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Farias. It only occurs in the upper Rio Branco (Tacutu and Urariquera) in Brazil. More brilliantly colored when spawning. Cichla pleiozona is one of the newly described (2006) species of Cichla. Fast water feeders will readily use the current and their deep bodies to their advantage, augmenting their already powerful bodies. The bigger, mature fish tend to be found in smaller schools or even in pairs, so as an angler you'll sacrifice quantity for quality. There are three main types of fly lines that are a must on a Peacock Bass fishing trip. Adults possess three blotchy, incomplete vertical bars Distinct dark markings on operculum. Fast water feeders will readily use the current and their deep bodies to their advantage, augmenting their already powerful bodies. That is, C. piquiti are larger, appear to occupy deeper habitats with more flow (e.g. Called "popoca" or "botão" in Brazil, Cichla monoculus is widely distributed along the Amazon main stem and up to the mid-upper Rio Negro and tributaries. This nomenclature often causes confusion among Amazon visitors familiar with Florida's "butterfly peacocks" (transplanted Cichla ocellaris). Yellowish green to reddish cast to lower fins, blueish cast to upper fins. Farias, I. P., G. Orti, I. Sampaio, H. Schneider, and A. Meyer. C. Kelberi is similar to both C. monoculus and C. pleiozona, with three distinct dark vertical bars on its sides and without dark opercular markings. Note the deep-bodied form and unique markings of the Rio Travessão peacock. Has 3 distinct ocelli on the sides of the body in place of the vertical bars of other species; body color ranges from bright golden yellow to olive green and is fairly uniformly distributed along the torso. Spawning pairs are found in quiet lagoons and off-river backwaters, juveniles hide in riverbank structure, while hunting adults frequent rapids and eddies. There may yet be additional species to be described in the future as a result of better communication, increased sampling and modern DNA analysis. It is also found in coastal rivers. 2003. Morchower, and J. Schratweiser, eds. Both river systems vary between clear or black water, depending on the surroundings and season. 2006. World Record Game Fishes, annual compilation of the International Game Fish Association. Barlow, G. W. 2000. $99.00 shipping. Except for C. intermedia, all species of peacock bass appear to have a pattern of light spots on their sides during at least some of their developmental stages. Lower fins red. Paul Reiss (866) 832-2987 Most similar to the temensis-like group (clade), including C. temensis, C. pinima, C. thyrorus, and C. vazzoleri. Angling characteristics in other regions are not known to us. The International Game Fish Association (IGFA- the keeper of records for the fishing community) has already added most of the newly described species to the record books. Numerous small black spots with light colored margins are scattered along the body sides. Dave upgraded his lures with enhanced hooks and split rings. In C. temensis and possibly others, the spots are more evident during non-spawning periods of individual's reproductive cycles. We encountered smaller specimens in creek mouths and backwaters. Juveniles specimens generally possess a complete dark horizontal band extending from the head to the caudal fin base. Well, new world record categories for a start. Brilliantly colored when spawning. Lower fins yellowish with blue edges. Although locals claimed that they could reach 9 kilos (almost 19 pounds), the largest we've encountered was 17 pounds. $90.00 shipping. The species occurs naturally in the Negro, Branco and Orinoco drainages. They were super aggressive. Irregular dark bars on abdominal side. has become the most popular game fish on the Panama Canal. Although similarly elongate with some of its conspecifics. Spawners are often in very tight, small waters and can rapidly find their way into woody structure. Most common in lagoons, especially floodplain lagoons (seasonally isolated/connected), although they can be found sporadically in the channel. or Best Offer. Usually disappears with maturity. This nomenclature often causes confusion among Amazon visitors familiar with Florida's "butterfly peacocks" (transplanted Cichla ocellaris). Acute Angling is a member of the Peacock Bass Association. Stuart only fished in the channel. Both morphs have 3 distinct dark bars (2) along the sides of the body and a distinct black stripe or speckled markings from the eye to the end of the opercular bone (cheek or gill cover) (1), no ocelli on the sides or at the base of the second dorsal. Here, a lure presented at the edge of the structure, where the current flows around it, will elicit aggressive attacks. The Suia Missu is a mid-gradient bowl shaped river (relatively deep and stable, with high banks), with a number of oxbow lagoons. O Tucunaré é originário da bacia amazonica e não ocorria na bacia do prata (Rio Paraná e Paraguai). Red coloration appears to be totally absent. Reproductively active specimens display the striking blue fin coloration that has given the species its common name. 21:1311-1331. The 2003, 2006 and 2020 work provided the principal resources for this guide which aims to depict the currently accepted species of peacock bass encountered by anglers and aquarists alike. It appears to be most similar to C. jariina. Several morphometric and meristic (countable) characters distinguish it from the rest of the temensis-like group. He caught several more on topwater plugs (such as small woodchoppers and storm chug bug poppers - 5 1/2") up close to the bank. References are available upon request. If you have fished for Cichla intermedia , please contact us - E-Mail Paul Reiss. Abdomen white. Jim Micinilio caught specimens like the one at right in a quiet cove off the Rio Uraiquera. C. temensis, in its bright spawning color phase (above right) is called "açú" in Brazil or "3-bar" in English. A primarily piscivorous (fish-eating) predator. Unlike many other Cichla, most active at dawn and dusk. Found in rocky backwaters, sandy flats and current breaks in fast water. As with other species of peacocks, they were caught in side lagoons as well as rock piles in the river. Cichla pleiozona is one of the newly described (2006) species of Cichla. Markings and color fairly consistent between individuals, except for reproductively active specimens who show brilliant red markings around lower jaw. Kullander & Ferreira named 9 new species and resurrected one old name, increasing the number of described species in the genus to 15. Where to catch: Floating Bungalow Trip, - Blackwater Explorer Yacht Trip, - Blackwater Adventurer Luxury Floating Hotel. We caught both on silver weedless spoons, my standard fare (the idiot-proof lure, I guess).
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Women in technology: How personal and institutional ecology affects success
Charlene Elizabeth Ashton, University of San Francisco, United States
University of San Francisco . Awarded 2000
Despite over 30 years of affirmative action, in the United States, women still constitute less than one quarter of the technological workforce. Byrne's theory of institutional ecology provides a rationale for this discrepancy and provides part of the theoretical framework for this study. Byrne's findings suggest that institutional ecology plays an important part in the retention and success of women in technology. She concluded that institutions could help women succeed by providing them with a safe and supportive environment that promotes the sharing of ideas. In addition, the theory of personal ecology suggests that women who come to the institution, even with varied backgrounds, have some characteristics in common which allow them to overcome the obstacles they encounter within the institution and successfully complete their degree.
This study assessed the theories of institutional ecology and personal ecology by examining the perceptions of women in technology who graduated from traditional and non-traditional institutions. It focused on eight women who successfully completed their technology-related degrees in two different types of institutions. The study looked at three different phenomena: the commonalties of women in technology, the commonalties of technology programs between institutions, and the unique characteristics of the two different types of institutions. Participatory research methods were used to engage the participants in a dialogue that focused on their college experiences and how they perceived these experiences impacting their lives.
The results of these interviews indicate that although the institutional ecology of the non-traditional university is more aligned with Byrne's (1993) concept of a model institution, it is the personal ecology of the women that ultimately determines their success. The study suggests that institutions of higher education, both traditional and non-traditional, need to offer gender-neutral curricula, support services, and financial aid that ensure success rather than frustration. This paper discovered that education is a partnership between the individual and the institution and, as such, it is incumbent upon both parties to work together and create an environment that promotes the growth of all the members of our society.
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Blake Lively, Chic Report, gossip girl, new york, Serena van der Woodsen, Silvercup Studios, The Cob Gallery, Todd Diciurcio
Todd DiCiurcio- Gossip Girl Art
In Uncategorized on December 29, 2011 at 9:32 pm
Todd DiCiurcio (Born: 1972 in Pennsylvania. Lives and works in New York). Artist and director.
His drawings and paintings work as a respond to, and created within live music events. The artist has become really known on the New York art scene with his dynamic portraits of up and coming and hot music talents.
The artist appeared cameo on Gossip Giorl in episode 3, season 3.
Each paintings he makes origins from a skecth of the artit while he or she performs live. In this way he captures the moment in which the energy finds it self.Later on it is beeing transffered on to a canvas. In the works from the exhibition "GOLD" at The Cob Gallery, the artist combined a metallic gold base with printing of his drawing in black enamel, hand-finishing each work on canvas with a coating of diamond dust to create a glittering effect on 45″ x 59″ canvases.
Featured in episode 3, season 3. Todd Diciurcio and Blake Lively (Serena van der Woodsen looking after a job at the "John Porto Gallery".
This is what the artist told Chic Report after the shoot at Silvercup Studios:
"The cameo experience was very interesting and fun. When I work on a film, I'm usually on the other side of the lens. I have known most of the cast for some time now, and they are all a gifted bunch….The scene is quick & I was still a bit nervous on the set, which I guess is normal, but Casey Fremont (from Art Production Fund) was there with me and I was cast as myself, being surrounded by some works from my debut show, "Synthesis," a set made to look like a solo show of mine during a montage scene, and the dialogue was put in on the fly."
Credit to Chic Report
The artist is also pleased to work with Ed Westwick. As a member of the band The Filthy Youth, he performed at an exhbition Todd DiCiurcio held at Sonto's Party House in New York.
For utterly information:
The Cob Gallery, London
« Before Jason Bryant- Accessable Art Portfolio December 21, 2011
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Judge: Americans Cannot Be Indefinitely Detained Over Terrorist Suspicion
"this order is intended to leave no doubt on that issue."
Earlier this week, New York District Court Judge Katherine B. Forrest made some clarifying remarks on an injunction she made in May, saying that her ruling of indefinite detention of Americans under terrorist suspicion as unconstitutional applied to everyone, not just the plaintiffs involved.
"Put more bluntly, the May 16 order enjoined enforcement of Section 1021(b)(2) against anyone until further action by this, or a higher, court — or by Congress," she wrote in her memorandum opinion and order. "This order should eliminate any doubt as to the May 16 order's scope."
The New York Times reports Forrest's May 16 injunction was brought to her by journalists and activists fearing they could be detained under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2011. The Obama Administration believed her order would only apply to the plantiffs, including journalist Chris Hedges and Wikileaks activist Brigitta Jonsdottir. The Times reports the Administration "saying that the plaintiffs lacked legal standing to challenge the law and that it was 'extraordinary' for her to have restrained future military operations that might be ordered by the commander in chief during wartime."
Still, in her clarifications, Forrest maintained her initial order that Americans should be not indefinitely detained and elaborated to include that she meant all Americans -- not just the plaintiffs. In her memorandum she writes, "this order is intended to leave no doubt on that issue."
Part of the provision now blocked by Forrest include people who "were part of or substantially supported Al Qaeda, the Taliban or associated forces engaged in hostilities against the United States or its allies." Forrest's order does not block the detention of those participating in or helping in with the 9/11 attacks.
The defense authorization bill passed in the House last month included a provision for indefinite detention of Americans. The bill is currently being considered by the Senate.
(Related: 'Disconcerting and dangerous': House passes amendment that allows gov't backed propaganda)
A recent editorial by USA Today condemning the provision reminds us of President Barack Obama stating that this measure wouldn't be used against citizens. The counterpoint to this opinion, also in USA Today, maintains such provisions "do not alter or endanger our constitutional rights. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) also condemns amendments by House representatives that try to modify the provision. Rep. Thornberry writes:
Proposals such as the amendment by Reps. Adam Smith, D-Wash., and Justin Amash, R-Mich., would change the framework by requiring that every terrorist, whether here legally or not, be granted the full constitutional rights of an American citizen. Granting foreign terrorists additional privileges — including the right to remain silent — would make it harder to get the timely information we need to prevent attacks. It would also mean that for the first time, we would voluntarily remove lawful options from our counterterrorism arsenal.
Even with the New York District Court weighing in on the issue and deeming it unconstitutional, other higher courts have yet to pipe up.
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President Tran Dai Quang joined the "Spring in all Regions Nationwide" Festival 2017 at the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Ha Noi on February 4, during which he extended New Year wishes to all ethnic groups across Viet Nam.
Addressing the event, President Tran Dai Quang stated that since its foundation and during its leadership, the Party has always considered the ethnic affairs as well as the solidarity of ethnic groups a work of strategic importance.
After 30 years of renewal, especially since the 9th Party Central Committee issued a resolution on ethnic affairs in 2003, important progress has been made in mountainous areas as well as the living conditions of ethnic minority people, while the solidarity among the groups has been reinforced, he noted.
Socio-economic infrastructure systems as well as living standards of locals in ethnic minority-inhabited areas have been significantly improved, with better cultural life of the groups, he said, adding that their traditional cultures have been respected, preserved and promoted.
The State leader held that the festival is a chance for all ethnic groups to meet, exchange, and introduce their cultures, traditional festivals and customs as well as achievements in protecting and developing their cultural values.
He also lauded the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism for its efforts in effectively managing the Viet Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism, making it a common home of the 54 ethnic groups. The village welcomed thousands of ethnic minority representatives and more than 500,000 tourists in 2016, along with hosting dozens of festivals and events, contributing to preserving and promoting national traditional values, he said.
President Tran Dai Quang also expressed hope that ethnic groups will focus more on helping younger generations to know more about their traditional culture, while asking ministries, sectors and localities to support ethnic minority groups in socio-economic development and encourage the public to effectively implement ethnic policies.
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Carlos César Sampaio Campos (São Paulo, 31 maart 1968) is een voormalig Braziliaans voetballer.

Clubcarrière
César Sampaio speelde tussen 1986 en 2004 voor Santos, Palmeiras, Yokohama Flügels, Deportivo La Coruña, Corinthians, Kashiwa Reysol, Sanfrecce Hiroshima en São Paulo.

Interlandcarrière
César Sampaio debuteerde in 1990 in het Braziliaans nationaal elftal en speelde 47 interlands, waarin hij 6 keer scoorde.

Erelijst
 Palmeiras
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1993, 1994
Campeonato Paulista: 1993, 1994
Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1993, 2000
Copa do Brasil: 1998
Copa Mercosul: 1998
CONMEBOL Libertadores: 1999

 Yokohama Flügels
Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 1995
Asian Super Cup: 1995
Emperor's Cup: 1998

 Deportivo La Coruña
Supercopa de España: 2000

 Corinthians
Campeonato Paulista: 2001

 Brazilië
FIFA Confederations Cup: 1997
CONMEBOL Copa América: 1997

Individueel
Bola de Ouro: 1990, 1993
Bola de Prata: 1990, 1993

Zie ook
Lijst van spelers van Kashiwa Reysol
Lijst van spelers van Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Lijst van spelers van het Braziliaanse voetbalelftal

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EL7014 - Early Modern Echoes: Multimedia Appropriations of Early Modern Drama
How and why has English drama from the early modern been appropriated across media since the years of its inception? Why place such emphasis on reinventing literature from this period in new and complex media forms, in ways that engage with notions of race, sexuality, nationhood, gender, and society that can bear little to no relevance to the early modern literary contexts themselves? This module explores western fascination with early modern literary afterlives, in a range of media forms across four centuries of literary history. You will learn about early modern texts and their authors, and the ways in which they have been reincarnated in theatre, film and television, music, political propaganda, and in visual art forms (including graphic novels). The module inevitably focuses on William Shakespeare, but also extends interest to authors such as Christopher Marlowe, John Webster, Thomas Middleton, and Ben Jonson.
If you choose to study on campus delivery will be primarily via student-led seminar discussion, facilitated by a tutor. If you choose to study by distance learning you can complete the module via a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), populated with on-line learning materials. Whether you are on-site or distance learning you will study the same texts and have access to the same materials. On-site students are encouraged to take part in the discussion boards by way of building a cohort with the distance learning students. The assessment for both on-site and distance learning students is the same combination of non-assessed and assessed e-tivities (on-line tasks). You will be expected to undertake both directed and independent learning. Directed learning generally will take the form of preparation for seminars for on-site students and weekly reading guidance for the distance learning students, where you will be expected to contribute to discussion whether this is in the seminar or through the VLE. Independent learning generally will take the form of further reading and investigation, and revision/preparation for the assessment of the module. Assessments for all students taking this module will include a portfolio of e-tivities that have two roles. First, e-tivities will include non-assessed assessments that ensure the student has the technological capacity in terms of hardware and digital literacy to complete the module. Second, the e-tivities will include the assessed assessments that test the student's aptitude in relation to the learning outcomes.
Seminars and on-line material will enable you to interrogate the overarching themes of the module will develop your academic skills as you engage with primary, secondary, theoretical and contextual materials to allow you to attain the module learning outcomes. The module handbook provides details of weekly reading and focus, reading lists and assessment criteria and all material are made available on the VLE. The module tutor is available in the seminars for on-site students and by appointment for on-site students, as well as accessible to all via email to discuss any queries or concerns you have about how to excel academically on the module. Moreover, feedback on non-assessed work and the first assessed piece of work will also serve as 'feed forward', giving guidance on how to improve during the module. In addition, you have a designated Guidance Tutor throughout the entire duration of your programme. The academic side of the Guidance Tutor's role includes:
• monitoring your ongoing academic progress
• helping you to develop self-reflection skills necessary for continuous academic development
• directing you to further available services which can help them with their academic skills (e.g. Library's Skills Plus)
You are advised to see or contact your Guidance Tutor at least twice each semester to review your academic progress. Distance learning students will also be supported by the on-site cohort, who will engage with the discussion forums and etivities, and an Associate Tutor, who will moderate (rather than facilitate) the online discussions, thereby fulfilling the same role as the seminar tutor.
1. Understand and critically appraise how ideas of appropriation relate to contexts such as cultural value, consumerism, popular culture, and pedagogy.
2. Recognise the presence of 'early modern echoes' across multimedia formats, and the complex links between early and postmodern textual cultures.
3. Advanced ability to locate and analyse a diverse range of texts, and read them against remote cultural contexts.
4. Sophisticated understanding of appropriation theory and adaptation studies.
5. Skills commensurate with postgraduate studies, conforming to relevant standards of good academic conduct in the expression of an informed argument in written and oral forms through completing th
Formative:
Formative assessment will comprise of students' written contributions to the VLE, in the form of weekly topics of discussion, prompted by the module leader. Each week students will be asked to respond to a particular 'echo' relevant to early modern literature and/or culture – be this video clip, script excerpt, poster, meme, etc.
Your tutor will provide ongoing verbal and written feedback on your writing, critical awareness/engagement, and creativity as the semester progresses.
Summative
1. Presentation (20%): You will complete a 10-minute presentation (or 1000-word presentation script submission) on one echo of an early modern text – from any media or genre. The feedback that your tutors provide on this piece will support you in the completion of your echo portfolio task.
2. Portfolio (80%): You will also compose one (5,000 word) 'portfolio' in relation to one 'echo type' within the matrix of appropriations that the module surveys. This 'echo type' should build upon the analysis you completed for your presentation assessment task. The portfolio will include a description of the early modern source text, an analytical survey of major echoes, and a short bibliography of critical (secondary) works relevant to the study of these echoes. Your tutor will encourage you to explore strange and undiscovered, obscure and neglected echo forms from a variety of media types and contexts. MLO2,3,5
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Joël Bouchité (surnommé l'Américain), est un haut fonctionnaire français, directeur central des Renseignements généraux d' à .

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Originaire d'Alès, il est le frère d'Éric Bouchité, candidat aux élections municipales dans cette ville en 2020.

Commissaire de police puis contrôleur général de la police nationale, il a été nommé le  directeur central des Renseignements généraux (RG), en remplacement de Pascal Mailhos dont il était l'adjoint. Son départ en 2008 coïncide avec la fusion des RG et de la DST pour créer la DCRI, nouvel organe qu'il contribue à bâtir.

Le , il devient préfet délégué à la sécurité et à la défense du Nord. Il est nommé conseiller pour la sécurité intérieure de l'Élysée par un arrêté du , et entre en fonction le .

En , Martine Aubry l'accuse d'être à la manœuvre dans la propagation de la rumeur sur son soi-disant alcoolisme.

Joël Bouchité est préfet de l'Orne du   à .

Il est nommé, en , directeur adjoint et secrétaire général de l'Institut des hautes études de défense nationale, puis, le , coordonnateur des contrôles aux frontières intérieures au ministère de l'Intérieur.

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Q: Equilibrium points of a family of differential equations
Give an example of a family of differential equations $x'=f_a(x)$ for which there are no equilibrium points if $a<0$; a single equilibrium point if $a=0$ and no equilibrium points if $a>0$.

I have an  example of differential equations but it only has a single equilibrium point if $a=1/4$,2 equilibrium points if $a<1/4$ and 0 equilibrium points if $a>1/4$.
$x'=x^2+y, y'=x-y+a$,
The example above can help to solve the first exercise? If yes, how?
I feel lost, any kind of help will be very appreciated.

A: How about the family of differential equations on $\Bbb R$:
$\dot x = x^2 + a^2 = f_a(x); \tag 1$
for $a \ne 0$,
$\dot x > 0, \; \forall x \in \Bbb R; \tag 2$
for $a = 0$, the equation (1) reduces to
$\dot x = x^2, \tag 3$
which has precisely one equilibrium at $x = 0$.
A similar example in two dimensions is given by
$f_a(x, y) = \begin{pmatrix} y^2 + a^2 \\ x^2 + a^2 \end{pmatrix}, \tag 4$
that is,
$\dot x = y^2 + a^2, \tag 5$
$\dot y = x^2 + a^2. \tag 6$
Not totally sure at the moment how your example system might help with your problem, though you might be able to modify it so that it has no zeroes when $a < 1/4$, whilst leaving the number of of equilibria for values of $a \ge 1/4$ undisturbed.

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Q: Goobric Script Error I have been getting the pictured email for 3 weeks now.  I have remove and reinstalled both Goobric and Doctopus to see if it would fix the error. I have attempted to debug as well to no avail.  I know nothing of coding or script writing but I am willing to try anything to stop getting these.  Any help is greatly appreciated.

A: Where it says "click here" you will be led to a place where you can remove the time trigger that is causing this notification.


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Q: Nodejs on linux not accessible outside Server tried everything...
port 8008 seems to be open but no luck.
netstat shows 8008 to be listening
I can do curl localhost:8008 but not from an external machine using the ip address of my server
and yes, i want to host my nodejs on port 8008 (not 8080 - im using 8080 for something else)
netstat output:
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:8008            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN

A: Have you tried changing your port
var port = process.env.PORT || 8008;   //server.listen(3000, '0.0.0.0');
app.listen(port, 0.0.0.0, function() {
  console.log("Listening on " + port);
});

If you have .env insert value PORT=8008
and run your server


'War on business'. 'Using taxes as their bullets'. 'Declare war on growth in our economy'. 'Toxic taxes'. '…chosen weapons in his war against business and his war on growth'.
Of course I don't know what's happening behind the scenes of the Turnbull election campaign. But I can guess. Judging by the ramping up of the class-war rhetoric displayed in this clunky over-reach example, I predict there is a mixture of panic and on-the-run strategizing going on because the old tricks are failing.
I think the Liberals are scrambling for something tougher, harder, with more cut through because the old-reliable lines aren't working. Perhaps I give them too much credit, and perhaps their class-war language is just a coincidence. However, I'm guessing Turnbull's Liberals have been spooked by Labor's positive campaign, and the positive impact this campaign is having on Labor's popularity in the polls, and they're scrambling to stem the tide. I think the Liberals have worked out they're losing the argument.
A focus on national security through bashing boat people. The Liberals jumped the shark by trying to tie the arrival of asylum seekers to Australia's economic problems – epitomised by the community's aghast reaction at Dutton saying boat people will simultaneously steal jobs and languish on the dole. This strategy no longer works because the 'asylum seeker' frame has been extended to 'immigrants' and we are a country of immigrants, many of whom are incredibly proud of arriving in this country with little English and nothing more than determination to succeed, and don't appreciate Dutton stamping on their achievements by implying they leaned their way to prosperity. The dog whistle is broken.
A reliance on the idea that a Liberal government manages the economy better than a Labor government so even if you don't like Liberal's social policies, you'll still back Liberals because the economy comes first. Shorten is slowly yet surely breaking this narrative through his newfound determination to remind everyone that you can't have economic growth without a strong community underpinning economic demand. I wrote about this last week, but in a nutshell, without government investment in education, health, wage defence, environmental protection, a proper social safety net, infrastructure such as the NBN and public transport and so on, the economy doesn't have a foundation on which to grow. It seems like Australia is waking up to this idea, helped on by the failure of trickle-down economics to provide any benefit to anyone except the top 1% and the understanding that a tax-cut for companies at the expense of social investment is hindering, not helping the economy. Amen to that!
In having discovered neither of their two key-election-winning-pillars working, like superheroes who've lost their super-powers, the Liberals are in desperate search for a new strategy. Because they've been left with nothing. At the very same time, neoliberalism has been declared dead, or at least slowly bleeding to death. So you can see why the Liberals have reached panic-station point and are wishing they'd never called a double-dissolution election in the first place. Diddums.
In the leaders' debate on Sunday night, Turnbull's most used word was 'Labor'. The thing the Prime Minister wanted to talk most about was the Labor opposition. This decisively proves Labor is setting the agenda this election and the Liberal's panic decisively proves they have worked this out.
The Liberal's response to this panic has shown they don't have the innovative, agile culture Turnbull likes to claim they do and so rather than come up with anything new, they've fallen back onto their oldest strategy: demonising Labor and screaming CLASS WAR! CLASS WAR! CLASS WAR!
There's a major flaw in this plan which no doubt, due to the panic and the lack of other ideas, hasn't been considered: the cries of class war play right into Labor's hands. Shorten can calmly, and even smugly if he likes, say 'yes, you're right. There is a class war. Your company tax breaks have proved which side you're on. And everyone else is now fighting back. This election is our chance to put an end to unsustainable inequality, and instead grow the economy for everyone's benefit. Who's with me?' Bam.
The LNP and their parasite corporate mates are on the way out.
Could it be that Malcolm might actually not surpass George Reid in the "shortest time in office of an Australian Prime Minister stakes?


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telemetry/unittest/run_tests.py

<tt># Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.

# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be

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<big>Modules</big>

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telemetry.core.browser_options

telemetry.decorators

	telemetry.core.discover

telemetry.unittest.gtest_testrunner

	logging

telemetry.unittest.options_for_unittests

	unittest

telemetry.core.util

<big>Functions</big>

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Discover(start_dir, top_level_dir=None, pattern='test*.py')

DiscoverAndRunTests(dir_name, args, top_level_dir, platform, options, default_options, runner)

FilterSuite(suite, predicate)

Main = _LoggingRestoreWrapper(*args, **kwargs)

RestoreLoggingLevel(func)


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Military surplus and military "clone" rifles
By Massad Ayoob
Issue #116 • March/April, 2009
One reader writes to ask if military surplus rifles are still a good idea for hunting, recreational shooting, and all around backwoods use.
The answer is more complicated than the question. A relevant answer encompassing modern arms has to include commercial "clones" of military rifles, as well as genuine military surplus.
Walter English of Arsenal, Inc. displays his company's US-made "AK47," the finest of its kind in author's opinion (and priced accordingly). Note that even with magazine removed, AK's silhouette is distinctly recognizable.
When I was a fledgling shooter in the 1950s, you couldn't get brand new military-style rifles the way you can today; if you wanted military, what you got was military surplus, from our country or others. The Director of Civilian Marksmanship controlled the release of our country's leftover, obsolete bolt action and semiautomatic firearms. I was still a kid when the National Rifle Association (NRA) announced the availability of light, handy .30 caliber M1 carbines for about $35 apiece. Guys who were around before my time proudly showed me ex-GI 1911 and 1911A1 .45 caliber pistols that they'd purchased for around $17 through the NRA.
It's a tradition that goes back through at least three centuries. There were private citizens on the Western frontier who carried trapdoor Springfield .45/70 single-shots like the Army used then. After the adoption of the Springfield .30-06 in 1903, leftover Krag-Jorgensen rifles of the Spanish-American War period were released for sale cheap to the public, and to this day in corners of backwoods America, you'll find men hunting deer with a .30-40 Krag that's been handed down through the family. The Krag was famous for its smooth-as-butter bolt action. The Cavalry carbine version was already "sporterized," with a stock like a hunting rifle's and a short barrel that was handy in the woods.
By the end of WWI, a generation of Americans had been habituated to the fine Springfield '03 rifle, and to its rugged American Enfield counterpart, the P-14. Springfield rifles were available to the public then, and became the mark of the discriminating outdoorsman, usually finely customized by a gunsmith house such as Griffin & Howe. Many returning doughboys found their souvenir German Mausers could also be fashioned into superb hunting rifles.
It was the post-WWII era, however, that was the heyday of what became known as "sporterized" military rifles. A now "obsolete" Springfield could be had for $29.95, and one of the various Mausers for the same or less. The British Lee-Enfield sold for $19.95 or less in clunky Mark III or Mark IV infantry rifle trim, and for only $25 for the handsome little Jungle Carbine version.
The Jungle Carbine in particular captured the imagination of hunters. It already had a sporter-style stock, and a short barrel just right for woods hunting. The sportsman probably wouldn't need all 10 rounds in the distinctive magazine that protruded in front of the trigger guard, but the SMLE (short magazine Lee-Enfield) had a super fast bolt action and fired the powerful .303 British cartridge, which had proven hugely popular for hunting in Canada where the SMLE was the standard military rifle of the early 20th century. And the Jungle Carbine even came with a recoil pad.
Left: This is where the huge fire control lever on an AK sits for "off safe" on this semiautomatic version, and "semiautomatic" on the selective fire version… Right: …and this is its position when "on safe." The full auto position on a true AK assault rifle is in between. Rifle shown here is from Arsenal, Inc.
I knew many friends who were disappointed in theirs. In the years after the war, the rubber in the recoil pads had hardened, and the potent .303 round kicked like hell in the short Jungle Carbines. Moreover, that particular variation of SMLE also developed a reputation for "walking" its shots and not holding its zero.
By the end of the '60s, while some were still learning gunsmithing as a hobby by sporterizing WWII-vintage military rifles, their popularity had faded. Today, most who like military rifles like 'em original: a long barrel with a wooden heat shield atop it, a bayonet lug, and the whole nine yards.
Prices, of course, have gone up. The 6.5mm Italian Mannlicher-Carcano that Lee Harvey Oswald bought mail order for thirteen bucks and a couple of dollars extra for a cheap scope would go for ten times that today. The rifle enthusiast who doesn't mind bulk may today purchase a Russian Mosin-Nagant that might have defended Stalingrad. It's heavy and clunky, but reasonably accurate, with the rugged reliability that has always been typical of Russian firearms.
Today, the CMP is still "in business." Last time I visited, they had Springfield, P-14 Enfield, and M1 Garand rifles at reasonable prices.
US milsurp and military clones today
Since the adoption of the M14 rifle in the 1950s, the US has not released any later model than the WWII/Korean War era M1 Garand and M1 carbine to the public. The reason is that the M14 has been ruled capable of easy conversion to full auto, or machine gun mode, and the subsequent M16 and today's variant of that, the M4, are selective fire full auto weapons from the get-go. However, a number of M14s and M16s have been released to law enforcement, as have some .45 caliber pistols.
Del-Ton Incorporated (DTI) makes this rifle, the cheapest new AR15 author would be comfortable owning. Prices start in mid-$700 retail range.
This means that if you want a semiautomatic M14 or M16 clone, you want a commercial semiautomatic rifle. For the most part, if you like the 7.62mm NATO (.308 Winchester) caliber M14, what you want is the M1A offered commercially by Springfield Armory in Geneseo, Illinois. If you want an M16 variant, unless you're up for dealing with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) for a Class III license to possess one of the relatively few grandfathered M16 machine guns in private circulation, you're really in the market for a semiautomatic, commercially manufactured AR15.
The M1A is a splendid arm, an updated M1 Garand chambered for .308 instead of the Garand's .30-06, and with a quick-reloading, 20-round detachable box magazine. Newly appreciated since the current conflicts in Iraq and particularly Afghanistan showed the advantages of an accurate, long-reaching, high-powered semiautomatic rifle, the M1A is a splendidly practical all-purpose arm. I've even used it for hunting. The manufacturer makes a short magazine for it, for just the latter purpose.
The AR15, however, is the most popular military style rifle produced in America today. After half a century, Eugene Stoner's AR15/M16 has matured. In Vietnam, the M16 created a national scandal when it repeatedly jammed on American troops in battle, sometimes with fatal results. This seems to have been a typical governmental FUBAR. In a series of errors collectively known to soldiers and gun people as "McNamara's Folly," named after the Secretary of Defense at the time, our military ordered ammo made with the wrong gunpowder to save cost, and erroneously told soldiers and Marines in the field that the rifle needed less user maintenance than it really did.
Between firearms and ammo developments, the 5.56mm AR15 system has evolved into a highly useful, highly accurate firearm. I've owned a number of AR15s over the years, and the four currently in my gun safe are all 100% reliable, and will all hold groups of one inch at a hundred yards. For military style autoloading rifles, that is simply phenomenal performance. More accessories are available for the AR15 than for any other rifle ever fielded by a nation's military. There are now approximately 30 companies producing AR15s, including Colt, the original manufacturer and still one of the best. We can expect the M16 in its current incarnation, the short M4 carbine, to remain our military's standard for some time. It is also the standard military rifle of other nations, including Israel.
Expect to be paying around a thousand dollars for a high quality AR15 bought new. Prices range much higher for top brands in specialist configurations. The lowest price I've seen on a good quality AR15 is in the mid-$700 range, from Del-Ton, Inc. Bushmaster and a few other companies offer basic entry-level AR models for a bit under a grand. Dealers around the country tell me that almost without exception, the AR is the best-selling rifle in their gun shops. Remington, owned along with AR15-producer Bushmaster by Cerberus, now offers what they call an R-15 under their own brand. This will further legitimize and popularize the AR15 platform among American sportsmen.
M1 .30 caliber carbines aren't available for $40 NRA anymore. A well-made new Kahr Arms/AutoOrdnance specimen starts at a little over $800 retail; this specimen has the WWII Paratrooper style folding stock.
In addition to its superb accuracy, the AR is an exquisitely ergonomic platform. The safety and the magazine release button are all in the right places for fast, natural handling. In a home defense gun, you want the A2-style collapsing stock, because it adjusts perfectly between long and short-armed members of the family. When my youngest was 10 to 12, her little girl arms were just right for an A2 stock at its fully collapsed length. She got her own AR15 at 12, and since that was at the height of the Clinton Assault Weapon Ban, I had to use the "lower" of my grandfathered pre-ban Colt AR15 Match rifle to make it. (Collapsing and folding stocks were forbidden "assault rifle" features under that thankfully now-sunset law.) Olympic Arms crafted an "upper" with a 16-inch, lightweight, fluted match barrel. The result was a six-pound rifle that fit a child and shot into an inch at 100 yards.
The primary reason the AR needs more frequent cleaning than an AK is that its gas system deposits carbon and unburnt powder in the feedway—it literally "craps where it eats." New piston-driven variations of the AR promise to cure this problem, but have not yet been in sufficiently wide and heavy use to see if they live up to that promise.
Cursed as an "assault rifle" (an improper term for a weapon that requires a separate pull of the trigger for each shot), jokingly called an EBR ("Evil Black Rifle") by enthusiasts, and now widely categorized as a Sport Utility Rifle in the gun world, the AR15 is a classic American icon. If a Presidential candidate wanted to appeal to both "red" and "blue" voters, he or she might choose as a slogan, "A free-range chicken in every pot, and an AR15 in every gun rack!"
The AK47
Designed by wounded WWII vet Mikhail Kalashnikov of Russia—still alive, and still a hero of the Motherland—the Avatomat Kalashnikov or "automatic Kalashnikov" rifle is known ubiquitously as the AK47. Just as the AR is an iconic symbol of the American military of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the AK has become the avatar of "the evil empire." Though the AK47 was superseded by the similar AKM in the Russian military circa 1963 and in the 1970s by the 5.45mm AK74, appearances are sufficiently similar that they are all collectively known as AK47s by the general world public. Your true AK fires the 7.62×39 Russian cartridge, though they've been produced in many calibers including the American 5.56mm.
Designed from the get-go for cheap mass production, AK rifles have been manufactured in many nations, often Third World countries. After the Cold War, semiautomatic versions started flooding into the United States from Communist countries at dirt-cheap prices, as did their military surplus ammunition. This made them fun "plinkers," and they've been bought by the millions by ordinary Americans.
The AR15 lends itself to accessorizing for maximum performance. This Massad Ayoob Signature Model Elite came from the Sabre Defence factory in Tennessee with match trigger, telescoping stock designed for cheekweld, EoTech holographic sight plus backup iron sights, Ergo grip, ambidextrous fire control lever, match grade barrel, Giles sling, and more.
Mechanically, the AK is a much clunkier weapon than the AR. It was built to be utterly reliable when filled with dirt and muck, and carried by an ignorant peasant who never bothered to clean or lubricate it. Its reliability under such circumstances is indeed legendary. However, that reliability and reduced dependence on maintenance was achieved largely by very loose tolerances in the mechanism, and that impaired accuracy. While you'll rarely find an AR15 rifle that groups worse than two inches at 100 yards, most military AK rifles will shoot a group twice as big at best, and many will go to six or eight inches. Trigger pulls are generally very rough. The sights are small and hard to see, in comparison with other contemporary military rifles. The AK47 is heavier than it looks and does not balance well.
The 7.62×39 AK has relatively poor ergonomics. In addition to the generally mediocre trigger pulls, the rifle is slow and awkward to reload in comparison to an AR15, and has an extremely awkward safety, in the form of a huge lever on the right side of the receiver. It goes from "safe" to "fire" with a loud clanking sound, which became known in Vietnam as "AK clack." That sound saved many American lives when it alerted troops to the fact that an NVA soldier or Viet Cong guerrilla was about to shoot them, and allowed them time to respond and kill their enemy with a burst of M16 fire. (On the AK mechanism, that lever is up for "safe" and down for "fire" in the semiautomatic clones, with the "full auto" position on the true AK assault rifle being in between. This too saved the life of at least one American fighting man, a friend of mine who was a plank-holding SEAL in Vietnam. A VC spun on him, sweeping his AK47 as if to cut him in half with a long burst of full auto fire, but only got off a single shot that missed. My friend recalls seeing a puzzled look on the man's face when his AK stopped shooting, giving my friend time to unlimber the 12-gauge shotgun he carried in the jungle and blast the enemy to doll rags. Taking the AK47 from the hands of his dead opponent, he discovered that it was set on semiautomatic, the lowest position on the AK lever. Apparently, as he snapped that lever down to turn on my friend, the VC had pressed the lever down from safe, past full auto, and down into semiautomatic mode.)
There are AK rifles, and there are AK rifles. Those with stamped and folded sheet metal receivers generally offer the poorest quality and accuracy. Better are those with milled steel receivers, such as the Bulgarian AK models. In the past, the best of this breed were such modified AK designs as the Finnish Valmet and the Israeli Galil. Today, I think the best AK47 rifle to be had is assembled by Arsenal, Inc. in Las Vegas, Nevada. Their guns are remarkably accurate for an AK, have very good trigger pulls, and are built around milled steel receivers manufactured to their specifications in Bulgaria. The single nicest in my opinion is a .223 caliber model "built to size" and weighing only a little over six pounds.
A classic example of a "sporterized" bolt-action military surplus rifle. This 1916 Spanish Mauser's issue stock has been roughly reshaped to "hunting" style; bolt handle has been turned down to allow 3-9X variable power Bushnell scope; and rifle has been rechambered to modern, popular .308 Winchester cartridge.
It is ironic that after all those decades of Soviet theft of American technology, the single finest AK47 is "made in America" at that bastion of capitalist decadence, Las Vegas. It seems even more deliciously ironic that Russia's Izhmash (Izhevsk Mechanical Works) in Russia, which owns the patents for the AK47, is crying foul over the fact that license fees are not being paid to them by other manufacturers of AK clones. Somewhere, I suspect, Ronald Reagan is chuckling softly…
While a fine arsenal rifle assembled in the US may cost you $800 or more new, you can still get a Romanian WASR for $400 or less. Many AK47 fans in this country favor the affordable Russian-made Saiga. If you own an AK clone with the typical crummy trigger, consider the excellent aftermarket trigger kit from Tapco (www.tapco.com).
Before there was the AK47, there was the semiautomatic SKS. It was designed by a Russian named Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov, and the acronym stands for Samozaryadniy Karabin sistemi Simonova, or "Self-loading Carbine, Simonov system." Some SKS enthusiasts believe the best of the breed were manufactured in Russia from 1945 through 1950, at which time the AK47 system made this weapon obsolete. It has been mass-produced in various Eastern European nations and in China, whose Norinco brand accounts for a huge percentage of the SKSs in the United States today.
The Simonov gun lacks the "assault rifle" appearance of the AK47, the frequently-encountered folding bayonet under the barrel notwithstanding, it has a conventional wooden stock like a hunting rifle or a WWI/WWII-era military rifle, and a somewhat "generic" appearance. The combination of that appearance and the fact that some Clintonistas had strong ties with Norinco resulted in millions of these rifles being imported into the USA during the Clinton administration. Clinton's hypocrisy had the unintended consequence of allowing millions of Americans to purchase a military autoloading rifle for under $100 or so. Irony abounds.
I personally find the SKS a much better balanced rifle than the AK, and a more accurate one. In my experience, the generic SKS is roughly twice as accurate as the AK47. The safety devices may take a little longer to get used to. The original SKS design has a fixed, in-gun ten-round magazine that is loaded through the top with stripper clips. You'll see them altered to take detachable AK47 magazines, but this does not always work reliably. In its original format, the SKS is every bit as reliable as the AK.
One downside of the SKS is found in the area of safety. The firing pin tapers somewhat in its channel, and when the gun gets dirty or old lubricant "coagulates," it can get stuck in the forward position. This can result in "slamfires" in which the rifle goes off when the bolt is dropped on the first live cartridge loaded in, and it can also cause the gun to "go full automatic." Sergei Simonov saw that coming, and he originally equipped the gun with a firing pin return spring to keep that from happening. This is one reason that Soviet military production SKSs from 1945 through 1950 are particularly prized by gun enthusiasts. This feature was left out as a production economy in later ComBloc iterations of the SKS. If you own one of the latter—and you probably do, since they are by far the most common—you would serve yourself well to get a replacement parts kit from Murray's Guns at www.murraysguns.com.
In most parts of the country, a good used SKS will start in the $200-250 price range, at this writing.
Surplus handguns
Many a WWI doughboy came back from the trenches with a souvenir Luger that wound up in a nightstand drawer as a home protection gun. Far more Lugers, Walther P38s, and other souvenir pistols came back from WWII. When I was a kid growing up, it seemed that every neighboring head of a household was a WWII vet, and that sort of pistol was everywhere. At that time, military surplus American guns were dirt-cheap, too. A Victory Model Smith & Wesson .38 Special revolver, a 1917 model Colt, or a Smith & Wesson six-shooter that used moon clips to fire the rimless .45 automatic cartridge could be had for thirty dollars. Another sawbuck would buy you a released-for-sale-as-surplus GI .45 automatic. (Those $17 ones through the NRA didn't last long!) My first Colt .45 automatic, a surplus 1911 model built circa 1918, passed into my hands in 1960 for $37.50.
Those days are gone
Lugers and P38s, and even GI .45s, are now considered collectors' items and bring commensurate prices. Several years ago, the Brazilian government released as surplus a large number of 1917 S&W .45s that sold out quickly at dirt-cheap prices. Today, they'll cost you as much as a late-model, secondhand commercial Smith & Wesson, which is a much better revolver. About the only good value left in military surplus modern handguns today is another "Commie gun," the Russian designed Makarov.
No M14 rifles have been released for civilian surplus purchase by US military; best bet, says author, is commercially manufactured Springfield Armory M1A series. Ayoob is shown here with his favorite example of that breed, the SOCOM-16.
This semiautomatic pistol fires a 9x18mm cartridge, the first metric number designating bullet diameter and the second, overall cartridge length, just as with military rifle cartridges. That puts it between the .380 Auto pocket pistol round (9×17) and the popular military/police 9mm Luger (9×19), with its actual ballistics more toward the weaker side of the comparison. The "Maks" produced in Russia, East Germany, etc. are respectably well-made, but in common with other arms from the Russian weapons paradigm, they are heavy and clunky for their size, though rugged and reliable. Only a few companies produce ammunition with the desirable hollow point bullet for personal or home defense use, and even these will only about equal a hot .380 +P load. It is low price for the relatively high quality that has made the Makarov the only success story among "military surplus" handguns produced in recent years.
The "sporterizing" of military surplus bolt action rifles died out because the American sporting arms industry got to where it could make better rifles cheaper than what even an advanced hobbyist could cobble out of an old, obsolete barrel and action, considering the value of the individual's time spent on the project. When the second half of the 20th century saw most nations going to fully automatic assault rifles and even selective-fire battle rifles, surplus long guns that weren't fully automatic simply dried up. Virtually all of the AK rifles now in private hands, and many of the SKSs, were manufactured as semiautomatics for import and commercial sale in the United States, and weren't truly military surplus. Ditto the super-popular AR15 clones.
Still, as articles you'll find by other writers in back issues of Backwoods Home explain more articulately than I, military surplus rifles still carry history with them, and are still fun to shoot. In the end, this whole gun thing isn't just about efficiency and economy. And that's probably why you still find so many ex-military firearms in America's backwoods homes.
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Indiana, Minnesota and Nevada enact telemedicine parity laws, bringing the national total to 27 states and D.C.; additional bills pend with the possibility to make a nationwide impact.
With three additional states—Indiana, Minnesota and Nevada—enacting telemedicine parity laws this week, 27 states and D.C. now have telemedicine coverage enforcement laws. New telemedicine laws and additional pending bills reinforce that telemedicine will be covered by Medicaid and private insurance in all states in the near future.
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Indiana's telemedicine parity law, going into effect July 1, requires private insurance coverage of telemedicine done through interactive electronic media. Minnesota now requires reimbursement of telemedicine at the same level as in-person health services with no limits on distance. Nevada requires telemedicine reimbursement under Medicaid and private insurance, and is the only state extending telemedicine reimbursement under workers compensation.
There are currently eight telemedicine bills pending in Congress.
Nationwide changes may be on the way. On May 21, Representative Charles Rangel introduced the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act (VETS Act). The VETS Act would allow healthcare professionals working with the US Department of Veterans Affairs to treat nationwide veterans with a single state license, versus requiring a license in each patient's state.
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Brendan Gleeson teams up with John Michael McDonagh again to create an excellent deeply dark comedy. A story that challenges and tackles many different sensitive subjects in a powerful way - weaved together with classic Irish Comedy.
Calvary tells the story of a priest, living in a small isolated community in Ireland. He is told in confession by one of his flock, that he is going to kill him in a week. This overwhelmingly good man is held to blame for the wrong doings of the Catholic Church. As the days pass away the tension builds, leaving the audience to question every one of the complex characters.
John McDonagh makes his second directorial feature after the critically acclaimed film The Guard (2011). McDonagh provides an incredible screenplay for both films, laced with amazingly dry humour throughout. But Calvary is considerably more polished, bravely challenging very dark issues in a masterful way. However, it is not just the script that is amazing. This film is beautifully shot too, capturing the mood of the environment as much as the dark characters within it.
What we get is a tense character drama that has a beautifully blended cast. The brilliant Brendan Gleeson, gives a spectacular performance playing the lead role – Father James. Gleeson worked with John McDonagh in The Guard. Clearly these guys work well together. It is a treat to watch the masterful Gleeson effortlessly play this role. It is amazing that both McDonagh and Gleeson did not come away with Academy awards for this powerful performance.
The rest of the cast all give exceptional portrayals of their complex characters. Kelly Reilly plays the tragic suicidal daughter of Father James, giving a suitably fragile performance. Chris O'Dowd and Dylan Moran are brilliant, tackling roles very different from their usual styles. Aiden Gillen from Game of Thrones has a number of great scenes with Gleeson in the pub. But which one of these multi-layered difficult characters is the killer?
Overall, Calvary is a brutally honest story that keeps the audience second-guessing. But the finale does not leave you hanging for answers in any way. I was totally engrossed in this film, and can not wait for Gleeson and McDonagh to work together again. A brilliant dark comedy that is a must watch for everyone.


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John Coyne, Unilever Canada Inc. (Board Chair)
John has been with Unilever Canada since 1992. He is a member of Unilever Canada's board of directors as well as the Canadian Leadership Team, and is also chair of the company's Pension Committee.
John is well known for his leadership in corporate sustainability. He is a passionate activator of the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan, designed to help Unilever deliver its objective of growing the business while reducing its environmental footprint and increasing its positive contribution to society. John is Executive Chair of the Board of Canadian Stewardship Services Alliance, Inc. and is a director of Evergreen. In addition, John is co-chair of the Partners in Project Green steering committee, a major environmental initiative of the Toronto Region Conservation Authority. He is also director and past Chair of Stewardship Ontario. In 2013 John was recognized for his leadership in corporate sustainability by being named by Clean 50 as one of Canada's top sustainability leaders. Last year, John was appointed as a member of the Ontario Government's Climate Action Group advising the Ontario Minister of the Environment on effective climate change actions that will help Ontario meet its greenhouse gas reduction goals and transition to a prosperous, low-carbon economy.
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