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In 2003, I was lucky enough to be part of a small group of astronomers that met at the University of California at Berkeley to brainstorm on an innovative idea: the design of an instrument to image and characterize planets around other stars, called exoplanets, using a telescope in the 8 – 10 meter class. A decade later, such an instrument became reality with the arrival of the Gemini Planet Imager (called also GPI, or "Gee-pie") instrument at the Gemini South telescope in Chile.
Bruce Macintosh, principal investigator of the project, often notes that it was initially difficult to convince the international partners of the Gemini Observatory (operated by the United States, Canada, Chile, Australia, Brazil and Argentina) to invest in an instrument for this specialized project. At the time, fewer than 120 exoplanets were known, and the overwhelming majority of them had been indirectly detected through the wobbling of their home star.
Our project moved beyond the proven technique of measuring Doppler wobbles to a completely unproven approach – seeing the planet itself. Today, even though the count of exoplanets has risen to a thousand, only a handful have been directly imaged. But those first images, made in 2008, have revolutionized the field and provided a small glimpse through the window that GPI will open up.
Producing an image of an exoplanet close to its host star is one of the most challenging tasks in modern astronomy. The collaborative efforts of astronomers and engineers are necessary in order to simultaneously solve two problems: 1) How to be sensitive to a very high range of contrast, to detect photons coming from a faint planet located near a bright star, and 2) how to achieve angular resolution sufficient to separate the star and the planet as seen from Earth. The straightforward solution proposed for GPI is to use an adaptive optics system capable of almost perfectly correcting, in real time, the blurring effects of Earth's atmosphere. The contrast is enhanced by using an active coronagraph perfectly centered on the star to block its light and reduce its glare.
To add another layer of complexity to the GPI instrument, we are not only interested in discovering exoplanets, but also in characterizing them. Our detector is not a simple camera, but rather an integral field spectrograph that can spread out the light coming from an exoplanet to measure its temperature and detect the signatures of molecules. The instrument will also be equipped with a polarimeter, a device designed to detect any disks of dust surrounding these stars. What we will find remains unknown, but we're on the verge of opening a new window into the field of exoplanetary science.
When GPI opens its eye at the end of 2013, we should be able to capture photons coming from distant, young Jupiter-like exoplanets around nearby bright stars. How many of them will be discovered is still unknown, but the NASA Kepler spacecraft survey has told us that exoplanets are numerous in our galaxy. In addition, several exoplanets have been seen using current and less effective adaptive optics systems, so we are confident of the success of this instrument.
The SETI Institute is hosting part of the science team for the three-year search campaign that will begin in 2014 with the goal of observing 600 young and bright stars in the southern sky. The development of similar projects on other telescopes testifies to the dynamic nature of this new field. An instrument called SPHERE is about to be shipped to the Very Large Telescope, also located in Chile, and the SCExAO system is currently being tested at the Subaru Japanese telescope in Hawaii.
We are already thinking about the next step beyond GPI, such as designing a similar instrument for the next generation of Giant Segmented Mirror Telescopes (such as the Thirty Meter Telescope). Another group has been pushing for an even more radical idea – the Colossus Telescope – a 75 m telescope dedicated to the search for waste heat from extraterrestrial civilizations and biosignatures on planets around nearby stars.
In two decades, thanks to sophisticated instruments like GPI, stargazers will no longer see stars as simple twinkling specks of light, but also as worlds surrounded by planets. Perhaps we will have collected enough data on these planetary systems to find out if one of them could potentially host life, and eventually be the home of a technological civilization.
Clear Skies
Franck Marchis
Published in the Explorer magazine of the SETI Institute in December 2013


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The storming of the Capitol on 6 January 2020 will probably go down in history. This is reason enough to make a timely assessment, which, however, can only be preliminary. The storm made visible the deep division in US society. It is so deep that even democratic institutions (parliament) and procedures (electoral processes) that have been rooted in it for 240 years are being questioned and rejected by a frightening number of citizens. How could it come to this?
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Ladies and Gents, my next round-up will be coming to you from Walt Disney World! Very exciting, but right now, let's talk about the great — and not-so-great — Disney food news from this week:
- A price increase is anticipated on Disney World buffets starting October 3rd.
- La Hacienda de San Angel is open for walk-up guests, as is La Cantina de San Angel. See a report from the Grand Opening this week, and check out the La Hacienda de San Angel menu and La Cantina de San Angel menu. Reservations are being taken for dates after October 15th.
- Disney has made it easier to make dining reservations on your smartphone!
- Disney Online is teaming up Cat Cora and the Muppets for some online shows about food and recipes!
Also, we got word from DFB reader Lori Kiehl that 'Ohana might be closed during breakfast from 17-20 of January. No official word on that, but FYI.
And now, on to the round-up!
Studios Central shows a detailed look at where you can find elements of Star Tours in Disney Hollywood Studios' Sci-Fi Dine-In.
Main St Gazette reviews the Zebra Cupcake in Animal Kingdom (agreed that the cake was the best part on this one, Ryan!)
OC Register reports as Disney California Adventure says goodbye Pizza Oom Mow Mow and hello Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta.
Disney Geek shows off the new Halloween popcorn bucket for the Disney parks!
etckt reviews Via Napoli!
WDW Magic reports that Bongos Cuban Cafe has been added to the Disney Dining Reservations System.
The Givens Chronicles is counting down to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival by making recipes from the 2009 festival! Here's her rendition of New Zealand's Lamb Sliders!
Disney Dispatch is also counting down to the Festival with a look at Argentina.
WDW Info reports that Chef Mickey is no longer table-side at Chef Mickey's in WDW's Contemporary Resort. According to user reports, he's up front taking pics now rather than visiting table-side.
Finally, I wanted to share with you a few other perspectives on the La Hacienda de San Angel opening in Epcot this past week. Scott Joseph, Orlando's premier food critic, has a fantastic video from his experience at the Grand Opening:
And here are some write-ups from around the Disney-sphere about the Grand Opening event:
Zannaland (Margarita menu!!!), Disney Everyday, Scott Joseph Orlando, Theme Park Mom, Daily Disney from Orlando Sentinel, WDW Radio, Lauging Place, Inside the Magic, WDW News Today


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Citadel of the Autarch by Gene Wolfe
Published: Timescape Books, 1983
Series: Book 4 of the Book of the New Sun
Awards Nominated: BSFA, Locus Fantasy, and Nebula Awards
Awards Won: John W. Campbell Memorial Award
The below may contain spoilers for the series.
The Book:
"Severian continues his journey, and now it leads him into war. He still searches for the Pellerines, in order to return the sacred artifact called the Claw of the Conciliator. Severian will have to face who he is and who he must become, if there is to be any hope for the future of Urth and its dying star." ~Alli
This is another audiobook that I listened to during my commute. Reviews of the previous three books in the series can be found here, here, and here.
My Thoughts:
The Citadel of the Autarch seems pretty much the same as the previous three volumes, with Severian wandering around, having experiences, and listening to stories. This time he comes into an area at war, which is somewhat less exciting to me than when he was traveling in Nessus or in the mountains. One of the highlights of this section for me was a storytelling competition that he oversees among fellow patients in a sickroom. The competition provided an interesting chance to see the values of a variety of different cultures on the planet, including the Ascians, who can only speak in discrete set phrases (perhaps a pun on ASCII). As the series comes to a close, many of the mysteries from throughout the story are cleared up, and there are some interesting thoughts on identity and time travel.
I'd been delaying writing this review for a while now, both because I've been very busy and because the overall completed series has left me unenthused. I can tell that this is a very carefully constructed tetraology, and I can understand how many people have probably had a lot of fun analyzing it. The world is also complex, and I have enjoyed uncovering different aspects of it slowly through Severian's experiences. Ultimately, though, there are no characters that I particularly care about, and I didn't find the plot particularly engaging. Severian wanders from encounter to encounter, and he is surprisingly passive through it all. I was hoping there would be something more to his being made into the autarch than fate, but that doesn't seem to be the case. The series has certainly had its moments, but in the end I think I have to admit that it just doesn't speak to me.
My Rating: 2.5 / 5
I had a hard time getting into this classic series, and ultimately I think it is just not for me. I think the first novel is a pretty good indicator for whether or not you will enjoy the series as a whole, since it continues in much the same manner. This last installment was less interesting for me, since it largely featured a war I never managed to care about, and since I was underwhelmed by the conclusion of Severian's personal story. I have never been especially engaged by the characters or the plot, and my main joy from these novels has been from reading experiences of Severian's that are either creepily atmospheric, point out creative aspects of the world of Urth, or both. I know a lot of people love these books, and I gave it my best shot. In the end, I probably should have accepted earlier that this just wasn't going to be my kind of series.


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This is waiting for all of us. The slow descent into old age. The physical unsteadiness. The realization that we no longer have authority over our own lives. In the tragic version of this fate, senility also awaits us, and "Fred Won't Move Out" is a tragedy.
Fred is played by Elliott Gould. He has lived with his wife for more than half a century in the same secluded lakeside home. Susan (Judith Roberts) still lives with him but has slipped away into Alzheimer's. Her most frequent phrase is "whoop-de-doo!" They have a caregiver, Victoria (Mfoniso Udofia), who lives with them and is infinitely patient. Bob and Carol (Fred Melamed and Stephanie Roth Haberle), Fred's children, arrive for a visit and have a mission. It is time, they have decided, for both parents to move into a care facility in town. Susan doesn't quite understand. Fred refuses to move. He expects the situation to continue exactly as it is.
The film is not a compelling drama so much as a poignant observation of a sad situation. It has a great many shots of trees, leaves and insects and some story gaps. The biggest gap concerns Victoria, who has apparently been here for years. What will happen to her? She sees everything, knows everything and is treated like a household appliance. There's not even a final shot of her left behind.
There is a fraught scene in which a music therapist (Robert Miller) pays a visit, and the whole family, including a granddaughter named The Captain (Ariana Altman), sing old songs like "By the Light of the Silvery Moon." Susan recalls every word. This scene could have been incredibly poignant but is noticeably badly photographed. The characters are almost all placed with their backs to the therapist, and for the only time in the film, a hand-held Shakycam is used. If there is a scene requiring a stable camera to allow us to observe and consider, this is that scene.
Yet "Fred Won't Move Out" has wonderful qualities. Judith Roberts so completely embodies a beautiful person whose mind has gone. Elliott Gould is slipping and fearful as Fred, and tries to muster what must have been a powerful personality when he was young. Fred Melamed and Stephanie Roth Haberle, as the children, are matter-of-fact, although she has tact and kindness when needed. Melamed's character seems emotionally tone-deaf.
This is a semi-autobiographical film by writer-director Richard Ledes, who filmed in his own home. The dedication at the end suggests a personal connection. The enormity of such a situation can be overwhelming, and Ledes doesn't manage a clear point of view. There is a jarring and inexplicable use of the song "Hava Nagila" that perhaps betrays the Fred character's emotional disconnect. "Fred Won't Move Out" isn't a "Hava Nagila" kind of movie.
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Elliott Gould as Fred
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God the Supreme Good
Keep me safe, O God;
in you I take refuge.
2I say to the LORD,
you are my Lord,
you are my only good.
3As for the holy ones who are in the land,
they are noble,
in whom is all my delight.
4*They multiply their sorrows
who court other gods.
Blood libations to them I will not pour out,
nor will I take their names upon my lips.
5LORD, my allotted portion and my cup,
you have made my destiny secure.b
6*Pleasant places were measured out for me;
fair to me indeed is my inheritance.
7I bless the LORD who counsels me;
even at night my heart exhorts me.
8I keep the LORD always before me;
with him at my right hand, I shall never be shaken.c
9Therefore my heart is glad, my soul rejoices;
my body also dwells secure,
10For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol,
nor let your devout one see the pit.*d
11You will show me the path to life,
abounding joy in your presence,
the delights at your right hand forever.
* [Psalm 16] In the first section, the psalmist rejects the futile worship of false gods (Ps 16:2–5), preferring Israel's God (Ps 16:1), the giver of the land (Ps 16:6). The second section reflects on the wise and life-giving presence of God (Ps 16:7–11).
* [16:1] Miktam: a term occurring six times in Psalm superscriptions, always with "David." Its meaning is unknown.
* [16:4] Take their names: to use the gods' names in oaths and hence to affirm them as one's own gods.
* [16:6] Pleasant places were measured out for me: the psalmist is pleased with the plot of land measured out to the family, which was to be passed on to succeeding generations ("my inheritance").
* [16:10] Nor let your devout one see the pit: Hebrew shahath means here the pit, a synonym for Sheol, the underworld. The Greek translation derives the word here and elsewhere from the verb shahath, "to be corrupt." On the basis of the Greek, Acts 2:25–32; 13:35–37 apply the verse to Christ's resurrection, "Nor will you suffer your holy one to see corruption."
b. [16:5] Ps 23:5; 73:26; Nm 18:20; Lam 3:24.
c. [16:8] Ps 73:23; 121:5; Acts 2:25–28.
d. [16:10] Ps 28:1; 30:4; 49:16; 86:13; Jon 2:7; Acts 13:35.
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NEW YORK (AP)-- Another Starbucks may soon pop up around the corner, with the world's biggest coffee company planning to add at least 1,500 cafes in the U.S. over the next five years.
The plan would boost the number of Starbucks cafes in the country by about 13 percent. It is set to be announced at the company's investor day in New York on Wednesday.
The Seattle-based company also says it will eventually serve a new brand of tea in its cafes. Rather than its Tazo tea, Starbucks is turning its attention to Teavana, which it announced it would acquire last month.
Worldwide, Starbucks says it will have more than 20,000 cafes by 2014. Much of that growth will come from China, which will surpass Canada as the company's second-biggest market.


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Sec. of State Mike Pompeo implied Tuesday that he supports President Donald Trump's legal challenges to the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
When asked if there will be a smooth transition of power in the State Department, Pompeo said he believed the "there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration."
While Pompeo offered a chuckle following the statement, at no point did he acknowledge President-elect Joe Biden's projected victory.
"We're ready. The world is watching what's taking place. We're going to count all the votes," Pompeo said. "When the process is complete, the electors will be selected — there's a process. The Constitution lays it out pretty clearly."
While he didn't directly state that he believed the unsubstantiated reports of widespread voter fraud, Pompeo echoed other Trump administration officials who have said that all legal votes must be counted.
"I'm very confident that we will — and we must — count every legal vote. We must make sure that any vote that wasn't lawful not be counted," Pompeo said. "We've got to get that right, and when we get that right, we get it right."
Later on Tuesday, President-elect Joe Biden was asked if he had a response to Pompeo's comments.
"There is no evidence to any of the assertions made by the President or Sec. of State Pompeo," Biden said while giving a pointed chuckle at the mention of Pompeo.
Pompeo's refusal to acknowledge Biden as President-elect comes as several foreign dignitaries have already issued congratulations to Biden.


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How Volume Shadow Copy Service Works
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
How Volume Shadow Copy Service Works
In this section
Methods for Creating Shadow Copies
Volume Shadow Copy Service Architecture
Components Used for Creating Shadow Copies
How Shadow Copies Are Created
Related Information
The Volume Shadow Copy Service provides the backup infrastructure for the Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating systems, as well as a mechanism for creating consistent point-in-time copies of data known as shadow copies.
The Volume Shadow Copy Service can produce consistent shadow copies by coordinating with business applications, file-system services, backup applications, fast-recovery solutions, and storage hardware. Several features in the Windows Server 2003 operating systems use the Volume Shadow Copy Service, including Shadow Copies for Shared Folders and Backup.
Methods for Creating Shadow Copies
There are two methods for creating shadow copies: making either a complete copy (a full copy or clone) or copying only the changes to the volume (a differential copy or copy-on-write). Each method results in two data images — the original volume and the shadow copy volume. The functional difference between the two is that the original volume maintains full read/write capabilities, whereas the shadow copy volume is read-only. This read-only status ensures that the shadow copy volume remains a point-in-time copy until its status is changed by the administrator for a specific purpose.
Clone (Full Copy/Split Mirror):
A clone is a full copy of the original data on a volume. You can create a clone through either software or hardware mirroring. Clones remain synchronized until the mirror connection is broken for the shadow copy. From this point forward, the source data and the shadow copy volume are independent. The original volume continues to take application changes, while the shadow copy volume remains an exact read-only copy of the original data at the time of the break.
Hardware vendors offer different hardware-based implementations (sometimes called split mirrors, snapshot mirrors, or clones) for creating identical images of volumes that can be used for online backup, application development, and testing.
Copy-on-Write (Differential Copy)
The copy-on-write method creates shadow copies that are differential rather than full copies of the original data. Like the clone method of creating shadow copies, the copy-on-write method can produce shadow copies using either software or hardware solutions. This method makes a copy of the original data before it is overwritten with new changes, as shown in the following table. When a change to the original volume occurs, but before it is written to disk, the block about to be modified is read and then written to a "differences area", which preserves a copy of the data block before it is overwritten with the change. Using the blocks in the differences area and unchanged blocks in the original volume, a shadow copy can be logically constructed that represents the shadow copy at the point in time in which it was created.
The Copy-on-Write Method of Creating Shadow Copies
Time | Source Data | Contents | Shadow Copy | Contents |
Original data |
1 2 3 4 5 |
No copy |
— |
Original data overwritten |
1 2 3 4 5 |
Differences and index stored on shadow copy |
3 |
The advantage of the copy-on-write method is that it creates shadow copies very rapidly because it is only writing the changes to disk. The disadvantage is that in order to fully restore the data, the original data must still be available. Without the original data, the shadow copy is incomplete and cannot be used. Another disadvantage is that the performance of copy-on-write implementations can affect the performance of the original volume.
Volume Shadow Copy Service Architecture
The following diagram and table describe how the Volume Shadow Copy Service coordinates with various components to create a shadow copy of a volume.
Volume Shadow Copy Service Architecture Diagram
Volume Shadow Copy Service Components
Component | Description |
Volume Shadow Copy Service |
A service that coordinates various components to create consistent shadow copies of one or more volumes. |
Requestor |
An application that requests that a volume shadow copy be taken. A backup application is an example. |
Writer |
A component of an application that stores persistent information on one or more volumes that participate in shadow copy synchronization. Typically, this is a database application like SQL Server or Exchange Server, or a system service like Active Directory. |
Provider |
A component that creates and maintains the shadow copies. Examples are the system provider included with the operating system and the hardware providers included with storage arrays. |
Source volume |
The volume that contains the data to be shadow copied. |
Storage volume |
The volume that holds the shadow copy storage files for the system copy-on-write software provider. |
Components Used for Creating Shadow Copies
This section outlines the requestors, writers, and providers that are necessary for creating consistent shadow copies. The Volume Shadow Copy Service provides coordination among these components.
Requestors: Initiating Shadow Copy Creation
The Volume Shadow Copy Service is invoked by the requestor, which is typically a backup application that creates shadow copy volumes to back up data while the source volume continues to operate in production. Requestors can also be management applications that manage shadow copy creation and usage, or fast recovery solutions which are specific products that reduce service level agreement (SLA) times for specific applications.
The requestor also communicates with the writers to gather information about what should be backed up and how it should be backed up.
Writers: Preventing Data Inconsistencies
Writers are software that is included in applications and services that help provide consistent shadow copies. Writers serve two main purposes:
When applications and services are running, the writer responds to signals provided by the Volume Shadow Copy Service interface to allow applications to prepare and quiesce their data stores for shadow copy creation and to ensure that no writes occur on the volume while the shadow copy is being created. (During quiescence, applications make data on the disk consistent. For example, an application might flush its buffers to disk or write out in-memory data to disk.)
The writer also provides information about the application name, icons, files to include or exclude, and a strategy to restore the files.
If an application or service is not running, and the writer cannot respond to the requesting backup application, it is assumed that all data on the volume is consistent, the databases are closed, and no additional effort is required to perform the backup.
A writer is associated with one or more components. A component is a group of files that must be backed up as a unit. For example, a database and set of log files. For a backup to be successful, all files associated with the component must be backed up. Writers also provide information about restoring the data on a component-by-components basis.
If an application has no writer, the shadow copy will still occur and all of the data, in whatever form it is in at the time of the copy, will be included in the shadow copy. This means that there might be inconsistent data that is now contained in the shadow copy. This data inconsistency is caused by incomplete writes, data buffered in the application that is not written, or open files that are in the middle of a write operation. Even though the file system flushes all buffers prior to creating a shadow copy, the data on the disk can only be guaranteed to be crash-consistent if the application has completed all transactions and has written all of the data to the disk. (Data on disk is "crash-consistent" if it is the same as it would be after a system failure or power outage.)
Under this design, the responsibility for data consistency has been shifted from the requestor application to the production application. The advantage of this approach is that application developers — those most knowledgeable about their applications — can ensure, through development of their own writers, the maximum effectiveness of the shadow copy creation process.
Applications that are not shadow copy–enabled
If the computer has no applications that are enabled for the Volume Shadow Copy Service, the data in a shadow copy is considered to be in a "crash consistent" state. All files that were open will still exist, but are not guaranteed to be free of incomplete I/O operations or data corruption.
While the crash-consistent state does not fully deal with all the issues associated with defining a stable backup set, it has several advantages over the backup set that conventional backup operations would have to use.
- For example, a shadow copy of a volume, even in crash-consistent state, still contains all files. A backup set created without a shadow copy would not contain all files open exclusively at the time of the backup. Files held open at the time of the backup operation are excluded from the backup.
The shadow copy of the volume is created at a single point in time and is synchronized across the whole volume set. In order to avoid inconsistencies, shadow copies are not taken file by file.
Providers: Creating Shadow Copies
In the context of shadow copy creation, a provider is a component that serves as an interface to the point-in-time imaging capabilities — either on the storage array (hardware-based) or in the operating system (software based). Providers manage running volumes and create shadow copies of them on demand. In response to a request from a requestor, the Volume Shadow Copy Service signals applications that a shadow copy is about to be created, then signals the provider to create and maintain that shadow copy until it is no longer needed. Hardware providers are implemented as a user-mode component which communicates with the hardware that will expose the shadow copy data. Windows Server 2003 includes a system software provider with shadow copy functionality.
Alternatively, other hardware and software vendors can develop their own hardware or software providers to provide point-in-time imaging functionality. Windows Server 2003 supports multiple hardware and software providers that can be used in combination to solve many different IT operational scenarios.
The Volume Shadow Copy Service uses the following hierarchy to select the provider to use during shadow copy creation:
Hardware provider
Software provider
System software provider.
However, if a specific IT operational problem requires it, the requestor can override this hierarchy.
Hardware-based Providers
Hardware-based shadow copy providers act as an interface between the Volume Shadow Copy Service and the hardware level by working in conjunction with a hardware storage adapter or controller. The work of creating the shadow copy is performed by a host adapter, storage appliance, or RAID controller outside of the operating system.
Hardware providers always take the shadow copy of an entire LUN, but the Volume Shadow Copy Service will only expose the shadow copy of the volume or volumes that were requested.
While a hardware-based shadow copy provider makes use of the Volume Shadow Copy Service functionality that defines the point in time, allows data synchronization, manages the shadow copy, and provides a common interface with backup applications, the Volume Shadow Copy Service does not specify the underlying mechanism by which the hardware-based provider produces and maintains shadow copies.
Software-based Providers
Software-based shadow copy providers typically intercept and process I/O requests in a software layer between the file system and the volume manager software.
These providers are implemented as a user-mode DLL component and at least one kernel-mode device driver, typically a storage filter driver. The work of creating these shadow copies is done in software.
A software-based shadow copy provider must maintain a "point-in-time" view of a volume by having access to a data set that can be used to recreate volume status prior to the shadow copy. An example of this is the copy-on-write technique of the system provider. However, the Volume Shadow Copy Service places no restrictions on what technique software-based providers use to create and maintain shadow copies.
A software provider will be applicable to a wider range of storage platforms than a hardware-based provider and should be able to work with basic disks or logical volumes equally well.
This implementation sacrifices the performance that might be available by implementing shadow copies in hardware and does not make use of any vendor-specific features.
System Provider
One shadow copy provider, the system provider, is supplied as a default part of the Windows Server 2003 operating system. While a default provider is supplied as part of Windows, other vendors are free to supply their own implementations that are optimized for their own storage hardware and software applications.
To maintain the "point in time" view of a volume contained in a shadow copy, the system provider uses a copy-on-write technique. Copies of the blocks on volume that have been modified since the beginning of the shadow copy creation are stored in a shadow copy storage area.
The system provider can expose the production volume, which can be written to and read from normally. When the shadow copy is needed, it logically applies the differences to data on the production volume to expose the complete shadow copy.
For the system provider, the shadow copy storage area must be on an NTFS volume. The volume to be shadow copied does not need to be an NTFS volume, but at least one volume mounted on the system must be an NTFS volume.
How Shadow Copies Are Created
The various roles of the requestor, writer and provider are put into context in this section, which lists the steps that need to be taken to create a shadow copy. Overall coordination of the requestor, writer, and provider is controlled by the Volume Shadow Copy Service, as shown in the following diagram.
Shadow Copy Creation Process
The requestor asks the Volume Shadow Copy Service to enumerate the writers, gather the writer metadata, and prepare for shadow copy creation.
The writer creates an XML description of the backup components to the Volume Shadow Copy Service, and defines the restore method. The Volume Shadow Copy Service notifies the application-specific writer to prepare its data for making a shadow copy.
The writer prepares the data in whatever way is appropriate, such as completing all open transactions, rolling transaction logs, and flushing caches. When the data is prepared for shadow copy creation, the writer notifies the Volume Shadow Copy Service.
The Volume Shadow Copy Service initiates the "commit" shadow copy phase.
The Volume Shadow Copy Service tells the writers to quiesce their data and temporarily freeze requestor (application) I/O write requests (I/O read requests are still possible) for the several seconds required to create the shadow copy of the volume or volumes. The application freeze is not allowed to take longer than 60 seconds. The Volume Shadow Copy Service flushes the file system buffer and then freezes the file system, which ensures that file system metadata is written and that the data is written in a consistent order.
The Volume Shadow Copy Service tells the provider to create the shadow copy (a maximum of 10 seconds).
The Volume Shadow Copy Service thaws the file system. After the shadow copy is created, the Volume Shadow Copy Service releases the writers from their temporary inactive phase and all queued write I/Os are completed.
The Volume Shadow Copy Service queries the writers to confirm that write I/Os were successfully held during shadow copy creation.
If the writes were not successfully held (meaning that the shadow copy data is potentially inconsistent), the shadow copy is deleted and the requestor is notified.
The requestor can retry the process (go back to step 1) or notify the administrator to retry at a later time.
If the copy is successful, the Volume Shadow Copy Service gives the location information for the shadow copy back to the requestor.
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Beverly Whitman said things have been really difficult for her since her 11-month-old dog, Libby, was shot by a neighbour on Sunday, June 21.
"I haven't talked to anybody about it yet because I just keep breaking down. It's terrible."
Her son, Rob, was taking the shepherd-lab-rottweiler cross for a walk around the property when the pup went into some tall grass to relieve herself.
"He heard the shot, looked up, and saw the fellow lowering the gun and walking away from the fence line," Whitman said, noting the dog was almost 20 feet away from the neighbour's property.
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The family next door have a llama farm.
Whitman indicated there had been some tensions between the neighbours before. Her family owns three dogs, other than Libby, and there had been instances of their dog chasing the llamas in the past.
She admitted that Libby had escaped the property two months previous and ended up on the farm.
"I realized she'd escape the house and I went looking for her and got her back in the house, and I sent my son over to the fence to talk to one of the sons, and he threatened to shoot the dog then," Whitman said.
"We don't let her out by herself," Whitman clarified. "That day, the door just got open and she left and she didn't have the opportunity to be over there again after that."
Whitman insisted the pup would have posed no problem to the other family.
"She's very people-oriented," Whitman said. "I'm guessing the farmer was in the field, so she went over there. She just goes for people and doesn't care about llamas or cats or anything… She's not a chasing dog."
Once she got over the shock of what happened, Whitman said she called the police and also reported the incident to the SPCA.
In addition to the dog, Whitman pointed out her son and a couple who park their RV on her property were within the range of fire, should the bullet have been misfired.
Ridge Meadows RCMP Const. Julie Klaussner confirmed the police are investigating an incident where a man allegedly shot a dog, but would offer no other details on an active case.
BC SPCA said they were aware of the incident, too. But they said they could not comment, as it is an RCMP matter.
According to the B.C. Livestock Protection Act, a person may kill a dog if the person finds the dog running at large, and attacking or viciously pursuing a person or domestic animal.
Since Libby was on her owner's property and was not in the process of attacking or viciously pursuing llamas or people, Whitman believes her neighbours were not within their rights to shoot her pet.
She has yet to receive an apology from the llama owners, who declined to comment on the matter when contacted by The News.
"She was the nicest pup," Whitman said. "And everybody who came here really liked her.
"You should not be allowed to just arbitrarily shoot a dog just because he took a dislike to it the one time he saw it before," Whitman said, insisting again that her dog was on her property when it was shot and killed.
"It was just a puppy."
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Glenwood City, WI small business owner, Jim Laskin, owns The Café on the main street in town. He serves a homemade meal with organic coffee along with information and updates to people about the newest developments with mining in their community. The oil and gas hydrofracking industry has discovered that Wisconsin has the most premium silica sand in the nation. Strong and spherical, this desirable dusty sand is mined and shipped out of our state by the millions of tons, where it is utilized to prop open the earth for gas and oil extraction elsewhere.
Within just a few years, our state experienced an increase from 3 silica sand mines to 80, with 40 more proposed. What troubles many citizens with sand fracking coming to their communities is the passage of Wisconsin's 2011 WI Act 144. This law limits the authority of local government to enact a moratorium in order to slow the process down so that citizens may study the effects on the people and the land. This is significant to Laskin, who tells us that he may eventually be boxed in by mines on 3 sides of his rural farm. In addition, one of these mining companies has taken the bold step of proposing a 480 acre open-pit mine in a residential area, next to the public school, in Glenwood City.
Laskin gives us an inside look into a community overwhelmingly opposed to silica frac sand mining within their city limits. He admits that he wasn't always concerned about mining. But now he says, "I didn't really have a choice."
Here's his story.
How did you go from the local café owner to become interested in the frac sand issue?
"Um…[smiling, shaking head, staring at an empty chair] I didn't really have a choice.
I had heard in the background that there were these silica sand mines somewhere out there [squinting and motioning away] in Barron or Chippewa county…someplace else …bad things were happening someplace else. Frankly, it wasn't in my back yard…feel sorry for them.
And then one day there was talk about opening a frac sand mine about a quarter-mile from where we live, and there was going to be a public meeting. So, we went. It turns out that this little gravel pit by our house – which had been there for 45 years and was a non-issue, with maybe 10 trucks a day going by our house – was turning into a silica sand mine ("Downing Mine").
Before a person had any idea about what was going on, and within the course of 2 months, the largest hill around here became the overburden hill for that mine. It is a huge pit, I actually haven't been in it [rolling eyes]…nobody's allowed in it. You know, you didn't really appreciate how big it was until we walked into our fields and you'd see these little teeny-weeny [holding his fingers about an inch apart] match box toys moving around on the top of this hill. Well these are actually full-sized tractors moving sand back and forth. This thing is a mess, and it didn't exist 2 months earlier.
And the public roads…I don't think people fully appreciate what having a million tons of material going over their roads is going to do to them. The fact is that the mining companies aren't paying for this – the mining companies pay zzzip in taxes. The property owners are going to pay for the roads that are wrecked, time and time again!
And when you have 3 mines going like we may and it is going to be a nightmare.
And now the Downing Mine is going 5 days a week from 6am-8pm…the constant rumble in the background. Thankfully, we are up wind. But people who are downwind have dust constantly and they can't open their windows anymore, can't hang their clothes on the line anymore, and who knows what they are breathing in [rolls eyes]. Well, we know what they are breathing in – heaven help them.
This same company (Mathy) is about to open the old Wilson gravel pit that had been closed for years [on the South side of Laskin's property].
And then this winter people started talking about this local man who was drilling for sand on his own property. And this man is very, very, very well-to-do. His family has lived on this property for 100 years. And his kids live around there, too. I thought [looking out the window and shaking his head] that can't be. That is the silliest thing I've ever heard. Nobody wrecks their own land, nobody poisons their own well and their children's wells.
But it's true. Lo and behold, the proposed "Vista" mine [operated by Texas company Vista LLC] is proposed to be literally right next to us. In no time we'll have mines on 3 sides of us. And this mine was not only going to be right next to us, but it was going to be between Downing, WI, of 175 people – all of whom get their water from private wells and Glenwood City, of 1200 people, which has 2 public wells, one of which is right next to the proposed mine. The school of 650 children is 1500 feet away. Glenhaven and Havenwood, the assisted living facility is within half a mile away. Well, all of Glenwood City is within 1 ½ miles of this mine. So, you could hardly pick a worse spot for this 500 acre open-pit silica sand mine.
Not only is the "Vista" mine going to be insanely ugly, noisy…but they intend to operate 24 hours a day, 6 days a week. Sundays will be off they say [throwing up hands, looking away]
But also some of the issues with silica sand mining is silica dust (causing silicosis) …Silica dust also seems to cause a chemical form of TB…seems to aid and abet cancer…I mean, it's just a disaster. If you get it on your skin that's bad, if you eat it that's bad, if you get it on your clothes, that's bad…If you breath it in, well, that's not good at all.
So, you are putting in a 500-acre silica sand mine next to a kindergarten? Does that make any sense at all?"
(This mine worker is sweeping dust from the road near a silica sand mine in New Auburn, WI; 40 miles east of Glenwood City)
(the green hills in the background would be part of the Vista frac sand mine)
Jim – after hearing these descriptions, are you afraid to live around 3 of these mines?
[throws up hands, shrugs] "Well, obviously…it's not a good thing."
[long pause, staring out the window for a while]
I'm not a happy camper.
The real politic of the situation is, right now the American oil and gas business is exploding and profitable. The silica sand business is wildly profitable, which is why these characters have come out of the woodwork to open these mines… So, you are not going to stop silica sand mining, I don't think. The demand is there, the demand for energy is there…Wisconsin is "Open for Business" as our governor [Scott Walker] says. So, you are not going to stop it.
(silica frac sand mine after the hill has been removed)
But at the very least, it doesn't make a lot of sense to put these types of operations where they can do the maximum amount of damage. So, you don't put a silica sand mine next to 1500 people and their school. At least the Downing mine a quarter of a mile from my house is in a more rural setting and affects fewer people.
The other thought that I've had is that these types of mines tend to group together. First, you have one. Then, you have 2. Then, you have 5. You go over to New Auburn and you have 7 of them all within 5 miles of each other. They've created a holy hell out there. It's truly, truly frightening. The truck traffic is non-stop; the roads are destroyed. On a windy day there is just this mist in the air, and you have to use your windshield wipers even though there is no moisture in the air.
(one of the numerous frac sand mines in New Auburn, WI)
And those poor people are going to wake up, 10-15 years from now, and they'll be all busily dying. And then they'll discover that something was horribly wrong. But for now it goes on. We are in a state of denial, and we want energy."
So, explain this to me. I thought higher water and air quality standards existed for mines operating in a residential area?
"Well actually, Vista claims that their activity is along the same lines as other activity already occurring there – which is complete and total nonsense. But it is, in fact, what mining companies have been able to claim all over Wisconsin [with 80 operating mines and 40 more proposed], and they seem to be able to pull it off. In fact, one of Vista's claims on their permit is because there are currently 2 mines already in the area [Downing and Wilson], then obviously it is ok for them to operate this 500-foot open-pit mine in a residential area."
So they are claiming that because there are already 2 mines –
[interrupting throwing up hands] "Why can't there be 20 doing it? That's the theory!"
Is there anyone taking a cumulative snapshot of how many mines an area can handle?
"No. Wonderful question. No.
One of the challenges is that this issue is like a hydra. There are multiple heads, and it is multifaceted…to answer your question.
Non-ferrous mining in WI has always been around. These small gravel pits – if you have one here, why would you need another gravel pit here? No, you'd have one 30 miles away.
But now, we've never had anything like this before. Nobody understands this or can deal with the problems….they've went from 5-10 trucks a day to 150 semis a dayand to a million tons of material leaving our area in a 9 month period of time. They don't operate in mid-winter or it would be even more."
What kind of input have local citizens had with frac sand mining in your community?
"There have been innumerable meetings. That certainly hasn't been a problem. In fact, one of the former principals from the school put on a wonderful presentation. He had one person from the DNR, one person from the health department, one person from a mining company…and they all gave presentations with 200 people showing up.
A couple of things were very intriguing.
The people from the DNR, one of the primary regulatory agents, readily admitted that they were in no position to regulate this industry. They don't have the personnel. They don't have the equipment. They don't have the expertise – they can't do it. But on paper, they are the ones who absolutely have to do it.
The health department essentially said the same thing – we are in no position to (regulate).
And even the mining rep… readily admitted that the sand business could use more regulation! And actually referred to it as "a frenzy" and that these mines were opening at this just crazy rate… and he's the person absolutely in favor of opening mines! He was surprisingly candid, unlike the guys trying to get the permits, who are snake oil salesmen, in my opinion."
What kind of contact has the public had with the permit seekers for these mines?
"Vista LLC put on a forum at one of the churches in town. And, obviously, they tell the whole story from their perspective. You know, "we're mining sand, like the sand in your sandbox, it's not a big deal, don't worry about it, it won't cause any problems, we're very regulated. There will be lots of jobs, the reclamation is going to be beautiful, you'll practically never know anything happened, and we are strictly regulated, very regulated, oh so regulated." The job of these guys is to say whatever they need to, to do what they want to do.
But if you go to New Auburn and see what it looks like in practice on a significant scale – you realize that the reality is dramatically different. You are horrified. You will be shocked. You will be horrified. It is jaw-dropping. Just 40 miles east of here, teeny-tiny town, with now 2 shipping facilities, 7 mines within 5 miles. Nobody can sell anything. Who wants to live there? Who wants to buy that?
Which is what is going to happen to Glenwood City. It will be the ghettoization of Glenwood City in the next 15-20 years. Nobody is going to want to move here. Anybody who can afford to move is going to want to leave. Nobody is going to send their kids to that school, because who sends their kids to a school with an open-pit sand mine behind it? I mean, people here just don't do that.
But how do you convince somebody that they have to do something to stop this when everything is fine now…when, quite frankly, someone would rather be fishing? They just don't believe that this change could come."
What is the plan from here?
"Basically the way this works is, Vista sand needs an exemption from the current zoning [which prohibits them from operating in a residential area].
The exemption would need to be granted by the Board of Adjustments in Hudson. Our county board (St. Croix County) has a sub group and they grant adjustments. At some point they will have a public hearing and lots of information will be submitted by the company and by the public and many citizens and the groups.
The board will decide. They might look for more information, they might put it off, they might say "yes" and they might say "no". But really, when it is all said and done – it all comes back to the county board."
So the people with the real power right now are board of adjustments members on the St. Croix County Board?
"Yeah, really, you could say that. Obviously, the zoning department has some powerful input to the board of adjustments. The township of Glenwood has a three-member board that has a fair amount of input, has advisory capacity; one of them had to recuse himself because they live next to the mine. Two of the remaining people did vote in favor of the mine. One of the 2 probably should not have voted, but he couldn't help himself. That is being looked into."
What was the rationale for their votes and how were those votes received by locals?
"It was received rather poorly [laughing], verging on disbelief! The rationale was, "it is private land, and you should be able to do what you want on private land"… even if it affects over 1500 people.
The reality is there are some jobs; there's no question about that. Whether the tradeoff is fair – that's another question.
Typically, the value of the land around those mines goes down 30-50%, and that lessens as it goes out. A couple of miles away it goes down 5-10%. Not surprisingly, the curb appeal living next to an open-pit mine, with all the attendant ills, is significant."
Wisconsinites have always placed a value on being "good neighbors". Is that a topic of discussion in your community?
"Well, the mining company says they will be good neighbors.
But a counter argument could be that it is very difficult for a fox to be a good neighbor to a chicken coop. It just simply doesn't work. But they will say that they will be. But the mining company has their spiel. They've been doing this in Texas for 100 years; they've been selling people on these leases forever, and they are very, very good at it.
And there are law firms that specialize at weaseling these permits through, and they are very, very good at it. They downplay or eliminate any of the negatives, they promise positives, and they talk about spreading the money around. They are very good at going to the state and finding townships that are unzoned. They know where to go and talk to little elected officials and butter them up. Township officials have never dealt with anything like this before. I mean, they deal with resurfacing a road or fixing a culvert or adding a road sign. They've never dealt with a 4 or 5 or 600 million dollar project, and they never will again! And their internal compasses go bananas. They are fundamentally unprepared to deal with this issue. They don't know what they are doing. They've never seen anything like this…ever."
How do you see resolving this?
"Great question. It is my hope that the zoning laws mean something – that residential areas were not made for 500 acre open-pit mines. I mean, in Malaysia they do this kind of thing. But, hopefully, not in America. But we're going to find out, you know? We're going to see if the rules are, in fact, enforced. That's what we're going to find out."
A primary argument used by silica frac sand mining companies in Wisconsin is that 80 (or more) other mines are already doing it – this, they say, legitimizes another mine. However, cumulative effect of a large number of mines on the people and land in this state has not been studied. Nor have the concerns of the people behind this public policy been given adequate attention.
Some of the concerns Wisconsinites have about frac sand mining of include: formation of silica dust (causes deadly silicosis), runoff pollution, well water depletion, permanent erosion of farm land, food contamination, property value declination, wear and tear on roads, hazardous truck traffic, land reclamation problems, aesthetics, declination of the Wisconsin tourism and farming industries, declination of hunting land and fishing areas, exodus of citizens from small towns and villages, increased tax payer burden, tax avoidance by many mining corporations, siphoning of Wisconsin resources to out-of-state corporations, destruction of the federally protected Blue Karner butterfly, loss of cultural identity, reduction in outdoor recreational activity, noise and light pollution, destruction of Wisconsin's signature bluffs and hills, ground water contamination and depletion, use of flocculants (containing neurotoxins)…and more.
These issues are magnified in Glenwood City with a mining company seeking to operate in a residential area, ¼ mile from the school. But first, local officials would need to grant a zoning variance, or an exemption, allowing the mining corporation to squeeze through a loophole in the law. Will the line in the frac sand be drawn here?
Laskin shrugs, "We're going to see if the rules are, in fact, enforced. That's what we're going to find out."
After we conducted this interview, a new development was brought to our attention. Vista LLC has revoked its application for the proposed Vista Mine.
On 9/18/12, I called Zoning Specialist Alex Blackburn from the St. Croix County Planning and Zoning Department about Vista LLC's permit status. He explained the Zoning and Land and Water Conservation Staff told Vista LLC that they would recommend that the St. Croix County Board of Adjustments deny Vista's application unless Vista could limit its operation to 20 acres. In addition, Blackburn also said that Vista needed to address ground water concerns. Instead, Vista LLC then asked the committee about the possibility of a zoning variance, or rezone, which would allow for a larger mine. Blackburn said that he sent an email to Vista LLC stating that there was no variance language in the Non-Metallic Mining Ordinance that would allow a mine to exceed 20 total acres. This letter also stated that if some of the property were to be rezoned, Vista LLC would still be required to confine the mine to 20 acres. At this point, Vista LLC withdrew its application and has not responded.
When I asked Blackburn if Vista abandoned its plans and left the area he said, "Well, I wouldn't say that. They could always re-submit."
Laskin had this to about the news, "Though things are looking up, when there is a potential $400 million pay off – people don't give up all that easily."
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
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Juventus's lack of hunger worried goalscorer Leonardo Bonucci while FC Shakhtar Donetsk's Willian told UEFA.com that a 1-1 Group E draw in Turin was "positive for us".
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FC Shakhtar Donetsk came close to beating Italian champions Juventus but Brazilian midfielder Willian was all smiles as he spoke to UEFA.com after the 1-1 draw in Turin which leaves the Ukranian side top of UEFA Champions League Group E alongside their next opponents Chelsea FC. Juventus goalscorer Leonardo Bonucci was disappointed that his team failed to win their first European match at their new home stadium, amping up the pressure for their next two games against FC Nordsjælland.
Leonardo Bonucci, Juventus defender
We expected more from this game. We wanted to win. It was important but we also we knew we were facing a great team who play good football. In the first 25 minutes we didn't see the real Juve. Then we started to play like the real Juve and we proved that we can perform at this level. However we have to improve, especially that initial approach. We were not as hungry for success as we usually are in the first 25 minutes. Then we lacked some luck in defending and in attacking.
[My goal] was a move we had worked on many times in training and it worked well. I went close to scoring another with a header – I did my best but their goalkeeper did well to save it. Scoring two goals would have been wonderful but unfortunately I couldn't manage it.
We knew this group was complicated from the start. In Europe, you cannot underestimate any team. Now we have these two games against Nordsjælland which will measure how far this Juve side can go in Europe.
Giorgio Chiellini, Juventus defender
Obviously we were hoping to win but we knew it was a difficult one. It certainly wasn't the best Juve performance of the season. As I said yesterday in the press conference, we needed to see the best Juve today to win this game. Having said that, we also have to give credit to our opponents, who gave us a few troubles tonight. Still, we earned a point and more experience.
The next two games will be crucial for us. I'm sure this experience will help us. There is still a long way to go in the group and we are still in a good position. Shakhtar play with attacking players who are fast and difficult to control. They were good on the counterattack and they tested us with their system. We had two spells, one in the first half and another in the second, in which we managed to trouble them but, honestly, they were more dangerous than us tonight.
Willian, Shakhtar midfielder
It was a difficult game but we played well and created chances. The result is positive for us. A draw here is good as we knew it was a difficult game, but we certainly deserved what we got. Juventus are a very good side with great players, especially [Andrea] Pirlo in midfield who's a wonderful player. However, Shakhtar managed to get a great result here and we are happy. I went close to scoring the winner in added time [striking the crossbar]. I was unlucky but that's OK. I hope I will score next time.


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When I called the number I was put through to the voicemail of a woman named Jenny Bailey. I left a message saying that I had a 10 oz. plastic bottle of orange juice and would like to know if I could still drink it. She called me back the next day, but I was not at my desk when the call came through. She left a message stating that if I could provide her with the lot number printed on the shoulder of the bottle, then she could tell me when the shelf life expired.
Two days later, I remembered to call the 800 number again and this time I got Sonya who looked up the lot number and informed me that my orange juice was packaged on November 10, 2003. The shelf life on the TreeTop orange juice in plastic bottles is six months, she explained. She suspected (correctly) that the orange juice had started to turn brown, but went on to assure me that it was perfectly safe for me to open it and take a sip to test the flavor. I declined.
According to Sonya from TreeTop, the orange juice's shelf life is determined by how long the juice will keep it's fresh look and flavor. TreeTop claims six months for their orange juice because in their studies after six months the orange juice begins to change colors due to oxidation (not bacteria cultures). The orange juice is perfectly safe to drink due to the pasteurization process, but after it changes color, it loses a great deal of its flavor. Sonya also told me that there is probably no nutritional content in my beverage anymore.
Since my curiosity was piqued, I asked if refrigerating the orange juice would have been a smart thing to do. She said that refrigerating the orange juice would definitely prolong its shelf life. Since my bottle was prepared for unrefrigerated storage, placing it in refrigeration would probably extend its life for much more than a year. Surely, had I refrigerated, the beverage would look and taste much as it would have in February when it entered my possession. Sonya also mentioned that once an orange juice product is opened, it should be stored in the refrigerator for no more than a week before being finished or disposed of.
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Short story writer Kathy Bryson is here today and we're
talking about her funny new collection of fantasy-horror-zombie shorts called Giovanni Goes to Med School (The Med
School Series Book 1).
Kathy Bryson knew she
wanted to be a writer when she finished reading through her school and local
children's libraries. She honed her writing skills on marketing brochures,
websites, and several unfinished manuscripts before going into teaching and
finishing award-winning books where she happily skews convention. Kathy lives
in Florida where she caters to the whims of spoiled cats and wonders what
possessed her to put in 75 feet of flower beds.
Welcome, Kathy. Please tell us a bit about your new
You don't have to be a medical
student to know the dead do not get up and walk around. Anyone who's buried a
pet in the backyard knows the dead don't walk. They don't even lurch.
The night-shift in the morgue was
supposed to be a chance to study in quiet and off-set ridiculous student loans.
Giovanni is stunned when his patient sits up and starts scolding. Now he's got
to convince an unbelieving medical community to take action, so he can get back
to learning about the dead – not the undead!
What do you enjoy most about writing short stories?
At first, I wasn't crazy
about short stories or novellas. I like to curl up and read the afternoon away.
But life gets crazy, so reading and writing short lets me still enjoy stories
while keeping up with work and school and the house and, and, and! Writing
short stories really lets you play with the suspense as well!
Can you give us a little insight into a few of your
short stories – perhaps some of your favorites?
I've read a few, but the
one series that stands out in my mind is Cynthia St. Aubin's Disordered: The
Complete Case Files of Dr. Matilda Schmidt, Paranormal Psychologist. Each
stands alone but they add up to a hysterically funny look at Greek mythology.
What genre are you inspired to write in the most?
I like to read mysteries
and romances, but I write fantasy. This may be because I grew up on Piers
Anthony and Robert Asprin, but it could also just be that I have a twisted
sense of humor. I love being able to poke fun at and explore life by throwing
in those unexpected contrasts – like zombie invasions!
What exciting story are you working on next?
I'm well into the next
installment of the further adventures of Giovanni and The Med School series.
Not only does he still have 7 semesters to go, I've only just started exploring
the world of B-movie monsters. Zombies and vampires and werewolves are only the
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
I've loved stories since I
learned to read. I didn't even consider another major besides English when I
went to college. Somewhere along the way, I realized I was writing a lot more
advertising copy than story, so I made the conscious effort to finish a book.
Then I concentrated on not being a one-hit wonder, and the whole thing
snowballed from there. Now I can't go more than a day or two without writing at
least a paragraph or I get really twitchy.
How do you research markets for your work, perhaps as
some advice for writers?
I am very fortunate to
work with some lovely, creative people who are at least as twisted and snarky
as I am. I just take requests. Yes, Giovanni
Goes to Med School is based on a true story with some fact-checking on the
decomposition process thrown in.
What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
The part I find most
quirky about writing is that it's regarded almost with awe, but really it's a
slogfest. Writing is hours and hours of typing and retyping and staring into
space trying to think of another word besides 'looked.' I end up migrating
around the house from sofa to chair to bed to floor, hunting for a comfortable
position for just one more hour of typing.
As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A jockey. I was the little
girl who loves horses, only I wanted to win the Derby. The problem was I can't
ride and I didn't stay small. Oh well!
Anything additional you want to share with the
Just that I hope you enjoy
the story and would really like to know what you think! Leave me feedback. Like
all writers, I'm better with feedback!
Thanks so much for being here today, Kathy.


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How Does Bluetongue Virus Survive Through the Winter?
EU - In 2006, Bluetongue virus – which infects livestock – reached Northern Europe for the first time.Some people thought that the outbreak would be limited to that particular year, as winter was expected to kill off the midges that host and spread the disease, bringing the threat of infection to an end. In actuality, the disease escalated in the following year, spreading to the UK. So, how did the virus survive the winter?
Drs Anthony Wilson, Karin Darpel and Philip Mellor of the Institute for Animal Health have discussed this puzzling question in an Unsolved Mystery article, published in the open access journal PLoS Biology, freely available to read from publication on the 26th of August.
The answer to this question is of great practical importance, as it will affect both national and international trade of Ruminants, the livestock susceptible to infection, and will dictate trade rules for a long time even after the infection has passed. The answer is also relevant to how we can deal with bluetongue and other unpleasant midge-transmitted diseases in the future.
Dr Mellor said: "Although the major mechanism of bluetongue virus spread is undoubtedly that of Culicoides midges feeding on infected ruminants, growing the virus and then transmitting it to further susceptible animals, other mechanisms may also be at work. These may assume greater importance during the midge-free season (winter), such as we in northern latitudes experience."
Wilson and colleagues point out that evidence to date does not support the winter survival of bluetongue virus in the eggs of Culicoides midges. An alternative hypothesis is that, in mild winters such as that of 2006-07 in northern Europe, sufficient infected midges might survive until they become active again in spring. The midges may enter livestock barns to overwinter. Two other possibilities for disease endurance during winter are that bluetongue is spread by some susceptible species of long-lived ticks and/or by simple mechanical transmission by Melophagus ovinus, a wingless parasite that lives in the fleece of sheep.
Additionally, there is evidence from Australia that bluetongue virus can survive in midges and in a small proportion of infected cattle for three to four months, which would be long enough for winter to come and go without killing the virus.
Closer to home, the recent outbreaks of bluetongue in northern Europe have provided evidence for a different overwinter route—transplacental infections; the virus spreading from an infected pregnant animal to its fetus, a phenomenon also demonstrated by experiment. This phenomenon might be particularly important in cattle, where the long gestation period of nine months (four for sheep) means that the virus can grow and survive within a fetus, at just the right temperature, throughout the coldest of winters. There is also circumstantial evidence that cattle could become infected orally if they eat the afterbirth of an infected offspring from another cow.
As Dr. Mellor summarizes, "Experiments have revealed a toolbox of possible mechanisms, with the potential to interact with and complement one another."
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The Day Keith Moon Died
Rock music lost one of its best drummers, and one of its most outlandish characters, when Keith Moon died on Sept. 7, 1978. The Who legend defined the term "one of a kind," not only in his ability and style behind the drum kit, but in his utter irreverence and over-the-top way of life.
Moon was born on Aug. 23, 1946. By the time he was in his teens, was already turning heads as a drummer. His joining the Who was nothing short of perfect. He added a much needed component to their equation, acting as the comic foil to the often very serious Pete Townshend. Moon's drumming style gave the music the chaotic edge it needed to stand out from the Who's contemporaries.
Unlike the subtle, yet effective, approach of contemporaries like Charlie Watts or Ringo Starr, Moon took an entirely different sensibility to the drum kit, inspiring countless future musicians along the way. Add bassist John Entwistle, and the Who had themselves a rhythm section with the range of an orchestra.
Moon's short, sweet life came to an end after a night of partying – and to be fair, a lifetime of testing his own limits. Ironically, his death was caused from an overdose of pills that were intended to combat his alcoholism. The medication was primarily a sedative, only a handful of which would have caused death. Police reports indicate that he took nearly a third of his 100-pill prescription.
"It was a silly mistake," said Townshend in the 2007 documentary Amazing Journey. "He just always took pills in handfuls. It was just a habit that he had." Heminevrin, the prescribed drug in question, disabled his esophagus. That prevented Moon from vomiting, and he suffocated.
While Moon was no stranger to chemical intake, he never hit on hard drugs, preferring alcohol and pills to be his demon. "He was never going to grow old gracefully," manager Bill Curbishley said. "I don't think he was destined to make old bones. I suppose he was designed in such a way to be remembered as he was."
Sadly, the band had just begun a new chapter in their career with the release of the Who Are You album just weeks prior to Moon's death. At the time, fans cryptically noted that on the cover, Moon is sitting on a chair that has the words "Not To Be Taken Away" stenciled on it.
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Music Review: Solitary Treasures by Darlene Koldenhoven.
Professional recording artist Darlene Koldenhoven has released an exceptional new vocal album entitled Solitary Treasures. This is much to the delight of fans who are familiar with her extraordinary vocals that have carried her to international fame.
For those who think they may not have heard the GRAMMY® Award winning, 3 time nominated artist Darlene Koldenhoven sing, I would be willing to say in fact you have.
Darlene Koldenhoven, who has a Masters in Voice and Bachelors in Music Education, was a featured vocalist who performed with celebrated international concert artist Yanni. Renowned for the quality of his concert performers, Darlene Koldenhoven was the star vocalist during the legendary Public Broadcast Service (PBS) concert Yanni – Live at the Acropolis. Film, television shows and concert tours are other venues where Darlene has amazed audiences with her incredible 5 octave vocal range.
Darlene Koldenhoven has performed with Robin Williams at the Academy Awards, American Idol specials, London Royal Philharmonic and a multitude of TV series. Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, and the late Whitney Houston are several music celebrities she has performed on stage with over the years. Darlene likewise has a platinum album for her vocals on the progressive rock stars Pink Floyd's A Momentary Lapse of Reason, and several Gold and Platinum awards.
Solitary Treasures is like a showcase album that highlights Darlene's extraordinary talents that have brought her fame as one of the best vocalists in the music industry. The 12 songs on Solitary Treasures is a vocal instrumental album exploring the versatile talents of Darlene Koldenhoven, a star who often performs with stars of equal caliber.
Solitary Treasures is a instrumental vocal album entered musically by a fine classical setting, but pop crossover instrumental songs, romantic ballad, adult contemporary, and world music are recounted with a wonderful sense of balance from the first to last song. Solitary Treasures is her third vocal instrumental album within the past year, after releasing her equally significant albums True Stories & Angel on Ivories.
The PBS viewing audience for Yanni – Live at the Acropolis by the way is estimated to be 1.5 billion people worldwide with one venue alone, so chances are Solitary Treasures is simply a great way to get reacquainted with star vocalist Darlene Koldenhoven.
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Blue jeans, sock-hops and drive-in movies: the Fifties were America's age of innocence. But stalking the depths of its post-nuclear bliss, mass paranoia became fuel for Joseph McCarthy's brand of Red Scare terror propaganda. Bomb shelters were a deluxe feature in every American home, government-sponsored educational reels promised an imminent nuclear threat from across the Atlantic, and Hollywood, Babylon of the western world, hung on the brink of collapse. It was here, in the last-ditch machinations of a dying juggernaut, that a mild-mannered, civil engineer's son would become the most influential force in modern movie making. Corman's World tracks the rise of a prolific writer-director-producer, the true godfather of independent film making. (Source)
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Yes, a black bear walked into a bar in Estes Park, Colo., last week, as Denver's CBS4 News reports. A man who saw the bear go inside says he tried to warn the patrons of Lonigan's Saloon Bar and Grill that they had a 350-pound-or-so intruder. None of the customers paid attention. Fortunately, according to the Estes Park Trail Gazette, Daniel Lyell adds that, "I called for the bear when he was just about to enter the middle bar area. He hesitated and then listened to me the second time. He turned around and went out the door behind me."
Surveillance video caught the beer ... er, bear ... inside the bar.
Some Two-Way readers may recall that just about one year ago, a black bear walked in and out of a chocolate shop in Estes Park seven times in 20 minutes. He enjoyed some snacks every time he went in. That visit was also caught on video. CBS4 News says it isn't known if this might be the same bear.
Bears — and especially videos of them — seem to be a recurring theme for us:
-- VIDEO: Look Inside A Grizzly Bear's Mouth.
-- Siku Is So Cute! Little Polar Bear Is New Video Star.
-- VIDEO: Texting Guy Barely Escapes Bumping Into Bear.
-- Bear Cub vs. Cat: A Little Sunshine For A Tough Few Days.
-- Bears With Taste For Beer Have Quite A Night In Norway.
-- Jewel (The Bear) Gives Birth To (At Least) Two Cubs.
-- 'Falling Bear,' We Hardly Knew You; Famous Bruin Killed On Highway.
Side note: This isn't the first time this week that an animal walking into a bar has made news. The Daily Show thought it was hilarious to see a horse walking around an English pub as folks celebrated Prince George's birth. "That is the single greatest pub on the planet!" said summer host John Oliver.
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