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Mukachevo: Slaughterhouse for smuggling in western Ukraine
By Sergei Kirichuk, coordinator of Borotba (Struggle) political association of Ukraine, Red Star Over Donbass, July 15, 2015
Images from the little Carpathian town of Mukachevo shocked many Ukrainians–columns of military equipment heading to the west of the country, a statement of the Interior Ministry that operations were being conducted under the leadership of the anti-terrorist center, blasted police cars. So far, only the main actors in the conflict are known to the press and the public.
Two police vehicles hit by Right Sector rocket grenades on July 11, 2015 in Mukachevo
It all started on June 11 during a meeting of Ukrainian Parliament Deputy Mikhail Lano with representatives of the Right Sector, which resulted in an exchange of gunfire. We know of three dead and 11 wounded from both sides. And no one has raised any doubts that the conflict arose due to attempts to redistribute smuggling profits.
Ukraine is a major producer of cigarettes. Sometimes the international tobacco lobby even uses the Ukrainian government to protest anti-smoking laws in different countries. Cigarettes in Ukraine are several times cheaper than in Europe. Smuggling trucks, driven from Ukraine to Italy, bring the organizers of the "deal" hundreds of thousands of euros. Mukachevo, like much of Transcarpathia, "lives from the border". Many local residents are employed by customs, are directly involved in smuggling, or are otherwise connected with such activities. This agricultural region in which there is practically no industry lives off smuggling, tourism and money sent back by migrant workers employed in the EU and the Russian Federation. Here you will not see the desperate poverty and atmosphere of depression that can be observed in other regions of Ukraine.
According to unofficial data (there are no official statistics), many inhabitants of the region have passports for Hungary, Slovakia and other countries. Towns and villages in Transcarpathia always have a cozy, well-groomed appearance, their beauty complemented by friendly local residents. But there is another side to the almost patriarchal idyll — the corruption that permeates the entire society, and pursues a person from the moment of birth to old age. For residents of Kiev, who also consider themselves victims of corruption, it is difficult to believe how much is rotten in the social institutions in the western region of the country. There, you need to pay for literally everything–health care, education, business. To get work as a nurse, railroad conductor, teacher or sanitation worker, you need to pay a lot of money. Almost all inhabitants of the region are firmly attached to a system of "informal" relationships, well-established for decades.
This corruption is multiplied by a total lack of social mobility. If you stay in Transcarpathia, you will never reach a position higher than the predetermined station of your family, your kind. Transcarpathia does not have the kind nepotism we think of with the sons of Yanukovych and Poroshenko, who, through their remarkable talents, became MPs. Here there is a real clan system.
Locals don't always like the name of Transcarpathia, considering it humiliating. Many believe that Ukraine lies beyond the Carpathian Mountains, and they live at home. Despite the fact that Transcarpathia is in the west of the country, they do not share an ethnic Ukrainian nationalism. This is due in part to the multinational composition of the population, in part to the particular identity of the region. In the video recorded during the movement of Ukrainian military equipment you can hear the attitude of Transcarpathians to the government army.
The Right Sector — a radical nationalist group led by Dmitry Yarosh — has turned into an extensive franchise. Bandits who previously camouflaged themselves as hunting or sport clubs now use the "brand" of "patriotic battalions" — in particular, the Right Sector. It's no secret that the Right Sector in Transcarpathia is funded by the "master" of the region, Viktor Baloga. The 52-year-old multimillionaire has long firmly controlled the local authorities. However, Baloga apparently disagreed with his former patron Lano, now deputy in the Verkhovna Rada.
On June 11 in the city of Mukachevo, the sports club Antares was the site of a "shootout" — so one of the nationalists described the meeting with Deputy Lano. On further facts ,the parties disagree. But, in fact, we know that the nationalists shot the security guard in the face and then threw several smoke bombs as they escaped from the scene. Shortly thereafter, they tried to destroy a traffic police post. They opened fire using rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns, and two police cars were destroyed. After the clash, the militants went into the forest where the disappeared, according to preliminary reports. The press service of the Interior Ministry reported that during their flight, the nationalists took an 11-year-old child hostage. Videos of him quickly spread on the Internet.
The story of the militant nationalists, who claimed they were fighting ruthless smugglers, broke down not only through the banal distrust of the residents,but also by copping facts from the biography of local leader Roman Stojko. A few years ago, he became the hero of a story about a clever way to smuggle cigarettes. Our "hero" built a hang glider with which he flew over Hungary and, without ever landing, dropped his cargo of cigarettes to his accomplices.
The people fighting Right Sector on behalf of deputy Lano were also exposed. The public was extremely shocked that people wearing Adidas tracksuits carrying Saiga semi-automatic carbines participated in the operation against the Right Sector. Interior Ministry spokesman Artyom Shevchenko said that they were police officers responding to an alarm who did not have time to put on uniforms. However, one of them was later identified as Lano's assistant deputy, Nikolai Yovbaka. His somewhat jarring surname has already caused plenty of jokes–and, apparently, will become a household name, just as Vadim Titushko once became a symbol of mercenaries in tracksuits. The slaughterhouse in Mukachevo also revealed the ugly truth about the vehicles used by the volunteer battalions to the Ukrainian patriotic public. It turned out that one of the jeeps was stolen in the Czech Republic and listed as wanted.
Vadim Titushko (l) and Nikolai Yovbaka
Of course, in this particular case, the conflict ended in nothing–two nationalists surrendered to the authorities, with the guarantee that they would be brought to court in Kiev, where they are likely to be released soon. The rest fled in an unknown direction, since the authorities did not dare to arrest the killers. The nationalists put armed pickets at the entrances of several cities in western Ukraine. The country once again saw that armed ultras are allowed to operate with impunity and even defiantly violate the laws, engaging in murder, racketeering, robbery, which have long been common in the East of Ukraine among the terrorist "volunteer battalions" there.
However, the political implications of the slaughter in Mukachevo are enormous. It seems that Interior Minister Avakov, who has already done a lot to subjugate the nationalist battalions and to establish control over all the right-wing radicals, will try to squeeze as much as possible out of the situation. The regime is not against the fascist organizations, but simply wants to fully subordinate them to the security services. This does not mean that the degree of radical nationalism will decline, only that the government will try to establish a monopoly on nationalism – because the ultra-right has become so strong that the authorities can't fully control them.
Ukraine after Mukachevo: Somalization or a breakup?, by Robert Cheda, July 15, 2015, translated from Polish original by J. Hawk of Fort Russ, July 15, 2015
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Cylance Pro Cycling Announce Santos Women's Tour Roster
Photo Credit: Mark Gunting
New to the professional peloton, Cylance Pro Cycling will be looking to make its mark on the 2016 edition of Santo's Women's Tour Down Under
The Cylance Pro Cycling Team is set to launch its inaugural season with the Santos Women's Tour, now in its second edition, in Adelaide Australia starting January 16th and concluding on January 19th.
"We are incredibly excited to open the 2016 in Australia. The race organization is incredibly professional and it's very exciting to take the returning champion Valentina Scandalara back to Adelaide" said Omer Kem, founder of Inspire Sports. "It's very important in an Olympic year to get the team racing as all of our athletes pursue selection to their countries Olympic teams."
The Cylance Pro Cycling roster for the Santos Women's Tour includes Valentina Scandalara (2015 Overall Race Winner), Shelley Olds, Rossella Ratto, Alison Tetrick, Krista Doebel-Hickok, and Doris Schweizer.
The 2016 edition of the Santos Women's Tour see the race elevated to UCI 2.2 status and begins with stage 1 a 95KM circuit on January 16th in Mt. Torrens. On stage 2 the race sees the women tackle the same course used for the men's People's Choice Classic a total of 12 times for 20.4KM in East Adelaide. The race continues on stage 3 in Lyndoch for 100.8KM with 2 KOM points that could prove decisive. The Santos Women's Tour finishes up on January 20th with stage 4, a one hour criterium race in Victoria Park, just east of Adelaide's city center.
Cylance Pro Cycling Reveals Castelli 2016 Cycling Jersey
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The Verge is reporting on Facebook's next round in the Clickbait Wars, which involves the social network shutting down two types of titles. The first is the "curiosity gap," as in "You Won't Believe Who Ate A Baby At The Oscars," and the second is outright misleading headlines, a good example of which can be found on any study that reports on what will give you cancer. Facebook is essentially going to analyze publishers' headlines and, the more clickbaity they get, the more their reach will be intentionally limited on the site.
The site claims that this is to sort the wheat from chaff, or rather articles with genuine meat from spam, based on user feedback. On the other hand, considering the site is shoving Pages down the feed to boost your friends' posts, this does seem an odd choice. But it's not like Facebook would try to use its popularity to make it impossible for news media to access its users without paying for the privilege, right? That would just be silly!


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Supercars / Barbagallo / Breaking news
Supercars drivers react to "nuts" Perth track conditions
Andrew van Leeuwen
Top Supercars drivers have labelled a combination of a new track surface and night time running in Perth as "nuts" and likened it to driving a go-kart.
The 25-car Supercars field hit the Barbagallo Raceway circuit for the first time under lights tonight with a 30-minute practice session, which also marked the first running on a brand new track surface.
The result was record-smashing pace, Jamie Whincup's 53.443s now the fastest ever Supercars lap at the venue, while every car in the field bettered the existing practice record set by Scott McLaughlin back in 2017.
The new level of grip, combined with running under lights, left drivers deeply impressed, Whincup likening the experience to driving a go-kart.
"Very intense out there," he said.
"The lights are good, they've done a very good job at lighting the track up, but it's still dark. You've still got no idea who is behind you, you come up over the crest and you think a car is following you but it's actually just one of the light posts shining on the track.
"And then with the resurfacing it's a massive amount of grip. The laps are intense. It's like being in a go-kart, just the grip and the entry speed you carry in and the corner speed."
The seven-time series champ added that there is zero chance of a repeat of the Barbagallo races of old, where conserving tyres was key.
"Where you see most of the field cruising around at 30 per cent, looking after the tyres and trying to make them get to the end, there will be none of that," he said.
"It will be flat-stick the whole way."
Tickford Mustang driver Will Davison echoed Whincup's thoughts, claiming it was difficult to give his race engineer feedback given how much grip there was.
"It was pretty nuts," he said.
"On the first few laps the engineer was straight in the door, 'what's the balance, what do you need to change?' And you just laugh at him and say 'mate, I'm just hanging on out here. The car is doing everything right, I've just got to get to the limit of the car'.
"Like anything at night it's sort of magnified, it felt like you're on fast forward on the PlayStation. You had to adapt your lines and quite a bit of stuff from previous years here. You can certainly attack the corners in a couple of very different ways.
"It's all a bit backwards to what we do at most events; the grip level and technique and driving the car was fun."
Davison's teammate Chaz Mostert, meanwhile, joked that he enjoyed the late start to the day's running.
"I wish we could do all of our racing as night racing, because I actually had time to play nine holes of golf today. That was fantastic," he said.
"I think about the old Calder Park days where you used to watch the main straight lit up, but the rest was pretty dark. I actually kind of like that there is some patches out there, I think it's old school.
"You feel like you're going so quick in the night patches, and then you're coming up on this day patch. It's super cool. You feel like you're in some super hyper fast tunnel. I feel like I'm in Tron or something.
"I think it's going to be hard on the drivers out there for the 120-kay race and the big one. I feel like we're going to be doing qualifiers for the whole race. Eyes wide open in the night time making sure you're not making any mistakes, and those lap times – it's going to be hard work for all of us."
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Q: Programmatically create a list of lists in Python 2.7 I'm trying to create a list of lists by reading a file of data and I can't get it to work.
To show what I'm trying to do I have the following hard-coded list of lists that works for my purpose.  Each list contains a room name, followed by an x and y coordinate.  This is for a robot navigation program.
Here's the hard-coded listing that works.
nav_Array =[["studio",145.0,155.0],["kitchen",245.0,400.0]]
print (nav_Array[0])
print (nav_Array[1])
print ("\n")
print (nav_Array[0][0])
print (nav_Array[0][1])
print (nav_Array[0][2])
print ("\n")
print (nav_Array[1][0])
print (nav_Array[1][1])
print (nav_Array[1][2])

Here's the printed output I expected and got:
['studio', 145.0, 155.0]
['kitchen', 245.0, 400.0]

studio
145.0
155.0

kitchen
245.0
400.0

Now for my problem.
I have the following text file: I can modify the format of this file if need be, but I'd like to keep each entry on a new line for ease of maintenance.  This is a very short excerpt of this file.  The actual file is going to have many more lists.  Each line being a list.  By the way I've tried adding brackets and that doesn't help as you'll see further down:
studio,145.0,155.5
kitchen,245.0,400.0

So the problem is that I want to read this file into a list of lists like I had manually typed in as nav_Array in the previous example.
Here's what I tried.
First Attempt:
    with open(file_path) as myfile:
        for line in myfile:
            line = line.rstrip()
            print (line)
            nav_Array.append(line)
        myfile.close()
    print "\n"
    print "print nav_Array: ", nav_Array

    print "\n"
    print (nav_Array[0][0])
    print (nav_Array[0][1])
    print (nav_Array[0][2])
    print "\n"
    print (nav_Array[1][0])
    print (nav_Array[1][1])
    print (nav_Array[1][2])

The result is the following which is not what I want:
studio,145.0,155.5
kitchen,245.0,400.0

print nav_Array:  ['studio,145.0,155.5', 'kitchen,245.0,400.0']

s
t
u

k
i
t

That's not creating a list of lists.
So then I tried adding brackets to the original file data like so:
[studio,145.0,155.5]
[kitchen,245.0,400.0]

Then running the same program as above I get the following output which is better, but still not a list of lists.  The following is the output:
[studio,145.0,155.5]
[kitchen,245.0,400.0]

print nav_Array:  ['[studio,145.0,155.5]', '[kitchen,245.0,400.0]']

[
s
t

[
k
i

For some reason single quotes are being put in by the append function.  And that ruins what I'm trying to do.  If I could get rid of those single quotes I'd be home free.
So then I tried the following to the original file format.  All I did here was trying to add the [] in the append function itself, but this gives me precisely the same result as placing the [] in the data file.
The only line difference here is nav_Array.append("["+line+"]")
    with open(file_path) as myfile:
        for line in myfile:
            line = line.rstrip()
            print (line)
            nav_Array.append("["+line+"]")
        myfile.close()
    print "\n"
    print "print nav_Array: ", nav_Array

    print "\n"
    print (nav_Array[0][0])
    print (nav_Array[0][1])
    print (nav_Array[0][2])
    print "\n"
    print (nav_Array[1][0])
    print (nav_Array[1][1])
    print (nav_Array[1][2])

And this gives me the same output I got when I added the square brackets to the data file directly.
studio,145.0,155.5
kitchen,245.0,400.0

print nav_Array:  ['[studio,145.0,155.5]', '[kitchen,245.0,400.0]']

[
s
t

[
k
i

Again that's not what I need.  I need what I got when I typed in the list of lists by hand in the first example at the top of this post.
Just for the record, I've been trying tons of other things as well.  I've been reading a lot of Stack Overflow posts on how to import lists from files, but I haven't been able to find anything that addresses bringing in an actual list of lists.
I'm almost there!  I just can't get rid of the single quotes that appear to be introduced automatically by the append function.
I'm thinking I could write a program to go through and strip out those single quotes as a last resort.  But surely there's a better way to build a list of lists without having to do that.
Thanks for reading.

A: Make use of splitlines and split:
s = """
studio,145.0,155.5
kitchen,245.0,400.0
"""

final = [i.split(',') for i in s.splitlines() if i]
print(final)

Output:
[['studio', '145.0', '155.5'], ['kitchen', '245.0', '400.0']]

Or for a file:

test.txt

studio,145.0,155.5
kitchen,245.0,400.0

You can use:
with open('test.txt') as f:
    final = [i.split(',') for i in f.read().splitlines() if i]
    print(final)

Output:
[['studio', '145.0', '155.5'], ['kitchen', '245.0', '400.0']]

A: The csv module works well with csv files. :)
import csv
with open('my.csv') as f:
    reader = csv.reader(f)
    a = list(reader)
print(a)

>>>
[['studio', '145.0', '155.5'], ['kitchen', '245.0', '400.0']]
>>>

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using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Drawing;
using System.IO;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using motoi.platform.ui;
using motoi.platform.ui.bindings;
using motoi.platform.ui.images;
using motoi.platform.ui.shells;
using motoi.ui.windowsforms.utils;

namespace motoi.ui.windowsforms.shells {
    /// <summary>
    /// Provides an implementation for <see cref="IWindow"/> based on
    /// Windows Forms API.
    /// </summary>
    public class Window : Form, IWindow {
        private EWindowResizeMode _windowResizeMode;
        private EWindowStyle _windowStyle;

        /// <inheritdoc />
        public Window() {
            InitializeComponents();
        }

        /// <summary> Returns the current window content or does set it. </summary>
        protected IWidgetCompound WindowContent { get; set; }

        #region IWindow

        /// <inheritdoc />
        IShell IShell.Owner {
            get { return (IShell) Owner; }
            set { Owner = (Form) value; }
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        EVisibility IWidget.Visibility {
            get { return PWindow.GetModelValue(this, PWindow.VisibilityProperty); }
            set {
                PWindow.SetModelValue(this, PWindow.VisibilityProperty, value);
                Visible = (value == EVisibility.Visible);
            }
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        bool IWidget.Enabled {
            get { return PWindow.GetModelValue(this, PWindow.EnabledProperty); }
            set {
                PWindow.SetModelValue(this, PWindow.EnabledProperty, value);
                Enabled = value;
            }
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        string IWindow.WindowTitle {
            get { return Text; }
            set { Text = value; }
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        int IShell.Width {
            get { return PWindow.GetModelValue(this, PWindow.WidthProperty); }
            set {
                PWindow.SetModelValue(this, PWindow.WidthProperty, value);
                Width = value;
            }
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        int IShell.Height {
            get { return PWindow.GetModelValue(this, PWindow.HeightProperty); }
            set {
                PWindow.SetModelValue(this, PWindow.HeightProperty, value);
                Height = value;
            }
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        int IShell.TopLocation {
            get { return PWindow.GetModelValue(this, PWindow.TopLocationProperty); }
            set {
                PWindow.SetModelValue(this, PWindow.TopLocationProperty, value);
                Location = new Point(Location.X, value);
            }
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        int IShell.LeftLocation {
            get { return PWindow.GetModelValue(this, PWindow.LeftLocationProperty); }
            set {
                PWindow.SetModelValue(this, PWindow.LeftLocationProperty, value);
                Location = new Point(value, Location.Y);
            }
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        EWindowState IWindow.WindowState {
            get { return Converter.WindowState.ConvertFrom(WindowState); }
            set { WindowState = Converter.WindowState.ConvertFrom(value); }
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        ImageDescriptor IWindow.WindowIcon {
            get { throw new NotSupportedException(); }
            set { Icon = ConvertToIcon(value); }
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        void IShell.SetContent(IWidgetCompound widgetCompound) {
            using (this.DeferLayout()) {
                // Remove the old content
                if (WindowContent != null) {
                    Control oldContentControl = CastUtil.Cast<Control>(WindowContent);
                    Controls.Remove(oldContentControl);
                }

                // Store current window content
                WindowContent = widgetCompound;
                if (widgetCompound == null) return;

                Control newContentControl = CastUtil.Cast<Control>(widgetCompound);
                newContentControl.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;

                // Add the new content
                Controls.Add(newContentControl);

                // Due to a bug of WeifenLou DockPanel the content panel should be at first position
                Controls.SetChildIndex(newContentControl, 0);
            }
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        IWidgetCompound IShell.Content { get { return WindowContent; } }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        EWindowStartupLocation IWindow.WindowStartupLocation {
            get { return Converter.WindowStartupLocation.ConvertFrom(StartPosition); }
            set { StartPosition = Converter.WindowStartupLocation.ConvertFrom(value); }
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        public EWindowStyle WindowStyle {
            get { return _windowStyle; }
            set {
                _windowStyle = value;
                UpdateFormBorderStyle();
            }
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        public EWindowResizeMode WindowResizeMode {
            get { return _windowResizeMode; }
            set {
                _windowResizeMode = value;
                UpdateFormBorderStyle();
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Updates the form border style according to the current model state based on
        /// <see cref="WindowResizeMode"/> and <see cref="WindowStyle"/>.
        /// </summary>
        private void UpdateFormBorderStyle()  {
            EWindowStyle windowStyle = _windowStyle;
            if (windowStyle == EWindowStyle.BlankWindow) {
                FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None;
                return;
            }

            EWindowResizeMode resizeMode = _windowResizeMode;
            if (resizeMode == EWindowResizeMode.NoResize) {
                MinimizeBox = false;
                MaximizeBox = false;

                FormBorderStyle = windowStyle == EWindowStyle.DialogWindow
                    ? FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog
                    : FormBorderStyle.FixedSingle
                    ;
            } else if (resizeMode == EWindowResizeMode.CanMinimize) {
                MinimizeBox = true;
                MaximizeBox = false;

                FormBorderStyle = windowStyle == EWindowStyle.DialogWindow
                    ? FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog
                    : FormBorderStyle.FixedSingle
                    ;
            } else { // CanResize
                MinimizeBox = true;
                MaximizeBox = true;

                FormBorderStyle = windowStyle == EWindowStyle.DialogWindow
                    ? FormBorderStyle.SizableToolWindow
                    : FormBorderStyle.Sizable
                    ;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Converts the given <paramref name="imageDescriptor"/> to an <see cref="Icon"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="imageDescriptor">Image descriptor to convert</param>
        /// <returns>Instance of <see cref="Icon"/></returns>
        private Icon ConvertToIcon(ImageDescriptor imageDescriptor) {
            using (Stream stream = imageDescriptor.ImageStream) {
                using (Bitmap bitmap = (Bitmap) Image.FromStream(stream)) {
                    IntPtr hicon = bitmap.GetHicon();
                    return Icon.FromHandle(hicon);
                }
            }
        }

        #endregion

        /// <summary> Performs an initialization of the used components. </summary>
        private void InitializeComponents() {
            WindowStyle = EWindowStyle.DefaultWindow;
            WindowResizeMode = EWindowResizeMode.CanResize;
            Closing += OnClosing;
            Closed += OnClosed;
        }

        /// <summary> Is invoked when the form has been closed. </summary>
        /// <param name="sender">Event sender</param>
        /// <param name="eventArgs">Event arguments</param>
        private void OnClosed(object sender, EventArgs eventArgs) {
            OnWindowClosed();

            // Clean up
            Closing -= OnClosing;
            Closed -= OnClosed;
            Controls.Clear();
        }

        /// <summary> Is invoked before the form will be closed. </summary>
        /// <param name="sender">Event sender</param>
        /// <param name="cancelEventArgs">Event arguments</param>
        private void OnClosing(object sender, CancelEventArgs cancelEventArgs) {
            cancelEventArgs.Cancel = !OnWindowClosing();
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        protected override void OnLocationChanged(EventArgs e) {
            base.OnLocationChanged(e);

            PWindow.SetModelValue(this, PWindow.TopLocationProperty, Location.Y, EBindingSourceUpdateReason.PropertyChanged);
            PWindow.SetModelValue(this, PWindow.LeftLocationProperty, Location.X, EBindingSourceUpdateReason.PropertyChanged);
        }

        /// <inheritdoc />
        protected override void OnSizeChanged(EventArgs e) {
            base.OnSizeChanged(e);

            PWindow.SetModelValue(this, PWindow.WidthProperty, Width, EBindingSourceUpdateReason.PropertyChanged);
            PWindow.SetModelValue(this, PWindow.HeightProperty, Height, EBindingSourceUpdateReason.PropertyChanged);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Is invoked when a window close request has been received. Return TRUE if
        /// window can be closed. This method is intended to be overriden by clients.
        /// The default implementation returns TRUE.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>TRUE if the window can be closed</returns>
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Society 02.01.20
Saudi Arabia celebrates New Year for the first time in its history
The celebrations of December 31 have once again lit up the skies of the world's largest cities. And for the first time in its history, Saudi Arabia joined the celebrations.
#New Year's Eve
It is a first in the history of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The celebrations accompanying the passage to the New Year, which are practiced throughout the world but until then forbidden in the country, were carried out with great pomp on the evening of the last 31 December of the decade.
As in many countries around the world, the Saudi sky lit up for several minutes. Between the fireworks and the synchronized drones, it was probably in Riyadh, the capital, that the spectacle was most impressive.
KSA also celebrated the New Year!!! pic.twitter.com/cPU5MNLZx1
— Irina Tsukerman (@irinatsukerman) January 1, 2020
"New year, new me"
The kingdom thus enters this new decade with a new step forward in its modernization. Indeed, over the past few months, Saudi Arabia has undertaken its societal evolution in a very concrete manner, with numerous reforms, within the framework of Vision 2030, the plan for the modernization of Saudi Arabia initiated by Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.
If there is still a whole decade left before reaching the self-imposed deadline of the plan, the kingdom can boast of having already made major advances, particularly on the subject of women's rights, who can now drive, travel, or even access health care, without the agreement of a male guardian.
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BIOGRAPHY RICKY BREAKER,
FROM SURINAMESE DANCER TO INTERNATIONAL DJ/PRODUCER
While trying to help his parents make ends meet, Ricky was convinced his dance talent would one day lift him to the next level. It's in 2002 when Gregory Ricky Rigters, better known as Ricky Breaker, applied for a career breaking dance competition that would give him a shot at realizing his dream. During the competition, the cd, mixed by himself got lost. Fortunately Ricky had a backup 'tape' standby to save him from being dethroned as the uncrowned dancing king from Paramaribo. Luckily back in the day he could use this tape, only playable on an old skool tape recorder, so he could keep participating in the competition, which he won. Following all this, his first mixtape became a fact.
Pursuing what he knew to do best, Ricky continued to practice his passion in dancing in the Netherlands. That's how he ended up at the Rotterdam Hip-Hop House where he took classes. As time went by he started to feel restricted within dancing and felt like he needed new challenges. His vision for the future made him switch from dancing to music. It was mere coincidence there was a DJ set in the basement of his uncle's café which he could use to develop and upgrade his skills. It was Arnold Lobman, better known as DJ Diamondspin, the café's in-house DJ who introduced Ricky to the various mix techniques.
Ricky decided to expand his musical skills to multiple genres. He enrolled to an electronic music production course in Brussels after which he spend months developing his audio and engineering skills. Meanwhile, Ricky got promoted from being a DJ who played at ordinary events to becoming a resident DJ at several clubs including Rotterdam's well-known Club Vie.
The real glow up in his career came when Afrojack involved Ricky in an artist development project for about six months, which led to his first release. Former Disney star Kyle Massey had approached the top producer for a new track. Ricky immediately started working on the track and is responsible for the production of the single 'Breaker Breaker', which has been Ricky's first release at Wall Recordings. After this collaboration, the duo released two more records titled "No Tomorrow" with vocals by rappers Belly and O.T. Genasis & the record 'Flawless Victory' that is part of Afrojack's latest album 'Press Play'. Furthermore, Ricky Breaker created a second single together with Kyle Massey called 'Litty' released on the label Sygye.
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We are sad to inform the death of Old Ben John Anthony Fernandopulle.
Late John fondly known as Johnny, was the Treasurer of the Old Boys' Union Colombo for many years during the 1950/60s.
His three sons Ronald, Clarence and Adrian also had their education at St. Benedict�s College. Late John was the father-in-law of Old Ben Rienzie Pullenayagam.
Cortege leaves residence No 57/8A, Nimalamariya Mawatha, Hendala, Wattala for service at St. Mary�s Church Nayakakanda at 3.30pm thereafter burial at Madampitiya General Cemetery Colombo 15 at 4.30pm on Saturday 20th November 2010.


Panel discussant: "Writing in the Water: On Rejection of Psychic Reality." Congress of the Federation of Psychoanalytic Societies of Latin America (FEPAL) "Realities and Fictions," Buenos Aires, September 5 2014.
Panel discussant: "Dilemmas, Realities and Fictions in Adolescent Psychoanalysis," Buenos Aires, September 4 2014.
Panel in homage to Madeleine Baranger, Horacio Etchegoyen and Janine Puget, 30th Congress of the Federation of Psychoanalytic Societies of Latin America (FEPAL) "Realities and Fictions," Buenos Aires, September 3 2014.
"The End of Adolescence: Clinical Practice Today." III Jornada de Psicanálise de Crianças e Adolescentes: "Current Clinical Practice," Sociedade Brasileira de Psicanálise de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 2014.
Presenter. Discussion Group. 2014 APsaA Annual Meeting, "Enriching Adult Analytic Work by Child Analytic Supervision, Training and Practice," APSsaA Winter Meetings, New York City, USA, January 2014.
"Paternal Function in Present-Day Clinical Practice with Children and Adolescents." XXII Interregional Meeting on Children and Adolescents of FEPAL, "Paternal Function: Decline/Transformations." Montevideo, Uruguay, October 2013.
"Clinical Work with Adolescents Today," First Meeting on Adolescence: Challenges Posed by Present-Day Adolescents, Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, August 2013.
"Non-Verbal Material and Representability in the Analytic Session." 48th IPA Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2013.
"Journeys in Psychoanalysis: The Clinical Experience on Three Continents." Third IPSO North American Conference, University of California School of Medicine, San Diego, USA, March 2013.
"Tracking Patient Transformations: The Function of Observation in Psychoanalysis." Scientific Session, Toronto Psychoanalytic Society, Toronto, Canada, November 2012.
"Countertransference, Anxiety, and Analytic Attitude." VII Congress of the Asociación Psicoanalítica de Uruguay (APU), Montevideo, Uruguay, August 2012.
"Ethics and New Modes of Parenthood." Argentine Congress of Psychoanalysis, "Sexuality: Theory and Clinical Practice," Mendoza, Argentina, May 2012.
"Changes and Invariants in Child Psychoanalysis." Gruppale-Duale International Congress, Rome, Italy, February 2012.
Discussant. "Two-Day Clinical Workshop: Working Series on Analytic Process and Technique." 2012 National Meeting, American Psychoanalytic Association, New York, USA, January 12 and 1, 3 2012.
"The Gap between Theory and Clinical Practice," Asociación Psicoanalítica Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 15 2011.
"Contemporary Sexualities and Psychoanalysis," Closing Panel. XV Simposium, Sociedad Argentina de Psicoanálisis, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 22 2011.
"Disruptions and Continuities in Psychoanalytic Transmission. " Societé Europeene pour la Psychanalise de l'Enfant et l'Adolescent (SEPEA), Paris, France, September 18 2011.
"The Importance of Psychoanalytical Diagnosis in Clinical Work." Presentation and discussion of clinical material at the 47h International Psychoanalytic Association Congress, Mexico City, Mexico, August 5 2011.
"Disruption and Working-Through in the Supervisory Process." 47th International Psychoanalytic Association Congress, Mexico City, Mexico, August 5 2011.
"Observation, Listening, and Evidence in and after the Psychoanalytic Session." Panel presented at the XXVIII Congress of the Federation of Psychoanalytic Societies of Latin America (FEPAL), Bogota, Colombia, September 2010.
"Transference and Countertransference in Child Psychoanalysis Today." Forum on Child Psychoanalysis, Deustche Psychoanalitische Vereinigung (DPV), Bad-Homburg, Germany, November 20 2009.
"The Core of the Analytical Process: Three-Continent Perspective," presented with Stefano Bolognini (Italy) and Jean Claude Rolland (France), panel at 46th IPAC, Chicago, USA, July 30 2009.
"Projective Identification as a Key Concept in Psychoanalytic Clinical Practice." Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic Society, USA, May 2 2009. Discussants: Glen Gabbard and Mariana Adler.
"Adolescence and Urban Cultures." XXVII FEPAL Congress, Santiago de Chile, Community and Culture Panel, "Urban Tribes: Subjective Social Boundaries," September 26 2008.
"Meltzer's Influence on my Clinical Practice." Meeting on Donald Meltzer's work, Sociedade Brasileira de Psicanálise de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 28 2008.
"Guilt in Clinical Practice." American Psychoanalytic Association Winter Meeting, New York, January 19 2008.
Two-Day Child and Adolescent Clinical Workshop. Invited by the American Psychoanalytic Association, New York, USA, January 16 2008.
"The Importance of Child Analytical Treatment for the Theory and Practice of Psychoanalysis." Conversation with Latin American, North American and European analysts. USCF Conference Center, Laurel Heights, San Francisco, USA, October 13 2007.
"Child and Analyst in the Present Space: Convergence of Mind, Body, Affect Verbal and Non-Verbal Relationship." 45th IPAC, Berlin, Germany, July 26 2007.
"Projective Identification in Psychoanalytic Clinical Practice: The Correlation with the Container-Contained Model." Annual Meeting, New York Freudian Society, New York, USA, October 30 2004.
"Typical and Atypical Families." III COWAP Latin American Meeting, Porto Alegre, Brazil, May 2002.
"Transference and Aesthetic Model." Closing lecture, Second Meeting on Donald Meltzer's work, Florence, February 2000.
"Erna and Transference," in collaboration with Luisa Busch de Ahumada. 41st IPAC, Santiago de Chile, July 1999.
"Learning from Supervision," in collaboration with Luisa Busch de Ahumada. Training Analyst Pre-Congress. 40th IPAC, Barcelona, Spain, July 1997..
"From Listening to Interpretation in Child Psychoanalysis." Panel on Child-Analysis, 38th IPAC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 1993.
Discussant in Panel on "The effects of Divorce." 37th IPAC, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 1991.


Capital One Bank branches, at least in cities, are moving from the traditional teller window format to having relationship managers come up to you, offices, and coffee bars--run by third parties not offering free coffee ("Capital One Cafe plies you with coffee and pastry while selling you services," Philadelphia Inquirer)..
This concept started with ING Bank in Philadelphia maybe 10 or more years ago. Capital One acquired ING a number of years ago.
But First Bank & Trust, a three branch bank firm in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, probably learning from Capital One, is doing the same thing ("Open-concept bank renovation to add public spaces, coffee bar," Sioux Falls Argus-Leader).
people eat and drink every day, but they buy stuff comparatively infrequently. So to build frequency of visits, if it makes sense, add food/beverage elements.
Banks not always seen as a boon for commercial districts. Note that in commercial district revitalization planning, banks other than TD Bank, which is open 7 days/week, and usually with later hours than more traditional banks, as late as 7pm in some locations, can sometimes be seen as a negative because (1) they take high profile spots; (2) which are closed many hours per week; (3) and they drive up rents for traditional retailers, because banks will pay higher than normal rents for other reasons.
Does adding a cafe change the equation? But I doubt that the food/beverage element is open beyond the bank's regular hours, which is an issue, and dampens the overall positive effect.
There is a Starbucks in the lobby of a Wells Fargo Bank located on Orange Circle in Orange, California. Although it's closing because of another Starbucks being across the street and the recent opening of an independent ("Starbucks to close one of its 2 cafes in Orange's historic Old Towne Plaza ," Orange County Register).
The store has been in operation since 1995 and stays open one hour past the closing of the bank.
Hmm, never heard of "Walking Festivals"


The Concrete Polishing Council (CPC), a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), has released revisions to two charts of significance to polishing contractors, concrete contractors, designers and facility owners.
The Concrete Polishing Council (CPC), and the Safety & Risk Management Council (SRMC), specialty councils of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), have published four Job Hazard Analysis Forms (JHAs) for polished concrete projects.
Where do you get Concrete Floor Polishing Equipment?
What Is Concrete Floor Polishing?
Is it Worth Renting a Concrete Polisher?
Polished Concrete Services - a Viable Option for Your Flooring?
Concrete Polishing Service - Why Choose One?
Do You Consider Yourself a Concrete Floor Polishing Expert?
Leasing Concrete Polishing Machines Can Be Easy!
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Concrete Polishing Equipment for Rent: Do It Yourself!
Concrete Floor Polishing and Finishing – Give A New Look to Existing Floor!


Infusing an already inviting, yet outdated and dark house on a farm with modernity and a cheerful bliss is what Juma Architects did with the gorgeous Project B. The beautiful Belgian home was transformed into its current form by opening up its crowded interior and connecting with the beautiful landscape outside. As is the case with most modern renovations, it is large sliding glass doors that get the job done, with the new rear of the residence getting a large window with a distinct black frame. Despite this beautiful makeover, not everything here is brand new, with the exterior brick façade and striking features like the fireplace in the living room being preserved carefully.
The floor plan inside was revamped, removing unnecessary partitions and creating more room for the new entry, living area and other public spaces. The color scheme is neutral, with a white backdrop being energized by exposed wooden ceiling beams and rustic surfaces that usher in ample visual and textural contrast. Transforming the old mezzanine level into the new kitchen was accomplished by incorporating a stunning natural stone kitchen island, cabinets draped in oak veneer and stainless steel worktops that complement the existing farmhouse-style stove perfectly.
The old kitchen was turned into an informal second entrance and workspace, while a smart, custom staircase next to the dining area also holds tiered storage closets that allow the homeowners to keep the interior far more organized. Space-savvy, cozy and sensitive to the demands of the existing structure, this wonderful overhaul effortlessly blends farmhouse beauty with modern functionality in a relaxing environment.
The client had specific wishes with regard to the lamp above the dining table. It had to be very flexible and adapt to the number of guests and the table arrangement. JUMA architects opted for a combination of three lamps that can either be hung together in a beautiful whole or be pulled apart to illuminate a larger area in the event of a party.


First Key – in story at the Gas Station, impossible to missing.
Green Club – in the Boiler Room (note: in Leon's Story).
Car Keys – examine Tin Storage Box (box you can find in Firing Range).
Orphanage Key – in the bathroom door after hiding Sherry (in Sherry's segment) - in Claire's story.
Sewers Key – above the desk near Bottom Waterway.
Officer's Notebook (with clues to medallion's status) – in story, impossible to missing.
Jewelry Box – in the Interrogation Room.
1st Boxed Electronic Parts – in room between East Storage Room & Balcony.
1st Electronic Part – examine 1st Boxed Electronic Parts.
Tin Storage Box - in Firing Range.
Small Gear – in the Clock Tower (4th floor).
2nd Boxed Electronic Parts – in the Clock Tower (3rd floor).
2nd Electric Part – just examine 2nd Boxed Electronic Parts.
Parking Garage Key Card – after Ada Wong's segment (in Leon's story) or after Sherry's segment (in Claire's story).
T-Bar Value Handle – in Sewers near Cable Car Platform.
Rook plug – in plug socket near Workroom.
King & Queen plugs – in Supplies Storage Room.
U.S.S. Digital Video Casette – in zombie corpse near Workers Break Room (by the stairs).
Facility Control Terminal – in Control Room.
Trophy – in Lounge on the table.
Signal Modulator – in room next to Lobby.
Dispersal Cartridge (Empty) – in GreenHouse Control Room (in machine).
Dispersal Cartridge (Solution) – you have to fiil empty Dispersal Cartridge in Drug Testing Lab.


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Dr. Jake Thiessen walks through a muddy parking lot in a busy construction site and steps into a signature building in the city's core -- the University of Waterloo's school of pharmacy.
At King and Victoria streets, the $52-million building is the most visible and tangible sign of progress in the City of Kitchener's long-running campaign to bolster the downtown.
Thiessen is the founding director of the school, and these days he walks around the site with a feeling of exhilaration.


Feature Labs CEO Max Kanter explains how automating feature engineering for machine learning can help data scientists and why CIOs should care.
Feature engineering is an integral part of creating a machine learning model. The process transforms raw complex data sets into explanatory variables -- "features" -- that make machine learning algorithms work, explained Max Kanter, CEO and co-founder at Feature Labs Inc., during a recent conversation about automating feature engineering.
"Automating feature engineering optimizes the process of building and deploying accurate machine learning models by handling necessary but tedious tasks so data scientists can focus more on other parts of the process," Kanter explained.
In this Q&A, he highlights the benefits and challenges of automating feature engineering for machine learning and explains how the Deep Feature Synthesis algorithm works. He also discusses what CIOs need to know about feature engineering.
How can automating feature engineering help data scientists?
That requires them to understand the problem and translate their understanding into a piece of code or a script they can run to extract the variables. Ultimately, they train their machine learning model on those variables. If they don't extract the right variables, a model that they built won't be accurate and won't perform well enough for them to actually deploy and help their business.
By automating this process, we can accelerate the time it takes to extract one of these variables, which means we can extract more variables and we can avoid errors that come out of this process. Ultimately, automating feature engineering helps companies and data scientists create more models and get better accuracy.
What are the challenges of automating feature engineering?
Ultimately, automating feature engineering helps companies and data scientists to create more models and get better accuracy.
Kanter: It is very challenging to automate the process because every company's data is different and has its own complexities. One company might collect information about how their customers behave on their website in one way, and another company will collect it with different column names, table or data bases to keep up.
Beyond that, if you want to create a general purpose way of automating it that works for companies in the retail space, but also would work for a financial services company where the domain is completely different because they are trying to predict something like credit card fraud, you need to have very general purpose algorithms.
How does Deep Feature Synthesis work?
Kanter: Deep Feature Synthesis is an automated feature engineering approach that, essentially, can be applied to many different types of data, ranging from marketing use cases to financial services use cases to healthcare use cases. The general principle behind it is we're trying to emulate how human data scientists would approach these problems.
Deep Feature Synthesis works by having a library of feature engineering building blocks called primitive functions, and each one of these primitives is labeled with the type of data it can input and the type of data it can output.
To give you a very simple example, you can imagine a primitive that took in a list of numbers and outputted the maximum value in that list. We have a library of many of these primitives and when we get a new data set, Deep Feature Synthesis looks at the specific column and relationships in the data and figures out which primitives to apply. That's how it can take the generic primitives and create specific features.
You might also need to extract very complex features to get a highly accurate model, so these primitives can also be combined on top of each other and stacked. That is why we call it Deep Feature Synthesis, because we figure out how to combine primitives in the right order to create the right features. Much like a human data scientist would, we brainstorm a list of potential features we can calculate on a data set. Then we start calculating them one by one and prioritizing and ranking them so that the end user of our software gets recommendations of the most important features to use for their data sets.
What should a CIO know about feature engineering?
Kanter: If it's their first time using machine learning to develop a new service or deploy any product, the most important thing for CIOs to recognize is that without the right features, their machine learning model won't work. It's very important that they recognize that they need to do this, whether it's hiring a team of expert data scientists to do it, or taking advantage of new software to automate [feature engineering] to enable their existing resources, or using open source software that can help them do it.
Every CIO trying to apply machine learning should recognize that they need to have a strategy around how they are going to prepare data for machine learning and feature engineering.
I suggest CIOs adopt three best practices for developing this strategy. First, focus on the problem they're solving and not just build the most accurate model possible. Second, when they begin that process of finding the right problem, make sure they have a structured approach and they're not just developing ad-hoc scripts and connecting random pieces together, because then they won't be able to scale that process up for the future. Finally, they should make sure they bring all of the stakeholders to the table.
What best practices has your organization adopted for implementing feature engineering for machine learning?


A real disappointment. A pub with a great location close to Syon House and amid tranquil Thameside surrounds but touristy. Beers are just the ride side of OK with the local Twickenham brewery represented in typically unexciting style as well as Greene King's festive offering Rocking Rudolph. Service was brusque and impatient while a steak and kidney pie as very poor – overcooked pastry with congealed filling.
Good local pub at attracts plenty of passersby and tourists. Good selection of real ales plus the usual lagers ciders and soft drinks. Food good and plenty of it if a little bit pricy. On a sunny day the outside area can get very busy which overlooks the river.
Good place for a passing drink but not for a serious session.
Paid my first visit yesterday while out walking another stretch of the Capital Ring with my friend. Lovely atmosphere, friendly staff and an excellent range of ales. We both opted for Okell's from the Isle of Man and it duly proved to be a good choice as we had another! We both chose good, old-fashioned bangers and mash for our lunch and the Boroughbridge sausages were divine so I asked where I could get some. A very historic pub with such famous personages as Henry VIII with Catherine Howard, Lady Jane Grey and Charles Dickens all having crossed the threshold for a crisp one! Not to mention the smugglers who used the cellar and tunnels to stash their booty! This is a top-drawer pub and will hopefully be visited again.


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51. Dubai police chief continues to open fire: associate of the Brotherhood in the Gulf is «agent»
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Meanwhile, General Dāhī Khalfān, the Dubai Police Chief, severely criticized Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood group in the aftermath of a crisis that erupted over statements by Egyptian preacher Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī, the secretary-general of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), which the United Arab Emirates deemed as "interference in the country's national security".
"The states and governments of the Gulf will never all the Muslim Brotherhood to turn the tables as the group did in other countries," said Khalfān in an interview with the Kuwaiti newspaper al-Watan.
Qaradāwī had lashed out at the UAE at the Qatar-based al-Jazīrah channel after the Gulf state deported Syrian families that staged protests against the Syrian regime outside the Syrian consulate in Dubai.
"The regimes in the Gulf are classier, more advanced and more disciplined than republics," said Khalfān, adding, "Those who are bragging today about the Arab Spring and the Muslim Brotherhood will definitely regret tomorrow". [Ayman Hassūnah, al-Misrī al-Yawm, March 22, p. 3] Read original text in Arabic
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The Speewah
Chronos June 9, 2019 Crooked MickFolkloremythical Australian stationNorth QueenslandSpeewah
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The Speewah is a mythical Australian station that is the subject of many tall tales told by Australian bushmen. The stories of the Speewah are Australian folktales in the oral tradition. The Speewah is synonymous with hyperbole as many of the tales about the place are used to enhance the storytellers' masculinity by relating events of extreme hardship and overcoming the dangers of the Australian wilderness.
Typically men talk of the Speewah when they are faced with hard labour as a means of making their jobs mentally easier, though it can also be seen as a way of legitimising their bragging. Speech of this sort is used to make light of the situation or to re-affirm the speakers' masculinity or bush skills to the detriment of others.
The Speewah station in The Kimberleys, Western Australia, is considered by some to be the original Speewah of legend, but may merely have been named after the legend in homage. The property is listed by the Australian Government as being located at 16.26°S 127.57°E. The town of Speewah is located west of Cairns on the Kennedy Highway and is considered to be named after the legend.
Location in legend
The Speewah is an imaginary land and its boundaries have never been defined: the Speewah can be anywhere that the storyteller wants it to be, and tales have it situated anywhere from Cape York to the Otways, from Brisbane to Broome – anywhere in Australia. Its location is kept ambiguous and when questioned people from different regions of Australia will give a different answer. 'The men from the Darling Ranges said it was back o' Bourke and the men of Bourke said it was out West and the men of the West pointed to Queensland and in Queensland they told you the Speewah was in the Kimberleys.'
At any rate the territory itself is supposedly very large. When one wanted to close the gate to the station he had to take a week's rations with him, and a jackeroo who was sent to bring the cows in from the horse paddock was said to be gone for six months, not due to incompetence (for there are no incompetent workers on the Speewah) but simply due to the sheer size of the Speewah. When the cook was frying up bacon and eggs for the men, he needed a motorbike to get around the frying pan. The dust storms were so thick that the rabbits dug warrens in them. The boundary riders had to make sure that their watches were changed for each separate time zone.
Locations adopting the name
A portion of land owned by Jim Dillon south-west of Wyndham, Western Australia that was settled at the beginning of the 20th century was named after the mythical land of the Speewah. This property (or station) still appears on maps as 'The Speewah' and has caused much debate from the storytelling community as to whether or not this is the original Speewah of legend or whether (which is more likely) it is merely named after the legend in homage. This property is listed by the Australian Government as being 16°26′S 127°57′E.
There is a "Speewa" straddling the border of Victoria and New South Wales near 35°13′S 143°30′E. The Speewa Ferry across the Murray River links Speewa, Victoria with Speewa, New South Wales.
There is a hidden, private "Speewah" in the south west of Western Australia that has its roots in the original "Speewah" in the Kimberleys.
Speewah is also a real place in Far North Queensland. It is about 10 kilometres west of Cairns – a few kilometres south of the tourist town of Kuranda. It could be described as a bushland residential area.
Crooked Mick
Crooked Mick is a larger-than-life character from Australian Oral Tradition, emerging during the era of the swagmen, and sheep shearing. A sort of Aussie Paul Bunyan, a sheep shear that he is almost ubiqitious with the equally fantastic Speewah; there are Speewah tales without Crooked Mick, but there are no Crooked Mick tales not set in the Speewah.
Crooked Mick, like his American Wild West counterparts, is a giant of a man and skilled in many trades. Hard-working, hard-playing, Made of Iron and with an appetite to match his size, and with his colossal strength and quick wit. Crooked Mick is regarded as the quintessential bushman. Nothing was beyond his capabilities; he could lift huge weights, shear a massive number of sheep in no time flat, bake pies so light that a gust of wind would carry them, kick crocodiles up to the moon, move the mountains, and then generally do anything that everyone else could do, but 100 times better.
The reason behind the "Crooked" in his name, while always a physical feature, varied from story to story. Some described him as having one eye higher than the other. Some said it was because his nose was all twisted due to having been bitten by a crocodile that tried to yank it off and then gave up in the swamp of the river. Others proclaimed it was because his habit of wolfing down two whole sheep for every meal and tearing their skins off with his teeth left his teeth twisted and gnarled. Most commonly, it's because he walks crooked; sometimes it's just a limp from being ringbarked when he was a teenager, more often it's because one hot day he stuck one leg into a trough to cool it off and then took it out to place the other one in, but it buckled under his weight when he tried to stand on it alone, leaving him with a bent leg for the rest of his life.
Crooked Mick was said to have died, but again the stories vary. A fairly common story has the teller describe how they heard several others give their explanations for Crooked Mick's death (like a dust storm causing him to throttle himself with his own giant beard), only to then hear the real truth – like how Crooked Mick became The Man in the Moon when he built his own pogo stick and bounced all the way from earth to the moon.
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'Will & Grace': Megan Mullally's Karen Gets 'Raw and Vulnerable' in New Episode
Jim Halterman November 1, 2017, 2:00 pm
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On this week's Will & Grace, co-creator David Kohan says steely, sarcastic Karen (Megan Mullally) gets "raw and vulnerable"—and it's not because she runs out of vodka.
The emotional episode of the NBC sitcom honors the relationship between Karen and her sassy maid Rosario (Shelley Morrison, who retired from acting and didn't reprise her role for the sitcom's reboot). Though many details remain under wraps, Mullally tells us a bit more.
Why was it important to highlight Karen and Rosario's bond?
The characters of Rosario and Karen are a duo that the fans really love and I, as an actor, really love.
Have you kept in touch with Shelley?
Even though she's not around, she and I have been talking on the phone quite a lot. I have been keeping her abreast of all the fun things that we've been doing. And I wanted to be sure that she knew how great this episode was. It doesn't get much better than this.
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I was at the taping and your performance had your costars crying!
It's a tearjerker. It meant the world to me that Debra [Messing], Eric [McCormack] and Sean [Hayes] were really affected, because I admire them so much as actors. Debra and Eric have often had chances to do scenes that were more emotional and dramatic and I really never have. I've had little twinges of it, a couple of episodes in the past, but not to that degree. And I would also say, not only in this episode but just in my entire career, at the tender age of 58, I don't know if anyone has ever given me the opportunity to show the dramatic side of myself. It's always something I feel like I'm capable of and would like to show. And I was thrilled the writers allowed me to have that opportunity.
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