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"From a distance, the image of mountain peaks, fjords, a winding river and mist evokes a style of Chinese ink painting called shanshui, or mountain and water painting," said Raechell Smith, director of the Artspace.
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Last spring, Anderson said he was comparing two books on Friedrich Nietzsche while researching for a lecture on the philosopher for his undergraduate course on Plato, Andrew Melville and Nietzsche. He read Curtis Cate's Friedrich Nietzsche and Julian Young's Friedrich Nietzsche: A Philosophical Biography concurrently, alternating chapters between the two books. It was then that Anderson said he noticed that Young appeared to borrow material from Cate's text without quotation or proper attribution. He published the article "Telling the Same Story of Nietzsche's Life" in The Journal of Nietzsche Studies in August 2011.
"I suspected [my article] would have impact because it is an important field of study, and [Young's Friedrich Nietzsche] was a widely received publication coming from Cambridge, an important press," Anderson said. His article was picked up by NewAPPS, a prominent art, politics, philosophy and science blog. The Chronicle of Higher Education published the article "When One Biographer 'Borrows' From Another, the Dispute Gets Philosophical" on July 2, and this week the same author wrote a Wall Street Journal blog post on Anderson's findings.
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package server

import (
	"bytes"
	"github.com/google/gopacket"
	"github.com/google/gopacket/layers"
	"net"
	"testing"
	"time"
)

func TestCreateSpoofedStream(t *testing.T) {
	// Send packets to channel, rather than socket.
	TestSpoofChannel = make(chan []byte, 5)

	to := "127.0.0.1"
	from := "127.0.0.1"

	outbound := CreateSpoofedStream(from, to)
	if outbound == nil {
		t.Fatal("Creation of spoofed stream failed.")
	}

	// Send legit packet.
	buf := gopacket.NewSerializeBuffer()
	opts := gopacket.SerializeOptions{
		ComputeChecksums: true,
	}
	ip := &layers.IPv4{
		Version:  4,
		IHL:      5,
		TTL:      64,
		Protocol: 6,
		SrcIP:    net.IPv4(127, 0, 0, 1),
		DstIP:    net.IPv4(127, 0, 0, 1),
	}
	data := "This is a test packet..."
	ip.Length = 20 + uint16(len(data))
	payload := gopacket.Payload([]byte(data))
	if err := gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ip, payload); err != nil {
		t.Fatal("Couldn't construct packet")
	}

	outbound <- buf.Bytes()
	sentPkt := <-TestSpoofChannel
	if !bytes.Contains(sentPkt, []byte(payload)) {
		t.Fatal("Valid packet not spoofed")
	}

	// Send bad packet.
	ip.DstIP = net.IPv4(10, 0, 0, 1)
	if err := gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ip, payload); err != nil {
		t.Fatal("Couldn't construct packet")
	}
	outbound <- buf.Bytes()

	select {
	case <-TestSpoofChannel:
		t.Fatal("Bad packet delivered")
	case <-time.After(time.Second):
		t.Log("Bad Packet lost")
	}
}

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On January 24, 2023, Prosperity Bancshares Inc. (NYSE: PB) opened at $74.62, lower -2.56% from the last session. During the day, the shares moved up to $74.62 and dropped to $72.46 before settling in for the closing price of $74.73. Price fluctuations for PB have ranged from $64.69 to $77.93 over the past 52 weeks.
Annual sales at Financial sector company grew by 9.10% over the past five years. Company's average yearly earnings per share was noted -1.40% at the time writing. With a float of $87.37 million, this company's outstanding shares have now reached $91.21 million.
Let's look at the performance matrix of the company that is accounted for 3704 employees.
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A key investor's attitude towards the stock of the Banks – Regional industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Prosperity Bancshares Inc. is 0.60%, while institutional ownership is 85.70%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Jun 28, was worth 77,418. In this transaction Director of this company sold 1,100 shares at a rate of $70.38, taking the stock ownership to the 92,511 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Jun 27, when Company's Director sold 1,200 for $69.50, making the entire transaction worth $83,400. This insider now owns 93,611 shares in total.
Prosperity Bancshares Inc. (PB) Performance Highlights and Predictions
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 9/29/2022, the company posted $1.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at $1.49) by $0. This company achieved a net margin of +43.71 while generating a return on equity of 8.27. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.46 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -1.40% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company's EPS will surge by 9.12% during the next five years compared to 7.30% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Prosperity Bancshares Inc. (NYSE: PB) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Prosperity Bancshares Inc. (PB). In the past quarter, the stock posted a price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 6.28. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 18.52.
Technical Analysis of Prosperity Bancshares Inc. (PB)
Prosperity Bancshares Inc. (NYSE: PB) saw its 5-day average volume 0.52 million, a positive change from its year-to-date volume of 0.41 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock's Stochastic %D was 61.10%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.50.
During the past 100 days, Prosperity Bancshares Inc.'s (PB) raw stochastic average was set at 65.75%, which indicates a significant increase from 38.15% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 23.24% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 24.91% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock's 50-day Moving Average is $72.86, while its 200-day Moving Average is $71.03. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $74.14 in the near term. At $75.46, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $76.30. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $71.98, it is likely to go to the next support level at $71.14. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $69.82.
Prosperity Bancshares Inc. (NYSE: PB) Key Stats
There are currently 91,309K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 6.53 billion. Presently, the company's annual sales total 1,187 M according to its annual income of 519,300 K. Last quarter, the company's sales amounted to 314,240 K and its income totaled 135,820 K.
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Q: Android Shape Custom Rectangle I have this to draw a rectangle.
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1. Completed Projects: Although AAAI is less than a year old, we already have a number of accomplishments.
a. Technical Translation: The "From Fipronil to Adonis®" (a product Guide for Fipronil) was translated from French to Russian by Alexandre Latchininsky for Rhône-Poulenc. AAAI also handled the printing and production of the translated guide. The translation was received with great interest by plant protection specialists in Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, and Georgia, and a reprinting is anticipated.
b. Scientific Publication: A report entitled "Distribution of the Italian Locust (Calliptamus italicus L.) in the Western Part of the Altai Region" by Michael Sergeev was published under the joint auspices of AAAI and Novosibirsk State University.
c. Workshop Co-sponsorship: The AAAI co-sponsored a NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "Acridogenic and Anthropogenic Hazards to the Grassland Biome: Managing Grasshopper Outbreaks without Risking Environmental Disaster" in Estes Park, Colorado.
d. NGO status: After seeking legal counsel regarding the nature of non-governmental organizations, AAAI has been determined to meet the criteria of an NGO, and we are now using this term in describing ourselves.
e. Website: The AAAI website is now up and running. We will be making periodic updates and corrections, so if you find any element of the site that needs revision, please call it to our attention. This site should prove a valuable tool in informing our Associates, Institutional Partners/Participants, Sponsors, and potential clients of our organization.
f. Workshop: The first AAAI workshop was held in Australia and hosted by the Australian Plague Locust Commission. By any measure, the workshop was an enormous success, and there can be no doubt that this project will be vital to the continued health and growth of AAAI.
a. Guide to Central Asian Acridids: A "Guide to the Common and Harmful Grasshoppers and Locusts of Central Asia" is now fully funded and in development. A consortium of industry and academic sources have supported this venture, while AAAI played the leadership role in generating and conducting this project. An international team of 8 specialists (including 4 AAAI Associates) from 4 countries is preparing the guide, which covers >300 species of acridids. Publication is expected in May 2000.
b. NATO Proceedings: The NATO Advanced Research Workshop (see Item IIA1c) is publishing a book "Grasshoppers and Grassland Health", and AAAI will be recognized as a co-sponsor of this venture and is serving as the editorial board.
c. UN NGO: The application for official recognition of AAAI as an NGO by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization has been submitted (June 1999) and acknowledged. We will be providing an update of these materials with respect to the developments emerging from our workshop, and we remain optimistic that our application will be favorably received.
a. Working Groups: The Associates felt that "working groups" organized around areas of particular strength, interest, and need would facilitate the development of collaborative projects. As such, we are proposing three working groups (the exact names of which can be modified by the members), and we are asking Associates to let us know which of these groups they would like to join and whether they would be willing to serve as a (co)-leader of the group.
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ii. Biocontrol/Metarhizium: This group would work on the development and application of biological controls, with Metarhizium serving as the current focus.
iii. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Impacts: This group would work on the evaluation and mitigation of environmental effects associated with grasshopper and locust control.
b. Central Asia: We are engaged in discussions with the FAO regarding the possibility of collaborative consulting, training, and research programs in Central Asia. It appears that there are excellent opportunities for parallel and mutually supportive efforts between our organizations in this region.
c. Development Agencies: We have opened discussions with the European Union, US Agency for International Development and the World Bank concerning the sorts of projects that AAAI can offer with regard to ongoing and impending grasshopper and locust outbreaks.
d. "Development Marketplace": This new program of the World Bank is offering grants to organizations to address poverty issues in developing countries. We have submitted an AAAI proposal supported by collaborators in the World Bank, European Union, and Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan Plant Protection Institutes.
e. Associate Projects: We are strongly encouraging every Associate to seek opportunities to include AAAI as a partner or leader in applied acridology projects. Such efforts can be as simple as including your AAAI association on publications, reviews, acknowledgments, and other documents. Associates and Institutional Partners/Participants might also consider using AAAI as a means of peer review, program review, or proposal development. Ongoing projects that AAAI could "coat-tail" with regard to assessment, review, or participation would be extremely welcomed. If AAAI could co-sponsor a meeting, workshop, or training session by facilitating communication/advertisement, providing materials/expertise, or editorial services, please let us know. Of course, "major" projects would be most welcomed, and we look forward to initiatives arising from the working groups. It is critical that AAAI develop a record of productivity, and no project is too small if the quality of the product reflects well on the Association.
f. Next Workshop: The workshops are a central "project" for the Association. It was generally agreed that the primary function of the workshop must be to facilitate personal communication and foster collegiality and collaboration among the Associates. It may be useful to have a theme for the workshop to focus discussion or to organize sessions around the working groups. The location of the workshop is considered a "value added" element, with the goal of selecting a site where we can benefit from the knowledge of our hosts (i.e., Associates-as-students) and/or provide a service via consultation or training to our hosts (i.e., Associates-as-teachers). The possibility of a workshop in Central Asia was discussed, and other venues were suggested. The pros and cons of a laboratory-based workshop were also discussed. It may be possible to precede a 1-week workshop for Association business and Associate communications with a 1-week optional field-based workshop. At this time, no commitments have been made, but we are exploring several options. If the workshop is held during a "field season" in the northern hemisphere, the next workshop may not occur for another 15 months or so.


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Q: Upper-bounding determinacy While the converse of Borel determinacy ("If a set of reals is determined, then it is Borel") is boringly disprovable, I'm curious if there is a sense in which something like it is consistent. Let $\mathsf{Opt}$ be the statement "For every non-Borel set $A$, the smallest $\sigma$-algebra containing $A$ and all the open sets and closed under continuous preimages contains a non-determined set."

Question 1: Is $\mathsf{ZFC+Opt}$ consistent?

We can of course vary this basic idea. For example, let $\mathsf{Opt_{proj}}$ be the statement "For every non-projective set $A$, the smallest $\sigma$-algebra containing $A$ and the open sets and closed under continuous preimages and continuous images contains a non-determined set." The analgous question then is the following:

Question 2: Is $\mathsf{ZFC+PD+Opt_{proj}}$ consistent (relative to large cardinals)?

Here $\mathsf{PD}$ is needed to avoid a trivial positive answer.
Generally, I'm curious whether there is any reasonable way to upper-bound the extent of determinacy. Certainly even in question $1$ there is some flexibility in forming the relevatn $\sigma$-algebra associated to a set of reals, and it's totally plausible to me that I've guessed incorrectly there.


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Dramatic growth in Indonesia foreshadows greater demand for study abroad
In a recent post, we pointed out the important role that emerging markets will play in driving global demand over the next decade. The ASEAN states, with their combined population of 600 million and briskly growing economies, are a key emerging-market bloc. Needless to say, there are a number of promising study abroad markets within this group – Vietnam and Thailand included – but the most populous ASEAN state, Indonesia, appears poised to garner more attention from international recruiters in the future.
Economic boom
In a presentation at the 25th Annual EAIE Conference in Istanbul last fall, Professor Rosie Bateson of the Universitas Siswa Bangsa Internasional (USBI) reported that Indonesia has shown strong and almost unwavering economic growth, since emerging from the 1997/98 Asian Financial Crisis:
"From… 2000 to 2010, it had the most consistent and third largest GDP growth, of 6% per annum, in the world (behind only China and India), and weathered the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 better than any other Asian country. All projections indicate that this growth will continue for years to come as Indonesia becomes one of the largest economies in the world."
The presentation also predicted the increase in the size and wealth of Indonesia's consuming class as follows:
The number of families with household incomes exceeding US$10,000 is predicted to double by 2020.
Average disposable incomes are expected to increase at 3-5% per year.
Many observers and analysts have projected the Indonesian economy will move into the world's top 15 economies in the next decade. A 2012 report by McKinsey & Company notes that the Indonesian economy is the 16th largest in the world, showing strong performance over the past decade or more, and is more stable and diverse than many external observers realise. The same McKinsey report goes as far to suggest that, by 2030, the country could be the world's 7th-largest economy, overtaking the United Kingdom and Germany.
This reflects both the projected year-over-year growth in the Indonesian economy for the next decade and more, as well as some of the country's remarkable underlying strengths: its large population, demographics, resource base, and growing household incomes.
McKinsey notes that by 2030, "Indonesia will be home to an estimated 90 million additional consumers with considerable spending power" – that is, members of a "consuming class" with annual net incomes of US$3,600 or more.
Indonesia's population by income level. Source: McKinsey & Company
A March 2013 report from the Boston Consulting Group echoes these projections for a dramatic change in household income over the next decade, stating that the number of MACs [middle class and affluent consumers] in Indonesia is expected to double from 2012 to 2020, from 74 million to 141 million. When this occurs, the island of Java will have more MACs than the whole population of Thailand, according to the report. This projected growth in spending power is also strongly linked to a value system that prioritises investments for the family.
"The data show that Indonesian consumers tend to be extremely family oriented, and as they move from lower-income classes into the middle and affluent classes, they are more likely to buy things that improve living conditions for their families than splurging on themselves. Some 63% say they never spend on themselves until the needs of the family have been met (compared with 46% in China)."
These findings point to categories in which consumers would be willing to trade up as they enter the MAC group, such as education, consumer durables, health care and home renovations:
Naturally, the country faces major challenges as well in sustaining its current high levels of economic growth. Some analysts point to the need for significant productivity gains in the years ahead, as well as increased investment in infrastructure and services and the challenge of regional disparities in growth and economic opportunity across Indonesia's vast archipelago.
Education needed to fill future skills gaps
The Jakarta Post recently reported on growing skills gaps as Indonesia's higher education system struggles to keep pace with the country's rapid economic growth. Many companies risk being left behind by being forced to reduce their expansion plans unless they can recruit, retain and develop competent human resources. It is predicted that talent shortages concerning managerial positions in Indonesia will worsen.
"The shortage is already acute at the middle management levels, and by 2020, there will be a need to fulfill the demand-supply gap of around 40 to 60%… In addition to these talent shortages for managers, technical resources are also in short supply. Annually, Indonesia graduates about 30,000 engineers. But the country's economic growth requires around 50,000 engineers every year, a 40% shortfall. By 2025, this shortage is expected to increase to more than 70%."
At EAIE 2013, Professor Bateson pointed to a dramatic increase in higher education participation, noting that the percentage of college‐aged students enrolled in higher education had increased by 50% since 2006. That amounts to nearly three million additional seats having been filled at Indonesian colleges and universities over that period.
The British Council has similarly observed that Indonesian higher education participation grew by 53% from 2000 to 2009, and that total HE enrolment is projected to jump again to reach 7.8 million by 2020.
This enrolment growth reflects the key role that the country's universities are expected to play in Indonesia's national economic strategy, known as the "Masterplan for Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia's Economic Development" or, thankfully, by the abbreviation "MP3EI." In a recent blog post for QS Showcase, Dr Ir Harjanto Prabowo of Jakarta's BINUS University provides a capsule summary of MP3EI, saying that this plan divides Indonesia's huge land and water area into six corridors:
Sumatra and the smaller islands surrounding are the centre for the production and processing of Indonesia's natural resources and energy reserves.
Java, with the nation's capital in it, will be the driver for national industry and service provision.
Kalimantan (also known as Borneo), is regarded as the centre for the production and processing of energy reserves and national mining.
The island of Sulawesi and the smaller groups of islands around it (to the eastern part of Indonesia) will serve as the centre for agriculture, plantation, fisheries, mining as well as oil and gas drilling and processing.
The well-known island Bali, along with its neighboring Nusa Tenggara to the east, are designated as the country's gateway for tourism and national food support.
The Moluccas Islands and Papua, on the eastern tip of the archipelago, will serve as the centre for the development of food, fisheries, energy, and national mining.
"With these clustered development areas, clusters of universities on each respective area are expected to serve as local enablers and accelerators. Specifically, the government expects universities to help strengthen the backbones of these economic corridors, fortify national connectivity, and accelerate the growth of national science and technological capability."
Reflecting in part MP3EI's imperatives for investing in human capital and innovation, The Jakarta Post recently noted that Indonesia will have one of the largest college-going populations in the world by 2020 "but with limited access to market-oriented education opportunities within its borders."
Study abroad trends to date
What then does all that suggest in terms of Indonesian demand for study abroad?
Roughly 1% of the country's current higher education enrolment base is internationally mobile. This amounted to about 43,000 students in 2011 according to OECD statistics, making Indonesia the third-largest source country in Southeast Asia after Vietnam and Malaysia.
Working off an earlier estimate of the total number of students studying abroad, The Jakarta Post reports the top five destinations for Indonesian students are Australia, the US, Malaysia, Germany, and Japan. Indonesia is a top-10 source country for Australia but plays a relatively minor role in most other destination countries. And, as we have reported previously, Indonesian students are likely to be increasingly targeted by regional education providers in the years ahead.
The Indonesian population skews young and current demand is heavily weighted to undergraduate programmes, particularly in business and STEM fields, and for related language studies.
As the country's middle class dramatically expands over the next decade, and as policy makers and families alike invest to keep pace with the demands of this rapid economic expansion, we can expect not only increasing higher education participation in Indonesia but greater demand for study abroad as well.
Indonesians will expect, and will be able to invest in, greater access to higher education. This is particularly the case when it comes to access to the high-quality programmes that can help prepare Indonesian students for the demands of a rapidly changing economy and society, and that can help address the looming labour market gaps that will otherwise challenge the country's dizzying growth forecasts through 2020 and beyond.
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XB9 Podium Finish at French National Championship R2
XRAY XB9 2013 Specs
Race report by Reno Savoya
Located in Belfort, close to Switzerland border, the TTR90 club did a great job to prepare the track for this event, as the rain ruined everything a few days before the event. The track was very tight and technical, not like what we were used to for the last couple of weeks in Austria. I managed to have the perfect car-tire package only in the last qualifier, and I couldn't really fight for TQ before that.
In the semi, I pushed a lot as my car was amazing. We changed the shock oil and sway bars to something softer for the semi practices, and it made a huge difference on the track. Before, it was too hard to drive and I was crashing too much. Also, a thicker front and center diff made the car more stable in the grippy portions of the track. I ran the Multiflex system fully rigid, and the difference was huge in the high-speed corners.
Sebastien Mutel, the local guy from the team, did a great job placing his XB9 directly into the semi. He ended up really close to the final bumping spot for the semi. Goob job!
Quentin Le Gall had some bobbles in the qualifications and placed himself in the 1/8th before bumping up in quarters. Unfortunately for him, a wrong tire choice in his quarters prevented him from bumping up. Vincent Chefdeville had exactly the same trouble with tires, and had to retire in the 1/8th
I won my semi pretty easily, sweeping a clear lap over the field!
In the final, everything started great as we had a great battle for the top spot for the first 10 minutes. I was very close to the Aigoin brothers (Yannick and Jerome) for the lead.
Unfortunately, I had a problem with my glowplug and my engine flamed out at every refueling, so I had to push a lot every time to get back to 3rd spot! It was very frustrating as I did the entire race with the top 2 guys but with a 1 lap difference!
Final results:
1. Yannick Aigoin
2. Jerome Aigoin
3. Reno Savoya XRAY XB9
Special thanks to Alain Gueguen and RCmag for the pictures.
Reno Savoya


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An astronaut nearing the end of his isolated 3 year shift on the moon starts to suspect something is amiss.
Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell), an astronaut working for Lunar Industries, is approaching the end of his 3 year shift on the moon harvesting energy for a futuristic Earth. His only companion is GERTY (voiced by Kevin Spacey), an intelligent robot whose function is to help Sam with his missions.
A mixture of nerves and excitement about seeing his wife and young daughter arouse Sam into seeing people and objects around the station, despite him being the only one in it. Later, after an accident with a harvester, Sam makes a startling discovery that changes his entire outlook on his mission in space.
Mid-way through the film, the audience is subjected to Sam's hallucinations and one begins to wonder if the whole film is a manifestation of Sam's imagination, or something altogether more sinister. It is this mystery that keeps the whole film rolling on, leaving behind any feelings of over-the-top isolation - and thus boredom - that could have occurred with a mostly solitary actor.
To keep the focus away from loneliness, the bizarre and unique robot GERTY, voiced by Kevin Spacey, helps to keep the film on track. Despite its comical look, GERTY's emotion interface actually aids in portraying a second set of emotions on board the station.
Visually, Moon is impressive too. Aside from the outstanding and bleak landscape, the moon buggies are also accurate - at least perceivably - and perhaps more importantly they move accurately too. Often films recreate a planet or moon's gravity wrong leading to obvious problems where objects land far too heavily or float off without any explanation. Moon gets it spot on.
If there is a single criticism it is that the film struggles to get the point across in the first half an hour. However, once you are past that you will find a film that is brimming with original ideas that plants itself firmly in a genre that is notoriously difficult to get into without being compared directly with some of the huge players such as Star Wars and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Overall, an impressive film that will leave you questioning exactly where the moral high ground lies in our not to distant scientific future.
#24 in Empire's 100 Best British Films Ever
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PT Dilloway 14 April 2012 at 00:07
I liked that one. It's a little slow if you're expecting "Star Wars." It's more like 2001 and Solaris. Sam Rockwell is an underrated actor; it's hard to think of anything he's done that's been terrible--"Gentlemen Broncos" is about it but his parts in it are good.
LA Nickers 14 April 2012 at 13:58
Never saw this movie.
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Such a brilliant movie. I'll be featuring Duncan Jones' second movie a little bit later.
I really enjoyed Moon, and had in fact shortlisted it for consideration as my pick for letter M. But alas it had been forced to bow out to one of my favorite sci-fi movies of all time:
http://michaelabayomi.blogspot.com/2012/04/matrix-movie-review.html
mshatch 14 April 2012 at 15:26
loved this movie. Great pick.
DL Hammons 14 April 2012 at 17:41
I was actually disappointed with this one. A VERY slow start and a tad predictable at the end. :)
Random 14 April 2012 at 23:21
Intriguing. I haven't seen this movie, but I've really enjoyed Sam Rockwell as an actor ever since I first saw him in "Galaxy Quest." Thanks for the review!
Chuck 15 April 2012 at 04:02
Ironically I read about this movie over at Nate Wilson's site and now I am questioning if I have actually seen it. I thought I had but maybe I better watch again to be sure. Thanks!
Arlee Bird 18 May 2012 at 03:19
I agree with everything you say about the look, feel, and technical achievements of the film. I thought the story was interesting and engaging and fairly unique. However, there were a lot of credibility issues within the plot that had me shaking my head asking "Why?" a lot. I thought the snippet of the talk radio exchange at the end of the movie cleverly addressed current issues of immigration, but I'll bet a lot of viewers missed that.
Good movie and I think you're spot on with your review.
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Zygmunt Kalinowski (ur. 2 maja 1949 w Laskach) – polski piłkarz, bramkarz, reprezentant Polski, uczestnik Mundialu 1974. Mistrz Polski ze Śląskiem Wrocław w sezonie 1976/1977.

Kariera piłkarska
Jest wychowankiem klubu Pilica Warka (aktualnie KS Warka). W latach 1968-1971 był zawodnikiem Legii Warszawa, ale wystąpił tylko w trzech spotkaniach rundy jesiennej sezonu 1970/1971 zakończonego tytułem wicemistrzowskim dla warszawskiego klubu. W rundzie wiosennej sezonu 1970/1971 został zawodnikiem Śląska Wrocław, z którym w tym samym roku awansował do ekstraklasy, a następnie sięgnął jako podstawowy bramkarz wrocławskiej drużyny po swoje największe sukcesy - mistrzostwo Polski w 1977 i Puchar Polski w 1976, ponadto zdobył jeszcze brązowy medal MP w 1975 i wicemistrzostwo Polski w 1978. W 1979 został zawodnikiem II-ligowego Motoru Lublin, z którym w sezonie 1979/1980 wywalczył awans do ekstraklasy, następnie grał w rundzie jesiennej sezonu 1980/1981. W 1981 występował w Polonii Sydney, następnie powrócił do Motoru, z którym w sezonie 1982/1983 ponownie wywalczył awans do I ligi. W lubelskim klubie grał do rundy jesiennej sezonu 1986/1987. W kolejnych latach był jeszcze piłkarzem Stali Kraśnik (1987/1988, w rundzie wiosennej jako grający trener), kanadyjskiego North York Rockets (1988), Ruchu Ryki i Prywaciarza Tomaszów Lubelski (w tym ostatnim klubie był grającym trenerem).

Reprezentacja Polski
W 1972 został powołany do młodzieżowej reprezentacji Polski. Pierwszy raz do reprezentacji seniorskiej został powołany na mecz eliminacji mistrzostw świata z Walią (26 września 1973), jednak pozostał wówczas na ławce rezerwowych. Debiutował w kolejnym spotkaniu reprezentacji - towarzyskim meczu z Holandią (10 października 1973), gdzie wszedł jako zmiennik Jana Tomaszewskiego w 46' i nie puścił bramki. Następnie był rezerwowym podczas słynnego meczu na Wembley z Anglią (17 października 1973). Uczestniczył w przygotowaniach do Mistrzostw świata w piłce nożnej w 1974 i wystąpił wówczas we wszystkich trzech oficjalnych spotkaniach towarzyskich polskiej reprezentacji (w tym dwukrotnie w pierwszym składzie). Znalazł się w kadrze na Mundial, ale nie zagrał w żadnym spotkaniu drużyny, która sięgnęła wówczas po 3. miejsce. Jako członek drużyny został jednak nagrodzony srebrnym medalem, wraz z pozostałymi zawodnikami.

Kariera trenerska
Po zakończeniu kariery zawodniczej pracował jako trener grup młodzieżowych i bramkarzy, m.in. w Sygnale Lublin, Wiśle Kraków, Lubliniance, Górniku Łęczna, Motorze Lublin, Chełmiance i Orlętach Radzyń. Współpracował także jako trener bramkarzy z reprezentacją Polski seniorów (za czasów Władysława Stachurskiego wiosną 1996 i Antoniego Piechniczka (1996-1997)).

Sukcesy

Klubowe

Śląsk Wrocław

 Mistrz Polski: 1976/1977
 Puchar Polski: 1975/1976

Reprezentacyjne

Polska

 3. miejsce na Mistrzostwach Świata w 1974

Bibliografia
 Filip Podolski Śląsk Wrocław. 30 sezonów w ekstraklasie, b.m. i d.w.
 Andrzej Gowarzewski Biało-czerwoni. Piłkarska reprezentacja Polski 1919-2018, Wydawnictwo GiA, Katowice 2018, s. 137-144.
 Andrzej Gowarzewski, Stefan Szczepłek, Bożena Lidia Szmel, Legia to potęga. Prawie 90 lat prawdziwej historii, Wydawnictwo GiA, Katowice 2004.

Piłkarze Legii Warszawa
Piłkarze Motoru Lublin
Piłkarze Śląska Wrocław
Piłkarze Stali Kraśnik
Reprezentanci Polski w piłce nożnej
Uczestnicy Mistrzostw Świata w Piłce Nożnej 1974
Urodzeni w 1949

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The old Adamson High School building turns 100 this year, and alumni are planning a big celebration this weekend.
A parade starts at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 25, beginning and ending at the old school. Participants include Mayor Mike Rawlings, whose wife, Micki, is an Adamson alumna. The Adamson High School band will march, along with former cheerleaders and Leopardette drill team members. Also on parade: former queens of homecoming, Valentine's and basketball, as well as "Mr. and Miss Howdy" and "ugly man" contestants.
The oldest-living alumnus, 102-year-old George McDowell, also will be in attendance. The Adamson all-class reunion will follow the parade inside the old school, with a lunch and guest speakers.
The school opened as Oak Cliff High School in 1915 with 635 students. It later was renamed in honor of longtime school superintendent W.H. Adamson, who lived in Winnetka Heights and had been principal of the high school for many years.
The old school closed in 2012 when the new Adamson High School was built adjacent.


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Two new signings as Boston United move to strengthen squad
Boss delighted as Skegness continue to climb the table
Darlington manager labels Boston United 'petty' as loan move is blocked
Alun Armstrong frustrated Pilgrims wouldn't let player make loan move
By Duncan Browne
23rd Nov 2021, 6:20am
Updated 23rd Nov 2021, 6:28am
Alun Armstrong. Photo: Getty Images
Darlington manager Alun Armstrong has labelled Boston United 'petty' for refusing to allow a player to link up with the Quakers.
Armstrong's comments look set to fan the flames ahead of tonight's meeting at the Jakemans Community Stadium.
"They had players available on loan, but they wouldn't let them come here," the Darlington boss told the Northern Echo, believing the Pilgrims are still holding a grudge following last season's abandoned contest, which saw Nicky Hunt hospitalised.
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"If they want to be petty like that, that's up to them."
Boston were leading 2-0 in the 87th minute at Blackwell Meadows last November when Hunt needed medical attention following a collision of heads.
With an ambulance taking more than an hour to arrive, the contest was abandoned.
Armstrong added: "We had no say in that game whatsoever, the league determined it had to be replayed. The league got cancelled anyway, so it didn't matter.
"I don't know why there's friction when someone nearly died on the pitch, I don't understand it. Why there's any friction is a bit baffling from our point of view."
Lincolnshire World understands that Boston opted not to allow the unnamed player to join Darlington because they see them as a direct rival for a play off spot - indeed the Quakers could leapfrog United in the National League North standings if they win tomorrow evening.
Hunt was released from hospital the day after being admitted and thankfully went on to recover and continue playing for Darlington last season, much to the relief of United midfielder and friend Paul Green.
On the night of the abandonment, Armstrong told the United camp he was happy for the result to stand, but later made a U-turn after reflecting on the situation.
"At the time I couldn't have cared less about the game, I was just concerned at that moment," he said in December.
"But we've talked about it as a club, and I've been involved in games when teams have come back from two goals down late on."
The National League declared the contest had to be replayed and a date was set for February 16, with the Quakers pulling out of the match the day before the two sides were due to meet.
A statement from the club claimed they had been 'misled' by the league.
Darlington fulfilled their FA Trophy quarter-final contest against Hornchurch on February 27, losing 2-1.
Tonight's contest - the first between the tow sides at the Jakemans Community Stadium - kicks off at 745pm.
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MONTICELLO, N.Y. — Sullivan County is considering a prohibition on retailers using single-use plastic bags for customers' purchases.
The move comes in the wake of the Ulster County Legislature approving such a ban on Sept. 20. That legislation is awaiting final action by County Executive Michael Hein.
At a Tuesday meeting of the Sullivan County Legislature's Parks, Agriculture and Sustainability Policy Committee, County Manager Joshua Potosek said the county sent several months ago a letter of support to the state Senate and Assembly, which were considering statewide restrictions.
"It failed to get enacted [at the state level], so we're back here to talk to you about does the Legislature want us research options and come back with some recommendations," Potosek said.
Potosek said the first step would be to bring local retailers into the loop.
"Have to talk to ... grocery stores [about] how it impacts them; have a dialogue with them about how this would affect their businesses," he said.
Potosek said Sullivan County officials will look at the Ulster County model, and others, and also whether single-use plastic straws should be part of any Sullivan law. He hopes to have a recommendation for the Legislature to consider perhaps by the end of the year.
The Ulster County plastic bag legislation, call the Bring Your Own Bag Act, would bar retailers from using plastic bags for customers' purchases and would require stores to charge 5 cents for each recyclable paper bag provided to customers who don't bring their own reusable bags. Stores that violate the law would be fined.
Restaurants located outside of grocery stores, supermarkets, convenience stores or food marts would be exempt from the Ulster County law, as would pharmacies, which are governed by state law, and dry cleaners.
If enacted, the Ulster law would take effect on July 15, 2019.
Ulster County lawmakers separately are considering legislation under which to eateries throughout the county would have to ask customers whether they want plastic straws for their drinks, rather than automatically providing them.


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Protect productivity through cybersecurity
Cyberattacks are anticipated to increase both in damage and volume across industrial critical infrastructure.
December 23, 2021	by Rehana Begg
Photo: © AndSus / Adobe Stock
Back in May, two cyberattacks caught global media attention; a brazen ransomware and extortion attack took down the biggest pipeline in the U.S. and a cyberattack forced the largest meat producer to shutter globally.
What stood out about these incidents was that they happened within days of each other, and, in each case, the knock-on effects rippled across global supply chains.
The first attack affected Colonial Pipeline, the largest pipeline system that can carry three million barrels of fuel per day between Texas and New York. The ransomware attack carried out by ransomware gang DarkSide was characterized as a digital extortion attempt and disrupted fuel supply to much of the U.S. East Coast for several days.
The attack affected only IT systems, including the billing system, but Colonial made the call to shut down its operations as a precautionary measure. All told, Colonial paid the $4.4 million ransom in exchange for restoring its billing system's function, in spite of having backups. The damage had been done; the incident triggered a spike in gasoline prices and set off panic across North America.
The second was a cyberattack on JBS S.A., the largest meat processing company (by sales) in the world. The Brazilian company was forced to suspend U.S., Canadian and Australian computer systems. Its fed-beef and regional beef plants were shuttered, with all other meatpacking facilities experiencing some level of disruption to operations. JBS reported in a media statement that the company paid the equivalent of $11 million in ransom to Russian cybercriminal group REvil in response to the criminal hack. Meanwhile, shutdowns upended agricultural markets worldwide and raised concerns about food security.
From ransomware, phishing, data leakages, to hacking and insider threats, cybercrime is intensifying globally and can lead to catastrophic events. Locally, the numbers paint a sobering picture: The average total cost of a data breach for Canadian companies was US$4.50 million, according to a 2020 IBM report. It took an average of 212 days to detect a data breach in 2021 and 75 days to catch the attackers. In other words, 287 days would pass before the problem is addressed.
In the past 12 months, almost one in five (17 per cent) organizations have been the victim of a successful ransomware attack, according to the 2021 CIRA Cybersecurity Survey. Of that group, a majority (69 per cent) said their organization paid the ransom demands, while 59 per cent reported that data was exfiltrated.
As hackers increasingly target critical infrastructure, Canadian manufacturers find need to prioritizing cybersecurity to protect not only their own data but also their customers' data across supply chains.
Industrial Critical Infrastructure
The Canadian landscape has seen a proliferation in both the amount of money sought and the number of ransomware attacks, said Cara Wolf, Founder and CEO of Calgary-based Ammolite Analytx, which builds customized next-generation AI-powered
cybersecurity tools.
"We've seen a major increase in supply chain attacks, we've seen an increase in attacks on sensors, attacks on plants and industrial critical infrastructure," said Wolf. "It is anticipated that we will continue to see the rise as nation-state sponsored attacks are funded by hostile nations, and state-sponsored attacks are financed by criminal gangs and hostile nations as well."
As money continues to flow into this area, it becomes critically important to look at the manufacturing sector and industrial sector in particular, where people's lives are the palpable vulnerability, said Wolf.
Consider a methane plant. "If the plant has automation [and sensor technologies] that show methane levels are safe and you have humans in that environment saying that methane levels are safe, when in fact the sensors can be hacked and tricked into giving false readings, people will get sick and die," said Wolf. "Without automation that is secure by design, plants will face an uphill battle with cyber threats. There are trillions and trillions of sensors out there, and they come from all kinds of countries with all kinds of backgrounds and they could have spyware installed or they could have backdoors installed."
Wolf further explained that threat actors can exploit vulnerable connected equipment by injecting malicious code that can sit atop communications that move back and forth between equipment in the field and headquarters. "Changing just one pixel can turn the output from one thing to another," said Wolf. "AI can be tricked."
The methane plant example is extreme, but it highlights specific cyber struggles that manufacturers face, and raises critical questions they should ask now: How do manufacturers know that their infrastructure is secure? How do they know that sensors embedded in their equipment don't have spyware installed or backdoors to the plant's network capabilities? How do they know that they can trust their hardware and software? How do they know that the equipment displays "honest" readings?
Since cyberthreats evolve constantly, there are no bulletproof solutions. New guidance and best practices unfold as consistently as new technologies – and cyberthreats – come online. What follows are a few sage takeaways and insights that, according to Wolf, will help blunt cyberattacks:
Build or buy local: Sourcing from countries that are known to have bad surveillance practices place manufacturers at risk, warned Wolf. Instead, she recommended Canadians buy locally whenever possible, or from countries that are allies, such as the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand and Israel. Alternately, Wolf suggested manufacturers look at an investment program to create and build their own tools.
"The cost of design and development has come way, way down, so take a look at that versus buying off the shelf, cheap from another country that may have spyware and surveillance tools installed in their technology," she said.
Go beyond the traditional wheelhouse: The COVID-19 pandemic will go down as the top story of 2020, but will also be marked by residual effects. Among these ramifications is the "cyber pandemic," which include negative security impacts such as unemployment fraud and election security, as well as such trends as new work arrangements triggered by remote capabilities for nonessential workers and the process of automating routine tasks to free up time for work that adds more value.
A positive side effect from the onslaught of remote work was the push to ensure organizations remained secure. Manufacturers were incentivised to secure their networks, make sure that devices were secure and that employees were not downloading work to their personal devices.
"Unless workers are on a manufacturing floor or in a hospital or giving personal services where they need to be face-to-face, a digital worker can successfully work remotely," said Wolf.
In addition, a great deal of security awareness training was needed to educate employees on how and when to detect phishing attacks, said Wolf.
"The pandemic brought security to the forefront where it should have always been, and it forced investment where it should have always happened," she said.
Check your security posture: Invest in cybersecurity policies, cybersecurity awareness training and proper vendor tools, recommended Wolf. Having a good security posture requires manufacturers to know where they are, to ask what's working or not working and where they need to go.
"COVID really pushed that forward and said, 'It's not a matter of if you're going to be hacked, it's a matter of when.' We've seen 171 per cent increase in the amount of ransomware attacks… If we don't mobilize and train and upskill, we're just sitting ducks. Our manufacturing facilities can be putting lives at risk. It's not just digital assets of our databases of personal and employee information but it's actually the risk of securing physical assets in the field and abroad." she said.
Separate security from the IT function: IT and security don't belong together, so separate these functions, advised Wolf. In addition, security needs to have its own governance and its own authority.
"Whether you have it internally or externally, companies should hire third party experts; these experts are your trusted advisors. Bring them in to take a good, hard, objective look at your security program and to provide insights on your vulnerabilities and ways to mitigate risk," she said.
Stop looking at security as a cost centre: Cyber insurance is a smart precaution. Cyber security will not pay out when proper investment and steps have not been taken in the first place, warned Wolf.
"Yes, it does cost money, yes manufacturers do need to invest, but they need to mitigate their risk and they need to balance that against the cost of lives, the cost of data breaches and the cost of the damage of a ransomware attack," Wolf said. "And, further, if their supply chain becomes a victim of a supply chain attack, what kind of damage will it do to customers and their clients that are often larger enterprises? So, it's about risk mitigation, more than cost."
Hire a CISO: As cyberthreats become more sophisticated, having a CISO (chief information security officer) or CSO (chief security officer) in the C-suite is an emerging priority, noted Wolf. These roles report directly to the CEO, but have governing authority to keep the organization safe, are able to make change and give directions. In addition, having third party experts perform an external analysis will add another level of security.
Security Advice in a Nutshell
Wolf said an important first step is to get security awareness training. Then, bring in outside experts to develop a plan that will bring the plant up to standard and to help implement it. Finally, use the most efficient and effective tools available. Above all else, Wolf emphasized that plant managers should rest assured that it's not their job – either as a plant manager, foreman, millwright or anyone working on the floor – to be the security expert.
"It's their job to become security aware, to fall into compliance and to mitigate the risk in the job, but it's not their job to become a security expert," she said. PLT
Rehana Begg is a Toronto-based freelance writer and editor. Reach her at rehanabegg@rogers.com.
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Make No Mistake About It, European Anti-Semitism Is Back
BDS supporters protesting in London. The poster reads, "Boycott Israeli Products" (WIKI COMMONS PHOTO)
(CJN)—The latest in a long series of discriminatory actions by the European Union (EU) against Israel is the implementation of a requirement of distinguishing labels on goods and produce shipped to Europe by Israel from the disputed territories. A further distinction is to be made between those items of "Palestinian origin" and those of "Israeli origin." Such a step clearly encourages the public of all states which are part of the EU to boycott products which have an Israeli origin.
This is reminiscent of the early days of the Nazis. Placing restrictions on Jewish businesses was the forerunner of ever increasing discrimination of the Jews and the ultimate attempt to eliminate them.
As proof of the logical result of this new requirement, a Berlin department store withdrew all Israeli goods from its shelves, explaining that it would sort out what came from the territories and put the goods back after proper labelling. The store only made the decision to put all the goods back on its shelves after public pressure began to mount.
Such orders from the EU also encourage those who clamour for a boycott of all Israeli products and of any interaction with the Jewish State—the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, whose intent is to demonize and totally isolate Israel, with the ultimate aim of wiping it out.
Based on its preoccupation with the Jewish State, the EU appears to be fast becoming very similar to the United Nations, where it is an accepted fact that there is an automatic anti-Israel vote for all resolutions presented to the General Assembly....
One is inevitably drawn to the conclusion recently enunciated by at least two prominent American commentators, who belong to disparate sides of the political spectrum—syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer and lawyer/commentator Alan Dershowitz. Both are certain we are experiencing (note, not "witnessing") the resurgence of the anti-Semitism that stalked Europe for almost 1,900 years.
History books are replete with the endless discrimination against Jews and their businesses, the pogroms as well as other pernicious assaults and slaughter. After the results of the Nazi Final Solution, with all of its barbarous torture, dehumanizing and murder of millions, were revealed, the world was shocked, and for a time it was temporarily inappropriate to demonstrate hatred of the Jews. The culmination of centuries of wanton, irrational hatred—state organized, but willingly abetted by so many citizens of occupied European countries—caused anti-Semitism to be hidden for a while. But that "while" is now over. And we Jews had better realize it.
Europe, with the exception of well-intentioned individuals and, prominently, the Czech Republic, is revisiting the elimination of Jewry, only now it is concentrated on the new scapegoat—Zionism/Israel. Spurred on by Arab and Islamist encouragement, hiding behind the condemnation of "occupation," "persecution," "withdrawal of human rights," "apartheid" and other spurious calumnies, the EU is applying a double standard, or a standard where none applies to others. It's time to face facts: Europe is re-occupying its traditional place as the breeder and feeder of anti-Semitism. Make no mistake about it.
The E.U.'s Targeting of Israel Awakens a Tragic Anti-Semitic Past • Newsweek
Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' to return to German bookshelves after 70-year ban • Washington Post
Mystery of Anti-Semitism • SpiritAndTruth.org (Andy Woods)
Germany's Merkel urges refugees to reject anti-Semitism • Religion News Service
EU appoints coordinator to combat anti-Semitism • Arutz Sheva
Chief Rabbi of Brussels Warns of 'No Future for Jews in Europe' • Breitbart
What on Earth Is Satan Doing? • BPB (Steven Hayes)
Swedish FM accuses Israel of 'extrajudicial executions' and 'disproportionality' • Jerusalem Post
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The Unitarian Universalist Association and UU Ministry for Earth have both signed onto the following Statement of Climate Civil Resistance from the Climate Defense Project.
The Statement of Climate Civil Resistance is a document summarizing the legal justification for resistance to the fossil fuel system. The short version of the Statement is available below and in PDF here. The long version is available in PDF here. If you would like to add your organization to the list of signatories, go here.
We, the people of and in the United States, in solidarity with peoples around the world, future generations, and non-human nature, hereby assert our right to resist the fossil fuel system. Our resistance is justified by law, morality, and the long-term interests of the planet and its people; it is grounded in the ongoing violations of our federal and state governments in abetting corporate degradation of the climate; and it is demanded by the need to build a new society in which equity and ecological sustainability replace the corruption and violence of the current regime. Our right to resist is premised upon fundamental and undeniable rights to a healthy planet and a just future.
We acknowledge the communities and activists in the United States and around the world who have waged this struggle for years and who have articulated the urgency of resistance. We recognize the historical injustices of our present political system as well the right of self-determination for Indigenous nations within the borders of the United States. We emphasize the contradictions and limitations of the American legal system. Nevertheless, we address our grievances to existing powers in the hope and belief that, by fighting together in a world we did not choose, we can build the world we want.
The extraordinary legal violations underlying the climate crisis produce a right to resist on the part of the people. Popular consent is the predicate of democratic governance and may be revoked when the institutions of government have lost their allegiance to the public. The basic right of the people to replace a corrupt regime with a new social order based on justice and equality is immutable, and the law recognizes this principle of just resistance.
In light of these legal principles (and others which may be articulated or developed), we assert our right to non-violently resist the fossil fuel system and those actions of federal, state, and local governments that support it. Our assertion is justified by the extreme and existential threat of climate change to all human and non-human life. Our right of resistance is further grounded in justice, morality, and the right of the people to withdraw their consent from a government that works against its interests.
This resistance has and will take many forms. It is already underway in communities across the nation, where those called to confront the fossil fuel system know the best manner of their principled struggle.
The time for polite petitioning has passed. We have a collective responsibility to address the climate crisis and the right to resist the activities of governments and fossil fuel corporations that perpetuate it. In the courts of law, in the audience of public opinion, and in the tribunal of history, we will stand justified in our resistance to the fossil fuel system.