The L.A. Lakers, the two-time defending NBA champions, were unceremoniously dispatched from this year's playoffs in a sweep at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks, and the 2011 fashion wholesale final blow came on Sunday.
What has many people still talking isn't just that the Lakers were eliminated but rather how they left the NBA's big stage. In the fourth quarter of their blowout loss to the Mavs, both Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum took cheap shots at their opponents. Both were assessed flagrant fouls and were ejected. Bynum's elbow shiver to J.J. Barea was rewarded with a five-game suspension for the beginning of next season.
One writer took the opportunity to draw a comparison between defending champs who couldn't handle defeat well.
New York Times writer Harvey Araton brought up Game 4 of the 1991 Eastern Conference finals. As you may remember, the Michael Jordan-led Bulls, who has fallen to Detroit in the previous three playoffs, completed a sweep of the two-time champion Pistons. Many remember how Isiah Thomas and crew walked off the floor and neglected to shake hands with Chicago with seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. But Araton recalls another lowlight from that game.
Araton: " ... the mood was startlingly similar, as a proud team — though one with a reputation for physicality — boiled over in frustration as a harsh reality set in.
In the second quarter of Game 4 that year, Scottie Pippen drove the lane and was met with an elbow to the chest from Bill Laimbeer, then was shoved into the first row of stands by his cheap power balance fellow Bad Boy Dennis Rodman. Fortunate to escape injury, Pippen remained down for 30 seconds while Rodman was given a flagrant foul."
To be fair, we went to YouTube to check out the foul. After further review, it doesn't look that bad (at least not the first shove). Not nearly as bad as Bynum's foul on Sunday.
2011年5月11日星期三
2011年5月9日星期一
Court documents released in November 2011
It all began with a phone call to police nike sandals, 70% off, mens, kids, womens nike sandals on sale in July 2008 from the grandmother of 2-year-old Caylee Marie Anthony, who reported the toddler missing and said her daughter’s car smelled like a "dead body.”
Now, almost three years later, the child’s 25-year-old mother, Casey Anthony, is on trial for murder in a case that has captivated the American public.
Caylee was allegedly last seen by her grandmother, Cindy Anthony, on June 15, 2008, when she said the two visited a nursing home together. The toddler’s body was found six months later in swampy woods not far from the Orlando home she shared with her mother and grandparents – her tiny remains wrapped in a bag with a piece of duct tape found over the mouth of her skull.
Cindy Anthony reported the child as possibly missing to an Orange County Police dispatcher on July 15, 2008. Cindy asked that an officer be sent to her home to arrest her daughter for “stealing an auto” and money.
“I have someone here that I need to be arrested,” Cindy said in her first 911 call. “I have a possible missing child. I have a 3-year-old that’s been missing for a month.”
A second, more distressed phone call followed about an hour later in which Cindy claimed Casey said the girl was taken by a baby sitter.
“My daughter finally admitted that the baby sitter stole her,” Cindy said. “I found my daughter’s car today and it smells like there’s been a dead body in the damn car.”
Casey allegedly told investigators that she dropped her daughter off with a baby sitter named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez on June 9, and never saw the two again. She said she didn’t notify police because she had been investigating the disappearance on her own and was scared, according to multiple press accounts.
But investigators say Casey fed them a string of lies from the beginning – like claiming she worked at Universal Studios when she didn't. Pictures later surfaced that purportedly showed the young mother partying in the days after she claimed her daughter went missing.
Police arrested Casey on July 16, 2008, for child neglect, giving false official statements and obstructing a criminal investigation.
Prosecutors say the evidence against Casey is overwhelming in the case.
Court documents released in November 2011 wholesale sandals, 2011 flip flops, cheap wholesale sandals online, for example, show that someone searched the Internet in the Anthony home for phrases like “neck-breaking,” “shovel,” and “household weapons.” A law enforcement official said air samples showed a human body had once been held inside the trunk of Casey’s car. Traces of chloroform, a substance used to induce unconsciousness, were also detected inside the woman’s car, according to officials.
What’s more, Casey allegedly told fellow inmates at the Orange County Jail details about her daughter’s death that only authorities knew. She also said that she sometimes drugged Caylee when she wanted to go out and party, the inmates allege.
Caylee's skeletal remains were found by a utility worker in a wooded area about a quarter mile from her home on Dec. 11, 2008. The bones showed no signs of trauma and her death was ruled a "homicide of undetermined means."
Casey has pleaded not guilty in the death of her daughter. She also is charged with aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and providing false information to law enforcement. If convicted on murder charges, Casey could face the death penalty.
A judge ruled Friday that Anthony's parents can be in the courtroom throughout her murder trial, despite cheap fashion - wholesale 2011 sunglasses, shoes, handbags online being witnesses for both the defense and prosecution, MyFoxOrlando.com reports.
Now, almost three years later, the child’s 25-year-old mother, Casey Anthony, is on trial for murder in a case that has captivated the American public.
Caylee was allegedly last seen by her grandmother, Cindy Anthony, on June 15, 2008, when she said the two visited a nursing home together. The toddler’s body was found six months later in swampy woods not far from the Orlando home she shared with her mother and grandparents – her tiny remains wrapped in a bag with a piece of duct tape found over the mouth of her skull.
Cindy Anthony reported the child as possibly missing to an Orange County Police dispatcher on July 15, 2008. Cindy asked that an officer be sent to her home to arrest her daughter for “stealing an auto” and money.
“I have someone here that I need to be arrested,” Cindy said in her first 911 call. “I have a possible missing child. I have a 3-year-old that’s been missing for a month.”
A second, more distressed phone call followed about an hour later in which Cindy claimed Casey said the girl was taken by a baby sitter.
“My daughter finally admitted that the baby sitter stole her,” Cindy said. “I found my daughter’s car today and it smells like there’s been a dead body in the damn car.”
Casey allegedly told investigators that she dropped her daughter off with a baby sitter named Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez on June 9, and never saw the two again. She said she didn’t notify police because she had been investigating the disappearance on her own and was scared, according to multiple press accounts.
But investigators say Casey fed them a string of lies from the beginning – like claiming she worked at Universal Studios when she didn't. Pictures later surfaced that purportedly showed the young mother partying in the days after she claimed her daughter went missing.
Police arrested Casey on July 16, 2008, for child neglect, giving false official statements and obstructing a criminal investigation.
Prosecutors say the evidence against Casey is overwhelming in the case.
Court documents released in November 2011 wholesale sandals, 2011 flip flops, cheap wholesale sandals online, for example, show that someone searched the Internet in the Anthony home for phrases like “neck-breaking,” “shovel,” and “household weapons.” A law enforcement official said air samples showed a human body had once been held inside the trunk of Casey’s car. Traces of chloroform, a substance used to induce unconsciousness, were also detected inside the woman’s car, according to officials.
What’s more, Casey allegedly told fellow inmates at the Orange County Jail details about her daughter’s death that only authorities knew. She also said that she sometimes drugged Caylee when she wanted to go out and party, the inmates allege.
Caylee's skeletal remains were found by a utility worker in a wooded area about a quarter mile from her home on Dec. 11, 2008. The bones showed no signs of trauma and her death was ruled a "homicide of undetermined means."
Casey has pleaded not guilty in the death of her daughter. She also is charged with aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter of a child and providing false information to law enforcement. If convicted on murder charges, Casey could face the death penalty.
A judge ruled Friday that Anthony's parents can be in the courtroom throughout her murder trial, despite cheap fashion - wholesale 2011 sunglasses, shoes, handbags online being witnesses for both the defense and prosecution, MyFoxOrlando.com reports.
2011年5月8日星期日
We need a bend but don't break approach to flood management
Now, the heavy strains on the system and concerns floods are getting more frequent and damaging are sparking a re-examination of flood control at www.cheapfashionwholesale.com/. In years past, the call likely would have gone out for higher levees and more so-called gray infrastructure—concrete and cement structures to keep the Mississippi inside its banks. Now some flood experts, along with some states, are saying that trying to control the river won't do the job.
"We need a bend but don't break approach to flood management," said Andrew Fahlund, senior vice president for conservation at American Rivers, a nonprofit group that advocates for more open land and fewer levees and other hard structures that tend to add to flooding problems downstream. "Right now, there's very little bending and the breaking has catastrophic consequences."
Even the Corps itself is in the process of officially changing its approach. For decades, the agency has focused on preventing floods, with the Mississippi flood-control system dating to the aftermath of the great flood of 1927. This summer, it expects to win federal approval for a policy it has begun phasing in over the past several years: allowing more flooding to occur, while working with local and state governments to manage development on surrounding land to reduce economic damage when a flood happens.
The idea is not to dismantle the hard structures, but to use other techniques to prevent the river from getting so high. "Whenever possible, the best way to manage floods is with a natural floodplain," said Terrence "Rock" Salt, the U.S. Army's deputy assistant secretary overseeing the Corps of Engineers' water-resource policy.
But the change won't be easy.
Political battles to control development can dwarf the engineering challenge of building a levee. "People own the land, and they want to develop there," Mr. Salt said. "You end up with what is not a simple proposition."
Sandbagging and evacuations continued Sunday from southern Missouri to Louisiana as the rising water headed further south. The river is expected to crest in Memphis on Tuesday at a near record. Several thousand people there have been forced to evacuate their homes.
A myriad of interests lay claim to the Mississippi: It drains all or parts of 31 states and two Canadian provinces, lies at the heart of the most productive agricultural lands in the U.S. cheap fashion wholesale and serves as a major conduit of interstate trade. Control of the river is all the more critical at a time when global demand has driven grain prices sharply higher.
"To abandon the flood plains for crop production would shift the cost of food," said Harold Deckerd, Missouri's assistant state conservationist for water resources. "The cost of food would become astronomical."
Many people concerned about flooding and the long-term interests of different uses for the river call for a balanced approach.
"There's no silver bullet on these big river systems," said Michael Reuter, director of the Nature Conservancy's North America Freshwater Program.
His group backs a blend of options for flood control. These include taking some land out of agricultural use and helping farmers change practices that can contribute to flooding and agricultural run-off that hurts marine life downstream in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Nature Conservancy has bought tracts of land in Illinois and worked with the government to buy others in Louisiana, gradually turning them back into natural wetlands that absorb and filter water from rainfall and floods.
A study by the state of Illinois found that fully exploiting the water absorption capacity of one such tract near Peoria, would reduce flooding in the city by a few inches and affect flood levels as much as 80 miles downstream, Mr. Reuter said.
There are also ways to make flood control work together with agriculture—adding retention ponds to slow and filter run-off and trying new crops. "We need to grow more plants that like to get their feet wet," Mr. Reuter said.
Louisiana, meanwhile, is trying to counteract the environmental effects of decades of river engineering by tweaking levees in a way that tries to "mimic what Mother Nature used to do," said Garret Graves, chairman of Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
The state is seeking federal approval for more channels—essentially relief valves—that lead from the river to the Gulf coast. The idea is to recreate natural river branches that once helped drain the Mississippi—but that decades of development have closed off.
One thing Louisiana is not considering: breaching levees in a way that lets the river flow wholesale hats, 70% off, 2011 cheap wholesale hats at low price uncontrolled by humans. That could jeopardize the Mississippi River's reliability as "America's commerce superhighway," Mr. Graves said. "And that's simply not an option."
"We need a bend but don't break approach to flood management," said Andrew Fahlund, senior vice president for conservation at American Rivers, a nonprofit group that advocates for more open land and fewer levees and other hard structures that tend to add to flooding problems downstream. "Right now, there's very little bending and the breaking has catastrophic consequences."
Even the Corps itself is in the process of officially changing its approach. For decades, the agency has focused on preventing floods, with the Mississippi flood-control system dating to the aftermath of the great flood of 1927. This summer, it expects to win federal approval for a policy it has begun phasing in over the past several years: allowing more flooding to occur, while working with local and state governments to manage development on surrounding land to reduce economic damage when a flood happens.
The idea is not to dismantle the hard structures, but to use other techniques to prevent the river from getting so high. "Whenever possible, the best way to manage floods is with a natural floodplain," said Terrence "Rock" Salt, the U.S. Army's deputy assistant secretary overseeing the Corps of Engineers' water-resource policy.
But the change won't be easy.
Political battles to control development can dwarf the engineering challenge of building a levee. "People own the land, and they want to develop there," Mr. Salt said. "You end up with what is not a simple proposition."
Sandbagging and evacuations continued Sunday from southern Missouri to Louisiana as the rising water headed further south. The river is expected to crest in Memphis on Tuesday at a near record. Several thousand people there have been forced to evacuate their homes.
A myriad of interests lay claim to the Mississippi: It drains all or parts of 31 states and two Canadian provinces, lies at the heart of the most productive agricultural lands in the U.S. cheap fashion wholesale and serves as a major conduit of interstate trade. Control of the river is all the more critical at a time when global demand has driven grain prices sharply higher.
"To abandon the flood plains for crop production would shift the cost of food," said Harold Deckerd, Missouri's assistant state conservationist for water resources. "The cost of food would become astronomical."
Many people concerned about flooding and the long-term interests of different uses for the river call for a balanced approach.
"There's no silver bullet on these big river systems," said Michael Reuter, director of the Nature Conservancy's North America Freshwater Program.
His group backs a blend of options for flood control. These include taking some land out of agricultural use and helping farmers change practices that can contribute to flooding and agricultural run-off that hurts marine life downstream in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Nature Conservancy has bought tracts of land in Illinois and worked with the government to buy others in Louisiana, gradually turning them back into natural wetlands that absorb and filter water from rainfall and floods.
A study by the state of Illinois found that fully exploiting the water absorption capacity of one such tract near Peoria, would reduce flooding in the city by a few inches and affect flood levels as much as 80 miles downstream, Mr. Reuter said.
There are also ways to make flood control work together with agriculture—adding retention ponds to slow and filter run-off and trying new crops. "We need to grow more plants that like to get their feet wet," Mr. Reuter said.
Louisiana, meanwhile, is trying to counteract the environmental effects of decades of river engineering by tweaking levees in a way that tries to "mimic what Mother Nature used to do," said Garret Graves, chairman of Louisiana's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority.
The state is seeking federal approval for more channels—essentially relief valves—that lead from the river to the Gulf coast. The idea is to recreate natural river branches that once helped drain the Mississippi—but that decades of development have closed off.
One thing Louisiana is not considering: breaching levees in a way that lets the river flow wholesale hats, 70% off, 2011 cheap wholesale hats at low price uncontrolled by humans. That could jeopardize the Mississippi River's reliability as "America's commerce superhighway," Mr. Graves said. "And that's simply not an option."
2011年5月6日星期五
Gonzalez said it felt more like a film
"They send a treatment over and I read it, and I was like, 'Wow, I'm honored to be even a part of it.' I really love the story and what she did and [where] she was thinking of going with it and I was really honored to be a part of it. So I was really stoked."
Once on set, Gonzalez said it felt more like a film than a music video.
"Laurieann Gibson, who directed along with Gaga — I mean, they really had great shots and they had this amazing huge production set up for the video," Gonzalez said. "It really cheap fashion wholesale did feel that way. We were on a bike, on a flatbed truck, and I have Gaga behind me, and we're like moving around the lot, just running around. So it was definitely grand in that scheme."
While Gonzalez had the honor of manning Gaga's motorcycle in the opening shots, he was relieved that he didn't have to actually drive it for the wide shots.
"Those shots, that's not me riding," the actor revealed. "So the shots with me and her, we're literally being dragged on a truck. I didn't want the responsibility of dropping a bike with Gaga on it."
The actor developed newfound respect for Gaga after witnessing just how hands-on she was with all aspects of the clip. But there was one area that Gaga and co-director Gibson ceded to Gonzalez.
"The beautiful thing about playing Jesus in the video was they really gave me the freedom to find it in my own way and they gave me a lot of confidence in that, and I was really impressed in Laurieann's direction and just giving me the space and letting me find it," Gonzalez said.
He was equally impressed with how Gaga and Gibson communicated, which at times wasn't even verbal.
"I think the chemistry between Laurieann and Lady Gaga, it was interesting to watch because they were totally in sync with each other creatively, and I think that you're going to see a lot more amazing things with them, 'cause they totally have like this synergy with them," he predicted, adding, "And I've overheard them say they're totally gonna do a lot more things together, so I'm excited to see what that stuff's gonna be."
Once on set, Gonzalez said it felt more like a film than a music video.
"Laurieann Gibson, who directed along with Gaga — I mean, they really had great shots and they had this amazing huge production set up for the video," Gonzalez said. "It really cheap fashion wholesale did feel that way. We were on a bike, on a flatbed truck, and I have Gaga behind me, and we're like moving around the lot, just running around. So it was definitely grand in that scheme."
While Gonzalez had the honor of manning Gaga's motorcycle in the opening shots, he was relieved that he didn't have to actually drive it for the wide shots.
"Those shots, that's not me riding," the actor revealed. "So the shots with me and her, we're literally being dragged on a truck. I didn't want the responsibility of dropping a bike with Gaga on it."
The actor developed newfound respect for Gaga after witnessing just how hands-on she was with all aspects of the clip. But there was one area that Gaga and co-director Gibson ceded to Gonzalez.
"The beautiful thing about playing Jesus in the video was they really gave me the freedom to find it in my own way and they gave me a lot of confidence in that, and I was really impressed in Laurieann's direction and just giving me the space and letting me find it," Gonzalez said.
He was equally impressed with how Gaga and Gibson communicated, which at times wasn't even verbal.
"I think the chemistry between Laurieann and Lady Gaga, it was interesting to watch because they were totally in sync with each other creatively, and I think that you're going to see a lot more amazing things with them, 'cause they totally have like this synergy with them," he predicted, adding, "And I've overheard them say they're totally gonna do a lot more things together, so I'm excited to see what that stuff's gonna be."
Girls think about their dress
"You need to cover a lot of girls, and a lot of girls who want to show their personality, but you always, always need certain styles," says Michael Shettel, the http://www.cheapfashionwholesale.com/ designer of bridal and eveningwear label Alfred Angelo.
Girls think about their dress — a lot — and they started this process months ago. That means that while red-carpet style and runway looks might influence some girls, you can count on some wanting a retro '50s ball gown while others want to be all grown up in something slinky with a slit.
Shettel collaborated with Walt Disney Pictures for the movie "Prom," and covered the bases. One of the main characters wears a champagne-coloured strapless with a short hemline, another a bright purple corset style, and another in a hippie-esque halter.
High schoolers are a whole "new crop" of girls learning to embrace fashion and use it as a tool of self-expression, says Jane Keltner de Valle, fashion news director of Teen Vogue. The prom outfit is more than just a dress — it's a statement of who they want to be remembered as with their old friends, and it's a glimpse at who they will be in the future, she says.
The film accurately mirrors the cheap fashion – wholesale 2011 sunglasses, shoes, handbags online scenes playing out across the country, Shettel says. Girls go into stores and try on sometimes dozens of dresses, but they know when they hit the right one.
"They might go through a frenzy of dresses, like they'll try on every green dress. But," says Shettel, "they're such quick changers, they're in and out of the dressing room to show their friends or their parents standing around in the background like lightning."
Recognizing that girls shop more by type than by specific silhouette, Lord & Taylor is merchandising its prom dresses by personality, says Amy Avitabile, senior vice-president of marketing. There's an online quiz girls can take to guide them.
She breaks it down:
—The trendsetter this year might consider something with cutouts, a one-shoulder neckline or an asymmetrical hemline; neon is a possibility.
—The glamour girl loves embellishment and beading. Look for her in something fit for a princess or a goddess.
—The daring diva will take a plunge with a more revealing neckline and go for a bright colour.
—The romantic might be taking style cues from a Taylor Swift type. She likes flowy fabrics, laces, bows and ruffles.
A kooky lace veil, chunky shoe or other bells and whistles are becoming more common as a way to put a personal twist on the outfit, adds Keltner de Valle, but underneath all that, the dresses are typically classic.
That doesn't necessarily mean timeless, though.
Shettel recalls his own prom date, decades ago, wearing an off-the-shoulder dress in a blue-and-pink floral print, with a ruffle at the neckline and hemline.
Girls think about their dress — a lot — and they started this process months ago. That means that while red-carpet style and runway looks might influence some girls, you can count on some wanting a retro '50s ball gown while others want to be all grown up in something slinky with a slit.
Shettel collaborated with Walt Disney Pictures for the movie "Prom," and covered the bases. One of the main characters wears a champagne-coloured strapless with a short hemline, another a bright purple corset style, and another in a hippie-esque halter.
High schoolers are a whole "new crop" of girls learning to embrace fashion and use it as a tool of self-expression, says Jane Keltner de Valle, fashion news director of Teen Vogue. The prom outfit is more than just a dress — it's a statement of who they want to be remembered as with their old friends, and it's a glimpse at who they will be in the future, she says.
The film accurately mirrors the cheap fashion – wholesale 2011 sunglasses, shoes, handbags online scenes playing out across the country, Shettel says. Girls go into stores and try on sometimes dozens of dresses, but they know when they hit the right one.
"They might go through a frenzy of dresses, like they'll try on every green dress. But," says Shettel, "they're such quick changers, they're in and out of the dressing room to show their friends or their parents standing around in the background like lightning."
Recognizing that girls shop more by type than by specific silhouette, Lord & Taylor is merchandising its prom dresses by personality, says Amy Avitabile, senior vice-president of marketing. There's an online quiz girls can take to guide them.
She breaks it down:
—The trendsetter this year might consider something with cutouts, a one-shoulder neckline or an asymmetrical hemline; neon is a possibility.
—The glamour girl loves embellishment and beading. Look for her in something fit for a princess or a goddess.
—The daring diva will take a plunge with a more revealing neckline and go for a bright colour.
—The romantic might be taking style cues from a Taylor Swift type. She likes flowy fabrics, laces, bows and ruffles.
A kooky lace veil, chunky shoe or other bells and whistles are becoming more common as a way to put a personal twist on the outfit, adds Keltner de Valle, but underneath all that, the dresses are typically classic.
That doesn't necessarily mean timeless, though.
Shettel recalls his own prom date, decades ago, wearing an off-the-shoulder dress in a blue-and-pink floral print, with a ruffle at the neckline and hemline.
2011年5月5日星期四
LastPass said it first noticed a network traffic irregularity on Tuesday
In a blog post on Wednesday, LastPass said it first noticed a network traffic irregularity on Tuesday morning when looking at the logs for one of its non-critical systems. It decided to dig deeper into the problem after it was unable to find a root cause for the problem.
"After delving into the anomaly we found a similar but smaller matching traffic anomaly from one of our databases in the opposite direction (more traffic was sent from the database compared to what was received on the server)," the blog post noted.
Because LastPass has been unable to account for this anomaly, it has decided to assume that the database has been compromised. The amount of data that was transferred out of its system is big enough to have contained people's email addresses, their salted password hashes and the server salt, LastPass said.
Salting is a technique that is used to make it harder for people to misuse stolen passwords. A randomly generated key is added to the password before it is obscured, or hashed.
"We also know that the amount of data taken isn't remotely enough to have pulled many users encrypted data blob," LastPass noted.
LastPass is a service that lets users store their usernames, passwords and form-fill data online. The service then automatically fills in the information when the user visits a site that requires the information. The company offers a free service as well as a fee-based service.
Such services are designed to let people create strong and unique passwords for each site they use without having to worry about remembering each one of them. Users tend to use the same passwords for multiple sites because of this worry.
With services such as LastPass, users need to only remember one master password for logging into the service.
In its blog post, LastPass noted that the possible compromise is unlikely to affect anyone with a "strong, non-dictionary"-based master password or pass phrase.
The reason that LastPass is requiring everyone to change their master password is because of the potential for the intruders to use brute-force methods to guess at weaker master passwords, the company noted. "Unfortunately, not everyone picks a master password that's immune to brute forcing."
According to LastPass, the incident has accelerated its decision to implement stronger authentication measures. The company is also rebuilding the servers that were compromised and all source code underlying the Web site have been verified against the original repository to ensure no tampering was done.
Users will need to validate their email addresses or log in from an IP address they have used before to reset their master password, the company added.
"We realize this may be an overreaction and we apologize for the disruption this will cause, but we'd rather be paranoid and slightly inconvenience you than to be even more sorry later," it said.
Several of the more than 700 comments posted by LastPass users on its blog site suggested that users had some trouble accessing their accounts following the master password reset request.
In most of the cases, the problems appeared to be the result of users not knowing how to proceed with the reset or not knowing about the need for them to do it.
In some cases, users appeared unsure what to do because the passwords to their email system had been stored in LastPass.
"After delving into the anomaly we found a similar but smaller matching traffic anomaly from one of our databases in the opposite direction (more traffic was sent from the database compared to what was received on the server)," the blog post noted.
Because LastPass has been unable to account for this anomaly, it has decided to assume that the database has been compromised. The amount of data that was transferred out of its system is big enough to have contained people's email addresses, their salted password hashes and the server salt, LastPass said.
Salting is a technique that is used to make it harder for people to misuse stolen passwords. A randomly generated key is added to the password before it is obscured, or hashed.
"We also know that the amount of data taken isn't remotely enough to have pulled many users encrypted data blob," LastPass noted.
LastPass is a service that lets users store their usernames, passwords and form-fill data online. The service then automatically fills in the information when the user visits a site that requires the information. The company offers a free service as well as a fee-based service.
Such services are designed to let people create strong and unique passwords for each site they use without having to worry about remembering each one of them. Users tend to use the same passwords for multiple sites because of this worry.
With services such as LastPass, users need to only remember one master password for logging into the service.
In its blog post, LastPass noted that the possible compromise is unlikely to affect anyone with a "strong, non-dictionary"-based master password or pass phrase.
The reason that LastPass is requiring everyone to change their master password is because of the potential for the intruders to use brute-force methods to guess at weaker master passwords, the company noted. "Unfortunately, not everyone picks a master password that's immune to brute forcing."
According to LastPass, the incident has accelerated its decision to implement stronger authentication measures. The company is also rebuilding the servers that were compromised and all source code underlying the Web site have been verified against the original repository to ensure no tampering was done.
Users will need to validate their email addresses or log in from an IP address they have used before to reset their master password, the company added.
"We realize this may be an overreaction and we apologize for the disruption this will cause, but we'd rather be paranoid and slightly inconvenience you than to be even more sorry later," it said.
Several of the more than 700 comments posted by LastPass users on its blog site suggested that users had some trouble accessing their accounts following the master password reset request.
In most of the cases, the problems appeared to be the result of users not knowing how to proceed with the reset or not knowing about the need for them to do it.
In some cases, users appeared unsure what to do because the passwords to their email system had been stored in LastPass.
2011年5月3日星期二
Three Celtics played through discomfort Tuesday
They aren’t broken, but to climb back in this series, they’ll need more from their marquee players. They’ll need to solve the Heat’s suffocating defense and avoid lulls like the 3:50 stretch of the fourth quarter when the Heat unleashed a 14-0 run after the score was tied.
“We’ve got to get better ball movement and get the ball to the right guys and that’s always on me,” Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. “Today was tough because I didn’t know who the hell was healthy.”
Three Celtics played through discomfort Tuesday. First, it was Paul Pierce who went down with what he identified as a “strain in my Achilles,” apparently after being stepped on by Joel Anthony following a free throw. He left with 5:05 left in the first quarter and returned with 7:41 remaining in the second.
Pierce played through the injury in the second half but attempted only four shots after intermission and closed with 13 points – five below his average against the Heat this season. “Every step is like a slight pain,” he said. “But it didn’t affect me the rest of the game.”
Meanwhile, Rajon Rondo was bothered by a sore back that prompted him to lie on his stomach when he was out on the game. His play didn’t seem to be affected; he had 20 points and 12 assists.
“One time he asked to come out at the beginning of the fourth because it got tight,” Rivers said. “It was bothering him this morning.”
And Ray Allen went to the locker-room in the fourth quarter to receive treatment on a bruised chest before returning. “I took an elbow into the chest from LeBron James and I sat on the bench and started to get shortness of breath,” Allen said. “It is just something I have to deal with.”
Allen, who shot a ridiculous 21 for 36 on three-pointers against the Heat in the teams’ previous five meetings, had a lackluster night: seven points on 2 for 7 shooting, including 1 for 2 on threes.
Allen was one of a trio of Celtics players who shot 2 for 7, with Jermaine O’Neal and backup Glen Davis also in that group. Kevin Garnett scored 16, missing 12 of 20 shots.
Celtics starters shot 9 for 32 in the first half and 5 for 12 in the fourth quarter. “We didn’t have great fluidity down the stretch,” Allen said.
Said Rivers: “We’re not a one-on-one team. Paul is the only guy who can beat guys one-on-one on his own.”
And defensively, “we’ve got to look ourselves in the mirror and do a better job on LeBron James and Dwyane Wade,” Pierce said. “One part that’s killing us is finishing off quarters.”
Some other Game 2 postscripts:
• The Heat shot 14 more free throws than Boston for the second consecutive game and now holds a 53-31 edge at the line. “That’s hurting us as much as anything,” Rivers said. “We fouled a ton of jump shooters tonight, which we can’t do.”
• The Heat’s starting unit hasn’t played well, as a group, throughout this postseason and that continued Tuesday. Outscored by five as a unit in Game 2, Miami’s starters have now been outscored by 51 points in seven postseason games. Coach Erik Spoelstra never went back to that starting lineup in the second or fourth quarters.
• Allen made one thing clear: “Being down 2-0 doesn’t scare any of us, doesn’t make us nervous.”
• The Celtics did a much better job defending James Jones, who on Sunday set a playoff record for most playoff points without attempting a two-point shot. Jones, who scored 25 Sunday, was held to one shot (a missed two pointer) in 19 scoreless minutes.
“We’ve got to get better ball movement and get the ball to the right guys and that’s always on me,” Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. “Today was tough because I didn’t know who the hell was healthy.”
Three Celtics played through discomfort Tuesday. First, it was Paul Pierce who went down with what he identified as a “strain in my Achilles,” apparently after being stepped on by Joel Anthony following a free throw. He left with 5:05 left in the first quarter and returned with 7:41 remaining in the second.
Pierce played through the injury in the second half but attempted only four shots after intermission and closed with 13 points – five below his average against the Heat this season. “Every step is like a slight pain,” he said. “But it didn’t affect me the rest of the game.”
Meanwhile, Rajon Rondo was bothered by a sore back that prompted him to lie on his stomach when he was out on the game. His play didn’t seem to be affected; he had 20 points and 12 assists.
“One time he asked to come out at the beginning of the fourth because it got tight,” Rivers said. “It was bothering him this morning.”
And Ray Allen went to the locker-room in the fourth quarter to receive treatment on a bruised chest before returning. “I took an elbow into the chest from LeBron James and I sat on the bench and started to get shortness of breath,” Allen said. “It is just something I have to deal with.”
Allen, who shot a ridiculous 21 for 36 on three-pointers against the Heat in the teams’ previous five meetings, had a lackluster night: seven points on 2 for 7 shooting, including 1 for 2 on threes.
Allen was one of a trio of Celtics players who shot 2 for 7, with Jermaine O’Neal and backup Glen Davis also in that group. Kevin Garnett scored 16, missing 12 of 20 shots.
Celtics starters shot 9 for 32 in the first half and 5 for 12 in the fourth quarter. “We didn’t have great fluidity down the stretch,” Allen said.
Said Rivers: “We’re not a one-on-one team. Paul is the only guy who can beat guys one-on-one on his own.”
And defensively, “we’ve got to look ourselves in the mirror and do a better job on LeBron James and Dwyane Wade,” Pierce said. “One part that’s killing us is finishing off quarters.”
Some other Game 2 postscripts:
• The Heat shot 14 more free throws than Boston for the second consecutive game and now holds a 53-31 edge at the line. “That’s hurting us as much as anything,” Rivers said. “We fouled a ton of jump shooters tonight, which we can’t do.”
• The Heat’s starting unit hasn’t played well, as a group, throughout this postseason and that continued Tuesday. Outscored by five as a unit in Game 2, Miami’s starters have now been outscored by 51 points in seven postseason games. Coach Erik Spoelstra never went back to that starting lineup in the second or fourth quarters.
• Allen made one thing clear: “Being down 2-0 doesn’t scare any of us, doesn’t make us nervous.”
• The Celtics did a much better job defending James Jones, who on Sunday set a playoff record for most playoff points without attempting a two-point shot. Jones, who scored 25 Sunday, was held to one shot (a missed two pointer) in 19 scoreless minutes.
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