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Jackie's: This is one of those cutting-edge-cuisine restaurants that makes Silver Spring such a happening place. The atmosphere is lively and incredibly energizing, the decor is ultra-hip, and the food is both organic and local. Desi wanted to go to this restaurant for his birthday and I saw at least one item on the menu that looked like I could ask for a vegan version of: Orecchiette with wild mushrooms and kale, and they could hold the Manchiego cheese. Unfortunately the orecchiette was not on the menu the night we went there, and the only vegetarian entree available was a cheesy manicotti. But they did have some great sides for a vegan meal, including a simply delicious hummus-tabbouleh dip with wafer-thin crackers and veggie sambusas (Ethiopian adaptation of samosas). Desi, the omnivore, loved what he ordered. I'd recommend it for the atmosphere and the great wine, but if you're a ravenously hungry vegan you'd be better off someplace more vegan-friendly.
Woodside Deli: This old-world deli/diner with its wood-paneled walls lined chock-a-block with historic photographs is an institution in Silver Spring and a dizzyingly popular haunt for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The furniture is plain and utilitarian, the waiters are matter-of-fact, and the food is hearty. It is not an obviously vegan choice, but I like going here with Desi who loves the place, and for the great ambience– there's nothing quite like strolling down here on a lazy Saturday morning and eating with dozens of families in a noisy setting where you have to sometimes yell to get your voice heard. There are many vegetarian choices that you can order without cheese, like a veggie burger, and a veggie sub. Some seemingly out-of-place but welcome vegan Mediterranean options do pop up on the menu– like a felafel in pita, a felafel platter, and a hummus plate.
Founding Farmers: This restaurant is located not far from the White House, on DC's Pennsylvania Avenue, and a lot of vegans seem to like it. It has two huge floors of seating, but be warned that it's always buzzing and it's a good idea to reserve a table beforehand. The food is advertised as environmentally friendly and there are many vegetarian choices on the menu and a separate vegan section with six dishes. I had the vegan Bacon Burger, which was not great but just about okay. There really was no "bite" to the burger– texture is always nice to have in a vegan burger– and the overall taste was just so-so. My friend had the Gardener's Pie, also vegan, which, again, was just okay. There are four other vegan choices with evocative names like Farmer's Artichoke and Chickpea Gunny Sack and Tomato Cider Glazed Meatloaf, and maybe some of these taste better? Who knows. The prices are a little high for lunch– $12 for my burger and $14 for my friend's pie– so I am not sure I'll be rushing back here to experiment with my dollars any time soon.
Fire Station 1: When Desi and I first moved to Silver Spring, we'd watch sometimes as the fire trucks pulling out, lights blazing, from the historic fire station at the junction of Georgia and Silver Spring avenues. The renovation of downtown Silver Spring a few years back shut down the fire station for good, but then the historic space reopened as a bar and restaurant called Fire Station 1.
One of the great things about Fire Station 1 is its artisan beers that are brewed in-house. I am not a huge beer drinker but Desi, who is, loved the craft beers he tried. The food is pretty good too and has a few vegetarian options that can be veganized, like a delicious Portabella Powerhouse burger I tried which was two grilled portabella mushroom caps sandwiched in a bun along with guacamole, tomato and cucumber. There's also a Pan-Seared Polenta that sounded vegan or might be easily veganized, and an Asparagus Risotto that would suit a vegetarian but might be difficult to adjust to a vegan palate. Also on the menu are a few vegetarian salads and soups and yummy sides like their ranch fries.
But the best thing about Fire Station 1 has got to be the atmosphere. You can sit outside on a warm night, beer in hand, and watch the traffic making its way along Georgia Avenue. Occasionally, a fire truck will pull out, lights blazing, from the new fire station across the street. Or you can sit indoors at the long, well-lit bar and feel part of history in what used to be the first firehouse in Silver Spring.
Great Sage: This is perhaps the most upscale of the vegan-only restaurants in the DC area, but it does need a bit of a drive into Clarkesville, Maryland (about 30 minutes from Silver Spring). Great Sage has a great atmosphere and it is almost always packed with enthusiastic eaters eager to try some of the unique, organic, completely vegan offerings here. The lunch menu includes sandwiches, wraps, salads, and enchiladas, among other treats.
The last time I was there for dinner, I ordered the Adult Mac 'n' Cheese which was rigatoni in a creamy vegan Mornay sauce along with sundried tomatoes, brussells sprouts, and cannelini beans. It was pretty good. Desi had the pistachio-crusted tempeh which was so-so (I personally can't understand why anyone would want to eat blocks of tempeh, no matter how well-flavored). Our friends had the Coconut Cashew Curry (good) and the Paella de Valencia (also good).
For dessert I ordered the Tiramisu and it was a little disappointing, because the creamy layer had a strong aftertaste of tofu. But my friend ordered the Chocolate Lava Cake with coconut ice cream which was delicious. The restaurant also has some lovely cocktails– thumbs-up on the Pomegranate Martini– and organic beers. This is a good place to take both vegan and omnivore friends, although do keep in mind that prices are on the higher side with entrees running between $14 and 17, and starters climbing from $4.50 for a soup to $12 for a hummus plate.
Teaism: I am not sure what cuisine this restaurant fits under because their menu is quite eclectic, so I'll just add it here. At Teaism there are bento boxes to be had along with curries, and soups and salads. There are four Teaism restaurants in Washington, but the one I've been to is, I think, the oldest one in Dupont Circle. I first found Teaism through the Indian writer Vikram Chandra. I was meeting him for an interview for Rediff, an Indian news website I was freelancing for in my days as a student, and he suggested this place because it reminded him of his hometown, Bombay (my hometown too). You can read that interview here.
As the name suggests, Teaism is really a place for tea lovers and you can find varieties here that you might have never heard of before unless you are a die-hard fan of exotic teas. I am not– I love tea, but usually only the black kind that comes out of a box from the supermarket. But this is a great place to meet with friends for a cuppa, and there are all kinds of great foods on their menu, including a handful of plant-based choices like the Lemon Maple Grilled Organic Tempeh Burger, the Seitan Stir-Fry, and a Vegetarian Bento Box.
Mandalay Restaurant & Cafe: Although I was born and raised in India, I am a little embarrassed to say that the cuisine of Burma, the tiny country neighboring India, was unknown to me until a friend I met through Holy Cow! took me to Mandalay, a fairly unglamorous restaurant tucked away on Bonifant Street in Silver Spring, a few streets from the more jazzed-up Ellsworth Avenue. I fell in love. Burmese cuisine has strong echoes of Indian and Chinese cuisine, which is only to be expected given its geographical proximity to these two huge countries with their very distinctive and rich cuisines. But the dishes served at Mandalay are quite unique and delicious.
Mandalay has a huge menu, including a vegetarian one, and as they helpfully point out, all vegetarian entrees are vegan. The last time I was there I had PePyoke Hmyit Gyaw, which are yellow beans, onion and bamboo strips stir-fried in curry powder. I bravely ordered the spicy version, and it was absolutely, fierily delicious.
I am also a huge fan of their vegetarian salads, again the spicy versions, and my favorites are the Mango Salad, ThaYatThee Thoke, and the Gram Fritter Salad, Baya Gyaw Thoke. Be sure to ask for the vegetarian dressing.
A couple of things to watch out for– I am not a huge fan of the "brown sauce" dishes which tend to remind me too much of your run-of-the-mill Chinese takeout dishes. Also, if you're really trying to impress someone, the place is a little tacky-looking with cheap decor and paper napkins.
Teddy's Roti Shop: This is one of those tiny, hole-in-the-wall eateries on Georgia Avenue in Washington that you might never think of going to, but once you've been you'll wonder how you lived without it all this time. The food at Teddy's is Trinidadian and there are plenty of vegan choices. I especially love the dhalpourie which is a huge, thin bread stuffed with all kinds of vegetable goodies, among many vegetarian options. Teddy's also has some really interesting fruity drinks, like ginger-pineapple and sorrel. Ask the owner, who's usually behind the counter in this waiterless joint, for advice on what tastes best and you won't go wrong.
Abol: Downtown Silver Spring has a number of Ethiopian restaurants, reflecting perhaps the large Ethiopian community that now lives here. Our favorite among many good ones is Abol, which sits right off Colesville Road, across the street from the AFI theater. The restaurant has a warm, homely atmosphere, great service and lots of vegan options..
Bete Ethiopian Cuisine and Cafe: Hidden away on a small sidestreet in downtown Silver Spring, this tiny restaurant is quite a find. What attracted us were the wonderful smells wafting out of the restaurant each time we parked next-door to visit another store. Although we went there on a weekday, the tables filled up pretty fast, which is always a good sign. The service was very pleasant and efficient and the food was incredible. Vegetarian dishes are listed separately under the menu, which is great (although some fish dishes are listed in the "vegetarian" section, so watch out for that). Most entrees are under 10 bucks. I ordered the Veggie Special Combo, because it sounded so darn good, and it cost about $15 but could have easily fed two of us. All in all, a great experience.
Amma's Vegetarian Kitchen: Desi and I drove down to Vienna, Virginia, to eat lunch at this tiny eatery because we'd heard so much about it, but the experience was in every way disappointing. The batata wadas we ordered for starters were sour– not intentionally, but because the potatoes (or something else in the wadas) seemed to be going bad. Still hopeful, I ordered the onion-chilli masala dosa because it sounded a little off the beaten track, but all it was was a regular masala dosa with a lot of onion and chopped-up green chillies scattered on top of the potato subzi. Again, nothing special and unpleasantly spicy, even for my Indian tastebuds.
Desi had the Amma's Feast, usually called a thali in most Indian restaurants because it includes a mix of vegetables, curries, rice and chapatis. The menu described it as a "heartful delight," but it was more ho-hum. Finally, the coffee Desi ordered came in a styrofoam cup heated up in the microwave behind the counter and was just about lukewarm. Need I say more? This is definitely not a restaurant I'll be going back to.
Bombay Gaylord: This restaurant on Georgia Avenue is the oldest Indian restaurant in downtown Silver Spring, and after a wider choice became available in the last couple of years I stopped going there, just because I wanted to try the other restaurants. But when I revisited recently, I was pleasantly surprised by how amazing the food is. The menu is typically north Indian, as it is at most Indian restaurants here. I had the vegetable biryani which was delicious and flavorful, although a bit heavy on the potatoes and light on other veggies. Since I like potatoes, I am not complaining. The Bhindi Masala and Chana Masala are wonderful. Most vegetarian entrees are under $10 which is very reasonable, and they are served with rice.
Bombay Indian Restaurant: This restaurant has by far some of the best Indian food I've eaten in the Washington area, and it is a rather unpretentious-looking place located in the White Oak strip mall on New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring. The food offerings are what you expect to find in Indian restaurants in the United States– biryanis, naans, parathas, bhujias, etc.– but the food is definitely very tastily cooked.
The waiters tend not to write down orders– something I've experienced in a few other Indian restaurants too– and that means they have often in the past mixed up our orders. It can be particularly aggravating when you order takeout, because you get home before you find out you didn't get what you want, so watch out for that.
Delhi Dhaba: This restaurant on Woodmont Avenue in Bethesda was rather close to my workplace for a pretty long period of time, and I often ended up here at lunch with colleagues. We usually had the lunch buffet which always had lots of vegan choices and was delicious. The menu also has plenty of vegan dishes to offer, and everything's really reasonably priced. All in all, a can't miss.
Ghar-e-Kabab: I've been to this Nepalese-Indian restaurant in Silver Spring twice, and while the first time was okay, although not memorable, I was really put off the second time by the lackluster food and unusually small portion sizes. It's been over a year since I went there, and looking through the menu as I write this I notice they are now focusing more on Indian food rather than Nepalese– a mistake, I think, given the proliferation of Indian restaurants in downtown Silver Spring. There are still a few Nepalese dishes on the menu, though.
Indique Heights: My office is quite close to DC's Friendship Heights Metro stop and this restaurant (a spinoff of Indique on Connecticut Avenue) sits right in the Metro building. You climb up an inconspicuous elevator from the dark basement where the buses stop and suddenly you're in a beautiful space with gorgeous decor. I've been here for the lunch buffet with coworkers and there are always about 4-5 vegan dishes.
But I must say that I was not as thrilled with the food which was rather bland. It seems to be a recurring issue with high-end Indian restaurants that seem to cater more to American tastes than Indian, but I think it's a mistake: if people want to eat bland food, they wouldn't be going to an Indian restaurant in the first place.
I'll be going back here soon for dinner with Desi and I'll report back if I have a different food experience.
Update: I did go back with Desi for dinner, and the experience, to put it mildly, was unsavory. The food, again, was nothing to write home about, but what really took the cake was the waiter who was rude and obnoxious. It was around 9 pm as we were finishing up on a Saturday, and the restaurant was supposed to remain open for another hour. But our section had emptied out (there still were people in the next room and at the bar), and the waiter stood glaring at us from across the next table, as if willing for us to get up and leave. He didn't even offer us the dessert menu or ask if we were done before bringing us the bill. I don't think I will be wasting my money here anymore, especially with all the other Indian options in the area.
Kadhai: I've only had the lunch buffet here and it's quite reasonably priced and quite good with a number of vegan options. This restaurant is tucked away on Norfolk Avenue in the Woodmont Triangle area of Bethesda and the only downside so far as I could see during my visit is that the tables are too close together. So close in fact that when my companion got up for second helpings at the buffet, the waiters tried to use the space between his chair and table to get around.
Masala Art: Located in D.C.'s Tenleytown, this restaurant looks rather inconspicuous from the outside, but go inside for a pretty great Indian food experience. Masala Art has your usual, run-of-the-mill north Indian restaurant offerings like Samosas and Chana Masala and Palak Paneer, but it also has some more unusual dishes on the menu, like Sarson Wali Gobi (cauliflower with mustard seeds), Karwari Mushroom (mushrooms cooked south-Indian style), and Lassooni Corn Palak (garlicky corn and spinach).
The food is delicious, although the breads (we ordered the Tandoori Roti and the Khasta Roti) were only so-so. The prices are reasonable, and the service is pleasant and accommodating, although the waiters look a little harried, maybe because the place is so crowded. Be sure to make a reservation — we went on a Saturday and by the time we had checked in there were 10 people in line behind us.
One downside is that the place is extremely noisy– you can barely hear the person across the table from you, and the table next to ours was so close, the couple at it could very well have been dining out with us.
Passage to India: Call me picky, but this critically acclaimed Bethesda restaurant on Cordell Avenue was definitely not worth the money to me. The ambience is a little classier than your average Indian restaurant, but the trade off is a higher priced menu. The only thing that stands out to me about Passage to India is the fact that it makes an attempt to introduce cuisines from India's four corners– a refreshing change from restaurants that usually glom just north Indian fare under the "Indian" label. There are vegetarian/vegan choices, but all in all I'd rather take my business to the more reasonably priced and tastier Delhi Dhaba.
Woodlands: If you ever are in the Langley Park area of Maryland in suburban Washington, not far from the University of Maryland, this is a great place to grab a hearty vegan meal without draining your wallet. It's also a great place to go to if you are an Indian who misses the bustle and food of an Udupi restaurant. Woodlands has an all-vegetarian menu and it features south Indian classics like dosas, idlis, uttapams, Bombay street food fare like pav bhaji, bhel puri and pani puri, and Indo-Chinese items like Gobi Manchurian and Vegetable Fried Rice. This is not a glamorous-looking restaurant and it's rather busy, but the food is consistently good, the service is quick, and you can't do better if you want a great Indian vegetarian meal on the fly.
Rice Bar: This bustling restaurant was a happy find when I started working in downtown Washington, D.C. They have many vegan options, but the easiest– and most delicious– choice for a hearty lunch is their Tofu Bibimbap Bowl which you can order with white, brown, or purple rice. It's fresh, delicious, more than filling, and really reasonably priced at $8.75.
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Bistro Lazeez: Just off Bethesda's Woodmont Triangle area, this restaurant is tucked away on the quieter Norfolk Avenue. It's small but has a great menu with some delicious vegan choices. I love their Felafel Salad which is four or five felafel patties served on a bed of lettuce, tomatoes and onions with a delicious fettoush dressing. They also serve a great Felafel Sandwich and have tons of interesting vegan sides, like a Lentil Pilaf, Mediterranean Potatoes, Fava Bean Saute, and Fettoush. Prices are very reasonable, and the food is amazing.
Levante's: This restaurant in downtown D.C.'s eclectic Dupont Circle (there is also one in Bethesda, Maryland) serves one of my favorite breads, Turkish Pides. These are flatbreads that look like soft, pillowy, bumpy naans. Their hummus (or hommos, as they spell it on their menu) is good, although a touch too lemony. They have some vegetarian options, and the last time I was here I asked for the Eggplant Pide, which looks like like a flat, boat-shaped pizza with a topping of pureed eggplant, parsley, olives and garlic. I asked them to hold off the Kaser cheese, which they did, and the pide was pretty good, although again a little sharp-tasting because the cheese was out of the equation (I wish people offered vegan cheese more readily, especially at upscale restaurants). There's also a Spinach Pide and some other vegetarian options like Vegetable Pasticcio, although you will have to quiz whoever's waiting on you about any non-vegan ingredients in there, like cheese. Which should not be a problem because the service is really great with smiling, friendly servers.
Lebanese Taverna: There are Lebanese Taverna outlets all around DC, Maryland and Virginia, but the one in Silver Spring is one of my favorites because you have more space to sit down and enjoy your meal, than at some of the others. The food is cheap, delicious, and you can get lots of delicious vegan options like your usual staples of hummus and felafel and tabbouleh.
Jaleo: The tapas restaurant of acclaimed Spanish chef Jose Andres (I am a huge fan of his PBS show Made in Spain), is not an obviously vegan choice, but it is well worth a visit if you happen to be in the area. The restaurant has three area locations, one in downtown DC, another in Crystal City, Virginia, and the one I go to is on Woodmont Avenue in Bethesda, Maryland. Most of the choices have meat or fish or cheese in them, but if you're an adventurous and patient vegan you can find enough here to create a meal to remember. The gazpacho is amazing, and there are incredibly flavorful offerings like Berenjenas con miel (lightly battered eggplant), Escalivada Catalana (roasted bell peppers and eggplant), and Garbanzos con espinacas 'que bien cocinas Tichi'(a Moorish stew of chickpeas and spinach), among many vegan or easily veganized choices on the menu. You can even order a vegetarian paella made with porcini mushrooms, green and black olives and vegetables. The food is expensive with the paella priced at $36 and the tapas priced in the range of $6.50 to $13 (you will need at least three per person for a satisfying meal). But, I guess, that is to be expected given the cache of a celebrity chef. The wait staff is super-helpful and super-friendly, so don't hesitate to quiz them about veganizing your meal. The restaurant also offers some great Spanish wines, beers, and a couple of delicious Sangrias.
Guardado's: This is a fairly unpretentious restaurant on Bethesda's Del Ray Avenue but the food is certainly tasty and well priced. There are tons of tapas, some vegan, many vegetarian, and they even make a paella that appears vegan (I didn't have it so I don't know for sure). I love their salads. The one I had– which I don't see on their menu online (maybe it was a special) was vegan and had some leafy greens with avocados, oranges, and a lovely vinaigrette. My friend had a mango salad which she loved. Prices were really reasonable– for the both of us we paid less than $20, including a more-than-20-percent tip, for a healthy and filling lunch.
Thai: This restaurant sits right on the buzzing Ellsworth Avenue in downtown Silver Spring, and is one of those restaurants I love going to when I'm in the mood for a great meal. As any vegan knows, Thai food has great vegan choices, and this one has a number of vegetarian entrees, like Spicy Eggplant Jae and Pad Tofu. A can't-miss choice.
Tara Thai: This is a chain in the DC area, and until not long ago I was a very frequent visitor to the restaurant on Bethesda Avenue in Bethesda for lunch because it was a stone's throw from where I used to work. This was a great choice because I was often eating out with colleagues and sources who were not vegan, and Tara Thai had something for everyone. The restaurant has an extensive vegetarian menu with nine choices, all very reasonably priced. My favorite is the Spicy Eggplant, and then there is of course Pad Thai Jae, and Gaeng Jae, which is a spicy vegetable-tofu preparation in a green sauce. You cannot go wrong with just about anything on this menu.


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A captured schoolgirl who ran off to join Isis could stand trial after being found in the ruins of Mosul.
Linda Wenzel, 16, was caught in a tunnel system with other women, some wearing suicide vests, in a bombed-out Mosul house in northern Iraq one year after disappearing.Victim's dad becomes unlikely friends with father of terrorist who killed her at Bataclan
Lorenz Haase, the German prosecutor, said Wenzel ran away from her family home in Pulsnitz near Dresden, east Germany, last summer but would not confirm her current location as it was still part of the ongoing investigation.
He said: 'We, as the public prosecutor's office Dresden, have not applied for an arrest warrant and will therefore not be able to request extradition.
'There is the possibility that Linda might be put on trial in Iraq. She might be expelled for being a foreigner or, because she is a minor reported missing in Germany, she could be handed over to Germany.'
It is believed she may have been working for Daesh's police force in the city with the Telegraph reporting the teenager had been enlisted as a sniper.
Also detained during the military operation last Thursday were women from Russia, Turkey, Canada and Chechnya.Man slashed to death by rooster with a blade during illegal cockfight
Wenzel fled to Syria after falling love with a Muslim Chechen fighter who lived there.
Friends said she learned Arabic and took the Koran to school. She flew from Frankfurt and entered Syria via Turkey where she fell in with Daesh offshoot groups.
She was then smuggled into Iraq.
Haase said she is getting consular assistance from the German embassy in Iraq.
She was among 20 Islamic State followers seized after the city fell following a ten-month battle that left 25,000 Jihadists dead and devastated Iraq's second largest city.
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Delivered each Thursday, Medigram is the Wisconsin Medical Society's electronic newsletter with timely news, upcoming events, answers to frequently asked questions and all the information you need to know to make your practice run more efficiently.
Click on the dates below to access articles in that issue.
December 19, 2013
- Fees decrease for Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund
- Register today for Doctor Day
- Society welcomes Berwick to forum
- Medicaid delay bill sent to Governor Walker
- Meaningful Use Stage 2 target date postponed
- Complimentary webinar focuses on ACA Marketplace
- WMJ report: Facebook may be opportunity for targeted alcohol-prevention ads
- Nominees for Society offices due Jan. 3
- ICD-10 Summit registration open
Medigram Alert:
- Bill clarifying informed consent signed into law
(published December 13, 2013)
December 12, 2013
- SGR repeal moves forward, cost estimate lowered
- WISMedPAC Board nominations sought
- MEB moves ahead on changes to licensing requirements
- Medicaid now covers same-day problem, prevent visits
- Council on Legislation call is Dec. 20
- Society council gets update on Medicaid, health insurance marketplace from DHS
- DHS processing Medicaid pay increases
- New physician certification requirement for CAH admissions
- Cancer incidence, mortality rates in state drop
- Flu vaccination toolkit on Society website
- Foundation seeks to double WPS donation
December 5, 2013
- State Assembly approves delay to BadgerCare/HIRSP transition
- RVUs addressed in Physician Fee Schedule
- Majority of House seek SGR repeal
- Worker's comp fee schedule proposed
- Society files amicus brief in federal false claims case
- What happens at the holiday party doesn't always stay at the holiday party
- DHS manager to address Medicaid with Society Council next week
- Opioids, immunizations and obesity top December 12 Council agenda
- Medicare incarcerated beneficiary claims issue to be resolved soon
- Physician Citizen of the Year nominations due December 13
November 21, 2013
- Physicians, students participate in AMA meeting, visit lawmakers
- Register today for Doctor Day at the Capitol
- Baldwin's Medicare data bill follows Society's DC meetings
- MEB addresses licensing, code changes
- Attest by Dec. 31 for Medicaid pay hike
- Pay adjustments based on EHR program start date
- Mazza tells Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation history
November 14, 2013
- Gov. Walker delays Medicaid transition, calls special session
- Worker's comp fee schedule proposal expected
- Raw milk, flu vaccine bills highlight the week's legislative actions
- Society submits comments on SGR repeal
- ACA update: Paper applications sent to BadgerCare beneficiaries
- Council on Ethics meets November 22
- Nominating Committee seeks nominees
- Study addresses physician job satisfaction
- CPT changes to be discussed next week
November 7, 2013
- Bill clarifying informed consent law heads to Gov. Walker
- U.S. Reps. Duffy, Kind join physicians at health forum
- Society's Annual Meeting is April 5-6
- Deadline for submitting resolutions for House of Delegates
is February 3
- Undergrad experiences benefit students considering medical school, journal report says
- 31 hospitals in Wisconsin named to Top Performer list
- Essays about rural health sought, $2,500 cash prize to be awarded
- MCW's Kerschner named founding officer of international otitis media group
October 31, 2013
- McAvoy urges bipartisanship to fix Medicare
- List of patients moving off Medicaid may be requested online
- CME available through WMJ
- Early registration discount for CPT webinar ends tomorrow
- Advance care planning initiative highlighted
- Council to address professional development
- Society, others voice concerns about APRNs as independent providers
- Long-term care policies offer protection
October 24, 2013
- Mental health bills get public hearing
- 24.7 percent payment cut on agenda for Mastering Medicare in 2014 seminar
- Society efforts boost attestation
- Society participates in amicus brief
- Contract negotiation, HIPAA event is Nov. 12
- Physician Citizen of the Year nominations due December 13
- Flu vaccine recommendations online
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement quality forum to be broadcast
October 17, 2013
- Informed consent bill heads to Assembly
- Event showcases advance care planning success
- PQRS deadline extended to Friday
- Complimentary webinar outlines Medicaid pay increase
- HIRSP sunset is Dec. 31; claims due March 31
- AMPAC offers two political training opportunities
- Society leaders meet with MCW students
- Last call for grant applications
October 10, 2013
- Informed consent bill advances
- Mental health recommendations highlight busy legislative week
- Reminder: October 15 is deadline to avoid Value-based Modifier penalty
- Affordable Care Act presentation in Waukesha on November 7
- Additional ACA resources for physicians now available online
- Quality symposium to focus on successful teams
- $2,500 for top rural health essay
- Training focuses on safe prescribing of pain medication
- Award nominations due November 1
October 3, 2013
- Changes to ACA 'grace period' needed, Society says in letter to CMS
- Society, NGS partner for Medicare seminar
- Shutdown's impact varies across HHS
- Training for ACA Navigators, Application Counselors is next week
- Medicare fix needed now
- Senate panel OKs legislation on concussions, drug substitution
- Volunteers sought for Honduras trip
- Grant applications due soon
September 26, 2013
- Society leaders discuss SGR, other critical topics with lawmakers in DC
- Task force nears completion of proposals to improve state's mental health system
- Symposium attendees maximize opportunities for success
- ACA update: State sends notices to BadgerCare beneficiaries
- Save the date: Feb 12, 2014 is Doctor Day in the Capitol
- NPI error delays some Medicare payments
- WHIO Learning Forum is Oct. 16
- Day-long conference focuses on Graduate Medical Education
- CME activities address opioid use, abuse
September 19, 2013
- New unprofessional conduct rule taking effect Oct. 1 highlights MEB update
- Council to address dentistry, medical licensing proposals
- Provider call to focus on QRURs, Value-Based Payment Modifier
- Still time to register for Symposium
- Task force chair offers mental health proposals
- September 29: World Heart Day
- Medical professional liability insurance basics
September 12, 2013
- Society submits comments on proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
- Society, others comment on releasing Medicare physician data
- Society's work on Alternative Pathway for CT, MRI highlighted in case study
- No 2013 Medicaid pay hike without attesting by Dec. 31
- Society's Hetsko speaks against bill legalizing sale of raw milk
- Essays about rural health sought, $2,500 cash prize to be awarded
- ACA deadlines coming soon
September 5, 2013
- Medicare Part B moves to NGS Saturday
- Learn about BadgerCare Plus changes
- Lawmakers need to hear from physicians about repealing Medicare SGR
- Public hearing on raw milk set
- Teen birth rates down, journal article finds
- Topic briefs help navigate health IT
August 29, 2013
- Society, others share concerns about 'incarcerated' beneficiary data, process
- Obesity, immunizations on Sept. 12 Council agenda
- Council on Ethics meets Sept 13; placebos, organ donation at issue
- AMA fact sheet has ACA essentials
- New HIPAA rule means big changes
- State medical students seek to maintain GME funding
- Medicaid clarifies policies on ordering, referring physicians
- School garden funding available
August 22, 2013
- Society, WHA seek change to ACA 'grace period'
- Council on Health Care Access meets Sept. 4
- Honoring Choices Wisconsin expanding with new participants
- Earn CME for webinar on using data, reporting for improvement
- 'Incident-to' services scrutinized again
- WHIO Public Reporting webinars begin
- Nominate a young physician for Viste award by Nov. 1
August 15, 2013
- MEB approves publication of MED 10
- Registration open for Regional Enrollment Network kickoff meetings
- Hartman named WisMedPAC Board chair
- WHIO chosen for data sharing program
- Wisconsin Health News highlights Gundersen's energy independence goal
- Earn CME for leadership course
- Foundation grant applications due Oct. 25
- College students need insurance, too
- Vasudevan elected to YMCA Board
August 8, 2013
- Society offers webinar next week about Health Insurance Marketplace
- Notice about ACA implementation from state Medicaid director
- WHIO Public Reporting webinars scheduled
- Medical Records & the Law sessions online
- Event addresses safe prescribing of pain medication
- Milwaukee-area business group endorses Honoring Choices Wisconsin
- Ostrov, Samitt take new positions
August 1, 2013
- House committee votes to repeal SGR, allow access to Medicare data
- Society testifies at worker's comp hearing
- Policy about Medicare payments for incarcerated patients under review
- Raw milk bill introduced
- Earn PQRS incentive, avoid 2015 penalty
- Most fishermen in study aware of fish consumption advisories, journal article says
- Geriatric medicine course is September 8-11; earn CME
- Wertsch talks about Medicare on AMA video
- White Coat Campaign goal reached
July 25, 2013
- Proposed Medicare payment system moves forward
- Task Force on Mental Health completes public hearings
- Legislature sets joint hearing on worker's comp
- Medicare issues update on payment recoveries
- Report on geographic variation in spending, quality released
- Sept. 17 event focuses on behavioral screening and intervention
- Learn PCMH fundamentals during August 6 webinar
- Health students team up with young campers to fight obesity
- Treffert published in Scientific American
July 18, 2013
- Enrollment plans for new health insurance marketplace coalescing
- Enforcement of ultrasound law delayed
- Simons elected chair of Medical Examining Board
- Early identification of TB critical, journal case report says
- Comments on Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule sought
- Society members invited to discussion about Sunshine Act on August 7
- Care Manager Conference set for Green Bay
- IT roadmap for accountable care organizations available online
- Newsmakers: Thompson honored at White House
July 11, 2013
- Society extremely disappointed with Act 37 enactment
- Physicians urged to review, comment on public reporting website
- Medicare claims data could improve care, JAMA article by Toussaint, Berwick says
- Maximum fees for copies of health care records increase
- Society selects two companies as preferred providers to county societies
- WCHQ begins patient experience reporting
- Earn CME at sport-related concussion seminar
June 27, 2013
- Abrams, Toussaint, Musser visit DC to seek access to Medicare FFS data
- Attestation required for Medicaid primary care pay increase
- Learn about environmental drivers that impact improvement, earn CME
- Society, NGS offering free webinarabout Medicare Part B transition
- New website offers details about Health Insurance Marketplace
- Society continues raw milk opposition
- Newsmakers: Society member Tashjian named Health IT Fellow
June 20, 2013
- Society meets with Rep. Schraa on guns gag-order bill
- Medical Examining Board delays CME compliance discussion
- Physicians participate in AMA meeting
- Bill allowing raw milk sales introduced
- WMJ's 'Focus on Community Health' highlights Honor Flight physicians
- Advance care planning pilots reach halfway mark
- Bartholow leads discussion about federal health insurance marketplace
- FYI: For Your Insurance: Disability insurance policy definitions critical for physicians
June 13, 2013
- State Senate passes ultrasound bill, Assembly is expected to follow
- Calling the question: member-only blog gives an inside look at lawmaking
- Society, others to study potential Worker's Comp changes
- Annual Meeting highlights online
- Medicare transition webinars continue
- Newsmakers: Simons named to Board of Directors for Resident Matching Program
June 6, 2013
- Legislative leaders OK Medicaid, physician workforce investments
- 'Apology' bill OK'd, abortion bills get hearings
- Exemption program for CT, MRI prior authorizations launched
- Society, others seek support from Baucus, Hatch for Medicare data
- New certification needed to perform DOT physicals
- Health information exchange set to begin this summer
May 30, 2013
- Society testifies for 'apology' bill, against contraception limits bill
- Budget committee OKs more funds for state health information organization
- NGS selects local coverage determination policies
- Leveraging comparative effectiveness research
- CME available through WMJ
- ACP honors Rieselbach
May 23, 2013
- Society, others oppose anti-flu vaccination proposal
- Unprofessional conduct rule sent to Legislature
- NGS offers Medicare transition webinars
- June 30 is deadline to avoid 2014 eRx penalty
- National campaign encourages smokers to talk with their physician about quitting
- Rural Health Conference is June 26-28
- Summit features lean leaders
- It's White Coat Campaign time again
- Vacation plans should include checking insurance policies
May 16, 2013
- Lawmakers support more equitable geographic measures
- Plan to transition HIRSP patients to exchanges moves forward
- Medical Examining Board finishes MED 10 work – again
- Increased Medicaid payments should begin in fourth quarter, DHS says
- Quality data posted at clinic level
- Future unclear on worker's comp developments
- Still time to register for Medical Records & the Law
- June conference addresses federal health insurance marketplace
- Datapalooza, BuildHealth3 encourage innovation
- Reminder: Lean summit is June 5-6
May 9, 2013
- Assembly overwhelmingly OKs informed consent bill
- 'The Insider' offers Society members latest legislative news
- Society urges lawmakers to support Tuition Assistance Program
- Summit highlights lean transformations
- May 15 webinar focuses on risk-adjusted payment models
- Council on Medical Education meets May 15
- County Medical Society tax form reminder
- Addiction specialist Miller honored
May 2, 2013
- Physician informed consent bill scheduled for full Assembly vote
- Join Society Councils next week
- Society, others set goal of 95% flu vaccination rate for health care personnel
- Why it's important to review payer correspondence
- Seminar to feature health law experts, hot topics
- Journal article outlines benefits of professional doula labor support
- Aurora BayCare leader honored
- Annual fundraising event a huge success
April 25, 2013
- Informed consent legislation passes committee hurdle
- Unprofessional conduct rule finalized by MEB
- Society launches new option for political contributions
- Council updating policy on care for people with mental illness
- OIG releases update to Self-Disclosure Protocol
- Immigration reform legislation includes physician-related provisions
- Prescription Drug Take-Back Day offers venues for safe disposal of unused meds
- Strict guidelines govern benefit plans
April 18, 2013
- Eligible physicians must complete attestation to receive Medicaid primary care pay increase
- Society, others urge lawmakers to leverage ACA flexibility for Medicaid
- Timothy McAvoy, MD, inaugurated as Society president
- Physicians, lawmakers discuss four key issues
- Aspirus physicians, Finger-Warmuth honored during Annual Meeting
- Medicare to begin denying claims from physicians not in PECOS
- Share feedback on ICD-10 testing during NGS listening sessions
- Three medical students receive awards
April 11, 2013
- Society testifies in support of bills clarifying informed consent law
- Health professionals provide perspective on worker's comp proposals
- Advocacy Day kicks off Annual Meeting weekend
- Deadline for accessing quality, resource-use reports is April 30
- Free health IT event May 29 in Madison
April 4, 2013
- Lawmakers introduce bills repairing informed consent statute
- Medical Records & the Law features legislative update
- April 16 is National Healthcare Decisions Day
- National Provider Call to focus on ICD-10
- WCHQ receives Choosing Wisely grant
- Ministry joins Ascension Health
Medigram Alert:
- 2% Medicare cut begins Monday, FAQs online
(published March 29, 2013)
March 28, 2013
- Resolution comments due April 1; make plans for CME program, Advocacy Day
- Wisconsin Supreme Court election is Tuesday
- Medicare to start denying incomplete claims for ordering, referring items or services
- Reporting of psychotherapy with interactive complexity clarified
- Aurora launches Research Institute
March 21, 2013
- Apology Bill co-sponsors sought
- Society testifies at MEB hearing on unprofessional conduct definitions
- Lazarus outlines AMA initiatives during Society Health Policy Forum
- Webinar focuses on learning organizations
- Revised place of service guidelines effective April 1
- Ozaukee tops County Health Rankings
- New Medicare contractor for Part B claims begins Sept. 7
- State has 13 of the top critical access hospitals
- Still time to register for April 12 event exploring the science of emotions
- Take a new look at permanent life insurance
March 14, 2013
- Worker's Compensation puts health care costs in the crosshairs
- Raw milk bill expected again
- DHS sending fee assessments to physicians next week
- Medicare payment cuts begin April 1
- Annual Meeting CME focuses on advance care planning, Million Hearts™
- IPFCF Audit Shows Renewed Stability
- WMJ report shows difference in ADHD diagnosis rates for children
- Quality measures for physician groups in WCHQ show improvement, study shows
- Health literacy summit April 9 and 10 in Madison
- Journal article links QIO efforts to reduced hospitalizations
March 7, 2013
- HOD handbook available online
- Register for Advocacy Day today
- Society urges prudence in Medicaid decision
- Sequestration includes 2% cut to Medicare payments
- March 15 Health Policy Forum features AMA President Lazarus
- State's drug-monitoring program to begin accepting data April 1
- California lawmakers learn about Honoring Choices Wisconsin
February 28, 2013
- Society leader Halverson testifies at Task Force on Mental Health hearing
- Society joins public health, other stakeholders to oppose raw milk sales
- Seminar to address Medicare changes
- WHITEC expands services to specialists
- Fundraising event April 12 features Richard Davidson, PhD
February 21, 2013
- State's biennial budget introduced; analysis begins
- Medical Examining Board moderates post-graduate requirement proposal
- Members offer comments on resolutions through Virtual Reference Committees
- Register today for Caucus meetings
- CME offered for Wednesday's webinar about EHRs in primary care
- Family physicians can earn MOC-IV credit by improving breast cancer screening skills
- Treffert part of Popular Science article exploring acquired savant
February 14, 2013
- Society introduces virtual reference committees for 2013 HOD
- State budget proposals address Medicaid, physician workforce
- Society leaders meet with lawmakers in DC
- Employer group pushes for worker's comp fee schedule
- Reminder: Wisconsin Supreme Court primary election is next Tuesday
- Members invited to join Council's mental health policy discussion
- Council to brainstorm obesity prevention, intervention Feb. 21
- 'The Wisconsin Story' now online
February 7, 2013
- Nominees for Society offices selected
- Medicaid primary care pay increase estimated at 78%, will be retroactive to Jan. 1
- Council on Ethics meets Friday
- New partnership streamlines continuing education process
- CMS releases Sunshine Act final rule
- Consider the Conversation on statewide public television next week
- Essays about rural health sought, $2,500 cash prize to be awarded
January 31, 2013
- Symposium speakers sought
- Introducing the Society's new website
- Renew Society membership today to avoid lapse in benefits
- Deadline for resolutions is Friday
- CAH II physicians now eligible for EHR program
- New initiative offers tips, tools for protecting health information on mobile devices
- Second Consider the Conversation film planned
January 24, 2013
- Resolution-writing video online; deadline is Feb. 1
- Final rule brings major changes to HIPAA
- Medicare contract protests denied
- District Caucus schedule, details online
- Society councils addressing major issues in February
- Wisconsin chosen for practice satisfaction initiative
- IRA charitable rollover provision retroactive for 2012
January 17, 2013
- Medical Examining Board considering major change for medical license qualification
- Advance care planning initiative featured on WPR
- Abrams discusses need for physician health program
- Get to know candidates for Society offices
- Deadline to request eRx exemption is Jan. 31
- HHS begins webinar series with focus on access to care
- Jan. 28 teleconference focuses on Quality and Resource Use Reports
- Scholarship, fellowship applications and Viste Award nominations due Feb.1
January 10, 2013
- No holds on Medicare claims expected
- Program reduces health risk factors among Hispanics, WMJ
article says
- Society using WHIO data to evaluate PCMHs
- Deadline for submitting resolutions for House of Delegates is Feb. 1
- Society calls on Congress to reduce gun violence
- Marshfield, UW Health selected as ACOs
- Explore the science
of emotions during annual fundraiser
January 3, 2013
- Congress postpones Medicare physician payment cuts to 2014
- All 19 groups in Consumer Reports' ratings rank above national average
- Drug monitoring exemptions no longer necessary
- WMJ articles focus on obesity, healthy food
- Jan. 31 is deadline for filing electronic medical records credit requests
- Honoring Choices Wisconsin on WCHQ Assembly agenda
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Junior Jason Burger (Orlando, Fla,) and freshman Quinton Carpenter (Magnolia, Texas) combined on a six-hit shutout with Carpenter earning his third win of the season, as he tossed three innings of releif in which he gave up three hits and fanned five batters.
In game two, sophomores Vincent DeRubeis (Trumbull. Conn.) and Patrick Palmer (Ansonia, Conn.) each drove in a run for UB.
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Authors: Stephen H. Jarvis
The idea of consciousness emerging from chaos is not a new idea. In fact, it is one of the oldest ideas of philosophy. What makes it an important idea to herald here (in the context of quantum gravity and a new type of string theory incorporating the Golden Ratio) is how the idea has been derived, namely from "chaos theory" sprung from two key preliminary papers [1][2]. This third paper shall take up from where the second paper [2] left off. Here, we shall explain the Schrodinger equation for light, and then present an improved equation for the energy of a photon, then confirm the emergence of light from the atomic level represents a well-known equation for chaos theory, the "logistic map equation". From there we shall present the idea of consciousness as a need for this system of time and space to resolve the disparity between light and particle location, together with the need to reach an exact value for "π" (as was the basis for the axioms of time upon space in the development of the atom in the second paper). A list of features of this proposal of consciousness as an emergent entity will be presented that describes well-known features of the idea of our own ability to reason and be aware.
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Every Friday, the Expert Ops team will recap the latest enhancements and bug fixes, questions from the Expert community, customer compliments, and preview the week ahead.
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|Oracle® Business Intelligence New Features Guide
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Various fixes and enhancements have been added to Catalog Manager, as described in this chapter. This chapter applies to Releases 10.1.3.3, 10.1.3.3.1, 10.1.3.3.2, 10.1.3.3.3, 10.1.3.4, and 10.1.3.4.1 and 10.1.3.4.2.
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Section 8.7, "Limitations and Workarounds in Catalog Manager"
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Menu options Smart Rename and Search & Replace
These options have been changed from using regular expressions (to search for a match) to instead use the more intuitive method of the supplied text "as is". For power users, the Search & Replace XML file continues to use regular expressions, so extra care must be taken to ensure that those search strings are correct.
The Copy to another catalog and Paste from another catalog options are now handled seamlessly by the normal Copy and Paste options. Similarly, you can now also drag and drop from one Catalog Manager to another. Note that drag and drop always makes a copy of the dragged items, even when performing a drag and drop within a single Catalog Manager. There are two new options for pasting, unarchiving, and dropping. You can set two preferences in the Preferences dialog from the Tools menu before pasting.
The Paste Overwrite options in the Preferences dialog are as follows:
None: Pastes all files, but does not paste any existing files.
Old: Pastes all files, but does not paste any existing files unless they are older than the source.
All: Paste all files, whether they exist or not. The default is 'all', which was the default behavior in Release 10.1.3.2.
For example:
Under "/users/joe" are the reports "A" (created 01-Jan-2006), "B" (created 31-May-2006) and "C" (created 01-Jan-2006). Under "/users/sue" are the reports "A" (created 28-Feb-2006) and "B" (created 01-Jan-2006) (and no report "C"). Suppose Sue copies the reports 'A', 'B' and 'C' from /users/joe, and pastes them to /users/sue. If the preference is set to "None", then Sue keeps her 'A' and 'B' reports and Joe's reports are ignored. Sue gets a copy of 'C'. If the preference is set to "All", then Sue's 'A' and 'B' reports are overwritten with Joe's, and Sue gets a copy of 'C'. If the preference is set to "Old", then Sue keeps her 'A' (Sue's 'A' is not "old"), Sue's B gets overwritten by Joe's (Sue's 'B' was "old"), and Sue gets a copy of 'C'.
The Paste ACL options are as follows:
Inherit pasted item: Inherits its permissions (ACL) from its new parent folder.
Preserve pasted item: Preserves its permissions (ACL) as it was in the original, mapping accounts as necessary.
Create pasted item: Preserves its permissions (ACL) as it was in the original, creating and mapping accounts as necessary.
The default is 'Inherit pasted item', which was the default behavior in 10.1.3.2.
Suppose Steve owns "/users/steve/MyFavReport" and has permissions (ACL) "everyone can read/execute, steve has full control". Joe (who has some administration privileges) logs in and copies MyFavReport, pasting it to "/users/sue" (which is owned by "administrator", with permissions "admins have full control, Sue has full control"). If Joe sets "Inherit", /users/sue/MyFavReport is owned by Joe with whatever permissions are set on "/users/sue" (that is, "administrators have full control, sue has full control").
If Joe sets "Preserve", /users/sue/MyFavReport is owned by Joe with whatever permissions were set on "/users/steve/MyFavReport" (that is, "everyone can read/execute, steve has full control"). If Joe pastes in a second Catalog Manager and if "steve" does not exist in this Catalog, then the permissions for Steve are discarded.
If "steve" exists but has a different user ID, then Steve's user ID is mapped to the new one. If Joe sets "Create", /users/sue/MyFavReport is owned by Joe with whatever permissions were set on "/users/steve/MyFavReport" (that is, "everyone can read/execute, Steve has full control"). If Joe pastes in a second Catalog Manager and if "steve" does not exist in this Catalog, then the user "steve" is created. This is used by OnDemand, where they create accounts in a staging area before moving the user to the production environment.
After the paste, the object is owned by the person doing the paste. Thus you must likely select the newly pasted item and set ownership recursively to whomever you want (if you have permission to do that).
Oracle BI EE Release 10.1.3.3 includes the following fixes for Catalog Manager:
Preferences. The dialog now allows 'browsing' to find a user's preferred browser.
Create Report functionality. For import to Excel 2003, save to a file with a .tab extension.
Search and replace.
Renaming and deleting "special" folders (for example, _portal and _ibots) provides user warning.
Hidden attributes can now be edited offline and online.
Timestamps display.
Sorting by type.
Editing xml. Manual edits are not checked for validity.
Synchronization of permissions between Catalog Manager and the online Manager Catalog feature.
Renaming existing properties.
Expanding and collapsing the tree view.
Link handling.
Table view - Owner and Attributes parameters have been added.
You can use Catalog Manager to upgrade EBA ("EBA" stands for Enterprise Business Analytics) catalogs from Version 126.96.36.199 to 184.108.40.206. Catalog Manager does the following:
Compares the content in both the Baseline EBA Presentation Catalog and the Production Presentation Catalog with the content in the Latest EBA Presentation Catalog.
Merges any changes into the Production Presentation Catalog, which is why it is imperative that you use a copy of the Production catalog and perform the upgrade in a development or test environment so as to confirm the upgrade has worked properly.
Produces a list of upgrade differences, which you must resolve by indicating how you want the differences handled.
If the catalogs have conflicting content, then you can choose which catalog the content is taken from. The end result is a upgraded presentation catalog that contains the site-specific changes and new metadata.
You use a dialog to select the catalogs to include while upgrading an EBA catalog, as described in the following steps:
Make a backup copy of the Production Catalog, which is the catalog that is currently in use at your organization. Rename the directory to catalog_name_old and move it to a temporary location.
Start Catalog Manager in offline mode and open the copy of the Production Catalog.
From the Tools menu, select Upgrade EBA Catalog.
The Upgrade Customer Modified EBA Presentation Catalog dialog is displayed. The presentation catalog that is currently in use at your organization is automatically entered in the Production Presentation Catalog field.
In the Baseline EBA Presentation Catalog field, browse to locate the unmodified, read-only presentation catalog that you received with the Oracle BI EE release that you are upgrading from.
In the Latest EBA Presentation Catalog field, browse to locate the read-only presentation catalog for EBA Version 184.108.40.206 that is installed in the OracleBIData\web\catalog directory with the latest installation of Oracle BI EE.
Provide a log file to write the results of the process.
Click OK.
The upgrade process can take several minutes for a large catalog.
Resolve any upgrade differences as follows:
Review each conflict in the Resolve Conflicts dialog, selecting which version you want to keep. The default is to keep the version from the Production Catalog and to disregard conflicting changes from Oracle.
Click OK.
Review the log file that you selected in Step 6, which holds information about the merge process. This log file is written to the OracleBI\web\catalogmanager directory. If you see an error logged in the file, then the path in question had a problem that did not allow the merge mechanism to resolve the merge. No action was taken. To merge that particular item, go into the original presentation catalog and merge it manually.
Review the upgraded presentation catalog and if necessary, set permissions for objects.
Save the new presentation catalog.
Each object in the catalog is stored in its own file. For example, an analysis called Analysis 1 is stored in a file named Analysis1. The object name that is visible to users, such as Analysis 1, is referred to as the logical object name.
The following list provides guidelines for object names:
No restrictions exist on which characters are allowed in the logical name of an object in the catalog, provided that the characters are valid Unicode characters. The following are valid logical names:
Hello World Profit / Loss % Sales * $ Cost ~~ $ "Expense"?
The length of the logical object name must not exceed 256 Unicode characters.
For more information on Unicode, see Section 8.6, "File System Guidelines for Catalogs."
The length of the logical path name for an object must not exceed 16000 Unicode characters.
The number of directory segments in a logical path name for an object must be not exceed 255 segments.
For example, a directory with a name such as /n1/n2/n3/n4/…./n253/n254/n255 is acceptable, while a name such as /n1/n2/n3/n4/…./n254/n255/n256 is unacceptable.
When you pass the path name of an object using SOAP, you must escape the following characters:
Forward slash (/) Backward slash (\) Tilde (~) Asterisk (*) Question mark (?)
The following logical path names are all valid:
/shared/test/Hello World /shared/test/Profit \/ Loss /shared/test/% Sales \* $ Cost \~\~ $ "Expense"\?
Use care when building a catalog path. It is very common to see code that assumes the forward slash (/) is always a path separator. Always verify your path code with an object name such as "Profit / Loss".
When you pass a catalog search filter using SOAP, you must escape the following characters:
Forward slash (/) Backward slash (\) Tilde (~) Asterisk (*) Question mark (?) Caret (^) Dollar sign (?)
The following search filters are all valid:
Hello World Profit \/ Loss % Sales \* \$ Cost \~\~ \$ "Expense"\?
This section describes the following guidelines for working with objects in catalogs in file systems:
Section 8.6.3, "Handling Catalog Files on Various Platforms"
The catalog is designed to scale to thousands of concurrent users. To achieve this scaling, the catalog adheres to the following guidelines:
The average user typically only reads from the catalog and rarely, if ever, writes to it. In Release 11g, each user is constantly and automatically updating his or her Most Recently Used file, but each user's "read" operations still far outweigh the user's "writes" operations. Therefore, the read-to-write ratio is typically at least 100 to 1.
While a locking mechanism guarantees that only one user can write to an object at a time, it is rare for multiple users to attempt to write simultaneously to the same object. A feature called "lazy locking" allows users to continue reading an object even when another user is updating that object.
Modern file systems cache "small" files directly inside the directory record, such that reading any information on a directory simultaneously loads all small files directly into the operating system's memory cache. Therefore, it is good practice to keep files in the catalog "small," especially the frequently "read" .atr metadata files. When these metadata files remain small, then all the .atr files in a directory are loaded into memory with one physical hard disk read. Every file that exceeds the "small" threshold adds another physical hard disk read, which can cause a 100% degradation for each large file. In other words, use care when considering storing arbitrary "Properties" in .atr files.
Reading an object's .atr metadata file using NFS is far slower than reading it directly from a local disk. For this reason, Presentation Services additionally caches all .atr files internally. This cache can become briefly "stale" when another node in the cluster writes data to the file that is newer than the data that is cached by the current node. Therefore, all nodes are refreshed according to the setting of the MaxAgeMinutes element in the instanceconfig.xml, whose default for a cluster is 5 minutes. This default setting commonly achieves the best trade-off between the possibility of stale data and the known performance impact. (The default for an environment without clusters is 60 minutes.)
To allow heterogeneous nodes in a cluster, the catalog adheres to the following guidelines:
The maximum length for the name of an object on disk is 256 bytes, which is 64 Unicode characters. The logical name is restricted to 256 Unicode characters. To adhere to this restriction, logical names greater than 32 characters are hashed.
The maximum length for the name of a path on disk is 32KB, which is 8000 Unicode characters. The logical path is restricted to 16000 Unicode characters.
All path names on disk are all lowercase. The logical path name allows mixed case, but is still case-insensitive.
Certain characters are not allowed for path names on disk, while the logical path name allows all characters. For example, Windows systems disallow certain characters such as the colon (:), so those characters are mapped using standard HTML escape sequences. For example, the period character (.) becomes "%2e".
Certain file names are not allowed on disk, while the logical object name has no restrictions. For example, Windows systems disallow certain file names such as COM, so those names are mapped using standard HTML escape sequences. For example, "com" becomes "co%6d".
Keep the following points in mind when handling catalog files on various platforms:
For UNIX Platforms: UNIX kernels must commonly be configured to allow more than 4000 subdirectories per directory. See Chapter 18 for information on the HashUserHomeDirectories element.
For Windows Platforms:
When users want to navigate catalog files using a tool such as Microsoft Windows Explorer, then they want the catalog structure based on a short path name such as c:/obi/demo, rather than the long default path name. Note that such navigation is not recommended.
FAT is not supported, and NTFS is required.
Performance on Windows platforms degrades noticeably when more than 8000 files exist in a single directory. Because each catalog object has two files (the data file and the .atr metadata file), it is strongly recommended that you not store more than 4000 catalog objects in a single directory. See Chapter 18 for information on the HashUserHomeDirectories element.
Windows Explorer does not handle long path names properly, and it is recommended to not Windows Explorer to navigate the internal structure of the catalog. While the file system can handle path names as large as 32KB and Presentation Services is not negatively affected, you cannot use Windows Explorer with any path name that is longer than approximately 2KB.
Because a single Unicode character can require as many as 4 bytes, you might be unable to use Windows Explorer with path names of only 500 Unicode characters. This limitation does not affect Presentation Services. Because of this limitation, place the catalog in a top-level directory, such as c:\mycatalog\sales.
The following issues are known when working with catalog files:
Locking across NFS systems is difficult, but Presentation Services provides an effective locking mechanism in recent patches. Obtain key patches to update older versions of Oracle BI EE as necessary.
For more information, see Section 13.2, "Validating the Catalog."
Various third-party FTP programs have issues handling '%' escape sequences, which often results in a renamed file that is doubly escaped. For example, a file that is named sa%2epaint (whose logical name is SA.Paint) is incorrectly renamed to sa%252epaint (whose logical name is SA%2ePaint).
Avoid using an FTP program directly against a catalog. Instead, download and use the 7-Zip utility to compress the catalog files, then use an FTP program to transfer the resulting compressed file.
Ensure that you keep the following items in mind when working with Catalog Manager:
Attempts to copy, archive, or drag files from the /system/security directory cannot be performed within the Catalog Manager as these functions should be performed elsewhere.
While working in the online mode, catalog contents cannot be pasted into or out of a read-only folder. To achieve this result, turn-off the read-only property of the folder tree before copying, then re-apply read-only after pasting.
Items with special characters in their names might not be displayed correctly.
Even if a resize indicator is not shown, Catalog Manager panes might still be resizable.
After exiting the Catalog Manager after working in offline mode, its Java engine might continue to display in the Windows Task Manager.
The Catalog Manager cannot be run from the Windows Start > Run menu. To start the Catalog Manager using Windows, double-click the executable within Windows Explorer or provide the full path from the command line.
Attempting to use the Upgrade Catalog feature on an empty catalog might cause an error. If you see an error, then restart the Catalog Manager.
If the Catalog Manager becomes unusable after closing both the tree and table panes, then restart the Catalog Manager.
The Catalog Manager's Status Log provided little value and has been removed.
Archives created using compression through the online Manage Catalog feature found in Answers cannot be loaded using the Catalog Manager application's unarchive facility.
Archives created in 10.1.3.2.x are not binary compatible with 10.1.3.3. Migrations can be made using unarchived Presentation Catalogs.