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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> It is very important that you read the message below, as it
pertains to Safe Assignment paper submissions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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color:#1F497D'>Teri A. Carter<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";
color:#1F497D'>Student Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";
color:#1F497D'>University Writing Program<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy";
color:#1F497D'>(951) 827-1453<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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color:#1F497D'>(951) 827-7761 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Rise Axelrod
[mailto:rise.axelrod@gmail.com] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 04, 2010 9:37 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Teri Carter; Cynde Sanchez<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Fwd: ATTN: Instructors using Safe Assign<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Please forward this message
from Leo Schouest to all the Writing Program TAs and Lecturers asap. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Rise<o:p></o:p></p>
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Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> "Dr. Leo P.
Schouest" <<a href="mailto:leo.schouest@ucr.edu">leo.schouest@ucr.edu</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> November 4, 2010 8:18:21 AM PDT<br>
<b>To:</b> "Dr. Leo P. Schouest" <<a
href="mailto:leo.schouest@ucr.edu">leo.schouest@ucr.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>ATTN: Instructors using Safe Assign</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>SafeAssign is experiencing abnormally high loads that has
caused a delay in the processing of submitted papers.<br>
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Blackboard has diagnosed the issue (an Oracle memory issue at peak loads) that
was causing papers to get stuck in the processing queue. That database issue
has been resolved, and papers being submitted now should be processing
normally. However, there is a backlog of papers submitted in the last few days
that didn't finish processing and need to be re-processed. Safe Assign is still
running at extremely high load, so Blackboard is trying variable rates of
re-processing those papers through the system to determine how quickly they can
eliminate that backlog without negatively impacting performance for everyone.<br>
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Instructors can wait for the re-processing, or, now that the database issue has
been resolved, can re-submit the papers. Upon re-submission an instructor
should experience improved turnaround times.<o:p></o:p></p>
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