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The latest solar storm triggered northern lights farther south than normal on Thursday Experts said Tuesday the sun is currently at the maximum phase of its 11-year cycle making solar surges and northern lights more frequent is seen in the night sky along with the Big Dipper constellation on Thursday NEW YORK (AP) — Expect to see more northern lights in unusual places as the sun continues to sizzle This solar cycle has yielded more colorful auroras farther south and more are likely “We still could possibly get some good shows in the next few months,” she said Such storms can also temporarily disrupt power and communications NOAA would alert operators of power plants and spacecraft in orbit NOAA issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning The storm that slammed Earth was the strongest in more than two decades producing light displays across the Northern Hemisphere scientists recorded the biggest flare erupting from the sun Previous solar cycles have produced storms more intense than May’s so space forecasters are keeping a close eye on the sun to prepare for any major disruptions a powerful solar storm dazzled skygazers far from the Arctic Circle when auroras appeared in unexpected places including Germany The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group The AP is solely responsible for all content This purchase is available as a free download with your MyC-SPAN account C-SPAN.org offers links to books featured on the C-SPAN networks to make it simpler for viewers to purchase them C-SPAN has agreements with retailers that share a small percentage of your purchase price with our network C-SPAN earns money from your qualifying purchases C-SPAN only receives this revenue if your book purchase is made using the links on this page Any revenue realized from this program goes into a general account to help fund C-SPAN operations Please note that questions regarding fulfillment or issues relating to your book orders should be directed to the Webmaster or administrator of the specific bookseller's site and are their sole responsibility MyC-SPAN users can download four Congressional hearings and proceedings under four hours for free each month There are three ways to set in and out points for a clip: Check your selection with the "Preview Clip" option If you are editing the times of an existing clip you may only set a start and end time within the original clip boundaries In his 159 (recorded) cash finishes since he first showed up in our database in May of 2000 Delaware’s Matt Krah has finished among the top 10 in 121 of them when your name slips in among an event’s final 12 fellow competitors take notice and it usually means you’re going home with some cash Krah’s latest regional tour win (his first in almost a decade) came this past weekend (Oct 19-20) when he went ‘officially’ undefeated at the Maryland State Bar Table 8-Ball Championships which drew 44 entrants to Brews & Cues on the Boulevard in Glen Burnie It was an event that drew a long list of long-time Mid-Atlantic competitors; 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Site design by GRIN tech Former President Donald Trump was in Wisconsin on Sunday underscoring how important the state is to winning the election TOWN OF WESTFIELD — All three election workers in this central Wisconsin town have resigned just weeks before the November election following a tumultuous year of local politics but the interim clerk appointed to run the town’s election is confident the balloting will go off without a hitch Former town of Westfield Clerk Brenda Peterson and election inspector Linda Bennett submitted their resignations last week None would speak on the record about what led to their resignations who also resigned last Tuesday along with former Sup told the Wisconsin State Journal she and the others had had a long-running feud with the sole remaining town supervisor Bauman appointed Marquette County deputy chief clerk Courtney Trimble as interim clerk to oversee elections in the town of about 800 Residents gather in the town of Westfield last week as newly elected Chair Lindsay Bauman appoints an interim clerk to run the town's elections less than a month before the 2024 presidential election “I’ve been a town clerk,” Trimble told the State Journal referring to her past work in neighboring Packwaukee “I now am an election specialist for the entire county so I’m very familiar with how elections work I’m confident in my ability to train the election workers Things may get “a little chaotic” with training several new election workers to replace the two who resigned But she said six volunteers stepped forward after she was appointed and several others had previously volunteered after the resignations earlier in the week Soberri detailed a difficult medical history that left her in significant personal debt and accused Golisch of posting information about her financial situation online “How do I stay on till the end of the term knowing my co-workers don’t have my back,” she wrote Golisch did not directly address the accusations saying only that she “has tried to help Carol in the past Residents of the town of Westfield gather outside the one-room schoolhouse after a special meeting to appoint an interim clerk to handle elections less than one month ahead the presidential election Golisch also said she’s confident that the town’s elections will run smoothly “I 100% believe our election is as safe today as it was before they resigned,” she said of the town’s elections team The dispute that led to the resignations is part of a long-running rift in the town between allies of former Chair Sharon Galonski against Bauman and Golisch and their supporters Galonski was elected in April 2023 but lost a recall election to Bauman last month Sheriff Joe Konrath said Galonski had asked his office to monitor recent packed town meetings in case things got out of hand “She was just concerned for the safety and welfare of everybody in the meeting Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter Email notifications are only sent once a day The contest is intended to highlight the state's nearly $72 billion manufacturing industry The City of Madison more than a month after the November election announced it had found nearly 200 absentee ballots that were never counted b… Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - 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Greater emphasis was placed on the "Job Market" category as WalletHub says that its factors play the most significant role in influencing job seekers' decisions about relocating for employment Claiming the top spot in the analysis was Scottsdale retaining its position from WalletHub's last report WalletHub said this was largely due to the city having one of the lowest unemployment rates in the U.S It also ranked first in terms of paid internship opportunities the city had one of the highest median household incomes Scottsdale was also noted for its low crime rate and being one of the best cities for families Pittsburgh boasts the highest number of job opportunities per capita and ranks third in full-time job opportunities per capita at companies with 4.5+ star ratings on Glassdoor a website where current and former employees can review different workplaces WalletHub also said the city's residents had the ninth-highest level of job satisfaction in the county as well as jobs in the city offering good benefits It had the fourth-highest percentage of workers with access to an employer-based retirement program Pittsburgh also offered convenience for workers with the 11th-best public transit system The report said that at $124,000 adjusted for the cost of living Columbia had the highest median household income in the country It ranked fourth in terms of employment outlook—the quarterly percentage of employers who expect to add employees minus the percentage who expect to have fewer of them—as well Columbia was noted for having one of the most affordable rental markets in the U.S. as well as one of the lowest shares of jobs at risk from automation in the coming years The cities that made it into the top 10 were: City of Scottsdale Economic Development Department director Teri Killgore told Newsweek: "It's exciting to see Scottsdale recognized for the second year in a row as the nation's best city for jobs In addition to being a world-renowned tourism destination Scottsdale has prioritized attracting top quality companies with high wage jobs for decades This validates the ongoing work of our business community and city leadership to ensure Scottsdale remains a premier location for business." WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo told Newsweek: "Memphis TN ranked last in this study because it faces significant challenges in both the job market and its socio-economic environment The city placed last in the socio-economics category which includes metrics such as low average salaries it struggled with broader factors ranging from quality of life to economic stability making it harder for residents to find fulfilling and stable employment." Lupo said in the report: "It's important to look at more than just the number of jobs available or the unemployment rate when determining the best place to find employment from the average salaries and benefits to job security and overall satisfaction "There are plenty of secondary factors to take into account as well from how easy a city makes commuting to jobs to whether it's a good place for raising a family or engaging in recreational activities outside of work." 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Contact LiveNews@newsweek.com ET: This article was updated with comment from Chip Lupo and Teri Killgore Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all An explosion at a gas station in Aden Governorate The explosion occurred on Al-Taseen Street in the Mansoura district The blast was so powerful that it could be heard across various parts of the city The explosion took place in a densely populated area and on a busy street leading to several fatalities and injuries The exact number of victims is still unknown and the cause of the incident remains unclear at this time Amazon has revealed new technology that it says will help delivery drivers avoid organizing packages at stops or manually check to see if they have the right parcel for each delivery The technology – called Vision-Assisted Package Retrieval or VAPR – is intended to cut down on the time and effort it takes drivers to retrieve packages Amazon’s retail chief Doug Herrington said at a company event in Nashville on Wednesday Amazon expects to put 1,000 delivery vans that contain the technology on the road by early next year The company says VAPR essentially works like this: Once an Amazon delivery van arrives at a customer’s location it will project a green “0” on packages that need to be dropped off and a red “X” on those that should remain in the van The technology will also use audio and visual cues to let drivers know they have found the right package It said early tests have showed the technology helped reduce “perceived physical and mental effort” for drivers and saved them more than 30 minutes per route Writing about the Goo Goo Dolls got me thinking about the Replacements I recently interviewed Robby Takac of Goo Goo Dolls for a preview of the band’s show at PNC Pavilion on August 3 I connect Goo Goo Dolls to the Replacements because the first time I saw the former band This was several years before Goo Goo Dolls became modern-rock hit-makers and balladeers Goo Goo Dolls came across like a knockoff version of early-era Replacements by the time of that show at the University of Illinois essentially a vehicle for singer Paul Westerberg’s solo career that was just around the corner The Replacements were one of my favorite bands back then so I went to see them again a few months later when they played Chicago’s Grant Park on the Fourth of July for what would end up being their final performance (until they reunited for a series of reunion shows a few years ago) a band whose records I’ll probably never stop playing In celebration of the band’s “real” final show 25 years ago this month here’s a list of my five favorite Replacements albums it’s ranked on any number of ‘80s best-of lists Stylistically scattershot with hard rock (a cover of Kiss’ “Black Diamond”) a slow existential song (“Unsatisfied”) and various shades of punk And it has aged well: Westerberg’s “Androgynous” is a postgender anthem 30 years ahead of its time.“Pleased to Meet Me” (1987) This could be the best collection of Westerberg original compositions on a studio album – a great balance of incredible songwriting and tough rock-and-roll backing music “Alex Chilton” and “Can’t Hardly Wait” are classics of the ‘80s college-rock era.“Tim” (1985) I could flip-flop this one on the list with “Pleased to Meet Me.” “Tim” is also full of great Westerberg originals like “Hold My Life,” “Kiss Me on the Bus” and “Bastards of Young,” to name three But I prefer the relative polish of “Pleased” slightly more than the thunder and fury of “Tim.”“Hootenanny” (1983) This set the template for “Let It Be” the following year: a collection of songs that didn’t necessarily fit together style-wise but bound by a carefree attitude and strangeness – like a tune that recites classified ads in an alt-weekly newspaper.“Don’t Tell a Soul” (1989) “Pleased to Meet Me” was a move away from the band’s punk roots but still retained plenty of fire The follow-up is even more mature-sounding led by “Asking Me Lies” and “I’ll Be You.” But it was different than the four albums on the lists that chronologically preceded it as well as the 1991 debut Forgot to Take Out the Trash.” But it was bound to happen It’s even easier to see after 25 years have passed Paolo is a registered nurse who is currently serving as Associate Director of Clinical and Support Services for Niagara Region in Southern Ontario “Paolo is a wonderful addition to the WES Board He brings a passionate and personal perspective to the recognition of education and skills in new places,” said Audrey Hendley “His empathy and global experience make him an outstanding steward of the mission.” WES CEO and Executive Director Esther Benjamin said “Paolo is a powerful advocate for so many of the communities we engage with at WES He is deeply invested in changing systems and practices to make them more inclusive and his insights will be so valuable to our organization and our mission We are excited to have Paolo join the WES Board of Trustees.” Paolo holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Philippines and a Master of Science in Aging and Health from Queen’s University in Canada He is currently pursuing McGill University’s International Masters for Health Leadership He has studied the impact of universal health care programs and contributed to an international USAID project he immigrated to Canada and began the process of becoming licensed as a nurse He received his registration from the College of Nurses of Ontario in 2016 He is a frequent speaker at events across Canada on the systemic challenges preventing internationally educated health care professionals from practicing and on how to improve systems in their favor “I have advocated alongside WES for years now and I’m delighted to join the Board,” said Paolo “WES is doing important work to make it easier for migrants to study and belong in their new home communities.” WES is a non-profit social enterprise that supports the educational From evaluating academic credentials to shaping policy we partner with a diverse set of organizations and networks to uplift individuals and drive systems change © Copyright 2012 - 2023 | citybiz | All Rights Reserved  I don’t typically look for the names of my favorite contemporary jazz players among the event listings of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra  But the CCO is bringing saxophonist James Carter to town next weekend to perform the world premiere of “Caribbean Rhapsody,” a commissioned piece by composer Roberto Sierra August 27 at the School for Creative & Performing Arts a versatile player who over the course of a 25-year recording career has delved into various shades of jazz and beyond with positive results I like him because he can make the standards fresh as he did on 1995’s “The Real Quietstorm.” but on “The Real Quietstorm,” Carter attempted to show that jazz had beaten R&B to the punch when it came to romantic musical stirrings warm sound of Carter’s baritone sax on the Thelonious Monk classic “Round Midnight” kicks things off to set the tone and from there he plays tenor and alto plus flute and clarinet through titles by Sun Ra “Eventide,” which the keyboard player originally cut for Cincinnati’s King Records in 1958  I don’t know if there will be any time at the CCO show for Carter to display what he can do with a piece of classic American jazz it’s a great price to watch Carter play anything Is there a line in a song that bugs you as much as a line in the Lou Reed song “Down at the Arcade” bugs me I’m listening to one of my favorite records I’m pretty sure that it’s my favorite album of his which might be considered an uninformed opinion by some who look at Reed’s 1970s post-Velvet Underground work as his most important The songs are funny and fun in his typically dark way and the band that Reed assembled – pushed and pulled by the incredible bass player Fernando Saunders – rocks I turned to “New Sensations” because the Four Tops are in town tonight In “Down at the Arcade” Reed sings: “I called my disc jockey to dedicate a song to Blair / It’s the Temps singing ‘I’ll Be There.’” and so is “Reach Out I’ll Be There.” The only problem is “Reach Out I’ll Be There” is a Four Tops song  Reed could be singing “Tops,” not “Temps,” and it could be his Long Island accent lost upon my Midwest ears to quote Reed in another “New Sensations” lyric “end this mystery / answer my mystery?” If so I never had a Beach Boys-Buffalo Killers association in my head but I did have a Black Crowes-Buffalo Killers one When the Black Crowes played the Taft Theatre three years ago lead singer Chris Robinson dedicated a song to the Cincinnati band and gave a shout-out to them from center stage: “one of the best (expletive) rock ‘n’ roll bands in the world.” providing an occasion for me to get him on the phone for an interview and sneak in a question about the Buffalo Killers whom the now-disbanded Black Crowes brought out on the road with them as a show opener During our conversation Robinson gave another glowing Buffalo Killers testimonial It made me curious about what the Buffalo Killers are up to these days according to the front page of their website I still think of the Buffalo Killers as a newish band brothers Zachary and Andrew Gabbard’s heavy ‘70s-styled follow-up project to their previous garage-rock outfit A new record would be the Buffalo Killers’ eighth Then I went to the Buffalo Killers Facebook page and found more praise from another well-known rock ‘n’ roll front man But this front man is much better known than Robinson and the praise was specifically directed at Andrew Gabbard The Buffalo Killers shared a post made by Brian Wilson in August that reads: “My buddy Andy from the Buffalo Killers just dropped this little 5-song (sic) today.” It’s followed by a link to Gabbard’s Bandcamp post of a five-song collection titled “Andy Butchers The Beach Boys.” It’s Andy Gabbard solo covering five Beach Boys songs: “Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder),” “Girl Don’t Tell Me,” “He Gives Speeches,” “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times” and “You’re So Good To Me.” Gabbard’s renditions aren’t too far removed from the originals The production is rawer compared to the Beach Boys’ pristineness but there’s a mischievous nature in his voice in contrast to Wilson’s inherent melancholy I’m curious about how Wilson came to hear the recordings signing onto Facebook to share his thoughts I also like that Gabbard would do an exercise in music-making like this Gabbard’s bands demonstrate his admiration for classic rock while making something new out of it his influence is on the surface for all to see Go to andygabbard.bandcamp.com to hear “Andy Butchers The Beach Boys.” There are many natures, after all. There is room for invention, strangeness and, naturally, sorrow. Cohabitation is required. In closing order, Human / Nature: Encountering Ourselves in the Natural World is on show at Fotografiska New York until May 19; Futuristic Ancestry: Warping Matter and Space-time(s), by Josèfa Ntjam until May 25; and PHASES by Daniel Arsham until June 13. writer and project manager in cultural communication particularly interested in the future studies developed in philosophy and the arts as well as in trans-feminist contributions to imagination and social and ecological thought With a BA in Social Communication with a major in Cinema (PUC-Rio) and a MA in Aesthetics and Artistic Studies (NOVA FCSH) she collaborates professionally with various national and international initiatives and institutions such as BoCA - Biennial of Contemporary Arts Futurama - Cultural and Artistic Ecosystem of Baixo Alentejo and Terra Batida / Rita Natálio Subscribe to the Newsletter (EN Version)! I accept the Privacy Policy Subscribe Umbigo “I’ll never forget dancing to this song while Gilsons performed it live during Carnaval last year The fact that we are putting out a version of it with them just in time for this year’s Carnaval is so full circle I went and learned it on the guitar and posted it on Instagram Then we had the idea to share it with the world and let more people in on how amazing it is by giving it a couple of English verses We love how it turned out and are so honored to get to put our spin on such an amazing track.” – Sophie of Sofi Tukker explained The original version of “Várias Queixas” by Gilsons was recorded in 2019 it has racked up over 140 million streams on Spotify and over 26 million video views on YouTube The trio is featured on the new reimagined version of their “Várias Queixas” song with Sofi Tukker the single art for the new version playfully features childhood photos of Sofi Tukker and Gilsons Sofi Tukker has long immersed themselves in Brazilian culture, which also influenced several of their 2023 singles including “Veneno,” with Brazilian artists Mari Merenda and Sophia Ardessore, “Trompa,” with Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano and “Jacaré,” which has amassed over 10 million streams Tucker’s entry point for Rio came via collaboration The group’s first collaborator was the Brazilian poet Chacal who remains a close friend and frequent collaborator on their music’s Portuguese lyrics Other recent output from Sofi Tukker includes their disco-inspired pop/dance collab with The Knocks, “One on One.” Sofi Tukker was also behind inspired remixes of GRAMMY-winning Jon Batiste’s “Worship” from the acclaimed album “World Music Radio,” and “Sunshine (My Girl)” by Wuki which reimagines the classic Temptations vocal with a Brazilian beat We may earn an affiliate commission when you buy through links on our site That little compensation will be used towards keeping this website up and running The ELeague Major: Boston will begin with its major qualifier and group stage in Turner's ELeague Arena in Atlanta from Jan The event will then travel north as its playoffs take place at Boston University's Agganis Arena The event is the first Counter-Strike major to be hosted in two separate cities The event will be ELeague's second Valve-licensed Counter-Strike major and the first of the 2018 rotation ELeague previously hosted the Atlanta Major in January 2017 at its own arena and the Fox Theatre in Atlanta That event hit more than 3.6 million unique viewers in its grand finals across livestreaming and linear television across the world breaking records for the most spectators on a single Twitch stream "We're looking forward to hosting our second ELeague Major in back-to-back years and bringing a CS:GO championship to Boston for the first time," Turner Sports chief content officer Craig Barry said in a statement "Following the record-setting engagement during last year's ELeague Major we appreciate Valve's ongoing trust in us and all of the continued support from the esports community." Guaranteed teams invited to the event include eight who earned Legends spots from their placings at the PGL Kraków Major in Poland in July. Those teams include Gambit Gaming, Astralis, Virtus.pro, Fnatic, SK Gaming, BIG and North, as well as three-fifths of the roster of Immortals. That team encountered internal issues following the major which jeopardizes the organization's guaranteed participation in the event The other eight teams for the event will qualify via the major qualifier which will be filled with teams who participate in several minors across North America the Commonwealth of Independent States and Asia beginning Oct The American minor will take place in Toronto; Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States in Bucharest This story was originally published as Chris Varias' weekly "What I'm listening to now" column on Oct After the Cubs' World Series win last night we thought this might be worth looking back on Steve Goodman wrote two songs that continue to live on as anthems One is “City of New Orleans,” a modern-day classic train song covered most famously by both Arlo Guthrie and Willie Nelson The other is “You Never Even Call Me By My Name.” David Allan Coe’s version of the song is on the jukebox of every country bar in the world and in the repertoire of every country-bar band a Chicago folk singer whose life was cut short at 36 by leukemia Goodman recorded “Go Cubs Go,” perhaps a better-known song than either “City of New Orleans” or “You Never Even Call Me By My Name.” “Go Cubs Go” was a promotional tune for WGN-AM in Chicago He routinely attended games at Wrigley Field My dad played drums in Goodman’s band and would go to games with him my only memory of attending a game with Goodman is of his daughter suddenly sticking her finger up my nose The miracle of “Go Cubs Go” is how cheery and optimistic a tune it is when it was written at a time when the Cubs had been awful for years I won’t go as far as saying that a song can turn things around for a baseball team But 1984 ended up being a memorable year for the Cubs in the sense that they were actually really good Goodman died before he could see the club clinch its first trip to the playoffs in 39 years and before coming up a game short of the World Series blowing a 2-0 series lead and losing three straight to the San Diego Padres Goodman invited my dad to the recording session to sing in the chorus on “Go Cubs Go,” even though the old man can’t carry a tune in a bucket Including a fellow Cub fan in the proceedings and thereby getting him a little bit of that Cubs-WGN money is an example of Goodman’s generous nature And as my dad told the Chicago Sun-Times in an article from 2007 about the song Goodman prophetically stated “Go Cubs Go” "is the most famous thing I’m going to do.” “Go Cubs Go” is played in Wrigley after the Cubs win a game The Cubs finished with the best record in baseball affording the Cubs another crack at ending their century-plus World Series championship drought I hear too much positivity in his voice to believe otherwise “Morphisec prevents attacks from actually happening it gives us an early warning sign… and that lets me make informed Due to indicators of a sophisticated Core Impact backdoor Morphisec believes advanced persistent threat (APT) groups are behind these VMWare identity manager attack events and procedures used in the attack are common among groups such as the Iranian linked Rocket Kitten.  VMWare is a $30 billion cloud computing and virtualization platform used by 500,000 organizations worldwide A malicious actor exploiting this RCE vulnerability potentially gains an unlimited attack surface This means highest privileged access into any components of the virtualized host and guest environment Affected firms face significant security breaches This new vulnerability is a server-side template injection that affects an Apache Tomcat component the malicious command is executed on the hosting server Morphisec has identified and prevented PowerShell commands executed as child processes to the legitimate Tomcat prunsrv.exe process application A malicious actor with network access can use this vulnerability to achieve full remote code execution against VMware’s identity access management Workspace ONE Access provides multi-factor authentication This attack turned around remarkably fast:  Adversaries can use this attack to deploy ransomware or coin miners, as part of their initial access, lateral movement, or privilege escalation. Morphisec research observed attackers already exploiting this vulnerability to launch reverse HTTPS backdoors—mainly Cobalt Strike these types of attacks may be able to bypass typical defenses including antivirus (AV) and endpoint detection and response (EDR).  Morphisec Labs has analyzed this new attack in detail below.  The attacker gains initial access to an environment by exploiting a VMWare Identity Manager Service vulnerability The attacker can then deploy a PowerShell stager that downloads the next stage which Morphisec Labs identified as the PowerTrash Loader an advanced penetration testing framework—Core Impact—is injected into memory The Morphisec blog post Log4j Exploit Hits Again: Vulnerable VMWare Horizon Servers at Risk showed how attackers previously exploited VMWare’s Horizon Tomcat service Threat actors are now exploiting another VMWare component the VMWare Identity Manager service.  Several vulnerabilities have recently been reported for this service:  CVE-2022-22957 and vRealize Automation contain two remote code execution vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-22957 and CVE-2022-22958) A malicious actor with administrative access can trigger the deserialization of untrusted data through malicious JDBC URI CVE-2022-22954 CVE-2022-22954 VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager contains a remote code execution vulnerability due to server-side template injection A malicious actor with network access can trigger a server-side template injection that may result in remote code execution While CVE-2022-22957 and CVE-2022-22958 are RCE vulnerabilities they require administrative access to the server and already has an open-source proof of concept in the wild The attacker exploited the service and ran the following PowerShell command: this is an encoded command where each character is subtracted by one When doing so we get the URL from which the next stage is downloaded: The PowerTrash Loader is a highly obfuscated PowerShell script with approximately 40,000 lines of code This loader decompresses the deflated payload and reflectively loads it in memory, without leaving forensic evidence on the disk. We’ve previously seen the PowerTrash Loader leading to  JSSLoader.  This time the final payload was different—a Core Impact Agent Core Impact is a penetration testing framework developed by Core Security. As with other penetration testing frameworks, these aren’t always used with good intentions. TrendMicro reported a modified version of Core Impact was used in the Woolen-GoldFish campaign tied to the Rocket Kitten APT35 group and communication encryption key located in an embedded string: 256-Bit Key: cd19dbaa04ea4b61ace6f8cdfe72dc99a6f807bcda39ceab2fefd1771d44ad288b76bc20eaf9ee26c9a175bb055f0f2eb800ae6010ddd7b509e061651ab5e883d491244f8c04cbc645717043c74722bee317754ea1df13e446ca9b1728f1389785daecf915ce27f6806c7bfa2b5764e88e2957d2e9fcfd79597b3421ea4b5e6f (ASCII) A reverse look-up on the Stager server leads to a new web hosting server named ‘Stark Industries’ registered in London The company was registered on February 2022 and is linked to a certain person There is a dedicated profile page for him on hucksters.net which exposes spammers Such person is infamous for owning web hosting companies used for malicious and illegal activities Among them is pq[.]hosting which is easily correlated to stark-industries[.]solutions Correlation between the web hosting companies Morphisec is currently not releasing the indicators of compromise (IOCs) publicly. To request the IOCs, please email Morphisec CTO Michael Gorelik The widespread use of VMWare identity access management combined with the unfettered remote access this attack provides is a recipe for devastating breaches across industries Anyone using VMWare’s identity access management should immediately apply the patches VMWare has released Organizations unable to immediately apply the patch(es) should consider virtual patching VMWare customers should also review their VMware architecture to ensure the affected components are not accidentally published on the internet which dramatically increases the exploitation risks Morphisec customers are protected against these backdoor attacks and others like it Morphisec’s MTD technology implements a virtual patch by creating a dynamic attack surface to prevent the successful deployment of CoreImpact These beacons are highly evasive and can bypass the AV Morphisec’s MTD technology provides early visibility and prevention of vulnerability exploitation It enables quick containment without creating false positive alerts.  and threat research delivered to your inbox ShareSaveThis article is more than 4 years old.The Tesla chief’s fortune has grown more than $165 billion over the past year He’s now nearly $5 billion ahead of the former world’s number one who has a net worth of $185 billion as of 11:30 a.m EST Tesla’s billionaire CEO has added $165 billion to his fortune since March 2020, when he was worth $24.6 billion Much of that increase is thanks to Tesla’s skyrocketing share price It has gained another 20% in the first week of 2021 Long before Frederick "Mikey" Varias knew a career in hospitality management existed The Guam native's father managed a resort called the Pacific Islands Club when Varias was growing up "My dad told me to say please and thank you and to treat people the way you want to be treated," Varias says "I guess that was hospitality in a nutshell." More than a decade after those early lessons, his father is the director at that same resort and Varias is gearing up to graduate with a degree from The Collins College of Hospitality Management and a job in the field he loves. "Creating experiences for people is what continues to drive me to do what I do," he says of why he chose hospitality management "Creating those moments is what inspires me I always try to find ways to make people happy." he says that he often gets teased for his jovial nature Varias credits his upbringing for who he is as a person Guam is a small island in the western Pacific Ocean where no one is a stranger and residents are never more than two miles from the beach Varias recalled watching television on the island that advertised theme parks and other landmarks he wanted to visit even if it meant he couldn't wear his board shorts every day "I like the culture of California because it's really upbeat," he says "It encourages you to be productive in a certain way." He lived in Sacramento with his aunt and uncle for a couple of years He took culinary classes before realizing that hospitality management was his passion San Antonio College for two years before transferring to Cal Poly Pomona Varias serves as president of the Restaurant and Food Service Professionals Club on campus He managed to keep up with his course work and activities while working Varias already has a full-time job as the Glendora Country Club's dining room manager says he admires students like Varias who balance work Varias has a style of leadership that uplifts those around him but he also lets other people do things," Dewald says Varias' involvement recently earned him the distinction of being named Club President of the Year at the Office of Student Life and Cultural Centers' Bronco Organization Awards 19 presidents were nominated for the award for which Varias was selected Varias was made for hospitality management "He's a very hospitable person," Dewald says "He's a good representative of somebody who it makes feel good to make others feel good." Varias says part of his reward for all of the hard work has been getting to travel to some of the places he saw in those TV commercials while growing up in Guam The aspiring restaurateur has traveled to San Francisco New York and Chicago while a student at Cal Poly Pomona He has learned the importance of networking and the value of finding a passion that makes work seem like anything but find something you enjoy every day," he says "and you never have to work a day in your life." CPP News is managed by the Department of Strategic Communications. and a non-CNN town-hall event in New Hampshire who hopes to become the first black female President was there to meet with the Reverend Al Sharpton the civil-rights activist and cable-news host the soul-food institution on Malcolm X Boulevard Harris and Sharpton shared a table near a window a few dozen members of the press peered in for a look Harris left about half an hour after arriving “Let her breathe!” someone on the sidewalk shouted as reporters and photographers crushed around her It’s a self-imposed policy to which I typically adhere If someone goes to the time and expense of sending me a CD Twenty years ago music journalists were sent more CDs than they had time to play with the proliferation of electronic music files and the downfall of the old music industry There are a few publicists and bands that still do the envelope-and-stamp thing Because: what’s nicer than receiving a package in the mail you may do so in care of the Cincinnati Enquirer Here are a couple things I’ve received in the mail recently: “Pete” (CD) and “Living Music Festival: Pete Seeger & Paul Winter Consort” (DVD) features footage of a 1982 show in Connecticut by the late folk singer winner of the Grammy for best traditional folk album Seeger’s vocal performances on “Pete” are great but the oversized choral arrangements from the likes of the Union Baptist Church Singers are the wrong fit to argue with the esteemed geniuses who hand out Grammys it’s nice to hear Chicago harmonica master Howard Levy playing on the record he’s all over this 1978 bootleg released last year by a label called All Access Levy was part of Prine’s live band back then (as was drummer Angelo Varias who knows my home address and recently delivered this two-disc collection) The sound quality is really poor; it’s taken from a King Biscuit Flower Hour radio broadcast of a show at the Bottom Line in Greenwich Village If you’re new to the Prine party and you’ve only seen him in the last 10 or 20 years or so with an acoustic backing band hearing him with a live rock band is a whole other thing the music is all over the place: covers of the Righteous Brothers’ “Try to Find Another Man” and Johnny Cash’s “Ballad of a Teenage Queen” nestled among Prine classics and lesser-knowns Friedberger is best known as co-leader (along with his sister Eleanor) of the New York rock band Fiery Furnaces and D’Amico played drums in the Fiery Furnaces and is a member of indie-rock giants Sebadoh Friedberger has been a student and a dabbler of free and freak styles of music but this is the track – with Bob at his side and no vocals in the way – is where he really finally goes off The Indianapolis record label Joyful Noise released the rest of the debut album Would someone at Joyful Noise like to have my address Jake Lawson: Owner at BSN (Shaun Wilkie – Get Some Photography) Evidence that pool can be a tricky game can be found in a variety of circumstances up to and including whether a given player competing against a given set of opponents is having a good or bad day It was by no means a ‘sure bet’ that Jayson Shaw surely one of the better pool players on the planet at the moment was going to win the Dynaspheres Cup 10-Ball Open 14-15) at Bank Shot Bar & Grill in Laurel but the notion that it was a ‘sure bet’ got a jolt from a well-known pool-reality button when Shaw lost the event’s hot seat match to a mid-Atlantic competitor though he’s cashed in many events over the past eight years has never actually won a major tournament (recorded by us here at AZBilliards) Jimmy Varias has been runner-up at two stops on that tour taking the same path of claiming the hot seat and then being defeated in the finals by Shaun Wilkie in 2014 and Brian Deska in 2016 the competition in this $1,500-added event that drew 48 entrants seemed to underperform None of the event’s final four competitors managed to tally a game-winning average above 68% the final four played most of their games on the winners’ side of the bracket the four of them played only seven matches on the loss side the final four recorded only three shutouts (third-place finisher Grai “Pookie” Rasmechai was involved in two of them a win and a loss) and were involved in only two double hill matches that there were junior competitors on hand fresh from competition at the BEF Junior Nationals Silver Medalist Skylar Hess (14 and Under Girls) lost her first match in this event won her first match on the loss side and then fought mid-Atlantic veteran competitor Steve Fleming to double hill before being eliminated Elder brother Garrett won a loss-side match before being eliminated in a double hill fight Erick Toledo and Robert Cord to arrive at his winners’ side semifinal matchup versus Grai “Pooky” Rasmechai Del Sim and Eric Lyons to arrive at his winners’ side semifinal matchup against Shaun Wilkie In one of the two shutouts in which he was involved Rasmechai was sent to the loss side by Shaw (“Pooky” had earlier shutout Billiard Sports Network’s Josh Setterfield) Varias and Wilkie battled to double hill before Varias prevailed to face Shaw in the battle for the hot seat Varias won it in a match that fell a game short of double hill at 7-5 Wilkie picked up fellow mid-Atlantic competitor only to run into Shaw playing his opening match West was the beneficiary of a loss-side forfeit by Tim Metter before embarking on a six-match loss-side winning streak that had recently eliminated Del Sim 6-4 and Robert Cord 6-3 loss-side streak that had just eliminated Eric Lyons 6-3 and Roger Haldar 6-1 “Pooky” advanced to the quarterfinals on the heels of a 6-2 win over Toledo “Pooky” took the quarterfinal match 6-4 over Wilkie more than just a few were wondering whether Shaw’s hot-seat loss was just a fluke and whether a “Pooky”/Jimmy Varias was possible Shaw defeated “Pooky” 6-3 and turned his full attention to the finals Shaw had to win twice in the finals and won the opening set 7-3 they battled back and forth to a single game shy of double hill in the second set it was Shaw who edged out in front to win the second set and claim the event title 6-4 DFE Billiards Cue Repair and Run Out Renegades The event was live-streamed throughout the weekend by Billiard Sports Network The next event in the Dynasphere’s Cup Series will be the Dynasphere’s Juniors 9-Ball Open An ancient jawbone previously thought to have belonged to a Neanderthal may force a rethink on the history of modern humans in Europe A new analysis of the broken mandible reveals that it has nothing in common with other Neanderthal remains since it's dated to between 45,000 to 66,000 years ago might be the oldest known piece of our species' anatomy on the European continent led scientists to the conclusion that Banyoles in fact belonged to a Neanderthal "The mandible has been studied throughout the past century and was long considered to be a Neandertal based on its age and location, and the fact that it lacks one of the diagnostic features of Homo sapiens: a chin," says palaeoanthropologist Brian Keeling of Binghamton University in the US Keeling and his colleagues undertook a thorough investigation of the bone using a process called three-dimensional geometric morphometric analysis This is a non-invasive protocol that involves going over the shape of a bone in exhaustive detail mapping its features and comparing them to other remains Then they compared Banyoles to the mandibles of Neanderthals and modern humans "Our results found something quite surprising," Keeling says "Banyoles shared no distinct Neanderthal traits and did not overlap with Neanderthals in its overall shape." It seemed more consistent with the jawbones of our own branch of the family tree Since a chin is considered a defining feature of Homo sapiens compared to other archaic humans Banyoles also shared features with ancient hominins that inhabited Europe hundreds of thousands of years ago The researchers compared the bone to one from an early modern human from around 37,000 to 42,000 years ago whose remains were found in Romania It's known for having Neanderthal features DNA analysis of that jawbone showed the DNA included sequences from a single Neanderthal ancestor who lived four or six generations prior – which likely explains its mixed features Since Banyoles doesn't have Neanderthal features the team concluded that its strange shape is unlikely to be because the individual was a hybrid Comparison with earlier Homo sapiens bones from Africa showed that these individuals had less pronounced chins than we do now So there are two possibilities. Either Banyoles was a Homo sapiens from a previously unknown group that coexisted with Neanderthals in Late Pleistocene Europe. Or it was a hybrid between Homo sapiens of this unknown group and a yet-to-be-identified ancient human Only one thing is known for sure: that Banyoles was not a Neanderthal the researchers say – try to extract some DNA from the bone or one of the teeth "If Banyoles is really a member of our species, this prehistoric human would represent the earliest Homo sapiens ever documented in Europe," Keeling says The research has been published in the Journal of Human Evolution own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment Queen's University, Ontario provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA Queen's University, Ontario provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR View all partners The concept of a vampire predates Bram Stoker’s tales of Count Dracula — probably by several centuries In 1819, 80 years before the publication of Dracula, John Polidori, an Anglo-Italian physician, published a novel called The Vampire became the benchmark for our descriptions of vampires But how and where did this concept develop It appears that the folklore surrounding the vampire phenomenon originated in that Balkan area where Stoker located his tale of Count Dracula Stoker never travelled to Transylvania or any other part of Eastern Europe (The lands held by the fictional count would be in modern-day Romania and Hungary.) a bloodthirsty prince born in Transylvania in 1431 But where did the myth of vampires come from? Like many myths, it is based partly in fact. A blood disorder called porphyria became prevalent among the nobility and royalty of Eastern Europe Porphyria is an inherited blood disorder that causes the body to produce less heme — a critical component of hemoglobin the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues It seems likely that this disorder is the origin of the vampire myth porphyria is sometimes referred to as the “vampyre disease.” Consider the symptoms of patients with porphyria: Sensitivity to sunlight: Extreme sensitivity to sunlight Fangs: In addition to facial disfigurement repeated attacks of the disease causes the gums to recede Blood drinking: Because the urine of persons with porphyria is dark red folklore surmised that they were drinking blood some physicians had recommended that these patients drink blood to compensate for the defect in their red blood cells — but this recommendation was for animal blood and their fangs led to folk tales about vampires Aversion to garlic: The sulfur content of garlic could lead to an attack of porphyria Reflections not seen in mirrors: In the mythology The facial disfigurement caused by porphyria becomes worse with time Poor oxygenation leads to destruction of facial tissues Fear of the crucifix: During the Spanish Inquisition (1478-1834) 600 “vampires” were reportedly burned at the stake Some of these accused vampires were innocent sufferers of porphyria Porphyria patients had good reason to fear the Christian faith and Christian symbols Acute attacks of the disease are associated with considerable pain, and both mental and physical disturbance. This condition has been ascribed to the English King George III, although subsequent analysis has shed some doubt on porphyria as the cause of his “madness.” Nowadays, with our scientific knowledge of porphyria, instead of fearing these folks, we can love and care for them and treatment is mainly supportive: pain control fluids and avoidance of drugs and chemicals that provoke acute attacks Some success has been achieved with stem cell transplants Could Stoker have known of the existence of porphyria, and/or its link to vampire folklore? It was only in 1911, eight years before Stoker’s book appeared, that the diseases of porphyria (there are several types) were classified by H. Gunther researcher and author George Harley had described a patient with porphyria a few years earlier Stoker surely wins the prize for the best example of myth entangled with medicine This story is an edited excerpt from the book Of Plagues and Vampires: Believable Myths and Unbelievable Facts from Medical Practice by Michael Hefferon Your support helps make our show possible and unlocks access to our sponsor-free feed Native American protestors gather at a construction site for the Dakota Access pipeline to perform a daily prayer ceremony have gathered at two prayer camps along the Cannonball River near its confluence with the Missouri in North Dakota to protest the Dakota Access pipeline The Camp of the Sacred Stone is full of all manner of people — kids and representatives of several Native American tribes — all gathered alongside the Standing Rock Sioux Nation to resist construction of a controversial oil pipeline that would cut across the American heartland Since construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline brought protesters to the encampment in April organizers say nearly 200 tribes have offered support leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement and other activists have joined together to create one of the more unusual coalitions to back a cause Their efforts hit a roadblock on Friday when a federal judge denied the Standing Rock Sioux's request to stop construction of the 1,172-mile pipeline which would stretch from North Dakota to Illinois the Department of the Army and the Interior Department then blocked construction in the most contested areas of the planned pipeline No matter what the government or courts ultimately decide many of the people who call themselves "water protectors" coming together at the camp near Cannon Ball have said they're prepared to continue the resistance despite the bulldozers "The spirit out there is incredible," said Ruth Hopkins who was born on the Standing Rock Reservation The camp was started in early April by Ladonna Brave Bull Allard who was joined back then by a handful of other tribal members the movement — branded #NoDAPL — has rallied support across racial Native tribes have coalesced around this issue like none in recent history "Tribal leaders don't often get involved at the level they're getting involved in this resistance," said Kim Tallbear a professor of Native Studies at the University of Alberta in Edmonton and an enrolled member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate in South Dakota "But then you've got all these activists on the ground who are looking to resist and critique through other channels." Hundreds of people now gather at Sacred Stone each day and the camp has gained both national and worldwide attention Last month, Black Lives Matter sent a delegation of supporters to the camp the group links the threat of water contamination in North Dakota –- the Standing Rock Sioux worry that the pipeline will leak into the Missouri River -– to the lead-contaminated drinking water in Flint "We affirm our family's right to land and clean water," the group said "The same companies that build pipelines are the same companies that build factories that emit carcinogenic chemicals into Black communities leading to some of the highest rates of cancer Our liberation is only realized when all people are free." Amnesty International and the United Nations have weighed in, and, during a town hall meeting in Laos on Wednesday a Malaysian woman asked President Obama how he intended to ensure environmental justice for the Standing Rock Sioux It's the idea of a common cause that has brought together a unique coalition of Native tribes it's also what distinguishes the tribes from many of those standing with them Native tribes see themselves as protectors of the land "This is part of a larger issue we face as Native people," she said "It's something we've always faced...fighting for our lands and our survival." Become an NPR sponsor When I was furloughed from my job at The Ritz-Carlton (in Rancho Mirage I flew back home to Guam and spent a lot of time in quarantine More: Our DIY Father's Day gift for kids More: Need help making Father's Day special? and exhausting the shows and movies on Netflix my dad and I spent a lot of time cleaning the house my father and I stumbled on some old windsurfing equipment "When was the last time you put this to use?" Since preparing for retirement in early 2020 he said he hadn't windsurfed much over the course of the year Guam allowed for individual sporting activities "Why don't we set this up and give it a shot a few times?" Much of spring and early summer 2020 was spent on the Hagåtña beachside windsurfing is considered one of the gurus of Guam windsurfing He's been windsurfing for 30-plus years and fostered the windsurfing program at Pacific Islands Club I caught on quickly as an intermediate windsurfer given good conditions for wind and tide levels They were genuinely impressed watching us and asked if the sport was difficult and if I would be able to teach them which eventually led to my dad and I eventually getting our business license in early 2021 Freddy and I have conducted at least 100 lessons with at least 150 students so far we've been filmed by the PBS Guam for a segment celebrating Guam's 77th Liberation Day Freddy and I don't claim to be the best windsurfers on island We don't even claim to be the best instructors We're just thankful that there are so many people on Guam that are willing and open to sharing our love and passion for this sport We definitely would have not made it this far without the support we've received This article originally appeared on Pacific Daily News: Freddy Varias' son turns windsurfing lesson into a family business Giana Santos, health educator and nutrition counselor at TakeCare, talks about the power of food to connect people. Giana Santos, health educator and nutrition counselor at TakeCare and PDN's Wellness Wednesday columnist, invites readers to explore ways to create ideal conditions for restorative sleep that energizes both body and mind. Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: It’s all fuzzy,” he said after raising the question of why he didn’t apologize to Rock in his acceptance speech Smith won the Oscar for lead actor for his role in “King Richard.” “I’ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he’s not ready to talk And I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk.” This was not Smith’s first time expressing regret for his actions on Oscar night Movies Everything we know about the infamous moment at the 2022 Oscars from the history leading up to the onstage shocker to today’s latest developments “I would like to publicly apologize to you I was out of line and I was wrong,” Smith wrote in March “I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.” In Friday’s video, Smith also apologized to Rock’s family, specifically his mother and brother Tony Rock Smith said he and Tony Rock had a “great relationship” but acknowledged that the friendship may be “irreparable.” Smith said that his response to Rock’s joke about wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair was not an “optimal way to handle a feeling of disrespect or insults.” The “Fresh Prince” actor dispelled the notion that Pinkett Smith directed him to react to Rock following her eye-roll reaction to the “G.I from my own experiences from my history with Chris,” Smith explained I wanna say sorry to my kids and my family For the heat that I brought on all of us.” After initially keeping relatively quiet about the situation Pinkett Smith opened up about her thoughts on a June episode of her Facebook Watch series “About Oscar night: My deepest hope is that these two intelligent talk this out and reconcile,” she said last month and we all actually need one another more than ever.” Smith also recognized the impact he had on the remainder of the Oscars He noted his fellow Philadelphian Questlove who accepted the Oscar for his documentary “Summer of Soul” right after the incident “To all my fellow nominees, you know, this is a community. It’s like I won because you voted for me and it really breaks my heart to have stolen and tarnished your moment,” Smith lamented. “I can still see Questlove’s eyes, you know? It happened on Questlove’s award and you know it’s like The incident led to Smith resigning from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and being banned from attending the Oscars ceremony — and all other academy events — for the next 10 years. Entertainment & Arts Actor Kevin Hart gave an update about how friend Will Smith is doing after slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars The “I Am Legend” star’s most vehement mea culpa came when he talked about letting people down “[D]isappointing people is my central trauma “It hurts me psychologically and emotionally to know I didn’t live up to people’s image and impression of me.” I am deeply remorseful and I’m trying to be remorseful without being ashamed of myself I am deeply devoted and committed to putting light and love and joy into the world.” Smith’s video came out just days after Rock fully addressed the incident in his stand-up set at a New Jersey show on Sunday “Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face,” the 57-year-old comedian joked. “I’m not a victim. Yeah, that s— hurt, m—, but I shook that s— off and went to work the next day. ... I don’t go to the hospital for a papercut.” Hollywood Inc. Television Music Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map 3The luxury Game Boy will be released next May by Michael McWhertor LinkImage: AnalogueMichael McWhertor is a journalist with more than 17 years of experience covering video games, technology, movies, TV, and entertainment.Retro console maker Analogue’s handheld gaming device, the Analogue Pocket won’t make its previously scheduled 2020 release date The high-end Game Boy-like handheld is now slated to ship in May 2021 Analogue cited challenges related to the global pandemic and unforeseen supply chain issues in its announcement Pre-orders for the Analogue Pocket will go live on Monday In addition to confirming a new release date and pre-orders Analogue also revealed pricing for a number of accessories for the Pocket The Dock allows the Pocket to connect to a TV or monitor via HDMI and connect to wireless or wired USB controllers (up to four) Other Pocket accessories up for pre-order on Aug 3 include a transparent hard-shell case ($29.99) a tempered glass screen protector ($15.99) a Pocket-to-Pocket link cable ($15.99) for multiplayer connections The Pocket itself has also changed a bit since we saw it last The handheld’s start and select buttons have moved from the bottom-right corner to the lower center “for optimal comfort,” Analogue says Analogue says: “The USB-C insertion point has been recessed for added stability.” Analogue Pocket also has a new display feature: Original Display Mode 615 ppi LTPS LCD screen can mimic the original displays of the Game Boy The screen also support a user-controllable 360-degree display rotation for games that play in tate (or vertically oriented) mode Analogue also announced support for GB Studio the free drag-and-drop game editor that supports Game Boy emulators game makers can generate .pocket files that can run on Pocket via an SD card on select Universal Orlando Resort tickets Update 3/30/17: More permits have surfaced yet again giving us even more pieces to the puzzle in regards to the rumored gondola system coming to Walt Disney World These new permits detail six specific locations throughout Walt Disney World all of which are in close proximity to Pop Century Resort Disney’s Boardwalk and Boardwalk Villas There is also one location that is near Disney’s Hollywood Studios’s parking lot When we looked up these addresses in Google Maps it was to get a definite location; however four of the addresses line up in pretty close proximity to our original map drawing which could possibly be the four major hubs for the rumored gondola system The other two addresses could possibly be substations major intersections or some other sort of building Our map is the rumored layout of the four main hubs for the gondola system We will keep this article updated with any new developments in this story Update 3/9/17: Disney World has filed permits with the South Florida Water Management District for a new overlook located on Hourglass Lake between Disney’s Pop Century Resort and Art of Animation Resort The permits call for a 10,000 square foot building near the bridge that connects the two resorts and a new boat ramp located at the north end of the lake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEXHWxn2dU4 The location of the overlook matches up perfectly with one of the rumored locations of one of the gondola stations if the theme park resort was going to build a gondola station it would make perfect sense to build it between these two resorts for easy access Could this new building be the beginning of the rumored gondola system We will have to wait and see once it starts construction a source familiar with the matter reached out to confirm that a gondola system is indeed coming to Walt Disney World We have updated this article and the map with the latest information from the anonymous tipster An interesting new rumor has popped up that could be the next big mode of transportation for Walt Disney World The resort currently hosts a variety of options to get from one point to another within the resort but this new rumor suggests that Walt Disney World could be looking into building a gondola system that would connect Epcot (blue) and Disney’s Hollywood Studios (red) along with a few of the surrounding resorts The news that triggered this rumor are some permits filed by Disney that show a variety of structures being built around the area of these two parks and resorts which can be seen as colored squares in the above image one could only assume that these buildings would house the stations for the gondola system The two resorts that would also be part of this rumored gondola system would be Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort (orange) and Disney’s Art of Animation Resort (red) this would be a much larger gondola system than the Skyway attraction at Magic Kingdom The attraction gave guests a ride from Tomorrowland to Fantasyland This is all just rumor and speculation at this point and nothing has been officially announced by Walt Disney World We will keep you up to date if we hear anything more Clint has been obsessed with theme parks ever since moving to Florida in the '90s His knowledge of theme parks expands beyond Orlando and he enjoys sharing that knowledge with everyone he meets Orlando Informer has been the leading resource helping guests plan the perfect visit to Universal Orlando Orlando Informer was created thirteen years ago with one simple concept: you deserve to save time and money on your vacation to Orlando Our team is thrilled to offer you theme park tickets that save you time and money We’re thankful you’re here and cannot wait to assist you A Jan. 28 Instagram post (direct link, archived link) features a depiction of a busy urban street along with text that warns about a supposed government plot “Climate Change Lockdowns disguised as 15 Minute Cities under the UN Agenda 2030,” reads part of the text "Your Government is pushing ahead with plans to bring 15-minute cities to a location near you They are a brainchild of the UNs Agenda 2030 and are in effect Climate Change lockdowns." The post was liked more than 4,000 times in two days. Other social media users reshared the post on Instagram Follow us on Facebook! Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunks The creator of the "15-minute cities" concept says the post misconstrues the nature of the plan which aims to increase goods and services for residents There's no mention of lockdowns or confining residents to their communities on the "15-minute cities" website or in the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.  No mention of lockdowns in 15-Minute Cities plan or UN Agenda  The post appears to be referring to the “15-minute cities” concept created by Carlos Moreno a professor at Panthéon Sorbonne University The premise is that all residents of a city should be able to access all essential services they need within a 15-minute walk or bike ride the post significantly misrepresents the goals of the urban planning concept.  “The core of the '15-minute city' is an open city an interconnected city,” Moreno said all citizens are free to go where they want The "15-minute city" concept was designed with the goal of reducing emissions related to transportation But the notion that the residents would be confined or restricted in order to reduce their carbon footprints is “totally false,” he said.  Dan Luscher “The '15-minute city' is first and foremost about choice the very opposite of coercion,” Luscher said in an email “It is about enabling people to get their needs met within their own neighborhood Fact check: False claim UK city will test 'climate lockdowns' in 2024 adopted in 2015 outlining 17 goals it seeks to achieve by 2030 does not have the power to force cities to adopt the "15-minute cities" plan according to Soto Niño-Martinez.  “While the concept has been discussed in various climate forums because it can help cities reduce their emissions cannot mandate cities to adopt this concept,” she said in an email “Each country and each city are free to decide how they want to make themselves more sustainable.”  USA TODAY previously debunked a claim that a traffic reduction plan in Oxfordshire would confine residents to their own neighborhoods Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Facebook It seems as if Greater Cincinnati in general and Northern Kentucky specifically has all but forgotten Skeeter Davis born Mary Frances Penick in Dry Ridge in 1931 is probably the biggest country star to emerge from this area In 1953 they had a huge hit with “I Forgot More (Than You’ll Ever Know).” It was a number one hit for eight weeks and stayed on the charts for six months Skeeter took a few years off from showbiz before moving to Nashville and as a solo act became part of Chet Atkins’ hit-making machine at RCA Records And then the hits began to flow: “Lost to a Geisha Girl” in 1958; “Set Him Free” in 1959; (“I Can’t Help You) I’m Falling Too” in 1960; “My Last Date (With You),” “The Hand You’re Holding Now” and “Optimistic” in 1961; “Where I Ought To Be,” “Something Precious” and “The Little Music Box” in 1962 “The End of the World” was a top-three hit on both the country and pop charts and charted in England as well and it exemplifies her sound: double-tracked lead vocals – as if the sound of her voice wasn’t sweet enough single-tracked – backed by that smooth country-pop Atkins production which became known as the Nashville sound or countrypolitan I once again turned to “The End of the World” after I recently interviewed Terry Adams of NRBQ coming to the Southgate House Revival on September 16 She was married to NRBQ bassist Joey Spampinato and she cut an album with the band in 1988 called “She Sings said he had been a fan of Skeeter’s since the Davis Sisters days and first met her in 1970 when I interviewed him a couple months ago before his band Guided By Voices came to town The younger Bare didn’t have any Skeeter stories to tell If Davis’ memory is fading from the son of one of her most famous duet partners it’s no wonder that nobody around here is honoring her memory I’d like to make a suggestion: There should be a statue of Skeeter Davis outside the front doors of her alma mater It could take the form of her image on the cover of the album “Skeeter Davis Sings The End of The World” – a smile on her face in contrast to the record’s foreboding title as if to welcome the happy children of the future to the hallowed halls of Dixie Heights The world – or at least the part of the world where Skeeter Davis’ fan base resides – is watching but there are signs of links to pro-Beijing figures one speaker made a disconcerting proposal for disciplining Hong Kong’s young protesters a co-founder of the Economic Times newspaper We can still go to a hardware shop to buy a 20mm PVC pipe.” The next day, dozens of men in white T-shirts and masks descended on a railway station in Yuen Long where they beat commuters with long bamboo rods and pipes Footage showed several men punching and kneeing demonstrators returning from an anti-government march Photos showed commuters with bloodied faces and blood smeared on the station floor Shek has since apologised for his comment made in jest but it is one of several details linking the attack to pro-government camps Protesters and opposition politicians have not only accused the government of looking the other way when the attacks took place – police arrived well after the assailants had left – but of facilitating them was among those injured when he attempted to help a female journalist who was being beaten He was taken to hospital and suffered bruises on his back and arms An injury to his face may require plastic surgery Cheng said it was common knowledge that organised crime societies were active in areas such as Yuen Long in the outskirts of Hong Kong they won’t attack local citizens,” he said threatening them to withdraw from the social movement is a common tactic used by the Communist party qunzhong dou qunzhong” – ‘the masses fighting the masses’ It seems the government has no way to stop the protests.” A video showed the pro-Beijing legislator Junius Ho meeting the men in white in Yuen Long In response to accusations that he had hired the men to go after protesters Ho said in a press briefing on Monday that he had nothing to do with the attack and only warned residents to be safe and avoid violent protesters When a journalist pointed out that the men had attacked protesters first and the police chief have vehemently denied any connection with the attack Sunday’s violence in some ways mirrors similar attacks in 2014 during Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Umbrella movement. After demonstrators occupied the city centre for weeks, men with mainland Chinese accents began assaulting protesters. Now that the latest protests are in their seventh week officials may again be desperate to put them down “This is not the first time thugs have been sent in to beat up protesters,” said Lynette Ong a political scientist at the University of Toronto who has been studying organised crime in China and the Hong Kong government or pro-Beijing officials are becoming more desperate to put the protests to rest.” The method has precedent in mainland China where local authorities are known to hire thugs to intimidate residents unwilling to give up their land “The underlying motive is quite similar … Sending in thugs is an option to evade responsibility,” said Ong the assailants appeared to be from Hong Kong who enjoy privileges related to their clans in their respective areas may not necessarily have been paid or ordered to attack commuters and protesters “These thugs … terrorise the protesters so fewer people will come out to protest,” said the pro-democracy legislator Ray Chan “Some opportunists among them may even want to get political credit for their actions so they will be in a better position to demand more influence in government policies that favour them,” he said The attacks may not have served their intended purpose Demonstrators have been called on fellow protesters to “prepare to fight” and some are planning to apply for a permit to hold the next rally in Yuen Long Burtell and Kedia split top two prizes at concurrent 575 & Under Fargo event B & L Tournaments held its inaugural Senior Open at Bank Shot Bar & Grill in Laurel Potential competitors were ‘carded’ to determine whether they had reached the qualifying age of 50 and according to Brian Kilgore (the ‘B’ in B & L) there was at least one person who was turned away because he would not be 50 until days after the start of the tournament The event drew 46 entrants and requests for more of them as well as requests to arrange for a similar Super Seniors event in the future Joseph Wright, Jr. joined the AZBilliards database for the first time as the undefeated winner of the inaugural event. Jimmy Varias who’s been recording entries in his database on the site for a decade The single-day event was run concurrently with a Fargo Rate ‘575 and below’ event which drew 23 entrants and saw Danny Burtell and Harshit Kedia split the top two prizes As the undefeated occupant of the hot seat at the time Burtell became that event’s official winner while the ‘575 and below’ tournament played out on the room’s three 9 ft Both battles for advancement to the hot seat match went double hill; Wright over Varias and Ormrod over Lincoln Wright claimed the hot seat 7-4 over Ormrod and waited on the return of Varias On the loss side, Varias met and defeated Curtis Fleshman 6-4 loss-side winning streak and chalked up his sixth with a 6-3 win over Lincoln Varias put a stop to Hurley’s loss-side streak in the quarterfinals Varias came within a game of making it a double hill match in what proved to be the only set necessary in a true double elimination final Wright edged out in front to win it and claim the B & L’s 1st Annual Senior Open Kedia wins eight on the loss side for right to face Burtell in a final that didn’t happen The ‘B’ and the ‘L’ of B & L faced each other It was Burtell and Li who ended up facing each other in the hot seat. Burtell got by Chris Dietrich and Mark Somers to arrive at a winners’ side semifinal versus Niranjan Rayamajhi Li downed Karlene Goodrich and Joshua Mohammed before running into ‘B’ (Brian Kilgore) in a winners’ side quarterfinal The two battled to double hill before Li prevailed to face his son in the other winners’ side semifinal Burtell and Rayamajhi battled to double hill before Burtell advanced to the hot seat match Burtell sent Li to the semifinals 4-1 and claimed the hot seat On the loss side, Harshit Kedia, with three notches already on his loss-side belt, met up with Brian Kilgore. A double hill match ensued, eventually advancing Kedia to wins over Judie Wilson and (for advancement to the quarterfinals) Rayamajhi who’d defeated Greg Roberts and Joshua Mohammed He eliminated Cabalza 3-3 (Cabalza racing to 4) to join Hedia in the quarterfinals Kedia chalked up his seventh loss-side win eliminating Kilgore in a double hill battle and then played what proved to be the event’s final match The arrangement was made to split the top two prizes and the B & L’s double-event day was over Next up on the B & L Billiards Tournaments calendar will be the second in its 10-Ball Mini Series at which players throughout the year will be amassing points for qualification to a Series Final in December competing in a no-entry-fee event with a prize fund of $3,000 with a $1,000 prize fund for a consolation event Stop #2 in the series is scheduled for this Sunday (Feb 12) at Bank Shot Bar & Grill in Laurel In recognition of the fact that the event will play out during Super Bowl LVII B & L is billing the event as the B & L 10-Ball Series Football Block Fundraiser The event will help in raising funds for the end-of-season They’ve created a Super Bowl Block board with $20 numbers Instant payouts will be awarded to winners at the end of each quarter A live number draw for the chart will be held as soon as the block is full and all spots are paid for Further information and links the board are available on B & L Billiards Tournaments’ Facebook page Go to discussion... English / Spanish a prolific and respected singer-songwriter from Argentina an ambitious project that united some of the continent's most predominant ladies into a sort of all-female power sect Those who showed up on Varias Arista's first album included Chilean indie pop princess Javiera Mena Juliana Gattas (from Argentine electro pop band Miranda!) and Sabina Sciubba from the New York electronica outfit Brazilian Girls Varias Artistas comes off as a group of lady assassins looking for social reform we get to see a monumental gathering of women singing their hearts out Se Puede (You Can) is the title of the new album Mexican pop star Julieta Venegas is a notable presence; also participating are renowned singers Daniela Herrero it's a celebration of South-American chanteuses ------------------------------------------------------------------------- English / Spanish Lo Nuevo De Varias Artistas: Julieta Venegas Quiere Que "Actúes Como Hombre" un prolífico y respetado cantautor argentino un proyecto ambicioso que une a algunas de las cantantes mas conocidas del continente latinoamericano Varias Artistas puede parecer un grupo de asesinas buscando justicia y reforma social Pero en realidad se trata de un grupo de mujeres monumentales que entregan todo en cada canción que cuenta con la notable presencia de Julieta Venegas; también participan Daniela Herrero Mientras que Papá consistía en varias colaboraciones entre las cantantes en Se Puede encontramos más canciones solistas una canción que desafía los roles tradicionales masculinos y femeninos La canción celebra la capacidad intelectual del hombre pero demanda capacidad física para ganarse el corazón de una mujer No todas las canciones son tan provocativas Varias Artistas no se trata de la visión que tiene Lucas Marti sobre la feminidad; mas bien es una obra que celebra a las cantautoras sudamericanas During the meeting, the parties discussed in detail the current bilateral relations and global issues, the President’s Office informs. Zelensky informed the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia about the security situation in Ukraine and the counteraction to the Russian aggressor. He also spoke about the main elements of the Ukrainian peace initiative – the Peace Formula aimed at stopping the war and restoring peace. The Head of State praised the successful participation of Saudi Arabia in the return of 10 foreign prisoners of war from Russian captivity and expressed interest in continuing joint efforts to release the captives. The President thanked the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia for supporting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, for his principled position within international organizations, and for the invitation to participate in the Arab League Summit as an honored guest. As the President’s Office informs, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia confirmed interest in investing in Ukraine and rebuilding our country. Volodymyr Zelensky invited Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud to pay a visit to Ukraine. As reported, President Zelensky is visiting Saudi Arabia on May 19, where he plans to discuss the return of Ukrainians from Russian captivity, the peace formula, the issue of energy security, and the protection of the Muslim community of Ukraine. Online media entity; Media identifier - R40-01421. © 2015-2025 Ukrinform. All rights reserved. bears a mural of a shirtless peasant farmer "No somos pobres; nos han empobrecido" runs the plaintive caption: "We are not poor; they made us poor" A second mural shows a river slicing the earth into two distinct visions of the future: on one side the riverbank has degenerated into an apocalyptic the land is lush and verdant with flowers in bloom the site of a 1980 massacre in which hundreds of campesinos were killed trying to cross into Honduras a strategic territory in El Salvador's 1980-92 civil war is seen by many as a key front in the nationwide fight to strengthen environmental protections and keep the nation's gold and other metals in the ground Mining has never been a major part of the Salvadoran economy companies were drawn in by relative stability rising gold prices and an early succession of conservative Today, the tide has turned and the battle to keep El Salvador's gold underground is not a minority cause. Politicians from rival parties, the Catholic church, farmers movements and NGOs have all spoken out against mining as a route to development. Polls suggest that more than 60% of the population (pdf – in Spanish) is against metal mining in the country Salvador Sánchez Cerén – now president-elect – followed the example of his recent predecessors by publicly vowing not to allow metal mining in the country "The threat of metal extraction is a threat to life," the Salvadoran daily La Prensa Gráfica reported him saying in February "Everyone says that El Salvador has underground wealth – golden valleys and basins of silver – but what does it mean if we allow it to be removed The national round-table against metallic mining in El Salvador a network of environmental and community organisations is now pushing for a law that would make permanent what is a de facto moratorium on metal mining in the country deputy attorney at the Salvadoran state's human rights office says the country must move towards a definitive end to mining where an old gold mine has allegedly left behind vast environmental damage including severe water contamination "We don't think the country has the institutional structures to regulate these companies … and even if we did In rural Chalatenango, communities have begun adopting municipal bylaws with strict and wide-ranging environmental protections. There is also a campaign for towns and villages to declare themselves mining-free "[Mining companies] see El Salvador as a place for exploitation – not a place where there are people," says José Raimendo Alas "Even though we are a small country we have the same rights to life." 'People would rather die fighting than let the companies in,' says the mayor of Nueva Trinidad Photograph: Claire Provost for The GuardianAlthough Nueva Trinidad has adopted a bylaw that prohibits mining permits some residents – many of whom are ex-guerrillas – are also prepared to take matters into their own hands if the government fails to keep companies at bay "People [here] would rather die fighting than let the companies in because they know this is a matter of life or death for the next generation," the mayor says "Our struggle starts at the community level … [but] even if we kick mining out of El Salvador it could still happen in Honduras and that would still affect our water," Alas says "We don't just care about Chalatenango The myth of El Dorado, a lost city of gold, drew legions of explorers to the Americas in search of its legendary but elusive treasure is at the centre of the fight to keep the country's gold and other metals in the ground has filed a $301m (£179m) claim against the Salvadoran government at a little-known World Bank tribunal claiming the country violated its own investment law by not giving it a permit to start operations The government argues that the company lacked necessary permissions to apply for a concession and that it did not supply a final feasibility study for the project The case, which began in 2009, has cost El Salvador millions of dollars. On Thursday, more than 300 NGOs, trade unions, and civil society groups denounced it as a "direct assault on democratic governance" in El Salvador have come under increasing attack since 2009 "Even during the war I wasn't so afraid of being killed," said anti-mining campaigner Hector Berrios Take 19-year-old Rigoberto de Jesús Flores The teenager is taking free computer classes at the Pacific Rim site and says he wants to see the mine opened "It's the only opportunity we have for jobs here," he says.