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With a stay at The Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, you'll be a 1-minute drive from Orleans Arena and 7 minutes from MGM Grand Casino.
This casino resort is 1.8 mi (2.8 km) from Park Theater and 2.5 mi (4 km) from T-Mobile Arena.
Make yourself at home in one of the air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include laptop-compatible safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. After enjoying recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and a spa tub, a lucky night at the casino is the perfect end to the day. This resort also features complimentary wireless Internet access, babysitting/childcare (surcharge), and an arcade/game room. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the complimentary area shuttle.
Grab a bite to eat at one of the resort's 15 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/café. Relax with a refreshing drink from the poolside bar or one of the 6 bars/lounges. Buffet breakfasts are available for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, limo/town car service, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Las Vegas? This resort has facilities measuring 40000 square feet (3716 square meters), including conference space. Free valet parking is available onsite.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
The Orleans Hotel & Casino
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The 3-tower Orleans Hotel and Casino hosts a wealth of facilities, including two pools, an oversized spa tub, The Spa Orleans health spa offering massages, aromatherapy and beauty treatments, a sauna and steam rooms (surcharges), a business center (surcharge), and a fitness center (cost included in resort fee). Other amenities include nightly entertainment, myriad restaurants and bars, wireless Internet access, and 24-hour room service.
The 142,000-square-foot casino offers plenty of gaming for adults, and children ages 3–9 may play in a childcare center equipped with a jungle gym, movie room, and a video- and interactive-game arcade (surcharges and immunization records required for use; open Sunday-Thursday, 10 AM - 10 PM and Friday-Saturday, 10 AM - 12 AM. Hours subject to change).
Valet parking is complimentary (gratuity not included). This hotel offers a complimentary shuttle service to its companion hotel, the Gold Coast, and to Bill's Gamblin Hall.
- Casino
- Elevator/lift
- Number of bars/lounges - 6
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- 24-hour front desk
- Poolside bar
- Business center
- Conference space
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Porter/bellhop
- Meeting rooms
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Coffee shop or café
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Steam room
- Free valet parking
- Sauna
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Outdoor pool
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Children's pool
- Free area shuttle
- Conference space size (meters) - 3716
- Spa services on site
- Luggage storage
- Hair salon
- ATM/banking
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Number of restaurants - 15
- Conference space size (feet) - 40000
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Designated smoking areas
- Ballroom
- Banquet hall
- Spa tub
- Total number of rooms - 1,886
- Number of floors - 21
- Arcade/game room
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Arcade/game room
- Bowling alley on site
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free valet parking
Room Amenities
- Pay movies
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free local calls
- Coffee/tea maker
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Number of bathrooms -
- Free WiFi (limited) device count
- Room service (24 hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Big Al's Oyster Bar - Enjoy a Creole/Cajun-inspired menu of freshly shucked oysters, steamed clams, mussels, bouillabaisse, and pasta dishes. Open daily from late morning to late evening.
Brendan's Irish Pub - This pub has a large bar of dark woods, multiple plasma-screen TVs, and live music nightly. It serves pub fare, Irish and British ales and beers, and Irish whiskeys. Open from mid-morning to late evening.
French Market Buffet - Cooking stations include barbecue, Mongolian, Chinese, American, and Mexican. Specialties include seafood on Mondays, steak on Wednesdays. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch buffets are served daily.
T.G.I. Friday's - This restaurant offers casual dining, eclectic menu, and happy hours. Open daily from late morning to late evening.
Courtyard Café - This coffee shop has New Orleans-style specialties and Chinese fare. Open daily 24 hours.
Java Vegas Coffee - Freshly brewed coffees, including unique espresso creations, are available at this popular new coffee shop.
Rocky Mountain Chocolate - Head here for rich chocolate candy temptations.
Baskin-Robbins - Ice cream treats are served in the Orleans Food Court.
Fuddruckers - A wide variety of specialty and classic burgers are grilled to order, and salads, milkshakes, and lots more are served 24 hours a day in the Orleans Food Court.
Subway - Sandwiches and salads are served 24 hours a day.
Casino bars - 4 bars are located on the casino floor and open 24 hours.
The poolside bar is open seasonally.
Room service is available 24 hours.
The Prime Rib Loft - Overlooking the casino, this restaurant serves 4 styles of aged prime rib as well as chicken, seafood, and pasta dishes for dinner. Open evenings daily.
Alder & Birch - this restaurant highlights American Tradition with hand-crafted cocktails, house made ginger beers, prime steaks, and classic American entrees.
Ondori Asian Kitchen - features authentic Chinese entrees alongside a large selection of sushi dishes and Japanese cuisine.
Entertainers such as Glen Campbell, Neil Sedaka, Donny Osmond, and Sinbad appear in the 827-seat Orleans Showroom.
Home to the ECHL's Las Vegas Wranglers professional hockey team and the AFL's Las Vegas Gladiators football team, the 9,000-seat Orleans Arena also hosts major touring concerts, rodeos, ice shows, family shows, trade and consumer shows, plus a variety of motor sports.
Live entertainment occurs nightly in the 140-seat Bourbon Street Cabaret. Nightly music, along with more than a dozen Irish and British brews on tap, please visitors of Brendan's Irish Pub.
The enormous, 142,000-square-foot casino offers more than 3,000 slots, video poker, and video keno machines, as well as blackjack, craps, roulette, Pai Gow poker, and a 170-seat race and sports book. Other gaming options include a 23-table poker room and a 24-hour, 60-seat keno lounge.
Club Coast, Coast Casinos' Slot Club offers complimentary membership cards that consolidate in single accounts slot and table play at four Las Vegas casinos (the Orleans, Suncoast, and Gold Coast). Members earn cash and/or comp rewards redeemable for cash, comps, event tickets, restaurants, and merchandise.
Age restrictions may apply to entertainment options. Schedules are subject to change without notice.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the Orleans Hotel and Casino include two outdoor pools, a large spa tub, and a fitness center (cost included in resort fee). The Spa Orleans offers body wraps, massages, facials, and signature treatments in private massage rooms (surcharges). The spa also houses sauna and steam rooms (surcharges). On the resort's second floor are a 70-lane bowling center and an 18-screen theater that includes loveseat and rocking-chair seating (surcharges).
Skydiving and helicopter tours are popular with Las Vegas visitors. Numerous golf courses are available in the Las Vegas area.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Bowling alley on site
Spa Services
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Swedish massage
- Prenatal massage
- Steam room in spa
- Couples treatment rooms
- Body wraps
- Body treatments
- Body scrubs
- Facial treatments
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Massages
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property. The policies listed are provided by the property.
Only service animals are allowed
- Deposit: USD 100 per stay
- Resort fee: USD 28.24 per accommodation, per night
- Fitness center access
- Business center/computer access
- Internet access
- Phone calls
- In-room safe
- In-room coffee
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD $6 and USD $15 per person (approximately)
- Refrigerator fee: USD 15 per stay
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 20 per night
Hotel Name
- Orleans Hotel Las Vegas
- Orleans Hotel & Casino
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- The Orleans Hotel Casino
We should mention
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Free in-room WiFi has a 3-device limit.


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Breaking in to GlobalFoundries' Integration Testing and Development Center
Subject: General Tech | August 4, 2011 - 02:52 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: fab 8
It has been a while since Al's successful break in at the Intel/Micron fab, which means that PCPer readers haven't had an inside look at a fab in a while. [H]ard|OCP has not only seen the ground where GLOBALFOUNDRIES will soon have a Fab 8, they just had a look at GLOBALFOUNDRIES' ITDC. Fab 8 is intended to be almost fully robotic, with not a single human hand, bunny suited or not, touching a wafer until it is complete. In order to make sure that the processes are implemented properly, the ITDC is intended to test the new wafer handling, management, delivery, and tracking systems; all before Fab 8 is fully constructed. You can catch the HD version of their video tour on YouTube.
"You ever heard the numbers thrown around about how many wafers will be produced by a fab? GlobalFoundries is telling us Fab 8 will build processors using up to 60,000 wafers a month when it is under full production. Have you ever wondered how all those wafers get to where they need to be? We show you how that happens."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Microsoft offers $200,000 to fix Windows' memory vulnerabilities @ The Inquirer
- The history of computer storage (slideshow) @ ExtremeTech
- DOS, Backdoor, and Easter Egg Found In Siemens S7 @ Slashdot
- Technology way out in the wild @ The Tech Report
- Twitter-control botnet mines Bitcoins @ The Register
- Skype decides to use VP8 for its video calling @ The Inquirer
- AMD Llano processor shipments reach 1.3-1.5 million units in July @ DigiTimes
- TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND Wireless N Gigabit Router Review @ ThinkComputers
- Nikon Coolpix P300 Review @ TechReviewSource
- Fujifilm Finepix T190/T200 Camera Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Win Steelseries 5h v2 MOH and Siberia v2 iPod @ XSReviews
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Fabs in New York and Dresden Achieve "Ready for Equipment" Milestone
Subject: General Tech | July 12, 2011 - 11:15 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: new york, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, fab 8, fab 1, dresden, cleanroom
Milpitas, Calif. – July 12, 2011 – Just over one year after revealing plans for a major global capacity expansion, GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced its newly constructed cleanrooms in New York and Dresden are ready for the installation of 300mm semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment. Achieving "Ready for Equipment" (RFE) status marks the transition from the construction phase to the operations phase—a significant milestone on the path to volume manufacturing in these new facilities.
"At GLOBALFOUNDRIES, we continue to invest aggressively in driving sustained growth on advanced technologies," said GLOBALFOUNDRIES CEO Ajit Manocha. "The build-out of our 300mm manufacturing campuses in New York and Dresden is supporting growing customer demand for advanced technologies, while creating hundreds of jobs and providing a significant boost to the economies in the surrounding regions. By completing these massive construction projects on schedule and on budget, we are continuing to deliver on our commitment to being the only truly global foundry."
At Fab 1 in Dresden, Germany, GLOBALFOUNDRIES has completed construction of an additional wafer manufacturing facility designed to add capacity at 45nm and below, which has the potential to increase the overall output of the Fab 1 campus to 80,000 wafers per month once fully ramped. The expansion project will add more than 110,000 square feet of cleanroom space to the site and will allow Fab 1 to operate as one integrated cleanroom. This extension will make Dresden the largest wafer fab in Europe for leading-edge technology.
At Fab 8, GLOBALFOUNDRIES' newest semiconductor manufacturing facility under construction at the Luther Forest Technology Campus in Saratoga County, New York, the RFE date was moved up by nearly two months to meet heavy customer demands. Last week, GLOBALFOUNDRIES moved into the facility's Admin 1 office building and broke ground on the Admin 2 building. Once completed, Fab 8 will stand as the most technologically advanced wafer fab in the world and the largest leading-edge semiconductor foundry in the United States. When fully built-out and ramped, the total available cleanroom space will be approximately 300,000 square feet and will be capable of a total output of approximately 60,000 wafers per month. The total facility, including cleanroom support infrastructure and office space, includes approximately 1.9 million square feet of space and is expected to come online in 2012 with volume production targeted for early 2013. Fab 8 will focus on leading-edge manufacturing at 28nm and below.
Visiting Global Foundries Fab 8
Subject: General Tech | April 20, 2011 - 12:09 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: video, global foundries, foundry, fab 8
[H]ard|OCP were gifted with a chance to visit Global Foundries Fab 8 facility which is being built in central New York state. [H] took along a video camera to let you see some of the facilities as they stand now. Not only is this impressive because of the size of the Fab, it is also one of the biggest construction jobs, period.
"GLOBALFOUNDRIES was kind enough to let HardOCP into its new Fab 8 facility in Malta, New York. While far from finished, this 28/20nm plant will be ramping to full production in 2012. Check out the video to understand the sheer scale of the largest construction project currently underway in the United States."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Apple Logging Locations of All iPhone Users @ Slashdot
- Near-Bulletproof Qubes OS Goes Beta @ ExtremeTech
- Chrome and Firefox were lucky to escape Pwn2own hackers @ The Inquirer
- Intel to release Z68 chipsets in first half of May @ DigiTimes
- Why the PlayBook launch didn't turn out as RIM would have liked. @ t-break
- Critical Design Flaw Found in WD Caviar Green HDDs @ NGOHQ

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Bands in Blue = Previously featured
Monday - November 5th
- Adam Green, Binki Shapiro, Computer Magic @ Le Poisson Rouge - very high anticipation is riling up for the new duets album comprised of collaborators Adam Green (1/2 Moldy Peaches) and Binky Shapiro (1/3 Little Joy). Interestingly, they each were putting words in each other's mouths for their respective breakups during their songwriting process. Debut album comes out in July and early singles sound very promising.
- Archipelago, Saintseneca, Emperor X, Jesse Cooper Levy @ Big Snow - Saintseneca is a nice folk band of lifelong friends from Colombus Ohio. They are on tour with Emperor X aka Chad Matheny's spacey, lo-fi indie folk. Very interesting NPR story on Matheny's marketing ploys of burying cassettes of his early recording and posting GPS coordinates for his fans to find.
- Gary Clark Jr., ZZ Ward @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT) - GCjr has sold out Bowery Ballroom for all 3 scheduled/rescheduled shows. He's added another benefit show on Tuesday at Brooklyn Bowl.
- The Amazing (North American debut), Tom Miller @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show) - The Amazing are a swedish band that are starting to live up to their name. Partisan recently released their most recent album Gentle Stream, which you can give it via the spotify link if you'd like to hear some nice psychedelic indie folk. They are going to be accompanying Tame Impala on their tour which begins wednesday night. This video of their song "Gone" should give you a good idea of what to expect at their live show.
- TV Baby, Fort Lean @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show) - Fort Lean's first local show in quite some time ; they will be playing an EP release party at Glasslands in December and that should do it for them as far as live shows in 2012.
- Deidre & the Dark, Gin Wigmore @ Santos Party House (Early Show) - Deidre and the Dark is the new solo project of Deidre of Savoir Adore
- Shiny Toy Guns, MNDR, Static Summer, Colour Music @ Santos Party House (Late Show)- Taking their name as influenced by Isaac Newton and his relationship to color and sound, Stillwater Oklahoma's psych-folk hardcore band has been heavily praised for their outstanding live show efforts, usually taking form in a theme. Compared to a blend of the polyphonic spree and The Flaming Lips.
- "Fight For Your Right Revisited" (2011) and "Shut Up and Play the Hits" (2012) Screening with full concert sound @ Brooklyn Bowl - To help benefit Hurricane Sandy Relief, Brooklyn Bowl and Oscilloscope Laboratories are teaming up to present a benefit with screenings of Beastie Boys short film Fight For Your Right Revisited and LCD Soundsystem film Shut Up and Play the Hits with "full concert sound." Admission is pay what you like with a suggested $10 donation. Every $5 donated gets you a raffle ticket for prizes and giveaways from Oscilloscope Labs and Brooklyn Bowl. Canned food and household goods will be collected at the show too.
Tuesday - November 6th (Election Night - Rock the Vote)- Gary Clark Jr @ Brooklyn Bowl - Recently announced Benefit for Superstorm Sandy Relief Fund for Staten Island ; $20 minimum donation; For those who couldn't make any of his other SOLD OUT affairs in NY, this will be a great chance to support a great artist and cause.
Wednesday- November 7th- Tame Impala, The Amazing @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (SOLD OUT) - Definitely the best show of the week ; Tame Impala's new album is one of the best of the year ; they return to NY on Saturday for another SOLD OUT show at Webster Hall
- Rocky Erickson, Hounds of Baskerville, Nude Beach @ The Bell House - Other Music signing Nude Beach (Long Island) start up their tour support of Roky Erickson ; Their video for "Some Kinda Love" directed by Tom Scharpling is hilarious and quite clever. The lineup plays again in Hoboken the following night.
- Gary Clark Jr., Kat Edmonson @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
Thursday - November 8th- Cold Specks, Doe Paoro @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show) - Cold Specks is the stage name of London based canadian singer songwriter Al Specks ; for sad music lovers like me, a great debut album of hers came out earlier this year on Arts & Crafts
- The Fresh & Onlys, Quilt @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
- Lost Boy?, Celestial Shore, Breakfast In Fur, Each Other, Leapling @ Shea Stadium - Breakfast In Fur come from New Paltz New York and have been praised by Rollo & Grady and Jenny Eliscu (Sirius XMU/Rolling Stone) ; been featured on a new compilation by Team Love
- Roky Erickson, Nude Beach, Hounds of Baskerville @ Maxwell's
Friday - November 9th
- Brooklyn Vegan Presents "Miami Connection" (1987) @ Sunshine Cinema - how could i not have known about the 80's cult gem Miami Connection until now, best plot line ever ---> the story of fearless synth rock band Dragon Sound as they embark on a crime-
- "Life of Pi" (2012) @ Museum of the Moving Image - Preview screening of the new 3-D Ang Lee adventure film based on the 2001 novel ; Screen writer David Magee will be in person for Q&A
- Lawrence Arabia, Ludwig Persik, Mercies, Eureka Birds @ Pianos - just learned about this dude Ludwig Persik as I saw he's playing with Fort Lean in December ; Really solid start on his EP, which was produced by Jamie Lidell ; already with Billions booking and suggesting fans try and cop his free EP on bandcamp while they can suggests he's someone to look out for.
Saturday - November 10th- Railbird, Cuddle Magic, The Daredevil Christopher Wright, Margaret Glaspy @ The Rock Shop - The Daredevil Christopher Wright comes from the same town as Bon Iver in Eu Claire Wisconsin ; lovely indie folk music ; for fans of Grizzly Bear
- The Young, Radar Eyes, Timmy's Organism @ Cake Shop - This is a rescheduled show from few weeks prior I believe. Austin's The Young (self described as fried rock n roll over EZ) are signed to Matador and play again the following night at Cameo.
- The Whigs, Kuroma @ Glasslands
- Tame Impala, The Amazing (members of Dungen) @ Webster Hall (SOLD OUT)
- Brooklyn Vegan Presents "Miami Connection" (1987) @ Sunshine Cinema
Sunday - November 11th- Mount Moriah, Cat Martino @ Union Pool - North Carolina based alt-americana outfit Mount Moriah is a new signing to Merge ; all the songs on their 2011 release sound very warm and friendly
- Kaki King, Lady Lamb The Beekeeper @ Glasslands - Kaki King is celebrating a new marriage and a new release on tour ; playing again the following Tuesday at LPR
- The Young, Dignan Porch, Eraas @ Cameo Gallery
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RIAA drops the dead eDonkey
eDonkey seeks sanctuary, finds knackers' yard
eDonkey is off to the knackers' yard, after a New York court ruled that the peer-to-peer (P2P) site enabled users to swap copyright material illegally. eDonkey's owner, New York-based MetaMachine, is ponying up $30m to settle a copyright suit brought by six record companies. MetaMachine has another P2P network, called Overnet, which the NY court also deems illegal.
Metamachine's bosses, Sam Yagan and Jed McCaleb, have been told to stop users from file-swapping through eDonkey 2000 network. And there are still plenty of users around. According to this interesting walk through eDonkey's history, it is "generally accepted that eDonkey2000 has well over four million users at any given time".
Rubbing salt into its own wound, MetaMachine has also turned over eDonkey's front page to RIAA copywriters, who have penned the following.
The eDonkey2000 Network is no longer available.
If you steal music or movies, you are breaking the law.
Courts around the world -- including the United States Supreme Court -- have ruled that businesses and individuals can be prosecuted for illegal downloading.
You are not anonymous when you illegally download copyrighted material.
Your IP address is ********* and has been logged.
Respect the music, download legally.
Charming. Actually, you are anonymous when you download material - until the RIAA subpoenas your ISP, at any rate. So the lesson for determined freeloaders is to indulge in a little IP theft of your own - by tagging your IP address to someone else. For instance, offer PC lessons to an elderly neighbour, preferably very old and very deaf in return for some internet time. Plausible deniability, see?
Freeloaders, to boot
Today's ruling is a major victory for the record labels. Their mouthpiece, the RIAA, has in effect closed or castrated all the major file-sharing networks - with the exceptions of LimeWire and The Pirate Bay. Napster and Kazaa, the most successful "illegals", paid off the RIAA and are now unsuccessful legals. Grokster and WinMX are dead and buried, while BitTorrent made friends with the MPAA, before the MPAA made enemies with BitTorrent.
The developers behind LimeWire, an open source project, will have their day in court soon enough. Last month, the RIAA filed suit against this P2P operator and today RIAA CEO Mitch Bainwol namechecked its newest adversary in a eDonkey victory press statement: "Our settlement with eDonkey will make operations such as LimeWire that continue to break the law and profit off the back of stolen copyrighted content all the more conspicuous."
The record labels accuse Mark Gorton and Greg Bildson of LimeWire LLC of exerting "substantial influence" over the software project and of various copyright infringements. At first sight, the charge of "substantial influence" seems eccentric, but this is designed to get at the personal assets of people supposedly protected by corporate limited liability. So far as copyright infringements are concerned, the precedents look poor for the LimeWire fellas.
Of course, people will continue to swap music, games and films through unofficial channels, whatever happens to the P2P operators There is simply too much P2P software out there, and too many people willing to lend their servers to the DarkNet, for this to be stamped out. However, the RIAA and the MPAA will consider that they have won if they turn freeloading from an entertainment for the masses into an esoteric art of the furtive techie. ®
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text: Walid wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Walid* <walid.shaari at gmail.com <mailto:walid.shaari at gmail.com>> > Date: Aug 30, 2007 9:22 PM > Subject: Re: [Beowulf] Configuration change monitoring > To: "Robert G. Brown" <rgb at phy.duke.edu <mailto:rgb at phy.duke.edu>> > > Hi Robert > > On 8/30/07, *Robert G. Brown * <rgb at phy.duke.edu > <mailto:rgb at phy.duke.edu>> wrote: > > To amplify Mark's remark a bit -- linux in general already has many > fairly powerful tools for DOING monitoring, updates, and so on. For > example, one can use e.g. yum, kickstart, apt, and more to install a > "canned" node configuration and keep it up to date. It is so totally > automatic that there is basically no need to "check for inconsistencies" > on a node. Warewulf and several other tools also permit one to have > rigorous control over node configuration. > > > Some of the inconsistencies we see is usually when one of the admin > choses the easy routes, and does changes manually to a set of nodes, and > does not update the installation files (our installations are rpm > kickstart based), others are becuase we manage quite a large variants > and by mistake or intention configurations files that are not supposed > to be on cluster A appears on Cluster B. > > Monitoring tools abound, of course, ranging from things like syslog-ng > for centralized monitoring/logging of LAN systems activity to nightly > ... ... > Is there something else one needs to do? Well, most cluster admins tend > to be fairly skilled linux administrators and good at shell script magic > or even real programming. So if one has an edge-case need that isn't > directly met by one of the available tools, it is usually a fairly > simple matter to hack out a script to accomplish it. > > > That is one reason why they want to push some commercial tools, They > want to minimize the amount of customizations that are done locally by > the team, as some writes in bash, another writes in Perl, and the other > prefers Python, in the long run there is an issue of maintaining the > scripts, and knowing which set of scripts belongs to which cluster, and > what kind of modifications are needed for new clusters,.etc all of which > is documented, but that is another story More than likely you'll end up with commercial "solutions" that preclude a rapid response to a problem and take your system down. A good admin team communicates and you don't see confusion at the level you are describing. gerry -- Gerry Creager -- gerry.creager at tamu.edu Texas Mesonet -- AATLT, Texas A&M University Cell: 979.229.5301 Office: 979.862.3982 FAX: 979.862.3983 Office: 1700 Research Parkway Ste 160, TAMU, College Station, TX 77843


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Orlando, Fla. – Florida Southern College narrowly held off Lander University to take home the Fourth Annual Coker College Invitational Team Championship. The Mocs won by just one stroke, shooting eight under par (568), while the Bearcats shot seven under par (569). Host Coker College had their best finish in the history of the tournament, jumping five spots from round one to round two to take home a third place finish, shooting four over par (580).
Adam McKinney of Georgia Southwestern was able to hold onto his first round lead, after shooting a second round 69 (-3) giving him a 136 for the tournament. Judson Eustaquio of Florida Southern was hot on the heels of McKinney, but feel just two shots behind after shooting 69 (-3) for the second round and 138 (-6) over the two days. Just one shot back of Eustaquio was teammate Danny Hoyle with a two day 139 (-5).
For Coker, Chris Marsh (Georgetown, SC) bounced back with a second round 69 (-3), placing him in a tie for 10th, while John LaDow (Pottstown, PA) shot an even par 72. Jimmy Gillam (Tyrone, PA) shot one over 73 on the day, while Trey Bridwell (Greer, SC) shooting a three over 75, with Patrick Kirby firing a four over 76.
Coker will now take a couple of weeks off before hosting yet another tournament, this time at home at the Hartsville Country Club on Oct. 13-14.


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Cyber Defense. The New Battlefield.
This will be my last blog of the month in regard to our Nations Cyber Security Awareness Month. I was able to attend a webinar, "Defending Cyber Borders – Beyond the Virtual Maginot Line" October 25th, in which a panel discussed what CIOs, CEOs, and those who work in the virtual realm; pretty much all of us, need to focus on in regard to defending our virtual borders.
The panelists were as follows:
Rick Holland, Senior Analyst, Forrester: Rick is a Senior Analyst serving Security & Risk Professionals. Rick helps clients optimize security architectures and technologies to protect the organization from advanced threats. His research focuses on email and web content security as well as virtualization security. He also supports research in incident management and forensics. He is based in the Dallas area.
Rob Lee, Fellow, SANS Institute: Rob Lee is an entrepreneur and consultant in the Washington DC area, specializing in information security, incident response, and digital forensics. Rob is currently the curriculum lead and author for digital forensic and incident response training at the SANS Institute in addition to owning his own firm. Rob has more than 15 years of experience in computer forensics, vulnerability and exploit discovery, intrusion detection/prevention, and incident response.
Steve Martino, Vice President, Information Security, Cisco: Vice President Steve Martino leads Cisco's Information Security (InfoSec) organization to innovate and adopt the most effective security technologies and policies, reflect them in Cisco's people, products and services, and share them with customers. He has more than 30 years of high-technology experience in security, IT operations, product development and operations, marketing, and sales.
Shehzad Mirza, Director, MS-ISAC Security Operations Center: Shehzad Mirza is currently working as the Director of the MS-ISAC Security Operations Center (SOC). He is responsible for managing a team of analysts. Previously, he has worked as a principal consultant with Symantec Corporation managing various cyber security projects, and a technical trainer for New Horizons Computer Learning Center. Shehzad has worked in the security field for over eleven years and is MCSE, GCIH, GAWN, and CISSP certified. His main expertise is in network security infrastructure and assessment, firewall configuration, IDS/IPS configuration, PCI compliance, staffing and vulnerability assessments.
Rod Turk, Director and CISO, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Mr. Turk's current position as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Chief Information Security Officer and Director, Office of Organizational Policy and Governance puts him at the forefront of the government's effort on cyber security. Mr. Turk manages and oversees USPTO's compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) and implementation of IT best practices.
A major theme that resounded throughout the webinar was that everybody is a fighter in this battle. We, the end user at the device, are the ones who have to stop the intrusion first by knowing not to go to this website or click on this link from an unknown email. It was stated that many (possibly up to 97%) of these 'fishing' attempts can be thwarted at the end user level. It was also stated that the ability for those involved on the technology side of the house to integrate and create a relationship with the non-technology side is paramount. Together, lets to be able to teach proper protection at the end user level and create policy that is revisited, refined, and correctly implemented. Let's not create an environment to where our "incident responders", those who will aid in the detection, mitigation, and recovery phase, are wearing two or more hats. They have to be focused on the task at hand and be able to virtually isolate or quarantine that end user device from the network.
Rod Turk made the analogy of a hard chocolate covered cherry. The outside is protected, but once a bite, even the smallest bite is taken, and that first layer gone, the rest is just gushy and soft. He was using this to describe the security that most company's put in place as far as protection. There has to be a focus from protecting inside out. Once again, the idea of the end user protecting or detecting malware and reporting such will allow for faster response and may also allow the responder to trace the malware back to a source.
So where do we begin? A focus has to be made in order to identify what is valuable that someone else would want? Why? Who? Why would they want to interrupt my operations? What's important to me? What would they target? Identify those needs early and start with that. Go back to the basics in regards to solid policy and implementation; not only for end users but for IT professionals, too. Have good patch management, know what you have within your environment, you can't protect yourself if you don't even know what you have to protect. If you're on a limited budget, no problem, just concentrate on what's most important to protect right now and work from there.
Once again, the ability for the CEO, CFO, CIO, or CISO to be able to build a relationship and collaborate, I can't stress this enough, is paramount. "Techie" talk isn't sexy by any means, but it has to be understood on even high levels that everyone can be a stop gate or can be the catalyst to a massive intrusion. The barrier does have to come down and the old way of thinking, "I'm not a gadget guy, that's someone else's problem" has to migrate to the idea that this is an Asymmetrical Battlefield meaning a 360 degree fight. There are no 'front lines'; everybody's a target.
If you don't get an opportunity to watch the webcast, I strongly recommend you do, then know this:
- It starts with the human end user. We're all in this toghether, so let's be proactive in identifying what doesn't look right, no matter how small, and report it.
- Lean on your basic fundamentals either as an IT professional or the policy that outlines use of devices.
- Create an environment that is conducive for incident responders to do their job by making sure their main focus is incident response
- And lastly know that nothing will change if a proactive approach is not taken by both "Techie's" and "Non-Techie's". Collaborate and Integrate.
It was great serving you this month! Please protect yourselves and help protect whatever agency or company you may be working for. Cyberspace is limitless and endless; we may never have a full grasp but we can start with a basic knowledge. You can check out MS-ISAC if you would like to know more.
Humbly Yours,
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Best New Home/Modern
Best New Home/Modern
Rose and Ron Dennis had specific goals for their Trenton, Maine, home when they approached William M. Hanley at A4 Architects in Bar Harbor: uninterrupted ocean views, low maintenance, privacy, and energy efficiency.
"Ron and Rose had a mature understanding of Modernism, and that drove a lot of the initial design," says Hanley, the project architect. "We could have created a blob that was sinuous and undefined and flowing, but that wasn't what they communicated. They like corners instead of curves."
They had a clear aesthetic in mind — a sleek and modern look with an open floor plan.
The resulting home is extraordinary in its openness to the sea, with floor-to-ceiling windows — essentially glazed walls — along the water-facing side.
Plenty of outdoor space and windows with uninterrupted views were paramount.
On a high-canopied deck, Rose Dennis relaxes by the wood-burning fireplace.
The dining room's glass walls look out to the sea.
The couple wanted to retain the sense of the family camp. To that end, the kitchen, dining area, and living space are contiguous and open.
The master bedroom opens to an ocean-side deck.
The rectangular motif continues inside, but with a softer feel, owing to the warm, natural materials in flooring, cabinetry, and case goods made from clear, select ash, furthering the connection to the site, says Hanley. (Ash trees grow on the property.)
The windows are low-lead, which means tint-free, with exceptional clarity.
Chic furnishings and high-end amenities are a reminder that although close to nature, you are not roughing it.
One fortunate and initially unforeseen feature is how surrounding trees' shadows play on the house. "We started noticing that during construction. The sun is so low in winter, and there are a lot of mature trees on the property. Elongated shadows began raking across the elevations," says Hanley.


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Team AnastasiaDate.com Escapes Day One of the 2014 Gumball Unscathed!
After a rousing welcome to new and returning participants, the Gumballer-in-Chief confirmed the news of a heavily implied surprise stop— some say it's the Top Gear test track.
Repeatedly chastised Grand Marshal Xzibit for choosing to fly to Atlanta, accepted congratulations for his impending nuptials to Eve, and delivered a not-so-stern warning about excessive speeds and the kind of crazy driving "people see on YouTube" to an audience of drivers who assented with a near-simultaneous wink.
Cooper was followed by a somewhat sterner Miami Beach Police Captain, who offered a velvet-glove/iron-fist reminder, which touched on the proliferation of school zones along the rally's Miami exit strategy and the heavy motor patrol presence already deployed to issue "reminders."
After the "warning" was complete, everyone packed up and boarded buses to sun-baked Ocean Avenue, where the cars were already poised on the starting grid, which was completely surrounded.
Team AnastasiaDate.com started around 30th, and while I was rushing up to the grid, I was stunned when I saw a photo crew taking glamour shots of a Gumball-liveried Ferrari F40. The sight of the über-rare Italian Stallion—just over 1,300 were made—underscored just what a spectacular event the Gumball Rally is. The F40 is the last car built under the direction of company founder Enzo Ferrari, and most examples spend their days busily appreciating in climate-controlled garages.
As a gearhead, I know getting to see this car on the street will be something enthusiasts young and old will remember for the rest of their lives. The idea that this example will spend the next seven days racing across two continents touched me in a way that people who don't love the smell of gasoline will simply not understand.
Start-wise, while the potential for reckless driving was a—quite understandable—concern for the local police, good old-fashioned gridlock and an unexpected bridge closure made for slow-going out of Miami, but once we got outside of the city, we were able to stretch the Lamborghini's considerable legs a bit.
Now, as someone who lived in Florida for over a decade, I can tell you the Sunshine State's countryside is nothing particularly stunning, to put it mildly. Once you get away from the coasts, it is basically all swampland and trailer parks.
If you think a 550-horsepower Italian supercar and a lead-footed lady can make that scenery a little more interesting, you'd be right.
When I picked up a Lamborghini 50th anniversary hat at Miami's Prestige Imports yesterday, I had no intention of leaving it at the SR 60/ Yeehaw Junction—yup, real place—in the middle of the Florida turnpike. While it's not ironic to have a Lamborghini ball cap snatched from your skull while riding in a Lamborghini Spyder, it is funny.
Fortunately, none of Team AnastasiaDate.com's forays into the far-north region of the speedometer resulted in any unwanted attention from the local authorities, but everywhere we stopped for gas drew a crowd. In Miami, Lamborghinis are almost a dime a dozen. Hardware-wise, even the famed streets of Los Angeles pale in comparison to the richness of South Beach, but in the middle of the Georgia sticks? A purple Lamborghini and two drop-dead gorgeous Russian girls draw a crowd like free beer at a frat party. The picture below will give you an idea of the kind of attention we got when we stopped.
Friday morning the team will depart Atlanta and stop in Charlotte before heading to New York, where the cars will be loaded onto cargo planes and shipped across the pond to a tiny private airfield in Scotland.
Until then, check out the gallery below and head over to AnastasiaDate.com's official Gumball 3000 site for all the info you can handle on this year's sexiest drivers!


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These wedding rings are each 5mm wide, the ladies is diamond set with fine quality Brilliant cut Diamonds.
We like to have each wedding ring manufactured to order in the correct finger size. This also ensures your wedding ring will personal to you. Due to the manufacturing and hallmarking process please allow upto 30 days for delivery.
We are proud to be an official Saint Maurice stockest. Wedding rings by Saint Maurice are crafted in Pforzheim, the traditional center of German gold smiths. With the greatest of care and precision, Saint Maurice will create superb testimonies to your love for each other. The traditional craft of master goldsmiths is enhanced by cutting-edge technology and an exceptional feel for the quality and properties of the raw materials. Seamlessly drawn ring blanks are carefully worked to create the desired design and then given the finishing touches by goldsmiths and diamond setters who are passionate about their craft.
Classically elegant or daringly avant-garde, wedding rings made by Saint Maurice appeal to all the senses with their exquisite materials and harmonious lines. With an uncanny feel for the beauty and comfort, Saint Maurice creates precious and timeless pieces of absolute perfection – as valuable and unique as your love for each other.


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In 21 industrial economies during 1970-2008, there have been about 47 housing price busts and about 90 stock price collapses. Sometimes they both overlapped, other times not. There is now concern that stock markets in Emerging Markets have expanded rather rapidly since their lows at end-2008. There are worries that the fiscal stimulus packages and monetary easing policies that we put in during the crisis months of October 2008 to June 2009 may have sowed the seeds of the next bubble as private sector credit has increased sharply in several emerging economies.
In several of these episodes of busts, in the run up to the asset price bubbles, there has been a rapid growth in the credit. In the recent crisis, not only in the industrial economies but also in the emerging economies, particularly Emerging Europe, housing prices rose sharply in the run up to the crisis and were often associated with a rapid credit growth resulting in an escalation of household leverage and debt. So asset price rises were accommodated by credit booms. In turn, the credit booms were associated by an increase in capital inflows. Credit booms, in turn, drive increases in housing prices and/or stock prices, and/or exchange rates. There is therefore a feedback loop, that fuels increased household and financial firms' leverage, and lowering of lending standards (as reflected in the sub-prime loans in the United States). The longer the credit boom goes on the higher the probability that it will end up in a financial crisis.
Asset booms and busts are now the new normal. The question then becomes: how should monetary policy respond to a run up in house or stock prices? But the identification of bubbles and credit booms is fraught with problems. Should credit growth of 1.5 times the nominal GDP be considered a credit boom? Is credit increasing rapidly due to financial liberalization, financial development or due to loose monetary policy or just increase at the same pace as real output?
Should monetary policy respond to a boom? The consensus view before the crisis was that monetary policy should focus on keeping inflation low (as this is conducive for growth). Asset prices are monitored for information related to the economic situation but never targeted by central banks. For example, there was a boom in stock prices in most emerging market economies but seldom did their central banks attempt to contain the 'irrational exuberance.' This narrow focus of monetary policy is based on the view that it is difficult to differentiate between a speculative boom and episodes of rational decisions by individuals. Moreover, monetary policy may be a blunt instrument to stop a boom and it may end up doing more harm to the whole economy while trying to contain a boom. For example, during booms, the expected returns on assets may be so high that small changes in policy interest rate may have little or no effect on investors' decisions. However, higher interest rates can lower demand and supply of bank loans and could have mitigated the US and European housing boom. Similarly, raising reserve requirements can sometimes be effective in limiting credit growth in domestic currency. As discussed below, flexible prudential regulations and tightened supervision may be better tools in managing a boom.
Growth in credit and financial leverage should be monitored for systemic risk. The ratio of credit to GDP and its growth is a useful warning bell of boom conditions and leverage. Other leverage indicators could be data on borrowers and analysis of balance sheets of firms for exposures. Details of capital accounts in balance of payments could provide useful information about unsustainable leverage positions and can provide an early warning about 'good' and 'bad' booms. In addition, housing price and real-estate price booms typically involve a high degree of borrower leverage. Depending on individual country circumstances, Central Banks should develop a range of measures to assess systemic risks. These measures should include firm-specific measures and system-wide risks, including leverage and foreign exposures.
What should policy makers do in future? The 2008-09 financial crisis was in part due to unusually high over-leverage ratios of 40 to one by financial firms in US and Europe. Credit flows to real estate was way too high compared with credit for small-and-medium enterprises in these countries, in part due to tax-incentives (low interest rates and tax deductions for mortgage interest) and the politicization of housing (the so-called American dream to own a house). The ongoing global crisis necessitates that at least for the next 2-3 years there will be de-leveraging, rising deficits-debt-default, and re-regulation. At the same time, there is the danger of prematurely withdrawing fiscal stimulus and monetary easing that may send the economies into another tail-spin. To minimize credit bubbles in the future, there is a need for policy makers to:
- Develop an international system of monitoring leveraging by banks and financial institutions, particularly the large ones, including leveraging among the various sectors in different geographical areas. There is a need for developing such a 'heat map' because central banks are usually unable to identify credit bubbles but can monitor leverage ratios at micro and macro levels.
- Encourage banks to develop risk models to include leverage ratios and internal risk-adjusted weights in each of the real sectors. Can private sector risk managers do it by themselves? Not really; the private sector has invested heavily in risk management tools and progressed quite a bit in quantitative and qualititative tools but they would need global institutions that have an advantage in comparing and contrasting across countries and sectors and firms. Stress-testing by private sector has failed. The behavior of financial firms and their counterparties has been disappointing during this crisis because the best risk-management would have been for the credit agencies to insist that mortgage originators should have a stake in the debt instruments at all times.
- Regulate pockets of leverage (e.g. trade brokers in certain institutions), including ensuring more capital for such highly-leveraged firms or by increasing margin requirements or by restrictions such as loan-to-value ratios for housing loans. Capital requirements are necessary but not sufficient.
- Phase out the distortions arising from bias in terms of directed credit and tax exemptions for the real-estate.


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cragv needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 51 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
EDIT: I spelt my own business name wrong!! Please note: Data Retriever. Thanks guys and sorry for the hassle.
DR is a small business that specialises in data recovery from all media types (eg. HDD, CD/DVD, USB drives, etc.). It also provides an IT consultancy service, drawing on years of experience and expertise in the industry.
Data Retriever
Currently a small business, I am aiming to cultivate it into a major player in the city here. I wish to retain the same branding for the duration of the business life, to ensure maximum return on my advertising and branding in the community.
Main customer demographic is small to medium sized businesses (IT Consultancy and data recovery). Secondary customer groups include education institutions (mainly data reco, not IT consult. as they usually have in-house arrangements), and the general public (also mainly for data reco).
Regarding the logo, I've been hoping to merge two themes - hard disk drives, and dogs (due to the name 'retriever'). Possibly something around a paw print, HDD platter/dog tag, or simple dog kennel... needs to convey 'computers' and 'dogs', while being professional, simple and appealing.
- the business slogan is: professional data recovery at a fetching price! (does not have to be included in the design - more here FYI)
- needs to be simple, preferably only 2 or 3 colours at most
- needs to be easy to convert for use on a variety of print/online mediums
- please provide the art in a vector format - ideally one compatible with Adobe Photoshop. I'm new to this so feel free to contact me to help work out specifics. Thanks :)
- intricate detail/design - simplicity is desired here
- many colours - needs to be easy to reproduce in print as well as fabric/embroidery, and signage
- unrelated logos or designs that don't incorporate at least either storage or dog-related ideas
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Endress+Hauser Group Sustainability Report
Responsibility at Endress+Hauser
As a family-owned company, sustainability is deeply ingrained in our values. In order to better meet our responsibilities, we publish a comprehensive sustainability report.
Sustainability report
From our experience in the field of process engineering, we know that you can only control that which you measure. This is one of the reasons why we submitt a Group sustainability report in 2015. We have to know where we stand, so that we can fulfill our responsibility as a company.
In 2015 we laid the groundwork for comprehensive Group-wide sustainability reporting. Based on the results of a master's thesis, we defined those issues that are most important to us, analyzed their significance to the company and various stakeholders and ascertained to what extent these issues can be influenced by us. The materiality matrix that grew out of this effort helped us develop key indicators, measures and goals related to our sustainability.
In the meantime, we have created corresponding internal structures and processes to capture the defined key indicators on a Group-wide basis. The results and the findings also found their way into our new Strategy 2020+, which incorporates various objectives closely associated with the issue of sustainability.
As a consequence, for the first time we are also measuring our success based on the results of the EcoVadis audit, which we utilize to examine the sustainability of our business processes each year. Our aim is to place in the top 25 percent of the audited companies. Producing good results from our regular customer and employee surveys will be one of our strategic goals in the future as well.
By combining this data with economic indicators such as sales growth, return on sales and equity ratio, we gain a holistic picture of the company's development.


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Phyllis Ger teaches participants how to roll and glue special paper to form unique jewelry which can then be embellished with sequins or crystals if desired. Preregistration is required. Space is limited. Materials are provided.
Jun 12 @ 3:30 PM
Toddler Time
Location: Howard Beach
Registration: Not required
Children ages 12-36 months and their caregivers will read, sing, color, and have fun together.
Additional Program Dates/Locations
This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.
Additional Dates
Create Your Own Jewelry Box: A Crafts Workshop for Adults
Location: Howard Beach
Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date.
Phyllis Ger teaches you how to create a beautiful jewelry box, to keep or give as a gift, in different shapes from materials you might have discarded. Preregistration is required. Space is limited. Materials will be provided.
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Reach for the Stars
156-18 96th Street
Howard Beach NY , 11414
phone: (718) 845-1429
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Howard Beach NY , 11414
phone: (718) 843-0845
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Howard Beach NY , 11414
phone: (718) 925-1303
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Howard Beach NY , 11414
phone: (718) 845-3298
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Community Board District # 10
115-01 Lefferts Boulevard
South Ozone Park NY , 11420
phone: (718) 843-4488
fax: (718) 738-1184
|Community Organizations & Services
Ozone-Howard Chamber of commerce
P.O. Box 58
Howard Beach NY , 11414
phone: (718) 835-9482
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FDNY - Engine 331 Ladder 173|
158-57 Cross Bay Blvd.
Howard Beach NY , 11414
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Queens Hospital Center
82-68 164 Street
Jamaica NY , 11432
phone: (718) 883-3000
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The Forum South
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Park Strip
S. Conduit Ave. & 88 Street
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157th Drive, 158th Avenue, Sheridan Street
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88 & 89 Sts & 160 Avenue
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155 Avenue & 83rd Street
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phone: (718) 845-2211
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Howard Beach Post Office
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Howard Beach Senior Center
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Howard Beach NY , 11414
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New York NY, 10007
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Howard Beach NY, 11414
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Howard Beach's earliest inhabitants were Canarsie and Rockaway Indians, and, later, English settlers, all attracted to rich fishing sites at Hawtree Creek and Jamaica Bay. The area was called Remsen's Landing during the 1770's, after Col. Jeramus Remsen, its largest landowner and a Revolutionary War Regiment leader.
By 1900, Howard Beach earned the nickname "The Venice of Long Island" for its many waterways, and the name "Ramblersville" was adopted by residents along Hawtree Creek when a visitor remarked about the charm of the sleepy fishing village. The community takes its present name from a Brooklyn glove manufacturer, William J. Howard, who operated a goat farm near Aqueduct as a source of skins for his business, and who opened a hotel and cottage community around the turn of the century. "Hotel Howard" became popular with the rich and famous, and boasted a pier that stretched two thousand feet into Jamaica Bay. Though the resort was destroyed by fire in 1907, Mr. Howard went on to develop land in the area, and the first model home of "Howard Estates" opened in 1913.
The extension of the New York City subway system, completion of a sewer line, and the opening of Aqueduct Racetrack spurred a housing boom, generating a cluster of small developments, such as West Hamilton Beach, Lindenwood, and Rockwood Park, which comprise modern Howard Beach, an amalgam of private homes, cooperative housing, condominiums, and garden apartments. Cross Bay Boulevard is a vigorous and bustling commercial strip. The population is largely Italian-American and Jewish-American.
Library services to the Howard Beach community were provided by Bookmobile until April, 1963, when a rented storefront was opened at 155-12 Cross Bay Boulevard, the Library system's 52nd neighborhood branch. In 1979, services were moved to the present location, a city-owned building at 92-06 156 Avenue.
Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. Encyclopedia of New York City
Ranft, Richard. "History of Howard Beach", Queens Forum, June 13, 1997


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Taylor Swift Regrets Calling Harry Styles A 'D**k' & Leaving Vacation
Harry decided Taylor was 'too emotional,' a new report claims, after Taylor accused him of cheating.
Taylor Swift and Harry Styles' romantic holiday vacation to the island of Virgin Gorda began as a fairy tale — and ended as a nightmare. After spending some romantic time together Jan. 3, the One Direction frontman decided he needed to be alone for a bit, which is where things got really messy. "He got drunk and left Taylor on their boat for a few hours without telling her where he was going," a source tells Us Weekly.
By the time Harry, 18, and Taylor, 22, came face to face again, Taylor was reportedly "crying and furious."
The source also claims Taylor had been knocking back a few drinks herself in Harry's absence.
Then came the fight. Taylor reportedly "called him a d**k and accused him of running around with girls," an accusation the source vehemently denies. "He didn't do anything wrong!"
How Taylor's Plan Blew Up In Her Face
Taylor thought yelling at Harry, then leaving him alone on the island, would show him who's boss — but instead, it just pushed him further away!
"She wanted to teach Harry a lesson; she expected him to call and apologize," the source says. "He didn't." No, instead Harry remained on vacation to party with the likes of Richard Branson.
Taylor, who was said to be "a wreck and torn up," started texting Harry like a madwoman — but to no avail.
So why didn't he call her back? According to a source, "he thinks she's too emotional."
HollywoodLifers, do you think there's still hope for Harry and Taylor to get back together? Or are they better off apart for now?
WATCH: Taylor Swift Mocks Harry Styles In New Music Video Shoot
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Morningbell Celebrates 10th Anniversary at High Dive
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text: On 26 Jan 2010, at 12:00 pm, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: > does anyone have any benchmarks for I/O in a virtualized cluster? I don't have formal benchmarks, but I can tell you what I see on my VMware virtual machines in general: Network I/O is reasonably fast - there's some additional latency, but nothing particularly severe. VMware can special-case communication between VMs on the same physical host, if required, but that reduces flexibility in moving the VMs around. Disk I/O is fairly poor, especially once the number of virtual machines becomes large. This is hardly surprising - the VMs are contending for shared resources, and there's bound to be more contention in a virtualised setup than in physical machines. In our case (~170 virtual machines running on 9 physical servers, each of which has dual GigE for VM traffic and dual port fibrechannel) Forgive me for using VMware parlance rather than Xen, but hopefully the ideas will be the same. Here are a few things I've noted: 1) Applications with I/O patterns of large numbers of small disk operations are particularly painful (such as our ganglia server with all its thousands of tiny updates to RRD files). We've mitigated this by configuring Linux on this guest to allow a much larger proportion of dirty pages than usual, and to not flush to disk quite so often. OK, so I risk losing more data if the VM goes pop, but this is just ganglia graphing, so I don't really care too much in that particular case. 2) Raw device maps (where you pass a LUN straight through to a single virtual machine, rather than carving the disk out of a datastore) reduce contention and increase performance somewhat, at the cost of using up device minor numbers on ESX quite quickly; because ESX is basically Linux, you're limited to 256 (I think - it might be 128) LUNs presented to each host, and probably to each cluster, since VMs need to be able to migrate. I basically use RDMs for database applications where the storage requirements are greater than about 500 GB. For less than that I use datastores. 3) Keep the number of virtual machines per datastore quite low, especially if the applications are I/O heavy, to reduce contention. 4) In an ideal world I'd spread the datastores over a larger number of RAID units than I currently have, but my budget can't stand that. All this is rather dependent of course on what technology you're using to provide storage to your virtual machines. We're using fibrechannel, but of course mileage may vary considerably if you use NAS or iSCSI, and depending on how many NICs you're bonding together to get bandwidth. -- The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute is operated by Genome Research Limited, a charity registered in England with number 1021457 and a company registered in England with number 2742969, whose registered office is 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE.


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[wimg=left]../images/news/03_02_09_defjamvendetta.jpg[/wimg]Hip-hop and videogames go together like groupies and gangsta rap. No surprise, then, that both are featured in EA's upcoming Def Jam: Vendetta, the first street-fighting simulation-cum-wrestler with urban-culture undertones. It's already eliciting rave reviews from the featured artists. "I'm ecstatic to be in this game," says
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Indeed. Even this early in its development, it's obvious Vendetta will do that. For one, EA's attempting something never tried before: grafting a significant story line onto no-holds-barred wrestling gameplay. Combat takes place on the New York underground brawling circuit years after local kingpin D-Mob forced you into early retirement. Upon discovering your former fling Angel has hooked up with the hoodlum and your friend Manny is deep in debt to the man, you're left with no options; you've got to drag your ass back into the ring.
[wimg=right]../images/news/03_02_09_defjamvendetta/screen1.jpg[/wimg] "The basic premise is Fight Club meets hip-hop," explains Producer
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Thus, you'll be privy to a world of seedy venues, shady characters, and shifty deals while exploring everything the Story mode offers. It's here that you'll gain all the unlockables (new characters, backdrops, costumes, etc.) or attempt sidequests while battling over 45 brawlers, including 12 Def Jam artists who serve as D-Mob's boss characters. The colorful roster includes such notables as
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[wimg=left]../images/news/03_02_09_defjamvendetta/screen2.jpg[/wimg] And there's more fun to be had in Battle and Survival modes. Under the former option, up to four players can play in match types like free-for-all, two-on-two tag-team, and handicap. The latter choice plays much like any endurance mode, with you fighting a string of goons one at a time until you drop, al-though discovering new characters-who are then added to the gauntlet-extends its replay value.
So, how does it play? In a word, fiercely. "We've tried to make Vendetta a much faster experience than players are used to by infusing as many martial-art styles as possible into the game," says Holmes. "It also boasts EA Sports Big sensibilities for the finishers-they're incredibly over-the-top. That really sets it apart from the competition."
While Vendetta handles like any wrestling game, the move set is spastic. Alongside grapple-based wrestling moves such as clotheslines and piledrivers come kung-fu techniques, jeet kune do maneuvers, and the odd illegal chokehold. With more than 1,500 moves available, how you work an opponent over is simply a matter of preference.
[wimg=right]../images/news/03_02_09_defjamvendetta/screen3.jpg[/wimg] Likewise, there are numerous ways to win a fight: 1) pin your opponent, 2) work a specific body part until you can slap on a submission hold, or 3) explore the wonders of a special KO system that revolves around ridiculously gratuitous ending moves. Finishers, as they're referred to, are only accessible after whittling an adversary's health down and getting your momentum meter charged. Once that's done, however, you can toss opponents across the ring or really go for the gusto.
Take DMX, a real wild child. Apply the outspoken celebrity's finisher and he runs up the face of his foe to apply several kicks to his head, Jet Li-style. He then switches into a scissor hold, grabs the offender, and flips him into oblivion. It's not your average fatality, but this isn't your average game.
"Vendetta is a title that has the potential to bring hip-hop culture into the mainstream in an authentic way," says Holmes. That it should, since it exemplifies two things audiences love: violence and verbal abuse. And take Method Man's advice before jumping in: "Choose me. And work the finishers. With all due respect to the other artists involved, I'm gonna break some fucking heads."
Def Jam Vendetta will be coming to stores March 4th, 2003.
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My daughter talks like Yoda.
Not all of the time. Just lately.
She's taken to wearing her robe around the house.
She raises her voice and turns her phrases.
"Miss you, I will," she says before I leave for work.
"Grateful, I am," she says after getting dessert.
"To bed, I go."
She loves the wrinkled little Jedi master. His smarts. His wisdom. His ability to lightsaber (is that a verb?) a Sith. Especially that.
We've just finished watching all six "Star Wars" movies. We viewed them in order of release — episodes 4 to 6 from the 1970s and 1980s — and then 1 to 3 from the 1990s and early 2000s.
Once I showed her the first one, there was no turning back. It was all she talked about. We plowed through at hyperspace speed, skipping only a couple of scenes in the PG-13 "Revenge of the Sith" that are too much for a "youngling."
She turns 5 on Friday. I can't believe it. I was slightly older than she — I was 6 — when the first movie came out in 1977 and was instantly obsessed.
I collected the action figures, playing with them as they were intended rather than keeping them in precious packaging. I had the records — not just the music from the movie but those that played the dialogue too. Posters, bedspreads and T-shirts, too.
In kindergarten, we had a "Star Wars" costume contest at school, and my mother and I made an R2-D2 outfit that featured a spaghetti strainer wrapped in tinfoil as the "head." Suffice it to say, I didn't win a ribbon and I went home feeling more like a neurotic C-3PO than a feisty R2.
I will always remember "The Empire Strikes Back" because I received my first pair of prescription glasses the day it came out, turning me into a true "Star Wars" nerd. Like a Jedi, I could really "see" for the first time, and what a way to overcome near-sightedness, watching those imperial walkers pound snow.
But as much as I loved the movies then, I am enjoying them in a new way with my kid, or should I say, in my best Darth Sidious voice, "my apprentice."
Like a young Skywalker, my daughter has questions, so many questions.
Though I have few real answers (welcome to parenthood), I work hard to answer those difficult inquiries about the Force and its attendant religious metaphors, why Anakin didn't raise his son, Luke, and, of course, what's beneath Darth Vader's mask. (Gross.)
This has brought us closer. We have inside jokes about "Star Wars." I call her a little Ewok when she's good and a little Sith when she's not.
It's amazing how these films that started a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away — an apt description of 1970s California — remain relevant.
So for my daughter's birthday, I am giving her some action figures. I think I'll enjoy playing with these more than I do with her other interests, namely American Girl dolls and Polly Pockets.
I am starting with figures of R2-D2, Leia and, of course, Yoda. Pretty sure she'll light up when she sees the new toys.
Love her, I do.
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Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
In computing, the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) specification provides an open standard that operating systems can use to perform discovery and configuration of computer hardware components, to perform power management by, for example, putting unused components to sleep, and to do status monitoring. Internally, ACPI advertises the available components and their functions to the operating system kernel using instruction lists ("methods") provided through the system firmware (UEFI or BIOS), which the kernel parses; and then executes the desired operations (such as the initialization of hardware components) using an embedded minimal virtual machine.
First released in December 1996, ACPI defines platform-independent interfaces for hardware discovery, configuration, power management, and monitoring, and is designed to replace Advanced Power Management (APM), the MultiProcessor Specification, and the Plug and Play BIOS (PnP) Specification.[1] ACPI brings the power management under the control of the operating system, as opposed to the previous BIOS-centric system that relied on platform-specific firmware to determine power management and configuration policies.[2] The specification is central to Operating System-directed configuration and Power Management (OSPM), a system implementing ACPI which removes device management responsibilities from legacy firmware interfaces.
Intel, Microsoft and Toshiba originally developed the standard, while HP and Phoenix also participated later. In October 2013, the original developers of the ACPI standard agreed to transfer all assets to the UEFI Forum, in which all future development will take place.[3] The latest version of the standard is "Revision 6.1", which was published by the UEFI Forum in March 2016.[4]
The firmware-level ACPI has three main components: the ACPI tables, the ACPI BIOS, and the ACPI registers. Unlike its predecessors, such as the APM or PnP BIOS, the ACPI implements little of its functionality in the ACPI BIOS code, whose main role is to load the ACPI tables in system memory. Instead, most of the firmware ACPI functionality is provided in ACPI Machine Language (AML) bytecode stored in the ACPI tables. To make use of these tables, the operating system must have an interpreter for the AML bytecode. A reference AML interpreter implementation is provided by the ACPI Component Architecture (ACPICA). At the BIOS development time, AML code is compiled from the ASL (ACPI Source Language) code.[5][6]
As ACPI also replaces PnP BIOS, it also provides a hardware enumerator, mostly implemented in the Differentiated System Description Table (DSDT) ACPI table. The advantage of a bytecode approach is that unlike PnP BIOS code (which was 16-bit), the ACPI bytecode may be used in any operating system, even in 64-bit long mode.[6]
Overall design decision was not without criticism. In November 2003, Linus Torvalds—author of the Linux kernel—described ACPI as "a complete design disaster in every way".[7][8] In 2001, other senior Linux software developers like Alan Cox expressed concerns about the requirements that bytecode from an external source must be run by the kernel with full privileges, as well as the overall complexity of the ACPI specification.[9] In 2014, Mark Shuttleworth, founder of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, compared ACPI with Trojan horses.[10]
ACPI Component Architecture (ACPICA)
The ACPI Component Architecture (ACPICA), mainly written by Intel's engineers, provides an open-source platform-independent reference implementation of the operating system–related ACPI code.[11] The ACPICA code is used by Linux, Haiku and FreeBSD,[5] which supplement it with their operating-system specific code.
The first revision of the ACPI specification was released in December 1996, supporting 16 and 32-bit addressing spaces. It was not until August 2000 that ACPI received 64-bit address support as well as support for multiprocessor workstations and servers with revision 2.0.
In September 2004, revision 3.0 was released, bringing to the ACPI specification support for SATA controllers, PCI Express bus, multiprocessor support for more than 256 processors, ambient light sensors and user-presence devices, as well as extending the thermal model beyond the previous processor-centric support.
Released in June 2009, revision 4.0 of the ACPI specification added various new features to the design; most notable are the USB 3.0 support, logical processor idling support, and x2APIC support.
Revision 5.0 of the ACPI specification was released in December 2011,[12] followed by the revision 5.1 that was released in July 2014.[13]
The latest specification revision is 6.1, which was released in March 2016.[4]
Operating systems
Microsoft's Windows 98 was the first operating system to implement ACPI,[14][15] but its implementation was somewhat buggy or incomplete,[16][17] although some of the problems associated with it were caused by the first-generation ACPI hardware.[18] Windows 98 first edition disabled ACPI by default except on a whitelist of systems. Other operating systems, including later versions of Windows, eComStation, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, HP-UX, OpenVMS, Linux, and PC versions of Solaris, have at least some support for ACPI.[19] Some newer operating systems like Windows Vista require ACPI-compliant BIOS to work at all[20]
The 2.4 series of the Linux kernel had only minimal support for ACPI, with better support implemented (and enabled by default) from kernel version 2.6.0 onwards.[21] Old ACPI BIOS implementations tend to be quite buggy, and consequently are not supported by later operating systems. For example, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 only use ACPI if the BIOS date is after January 1, 1999, and for Windows 98 Second Edition this date is December 1, 1999.[22] Similarly, Linux kernel 2.6 blacklisted any ACPI BIOS from before January 1, 2001.[21]
OSPM responsibilities
Once an OSPM-compatible operating system activates ACPI, it takes exclusive control of all aspects of power management and device configuration. The OSPM implementation must expose an ACPI-compatible environment to device drivers, which exposes certain system, device and processor states.
Power states
Global states
The ACPI specification defines the following four global "Gx" states and six sleep "Sx" states for an ACPI-compliant computer system:[23][24]
- G0 (S0), Working: The computer is running and the CPU executes instructions. "Awaymode" is a subset of S0, where monitor is off but background tasks are running.
- G1, Sleeping: Divided into four states, S1 through S4:
- S1, Power on Suspend (POS): Processor caches are flushed, and the CPU(s) stops executing instructions. The power to the CPU(s) and RAM is maintained. Devices that do not indicate they must remain on may be powered off.
- S2: CPU powered off. Dirty cache is flushed to RAM.
- S3, commonly referred to as Standby, Sleep, or Suspend to RAM (STR): RAM remains powered.
- S4, Hibernation or Suspend to Disk: All content of the main memory is saved to non-volatile memory such as a hard drive, and the system is powered down.
- G2 (S5), Soft Off: G2/S5 is almost the same as G3 Mechanical Off, except that the power supply unit (PSU) still supplies power, at a minimum, to the power button to allow return to S0. A full reboot is required. No previous content is retained. Other components may remain powered so the computer can "wake" on input from the keyboard, clock, modem, LAN, or USB device.
- G3, Mechanical Off: The computer's power has been totally removed via a mechanical switch (as on the rear of a PSU). The power cord can be removed and the system is safe for disassembly (typically, only the real-time clock continues to run using its own small battery).
The specification also defines a Legacy state: the state on an operating system which does not support ACPI. In this state, the hardware and power are not managed via ACPI, effectively disabling ACPI.
Device states
The device states D0–D3 are device dependent:
- D0 or Fully On is the operating state.
- D1 and D2 are intermediate power-states whose definition varies by device.
- D3: The D3 state is further divided into D3 Hot (has aux power), and D3 Cold (no power provided):
- Hot: A device can assert power management requests to transition to higher power states.
- Cold or Off has the device powered off and unresponsive to its bus.
Processor states
The CPU power states C0–C3 are defined as follows:
- C0 is the operating state.
- C1 (often known as Halt) is a state where the processor is not executing instructions, but can return to an executing state essentially instantaneously. All ACPI-conformant processors must support this power state. Some processors, such as the Pentium 4, also support an Enhanced C1 state (C1E or Enhanced Halt State) for lower power consumption.[25]
- C2 (often known as Stop-Clock) is a state where the processor maintains all software-visible state, but may take longer to wake up. This processor state is optional.
- C3 (often known as Sleep) is a state where the processor does not need to keep its cache coherent, but maintains other state. Some processors have variations on the C3 state (Deep Sleep, Deeper Sleep, etc.) that differ in how long it takes to wake the processor. This processor state is optional.
- Additional states are defined by manufacturers for some processors. For example, Intel's Haswell platform has states up to C10, where it distinguishes core states and package states.[26]
Performance states
While a device or processor operates (D0 and C0, respectively), it can be in one of several power-performance states. These states are implementation-dependent. Though, P0 is always the highest-performance state; with P1 to Pn being successively lower-performance states, up to an implementation-specific limit of n no greater than 16.[27]
P-states have become known as SpeedStep in Intel processors, as PowerNow! or Cool'n'Quiet in AMD processors, and as PowerSaver in VIA processors.
- P0 max power and frequency
- P1 less than P0, voltage and frequency scaled
- P2 less than P1, voltage and frequency scaled
- ...
- Pn less than P(n-1), voltage and frequency scaled
Hardware interface
ACPI-compliant systems interact with hardware through either a "Function Fixed Hardware (FFH) Interface", or a platform-independent hardware programming model which relies on platform-specific ACPI Machine Language (AML) provided by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM).
Function Fixed Hardware interfaces are platform-specific features, provided by platform manufacturers for the purposes of performance and failure recovery. Standard Intel-based PCs have a fixed function interface defined by Intel,[28] which provides a set of core functionality that reduces an ACPI-compliant system's need for full driver stacks for providing basic functionality during boot time or in the case of major system failure.
ACPI Platform Error Interface (APEI) is a specification for reporting of hardware errors, e.g. from the chipset, to the operating system.
Firmware interface
ACPI defines many tables that provide the interface between an ACPI-compliant operating system, and system firmware. This includes Differentiated System Description Table (DSDT), Secondary System Description Table (SSDT), and Static Resource Affinity Table (SRAT), for example.[29]
The tables allow description of system hardware in a platform-independent manner, and are presented as either fixed-formatted data structures or in AML. The main AML table is the DSDT (differentiated system description table).
The Root System Description Pointer is located in a platform-dependent manner, and describes the rest of the tables.
Security risks
Ubuntu Linux founder Mark Shuttleworth has likened ACPI to Trojan horses.[30] He has described proprietary firmware (ACPI-related or any other firmware) as a security risk, saying that "firmware on your device is the NSA's best friend" and calling firmware (ACPI or non-ACPI) "a Trojan horse of monumental proportions". He has pointed out that low quality, closed source firmware is a major threat to system security:[7] "Your biggest mistake is to assume that the NSA is the only institution abusing this position of trust — in fact, it's reasonable to assume that all firmware is a cesspool of insecurity, courtesy of incompetence of the highest degree from manufacturers, and competence of the highest degree from a very wide range of such agencies".
As a solution to this problem, he has called for declarative firmware (ACPI or non-ACPI).[7] Firmware should be open-source so that the code can be checked and verified. Firmware should be declarative, meaning that it should describe "hardware linkage and dependencies" and should not include executable code.
See also
- ↑ ACPI Overview
- ↑ "APM BIOS Specification" (RTF). Intel Corporation, Microsoft Corporation. February 1996. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ↑ "The Advanced Configuration & Power Interface web page has a prominent note that links to the Preexisting ACPI Specifications page on the UEFI web site". acpi.org. July 23, 2014. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
- 1 2 "Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification, Version 6.1" (PDF). UEFI.org. March 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- 1 2 ACPI implementation on FreeBSD - Usenix
- 1 2 ACPI in Linux, 2005
- 1 2 3 Linux Magazine issue 162, May 2014, page 9
- ↑ Searls, Doc (2003-11-25). "Linus & the Lunatics, Part II". Linux Journal. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ↑ Corbet, Jonathan (2001-07-04). "Kernel Development". LWN.net weekly edition. LWN.net. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ↑ Linux Format n°184, June 2014, page 7.
- ↑ ACPICA: ACPI Component Architecture
- ↑ Hewlett-Packard; Intel Corporation; Microsoft; Phoenix Technologies; Toshiba (2011-12-06). "Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification (Revision 5.0)" (PDF). acpi.info. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- ↑ "Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification (Revision 5.1)" (PDF). uefi.org. 2014-07-23. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
- ↑ "Limitations When Using Microsoft Windows 98 on Compaq Armada Portables" (PDF). physik.hu-berlin.de. October 1998. p. 3. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ↑ "Windows 98 on ThinkPad systems - ThinkPad General". Support.lenovo.com. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ↑ Robert Cowart; Brian Knittel (2000). Using Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional. Que Publishing. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-7897-2125-9.
- ↑ Windows 98 Does Not Support ACPI Passive Cooling Mode
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/19991013055230/http://winmag.com/library/1998/1201/cov0066.htm
- ↑ Therien, Guy (2000-01-06). "ACPI 2.0 Specification Technical Review, Intel Developer Forum" (PPT). Intel Corporation. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
- ↑ Marshall, Allen. "ACPI in Windows Vista" (PPT). Microsoft Corporation. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- 1 2 The State of ACPI in the Linux Kernel
- ↑ ACPI Spec Rev 5.0 - dated December 6, 2011
- ↑ Anand Lal Shimpi (2012-10-05). "Intel's Haswell Architecture Analyzed". AnandTech. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ↑ Wasson, Scott (2005-02-21). "Intel's Pentium 4 600 series processors". The Tech Report. p. 2.
- ↑ "Processor Package and Core C-States". AnandTech. 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ↑ "Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification, Revision 3.0, Section 2.6 Device and Processor Performance State Definitions" (PDF). ACPI.info. 2004-09-02. p. 23. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- ↑ Intel Corporation (September 2006). "Intel Processor Vendor-Specific ACPI" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-25. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ↑ Brown, Len (2005-07-20). "ACPI in Linux". Ottawa Linux Symposium: 3. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.173.2206.
- ↑ Mark Shuttleworth blog (2014-03-17), ACPI, firmware and your security
External links
- Official website (ACPI specifications)
- Intel's ACPI Component Architecture
- How Linux Suspend and Resume works in the ACPI age
- Implementing ACPI 5 Features (Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit 2013)
- Using and Debugging FreeBSD ACPI, archived from the original on March 3, 2012
- Everything You Need to Know About the CPU C-States Power Saving Modes
- Sample ASL code (in the *.dsl files) from the SeaBIOS project
- Sample EFI ASL code used by VirtualBox; EFI/ASL code itself is from the open source Intel EFI Development Kit II (TianoCore)
This article is based on material taken from the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing prior to 1 November 2008 and incorporated under the "relicensing" terms of the GFDL, version 1.3 or later.


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The 10 Worst Job Hunting Mistakes
Whether you are a first-time job-seeker or you're a veteran employee, it is important that you are cautious and thoughtful as you try to land your ideal job. There's more to a successful job search than ironing your best suit and printing out extra resumes.
Today's government agencies are looking for the best of the best; one typo on your resume or cover letter could get you thrown into the "Do Not Call" pile.
Even though government employees are in high demand, there is still formidable competition for each job opening. What mistakes could cost you your dream job? Read through ten here:
1. Failing to Ask Questions in an Interview
3. Being Too Polished or Over-Prepared
4. Using an Unprofessional E-Mail Address
6. Failing to Customize Your Cover Letter and KSA
7. References Do Not Check Out
8. Not Providing Concrete Examples
9. Using Personal Pronouns and Articles in Your Resume
10. Highlighting Duties Instead of Accomplishments in Your Resume