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FlashBIOS v3.03 Tutorial (Rev 1.00)
This tutorial takes you on a step by step journey through each and every process to ensure that you are able to update your bios successfully. We will teach you how to flash via HTTP, Hard Drive & Disc, how to burn a FlashBIOS compliant CD and also DVD using Nero, how to make a dummy file, and finally show you the best troubleshooting techniques.
The document is a little long but trust us when we say its quite easy so do not be daunted by the amount of information. We hope that beginners and experienced users alike will find this tutorial useful. Note to webmasters: We do not watermark our images as everyone should benefit without having to splash crap all over the picture, however if you do use this page we would be grateful if you included a link and credit to ourselves - thanks.
This tutorial will be tackled in the following order:
1. Flash Via HTTP
2. Flash Via Hard Drive
3. Flash Via Disc
4. How To Create a Dummy File for a FlashBIOS Compliant CD or DVD
5. How To Create a FlashBIOS Compliant CD
6. How To Create a FlashBIOS Compliant DVD
You should be aware of the following points.
a. You can update your bios via HTTP / Hard Drive OR Disc (All optional)
b. FlashBIOS will work on both Xecuter 2.6 and Xecuter 3 Modchips
c. If you cannot navigate the FlashBIOS menu - have only one controller plugged in, unplug any DVD dongles or memory cards, try to
use an original MS controller.
d. FlashBIOS v3.03 may not work on v1.6 in some cases (works great on v1.6b) - at time of press this is being investigated and we
recommend you use v3.01 for v1.6 - this tutorial is exactly the same for that version.
e. FlashBIOS is a utility to update your modchip with any other bios. You cannot play games or run unsigned software with this bios. If
you want to run unsigned software you must download a hacked bios like X3 Bios, X2 Bios or Evox Bios. These are illegal and we do
not provide direct links. Read this page for info where to find hacked bios's Xbins guide
f. Make sure you know what you are doing when unlocking your hard drive. If you drive is unlocked you will NOT be able to boot to the
MS dashboard. You will get a service screen with an error code - so BE CAREFUL.
Now if you look at the pictures below this is how FlashBIOS boots up if you have installed your mod successfully - we also show what happens if you have messed things up. If you get FRAG (Flashing Red And Green lights) on your Xbox then you have a bad solder joint on the LPC - check everything again (this shows your D0 point is correct as it is switching the Xbox to the LPC bus successfully - however by getting FRAG its showing that the LPC bus cannot read the bios from the mod). If you get a black video screen then you most probably have a new v1.6b Xbox (check to see if the system RAM is made by Hynix) and you have an older version of FlashBIOS. You will need to send it back to your installer to get it updated to FlashBIOS v3.03 or see if you can get a friend to do it for you. Remember FRAG = Faulty Install, Black Screen = New Xbox/Old Bios
First screen that appears. In this example you can see the Xbox has a Conexant
Video encoder and has detected the X3 successfully and does not have its flash
protection enabled - all so far so good.
This is what happens if your X3 has its flash protection enabled. You wont
be able to update anything at this stage. You need to make sure the flash
protection is set to off on the mod and on the switch if you have it connected.
This is how everything should look when all is correct. However we are going
to show you what you may see if things are not quite right - and how to fix.
If your screen freezes at this stage simply reset your Xbox and try again.
This error usually happens when there is a disc in the drive and the eject button
was pressed while the IDE was initializing. Simply reset your Xbox and try again.
No DVD Rom Connected / Detected
No Hard Drive Connected / Detected
No DVD Rom & No Hard Drive Connected / Detected
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Nirmal Jain, an Indian hawala trader accused of terror financing by Homeland Security of the US, was on Friday booked by Enforcement Directorate for running a hawala operation to the tune of Rs 5,000 crore.
Jain's residence was searched by sleuths of Enforcement Directorate during which they claimed to have recovered an unaccounted cash of Rs 60 lakh from his residence in Pitampura of North Delhi, official sources said.
Searches were carried out on eight premises of Jain, who was accused of being a mastermind hawala dealer. His operations are believed to be spread over Nigeria, Italy, Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Bolivia, Congo and Cooks Island among many other countries.
Jain, booked under Foreign Exchange Management Act, was arrested by Dubai police along with his associate in 2007 as part of their crackdown on money launderers following inputs from Homeland Security and UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency that he was allegedly involved in laundering drug money for various terror groups.
The ED also claimed that Jain along with his brothers Bimal and Satpal used to undertake hawala operations for underworld don and global terrorist Dawood Ibrahim and even for Al-Qaeda.
Jain or his brothers was not immediately available for comment.
Besides the Rs 60 lakh cash, the ED also claimed to have found foreign currency worth a little over Rs three lakh, documents showing foreign bank accounts, unaccounted investment and hawala transactions worth several thousand crore of rupees.
Papers showing transactions of several crores of rupees with different Pakistan and Afghanistan based persons and entities were also found and seized, the ED said.
Jain has been operating a worldwide network of money laundering for organised group of all ethnicities and a range of criminality including drug trafficking and fraud, ED officials said.
The ED claimed that that Jain was working in tandem with a large number of other hawala operators based in Delhi and other places in India and abroad.
It was also alleged that Jain was using certain companies and accounts in New York for depositing proceeds of crime (drug money) and transferring the funds so generated illegally to drug barons in locations such as Turkey.
The ED has already identified about 40 front companies used by Jain for his money laundering activities with more companies suspected to have being set up by him, sources said.
Jain, who also owns a copper mine in Congo, had moved to India six months ago. In his statement given to ED, Jain is alleged to have admitted to send telegraphic transactions for a large number of importers and exporters in India and abroad.
Earlier in 2006, Italian authorities in collaboration with US Drug Enforcement Administration and SOCA had first come to know about Jain's activities through a sting operation called "Operation Khyber Pass". PTI

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(Tennessee Smokies) For the second straight night, Tennessee garnered an early lead, but this time Chattanooga had the last laugh. The Smokies held an early 3-1 advantage, however the Lookouts added five runs in the fifth inning and four more in the sixth to emerge victorious, 8-4, on Wednesday night …Read More »
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Adventure Awaits! is a personal project that began with a sketchbook drawing and ended with a celebratory greeting card. Inspired by summer lodging and adventures in Nantucket, I wanted to capture the essence of nostalgia and maritime fun that personifies Nantucket's people and surroundings.
Ceramic Toolbox is a surface pattern I designed for a potter's kerchief.
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Fool Portfolio Report
Friday, August 8, 1997
by Tom Gardner (TomGardner)
ALEXANDRIA, VA (Aug. 8, 1997) -- The Fool Portfolio beat the market today by closing down only 0.83%. Having a little cash off the table was a small comfort today. For the week, month and year, Foolishness is in the hunt for winning or placing in 1997, but trailing now. Here are the numbers:
Week Month Year S&P 500: -1.44% -2.18% 26.03% Nasdaq: 0.26% 0.30% 23.82% Fool: 2.57% 3.86% 20.02%
If The Fool doesn't squeak it out in 1997, it'll be further proof that we're fallible. Which is an odd thing to say. Of course we make mistakes. We make 'em all the time. We're a ragtag band of Fools here. Heck, we shorted Paychex. We went long ATC Communications. Do you remember those heady days in 1995 when we believed that Sonic Solutions might lead the digital revolution?
When we consider that none of those blunders was all that long ago, we and you should expect The Fool Portfolio to delight in its fair share of humble pie ahead. And yet -- get this -- The Fool Portfolio has still out-performed virtually every mutual fund on the planet since our launch in August, 1994.
In fact, mutual-fund performance stats are much more discouraging than that. Over 80% of U.S. managed funds have actually lost to the S&P 500 over the past three years. While I don't expect them to issue public apologies or to redistribute management fees to their shareholders, maybe it is time for mutual funds to stop pretending some thorough trouncing of their indexing brethren. 'Cause it hasn't happened.
Let's not be unfair, though. You can bet that brokerage firms pushing common stock on their clients also aren't faring well in their battle against the S&P 500. If you've been reading the Fool's My Dumbest Investment folder, you've suffered the almost endless flow of laments about poor investments in unknown companies and low-grade penny stocks pitched by full-service brokers. No matter who the broker, Fool, if they're selling you companies unfamiliar to you with stocks under $5 per share, think ghost in the house or ants in pants or engine on fire and. . . GET OUT!
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Now certainly not all of our nation's investment firms are engaged in the cynical game of foisting bad stock inventory on their clients. But even then, a good many of them run operations so that their clients can't access a year-end performance statement that includes the deduction of all research and commission costs. When it comes to individual investors, the game on Wall Street is still three shells and a little red ball buried in the palm.
Given the lack of accounting, no Fool can fairly assume that big firms are out there thrashing the index fund for their small clients. Until Manhattan's money-houses rejigger compensation structures away from transaction-based rewards and over to performance-based rewards, we have to assume that en masse they're losing to the market. Losing to the market... while advertising during the PGA Championship that we ought not try this without their help.
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Obviously, the opposite is true. You can study Starbucks, Gap, Wrigley, Hershey, Schwab and Tootsie Roll with the best of 'em, Fool. And in so doing, you can concentrate on your total returns rather than letting them manage your money for their total returns.
Naturally, you'll make some mistakes.
I'd like to briefly celebrate a mistake that The Fool Portfolio made a few years back that, numerically, was actually a huge winner for us. When we sold Ride Snowboard (now Ride Inc.) in November, 1995, we turned profits of $5,692.16, marking one-year returns of 112.62%. By all accounts back then, Ride was a smashing winner for us. A sugar dumpling.
After our sale at $21 1/8 per share, RIDE INC (Nasdaq: RIDE) then continued its rocket ride into the everlasting. This while, believe it or not, the business was plummeting. In January, 1996, the stock traded up to $35 per share. We made what The Street might call a "trading mistake." And, with Foolish aplomb, we taunted ourselves through the winter of 1995-1996 for having let 65% in additional profits fall through our fingers as the market bid Ride Inc. up to a $350 million valuation.
What a difference a little more context makes.
Two years later, Ride Inc. is struggling just to be a company. The stock is trading at $2 7/8; the company is capitalized only a bit higher than $30 million. New management has been shuttled in and, it hurts to say it even now, but the financial statements are a mess. Ride has less than $2 million in cash; they lost over $2 million in the recent quarter; and inventories and receivables are OOC (that's "out-of-control" in summer-camp talk).
And that last point is important. I want to make sure I haven't glossed it over. The company has too much of its own product (inventory) and has yet to collect enough of the sales from its distributors (receivables). Rising receivables are indications that Ride's distribution partners aren't about to pay up for delivered product until they can sell it. And sales are soft. Not good.
We made a mistake on Ride Snowboard -- not a "trading" mistake, an "investing" mistake. What were the problems? Though a consumer business, Ride was mostly a one-time-sale business. Who's going to buy five snowboards, or six? Further, though a consumer business, Ride had little chance of becoming a mass-market brand.
Those are qualitative reads, but the numbers supported them even when we held the stock. When inventories and receivables rise in excess of sales, investors should wake up at midnight, pace the kitchen floor, and worry that the company might be artificially inflating short-term sales and earnings by assuming a weaker position with distributors. And that's no way to live!
We've been talking a lot about current assets and current liabilities, and about the danger of rising receivables, over on the Cash-King folder on our web site (www.fool.com). If the principles aren't clear to you, you'll want to make yourself very familiar with them. Subscribers of Ye Olde Printed Foole in 1993 witnessed the problem with us firsthand in that barking-dog stock, Styles on Video. Yet even after(!) we found ourselves in a stock with a weakening balance sheet, we barely got out of Ride Inc. in time.
No, it wasn't a colossal mistake on our part, but it was a mistake. We escaped -- somewhat unknowingly -- by the skin of our teeth on Ride, even having doubled our money. Chalk up another lesson learned, add another round of thanks from us for the global network. The former MF Assets (Rich Marshall) had been focusing attention on just these same matters in our Reading Financial Statements folder years ago. Thanks, Rich, we finally learned. You saved us some serious bucks and put us in position to profit greatly going forward. Dinner is on us next time we're out on the coast!
Mistakes. We'll all make them. Wouldn't it be wild if the financial industry halted their marketing campaigns and retooled them toward the truth? In a world of open access to information and mass conversation, that strategy would work nicely. No?
Have a great weekend.
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West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has taken up the global "ice bucket challenge" sweeping social media to raise money for motor neurone disease organisations.
Mr Barnett said he knew a lot of people who wanted to dump a bucket of ice-cold water on him but he would do it for a good cause.
"Just another humiliating day for me," Mr Barnett said.
"If people contribute, that makes it worthwhile."
The premier will be doused on Friday, joining the growing number of Australian politicians to take part in the movement, including South Australian Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis and federal Liberal MP Josh Frydenberg.
The challenge aims to raise awareness about motor neurone disease, which causes muscles to shrink and weaken.
Participants who complete the challenge can nominate others to get wet and donate money to charities or researchers.


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We've been scarce the last couple of weeks -- the day job has been crazier than usual. So while we work on an actual review, here are a few news tidbits that have crossed our desks lately:
- This Sunday night at 7 p.m., O kafes! coffee house at Pepper Place will feature Vanessa Torres in concert. Owner Kirk Summers says, "If you've never heard her album 'Witness,' I swear you'll walk out of there with a copy." Cost is $10, proceeds from which go to support the Birmingham Aids Outreach. And mark your calendars for March 25, when they'll have Madi Diaz in concert at 8:30 p.m. Apparently O Kafes is becoming quite the venue for small singer/songwriter concerts.
- Clif Holt of Little Savannah has kicked off its Spring 2009 cooking classes. These run from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturdays (Feb. 28, April 4 and April 25) and cost $75 at time of registration. Go to www.Littlesavannah.com to see what is available. This weekend's is "Practical Mother Sauces." Call 591-1119 to save a spot.
- Alan Dobbs is now manager at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar at the Summit. He was formerly co-owner of Icon.
- Slow Food fans, mark your calendar for a special event in Decatur, Georgia, on Friday, March 20. Slow Food Atlanta is hosting a very special Spring Supper featuring Michael Pollan, Dan Imhoff and other friends of Slow Food in a celebration of sustainable Southern fare. The list of guest chefs include ones from highly acclaimed Atlanta restaurants such as Bacchanalia and Canoe. Cost is $150 for Slow Food members, $250 for non-members. Buy tickets here: Brown Paper Tickets
- Jones Valley Urban Farms will play host March 22 to "Swine and Wine '09," labeled "the best pig roast you will ever go to." Chef Clif Holt of Little Savannah restaurant and guest Chef Stephen Stryjewski of Cochon Restaurant in New Orleans will present the 'Swine and all the fixins', while Good People Brewing and Talley Wines showcase their handcrafted Beer and Wine. Dancing, too! $100, make your reservations at Little Savannah, 591-1119.
- Moe's Original Bar B Que has opened a new location in Hoover at 2341 John Hawkins Parkway at Lake Crest Plaza. In March, they also will open another Birmingham location in the former Lakeview Oyster House on Southside. This is a small chain; Moe's was founded in 2001 in Vail, Colorado by three Alabamians: Mike Fernandez from Tuscaloosa, Ben Gilbert from Athens, and Jeff Kennedy from Huntsville. Moe's Original BBQ smokes all meat fresh daily as taught by Tuscaloosa legend Moses Day.
- Free the Hops is again working to try to get the state Legislature to pass a bill allowing higher-alcohol craft beers to be sold in Alabama. For more information and learn how you can help, go to www.freethehops.org.
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I have been meaning to blog R. Chaim Rapoport's excellent book Judaism and Homosexuality: An Authentic Orthodox View. The author is a prominent rabbi in London who, though a Lubavitcher hasid, tends to a mainstream synagogue and serves on the Chief Rabbi's cabinet. The author is clearly an expert in halakhah and a master bibliographer. Additionally, he has written his book with his audience in mind, keeping the text to more general matters and leaving the complex halakhic issues for lengthy endnotes.
R. Rapoport's book is sure to make waves. He strongly argues for a number of non-mainstream views that have never before been put forth by such a traditional voice.
He starts off his book by laying down the prohibition against homosexuality. He states that not only are homosexual relations but any form of intimacy and even intentional fantasizing is prohibited for males; for females, the prohibition is either biblical or rabbinic, either way authoritatively binding. This is all adequately and convincingly documented with lengthy endnotes. However, he emphasizes, there is nothing inherently forbidden about being attracted to a member of the same sex. Being an inactive and carefully controlled homosexual is entirely consistent with an halakhic life.
He then progresses to reasons why homosexuality is forbidden. He makes his way through all of the different explanations of the word to'evah and concludes that while the prohibition might sometimes seem perfectly reasonable, it is ultimately a Divine decree and even situations that perhaps do not fit into any of the rationalizations for the prohibition - such as loving, monogamous homosexual relationships - are still forbidden. Whether this is a hok or a mishpat is, in the end, an academic issue.
Is homosexuality inborn or an acquired trait? Answer: It does not matter. Even if someone is born as a homosexual, that only determines one's desires and not one's actions. No one is forced by his nature to perform homosexual acts. R. Rapoport raises the convincing point that even proponents of "conversion therapy" claim a success rate of under 50%. That means that at least half of all homosexuals cannot be "converted" into heterosexuals. Furthermore, there are different degrees of homosexual attraction, with some being attracted to both sexes, some only to the opposite, and many with varying strengths toward each gender. Someone who is a "confirmed homosexual," with attraction only towards the opposite sex, is much less likely to be able to "convert" than someone who is attracted to both sexes.
However, chapter 3 is titled "The Formidable Challenge" because R. Rapoport acknowledges that homosexuals face a tremendous battle. One example that I found eye-opening is how a religious heterosexual would react to having an unusually strong libido. He would simply try to avoid interaction with women. In a strictly Orthodox society it is possible to accomplish this to a large degree. But what is a homosexual to do? How is an Orthodox male supposed to avoid being around other males, to many of whom he is physically attracted? If he is honest with himself, he knows that he must avoid temptation. Yet, the entire society is geared to help him avoid heterosexual temptation and, unwittingly, place him in situations of homosexual temptation. This is sure to cause great frustration to a homosexual trying desperately to do the right thing.
In chapter 4, R. Rapoport argues that homosexuals who succumb to their desire are no worse than other sinners. They are people who have given in to their desires - mumarim le-te'avon. There are those who suggest that homosexuals are under duress, they are annusim, but R. Rapoport rejects this line of thought. If this were so, an agunah would also be considered annusah if she engaged in an extra-marital affair, something which few would accept as a reasonable argument.
It is critical to maintain a proper understanding of the homosexual ordeal. This is not to excuse their transgressions, if they commit any, but to properly recognize their situations. No demographic has a higher suicide rate than homosexuals. Because there are certainly "closeted" homosexuals in the Orthodox community who are probably suffering greatly to live with their orientations, we must be extra-careful not to denigrate homosexuals and, possibly, push someone further into the depression that is common for homosexuals. Such a comment just might be pushing someone closer to suicide. If we understand how difficult their lives are, we will certainly project a sympathy for rather than a denigration of homosexuals.
Perhaps, R. Rapoport suggests in chapter 6, homosexuals in today's society of permissiveness are tinokos she-nishbu. Maybe they are. But if this is the case then we would have to be prepared to call adulterers and other sexual deviants tinokos she-nishbu as well. And maybe that is the case.
R. Rapoport emphasizes, though, that he is only dealing with individual homosexuals. He has no sympathy for organizations that promote a "homosexual lifestyle" or otherwise imply that homosexual relations is permitted by the Torah. These organizations are antithetical to Torah and are "completely outside the pale of acceptability."
It is unhealthy, and probably prohibited, to encourage someone to marry who cannot maintain a normal marital relationship. It is wrong for the closeted homosexual and even more wrong for the unwitting spouse who commits to a relationship under false pretenses. Every situation is different. But many homosexuals are entirely unfit for marriage and to encourage otherwise is to inflict emotional trauma on two vulnerable people.
Finally, the last chapter is devoted to real correspondence R. Rapoport carried on with homosexuals and with those who attacked his stances as being too liberal. The sympathy R. Rapoport is able to evoke is a strong weapon in properly advising these troubled souls. As to his critics on the right, R. Rapoport's scholarship is amply sufficient to ward off such attacks.
If any criticism is to be delivered to this book, I believe it is regarding R. Rapoport's almost entirely avoiding the very real issue of defiant homosexuals. That is, those who believe that the Torah is wrong for prohibiting homosexuality and try to recruit others to their cause. These people are distorters of Torah, sinners lehakh'is, and are deserving of our condemnation. However, we must be incredibly sensitive not to give the impression that we are condemning the struggling homosexual who truly wishes to follow G-d's word. Nevertheless, I believe that lehakh'is homosexuals are extremely common and are, unfortunately, casting a negative shadow on struggling homosexuals. R. Rapoport's avoidance of this topic was perhaps intentional, or perhaps naive. Either way, it will surely be raised by his critics.
Monday, May 17, 2004
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I have been meaning to blog R. Chaim Rapoport's excellent book Judaism and Homosexuality: An Authentic Orthodox View. The author is a prominent rabbi in London who, though a Lubavitcher hasid, tends to a mainstream synagogue and serves on the Chief Rabbi's cabinet. The author is clearly an expert in halakhah and a master bibliographer. Additionally, he has written his book with his audience in mind, keeping the text to more general matters and leaving the complex halakhic issues for lengthy endnotes.


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DPL 9.00.18 update is available
Posted Wed, 2018-10-31 by Chris Dalton
The DPL update 9.00.18 is now available for download.
This update includes the following fixes/changes/enhancements:
BUG: Update install may require reboot when DPL is started by opening a workspace file (#2669)
BUG: Series modules in embedded fault trees may not be generated (#2670)
BUG: Find function doesn't work for embedded fault tree modules (#2662)
CHG: Don't change influence diagram/decision tree activation on error unless necessary (#2418)
ENH: Enable base case tornado run from recorded endpoints (#2672)
DPL 9.00.15 update is available
Posted Fri, 2018-08-10 by Chris Dalton
The DPL update 9.00.15 is now available for download. This is the first generally available (i.e., non-beta) version of DPL 9 Fault Tree. While most of the changes relate to fault tree features and documentation, we also encourage DPL Professional, Enterprise and Portfolio users to apply the update.
This update includes the following fixes/changes/enhancements:
ENH: Accommodate long names better in cutset viewer
BUG: Don't change font size of FT tips based on font in FT itself (#2656)
ENH: Improved session log output for partial derivatives and cutsets (#2652)
DPL 9.00.14 update is available
Posted Fri, 2018-07-13 by Chris Dalton
The DPL maintenance update 9.00.14 is now available for download. It includes the following fixes/changes/enhancements:
A DPL Fault Tree Analysis of GDPR Risk
Posted Mon, 2018-05-21 by Nicki Franz
Unless you've been living under a rock, I'm confident that you've heard about the European Union's new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) that go into effect on May 25, 2018. Over the last month you've likely been barraged by dozens of "Privacy Policy Update" emails as companies scurry to come into compliance with these expansive new regulations.
DPL 9.00.11 update is available
Posted Wed, 2018-04-04 by Chris Dalton
The DPL maintenance update 9.00.11 is now available for download. It includes the following fixes/changes/enhancements:
Risk/Reward Bubble Charts - More than just a Pretty Output
Posted Wed, 2018-02-14 by Nicki Franz
When it comes to project and portfolio management analytic outputs, bubble charts are by far the most charming. Colorful and playful, they are reminiscent of a jar of gumballs. But they're really more than just an pretty chart to throw in your PowerPoint or dashboard for a splash of color. When it's critical to find the mix of projects that will add the most value to your R&D portfolio its imperative you have a strong grasp on the risk/reward balance -- which is just what this chart type can provide.
Lights, Camera, Action! Watch Syncopation's DPL, DPMX, and Decision Analysis Video Tutorials
Posted Thu, 2017-11-02 by Nicki Franz
We've always championed a "model in DPL as you learn" approach within our software documentation, resources, and training courses. A couple of years ago Syncopation took this to another level by creating our own YouTube channel so we could offer tutorial-style, screencast videos (narrated, recorded, and edited by your's truly) for those who prefer this mode of learning over traditional paper/PDF user guides. We've built up quite a collection -- so if you haven't checked Syncopation's YouTube channel, I'd encourage you to do so.
Calling All Big DPL Fans: See us in Houston at INFORMS Annual Meeting!
Posted Wed, 2017-10-18 by Nicki Franz
No really... we've got an excess of stylish, FREE size XL DPL shirts to give away. (Sorry, all the smalls, mediums and larges are long gone.) But seriously, DPL fans big, small, and in between should stop by Booth #13 at INFORMS Annual Meeting in Houston early next week:
DPL 9.00.02 update is available
Posted Fri, 2017-09-08 by Chris Dalton
The DPL maintenance update 9.00.02 is now available for download. It includes the following fixes/changes/enhancements:
Moving from Analyzing Datasets to Decisions in DPL
Posted Tue, 2017-07-18 by Nicki Franz
We've discussed "Big Data" within our Imperfect Information blog in the past -- with a moderately critical tone. (See Big Data and DA) When it comes to Big Data us DA folks think far too much emphasis is put on the past and how many terabytes one can unearth and not the value (or lack thereof) that the wodges of data can bring to your decisions. So allow me to expound the fact that data (or information) only has value if it will affect your future actions and decisions!
Syncopation Announces the Release of DPL 9
Posted Tue, 2017-05-09 by Nicki Franz
Syncopation Software is pleased to announce the general availability of DPL Release 9. This release serves to underscore Syncopation's commitment to providing users with best-in-class decision analytic tools that improve performance, enhance interoperability, and give you insights that lead to better decision quality. Whether you choose the Professional, Enterprise or Portfolio version, we're confident you'll find DPL 9 the best decision analysis software tool you've ever used.
The Monty Hall Problem in DPL
Posted Tue, 2017-04-04 by Chris Dalton
Decision analysis is most often used on high stakes, one-of-a-kind decisions. However, the same techniques and tools can be used to shed light on a variety of decisions, including those where the stakes are, say, "A BRAND NEW CAR!!!".
DPL 9 New Feature: Multiple Objective Functions
Posted Wed, 2017-02-01 by Nicki Franz
If you are subscribed to our mailing list this quote may sound familiar to you:
"Enhancements in this [DPL 9] release range from game-changing analytics to modeling ease-of-use to support for the latest technology platforms."
The March of Excel Progress
Posted Fri, 2017-01-20 by Chris Dalton
The vast majority of DPL users are also heavy Excel users, and they sometimes ask us about the pros and cons of the various Excel versions. Oftentimes they have no choice in the matter -- the corporate IT department is rolling out a new version of Office, and they just need to know what they're in for. DPL has been closely integrated with Excel from the earliest days, so we definitely have an opinion. This post summarizes the highs and lows of recent Excel history, from the perspective of power users doing analytical work.
DPL 9 New Feature: Perform and Continue
Posted Wed, 2017-01-11 by Chris Dalton
I'm going to use a light-hearted example to introduce a simple but powerful new feature in DPL 9: Perform and Continue. If you've used DPL, you probably know about the perform feature, a way of creating "perform links" which reduce the redundancy in a decision tree. Often when building an asymmetric tree there are sections which are repeated -- some groups of nodes are the same on different paths.
Consider the personal decision problem of what to drink. Beer and wine are both enjoyable, but they involve certain risks.
DPL 9 New Feature: Time Series Percentiles for All Your Initial Decision Alternatives
Posted Fri, 2016-12-16 by Nicki Franz
A customer once inquired about a new feature request for DPL 9. It went a little something like this:
You know how DPL does that really cool Initial decision alternatives chart? The one where you can generate risk profiles -- not just for the optimal decision alternative -- but for all of the initial decision alternatives? And, they're displayed conveniently in one chart for easy comparison? Like this:
12 Days of DPL 9 Features
Posted Thu, 2016-12-08 by Nicki Franz
You know the traditional holiday tune where one delivers increasingly grander gifts to his/her companion over the span of 12 days. I believe it draws a parallel to how one will feel upon starting up our forthcoming release DPL 9 -- licenses for which are now available for pre-release purchase at a 25% discount! It's the software tool that keeps giving when it comes to decision analytics, performance, interoperability and polish. So I give you Syncopation's interpretation of this holiday classic.
A New Feature that makes Sequential Drilling Decisions Easy
Posted Wed, 2016-11-16 by Nicki Franz
A common and challenging decision problem in the oil & gas industry is to decide how to explore an oil field. Typically there is a cluster of prospects, giving rise to a highly dependent set of uncertainties, according to their proximity and the geology of the area. For example, if you drill a well at one site and strike oil, it's more likely that a nearby prospect will also have oil. If you drill a few "dry holes", you'll probably give up on the field rather than throw good money after bad drilling the other prospects. This makes intuitive sense, but until recently it was tough to model in a decision tree.
DPMX: Answering the Where, How Much, and How To of Resource Allocation
Posted Mon, 2016-10-31 by Nicki Franz
"…the problem with resource allocation isn't ignorance of its importance—83 percent of executives we polled named it as the most critical management lever for spurring growth." - McKinsey (Where, how much, and how: Answering the hardest questions of resource allocation)
And yet, McKinsey and Company go on to point out that a third of organizations included in a survey reallocate just 1% of capital from year to year. Whether you're talking about money, talent, or time these precious, finite resources tend to be handled by management teams with far too much safeguarding and rigidity -- leaving them in the dust of those who pursue a more deliberately dynamic resource allocation strategy.
How the DPL Software Stacks Up Against Other Decision Tree Software Tools
Posted Wed, 2016-10-12 by Nicki Franz
As a market leader in decision analytic tools, we confidently stand by our claim that DPL is the most powerful, full featured application for decision tree and influence diagram modeling on the market today. DPL offers a dedicated, standalone graphical modeling interface for performing decision and risk analyses, Monte Carlo simulation, and Real Option valuation. The tool's flexibility and intuitiveness allow you to model the characteristics specific to your decisions with a precision unmatched by our competitors.


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Friday, May 1, 2009
I haven't died.
No, I haven't forgotten about this thing, I just haven't been updating and I apologize to anyone who has visited here since my absence. I need to do a lot of scanning, but here's some I had scanned a while ago in the meantime.
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Couple of After Work Photos...
When I went in to work this morning at 6 it was snowing. It did not last long but it did leave a little accumulation in the shade. It looked cold. I have nice windows to look out at work. I can watch the day and stay warm. Not everything was staying put and warm and I made these photos on the way home from work.
These photos were taken in the high game fence two miles from my house. A few of these deer have that does he have range cubes look on their faces.
This would be a great wild life shot if I had not gotten the high line guide wire in the frame. I was standing about 15' outside my property line to make this photo through the fence.
I think that's the no he don't have range cubes look.


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Transport options to Howth include car, Dart, bus, foot and bike.
In order to reduce the possibility of congestion in Howth village we would encourage you to carpool where possible or preferably use one of the public transport options or alternatively get a bit of warm up on your bike by cycling out.
Howth is relatively close to the city centre area and the route out to Howth is totally flat and mainly on designated cycle routes.
We will provide a designated area for bike parking close to the transition area - please bring a lock.
Dart Information at:- http://www.irishrail.ie/home/
Bus Information at:- http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Journey1/Timetables/
Cycle Path Information at:- http://www.dublincitycycling.ie/cycling-facilities/cycle-lanes-and-facilities


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Antithrombotic Regimens and Outcome (ARNO)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00448461
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 16, 2007
Last Update Posted : February 10, 2009
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PROTOCOL SYNOPSIS Title: Comparison of bivalirudin and unfractioned heparin (UFH)+ protamine in elective percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI)
Design: Prospective, randomized, controlled trial
Hypothesis: Bivalirudin is superior to UFH + protamine for the improvement of outcomes in patients undergoing elective PCI
Key Inclusion Criteria:
Patients older than 18 years of age to undergo PCI Clopidogrel loading > 6 hrs prior to PCI according to the PCI guidelines Informed, written consent
Key Exclusion Criteria:
ST-elevation myocardial infarction within the prior 48 hours Active bleeding, bleeding diathesis, recent surgery Severe renal failure Chronic coronary artery occlusion to be treated
Primary endpoint:
Inhospital major bleeding
Secondary endpoints:
- Composite rate of death, myocardial infarction (MI) or target vessel revascularization (TVR) inhospital, and at 6 months
- Composite rate of inhospital death, MI or TVR and major bleeding
- Major and minor bleedings
- Total vascular complications
- Post-procedure renal failure
Bivalirudin versus unfractioned heparin followed by protamine at the end of the PCI procedure
Sample size:
Assumed incidence of inhospital major bleeding of 6% in UFH + protamine and of 2% in bivalirudin group; for a power of 80% and a level of 0.05 for each group 425 patients are needed. An interim analysis will be performed after the enrolment of 425 (50%) patients.
Inhospital, and 6-month clinical follow-up (out-patient clinic or by phone)
|Condition or disease
|Coronary Artery Disease
|Drug: heparin Drug: bivalirudin
|Phase 4
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Bivalirudin, a direct thrombin inhibitor, has been recently introduced as an alternative to UFH given several important biologic and pharmacokinetic advantages.1,2 In contrast to UFH, it acts independently of antithrombin and inhibits both free and clotbound thrombin; it is not neutralized by circulating inhibitors; does not bind to plasma protein and cause thrombocytopenia.1,2 In the Bivalirudin Angioplasty Study, bivalirudin was associated with a 45% reduction in the relative risk for the composite of death, myocardial infarction, revascularization or hemorrhage as compared to UFH among patients with unstable angina undergoing percutaneous coronary angioplasty.3 Recently, in another randomized trial of patients with intermediate risk undergoing coronary stenting after varying pre-treatment intervals with different doses of thienopyridines, use of bivalirudin was estimated to result in 38% reduction in the relative risk of death, myocardial infarction, urgent repeat revascularization or in-hospital major bleeding at 30 days compared to UFH.4 In addition, bivalirudin was associated with a similar rate of ischemic events and less major bleeding and estimated to be more cost-effective than abciximab administered in adjunct to UFH.4,5 However, previous studies have included patients treated with plain balloon angioplasty or stenting after inadequate pretreatment with thienopyridines (ticlopidine or clopidogrel). Recent guidelines recommend that all patients undergoing PCI must receive a loading dose of 300 - 600 mg of clopidogrel.6 Clopidogrel is a thienopyridine that acts by irreversibly inhibiting the platelet adenosine 5'- diphosphate (ADP) receptor. Compared to ticlopidine, it has the advantage of a more favourable side effect profile 7, 8 and more rapid onset of action.9 Pre-treatment with clopidogrel has been associated with better outcomes among patients undergoing PCI.10-12 After a loading dose of 600 mg, maximum inhibition of aggregation with clopidogrel is achieved within two hours.13 The Intracoronary Stenting and Antithrombotic Regimen-Rapid Early Action for Coronary Treatment (ISAR-REACT) trial showed that after pre-treatment with 600 mg clopidogrel for at least 2 hours before intervention, additional use of abicximab to UFH was not associated with any clinically measurable benefit among low-to-intermediate risk patients who underwent PCI.14 On the other hand, patients who received abciximab had a higher rate of thrombocytopenia and more frequently required blood transfusions. Thus, an antithrombotic strategy consisting of a loading dose of 600 mg clopidogrel in addition to UFH and aspirin is a safe and effective way to improve patients' outcomes and reduce costs after PCI. There are few data about the use of protamine neutralization of circulating heparin after successful stent implantation.15-18 However, all the previous studies showed no excess in ischemic complications after stent implantation and subsequent protamine administration, with a strong potential for bleeding complication limitation.
Based on the above-mentioned data it can be said that antithrombotic regimens based on either bivalirudin or UFH intraprocedurally followed by protamine neutralization, are effective strategies to reduce ischemic and hemorrhagic complications in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing PCI. At present, it is not known whether bivalirudin is superior to UFH in patients who have been optimally pre-treated with a loading dose of clopidogrel.
We designed this study to assess whether bivalirudin is superior to unfractioned heparin + protamine in patients undergoing PCI. All patients older than 18 years of age, who require coronary angiography for suspected or established coronary artery disease, but without ST-segment changes, will receive a loading dose of 600 mg clopidogrel at least 2 hours prior to the procedure. Eligible patients who do not meet the exclusion criteria and in whom angiography reveals that revascularization is required and the target lesion(s) is (are) amenable to PCI, will be randomized to receive a bolus of 140 U/kg of heparin or bivalirudin to be administered as an intravenous bolus of 0.75 mg/kg prior to the start of the intervention, followed by infusion of 1.75 mg/kg per hour for the duration of the procedure. All patients will receive aspirin indefinitely and clopidogrel for at least 1 month after PTCA or implantation of bare metal stents and for at least 6 months after implantation of drug-eluting stents; clopidogrel treatment for more than 6 months will be encouraged.19 The primary end point of the study is in-hospital major bleeding. The study is designed to show whether bivalirudin is superior to UFH + protamine with respect to the primary end point.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|850 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Comparison of Bivalirudin and Unfractioned Heparin in Elective Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
|Study Start Date :
|March 2007
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|June 2008
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 2008
Active Comparator: 1
Drug: heparin
comparison between heparin and bivalirudin
Active Comparator: 2
Drug: bivalirudin
comparison between heparin and bivalirudin
- The primary outcome measure will be in-hospital major bleeding. [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
- Composite rate of death, myocardial infarction (MI) or urgent [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- target vessel revascularization (TVR) inhospital, and at 6 months [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Composite rate of inhospital death, MI or TVR and major bleeding [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Major and minor bleedings [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Total vascular complications [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
- Post-procedure renal failure [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients older than age 18 to undergo PCI
- Pretreatment at least 6 hours before PCI with clopidogrel according to the PCI guidelines.
- Informed, written consent by the patient or her/his legally-authorized representative for participation in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Recent ST-elevation myocardial infarction within the last 48 hours.
- Chronic coronary artery occlusion to be treated
- Malignancies or other comorbid conditions (for example severe liver, renal and pancreatic disease) with life expectancy less than one year or that may result in protocol non-compliance.
- Active bleeding, bleeding diathesis, recent surgery (< 15 days)
- History of gastrointestinal or genitourinary bleeding within the last 6 weeks
- Treatment with UFH within 6 hours or low-molecular weight heparin within 8 hours before randomization.
- Treatment with bivalirudin within 24 hours beforerandomization.
- Severe uncontrolled hypertension >180/110 mmHg unresponsive to therapy
- Relevant hematologic deviations: hemoglobin < 100 g/L OR platelet count < 100 x 109 /L.
- Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) < 30 ml/min or serum creatinine > 30 mg/L or dependence on renal dialysis.
- Known allergy to the study medications: aspirin, clopidogrel, UFH, bivalirudin; stainless steel; true anaphylaxis after prior exposure to contrast media.
- Known heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
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): NCT00448461
|Division of Cardiology, Careggi Hospital
|Florence, Italy, 50141
|Study Director:
|David Antoniucci, MD
|Division of Cardiology, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
|Responsible Party:
|David Antoniucci, Division of Cardiology, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00448461 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|March 16, 2007 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|February 10, 2009
|Last Verified:
|February 2009
Keywords provided by Careggi Hospital:
coronary artery disease
percutaneous coronary interventions
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Coronary Artery Disease
Myocardial Ischemia
Coronary Disease
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Calcium heparin
Fibrinolytic Agents
Fibrin Modulating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Serine Proteinase Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors


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Here's a review of what I have found to be the best bus compressor plugins. I use these guys all the time on my mix bus – or the master bus – however you wanna call it. [Read more…] about The Best Bus Compressor Plugins
The Best Waves Plugins – What Should You Buy?
This post is a response to a request I've had multiple times in the past year alone: What do I think are the best Waves plugins?
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My Essential Saturation Plugins
In this blog post I'm showing you a bunch of saturation plugins that I absolutely love. I will also talk about the different ways I use saturation and how each of the plugins ties into that. I've also created short videos of each plugin and embedded them into this post. This way you can see and hear it all in action.
What's On My Mix Bus
I've been steadily improving my mix bus skills and setup in the past few years.
I wanted to share with you a little bit of my thought process as well as show you some of my favourite plugins.
Whether I'm working on one of my own tracks or doing mixing work for a client, these are the tools that are seeing action on my mix bus at the moment.
Best Free VST/AU/AAX Plugins for Mac and PC (2016 edition)
It's time again to update ourselves on the current state of free VST, AU and AAX plugins for Windows and Mac.
This is not an attempt to list all available free plugins. Rather, I've hand picked the best of the best free plugins for you.
All of the listed plugins work on both PC and Mac computers.
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text: The state gave the water-short city of Willits permission to accept an offer of water from the nearby camp of the San Francisco Bay Area Council of Boy Scouts. The Scout Council's help will be welcome, said City Manager Bill Van Orden, even though recent storms have temporarily eased the shortage in the 4,450-population city in Mendocino County. Van Orden said the water level in Willits' only reservoir in mid-November was below that reached in the 1976-77 drought.