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We are having an issue with BOBJ XI 3.1 where the Web Intelligence Processing Servers just stop on their own and are stuck in the "starting" state. We can't seem to find a pattern to when or why this is happening. The only way to get the server back running is to Force Termination and then restart.
Anyone else having these problems? Anyone have any ideas on a possible fix?
Thanks in advance.
Check for any errors in Event Viewer as well when the Processing server goes down.
Thanks Anisa,
We have checked and there are no errors in Event Viewer. We have tried several things to resolve this issue. For example, we saw a forum post referring to multiple NICs on the server. So we changed the servers to use a specific NIC but that did not work. We have also tried to turn on "trace" for the server process and this does not give us enough information to figure out the issue.
I also spoke with another BOBJ customer using XI 3.1 and they were having the same issue. They believe that this issue was related to specific users that were logged in to Webi. They had an OSS message open with SAP to try to solve the issue.
I was reaching out in this forum to see if anyone else had the issue and had figured out any more info on the issue.
Are you trying to run or refresh any WEBI document when you observe this issue?
It is hard to tell. Sometimes, it seems as though we get the error when the Java client times out. We have changed almost all of the time-out intervals to longer to try to resolve the issue.
Most of the time, it seems like it happens after developers have been in Webi for extended periods of time.... Then, when the system is idle, the Webi processing service tries to restart itself and gets hung up. We have multiple Webi processing services on the server and not all of them always get hung up. It seems to be a fairly inconsistent issue.
We have also observed that when the WEBI document is left idle in edit mode for more than default session timeout period, the server hangs and you see errors in Event viewer "Faulting error w3wp.exe"
I shal let you know if we find something more in this issue.
We have observed that when we refresh the WEBI Documents using RowIndex function, the server hangs and we need to restart the server or SIA.
It seems the RowIndex() funciton is broken in XI3.1
Hi Rodney,
I guess you need to increase the memory of the system which is running Business Objects as there are many users getting connected to the system through WebI at one perticular time this happens i guess.
Could you please check by increasing the load to the BO server.It will turn off the services.
I got the same problem.
It was running BOMM 3.0 which refresh the metadata of webi reports. There are 3 webi processing server and one of them hangs at starting status.
The BOMM job is also hangs at running status, i think it is waiting for the Webi processing server.
I have not found any solution yet.
Hi all,
I have also experienced the same problem. Searches of sites pointed to the memory analysis, so I tried it with this setting off. I also noticed that the behaviour was much better when I had 2 web processing servers on the same node. Finally, though I had never deployed it myself, there is a script floating around to start and stop the webi servers at planned times which goes a long way to ensuring it is available when you want.
There is only one way to really know what's going on and it is to log a support Incident.
You can also start tracing on the webi report servers and see what that will tell you.
We have also seen the exact behavior that Rodney describes, specifically w/ our SAP customers. The angle I am pursuing right now is WebI Processing servers can't hanle SAP queries (BEx) effciently. I will likely be logging a case with SAP Support to see if our traces indicate anything of value.
After changing the default AutoSave time to 120 minutes, we have not seen this problem in over a week. We don't think that this is the correct solution but it seems to be getting us by for now.
We tried this change based on OSS note 1297132.
We are also not sure why this works....Although, we had thought that the problem occurred when the Java client timed out. Maybe it is related to the Java client timing out and the AutoSave then trying to execute which was causing the issue??
Rodney...interested to know if you have had any WebI Processing Server stopages since your last post. I am actually looking at Virtual Memory settings. One of of our customers is seeing the stopages even with Auto-Save settings increased. In the WebI process trace files I am noticing numeorus errors such as
**ERROR:SRM:An internal error occured while dgSerializeManagerImpl is calling ibo_idgSrmStore->PublishToCorporate [kdgSerializeManager.cpp;2365]
Reseraching issues associated with dgSerializeManagerImpl, seems to suggest that the server is running out of Virtual Memory space. Going to run some tests, but I wanted to add this to the thread for any feedback.
Remember in the good old 6.5 days we had recomendation to increase Desktop Heap size to 1024 in the registry.
I wonder if this is related to that. Try increasing Desktop heap and let us know if webi works any better !
Should it better standard practice for all BOXI installs to modify the reg key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\SubSystems\Windows
%SystemRoot%\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows
SharedSection=1024,3072,512 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows
ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3
ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off
%SystemRoot%\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows
SharedSection=1024,3072,1024 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows
ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3
ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ProfileControl=Off
Also, is there any Desktop Heap advantage to running the SIA under a dedicated admin account vs. Local System?
I think it should. I'm not sure why we stopped publishing Recomended Settings guides, but if we were - I'm sure Desktop heap would be there
Domain account vs Local System just gives you more reach on the network. Sometimes report servers can't access data from DB's if they run under local accounts, but work fine with Domain accounts.
It's really based on the security you have on your netowork and access restrictions.
I've also encountered this issue with XI 3.0 and 3.1. The solution I found was to disable memory analysis and to increase the "Maximum documents before recycling" setting from 50 (default) to 250.
Depending on your usage level, the document threshold may need some experimentation.
We recently had to rebuild our PROD box after which the services started hanging again. I reimplemented the settings above and all was well. We run for a good week or so before having any need to restart services.
At the risk of stating the obvious, I think there are issues with the recycling "features" that attempt to restart services automatically based on some threshold. Memory, docs processed, etc.
I hope this helps.
We had encountered the same problem with the 'starting' server status, modified settings as John suggested and the problem didn't occur ever since.
Webi recycling issues should be fixed in Fp1.3 and up.
I can tell you that FP 1.3 has not addressed the "stuck in starting". We have 5 customers who continue to see the behavior and all are on 1.3. What is the Adapt# of the fix you are referring to? The FP 1.3 fixes doc has no occurrence of "recycle" or "recycling" and a serach on " Web Intelligence" does not turn up anything that addresses the behavior either.
We will likely be logging a new case or perhaps re-opening an old one. But it is almost a gurantee that if you use SAP Universes, you will run into this error. Perhaps a coincidence...but it seems odd that only our SAP shops are seeing this to a degree where it interupts progress.
It must be SAP specific, because I can see better memory and recycling in Fp1.3 compared to RTM.
Unfortunately I do not have an ADAPT number to show for it. You just have to trust me
What I see in RTM - with big reports/complex calculations webi might use too much memory, get unresponsive, do not accept any new requests and become stale.... Only restart will clear it.
in Fp1.3 and up in same workflow, webi will kick error message to user running offending report, recycle memory back to low level, continue accepting oter requests, no need to restart.
So, if you still see hanging webi servers and it happens with SAP based universes - got to be SAP specific.
maybe it is really SAP specific because i am encountering it too.
so what can be the solution/workaround to solve this issue?
thanks a lot!


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True to form, when the Carolina Gamecock appeared last Wednesday on MSNBC's Morning Joe, Gowdy used a courtroom metaphor when asked if his committee's investigation could run into 2016, when Hillary Clinton, who was Secretary of State during the terrorist attack on our consulate, could conceivably be the Democratic nominee for the presidency. "It would be shame on us if we intentionally dragged this out for political expediency," Gowdy replied. "On the other hand, if an administration is slow-walking document production, I can't end a trial simply because the defense won't cooperate."
In spite of Gowdy clearly using a legalistic analogy, Breitbart.com also reported on May 9, 2014 that a somewhat exasperated Pelosi fired back, "I think the Chairman [Gowdy] is already calling this an investigation. I think he called it a trial. I think that tells you all you need to know."
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The latest isn't the first time the San Francisco Democrat has had trouble with analogies. When the US Supreme Court heard arguments in 2012 concerning Obama Care, Justice Scalia asked Solicitor General Donald Verrilli the definition of "the market," which Verrilli used generically when referring to the health care industry. Justice Scalia added to his request for clarification, "Could you define 'the market'? Everybody has to buy food sooner or later, so you define the market as food, therefore, everybody is in the market; therefore, you can make people buy broccoli." At a Capitol Hill press conference, Pelosi opined of the legalistic back-and-forth at the Supreme Court building, "Let's hope and pray that the court will love the Constitution more than it loves broccoli."
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To My Dear and Loving Husband Theme of Religion
"To My Dear and Loving Husband" has plenty to say about religion, but it is very discreet and careful about it. The speaker doesn't come right out and say it, but for her, love and religion are very close. The first few lines of the poem, for example, describe love with very subtle references to the Bible. In addition, the last line of the poem talks about love as the key to immortality, to salvation. And remember, Bradstreet lived in a very religious society among Puritans and preachers, so this close relationship between love and religion makes perfect sense.
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- Why does the speaker refer to religious ideas in a very indirect way? Why not just come right out and talk about God and Heaven and Salvation?
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NISCAIR Online Periodicals Repository Collection: NPR Vol.6(2) [March-April 2007] http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/7774 The Collection's search engine Search the Channel search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/simple-search A review on Bael tree http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/7856 Title: A review on Bael tree

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Abstract: Bael, Aegle marmelos (Linn.) Correa ex Roxb., a tree of Indian origin is known from pre-historic time. It has a great mythological significance for Hindus. Utilization of bael in day-to-day life has great nutritional, environmental as well as commercial importance. It has been in use from time immemorial in traditional systems of medicine for relieving constipation, diarrhoea, dysentery, peptic ulcer and respiratory infections. Important medicinal properties of bael are antidiabetic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, analgesic, cardioprotective, antispermatogenic, anticancer and radioprotective. The present review deals with general and chemical profile and its economic importance including medicinal and other uses.

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School officials at a Northern California school have been forced to apologize after a proposed lunch menu to celebrate Black History Month sparked controversy and angered some parents, students and faculty.
What was supposed to be a black history festivity at the Carondelet High School for Girls in Concord that was supposed to take place on Feb. 7, 2014. quickly turned ugly after the menu consisting of fried chicken, cornbread and watermelon was announced by a student to the entire school in a public address on Monday.
According to USA TODAY Network, Carondelet communications director Christina Ditzel said the announcement was a "shock to the administrators, the students, and the teachers," and the administration denies approving the menu.
And according to the Huffington Post, Principal Nancy Libby agreed to remove all of the food items from the menu after the Black Student Union requested that watermelon be removed.
Libby said:
"I'd like to apologize for this announcement and any hurt this caused students, parents or community members. Please know that at no time at Carondelet do we wish to perpetrate racial stereotypes."
So whether it's when pro golfer Fuzzy Zeller said: "Tell him (Tiger Woods) not to serve fried chicken next year, got it. Or collard greens or whatever in the hell they (African-Americans) serve," or when another pro golfer, Sergio Garcia, made the comment about offering Tiger Woods over to dinner so they can "serve fried chicken," the issue of certain foods being racist in regard to the black community is not new.
But what is truly racist? Is it the food, or is it the insincere stigma that has been attached to the food by the most primitive elements of society? So is it the watermelon, or is it the old, slave master mentality?
It would appear that it is the old, slave master mentality, because all ethnic groups, including whites, happily and without judgment consume these kinds of foods at an extremely high rate.
But due to the history of slavery and Jim Crow in this county, serving fried chicken or watermelon to blacks is certainly more contentious than serving the exact same foods to any other ethnic group.
So doesn't it seem to make sense that when a consumption stereotype that was handcrafted for the humiliation of black people is often selected to be offered to blacks or to be an honorable representation of black culture it appears to be more purposeful than accidental?
So instead of having another routine diversity meeting, maybe the principal should consider tackling the muddy, historical propaganda of these foods and how it was used to humiliate black people creating racial stereotypes that still exist today in what many of the parents of students who attend Carondelet are calling a "teachable moment," which would fall more along the lines of the actual intent of Black History Month.
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The son of a zookeeper, Pi Patel has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior and a fervent love of stories. When Pi is sixteen, his family emigrates from India to North America aboard a Japanese cargo ship, along with their zoo animals bound for new homes.
The ship sinks. Pi finds himself alone in a lifeboat, his only companions a hyena, an orangutan, a wounded zebra, and Richard Parker, a 450-pound Bengal tiger. Soon the tiger has dispatched all but Pi, whose fear, knowledge, and cunning allow him to coexist with Richard Parker for 227 days while lost at sea. When they finally reach the coast of Mexico, Richard Parker flees to the jungle, never to be seen again. The Japanese authorities who interrogate Pi refuse to believe his story and press him to tell them "the truth." After hours of coercion, Pi tells a second story, a story much less fantastical, much more conventional--but is it more true?
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Yann Martel's imaginative and unforgettable Life of Pi is a magical reading experience, an endless blue expanse of storytelling about adventure, survival, and ultimately, faith. The precocious son of a zookeeper, 16-year-old Pi Patel is raised in Pondicherry, India, where he tries on various faiths for size, attracting "religions the way a dog attracts fleas." Planning a move to Canada, his father packs up the family and their menagerie and they hitch a ride on an enormous freighter. After a harrowing shipwreck, Pi finds himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean, trapped on a 26-foot lifeboat with a wounded zebra, a spotted hyena, a seasick orangutan, and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker ("His head was the size and color of the lifebuoy, with teeth"). It sounds like a colorful setup, but these wild beasts don't burst into song as if co-starring in an anthropomorphized Disney feature. After much gore and infighting, Pi and Richard Parker remain the boat's sole passengers, drifting for 227 days through shark-infested waters while fighting hunger, the elements, and an overactive imagination. In rich, hallucinatory passages, Pi recounts the harrowing journey as the days blur together, elegantly cataloging the endless passage of time and his struggles to survive: "It is pointless to say that this or that night was the worst of my life. I have so many bad nights to choose from that I've made none the champion."
An award winner in Canada (and winner of the 2002 Man Booker Prize), Life of Pi, Yann Martel's second novel, should prove to be a breakout book in the U.S. At one point in his journey, Pi recounts, "My greatest wish--other than salvation--was to have a book. A long book with a never-ending story. One that I could read again and again, with new eyes and fresh understanding each time." It's safe to say that the fabulous, fablelike Life of Pi is such a book. --Brad Thomas ParsonsFrom the Back Cover:
"Yann Martel's Life of Pi (Canongate) is another reminder of the largely unsung excellence of the Canongate list. The fiercely independent Scottish outfit remains an outpost of rare quality and distinction, and this exceptional understated novel is certainly a worthy addition to its output.... It would not be out of place on a Booker shortlist." -- From The Bookseller
"In the end, Life of Pi may not, as its teller promises, persuade readers to believe in God, but it makes a fine argument for the divinity of good art." -- Noel Rieder, The Gazette (Montreal)
"Martel's latest literary offering, Life of Pi, is an exquisitely crafted tale that could be described as a castaway adventure story cum allegory." -- The Gazette (Montreal)
" Life of Pi…is about many things — religion, zoology, fear — but most of all, it's about sheer tenacity. Martel has created a funny, wise and highliy original look at what it means to be human." -- Chatelaine
"In many ways , Life of Pi is a good old-fashioned boy's book full of survival, cannibalism, horror, math and zoology. An impressive marriage of The Jungle Book with Lord of the Flies, it's the harrowing coming of age tale of a boy who survives for over a year in a lifeboat with a zebra, an organgutan, an hyena and a Bengal tiger." -- The Montreal Mirror
"A good story can make you see, understand and believe, and Martel is a very good storyteller. Martel displays an impresive knowledge of language, history, religion and literature, and his writing is filled with details and insights." -- The Canadian Press
"[ Life of Pi] has a buoyant, exotic, insistence reminiscent of Edgar Allen Poe's most Gothic fiction…Oddities abound and the storytelling is first-rate. Yann Martel has written a novel full of grisly reality, outlandish plot, inventive setting and thought-provoking questions about the value and purpose of fiction. This novel should float." -- The Edmonton Journal
"I guarantee that you will not be able to put this book down. It is a realistic, gripping story of survival at sea. On one level, the book is a suspenseful adventure story, a demonstration of how extreme need alters a man's character…. On another level, this is a profound meditation on the role of religion in human life and the nature of animals, wild and human. His language…is vivid and striking. His imagination if powerful, his range enormous, his capacity for persuasion almost limitless. I predict that Yann Martel will develop into one of Canada's great writers." -- The Hamilton Spectator
"[M]artel's writing is so original you might think he wants you to read as if, like a perfect snowflake, no other book had ever had this form…. In Pi one gleans that faith — one of the most ephemeral emotions, yet crucial whenever life is one the line — is rooted in the will to live. In any event, when Pi does come to the end of his journey, he has it." -- National Post
"[A]stounding and beautiful…The book is a pleasure not only for the subtleties of its philosophy but also for its ingenious and surprising story. Martel is a confident, heartfelt artist, and his imagination is cared for in a writing style that is both unmistakable and marvelously reserved. The ending of Life of Pi…is a show of such sophisticated genius that I could scarcely keep my eyes in my head as I read it." -- The Vancouver Sun
"A fabulous romp through an imagination by turns ecstatic, cunning, despairing and resilient, this novel is an impressive achievement -- "a story that will make you believe in God," as one character says.... This richly patterned work, Martel's second novel, won Canada's 2001 Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction . In it, Martel displays the clever voice and tremendous storytelling skills of an emerging master.
FYI: Booksellers would be wise to advise readers to browse through Martel's introductory note. His captivating honesty about the genesis of his story is almost worth the price of the book itself." -- Publisher's Weekly
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On one of our days in Bath, we took a half-day Mad Max Tour to Stonehenge and Lacock. We had planned on taking the full day tour to Stonehenge, Lacock, Avebury and The Cotswolds. However, because only 12 of us had signed up, they would only provide the half day tour. It was fine. It was a sunny day and perfect for an outdoor tour. We'll just have to come back to see Avebury and The Cotswolds another time.
I was very excited to see Stonehenge, a World Heritage Site. It sounds corny, but I've wanted to see it since I built a model of it in third grade. My interest was also peaked when Stonehenge was mentioned during a discussion of Ley Lines on my visit to Sedona, Arizona two weeks before traveling to Bath.
Ley lines were (re)discovered in the modern age at the beginning of this century by Alfred Watkins, author of The Old Straight Track. First in the Herefordshire countryside, and later throughout Britain, Alfred Watkins noticed that beacon hills, mounds, earthworks, moats and old churches built on pagan sites seemed to fall in straight lines (ley lines). His investigation convinced him that Britain was covered with a vast network of straight tracks, aligned with either the sun or the path of a star. Although traces of this network can be found all over the country, the principles behind the ley system remain a mystery.
According to Watkins, Stonehenge is at the crossing of several ley lines. One runs from the center of the monument exactly 6 miles to the well at the center of Old Sarum. From there, another 2 miles to the chapter house of Salisbury Cathedral, another quarter mile to an old ruined chapel, and a final 3 miles to Clearbury Ring, and Iron Age hill fort. The alignment is exactly 90 furlongs in length.
Stonehenge was constructed between 3,000 BC and 1,600 BC in three phases out of Bluestone, Sarson and Welsh Sandstone. A number of the stones were carried hundreds of miles over land and sea. Antlers and bones were used to dig the pits that hold the stones. It has been estimated that the three phases of the construction required more than thirty million hours of labor.
The following is from the Encyclopedia Britannica:
The Stonehenge that visitors see today is considerably ruined, many of its stones having been pilfered by medieval and early modern builders (there is no natural building stone within 13 miles [21 km] of Stonehenge); its general architecture has also been subjected to centuries of weathering. The monument consists of a number of structural elements, mostly circular in plan. On the outside is a circular ditch, with a bank immediately within it, all interrupted by an entrance gap on the northeast, leading to a straight path called the Avenue. At the center of the circle is a stone setting consisting of a horseshoe of tall uprights of Sarsen (Tertiary sandstone) encircled by a ring of tall Sarsen uprights, all originally capped by horizontal Sarsen stones in a post-and-lintel arrangement. Within the Sarsen stone circle were also configurations of smaller and lighter bluestones (igneous rock of diabase, rhyolite, and volcanic ash), but most of these bluestones have disappeared. Additional stones include the so-called Altar Stone, the Slaughter Stone, two Station stones, and the Heel Stone, the last standing on the Avenue outside the entrance. Small circular ditches enclose two flat areas on the inner edge of the bank, known as the North and South barrows, with empty stone holes at their centers.
Why Stonehenge was built is unknown, though it probably was constructed as a place of worship of some kind. Notions that it was built as a temple for Druids or Romans are unsound, because neither was in the area until long after Stonehenge was last constructed. Early in the 20th century, the English astronomer Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer demonstrated that the northeast axis aligned with the sunrise at the summer solstice, leading other scholars to speculate that the builders were sun worshipers. In 1963 an American astronomer, Gerald Hawkins, purported that Stonehenge was a complicated computer for predicting lunar and solar eclipses. These speculations, however, have been severely criticized by most Stonehenge archaeologists. Most of what has been written about Stonehenge is nonsense or speculation, said R.J.C. Atkinson, archaeologist from University College, Cardiff. No one will ever have a clue what its significance was.
Stonehenge and the nearby circular monument of Avebury were both added to UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1986.
Unfortunately, the public is no longer allowed to get close to the stones during normal operating hours. Visitors stay on a path that goes round the outside of the stone circle. Because of this, I had heard it was disappointing. However, I thought it was fine. The site is still amazing. We rented the audio guide. It was well worth the small charge.
You can have access to the stone circle during Stone Circle Access visits, which are offered outside of normal opening times for one hour and is for a maximum of 26 people. These must be pre-booked and pre-paid. This is not a guided tour and, because the visits are out of hours, there are no audio guides available. The gift shop and shack shop are also closed. To enhance your Stone Circle Access visit, you can pre-order a guidebook which will be ready for you at the time of your visit. If you have a stone circle access reservation, you can also visit Stonehenge during normal opening times on the same day for no additional cost and make use of the audio guides.
After spending an hour or so at Stonehenge, we were taken to Lacock Village, a National Trust Village, that dates back to the 13th-century. During the Middle Ages Lacock became a prosperous and thriving town through its wool industry. It has remained unchanged over the centuries and has many charming lime-washed, half-timbered and stone houses.
Dog-powered Turnspit at the George Inn
Lacock Market Square
Many a drunk spent the night in this little jail
Lacock Abbey
Quaint Street in Lacock Village
Stone Cottage in Lacock
House used in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
House used in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Lacock Work House (just as might have been found in a Dickens novel)
Lacock Village has been used as a set in many films and television movies including:
The tour we took was recommended by Rick Steves in his book, Rick Steves' England. I found this guidebook to be extremely helpful in planning our trip and worth the investment.
VisitBath, the official tourism web site for Bath, also has an excellent information about tours departing from Bath to explore the West Country, including the Cotswolds and Stonehenge.
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Epic: A Next Generation Platform Architecture for Motes
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Prabal Dutta, Jay Taneja, Jaein Jeong, Xiaofan Fred Jiang, David E. Culler, Scott Shenker and Ion Stoica
National Science Foundation, Microsoft and Sharp
Sensornet platforms, like most embedded systems, are tightly coupled to their applications. This coupling can make it difficult for general-purpose platforms to address application-specific needs, forcing platform designers to repeatedly reimplement functionality.
Epic is a next-generation platform architecture for wireless sensor nodes (motes) that addresses this tension. The Epic project has developed a composable hardware architecture for sensornet platforms that specifically supports prototyping, pilots, and production by decomposing platforms into reusable, general-purpose core modules and application-specific carriers that incorporate the sensing, power, and mechanicals. This simple decomposition allows application-specific platforms to be built quickly, even by novice students.
Figure 1: Epic Core, USB, and Storage modules
Figure 2: HydroWatch board: a complete Epic-based system
Figure 3: ACme AC Meter: a complete Epic-based system
Figure 4: Epic Interface: a system for prototying and classroom instruction
Figure 5: Benchmark mote: integrates Epic Core (MCU, radio, flash), iCount (µJ-level energy meter), a host interface (USB) and FIFO (128 KB)
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"Most of the the time, though, creativity is the act of reassembling many elements that are already known. That's why domain knowledge is so critical," Seth Godin in his recent blog post.
In an attempt to acquire more domain knowledge and to have fun with friends, Gay recently attended a luncheon and presentation connected with the Berea Arts Council Quilt Extravaganza. She had a great time and learned much.
The speaker for the occasion was Katie Pasquini Masopust who entertained us with stories of her travels around the world and beautiful images of quilts, some hers and some made by others.
We also visited the exhibits of quilts by local artists at the Berea Arts Council Gallery and the Berea Community School.
Gay spends a good bit of time learning what others do. Such study helps her be creative.
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When five American college students arrive in Ireland to go on camping trip with their old college buddy Jake, they are in high spirits. Jake has promised them the 'trip' of a lifetime' because he claims Ireland has the best magic mushrooms in the world. It sounded like it would be great fun. Now that they are tripping things don't seem so funny. Bluto, one of the gang is missing. Tara thinks he's dead because she feels she has seen his death before but nobody believes her they think she is just out of it. They're out of it too. That was the whole point of coming here, but there is something out there, something watching them, something that will kill them if they don't get out of the forest and get help.
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Dad ALIAS MCLAUGHLIN admits he shoved the baby's mother and yelled at her while the baby was crying. And that he has "anger management" issues.
But not that he threw the baby and killed her. Um, right. Somehow the baby received a fatal blunt force trauma injury to her head all by herself.
Father accused in his baby's abuse death defends actions from jail
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SACRAMENTO, CA - Three weeks ago, Alias McLaughlin was a new father. Now, he's a suspect in his baby's death.
"I was actually accused of murdering my own little girl and now, well, here I am," McLaughlin said from Sacramento County Jail.
Sacramento police believe McLaughlin violently shook and threw his newborn daughter last Friday after the baby woke up crying. In a jailhouse interview, McLaughlin said he never hurt his daughter, but was trying to stop her from choking on milk.
"We [the child's mother and McLaughlin] specifically saw her aspirate with milk in her throat," said McLaughlin. "But they're telling us there was no milk or fluid in her lungs."
At one point, McLaughlin said his daughter started gasping for air.
"I didn't know what to do. I was going out of my head. I was freaking out. So I went outside to have a cigarette and talked to my girlfriend, and she said we should call 911."
McLaughlin said he didn't want to wait for paramedics, so he performed CPR on his daughter three times. When the little girl finally arrived at UC Davis Medical Center, she wasn't breathing and appeared to have injuries. Doctors called police.
The coroner's report says the baby died of blunt force trauma to her head.
McLaughlin's girlfriend also told police it was McLaughlin who shook their child and threw her down on the ground. When she tried to protect their daughter, she claimed McLaughlin attacked her.
From jail, McLaughlin said he never hurt his child, but does admit to shoving his girlfriend.
"I was going like that, grabbing her and pushing her, 'Why were you not giving her the bottle?'" McLaughlin said he yelled at his girlfriend while the baby was crying.
McLaughlin says he attended anger management classes in the past.
News10 efforts to reach the baby's mother at the home the couple shared were unsuccessful.
McLaughlin faces murder charges for his daughter's death, but says he doesn't understand what happened that night or what he could have done differently.
"I didn't mean to do anything. I just wanted to take care of her," he said. "That's all. That's all I wanted to do was take care of my daughter."
McLaughlin wears a padded suit for his own protection and has seen a psychiatrist while in jail, according to officials.


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Blossom End Rot
Blossom end rot is most often found on tomatoes, but also may occur on peppers and summer squash. This disease and can lead to premature ripening as well as inedible fruit.
Signs and Symptoms
Blossom end rot is characterized by water-soaked areas that that appear as a brownish black spot developing on the blossom end (bottom) of the fruit. The affected tissue desiccates, becoming brown and leathery. Secondary fungi and bacteria may colonize the dead tissue, causing it to turn dark and rot. Blossom end rot is most common on the earliest maturing fruit that ripen in July and early August.
Disease Cycle
Blossom end rot is caused by a calcium deficiency in developing fruit. Fluctuating soil moisture due to overwatering or drought, high nitrogen fertilization, and root pruning during cultivation are conducive to blossom end rot.
This is a problem born of calcium deficiency, most often the result of erratic watering. When the plant is allowed to get too dry or given too much water over periods of time then its ability to uptake calcium from the soil is diminished. To reduce blossom end rot, water tomato plants on a weekly basis during dry weather to provide a consistent supply of moisture to the plants. (Tomato plants require about 1 to 1.5 inches of water per week during the growing season.) Mulch the area around tomato plants to conserve and maintain uniform soil moisture levels. Also, avoid applying large amounts of nitrogen to tomatoes as excessive nitrogen fertilization may contribute to blossom end rot. Adding calcium to the soil is generally ineffective.
Pick and discard fruit affected with blossom end rot. The removal of the affected fruit will allow the tomato plant to channel all of its resources into the growth and development of the remaining fruit.


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Chromatin structure and function; Epigenetics; Eukaryotic genome stability; Histone H1
We are interested in understanding epigenetic and chromatin-based mechanisms that contribute to eukaryotic genome function, genome organization, and genome stability. In the nucleus, chromosomal DNA is packaged with histone and non-histone proteins into chromatin. Covalent modification of histone proteins, incorporation of histone variants, and in some organisms, methylation of cytosine bases in DNA all serve to partition chromosomes into distinct structural and functional domains. We are particularly interested in heterochromatin domains, which are highly condensed, transcriptionally silent, and rich in repeated DNA sequences such as transposable elements. Work from several labs has shown that one apparent function of heterochromatin is to preserve genome stability at repeat-rich regions of the genome. We aim to identify components of heterochromatin that perform this function and determine their mechanism of action. For our studies we work with Neurospora crassa, an extremely tractable model fungus that is well suited for investigating chromatin structure and function. Significantly, the molecular composition and genome-level organization of heterochromatin in Neurospora is similar to that of higher eukaryotes, which stands in contrast to a number of other model systems.
A second goal of our lab is to understand the functions and regulation of the linker histone H1. Linker histones are thought to facilitate condensation of the chromatin fiber, but neither the function nor regulation of these proteins is well understood, in part because a microbial model system has not been exploited. The model yeasts do not encode a canonical histone H1 protein. Neurospora, however, contains a single gene encoding a canonical linker histone H1 protein. We are taking advantage of the simple Neurospora system to uncover functions of H1 and determine how this important protein is regulated. For all of our studies, we rely heavily on molecular, genetic, genomic, and proteomic methods.
- Lewis, Z.A., Adhvaryu, K.K., Honda, S., Shiver, A.L., Knip, M., Sack, R. and Selker, E.U. (2010) DNA methylation and normal chromosome behavior in Neurospora depend on five components of a histone methyltransferase complex, DCDC. PLoS Genetics. 6(11): e1001196
- Lewis, Z.A., Adhvaryu, K.K., Honda, S., Shiver, A.L. and Selker, E.U. (2010) Identification of DIM-7, a protein required to target the DIM-5 H3 methyltransferase to chromatin. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.107(18):8310-5.
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Lochview Cottage
Lochview Cottage is at the west end of the beautiful village of Port Charlotte, with uninterrupted views across Lochindaal to Laggan and the Oa.
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All linen is provided, but please bring your own towels.
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There are many historic and prehistoric sites on the Island, including Finlaggan, the seat of the Lords of the Isles, Kildalton Chapel with its famous celtic cross and Kilchiaran Chapel, claimed to be St. Columba's first landfall when he came from Ireland and before he moved on to Iona.
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Morning Kakeover With TastyKake | Review
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- UCLA Comprehensive Stroke Center honored for stroke care
The UCLA Comprehensive Stroke Center at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center has received a Get With The Guidelines - Stroke award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association for the treatment of stroke patients. Full article: UCLA Newsroom »
- Quick Magnesium Treatment Fails To Improve Stroke Outcomes, But Study Has Silver Lining,
Feb, 2014
Dr. Jeffrey Saver on newsroom.ucla.edu -- In the first study of its kind, a consortium led by UCLA physicians found that giving stroke patients intravenous magnesium within an hour of the onset of symptoms does not improve stroke outcomes. However, the 8-year trial did find that with the help of paramedics in the field, intravenous medications can frequently be administered to stroke victims within that so-called "golden hour," during which they have the best chance to survive and avoid debilitating, long-term neurological damage. The latter finding is a "game-changer," said Dr. Jeffrey Saver, director of the UCLA Stroke Center and a professor of neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Full article: UCLA Newsroom »
- No Quick Fix For Strokes, But L.A. Trial Made Care Speedier, Better, Feb, 2014
Dr. Sidney Starkman on latimes.com -- A groundbreaking Los Angeles clinical trial has proven a disappointment in demonstrating that a safe and inexpensive mineral infusion could reduce disability in stroke patients. But the researchers behind a UCLA trial called "Fast-Mag" said the eight-year effort drove dramatic improvements in the care of stroke victims across the Southland, rallying hospitals, emergency medical teams and physicians to deliver faster and more targeted care.
Full article: latimes.com »
- Stroke Team Students Help Save Lives in Emergency Room, Apr, 2013
Dr. Sidney Starkman on today.ucla.edu -- "Time is brain." With these words, UCLA professor of emergency medicine and neurology Dr. Sidney Starkman captures the tick-tick-ticking of the crucial minutes following a stroke — a blood clot or rupture of a blood vessel in the brain. "It's not just a time clock," Starkman said. "It's also a tissue clock," precious brain cells deprived of nourishment ticking off to death in a matter of hours, brain cells responsible for our ability to speak and move, think and feel. This is where Starkman's 25-student, all-volunteer Stroke Team comes in.
Full article: UCLA Newsroom »
- New Heart Procedure May Benefit Younger Stroke Patients, Mar, 2013
Dr. Jeffrey Saver on examiner.com -- UCLA researchers have participated in multi-center study addressing stroke prevention among younger patients who have a defect in the upper chamber of their heart. The researchers' evaluation of a new heart hole closure device was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The investigators attempted to determine the best treatment to prevent further strokes--whether closing the hole with a button device, along with anti-clotting medicines, or just anti-clotting medicines alone.
Full article: examiner.com » | Additional Coverage: healthcanal.com » | uk.reuters.com »
- UCLA Stroke Center Gets 'Comprehensive' Certification, Mar, 2013
Dr. Jeffrey Saver on centurycity.patch.com -- The UCLA Stroke Center has been certified as a comprehensive stroke center by a national accrediting group, the school announced last week. The certification, by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, marks UCLA as one of the first 10 centers nationwide to receive the designation. "This is a true team effort, reflecting the efforts of over 200 physicians, nurses, therapists, pharmacists and technologists," said Dr. Jeffrey Saver, a UCLA neurologist who serves as the center's director.
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UCLA Stroke Center
- New Device to Remove Stroke-Causing Blood Clots Proves Better than Standard Tool (Aug 2012)
Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death and a common cause of long-term disability in the United States, but doctors have very few proven treatment methods. Now a new device that mechanically removes stroke-causing clots from the brain is being hailed as a game-changer. More »
- A More Effective Revascularization Device for Stroke? (Mar 2012)
By Lauren LeBano, Neurologyreviews.com
Jeffrey L. Saver, MD, lead study author and Professor of Neurology and Director of the Stroke Center at the Geffen School of Medicine, University of California in Los Angeles, reported results of the Solitaire With the Intention for Thrombectomy (SWIFT) trial, a multicenter, randomized, noninferiority study that was the first of its kind to directly compare revascularization techniques. More » | Audiocast »
- New Device is More Effective and Safer Than FDA-Approved Treatment for Acute Stroke Patients (Feb 2012)
By Brian Dodson, Gizmag.com
A new approach to stroke treatment initially developed by Dr. Jeffrey Saver's group at the UCLA Stroke Center combines the ability to restore circulation and remove clots using only a single device ... and it's showing significant promise in trials. More »
- UCLA Stroke Center Researcher Honored (Feb 2012)
By Staff Reports, Ventura County Star
Dr. Jeffrey L. Saver of Thousand Oaks, professor of neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and director of the UCLA Stroke Center, received the William Feinberg Award for Excellence in Clinical Stroke at the American Stroke Association's 2012 International Stroke Conference in New Orleans on Feb. 2. More »
- Clot Remover Proves Mettle in Ischemic Stroke (Feb 2012)
By Todd Neale, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today
The percentage of patients with acute ischemic stroke who achieved successful revascularization without symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage was significantly greater with the Solitaire device, according to Jeffrey Saver, MD, of the University of California Los Angeles. More »
- Solitaire Trumped Merci in Stroke Clot Retrieval Trial (Feb 2012)
By Michele G. Sullivan, Clinical Psychiatry News Digital Network
The SWIFT study intended to randomize 200 patients with ischemic stroke to treatment with either of the devices, but after 18 months, the trial's data safety monitoring board stopped the study with 144 patients treated, citing "an overwhelming benefit" of the Solitaire-Flow Restoration device over the Merci device, Dr. Jeffrey Saver said at the International Stroke Conference. More »
- UCLA Researchers Report New Stroke Treatment (Feb 2012)
By Robin Wulffson, M.D. LA Health Examiner
A research team led by Jeffrey L. Saver, MD from the UCLA Stroke Center has reported that an experimental device for removing blood clots in stroke patients dramatically outperformed the standard mechanical treatment. Dr. Saver presented the findings on February 3 at the American Stroke Association's 2012 international conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. More »
- Many Stroke Victims Still Don't Get Treated Fast Enough: Study (Feb 2012)
By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter
Dr. David S. Liebeskind, associate clinical professor of neurology, was quoted Feb. 3 by HealthDay News about a new study finding that many stroke victims don't get to the emergency room fast enough to receive a clot-busting medication. More »
- Heart Association Honors Stroke Expert (Feb 2012)
By Robin Wulffson, M.D. LA Health Examiner
Dr. Jeffery Saver, professor of neurology and director of the UCLA Stroke Center, received the William Feinberg Award for Excellence in Clinical Stroke from the American Stroke Association at the group's 2012 international conference. More »
- Stroke Patients Maintain Benefits of Robot Therapy (Jan 2012)
By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK
Dr. Bruce Dobkin, professor of neurology and director of the UCLA Neurologic Rehabilitation and Research Program, was quoted Jan.12 by Reuters about a robotic machine that simulates walking for stroke patients who have lost the use of their legs. The article appeared in a dozen other newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune and Baltimore Sun. More »
- Brain Damage From Stroke Reduced With Natural Protein Given Up To 12 Hours Later (July 2011)
By Catharine Paddock, Medical News Today 2011
Dr. Tom Carmichael, associate professor of neurology at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and a member of the UCLA Stroke Center, was quoted July 26 in a Medical News Today article about a Stanford study that found brain damage from stroke could be reduced by giving a natural protein. More »
- Coffee, exercise may raise stroke risk for some (May 2011)
By Matt McMillen, Health.com 2011 10:19 a.m. EDT
Having sex, drinking coffee, working out -- these and other everyday activities that cause blood pressure to spike may briefly raise the risk of a burst aneurysm in the brains of certain vulnerable people, a new study suggests. More »
- Study finds blacks who have strokes call relatives before 911 (May 2011)
By Mary Brophy Marcus, USA TODAY
Most blacks ring up a friend or relative, not 911, when they have stroke symptoms, a new study suggests. In the study, published today online in the journal Stroke, Georgetown University Medical Center researchers surveyed 253 community volunteers living in a predominantly black, urban area of Washington, D.C., about how they would handle stroke symptoms. Eighty-nine percent said that they would call 911 first. More »
- L.A. Times Hospital Guide Touts Medical Experts (March 2011)
A Los Angeles Times hospital supplement tapped the expertise of UCLA medical experts on various health care topics, including stroke. Dr. Jeffrey Saver, professor of neurology and director of the UCLA Stroke Center, outlined information about strokes and offered tips to help prevent them. "Strokes: A Primer" More »
- Los Angeles Times health blog about the occurrence of stroke in younger people (March 2011)
Dr. David Liebeskind, associate neurology director of the UCLA Stroke Center, commented in a Los Angeles Times health blog about the occurrence of stroke in younger people. Nate Dogg's Death -- and the Realities of Stroke in the Young" More »
- Mysterious On-air Migraine Attracts Network, Local Headlines (Feb 2011)
Numerous news outlets tapped UCLA experts to comment on a TV reporter who appeared to suffer an on-air stroke but actually experienced a complex migraine with aura and facial numbness that affected her speech.
Dr. Neil Martin, chair of neurosurgery, also appeared on CBS' "Early Show;" on NBC-Channel 4 Extra's "Lifechangers," and in reports by KCBS-Channel 2 and KCAL-Channel 9.
"Serene Branson: I'm "Troubled" by Viral Video" More »
"Serene Branson Talks about Her Live Medical Emergency" More »
"Serene Branson had 'Complex Migraine,' Her Physician Says" More »
"Serene Branson's Doctor Talks to 'Extra' about Her Condition" More »
- HealthDay News about determining when stroke patients are well enough to drive again (Feb 2011)
Dr. Jeffrey Saver, professor of neurology and director of the UCLA Stroke Center, commented in HealthDay News about determining when stroke patients are well enough to drive again. He also commented in a Medscape report about a Danish study that looked at the impact of elevated triglyceride levels on stroke risk.
"Simple Tests Can Tell Who Can Drive after Stroke: Study" More »
"Higher Triglyceride Levels Linked to Increased Risk for Stroke" More »
- Media Continue Coverage on Clot-Busting Stroke Treatment Study (Feb 2011)
Xinhua News Agency and Internal Medicine News and Medscape, Nurse.com and Heart.org covered a new study showing that most acute stroke patients do not receive clot-busting treatment within an hour of arriving at the hospital, despite proven benefits and national guideline recommendations. Study authors Dr. Gregg Fonarow, Eliot Corday Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science and director of the Ahmanson–UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, and Dr. Jeffrey Saver, a professor of neurology and director of the UCLA Stroke Center, were quoted.
"Early Treatment Saves Stroke Victims" More »
"Shorter Door-to-Needle Times Reduce Stroke Mortality" More »
"tPA Door-to-Needle Time Exceeds 1 Hour for Most U.S. Stroke Patients"
"Door-to-Needle Times in Acute Stroke Fall Short at GWTG Hospitals" More »
- Study of Stroke's Impact on Oscar Nominees Continues to Draw Coverage (Feb 2011)
The Wall Street Journal, ABC News online, CNN Health and CTV ( Canada ) and the Baltimore Sun and Science Daily, reported on a recent UCLA Stroke Center study which found that stroke and cardiovascular disease have exacted an enormous toll on Hollywood stars. Study author Hannah Smith, staff research associate at the UCLA Stroke Center, and Dr. Jeffrey Saver, director of the UCLA Stroke Center, were quoted.
"Fame Doesn't Keep Movie Stars from Suffering Strokes" More »
"Is the Oscar Ticket to Heart Attack, Stroke?" More »
"Oscar Stars Who've had Strokes " More »
"Is an Oscar Nomination a New Risk Factor for Stroke?" More »
- Associated Press Story (Feb 2011)
Dr. Jeffrey Saver, professor of neurology and director of the UCLA Stroke Center, commented in a Associated Press story about a study which found that stroke victims who did physical therapy at home improved their walking ability as well as those who used a high-tech clinical treadmill program.
"Stroke Rehab Doesn't have to be High-Tech to Help" More »
- Media Highlights Study Finding Stroke Takes Large Toll on Hollywood Movie Stars (Feb 2011)
Associated Press, MedPage Today and WebMD reported on a new UCLA Stroke Center study which found that stroke and cardiovascular disease have exacted an enormous toll on Hollywood stars. Study author Hannah Smith, a staff research associate at the UCLA Stroke Center, and Dr. Jeffrey Saver, director of the UCLA Stroke Center, were quoted. The AP article was published by more than 100 news outlets including the Los Angeles Daily News, Seattle-Post Intelligencer and AOL News.
"Starstruck: Fame Doesn't Keep Movie Stars from Suffering Strokes, Heart Attacks, Study Finds"
"Stroke Takes a Toll on Hollywood Stars" More »
- HealthDay, MedPage Cover Study on Clot-Busting Stroke Treatment (Feb 2011)
HealthDay and MedPage Today covered a new study showing that most acute stroke patients do not receive clot-busting treatment within an hour of arriving at the hospital, despite proven benefits and national guideline recommendations. Study authors Dr. Gregg Fonarow, Eliot Corday Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science and director of the Ahmanson–UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, and Dr. Jeffrey Saver, director of the UCLA Stroke Center were quoted. MSN picked up the HealthDay story.
"Earlier tPA in Hospital Saves Lives" More »
- Associated Press Reports Stroke Impacting Younger People (Feb 2011)
The Associated Press reported on a new UCLA study which found that doctors are seeing more strokes related to high blood pressure and clogged arteries in younger people. Dr. Jeffrey Saver, director of the UCLA Stroke Center was quoted. The article was published in dozens of publications including the Chicago Sun Times, Washington Post and Forbes.
" More Strokes Hitting Young, Middle-Aged People" More »
- Los Angeles Times study that found antidepressants can help stroke survivors (Jan 2011)
Dr. Jeffrey Saver, professor of neurology and director of the UCLA Stroke Center, commented in the Los Angeles Times about a study that found antidepressants can help stroke survivors regain mobility. "After Stroke, Antidepressants Aid in Regaining Mobility" More »
- World Tennis Magazine article about tennis legend Rod Laver's successful stroke treatment at UCLA
The UCLA Stroke Center was referenced in a Dec. 27 World Tennis Magazine article about tennis legend Rod Laver's successful stroke treatment at UCLA in 1998. "Rod Laver's Stroke" More »
- UCLA Stroke Center makes American Heart Association's 'Target: Stroke' honor roll
The award recognizes that over the most recent three-month review period, at least 50 percent of all eligible ischemic stroke patients at UCLA received the important clot-busting drug known as intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) within 60 minutes of arriving at the hospital. More »
- Study reveals why brain has limited capacity for repair after stroke, IDs new drug target
Now, a new UCLA study published Nov. 3 in the journal Nature offers insights into a major limitation in the brain's ability to recover function after a stroke and identifies a promising medical therapy to help overcome this limitation. More »
- The Doctors Discusses Stroke Prevention
Dr. Neil Martin, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, was featured in an Oct 20 segment of the CBS program The Doctors. Martin talked about the latest advances in streating a stroke. More »
- Blogs discuss Patients Who Skip Their Stroke Meds (Aug 2010)
The Los Angeles Times' and New York Times' health blogs reported Aug. 9 on a study by Dr. Bruce Ovbiagele, associate professor of neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and director of the Olive View-UCLA stroke program, finding that one in four patients who suffer a mini-stroke do not take prescribed medications that could cut the risk of a repeat stroke or heart attack.
"Stroke-preventing Medications are Often Abandoned, Study Shows" More »
"Stroke Patients Discontinue Medications". More »
- Stroke Patients and the 'Golden Hour' (June 2010)
HealthDay News reported Thursday on a study led by Dr. Jeffrey Saver, clinical professor of neurology and director of the UCLA Stroke Center, that found that only a quarter of stroke patients arrive at the hospital within an hour of suffering a stroke - the time when treatment with a clot-dissolving drug is most effective. Saver was quoted. More»
- More than a Quarter of Stroke Patients Arrive at Get With the Guidelines Hospital Within the Golden Hour. (June 2010)
"The 'golden hour' refers to the first 60 minutes after stroke onset, when there is the greatest chance to restore blood flow and save threatened tissue," said Dr. Jeffrey L. Saver, study lead author and professor of neurology at the UCLA Stroke Center. More »
- Dr. Jeffrey Saver Honored with American Heart Association Physician Volunteer of the Year Award (June 2010)
The Volunteer of the Year Award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated the most distinguished commitment and service to the American Heart Association during the past fiscal year and over time. More »
- UCLA Stroke Center receives Achievement Award
UCLA Stroke Center received the American Stroke Association's Get with the Guidelines™ Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award for commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations. More »
- One in Five Stroke Patients Does Not Get Statin Therapy at Hospital Discharge (May 2010)
The number of stroke patients given statin prescriptions when discharged from hospitals has increased with time, but nearly one in five still leaves the hospital without the evidence-based treatment, according to a study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. More »
- Stroke Center Innovators Buy Time, Save Brain (March 2010)
"Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center houses one of the world's most powerful multidisciplinary stroke programs - a program without walls that draws on the expertise of neurologists, surgeons, radiologists, nurses and basic scientists," says Dr. Jeffrey Saver, professor of neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. "In terms of the simultaneous breadth and depth of the program, we are unique in the country." More »
- UCLA Stroke Center Hosts Congressional Staff Educational Tour (Jan 2010)
The educational tour provided an overview of UCLA research that is part of the Specialized Program of Translational Research in Acute Stroke (SPOTRIAS) Center-a national network of eight centers that perform early phase clinical projects, share data, and promote new approaches to therapy for acute stroke. More »
- "Inside the Brain". Extra TV Shows Brain Scans via Cell Phones (July 2009)
Dr. Neil Martin, professor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, and colleagues were featured on a Sept. 12 Extra TV "Lifechangers" segment about technology that allows doctors to view brain scans on cell phones and watch real-time video of surgeries. Watch video »
- Window for Stroke Treatment Opens Wider (May 2009)
The Chicago Tribune, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel and MedPage Today reported on new American Stroke Association guidelines co-authored by Dr. Jeffrey Saver, clinical professor of neurology and director of the stroke center at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, that expand the recommended window of time in which stroke victims can receive an important clot-busting drug. More »
- UCLA scientists will work with community partners to improve treatment of disadvantaged minority patients for stroke, heart disease (April 2009)
UCLA has been awarded a four-year, $3.89 million grant from the American Heart Association to establish a new research center focused on improving the health of disadvantaged minority patients at risk for stroke and heart attack... More »
- Coffee may protect against stroke (Feb 2009)
Coffee use in the adult population is associated with a reduced prevalence of stroke, according to a UCLA analysis of national health survey data. The study found that the prevalence of stroke and several vascular risk factors decrease as the number of daily cups of coffee increases - despite the tendency among heavy coffee drinkers to smoke... More »
- Green, black tea can reduce stroke risk (Feb 2009)
Drinking at least three cups of green or black tea a day can significantly reduce the risk of stroke, a new UCLA study has found. And the more you drink, the better your odds of staving off a stroke... More »


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Environmental advisory boards often meet on a monthly basis to discuss short- and long-term issues. The Oak Ridge, Tenn., EQAB, shown here during a meeting, works through many public works issues. Photo: Paul Parson
Something as seemingly simple as a nature trails may be tackled by an environmental advisory committee. This trail in Oak Ridge, Tenn., leads to a reconfigured beaver dam and pond. A highlight of the nature trail is a view of the outfall from the city's wastewater treatment plant. Photo: K.D. Lawson/Black Star
The Clemson Beaver Pond Leveler was constructed using polyvinyl chloride pipe, wire, and welded fence fabric. Alan Neal and Allan Morrow with the U.S. Department of Agriculture worked with city crews to assemble the materials needed for the leveler and assisted with the installation of the finished product. Photo: Larry Bailey
The Oak Ridge, Tenn., public works department's work on a local beaver dam was funded using routine park maintenance funds. Challenges included saving the beaver habitat in an environmentally friendly manner while reducing the damage to nearby properties, dealing with traffic safety concerns, and alleviating mosquito problems caused by the impoundment of water behind the dam. Photo: Larry Bailey
While pro-development interests may oppose the formation of EQABs, another obstacle resides in the often "chilly relationship" between environmental activists and environmental science professionals. Professionals sometimes think that citizen advocates are simply interfering in the business of conscientious, trained specialists engaged in highly technical work. Meanwhile, citizens may think professionals have failed in some way to carry out their responsibility to protect the public interest, health, or safety. But the public and environmental professionals need one another.
Another challenge to environmental quality is the changing nature of federalism in the United States. The days of generous federal grants for expensive wastewater collection or treatment facilities have passed, replaced by state revolving loans. Such loans may be available at very reasonable interest rates, but the local utility must repay them, usually by increasing rates. In communities where environmental quality-assurance infrastructure is weak or nonexistent, these increases will be high. Accompanying higher utility rates will be increased costs and user fees to finance water and wastewater improvements, and other infrastructure needs.
Citizens who may not have asked many questions when rates were low may become more interested and active in the coming era of cost and fee increases. Communities will require mechanisms to educate and inform citizens about the purpose of proposed rate increases and how improvements will result in either enhanced or maintained community health and environmental standards. Hence, the EQAB may serve an indispensable educational and public relations role in the future.
With rising awareness of the sources and consequences of water, air, and soil pollution, citizens of all races and socioeconomic circumstances are not shrinking from confrontation. Over the past decade, community groups have spearheaded environmental protest, targeting industrial plants and other perceived sources of pollution.
These groups not only demonstrate levels of citizen concern, but also illustrate the need for two-way communication. We cannot spend all our public resources on environmental protection. Even as activism grows, duly elected and chartered policymaking bodies require input from credible risk and health professionals to balance emotional protest with accepted science. The formation of citizen activist groups that seek to deal with issues they feel are not receiving appropriate attention is to be expected. But, if local governments were to sponsor active and effective environmental agendas, residents would be less inclined to undertake the work of environmental protection on their own, which sometimes happens even though participants do not have good information.
A well-intentioned local environmental group might succeed merely in alarming people, whereas a recognized, voluntary educational or advisory body could serve as a stable, ongoing advocate and sounding board for townspeople. Informal environmental associations and organizations have an important role to play—a role that could be rendered far more effective when exercised in the context of a rational local environmental agenda.
Considering the high cost industry and taxpayers pay for Superfund cleanup—well into the billions of dollars—it is evident that comprehensive site remediation will become financially impossible if we fail to stem the introduction of new toxics into the environment. This means that preventing pollution is not just about aesthetics, but about financial feasibility and the responsible use of citizen tax dollars. While local advisory boards can be employed in broadly based efforts to address existing problems, their long-term utility may be in the prevention of environmental damage.
Most local officials are "back-door" environmentalists, making important decisions on a somewhat piecemeal basis, failing to take a comprehensive look at the role local government has in environmental protection. Instead of merely reacting to environmental crises or problems, local governments should consider getting out front on environmental issues. Involving citizens in environmental decisions is the key to securing acceptance of viable solutions and their costs. If local officials see protecting the safety and health of citizens as a priority, then developing a comprehensive approach to the complex challenges facing their communities is a major step toward fulfilling that responsibility.
Observing communities with citizen EQABs (sometimes known by other names like natural resources committee or local oversight committee) reveals that they represent a useful tool. Local governments from coast to coast, both small and large, have adopted environmental advisory boards. Analysis of the ordinances adopted by several of these communities reveals some interesting patterns.
It is not uncommon for these boards or the communities they represent to be initiated in reaction to a single local environmental problem. Examples include oil spills, long-term and ongoing industrial pollution, abandoned hazardous wastes, solid waste disposal crises, resource recovery, groundwater pollution, and air quality. Some boards are launched primarily to encourage conservation, environmental planning, and interaction among citizens and industries with local government in a proactive, mutually respectful fashion.
Although many EQAB simply function to educate citizens and offer advice to local governments, a few have coordinated more intensive and detailed efforts using funds from both private and government sources. The city of Oak Ridge, Tenn., established an EQAB by ordinance in the early 1970s. The committee continues to operate today. Although this city has been a "company town," where a few major industrial employers may have greater-than-average influence on local policy, its advisory board has made an environmental contribution not otherwise possible. In the Oak Ridge example, the committee continues to comment on public works issues, general city environmental issues, and federal agency National Environmental Policy Act documents, as well as work with Superfund clean-up reviews, comment letters, and other high-profile roles. The committee interfaces with the city council as needed.
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I was looking for omega 3 recipes. My father is well past 80 with a healthy heart and has eaten sardines since childhood. Quick and easy.
Spring Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette
From EatingWell: EatingWell Serves Two
A bold, layered salad that showcases sardines and asparagus, this beautiful dish adds variety to your weekday dining. If you prefer tuna to sardines or have fish from the night before, go ahead and use that instead.
3 Reviews for Spring Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette
This reminds me of a quicker Salade Nicoise. It is beautiful on the plate and is a full meal with a side of bread. It is very quick to assemble and an easy weeknight dinner during asparagus season.
This salad is great. I had never eaten sardines before, but I wanted to try them since they are so rich in omega 3 and they're a "greener" fish choice. They taste a lot like light tuna, not super fishy or strong at all. I love tarragon, and the dressing is light and tasty. I added some radishes because I had a bunch, and they were a nice addition


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