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NEC asks Vermont Supreme Court to shutdown VY
BRATTLEBORO -- Because of Entergy's "disobedience and noncompliance," the Vermont Supreme Court should order an immediate shutdown of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon.
Thus states a motion filed by the New England Coalition late Tuesday afternoon, which claims because Entergy doesn't have a current certificate of public good for its power plant, it shouldn't be allowed to continue operating it for the time being.
Until the Vermont Public Service Board has rendered a decision on whether to issue a new CPG, states the motion, Entergy should be ordered to "cease and desist."
Because Entergy is currently in violation of agreements made when it purchased the plant, said Jared Margolis, NEC's legal counsel, it is disregarding the board's authority over the plant's continued operation.
"Right now Entergy is operating in violation of the board," said Margolis. "If we went to the board and asked it to issue an injunction, why would Entergy listen to the board? Entergy has shown it is not willing to abide by the board's orders."
The board would have to go to the Supreme Court to enforce its order anyway, he said, so it only makes sense that NEC appeal to the court, rather to the board, for the injunction.
In March 2011, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a new 20-year license to the plant, allowing it to continue to operate until 2032.
But Entergy also needs the CPG from the state to continue to operate the plant. The decision on the CPG was held up after Entergy sued the state when the Vermont State Senate voted against allowing the PSB to issue the certificate. A federal judge ruled in January 2012 that members of the Senate had overstepped their authority by considering nuclear safety in their deliberations prior to the vote.
The state has appealed the district court's ruling.
Meanwhile, the PSB restarted its CPG hearings, but because of the delay it is accepting new evidence and testimony that wasn't available prior to the end of the earlier hearings. That process is not scheduled to conclude until August 2013, at which time the PSB will evaluate all submissions. It's unknown when the PSB might make its decision.
Entergy has argued before the board that it may continue to operate Yankee pending the PSB's decision, but NEC pointed out the 2002 sale agreement "expressly prohibits operation" of the plant past March 2012.
In May 2012, Entergy filed a motion asking the board to amend its orders to allow operation of the plant without a CPG. The board denied the motion in late November and has repeatedly warned Entergy that it is operating in apparent violation of that 2002 agreement.
"Whereas the Board found no basis for altering these provisions," states NEC's motion, "Entergy clearly does not have authority to operate the plant post March 21, 2012, absent a new CPG ..."
Entergy will have the opportunity to respond to NEC's motion, and Margolis said he is looking forward to how Entergy might rebut NEC's arguments.
"As the board put it, this is all self-created," said Margolis. "It's based on commitments they made and choices they made."
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06.24.13 – Day 1 - Just a few days ago, LA Splash Publisher Lawrence Davis called me and asked me if I had ever been to Mexico; even though I live just hours from the border, I had never crossed it. Lawrence then invited me to leave everything I know behind for a few days and join him in exploring Baja, California (not the state!). Now we are officially en route to Mexico, where we will temporarily leave our American lives for five days of adventure. We left Los Angeles only about two hours ago and we are already at the international border- that was the quickest most painless drive I've ever had- even in Monday morning traffic. Crossing the Mexican-American border couldn't have been easier; we didn't even have to get our passports checked and there was no line! Within minutes we are literally on Mexican soil.
**Side Note: Though passports are not checked when entering Mexico, returning to the States is not so simple- passports are obviously required and customs is a much lengthier process when entering the U.S., so keep this in mind!
First thing's first after crossing the border: it's time to turn our phones off. Against my own will I turn my phone onto 'Airplane Mode'. While at first I did this reluctantly, after having my phone turned off for five minutes, I have never felt better. Instantaneous freedom. Who knew that putting all the heaviness and ties of my social life is just a 3-hour-drive-South away? The difference between So Cal and Northwest Mexico, in proximity, is small. However, the effect on your mentality is huge. Just cross that border and your entire life is behind you, at least for a few days. This is the quickest and easiest escape I ever would have thought of.
First stop: Tijuana. The culture shock is already, well… shocking me. This looks nothing like LA, or even Southern California for that matter. Who knew that just minutes after leaving the States you would enter a completely different world? Tiny shops and kiosks coat every square inch of the town and the streets are filled with people ready to shop and enjoy the wide range of amenities. The most undeniable part of the scene is the artwork- everywhere I look walls and buildings are covered in graffiti and paintings done by various local artists. There is so much going on- so much color – so much noise – so much life – I'm instantly excited just to be a part of it all.
**Side Note: Tijuana translates to "Aunt Jane" and was actually named after a real person.
Some of the first things that I notice are what appear to be zebras standing around in the streets. Peculiar. After asking around I am told that they are actually donkeys and that the stripes are painted onto them. The donkeys have always been a favorite for tourists to get photographs with, while in Mexico. However, before color photography was invented these donkeys would blend into the background of the black-and-white pictures. Thus, some brilliant person thought to paint stripes on them so that the donkeys would become more visible in pictures. Though we have color photography now, the striped donkeys have become a Tijuana tradition and the city is now well known for its "zonkeys".
Right upon entering Tijuana we are lucky to meet with Dr. Jack Doron Goldwasser, President of the Mexican Business and Tourism Committee. He explains to us that certain businesses in the area that are deemed high-quality and trustworthy are awarded the "Outstanding Host" award by the Secretary of Tourism. He tells us that these are the shops and restauraunts that we should visit in Tijuana because they have been approved and regarded as superior in service and product quality. This is really good advice for anyone visiting Tijuana for the first time and is unsure of which shops and restaurants are approved for quality.
Now it's lunchtime so we head over to Caesar's Restaurant- home of the original Caesar salad! I walk into the gorgeous restaurant and am blown away by how accurately they have designed the 20's theme: an old-school bar, wooden chairs, white tablecloths, walls covered with gold-framed, colorless photographs, matched with black-and-white tiled floors. I feel like I just stepped into a time machine.
I'm thinking to myself, "if the Caesar salad originated here, it better be good." After having the dressing and salad prepared on a cart directly at our table, we finally get to taste the legendary dressing. One bite in and I think to myself, "Yup, this is definitely the real deal." I probably would have driven down to Tijuana just to try this. The main course is beefsteak and it is finished off with a sweet crepe dessert that tasted like a Werther's Caramel.
After lunch we head over to Rosarito - our next stop is the Baja California Center, or "BCC". The venue is a brand new addition to the area and accommodates a huge variety of events. We take a tour of the massive building and I am immediately impressed – I find it comparable to the San Diego Convention Center. For those of you who attend conferences, like myself, you would instantly understand how valuable a place like this is for any city to have. In my opinion, the quality of a convention center is often indicative of the quality of the city – and this one is remarkable. The seemingly endless space accommodates sports events, motocross races, concerts, conventions, private parties, and meetings. The structure is perfectly placed right next to the ocean, providing for an ideal waterside view. There are seventeen different meeting rooms, with several different designs to serve any gathering-need. And of course, the BCC has an extraordinary exhibition area that can be divided into four independent halls to accommodate expositions. There is a substantial amount of outdoor garden space and an equally impressive amount of parking. It was no surprise to me when I learned that although the center was built just a few months ago, it has already hosted numerous shows, events and conferences.
Even more exciting than the building itself is learning that it is not even complete yet – over the next few years the convention center will be extended and even more structures will be added on in the surrounding area. General Director, Lic. Gabriel Camarena Salinas told us that all of the empty space surrounding the building would be utilized to expand the BCC in the near future. For anyone who wants to host the perfect private party, South of the border, you officially have an impeccable venue to do so.
Next stop on our list of noteworthy institutes in Baja is the Rosarito Beach Hotel. This beachside resort instantly steals my heart with its traditional Mexican-art themed buildings, literally just feet from the ocean. The hotel's "backyard" is Pacific Coast sand, with a gorgeous pier leading into the water. The getaway resort has every and any amenity you could ever dream up: restaurant, shopping, spa, pools, gardens, dining halls, ballrooms- all right there. I could live here for weeks and never even have to leave the beach- everything you need is right in front of you. And for those who would want to wander off into the city anyway: all of the nightlife, shopping centers, and art galleries are only minutes away from the hotel.
One of the most noteworthy amenities of this resort is, definitely, the spa. I walk in and am blown away by how both regal and authentic the ambiance is: high ceilings, chandeliers, beautifully painted walls, and red carpets leading up to the spa's second floor. Here, I discover some of those most luxurious spa treatment rooms I have ever seen- there is even a full-service salon.
The Rosarito Beach Hotel originated in 1925 as a family-owned mansion, so all of the buildings and halls have a beautiful classic look to them; if you're like me and love that "old-school" feel, this is the place to go. Millions of people from throughout the world would agree with me one this- guests have included Hollywood stars, Mexican presidents, and international royalty.
We leave the hotel for an authentic and renowned dinner at La Casa del Pescador in Puerto Nuevo, one of the most well-known restaurants on the Rosarito strip. From the moment I walk in I can see the balcony's ocean-view at the back of the restaurant- stunning. We are seated practically on the water itself and have the most surreal view of the sun setting into the Pacific Ocean. Before this moment I didn't think things this beautiful existed in real life. Honestly, this view of the ocean waves crashing against the walls of the restaurant and golden light of the sunset pouring through the restaurant- I feel like my heart is bursting at the seems. I almost forgot I even came here for food…
...but I am reminded soon after: we are served traditional tortilla soup followed by the biggest, most mind-blowing display of lobster I have ever laid eyes on. Wow. I can tell how fresh the dish is- they literally pulled those lobsters out of the ocean below me, and put them on the plate in front of me. And they are phenomenal. The lobsters are served with handmade tortillas (of course), rice, and beans. Traditional Mexican food combined with fresh seafood- this is pure Baja. I had my dinner with a refreshing drink that the restaurant calls a "caprichosa". Excellent everything.
**Note: "Caprichosa" is Spanish for "capricious", meaning whimsical or flighty. I guess this drink is perfect for me. It is made with pineapple juice, melon liqueur, and champagne…yes, yes, YES.
After enjoying one of the most dreamlike meals of my life, it is time to check-in to our hotel for the night. Just when I thought things couldn't possibly get any better, I arrive at Las Rocas Resort and Spa and I couldn't have dreamed up a better place to spend my night. Of course, all of rooms have an ocean-front view and I can hear the water crashing onto the shore from my balcony. My suite has a miniature living room and a bed I could just swim in- plenty of room here. Tonight, I am literally falling asleep to the sound of the Pacific Ocean. I can hear the water from bed and I can feel the tide pulling me in…rocking to me to sleep. If all of this is a dream, please don't wake me up.
Here are links to ALL FIVE DAYS of my wonderful trip to Baja California:
Adventures in Baja California – Day 1 of Our Journey Through Mexico
Adventures in Baja California – Day 2 of Our Journey Through Mexico
Adventures in Baja California – Day 3 of Our Journey Through Mexico
Adventures in Baja California – Day 4 of Our Journey Through Mexico
Adventures in Baja California – Day 5 [Last Day] of Our Journey Through Mexico
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obvious or clinically evident, such as the unequivocal presence of a condition or a disease. An example is frank bleeding.
Unmistakable; manifest; clinically evident.
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A. Well I think it depends whether or not this is a constant behaviour by your son, or it was only a one time event that he had an explanation for. If he tends to get angry and use violence a lot, you should take action, and let him know this is not acceptable by any means. Counsling might work best. If this was a one time thing, you should let your son know this should not happen again, and try preventing him from day to day activities such as meeting friends or using the computer if this happens again.More discussions about frank


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|RI71 Internal Stratigraphic Correlation of the Subsurface Potomac Formation, New Castle County, Delaware, and Adjacent Areas in Maryland and New Jersey
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|OFR45 Characterization of the Potomac Aquifer, an Extremely Heterogeneous Fluvial System in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of Delaware
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|Plank, M.O., Schenck, W.S., Srogi, L.
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|SP21 Geology and Paleontology of the Lower Miocene Pollack Farm Fossil Site Delaware
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|RI56 The Setters Formation in the Pleasant Hill Valley, Delaware: Metamorphism and Structure
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|OFR38 Data Report on Rock Cores from Red Mill Road, Harmony Road, Prices Corner, and Newport, Delaware
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Family Drinks Milk Containing Dead Mouse For 3 Days, Sues Walmart
I've never tasted milk that contained the corpse of a dead mouse, so I can't say whether or not it would be noticeable, but a couple in Kentucky claim they drank three days' worth of moused-up milk they'd purchased at Sam's Club before ever noticing the rotting rodent inside. Now, as happens in these situations, they have filed a lawsuit.
The suit, which was filed earlier this week against Sam's Club's parent company Walmart, says the couple purchased the jug of milk at Sam's and then, with the help of their 23-month-old granddaughter, spent the next three days drinking from it.
On the third day, the woman involved went to pour some milk and "discovered a dead mouse" in the jug.
The gallon of milk — along with the rodent — was taken to the Kentucky Department of Public Health where the couple filed a written complaint.
According to the suit, the family "suffered embarrassment, humiliation and emotional distress."
The plaintiffs also claim that their granddaughter had blood in her stool after consuming the allegedly contaminated milk.
"This has been a traumatic experience for the Grants," says their lawyer. "They were completely shocked."
In addition to Walmart, the suit names Superior Dairy Inc., of Ohio, as a defendant. The family is seeking non-economic and punitive damages through a trial by jury.
Without having much to go on here, what's your gut instinct on the plaintiffs' allegations — scam or the real deal?
Louisville KY Injury News: Family Sues Walmart After Finding Dead Mouse In Milk [JusticeNewsflash.com]
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Intersysto launches an e-health app that revolutionises home care After its participation at the CES trade show in Las Vegas where it won an award for its 3S Homecare app making it possible to better organise home support for elderly people, the start-up from Tournai also took part in the Mission led by Princess Astrid in Morocco last December. Interview with its founder, Dominique Duhayon.
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David J. Peterson, creator of the Dothraki language for HBO's Game of Thrones, has now indirectly revealed that he's working on creating the Valyrian language for the production thanks to an interview with PRI's The World. At the 2:05 mark, the interviewer in the piece reads some of the names of languages that Peterson is working on as displayed on his computer, and Valyrian is among them (another one mentioned, Skroth, is the name for the "language" that Peterson invented for the Others as briefly heard in the opening of the first episode).
Thanks to the success and popularity of Game of Thrones, as well as the Na'vi language in James Cameron's Avatar, a number of TV and film productions are hiring language creators and linguists like Peterson to invent languages. Besides working on the Game of Thrones languages, Peterson's also working on alien languages for Syfy's new cross-media series, Defiance.
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Why the 2014 World Cup and New Zealand butter prices matter to the U.S. dairy industry.
In this day of instant access to world news, the U.S. dairy industry has taken on a global focus that few would have thought possible a decade ago. U.S. consumers are also paying more attention to world news and sporting events, evidenced by the recent high TV viewership of the 2014 World Cup. Both have affected dairy markets.
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This week's lower weighted average price butter price at the Global Dairy Trade event sent U.S. CME spot butter tumbling 5 cents on Tuesday and 5 cents on Wednesday. The July 1 GDT butter price of $3,181/metric ton ($1.41/lb.) was $2,187 less than the U.S. 80% equivalent butterfat price of $2.40.
"Something has to give," says Sara Dorland, dairy economist with the Daily Dairy Report and managing partner at Ceres Dairy Risk Management, Seattle.
"You can't have butter prices in New Zealand, the world's largest marketer of global fat, at $1.41, and the United States selling butter at $2.40. The system will have to fix itself. U.S. exports will slow. In fact, we could reverse course and import butter."
However, the United States is not likely to import butter before New Zealand's coming production season begins this fall.
"October will be the pivotal point," says Dorland. At that point, New Zealand production will ramp up and U.S. holiday demand will be in full swing.
Dorland doubts that U.S. demand is strong enough to fully absorb expected higher milk production and potential imports to the point that the current lofty butter prices can be sustained.
"I think we are seeing some real issues in China, with demand falling off," she says. "China has started to sell powder that it bought at a high price into the world market for a lower price."
World Cup Becomes U.S. Sporting Event
Last week, more than 25 million Americans tuned in to watch the U.S. soccer team take on Portugal in the increasingly popular World Cup. Many were eating pizza loaded with cheese.
USA Today reported that Pizza Hut experienced a 50% increase in lunch sales compared on the day of the match. And in Washington, D.C., some pizza stores actually ran out of product, according to Pizza Today.
"Pizza consumption and sports viewing go hand-in-hand in the United States. This year Americans consumed an estimated four million pizzas while watching the Super Bowl," says Dorland.
The United States vs. Portugal World Cup audience was less than a quarter of the size of this year's Super Bowl audience, she notes, but the United States vs. Belgium game likely drew an even larger viewing public.
"When the final numbers are in, it is possible far more pizza was eaten when the U.S. team played Belgium than the game against Germany," says Dorland. "Four years from now, U.S. cheese and pizza makers will likely pay closer attention to the World Cup, as it appears to be signaling an uptick in pizza demand much like other any other anticipated sporting event."
That U.S. dairy economists are now focused on soccer and New Zealand butter prices is proof enough that the U.S. dairy industry has expanded well beyond sea to shining sea.
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Ahh yes, another Burger King challenge… Love them. This time it's in the form of a seemingly endless interactive TV ad, actually, its an entire dedicated TV channel on Direct TV, channel 111, and will be airing until the end of this week, giving away an unlimited number of Whoppers!
All you have to do is tune in and activate the Whopper Lust challenge… You'll see a 5 minute countdown. Just watch the perfectly flame grilled burger spin for a ridiculous 5 minutes and you get a free burger, watch it for 10 minutes and you get two, 20 minutes and you get four… it's endless!
But, you have to stay on top of it. The TV prompts you to hit various buttons on your remote every so often, miss one, the clock re-starts, and you loose that burger! Complete the challenge and you can claim the free burger right there on the TV. So simple, but so powerfully engaging!
Burger King have already given away over 50,000 burgers this week, and at this rate, by the end of the week, over 800,000 minutes or 13,500 hours of pure Whopper TV will have been watched! Love it. Another great idea by CP+B for Burger King. (Thanks David!)


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Dozens of 'coal demons' (Greenpeace activists painted black) dance to drum beats in front of the Asia Development Bank (ADB) in Metro Manila, during the second day of the bank's 7th Annual Clean Energy meeting, carrying the message 'Dirty Coal: More Fun In The Philippines; Thanks To DOE and ADB'. Greenpeace is demanding the Department of Energy (DOE) to abandon coal projects and instead ensure the immediate full implementation of the Renewable Energy (RE) Law. Greenpeace is also calling on the ADB to support the RE initiatives of its member countries by ensuring that investments go to RE development rather than fraudulent technology such as carbon capture and storage (CCS). As an institutional funding agency, the ADB plays a significant role in spurring RE investments in their member countries in support of sustainable development initiatives, such as the Philippines' RE Law.
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Miranda - The Prodigal part 6
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As you storm the next area, near where the elevator leading up to the next level is located, you'll again be intercepted by another group of mercenaries. Because of the fact that you're not fighting around a huge obstacle this time around (like a gigantic conveyor belt, for instance), this battle will be a little more traditional in style. You can maneuver around a little easier, and attempt to use flanking maneuvers with your party, which will work exceptionally well here. The explosives strewn around the far edge of the area can also be easily detonated for massive damage on enemies around it, though you may want to wait for them to huddle close to the explosives in question, to maximize damage. When this contingent of foes are eliminated, you can use the elevator on your left to proceed. But before you do, be sure you raid the chest on the far-right end of this area for heavy weapon ammunition, as well as the medical kit to the left of the elevator, as you're likely in need of Medi-Gel at this point.
As you ride the elevator up to the next level, Miranda will begin to speak with you about what's happened. She tries to justify her lies to Shepard, and you can respond in whatever fashion you'd like, however is most in-line with your character's Paragon or Renegade slant. Has her friend Niket betrayed her? Well, we'll find out soon enough. You'll spy Niket speaking with the Asari leader of the mercenaries, named Enyala. When you arrive, things get decidedly more awkward. Miranda will confront Niket on his betrayal, but as he explains (and as Shepard suggested on the elevator), he did this to protect the kid, not knowing that Miranda actually kidnapped her. You can be a Paragon or a Renegade here in rather obvious ways, though we chose to take the Paragon slant, suggesting that this could all be worked out, and stopping Miranda from outright killing Niket via a Paragon quicktime option. Renegades can allow him to be killed, but it won't matter, since if you don't kill him, Enyala will do the dirty work for you. After Miranda launches Enyala across the room, the inevitable battle with the mercenary leader will begin in earnest.
This battle is difficult, primarily because Enyala brings with her a strong detachment of mercenaries. There's also precious little room in which to work, so you're going to find you and your party pretty stagnant during this battle, taking cover in the same areas and working on thinning the enemy troops. Going after Enyala and killing her won't end this battle automatically, so it's actually smarter to take out her weaker friends first. Then, once they are dealt with, all that's left to do is team-up on Enyala, three-on-one, to fell her quickly (she's obnoxious, though, so be ready for a hell of a fight!) When that's done, you can approach the elevator to head up to the spaceport, but there are some items to grab first. A computer terminal on the left side will give you some credits, and a well-hidden medical kit far off on the right will replenish a lost Medi-Gel from the last battle. What's most important to find here, though, is a trinket on the crate directly to the left of the elevator. Doing so will unlock the side quest entitled Illium: The Prodigal: Lost Locket Found. More information on that can be found in the Side Quests section of this very guide.
When you head onto the elevator, Miranda will divulge even more information for you to delve through, and again, you can deal with her patiently (for Paragon points) or rudely (for Renegade points), or try to remain neutral (though there's no reason to do so in a game like this). When the elevator finally reaches its destination, Miranda will walk off, inform Shepard that there seems to be no more Eclipse mercenaries around, and then spot her sister with her family. Neutral players (and partial Renegades) can go along with Miranda's original plan here, which is to make sure her sister is safe, subsequently walking away without muttering a word to her. Paragons can convince her to go speak with her sister, which she will do "off-camera" before returning to the elevator, teary-eyed. And just like that, this quest is finished.
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Biel leaves with baggage
A-Team has wrapped in Vancouver and Jessica Biel is out. She left yesterday, did not bother to stay for the afterparty…of course not. Must rush to reattach herself to Pippy's jheri curl. Skinny and pale, Biel seemed rather fond of her driver as they parted after unloading a ridiculous amount of gear. For someone who was in and out of town and is only a supporting player to the primary cast, she left with a lot of sh-t: ski and snowboard gear, several suitcases and duffels, and yes, even a massage table.
The old Shelf is presumably headed back to LA where she'll keep getting rejected from serious scripts until she starts shooting F-cking Engaged in which she'll play a woman about to be married and vowing every day to have sex with her fiancé so they don't become boring. It's a promising comedic premise. Terrible casting.
Next release for Biel is the Valentine's Day ensemble. There's a rumour that Anna Wintour put her on the cover of Vogue and that that issue will hit newsstands in support of it. Haven't been able to confirm just yet but if true…well, isn't it true? That without him she is nothing.
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OAKLAND — The city's police department is continuing to backslide on a decade-long reform program that has already put it at risk of a federal takeover, according to the court-appointed monitor overseeing the reforms.
The monitor, Robert Warshaw, wrote that Oakland police too often drew their guns without provocation and continued to come up short when investigating use-of-force complaints against the department.
Warshaw criticized the department's Internal Affairs investigations into Occupy Oakland protests and faulted the rank-and-file for refusing to help investigators identify officers who might have improperly cracked down on demonstrators.
Those failings contributed to the department regressing on reforms for the second consecutive three-month period.
"The shift from stagnation to decline should be as unacceptable to all parties, as it is to us," Warshaw, a former police chief and Clinton administration official, wrote in the 85-page report, filed late Wednesday with U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson.
Oakland police were ordered to implement 51 reform tasks as part of a 2003 agreement that settled the Riders police brutality case. The reforms were to have been completed five years ago, but the department is not in full compliance with 11 tasks — two more than during the same period last year.
The court-sanctioned reforms were designed to help the department better police itself and prevent a repeat of the Riders case, in which four officers were accused of beating up and framing drug suspects in West Oakland. Instead, the failed reform effort has wound up costing Oakland substantial control over its police force.
Last month, the city agreed to place responsibility for completing the reforms in the hands of a court-appointed compliance director. The director, who Henderson is expected to name later this month, will have the power to spend city funds to help push through the reforms and fire Chief Howard Jordan if the reform effort continues to falter.
Further stagnation also could result in Oakland becoming the first U.S. city to face a complete federal takeover of its police department.
After Warshaw's last critical report in October, Mayor Jean Quan said the city would be in full compliance or have a clear path to compliance by the end of last year. In a joint statement released Thursday, Quan, along with Jordan and City Administrator Deanna Santana, said they "respectfully disagree or hold concerns with some of the methodologies and findings of the monitor's report," but were working through it with Warshaw.
Oakland officials were preparing a court filing Thursday detailing their concerns, sources said.
City leaders have previously questioned Warshaw's contention that police are required not only to collect data from when officers stop suspects but also be able to adequately analyze the data to ensure that there is no racial profiling.
John Burris, one of two attorneys who represented the victims in the Riders case, called Warshaw's report "very discouraging," and said it showed the need for an assertive compliance director to set a new direction for the department. "There should not be steps backward after 10 years," he said.
Warshaw's report covered last July through September, a period when the department was closing out numerous complaints related to Occupy Oakland protests.
The department's regression stemmed in large measure from its handling of those complaints, too many of which were closed out after prescribed deadlines. In seven Occupy-related cases, internal affairs investigators sustained allegations against officers without addressing the potential culpability of the officer's supervisors, Warshaw wrote.
The investigations also were hampered by the refusal of officers to criticize the actions of their brethren during protests. The "officers consistently refused to say that they saw, knew, discussed or observed the actions of fellow officers who were often close by," Warshaw wrote.
Even supervisors when presented with videos "of clearly improper behavior were evasive and reluctant to comment," Warshaw wrote.
Sgt. Barry Donelan, who heads Oakland's police union, said it was unfair for Warshaw to expect officers to be keeping tabs on each other when "they were being attacked by a mob hellbent on destroying the city.
"He doesn't understand this is the most dangerous city in California," Donelan said. "It's nice to sit back from the comfort of your armchair and criticize officers."
Warshaw again faulted the willingness of officers to draw their weapons in the line of duty. He found that officers lacked justification for pulling out their guns 18 percent of the time. Of the 29 instances that were not justified, 87 percent of the suspects were African-American and 13 percent were Latino.
In one case two officers pointed their firearms at a sleeping 19-month-old while investigating a misdemeanor, Warshaw wrote.
Police spokeswoman Johnna Watson responded to that statement late Thursay, saying that officers had a warrant to search the West Oakland home and that their weapons were drawn because the warrant contained probable cause to search for narcotics, firearms and ammunition. The officers reported having inadvertently pointed their guns in the child's direction. However, Watson said, they never intentionally targeted the child, who was asleep on a counch, and ultimately ensured that it was united with a caregiver.
While the department fell out of compliance on tasks relating to reporting officer misconduct and completing Internal Affairs investigations on time, Warshaw found that it did improve its system to track potentially troublesome behavior by officers.
Contact Matthew Artz at 510-208-6435.


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|Oracle8i Recovery Manager User's Guide and Reference
Release 2 (8.1.6)
Part Number A76990-01
The action that occurs when the redo log entry marking the checkpoint changes. For example, the CKPT process logs redo record 356 as the checkpoint, then three seconds later records redo record 358 as the checkpoint.
See Also: checkpoint, redo record
A copy of one of the filled members of an online redo log group made when the database is in ARCHIVELOG mode. As the LGWR process fills each online redo log with redo records, Oracle copies the log to one or more offline archive log destinations. This copy is the archived redo log, also known as the offline redo log.
The mode of the database in which Oracle copies filled online redo logs to disk. Specify the mode at database creation or by using the ALTER DATABASE command. You can enable automatic archiving either dynamically using the ALTER SYSTEM command or by setting the initialization parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_START to TRUE.
Running your database in ARCHIVELOG mode has several advantages over NOARCHIVELOG mode. You can:
To protect your ARCHIVELOG mode database in case of failure, back up your archived logs.
See Also: archived redo log, NOARCHIVELOG mode
The operation in which the ARCn background process copies filled online redo logs to offline destinations. You must run the database in ARCHIVELOG mode to archive redo logs.
A unit that contains one or more tape drives, a robotic arm, and a shelf of tapes. The ATL, also called a tape silo, is able to load and unload tapes into the tape drive from the shelf without operator intervention. More sophisticated tape libraries are able to identify each tape; for example, the robotic arm can use a bar-code reader to scan each tape's barcode and identify it.
See Also: media manager
(1) A database created from target database backups using the RMAN duplicate command.
(2) A temporary database that is restored to a new location and then started up with a new instance name during tablespace point-in-time recovery (TSPITR). A TSPITR auxiliary database contains the recovery set and auxiliary set.
See Also: TSPITR, recovery set, auxiliary set
In TSPITR, the set of files that is not in the recovery set but which must be restored in the clone database for the TSPITR set to be successful. These auxiliary files include:
See Also: auxiliary database, recovery set, TSPITR
(1) A copy of data, that is, a database, tablespace, table, datafile, control file, or archived redo log. You can make a backup by:
(2) An RMAN command that creates a backup set. The output of a backup command is only usable by RMAN; the output of the RMAN copy command can be used without additional processing.
See Also: copy, backup set, multiplexing, RMAN
See closed backup
A backup of the control file. Make the backup by:
Typically, you restore backup control files when all copies of the current control file are damaged; sometimes you restore them before performing certain types of point-in-time recovery.
See Also: control file
A backup piece is a physical file in an RMAN-specific format that belongs to only one backup set. A backup set usually contains only one backup piece. The only time RMAN creates more than one backup piece is when you limit the piece size a set limit kbytes command. Use this command when the storage or media manager you are writing your backup to is not able to support writing a file larger than a certain size.
See Also: backup, backup set, RMAN
An RMAN-specific logical grouping of one or more physical files called backup pieces. The output of the RMAN backup command is a backup set. Extract the files in a backup set by using the RMAN restore command. You can multiplex files into a backup set, that is, intermingle blocks from input files into a single backup set.
There are two types of backup sets:
See Also: backup piece, compression, multiplexing, RMAN
The termination of a disk mirroring procedure so that a mirror image is no longer kept up-do-date. You can create operating system database backups by placing the tablespaces in the database in hot backup mode and then breaking the mirror. After taking the tablespaces out of hot backup mode, back up the broken mirror side to tape. After the backup is complete, you can resilver the mirror.
See Also: hot backup mode, mirroring, resilvering a mirror
The portion of the SGA that holds copies of data blocks read from datafiles. All user processes concurrently connected to the instance share access to the database buffer cache.
The buffers in the cache are organized in two lists: the dirty list and the least recently used (LRU) list. The dirty list holds dirty buffers, which contain data that has been modified but has not yet been written to disk. The least recently used (LRU) list holds free buffers (unmodified and available), pinned buffers (currently being accessed), and dirty buffers that have not yet been moved to the dirty list.
See Also: SGA (System Global Area)
A type of incomplete media recovery in which you use the RECOVER command with the UNTIL CANCEL clause. Recovery proceeds until you issue the CANCEL command.
See Also: incomplete recovery, media recovery
A single change to a single data block. A change vector is the smallest unit of change recorded in the redo log.
See Also: redo record
A type of incomplete media recovery that recovers up to a specified SCN. You can also perform cancel-based recovery, which recovers until you issue the CANCEL command, and time-based recovery, which recovers to a specified time.
See Also: cancel-based recovery, incomplete recovery, media recovery, system change number (SCN), time-based recovery
A connection between Recovery Manager and the target database. Each allocated channel starts a new Oracle server session; the session then performs backup, restore, and recovery operations. The type of channel determines whether the Oracle server process will attempt to read or write and whether it will work through a third-party media manager. If the channel is of type:
Channels are always able to read and write datafiles to and from disk, no matter what their type.
See Also: channel limits, media manager, target database
RMAN parameters that allow you to control backups and copies created by a specified channel. You can set the following limits:
See Also: channel
A pointer indicating that all changes prior to the SCN specified by a redo record have been written to the datafiles by DBWn. Each redo record in the redo log describes a change or a set of atomic changes to database blocks; a checkpoint for a redo entry confirms that the changes described in previous redo entries have been written to disk, not just to memory buffers. The background process CKPT automatically records a checkpoint in the control file every three seconds.
See Also: control file, redo record
A numeric value that is mathematically derived from the contents of an Oracle data block. The checksum allows Oracle to validate the consistency of the block.
See Also: data block
Control file records containing non-critical information used by RMAN for backups and recovery operations. These records are arranged in a logical ring. When all available record slots are full, Oracle either expands the control file to make room for a new records or overwrites the oldest record.
See Also: non-circular reuse records
A database shut down with the IMMEDIATE, TRANSACTIONAL, or NORMAL options of the SHUTDOWN command. A database shut down cleanly does not require recovery; it is already in a consistent state.
A backup of one or more database files taken while the database is closed. Typically, closed backups are also whole database backups. If you closed the database cleanly, then all the files in the backup are consistent. If you shut down the database using a SHUTDOWN ABORT or the instance terminated abnormally, then the backups are inconsistent.
See Also: clean shutdown, consistent backup
A database that is not available to users for queries and updates. When the database is closed you can start the instance and optionally mount the database.
See Also: open database
See closed backup
A file containing a sequence of RMAN commands that you can run from the command line. The contents of the command file should be identical to commands entered at the command line.
The recovery of a database by applying all online and archived redo generated since the restored backup. Typically, you perform complete media recovery when media failure damages one or more datafiles or control files. You fully recover the damaged files using all redo generated since the restored backup was taken. If you use RMAN, you can also apply incremental backups during complete recovery.
See Also: incomplete recovery, media recovery
The process of copying only used data blocks into RMAN backup sets. A newly created datafile contains many never-used blocks. When RMAN creates backup sets, it only includes blocks that have been used; it follows that RMAN does not write never-used blocks into backup sets.
A whole database backup that you can open with the RESETLOGS option without performing media recovery. In other words, you do not need to apply redo to any datafiles in this backup for it to be consistent. All datafiles in a consistent backup must:
You can only take consistent backups after a database has been shut down cleanly. The database must not be opened until the backup has completed.
See Also: clean shutdown, fuzzy file, inconsistent backup, system change number (SCN), whole database backup
A binary file associated with a database that maintains the physical structure and timestamps of all files in that database. Oracle updates the control file continuously during database use and must have it available for writing whenever the database is mounted or open.
See Also: backup control file, current control file
(1) To replicate data. You make copies of Oracle datafiles, control files, and archived redo logs in two ways:
cp or
(2) A Recovery Manager command that makes a replica of a database's datafiles, control file, or archived redo logs. This replica is made by an Oracle server process, allocated to a Recovery Manager channel, which reads the Oracle file and writes a replica out to disk. Recovery Manager can copy the files of an open database without putting the tablespaces into hot backup mode.
See Also: backup, hot backup mode
In RMAN, the datafile in the target database pointed to by the control file. You can make a backup datafile current again by executing a switch command.
An Oracle block that is not in a recognized Oracle format, or whose contents are not internally consistent. Oracle identifies corrupt blocks as one of two types:
You can only repair a media corrupted block by:
If media corruption is due to faulty hardware, neither solution will work until the hardware fault is corrected.
See Also: data block, fractured block
A datafile that contains one or more corrupt blocks.
See Also: corrupt block
The automatic application of online redo records to a database after either a single-instance database crashes or all instances of an OPS database crash. Crash recovery only requires redo from the online logs: archived redo logs are not required.
In crash recovery, an instance automatically recovers the database before opening it. In general, the first instance to open the database after a crash or SHUTDOWN ABORT automatically performs crash recovery.
See Also: recovery, redo record
A check to determine whether files on disk or in the media management catalog correspond to the information in the recovery catalog (if used) and the control file. Because the media manager can mark tapes as expired or unusable, and because files can be deleted from disk or otherwise become corrupted, the recovery catalog and control file can contain outdated information about backups and image copies.
Use change ... crosscheck when you want to provide a list of backup sets or pieces to check; use crosscheck backupset when you wish to restrict the crosscheck to a specified device type, object type, or date range and let RMAN generate the list of backup sets or pieces. To determine whether you can restore a file, use validate or restore ... validate.
See Also: media manager, recovery catalog, validation
An incremental backup that backs up all the blocks changed since the most recent backup at level n-1 or lower. For example, in a cumulative level 2 backup, RMAN determines which level 1 or level 0 backup is most recent and then backs up all blocks changed since that backup.
See Also: data block, differential backup, incremental backup, multi-level incremental backups
The control file on disk; it is the most recently modified control file for the current incarnation of the database. For a control file to be considered current during recovery, it must not have been restored from backup.
See Also: control file
The online redo log file in which the LGWR background process is currently logging redo records. Those files to which LGWR is not writing are called inactive.
Every database must contain at least two online redo log files. If you are multiplexing your online redo log, LGWR concurrently writes the same redo data to multiple files. The individual files are called members of an online redo log group.
See Also: online redo log, redo log, redo log buffer, redo log groups
The smallest unit of data in an Oracle database, the size of which is determined by the parameter DB_BLOCK_SIZE at database creation.
See Also: corrupt block
The recovery of a database to a specified non-current time, SCN, or log sequence number.
See Also: incomplete recovery, tablespace point-in-time recovery (TSPITR)
A datafile is a physical operating system file on disk that was created by Oracle and contains data structures such as tables and indexes. A datafile can only belong to one database.
See Also: inaccessible datafile
A copy of a datafile on disk produced by either:
An internal, uniquely generated number that differentiates databases. Oracle creates this number automatically when you create the database.
A type of incremental backup that backs up all blocks that have changed since the most recent backup at level n or lower. For example, in a differential level 2 backup RMAN determines which level 2, level 1, or level 0 backup is most recent and then backs up all blocks changed since that backup. Differential backups, also called non-cumulative incremental backups, are the default type of incremental backup.
See Also: cumulative backup, incremental backup, multi-level incremental backups
A database created from target database backups using the RMAN duplicate command.
See Also: auxiliary database
The extraction of logical data (that is, not physical files) from a database using the Export utility. You can then use the Import utility to import the data into a database.
See Also: full export
The first block of an Oracle datafile. The file header contains bookkeeping information related to the file, including the checkpoint SCN. Oracle requires media recovery when the checkpoint SCN in the datafile header does not match the file header information stored in the control file.
See Also: checkpoint
A type of media corruption that can occur when DBWn is writing a block at the same time an operating system utility is reading the block for backup. The block that the operating system reads can be split, that is, the top of the block is written at one point in time while the bottom of the block is written at another point in time. If you restore a file containing a fractured block and Oracle reads the block, then the block is considered corrupt.
The potential for fractured blocks necessitates putting tablespaces in hot backup mode before operating system online backups. A database in hot backup mode writes whole Oracle data blocks to the redo log, so that if a block is split during the backup, you can repair it by using redo. Recovery Manager does not experience this problem because the server process performing the backup or copy reads each block to determine whether it is split and re-reads the block until it gets a consistent version.
See Also: corrupt block, corrupt datafile, hot backup mode
A non-incremental RMAN backup. Note that "full" does not refer to how much of the database is backed up, but to the fact that the backup is not incremental. Consequently, you can make a full backup of one datafile.
The only difference between a full backup and an incremental level 0 backup is that the full backup will not affect the number of blocks backed up by any subsequent incremental backup.
See Also: incremental backup
An export of the whole database.
See Also: export
A Recovery Manager operation that updates the recovery catalog with all changed information in the database's control file. You can initiate full catalog resynchronizations by issuing the RMAN command resync catalog. Recovery Manager initiates resync operations as needed when executing certain commands.
See Also: control file, recovery catalog, resynchronization
A datafile that contains at least one block with an SCN more recent than the checkpoint SCN in its header. For example, this situation occurs when Oracle updates a datafile that is in hot backup mode. A fuzzy file that is restored always requires recovery.
See Also: checkpoint, hot backup mode
See open backup
The database mode initiated when you issue the ALTER TABLESPACE tablespace_name BEGIN BACKUP command before taking an open backup. You take a tablespace out of hot backup mode when you issue the ALTER TABLESPSACE tablespace_name END BACKUP command.
You must use this command when you make an operating system backup of one or more datafiles in an online tablespace. Recovery Manager does not require you to put the database in hot backup mode. Updates to tablespaces in hot backup mode create more than the usual amount of redo because each change causes Oracle to write the entire block rather than just the changed data to the redo log.
See Also: corrupt block, fractured block, open backup
A copy of a single datafile, archived redo log file, or control file that is:
See Also: copy
A datafile that Oracle is attempting to read, but cannot find. Attempts to access an inaccessible file result in errors. Typically, a file is inaccessible because the media on which it is stored is faulty or the file has been moved or deleted.
See Also: datafile, media failure
A redo log file that is not required for instance recovery because the changes contained in its redo records have already been applied to the database. The current redo log file is never inactive. If you operate your database in ARCHIVELOG mode, the ARCn process archives inactive redo log files.
See Also: current online redo log, online redo log, redo log, redo log buffer, redo log groups
A separate version of a physical database. The incarnation of the database changes when you open it with the RESETLOGS option. Make a whole database backup of all files that are not offline-clean or read-only after opening with the RESETLOGS option. If using RMAN, issue the reset database command after opening in RESETLOGS mode.
The recovery of a database in which you do not apply all of the changes generated since you created the restored backup.
Incomplete recovery is usually performed when:
The requirement is to recover up until some point in time before an incorrect action occurred in the database. For example, a user mistakenly deletes payroll transactions before the transactions are sent to the payroll agency. In this example, the DBA will need to restore the whole database and then perform incomplete recovery up until the point just before the user deleted the transactions.
An archived redo log which is needed for complete recovery was not backed up, or the archived redo log contents are corrupt. In this case, you only option is to recover up to the missing log.
In each case, open the database with the RESETLOGS option after performing media recovery. If you use RMAN with a recovery catalog, you must also reset the database.
See Also: complete recovery, media recovery, recovery, redo record
A backup in which some of the files in the backup contain changes that were made after the files were checkpointed. This type of backup needs recovery before it can be made consistent. Inconsistent backups are usually created by taking open database backups; that is, the database is open while the files are being backed up. You can also make an inconsistent backup by backing up datafiles while a database is closed, either:
Note that inconsistent backups are only useful if the database is in ARCHIVELOG mode.
See Also: consistent backup, open backup, system change number (SCN), whole database backup
An RMAN backup in which only modified blocks are backed up. Incremental backups are classified by level. An incremental level 0 backup performs the same function as a full backup in that they both back up all blocks that have ever been used. The difference is that a full backup will not affect blocks backed up by subsequent incremental backups, whereas an incremental backup will affect blocks backed up by subsequent incremental backups.
Incremental backups at levels greater than 0 back up only blocks that have changed since previous incremental backups. Blocks that have not changed are not backed up.
Incremental backups are divided into two types: differential and cumulative. Differentials back up all blocks that have changed since the most recent backup at level n or lower. For example, a differential level 2 backup backs up all blocks modified since a previous level 2, level 1, or level 0 backup, whichever is most recent. Cumulative backups back up all the blocks used since the most recent backup at level n-1 or lower. For example, a cumulative level 2 backup backs up all blocks modified since a previous level 1 or level 0 backup, whichever is most recent.
See Also: cumulative backup, incremental backup
An SGA, Oracle code, and background processes. Create an instance by issuing any of the following commands:
An instance is stopped by issuing a SHUTDOWN statement.
See Also: SGA (System Global Area)
In an OPS configuration, the application of redo data to an open database by an instance when this instance discovers that another instance has crashed. A surviving instance automatically uses the redo log to recover the data in the instance's buffer cache. Oracle undoes any uncommitted transactions that were in progress on the failed instance when it crashed and then clears any locks held by the crashed instance after recovery is complete.
See Also: recovery, redo record
The contents of an RMAN run command.
See Also: job commands
RMAN commands such as backup, copy, and recover that you must execute within the brackets of a run command.
See Also: stand-alone commands
A utility that allows you read information contained in online or archived redo logs based on various selection criteria. For example, you can select information from the V$LOGMINER_CONTENTS view that enables you to:
See Also: archived redo log
A number that uniquely identifies a set of redo records in a redo log file. When Oracle fills one online redo log file and switches to a different one, Oracle automatically assigns the new file a log sequence number. For example, if you create a database with two online log files, then the first file is assigned log sequence number 1. When the first file fills and Oracle switches to the second file, it assigns log sequence number 2; when it switches back to the first file, it assigns log sequence number 3, and so forth.
See Also: log switch, redo log
For RMAN, a type of incomplete recovery that recovers up to a specified log sequence number.
See Also: incomplete recovery
The point at which LGWR stops writing to the active redo log file and switches to the next available redo log file. LGWR switches when either the active log file is filled with redo records or you force a switch manually.
If you run your database in ARCHIVELOG mode, Oracle archives the redo data in inactive log files into archived redo logs. When a log switch occurs and LGWR begins overwriting the old redo data, you are protected against data loss because the archived redo log contains the old data. If you run in NOARCHIVELOG mode, Oracle overwrites old redo data at a log switch without archiving it. Hence, you lose all old redo data.
See Also: redo log
Backups in which the Export utility uses SQL to read database data and then export it into a binary file at the operating system level. You can then import the data back into a database using the Import utility.
Backups taken with the Export utility differ in the following ways from RMAN backups:
See Also: physical backups
A mode of a standby database in which the standby waits for archived log files from a target database and then automatically applies the redo logs once the files become available. This feature eliminates the need for you to interactively provide the recovery process with filenames of the archived redo logs.
See Also: standby database
A physical problem that arises when Oracle fails in its attempt to write or read a file that is required to operate the database. A common example is a disk head crash that causes the loss of all data on a disk drive. Disk failure can affect a variety of files, including the datafiles, redo log files, and control files. Because the database instance cannot continue to function properly, it cannot write the data in the buffer cache of the SGA to the datafiles.
See Also: buffer cache, media recovery
A utility provided by a third party vendor that is capable of actions such as loading, labelling and unloading sequential media such as tape drives. Media managers also allow you to configure media expiration and recycling, and may also have the ability to control Automated Tape Libraries (ATLs).
See Also: ATL (automated tape library)
An Oracle published API to which media management vendors have written compatible software libraries. This software integrates with Oracle so that an Oracle server process is able to issue commands to the Media Manager to write backup files to sequential storage, and read files from sequential storage. When Oracle issues a request to backup or restore a file, the media manager handles the actions required to load, label, and unload the correct tape.
The media management interface is also called the media management layer, the media management library (MML), and the SBT interface.
See Also: media manager
The application of online or archived redo records to a restored backup to bring it current to a specified time. When performing media recovery, you can recover:
If you use all redo data, you perform complete recovery; if you use only part of the redo data, you perform incomplete recovery. Typically, you perform media recovery after a media failure.
In ARCHIVELOG mode, you have the choice of complete or incomplete recovery. In NOARCHIVELOG mode, your only option is typically to restore from the most recent backup without applying redo data.
In exceptional circumstances, you can recover a datafile or database if the database is not in ARCHIVELOG mode, but only if none of the online logs has been overwritten since the backup.
See Also: complete recovery, incomplete recovery, media failure, recovery, redo record
Using the operating system to maintain an identical copy of Oracle data. Typically, mirroring is performed on duplicate hard disks at the operating system level, so that if one of the disks becomes unavailable, the other disk can continue to service requests without interruptions. For example, you can mirror a datafile so that Oracle writes the same information to two different disk drives. You can then break the mirror to create a backup and later resilver the mirror.
When you mirror files, Oracle writes once while the operating system writes to multiple disks; when you multiplex files, Oracle writes the same data into multiple files.
See Also: breaking a mirror, resilvering a mirror
An instance that is started and has the control files associated with the database open. You can mount a database without opening it; typically, you put the database in this state for maintenance or for restore and recovery operations.
See Also: instance
RMAN-generated incremental backups that allow you to conserve space by planning which blocks you want to back up and when. A level 0 incremental backup, which is the base for subsequent incremental backups, copies all blocks containing data. When you generate a level n incremental backup in which n is greater than 0, you back up either:
You can create a backup strategy in which you generate a backup at a different level each day, thereby controlling how much data you back up.
See Also: cumulative backup, differential backup, incremental backup
The automated maintenance of more than one identical copy of the online redo log. To multiplex the online logs, create multiple members in each redo log group. The degree of multiplexing is directly related to the number of members in each group.
The automated maintenance of more than one identical copy of a database's control file. To multiplex the control file, create multiple entries in the CONTROL_FILES initialization parameter.
Datafile blocks included in the same RMAN backup set are multiplexed, that is, mixed together. Blocks from all datafiles in the backup set are interspersed with blocks from the other datafiles in the set.
The Oracle process ARCn is able to archive multiple copies of a redo log. You can multiplex archived redo logs by setting LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_n (where n is an integer from 1 to 5, allowing up to four extra copies) or LOG_ARCHIVE_DUPLEX_DEST (allowing one extra copy) in your INIT.ORA file.
See Also: mirroring
Using multiple ARCn processes to archive online redo logs to one or more locations. Multiple ARCn processing prevents the bottleneck that occurs when LGWR writes to the online redo log faster than a single archive process can write to the archive destination(s). You can enable this feature at startup or at runtime by setting the initialization parameter LOG_ARCHIVE_MAX_PROCESS = n, where n is any integer from 1 to 10.
The mode of the database in which Oracle does not require filled online redo logs to be archived to disk. Specify the mode at database creation or change it by using the ALTER DATABASE command. Oracle does not recommend running in NOARCHIVELOG mode because it severely limits the possibilities for recovery of lost data.
See Also: archived redo log, ARCHIVELOG mode
Control file records containing critical information needed by RMAN. These records not change often and cannot be overwritten. Some examples of information in circular re-use records include:
See Also: circular reuse records
The transmittal of archived redo log files to a local disk.
See Also: standby transmission
A tablespace that is not available to users when the database is open. You can only take a tablespace offline while the database is open. If a tablespace is taken offline, all online datafiles contained in the tablespace are taken offline.
You can take a tablespace offline using the ALTER TABLESPACE OFFLINE statement with three different options:
All the files in the tablespace are checkpointed, then taken offline. This option is sometimes called offline clean. If any datafile belonging to the tablespace is not available, the tablespace cannot be taken offline normal. Datafiles in a tablespace taken offline cleanly do not need to be recovered before the tablespace is brought back online.
All datafiles in the tablespace that are accessible to Oracle are checkpointed, then taken offline. Files that were checkpointed by the OFFLINE TEMPORARY command do not need recovery. Datafiles that were not checkpointed because they were not accessible at the time of an OFFLINE IMMEDIATE command must be recovered before the tablespace is brought back online.
All files in the tablespace are taken offline without any attempt to checkpoint the files first. All files in the tablespace must be recovered before the tablespace is brought online.
See Also: offline datafile
A datafile that is not available to users when the database is open. In exceptional circumstances, Oracle will automatically take a datafile offline if required. This file will need recovery before it can be brought online.
You can take a datafile offline either:
See Also: offline tablespace
A datafile that users can access. The database can be open or mounted when you issue the command ALTER DATABASE DATAFILE filename ONLINE. If the database is open, the datafile must be consistent with the rest of the database before you can bring it online. If the database is mounted, then you can bring the datafile online without being consistent with the other datafiles, but it will require recovery before the database is opened.
See Also: online tablespace
The online redo log is a set of two or more files that record all changes made to Oracle datafiles and control files. Whenever a change is made to the database, Oracle generates a redo record in the redo buffer. The LGWR process flushes the contents of the redo buffer into the online redo log.
The current online redo log is the one being written to by LGWR. When LGWR gets to the end of the file, is performs a log switch and begins writing to a new log file. If you run the database in ARCHIVELOG mode, then the ARCn process or processes copy the redo data into an archived redo log.
See Also: archived redo log
A tablespace that is available to users while the database is open. You can make a tablespace available for access by users by issuing the command ALTER TABLESPACE tablespace_name ONLINE. The database must be open to alter a tablespace online, and all files in the tablespace must be consistent with the rest of the database before the tablespace can be made online.
See Also: online datafile
A backup of one or more datafiles taken while a database is open. When you make an operating system backup while the database is open, you must put the tablespaces in hot backup mode by issuing an ALTER TABLESPACE BEGIN BACKUP command. When you make a backup using Recovery Manager while the database is open, however, you do not need to put the tablespaces in hot backup mode.
See Also: hot backup mode
A database that is available to users to query and update. The database is opened either automatically through a STARTUP statement or explicitly through an ALTER DATABASE OPEN statement.
Backups and copies that are unusable because they belong to incarnations of the database that are not direct ancestors of the current incarnation. For a visual depiction of orphaned backups, see "Reporting on Orphaned Backups".
A form of recovery in which several processes simultaneously apply changes from redo log files. Instance and media recovery can be parallelized automatically by specifying an initialization parameter or options to the SQL/SQL*Plus RECOVER command. Oracle uses one process to read the log files sequentially and dispatch redo information to several recovery processes, which apply the changes from the log files to the datafiles.
See Also: serial recovery
Allocating multiple channels for Recovery Manager backup and recovery operations. You can parallelize:
A file created by the ORAPWD command. A database must use password files if you wish to connect as SYSDBA over a network. For a more comprehensive explanation, see the Oracle8i Administrator's Guide.
Physical database files that have been copied from one place to another. The files can be datafiles, archived redo logs, or control files. You can make physical backups using Recovery Manager or with operating system commands such as the UNIX
The datafiles, tablespaces, redo threads, and redo logs that exist in a database at a given time. Issue the RMAN report schema command to obtain a list of tablespaces and datafiles.
A full resynchronization of the recovery catalog updates all changed RMAN metadata in the repository, including physical schema information. If the database is open, RMAN also gathers information about rollback segments. A partial resynchronization of the recovery catalog does not update physical schema or rollback information.
See Also: resynchronization
The functionality that enables a media manager to take over the transfer of data between the media storage device and disk during RMAN backup and restore operations.
See Also: media manager
A database opened with the ALTER DATABASE OPEN READ ONLY command. As their name suggests, read-only databases are for queries only and cannot be modified. Oracle allows a standby database to be run in read-only mode, which means that it can be queried while still serving as an up-to-date emergency replacement for the primary database.
A tablespace whose status has been changed to prevent it from being updated. You put in read-only mode by executing the SQL statement ALTER TABLESPACE <tablespace> READ ONLY. Typically, you put a tablespace in read-only mode to reduce the frequency with which it is backed up. For example, instead of backing up the tablespace nightly, you reduce the backup frequency to once a month.
(1) A Recovery Manager command that updates a restored datafile by the application of incremental backups (if they exist) and then by the application of archived or online redo logs.
(2) A SQL*Plus command that updates a restored file by the application of archived or online redo logs.
See Also: recovery
The application of redo data or incremental backups to database files in order to reconstruct lost changes. The three types of recovery are instance recovery, crash recovery, and media recovery. Oracle performs the first two types of recovery automatically using online redo records; only media recovery requires you to restore a backup and issue commands. Only Recovery Manager allows you to recover datafiles by applying incremental backups.
See Also: complete recovery, incomplete recovery, media recovery
A set of Oracle tables and views used by Recovery Manager to store information about Oracle databases. Recovery Manager uses this data to manage the backup, restore, and recovery of Oracle databases. If you choose not to use a recovery catalog, RMAN uses the target database control file.
See Also: recovery catalog database
An Oracle database that contains a recovery catalog schema. You should not store the recovery catalog in your target database.
A utility that backs up, restores, and recovers Oracle databases. You can use it with or without the central information repository called a recovery catalog. If you do not use a recovery catalog, RMAN uses the database's control file to store information necessary for backup and recovery operations. You can use RMAN in conjunction with a media manager, which allows you to back up files to tertiary storage.
See Also: backup piece, backup set, copy, media manager, recovery catalog
One or more tablespaces that are being recovered to an earlier point in time during TSPITR. After TSPITR, all database objects in the recovery set have been recovered to
See Also: auxiliary set, tablespace point-in-time recovery (TSPITR)
A file containing redo records. There are two types of redo logs: online redo logs and archived redo logs.
The online redo log is a set of two or more files that records all changes made to Oracle datafiles and control files. The LGWR process records the redo records in the log. The current online redo log is the one LGWR is currently writing to.
The archived redo log, also known as the offline redo log, is a copy of the online redo log that has been copied to an offline destination. If the database is in ARCHIVELOG mode, the ARCn process or processes copy each online redo log to one or more archive log destinations after it is filled.
See Also: archived redo log, online redo log, redo record
The memory buffer in the system global area (SGA) in which Oracle logs redo records. The background process LGWR flushes the buffers into the current online redo log.
See Also: redo record
Each online redo log belongs to a group. A group has one or more identical members. A multiplexed redo log is a redo log in which the redo groups have multiple members.
A group of change vectors describing a single, atomic change to the database. Oracle constructs redo records for all data block changes and saves them on disk in the current online redo log. Redo records allow changes to database blocks to be reconstructed should data loss occur.
See Also: redo log
In RMAN, the execution of a register database command in order to record the existence of a target database in the recovery catalog.
The collection of RMAN metadata about backup and recovery operations on the target database. Either the control file or the recovery catalog can function as the RMAN repository.
See Also: control file, recovery catalog
A method for opening a database that results in a new database incarnation, the resetting of the log sequence number to 1, and the re-formatting or re-creation of the online redo logs. A database must be opened with the RESETLOGS keyword after:
Informing the operating system or hardware managing the mirror that you want to refresh a broken mirror from the half that is up-to-date and then maintain both sides of the mirror.
See Also: breaking a mirror, mirroring
The replacement of a lost or damaged file with a backup. You can restore files either with operating system commands such as UNIX
cp or the RMAN restore command.
See Also: recover
The operation that updates the recovery catalog with current information from the target database control file. You can initiate a full resynchronization of the catalog by issuing a resync catalog command.
Partial resynchronizations transfer information to the recovery catalog about archived redo logs, backup sets and datafile copies. Partial resynchronizations will not transfer information such as:
If Recovery Manager determines that a full or partial resynchronization is necessary, it initiates one automatically before commands such as backup, copy, restore, and recover.
See RMAN
The use of rollback segments to undo uncommitted transactions applied to the database during the rolling forward stage of recovery.
See Also: recovery, rolling forward
The application of redo records or incremental backups to datafiles and control files in order to recover changes to those files.
See Also: recovery, rolling back
System Backup to Tape
See Also: media management interface
A form of recovery in which a single process applies the changes in the redo log files sequentially.
See Also: parallel recovery
A group of shared memory structures that contain data and control information for one Oracle database instance. The SGA and Oracle processes constitute an Oracle instance. Oracle automatically allocates memory for an SGA whenever you start an instance and the operating system reclaims the memory when you shut down the instance. Each instance has one and only one SGA.
A copy of a database's control file taken by Recovery Manager. RMAN uses the snapshot control file to read a consistent version of a control file when either resynchronizing the recovery catalog or backing up the control file. A snapshot control file is created by Recovery Manager using the same Oracle code that creates backup control files: ALTER DATABASE BACKUP CONTROL FILE TO 'location'.
See fractured block
The process of restoring archived logs from tertiary storage to disk in order to allow recovery to proceed. RMAN stages the logs to disk when the recover command is executed. To use this feature, you must configure a media manager.
See Also: media manager
RMAN commands that you do not have to execute within the brackets of a run command.
See Also: job commands
An identical copy of a production database that you can use for disaster protection. You can update your standby database with archived redo logs from the production database in order to keep it current. Should a disaster destroy the production database, you can activate your standby database and make it the new production database.
The transmittal of archived redo log files via a network to either a local or remote standby database.
See Also: standby database
A sequence of RMAN commands stored in the recovery catalog.
See Also: recovery catalog
A Recovery Manager command which converts a datafile copy into a datafile used by an Oracle database. It performs the equivalent function of the SQL statement ALTER DATABASE RENAME FILE 'original_name' TO 'new_name', and also marks the datafile copy as no longer available.
A stamp that defines a committed version of a database at a point in time. Oracle assigns every committed transaction a unique SCN.
A database is divided into one or more logical storage units called tablespaces. Each tablespace has one or more physical datafiles exclusively associated with it.
See Also: datafile
The recovery of one or more non-SYSTEM tablespaces to a point in time that is different from the database. You can use either RMAN or operating system methods to perform TSPITR.
A user-specified character string that acts as a symbolic name for a backup set or image copy. You can specify a tag when executing the restore or change command. The maximum length of a tag is 30 characters.
The most recent redo record in the redo log file. As users make changes to the database, the tail keeps moving forward. Since the latest checkpoint is always temporally behind the tail of the log, it is said to lag the tail of the log. If the checkpoint lags the tail of the log significantly, recovery time increases.
Writing output to a tape drive fast enough to keep the tape constantly busy.
A piece of hardware that reads and writes magnetic tapes.
See ATL (automated tape library)
One physical piece of tape media.
In RMAN, the database that you are backing up or restoring.
Each Oracle instance has its own set of online redo log groups. These groups are called a thread of online redo. In non-OPS environments, each database has only one thread that belongs to the instance accessing it. In OPS environments, each instance has a separate thread, that is, each instance has its own online redo log. Each thread has its own current log member.
The incomplete recovery of database files to a non-current time. Time-based recovery is also known as point-in-time recovery. There are two types:
See Also: incomplete recovery, media recovery, recovery, TSPITR
A feature that allows you to transport a set of tablespaces from one database to another. Transporting or "plugging" a tablespace into a database is like creating a tablespace with pre-loaded data. This feature is often an advantage because:
See tablespace point-in-time recovery (TSPITR)
A test that checks whether a backup set or copy can be restored. RMAN scans all of the copies or backup pieces in the specified backup sets and looks at the checksums to verify that the contents can be successfully restored.
Use the restore ... validate or validate backupset command when you suspect that one or more copies or backup pieces in a backup set are missing or have been damaged. Note that restore ... validate and validate backupset actually test whether the files can be restored, whereas change ... crosscheck and crosscheck merely examine the file headers.
See Also: crosscheck, media manager, recovery catalog
A backup of the control file and all datafiles that belong to a database.
See Also: backup
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- You can live without many of the objects and comforts you feel are must-haves.
- People want to connect with you. They want to share what they have, even when they have little to give. Eating together and talking are two of the most important activities we can engage in with anyone.
- You create your own adventures. You just have to be willing to take the first step.
Tales of a Female Nomad by Rita Golden Gelman. I enjoyed the book tremendously.
In her late forties, Gelman embarks on a series of travels around the world. A successful writer of children's books, Gelman lives a very comfortable life, but something is missing. She sells her things, and fills a backpack with the most essential items for a journey into the unknown. She really isn't sure what she is getting into at first. But once she goes to Mexico, and lives in a Zapotec village... she is hooked on living simply, living with and learning from different people, and experiencing the sights, sounds, and flavors of another culture. She travels all over the world and stays for months at a time in places like Nicaragua, Israel, the Galapagos Islands, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Thailand. She even returns often to the US between travels and stays in different places - giving her the valuable opportunity to reconnect with family and build new friendships.
Gelman's descriptions of people and places were excellent. I felt as if I were traveling with her. I was especially intrigued by her detailed accounts of meal preparation and sharing in these very different places. Female Nomad and Friends - Tales of Breaking Free and Breaking Bread Around the World, is Gelman's next book where she "pays homage to the wonders of traveling, connecting, cooking, and eating around the world". I plan to read that one next.
I've had the opportunity to visit several different states. I've also traveled often to Bolivia, and I've been to Spain once. (Thanks dad, for igniting the travel flame!) I hope to have the chance someday to travel more. Maybe I'll even be lucky enough to enjoy an extended stay somewhere where I can work at an elementary school. Traveling, eating, and teaching around the world... now that would be my dream adventure!


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Gas Fires Still Burning in New Jersey, Where Threat Remains of Possible Explosion
(NEW YORK) -- On the long and slender stretch of New Jersey barrier beaches that includes Brick Township, the hiss of gas seems to be heard everywhere. And between gas fires and the ocean surge, dozens of homes have been destroyed – 60 in Brick Township alone.
The threat from gas is widespread and the risk of further fire and explosion continues along this devastated coastline where many homes were lifted from foundations and their gas lines ruptured. And officials say it will continue until flames are brought under control and utilities are able to turn off the main gas line serving the two barrier islands on this stretch.
Along a stretch of barrier island in Brick Township where the gas lines continue to burn, they create a painful image that puts a lens onto a broader issue facing communities along this sandy coast that include Seaside Heights, Ortley, Ortley Beach and Lavalette.
In Brick Township, fire companies were standing by as officials awaited utility workers who would burn off and turn off the gas. While some officials downplayed the risk from fire, others offered a different estimate of the gas risk.
"We have one main gas line that goes over to the island. We are trying to cut the main line to cut it for the [barrier] islands," said Rich Peterson of the county's Office of Emergency Management. "The utility is doing that. [There is a] possibility of more explosions. We are working closely with New Jersey Natural Gas to cut those lines. But the gas is just one hazard. Lots of dangerous material, debris."
In Brick Township, the area where the homes were destroyed had finally become accessible and so far 70 people have been rescued and there are no reports of fatalities as of yet.
Overall, says Peterson, more than 500 have been rescued from the barrier islands.
"Our biggest concern is, we want to get everyone out of the barrier islands. People are still there. We've gotten 500 people from two barrier islands. We have crews out there, zodiac boats, National Guard Blackhawk helicopters."
In addition to turning off the gas, which will be done by workers from N.J. Natural Gas, the plan now is to secure the area with police and the National Guard and start to clean up as soon as it is safe.
Wednesday afternoon, only 12 gas trucks have been spotted. There are no fleets, just a team here and there.
And as residents and rescue workers wait, the question is: Does the risk of more explosions and more fires grow?
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