Evernote, the popular cross-platform note-taking service, has issued a global password reset for all users following the discovery of suspicious activity described as a coordinated attempt to gain access to their system. In an email sent out to users by the company, Evernote said:
The investigation has shown, however, that the individual(s) responsible were able to gain access to Evernote user information, which includes usernames, email addresses associated with Evernote accounts, and encrypted passwords. Even though this information was accessed, the passwords stored by Evernote are protected by one-way encryption. (In technical terms, they are hashed and salted.)
While our password encryption measures are robust, we are taking steps to ensure your personal data remains secure. This means that in an abundance of caution, we are requiring all users to reset their Evernote account passwords. Please create a new password by signing into your account on evernote.com.
After signing in, you will be prompted to enter your new password. Once you have reset your password on evernote.com, you will need to enter this new password in other Evernote apps that you use. We are also releasing updates to several of our apps to make the password change process easier, so please check for updates over the next several hours.
You can also read the Evernote Blog post on the issue for more.
This is only the latest such disclosure from a major online service provider. If you're not already, make sure you get a password manager app (I use 1Password, others like Lastpass, but there are many options). Then, make sure you have unique, robust passwords for every service you use. It might seem like a pain in the ass, but having your accounts compromised can be a nightmare. So do it.
If you're an Evernote user, go change your password now.
The birth of a giant planet?Public release date: 28-Feb-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Richard Hook rhook@eso.org 49-893-200-6655 ESO
Candidate protoplanet spotted inside its stellar womb
An international team led by Sascha Quanz (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) has studied the disc of gas and dust that surrounds the young star HD 100546, a relatively nearby neighbour located 335 light-years from Earth. They were surprised to find what seems to be a planet in the process of being formed, still embedded in the disc of material around the young star. The candidate planet would be a gas giant similar to Jupiter.
"So far, planet formation has mostly been a topic tackled by computer simulations," says Sascha Quanz. "If our discovery is indeed a forming planet, then for the first time scientists will be able to study the planet formation process and the interaction of a forming planet and its natal environment empirically at a very early stage."
HD 100546 is a well-studied object, and it has already been suggested that a giant planet orbits about six times further from the star than the Earth is from the Sun. The newly found planet candidate is located in the outer regions of the system, about ten times further out [1].
The planet candidate around HD 100546 was detected as a faint blob located in the circumstellar disc revealed thanks to the NACO adaptive optics instrument on ESO's VLT, combined with pioneering data analysis techniques. The observations were made using a special coronagraph in NACO, which operates at near-infrared wavelengths and suppresses the brilliant light coming from the star at the location of the protoplanet candidate [2].
According to current theory, giant planets grow by capturing some of the gas and dust that remains after the formation of a star [3]. The astronomers have spotted several features in the new image of the disc around HD100546 that support this protoplanet hypothesis. Structures in the dusty circumstellar disc, which could be caused by interactions between the planet and the disc, were revealed close to the detected protoplanet. Also, there are indications that the surroundings of the protoplanet are potentially heated up by the formation process.
Adam Amara, another member of the team, is enthusiastic about the finding. "Exoplanet research is one of the most exciting new frontiers in astronomy, and direct imaging of planets is still a new field, greatly benefiting from recent improvements in instruments and data analysis methods. In this research we used data analysis techniques developed for cosmological research, showing that cross-fertilisation of ideas between fields can lead to extraordinary progress."
Although the protoplanet is the most likely explanation for the observations, the results of this study require follow-up observations to confirm the existence of the planet and discard other plausible scenarios. Among other explanations, it is possible, although unlikely, that the detected signal could have come from a background source. It is also possible that the newly detected object might not be a protoplanet, but a fully formed planet which was ejected from its original orbit closer to the star. When the new object around HD 100546 is confirmed to be a forming planet embedded in its parent disc of gas and dust, it will become an unique laboratory in which to study the formation process of a new planetary system.
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Notes
[1] The protoplanet candidate orbits about 70 times further from its star than the Earth does from the Sun. This distance is comparable to the size of the orbits of outer Solar System dwarf planets such as Eris and Makemake. This location is controversial, as it does not fit well with current theories of planet formation. It is unclear at present whether the newfound planet candidate has been in its current position for the whole time since it formed or whether it could have migrated from the inner regions.
[2] The team made use of a special feature called an apodised phase plate that increases the contrast of the image close to the star.
[3] To study planet formation, astronomers cannot look at the Solar System, as all the planets in our neighborhood were formed more than four billion years ago. But for many years, theories about planet formation were strongly influenced by what astronomers could see in our local surroundings, as no other planets were known. Since 1995, when the first exoplanet around a sunlike star was discovered, several hundred planetary systems have been found, opening up new opportunities for scientists studying planetary formation. Up to now however, none have been "caught in the act" in the process of being formed, whilst still embedded in the disc of material around their young parent star.
More information
This research was presented in a paper "A Young Protoplanet Candidate Embedded in the Circumstellar disc of HD 100546", by S. P. Quanz et al., to appear online in the 28 February 2013 issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters.
The team is composed of Sascha P. Quanz (ETH Zurich, Switzerland), Adam Amara (ETH), Michael R. Meyer (ETH), Matthew A. Kenworthy (Sterrewacht Leiden, Netherlands), Markus Kasper (ESO, Garching, Germany) and Julien H. Girard (ESO, Santiago, Chile).
ESO is the foremost intergovernmental astronomy organisation in Europe and the world's most productive ground-based astronomical observatory by far. It is supported by 15 countries: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. ESO carries out an ambitious programme focused on the design, construction and operation of powerful ground-based observing facilities enabling astronomers to make important scientific discoveries. ESO also plays a leading role in promoting and organising cooperation in astronomical research. ESO operates three unique world-class observing sites in Chile: La Silla, Paranal and Chajnantor. At Paranal, ESO operates the Very Large Telescope, the world's most advanced visible-light astronomical observatory and two survey telescopes. VISTA works in the infrared and is the world's largest survey telescope and the VLT Survey Telescope is the largest telescope designed to exclusively survey the skies in visible light. ESO is the European partner of a revolutionary astronomical telescope ALMA, the largest astronomical project in existence. ESO is currently planning the 39-metre European Extremely Large optical/near-infrared Telescope, the E-ELT, which will become "the world's biggest eye on the sky".
Links
* Research paper: http://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso1310/eso1310a.pdf
* Photos of the VLT: http://www.eso.org/public/images/archive/category/paranal/
Contacts
Sascha P. Quanz
ETH Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 44 63 32830
Email: sascha.quanz@astro.phys.ethz.ch
Richard Hook
ESO, Public Information Officer
Garching bei Mnchen, Germany
Tel: +49 89 3200 6655
Cell: +49 151 1537 3591
Email: rhook@eso.org
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The birth of a giant planet?Public release date: 28-Feb-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Richard Hook rhook@eso.org 49-893-200-6655 ESO
Candidate protoplanet spotted inside its stellar womb
An international team led by Sascha Quanz (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) has studied the disc of gas and dust that surrounds the young star HD 100546, a relatively nearby neighbour located 335 light-years from Earth. They were surprised to find what seems to be a planet in the process of being formed, still embedded in the disc of material around the young star. The candidate planet would be a gas giant similar to Jupiter.
"So far, planet formation has mostly been a topic tackled by computer simulations," says Sascha Quanz. "If our discovery is indeed a forming planet, then for the first time scientists will be able to study the planet formation process and the interaction of a forming planet and its natal environment empirically at a very early stage."
HD 100546 is a well-studied object, and it has already been suggested that a giant planet orbits about six times further from the star than the Earth is from the Sun. The newly found planet candidate is located in the outer regions of the system, about ten times further out [1].
The planet candidate around HD 100546 was detected as a faint blob located in the circumstellar disc revealed thanks to the NACO adaptive optics instrument on ESO's VLT, combined with pioneering data analysis techniques. The observations were made using a special coronagraph in NACO, which operates at near-infrared wavelengths and suppresses the brilliant light coming from the star at the location of the protoplanet candidate [2].
According to current theory, giant planets grow by capturing some of the gas and dust that remains after the formation of a star [3]. The astronomers have spotted several features in the new image of the disc around HD100546 that support this protoplanet hypothesis. Structures in the dusty circumstellar disc, which could be caused by interactions between the planet and the disc, were revealed close to the detected protoplanet. Also, there are indications that the surroundings of the protoplanet are potentially heated up by the formation process.
Adam Amara, another member of the team, is enthusiastic about the finding. "Exoplanet research is one of the most exciting new frontiers in astronomy, and direct imaging of planets is still a new field, greatly benefiting from recent improvements in instruments and data analysis methods. In this research we used data analysis techniques developed for cosmological research, showing that cross-fertilisation of ideas between fields can lead to extraordinary progress."
Although the protoplanet is the most likely explanation for the observations, the results of this study require follow-up observations to confirm the existence of the planet and discard other plausible scenarios. Among other explanations, it is possible, although unlikely, that the detected signal could have come from a background source. It is also possible that the newly detected object might not be a protoplanet, but a fully formed planet which was ejected from its original orbit closer to the star. When the new object around HD 100546 is confirmed to be a forming planet embedded in its parent disc of gas and dust, it will become an unique laboratory in which to study the formation process of a new planetary system.
###
Notes
[1] The protoplanet candidate orbits about 70 times further from its star than the Earth does from the Sun. This distance is comparable to the size of the orbits of outer Solar System dwarf planets such as Eris and Makemake. This location is controversial, as it does not fit well with current theories of planet formation. It is unclear at present whether the newfound planet candidate has been in its current position for the whole time since it formed or whether it could have migrated from the inner regions.
[2] The team made use of a special feature called an apodised phase plate that increases the contrast of the image close to the star.
[3] To study planet formation, astronomers cannot look at the Solar System, as all the planets in our neighborhood were formed more than four billion years ago. But for many years, theories about planet formation were strongly influenced by what astronomers could see in our local surroundings, as no other planets were known. Since 1995, when the first exoplanet around a sunlike star was discovered, several hundred planetary systems have been found, opening up new opportunities for scientists studying planetary formation. Up to now however, none have been "caught in the act" in the process of being formed, whilst still embedded in the disc of material around their young parent star.
More information
This research was presented in a paper "A Young Protoplanet Candidate Embedded in the Circumstellar disc of HD 100546", by S. P. Quanz et al., to appear online in the 28 February 2013 issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters.
The team is composed of Sascha P. Quanz (ETH Zurich, Switzerland), Adam Amara (ETH), Michael R. Meyer (ETH), Matthew A. Kenworthy (Sterrewacht Leiden, Netherlands), Markus Kasper (ESO, Garching, Germany) and Julien H. Girard (ESO, Santiago, Chile).
ESO is the foremost intergovernmental astronomy organisation in Europe and the world's most productive ground-based astronomical observatory by far. It is supported by 15 countries: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. ESO carries out an ambitious programme focused on the design, construction and operation of powerful ground-based observing facilities enabling astronomers to make important scientific discoveries. ESO also plays a leading role in promoting and organising cooperation in astronomical research. ESO operates three unique world-class observing sites in Chile: La Silla, Paranal and Chajnantor. At Paranal, ESO operates the Very Large Telescope, the world's most advanced visible-light astronomical observatory and two survey telescopes. VISTA works in the infrared and is the world's largest survey telescope and the VLT Survey Telescope is the largest telescope designed to exclusively survey the skies in visible light. ESO is the European partner of a revolutionary astronomical telescope ALMA, the largest astronomical project in existence. ESO is currently planning the 39-metre European Extremely Large optical/near-infrared Telescope, the E-ELT, which will become "the world's biggest eye on the sky".
Links
* Research paper: http://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso1310/eso1310a.pdf
* Photos of the VLT: http://www.eso.org/public/images/archive/category/paranal/
Contacts
Sascha P. Quanz
ETH Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 44 63 32830
Email: sascha.quanz@astro.phys.ethz.ch
Richard Hook
ESO, Public Information Officer
Garching bei Mnchen, Germany
Tel: +49 89 3200 6655
Cell: +49 151 1537 3591
Email: rhook@eso.org
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Do you need insurance for your insurance? Technically, that is what umbrella insurance is ? additional coverage for your existing homeowner?s and automobile insurance policies. While this type of policy is not right for everyone, umbrella insurance is something that all homeowners should understand in case they reach a point where such a policy becomes prudent.
Umbrella insurance protects you in the event that your homeowner?s or auto insurance cannot cover the costs of an accident you are involved in. In an article entitled ?Umbrella Coverage for Preventing Your Ruin,? The New York Times paints the following scenario ? or rather ? nightmare, as Times writer Joseph Treaster put it.
?Your car skids. You crash into a Mercedes with a highly paid business executive at the wheel. He?s hurt so badly he cannot return to work. A jury awards him millions of dollars and you have to pay it.?
While the chances of this situation may be slim, if such an unfortunate day were to come, would you your assets be safe? If your homeowner?s or auto insurance policy in New Jersey cannot cover the costs of an accident, an umbrella insurance policy could save you from financial ruin. The difference an umbrella insurance policy can make in this situation could be the difference of keeping your life savings, keeping your home, and keeping your salary.
ABC Action News clarifies that while umbrella insurance is most commonly purchased by wealthy individuals, ?not-so-wealthy people also can benefit from the extra coverage if they own a home or condominium with a pool or trampoline, if they own a dog or if they have teenage drivers.?
In the past, umbrella policies were sometimes viewed as ?paranoia insurance.? But today, umbrella policyholders are simply facing the reality that we live in a ?lawsuit-happy society,? as one finance blogger David Bakke explains it. Umbrella insurance, in Bakke?s layman terms, can be viewed as ?lawsuit insurance.?
Umbrella policies are sold in $1 million increments. Since umbrella policies only go into effect when the underlying policies will not suffice, policyholders are required to have a certain amount of liability already in place with auto and homeowner?s policies.
There are a few ways to approach the decision of whether you should pursue an umbrella policy with an independent insurance broker in New Jersey. First, determine your net worth to see if it exceeds $1 million. Next, evaluate your lifestyle, including your place of residence, job, hobbies, and any other factors that increase your risk. Finally, decide how having an umbrella insurance policy in New Jersey will affect your peace of mind.
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LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - FX's animated spy series "Archer" has been given the go-ahead for a fifth season, the network said Wednesday.
The fifth season of the series, which is currently running its fourth season, will consist of 13 episodes.
The fourth season will air a two-part finale on April 4 and April 11.
"Archer is one the very best comedy series on television," said Nick Grad, executive vice president of original programming and development at FX. " Adam Reed, Matt Thompson and the incredible cast - H. Jon Benjamin, Aisha Tyler, Jessica Walter, Chris Parnell, Judy Greer, Amber Nash, George Coe, and Lucky Yates - are comedic geniuses. It is truly rewarding the way in which the audience and fans have embraced their work and that the ratings to continue to grow. The quality of Archer is undeniable."
"Thank God," Reed said of the renewal.
"Archer," which will enter the category of Outstanding Comedy Series for the Emmys this year, has grown impressively in the ratings with its current run. The fourth season is currently averaging a 36 percent boost in the key 18-49 demographic over last season's average, with first-run episodes averaging 2.4 million total viewers, 2 million of them in the demo. FX's animated spy series "Archer" has been given the go-ahead for a fifth season, the network said Wednesday.
The fifth season of the series, which is currently running its fourth season, will consist of 13 episodes.
The fourth season will air a two-part finale on April 4 and April 11.
"Archer is one the very best comedy series on television," said Nick Grad, executive vice president of original programming and development at FX. " Adam Reed, Matt Thompson and the incredible cast - H. Jon Benjamin, Aisha Tyler, Jessica Walter, Chris Parnell, Judy Greer, Amber Nash, George Coe, and Lucky Yates - are comedic geniuses. It is truly rewarding the way in which the audience and fans have embraced their work and that the ratings to continue to grow. The quality of Archer is undeniable."
"Thank God," Reed said of the renewal.
"Archer," which will enter the category of Outstanding Comedy Series for the Emmys this year, has grown impressively in the ratings with its current run. The fourth season is currently averaging a 36 percent boost in the key 18-49 demographic over last season's average, with first-run episodes averaging 2.4 million total viewers, 2 million of them in the demo.
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