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Part of a scene from the chapter I posted an excerpt from a week or so ago. Context: at this site, when news of a pandemic flu has just broken, and governments are attempting to stop its spread with a variety of travel restrictions. If you've read Communion of Dreams you may find a connection here.
Darnell couldn't help himself, he turned and looked at the monument as well. He knew that it was of modern origin, but it felt as though it were ancient, like the sacred standing stones found all over Wales. A dark grey granite, mottled across the surface. It wasn't very wide, perhaps just a meter or so. It was four or five times as tall, with the upper portion like a smoothed-over pyramid.
"This is where hope died," said a man's voice beside him.
Darnell looked at the man. He was shorter than Darnell, about the same age. Wearing workman's clothes, a simple flat-brimmed hat. "Then why come here? Why now?"
"I dunno," said the man, shaking his head slightly. "I just felt … drawn here."
Darnell nodded. "You're local?"
"Yes, jus' outside of town. Family farm." The man looked at Darnell, seemed to make a decision. "Look, iff'n you need a place to stay … you know, for the time being … you can come an' stay with my family."
Darnell considered the man. "This isn't where hope died. It still lives in you and all the decent people here."
The man looked uncomfortable with this praise. "I dunno about that. But if you need a place …"
"I'll be fine. But you – you and your family need to prepare. I know about these things – trust me on this. Hard times are coming, you may need to hunker down on your own for a while."
The man shook his head. "No mister. If hard times are coming like you say, then we'll all need each other that much more. You're welcome to stay, if you don't have someplace of your own to go to."
Jim Downey
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… St Cybi's Well, what with an incompetent theocratic government in place:
So imagine the scenario. A deadly flu pandemic is beginning in the northeast. TSA agents are asked to report for work in the germ incubators that are airports to keep the transportation system running. And while their bosses in Washington, D.C. can't supply them with reliably functioning respirators to protect them from infection, they're keeping thousands that may not work on hand, thinking they may hand them out for "employee comfort," like security theater karma for those who make us remove our shoes and take our water.
But sadly, scarily, it isn't. Rather, that passage is from the following news item:
The Department of Homeland Security Is Not Prepared for a Pandemic
As the Department of Homeland Security endeavors to prevent another 9/11, a terrorist attack that killed nearly 3,000 Americans, it is worth remembering that there are far deadlier threats out there. I speak not of ISIS or Ebola, but the influenza virus. The flu pandemic that began in 1918 killed 675,000 Americans. That is to say, it killed about as many Americans in a couple years as the AIDS virus has in decades. Worldwide, that same flu pandemic killed an estimated 30 to 50 million people. It would take 16,000 attacks like 9/11 to equal that death toll. Those figures powerfully illustrate the case for redirecting some of what the United States spends on counterterrorism to protecting ourselves from public health threats.
Of course, money only helps if it isn't squandered. Take the extra $47 million dollars that Congress gave the Department of Homeland Security in 2006 to prepare for a pandemic. As a recent Inspector General report explains in depressing detail, a lot of that money was wasted. And one darkly hilarious passage in the audit reveals what may be the most galling example of security theater ever.
Oh, joy.
But it's OK, because the rest of the world is ready to step up and fight against a viral threat which could explode into millions of cases in just a few weeks, right?
Um …
Dire Predictions On Ebola's Spread From Top Health Organizations
Two of the world's top health organizations released predictions Tuesday warning how bad the Ebola outbreak in West Africa could get.
Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization agree that the epidemic is speeding up. But the CDC's worst-case scenario is a jaw-dropper: If interventions don't start working soon, as many as 1.4 million people could be infected by Jan. 20, the agency reported in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Sometimes it feels less like I'm writing a cautionary work of fiction and more like I am looking back and writing an historical account …
Jim Downey
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Sorry for my absence here — I've been very busy with a another big project, one which I can't discuss publicly just yet. But soon.
Without wanting to buy-into the complete panic in some corners about Ebola, here are a couple of very sober articles to consider, which are less about the actual disease and more about what such a pandemic does to the society it hits:
Looters Attack Liberia Ebola Quarantine Center, Patients Under Observation Return Home
Battling the deadly outbreak of Ebola in Liberia has been a mammoth task for the country's government and international aid agencies. Over the weekend combating the virus' spread got even harder when a quarantine center in Monrovia was attacked, and 17 patients being monitored for possible infection fled the medical facility. The Liberian government initially said all of the patients had been relocated to another facility after the West Point health center was looted on Saturday, but later admitted that 17 patients had gone "back into their communities," the BBC reports.
And this one from last week:
You Are Not Nearly Scared Enough About Ebola
Attention, World: You just don't get it.
You think there are magic bullets in some rich country's freezers that will instantly stop the relentless spread of the Ebola virus in West Africa? You think airport security guards in Los Angeles can look a traveler in the eyes and see infection, blocking that jet passenger's entry into La-la-land? You believe novelist Dan Brown's utterly absurd description of a World Health Organization that has a private C5-A military transport jet and disease SWAT team that can swoop into outbreaks, saving the world from contagion?
Wake up, fools. What's going on in West Africa now isn't Brown's silly Inferno scenario — it's Steven Soderbergh's movie Contagion, though without a modicum of its high-tech capacity.
And from that second article, more to my point:
I myself have received emails from physicians in these countries, describing the complete collapse of all non-Ebola care, from unassisted deliveries to untended auto accident injuries. People aren't just dying of the virus, but from every imaginable medical issue a system of care usually faces.
That's the thing — a pandemic is bad enough in its own right, when a disease such as Ebola has a mortality of more than 50% under the best conditions. Consider how much worse the impact will be once the overall public health system collapses due to the death of doctors and nurses, when deliveries can't be made to restock supplies, when whole cities are quarantined, when people begin to really panic.
That is the horror of a true global pandemic. Like the one in St Cybi's Well.
Cheery thought, eh?
Jim Downey
PS: Two other unrelated things I want to mention. The first is thanks to all who participated in Helping Cassandra – you made a real difference. And the second is just to link to a blog post about some black powder shooting I did this past weekend with some very fun historical guns.
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For one reason and another, this past week has been a little rough, hence the paucity of posts. The rejection from the agent kinda took the wind out of my sails a bit, since I thought that the prospects were good. And continued news on the Ebola front* kept reminding me just how grim St Cybi's Well is getting, in regards to the onset of the fire-flu (though I hope that other aspects of the novel more than balance that out for the reader).
But now the winds have shifted again, and things are looking up. We've gotten a bunch of bids in the auction to help my friend (though you can still pick up a hand-bound limited edition hardcopy of Communion of Dreams for a song). There's a new review of CoD up on Amazon. And this morning I got word that a major new project I've been involved with helping to get organized is going to be implemented — more on that when there's an official announcement in a couple of weeks. But it's kinda a big deal and one which I am excited to be part of. Oh, and there's a fun little item here about a recent book conservation job I did which might be of interest.
So, those are the latest developments. Watch for more to come. Oh, and go put a bid in on something on the auction site — there are a number of great items available! Thanks!
Jim Downey
*I do want to note that I don't think that Ebola poses a significant risk to people in the US. We have the medical infrastructure to deal with isolated cases, which is likely all that we'll see here. There's no reason to get into a panic. But that doesn't change the horror of the disease itself, nor the impact that it is having on people in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
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That was a fairly common advertising phrase used to promote books and movies back in the day, referencing spectacular murders and crazed drug orgies. Writers/publishers/moviemakers would try and cynically cash-in on the public attention these events generated by getting their books & movies out quickly.
And recently, it's a phrase which has been haunting me.
I've mentioned previously that sometimes it feels like I am being a bit too prescient about our own future in writing about the alternate timeline of St Cybi's Well / Communion of Dreams. Like I told a friend this morning:
I've made the comment a couple of times, but let me reiterate that it is just plain … creepy? … scary? … to be hearing comments from the CDC and WHO about the spread of this Ebola outbreak, and how it is a virus we don't really have any treatment for, and how quarantines are necessary to try and control it … *ALL* of which could be coming right out of the SCW stuff I am writing about right now. Blimey. It's seriously playing with my brain a bit.
Well, at least I know that all the 'news' stuff in SCW will have the ring of truth to it …
News? Ring of truth? Try this on for size:
CORNISH: How have past Ebola outbreaks ended, and what do you think needs to be done to end this particular outbreak?
GEISBERT: Outbreaks usually end when the public health agencies are able to come in and quarantine the affected individuals, and, you know, eventually the outbreak runs its course, and it's over. You know, in central Africa these outbreaks have tended to occur in a very defined geographic area – for example, a village. And the public health agencies, like the World Health Organization and humanitarian aid organizations like Medecins Sans Frontieres, have come in, quarantined that area, and the outbreak has been contained. I think what's been difficult with West Africa is that it's so widespread, and it's occurring simultaneously in so many different areas, that you really stretch that experienced resource thin, and so that's a huge problem.
How bad is the current outbreak?
Bad — very, very bad. It's concentrated in three small West African states: Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, where reports of Ebola infections first emerged in February. The outbreak has claimed more than 670 lives and, worryingly, infected medical personnel attempting to stop its spread. A prominent Liberian physician died Sunday.
What's particularly scary, though, was the recent death of a Liberian man in Lagos, the bustling coastal mega-city in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country. The man, a consultant for the Liberian government, had traveled from Liberia through an airport in Lome, the capital of Togo, before arriving in Nigeria. The hospital where he died is under lockdown, and the WHO has sent teams to Togo and Nigeria.
So, yeah, the phrase "ripped from today's headlines" has been kicking around in my head entirely too much the last couple of weeks.
Ah, well, maybe that just means that some large publisher or famous director will knock on my door and hand me a very large chunk of money so I can ignore everything else and finish the book in a few weeks …
Jim Downey
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I 'put to bed' Chapter Nine of St Cybi's Well yesterday. Meaning that it is completed well enough that I can move on to the next chapter, with the expectation that there will likely be some slight-to-moderate revisions later as the rest of the book is written.
That's the halfway point in the actual writing of the novel, though since I have a lot of the rest of the infrastructure of the book done, it means that I'm probably more like 70% done. Exciting.
And also a little … sobering. I've mentioned it before, but given the events of this book (which is the historical backdrop of Communion of Dreams), this book has an understandable darkness to it. Here's a bit from the last page of Chapter Nine to show what I mean:
The Jeconiah protocols covered a range of possible emergency conditions. Some would just require all available crews to report to base. Some would accelerate planned shipments. Some would mean preselected VIPs would be transferred to the Moon under increased security.
But Program One meant immediate isolation of the shuttle launch facility under the strictest security possible. Soon the Israelis would be launching all available shuttles with emergency supplies, using only crew who were already in normal pre-flight quarantine. This was in an effort to isolate and protect the New Ma'abarot colonies from whatever was happening here. As far as the Lunar colonies were concerned, Earth was now quarantined. It was a failsafe protocol – probably an over-reaction, but one they were willing to chance. If things turned out to be not too bad here on Earth, the quarantine could be relaxed later.
Or, you know, not.
So yeah, dark. Especially when I read something like this, in a very good article about human extinction:
Humans have a long history of using biology's deadlier innovations for ill ends; we have proved especially adept at the weaponisation of microbes. In antiquity, we sent plagues into cities by catapulting corpses over fortified walls. Now we have more cunning Trojan horses. We have even stashed smallpox in blankets, disguising disease as a gift of good will. Still, these are crude techniques, primitive attempts to loose lethal organisms on our fellow man. In 1993, the death cult that gassed Tokyo's subways flew to the African rainforest in order to acquire the Ebola virus, a tool it hoped to use to usher in Armageddon. In the future, even small, unsophisticated groups will be able to enhance pathogens, or invent them wholesale.
Sarin. Ebola. Gee, where have I heard those names recently? Oh, yeah.
Damn, sometimes I hate to be so right about things …
Jim Downey


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you can disgaree all you want my friend , did you hear Elliot Freedman on why Cole was traded for Ryder ?
he said according to Dallas , Cole brings more size , grit , wheels , and when he doesnt score at least he brings a big body and drives the net . When Ryder doesnt score he does less and brings less to the table.
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Yes teams need some offence but trust me the contenders dont come looking for this player
I agree completely with you that his contract is tradeable and maybe by year 2 he will be get moved to a Columbus type team
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Yeah, that's exactly what teams are looking for come playoff time
Particularly laughable when you are using that as a reason why Dallas would trade away Ryder for Cole when (a) Dallas will be lucky to be making the playoffs anytime soon and (b) Ryder has 43 points in 70 playoff games, including 17 in 25 on his way to winning a cup ring.
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This is the first treatment in book format of proof-theoretic transformations — known as proof interpretations — that focuses on applications to ordinary mathematics. It covers both the necessary logical machinery behind the proof interpretations that are used in recent applications as well as - via extended case studies - carries out some of these applications in full detail. This subject has its historical roots in pioneering work of G. Kreisel going back to the 1950s but was developed more systematically only during the past 15-20 years, mainly by the author and his collaborators in numerous paper. The main direction in this work is to apply proof transformations that originally had been developed in the course of foundational studies (erg. consistency proofs and Hilbert's program) as well as new versions and extensions thereof to concrete pieces of mathematics. This work so far only existed in the form of research papers that either developed the logical machinery and were published in logic journals or that presented concrete applications (mainly in analysis) and were published in analysis journals on the expense of dropping most of the logical background. The present book for the first time tells the whole story: the logical theory, how to connect this theory up with ordinary mathematics and, finally, concrete applications in approximation theory and fixed point theory.
Ulrich Kohlenbach presents an applied form of proof theory that has led in recent years to new results in number theory, approximation theory, nonlinear analysis, geodesic geometry and ergodic theory (among others). This applied approach is based on logical transformations (so-called proof interpretations) and concerns the extraction of effective data (such as bounds) from prima facie ineffective proofs as well as new qualitative results such as independence of solutions from certain parameters, generalizations of proofs by elimination of premises. The book first develops the necessary logical machinery emphasizing novel forms of Gödel's famous functional ('Dialectica') interpretation. It then establishes general logical metatheorems that connect these techniques with concrete mathematics. Finally, two extended case studies (one in approximation theory and one in fixed point theory) show in detail how this machinery can be applied to concrete proofs in different areas of mathematics.
This is the first treatment in book format of proof-theoretic transformations - known as proof interpretations - that focuses on applications to ordinary mathematics. It covers both the necessary logical machinery behind the proof interpretations that are used in recent applications as well as - via extended case studies - carrying out some of these applications in full detail. This subject has historical roots in the 1950s. This book for the first time tells the whole story.
About the Author
Ulrich Kohlenbach has been Professor of Mathematics at the Technische Universität Darmstadt since 2004. He is a managing editor of the "Annals of Pure and Applied Logic".
Table of Contents
Preface.- Introduction.- Unwinding of proofs (`Proof Mining').- Intuitionistic and classical arithmetic in all finite types.- Representation of Polish metric spaces.- Modified realizability.- Majorizability and the fan rule.- Semi-intuitionistic systems and monotone modified realizability.- Gödel's functional (`Dialectica') interpretation.- Semi-intuitionistic systems and monotone functional interpretation.- Systems based on classical logic and functional interpretation.- Functional interpretation of full classical analysis.- A non-standard principle of uniform boundedness.- Elimination of monotone Skolem functions.- The Friedman-Dragalin A-translation.- Applications to analysis: general metatheorems I.- Case study I: Uniqueness proofs in approximation theory.- Applications to analysis: general metatheorems II.- Case study II: Applications to the fixed point theory of nonexpansive mappings.- Final comments.- References.- Index.
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This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/130,078, filed Sep. 30, 1993, now abandoned.
The present invention relates to timer synchronization systems, and in particular to the synchronization of a current time value between two processors in a computer system.
It is a common requirement for two or more processors in communication with each other to be provided with a clock with which to provide time-stamping information to certain processes, and in certain applications, it is necessary that these clocks are synchronized throughout the system. An example of such time-stamping requirements is found in data communication networks where data packets transferred over the networks may have expiry times placed upon them, to ensure that old data packets containing stale data may be eliminated.
It is also commonly a requirement in synchronizing individual clocks to one another that no clock in the system be permitted to decrease its present time which avoids any possibility that time-stamps generated at a later real time may precede earlier ones.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a timer synchronization scheme which allows individual processors to synchronize clocks while ensuring that any clock may only be adjusted in one direction, ie. only forward in time, or backward in time.
According to one embodiment of the present invention there is provided a method for the synchronization of a first and a second timer including the following steps:
a) said first timer (M) issuing to said second timer (S) the current value of said first timer (M0);
b) said second timer (S) comparing said first timer value (M0) with the current value of said second timer (S0);
c) if said second timer value (S0) is less than said first timer value (M0), said second timer (S) incrementing said current second timer value (S0) to a new second timer value (S1) equal said first timer value (M0); and
d) if said second timer value (S0) is greater than said first timer value (M0), said second timer (S) issuing to said first timer (M) the current value of said second timer (S0).
Embodiments of the present invention will now be described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a routing system suitable for using the present invention, and useful in the description thereof;
FIG. 2 shows a flow diagram representing an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 shows a timing diagram representing a one-transaction timing synchronization operation according to the invention;
FIGS. 4(a) and 4(b) show two timing diagrams representing respectively a one- and a two-transaction timing synchronization operation according to the present invention; and
FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b) show two timing diagrams representing respectively a two- and a three-transaction timing synchronization operation according to the present invention.
With reference to FIG. 1 there is shown a routing system 10 for the routing or bridging of data packets on a data communication network. Such a system is described for the purposes of illustrating a typical use of the timer synchronization scheme.
The routing system 10 includes a number of linecards (only two illustrated) 12,14 each of which is connected to a corresponding network 13,15 of various types. The linecards 12,14 are each responsible for interfacing with the particular type of network to which they are attached. For example, linecard 12 may interface with an FDDI optical fibre network 13, and linecard 14 might interface with an Ethernet type network 15. The linecards 12,14 are mutually connected over a high speed bus 24.
Each line card 12,14 includes an interface unit 30 and a packet processing unit 32. The interface unit 30 is operative to receive data packets from its respective network 13,15 and to place data packets onto its respective network 13,15. Data packets received by interface unit 30 from the network 13 are passed to the packet processing unit 32 for routing of the packets to various addresses throughout the system over the bus 24. Data packets received from other parts of the routing system 10 are received by packet processing unit 32 from the bus 24, and passed to interface 30 for onward transfer onto the network 13. Data packets are typically buffered at various points throughout the system, and may be held in memory pending the outcome of other processing operations, and thus data packets may exist within the system for some time.
In each of the linecards, the interface unit 30 and packet processing unit 32 each operate within their own separate time domain, and there is no communication therebetween, other than by the transfer of data packets. Each unit 30,32 includes an absolute time clock or timer 31,33 so that timing information may be included within packets of data therebetween. In the particular protocol used, data packets received over the network must not be allowed to exist in the system after a certain time period to ensure that stale data is not transmitted around the system. To facilitate this, data packets received by the interface unit 30 are "time-stamped" with an expiry time, which is generated from the absolute time clock therein. These packets are passed to the packet processor where they will be buffered until the packet processor is capable of handling them. Likewise, packets processed for sending over the networks 13,15 by processor 32 are stamped with an expiry time by the packet processor to ensure that the interface unit 30 does not transmit old data packets. Time-stamp information is checked at entry and exit of the processor unit 32 and interface unit 30. Any packet received after its expiry time is deemed to contain stale data and is therefore to be discarded.
For the time-stamping mechanism to operate correctly, the absolute time clocks of the receiver and the transmitter of the data packet must be synchronized to the same time value. Time value quantization units are chosen to be substantially larger than a transmission time of a data packet between the timing domains, but sufficiently small to provide the required resolution in the ageing out process. In the present illustrative embodiment, the time values of each individual clock are incremented in time quantization units of 10 milliseconds, a typical data packet transmission time is 100 microseconds and expiry times of data packets are typically of the order of 500 milliseconds.
The protocol required for keeping the time value synchronixed between the two processors must also cope with the restriction that time values in any particular processor may only be increased, and not decreased. This ensures that packets exceeding the age of 500 milliseconds will always be discarded, at the expense of ageing out of some packets slightly prematurely. Of course, this protocol could be reversed, and it will become evident from the following description, that the present invention may be applied to both protocols.
The protocol must also take into account that the synchronization operation must take place using the data packet communication channel, the characteristics of which are that delivery time of any packets containing synchronization transactions to the destination processors cannot be guaranteed. That is to say, where a data packet is passed from a first processor to a second processor which are, in fact synchronized, the packet may arrive at the second processor at a time later than the departure time of the packet from the first processor. Such a delay may arise from two separate causes: firstly the "time of flight" of the packet (transmission time on the communication channel), and secondly, the buffering delay before processing the packet. In the present illustrative embodiment, this non-eterministic nature of the packet transfer time is substantially due to the uncertainty introduced by the buffering of data packets in both the packet processing unit 32 and the interface unit 30 when transferring data packets therebetween. In practice, the interface unit 30 receives a packet from the network 13, time stamps the packet, and passes it on to the packet processing unit 32, where it may reside in a buffer until it can be processed. The reverse situation also holds: a packet being routed onto the network 13 is processed and time stamped by packet processing unit 32 and passed to interface 30 where it will reside in a buffer until it can be processed by the interface unit for transmission onto the network 13. Because the synchronizing transactions are transferred in similar fashion, the synchronization scheme must take into account this non-eterministic transfer time. Of course, it will be recognized that the same criteria apply to transactions between processors where the "time of flight" of the packet between the processors may form a substantial part of the delay.
In the synchronization scheme according to the present invention, the processor, or timer which initiates the synchronization operation is hereinafter referred to as the master M and the processor responding to the synchronization operation is referred to as the slave S. The identification of which processor is to be master or slave is arbitrary to the present invention, and may be determined by many other factors.
With reference to FIG. 2, the synchronization operation is initiated by the master according to some predetermined criteria. For example, the synchronization may take place at routine intervals. At the outset of the synchronization operation, the master M issues to the slave S, a data packet containing a synchronization request and its current time value M0 (step 50). The master M then awaits a response from slave S.
The slave S receives the synchronization request and compares the issued master time value M0 with its own current slave time value S0 (step 52). Three possible outcomes may arise from this comparison.
Firstly, if the times are the same (M0 =S0), then no synchronization is necessary, and acknowledgement of this by the slave S to the master M is effected by sending a data packet containing a confirm response and the values M0, S0 (step 54). Of course, in the intervening period between sending out the synchronization request, and receiving the acknowledgement from the slave S, it is possible that the master M has incremented its clock. Thus master M checks its new present value M1 against the issued and returned value M0 (step 56). If M0 =M1 then the master clock has not incremented in the intervening period and the synchronization operation has successfully completed (step 58) with one transaction. If M0 <M1 then the clock has incremented in the intervening period and the synchronization transaction is completed, but the synchronization operation has failed. A further transaction must be re-initiated (return to step 50).
Secondly, in the event that the slave S is behind the master M in time (M0 >S0), then the slave S increments its timer value to a new value S1 equal to the issued master time value M0. It acknowledges this action by sending a data packet to the master M containing a confirm response including the received master time value M0, and the old slave timer value S0 before synchronization (step 60). Master M then recognizes that slave S has synchronized to the issued master time value M0 (and can identify by how much if necessary), and checks to see that this time value M0 is still equal to the present master time value M1 (step 56). If M0 =M1, then the synchronization transaction has successfully completed the synchronization operation (step 58). If during the transaction, master M has incremented its timer such that M1 >M0. then the synchronization transaction has completed but has failed to complete the synchronization operation, and a new transaction must be initiated (return to step 50).
Thirdly, in the event that the slave S is ahead of the master M in time (M0 <S0), then the slave is unable to turn back the slave timer due to the protocol constraint already identified. Slave S therefore acknowledges the synchronization request by issuing to the master M a data packet containing a confirm response and issued master time M0 together with the current time value S0 of the slave timer S (step 62). The master M receives the time value S0 and increments its timer value M1 to equal S0 (step 64). Because the slave S may, in the intervening period, have incremented its time value to a new value S1, the master automatically initiates a new synchronization transaction (return to step 50).
The synchronization operation is alternatively represented in FIGS. 3,4 and 5 as timing diagrams. On the left hand side is shown the time MCK, in arbitrary units, of the master M. The clock interval, or "tick", is represented by horizontal lines at each point where the clock self-increments. Where the master clock has a "set" time imposed upon it by the slave response, this is represented by a double horizontal line. On the right hand side is shown the time SCK, in the same arbitrary units, of the slave S. The clock interval is represented by horizontal lines at each point where the clock self-increments. Where the slave clock has a "set" time imposed upon it by the master M, this is represented by a double horizontal line. Each transaction of two data packets is represented by a continuous line between master and slave (the "request" packet), and a second continuous line returning from slave to master (the "response" packet). The angle of the lines is merely diagrammatic to represent the real packet transfer time (eg. δ1 ; FIG. 3) between the sending of the associated data packet, and the processing of that packet by the receiving processor. This time delay δ1 is, as explained above, a variable, and is composed of a small "flight time" element, and a very much larger buffer time element.
FIG. 3 represents a first case where time M0 =S0 and only one transaction is required to successfully complete the synchronization operation. The master M issues a synchronization request data packet 70 at a real time t. The packet 70 arrives for processing at slave S at a real time t+δ1, δ1 representing the packet transfer time. The slave processes the packet 70, and issues a response packet 72 at time t+δ2, the difference δ2 -δ1 representing the processing time. The packet 72 arrives for processing by the master M at time t+δ3, the difference δ3 -δ2 representing the packet transfer time. The packet 70 is issued by the master indicating its clock time M0 =20. The slave receives the packet 70, compares the master time M0 =20 with its own time S0 =20 and thus confirms time set in response packet 72. Master M receives this response at time M1 =20 which confirms that the synchronization operation has completed with a single transaction.
FIG. 4 represents a second case where M0 >S0, and shows in FIG. 4(a) the situation where a single transaction is required to complete the synchronization operation, and in FIG. 4(b) the situation where two transactions are required to successfully complete synchronization, ie. the master increments before receiving the slave response.
In FIG. 4(a), master M issues request data packet 74 at time M0 =20. This is received by slave S at S0 =15. Slave S therefore sets clock SCK so that S1 =20 and issues response packet 76 to master M with this set time. Master M receives this packet at time M1 =20 which confirms that the synchronization operation has completed with a single transaction.
In FIG. 4(b), the operation commences in like manner with issue of request packet 78 by master M at M0 =20. However, by the time the response packet 80 from S has been received, the clock MCK has self-incremented, and M1 =21. A second transaction is then necessary and is implemented with issuance of packet 82 at M0 '=21, receipt at S0 ' and return of response packet 84 in the manner of FIG. 4(a). The synchronization operation is then completed.
FIG. 5 represents the third possible case where M0 <S0, showing in FIG. 5(a) a situation where two transactions are required to complete synchronization, and in FIG. 5(b) a situation where three transactions are required to successfully complete synchronization, ie. the slave self-increments during synchronization of the master to the slave time value. The second transaction 98,100 is indicated with M0 ', S0 ', M1 ' and S1 ' and the third transaction 102,104 is indicated with M0 ", S0 ", M1 " and S1 ".
In FIG. 5(a), master M issues synchronization request packet 86 at M0 =2. Slave S receives packet 86 at time S0 =12, and issues response packet 88 indicating time S0 =12. Master M receives this packet, and increments its time M1 =12. It then starts a new transaction with packet 90, indicating a new time M0 '=12. Slave S receives this at time S0 '=12, and confirms this in response packet 92. Master M receives the response at time M1 '=12 which confirms that the synchronization transaction has been completed.
In FIG. 5(b), the procedure is the same as that described for FIG. 5(a) with respect to a first transaction 94,96, but before the second transaction synchronization request packet 98 is received by slave S, the slave clock has self-incremented so that the packet 98 is received at time S0 '=13. This is indicated in response packet 100, and thus the master M must initiate a further transaction 102,104 in order to successfully complete the synchronization operation.
The timing diagrams of FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 are exemplary only, and do not embrace all variations of the synchronization scheme herein described.
Synchronization requests are initiated at predetermined routine intervals, the interval allowing for the degree of synchronal accuracy of the two clocks to be synchronized. A further check may be made to establish whether the synchronization transactions are causing clock changes too frequently, suggesting a system fault.
It will be recognized that the present invention may be adapted to operate for the protocol where master and slave clocks may only be decreased in value. This corresponds to the situation where data packets must be allowed to exist for a predetermined period of time, at the expense of ageing out some packets slightly tardily.
It will be recognized that the present invention applies to any system in which two processors require synchronization, and is not restricted to the embodiments herein described in respect of a routing system.
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The activity of the Council is examined by the Parliament. Annually, not later than the first trimester of the following year, if and when asked by the special committees of the Parliament, and also whenever necessary, the Council presents, in a joint session of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, its report on activities it has developed.
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- Vice President: Victor Ponta (Prime Minister)
- Members:
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- Gabriel Oprea (Minister of Administration and Interior)
- Bogdan Aurescu (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
- Robert Cazanciuc (Minister of Justice)
- Mihai Tudose (Minister of Economy)
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- George-Cristian Maior (Romanian Intelligence Service)
- Silviu Predoiu (Foreign Intelligence Service)
- Gral. Lt. Nicolae Ciucă (Chief of the General Staff)
- Adrian Scutaru (Presidential councilor for national security)
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10/04/2015 01:42pm By Anonymous
i use $20 lg phone as universal remote.
10/04/2015 03:18pm By Anonymous
How do you do that? Thx
10/04/2015 05:18pm By Anonymous
I use a Dollar Tree universal remote as a universal remote.
10/04/2015 05:36pm By Anonymous
I use a flash light as universal remote
10/04/2015 06:50pm By Anonymous
I use my wife as a universal remote.
10/04/2015 07:43pm By Anonymous
my wife uses my joystick as a universal remote ;)
10/05/2015 05:33am By Anonymous
^^DING DING ^^ Winner winner Chicken Dinner ^^ Ding Ding
10/03/2015 01:39am By Anonymous
Sony 65 inch xbr65x850c is not really 1800..
10/02/2015 10:44am By Anonymous
Is this a led or Tube TV. Its so bulk and ugly.
10/02/2015 11:26am By Anonymous
24 Inch LED 1080p HDTV!!!!
10/02/2015 12:19pm By Anonymous
LED Tube TV
10/02/2015 12:55pm By Anonymous
I have one 32 inches is running 24hours x 365days x 4 years as CCTV monitor. It is still running good.
I won't complaint anything.
10/02/2015 03:38pm By Anonymous
Can you use this as a computer monitor?
10/02/2015 03:54pm By Anonymous
so energy efficient. good deal.
Also available: Samsung 24" Class LED HD Television ($99.99) + Targus Bluetooth Speaker ($13) (to reach over $100) - $30 off $100 with code "save30" = $83, free shipping.
09/30/2015 07:25am By Anonymous
added coupon and even though my sub total is over 200, it keeps giving an error
09/30/2015 07:47am By dealsea.com
Code is still working fine.
09/30/2015 07:55am By Anonymous
Got 2 using save120 code gave free shipping with tax $256 for 2
09/30/2015 08:58am By Anonymous
what is the model number on the 24 inch
09/30/2015 10:45am By Anonymous
Inn may contree we no having dis TV. Bat in America I having 4! Dis way I voting for Oobamma! He de ast presidente Americano eva!
09/30/2015 10:48am By Anonymous
32 inch is old model and is so bulky
09/30/2015 12:09pm By Anonymous
@7:55, Thank you for your code. Got 2 2. Just planed to buy a second TV. This deal comes at a perfect timing. Thanks dealsea.
09/30/2015 10:42pm By Anonymous
Wow ... supermarkets selling TVs - nice
10/01/2015 01:38am By Anonymous
Doesn't work. Added 105 to cart. Typed code. Told me I had to spend over 100
10/01/2015 08:49am By Anonymous
I am not going to lose/achive anything. I will for Thanksgiving!!
09/30/2015 02:56pm By Anonymous
has to be a student for such a deal?
09/24/2015 06:13pm By Anonymous
Hi guys, can this be use as a computer monitor.
09/24/2015 06:24pm By Anonymous
yes you can
09/24/2015 09:30pm By Anonymous
good luck with the headache, unless you are just watching movies or playing games, reading would suck
09/24/2015 09:31pm By Anonymous
60hz are perfect as a monitor since pc can't go beyond
09/24/2015 09:34pm By Anonymous
Poor quality.
09/24/2015 09:44pm By Anonymous
pc can go wayyyyyyyyyy beyond 60hz, the monitor just have to support it.
09/23/2015 02:47pm By Anonymous
Cosco $829, get right a way
09/23/2015 03:29pm By Anonymous
no 3D
09/23/2015 03:40pm By Anonymous
In Costco, you pay tax for the retail amount and not for the price after the deal. So add 7% on the difference for tax.
09/23/2015 03:53pm By Anonymous
@ 3:40pm- that makes no sense. Costco is selling for $830 and you pay sales tax on $830- period.
09/23/2015 01:43pm By Anonymous
Is this a decent deal, given that Black Friday isn't far off?
09/22/2015 05:28pm By Anonymous
Good deal?
09/22/2015 05:28pm By Anonymous
No, why buy a refurbished for more than a new TV?
09/22/2015 05:54pm By Anonymous
To the previous poster (who obviously asked, then answered in his own question):
Yes, this is a good deal whether you are comparing TV's in general OR this model new to this model refurb.
In this case of this model new to this model refurbished, the cost savings is approximately $180 not including tax.
Next, comparing a 40" Sony to a 40" No Name Brand, it's in the ball park price wise. The biggest note is that this is refurbished and it's from Walmart, so it may have issues.
I'd recommend that serious buyers choose in-store pick up and then test IN-STORE to make sure it works and there's no obvious damage, etc.
09/22/2015 07:05pm By Anonymous
Thanks man.
09/22/2015 07:30pm By Anonymous
Amazon has $360.00 so difference is not 180. It is 120.
09/22/2015 07:51pm By Anonymous
Amazon has it for $395 plus tax. This is $230. Not sure how $395-230 = $120. :/
09/23/2015 02:35pm By Anonymous
Look close my friend. the refurbished one in Amazon is $369.00
09/20/2015 11:55pm By Anonymous
Got one of each. Thanks dealsea.
09/21/2015 07:33am By Anonymous
Got two of each. Thank you also dealsea.
09/21/2015 09:28am By Anonymous
Got three of each. Thank you also dealsea.
09/21/2015 11:00am By Anonymous
Got 0 of each. No thank you dealsea.
09/21/2015 11:13am By Anonymous
Got all of them for you!
09/21/2015 06:05pm By Anonymous
only want buy 80"
09/19/2015 10:10pm By Anonymous
60 hz
09/14/2015 04:57pm By Anonymous
I have married for 10 years. Can I still create a wedding registry?
09/14/2015 04:59pm By Anonymous
YOU absolutely CAN !!!
unless you are divorced :(((
09/21/2015 11:00pm By Anonymous
The items in your cart do not yet meet the minimum requirements for the promotion you entered.
09/12/2015 08:38pm By Anonymous
Sweet !!
09/12/2015 08:58pm By Anonymous
This TV is sweet? Come on!
09/12/2015 09:30pm By Anonymous
nea, my next tv gotta be 4k
09/13/2015 01:18am By Anonymous
To 08:58pm: Could you please point out a sweet deal if I want a 65"+ brand TV with $900 budget?
09/14/2015 12:10pm By Anonymous
Bought a 65 inch vizio smart TV refurbished for $498.
09/14/2015 05:44pm By Anonymous
to @09/14/2015 12:10pm: where did you get that deal for about $500? Thanks!
09/10/2015 08:09pm By Anonymous
LOL, Changhong?!!
09/10/2015 08:12pm By Anonymous
Changhong 50" 1080p got 4/5 (400 reviews), so it isn't total crap just FYI. Never heard of company
09/10/2015 08:18pm By Anonymous
Sichuan Changhong! Made in my hometown. I will buy one although I have 2 TVs already.
09/10/2015 08:35pm By Anonymous
If you appreciate 4K, this is a good TV at this price. Around 11 months and I am happy
09/10/2015 08:35pm By Anonymous
If you appreciate 4K, this is a good TV at this price. Around 11 months and I am happy
09/10/2015 08:59pm By Anonymous
Can you Changhong my Dingdong and then Pingpong my Tintong ?!?!?
09/10/2015 09:10pm By Anonymous
$280 is great price indeed
09/10/2015 09:12pm By Anonymous
8:59 lol lol. FQ
09/10/2015 09:13pm By Anonymous
^This TV is for people who can't wait until Ssangyong (Korea)starts importing cars to the US. I will wait!
09/10/2015 10:04pm By Anonymous
@9:13 loser
09/10/2015 10:40pm By Anonymous
09/10/2015 10:49pm By Anonymous
09/10/2015 11:50pm By Anonymous
I got your changhong !!!!!!
09/11/2015 04:19am By Anonymous
8:59 u f**king racist
09/11/2015 08:39am By Anonymous
@8:59pm Your mother will Changhong your Dingdong and then your father will Pingpong your Tintong!!!
09/11/2015 12:25pm By Anonymous
Isn't it ironic how the first person to scream "racism" is usually the biggest racist!
09/11/2015 03:01pm By ifoundu
How's this one compared to Seiki 39"? I have been using that one as a desktop monitor for over 15 month and I'm a happy user.
09/11/2015 04:06pm By Anonymous
Tempting to buy one. It is OK if it last just 1 year. 280$ is a good price but only one USB port. Not sure if we can split it using the splitter. Can anyone help with your expertise?
09/12/2015 01:09pm By Anonymous
What about using it as a monitor? The price is very attractive
09/15/2015 02:35am By Anonymous
There better ways to burn my money, such as actually burn it. It will probably last longer than a Changhong...
09/10/2015 07:43am By Anonymous
It says price is $1,699.
09/07/2015 02:15pm By Anonymous
Both links take to the samsung TV
09/07/2015 05:01pm By Anonymous
Yes, what above poster said is true.
That said, if you clikd on the hyperlinked eBay text you will be taken to the LG, which is not a good TV for gaming, but a TERRIFIC price for that specific TV.
09/07/2015 01:36pm By Anonymous
Why this is a deal?
Maybe $70 is a deal.
09/04/2015 08:34pm By Anonymous
This is what I am talking about. Now I can watch football games
09/04/2015 09:06pm By Anonymous
thanks dealsea !!!
09/04/2015 10:52pm By Anonymous
Buying a +2k TV from Buydig? I too like to live dangerously.
09/04/2015 11:01pm By Anonymous
I still think OLED is a better picture for that price.
09/04/2015 11:20pm By Anonymous
the Samsung UN65JS9500 not available any more
09/04/2015 11:27pm By Anonymous
The Samsung UN65JS9500 seems to be mispriced and they have withdrew it already. Let's see what can get it...
09/05/2015 12:06am By Anonymous
is this seller reliable? not confident to spend >1k on ebay
09/04/2015 02:19pm By Anonymous
Do the gift cards have so many restrictions that they're hard to use?
09/04/2015 02:23pm By Anonymous
@02:19PM: no restrictions
09/04/2015 02:30pm By Anonymous
Promo egift card just will be expired after 90 days.
09/04/2015 02:59pm By Anonymous
09/04/2015 03:16pm By Anonymous
Can I use this egift card to this deal after I bought this tv? It is like 200 bucks before tax, right ?
09/04/2015 05:07pm By cheetah
No, you can't. Gift Card code will arrive a few days after the order.
09/04/2015 08:40pm By Anonymous
can i use gift card on Dell outlet?
09/04/2015 09:04pm By Anonymous
In Costco there is 40 TCL TV with Roku and Wifi FOR $330 with 2 year warranty.
09/05/2015 12:56pm By Anonymous
this was sold at walmart for 280 last week, i think it's better deal, remember, that gift card you get here you paid tax on, not $200 TV,
09/04/2015 12:31pm By Anonymous
09/04/2015 12:37pm By Anonymous
this looks just like Samsung TV, even the model number is similar.
09/05/2015 01:28am By Anonymous
But much more cheaper
09/04/2015 10:22pm By Anonymous
Who has actually heard of this particular deal?
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Europe's household name now carries smartphones as well.
Multitasking Android beast incoming from Munich. Formerly controlled by the European darling Siemens, Gigaset venturing into high end cellphones under the new Chinese owners.
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First there was the Nest intelligent thermostat. Then there was Nest intelligent 2nd generation thermostat. You guessed it, Nest launched an improved 3rd generation intelligent thermostat and it costs just $249.
8TB drives at the ready
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Brings Oculus 0.7 SDK support and game optimization
AMD has released its newest Catalyst 15.8 Beta drivers which add support for recently released graphics cards, integrates Oculus 0.7 SDK and brings performance optimizations and fixes for some games.
VP10 uses half the bandwidth
Search engine Google is working on a new video codec which can deliver Ultra HD 4K using half the bandwidth of VP9 and a quarter of the bandwidth of H.264.
Gartner's latest report warns of a slowing
Beancounters at Gartner have added up the numbers and divided by their shoe size and decided that server shipments have grown by eight per cent.
Game Ready drivers for Metal Gear Solid V and Mad Max
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Can allow 15 virtualised desktops
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Liberate yourself from the iWatch
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But two tools in development could support data mining in the future
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence performed no data mining in 2010, but at least two programs in development could be used for data mining in the future, according to the office's most recent Data Mining Report.
Under a 2007 law, the office is required to provide an annual data-mining report to Congress. The Federation of American Scientists published the most recent report online May 10.
The law defines data mining as pattern-based queries of one or more databases that seek to identify anomalous events and patterns, are not subject-based and use no personal identifiers. In its most recent report, ODNI said its techniques do not fall under that definition because their queries generally start with a known subject.
"Unlike the predictive, pattern-based technologies envisioned by the act, these tools and techniques start with a known or suspected terrorist," the report states. Various methods are used to link the subject and potential associates to other people with whom the subject has a relationship. "Thus, such analytic tools and techniques do not fall within the statutory definition of data mining."
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"The ODNI did not engage in any activities to use or develop data mining
functionality in the reporting period," the report states.
However, at least two analysis tools are being developed that might be
used for data mining in the future, and two other tools are being
developed that might be used for pattern analysis, the report states. A
fifth tool is being used for privacy and security. ODNI said it was
disclosing the tool development in the interests of transparency.
The two analysis tools in development are both projects of the
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity. They are known as
Knowledge Discovery and Dissemination (KDD) and Automated Low-level
Analysis and Description of Diverse Intelligence Video.
The KDD program is intended to quickly integrate new, disparate datasets
into a database for analysis. The video program will be used to search
large numbers of videos for specific data.
KDD and the video program are included "because technologies
investigated by, or later developed from, those programs could be used
to support data mining," the report states. "Such technologies would
then be subject to reporting under the Data Mining Reporting Act" of
Additional programs described in the report include Catalyst, which
involves tools for querying larger and disconnected databases. Steven
Aftergood, "Secrecy News" blogger for the Federation of American
Scientists, refers to it as a glorified search engine. The other tools
are the Automatic Privacy Protection program and DataSphere, which is
used for exploring communication networks and travel information.
"Catalyst and DataSphere are in development stages, and while such
development does not currently include pattern-based functionality, both
programs contemplate potential pattern-based functionality in future
stages," the report states.
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YIELD: Makes 8
- 4 medium Bartlett pears, peeled
- 16 1 1/2 x 1 x 1/4-inch-thick slices sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 2 large eggs, beaten to blend
- 2 cups fresh white breadcrumbs
- Vegetable oil (for frying)
Cut 3 thin vertical slices from opposite sides of each pear; discard cores. Alternating pear and cheese slices, place 2 cheese slices between 3 pear slices for each of 8 fritters. Holding each cheese-pear sandwich firmly together, coat lightly with flour, then eggs, then breadcrumbs, coating completely and pressing crumbs to adhere.
Pour oil into heavy large skillet to depth of 1 inch and heat to 350°F. Cook fritters in batches until golden, turning with slotted spoon, about 2 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories690
- Carbohydrates40 g (13%)
- Fat51 g (78%)
- Protein20 g (40%)
- Saturated Fat13 g (67%)
- Sodium577 mg (24%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat7 g
- Fiber4 g (17%)
- Monounsaturated Fat26 g
- Cholesterol104 mg (35%)


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- Free WiFi and free parking
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Main amenities
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Hotel Info: from Rs2,975
- 1 Bed Room Garden Villa, Free One-Way Airport Transfer
- 1 Bed room Private Pool Villa, Free One-Way Airport Transfer
- 1 Bed room Pool Access Villa, Free One-Way Airport Transfer
- Deluxe Room, Pool View
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At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 47 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 3 floors
- Check-in time starts at 2 PM
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Babysitting/childcare *
- No pets or service animals allowed
Extra people
- Rollaway beds available, charges may apply*
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available 24 hours) *
- Cruise terminal shuttle *
- Ferry terminal shuttle *
- Free self parking
- Extended parking
- Shopping center shuttle *
- Theme park shuttle *
Other information
- Smoke-free property
- Resort fee included
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In the hotel
- Restaurant
- Coffee shop/café
- Snack bar/deli
- Poolside bar
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Outdoor pool
- Pool umbrellas
- Health club
- Steam room
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Ecotours on site
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Meeting rooms
- Conference space size (feet) - 538
- Conference space size (meters) - 50
- 24-hour front desk
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Wedding services
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Rooftop terrace
- Garden
- Picnic area
- Library
In the room
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Pillowtop mattress
- In-room massage available
- Hair dryer
- 32-inch LCD TV
- Satellite TV channels
- DVD player
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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Special features
DiningSecret Cuisine - This family restaurant overlooks the pool. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Open select days.
L'esprit de Naiyang Resort - Sa Khu's small print
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
This property does not have elevators.
For transfers, guests must contact the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Mandatory fees
The charges below are included in the total price displayed:
- Resort fee
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for an additional charge
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of THB 400 per vehicle (one way)
Cruise ship terminal shuttle and ferry terminal shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
Shopping center shuttle and theme park shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.