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Solaris xlock Information Disclosure

A low impact information disclosure vulnerability in the setuid root xlock binary distributed with Solaris may allow local users to read partial contents of sensitive files. Due to the fact that target files must be in a very specific format, exploitation of this flaw to escalate privileges in a realistic scenario is unlikely.





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Avast Anti-Virus Local Credential Disclosure

Avast Anti-Virus versions prior to 19.1.2360 suffer from a local credential disclosure vulnerability.




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Apple iPhone 4 Passphrase Disclosure

Apple iPhone 4 with iOS 4.3 (8F190) suffers from a passphrase disclosure vulnerability that allows all local processes access to it.




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Vopium Clear Text Disclosure

Vopium for Android and iPhone leaks various data such as your password by passing it in the clear.





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TRENDnet TEW-818RDU PIN Disclosure

TRENDnet TEW-818RDU versions 1 ("ac1900") and 2 ("ac3200") PIN disclosure exploit.




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FLIR Systems FLIR Brickstream 3D+ Unauthenticated Config Download File Disclosure

The FLIR Brickstream 3D+ sensor is vulnerable to unauthenticated config download and file disclosure vulnerability when calling the ExportConfig REST API (getConfigExportFile.cgi). This will enable the attacker to disclose sensitive information and help her in authentication bypass, privilege escalation and/or full system access.




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Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450 ACEManager Embedded_Ace_Get_Task.cgi Information Disclosure

An exploitable Information Disclosure vulnerability exists in the ACEManager EmbeddedAceGet_Task.cgi functionality of Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450 FW 4.9.3. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause an information disclosure, resulting in the exposure of confidential information, including, but not limited to, plaintext passwords and SNMP community strings. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request, or run the binary, to trigger this vulnerability.




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Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450 ACEManager template_load.cgi Information Disclosure

An exploitable information disclosure vulnerability exists in the ACEManager template_load.cgi functionality of Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450 FW 4.9.3. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause a information leak, resulting in the disclosure of internal paths and files. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.




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Rifatron Intelligent Digital Security System (animate.cgi) Stream Disclosure

The Rifatron Intelligent Digital Security System DVR suffers from an unauthenticated and unauthorized live stream disclosure when animate.cgi script is called through Mobile Web Viewer module.





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SSH Flaws Discovered - OpenSSH is not Affected




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Madeira vice-president eyes fiscal independence from Lisbon

Pedro Calado, vice-president of Madeira’s regional government, tells Sebastian Shehadi about the island's capacity for more upmarket tourism and its ongoing struggle to gain financial independence from Portugal. 




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San Francisco mulls creating its own 100 percent renewables-focused utility from PG&E wreckage

What happens when a famously left-leaning city dives into the buttoned-down business of electric utilities? San Francisco may soon find out.




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Mayor: PG&E assets are ‘great’ opportunity to bring clean energy to San Francisco

San Francisco Mayor London Breed wants to use PG&E Corp.’s bankruptcy to take over some of the company’s assets for the city’s power needs, a move that would shake up California’s largest utility and remake the state’s energy landscape.




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Geothermal industry gets boost with discoveries of ‘blind’ systems

This week the University of Nevada, Reno announced two discoveries in the Great Basin by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology using a previously untried method for finding unknown, hidden geothermal resources.




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San Francisco mulls creating its own 100 percent renewables-focused utility from PG&E wreckage

What happens when a famously left-leaning city dives into the buttoned-down business of electric utilities? San Francisco may soon find out.




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Mayor: PG&E assets are ‘great’ opportunity to bring clean energy to San Francisco

San Francisco Mayor London Breed wants to use PG&E Corp.’s bankruptcy to take over some of the company’s assets for the city’s power needs, a move that would shake up California’s largest utility and remake the state’s energy landscape.




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UN Climate Summit Heats Up Discussion on Global Warming, Carbon Emissions

More than 100 world leaders converged upon New York City today to discuss international efforts to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change. The list of speakers at the UN Climate Summit included U.S. President Barack Obama, UK Prime Minister David Cameron, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, French President François Hollande, and Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli.




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The Next Revolution: Discarding Dangerous Fossil Fuel Accounting Practices

The green revolution and, in particular, renewable energy products such as solar power, wind turbines, geothermal and algae-based fuels are not waiting for viable technology — it already exists in many forms. What they are waiting for is a massive sea change in our antiquated financial accounting systems.




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Webinar on Discovering the Indian Agtech Story, Part 3

Participate in Austrade's webinar, the third in a series of 5 on India’s Agtech sector, will provide an insight into the dynamic disruption of conventional agriculture value chain from the perspective of a Venture Capital Fund.




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San Francisco mulls creating its own 100 percent renewables-focused utility from PG&E wreckage

What happens when a famously left-leaning city dives into the buttoned-down business of electric utilities? San Francisco may soon find out.




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Mayor: PG&E assets are ‘great’ opportunity to bring clean energy to San Francisco

San Francisco Mayor London Breed wants to use PG&E Corp.’s bankruptcy to take over some of the company’s assets for the city’s power needs, a move that would shake up California’s largest utility and remake the state’s energy landscape.




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San Francisco Landing Pad

The Australian Landing Pad in San Francisco is located at WeWork, in the geographical and cultural heart of the new technology boom.




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Accounting of Disclosures Under the HITECH Act

A notice of proposed rulemaking from the HHS Office for Civil Rights that would modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule standard for accounting of disclosures of protected health information and add new requirements for access reports.




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Spotlight on Publications: East-West Dialogue Discusses the U.S. Role in Fostering the ASEAN Economic Community

Spotlight on Publications: East-West Dialogue Discusses the U.S. Role in Fostering the ASEAN Economic Community

In the latest issue of the East-West Dialogue, How (and Why) the United States Should Help to Build the ASEAN Economic Community , EWC Senior Fellow Michael Plummer calls for ambitious new initiatives, leading to a U.S.-ASEAN Economic Space that would develop a framework for expanding FTAs and a U.S.-ASEAN Partnership Fund to deepen civic and cultural ties. These ideas are elaborated on in commentaries by Scot Marciel (U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN), Kishore Mahbubani (former Singaporean Ambassador to the UN), and Chalongphob Sussangkarn (former Thai Minister of Finance).




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Spotlight on Research: EWC Fellows Discuss Asia’s Energy Future on Capitol Hill

Spotlight on Research: EWC Fellows Discuss Asia’s Energy Future on Capitol Hill

As gas prices soar in the U.S., concerns about energy security take center stage in the international dialogue on economic development. Editors of “ Asia’s Energy Future: Regional Dynamics and Global Implications ,” EWC Senior Fellows Fereidun Fesharaki and Kang Wu, examined this issue in light of Asia’s sharply increasing energy demands, during an EWC briefing in late April on Capitol Hill.




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EWC Graduate Students Develop Leadership Skills and Discuss Global Challenges at International Conference

Lee Howell of the World Economic Forum presents the keynote address at the International Graduate Student Conference.IGSC co-chairs Apinya Jantunyarux & Asmatullah Junejo (center) with presenter Lee Howell and EWC directors and board members.




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Dalai Lama Joins Hawaiian Discussion

As part of his recent visit to Hawai’i, the Dalai Lama participated in an April 15 panel discussion with Native Hawaiian cultural leaders Nainoa Thompson and Pualani Kanahele at EWC’s Hawai’i Imin International Conference Center. The private event was organized by the Hawai’i Community Foundation through a grant from the Omidyar Ohana Fund.
Photo: PillarsofPeaceHawaii.org.




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EWC's Asia Pacific Leadership Program Fellows Discuss Digital Strategy with White House Social Media Experts

APLP fellows gather with the White House social media team.On the first day of their Washington, D.C. field study, EWC’s Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) fellows met with the White House Office of Digital Strategy (a.k.a. the Twitter Team). They discussed how for the first time, a U.S. President is using social media platforms to amplify the Administration’s message and directly interact with the American public. “Being from Indonesia, this is very new for me,” remarked Ismail Sulaiman, APLP fellow and head lecturer of communications at the State Islamic College Cot Kala in Aceh.  “Of course we are online, but this is actively exchanging information with the U.S.




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Ambassadors Discuss U.S. Engagement in Freely Associated Pacific Nations

Ambassadors Thomas Armbruster (Marshall Islands) & Helen Reed-Rowe (Palau), with PIDP Co-Director Sitiveni Halapua. On April 4, 2013 the U.S. ambassadors to the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau and the Marshall Islands participated in an informal discussion at the East-West Center intended to launch a broad-ranging conversation about the future of U.S. engagement with the freely associated Pacific island nations. Participants included policymakers, Pacific island scholars and public intellectuals. Topics included the future of the freely associated states in the regional system, migration, institution building and new paradigms for engagement. 




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EWC Discusses Pacific Leaders' Meeting in PNG

HONOLULU (May 3, 2013) -- East-West Center President Charles E. Morrison met yesterday with the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O'Neill, and U.S. Ambassador to PNG Walter North to discuss the possibility of PNG hosting the next meeting of the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders, the only U.S.-based organization that convenes summit meetings of Pacific island heads of government. EWC serves as the administrative secretariat for the PICL summits.




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Turkey Potpie With Cheddar Biscuit Crust

From Gourmet 2007. The finished product seems too juicy but the biscuits quickly absorb. This can be used with rotisserie chicken too. I used a 13 x 9 pan. So delicious. -- posted by Vicki Kaye




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Billy’s Biscuits for Countertop Convection Ovens

I Love Biscuits and I have been searching for a quick and easy recipe to make in my countertop convection oven. Living in a hot climate – I don’t want to heat up the house with the regular oven and besides, I only want a small batch. This is a quick and easy Drop-Biscuit recipe that makes six biscuits. Plus, you can make it Vegan if you like! -- posted by Billy R.




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Metro Leaders Gather to Discuss Urban Issues in Asia and United States

Metro Leaders Gather to Discuss Urban Issues in Asia and United States
HONOLULU (March 25) – Metropolitan leaders and experts from a variety of Asian and U.S. cities are gathering at the East-West Center March 29-31 for a seminar on critical urbanization issues facing Asia’s cities. Attendance at the meeting is closed. Among the attendees are the governor of Jakarta; vice-mayor of Shenzhen; deputy mayor of Taipei; urban affairs advisor, Government of Karnataka (Bangalore); directors of city planning from Denver, Colorado; Miami, Florida; San Francisco, California; and Seattle, Washington; along with other officials and specialists from Pakistan, the Philippines, Vietnam, India, Los Angeles, New York and more.




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East-West Center Expert to Discuss Future of Global Energy Markets

East-West Center Expert to Discuss Future of Global Energy Markets
HONOLULU (Sept. 8) – East-West Center Senior Fellow and energy expert Fereidun Fesharaki will discuss the “Outlook for Global Energy Markets after the Great Recession: With Perspectives on China and Iran” at a public forum co-sponsored by the East-West Center in Washington and the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 3 PM. 




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International Development Experts to Discuss Microfinance For Community Development

International Development Experts to Discuss Microfinance For Community Development
HONOLULU (August 20, 2009) – Many developing nations are now using microfinance as a means to reduce poverty.  On Tuesday, September 1, the East-West Center (EWC) will host a public forum on “Microfinance as a Tool for Community Development” in the EWC Gallery featuring presentations by the following international development experts:




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April 24 event will celebrate and discuss Indonesian cultural diversity

April 24 event will celebrate and discuss Indonesian cultural diversity
HONOLULU (April 16) -- This year’s annual, student-organized Indonesian Conference and Cultural Event (ICCE 2009) will be held on Friday April 24, from 2 - 9 p.m. at the East-West Center’s Hawaii Imin International Conference Center. Admission to the conference and cultural celebration is free and open to the public.

The topic for this year is ‘A Decade of Reform 1998-2009’; looking at changes after the end of the Soeharto regime in 1998. The underlying force guiding these changes has been a spirit of reformation promising democracy, equity and justice among Indonesia’s people. However, after a decade of reform, Indonesia’s ability to provide equal democratic rights and access to every citizen has still been questioned.




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Timor-Leste's Minister of Foreign Affairs to Participate in East-West Center Discussion Panel

Timor-Leste's Minister of Foreign Affairs to Participate in East-West Center Discussion Panel
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HONOLULU (April 30) -- Zacarias Albano da Costa, Foreign Affairs Minister of Timor-Leste (East Timor), will participate in a free public panel discussion at the East-West Center on the morning of Monday, May 5, along with U.S. Ambassador to Timor-Leste Hans G. Klemm, and Constâncio C. Pinto, acting Chargé d'Affaires of Timor-Leste’s embassy in the U.S.




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Changing India-U.S. Relations Discussed at EWC Luncheon

Changing India-U.S. Relations Discussed at EWC Luncheon
HONOLULU (September 5) – India’s consul general in San Francisco, (Ambassador) B.S. Prakash will address the changing profile of India and the impact on its relationship with the United States at a luncheon gathering at the East-West Center Monday, September 10.

The luncheon will begin at noon with registration commencing at 11:30 a.m. The venue is the Garden Level of the East-West Center’s Imin International Conference Center (1777 East-West Road). The luncheon is open to the public at a cost of $22 per person. RSVP deadline is Thursday, September 6. Limited parking is available on the lawn between Lincoln Hall and the Imin Center for a cost of $3.

The luncheon forum is sponsored by the East-West Center, Pacific and Asian Affairs Council, Friends of the East-West Center, and the University of Hawai‘i Center for South Asian Studies.




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IHC e-briefing no 12: ACAS launches consultation on draft Discipline and Grievance Code

Background The Employment Bill is currently on its passage through Parliament and will, when enacted, have a significant impact on dispute resolution within the employment relationship. It is anticipated that relevant provisions within the Bill wil...




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HR e-briefing 355 - ACAS launches consultation on draft Discipline and Grievance Code

The repeal of the fated statutory dispute resolution procedures moved a step closer last week when ACAS issued, in draft, a revised Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance for consultation.  The Code has been significantly amended and simp...




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HR e-briefing 405 - European age discrimination ruling with a sting in its tail

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has this morning given a ruling that represents a significant victory for the charity Age Concern in their fight to have certain parts of UK age discrimination legislation ruled unlawful. As expected, the ECJ has...




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To disclose or not to disclose? New Freedom of Information guidance for procurement information

Procuring authorities and private sector contractors have for some years struggled with the application of the Freedom of Information Act to PFI/PPP procurement processes, and to the legal documentation that results from them. Procuring authorities...




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IHC HR e-briefing 105 - Age discrimination: a qualification

The Court of Appeal has today handed down an important decision in the context of age discrimination and criteria for career progression. Endorsing the earlier judgement of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the Court has found that ...