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La famiglia Commisso, soprannominati quagghia e chiamati anche famiglia Macrì, sono una potente 'ndrina originaria di Siderno con ramificazioni in Canada, Argentina e Australia; sono attivi nel narcotraffico, in infiltrazioni negli appalti pubblici e nel settore sanitario.

Sono anche tra coloro che le forze dell'ordine canadesi in sinergia con le forze dell'ordine italiane hanno ribattezzato Siderno Group. A Siderno sono alleati con le famiglie Rumbo - Galea - Figliomeni - Correale - Crupi e Muià.

Storia

Origini
Le origini della cosca risalgono agli anni '30, quando fu creata da un giovane Antonio Macrì. Questi prese le redini di Gioiosa Ionica e parte di Siderno, forgiando alleanza con le cosche limitrofe.

Anni settanta - il porto di Gioia Tauro e il Siderno Group
Negli anni settanta hanno partecipato alla costruzione del porto di Gioia Tauro insieme ai Mazzaferro e agli Ursino.

Dopo la morte di Antonio Macrì nel 1975, il boss Cosimo Commisso, inizia a intraprendere relazioni con il cugino Rocco Remo Commisso di Toronto facente parte del Siderno Group, consorzio criminale dedito al traffico internazionale di droga.
Son così cresciuti fino ad avere ramificazioni in Nord Italia, Canada, Argentina e Australia.

Anni ottanta - la faida di Siderno

Viene arrestato negli Stati Uniti Vincenzo Macrì (figlio di don Antonio Macrì), accusato di traffico di droga e prenderà il comando Cosimo Commisso detto U Quagghja.

Alla fine degli anni ottanta scoppia la faida con la 'ndrina dei Costa che però non impedisce ai rispettivi gruppi criminali di continuare i loro affari.
In quel periodo i Macrì si avvicinano ai Commisso.

Il 21 luglio 1987 viene ucciso dai Commisso in località Lamia Luciano Costa fratello del capobastone di allora.
Da quel fatto si scatenò una guerra per volere di Cosimo Commisso volta all'annientamento dei Costa.
Il 26 giugno 1991 fu ucciso Giovanni Costa che non riuscì a scappare alla faida emigrando a Thornhill vicino a Toronto in Canada.

Furono poi uccisi Vincenzo e Giuliano Costa.
Alla fine, anche con l'aiuto di cosche reggine come i Piromalli, furono uccisi gli ultimi esponenti dei Costa che continuavano la lotta.

Nel 2006 i Commisso uccidono Salvatore Salerno, e successivamente il fratello Agostino Salerno e Rocco Alì per il tentativo di allearsi con i Costa, loro rivali.

A oggi la locale di Siderno, di cui i Commisso fanno parte è diventata una delle più influenti di tutta la 'ndrangheta.

Anni 2000 - il traffico di droga e l'operazione Crimine
Il 18 agosto 2001 viene arrestato Agostino Salerno, ritenuto esponente di spicco della cosca Commisso.

Nel febbraio 2002 si scopre nella provincia di Pesaro e Urbino la presenza di affiliati agli Ursino-Macrì e si alleano con la 'ndrina (cosca) Sgambellone che gestivano un traffico di droga internazionale e nazionale per le Marche e l'Emilia-Romagna.

Il 28 giugno 2005 la Squadra Mobile della Questura di Reggio Calabria, il Servizio centrale operativo e l'Interpol, arrestano nuovamente (era già stato arrestato nel 1999) a Toronto in Canada il capobastone Antonio Commisso e altri cinque 'ndranghetisti: Francesco, Domenico e Vincenzo Racco; Vincenzo Giorgione e Antonio Curciarello.

Il 18 settembre 2008 a New York, durante l'operazione Solare delle forze dell'ordine, il broker calabrese Giulio Schirripa, proprietario di un ristorante, contrattava con tre narcos messicani appartenenti ai Los Zetas tramite la funzione push to talk non intercettabile dei Blackberry a Manhattan. Schirripa comprava 10 chili di cocaina al mese per conto delle famiglie Macrì, Aquino e Coluccio.

Il 26 giugno 2009 nell'operazione vengono arrestate 50 persone presunte componenti di un traffico internazionale di droga, tra cui i Commisso e i Cataldo e viene sequestrata più di una tonnellata di sostanze stupefacenti; in collaborazione vi era anche il clan camorristico dei Baratto. Il presunto capo sarebbe Salvatore Femia, tra gli arrestati c'è anche "Giuseppe Zucco", vicino al capobastone "Giuseppe Cataldo".

Il 21 agosto 2009 viene arrestato dalla polizia olandese e dai carabinieri del Nucleo investigativo del Comando provinciale di Reggio Calabria ad Amsterdam "Gianluca Racco", tra i 100 latitanti più pericolosi. Condannato all'ergastolo per omicidio, tentato omicidio e associazione di stampo mafioso.

Il 18 novembre 2010 vengono sequestrati beni dal valore di 200 milioni di euro alla cosca Commisso tra appartamenti, terreni, aziende e il centro commerciale di Siderno "I Portici".

Il 14 dicembre 2010 con l'operazione Bene Comune-Recupero, a seguito dell'operazione Crimine di luglio, vengono eseguite 51 ordinanze di custodia cautelare presso 51 presunti affiliati alla cosca accusati di associazione mafiosa. Viene arrestato anche l'ex sindaco di Siderno Alessandro Figliomeni.

Oggi - l'operazione Crimine 3, Acero-Krupy e 'ndrangheta canadian connection
Il 29 marzo 2011, nella frazione Mirto di Siderno viene arrestato Antonio Galea, latitante ritenuto il reggente del clan Commisso di Siderno. Era accusato di associazione per delinquere di tipo mafioso e spaccio di sostanze stupefacenti nell'ambito della vasta operazione "Crimine" scattata il 13 luglio 2010 contro le maggiori cosche della 'ndrangheta calabrese, e nell'ambito dell'operazione "Bene Comune-Recupero" scattata all'alba del 14 dicembre 2010 dove vennero arrestate più di 50 persone ritenute vicine al potente clan di Siderno.

Il 14 luglio 2011 vengono arrestate oltre 40 persone nell'ambito dell'operazione internazionale dei carabinieri Crimine 3. Le persone sono accusate di traffico di droga internazionale e associazione mafiosa e sono state arrestate per lo più in Italia, alcune in Spagna, Paesi Bassi e negli Stati Uniti. Il traffico veniva gestito insieme al Cartello del Golfo e ai cartelli colombiani, per la 'ndrangheta c'erano presunti affiliati agli Ierinò, Commisso, Coluccio, Aquino e Pesce.

Il 25 ottobre 2011 vengono sequestrati beni del valore di 150 milioni di euro a esponenti di spicco della cosca Commisso, tra terreni e aziende.

Il 21 maggio 2012 nell'operazione Falsa politica vengono arrestate a Siderno 15 persone presunte affiliate ai Commisso, tra cui Cosimo Cherubino ex consigliere della Regione Calabria, Rocco Agrippo ex consigliere della provincia di Reggio Calabria e Domenico Commisso consigliere in carica del comune di Siderno.

Il 14 gennaio 2014 si conclude a Milano l'operazione Tamburo, iniziata nel 2009 che ha portato all'arresto per traffico di droga di 13 persone, presunte affiliate ai Mancuso, Barbaro-Papalia e agli Ursino-Macrì. Gli arrestati erano residenti a Cesano Boscone e Cisliano.

Il 28 settembre 2015 si conclude l'operazione Acero-Krupy della Procura nazionale antimafia, che rivela la gestione ad Amsterdam di un import-export internazionale di floricoltura, i Commisso di Siderno invece nella ricettazione internazionale di cioccolata di grandi marchi del valore di 7 milioni di euro. Sono susseguiti 50 arresti per presunti affiliati alle 'ndrine Macrì, Commisso, Coluccio e Crupi per traffico internazionale di stupefacenti e associazione mafiosa.

Il 27 novembre 2015 emerge in "Storiacce" per l'emittente Radio24 la vicenda scoperta dall'ultima operazione di settembre come un certo Cosimo Commisso insieme alla moglie spingessero la figlia ancora tredicenne per arrivare a un fidanzamento combinato per motivi di interessi mafiosi. Questo fenomeno, oggi, sarebbe presente per lo più tra famiglie di basso rango mafioso, ma una volta era diffuso anche tra quelle di più alto lignaggio.

Secondo gli inquirenti, la 'ndrina ha stretti rapporti con l'Alleanza di Secondigliano, un potente cartello della camorra. Le due organizzazioni insieme sono dedicate al traffico e allo spaccio di cocaina e marijuana proveniente dal Sud America.

Fatti recenti
Il 10 marzo 2016 si conclude l'operazione Tipographic che porta all'arresto di 36 persone presunte affiliate agli Ursino-Macrì e Jerinò di Gioiosa Jonica, ai Rumbo-Galea-Figliomeni di Siderno, ai Bruzzese di Grotteria, e ai Mazzaferro di Marina di Gioiosa Jonica e accusati di estorsione, usura e associazione mafiosa.
A seguito dell'operazione Falsa politica del 2012 e dell'omonimo processo ad aprile 2017 viene riconosciuto in appello che Salvatore Commisso (1941) fosse con dote di quartino il mastro di giornata della locale di Marina di Gioiosa Jonica e di Toronto e che curasse i rapporti con Giuseppe Commisso, detto U Mastru in Calabria.
Il 10 giugno 2017 si conclude l'operazione Internazionale che porta all'arresto in Brasile di Vincenzo Macrì da parte della Polícia Federal e dell'Interpol. Sarebbe responsabile di un traffico internazionale di droga da come è scaturito dall'operazione "Acero Connections". Il 5 giugno 2018 viene estradato in Italia.
Il 19 gennaio 2018 a Siderno viene ucciso Carmelo Muià, presunto esponente di spicco dei Commisso.
Il 6 maggio 2018 Alessandro Figliomeni, ex sindaco di Siderno viene condannato dalla corte di cassazione per associazione per delinquere di stampo mafioso in quanto riconosciuto come organico ai Commisso con dote di Santa.
Il 27 giugno 2018 si conclude l'operazione Arma Cunctis della Direzione distrettuale antimafia che ha portato all'arresto di 38 persone presunte affiliate ai Cataldo e ai Commisso accusate a vario titolo di traffico di armi passante da Malta, dalla Sicilia e dalla Francia. Il sodalizio riforniva le altre 'ndrine.
Il 18 luglio 2019 si conclude l'operazione Canadian 'ndrangheta connection nei confronti di 14 presunti esponenti ai Muià, cosca satellite dei Commisso, in cui il Crimine canadese prendeva decisioni che avevano ripercussioni anche in Calabria.
9 agosto 2019: operazione Canadian 'ndrangheta connection 2 contro i Muià, cosca satellite dei Commisso.
Il 12 dicembre 2019 si conclude l'operazione Core Business contro quattro persone dei Commisso, tra cui Cosimo Commisso accusati di associazione mafiosa. Cosimo Commisso dal 2015 era ai domiciliari a Perugia.

Esponenti di spicco
Antonio Macrì (1902-1975), noto come u Zzi 'ntoni.
Vincenzo Macrì, detto pumadoru, figlio di Antonio Macrì, latitante da settembre 2015 (operazione Acero-Krupy) viene arrestato il 10 giugno 2017 in Brasile. Sarebbe stato ultimamente il referente della 'ndrangheta per il Canada.
Cosimo Commisso (1950) detto U quagghjia, figlio di Francesco Commisso, capobastone dal 1975, condannato all'ergastolo. L'11 gennaio 2019 Cosimo Commisso verrà assolto dall'accusa di omicidio e scarcerato dopo 26 anni di prigione.
Francesco Commisso, noto come Cicciu u quagghja, braccio destro di Antonio Macrì.
Antonio Commisso detto U Bocatu (1956), fratello del Mastru e attuale reggente della famiglia Commisso.

 Vincenzo Macrì (1937 - giugno 2010) detto U Baruni capobastone e nipote di Antonio Macrì. Deceduto nel 2010 era stato condannato a 26 anni di carcere.
Antonio Commisso (1925), noto come Ntoni u quagghja, fratello di Francesco Commisso, arrestato nel 2005 e condannato nel 2013 a 15 anni di carcere.
Giuseppe Commisso detto U Mastru (1947), attuale capo dei Commisso e della Locale di Siderno, influente a livello regionale, nazionale e internazionale. Dirime questioni tra le famiglie in Calabria come in Lombardia e perfino in Canada. In alcune intercettazioni afferma di dover risolvere questioni di ben 96 locali che fanno capo a Siderno. Condannato nel 2012 a 14 anni e 8 mesi di carcere.
 Rocco Remo Commisso, capo indiscusso della 'ndrangheta di Toronto.
Antonio Galea, noto come "Ntoni", latitante dal luglio 2010 in seguito all'operazione Crimine, arrestato il 29 marzo 2011.
Riccardo Rumbo, noto come "Franco", arrestato il 14 dicembre 2010 in seguito all'operazione "Recupero-Bene Comune".
Angelo Figliomeni, noto come "Angelino", influente a Vaughan in Canada.
Cosimo Figliomeni, fratello di Angelo.
Flavio Spina, (Palermo, 1981) narcotrafficante e criminale, attivo soprattutto a Milano e provincia.
Gabriele Barisione, (Ovada, 1991) arrestato il 10 maggio 2015 in seguito all'operazione "Nevicata" con l'arresto di 31 persone.
Glen Dervishi, (Albania, 1986), latitante dal novembre 2014, coinvolto nel traffico di droga e rapine, operativo nel Nord Italia.

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Bibliografia
Fratelli di sangue di Nicola Gratteri e Antonio Nicaso, Luigi Pellegri Editore 2007.

Voci correlate
 Costa
 Faida di Siderno
 Locale di Siderno
 Mandamento Jonico
 'Ndrina
 'Ndrangheta
 'Ndrangheta in provincia di Reggio Calabria
 'Ndrangheta in Canada
 'Ndrangheta in Australia

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Home People Spectacle The program of Italian Film Week was announced in Buenos Aires
The program of Italian Film Week was announced in Buenos Aires
The sixth edition will take place in the Village Recoleta between 6 and 12 June.
By: Paulina
The sixth edition of Italian Film Week will take place in the Village Recoleta from 6 to 12 June and will feature 14 films, including comedy, drama and films with awards at international festivals.
Director Paolo Zucca, who presented his debut feature "The referee" in the first edition, will bring on this occasion the comedy "The man who bought the moon ", an Italian/Albanian-Argentinean co-production that bets on the absurd and cultural differences between the different regions of Italy.
Also, in comedy tone, will be presented "L'ospite", the second feature by Duccio Chiarini, which talks about the crisis of the forties and the hilarious "Ricchi di fantasia" by Francesco Micciche, starring Sergio Castellito and Sabrina Ferilli, and "Io sono tempesta" by Daniele Luchetti, where a businessman, with scruples inversely proportional to his dose of talent, is sentenced to a year of social services.
On a more poetic level, Valerio Mieli's second feature film, "Ricordi?", a long love story narrated through memories, distorted by the passage of time and by the mood of both protagonists; the film played by Luca Marinelli and Linda Caridi was presented at the 75th Venice Film Festival, winning the Audience Award, Best Emerging Actress and Receiving the Audience Awardor a Special Mention FEDIC.
Another title of this edition will be "Strada dei Samouni" by Stefano Savona, who was voted best documentary in Cannes and whose filming took place in the Gaza Strip.
Three debut operas will also be screened: "Saremo giovani e bellisimi" by Letizia Lamartire, which had its world premiere at International Critics' Week in Venice; "La terra dell'abbastanza", by brothers Damiano and Fabio D'Innocenzo premiered at the Berlinale, film that explores the criminal education and friendship of two young marginals, and "La profezia dell'armadillo" by Emanuele Scaringi, adaptation of Zerocalcare's hit graphic novel of the same name, which participated in the Orizzonti section of Venice.
" Il vizio della speranza" by Edoardo de Angelis and co-written with Umberto Contarello ("The great beauty"), is a portrait of the feminine status in the world of Camorra, and Bonifacio Angius's road movie "Ovunque proteggimi" is set entirely in Sardinia. starring a pair of eccentric and magnetic characters.
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Exclusive Interview: EUREKA co-creator Jaime Paglia explains the cancellation and more Season 5 talk – Part 2
©2011 Syfy/Art Streiber
Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Niall Matter, Joe Morton, Erica Cerra, Neil Grayston, Colin Ferguson and James Callis in EUREKA - Season 4 -
The series co-creator/executive producer talks the animated episode and the end
By ABBIE BERNSTEIN / Contributing Writer
Posted: June 11th, 2012 / 12:33 PM
Kavan Smith in EUREKA - Season 5 - "Lost" | ©2012 Syfy/Eike Schroter
Welcome to Part Two of our exclusive interview with EUREKA co-creator/executive producer/show runner Jaime Paglia, where he talks about the "extra" episode, the animated episode we got, the musical episode we didn't get, and his directorial debut with the body-swapping "Jack of All Trades" episode.
ASSIGNMENT X: Was there any danger of EUREKA ending with the end of Season Four?
JAMIE PAGLIA: We sure hoped not.
AX: EUREKA has been a ratings success for Syfy. Can you explain why it was canceled?
PAGLIA: If you look at our budget and say, "Okay, we're doing fine with our numbers and …" You're making money, but you're not necessarily making as much as if you were to say, "Okay, instead of making a full season or even six episodes of EUREKA, we could go and make six new reality shows and order a couple more pilots of potential new shows." Especially with that kind of a merger [between NBC/Universal and Comcast], you're looking at, "Okay, this is a show that is definitely going toward its end, whether it's this year or next year." You don't want to stick around too long. So I think ultimately it's a budget issue and again, I think we were mostly just grateful that they did make the decision and give us enough time to put together a final episode that did have the opportunity to wrap things up and say goodbye to the fans.
AX: For those who find this confusing, you were renewed for Season Five, then you got six extra episodes that would have been Season Six?
PAGLIA: That would have been Season Six, yeah. We got picked up for six [episodes], and I know that there was the perception of, "Oh, then it's six and you're canceled." And then there was the debate about whether that meant we were canceled or not and we had the six episodes. But then about a week later, unfortunately, we didn't end up having those.
AX: So you have thirteen episodes for Season Five?
PAGLIA: We have thirteen.
AX: And the last one stopped being whatever it would have been and turned into the series finale?
PAGLIA: No, we had an extra episode.
AX: Wait, so you originally had twelve and then you got one more?
PAGLIA: The Christmas episode actually was part of Season Five, although we aired it this last Christmas. That was the original thirteen, and then we got a fourteenth episode, which is going to make it air as thirteen now, because we already aired the Christmas episode.
Animation takes over the EUREKA world for the Season 4 Christmas episode - "Do You See What I See?" | ©2011 Syfy
AX: Speaking of last year's Christmas episode, "Do You See What I See"", how long had you been holding the idea of doing something with every form of animation known to humankind? Did that predate EUREKA?
PAGLIA: No. I do love animation and had wanted to do an animated episode for awhile, and there were definitely challenges to doing that. When we did our first Christmas episode, "O' Little Town," we designed it to be a perennial. It wasn't a part of what was happening with our normal storyline, it just sort of existed outside of that narrative, and we wanted it to air every year from now on. We thought, "That'll be great. We'll make that our little Christmas episode and contribute to what everybody's season will be." I grew up watching RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER and FROSTY THE SNOWMAN and PEANUTS' Christmas special and all those things, and just remembered how much I loved those. And so I think because the Christmas episode did so well, Syfy wanted us to do another one. And I said, "But we just did it. That's it, that was the one. We don't have a better Christmas story to tell, really, that I can think of." It really just felt like we were going to go back to the same well. I said, "Unless we can do it as an animated episode," which was something that I always wanted to do. And they said, "Love it, do it." So they were great. Amazing support from our network and studio.
Matt Hastings directed it and we went off and got Curious Pictures to come in to do the animation stuff and Ray Rowe was our director of the animation segments. I was having a conversation with Matt Gore, my visual effects producer, because we were trying to figure out how much of this should be done by our vis effects guys and how much should be done by the animation house and where they should cross and all those things, and the debate about what style to do. I was just, "It's really hard to choose." And out of that came, kind of like with the reset, "Why limit ourselves to one?" I had a concept years ago, it was going to be called "Eureka2D," where we were going to start losing dimensions. If Carter turned sideways, he would disappear, because he became two-dimensional, and he [would be saying], "What the hell is going on?" And it was going to end up being a perception thing. We didn't end up doing that episode, so, "Well, what if we do that episode with animation, where basically every time they try to change something, it just changes the style of the animation?" And so we came up with the ideas for it, and Eric Tuchman and Amy Berg wrote that ["Do You See What I See"] script, while I was [making "Jack of All Trades"], the episode that I wrote and directed. ["Do You See What I See?"] was the longest [post-production] process that we've ever had to do, and we didn't have nearly as much time as we needed to do it. An average SIMPSONS episode that has one style of animation, [where] everything is already designed, I think takes about nine months to make, and we did five animation styles and live action, and we had five months to do it.
AX: Are there any animation styles that aren't in there?
PAGLIA: At least in the little quick montage, I think I managed to get them all in there. That was something that I was really happy with, being able to do that little segment.
AX: Is "Jack of All Trades," the one where Jack swaps bodies with Fargo and Zane, your directorial debut?
PAGLIA: It is.
AX: Would you have been able to direct an episode any earlier in EUREKA's run or did you need to know everything you've come to know in order to do it?
PAGLIA: I think it's a bit of both. I think that I was so focused on the writing and so focused on running the show with my other producers for the first few seasons, that for me to step out for three weeks and go [direct an episode] was not possible. I was going to do it in Season Four, and we had a new sort of team. Bruce Miller, who had come on as a consulting producer in Season Two, we promoted up and he became my co-show runner. And so we had completely re-staffed and it was a new machine that we were building, and until it was up and running smoothly, I didn't want to step away. By the time I had the opportunity, it would have been about Episode Eighteen of Season Four, and so at that point, I had to choose between directing Eighteen or writing the season finale. So I chose to write the finale. But I knew that if we came back for Season Five, we were going to plan for it, I knew that we had the right team in place, that they were so good, the writing staff and all of our producers and our cast and crew, that we could get far enough ahead that I could actually go and do it. And it was great.
AX: Did that script have particular resonance for you, or was that the one place in the schedule where you could go direct an episode?
PAGLIA: I definitely chose which one I wanted. [Body-swapping] is a sci-fi trope that I've loved and saw the opportunity for the comedy and I wanted to write something that would have more of a focus on the characters, and I do definitely have some visual effects and some stunt gags going on in it, but it was more self-contained, so that I could be focused mostly on working with the actors. And our cast is hilarious. The challenge of that one was, when I wrote the script, the network was unbelievably supportive, but they said, "We really love the script – how are you planning to actually direct it? Because if people don't understand that there's been a swap, maybe you need to cover yourself and have the actors look in a mirror and see the reflection of the other person and all those things, some device that would let people know definitively who is who."
I just really wanted it to be an actor's piece. I think everybody [in the cast] believed they could pull it off, but it was a little bit of a risk. It was [discussed] a couple of months before I actually went to direct the episode. I told them what was coming. The actors studied each other and were looking at mannerisms and inflection and all those things, so it became a process that was really fun for them, so I think everybody was so excited that by the time we got out there to do it, it was like, "Let's do this! This is going to be so much fun!" And it really was. It was the most fun I've ever had.
AX: In writing EUREKA overall, when you're coming up with concepts, whether it's a seasonal arc or just an episode, do you start with what would be a funny situation and then, how can this almost destroy Eureka, or do you come up with the dramatic situation and then go, what's funny about this?
PAGLIA: All of it. We try to always start with the characters in terms of what's happening, so we know why we're telling the story. It's always character first, and then you try to find the great sci-fi, a story that will thematically mirror what's happening with the characters, or it feels right to have that be the catalyst for what's going on with those characters. Sometimes the stories start from reading an article online or something else, but it gives you an idea you put up on the A storyboard and then you've got the character board going over here and then you just find the best way to marry those ideas.
AX: Have you ever had an arc or a story idea that was just too difficult to execute in production terms?
PAGLIA: The one episode that I didn't get to do, that I was hoping to do in Season Six, was the musical episode. [Syfy executive] Mark Stern challenged us to do it in Season Three at Comic-Con and I do regret that we weren't able to make that work scheduling-wise. Because you have to have so much extra prep time for, obviously, writing the songs, scoring the songs, choreography, rehearsal, costumes, sets that you're going to have, that you basically either have to shoot it first in terms of the season order, or coming back from hiatus somewhere in the middle, if you have a break in there. We just weren't able to make it all work timing-wise with the way our calendar broke down.
AX: What was going to be the catalyst for everybody singing and dancing?
PAGLIA: There are some interesting music therapies that people use, especially on kids with autism and people with speech disorders. It's really interesting. Stutterers often cannot stutter when they're singing, and so there was going to be a therapy device that basically ended up interacting with something else in the town that was causing people to sing. We ended up using an element of that in "Reprise."
AX: Where everybody was acting on suggestions from the jukebox …
PAGLIA: We borrowed one of the elements from that [musical premise] and ended up using it. So that was as close as we were able to get in terms of the musical episode.
AX: What are you proudest of with EUREKA?
PAGLIA: I think I'm in some ways proudest of the team that we've put together, who built the show. And it's fun. So to remember the fun every day, I think that's the thing I'm proudest of on that side of it. And then for the channel [Syfy], in terms of the show itself, I hope that we created something that multiple generations have been able to enjoy together. Actually, we didn't intend to make a family show, but it kind of evolved into that, and it was really nice to be able to hear those kinds of comments from people at Comic-Con and Twitter and Facebook – "Thanks for making this show that I can watch with my daughter and my mom," or "my dad and my son. This is one of the few times that we all sit down and enjoy something together. So thanks."
AX: What have you got coming up next?
PAGLIA: There are a number of things. We sold a project to Universal Television called BOB FROM CORPORATE. I'm producing that with my partner, James Middleton, who was the executive producer of TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES. He developed that show and was one of the executive producers. He developed the last two TERMINATOR movies as well. [Also working on it is] brilliant guy and a writer out of AFI, Eric Rochefort, who wrote BOB FROM CORPORATE, so that's one thing that we'll see if that finds a home at a network now. I'm working on projects with Muse Entertainment and Lakeshore Pictures and a number of other great people that I would love to work with. Some of them are original series idea or future ideas, and some of them are projects that I'm already working with writers that have great ideas that just need someone who's gone through the wars that I've gone through now, having been in their shoes when I started this series, to be able to help maybe give them a little more support and guidance.
AX: Is there anything you'd like to say about EUREKA?
PAGLIA: I can just reiterate that this last season is probably the finest work that we've done as a collective team – the writers, the cast, the crew, our visual effects team. I think that we're going to be delivering a really exciting, emotional and funny final season, and we're going out on a high note, and I'm really grateful that we've had this ride. Certainly thanks to the press and all of our fans for making it happen.
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SyFy is making some movies and can't see that Eureka is the Pot of Gold on their Rainbow throughout the world. Like I said before, don't pull a "StarTrek" boner (faux de pas). Eureka Forever!!!!
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We are all very disappointed in the decision to cancel Eureka. You are probably the same people who canceled other good shows we used to watch. I don't know how you got in to such a powerful possession but I hope some with some kind of intelligence replaces you and gets the show back. Why don't you announce a poll during the next episode people can go to and see what your customers think? See what if anything they would have you change to make it better. I am going to keep your name in mind to make sure we do not watch anything you are involved in.
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Thread: How google find where is my website located?
Hi, I have a question about how google find out where in my website located.
The problem I faced here, my server is located in US, however I registered a malaysian domain name which is something like (URL address blocked: See forum rules)(my company also have an US domain name like (URL address blocked: See forum rules), but the contents are same) The two websites contain same things and both IP are US IP.
when I search my website in google.com.my, my website only displayed on 5th page. But when i use google.com.. my website (the .com one) goes to 2nd page.. I tried in many many ways to push my .com.my website up (bcoz it shouldn't be that worse if it can get some higher place in .com) but I failed. There are some experts from another SEO forum told me, the only way to push my .com.my website up is to remove my server (.com.my) and setup another new server in malaysia, this is the onli way google.com.my will judge my website as a malaysian website. But it is a bit difficult for me to do in this way.
Google is a registrar and can tell where your server is located. If you want better SERPs in a specific country then moving your server there would be a good idea.
I exactly agree with you. But there are a bit difficult for me to setup another server in Malaysia. Is there any other ways to help google understand although my IP is in US, but my Domain name is .com.my, hence, my website should be considered as local website.
I see no connection between google as a registrar and the fact it can know where the server is located...I mean.. you don't need to be a registrar to know that.
So do u means there is no way else rather than move my server out US?


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Гуадальмеди́на () — река в Андалусии, протекающая через Малагу. Делит город на две части. Играла важную роль в истории города. Исторический центр города располагается на левом берегу. Река берёт начало в Малагских горах и впадает в Средиземное море. Имеет длину 47 км.

Литература
 Miguel Ángel Catalina Mimendi, Hidrología Forestal de la Provincia de Málaga. Diputación de Málaga, 2002.
 VV.AA, Por los ríos de Málaga. Airon Ediciones, Málaga 2004. ISBN 84-96124-03-7.

Реки, впадающие в Средиземное море
Реки Андалусии
География Малаги


This comeback is getting better and better by the day!
This weekend on BBC Radio 1 with Annie Mac, listeners were treated to new music from Axwell alongside information about the future of Swedish House Mafia.
On Mac's signature dance music broadcast, the new tune by Axwell (real name Axel Christofer Hedfors) became the latest song to hold the title of "Hottest Record in the World" as a part of Mac and BBC Radio 1's long-running new music spotlight.
Titled "Nobody Else," the latest from one third of the Swedish EDM behemoth is a nod to the music that helped Axwell become who he is today. He described its combination of classic house music sound and vocals as reminiscent of the "good old times," making "Nobody Else" a throwback tune longtime fans of Axwell will adore.
In a post-premiere interview, Hedfors describes the process behind creating "Nobody Else" and confirms that Swedish House Mafia will be working on new music. When pressed on why he, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Steve Angello felt it was time to reunite, Hedfors describes the need to "spread their wings to do other things" and how in recent times, the thoughts of reuniting just felt right.
Swedish House Mafia will make another announcement when the newest timer runs out on SwedishHouseMafia.com at 11:00:00 UTC on November 28th, 2018.


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Q: How to *include* a model in multiple views / structs in SwiftUI xcode This is a very noob question. I'm proficient in css, but swift is new to me and so I am trying to think object based, but it's not natural yet. I have tried to understand MVVM which I think is core to the problem but I'm not sure so asking for help.
I want to create an app which has an 'index' central nav type view which I have put in contentview. Depending on what button is pressed I want it to invoke series of functionality but there are up to 9 different types of function that are entirely independent of each other. In html / css, I'd have a central nav index and 'link' to other function specific capabilities.
I don't want to repeat code, so I am trying to work out how to create an architecture that supports it. Where I am getting stuck is in the scoping of it as it is telling me 'this variable isn't in scope'. Fine. I understand the concept but not how to do it right. And I've watched hundreds of hours of video and still not found anything. As an illustration, say the contentview was main actor, and it was a navigator for topics on cats, dogs, lizards, snakes, horses, and pigs.
My thinking is that I'd keep contentview as the nav, and have separate swift files cat.swift, dogs.swift, lizards.swift etc and include them into contentview so their content was globally available. In each of those files I'd have the let catName = etc and much more content specific to that function area. But then from within cat.swift I'd also want to include dog.swift, horse.swift etc as well so the user can navigate those too. In css I'd do this via links - which is probably utter idiocy in swift.
So how do I do this in swiftUI? I don't in detail know the detailed differences between @stateObject, and @state and private var versus var etc and have tried to find a guide that says 'if you want 'catModel' to be available throughout the app define it anywhere with @makeitavailableeverywhere catModel and just trigger it into the view you want by '@include catModel'.
Not sure if this makes sense, but if someone can point me to where I can get accessible, translation into how to do this I'd be so grateful. The app is nearly complete - and I'm pleased, I just can't get the different .swifts to be in scope to each other.
Thank you!

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Since the training is going to be held in English, an advanced level of English is required.
The project is a four day training that works on methods in non-formal historical and political education in Germany, Greece and Poland. Multipliers will edit and develop methods for their daily work with young people. Methods, multipliers already use within their work will be reflected on from an entangled historical approach (histoire croisée). The basis for the contextual work will be the exhibition "Courage and Reconciliation" (http://odwagaipojednanie.pl/en). The aim of the training is to critically reflect upon historical education and investigating it from multiple perspectives rather than from a national point of view.
Entangled history means analysing historical facts from different points of view, which aims to overcome simple and unilateral explanations and in the long run helps strengthen the process of social reconciliation. This way of teaching history becomes important not only on a bi-national or European level but also in regard of the complexity of contemporary societies that are shaped by people of different national, religious, social and cultural backgrounds.
The project's outcome will be an online handbook containing all selected methods as well as QR codes that present information regarding Polish-German and German-Greek history from an entangled historical approach. Methods and QR codes will be published on an internet blog that serves as a platform for an ongoing exchange and networking.
200 EUR per person of economy class travel costs.


Abstract: We present new calculations of transit spectra of super-Earths that allow for atmospheres with arbitrary proportions of common molecular species and haze. We test this method with generic spectra, reproducing the expected systematics and absorption features, then apply it to the nearby super-Earth GJ 1214b, which has produced conflicting observational data, leaving the questions of a hydrogen-rich versus hydrogen-poor atmosphere and the water content of the atmosphere ambiguous. We present representative transit spectra for a range of classes of atmosphere models for GJ 1214b. Our analysis supports a hydrogen-rich atmosphere with a cloud or haze layer, although a hydrogen-poor model with 10% water is not ruled out. Several classes of models are ruled out, however, including hydrogen-rich atmospheres with no haze, hydrogen-rich atmospheres with a haze of∼0.01μm tholin particles, and hydrogen-poor atmospheres with major sources of absorption other than water. We propose an observational test to distinguish hydrogen-rich from hydrogen-poor atmospheres. Finally, we provide a library of theoretical transit spectra for super-Earths with a broad range of parameters to facilitate future comparison with anticipated data.


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Beliefs Around the World
By Anthony James Jan 24, 2014 No Comments
At varsity, you're likely to meet people from diverse cultural, linguistic, ethnic and religious backgrounds. Your institution may also have an exchange student programme, which will bring you into contact with people from other countries, sometimes from the other side of the world. Cool, right?
Here's a guide to some of the religions, philosophies and belief systems you're likely to encounter at university, so you don't go in blind when making friends with someone who holds different beliefs to you.
About 1.57 billion people around the world are Muslim. People of the Islamic faith believe in one God, Allah, as written in the Qur'an – the holy book of Islam – and follow the teachings of the prophet Muhammad.
Between 350 and 550 million people around the world are Buddhists. Buddhists follow the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha. He is regarded as an enlightened being whose teachings help relieve human suffering.\Humanism
Between four and five million people around the world are Humanists. More a philosophy than a religion, Humanism or Secular Humanism rejects superstition, pseudoscience, and religious dogma in favour of social justice, ethics and reason.
Followers of the Hindu religion make up about one billion of the earth's population. Hinduism includes the traditions of Vaishnavism, Shaivism and Shaktism, and a broad spectrum of moral teachings, but is more a philosophy and intellectual point of view than a set system of beliefs.
About 14 million people around the world follow the Jewish faith. Jewish people believe in one God, as written in the Torah – the holy book of Judaism. The movements and forms of this religion are diverse, including Orthodox, Reform and Conservative Judaism, among others.
Around 2.2 billion people around the world believe in a Christian God and follow the teachings of Jesus Christ as written in the Bible, in the New Testament. Most Christians refer to Jesus as Saviour of Messiah, as they believe he is the son of God, sent to earth to save humanity. There are many denominations within the Christian faith, the largest groups being Protestantism, Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic.
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Still in brand new condition with power mega-slide, power levelling jacks, outdoor kitchen with grill, power awning, insulation, heat/air conditioning, pantry, rear bunk-room, front master with queen, pull out couch, and dining area converts to sleeper. We include an outdoor carpet, 10X10 easy-up, Kuerig coffee maker and kitchen equipped with dishes, silverware, utensils, plates, bowls, mugs, etc as well as propane for the outdoor grill.
We offer a 10% discount for all rentals 4 nights or more as well as for active or former military.
This is the second year in a row we have rented off of the same owners and it was flawless! RV comes with everything you need to be on your way camping just stock it up with some food and blankets and go! We would definitely recommend!
We hope you get a chance to keep camping in the future. Great experiences for the whole family! It was a pleasure meeting you and you hold the record for the longest trip to date.


fixed the bounds of GP and its descendants.
added a few things in the printout for debugging.
Added print statements for debugging.
Added function to do move.
Added variables to store children of a node.
Bare INT_MAX fails under GCC 4.3. Change to COIN_INT_MAX.


The Friends of the Linden Public Library will be holding a fundraiser event at Five Below on July 8th-11th from 10am-8:30pm at both Clark Commons, 1255 Raritan Road, Clark, and Springfield Plaza, 295 Route 22, Springfield. 10% of your total dollars spent will be donated back to the Friends. Just make sure to bring a copy of the fundraiser flyer, available at the library, on the library's webpage and Facebook page, or at https://goo.gl/ryRBH6.


A grant of more than €12,000 for Ghaoth Dobhair Golf Club for new machinery to maintain the course.
The announcement, made by Joe McHugh, will come as a massive boost to the community in west Donegal.
"Galf Chumann Ghaoth Dobhair does great work promoting the Irish language and acting as a great outlet for the local community and attracting tourists and visitors to the area," Minister McHugh said.
"This latest €12,000 funding will help ensure the course is as good as it can be.
"The announcement of the grant is just a few weeks since I was able to confirm Government funding of about €13,000 for repair and refurbishment work on the clubhouse.
The grants were approved by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht as part of the Government's Action Plan 2018-2022 for Irish, which was launched in June 2018.


This is a placeholder post for all the BJCP categories that I have not yet tried. Hopefully having this post will help me to plan styles that I want to make and to try to enter various different categories.
You better get to brewing.


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import android.os.Bundle;

import com.codefactoring.android.backlogapi.BacklogToolConfig;
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import com.codefactoring.android.backlogtracker.injector.modules.ApplicationModule;
import com.codefactoring.android.backlogtracker.injector.modules.BacklogModule;
import com.codefactoring.android.backlogtracker.sync.BacklogSyncAdapter;
import com.google.android.gms.gcm.GcmListenerService;

import javax.inject.Inject;

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    @Override
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    @Override
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        mBacklogSyncAdapter.syncImmediately();
    }
}

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Die Sammlung Stosch war eine der bedeutendsten archäologischen Sammlungen des 18. Jahrhunderts. Sie umfasste in erster Linie originale antike Gemmen sowie Kopien, Imitate und Abgüsse weiterer Werke. Durch die Dokumentation der Sammlung ist sie bis heute noch weitestgehend fassbar und Gegenstand der Forschung.

Philipp von Stosch (1691–1757) begann schon während des Studiums an der Brandenburgischen Universität Frankfurt in Frankfurt (Oder) mit dem Sammeln antiker Münzen und Gemmen. Seit er 1710 in den Niederlanden weilte, weitete er seine Interessen, gefördert durch den Münzsammler François Fagel, aus. Bei diplomatischen Reisen nach London, Südfrankreich, Rom, Wien, Prag und Dresden setzte er seine Studien fort und vergrößerte kontinuierlich seine Sammlung. Seit 1722 lebte er bis zu seinem Lebensende in Italien, zunächst in Rom, später in Florenz. Hier widmete er sich vermehrt seinen Studien und wurde zu einem angesehenen Fachmann der Gemmen- und Münzkunde. Als Assistenten bei der Bearbeitung des Materials fungierten nacheinander Georg Martin Preissler und Johann Adam Schweickart. Die Beschäftigung mit geschnittenen Steinen galt zu Lebzeiten Stoschs als ein Beleg höchster Gelehrsamkeit und Bildung. Eines der bekanntesten Werke der Sammlung ist der sogenannte Stosch'sche Stein, ein etruskischer Ringstein-Skarabäus mit seiner damals umstrittenen Inschrift. Hilfe bei der Deutung einzelner Stücke bekam er unter anderem von Mitgliedern der Accademia Etrusca bei deren monatlichen Zusammenkünften.

1724 publizierte Stosch mit dem Künstler und Verleger Bernard Picart den Katalog Gemmae antiquae celatae, scalptorum nominibus insignitae, in dem er 70 signierte Gemmen publizierte, die Stosch für echt antik hielt beziehungsweise für Abdrücke echter Stücke. Das Werk erschien zweisprachig auf Latein und in französischer Sprache. Er ordnete die Stücke im Buch nach den Künstlersignaturen und folgte damit neueren Erkenntnissen von Charles César Baudelot de Dairval, die dieser an der Solon-Gemme festgestellt hatte. Bis zu Baudelot de Dairvals Forschungen galten Inschriften als Bezeichnung der Dargestellten. Seinen Wert hatte das Werk auch durch die qualitativ hochwertigen Zeichnungen Picarts, der, anders als zu der Zeit üblich, Bildnisse nahe am Original und damit einen noch heute bleibenden wissenschaftlichen Wert schuf. Durch seine Denkmälerkenntnis konnte Stosch in seiner Sammlung viele zeitgenössische Fälschungen und Nachahmungen entdecken. Neben Picart schufen auch Schweickart, Johannes Hieronymus Odam und Pier Leone Ghezzi Zeichnungen von Stoschs Sammlung. Nach seinem Tod wurde Johann Joachim Winckelmann von Stoschs Erben und Neffen Heinrich Wilhelm Muzel-Stosch beauftragt einen umfassenden Katalog zu erstellen. 1758 und 1759 arbeitete er auf Grundlage der handschriftlichen Aufzeichnungen Stoschs am Katalog, der 1760 unter dem Titel Description des pierres gravées du feu Baron de Stosch erschien.

1764 erwarb Friedrich II. Stoschs Sammlung für 12.000 (Rudolf Schwarze) beziehungsweise 30.000 (Sepp-Gustav Gröschel) Taler, die später zu einer der Grundlagen der Antikensammlung Berlin wurde. Sie umfasste nach Winckelmanns Aufstellung 3444 antike Originale Intaglien und etwa 28.000 Abdrücke als Glaspasten und in Schwefel. Sie bilden bis heute den Großteil der glyptischen Sammlung der Antikensammlung in Berlin. Viele der Abdrücke aus nahezu allen bedeutenden Sammlungen anderer Kunstinteressierter, aber auch aus "öffentlichen" Sammlungen der Zeit hatte Stosch selbst für seine Sammlung angefertigt und es hier zu einer Meisterschaft gebracht. Damit hatte er sich eine einzigartige Dokumentation dieser Kunstrichtung geschaffen. Seine Daktyliothek wurde Vorbild für viele weitere, die vor allem in den hundert Jahren nach seinem Tod in Europa weit verbreitet waren. Der preußische Staat ließ sogar Gipsabgüsse der Stosch'schen Sammlung herstellen und an Gymnasien verteilen. Stoschs und Picarts Stichwerk hatte auch durch seine englische Übersetzung nachhaltigen Einfluss auf die Antikenrezeption des frühen Klassizismus. Vielfach wurden in Villen und Landhäusern etwa Speisezimmer mit Gemmenabdrücken verziert. Ebenso nutzte Josiah Wedgwood für seine Jasperware Vorlagen der Stosch'schen Sammlung, wie auch die Porzellanmanufaktur Sèvres.

Literatur
 Gemmae antiquae celatae, scalptorum nominibus insignitae. Ad ipsas gemmas, aut earum ectypos delineatae & aeri incisae, per Bernardum Picart. Ex praecipuis Europae museis selegit & commentariis illustravit Philippus de Stosch = Pierres antiques gravées, sur les quelles les graveurs ont mis leurs noms. Dessinées et gravées en cuivre sur les originaux ou d'après les empreintes par Bernard Picart. Tirées des principaux cabinets de l'Europe, expliquées par Philippe de Stosch. Bernard Picart, Amsterdam 1724 (Digitalisat).
 Bibliotheca Stoschiana sive Catalogus selectissimorum librorum quos collegerat Philippus liber baro de Stosch. Florenz 1759 (Digitalisat).
 Johann Joachim Winckelmann: Description des pierres gravées du feu Baron de Stosch. Florenz 1760 (Digitalisat).
 Verzeichniss einer Sammlung hauptsächlich zu den Alterthümern, der Historie, den schönen u. Wissenschaften gehöriger mehrentheils italienischer, englischer und französischer Bücher, auch Landcharten, Zeichnungen, und Kupferstiche von berühmten Meistern, auch einiger Gemählde, imgl. einer Sammlung Schwefel-Abdrücke von antiken Gemmen &c. welche der verstorbene Herr Heinrich Wilhelm Muzel genannt Stosch Walton hinterlassen und am 22sten April 1783 und folgende Tage … in der Wohnung des Verstorbenen an der Ecke der Linden-Allee und Kirchgasse…in öffentlicher Auction … werden sollten. Spener, Berlin 1783 (Reste der Sammlung Stosch aus dem Nachlass seines Neffen).

 Dorothy MacKay Quynn: Philipp von Stosch. Collector, Bibliophile, Spy, Thief (1691–1757). In: The Catholic Historical Review. Band 27, Nr. 3, 1941, , S. 332–344.
 Peter Zazoff, Hilde Zazoff: Gemmensammler und Gemmenforscher. Von einer noblen Passion zur Wissenschaft. C. H. Beck, München 1983, ISBN 3-406-08895-3.
 J. J. L. Whiteley: Philipp von Stosch, Bernard Picart and the "Gemmae Antiquae Caelatae". In: Martin Henig, Dimitris Plantzos (Hrsg.): Classicism to Neo-classicism. Essays dedicated to Gertrud Seidmann (= BAR International Series. Band 793). Archaeopress, Oxford 1999, ISBN 1-8417-1009-1, S. 183–190.
 Jörn Lang: Netzwerke von Gelehrten. Eine Skizze antiquarischer Interaktion am Beispiel des Philipp von Stosch (1691–1757). In: Jan Broch, Markus Rassiller, Daniel Scholl (Hrsg.): Netzwerke der Moderne. Erkundungen und Strategien (= Forum. Band 3). Königshausen & Neumann, Würzburg 2007, ISBN 978-3-8260-3720-7, S. 203–226 (Digitalisat).

Weblinks

 Sammlung Stosch in der Datenbank Arachne
 Proylaeum: Gemmensammlung Stosch

Archäologische Sammlung in Berlin
Antikensammlung Berlin
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Mother's Only Sleeping
The song of the week is the Bill Monroe bluegrass standard 'Mother's Only Sleeping' in E
Before reading the rest of this email, I recommend taking a listen or two to the attached mp3 file of the classic Bill Monroe/Lester Flatt recording of Mother's Only Sleeping. (Played in the Key of F on the recording.)
In the attached melody sheet, I have written the music in 6/4 time. 6/4 means that there are 6 beats per measure, and that each quarter note (like in 3/4 and 4/4 time) receives one beat.
Using dotted lines, I have divided each measure into two equal halves so that the music can be read in 3/4 time if desired.
The primary reason why I have written the music in 6/4 instead of 3/4 is because, unlike songs that are unambiguously in 3/4 (waltz) time (e.g., Amazing Grace, In The Pines, All The Good Times Are Past And Gone: guitar rhythm: BOOM-chuck-chuck, counted as 1,2,3 with the 'pulse' or 'feel' of the rhythm being 'strong-weak-weak'), Mother's Only Sleeping has more of a pulse of strong-weak-weak-medium-weak-weak. Guitar rhythm: BOOM-chuck-chuck-boom-chuck-chuck, counted as 1,2,3,4,5,6. That is, it takes 6 beats instead of 3 to complete one cycle of the rhythmic pattern.
Having said this, however, I think that playing in 6/4 (as opposed to 3/4) is best approached by simply 'feeling' the difference, instead of trying to think too much about it. For, it is such a subtle difference that most bluegrass players I know do not distinguish the two in theory, though they do distinguish the two in practise. (There are many excellent bluegrass players who have never heard of 6/4 time, let alone could explain how it differs from 3/4 time.)
The very fact that a song like Mother's Only Sleeping tends to be played at a faster tempo than songs like Amazing Grace, In The Pines, or All The Good Times Are Past And Gone, is usually enough to incline bluegrass guitar and bass players to play the second of every two consecutive 'booms' noticeably weaker than the first of those two consecutive 'booms'. This in turn naturally leads the rest of the instruments to also deemphasize the 4th beat of every 6 beat cycle. So, even though it may seem to you that in playing this song you are not doing anything all that different from how you would play songs like Amazing Grace and All The Good Times, you should notice that somehow it 'feels' a bit different, even if you can't quite put your finger on what that difference is. If, in playing the song, you feel the difference in its pulse, that is a good sign that, rhythmically, you are playing it correctly, and, therefore, you need not concern yourself with thinking about the difference between 3/4 and 6/4.
The progression (written in 6/4; one would need, therefore, to double the number of measures on each chord if one wished to rewrite the progression in 3/4) is:
In the key of E, 1=E; 5=B
The notes that make up the E chord are: EG#B
The notes that make up the B chord are: BD#F#
For the key of E, bluegrass guitar players will usually want to capo either to the 2nd or the 4th fret. (Playing in E without a capo is also a viable option. In this case, it would be customary to play a B7 chord on guitar instead of a B chord.)
If you capo to the 2nd fret, then the chord shapes will be the same as for the key of D: 1=D; 5=A. If you capo to the 4th fret, then the chord shapes will be the same as for the key of C: 1=C; 5=G. Those wishing to play a Carter-style break for this song will probably do better to choose the capo 4 option over the capo 2 option. Refer to the attached sheet music to tab conversion chart for 'Mother's Only Sleeping' in E.
I recommend that banjo players capo to the 2nd fret and spike/capo the 9th fret of the 5th string. (Playing 'D' shapes.) That way all the melody notes needed for a break can be found conveniently on the 4th, 3rd, and 2nd string, just like what is usually the case when playing in the key of G (most banjo players' favourite key). Refer to the sheet music to tab conversion chart attachment for help with locating the melody notes.
Since Mother's Only Sleeping has only two verses, and since the melody and chord progression of both halves of a full length break for this song are identical, in order to give every type of instrument a chance at playing a break (in addition to a collective break in which everyone who wishes to can play a break at the same time) without extending the break sections too long, I intend on splitting each of the breaks (except the collective break) between two different types of instruments. I also intend on kicking the song off with only half of a full-length break.
Happy Pickin',
Mother's Only Sleeping - melody in E
Mother's Only Sleeping - Tab Conversion Chart
Bluegrass Jam
Song posts
with Jason Homey
Can't You Hear Me Calling
I Still Write Your Name
Little Darlin' Pal Of Mine
Liza Jane
Red Haired Boy
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
Suggested Jam Songs
The Crawdad Song
Turkey In The Straw
When The Saints Go Marching In
X Playing A Break
X Playing In Bb


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Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard for Almost $70 Billion (Updated)
One of the biggest publishers in gaming is now part of one of tech's biggest conglomerates. After being mired deep in scandal for the last seven months, Activision Blizzard has been acquired by Microsoft for $68.7 billion in an all-cash deal.
With the acquisition, Microsoft adds the Activision Blizzard group of developers and games to its vast and ever expanding portfolio of games and game studios. Included in this would be the legendary Blizzard Entertainment, the Call of Duty triumvirate of Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games and Treyarch, mobile heavyweight King and the venerable Toys for Bob, among many others.
This is the latest in a long line of recent acquisitions in the gaming space, especially by Microsoft. The green brand acquired ZeniMax media in 2020 which brought Bethesda and its subsidiaries into the Microsoft fold. There were also previous major purchases of larger independent studios such as Double Fine, inExile, Mojang, Obsidian and Rare. Outside of Microsoft, we've seen EA recently acquire Codemasters while Sony acquired a half-dozen independent developers in the last year along with EVO.
As noted in the announcement press release, Microsoft intends to add the Activision Blizzard library to the Microsoft Xbox Game Pass service. Xbox's signature subscription service has, anecdotally, become the biggest value and most popular feature that Microsoft has. While other companies have tried to emulate Game Pass, such as EA's EA Play subscription service, Microsoft's is considered the hallmark of gaming subscription services and head and shoulders above the competition. Adding the Activision Blizzard library to the Xbox Game Pass catalogue will be a major boon for an already incredibly well-regarded service.
There is also the interesting question of what will happen to the upcoming library of Activision Blizzard games on other platforms. Currently, Activision has an ongoing relationship with PlayStation with timed and exclusive content for Call of Duty on PlayStation platforms as well as exclusivity windows for the latest Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot games. Presumably, when those deals expire, Activision games won't give the content advantage to Sony's platform.
We already know that Bethesda's Starfield will be exclusive to Microsoft's two platforms, the Xbox Series consoles and Windows PC. Xbox boss Phil Spencer strongly implied that The Elder Scrolls VI would be exclusive to Microsoft platforms. It is possible that upcoming games from Activision Blizzard could also be made exclusive to Microsoft's gaming platforms. After all, Microsoft can use those games to drive sales of its products and services such as the Xbox consoles, Game Pass, Xbox Live and the Microsoft Store.
Conversely, exclusivity creates the risk of cutting out a large portion of the market. According to IGN, the PlayStation 5 is outselling the Xbox Series consoles by over 5 million units while the Nintendo Switch is has sold almost 80 million units more than the PS5. That cuts out a significant portion of the market, especially if the owners of those consoles don't have gaming-capable Windows PCs or the latest Xbox consoles. While Microsoft would be able to keep a larger share of the revenue by not releasing gaming on Sony or Nintendo platforms and losing licensing costs to them to publish on their consoles, they limit the customer base that could be purchasing their games and spending on DLC or microtransactions. Of course, this assumes that one of Microsoft's goals from the acquisition is game sales rather than increasing Game Pass subscriptions which still need one of Microsoft's platforms to use.
But as Qui-Gon Jinn wisely said, there's always a bigger fish. While Activision Blizzard is a massive company in the gaming space and this is an incredibly large purchase, the Wall Street Journal reports that even with the revenue from Activision Blizzard, Microsoft will still be only the third largest gaming company by revenue behind Tencent and Sony.
From the Activision Blizzard side, this sale to Microsoft provides much needed good news after an ongoing scandal. The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing launched a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard in July 2021 alleging sexual misconduct and discriminatory hiring and employment practices against women. This scandal had caused internal upheaval at the company and resulted in strained relationships with external partners such as content creators and even PlayStation. While the reasoning behind the acquisition has yet to be reported from Activision's side, it's entirely possible that the scandal played a part in Activision Blizzard shareholders wanting to sell so they could wash their hands of the controversy.
And what about the man who is the soon to be former CEO of Activision Blizzard? According to Investopedia, Bobby Kotick is the largest shareholder of Activision Blizzard owning 0.56% of the outstanding shares of the company. It doesn't sound like much until you start doing the math. That only 0.56% of the $68.7 billion acquisition price is worth about $384,720,000. This is before any additional payouts that Kotick could be owed through his employment contract resulting from negotiating an acquisition and any retirement or pension bonuses as a result of leaving his position as CEO. While the acquisition price per share wasn't announced in official channels, suffice to say, Mr. Kotick, who has been with Activision as CEO since 1991, is definitely getting some return on investment. For now, he remains CEO of Activision Blizzard until the deal closes and the company becomes part of Microsoft rather than operating independently.
It should be noted that the deal has not been closed and still requires regulatory approval. As such, while it is likely going to be completed, nothing is done until it's actually done.
Update: After first posting, Mr. Kotick's severance payments were reported. Termination due to a change in control of Activision Blizzard's ownership would result in payments of just under $293 million. This would be in addition to the purchase of his shares by Microsoft and his compensation from serving as Activision Blizzard CEO until the deal closes.
A propos of nothing, here's how much Activision Blizzard is to pay Kotick if he is terminated as a result of a change of control of the company, per his employee agreement pic.twitter.com/JEA5zexmI1
— Alex (@gamesbizuk) January 18, 2022
It has also been reported that the deal will close during Microsoft's 2023 fiscal year which runs between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023.
Sources: Bloomberg, IGN, Investopedia, PC Gamer, WSJ, Xbox
Posted on January 18, 2022, in Games and tagged Activision, Activision Blizzard, Business of Gaming, Microsoft. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.


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Likok-Kouba is a village in the commune of Martap, in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon.

Population
In 1967, Likok-Kouba contained 110 inhabitants, mainly Niam-Niam.

At the time of the 2005 census, there were 312 people in the village.

References

Bibliography
 Jean Boutrais (ed.), Peuples et cultures de l'Adamaoua (Cameroun) : actes du colloque de Ngaoundéré, du 14 au 16 janvier 1992, ORSTOM, Paris ; Ngaoundéré-Anthropos, 1993, 316 p.
 Dictionnaire des villages de l'Adamaoua, ONAREST, Yaoundé, October 1974, 133 p.

External links
 Martap, sur le site Communes et villes unies du Cameroun (CVUC)

Populated places in Adamawa Region


Rosairus is an L.A. textile studio founded by Camilla Behrens in 2013. Inspired by natural & organic elements, the patterns are textural and unique. Products are made as small limited-edition collections. Each product is hand-painted, using water-based non-toxic dyes. With a focus on craftsmanship, each product is made of long-lasting materials & natural fibers, including linen, merino wool and the leather alternative, Pinatex, made of pineapple leaves.


I'm a sucker for anything rustic looking. With the summer weather coming, I've been seeing a lot of people post about how to spice up your outdoor living area with a bang for your buck. I'd have to say grapevine balls are by far my favourite idea! Hang a couple of those with lights in a tree and you've officially set the mood for any night owl. I loved the idea so much that I decided to take this rustic light fixture and move it inside the house.
Here's my tutorial for how to create your own grapevine ball light fixture as an accent piece for any room! And it's super cheap so even better!
Lights (I got mine from Michaels' Craft Store about $15 each set and I got 2 sets because I created a larger ball – I used 100 lights for mine) *NOTE: if you purchase lights at Christmas, it would be even cheaper. I bought mine out of season sadly.
Strip the branches/bark pieces off of your grapevine. If you're going to be putting this light inside like I did you probably won't want to keep as much of the bark on. As soon as you bend the grapevine, bark pieces should fall off. This is the most tedious task of the project.
Cut your wire into small pieces. We will be using this wire to secure the grapevine together. I used copper wire because I think it looks a bit more rustic but any easily bendable wire would do the job.
Time to add the grapevine. Wrap the grapevine piece by piece around the ball and secure it with wire like shown in picture above. You will most likely have to trim the wire after.
Build up the grapevine! Make sure you leave a big enough hole so the deflatable ball can be taken out later.
Once you think your light will be strong enough without the ball go ahead and deflate it. You might notice more holes now that your ball has been removed. Go ahead and fill these holes with more grapevine if you wish.
Added step: You can spray your grapevine ball with a clear fixative. I chose to do this mainly because it gave it a glossy wet look. Not everyone's style though and you don't have to do this step.
Add your lights! I wrapped my lights around the ball and secured it with wire to prevent the lights from falling off once it is hung. Putting the lights on last is important because it is the easiest way to remove the lights again if one were to die.
Hang your light for everyone to enjoy! In my case – I hung it in my room so I could admire it every day. What a great little light and it's actually quite bright! You can always change it up by switching the string lights to a light bulb later if you wanted something even brighter!
Hey this looks really attractive. Thank you for sharing it elaborately and easy to understand process. I am tempted to try out soon but sadly hunting for vines will be tedious here.


Looks like she kept the window treatments and butter-yellow walls but brightened it up with colorful pillows, chairs, and artwork.
The media room was turned into more of a family room hang-out space. The sofa and chair are both from La-Z-Boy, natch, and the coffee table was created from old Indonesian railroad ties.
Brooke and Chris have two daughters, Rowan and Grier, and wanted this to be a family friendly place where they could relax and spend time together.
Like what she did with it? Check out the September 2015 issue of Better Homes and Gardens to see the rest of the photos by Eric Piasecki.
Ditto re: getting her book! It's not like me to have missed a celebrity biography. I love them! I s'poze I'll see about requesting it from our library. That ticking stripe blanket that's draped over the bench at the foot of her bed is a must-do! Especially in a household with furry black pets!
I love it when a celebrity house looks like a home. I can see family life and comfort. I feel like you could come in and set down and feel welcome.
Seriously off topic question: does anyone have an idea who makes her Tunic?
Brooke Shield's Tunic: It's "her" design for Lily Pulitzer: "This limited-edition mommy-and-me style was designed by celebrity mom Brooke Shields for "A Colorful Cause". 15% of the sale from this style will be donated to the charity EBMRF, a nonprofit volunteer foundation supporting medical research into the causes, treatments and cures for Epidermolysis Bullosa, a disease that affects young children." She wears it ALL the time! Brooke is a tunic-lovin' fool.
Looks like in the kitchen, the after pic- shows no recessed lighting fixtures now? I cannot stand them- I know a lot of people have them and like them, but they've been SO over done. They burn out, then you need a ladder or hire a guy to come in and change the bulb. That, and they give an industrial look to everything.
In Brooke's living room, looks like *nothing* was really changed except for adding a few "red things" here and there, and taking that blue slip cover off the couch? Walls, window coverings- all exactly as the Before picture. Very little was done, in fact, one could almost say- nothing at all WAS done, except for bringing in some replaceable textiles, some pictures on the wall, one could put everything back exactly as before when the photogs leave.
I like when celebrities DON'T change everything–especially when it's already really nice, as it is/was in this home. Just because they are new to the house doesn't mean it needs a gut remodel. She added pops of color and her own personality, but kept the comfortable feel of the home.
Gorgeous home and not the least bit ostentatious. I want that chunky cashmere blanket on the family room sofa!
Now this is how you do white! With bold brights that POP! I love it. She & I are a year apart in age. I grew up idolizing her…and I still do.
You're right! I saw those in her house, too. Funny!
What a gorgeous house! I think I'd find it *very* hard to leave… I particularly like the way she didn't feel the need to completely gut it, just put her personality into it. Nice!
I must say I enjoyed Brooke's remodel far more than Bill and Giuliani's.
I thought the house was lovely before but now it looks fantastic. I must admit cerise is not a colour I would normally go for but now I'm on the lookout…It's interesting that the loungeroom colour doesn't seem to have changed.
She did a great job. She tackled all the beige banality of it all and gave it some desperately needed colour. It's so much more welcoming now.
I've always admired her style. This one is a bit too bright (those brighter-than-the-sun pink chairs!) for my taste but it looks much more 'homey' than other celebrities' homes. I absolutely adored her townhouse-the simplicity and warmth.
This is really fantastic! The master bedroom photo looks like a painting. As an owner of hamptons style furniture website which sells products online, you won't know how proud I am when I see these kind of photos which really create homey atmosphere to the house.
Thanks for sharing this Julie!
I absolutely love the pops of pink! Which is very surprising since I do not use that color at all. The patio is divine and man would I love to just hang out there.
I get this magazine & keep threatening to cancel because the homes featured look & feel so dang monochromatic neutrals & sterile but then one comes along like Brooke's and I change my mind. I really like her's..it's fresh, cheerful, homey, nice splash of pretty colors & lots of natural light windows, a mix of different & interesting things that gives it balance. Plus, she has yellow painted walls (I do too & even after many years I still love their warmth) and hot pink velvet chairs! I've been wanting to do that to my chairs for a long time…I'm actually amazed that one if them is lazy boy?!
It looks like a nice normal home..not ostentatious. She always seems down to earth & her home reflects that..I'll have to read her book.
Can you guess what the name of the butter yellow paint she used or offer a suggest a similar one? Thank you!
*Sigh* To have a house like that in the Hamptons… I always thought Brooke Shields had class and her house proves it. Love the soft yellow paint!
I would love a guess at the butter yellow color also. Remodeling a home and would love to know the color!


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I read this post today and it got me thinking about things I long for and regrets I might have. This post is an ode to my perky b0obs. The perky bo0bs I sooo carelessly ignored thinking they would always be there for me. I suppose I didn't pay you enough attention. I didn't give you the support you needed. I was young. I didn't know any better. The thought that you might need me to hold up my end a bit did occasionally cross my mind, but you looked like you were handling things on your own. I was selfish, I realize that now. So perky b0Obs I want to thank you for the times we had together. It's now time to embrace the new b0Obs. The ones that aren't as bouncy. The bo0bs that have lost their perk and hang down in shame? defeat? exhaustion? The ones that need a bra that will set off the metal detectors at the airport. I promise I'll take better care of you- you're all that I've got!
Do you have any regrets? Has a part of your body forsaken you??
I am just laughing so much….mostly because you were trying not to get google hits for the word "bo0bs" LOL killing me.
Loved HER post, love YOUR post! I gave up 'regretting' my body long ago. It's the one I have and grew to love. It's awesome.
Are there bo0b exercises for you? Mine have always been saggy (so big!) I wouldn't know what perky was if it jumped up and bit me!


Scott Rae's primary interests are medical ethics and business ethics, dealing with the application of Christian ethics to medicine and the marketplace. He has authored 10 books in ethics including The Ethics of Commercial Surrogate Motherhood; Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics; Brave New Families: Biblical Ethics and Reproductive Technologies; Beyond Integrity: A Judeo-Christian Approach to Business Ethics; and Body and Soul: Human Nature and the Crisis in Ethics. His work has appeared in The Linacre Quarterly, Religion and Liberty, Journal of Markets and Morality, Southern California Journal of Law and Women's Studies, National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, and Ethics and Medicine. He is a consultant for ethics for four Southern California hospitals. He is a fellow of the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity and a fellow of the Wilberforce Forum.
Introducing Christian Ethics: A Short Guide to Making Moral Choices, Zondervan, 2016.
Doing the Right Thing. Making Moral Choices in a World Full of Options, Zondervan, 2013.
Body and Soul: Human Nature and the Crisis in Ethics, Intervarsity Press, 2000 (co-authored with JP Moreland).
Bioethics: A Christian Approach in a Pluralistic Age, Eerdmans, 1999. (co-authored with Paul M. Cox), translated into Korean, 2004.
Research and Experimentation, Crossroads Monograph Series on Faith and Public Policy, 1997.
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Rawalpindi : Through readjustment of wards, 100 beds each for paediatrics and gynaecology wards of Holy Family Hospital are being arranged on urgent basis while as many as 50 incubators, 60 baby carts and 10 baby warmers would be provided to paeds department to improve patient care.
To resolve the issue of shortage of staff, a total of 850 vacant seats of doctors and other staff would be filled and in this regard, a summary has been sent to the Punjab chief minister.
This was stated by the Federal Minister for National Health Services Aamer Mehmood Kiani in a press conference held here at Holy Family Hospital on Sunday evening.
He said after the prime minister's surprise visit to the hospital on January 7, he visited the HFH four times on the directives of PM and met with Vice Chancellor of Rawalpindi Medical University Professor Dr. Mohammad Umar to discuss solutions to the problems, the PM had pointed out in delivery of services to the patients. The minister said that a total of 200 beds are being arranged, 100 for paeds and 100 for gynae wards of the hospital to accommodate patients properly while renovation works is also being initiated to improve services at the hospital.