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The threat of improvised explosive devices (IED) continues to be a major concern in Afghanistan, as well as to other areas throughout the world with over 500 reported IED events per month worldwide outside of Southwest Asia according to Department of Defense (DOD) officials. Further, there is widespread consensus in DOD that this threat will not go away and that IEDs will continue to be a weapon of strategic influence in future conflicts. In support of the fight against IEDs, Congress has appropriated over $18 billion to the Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO)[1] from fiscal year 2006 through fiscal year 2011 to address the IED threat. In addition, other DOD components, including the military services, also have spent billions of dollars from their own funds developing counter-IED capabilities. For example, the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Task Force, which leads DODs efforts to produce and field Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles to protect troops against IEDs and other threats, received over $40 billion from fiscal years 2005 through 2010. With the current fiscal challenges facing the nation, it will be important for DOD to coordinate its counter-IED efforts in order to use funds efficiently.
As GAO reported in March 2011, there are several examples of duplication in DODs counter-IED efforts and neither JIEDDO nor any other DOD organization had full visibility over all of DODs counter-IED efforts.[2] GAO also reported in February 2012 on additional examples of potential duplication in DODs counter-IED efforts.
[1]This total represents appropriations and rescissions made to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund for JIEDDO. Prior to the establishment of JIEDDO in 2006, no single entity was responsible for coordinating DODs counter-IED efforts. A primary role for JIEDDO is to provide funding and assistance to rapidly develop, acquire, and field counter-IED solutions.
[2]GAO, Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax Dollars, and Enhance Revenue, GAO-11-318SP (Washington, D.C.: March 1, 2011).
DOD does not have full visibility over all of its counter-IED efforts. DOD relies on various sources and systems for managing its counter-IED efforts, but has not developed a process that provides DOD with a comprehensive listing of its counter-IED initiatives and activities. For example, JIEDDO has developed the JIEDDO Enterprise Management System to manage its own operations by collecting and reporting cost and other information related to JIEDDOs organizational and funds management, its coordination of JIEDDO-funded projects and projects funded by other DOD activities, its administrative activities, and its own counter-IED projects. However, while this system contains information that could be used to identify individual initiatives, it does not automatically separate costs directly expended on counter-IED initiatives from JIEDDOs overhead and infrastructure costs such as facilities, contractor support, pay and benefits, and travel. Consequently, this system does not provide an automated means to comprehensively and rapidly identify and list all of JIEDDOs counter-IED initiatives. Further, even if it did collect this information, the system is limited to JIEDDO, and therefore would not include a comprehensive listing of other DOD efforts outside of JIEDDO. However, JIEDDO is currently developing a new information technology architecture and plans to develop a database for counter-IED efforts across DOD as part of this new architecture. This effort is in the conceptualization stage, and JIEDDO officials do not anticipate completion before the end of fiscal year 2012. Further, JIEDDO does not have an implementation plan that includes a detailed timeline with milestones to help track its progress in achieving this goal.
Without a comprehensive listing of counter-IED initiatives, DOD components may be unaware of the total spectrum of counter-IED efforts within the department, and thereby continue to independently pursue counter-IED efforts that focus on similar technologies and may be duplicative. GAO identified three examples of potential duplication within DOD counter-IED efforts focusing on relatively high-cost areas.
In 2010, according to Navy officials, the Army continued to develop new technology for insertion into its Duke systemexpected to cost about $1.062 billion when completed and installedwithout notifying and coordinating with the Navy. According to Army officials, the Army is pursuing development of its own system because it intends to expand the use of this technology for purposes other than countering IEDs, such as jamming enemy command, control, and communication systems. However, according to Navy officials, the CREW systems technology has the flexibility and capacity to expand and provide the same additional functions as the Army plans for its Duke system. Moreover, according to Navy officials, the Navys system is further along in its development. Because the Navy and Army are pursuing separate jamming systems, it is not clear if DOD is taking the most cost-effective approach. While, according to JIEDDO officials, the Office of the Secretary of Defense was considering how to resolve this issue, a decision had not been made before GAOs report was completed. Regardless of the final outcome, however, a more coordinated approach early in the process when initiating programs of this magnitude could prevent unnecessary duplication in costs and effort.
According to JIEDDO officials, JIEDDO is aware of the redundancy within these electronic tools. In April 2011, the JIEDDO Deputy Director for Information Management raised the issue of redundancy in JIEDDOs information technology systems, including its counter-IED data collection and analysis systems and tools. Consequently, since April 2011, JIEDDO has worked to eliminate overlapping information technology capabilities where feasible, including among the approximately 70 analytical tools JIEDDO has funded and developed for use in countering IED networks. For example, on July 1, 2011, JIEDDO discontinued funding for one of these initiativesTripwire Analytical Capabilityciting as reasons the initiatives limited purpose, high cost, and duplicative capabilities.
However, in making its decision to discontinue the Tripwire Analytical Capability, yet continue operating the other data collection and analysis tools, JIEDDO had not compared and quantified all of the potential options to streamline or consolidate these tools to create a single, collective system that includes extracting data on counter-IED efforts across DOD. As a result, JIEDDO cannot be certain it is pursuing the most advantageous approach for collecting, analyzing, storing, and using available data for combating the IED threat. Further, although JIEDDO has discontinued funding the Tripwire Analytical Capability, the Defense Intelligence Agency is continuing to develop the tool for its own use, resulting in the potential for DOD-wide duplication between the Tripwire Analytical Capability and JIEDDOs other data collection and analysis tools.
These above three examples of potential duplication are based on GAOs examination of selected efforts identified during its review of DODs progress in developing a comprehensive DOD-wide counter-IED database. However, given the continued absence of a database and a process to identify and reduce duplication in DODs counter-IED efforts, the potential exists for additional cases of duplication.
[1]The specific capability gap addressed by this technology is classified and therefore not discussed in this report.
[2]See Department of Defense Directive 5101.14, DoD Executive Agent and Single Manager for Military Ground-Based Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (CREW) Technology, ¶ 5.3.1 (June 11, 2007) (requiring the Secretary of the Navy to designate a single manager).
[3]Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization Office of Internal Review, Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization: Information Technology Investment Management, Report of Audit 2011-07-002 (September 6, 2011).
To improve visibility of its collective counter-IED expenditures and investments, GAO has in prior years recommended that DOD develop a database of all department-wide counter-IED efforts. However, after expending billions of dollars on developing counter-IED capabilities, DOD has not made progress in establishing such a database. Consequently, GAO recommended in February 2012 that DOD should
It is essential that DOD follow-through in implementing GAOs recommendations to address the risk of duplication in its multibillion-dollar counter-IED expenditures and investments. Given that JIEDDO and other DOD organizations have spent billions of dollars on counter-IED efforts, cost savings could be significant should DOD focus on reducing duplication across its counter-IED efforts.
The information contained in this analysis is based on findings from the products in the related GAO products section. GAO reviewed JIEDDO databases on counter-IED efforts and interviewed DOD, military service, and JIEDDO officials to determine the degree of comprehensive visibility regarding DODs counter-IED efforts. GAO identified and evaluated examples of potential duplication using information from interviews with DOD officials and data and documentation collected that evidenced similar capabilities and objectives among two or more counter-IED efforts.
GAO provided a draft of its February 2012 report to DOD for review and comment. DOD agreed with GAOs recommendation to develop an implementation plan for the establishment of DODs counter- IED database. The department did not agree with the recommendation to develop a means to identify and reduce any duplication, overlap, and fragmentation among counter-IED initiatives, stating that it had existing processes to facilitate coordination and collaboration with the military services and across DOD, which would address this recommendation. GAO agrees that existing DOD processes such as JIEDDOs Capabilities Development Process and DODs Senior Integration Group prioritization process can be helpful in coordinating DODs counter-IED efforts. However, the effectiveness of these processes has been limited given that they did not prevent the instances of potential duplication GAO identified. For example, in the case of DODs directed energy counter-IED efforts where DOD has collectively expended $104 million, the processes cited by DOD in its response did not identify and resolve the potential duplication present in these efforts. As a result the commander of U.S. Central Command, as mentioned previously, protested in writing to DOD officials about potential duplication of efforts. Without a process to use DODs counter-IED database, once it is developed, DOD will continue to lack assurance that it is identifying and addressing instances of potential duplication before making significant investments. In finalizing its February 2012 report, GAO modified the wording of the recommendation to clarify the intent that DOD establish a process to use its counter-IED data base once it is established.
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As the responsible DOD agency for leading, advocating, and coordinating all DOD efforts to defeat improvised explosive devices (IED) the Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) was directed to develop DODs counter-IED strategic plan in February 2006 under DOD Directive 2000.19E. As previously recommended by GAO, JIEDDO has made several attempts to develop such a plan, but its strategic-planning a...
Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan have faced significant risks of mission failure and loss of life due to rapidly changing enemy threats. In response, the Department of Defense (DOD) established urgent operational needs processes to rapidly develop, modify, and field new capabilities, such as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) technology, and counter-improvised explosive devices (IED...
Improvised explosive devices (IED) are the number-one threat to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, accounting for almost 40 percent of the attacks on coalition forces in Iraq. Although insurgents' use of IEDs in Iraq has begun to decline, in Afghanistan the number of IED incidents has significantly increased. The Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) was created to lead, advocate, and coordinate all...
Prior to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization's (JIEDDO) establishment in 2006, no single entity was responsible for coordinating the Department of Defense's (DOD) counter improvised explosive device (IED) efforts. JIEDDO was established to coordinate and focus all counter-IED efforts, including ongoing research and development, throughout DOD. This report, which is one in a s...
Improvised explosive devices (IED) have been and continue to be a significant threat to U.S. forces. The Department of Defense (DOD) expanded efforts to defeat IEDs with the establishment of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) in January 2006. GAO was asked to review JIEDDO's management and operations. For this second report in its series, GAO determined (1) the exte...
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Are wine bloggers real like horses, or myth like unicorns?
Are they hard science, or do they live free in an egalitarian paradise rich with ever-living redwood trees from which parachute little green elves who sprinkle fairy dust made of gold into needy people's empty pockets?
Are they a big deal, or Bigfoot?
And if they ARE real, what do they DO?
Well, now is your chance to find out!
In a move of unprecedented moxie, for the final Wine Bloggers Tasting of 2012, we are saving exactly ONE SEAT at the tasting table for a Non-Blogger, or NoBlo, for short.
If you're a NoBlo, but are interested in what goes on in the land of Unicorns and Monte Bello, we are interested in speaking with you!
To "apply" for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, please comment on this post (your comment will be kept hidden), with a few lines about yourself, and why you're interested in this Sasquatchian fortuity.
We look very forward to hearing from our beloved NoBlo bretheren!
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InterBase Version History
Below is a summary of the highlights added in previous editions of InterBase. For detailed release notes and new features please visit the InterBase DocWiki
The focus is on SQL features in this new release. InterBase 2017 comes with a faster core engine, server-wide performance monitoring.
SQL Derived Table & Common Table Expression Support
SQL derived tables will enhance the ability of existing applications to use InterBase as a backend RDMBS.
A derived table allows developers the expressive flexibility to use a View-like structure without defining a database schema view. It also lets users obtain the same benefit in an ad hoc query without requiring database administration to create a view definition. Derived tables are temporary sets of records that can be used inside other queries. These tables can shorten long queries, or break complex processes into logical steps.
The query expression can be embedded directly in the SQL statement together with a correlation name used to identify the derived table. This is informally known as "common table expressions".
New ISQL Scripting Command
New RECONNECT command for use in isql and SQL scripts to reconnect to the latest successfully connected database
New ISQL Command Line Option
isql supports a new command line option, -names
Exclusive Isolation Level
Allows transactions to acquire an exclusive lock on a target table, and be the only ones able to execute SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE on a table.
Exclusive isolation level can be used by a tool performing online reorganization of tables that may need temporary exclusive table access to perform its functions. Transactions use exclusive table access to acquire an exclusive lock on a target table, and they are the only ones able to execute SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE on a table. When a transaction acquires an exclusive lock, other transactions with lock requests must wait until the lock is released or downgraded to a compatible level. Transactions that maintain exclusive table access can modify data on a table without interference from other transactions. This isolation level is different from TABLE STABILITY and PROTECTED access because it does not allow other transactions to select from the table
Truncate Table
Command which allows the users and applications to empty the contents of a database table.
Truncate Table is useful for tables where rows require frequent deletion. The Truncate Table command performs faster and requires less I/O. It also journals and archives much less information than an equivalent DELETE FROM table command. ETL applications or other applications can benefit from the combination of TRUNCATE TABLE with the NO RESERVE SPACE table allocation option when they stage large amounts of data that are deleted after use or moved to a more permanent location such as a history table
Transaction Wait Time
Specifies a period transactions wait for acquiring lockable resources.
InterBase transaction lock can wait indefinitely, wait a specified period, or not wait and return an error immediately to acquire lockable resources. When a transaction holds a lock on a resource at a level incompatible with the requested lock level, this resource is inaccessible to other transactions. Lockable resources can be tables, rows, or transaction entities
Single Line Comment
Comment syntax allows programmers to add comments to procedure and trigger code or SQL scripts.
There are two different types of comments that you can use:
- The SIMPLE comment: A comment that starts with a special symbol and ends with a new line. The simple comment syntax is only available starting with database engine version InterBase 2017.
- The BRACKETED comment: A comment that starts and ends with a special symbol. It may be multi-line.
Regardless of the type of comment you use, you may start a comment anywhere in a line. However, with a simple comment, you need to keep in mind that the comment area stops after a new line. To use the simple comment syntax for a multi-line comment, you need to start each line with the special symbol.
ODS version 17
Databases created with InterBase 2017 use ODS 17.
Features of ODS 17 include:
- InterBase 2017 creates databases with ODS version 17 by default.
- Server-side Performance Monitoring is only available starting with ODS version 17. See "Monitor all online databases" for more detail.
- Change View Subscriptions now reflect ALTER TABLE changes starting with ODS version 17.
- Change View retrieval performance is enhanced under ODS version 17.
Tracking and managing data changes to multiple destinations has never been easier; just subscribe and query with SQL! InterBase's lightweight, secure and powerful embeddable kernel providing developers easy to integrate features including user security, synchronisation and disaster recovery into their applications today making data as easy as Embed, Deploy, Relax!
Change Views
Change Views from InterBase introduce a new paradigm to the common question software architects have; How to manage changes between databases and devices? Today's software (data) landscape is commonly dominated from the need to have the business data, or subsets of, on multiple servers and devices – and this is where Change Views brand new approach makes drastic simplifications across the product development lifecycle. Change Views answers the objections and worries a data architect has around identifying and tracking changes. Rather than using timestamp fields or triggers, InterBase's patented subscription approach based on top of its multigenerational architecture delivers
- Field level change tracking
- Scalable tracking with near zero performance impact, regardless of the number of users
- Full visibility of changes that have happened concurrently
- Inbuilt avoidance of notification of your own changes
In summary – Change Views allows you to easily
- View and query via SQL what has changed
- Keep in control of data cost by moving only the data you need to move
- Keep you caches up to date in the fastest time possible by moving the smallest dataset possible
- Avoid complicated system configuration with redundant fields
When using Change views, new faster support for backup is provided via Incremental Data Dumps.
New - Linux 64bit & RHEL 7 and Ubuntu Support
InterBase XE7 Server Edition now includes support for Linux 32-bit and 64-bit including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6, RHEL 7 and SUSE Linux Enterprise 11, and now featuring Ubuntu 14. This new platform is available as a choice when purchasing InterBase XE7 Server and is also included in the latest Developer Edition and InterBase Server Trial.
64 Bit transaction ID's
Run for longer! - One key benefit of InterBase is its ability to just leave it running without the need for expensive db admin time, even if the database is restarted unexpectedly; a big part of how this is achieved is to do with InterBase's transactional approach. While transaction management has a huge amount of benefits, there was one barrier on very high load databases that caused the database to have to backup and restore, the Transaction ID. Previously on a database running around 1,000 transactions a minute, you would have about 21 days between backup and restore. With the new 64bit Transaction ID's running 10,000 transactions a minute you would still be running 150 years later! Helping you, no matter the size of the throughput to embed, deploy and relax.
Fast Backup Format - Incremental Data Dumps
InterBase has the ability to create a live read only backup database referred to as a data dump. These are great for creating read only databases for reporting and load balancing certain usage requirements. New with XE7 is a much faster processing of the data dumps that dramatically reduces the CPU load and time it takes to dump out the changes. As data dumps can be switched from readonly to live using GBAK, the new Incremental data dumps are a much faster way to revert to a backup of the database if ever needed, providing even quick disaster recovery in certain situations.
IBLite for Android, iOS, Windows,
and OS X
Now you can use InterBase as the embedded database in your Android and iOS mobile apps! Develop your apps with Embarcadero RAD Studio and easily embed and connect with the IBLite database to store your app's data. You get a free, unlimited deployment license for IBLite for Windows, OS X, Android and iOS when you buy RAD Studio 10 Seattle or Delphi 10 Seattle with Mobile or C++Builder 10 Seattle with Mobile. That means zero cost to deploy IBLite with your mobile or desktop apps. Get started with IBLite today:
InterBase ToGo for Android and iOS
Ready to take your mobile apps to the next level in scalability and security? InterBase ToGo extends IBLite for Android, iOS, Windows and OS X to work with larger database files (>100MB) and provides strong (AES) database and column encryption as well as strong network encryption (SSL). Ideal for corporate apps and apps where data security is a must.
- Free white paper on Mobilizing Enterprise Data
- Contact sales for InterBase ToGo licensing information
- See a comparison of IBLite and InterBase ToGo features
Tight integration with RAD Studio, Delphi and C++Builder for seamless deployment
InterBase free Developer Edition is included with RAD Studio, C++Builder and Delphi. With InterBase XE7 you get easy deployment of your applications to Android, iOS, Windows, Linux and OS X (plus Solaris with InterBase XE). Your database will be packaged with RAD projects so when you deploy your project to any platform, InterBase will automatically get deployed with it.
New 64 bit ODBC driver allows easy deployment on 64 bit platforms.
InterBase XE7 offers new ODBC drivers for 64 bit allowing you to deploy and use InterBase on 64 bit clients and server. Also, embed InterBase with your 64 bit ODBC applications (Windows only) and deploy it across multiple platforms.
What was new in InterBase XE?
- Improved Security
Stronger password protection with cryptographic hash function. InterBase XE also supports passwords up to 32 characters in length to comply with the most stringent security requirements.
- Improved Scalability
InterBase now has the ability to manage more data and larger databases
- Features for Easier Development
Support for Dynamic SQL in Stored Procedures.
- Improved handling for large objects
Optimized performance for large objects with Stream methods


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SEVASTOPOL, Crimea — On a triumphant visit Friday to Crimea, President Vladimir Putin hailed Russia's annexation of the Black Sea peninsula as he celebrated Victory Day, the most important day in the Russian calendar.
Putin gave a speech in the city of Sevastopol — it was his first trip to Crimea since the region left Ukraine and became part of Russia in March.
The Russian leader watched a parade of Russian navy ships and a flyby of Russian aircraft marking the Victory Day commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Earlier in the day, Putin was in Moscow for a massive show of military muscle in the annual Red Square parade on Victory Day.
Putin made no reference to the situation in Ukraine in his speech in Moscow, which focused on the historic importance of the victory over the Nazis
Ukraine has condemned Putin's visit to Crimea as trampling on international law.
The Victory Day celebrations come at a time when the world's attention is focused on Ukraine's political crisis. Pro-Russian insurgents in eastern Ukraine have been fighting with the government and are preparing to hold a referendum on secession on Sunday.
Isachenkov reported from Moscow. Yuras Karmanau in Odessa, Ed Brown in Donetsk and Mark Rachkevych in Kiev contributed to this report.


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this post about what I know to be true
In this past election, I did something I now really regret: I voted 'yes' to Proposition 30.
As this article by Ethan Anderson lays out, Prop 30 is very, very bad for entrepreneurs. Specifically, it institutes a retroactive tax on 2012 income. And for any entrepreneurs who had an exit in 2012 (or otherwise had a large chunk of income hit this year) and live in California, that's a really bad thing. It's especially bad for entrepreneurs because our income is often deferred for years only to hit in a specific year. If that was 2012 for you, suddenly you have a huge retroactive new tax burden you weren't expecting.
Instituting a retroactive tax is a shameful thing, and I can't believe I voted for a proposition that does that. And even worse, I can't believe that the ballot didn't mention it was a part of the proposition. Taxes should never be applied retroactively, because the populace can't go back and change their behavior or decisions retroactively.
When our politicians do something like this to us, it makes me want to become more conservative, and just never vote "yes" to anything that could have -- and in this case, did have-- hidden gotchas no matter how principled the ideal might be.
If you're more of an expert on Prop 30 than I am, and you feel differently on this, or feel that I'm missing something, please let me know in the comments below. Because right now, on behalf of not just myself but all the entrepreneurs out there, I'm feeling really violated by my California legislature.
Austin, TX is looking like a really attractive place to be an entrepreneur right about now.
One point worth making - you shouldn't feel violated by the state legislature they don't have any role there. It's California's prop system in general that is to blame. While it's trying to serve the ideal of direct democracy, it's deeply flawed. Special interests (no judgement there, we all have particular interests) are the ones who put things on the ballot and it's just too easy to put a measure up for consideration and to then structure it in a misleading way and subsequently promote it in a fashion that preys on people's general ignorance and goodwill. There were more misleading props than this one this year - like the horrible sex trafficking law that passed in a landslide and will inadvertently catch a lot of innocent people in its too wide net - but hey, who is ever going to vote against a law that says it means to stop child trafficking? I only voted on a few props I felt I understood well enough to make an informed decision about and I still did it with great resentment and reluctance, knowing that most of the votes being cast would be hugely uninformed. Direct democracy doesn't work when the signal to noise ratio is so low.
I'm not sure which is more damaging - the CA prop system or all the states that require such a super majority to pass new taxes that they can never raise sufficient revenue.
Yeah my general disposition moving forward will be not to vote at all on a prop unless I've researched the hell out of it. I remember thinking to myself when I was in the voting booth "I'm sure that the most relevant points would be listed on the ballot" but that wasn't the case.
Not blaming anyone other than myself -- like I said in the title, shame on me.
I have never made anywhere close to being able to be affected by this,
nor do I have immediate plans to. I'm a nonprofit entrepreneur, and
part of the reason why I am moving out of california is precisely
because of crap like this. I think there's a lot of questionable moral
anti- and pro- tax arguments (the "no double taxation" argument is one
of them, I think - if taxation is okay at any level, why is double
taxation any worse).
But a retroactive tax offends the morality because as a matter of principle the relationship between the individual and the state should be well-defined at any given time - to engender rational planning on the part of the individual. The only retroactive things that should happen should afford leniency to the individual (for example, commuting sentences). That this has happened, quite frankly, is terrifying on principle and as precedent - even if it does not affect me.
What if california decided to legalize marijuana via the legislature, and an upset populace decided to retroactively make it illegal by referendum in november, and police decided to round up people who had offended the law earlier in the year?
For what it's worth, I voted against prop 30, mostly because I knew that it was retroactive.
Are you truly 'voting with your feet' and moving out of the state due to this? What is "this" exactly -- the "prop" system in general, or the way it's being used in this specific use case? Or other?
Real entrepreneurs left California years ago. It's only the coddled Silicon Valley wannabes college grads that continue to congregate there (hipsters in SoMa who think their next boring social app will net them billions) but that will change very soon once people realize how stifling California taxes are to innovation.
This is the first of a multi-part blog post I'll be writing over the next week that will chronicle my experience raising a $1MM round for AppMakr.
I'll be sharing my learning and experiences as a first-time fundraiser out here in the Valley. My goal is to provide pragmatic tips to help other entrepreneurs understand the process and short-cut the time fundraising typically takes. Think of it as download that condenses 4 months of learning into a series of blogs you can read in an hour.
Be sure to subscribe to the blog if you'd like to get those future posts. Also, we're throwing a party to thank the investors who made this round possible, and celebrating the fact that over 1,000,000 people have now used apps made through AppMakr. RSVP here to join us on 10/28 at 6:30pm. You'll meet Mitch Kapor, George Zachary, Pietro Dova, Ben Narasin and other AppMakr investors.
For this first post, I scored an interview with Naval Ravikant, one of the co-founders of VentureHacks, which runs AngelList. AppMakr went through AngelList, and intros from AngelList were responsible for 54.5% ($545k) of the $1MM we raised. Needless to say, these guys rock. I'd also like to give a huge shout-out to my brother Sam Odio and amazing entrepreneur James Hong, both of whom intro'd me to Nivi & Naval of AngelList at the beginning of our fundraising process.
Here's the video with Naval:
Last time, on Long Term Returns...
What is a Bond?
A bond is a loan contract, but more promiscuous: Some bonds get passed around ten times a day or more. But it's otherwise similar to a loan: You 'buy' the bond, or lend out your money, and will receive interest payments until the maturity date. When the bond matures you will receive your principal back.
When an entity goes bankrupt and tries to pay its debts, bondholders get paid before stockholders see a single cent- one reason why bonds are safer than stocks.


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syngo InSpace Lung Parenchyma
syngo InSpace Lung Parenchyma Evaluation is an optional package that supports the physician in evaluation, documentation and follow-up of diseases of the pulmonary tissue in CT thoracic data sets.
General Requirements
Minimum Software Version
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syngo 2008A (VE27A)
syngo CT 2009E (VB40)
syngo CT 2008G (VA20)
Please Note: Additional technical pre-requisites may apply. Upon receiving your request, your local Siemens representative will clarify whether your system meets the requirements.


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Foresight Archives
2000 Foresight Prize in Communication
for excellence in educating the public and R&D community on emerging technologies
Nominations are due by August 15, 2000
Winner of 2000 Prize Announced
Ron Dagani, Senior Correspondent for Chemical & Engineering News, was named the winner of the year 2000 Foresight Prize in Communications. Dr. Dagani was selected for extensive coverage of nanotechnology and nanotechnology-related research over the past three years in C&E News, the widely-read weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society.
He holds a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from MIT and was an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow in toxicology, also at MIT. Previous honors include being named an AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellow.
Response from Winner's Editor
In the November 27, 2000, issue of Chemical & Engineering News, Editor-in-chief Madeleine Jacobs comments on this year's Communications Prize:
About the Prize
This award recognizes outstanding journalistic or other communication endeavors that lead to a better public understanding of molecular nanotechnology or other key emerging technologies of high social or environmental impact.
By offering this Prize, Foresight hopes to encourage continued responsible coverage of molecular nanotechnology and other emerging technologies as a means for engaging the public in dialogue leading to improved public policy on these important issues.
The Prize includes a $1000 honorarium and certificate, to be presented at the Foresight Conference on Molecular Nanotechnology.
Special thanks go to the law firm of Millstein & Taylor, which underwrites the Prize, and to Foresight Senior Associate Larry Millstein of that firm, who initiated this program.
Selection Criteria
Submissions will be judged on their quality in portraying subjects, themes, or incidents, or on their editorial content. They may include an individual presentation or a series of presentations that lead to a better public understanding of the contributions necessary to the development of molecular nanotechnology or other key emerging technologies of high social or environmental impact. Submissions are limited to nonfiction: print and broadcast media, including books, Internet, and film.
In general, priority will be given to those entries which display clear, unbiased, and imaginative writing and production content that lifts the story out of the routine category and gives the reader greater insight regarding the topic covered.
Preferred submissions will have:
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Zwilling J.A. Henckels Pro Hollow-Ground Nakiri Knife
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- Summary
Everyday chopping, slicing and mincing are faster and more efficient when you use this classic Japanese-style knife. Echoing the shape of a traditional cleaver, the wide, ultra-sharp blade is ideal for prepping everything from fresh vegetables, fruits and herbs to meats and poultry. Hollow-ground indentations on the blade reduce friction and minimize sticking. The wide blade is also great for scooping prepped ingredients into your soup pot or salad bowl.
- Precision forged using Zwilling's Sigmaforge process, resulting in an exceptionally hard yet flexible blade.
- Zwilling's Friodur ice-hardening technique results in a harder, sharper blade that is corrosion resistant and highly elastic.
- Precise lasers are used to ensure each blade's edge is at the optimal cutting angle for maximum sharpness.
- Arched bolster perfectly supports the thumb for ultimate comfort, safety and precise handling. Also allows the full length of the edge to be sharpened, from tip to end.
- The sleek ABS resin handle is triple riveted to the blade and contoured for a secure, comfortable grip.
- Made in Germany by Zwilling J.A. Henckels, founded in 1731.
- Dimensions & More Info
- 6 1/2"-long blade.
- 5"-long handle.
- 9.5 oz.
- Made in Germany.
- Use & Care
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- It is not advisable to use any knife but a meat cleaver to cut through bone, as other blades can be easily damaged.
- Hand-wash with warm water and a mild detergent. Rinse and dry immediately.
- Maintain the knife's cutting edge by regularly using a honing steel.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Ilovecooking64 from Love this knife! Just like the other reviewer, I saw this knife on Pioneer Woman and had to have it. I found it on sale at Williams-Sonoma and purchased it and couldn't be more pleased. The knife has a heavier weight to it than expected, but it helps with slicing through foods easily. I would highly recommend this knife to anyone looking for a Nakiri knife.Date published: 2016-02-25Rated 5 out of 5 by YorkieMom24 from Fabulous knife I had been watching Pioneer Woman use a Nakiri knife (although hers s is a Wustof) & decided I had to have one. My husband got me this knife for Christmas & I love it!! Does a great job of chopping & slicing (better than a Santoku). Has a better "feel" the Wustof. Everyone needs one of these.Date published: 2014-02-09


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SAN DIEGO, July 29 (UPI) -- "Lost" co-creator Damon Lindelof says there are no plans to bring the television series back, but a cast reunion at San Diego Comic-Con next year could happen.
The iconic supernatural show made its debut in 2004 and wrapped its six-season run in 2010.
"Ten years does seem like the perfect time," Lindelof told E! News about the possibility the show's stars might reunite at the popular fan convention next year.
"But I also wonder if it's too soon? Especially if the announcement of such a panel would stir up rumors of more 'Lost,' which is most definitely not in the cards at this time. That said, if someone was organizing it, I would be foolish not to attend ... It's just not anything we've initiated internally."


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Jan. 23, 2010
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The seniors on the UCSB swim teams stepped up during their final home meet of the season and helped lead the Gauchos to a pair of dual meet victories over UNLV on Saturday afternoon at Campus Pool.
"We had a very good meet," said coach Gregg Wilson who's men's and women's swim teams posted identical scores of 155 to 107. The men had a great victory upsetting UNLV's #22 ranking by the CSCAA.
The Gauchos came out strong, winning the first event of the day: the 200 medley relay. The women's `A' team of Naomi Javanifard, Emily Adamczyk, Katie Ure and Anne Marie May came in at a quick 1:45.08. The men's `A' team of Kevin Ferguson, Tim Freeman, Danny McClary, and Chris Peterson came in at 1:31.66.
The 100 backstroke was another fast race for the Gauchos. Both the men and women came in one-two thanks to Javanifard (56.58) and Ure (57.82) for the women and Ferguson (50.95) and Ryan Garcia (52.00) for the men.
Not surprisingly, the UNLV sprinters were no match for the Gauchos. The top-four finishes in the 50 freestyle were swept by May (23.63), Javanifard (24.06), Kendall Neely (24.28) and Sasza Lohrey (24.63). Senior captain, May, also took another first in the 100 freestyle with a top time of 51.71.
The 500 freestyle was all UNLV with Lara Sreibers coming in at 5:03.36, but right behind her, proving how hard she has been working all season, was freshman Emma Hunt for UCSB, coming in at a time of 5:03.41.
For the men, the 500 freestyle went to UNLV's Keir Maitland with a fast time of 4:35.95. Maitland also took second in the 1000 freestyle and the 200 freestyle.
Ure finished strong during her last home meet, taking another first place finish in the 100 butterfly with a time of 56.55.
The Gaucho men had a great 200 IM race, sweeping the top-four spots. Evan Simoni finished with a very quick 1:53.29, Brandon Shilling with a 1:55.59; Garcia came in at 1:56.19 and Freeman followed, touching the wall in 1:57.09.
The Gauchos capped the day off by finishing first in both the men and women's 400 free relays. The women's `A' team came in at a time of 3:28.82 thanks to Katie Stover, Javanifard, Courtney Bauer and May. The men's `A' team came in with a time of 3:02.38 thanks to Scott Vogelgesang, Peterson, Ryan Hanni and Ferguson.
The Gauchos are in action next on January 29 when they travel to UC Davis.


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Are you guys ready for this? TWO fountain pen friendly brands!
First up is Field Notes. This brand has because pretty popular with fountain pen users, and I now know exactly why. They are fantastic. Equally as fantastic as EcoSystem products. The paper is smooth, but not slippery like some thick papers can be, and it has a bit of a grip.
In the Field Note's online shop, I purchased the Original 3-Pack, in graph and lined.
These guys are adorable and resemble pocket sized Moleskine Cahiers, but oh so much better! They are even covered in Kraft! The Original 3-Pack are offered in four varieties:
- ruled.
- graph.
- plain.
- mixed.
These tiny guys run at $9.95 per package, with shipping at $5.50 for USPS Priority, which is actually a pretty good deal, right? Right.
These beauties measure in at 3-1/2" by 5-1/2" and are bound using a "rugged three-staple saddle-stitch process." They contain 48 memo-sized pages of gorgeous paper!
As far as fountain penning goes, FN's react great! These samples were written with my orange Lamy, Medium Nibbed Safari, filled with a dark blue-purple mix that I accidentally made.
Back(what bleedthrough? I see no bleedthrough? What's bleedthrough? haha.):
Overall, absolutely wonderful, right!? If only they came in larger sizes. *sigh*. HOWEVER...they do come in colors! If only I could get my hands on some of those puppies!
ONTO THE NEXT ONE....Ecosystem! I love these notebooks. The colors are great! I got myself the lime green/kiwi 'Author' in the small size. Measures in at 3 5/8" x 5 5/8". This particular version comes in other colors such as: Onyx, Lagoon, Kiwi, Watermelon, Clementine, and Grape. I would LOVE to try out some of their other items, too! The colors are memorizing!
"Each ecosystem author journal features lined paper so you can write with well-being and sustainability of the earth in mind. The 100% post-consumer recycled paper is smooth and the lines are begging to be written between.These guys are fairly affordable and the small version that I have was $9.95 at our local bookstore. Sadly, they only had the small ones!
Choose a cover format, flexi or hard; choose from our wide variety of colors; and, for a final touch, think about a pocket-insert for added functionality." Eco Website
The paper quality in this notebook is wonderful. I think I am in love. With my wet Safari, I had no bleeding. NO BLEEDING! I used the same exact ink as I used above and had even better results! There is also an elastic band to keep your goodies from falling out of the book, as well as a colorful flap on the back!


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Get something more from your next vacation by picking up a new skill or two
Author CHRIS WRIGHT
EVERY VACATION has a tinge of melancholy, that nagging certainty that we will all too soon be back home, rooting through the freezer for the evening meal. The hope is, as we plunge once more into the everyday, that we will have gained something enduring from our travels, that we will have been made better in some way — happier, healthier, worldlier. Fortunately, there are a number of resorts around the globe that work to fulfill precisely this aspiration.
Château Ventenac, an imposing 19th-century structure situated in the Languedoc region of southern France, is the perfect place to learn a little bit of everything. Surrounded by beautiful countryside and a clutter of ancient ruins, the resort offers a lineup of classes that range from creative writing and vegetarian cooking to landscape painting and French interior design. Nearby are vineyards dating back to the Roman era, in case additional inspiration is required.
Meanwhile, the BodyHoliday at LeSport, St. Lucia, places the emphasis more firmly on Apollo than on Dionysus. The resort employs a team of trained instructors to school guests in such activities as fencing, archery and kickboxing, all of which promise to provide interesting interludes for couples who've opted for the honeymoon package. If gouging and punching aren't your taste, there are also instructors for tennis, golf, scuba diving, yoga, Pilates, windsurfing and a bunch of other cardiovascular challenges. (As for slobbing next to the pool all day, you're on your own.)
Those looking to hone their golfing prowess can try the Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Mich. This sprawling property is overseen by Rick Smith, who's made his name designing golf courses and then teaching people how to play on them. Treetops has five courses in all, ranging from the sedate to the sadistic; regardless of which you choose, Smith's award-winning golf academy can help you raise your game. Other activities here include fly-fishing trips, for those who need to work on their overhead swing.
A different flavor of instruction awaits you at Tuscookany, an outfit that leads Italian and Mediterranean cooking courses amid glorious Tuscan scenery. Guests have their choice of two absurdly picturesque villas, where local culinary experts strive to make an Italian grandmother out of even the most ardent Chef Boyardee enthusiast. Their lessons are supplemented by excursions to a nearby cheesemaker, a winery and an olive oil mill. And in case the learning curve is steeper than you'd hoped, the magnificent restaurants of Florence are only an hour away.
Budding sommeliers might want to try the Chelsea Sun Inn, in Mount Bethel, Pa. This cozy, rustic B&B has positioned itself as an ideal getaway spot for nerve-racked Philadelphians and New Yorkers. The main attraction is the adjoining Stonehenge Winery and Vineyard, which offers guests the opportunity not only to drink lots of wine, but also to try their hand at making it. At the end of your stay, you get to take home 12 bottles of self-made plonk — and while this vintage probably won't win any awards, you'll love it, if only because it's yours.
For a hands-on experience sure to prove enriching to both you and the world at large, check out the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, a participant in the Ritz-Carlton's Give Back Getaways, a volunteer program whose offerings range from feeding the homeless in Tokyo to saving sea turtles in Sanya. Here, you're invited to help conserve the Florida ecosystem, joining hotel staffers as they keep tabs on local critters, construct artificial reefs, practice the art of "aquatic plant enhancement" and generally get in touch with the furry, scaly, swampy side of the Sunshine State.
Then there's Rio de Janeiro's Hotel Santa Teresa. While the hotel — formerly a coffee plantation mansion — is an architectural marvel, the buildings you'll be focusing on are more modest. The Santa Teresa has a package that allows guests to lend a hand in the construction of new houses in the impoverished favela Barreira do Vasco. The work involves replacing plywood shacks with permanent housing, so you'll learn to pour cement, set bricks, fit windows and wear a hard hat without looking ridiculous. But the real payoff comes when you meet the people who'll be living in something that you helped build with your own two hands. And the resulting sense of fulfillment you'll experience will feel a lot better than the sunburn you might have sustained merely falling asleep by the hotel pool.


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Police in Alaska say an officer has been shot multiple times in what they described as an ambush.
The attack happened early Saturday morning. The man suspected of shooting the officer was killed, and the officer is expected to survive.
Police spokeswoman Jennifer Castro says the officer was in surgery following the shooting in downtown Anchorage just before 5 a.m.
The officer was responding to reports that a theft suspect was on foot, and the officer was pulling over his cruiser over when a man with a gun started firing. Castro says that the officer got out of his vehicle, and the shooter continued to fire as the officer was on the ground.
Another officer responded and returned fire at the shooter.
Per department policy, the names of both officers won't be released for three days.


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Study of PROVIGIL ® (Modafinil) Treatment in Children and Adolescents With Excessive Sleepiness Associated With Narcolepsy
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00107796
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 11, 2005
Last Update Posted : August 24, 2012
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Primary Objectives: The primary objectives of the study are to determine the effectiveness of PROVIGIL treatment, compared to placebo treatment, in children and adolescents with excessive sleepiness (ES) associated with narcolepsy, as assessed by:
- mean sleep latency from the Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) (average of 4 naps performed at 0900, 1100, 1300, and 1500) at the last post-baseline observation (week 6 or early termination)
- the Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGI-C) ratings for ES, at the last post-baseline observation (week 6 or early termination).
|Condition or disease
|Drug: Modafinil
|Phase 3
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Enrollment :
|140 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
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|Official Title:
|A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of PROVIGIL ® (Modafinil) Treatment (100, 200, and 400 mg/Day) in Children and Adolescents With Excessive Sleepiness Associated With Narcolepsy
|Study Start Date :
|October 2004
|Study Completion Date :
|September 2005
- Mean sleep latency from the Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) (average of 4 naps performed at 0900, 1100, 1300, and 1500) at the last post baseline observation (week 6 or early termination)
- The Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGI-C) ratings for ES, at the last post baseline observation (week 6 or early termination)
- Clinical Global Impression of Change (CGI-C) ratings for ES at weeks 3 and 6
- Total score from the Pediatric Daytime Sleepiness Scale (PDSS) at weeks 3 and 6, and last postbaseline observation
- Mean sleep latency from the MSLT (average of 4 naps performed at 0900, 1100, 1300, and 1500) at week 6
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|6 Years to 16 Years (Child)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Diagnosis and Main Criteria for Inclusion (Patients are included in the study if all of the following criteria are met):
- Written informed consent/assent is obtained
- A boy or girl aged 6 through 16 years, inclusive
Meet the minimal criteria established by the International Classification of Sleep Disorders (ICSD) manual of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) for narcolepsy (or presumed narcolepsy) as assessed by all of the following: *clinical history;
- NPSG (nocturnal polysomnogram) (as evaluated by the investigator) to rule out other sleep disorders (ie, obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome [OSAHS] or periodic limb movement with sleep [PLMs]);
- narcolepsy (or presumed narcolepsy) as identified by at least 1 of the following: MSLT (as evaluated by the investigator) (mean sleep latency [from 4 naps] <10 minutes); 2 sleep onset REM periods (SOREMP); cataplexy; sleep paralysis; hypnogogic hallucinations -OR- *have a previous diagnosis of narcolepsy on the basis of NPSG and/or MSLT at any time before the screening visit
- Have ES (MSLT <10 minutes and/or CGI S ≥4) that is not a direct result of inadequate sleep hygiene or other medical disorder
- Are in good health as determined by a medical and psychiatric history, physical examination, ECG, and clinical laboratory tests
- Have blood pressure values greater than those for the 5th percentile and less than the 95th percentile for age on the National High Blood Pressure Education Program guidelines for blood pressure levels for boys and girls ages 6 through 16 years
- Girls who are post menarche or sexually active must have a negative urine pregnancy test prior to the baseline visit, must be using a medically acceptable method of birth control, and must agree to continue use of this method for the duration of the study (and for 30 days after participation in the study). Acceptable methods of birth control include: barrier method with spermicide; steroidal contraceptive (eg, oral, transdermal, implanted, or injected) in conjunction with a barrier method; intrauterine device (IUD); or abstinence.
- Be able to swallow a placebo tablet the same size and shape as the study drug tablet
- Negative UDS (urine drug screen) for any illicit drug, alcohol (ethanol), stimulants, or modafinil at screening; if positive for stimulants or modafinil (prescribed for ES) at the screening visit, UDS to be repeated after a washout period and before the baseline visit
- Have a parent or legal guardian who is willing to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
Main Criteria for Exclusion (Patients are excluded from participating in this study if 1 or more of the following criteria are met):
- Have any other disorder(s) that could be considered the primary cause of ES (eg, self induced sleep deprivation)
- Have a past or present seizure disorder (except history of a single febrile seizure), a history of psychosis, or of clinically significant head trauma (eg, brain damage) or past neurosurgery
- Have a history of suicide attempt, or are at suicidal risk
- Have an average of 5 or more apneic/hypopneic episodes per hour of nocturnal sleep as assessed by NPSG at the baseline visit
- A clinically significant drug sensitivity to stimulants such as amphetamine, dextroamphetamine, methylphenidate, or pemoline; and/or modafinil or any of its components
- Use of any prescription (eg, clonidine, guanfacine) or nonprescription (over the counter [OTC]) medications, including dietary supplements with psychoactive properties (eg, any OTC medications or supplements containing ephedrine [ie, ma huang or ephedra], pseudoephedrine, caffeine, or phenylpropanolamine) or sedating properties (ie, antihistamines or sedative hypnotics) within 1 week of the baseline visit (Note: Medications for the treatment of cataplexy will be permitted if the patient has been on a stable dose for at least 1 month.)
- Use of any MAO (monoamine oxidase) inhibitors or SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) within 2 weeks of the baseline visit (unless used for cataplexy)
- Received any investigational drug (except modafinil) within 4 weeks of the baseline visit
- Any disorder that could interfere with drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion (including previous gastrointestinal surgery)
- Active, clinically significant gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, hematologic, neoplastic, endocrine, neurologic, immunodeficiency, pulmonary, or other major clinically significant disorder/disease
- Any clinically significant deviation from the normal range(s) in the physical examination or ECG findings, or clinical laboratory test results (ie, serum chemistry, hematology, and urinalysis) at the screening or baseline visit
- ANC (absolute neutrophil count) below the lower limit of normal at the screening visit (Note: If the ANC is below the lower limit of normal at the baseline visit, the medical monitor will be consulted for continued eligibility in the study.)
- Seated pulse outside the range of 60 through 115 bpm after resting for 5 minutes
- A history of alcohol, narcotic, or any other substance abuse or dependence as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, 4th Edition (DSM IV) criteria
- A total daily intake of more than 250 mg of caffeine per day (eg, approximately five 12 ounce caffeinated sodas, 2.5 cups of coffee or tea, or about 12.5 ounces of chocolate per day) within 1 week of the baseline visit
- Pregnant or lactating/nursing girl; any girl who becomes pregnant during the study will be withdrawn
- A clinically significant illness within 4 weeks of the baseline visit; or is symptomatic for any clinically significant illness at the screening or baseline visit
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00107796
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|NCT00107796 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|April 11, 2005 Key Record Dates
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|August 24, 2012
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|May 2006
Pediatric Narcolepsy
Excessive sleepiness
Signs and Symptoms
Disorders of Excessive Somnolence
Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic
Sleep Wake Disorders
Nervous System Diseases
Mental Disorders
Central Nervous System Stimulants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Wakefulness-Promoting Agents
Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Inducers
Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inducers
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action


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Naughty Julia is a Adult Model from United States. She is listed on FreeOnes since 2011 and is currently ranked 2834th place. She currently has 513 gallery links and 80 videos in her own FreeOnes section.
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For fans of mature models, stocking and nylon content, and various other assorted fetishes, FF Stockings.com is a site that ticks all of the boxes. Indeed, if you're a fan of all the above and specifically of Julia The Naughty Teacher, then you are absolutely going to be in your element here. This is a fine site - but I would recommend you pay that bit extra to get the rest of this network's sites because they're all great too! Visit Naughty Julia


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Valentines Day Around The World
Ah, romance. There is nothing that melts your heart as candles, flowers and compliments. We love it so much that we have a whole day just dedicated to the celebration of love in our lives – wonderful Valentine's Day.
Valentine's Day has its roots in an old Roman tradition, called Lupercalia. On 15 February jumped young men in Nostradamus and ran after the young virgins for (gently) to beat them to make their fertility better.
These pagan antics remained still very popular after Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. Later Lupercalia shaped Sanka Valentin of the Christian tradition. The zip full saint made illegal marriages during the Roman emperor Claudia II. Saint Valentine was executed for his digressions on February 14, and to this day celebrating the lovebirds worldwide Sanka Valentin on this day.
Valentin traditions vary from country to country. Here is our little collection of all the rmantic things that are going around the world Happy Valentines Day Love on February 14.
Couples in the United States is doing everything to show their love for each other. Each year, Americans spend 18 billion dollars on candy, cards, chocolates, flowers and jewelry on this day. Card is the most common gift, but not only for few. Families, friends and school children also exchange cards with their thoughts about friendship, love and appreciation. America's most popular candy is not a box of chocolates, but a tiny hearts with messages like "Be Mine" or "Kiss Me". And then one last little fun fact: There are produced as many hearts each year that the world can in principle get one each.
Thanks to their national Carnival -fingering most Peruvians on holiday on February 14, which means that they have extra time to plan their Love Day. Instead of exchanging roses provides many orchids that bloom in its nature. There's even mass weddings that day to accommodate all the couples who say "Yes" on this most romantic day of the year.
Brazilians skip celebrations on February 14 and remember instead of Saint Anthony, the protective marriage saint on June 12.
In the UK, few really romantic on Valentine's Day. Turtledoves on all the islands exchange gifts such as flowers, chocolates and jewelry. At night, couples often out to eat a nice dinner or arrange to have a pleasant evening with candles at home. No matter what, there is romance in the air.
If you are single, Finland is the place to be. Here you do not have to be concerned feel excluded from the festivities, for in this country is about to celebrate the day with friends. The day is actually called even "Friends Day" in Finnish – not Valentine's Day. The official flower is a pink rose, but friends are now also happy to get cards, gifts or candy.
In this part of the world, men have become spoiled. On Valentine's Day the women namely buy chocolates to their male partners, flimflammed and colleagues as an expression of affection and appreciation. But do not worry ladies – a month after it was vice versa, known as the White Day, men can reciprocate women love with cake, sweets and flowers.


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Jason Marsalis is the youngest member of the illustrious Marsalis clan, but his accomplishments would make fitting laurels for an octogenarian. A drummer who established his career on the red-hot New Orleans jazz scene, he spent more than a decade in the Marcus Roberts Trio, one of jazz's most accomplished and stylistically encompassing ensembles, and co-founded the Afro-Caribbean jazz combo Los Hombres Calientes with percussionist Bill Summers and trumpeter Irvin Mayfield.
He is a savvy producer and prolific composer as well, performing internationally with conductor Seiji Ozawa for interpretations of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" and "Concerto in F." In recent years he's concentrated on the vibraphone, launching the beautifully calibrated quartet featured on his newest album 21st Century Trad Band (and at this concert). Exploring a vast range of material, including compositions by Bobby Hutcherson and Hermeto Pascoal, the quartet focuses on Marsalis's finely wrought originals and material contributed by the band, which often employ tricky time signatures and intricately lapidary textures. While the quartet plays with the dynamic control and precision of a chamber ensemble, the band's bluesy authority and improvisational firepower leave no doubt why Marsalis was named an NEA Jazz Master along with his father Ellis and his brothers Branford, Wynton, and Delfeayo.


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Former American President Calvin Coolidge once postulated that his country's most common commodity is unrealized potential. Few of us can claim not to possess it, but it takes a special sort of underachiever to match the feats of Imogene (Kristen Wiig), a playwright once thought to be destined for greatness, but who has spent most of her twenties and thirties frittering away her talent and opportunities. As Imogene begins, she's just about hit bottom, having staged a suicide attempt in a desperate bid to hold on to her philandering boyfriend - it's about the only thing she's staged in a very long time. And it's not a hit.
Things can only go up from here, and they do in this wildly quirky and weirdly optimistic comic character study. After her fake suicide attempt, Imogene is remanded to the custody of her mother (Annette Bening), a blowsy, overbearing gambling addict with a friendly but somewhat seedy goof of a boyfriend (Matt Dillon) who claims to be working for the CIA. This unexpected homecoming forces Imogene to confront her lingering feelings about her long-dead father, but it also finds her developing a surprising intimacy with her mother's lodger, the much-younger Lee (Darren Criss), a singer currently exhibiting his talents in a Backstreet Boys cover band. Lee would seem anything but substantial on the surface, yet his sincerity and intelligence is arresting, and he may be just what the doctor ordered for our recovering heroine.


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Dolly Parton Gets Her Own Slot Machines in Las Vegas
Dolly Parton is used to having many things named after her — like her theme park, Dollywood. But now, the country music is being made into a new slot machine in partnership with International Game Technology (IGT).
The new machine — Dolly Parton Video Slots – along with Two Doors Down and Nine to Five Spinning Reels, will feature interactive jukebox-style song selections, big bonus action and front-row concert experiences, complete with Parton cheering the player along as they go.
"As you know, I love doing lots of different things, and this is the most different thing that I've done so far," the 'Jolene' singer says of her latest venture. "I'm very excited to be working with IGT with my very own video slot machines and five reel spinning reel games. Wanna play? Well, come on!"
The slot machine is just one of several projects Parton currently has in the works, including a new book and a Nashville waterpark, which will open near Opryland Hotel soon.


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digforthedoctors needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
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We are riding motorbikes from Brisbane in Australia to Perth, visiting mine sites along the way and collecting money for the RFDS. We require a logo for our publicity that represents this.
Dig For The Doctors
Proudly Supporting The RFDS
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We are trying to get across: mining, riding from Brisbane in QLD to Perth in WA via the top end of australia, and if possible motorbikes, but that one is not necessary.
We have in mind a stylised arrow, the shape of the aussie coast from bris round to perth, with the mining crossed pick and shovel in the space below the arrow.(roughly corresponding to middle of australia)
We would like Dig For The Doctors below that, in whatever font looks good.
The above is not set in stone - if you have any other ideas we would love to see them
This logo will go on our website and all our fundraising material we send to GM's and upper management, so we want it to look tidy and professional.
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After entering a person's address in Contacts, a shortcut is created that you can use to view that person's location in the Maps application. Once the contact's location is displayed, you can search the map for nearby landmarks, businesses, and the like. You can also change map views, such as Satellite, Hybrid (Satellite view with street names superimposed), or Terrain (a view which shows hills, mountains, and valleys).
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The Sims 3 University Life, Island Paradise expansions announced
Electronic Arts unveiled a slew of new add-ons for The Sims 3 series in 2013, allowing players to explore college life and a tropical environment.
The Sims 3 University Life, slated for a March 5 release, will let players explore college life, much like The Sims 2 University did for the previous installment of the series. The expansion creates a new age for young adult to elder Sims to explore. Check out the trailer below.
The Sims 3 Island Paradise, slated for a June release, brings adventure and exploration on a tropical paradise. Suns can live in fully customizable houseboats and search for islands and treasure, or manage resorts.
There is also another expansion slated for the fall where players can have their Sims travel forward into the future. Details for this game will be unveiled later this year.


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We know that some of you want to use that invisible lasso to yank him off the Internet, but PSY's popularity shows no signs of relenting. Today, the South Korean rapper's novelty hit, "Gangnam Style," earned the honor of becoming YouTube's most watched video of all time, according to the YouTube Trends blog.
Beloved by everyone from Madonna to Al Roker to Thai naval officers, the clip has been viewed more than 805 million times — an average of 7 to 10 million daily views — since it first premiered in August. That puts PSY ahead of Justin Bieber's former record holder "Baby," which debuted in 2010 but still gets between 300,000 and 500,000 views per day. So let's raise a glass of soju to PSY, before his ten minutes of fame tick down and he rides off into the sunset on that imaginary horse.
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NBA legend Michael Jordan bought the Palm Beach mansion at The Bears Club for $4.8M and put $7.6M into construction. In the end, experts say the property will be worth at least $20M.
Jeff Lichtenstein has an exclusive look at Michael Jordan's luxurious new home in Jupiter, Florida. Formerly owned by golf legend, Jack Nicklaus, and not too far from Tiger Woods, Jordan reportedly golfs sunrise to sunset, while friends and family enjoy the 28,000 square feet of heaven, including 11 bedrooms and an athletic wing. With extreme privacy, there's a huge, duplex guard house and three acres of plush landscape, making this first look even more exclusive. View the home.


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Apple 'iWatch' to Allow Mobile Payments
Smartwatch to Have Tap-to-Pay Features, Curved Screen; Not Expected to Ship This Year
Apple Inc. plans to include short-range wireless technology in its coming smartwatch, according to people familiar with the matter, signaling that it sees a role for the device in digital payments.
The gadget's use of near-field communication, or NFC, reflects Apple's broader ambitions for the so-called iWatch beyond health and fitness tracking, the most commonly cited use. Apple also is expected to add the wireless technology to the next versions of its iPhone, people familiar with the device said, potentially simplifying...


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Ex-Beeb online news guru joins Brit speech-analysis startups
Matt Karas injects know-how into voice-processing upstarts
Former BBC guru Matt Karas has left his post as CTO of private course provider FutureLearn to back two new British speech startups.
One of those startups, Speech Engineering Ltd, employs new algorithms for identifying the acoustic features of speech - such as the speaker's emotional state and regional accent. It's pitched at call centres and the security industry, where such products already exist but require vastly more CPU time.
"You need little very little processing power," Karas, who has an MPhil in Computer Speech and Language Processing from Cambridge, told The Register.
"The main difference is that we are doing our modelling using a statistical analysis of data which is either already there, or easily extracted. Competitors tend to model each use case, for example regional accents or emotions, by modelling the specific changes which are going on in the body or in the nature of the sound," he explained.
"Actually, all sorts of generic speech processing tools represent speech in a rich enough way, to make the distinctions without further signal analysis, provided that you have enough samples," continued Karas, "and [you] can train the system on clearly separated sets of samples instantiating particular properties; for example a West Yorkshire accent, or an angry person."
The other startup Karas is getting aboard with, Communicado, is aiming at the Linguaphone market of self-study language courses. Rather than copying Linguaphone's approach of rote repetition, it's looking to "gamify" language learning - and it's looking to borrow from the approach of games studios which bring a number of products to market rapidly, investing in only the most successful.
Karas will be CTO of Communicado, and lead Speech Engineering Ltd.
At the BBC Karas led the technical team behind the launch of BBC News Online in 1997, delivering a robust CMS from scratch in just a few weeks - an extraordinary story we told in detail here.
Karas joined FutureLearn, the UK's new competitor to US-based massive open online course providers Coursera, edX and Udacity earlier this year, and built a new platform from scratch in time for the launch last month.
FutureLearn is 100 per cent owned by The Open University and involves over two dozen UK universities. The first 16 TED-style courses will be free, with hundreds more in the pipeline. Prime minister David Cameron lauded Futurelearn as a way of getting overseas students to use British education "products" without actually coming to the UK. ®
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Cold shooting and missed free throws hampered the Lady Bisons in its 2010-11 season opener as they fell to Air Force 64-50 in their first ever meeting at Clune Arena on Friday afternoon.
The Lady Bisons shot 32 percent from the floor in the game and missed nine free throws contributing to the loss.
The Lady Bisons (0-1) found themselves down early as they trailed 6-0 four minutes into the game. Lipscomb misfired on its first seven field goals of the game before Leah McAlister got the Lady Bisons on the scoreboard with a layup with 14:39 left in the first half.
With the Lady Bisons trailing 26-18 with four minutes to go in the first half, the Falcons went on a 10-1 run to close out the half and take a 36-19 lead into the locker room.
"We didn't execute well in the first half and we ended the half poorly," head coach Frank Bennett said. "I saw a lot of good things today, especially in the second half. We were down by 19 early in the second half so we kind of dug ourselves a hole, however I liked the way the team responded and how we competed til the end."
In the second half, Air Force stretched its largest lead of the game to 19 points when they went up 40-21 with 18:52 left. The Lady Bisons would respond to the 19-point deficit by going on a 15-6 run over the next eight minutes to cut the Falcon lead to 46-36 with 10 minutes to play in the game.
After trading baskets back and forth for the next eight minutes, Lipscomb's Valerie Bronson's layup with 1:57 left in the game pulled the Lady Bisons within nine but that's the closest they would get as the Falcons made some free throws to put the game away.
"We got a number of stops in the second half that allowed us to get back into the game. We gave ourselves a chance to get within single digits towards the end of the second half but we struggled shooting the ball the entire game."
Coming off a 72-67 overtime win against Harding University in exhibition play, the Lady Bisons struggled to convert free throws against the Falcons, making just 5-of-14 shots (36%) from the charity stripe.
The Lady Bisons struggled from long-range as well Friday, making just 22 percent of their three-point attempts (5-of-23).
Air Force won the battle on the boards as they outrebounded the Lady Bisons 54-39. Sophomore Hannah Phillips pulled down a team high seven rebounds while four others had at least five boards.
On a positive note, the Lady Bisons defense held Air Force to a 38 percent field goal percentage for the game and recorded 23 bench points to Air Force's 16. The Falcons made just 2-of-11 shots from beyond the arc.
The Lipscomb backcourt handled the Air Force full-court press well for most of the game as they finished with 14 turnovers compared to 13 for the Falcons.
"I thought Jess played a nice game and was one of the bright spots," Bennett said.
Junior Anna Bowers led Lipscomb with 12 points while preseason Atlantic Sun All-Conference selection, Jenna Bartsokas added nine. Leah McAlister chipped in eight points and five rebounds off the bench while freshman post Jess Reece finished with seven points (3-of-4 FG), four rebounds and a team-high four blocks.
The Lady Bisons will be back in action next week as they host Tennessee Tech next Thursday, Nov. 18 at Allen Arena, starting at 5 p.m. The Lipscomb men's basketball game against Austin Peay will follow at 7:15 p.m.


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