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Eastern Conference Semifinals (Best of Seven)
#6 Wheeling Nailers at #7 Greenville Road Warriors 7 p.m. ET
Series tied 2-2
Series Matchup Sheet
• Wheeling's Tom Kuhnhackl is tied for the playoff lead with six goals.
• Greenville's Brad Cole is third among defensemen with 26 shots on goal.
• Nailers are tied for first on the penalty kill on the road at 100.0 percent (14-for-14).
• Road Warriors have scored 13 of their 29 goals in the third period.
• Game 6 is Monday at 7 p.m. ET at Wheeling
Western Conference Semifinals (Best of Seven)
#6 Bakersfield Condors at #7 Stockton Thunder 7:30 p.m. PT
Bakersfield leads series 2-1
Series Matchup Sheet
• Bakersfield's Joey Leach is tied for the playoff lead in plus-minus at +9.
• Ryan Hayes leads Stockton in the series with three goals.
• Condors are second with 27.88 shots-against per game.
• Thunder are first on the power play at home at 45.5 percent (5-for-11).
• Game 5 is Saturday at 7:30 p.m. PT at Stockton
Other 2014 Kelly Cup Playoffs Series
Western Conference Semifinals (Best of Seven)
#1 Alaska Aces vs. #4 Idaho Steelheads
Alaska wins series 4-1
Series Matchup Sheet
Game 1 – IDAHO 1 at Alaska 0 (OT)
Game 2 – Idaho 4 at ALASKA 6
Game 3 – ALASKA 5 at Idaho 2
Game 4 – ALASKA 4 at Idaho 2
Game 5 – ALASKA 2 at Idaho 1
Eastern Conference Semifinals (Best of Seven)
#5 Cincinnati Cyclones vs. #8 Fort Wayne Komets
Cincinnati leads series 2-1
Series Matchup Sheet
Game 1 – FORT WAYNE 2 at Cincinnati 1
Game 2 – Fort Wayne 2 at CINCINNATI 5
Game 3 – CINCINNATI 3 at Fort Wayne 2 (2 OT)
Game 4 is Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Fort Wayne
Western Conference Quarterfinals (Best of Seven)
#1 Alaska Aces vs. #8 Las Vegas Wranglers
Alaska wins series 4-0
Series Matchup Sheet
Game 1 – Las Vegas 1 at ALASKA 5
Game 2 – Las Vegas 1 at ALASKA 3
Game 3 – ALAKSA 5 at Las Vegas 1
Game 4 – ALASKA 3 at Las Vegas 2
#2 Ontario Reign vs. #7 Stockton Thunder
Stockton wins series 4-0
Series Matchup Sheet
Game 1 – Ontario 1 at STOCKTON 3
Game 2 – Ontario 3 at STOCKTON 5
Game 3 – STOCKTON 5 at Ontario 2
Game 4 – STOCKTON 2 at Ontario 1
#3 Utah Grizzlies at #6 Bakersfield Condors
Bakersfield wins series 4-1
Series Matchup Sheet
Game 1 – BAKERSFIELD 1 at Utah 0
Game 2 – Bakersfield 1 at UTAH 2
Game 3 – Utah 3 at BAKERSFIELD 4 (OT)
Game 4 – Utah 2 at BAKERSFIELD 3 (OT)
Game 5 – Utah 0 at BAKERSFIELD 5
#4 Idaho Steelheads vs. #5 Colorado Eagles
Idaho wins series 4-2
Series Matchup Sheet
Game 1 – Colorado 1 at IDAHO 2
Game 2 – COLORADO 3 at Idaho 1
Game 3 – Idaho 1 at COLORADO 4
Game 4 – IDAHO 4 at Colorado 3
Game 5 – IDAHO 2 at Colorado 1
Game 6 – Colorado 2 at IDAHO 3 (4 OT)
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals (Best of Seven)
#1 Reading Royals vs. #8 Fort Wayne Komets
Fort Wayne wins series 4-1
Series Matchup Sheet
Game 1 – FORT WAYNE 2 at Reading 1
Game 2 – Fort Wayne 2 at READING 4
Game 3 – Reading 1 at FORT WAYNE 5
Game 4 – Reading 1 at FORT WAYNE 3
Game 5 – Reading 1 at FORT WAYNE 2 (2 OT)
#2 Kalamazoo Wings vs. #7 Greenville Road Warriors
Greenville wins series 4-2
Series Matchup Sheet
Game 1 – GREENVILLE 2 at Kalamazoo 1
Game 2 – Greenville 2 at KALAMAZOO 3
Game 3 – Kalamazoo 1 at GREENVILLE 2 (OT)
Game 4 – KALAMAZOO 4 at Greenville 1
Game 5 – Kalamazoo 3 at GREENVILLE 4 (3 OT)
Game 6 – GREENVILLE 3 at Kalamazoo 1
#3 South Carolina Stingrays vs. #6 Wheeling Nailers
Wheeling wins series 4-0
Series Matchup Sheet
Game 1 – WHEELING 3 at South Carolina 0
Game 2 – WHEELING 3 at South Carolina 2 (OT)
Game 3 – South Carolina 0 at WHEELING 1
Game 4 – South Carolina 2 at WHEELING 4
#4 Orlando Solar Bears vs. #5 Cincinnati Cyclones
Cincinnati wins series 4-2
Series Matchup Sheet
Game 1 – CINCINNATI 4 at Orlando 2
Game 2 – CINCINNATI 7 at Orlando 3
Game 3 – Orlando 1 at CINCINNATI 2
Game 4 – ORLANDO 2 at Cincinnati 0
Game 5 – ORLANDO 3 at Cincinnati 2 (OT)
Game 6 – CINCINNATI 2 at Orlando 1
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Premier 'AA' Hockey League Fast Facts
• Watch games live on America ONE Sports, the "Official Broadband & Mobile Broadcaster" of the ECHL.
• The ECHL celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2012-13 and is the third-longest tenured professional hockey league behind only the National Hockey League and the American Hockey League.
• ECHL began in 1988-89 with five teams in four states and has grown to be a coast-to-coast league with 21 teams in 15 states in 2013-14.
• The league officially changed its name from East Coast Hockey League to ECHL on May 19, 2003.
• 541 players have played in the NHL after playing in the ECHL including 22 in 2012-13.
• 29 ECHL players have made their NHL debuts in 2013-14: former Reading Royals Will Acton (Edmonton on Oct. 1), former Kalamazoo Wings left wing Darren Archibald (Vancouver on Oct. 25), former Columbia Inferno, Charlotte Checkers, Greenville Road Warriors and Reading Royals defenseman Julien Brouillette (Washington on Feb. 6), former Colorado Eagles defensemen Ben Chiarot (Winnipeg on Nov. 2) former San Francisco Bulls left wing Jamie Devane (Toronto on Oct. 5), former Elmira Jackals and Reading Royals left wing Brett Gallant (New York Islanders on April 8), former Idaho Steelheads left wing Luke Gazdic (Edmonton on Oct. 1), former Toledo Walleye center Luke Glendening (Detroit on Oct. 12), former Wheeling Nailers defenseman Alex Grant (Anaheim on Nov. 30), former Florida Everblades goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis (Tampa Bay on April 11), former Trenton Titans goaltender Cal Heeter (Philadelphia on April 12), former Cincinnati Cyclones goaltender Magnus Hellberg (Nashville on Oct. 26), former Reading Royals and Ontario Reign goaltender Michael Hutchinson (Winnipeg on April 7), former Alaska Aces, Idaho Steelheads, Utah Grizzlies and Cincinnati Cyclones right wing Justin Johnson (New York Islanders on April 11), former Ontario Reign goaltender Martin Jones (Los Angeles on Dec. 3), former Greenville Road Warriors, Florida Everblades and Alaska Aces goaltender Connor Knapp (Buffalo on April 11), former Toledo Walleye forward Peter Leblanc (Washington on April 12), former Greenville Road Warriors goaltender Nathan Lieuwen (Buffalo on March 16) former Alaska Aces goaltender Joni Ortio (Calgary on Feb. 27), former Wheeling Nailers center Adam Payerl (Pittsburgh on April 6), former Wheeling Nailers defenseman Philip Samuelsson (Pittsburgh on Dec. 16), former Wheeling Nailers center Zach Sill (Pittsburgh on Nov. 16), former Toledo Walleye goaltender Kent Simpson (Chicago on Dec. 14), former Greenville Road Warriors goaltender Cam Talbot (New York Rangers on Oct. 24), former Cincinnati Cyclones center and 2010 Kelly Cup champion Mark Van Guilder (Nashville on March 30), former Gwinnett Gladiators goaltender Mark Visentin (Phoenix on April 12), former Reading Royals defenseman Patrick Wey (Washington on Dec. 7), former Cincinnati Cyclones forward Garrett Wilson (Florida on March 18) and former Ontario Reign goaltender Jeff Zatkoff (Pittsburgh on Oct. 11).
• Seven players have played in the ECHL and NHL in 2013-14: John Curry with Orlando and Minnesota, Kristers Gudlevskis with Florida and Tampa Bay, Magnus Hellberg with Cincinnati and Nashville, Michael Hutchinson with Ontario and Winnipeg, Connor Knapp with Greenville, Florida, Alaska and Buffalo, Joni Ortio with Alaska and Calgary and Patrick Wey with Reading and Washington.
• The ECHL has had 349 players reach the NHL since 2002-03 when it changed its focus to become the primary developmental league for the NHL and the AHL. The ECHL had 97 players reach the NHL in its first 10 seasons and 215 in the first 15 years.
• 285 ECHL players have played their first game in the last nine seasons for an average of more than 31 per year.
• ECHL had a record 93 players on NHL opening-day rosters in 2013-14, surpassing the 87 from 2012-13 and marking the 11th year in a row that there have been over 50 former ECHL players on opening-day rosters.
• ECHL has affiliations with 26 of the 30 NHL teams in 2013-14, marking the 17th consecutive season that the league has affiliations with at least 20 teams in the NHL.
• 26 coaches with an ECHL background are working behind the benches of teams in the NHL including Anaheim Ducks head coach Bruce Boudreau, Nashville Predators head coach Peter Laviolette, Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma and New York Islanders head coach Jack Capuano. It is the ninth consecutive season that there have been 11 or more coaches with an ECHL background working in the NHL.
• 27 former ECHL officials are scheduled to work as part of the NHL officiating team in 2013-14 with referees Darcy Burchell, Francis Charron, Tom Chmielewski, Ghislain Hebert, Jean Hebert, Marc Joannette, Trent Knorr, Mike Leggo, Dave Lewis, T.J. Luxmore, Wes McCauley, Jon McIsaac, Dean Morton, Dan O'Rourke, Brian Pochmara, Kevin Pollock, Kyle Rehman, Chris Rooney, Graham Skilliter, Justin St. Pierre and Ian Walsh, and linesmen Steve Barton, Matt MacPherson, Brian Mach, Tim Nowak, Bryan Pancich and Jay Sharrers.
• ECHL was represented for the 13th year in a row on the Stanley Cup champion in 2013 with Chicago Blackhaws assistant coach Jamie Kompon, players Sheldon Brookbank and Daniel Carcillo, vice president/assistant to the president Al MacIsaac, director of pro scouting Ryan Stewart and general manager of minor league affiliations Mark Bernard. The ECHL was represented by 53 former players and 18 coaches on the 16 teams competing in the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup Playoffs, marking the eighth year in a row that there have been at least 30 former ECHL players and the 10th consecutive season that over 25 players with ECHL experience have competed in the NHL postseason.
• Former ECHL broadcasters working in the NHL include John Ahlers and Steve Carroll of the Anaheim Ducks, Dave Goucher of the Boston Bruins, Chris Kerber of the St. Louis Blues, Jack Michaels of the Edmonton Oilers, Dave Mishkin of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Bob McElligott of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
• Ryan Stanzel and Jeremy Zager, who were both recipients of the ECHL Media Relations Director of the Year award, are working in the communications department for the Minnesota Wild and the Los Angeles Kings, respectively. Former ECHL assistant director of communications Joe Siville works in the communications department for the Philadelphia Flyers.
• ECHL has affiliations with 26 of the 30 teams in the American Hockey League in 2013-14 and for the past 24 years there has been an ECHL player on the Calder Cup champion.
• In the last nine seasons the ECHL has had more call-ups to the AHL than all other professional leagues combined 4,000 with over call-ups involving more than 2,100 players and in 2012-13 there were 10 times as many call-ups from the ECHL to the AHL than all other professional leagues.
• The ECHL averaged 4,706 fans per game in 2013-14, the highest single-season average since 1999-2000, and marking the 10th consecutive season and the 22nd time in the last 24 years that the ECHL has averaged over 4,000 fans.
• Further information on the ECHL is available from its website at ECHL.com, as well as on Facebook and Twitter.


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Keeping the database available for customer use is one of a DBA's primary concerns. Many technologies are available to assist DBAs with availability, both for single-server and multiple-server configurations. Database mirroring can be a great way to improve database availability because it's fairly easy to deploy, administer, and maintain. In this article I explain the fundamentals of mirroring, including how to determine whether it's the right choice for your environment and how to get a basic configuration up and running. Because SQL Server 2008 R2 doesn't include any significant enhancements to database mirroring, this article applies to both SQL Server 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008.
Related: Database Mirroring for Disaster Recovery
Database mirroring is one of SQL Server's high-availability options. It's the newest addition to SQL Server's multiserver family of capabilities, first introduced in SQL Server 2005. As implied by its name, database mirroring lets you keep a remote copy of a single database up-to-date with changes from the primary copy of your database. The mirroring is done one database at a time rather than at the server level. Typically, this means it's much easier to set up a mirrored configuration than using other high-availability technologies, such as failover clustering.
The disadvantage of mirroring working at the database level is that system databases, such as master, model, tempdb, and msdb, aren't mirrored (and, in fact, can't be mirrored). This means logins, SQL Server Agent jobs, and other security configurations aren't identical between the two servers. The result is that a bit more administrative overhead is necessary to make sure customer connectivity works on both the servers involved in mirroring; however, you have more flexibility in the use of both systems.
Related: Stopping Database Mirroring
Database mirroring involves a principal server and a mirror server, as well as an optional witness server. The witness server doesn't participate in mirroring per se—it just helps decide when an automatic failover can occur, under very specific circumstances. The principal and mirror roles for each database swap when a failover occurs.
The two types of mirroring are synchronous and asynchronous. In synchronous mirroring, also called full transaction safety, a transaction on the principal database isn't considered to be committed until a copy of the transaction log record for that transaction is physically copied over the network to the mirror server. Thus, you can guarantee no data loss in a synchronous configuration. In an asynchronous configuration, also referred to as having transactional safety turned off, the log records are sent to the mirror server but aren't guaranteed to be in sync. Thus, some data loss can result if a failure occurs on the primary system before the committed transaction log records are copied to the mirror server.
Within synchronous mode, you can select either automatic or manual failover. In manual failover mode, the administrator can cause a failover to the mirror partner database with a simple T-SQL command or via the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) GUI. With automatic failover, you can still perform a manual failover, but if failure conditions are detected, then a failover to the mirror partner will happen without administrative intervention. Automatic mode requires a third server, the witness, be involved. A witness server doesn't have a copy of the data, unlike the other two servers in a mirrored configuration. For an automatic failover to occur, the witness must agree with the mirror server that they're both unable to make a client connection to the database on the principal server. If they both agree that the principal database server is unavailable, the database on the mirror server is recovered and becomes available for client connections, thereby acting as the principal server.
Although synchronous mirroring requires SQL Server Standard Edition or better, a witness can run on any edition of SQL Server. However, if the witness server fails for some reason, both the primary server and the mirror server must be running. If one of them fails, the database will become unavailable until you manually intervene. Randomly selecting a noncritical server to serve as the witness for a database mirror configuration isn't a good idea, because your availability is only as good as your witness server.
Before we dig any further into mirroring, I want to stress a couple of configuration requirements. As I stated previously, SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter is required for synchronous mirroring (high safety mode). Both the principal server and the mirror server must be running the same edition of SQL Server. SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition or higher is necessary for asynchronous mirroring. The database you're mirroring must be in full recovery mode and mustn't be using the FILESTREAM feature.
Although your mirror server can act as a backup for your principal mirrored server, you should have the same hardware resources (memory, CPU, disk subsystem) for both servers. The mirror server requires roughly the same amount of space for the database as the principal server, and in the event of a failover the mirror server becomes the production machine. Service level agreements (SLAs) for this database might or might not allow for degraded performance after a failover—you must make that determination when you size the hardware.
Design and Configuration
The first question to ask is whether database mirroring is a good fit for the availability goals you established for your database. Mirroring can be a good fit if you need only a single database and if your entire schema is contained in one database. But if your design includes parts of the logical schema in two or more physically separate databases on your server, mirroring probably isn't the best solution. In that case, you'd want a solution that keeps multiple databases at a time highly available—failover clustering is the only such technology that's built in to SQL Server.
If your entire logical schema is in a single database, the next thing to consider is whether you need synchronous or asynchronous mirroring. Can your business afford the possibility of data loss? If not, you should use synchronous database mirroring.
An additional consideration for synchronous mirroring is the network latency between the two mirrored servers. The more latency that exists between the two servers, the more the principal transaction server's performance will be affected (because no commit is final until the log records are physically secured on the mirror server). Therefore, a high-speed network connection is essential between the principal and mirrored servers for synchronous mirroring to be a viable solution.
As a side note, database mirroring in asynchronous mode could be handy for secondary availability protection or for disaster recovery. If you have a local failover cluster (perhaps with some sort of SAN mirroring for the physical data files as well), then you might consider asynchronous log shipping to a remote site for additional protection or for disaster recovery purposes. Some risk of data loss still exists—but in an extreme scenario in which an entire data center becomes unavailable, a small amount of data loss might be acceptable.
Security Considerations
You need to keep several security considerations in mind when configuring database mirroring. The first thing to consider is that under the hood, Service Broker endpoints are used to establish database mirroring connectivity. Each of these endpoints has a TCP port assigned, and you must ensure that your network and firewall allow communication to occur on those ports. If you create the endpoints yourself (using the CREATE ENDPOINT T-SQL statement), select the TCP listener port. If you create the endpoints via SSMS, an unused TCP port is suggested for use. You must also specify whether or not you want all mirroring transmissions to be encrypted. You'll trade off security for more CPU to perform the encrypt/decrypt operations on either side of the mirroring session. SSMS encrypts the connection by default.
Another security consideration is that the servers must be able to establish a secure communication channel. The best solution is if both servers are in the same domain or in domains that have a trust relationship. If so, you can simply use Windows authentication to move the data. If your servers aren't in a valid domain relationship and you still want to mirror the database to the remote server, you must use certificates to establish the mirror session's logins and encryption. For more information about how to use certificates in this scenario, see "Setting Up Database Mirroring Using Certificates (Transact-SQL)." Keep in mind that if your database clients are using Windows authentication, they won't be able to connect to the mirror server, either. Note also that if you use a witness server, the witness server must be able to make secure connections to both the principal server and the mirror server.
Logins, linked servers, etc., are stored in the master database. Because database mirroring mirrors only a single database, none of the contents of the master database automatically appear on the mirror server. When you set up mirroring, you must ensure that the relevant logins for your database clients also exist on your mirror server. Any additional SQL Server components that are used outside your database must also be manually copied to the mirror server (e.g., linked servers, CLR objects, jobs, alerts, database mail configurations). Many ISV applications don't have any of these dependencies and are therefore great candidates for simple mirroring. But if you do take advantage of these features in your applications, be sure you account for them when you establish database mirroring.
Initializing Mirroring
After you have the security configuration in place for your mirroring session, you must move a copy of your database from the principal server to the mirror server. The easiest way to do so is to back up the principal database, then use the NORECOVERY option to restore that database on the mirror server. If you perform any log backups after the database backup, you must also restore those transaction log backups on the mirror server. When you're done, the mirrored server's database should be recovered to as close to the current time as possible so that the log records still exist on the principal server's copy of the database.
To illustrate database mirroring, let's step through the SSMS GUI and establish a mirrored database for SQL Server. I'll use the AdventureWorks sample database in my example; you can download this database at http://msftdbprodsamples.codeplex.com/releases. My example is for a synchronous mirroring session with a witness (i.e., automatic failover allowed). The AdventureWorks database is in simple recovery mode by default, so my first step is to switch it to full recovery mode, as Figure 1 shows.
Next, you need to create a full backup of the AdventureWorks database and copy that backup to the server you want to use for your mirror. This process might take a while for a real database, which is likely to be significantly larger than the AdventureWorks database. Remember to use the NORECOVERY option during restore, as Figure 2 shows (for an SSMS restore).
After the restore is complete, select the database, right-click, and navigate to the Mirror option, as Figure 3 shows. The Database Properties dialog box will launch on the mirroring tab. Click Configure Security to start the Configure Database Mirroring Security Wizard. Click Next, specify that you want to configure a witness server, and click Next again. The dialog box in Figure 4 launches, to let you configure the principal server instance.
Notice that you can change the port number, but SSMS attempts to select a port that isn't in use. You can also change the endpoint name. Encryption is enabled by default. Click Next to launch the dialog box that lets you select your mirror server instance (which looks very similar to Figure 4). You can configure the port, encryption, and endpoint name. As long as you're using two different servers for the configuration, you can use the same listener port and endpoint name on both sides of the connection. Click Next to launch the dialog box that lets you configure the witness server. Click Next again to specify the service accounts for each instance of SQL Server, as Figure 5 shows. If the service accounts aren't the same on each instance in your mirror configuration, you can specify for SSMS to add logins to each instance on each server. However, using the same service account for each instance of SQL Server is recommended to keep the security simple.
Click Next to obtain a summary dialog box of the actions to be performed on your behalf, then click Finish to run the appropriate T-SQL commands. The T-SQL code that's generated will look similar to the code in Listing 1.
After the T-SQL code runs, the Database Properties dialog box launches, as Figure 6 shows. To begin mirroring, click Start Mirroring. If you made a configuration error, you'll get an error dialog box such as the one in Figure 7. Examples of configuration errors include making a typographical mistake when entering the server configuration, neglecting to specify in the wizard that you aren't using the same domain account on every instance of SQL Server, and forgetting to open the appropriate TCP port in Windows Firewall. After you grant firewall exception on all three servers, click OK, then click Start Mirroring. After the endpoints are created (Listing 1), logins are created and connect privileges are granted if they don't already exist for each instance (Listing 2).
To verify that mirroring is working properly, start the Database Mirroring Monitor. Right-click AdventureWorks, then select Tasks, Launch Database Mirroring Monitor. You'll see a window similar to Figure 8, which shows that the mirror is in sync. If something were amiss, you could view the problem and begin troubleshooting steps from this monitor. You can also select information from the sys.database_mirroring catalog view to query the state of mirroring.
Client View
For the most part, client configuration for mirroring is the same as for connecting to any other SQL Server instance. You need to ensure that you're using the Database attribute to switch to the correct mirrored database (in our case, AdventureWorks). You add a new parameter in your connection string, depending upon your API (see Table 1). To connect using managed code, modify your connection string and set the server to something like Server=RWCLUSTN1; Failover Partner=RWCLUSTN2; Database=AdventureWorks; Network=dbmssocn. In the event of a database failover, the client application automatically switches to the mirror partner. If you can't modify the client's connection strings and you still want a high-availability solution, you'll probably have to resort to failover clustering.
Table 1: Database Mirroring Client Connectivity Keywords by Technology
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(Table information is from "Making the Initial Connection to a Database Mirroring Session.")
Database Mirroring Is Easy
Once you have the proper security and server configuration in place, database mirroring is fairly straightforward. You have to bounce around a bit in terms of running commands on each of the three servers (in the case of a highly safe synchronous mirroring solution with a witness), and you have to jump back and forth with the initial database backup and restore. But after you accomplish those tasks, it's easy to get a mirrored database off the ground.
For more information and details about database mirroring, see "Database Mirroring." For an advanced discussion of database mirroring best practices, see "Database Mirroring Best Practices and Performance Considerations."


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Many of the notable cyberattacks of recent years had one thing in common: They exploited information gained in a phishing scam.
Whether it was the cyberattacks on Google, the theft of secure token information from RSA Security or the hack of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the attackers got their feet in the door by fooling users into clicking a link in an e-mail message. After that, the users might have entered key information on a bogus form or unknowingly downloaded malware that turned over control of their computers.
Malware mavens keep doing it for a simple reason — it works. Sending e-mail is cheap, and getting just one employee to fall for their phishing tactic can take care of the hard part of a hack: getting inside. And it seems there is always someone who will fall for the trick.
But that someone doesn't have to be you. There are ways to avoid, or at least seriously reduce the chances of, getting caught in a phishing net.
Organizations such as the Anti-Phishing Working Group and Phishing.org offer sound advice for protecting your systems and information, along with updates on current scams. APWG, for instance, reports that a new round of phishing e-mails claim to be from US-CERT, based on information from APWG, and contain an infected .zip file.)
The advice includes keeping browsers and antivirus software up to date, using a firewall, and installing an anti-phishing toolbar that matches a link you are clicking against known phishing sites. The newer version of Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2 have such as toolbar, APWG says. And EarthLink offers its ScamBlocker for free.
But software protections, while valuable, are only part of the equation. The biggest weapon spammers have is social engineering — exploiting the human element.
And that's where users can update and strengthen their personal defenses. Here are five tips.
1. Question authority.
At one time, spam e-mails seemed to feature mostly lurid subject lines promising compromising pictures of a celebrity or promises of free prizes. Those tactics are still in use, but spammers have found that seemingly authoritative e-mails work just as well, if not better. Messages that appear to come from a human resources department or a government entity have been used in recent scams. They often sound urgent and/or scary and stress the supposed importance of entering your information right now.
It's worth remembering that the IRS, law enforcement and other agencies don't send you e-mails for official purposes. And be careful about any message asking you to enter your credentials and updated information on a personal account. You might want to call first to be sure the message is legitimate; that's a pain, maybe, but it's good protection.
2. Be cool on hot topics.
If an individual, event or topic is trending on the Web, spammers will often try to take advantage. When tennis star Serena Williams yelled threats at a line judge during a match, spammers promised the video — but misdirected the link. After Osama bin Laden was killed, e-mails offering the unreleased photos of his body abounded.
So it's wise be wary about electronic communication around big events, especially if it's from an unknown source. The Super Bowl is coming up, and this year also features a presidential election and a summer Olympiad. All are potentially fertile ground for spammers. If an e-mail, text or posting promises a link to familiar site (say, a story in the Los Angeles Times), and if you're not certain of who is sending it, you could try going that site to look for the item. Or type in the URL manually, in case the link you're clicking has been spoofed.
3. Don't get too personal.
It's a good idea to be careful about what you post to Facebook and other social media platforms for a variety of reasons, from avoiding embarrassment to keeping your job. But social media also is a source of information for highly targeted spear phishing attacks, which typically target executives or other people with access to sensitive information.
Attackers can troll social media sites looking for information about where people work, their habits and hobbies, friends and families and then incorporate some of that information into crafting a phishing pitch. Of course, the idea behind Facebook or LinkedIn is to interact with people, so you don't want to be taciturn, but it's not a bad idea to keep some things, particularly concerning work, close to the vest.
4. Watch where you're going.
In addition to being suspicious about filling out any financial information online, check to see if an e-mail message has been digitally signed, which can ensure it wasn't spoofed, APWG advises. Sometimes an illegitimate site might simply add a word to its URL, such as "/paypal," to try to fool visitors. Simply eyeballing the address can sometimes save you a lot of trouble.
Also, if you follow a link to a site asking for information, try to make sure it's secure, displaying the "https" in the URL indicating a Secure Sockets Layer connection and a yellow lock at the bottom of the page. But be warned: APWG points out that phishers can now spoof https URLs and the yellow lock, making it appear that you're on a legitimate site. As with following other links, the group recommends entering the website address yourself rather than clicking on a link.
5. Follow the game.
Like it or not, phishing and other forms of cyberattacks will be with us for as long as there is an Internet. And if you use the Internet for work and/or personal reasons, it's a good idea to stay apprised of the dangers, just you'd want to know about icy road conditions or health risks discovered in your favorite food. Phishing.org recommends keeping an ear out for news of phishing scams and being aware of the latest techniques. Checking sites like APWG and Phishing.org once in a while wouldn't hurt.
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Truth is objective, but there are different truths, just like science is objective but sometimes there are different theories. When two or more theories exist, the one with the most evidence is believed until proven otherwise, and if two theories have "equal" amounts of evidence, then the simpler one is believed.
Not all evidence is scientific, some is philosophical, and some is personal, though the personal kind isn't very convincing to others, nor is it necessarily trustworthy.
My point is this: everyone has different ideas of what is true, but they wouldn't hold those ideas if they didn't truly believe them. No one believes something knowing it is false - that is impossible. They can, however, know that something is true and consciously deny it. Those that consciously deny the truth are hurting themselves in the long run, just like telling yourself "That 60 m fall won't kill me" or "All people are good, so I won't get robbed walking through this bad neighborhood flashing my money around" will get you hurt.
(=^w^=) Every cat has nine lives (=^w^=)
Truth is only something that can be experienced, it can not be taught or understood intellectually. No one can give you truth, they can only point you in the general direction and then you've got to do the work yourself to realize it within yourself. Knowledge is different at different stages of consciousness. Raising your state of consciousness can completely transform the way you experience reality. This is why religions end up so fucked up and dogmatic, because the followers lose the techniques to raise their awareness and completely misunderstand the original teachers because they're not even close to their level. The difference between the average persons understanding of life and that of the saints and spiritual masters that have come throughout time is astronomical. They'll all tell you that you can never prove to someone else that God exists, just like you can't ever prove that God doesn't exist. What many term to be God can only be experienced within yourself through your own efforts.
I've experienced countless magical things that people would consider fiction. Most people will never experience such things because they doubt there existence and are thus veiled from them. It takes hundreds of life times to evolve ones consciousness to the point of being open such things, but evolution is a law of nature so you'll all get it eventually. However, fortunately we do have the freedom to speed up such evolution. Just got to look in the right places, and ask the right questions, and then sit quietly in a space where the answers can come to you.
†Ѥ ᴴᵃᶯᵈᶳ ѳӻ Ѫѧצמ ᵯᵾᵴᵵ لѻî₪ ᴀᴤ ۞ᴎᴇ
The truth is for the strong. Are you strong?
"The size of the lie is a definite factor in causing it to be believed,
for the vast masses of a nation are in the depths of their hearts more
easily deceived than they are consciously and intentionally bad. The
primitive simplicity of their minds renders them a more easy prey to a
big lie than a small one, for they themselves often tell little lies,
but would be ashamed to tell big lies."
quote from adolf hitler.
No matter how much truth you think is being told... history is written by the victors and most people will never know the whole truth.
To put it bluntly; most people can't handle the truth.
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It is a normal human reaction and/or desire to run away from the truth - no matter how bad it is. They can't handle it. ^
I try to be as honest as I can with myself and others... Sneaking in a few white lies to cover up embarrassing incidents throughout my life...
I'm guilty as charged at that.
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New Town is a false flag event. The New Town, Sandy Hook and all the other shootings in the past are stage events created by the government to convince Americans that guns are bad and to convinced them to give up their 2nd Amendment. The reason why they want to take your guns away is because they want to massacre us. If we don't have guns, then the tyrannical government that we have will murder us. That is their intent.
I can always handle the truth. Remember people, the truth will set you free.
Your credulousness is very shocking. You seem intelligent, yet you so readily believe something just because it fits into your anti-establishment agenda.
I bet you think this is true too, right?
Sometimes I bury my head when I'm in danger...
Like an Ostrich...
I like chickens.
If that's how they deal with something traumatic, let them.
half inactive, half active
After being lied to for so long I just don't believe in anything anymore. The truth is out their and I am in no hurry to find it. Now don't get me wrong I still listen to opinions. I have no problem being wrong or anything like that. I just don't care for the truth to fight with people over it.
"We should give meaning to life, not wait for life to give us meaning."
Honestly, I couldn't give two shits about the 'truth' that the conspiracy theorists are spurting out in this thread, because it's all bullcrap.
The videos that you illuminati believers and government haters praise never cease to make me laugh, because they're not at all legitimate.
They better accept the truth soon, or i might just go push them in a tv and let their personas kill them lol
But seriously, accepting the truth can be hard for some people.
"This boy is on fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", See what Alicia Keys is doing to me?! She's taking me to hell I really don't give a f because i pass those grves that share this world wit us everyday' and i'm assured that i am my own worst enemy.
This sounds like my legal studies class...
The truth is simply what really and honestly happened, with no made up bits, or exaggeration, no embellishing or removing parts, and no bias.
Eat well, exercise and die anyway
Believe those who are seeking the truth,
doubt those who find it.
Every great truth begins as blasphemies.
People only see what they are prepared to see~
Live.. like you're going to die tomorrow. Learn.. like you'll live forever~ <3


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Forgive me while I pick up my jaw off the floor. I've been sitting stunned while powering through "The Returned," the French creep show debuting, appropriately, Halloween night.
Don't miss it. "The Returned" (8 p.m. CT Oct. 31, Sundance; 4 stars out of 4) is far and away the most thoughtful and thought-provoking series I've watched this year.
You just know things are going to get strange when within the first five minutes a once-dead butterfly breaks free of the glass case in which it has been carefully displayed. Yet that beautiful and predictive image comes only after a bus carrying dozens of schoolchildren and their teachers inexplicably drives off a steep cliff in the mountains of France.
Based on the 2004 film "Les Revenants," this eight-episode, sub-titled series has been called a zombie tale because many of its characters, deceased but differing in age and dates of death, somehow return to an idyllic mountain town and attempt to carry on their lives. They're a bit confused, famished and unable to sleep, but otherwise they show no signs of zombie-like decay or a desire to eat human flesh.
In other words, they're not your traditional zombies of schlock movies or "The Walking Dead." Director and co-writer Fabrice Gobert isn't interested in gruesome zombie attacks or skull-crushing zombie deaths. The shocks he delivers are more cerebral, but no less powerful.
Gobert explores the grief and loss felt when someone close to us is taken too soon and what happens when everything we thought we knew about life and death is upended when they reappear.
"Our existence is not limited to our time on Earth," says Pierre (Jean-François Sivadier), who runs the Helping Hands shelter. He wants to comfort with the words, but it sounds more like a warning.
Like many characters, Pierre keeps a stunning secret. Those secrets are slowly and unnervingly revealed to a haunting score by Scottish band Mogwai.
Each episode is titled after a character. The premiere, "Camille," follows one of the bus accident victims (Yara Pilartz) and examines the effect her return has on her parents (Anne Consigny, Frédéric Pierrot), who want to hide her lest someone find out about their miracle, and sister, Lena (Jenna Thiam), who reacts with equal parts revulsion, anger and fear.
There's also Simon (Pierre Perrier), who was killed 10 years previously on the way to his wedding, now searching for his then-fiancee, Adele (Clotilde Hesme), who is engaged to a local police captain. An eerie child (Swann Nambotin) won't talk, but when he follows Julie (Celine Sallette) home, strange things begin to happen. (See the clip below.) Years ago, Julie was the only victim to survive a string of brutal murders which have now begun again, suggesting the killer has returned from the dead.
As more people return to the living, the water level behind a local dam begins to drop, an unexplained phenomenon that compounds the atmosphere of dread and unease.
I don't want to give away too many specifics because the individual stories crisscross in intricate, sinister and spectacular ways. I'm not even sure "The Returned" will provide a solid conclusion, or whether it leaves us with a cliffhanger to be revealed in the already-ordered second season.
I have no doubt I'll be satisfied with either. After all, there may not be answers to the questions posed by "The Returned"—at least not easy ones.
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Paolo Gargini Keynote to Address the "Era of Equivalent Scaling" at SEMI Technology Symposium 2007
Symposium to be held December 5-7, 2007 at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan; Registration now Open
TOKYO, Japan-October 1, 2007 - SEMI will hold the annual SEMI Technology Symposium (STS) 2007, December 5-7, 2007 at the International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe, in Chiba. The STS keynote speech entitled "Welcome to the Era of Equivalent Scaling" will be made by Paolo A. Gargini of Intel, at the Convention Hall on the International Conference Hall 2 in Makuhari Messe, on December 5, 13:15-13:55. Attendance is free of charge, and advance registration is not necessary. Visitors may enter the hall without paying admission on the day.
During this year's STS, a special session of the ITRS will be held as a joint program between STS and ITRS (International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors) on the first day of the show. The ITRS has been developed by the Big Five (Europe ESIA, Japan JEITA, Korea KSIA, U.S. SIA Taiwan TSIA), and provides a detailed analysis of future semiconductor technologies proposed in the next fifteen years. In this session, topics include front loading of High-k gate films, and More than Moore as a direction of diversification.
"Memory" and "Microsystem/MEMS" will also be added to the STS. See below for more information on the program contents of STS.
"STS is a well known event for its unique nature, with both the loftiness of the academic environment and casual atmosphere of a symposium. Last year, it celebrated its 25th anniversary, and this year, it will open a new page toward its next 25th anniversary," said Manabu Tsujimura, STS 2007 program chairman, and senior executive officer, division executive, Semiconductor Equipment Division, Ebara Corp. "This year's STS will begin with looking down upon the future of the semiconductor in collaboration with ITRS."
"Against the future prospects shown here, well-known engineers and scientists in each field will offer their promising solutions. Let's think of the future of the semiconductor together through this year's STS," said Tsujimura.
STS is the biggest SEMI technical symposium, and is held in conjunction with SEMICON Japan every December, providing a forum for both the device manufacturers and equipment and materials suppliers from around the world to exchange their views of technology trends. The symposium was launched in 1982, and this year marks its 26th anniversary. At the STS, current technical trends, technical issues, and practical technologies focused on the semiconductor process and devices, will be presented by first-line engineers. Last year, STS was comprised of nine technical sessions with 88 seminars, besides a keynote speech, and it had 1,024 people in the gross audience.
Registration for STS 2007 is currently available at our Web site at www.semiconjapan.org. Inquiries regarding STS 2007 will be answered at SEMI Japan Events Registration (Tel: 81-3-3222-5993, or Email: firstname.lastname@example.com).
SEMI is a global industry association serving companies that provide equipment, materials and services used to manufacture semiconductors, displays, nano-scaled structures, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and related technologies. SEMI maintains offices in Austin, Beijing, Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose (Calif.), Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.semi.org.
SEMI Technology Symposium (STS) 2007 at a glance
Session: December 5-7, 2007
Venue: The International Conference Hall in Makuhari Messe (Chiba City)
Sponsor: SEMI
Program Chairman: Manabu Tsujimura, the STS 2007 program chairman and senior executive officer, division executive, Semiconductor Equipment Division, Ebara Corp.
Registration: Available from October 1, at the SEMICON Japan 2007 Web site:http://www.semiconjapan.org
Keynote Speech by Paolo A. Gargini of Intel
"Welcome to the Era of Equivalent Scaling"
Moore's law has been the most powerful guiding principle in the semiconductor industry for more than 40 years. Scaling down the device geometry has been the enabler of low-cost, high-performance, and low-power integrated circuits. Recently, however, straightforward geometrical scaling does not lead to higher performance and less power at the same time; together with geometrical scaling, we need equivalent scaling. The definition of equivalent scaling is to enable better scaled integrated circuits by using new materials, new process technologies, new device structures, and novel 3-dimensional memory cell structures which realize smaller cell area, etc. We will present the types of new technologies required in the era of equivalent scaling.
STS Special Session: ITRS Public Conference
The International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors, known as the "ITRS," is the fifteen year assessment of the semiconductor industry's future technology requirements and potential solutions. In 2007, the ITRS celebrates its tenth year. This STS special session "ITRS Public Conference" explains the newly released version of ITRS 2007, starting with Overall Roadmap Technology Characteristics and followed by working group presentations: Process Integration, Devices, and Structures; RF and Analog/Mixed-signal Technologies for Wireless; Emerging Research Devices (ERD); Emerging Research Materials (ERM); Metrology, System Drivers and Design; Environment, Safety, and Health; Front End Processes; Test and Test Equipment; Interconnect; Factory Integration; Yield Enhancement; Lithography; Modeling and Simulation and Assembly and Packaging.
Session 1 – Memory New Period of Memory Device Competition! – Who will Win the Game? –--
Memory market encompassing DRAM and NAND Flash is expanding steadily, triggered by emerging new applications and growing consumption in Emerging Countries. Amid such circumstances, the industry is locked in fierce development competition to pursue higher device integration through further miniaturization while cost-per-bit is hovering at a high level. Meanwhile development of new memory technologies is making good progress. PRAM, for example, is currently at the stage of final preparation for volume-production ramp-up. When becoming fully production-worthy, PRAM may compete against the existing memory devices in the market.
Taking such current status into account, this session will present future memory business trend, memory device manufacturers' strategies and updates on development of various new memory technologies.
Session 2 – Microsystem / MEMS - Topics, Materials and Equipments for MEMS -
Small-sized and high-performance devices termed Microsystems or MEMS fabricated through a combination of silicon micromachining and various other technologies are used as key components such as sensors in a broad range of application fields. Following the previous ten "Microsystem / MEMS Seminars," this session is renamed as "the 11th Microsystem / MEMS Session" and will be held as a part of the SEMI Technology Symposium (STS). The session will present the latest information on emerging topics, materials and equipment for MEMS.
Session 3 – Multi-Level Interconnection & Etching – A Breakthrough Technology to Achieve the High Performance Interconnect Process and Highly Variability-controlled Etching Process.
This year's Multi-Level Interconnection & Etching Session will first provide a high-level ITRS overview of technology trend beyond the 45 nm node, and then present specific enabling technologies such as Cu/low-k technology and CMP technology as well as air-gap technology whose potential in volume-production line has been actively studied in recent years. As next-generation interconnection technologies, this session will pick up optical transmission technology and TSV (through-silicon via) technology. In the etching process, process variation control including LER/LWR reduction will become increasingly important. In addition to etching technologies relating to multi-level interconnection, like in the last year's session, this session will highlight critical layer etching such as gate fabrication which becomes more and more demanding along with miniaturization of IC devices.
Session 4 – Lithography & Mask – Has Immersion Lithography Taken Off Yet –
Immersion lithography system with NA of higher than 1, the leading-edge lithography system, has been installed in volume-production line and is now in operation. It is said that a number of problems specific to immersion lithography have been solved in a short period of time. Have all of the problems been really cleared? This session will reveal a real capability of immersion lithography. We will present current circumstances of immersion lithography and on-going innovation of advanced masks whose price is soaring.
Session 5 – Manufacturing Science – 300mm Prime & 450mm for Next-Generation Factory – What is Next-Generation Factory –
Our industry has started addressing 300mm prime Factory and 450mm wafer Factory. This session will discuss "What is Next-generation factory?," "What will IC maker, tool, AMHS and software vendors be expected to do?" and "What are required to respond to changes in the environment to surround the semiconductor industry, ongoing device scaling trend and introduction of high-mix small-lot production system?"
This session will identify requirements for next generation factory of different people with different roles in manufacturing process. We will discuss "What kind of Next-generation factory do the ISMI and JEITA guidelines look for?," "What advantages will such Next-generation factory bring to IC maker, tool, AMHS and software vendors?" and "How will different companies realize alliance across the boundaries?"
Session 6: Testing - Developing Technology and Methodology - Challenge to the best Quality –
Ushering in the DSM (deep submicron) era, along with accelerated IC device evolution to higher performance, functionality and precision, we are making continuous efforts toward a challenge to develop more advanced testing technology to ensure high reliability of IC devices. In order to successfully overcome this challenge, it is essential to build and maintain collaboration among diversified technology areas including DFT (design for testing) and metrology both of which drive cost reduction, ultra-high-speed signal testing technology, peripheral technologies of metrology which are the keys to enhance measurement reliability, and defect analysis technology. This session will invite those who are active in the front lines and ask them to present the latest research achievements and technology trends.
Session 7: Lithography and Mask – 32nm: Does Double Patterning Have the Early Lead? –
Nothing is clear yet about lithography technology beyond the next generation. In addition to those technologies which sound familiar, such as EUVL, high-index immersion lithography, ML2 (mask-less lithography) and imprint lithography, novel concepts including self-assembly method are proposed as well. At present, extension of ArF lithography (through combination of immersion lithography and double exposure / double patterning) seems to have a lead over the other technologies. Looking from a different viewpoint, however, double exposure / double patterning poses a new challenge to mask technology. In particular, it becomes necessary to address overlay accuracy and CD control requirements and take note of DFM (design for manufacturing) required for mask data processing. This session will look toward the future of lithography technology including mask technology.
Session 8: Advanced Device – 45nm/32nm node device and process technology –
In advanced devices, including 45nm node for mass production and 32nm node under research and development, with scaling, it is difficult to satisfy simultaneously needs for performance, power dissipation, variation, and cost.
To solve these problems, advanced device and process technology, such as high-k gate dielectrics and metal gate material, has been developed aggressively.
On the other hand, semiconductor devices are used in the wide application, such as high voltage device for automobile.
In this session, engineers in the forefront will talk about above-mentioned device and process technology.
Session 9: Packaging – Progressing 3D Jisso Technology / LSI Embedded vs. CoC vs. TSV –
Diversification of electronic device applications and integration of required functions / technologies are heading for an arena which an advanced SOC will be hardly able to realize on its own. As a result, SiP innovation is shifting to increasingly advanced 3D packaging technology.
This year's Packaging Session will focus on 3D-SiP which adopts TSV (through-silicon-via) technology, CoC (chip-on-chip) which is a non-TSV stacking technology, and LSI embedded substrate. We will discuss advantages and future potentials of these technologies which have just started to be mobilized in volume-production lines one after another. As happened in the past, an expert with a great knowledge of the IC packaging technology will serve as a session chair and provide a comprehensive explanation of these technologies. We will invite speakers from European institutions such as IZM and IMEC. This session will allocate sufficient time for panel discussion. Please join us in Package Session and actively take part in the discussion.
Association Contacts:
Programs Division, SEMI Japan
Scott Smith, SEMI US
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09.23.2018 | 14 Tishri, 5779
U.S. victims of terrorists in Israel ask Trump to bar Abbas
Israel sets October deadline to evacuate Bedouin village in West Bank
Report: Former PM Olmert met with PA President Abbas in Paris
Police arrest Palestinian on suspicion of planning terror attack in Afula
Four fires reported in Gaza border communities
South Africa sends envoy back to Israel
Israeli-Arab poet Dareen Tatour released from prison
Moshe Lion wins endorsement of haredim, Daitch running for mayor anyway
Former PM Ehud Barak compares Netanyahu to communist Romanian tyrant
Netanyahu: Electoral threshold unlikely to be lowered
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Gordon Ramsay tours Jerusalem
Parakalo: Greek cuisine with a few twists
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A testing time for mutual respect, on and off the soccer field
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Israel's Linoy Ashram continues to rack up rhythmic gymnastics medals
Workers make explosive threats as massive Teva layoff strikes continue
Israel seeks to bring more women into the hi-tech industry
Nation girds for general strike today in protest of Teva layoffs
Teva Pharmaceuticals to lay off 14,000 employees worldwide, 1,750 in Israel
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Lisana Karen Curtain, 2018-02-20 04:10:27.Well, if you are the one who have the luxury bathroom, there will be a bathtub inside it. As the function of bathtub is to enjoy the long bath or milk bathing, you need to make sure it is being closed as well. It aims to let the other use the bathroom while you are having the cozy and enjoy milk bathing. Therefore, it is necessary for you to find out the shower curtains as well. It is also to prevent the water splashed randomly. It will be great to have such shower curtains also for beautifying your bathroom.Unique Style of Shower CurtainsThere are a lot of shower curtains as well. You can find the unique one with fabulous artistic. Commonly, the curtains were produced with the round colorful shape within it. You may also find the plain curtains with only white color. As I suggested, it is best if you can find the light blue color of shower curtains. Make sure you choose the one with good shape and artistic such as the unique water bubble, the blue-white sea weed design, or the octopus picture with black and white design. Or, you might find the colorful curtains as to enhance the colorful nuance within your bathroom. Overall, make sure you have the curtains for your bathtub as well.
Lisana Karen Interior, 2018-03-30 08:11:31.Having a home office is standing desire of all people. This is especially desired by women who want to work while watching the kids. If you run a job with the computer device diy computer desk is much needed. You can move it to the kitchen table, the corner of the living room or bedroom.The Best Way of Choosing a Computer TableIf we imagine a computer desk then make sure that you choose the appropriate form and space. You have to make a table to be more comfortable when sharing with a variety of other objects in a room. Choice of diy computer desk is suitable for this purpose. You can design it yourself at home. The furniture is entirely made up of light wood that comes a few screws to make it more powerful. You can choose the material of the new wood or recycled wood.The shape of diy computer desk is very diverse. The first step to find the fit for purpose is to observe all things that you want to put on the table. Various objects in addition to the computer sometimes are the core of an existing home office. Of all these things then you can choose the ingredients table, the shape and size of the table.
Lisana Karen Kitchen, 2018-04-01 10:17:01.Kitchen cabinets are not only useful to store your kitchen utensil and spices. It is also great to make your kitchen looks more beautiful. Therefore, you must choose interesting kitchen cabinets. For an elegant kitchen, you must have Thomasville kitchen cabinets installed in your kitchen.Various choices of kitchen cabinets from ThomasvilleThomasville kitchen cabinets are available in various style, color, and materials. Therefore, if you buy cabinets from Thomasville, you will be able to match the cabinets with the design of your kitchen. Some of the kitchen cabinets are designed in classic style. This kind of cabinets will compliment your classic kitchen. This kind of cabinets surely has more traditional design. Another kitchen cabinets style is the nouveau style. They have more modern look. The kitchen cabinets from Thomasville have various door styles and finishes. They are also available with glass doors. If you want to display your china, you can choose open shelves kitchen cabinet.Thomasville kitchen cabinets are made of various wood materials. Some of them are maple, cherry, alder, and rustic alder, and oak. Different wood materials usually have different wood patterns and colors. Most of the kitchen cabinets are light brown, white, dark brown, and reddish brown. If you want something darker, you can also have black kitchen cabinets.
Lisana Karen Kitchen, 2018-04-02 05:25:36.Are you thinking of having new kitchen cabinets? If you are, you had better browse for the one that is well suited for your kitchen design and of course suit your budget. In this day and era, being able to save some money is very important. However, getting affordable kitchen cabinets which have excellent quality is almost impossible. You don't have to be worried though; affordable kitchen cabinets are available at Costco. Costco kitchen cabinets are made of entirely wood. They are also stylish and in good quality.Buying cabinets at CostcoSome people prefer to shop for furniture in a wholesale store such as Costco. Shopping in this kind of store will enable you to save some money compared to shopping in a local showroom. If you buy Costco kitchen cabinets, you will be able to get discount. Costco often offers you with great discount on their furniture. You can get discount up to 40%. Even though you buy your kitchen cabinets on a discount it does not mean that you will get poor quality cabinets.Costco kitchen cabinets are made of high quality material. They are also available in various colors and styles. You will be able to choose freely between the kitchen cabinets choices.
Lisana Karen Furniture, 2018-03-31 09:58:26.Everyone always needs a gentle massage while the body feels tired. Such methods are well known in general and be a very good way to get rid of the sense of stress. If you are looking for a convenient place without having to go to a special place it is massage chair pad is very appropriate equipment. Currently, some manufacturers make seats with a variety of sensors and functions.How to Choose a Massage ChairWhen you visit the store fixtures to find massage chair pad then make sure to get fit for purpose. There are various kinds of chair massage offered by different sensors. You can choose how to find the most frequently used sensors such as the back, waist and comfort. In addition, you can consult with officers who already understand the important point that should be massaged. Such seats will replace the duties of a professional masseuse.When you choose a massage chair pad then consider the shape and design the most ergonomic. Chairs like this already have the ability to determine the best targets from the body to be massaged. Several types of chairs have excess to relieve pain in the body and also make tense muscles become more relaxed.
Lisana Karen Interior, 2018-04-02 05:31:50.When the winter is coming, having heated tile floor will be very handy. It will give you various advantages. Most importantly, it will keep you warm even though you do not wear any shoes or socks. Having this kind of floor will make your house more comfortable. You and your family will surely love it because it is you have stylish and warm floor. If you have this particular floor, you will save a lot of money on energy bill.Placing the heating floorHeated tile floor is very beneficial for you and your family. That's why you need to have it. To get it installed in your house, you can even do it by yourself. It is not very complicated except the bit of installing the radiant-heat floor. For the best option, it is better to hire electrician to deal with the electrical parts. Once it is installed, you can spread the mortar and then lay the tile flooring.If you are not good in it, you had better hire professional to do it. Therefore, you will get the best result of heated tile floor. This particular tile can be used in any rooms in your house. If you do not have enough budgets to install it on your entire flooring, you can place it in high traffic rooms such as kitchen and family room.
Lisana Karen Exterior, 2018-04-03 05:37:24.To decorate the backyard, an idea using pea gravel patio will be good to consider. A patio constructed in a house corner of the backyard can be an escape of instant relaxation by enjoying the outdoor view or just chatting with friends or family. The ideas of patio decoration are numerous and the design will be stunning with many materials like paver, flagstone or pea gravel which can impart the exotic design.Why Choosing Pea GravelHaving pea gravel patio has a good point for home decoration. The pea gravel comes with various types and colors. It is also inexpensive if you are tight in budget and will be enough for steady surface to place the table and chair. Pea gravel also gives exotic and uniqueness for the patio. Besides, it is available in many choices to fit to the entire design of the patio.Besides the various choices and the economical reason, pea gravel patio will be easy for the installation and if you expect the cozy area to sit and find the great view for instant escape. The exotic can be imparted as well as the aesthetic value and it will enhance the value of home decoration. Nonetheless, it will be little harder for walking around on it.
Lisana Karen Kitchen, 2018-04-03 05:41:41.Choosing the white spring granite is a good taste for home decoration not only for flooring but also kitchen, indoor and outdoor application not mentions it will be good for any floor condition of wet or dry. Granite itself is one of an igneous type of rocks which is very hard and has higher concentration than quarts type so it will be very scratch and acid resistant than other material.Why Choosing White Spring GraniteFor kitchen decoration, white spring granite will be stunningly beautiful to enhance the decoration regardless from the function and its advantages. It has unique texture and pattern which is formed naturally so it effortlessly has exotic value. White delivers clean and vibrant so the kitchen will look clean and airy but also equipped with strong construction for kitchen set which is very important considering the kitchen activities.Since white is vibrant as well neutral color, white spring granite will create the spacious and airy atmosphere to the kitchen. Granite is also easy to clean and maintain also it can be easily to remove the stain because of the surface which is slippery but soft and plain. For kitchen decoration white granite will be good for kitchen table, preparation table, kitchen floor and kitchen's sink.
Lisana Karen Exterior, 2018-03-31 10:04:01.Installing a patio on your house will give you several advantages. It will shelter your house from the scorching sun in summer. If you place some chairs and a table on it, you can use it for relaxation. Having an afternoon tea with friends or family on your patio will be a great idea for entertainment. You can also use the patio to entertain your guests when you have a garden party or a barbeque. To make your party more interesting, you must have impressive patio cover designs.Choosing the right one for your houseWhen you are choosing one of the patio cover designs available, you must choose one that will suit the architectural style of your house. Therefore, your house and your patio will compliment the design of your house. One of the things that differentiate between one patio cover and another is the material of it.Different patio cover material will creates big different of patio cover designs. If you want something unique and elegant, you can choose curved metal patio cover that is combined with something natural or a bit traditional. If you want something that will have long lasting look is that by having wood patio cover. It is pretty expensive though. If you want something more affordable, you can have solid aluminum patio cover. This kind of patio cover can be made resemble the wood patio cover.
Lisana Karen Exterior, 2018-04-01 10:10:16.Are you thinking of upgrading the look of your exterior? You can do many things to make your exterior looks much better. One of them is that by having a paver patio. There are various paver patio designs that you can choose to make your house looks prettier from the outside. Having paver patio is cheaper than having a covered patio. Therefore, for you who are in a tight budget, it is the best option for now.DIY paver patio vs professionally installed paver patioIf you have a lot of spare time and energy, you can make paver patio by yourself. In making it, you must have constructing skill and are good with constructing equipment. To ensure you success, you had better stick to simple paver patio designs. One of the most important things in making a paver patio is a solid foundation. An excellent foundation will give you smooth and strong surface. Therefore, you must apply the right technique to get excellent patio foundation.If you want to get paver patio professionally done, you will have more options of paver patio designs to choose. You can choose more complicated designs such as curved patio or raised patio. You can also use more choices paver patio materials, such as paver stones, brick pavers, and many others.
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Retief Goosen started the week celebrating his 44th birthday. The two-time U.S. Open champion has reason to feel much younger.
For starters, he's playing golf.
When he left the PGA Championship last August, Goosen wasn't sure he'd ever play again. His back had been bothering him for three years, and it reached a point that a disc in his lower back essentially had disintegrated. His only option was surgery.
"At that point, my back was so messed up I pretty much couldn't play anymore," Goosen said Wednesday at the Pebble Beach National Pro-am. "It was impossible to go through 18 holes without getting spasms in the back and struggling to hit some shots on certain lies. ... At that stage, I pretty much felt like my career was over."
The disc replacement surgery saved him.
He was walking without pain a month later, hitting wedges in December and decided over Christmas he was ready to start playing. Goosen returned at the Volvo Champions in his native South Africa last month and tied for 20th, missed the cut in the Qatar Masters and now is ready to go.
"It's nice to be back here in America," Goosen said. "My focus is to play a full schedule in America this year and get back into the swing of things."
He has a long way to go still.
Goosen is exempt only for the U.S. Open, which he last won at Shinnecock Hills in 2004. Once part of the "Big Five" with Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and Vijay Singh, he has fallen to No. 119 in the world and is no longer eligible for the biggest events — two World Golf Championships and the Masters in the next two months.
In his favor is good health and loads of optimism.
"I feel 20 years younger coming in this year. I feel great," he said. "For me, I feel like I got a lot better chance of playing better now than I did the last couple of years at least just because the way I feel. It's still early days. We'll see how my back will hold up with this new disc. I think I'm first ever professional golfer that's had a disc replacement that plays on the tours. So we'll see how it will hold up in the next few months playing a lot and getting back into the swing things."
Goosen is one of several interesting story lines at a tournament where the star is always the course.
Mickelson is the defending champion and trying to match Mark O'Meara with a record fifth win at Pebble Beach. It helps that Lefty is coming off a wire-to-wire win last week in the Phoenix Open, which began with a 60 when his putt for golf's magic number swirled out of the cup on the last hole.
Dustin Johnson is a two-time winner at Pebble Beach and might have had three wins if not for that messy 82 he had in the final round of the U.S. Open in 2010, when he lost a three-shot lead in the final round with a triple bogey on the last hole, and it only got worse from there.
This is the final week for players to qualify for the Match Play Championship, and two-time Match Play champion Geoff Ogilvy is on the ropes. He has dropped to No. 69 — only the top 64 qualify, if everyone plays — and likely needs at top-five finish to get to Arizona.
Still in the tournament is Singh, another former No. 1 and Pebble champion, drawing plenty of attention for the worst reason. Singh told Sports Illustrated he used deer-antler spray said to contain a substance that is on the banned list of the PGA Tour's anti-doping policy.
Singh admitted to using it in a statement, and under the policy, an admission is equal to a failed drug test. Sanctions have not been announced. The tour has yet to comment, though PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem is in town this week. If the 49-year-old Fijian is to be suspended, it would not likely be this week.
And then there's Lee Westwood.
He joined the PGA Tour again, and this time the 39-year-old Englishman is serious about it. He moved his family to Florida during the holidays, his kids are in school and Westwood is looking forward to a season of playing both the PGA Tour and European Tour without the taxing travel.
Westwood is playing with his father, John, who some 30 years ago decided to take his son to a golf course without knowing where it would lead. Westwood said that day at Kilton Forest in England was the first time both of them had ever set foot on a golf course.
"I turned pro at 19 and came on tour, and he was still a 12 handicap, so I can't understand the reasons for that," Westwood said. "He went to every lesson that I've had, drove me there and sat there and listened to it. I just got a bit better than him. Must be down to talent or something like that. I must have my mom's talent for golf."
Westwood was particularly sharp with his dry humor Wednesday at Pebble Beach, where it's easy to be in a good mood when the landscape is colored with a blue sky, green grass, white surf and a blazing sun.
Pebble Beach is known as the felicitous meeting of land and sea, and the tournament can be an important meeting of PGA Tour players and amateur partners who in most cases are far more successful — CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, stars from other sports that include Wayne Gretzky, Matt Cain and Justin Verlander, actors Bill Murray and Andy Garcia, entertainers like Clay Walker and Kenny G.
It requires patience to get through rounds that approach six hours, with two pros and two amateurs at Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill and Monterey Peninsula Country Club.
It's not for everyone — but there are some who wouldn't miss it.
Padraig Harrington is on that list.
"It's one of the more enjoyable weeks of the year," Harrington said. "No matter how the golf goes, it's always a bit of fun here."