite different if it were the normal tomato base. The crust was thin and crispy with a hint of the wood-fired char, just the way I like it.
We then have 2 pasta dishes to taste. First up, the Feta & Bacon spaghetti ($15) that is a tomato sauce pasta with feta cheese cubes, bacon and onions. The feta cheese were mistaken as tofu by some at our table, which gave an unpleasant surprise since they are by nature rather salty! The bacon also adds to the saltiness, but the dish itself managed to stay on the normal salt level. I quite enjoyed this pasta.
The next one is oil-based. The Parma Ham Aglio Olio Pasta ($16) was a delightful pile of parma ham, mushrooms, garlic, chilli and olive oil. Unfortunately the parma ham turned out to be little bacon-like pieces of meat. Again, I really liked this because it's aglio olio, and it had plenty of garlic. What we all agreed was the oil - there's too much of it! When we were done there was a huge pool of oil on the plate, which does not make one feel good about one's health. We did gave this feedback to the restaurant manager. Hopefully it will be better next time.
Lastly, just for fun, the Spicy Chicken Wings - $8! The crispy chicken wings were drenched with BBQ sauce. Very strong tasting, so expect that when you first put it in. It wasn't spicy. But it was enjoyable. I just feel like there needs to be a huge bowl of rice beside it, haha. Chinaman in me strikes!
Last but not least in this food feasting adventure, the Tiramisu ($8). It had layers of sponge fingers dipped in espresso coffee, mascarpone cheese with Marsala wine and Cognac. I actually did not have high expectations of desserts in a bistro place serving a lot of mains, but in fact this dessert was rather nicely done! The sponge cake was light and the coffee taste strong enough to perk you up after all the carbs. It was a delightful end to a big meal.
Great place for some group dining if you and your friends/colleague are in the area, and would like some decent pizzas. Would suggest you check out Groupon or their Facebook Page for deals before heading down though, for the food/drinks price tag might become quite hefty if not careful.
Now this might just be quite last minute, but LIKE their Facebook Page now and stand a chance to win set dinner for 2 worth $80. Pizza Giveaway contest ends this Thursday, so hurry!
Bistroquet
460 Alexandra Road #02-20 PSA Building (ARC), Singapore 119963
Daily: 12:00 - 21:00
Food Review: Spendelicious Cakes and Goodies
I was invited to try out some delicious goodies the other day, and they were so good I have to rave about them!
Spendelicious ("splen-delicious"?) is a local bakery start-up started by some entrepreneurial kids. That takes courage - to graduate and do your own business instead of joining the rat race.
What they offer are "bake to order" pastries cakes and goodies which you can order via their website, and collect them after at the shop near Lavender MRT with 2 days notice. They do deliveries as well!
I was given 2 types of Chinese New Year goodies, 4 small sampler cakes, and a box of durian puffs.
First up - the durian puffs ($6.90) were amaaaazinggggg. I actually used to like durian a lot when I was younger, but the fervor has lessened.
But these durian puffs reminded me again of why I liked it so much. They are small, light and filled with real durian flesh and does not contain any cream. I love how easy it is to eat them too! You can really just finish the entire box if you are not careful. For 12 of them, a box at $6.90 works out to be less than 60c each. WHAT?!
The next wonder which I am going to rave so much about -- their "The Esplanade" cake at $45/kg. Which essentially is made with the king of fruits, the durian. As you can see in the picture below, it is FILLED with durian flesh. According to the site description, it is made of butterless white sponge cake with pure D24 durian filling, coated with a light cream layer outside.
If you get the full-sized cake, you get it topped with mini durian puffs so you can try that too. What a great deal!
Lastly, I tried out the 3 other cakes - excuse the slightly toppled chocolate cake because I carried the box around town for a bit before heading home, and it must have swung around some.
What I liked about all 3 is that they are not too sweet, but flavorful.
On the left there's the non-mousse Walnut Carrot Cake ($35/kg), which is carrot cake made with walnuts and sultanas and layered with cream cheese filling. I like the cream cheese.
On the right, you can see the slightly odd shaped mousse Hazelnut Crunch ($45/kg) which is a flourless and butterless chocolate sponge cake with dark chocolate mousse filling and a hazelnut praline biscuit base. It was really chocolatey. The texture is a bit on the hard and dense side though, perhaps because it was in the fridge for a bit. I am quite sure if you order it fresh it would be more airy.
Lastly, hiding at the back will be the Earl Grey Cheesecake ($45/kg). While it does not look very exciting at all, the cheesecake was infused with earl grey tea on top of a crunchy biscuit base. I like any sort of desserts with earl grey flavoring, so I liked this as well. The tea taste was delicate, and balances well with the cheese.
For the CNY goodies - well, they are very authentic and tasty. If you can't get your hands on some handmade ones from your relatives, these are the next best alternative. The cornflake cookies with ba kwa bits in them are so addictive, they are almost gone now!
There is currently a CNY promotion now too.
Click now to find out more.
Overall a great thumbs up to Splendelicious for the great cakes. I do think their specialty lies very much in the durian cake and puffs, so if you are a big durian fan definitely order the cakes IMMEDIATELY!
www.splendelicious.com.sg
883 North Bridge Road, #01-07, Southbank @ Lavender, S198785
Beauty Review: January Bellabox - And My Last
Just received my BellaBox today - which is a much delayed delivery compared to their promised date of 10 January, seeing how I've been charged for the box since start of January (before I could remember to cancel it).
And yes, after 10 bellaboxes since April last year, I've finally decided to unsubscribe.
Main reason is because I felt that it wasn't much of a value for $18 money when I get samples which I am not interested in or will use. Some of the worst ones I can recall are Lemongrass House SOAP.. A a hair tie that doesn't work.. and really random creams with obscure brands.
Not convinced. The only few items I like were the OPI nail protector and Anna Sui eye shadow. Even then, the makeup items generally come in really unusable colors (like the Sleek Lip Gloss you see below).
Here's a snapshot of this month's Bellabox:
The most incredulous item - the Macadamia Oil Comb. It doesn't even feel oily or any special from a regular comb! It says there's a special resin.. I don't know, feels like plastic to me.
The rest are ok. Again, I doubt I would use the lip gloss because of the color...
Goodbye Bellabox.
Food Review: Steam Sia at 5 Hindoo Rd, Singapore 209107
I was invited by the folks from Steam Sia to head down for a meal the other day.
Which was such a coincidence, because my friends had been talking about visiting the place for a while, and even saw a Groupon for it (but we missed it).
So of course I had to go over and find out what the name "STEAM SIA" really means.
It is definitely a very memorable and catchy name for a restaurant. The original or colloquial meaning of "Steam Sia", for the benefit of non-Singaporeans, is that of being sexually stimulated.
For example, you might say, wow I saw a really hot girl walk past the other day. Steam sia!!
The restaurant's located in the heart of Little India. It was a late Saturday afternoon when we arrived. The place has a nostalgic and open-air concept to it, with old school coffeeshop tables. There's no air conditioning but it was very breezy.
Just at the entrance you would see an interesting kachang putih corner where you can make your own, or take some of the toys and play with your friends. They still had the Xmas decor up, but they should be removed soon.
I really like some of the old vintage displays they have. Like that electric clock (used to have 1) and typewriter!
Moving on to the food! Here's the menu for your perusal. On this page they have the Asian dishes.
Here are the mains, which is mainly Western to cater to the tourists around the area, but they also are comfort food for us, on some level.
We had the Nonya Chicken Curry ($12.90 for 1, $20.90 for 2) which came on a wooden board with tin and porcelain plate/bowl. This is their famous dish. I must say, perhaps I had my expectations set too high, but I felt like the curry was not warm (perhaps my fault, need to take photos!) nor spicy enough! Perhaps I have been spoiled by the curry my mum cooks, which is perfect.
It is a very comfort food type of dish that your grandma or mum would make though and there's a generous helping of ingredients in the curry, which is thick with coconut milk. I would think it is slightly pricey to pay $12.90 for a portion though.
Here's a look at the cutlery used. I love the blue rimmed tin plates. They will not break, and is light and easy to clean. How very practical.
The next would be the absolute hit and favorite among all the dishes. The Classic Tom Yum Spaghetti with Seafood ($16.90) was such a surprising combination and done so well, it was hard to resist! If there is one dish you want to have here, have this.
The tom yam sauce was piquant yet creamy to the right degree, filled with little spice notes and does not seem to come out of a package. Drench that on al dente spaghetti pasta and add a few fresh prawns and voila! you have yourself a unique fusion dish.
Next, a odd little plate of stuffed potatoes, with a seafood filling that tasted strongly of mussels. It's called the Seafood Stuffed 'Sailing Boat' ($8.90). It had a rather strange flavour even though it theoretically sounds like a good idea.
After the odd dish, we tried something more normal. The signature grilled salmon ($18.90) was the next best dish that day. The salmon was fresh, though slightly overcooked. The salsa was wonderful though in tantalizing your tastebuds and whetting them for the fish.
We also tried the Steam Sia Net Catch platter ($18.90) which had prawns, sotong and mussels, sauteed in coconut white sauce. On the menu it says served with 1/2 a baguette, but since we are tasting the portions are a bit different. This I actually quite liked, but my dining companion's opinions are that the coconut white sauce is a bit too thick and 'gelak' for their liking. Which I can see why. Order this only if you are a huge seafood and coconut fan.
After all that seafood, it's time to draw in the fishing line, and look to the pastures for some meat.
We had the Ribeye Wild Mushroom ($22.90) that's topped with red wine sauce. In a lot of 'Western' places, the vegetables are more for the colour and garnishing than for taste. It is the same here.
The ribeye itself was however quite pleasant. Pink on the inside and not that chewy or tough. So if you are in the restaurant and didn't feel like having seafood, this might be a good option.
Lastly, the dessert! It's their Waffle with Ice-cream (with choice of chocolate/vanilla Movenpick ice cream) at $16.90. The waffle looked rather different from the one in the menu (flatter). Unfortunately on that day, the waffle was a bit burnt so I did not enjoy it much. The ice cream was really good though.
And here I am with my dining companions that day! We all had a lovely time catching up and chatting. The restaurant has a really great atmosphere for that.
Oh and if you have read all the way till here, you must be wondering - so why is the place called Steam Sia?
From Sue Ann, the friendly assistant marketing manager, we found out that the founding partners of the place originally wanted to do steamed dishes. Then they realized most of their dishes has prawns (sia in mandarin) in them. At the same time, "steam sia" also can refer to the feeling of something that is "shiok" or, feels good. With all that combination came the name Steam Sia.
NOW YOU KNOW!
Great place to just have a casual meal and chit chat amidst the very eclectic area of Little India. Food's on the slightly pricey side, but still not exorbitant.
Steam Sia
5 Hindoo Road, Singapore 209107
Mon-Sun 10am to 1am
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Pilot, 96, still in love with flying, serving his country
"Of all the flights I've ever done, the worst one was delightful," says 96-year-old pilot John Billings.
Author: Kevin Reece
Published: 10:38 PM CDT September 19, 2019
Updated: 6:15 AM CDT September 20, 2019
ADDISON, Texas — John Billings has been flying for a very long time.
And just because he's a mere 96 years old, it doesn't mean his flying days are done, he says.
In his own Cessna Cutlass, the WWII veteran landed Wednesday at Addison Airport after an all-day trip from his home in Virginia, with a fuel stop midway in Memphis. He taxied to the Million Air Dallas terminal in Addison with his co-pilot and friend, Nevin Showman.
"The kid and I, you mean," he joked.
Showman is a mere 58 years old, celebrating his 59th birthday on their return trip Monday.
"Welcome to Texas," I told him as he stepped out of the plane.
"Are we in Texas?" Billings asked, showing the sense of humor, which along with his flying skills, hasn't left him either.
His journey in the pilot's seat started in WWII at the controls of a B-24 Liberator.
He flew multiple bombing missions, numerous intelligence-gathering missions and is a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and several other commendations.
He also flew as a commercial airline pilot for 39 years. But our conversation at Million Air started with another joke about tanks and capacities and how often they need to be emptied.
"The airplane can fly seven hours and a fraction to fuel exhaustion," Billings said. "Neither one of us have those size tanks."
Once the post-flight bathroom trip was taken care of, we talked about why he flew to Dallas.
He is here for a WWII bomb group reunion. Billings was part of the 484th Bombardment Group (H). But, with fewer and fewer veterans able to attend each year, the reunions include men from all bomber groups from WWII.
But he was most interested in talking about something else.
"Yes, as a matter of fact, I'm ready to talk about Angel Flight," he said as he removed a 484th Bomb Group hat to reveal a red "Angel Flight" hat underneath.
"He's a man of many hats," Showman said with a laugh.
Billings and Showman volunteer to fly hospital patients to and from specialists across the country as pilots for Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic. The slogan for the organization is "the shortest distance between Home and Hope."
It's also a chance for an old airman to keep serving his country.
"Gives you a sense of doing something to help other people," Billings said.
"We fall in love with them," he said of the patients that range from infants to adults. "And it's not hard either."
As for flying at his age, neither of the men think it's that big a deal.
"He is the most experienced and knowledgeable pilot that I've ever flown with," Showman said. "He is fully legal and capable on his own. But I'll get mad at him if he comes without me."
"Ninety-six is just coincidental," added Billings. "I just like to fly."
After the weekend reunion of the 484th Bomb Group in Dallas is over, Billings and Showman will fly the Cessna home to Virginia, and wait for word of their next mission.
Because at 20 years old or 96, in the air is where he wants to be.
"Of all the flights I've ever done, the worst one was delightful," Billings said.
And even at 96, with new horizons still to see.
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LONDON, UK and SAN MATEO, Calif. —July 17, 2014—NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites, today announced the acquisition of London-based Venda, a leading provider of ecommerce solutions for an undisclosed amount.
NetSuite's acquisition of Venda, one of the world's leading pioneers in and providers of cloud-based digital commerce solutions, builds on the momentum of NetSuite SuiteCommerce globally and supports NetSuite's business expansion into the European market. Venda's platform serves some of the world's leading brands including Tesco F&F Clothing, boohoo.com, Laura Ashley, Little Tikes, TK Maxx and Arsenal Football Club. The combination of NetSuite and Venda will deliver unprecedented capabilities that businesses need to meet the demands to deliver a seamless, omnichannel commerce experience to consumers and businesses.
"Venda pioneered the concept of bringing commerce to the cloud and their expertise in supporting the needs of companies throughout Europe is a perfect match for NetSuite as our customers begin to adopt our SuiteCommerce omnichannel platform around the globe," said Zach Nelson, NetSuite CEO. "By combining Venda's deep customer insight and years of experience delivering a real-time, scalable commerce platform with NetSuite's cloud leadership, we can bring new capabilities to B2B and B2C companies of all sizes and transform how they run their businesses."
Venda's Convergent Commerce Platform is a comprehensive ecommerce platform enabling retailers and brands to deliver a unified experience for their customers across online, mobile, social and in-store. The company's complete ecommerce software solution combines flexibility, reliability and scalability with the operating advantages of an outsourced service. Multi-lingual and multi-currency capable, Venda's B2B and B2C solutions provide "best of the web" capabilities to Fortune 1000 companies. Venda allows customers to reduce the risk, complexity and cost associated with ecommerce, while empowering business users and delivering unprecedented ROI. Venda has offices in New York, London and Bangkok and has a customer install base focusing on the retail vertical.
"Venda has incredible technology, employees and customers. Combining those attributes with NetSuite's scale and leadership in cloud ERP and CRM technology, we are well positioned to meet the needs of our customers and execute on our vision of global commerce," said Eric Abensur, CEO of Venda.
NetSuite's acquisition of Venda increases the significant investment NetSuite has already made in two major growth engines for the company: a solution that enables companies across industries to re-platform core operational business systems in the cloud and the transformation of those core operational business systems to help organisations transform B2B and B2C commerce to support an omnichannel world.
Core business systems move to the cloud: As the Internet has required all companies to put the cloud at the centre of their business strategy, businesses are now re-platforming systems from last generation client-server software delivered by companies like Sage and Microsoft to next-generation platforms born on the cloud like NetSuite. This trend has helped NetSuite grow its market share by 33 percent across EMEA in 2013, according to research calculations based on the Gartner report, "Market Share: All Software Markets, Worldwide, 2013," published on March 28, 2014. The combination of Venda and NetSuite provides additional investment by NetSuite in Europe to support this transition to the cloud by companies in EMEA.
Omnichannel commerce: NetSuite SuiteCommerce, which brings together both point of sale (POS) and ecommerce on a single platform, is the only unified cloud-based omnichannel commerce solution globally that enables B2C and B2B merchants, manufacturers and distributors to seamlessly connect every step of a multi-channel, multi-location business—from ecommerce, POS and order management to merchandising, marketing, inventory, financials and customer support. The combination of NetSuite and Venda brings incremental resources, expertise and solutions to accelerate the capabilities of both B2C and B2B businesses as they re-platform for an omnichannel world.
According to the recent Forrester Research report, "European Online Retail Forecast: 2013 To 2018," published on May 29, 2014, online retail sales in Europe will grow by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12 percent over the next five years to reach €233.9 billion by 2018 and will continue to outpace offline sales growth. As wallet share gradually shifts toward the Web, online sales are becoming a critical part of the retail economy of many European countries. With this growth in ecommerce, companies need to expand across international borders, open new subsidiaries and serve customers from all over the world. Businesses in Europe can benefit from the combination of both NetSuite SuiteCommerce and Venda's solutions to grow their business.
Given NetSuite is currently in its quiet period, the company plans to discuss the impact of the acquisition and provide an update to its financial outlook as part of its Q2 financial results conference call, currently scheduled for July 24, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET/10:00 p.m. BST.
Venda is one of the world's leading innovators and providers of digital commerce solutions, leveraged by manufacturers and retailers to deliver a consistent brand experience across online, mobile and in-store channels. Since 2001, Venda has helped its clients navigate the fast-evolving digital commerce landscape, providing comprehensive design, build, operational and support services; maximising ROI through expanded revenues and contained costs. Venda's cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform processes millions of transitions every month, for clients with online revenues ranging from £15m to over £150m. With offices in New York, London, and Bangkok and a global partner ecosystem, Venda delivers digital commerce expertise, support, 24 x7 operations and deployment to brands and retailers with global operations and aspirations. For further information please visit http://www.venda.com.
NetSuite Inc. is the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and omnichannel commerce software suites. In addition to financials/ERP software suites, NetSuite offers a broad suite of applications, including accounting, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Professional Services Automation (PSA) and ecommerce that enables companies to manage most of their core business operations in its single integrated suite. NetSuite software allows businesses to automate operations, streamline processes and access real-time business information anytime, anywhere. For more information about NetSuite, please visit www.netsuite.co.uk.
Follow NetSuite's Cloud blog, NetSuite's Facebook page and @NetSuiteAPACEMEA Twitter handle for real-time updates.
For more information about NetSuite, please visit www.netsuite.co.uk. For more information about NetSuite SuiteCommerce, please visit www.suitecommerce.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to expectations, plans, and prospects including expectations relating to the future growth of the online retail market. These forward-looking statements are based upon the current expectations and beliefs of NetSuite's management as of the date of this release, and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements including, without limitation, the risk of adverse and unpredictable macro-economic conditions. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and NetSuite disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.


If you were put on the spot in front of a hundred people with no rehearsed script, would you be able to crack a joke? That is exactly what the Saint Joseph's University Improv Team does. When the team performs, they ask audience members to yell out any word or topic and right there on the spot, the team creates an entire skit based on that word.
We sat down with some members of the team to get a behind the scenes scoop on the Improv Club at Saint Joseph's University. Sophomore Siobhan Naughton gave us some insight on what improv comedy really is.
We asked senior Alex Ventola and Chris Kenkelen about their experiences on the Improv Team over the past couple of years.
Naughton also shared her experience with improv and told us why she decided to try out for the team.
Interested in joining the Improv Club? Check out their Facebook page and reach out to learn more about auditions and upcoming shows!
If you think you're a funny person and can come up with jokes on the spot, The Improv Club might be for you! Check out HawkcHill to learn more about them!


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Geoff Plitt is an American comedian, satirist, and filmmaker from Los Angeles.

Geoff has a degree from Carnegie Mellon University, worked for Google as an engineer, and studied sketch/improv with The Second City and IO Theater in Chicago. As a performer, he has performed standup around the country, including San Francisco Sketchfest, Windsor Comedy Festival (2nd place winner), San Diego Comedy Fest (semifinalist), Ventura Comedy Fest (semifinalist), Yuk Yuk's (Vancouver and Toronto), the Hollywood Improv, and the Comedy Store. Geoff acted in an episode on Disney's Hannah Montana playing Jay Leno's nephew, and hosts the popular TikTok satirical news show, What You Need to Know, with 100k+ followers and 30+ million views.

As a filmmaker, Geoff has directed sketches with Sasquatch Comedy and other groups, featuring Dennis Quaid, Tiffany Haddish, and Rachel Bloom. His films have been shown on Fox TV, DirecTV, Comedy Central, NetFlix, Cracked, FunnyOrDie, CollegeHumor, and featured in The Huffington Post. He is also known for writing/directing the viral video Why Weed is Better Than Sex and for guest appearances on podcasts such as Breaking Down Bits.

References

External links

1981 births
Living people
Television personalities from Los Angeles
American Internet celebrities
Comedians from California
21st-century American comedians

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Two 'diet' stories September 2014 - November 2014
HealthKit
Review: Jawbone UP 24, a smart fitness band that gets you up 24/7
Sarah Guarino Nov 21 2014 - 6:29 pm PT
The Jawbone UP bracelet has been on the market for three years receiving improvements every year. The Jawbone UP 24 received a major update: Bluetooth LE. Initially to sync the data onto the phone, the user had to plug the band into the phone's headphone jack and wait, typically about fifteen seconds, for the data to sync into the app.
Now, since the UP 24 has Bluetooth LE capabilities, it is compatible with the iPhone 4S and later, the fifth generation iPod Touch, the third generation iPad and newer as well as the iPad Minis. Jawbone has made the UP 24 to be compatible with Android phones. Bluetooth LE allows the band to automatically connect with the Jawbone UP app.
HealthKit support added to WebMD, Carrot Fit, Yummly, more
Zac Hall Sep 26 2014 - 2:02 pm PT
In addition to FitPort and MyFitnessPal, a few more app updates with HealthKit support have become available on the App Store. These updates allow you to share health and fitness data with Apple's new Health app on iOS 8 now that Apple has enabled HealthKit with the release of iOS 8.0.2 after issues in iOS 8.0 and iOS 8.0.1.
First up is WebMD for iPhone. Users of the WebMD iPhone app can now allow the health information service's Healthy Target feature to communicate with data shared with Apple's health app. The benefit to this is WebMD uses this information to create "actionable insights on your health data". WebMD's update was previously available on iOS 8 launch day until Apple pulled HealthKit-enabled apps due to a late-discovered bug.
Carrot Fit is another app affected by the launch day issue, but its back today with full HealthKit integration. The unconventional workout app uses data from Apple's Health app to monitor workouts, weight, and dieting for monitoring your fitness. This is how Carrot describes Fit's HealthKit integration:


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Ordenación Llano Amarillo, Algeciras
Llano Amarillo Master Plan. Algeciras, Spain
Competition. 2005 – Mention, selected 2nd phase
Transformation of a rough harbour into a friendly place. The city is given a new vision and relation to the sea, surrounding of great value now denied. Descending movement of the city towards the sea is the principal reason behind this proposal. The city is given a new vision and relation to the sea, surroundings of great value now denied, beginning from the concentration of the principal uses, whether concerning entertainment or various services, in a twisted movement that unifies and merges it into the main nucleus of Algeciras.
Algeciras descends to the sea by means of an urban path. It is an extension of the city which is now being drawn closer to the sea. As a continuation of the Plaza Alta, it passes above the ceiling of the principal edifice, a multipurpose space which is proposed as a continuation, towards the sea. The path continues as an embankment along the Llano Amarillo, nearby the water limit, gently gliding by ascending and descending ways that encompass the following functions: refreshment zone, rowing club, a quay and the commercial zone, the museum of the straits and the center for visitors, permitting a controlled passage of the water. In the distance, Africa.
The Periscope of the Bay emerges here above the Plain, a belvedere tower rising over the city and its harbour, over the Algeciras Bay, over the sea. The promenade unfolds itself above the Llano Amarillo, as one of the three essential threads of the proposal, with a vertebral purpose among the principal green surfaces of the city.
From the Park of María Cristina and the Archaeological Park of the Berber Wall Ruins, the green promenade articulates a succession of green surfaces approaching the Mediterranean Sea towards the future development of the Brick Beach, returning back to itself and accompanying the Avenue of Virgen del Carmen until it meets the Park of Acacias.
As far as the plantations are concerned, and considering the littoral character of the belvedere, the criteria of xero-gardening have been observed, selecting the plants with low irrigation requirements, capable of enduring the bright sunshine and high temperatures, as well as the strong salty winds blowing from the sea.
The selection of the species, many of them indigenous, and their grouping in the function of their water demand support the topographic model, establishing a first defence partition, in the first line of the sea, which permits greater biodiversity in the interior. Meadows based on two species of desalinizating grass are being strategically used in order to offer a hospitable, soft and natural base to a surface which can only be described as barren, rough and artificial.
Alongside with the previous emerges the third thread, sport grounds springing up from the water of the harbour, with activities of rowing and fishing, and it is being formed in a succession of sport activities offered to the city. As a continuation of the rowing club, salt-water swimming pools in the first line give way to fresh-water ones. In their extension there are playing tables and sport grounds supported by a skate line and artificial climbing rocks, as well as a tatami ground. A little higher up, there is a small stadium for programmed activities with facilities for spectators, with gymnasiums and indoor grounds.
Next to these three principal guiding threads there appear other necessary lines that study and activate concrete conditions of circulation, infrastructure and uses. Woven upon the once rough and inhospitable surface, they transform a deteriorated surrounding by discovering an amiable place, active in the relation with the water and the harbour.
dosmasuno arquitectos – Ignacio Borrego, Néstor Montenegro and Lina Toro
Developer: Algeciras Muncipality
Competition: Mention, selected 2nd phase (2005)
Colaborators: Claudia Cardoso and Robert Ochsenfart
Surveyors: Javier Mach y Javier González
Services and Structural engineering: ESTEYCO
Landscape: Rocío Pérez de Arenaza


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Editor's note: This Q&A with Diane Brown, director of postacute education at HCPro in Danvers, and Frosini Rubertino, RN, BSN, C-NE, CDONA/LTC, has been adapted from the February 2016 Billers' Association webcast.
GEM is a translation dictionary tool used to accurately and effectively translate or convert data from ICD-9 to ICD-10. This tool can be used by anyone who wants to convert coded data; however, it should not be used to code a claim, and is not a substitute for ICD-10 coding. GEM files are available at www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/20. The GEMs are also known as crosswalks, as they provide important information linking codes of one system with codes in the other system.
With the ICD-10 implementation date just around the corner, facilities need to be ready now. The transition to ICD-10 is required for everyone covered by the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA) and all providers regardless of the healthcare setting. In addition, all payers and vendors, including clearinghouses that process claims on behalf of providers, will also be required to transition to this new system.
Read more about ICD-10 Compliance: ICD-10 Implementation date is just around the corner!
In ICD-10 Compliance: Process Improvement and Maintenance for Long-Term Care, authors Maureen McCarthy and Kristin Breese, help SNF organizations consider the impact of reimbursement mapping.
Because of the complexity of mapping options in the GEMs (General Equivalence Mappings), CMS developed a standardized Reimbursement Mapping tool to convert ICD-10 codes to ICD-9 codes primarily for use in legacy systems on a short-term basis. Because of the compromises that had to be made, CMS recommends users modify Reimbursement Mapping to address ICD-9 codes used by their legacy systems that are not mapped. We further recommend users test the mapping using their own frequency data to ensure it adequately addresses the population to which the scheme will be applied.
With the October 1 implementation date of ICD-10 now on a fast track to fruition—and no further delays in sight—even the most committed holdouts in the provider community have kicked off initiatives to ensure staff, outside business partners, and workflows can withstand the major coding transition. To ensure that preparations made over the past months (or years) ultimately pay off, SNFs should start laying the groundwork for regular facility-wide audits of ICD-10 systems in the aftermath of implementation—a proactive approach that can help providers verify the strength of ongoing transition efforts and catch any snags before they disrupt essential facility processes.
In ICD-10 Compliance: Process Improvement and Maintenance for Long-Term Care, authors Maureen McCarthy and Kristin Breese, help SNF organizations determine the impact of converting to a new diagnosis coding system.In order to accurately determine the impact converting to a new diagnosis coding system will have on any organization, the importance of an assessment phase cannot be understated. A thorough assessment will enable the team to address and reinforce inadequate systems, or provide time to effectively plan the transition to another vendor, should your current vendor choose not to participate in the ICD-10 transition. SNFs will need to know which areas of operations will be affected and if their current or anticipated vendors and payers will be ready.
Editor's Note: This month's "Q&A" was modified from the HCPro book ICD-10 Essentials for Long-Term Care, written by Karen L. Fabrizio, RHIA, CPRA. ICD-10 Essentials for Long-Term Care provides you with a three-step plan that takes you from understanding the differences between ICD-9 and ICD-10 to full-scale ICD-10 readiness at your facility. For more information or to order, call customer service at 800-650-6787 or visit www.hcmarketplace.com. To submit a question for upcoming issues, email Managing Editor Olivia MacDonald at omacdonald@hcpro.com.
Editor's note: This month's "Q&A" was modified from the HCPro book ICD-10 Essentials for Long-Term Care, written by Karen L. Fabrizio, RHIA, CPRA. ICD-10 Essentials for Long-Term Care provides you with a three-step plan that takes you from understanding the differences between ICD-9 and ICD-10 to full-scale ICD-10 readiness at your facility. For more information or to order, call customer service at 800-650-6787 or visit www.hcmarketplace.com. To submit a question for upcoming issues, email Managing Editor Olivia MacDonald at omacdonald@hcpro.com.
Is the ICD-10 delay a benefit to your facility?
In April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed its intent to delay the ICD-10 compliance deadline, originally set for October 1, 2014. The new deadline for implementation will be October 1, 2015.
Read more about Is the ICD-10 delay a benefit to your facility?


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Why "pi" Should Be Changed to 6.28 (in 60 seconds)!
The choice is ours to make math easier to understand for future generations of students.
The current convention of the math symbol "pi" creates unnecessary confusion as it denotes a semi-circle with respect to radius but a whole circle with respect to diameter. In this moment "pi" no longer becomes intuitive to most math students. This can derail the rest of their geometry experience by making "pi" unnecessarily intimidating.
I'm not proposing a new idea, I'm just making the case in 60 seconds.
Will I die if it never happens? We'll yes, I'm going to die some day regardless. But let's be real here math teachers and scientists of the world, using "pi" in its current convention is unnecessarily confusing and ultimately might be that last little inch keeping geometry from clicking with some kids.
Afterall, math is a model, not a measurement. We get to choose how easy it is to use.


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Q: How to call the same datepicker on 2 different input fields I'm using Bootstrap Datepicker and I have a situation where I need to call the datepicker in the input field 2 or more times,but the problem is that,the datepicker opens on the first input filed,but on the rest it won't.
I tried changing the ID of the input and the datepicker script,still won't work.
Please help.
Thx in advance
Code:

            Label1

                    <input id='input' type="text" value=' <?php echo $var; ?>'
                    class="form-control" name="dateRangePicker" required />

        <input type='checkbox'>
        Data not available

            Label2
            <input id='input' type='text' class='form-control' value=' <?php echo $var;  ?>' name="dateRangePicker2" id="dateRangePicker2">

SCRIPT
Note:I duplicated the code below,while i changed the id from dateRangePicker to dateRangePicker2,and it still wouldn't work.
$(document).ready(function() {

    $('#dateRangePicker')
        .datepicker({
            format: 'dd.mm.yyyy',
            startDate: '01.01.2000',
            endDate: '31.12.2020'
        })
        .on('changeDate', function(e) {
            // Revalidate the date field
            $('#dateRangeForm').formValidation('revalidateField', 'date');
        });

    $('#dateRangeForm').formValidation({
        framework: 'bootstrap',
        icon: {
            valid: 'glyphicon glyphicon-ok',
            invalid: 'glyphicon glyphicon-remove',
            validating: 'glyphicon glyphicon-refresh'
        },
        fields: {
            date: {
                validators: {
                    notEmpty: {
                        message: 'Message1'
                    },
                    date: {
                        format: 'dd.mm.yyyy',
                        min: '01.01.2000',
                        max: '31.12.2020',
                        message: 'Message2'
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    });

});

A: There are two issues in your HTML. You are using attribute ID for two times. id="input" and one more id . Here below

 <input id='input' type='text' class='form-control' value=' <?php echo $var;  ?>' name="dateRangePicker2" id="dateRangePicker2">

Try Below code

$(document).ready(function() {

    $('#inputOne,#inputTwo')
        .datepicker({
            format: 'dd.mm.yyyy',
            startDate: '01.01.2000',
            endDate: '31.12.2020',
         orientation: "top auto"
        })
        .on('changeDate', function(e) {
            // Revalidate the date field
            $('#dateRangeForm').formValidation('revalidateField', 'date');
        });

});

            Label1

                    <input id='inputOne' type="text" class="form-control dateRangePicker2" name="dateRangePicker" required />

            Label1

                    <input id='inputTwo' type="text" class="form-control dateRangePicker2" name="dateRangePicker" required />

Working fiddle http://jsfiddle.net/anandgh/ajjLyd57/

A: You can use class not ID like below:
 $('.dateRangePicker')...

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Exhibition: Reclaiming the Maccabees
Individual Commentary: 'Thus He Burnt with Zeal for the Law'
Zeev Raban
Mattathias Opposing a Heathen Sacrifice, 1941, Gouache over pencil on paper, 250 x 310 mm, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Charles and Lynn Schusterman Collection, 2013.997 OR 2013.996, Permission courtesy of the family of Zeev Raban; Photo: © 2020 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
1 Maccabees 2
'Thus He Burnt with Zeal for the Law'
Simona Di Nepi
Zeev Raban (1890–1970), designer, painter, and sculptor of the Bezalel Art and Crafts School in Jerusalem, imbued all his works with his passion for Jewish history. This miniature-like watercolour, one in a series of twelve, is no exception.
In line with his work as book illustrator, Raban offers a literal representation of the events in 1 Maccabees 2:1–22. The Judean priest Mattathias, introduced in the opening verse, stands with his five sons before a statue of Zeus. Guarding it are the officers of King Antiochus IV, dispatched to 'make them [the Jews] offer sacrifice' on the altar (v.15). Mattathias's refusal to obey appears in the Hebrew inscription painted below, which cites his loyalty to 'the covenant of the fathers' and 'the law and ordinances' (vv.19–22)
His proud resistance is echoed in the painting's border, decorated with ancient Judean coins. Rather than the artist's imaginary creations, these are reproductions of coins struck during the Jewish revolts against the Romans (66–70 and 132–135 CE). They bear symbols of the land of Israel—the palm tree, vine leaf, and pomegranates—and motifs of the Temple—the façade, an amphora, and a chalice (Meshorer 1983: 27–30, 36–41)
Other features demonstrate Raban's adherence to the text. The long, white robes of the Hasmonaeans is the sackcloth worn in sign of mourning for the destruction of Jerusalem (2:14). The houses clustered together in the distance stand for the hilltop village of Modein, where Mattathias withdrew from the holy city (v.1). The pig on the grass, absent in chapter 2, refers to the King's order of the previous chapter to 'sacrifice swine and ritually unfit animals' (1:47).
In spite of his loyalty to the text, Raban does not illustrate 1 Maccabees 2 in its entirety. What is especially significant is his decision to show Mattathias's peaceful resistance, while omitting what immediately follows: his outburst of violence, and killing of two men. (2:24–25). His zeal may be 'burning' but here the fire remains contained.
Meshorer, Yaacov. 1983. Coins Revealed, The Jewish Museum Collection Handbooks, Vol. I (New York: The Jewish Museum)
2 In those days Mattathiʹas the son of John, son of Simʹeon, a priest of the sons of Joʹarib, moved from Jerusalem and settled in Moʹde-in. 2He had five sons, John surnamed Gaddi, 3Simon called Thassi, 4Judas called Maccabeʹus, 5Eleaʹzar called Avʹaran, and Jonathan called Apphus. 6He saw the blasphemies being committed in Judah and Jerusalem, 7and said,
"Alas! Why was I born to see this,
the ruin of my people, the ruin of the holy city,
and to dwell there when it was given over to the enemy,
the sanctuary given over to aliens?
8Her temple has become like a man without honor;
9her glorious vessels have been carried into captivity.
Her babes have been killed in her streets,
her youths by the sword of the foe.
10What nation has not inherited her palaces
and has not seized her spoils?
11All her adornment has been taken away;
no longer free, she has become a slave.
12And behold, our holy place, our beauty,
and our glory have been laid waste;
the Gentiles have profaned it.
13Why should we live any longer?"
14 And Mattathiʹas and his sons rent their clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourned greatly.
15 Then the king's officers who were enforcing the apostasy came to the city of Moʹde-in to make them offer sacrifice. 16Many from Israel came to them; and Mattathiʹas and his sons were assembled. 17Then the king's officers spoke to Mattathiʹas as follows: "You are a leader, honored and great in this city, and supported by sons and brothers. 18Now be the first to come and do what the king commands, as all the Gentiles and the men of Judah and those that are left in Jerusalem have done. Then you and your sons will be numbered among the friends of the king, and you and your sons will be honored with silver and gold and many gifts."
19 But Mattathiʹas answered and said in a loud voice: "Even if all the nations that live under the rule of the king obey him, and have chosen to do his commandments, departing each one from the religion of his fathers, 20yet I and my sons and my brothers will live by the covenant of our fathers. 21Far be it from us to desert the law and the ordinances. 22We will not obey the king's words by turning aside from our religion to the right hand or to the left."
23 When he had finished speaking these words, a Jew came forward in the sight of all to offer sacrifice upon the altar in Moʹde-in, according to the king's command. 24When Mattathiʹas saw it, be burned with zeal and his heart was stirred. He gave vent to righteous anger; he ran and killed him upon the altar. 25At the same time he killed the king's officer who was forcing them to sacrifice, and he tore down the altar. 26Thus he burned with zeal for the law, as Phinʹehas did against Zimri the son of Salu.
27 Then Mattathiʹas cried out in the city with a loud voice, saying: "Let every one who is zealous for the law and supports the covenant come out with me!" 28And he and his sons fled to the hills and left all that they had in the city.
29 Then many who were seeking righteousness and justice went down to the wilderness to dwell there, 30they, their sons, their wives, and their cattle, because evils pressed heavily upon them. 31And it was reported to the king's officers, and to the troops in Jerusalem the city of David, that men who had rejected the king's command had gone down to the hiding places in the wilderness. 32Many pursued them, and overtook them; they encamped opposite them and prepared for battle against them on the sabbath day. 33And they said to them, "Enough of this! Come out and do what the king commands, and you will live." 34But they said, "We will not come out, nor will we do what the king commands and so profane the sabbath day." 35Then the enemy hastened to attack them. 36But they did not answer them or hurl a stone at them or block up their hiding places, 37for they said, "Let us all die in our innocence; heaven and earth testify for us that you are killing us unjustly." 38So they attacked them on the sabbath, and they died, with their wives and children and cattle, to the number of a thousand persons.
39 When Mattathiʹas and his friends learned of it, they mourned for them deeply. 40And each said to his neighbor: "If we all do as our brethren have done and refuse to fight with the Gentiles for our lives and our ordinances, they will quickly destroy us from the earth." 41So they made this decision that day: "Let us fight against every man who comes to attack us on the sabbath day; let us not all die as our brethren died in their hiding places."
42 Then there united with them a company of Hasideʹans, mighty warriors of Israel, every one who offered himself willingly for the law. 43And all who became fugitives to escape their troubles joined them and reinforced them. 44They organized an army, and struck down sinners in their anger and lawless men in their wrath; the survivors fled to the Gentiles for safety. 45And Mattathiʹas and his friends went about and tore down the altars; 46they forcibly circumcised all the uncircumcised boys that they found within the borders of Israel. 47They hunted down the arrogant men, and the work prospered in their hands. 48They rescued the law out of the hands of the Gentiles and kings, and they never let the sinner gain the upper hand.
49 Now the days drew near for Mattathiʹas to die, and he said to his sons: "Arrogance and reproach have now become strong; it is a time of ruin and furious anger. 50Now, my children, show zeal for the law, and give your lives for the covenant of our fathers.
51 "Remember the deeds of the fathers, which they did in their generations; and receive great honor and an everlasting name. 52Was not Abraham found faithful when tested, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness? 53Joseph in the time of his distress kept the commandment, and became lord of Egypt. 54Phinʹehas our father, because he was deeply zealous, received the covenant of everlasting priesthood. 55Joshua, because he fulfilled the command, became a judge in Israel. 56Caleb, because he testified in the assembly, received an inheritance in the land. 57David, because he was merciful, inherited the throne of the kingdom for ever. 58Eliʹjah because of great zeal for the law was taken up into heaven. 59Hananiʹah, Azariʹah, and Mishʹa-el believed and were saved from the flame. 60Daniel because of his innocence was delivered from the mouth of the lions.
61 "And so observe, from generation to generation, that none who put their trust in him will lack strength. 62Do not fear the words of a sinner, for his splendor will turn into dung and worms. 63Today he will be exalted, but tomorrow he will not be found, because he has returned to the dust, and his plans will perish. 64My children, be courageous and grow strong in the law, for by it you will gain honor.
65 "Now behold, I know that Simʹeon your brother is wise in counsel; always listen to him; he shall be your father. 66Judas Maccabeʹus has been a mighty warrior from his youth; he shall command the army for you and fight the battle against the peoples. 67You shall rally about you all who observe the law, and avenge the wrong done to your people. 68Pay back the Gentiles in full, and heed what the law commands."
69 Then he blessed them, and was gathered to his fathers. 70He died in the one hundred and forty-sixth year and was buried in the tomb of his fathers at Moʹde-in. And all Israel mourned for him with great lamentation.
Beastly Sights
A Sword Will Pierce Your Own Heart Also
Luke 2:34–35
Where Angels Long to Look


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Senate takes step to modernize law on drug use disorder records
April 26, 2018, 7:08 a.m. EDT
The Senate health committee this week completed its markup of bills designed to address the opioid crisis, with the panel including terms that update a 40-year old law limiting the ability of providers to see medical records that contain information on substance use.
The Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018, which the Senate health committee voted to approve on Tuesday, included the Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act (S. 1850), which would align Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 2 (42 CFR Part 2) with HIPAA for the purposes of healthcare treatment, payment and operations.
For its part, however, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on Wednesday did not bring up for vote a similar bill, the Overdose Protection and Patient Safety Act (H.R. 3545), which also seeks the alignment of 42 CFR Part 2 with HIPAA.
On Monday, a coalition of more than 40 healthcare organizations—called the Partnership to Amend 42 CFR Part 2—sent letters to the Senate health committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee urging them to include S. 1850 and H.R. 3545 in their respective opioid package markups. The coalition includes the American Health Information Management Association, American Hospital Association and Health IT Now.
"Part 2 was enacted more than 20 years before HIPAA and 40 years prior to the utilization of electronic healthcare records. While different treatment of substance use disorder (SUD) records were important in the 1970s, Congress went on to enact HIPAA in 1996, which allows for the sharing of medical records without an authorization for (treatment, payment and operations)," states the coalition's letter. "We believe changing Part 2 to align with the HIPAA standard of care for TPO is essential in order to integrate care and stop opioid prescriptions from getting into the hands of individuals with a SUD."
Also See: Addressing challenges of substance abuse data in the age of EHRs
Congress in 1975 passed 42 CFR Part 2 because of concerns about the potentially negative consequences—including discrimination—that could result from disclosing the patient records of individuals with substance use disorders. However, a 2017 report from the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis criticized 42 CFR Part 2 for being a hindrance to comprehensive healthcare and called it a misguided law preventing doctors from knowing their patients' addiction treatment histories.
Premier, a healthcare alliance of 3,900 hospitals and 150,000 other providers, has been a big supporter of aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with HIPAA to "remove this roadblock that is getting in the way of healthcare providers delivering the coordinated, safe and informed care that people struggling with addiction need and deserve." Premier is a member of the Partnership to Amend 42 CFR Part 2.
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DETROIT -- Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. raised the sticker prices on nine 2006 Toyota Division models. The price increases range from $150 to $385.
The 2006 4Runner SUV with a five-speed automatic transmission and V-6 engine starts at $28,200. A limited-edition, four-wheel-drive version with a V-8 engine is $38,950. The 4Runner's average increase was $150, the smallest in Toyota's announcement.
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I was hoping for a much more FJ inspired design...i see FJ cues, but its mainly highlander.
Looks ok...but the tail lights are horrible!
that's what i was thinking. looks like a beefier highlander.
that front end looks ugly. the current 4runner looks better. do you have a pic of the rear of the car w/o the trunk open?
Sorry guys but they'll never go back to the 4Runners they had in the 80's and 90's. That was their glory days.... to these days I still think those trucks look good. Along with the 4Runner that came just before it.... this one is just meh.
Teh 22R will nevar die!
I don't think I'll be replacing 03 with a new one.
man, the back of the new 4 Runner just has the same look of the Highlander. i'm disappointed.
Boring, with some ugly styling cues. Toyota has been disappointing me lately.
Those older ones were death traps.
I lost two friends in one and Bobby Hurley's career was ended in accidents that I blame completely on how ridiculously underengineered those things were.
According to sources at Toyota, the 4-cylinder version of the venerable 4Runner is being discontinued after just 1 model year. The main reason for the drop is the extremely low take rate, with the V-6 model accounting for well over 90 percent of 4Runner sales.
Why such low interest? The 2.7-liter I-4 doesn't offer much of a fuel economy advantage versus the larger 4.0-liter V-6 - especially when considering its 113-horsepower and 100 pound-foot disadvantage. In fact, EPA ratings for the 2 are just a single mpg apart from each other, registering at 20 mpg combined city/highway for the smaller engine and 19 mpg combined for the V-6 in the same SR5 2WD trim. And any way you slice it, 157 horsepower and 178 pound-feet of torque isn't a whole lot when you have nearly 4800 pounds of curb weight to move around.
No word on how many 4-cylinder 4Runners were sold, but we estimate the figure to be less than 1000. That would make this frugal 4Runner one of the rarest Toyotas of the last several decades.
Stay tuned to Motor Trend Online for more information on the 2011 Toyota 4Runner tomorrow.
i'm kinda liking it. need to see more though.
It seems nice, but the new GC and Explorer seem much better.
i saw one all decked out in black and lifted the other day, and wow is all i can say. I never say that about a new vehicle.
Funny that Toyota, the Masters of Milquetoast, are dropping their 4-banger just as Ford adds one to the Explorer.
The graphics seem so late 90s. Though I LOVE the MMC Runner.
Ditch the graphics and this thing would sell like hot cakes seeing how the Raptor is very popular.
I would take one of those in grey or black without the graphics.
During Toyota's launch event for the new 4Runner Thursday ahead of the Chicago Auto Show, group vice president and general manager of theToyotaDivision at Toyota Motor North America Jack Hollis, said in passing "every 4Runner is fitted with a new instrument panel." He completely glossed over the extremely important fact that this new instrument panel features a tachometer that only revs to 4500 rpm.
The current generation Toyota 4Runner, having been in production since 2009, features only one engine for worldwide consumption. The 1GR-FE V6 is that long-serving 4-liter that Toyota has made available in almost all of its trucks and SUVs since 2002. Unless Toyota has all of a sudden seen fit to reduce the 1GR's redline from 6000 rpm to 4500 rpm, it would seem Toyota is finally planning a diesel option for the 4Runner.
Being that the rest of the world receives a Toyota Hilux pickup with an available 1GR V6 as well as a diesel option, it would make sense for Toyota to use this same diesel option under the hood of the 4Runner. The 1GD-FTV is a 2.8-liter turbodiesel inline four which makes 175 horsepower and 332 lb-ft of torque.
It was a bit tricky of Toyota to sneak that image into its press conference, seen in the below video at timestamp 15:44, but a bit fun that it wasn't quite ready to play that card just yet.


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The ScotRail Alliance is urging people going to Edinburgh's August festivals to plan their journeys in advance, as it announced more services, late-night trains and extra carriages for the three-week extravaganza.
Thousands of people will travel to Edinburgh for the events, which will mean services will be much busier than normal.
Additional late night trains between Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street (via Falkirk High) operating daily, departing from Edinburgh at 00.01 and 00.30.
A major increase in the number of carriages between Glasgow and Edinburgh, particularly Friday to Sunday, both via the Airdrie/Bathgate line and via Falkirk High.
Many extra carriages between Edinburgh and Fife on Friday evenings and all day Saturday and Sunday.
An extra service running after midnight between North Berwick and Edinburgh, getting people to and from the Fringe by the Sea.
"Edinburgh's August festivals are one of the highlights of the year, attracting talent and tourists from all over the world. It's a great chance to showcase the very best of Scotland.
"The ScotRail Alliance will once again do everything it can to help the events run smoothly. We will put on more services, late-night trains and extra carriages compared to our regular timetable.
"But despite these extra services and carriages we are putting on, trains will be very, very busy during the festivals. Thousands of people will be travelling to and from Edinburgh to enjoy the great attractions the festivals have to offer.
"To make journeys as hassle free as possible we are urging passengers to plan their journeys in advance by visiting www.scotrail.co.uk, downloading the ScotRail app and buying a ticket before they board.
"It's very exciting to have the Edinburgh Festival Fringe happening again, especially with the 70th anniversary celebration.
"The city gets packed with people from all over the world enjoying the shows and the atmosphere, so of course the streets as well as the trains will be very busy.
"We are delighted that the ScotRail Alliance is providing extra rail services to and from Edinburgh during August.


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Jake Epping, an English teacher from Lisbon Falls, discovers an extraordinary secret: the storeroom in a local diner is a portal to 1958. Leaving behind the world of iPods and mobile phones for a world of Elvis, big American cars and Lindy Hopping, Jake sets on an insane - and insanely possible - mission: to try and prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy.But all is not 'swell' in the world of 1958 - it's also the world of troubled loner Lee Harvey Oswald, and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill, who will become the love of Jake's life...and does the past want to be changed? Will the past allow change?
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It Is 1867: an unknown monster roams the sea and a U.S. Navy ship commanded by Captain Farragut is sent to investigate the strange and hazardous world of the ocean's depths. Here is Verne's classic tale of Captain Nemo and the Nautilus with all the suspense and excitement of a modern sci-fi thriller. Complete and unabridged edition.
2001 – A Space Odyssey: Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick
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2001: A Space Odyssey: Arthur C. Clarke
Based on the screenplay by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. A group of primates is singled out to receive information from a superior outside force which will speed up their development into mankind. Later, men excavate a huge monolith from the Moon's surface - a monolith which emits a strange and, to them, incomprehensible signal. Upon its discovery the monolith launches into deep space, its task of watching over Man, now that he has reached the level of sophistication necessary to find it, being over. This theme continues building into a a massive climax.
2010: Odyssey Two: Arthur C. Clarke
Out among the moons of Jupiter, the empty spacecraft Discovery and the enigmatic alien monolith still float it the silence of space, mute witnesses to the mysterious disappearance of astronaut David Bowman through the 'Star Gate' nine years before. The Leonov is on its way, carrying a joint Soviet American scientific team on a mission of investigation and recovery, but the outcome will be beyond the wildest imaginings of any mere humans involved. Cover art by Michael Whelan.
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Two expeditions into space become inextricably tangled: Heywood Floyd, survivor of two previous encounters with the mysterious monoliths, must again confront Dave Bowman, HAL, and an alien race that has decided that Mankind is to play a part in the evolution of the galaxy - whether it wishes to or not...
2312: Kim Stanley Robinson
Scientific and technological advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future. Earth is no longer humanity's only home; new habitats have been created throughout the solar system on moons, planets, and in between. But in this year, 2312, a sequence of events will force humanity to confront its past, its present, and its future. The first event takes place on Mercury, in the city of Terminator, itself a miracle of engineering on an unprecedented scale. It is an unexpected death, but one that might have been foreseen. For Swan Er Hong, it is an event that will change her life. Swan was once a woman who designed worlds. Now she will be led into a plot to destroy them. Cover art by Kirk Benshoff.
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Q: Request stack of items for crafting recipe? Is there a way to require a stack of items in a crafting recipe? I tried something like this:
GameRegistry.addRecipe(new ItemStack(myCustomItemHere), "iii", "iii", "iii", 'i', new ItemStack(requiredItemHere, 64));

I would like a similar example to this where I require a full (64) stack of requiredItemHere, using minecraft 1.7.10 with forge 10.13.4.1448.

A: Not as far as I know with the default crafting manager of minecraft.
You could always implement your own crafting manager code where people can put in items according to your spec. You only have to craft your own GUI's for that and your own "crafting tables" to make this possible. For example thaumcraft's arcane workbench.
You can always listen to the crafting event and update according to that event, but that event is fired after the crafting and can't stop the crafting itself if not meeting your requirements.

A: You should be able to implement IRecipe on a class and then register it via GameRegistry.addRecipe(IRecipe recipe). That'll let you examine the entire crafting grid and all itemstacks in it.


When I need to seek guidance from my Lord, I go to the well. For many years, I prayed by meditating on the scripture of The Woman at the Well. Her story is one of my favorite archetypes in the Gospel of John. She is a beautiful faulted individual, yet Jesus seeks her out. He seeks to relieve her burden in life. He seeks to reunite her in the community.
I generally begin with the Jesus prayer. "The Jesus Prayer is a short, simple prayer that can put you in the right frame of mind to get closer to God. And, at one sentence long, it's quite easy to memorize!
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner (Jesus Prayer, 2017)".
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner and heal me.
4 He had to pass through Samaria. 5 So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob's well was there. Jesus, tired from his journey, sat down there at the well. It was about noon. 7 A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink." 8 His disciples had gone into the town to buy food. 9 The Samaritan woman said to him, "How can you, a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?" (For Jews use nothing in common with Samaritans.) 10 Jesus answered and said to her, "If you knew the gift of God and who is saying to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him and he would have given you living water." 11[The woman] said to him, "Sir, you do not even have a bucket and the well is deep; where then can you get this living water? 12 Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself with his children and his flocks?"13 Jesus answered and said to her, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again; 14 but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." 15 The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water." 16 Jesus said to her, "Go call your husband and come back." 17 The woman answered and said to him, "I do not have a husband." Jesus answered her, "You are right in saying, 'I do not have a husband.' 18 For you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true." 19 The woman said to him, "Sir, I can see that you are a prophet. 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain; but you people say that the place to worship is in Jerusalem." 21 Jesus said to her, "Believe me, woman, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You people worship what you do not understand; we worship what we understand, because salvation is from the Jews. 23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and truth; and indeed the Father seeks such people to worship him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and truth." 25 The woman said to him, "I know that the Messiah is coming, the one called the Anointed; when he comes, he will tell us everything." 26 Jesus said to her, "I am he,* the one who is speaking with you." 27 At that moment his disciples returned, and were amazed that he was talking with a woman, but still no one said, "What are you looking for?" or "Why are you talking with her?" 28 The woman left her water jar and went into the town and said to the people, 29 "Come see a man who told me everything I have done. Could he possibly be the Messiah?" 30 They went out of the town and came to him. 31 Meanwhile, the disciples urged him, "Rabbi, eat." 32 But he said to them, "I have food to eat of which you do not know." 33 So the disciples said to one another, "Could someone have brought him something to eat?" 34 Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to finish his work. 35 Do you not say, 'In four months the harvest will be here'? I tell you, look up and see the fields ripe for the harvest. 36 The reaper is already receiving his payment and gathering crops for eternal life, so that the sower and reaper can rejoice together. 37 For here the saying is verified that 'One sows and another reaps.' 38 I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the work, and you are sharing the fruits of their work." 39 Many of the Samaritans of that town began to believe in him because of the word of the woman* who testified, "He told me everything I have done." 40 When the Samaritans came to him, they invited him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. 41 Many more began to believe in him because of his word, 42 and they said to the woman, "We no longer believe because of your word; for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the savior of the world" (Jn 4:4-42).
Following the prayerful reading, I close my eyes and relax my breathing. I then call to mind the images of the scripture. I imagine myself at the well. I often imagine the well in detail. My meditation places me offering Jesus a drink and asking what am I supposed to do now; or I ask if there is something that I should know. Jesus does not always answer. Usually we sit quietly. There is peace and relaxation that takes over in the meditation. Sometimes I will move onto the thoughts of just being present with and to my Lord. The color green shows up often in my meditative prayers as a sign of life. Water is also present, and I interpret that as a sign of Divine presence and forgiveness.
Forgiveness is often the center of my mediation. The forgiveness I need to offer, myself and others even if forgiveness is not necessary for the relationship. I still need to acknowledge that I may not always be the best version of myself outside of prayer. I accept that my actions, my words and my recognition of relationships influence others. This moment of being with Jesus at the well offers light to guide my path and refresh my person. I end with a thank you. I come away from this meditative session with a renewed spirit for my ministry, and a renewed desire to be kind and patient. I feel the love that wraps the Divine presence around me.
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The quiet sitting often brings our answers. For me, often by calm water.


Erica Sparks is a top-rated cable network newscaster who suspects that the Democratic Presidential candidate has been brainwashed by the Chinese. Now the Chinese are manipulating events to make sure he is elected as the next President of the United States. Erika sets out to find out who the players are in this conspiracy and reveal them to the public before election day.
Many Words - Word is not ready. Use Pages.
I bought this for a new macbook with Mountain Lion. It worked fairly well until I started working on a larger, complex document with several pictures and text boxes. It failed and took my whole system down... completely locked up, all data lost... manual powerdown required. I was not allowed to save my document and could never get the document off the screen. It was a disaster that put me back hours. Like a fool, I started working on the document again, and saved the document but was told it could not be saved because the file was corrupt and I had to define a new file. Did this a couple of times and it locked up again. Third time, same thing. Went to Pages. No comparison. Pages is refined and works great. It imported the docx file and handled it easier and cleaner than Word ever thought of. Saved it ... no problem. Exported it to Word format and there were some errors, but I really didn't care... just made a PDF for those who don't have the ability to read Pages.
garkin - They really need to work on allowing people to enter their serial numbers without setting up an account.
Good software, but a terrible activation system. I had to register the product and set up an account before I could activate it, since the initial activation page does not allow you to enter the entire product serial number and it said that my serial number was invalid until I completed the registration and was able to enter the entire product serial number.
it didn't do anything for me, and began to break me out. i had to switch to my neutrogena moisturizer after using this for a couple weeks, which is sad because i read the reviews for this one and everyone seemed to love it.
This is the best detox out there! I love this tea. I've tried others and nothing tastes or works quite like this. It's tasty, kind of floral. I hate tea btw. It comes in little satiny pouches making it fancy, to boot. I definitely felt great doing the detox . Can't say if I lost weight from it, because I'm very physically active with multiple beach body programs and I generally watch my diet, but I did feel a decrease in appetite and felt great when I drank it. Did the 28 days 2 months ago and looking foward to my next month.


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Jumeirah at Etihad Towers
West Corniche, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Rooms19
Public Spaces18
Overall18.5
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For a while now, the notion of Abu Dhabi as Dubai's tame, eye-rolling neighbor has been an outdated one. For evidence of the Emirati capital's taste for extravagance, the rhetorician might point to the arrival in 2010 of the world's first gold-dispensing ATM, though most of us will probably be more interested in other recent arrivals: outposts of the Louvre and Guggenheim, the Formula One World Championship, a litany of stunning places to eat and drink, and several of the world's most ambitious new hotels. Add to the list Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, a lofty project if ever there was one. Part of the fast-expanding Dubai-based Jumeirah group of super-luxury hotels, it occupies one of a set of five behemoth glass skyscrapers, of which one alone would have been a marvel, on Corniche Beach.
In the evenings, the Corniche walkway along the water is very much worth a stroll, though there's just as much action high above sea-level, in places like Jumeirah's twelve restaurants and bars, its soaring high-tech meeting rooms and business facilities, its three pools and thirty shops (Blahnik, Lanvin, Givenchy…) and all. The list, of course, goes on.
Is it necessary to mention that the rooms are enormous, or that all have excellent views through floor-to-ceiling windows? Things like butler service and big sunlit bathrooms come standard, while upgrades buy luxuries like white and gold mosaics in the showers or photography installations from the owner-sheikh's private collection — and that's before you even get to the suites. The Royal Etihad suite, to skip right to the best of them, occupies the entire 60th floor of the tower, or more than five times the square footage of the building's three-bedroom apartments, and comes with such amenities as an on-call chauffeured limousine. Though you likely won't require the 60th floor, the point is that there's as much luxury on offer as you care to buy, as long as your baseline is, well, quite a lot of luxury.
Fortunately, it's not all gold bars and bathtubs with views. Alongside the nouveau pleasures are some old-fashioned ones, like a laze on the beach. It's just downstairs — with private and public sections, both — and with more and more soft white sand piled daily onto its farthest limits, it's only getting bigger.
IMPORTANT CHILD POLICY: Children up to 11 years of age stay free of charge in rooms when using existing beds. Please note that guests 12 years of age and older are considered adults; extra person charges will apply.
Atmosphere: Lively
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Valid credit card required. IMPORTANT CHILD POLICY: Children up to 11 years of age stay free of charge in rooms when using existing beds. Please note that guests 12 years of age and older are considered adults; extra person charges will apply.
Etihad Suite - 1 King Bed
1001 ft²/93 m².
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using System;
using Yours;
using System.IO;
using Mine;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;

namespace Test
{
    [TestClass]
    public class TestStandardFeatures
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// This is a simple test to trigger most functionality of the generated code.
        /// </summary>
        [TestMethod]
        public void Run()
        {
            MyMessageV2 version2before = MyMessageV2.TestInstance();

            //Write
            MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
            MyMessageV2.Serialize(ms, version2before);

            Console.WriteLine("Wire bytes: " + ms.Length);

            //Read
            MemoryStream msread = new MemoryStream(ms.ToArray());
            MyMessageV2 version2after = MyMessageV2.Deserialize(msread);

            //Verify
            Assert.IsTrue(version2before.Equals(version2after), "MyMessageV2 WriteRead");

            //Read by older version
            MemoryStream msread1 = new MemoryStream(ms.ToArray());
            MyMessageV1 version1 = MyMessageV1.Deserialize(msread1);

            Console.WriteLine("Version 1");
            Assert.AreEqual(version2before.FieldA, version1.FieldA);
        }
    }
}

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Target Ventures, a Russian VC firm founded only a year ago in September 2012 , aims to boost the domestic consumer sector by funding projects who derive more than 50% of their income from online business. Last week, we had a post about an investment of 'several million dollars' by Target Ventures in Babadu.ru, an online store geared towards parents. Following the post, I spoke with one of the co-founders of Target Ventures, Mikhail Lobanov, who co-founded the firm with Anton Terekhov to learn the firm's investments, and about their plans going forward.
Although this firm is still relatively young, Lobanov and Terekhov have worked in the areas of investment and business management. For his part, Lobanov previously managed the assets of the 15 wealthiest clients for Alfa Capital Asset Managemtent and was dealt with operations involving stocks, bonds, various kinds of derivatives, and other structured products. All told, the assets under his control were valued at more than $100 million (75,8 million Euro). He actually previously invested in Mixville, which was the first investment by Target Ventures, and had a good experience with them, which eased the negotiation process when Target Ventures looked for investment possibilities. Terekhov, on the other hand, heads some of the Russia's top internet companies: he served as the CEO of OZON from 2006-08 and as the head of e-commerce for TUI Russia & CIS from '09-11. He has also acted as CEO of Begun.ru and Price.ru and founded Fivebirds.ru, which is responsible for Five birds, which includes projects like ichiba, Shopolog, and Da! Marketing.
Target Ventures was founded in September 2012 and has made 2 investments thus far. The first was an investment of an undisclosed amount in Mixville, billed as the first service in Russia which allows customers to customize chocolate, muesli, macarons, and coffee, and it was followed by the most investment in Babadu. Although the did not really reveal specifics about the amounts invested in each company, Lobanov says that they generally are looking to invest $500K-2 million (379,000-1,52 million Euro). They are looking for teams which have already reached $1 million (758,000 Euro) in annual revenue, have a strong team, and have high growth potential. They are primarily interested in consumer-oriented companies, focusing on e-commerce, B2C and lead generation.