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package org.apache.spot.netflow.model

import org.apache.log4j.Logger
import org.apache.spark.SparkContext
import org.apache.spark.sql.WideUDFs.udf
import org.apache.spark.sql.functions._
import org.apache.spark.sql.types.StructType
import org.apache.spark.sql.{DataFrame, Row, SQLContext}
import org.apache.spot.SuspiciousConnectsArgumentParser.SuspiciousConnectsConfig
import org.apache.spot.lda.SpotLDAWrapper
import org.apache.spot.lda.SpotLDAWrapper.{SpotLDAInput, SpotLDAOutput}
import org.apache.spot.lda.SpotLDAWrapperSchema._
import org.apache.spot.netflow.FlowSchema._
import org.apache.spot.netflow.FlowWordCreator
import org.apache.spot.utilities.Quantiles
import org.apache.spot.utilities.data.validation.InvalidDataHandler

import scala.util.{Failure, Success, Try}

/**
  * A probabilistic model of the netflow traffic observed in a network.
  *
  * The model uses a topic-modelling approach that:
  * 1. Simplifies netflow records into words, one word at the source IP and another (possibly different) at the
  * destination IP.
  * 2. The netflow words about each IP are treated as collections of thes words.
  * 3. A topic modelling approach is used to infer a collection of "topics" that represent common profiles
  * of network traffic. These "topics" are probability distributions on words.
  * 4. Each IP has a mix of topics corresponding to its behavior.
  * 5. The probability of a word appearing in the traffic about an IP is estimated by simplifying its netflow record
  * into a word, and then combining the word probabilities per topic using the topic mix of the particular IP.
  *
  * Create these models using the  factory in the companion object.
  *
  * @param topicCount         Number of topics (profiles of common traffic patterns) used in the topic modelling routine.
  * @param ipToTopicMix       DataFrame assigning a distribution on topics to each document or IP.
  * @param wordToPerTopicProb Map assigning to each word it's per-topic probabilities.
  *                           Ie. Prob [word | t ] for t = 0 to topicCount -1
  * @param timeCuts           Quantile cut-offs for binning time-of-day values when forming words from netflow records.
  * @param ibytCuts           Quantile cut-offs for binning ibyt values when forming words from netflow records.
  * @param ipktCuts           Quantile cut-offs for binning ipkt values when forming words from netflow records.
  */

class FlowSuspiciousConnectsModel(topicCount: Int,
                                  ipToTopicMix: DataFrame,
                                  wordToPerTopicProb: Map[String, Array[Double]],
                                  timeCuts: Array[Double],
                                  ibytCuts: Array[Double],
                                  ipktCuts: Array[Double]) {

  def score(sc: SparkContext, sqlContext: SQLContext, flowRecords: DataFrame): DataFrame = {

    val wordToPerTopicProbBC = sc.broadcast(wordToPerTopicProb)

    /** A left outer join (below) takes rows from the left DF for which the join expression is not
      * satisfied (for any entry in the right DF), and fills in 'null' values (for the additional columns).
      */
    val dataWithSrcTopicMix = {

      val recordsWithSrcIPTopicMixes = flowRecords.join(ipToTopicMix,
        flowRecords(SourceIP) === ipToTopicMix(DocumentName), "left_outer")
      val schemaWithSrcTopicMix = flowRecords.schema.fieldNames :+ TopicProbabilityMix
      val dataWithSrcIpProb: DataFrame = recordsWithSrcIPTopicMixes.selectExpr(schemaWithSrcTopicMix: _*)
        .withColumnRenamed(TopicProbabilityMix, SrcIpTopicMix)

      val recordsWithIPTopicMixes = dataWithSrcIpProb.join(ipToTopicMix,
        dataWithSrcIpProb(DestinationIP) === ipToTopicMix(DocumentName), "left_outer")
      val schema = dataWithSrcIpProb.schema.fieldNames :+ TopicProbabilityMix
      recordsWithIPTopicMixes.selectExpr(schema: _*).withColumnRenamed(TopicProbabilityMix, DstIpTopicMix)
    }

    val scoreFunction = new FlowScoreFunction(timeCuts,
      ibytCuts,
      ipktCuts,
      topicCount,
      wordToPerTopicProbBC)

    val scoringUDF = udf((hour: Int,
                          minute: Int,
                          second: Int,
                          srcIP: String,
                          dstIP: String,
                          srcPort: Int,
                          dstPort: Int,
                          ipkt: Long,
                          ibyt: Long,
                          srcIpTopicMix: Seq[Double],
                          dstIpTopicMix: Seq[Double]) =>
      scoreFunction.score(hour,
        minute,
        second,
        srcIP,
        dstIP,
        srcPort,
        dstPort,
        ipkt,
        ibyt,
        srcIpTopicMix,
        dstIpTopicMix))

    dataWithSrcTopicMix.withColumn(Score,
      scoringUDF(FlowSuspiciousConnectsModel.ModelColumns :+ col(SrcIpTopicMix) :+ col(DstIpTopicMix): _*))

  }

}

/**
  * Contains dataframe schema information as well as the train-from-dataframe routine
  * (which is a kind of factory routine) for [[FlowSuspiciousConnectsModel]] instances.
  *
  */
object FlowSuspiciousConnectsModel {

  val ModelSchema = StructType(List(HourField,
    MinuteField,
    SecondField,
    SourceIPField,
    DestinationIPField,
    SourcePortField,
    DestinationPortField,
    IpktField,
    IbytField))

  val ModelColumns = ModelSchema.fieldNames.toList.map(col)

  def trainNewModel(sparkContext: SparkContext,
                    sqlContext: SQLContext,
                    logger: Logger,
                    config: SuspiciousConnectsConfig,
                    inputRecords: DataFrame,
                    topicCount: Int): FlowSuspiciousConnectsModel = {

    logger.info("Training netflow suspicious connects model from " + config.inputPath)

    val selectedRecords = inputRecords.select(ModelColumns: _*)

    val totalRecords = selectedRecords.unionAll(FlowFeedback.loadFeedbackDF(sparkContext,
      sqlContext,
      config.feedbackFile,
      config.duplicationFactor))

    // create quantile cut-offs

    val timeCuts = Quantiles.computeDeciles(totalRecords
      .select(Hour, Minute, Second)
      .rdd
      .flatMap({ case Row(hours: Int, minutes: Int, seconds: Int) =>
        Try {
          (3600 * hours + 60 * minutes + seconds).toDouble
        } match {
          case Failure(_) => Seq()
          case Success(time) => Seq(time)
        }
      }))

    logger.info(timeCuts.mkString(","))

    logger.info("calculating byte cuts ...")

    val ibytCuts = Quantiles.computeDeciles(totalRecords
      .select(Ibyt)
      .rdd
      .flatMap({ case Row(ibyt: Long) =>
        Try {
          ibyt.toDouble
        } match {
          case Failure(_) => Seq()
          case Success(ibyt) => Seq(ibyt)
        }
      }))

    logger.info(ibytCuts.mkString(","))

    logger.info("calculating pkt cuts")

    val ipktCuts = Quantiles.computeQuintiles(totalRecords
      .select(Ipkt)
      .rdd
      .flatMap({ case Row(ipkt: Long) =>
        Try {
          ipkt.toDouble
        } match {
          case Failure(_) => Seq()
          case Success(ipkt) => Seq(ipkt)
        }
      }))

    logger.info(ipktCuts.mkString(","))

    // simplify DNS log entries into "words"

    val flowWordCreator = new FlowWordCreator(timeCuts, ibytCuts, ipktCuts)

    val dataWithWords = totalRecords.withColumn(SourceWord, flowWordCreator.srcWordUDF(ModelColumns: _*))
      .withColumn(DestinationWord, flowWordCreator.dstWordUDF(ModelColumns: _*))

    dataWithWords.cache()
    dataWithWords.count

    // Save corrupt records, those records that failed to create the words
    val corruptRecords = dataWithWords
      .filter(dataWithWords(SourceWord) === InvalidDataHandler.WordError ||
        dataWithWords(DestinationWord) === InvalidDataHandler.WordError)

    InvalidDataHandler.showAndSaveCorruptRecords(corruptRecords, config.hdfsScoredConnect, logger)

    // Aggregate per-word counts at each IP
    val srcWordCounts = dataWithWords
      .filter(dataWithWords(SourceWord).notEqual(InvalidDataHandler.WordError))
      .select(SourceIP, SourceWord)
      .map({ case Row(sourceIp: String, sourceWord: String) => (sourceIp, sourceWord) -> 1 })
      .reduceByKey(_ + _)

    val dstWordCounts = dataWithWords
      .filter(dataWithWords(DestinationWord).notEqual(InvalidDataHandler.WordError))
      .select(DestinationIP, DestinationWord)
      .map({ case Row(destinationIp: String, destinationWord: String) => (destinationIp, destinationWord) -> 1 })
      .reduceByKey(_ + _)

    val ipWordCounts =
      sparkContext.union(srcWordCounts, dstWordCounts)
        .reduceByKey(_ + _)
        .map({ case ((ip, word), count) => SpotLDAInput(ip, word, count) })

    val SpotLDAOutput(ipToTopicMix, wordToPerTopicProb) = SpotLDAWrapper.runLDA(sparkContext,
      sqlContext,
      ipWordCounts,
      config.topicCount,
      logger,
      config.ldaPRGSeed,
      config.ldaAlpha,
      config.ldaBeta,
      config.ldaMaxiterations)

    new FlowSuspiciousConnectsModel(topicCount,
      ipToTopicMix,
      wordToPerTopicProb,
      timeCuts,
      ibytCuts,
      ipktCuts)
  }
}

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Aditya Chopra, Aamir Khan divided over Vaani Kapoor casting?
Oct 14, 2016, 12:46 am IST
Deccan Chronicle. | rohit bhatnagar
Entertainment, Bollywood
The two haven't been able to zero in on a common name for YRF's upcoming film Thugs of Hindostan.
After much speculation over Yash Raj's next film Thugs of Hindostan, it's now certain that it will feature Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan sharing screen space.
The spot for the leading lady however, is still wide open. Apparently, YRF head honcho Aditya Chopra and Aamir haven't been able to zero in on a name for the same.
While Adi is keen on bringing on board YRF prodigy Vaani Kapoor, who has a three-film deal with the production house (Shuddh Desi Romance and Befikre being the first two of the trio), Aamir isn't very convinced about the choice.
A source in the know, says, "Adi is keen on having Vaani. But Aamir would rather that a more established actress takes the spot." When contacted the spokesperson of YRF, she said, "No actress has been finalised yet."
The film will be helmed by Dhoom 3 director Vijay Krishna Acharya and will go on floors early next year. The makers have locked Diwali 2018 for their film's release.
Earlier it was also reported that the film was offered to Hrithik Roshan but the actor opted out of it and soon, Aamir Khan hopped on board. The film is based on the novel Confession of a Thug.
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Where are the workers?, investors ask
Foreign chambers of commerce conducted a regular survey among investors.
Investors would like to see more students joining dual education. (Source: TASR)
European investors have a sunnier view of Slovakia's economic situation now than at any time since the financial crisis broke here eight years ago, a regular survey has found. But they point to a big cloud on the horizon: there aren't enough qualified workers. They are also urging the government to step up efforts to combat corruption and dishonest procurement practices. The findings come from a business poll conducted by several chambers of commerce, the results of which were presented by the Slovak-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SNOPK) and other participating organisations on March 30.
"Four out of five investors would choose Slovakia again as their investment location, even under the current conditions," said SNOPK spokesperson Markus Halt, noting that this represented a marked decrease of 6 percentage points, from 85 percent to 79 percent, compared to the previous year.
The explanation for this decline – the indicator is now at its lowest level for four years – can be found especially in the lack of skilled labour, Halt said. This factor deteriorated the most out of all the worst-rated factors compared to previous years. With respondents evaluating each factor using 'school marks', meaning that 1 equals very satisfied and 5 very unsatisfied, the mark for availability of skilled staff has declined from 3.29 in 2014 to 3.78 in 2017.
"More and more companies are starting to perceive the problem of finding quality workers as a visible brake on development," said Halt.
Halt added that the industrial sector has been suffering most from the lack of skilled labour.
Read also:Slovakia should actively manage the return of its migrantsRead more
On the other hand, other worst-rated factors – the fight against corruption, transparency in public procurement, jurisprudence, and access to state or EU funding – remained relatively stable, suggesting companies have learned to live with them. That said, the rating for the fight against corruption worsened to a new record – 4.33.
"This is the worst mark so far given in this survey," said Halt. "Thus, even though the [Robert Fico] government wrote the fight against corruption in big letters on his flag after last year's parliamentary election, in the eyes of European investors, not a lot of things have happened."
Among the best-rated factors investors in Slovakia again listed membership in the EU, the productivity and motivation of staff, the qualifications of staff, the availability and quality of local suppliers, and labour costs. Of these, only two factors recorded a decline – productivity and motivation of staff, and labour costs, with the latter worsening from 2.77 to 2.95.
Investors' difficulties finding new employees are also reflected in a forecast increase in wage costs. They anticipate that these will increase this year by as much as 6.8 percent. This is the highest expected increase in the last four years. Nevertheless, labour costs in Slovakia are still acceptable for European investors.
"Slovakia remains very interesting for foreign investors," Hans Christian Kügerl, commercial counsellor at the Austrian Embassy, told The Slovak Spectator. "Investing in Slovakia is not so much about cheap labour but more about the productivity and professionalism of Slovak workers. There is obviously still great interest, even though investors have to face the reality that labour costs are becoming higher, and getting closer to those of western countries."
Eight-year high
In spite of the existing problems, the European investors surveyed regard the economic situation in Slovakia as the best over the past eight years. Out of 176 companies that participated, 45 percent evaluate the situation in Slovakia as better, while for a further 47 percent it has not changed.
"An extremely positive result is that the share of companies seeing the economic situation as negative has decreased to below 10 percent," said Kügerl.
In terms of their evaluation of expectations for their businesses, investors are even more optimistic, with 47 percent evaluating the situation to be better and a further 42 percent as unchanged.
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Also, as many as 37 percent of respondents say they want to invest further, and 44 percent want to hire new workers. The latter figure represents an increase of 4 percentage points compared to last year.
"If there were enough qualified labour, this number would be even higher," said Kügerl.
The survey also indicates an increase in dissatisfaction on the part of companies with the state of vocational training, even though Slovakia launched dual education in vocational schools during the 2015/16 school year.
"There is still a lot that should be done," said Halt. "Primarily, financing of the secondary vocational schools should be reformed."
Currently 1,000 students are attending dual education programmes, the first 400 of whom should complete their education in 2019.
"This is a good effect, but we will have to wait some years until dual education starts bearing real fruit on the labour market," said Kügerl.
The participating organisations, which as well as SNOPK included the Dutch, Swedish and Austrian chambers of commerce, still regard the share of students enrolled in dual education programmes as being too low, and hope that by around 2020 the share of enrolled secondary students will increase to 8 percent. Nevertheless, this would still not be enough to satisfy the needs of the labour market.
They are also calling for the introduction of elements of dual education into university education. Dissatisfaction among investors with the abilities of university graduates is also reflected in the survey results, with respondents marking the adequacy of higher education at 3.37, a fall from 3.09 in 2015 and 3.2 in 2016.
In addition to SNOPK, the survey was organised by Advantage Austria Bratislava, the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia and the Slovak-Austrian Chamber of Commerce. Of the total 176 participating companies, 52.3 percent represent industry, 19.9 percent trade and 27.8 percent services.
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Job offers hit six-year low
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Labour market seems to be recovering. New job offers exceeded 4,000
Most people in Slovakia fail to receive more than €1,000 net


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Universal Animation Studios (formerly known as Universal Cartoon Studios) is an American animation studio and a division of Universal Pictures, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast. It has produced direct-to-video sequels to Universal-released feature films, such as The Land Before Time, An American Tail, Balto, and Curious George, as well as other films and television series.

The actual animation production is done overseas, usually by either Wang Film Productions or Rough Draft Studios, while pre-production and post-production is United States-based.

The television animation divisions of Universal and DreamWorks merged on August 23, 2016 after Universal completed its acquisition of DreamWorks Animation, who began producing a majority of Universal Pictures' family friendly TV shows.

History

Universal Animation Studios was established in 1990 as Universal Cartoon Studios, the animation division of MCA Inc. Its debut work was Back to the Future: The Animated Series, which was announced on March 22, 1991, and premiered on CBS on September 14 the same year.

In 2006, Universal Cartoon Studios was renamed to Universal Animation Studios.

Franchises
This is not including the original films of Charlotte's Web, An American Tail, The Land Before Time  and Balto made by either Hanna-Barbera Productions, Sullivan Bluth Studios or Amblimation.

1:The date reflects the first appearance of Woody Woodpecker in a production from Universal Cartoon Studios rather than the date when the character was originally created in 1940 by Walter Lantz.

Filmography

Feature films

Theatrical feature films

Not released theatrically in the United States

Direct-to-video feature films

Kids feature films

Adult animated feature films

Released on Peacock.
Adult animated production.

Short films
 Fractured Fairy Tales: The Phox, the Box, & the Lox (1999) (theatrical release)

Television series

Television specials
 A Wish for Wings That Work (1991)
 Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009)
 How Murray Saved Christmas (2014)

Miscellaneous work
 63rd Academy Awards (1991) - animation for Woody Woodpecker presenting the award for Best Animated Short Film
 Kids WB! promos - Earthworm Jim segments.
 The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man (1999) - traditionally-animated introduction
 Dudley-Do Right's RipSaw Falls (1999) - traditionally-animated queue video.

Cancelled projects
 Escape from Jurassic Park, an animated TV series that takes place after the first Jurassic Park film, was confirmed to be in development and awaiting Steven Spielberg's approval in June 1993. The series would have centered on John Hammond's attempts to finish Jurassic Park and open it to the public, while InGen's corporate rival Biosyn is simultaneously planning to open their own dinosaur theme park in Brazil, which ultimately ends with their dinosaurs escaping into the jungles. Artist William Stout was hired to work on the series and subsequently made a trailer to demonstrate how the series would look, and how it would combine traditional animation with computer animation. The series required Spielberg's final approval before it could go into production. However, Spielberg had grown tired of the massive promotion and merchandise revolving around the film, and never watched the trailer. On July 13, 1993, Margaret Loesch, president of the Fox Children's Network, confirmed that discussions had been held with Spielberg about an animated version of the film. Loesch also said, "At least for now and in the foreseeable future, there will not be an animated Jurassic Park. That's Steven Spielberg's decision, and we respect that decision."
 A pair of traditionally animated cutscenes were produced for the 1996 video game Crash Bandicoot to serve as the game's intro and outro, as well as act as source material for a potential animated series if the game was well-received and commercially successful. The hand-drawn cutscenes were dropped after Sony Computer Entertainment picked up Crash Bandicoot for publication, as Sony desired to push the PlayStation's 3D polygonal graphics. The cutscenes were uploaded to YouTube by producer David Siller in 2015.
 Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect, an animated television series based on The Lost World: Jurassic Park, was confirmed to be in development within the third part of a four-part comic adaptation of the film published by Topps Comics in July 1997. In November 1997, it was reported that the cartoon would be accompanied by Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect, a series of dinosaur toys produced by Kenner and based on a premise that scientists had created dinosaur hybrids consisting of DNA from different creatures. That month, it was also reported that the cartoon could be ready by March 1998, as a mid-season replacement. The Chaos Effect toyline was released in June 1998, but the animated series was never produced, for unknown reasons.

See also
 Illumination
 DreamWorks Animation
 DreamWorks Animation Television
 Universal Interactive
 List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films
 List of unproduced Universal Pictures animated projects
 List of animation studios owned by Comcast NBCUniversal

References

1990 establishments in California
American companies established in 1990
Mass media companies established in 1990
Universal Pictures subsidiaries
American animation studios
Television production companies of the United States
Companies based in Los Angeles County, California
Universal City, California
Adult animation studios

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While tending to your garden could cost roughly £4,550, you could see upward of an 88 per cent return-on-investment (£4,000), making it a highly profitable way to invest your money.
You might consider the current trend towards self-sustainability in gardening. Create raised beds and take advantage of all available space. This will be an attractive selling feature to potential buyers.
Of course, these are only some of the larger improvements you can make to your home, and there are numerous others that might cost less and make you slightly less money.
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How does dependent origination and the skandhas fit together?
I'm having trouble seeing whether the idea of the five skandhas is meant to fit within dependent origination in any way, or whether the two theories are meant to be applied as complements to each other.
Is there a sutta elaborating on the correlation between the two of them? (Please note that my question primarily regards suttas that addresses the relationship between the two, instead of details of either concept).
pratityasamutpada five-skandas
ErikErik
The Skandha is the same as Nama-Rupa. Nama-Rupa is a 2 fold division. Skandha is a 5 fold division. Nama-rupa in Dependent Origination is the same as Skandha.
Rupa in Nama-Rupa is the Rupa in Skandha
The Nama in Nama-Rupa are the following in Skandha
vedanā
saññā
saṅkhāra
viññāṇa
Dependent origination is about the origination of suffering (sorrow, grief, despair, etc) that comes from ignorantly attaching to the khandhas as 'self' ('upadana') and as 'a being' ('jati'). Not only is attachment itself a mental state fraught with anxiety & stress, but the sorrowful traumatic idea of 'aging-&-death' occurs when the khandhas attached to as 'self' or 'a being' are inevitably subjected to impermanence. SN 12.66 says:
'The many diverse kinds of suffering that arise in the world headed by aging-and-death: this suffering has acquisition as its source, acquisition as its origin; it is born and produced from acquisition. When there is acquisition, aging-and-death comes to be; when there is no acquisition, aging-and-death does not come to be.'
The word "acquisition' ('upadhi') above is a synonym for 'attachment' ('upadana'). SN 12.66 is one of many suttas that shows the word 'jati' in Dependent Origination does not mean 'physical birth'. Instead, 'jati' ('birth') means 'identifying' with something as 'self', 'mine' or 'a being'. MN 26 says:
And what may be said to be subject to birth? Spouses & children are subject to birth. Men & women slaves... goats & sheep... fowl & pigs... elephants, cattle, horses, & mares... gold & silver are subject to birth. Subject to birth are these acquisitions, and one who is tied to them, infatuated with them, who has totally fallen for them, being subject to birth, seeks what is likewise subject to birth.
For a more simple explanation of how attachment to the khandhas results in suffering when the khandhas change due to impermanence, SN 22.1 says:
"Now, how is one afflicted in body & afflicted in mind?
"There is the case where an uninstructed, run-of-the-mill person — who has no regard for noble ones, is not well-versed or disciplined in their Dhamma; who has no regard for men of integrity, is not well-versed or disciplined in their Dhamma — assumes form (the body) to be the self, or the self as possessing form, or form as in the self, or the self as in form. He is seized with the idea that 'I am form' or 'Form is mine.' As he is seized with these ideas, his form changes & alters, and he falls into sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair over its change & alteration.
"He assumes feeling to be the self, or the self as possessing feeling, or feeling as in the self, or the self as in feeling. He is seized with the idea that 'I am feeling' or 'Feeling is mine.' As he is seized with these ideas, his feeling changes & alters, and he falls into sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair over its change & alteration.
"He assumes perception to be the self, or the self as possessing perception, or perception as in the self, or the self as in perception. He is seized with the idea that 'I am perception' or 'Perception is mine.' As he is seized with these ideas, his perception changes & alters, and he falls into sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair over its change & alteration.
"He assumes (mental) fabrications to be the self, or the self as possessing fabrications, or fabrications as in the self, or the self as in fabrications. He is seized with the idea that 'I am fabrications' or 'Fabrications are mine.' As he is seized with these ideas, his fabrications change & alter, and he falls into sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair over their change & alteration.
"He assumes consciousness to be the self, or the self as possessing consciousness, or consciousness as in the self, or the self as in consciousness. He is seized with the idea that 'I am consciousness' or 'Consciousness is mine.' As he is seized with these ideas, his consciousness changes & alters, and he falls into sorrow, lamentation, pain, distress, & despair over its change & alteration.
"This, householder, is how one is afflicted in body and afflicted in mind.
We should study the whole of SN 22.1 thoroughly until we understand it clearly. SN 22.1 is spoken in simple language and is not rocket science.
All of the above is reflected in the most brief explanation of Dependent Origination, from MN 28, below:
Now this has been said by the Blessed One: "One who sees dependent origination sees the Dhamma; one who sees the Dhamma sees dependent origination." And these five aggregates affected by clinging are dependently arisen. The desire, indulgence, inclination, and holding based on these five aggregates affected by clinging is the origin of suffering. The removal of desire and lust, the abandonment of desire and lust for these five aggregates affected by clinging is the cessation of suffering.'
As for the khandhas, they are merely the components of life. To help give up attachment to the khandhas, SN 22.59 explains the khandhas are unsatisfactory (cannot bring true happiness) & not-self because each khandha, when examined closely, is impermanent and selfless.
In my opinion, the Buddha used different models to explain different aspects of the subjective experience and the existential condition of unsatisfactoriness.
There are some points were some aspects of each model intersect, but you always have to remember that they are explaining different (but related) phenomena.
For example, the khandhas may be used to explain that nothing about what we use to consider as "I", "me", "myself" or "mine" is permanent and satisfactory, and so, nothing of that cannot be called "self". Basically, it uses our common knowledge about ourselves against "our"-"selves".
On the other hand, Dependent Origination is used to develop that idea of "not-self", and explains that instead of talking about selves that suffer, we should instead talk about impersonal processes that, conditioning one another, give rise to dukkha.
All the processes of DO are occurring because of the contact between khandhas and sense-stimuli. That's where they intersect. The cool thing about this superpositions is that each model does not contradict the other, but they complement each other.
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I will try to answer to the best of my abilities!
The Buddha found that all dhammas (phenomena, reality, things) depend on other dhammas to arise. That is how True reality works. Conditioned dhammas (conventional reality) arise beings as well. This is from the Khandhas, by clinging to them. By fully letting go of them, the Rebirth chain breaks.
Ignorance (Past Life)
Due to ignorance of the Dhamma, one cannot fulfill the Four Noble Truths.
Kammic Tendencies (Past Life)
With ignorance, Kammic imprints continue and certain accumulations of it cause certain Rebirths
Rebirth Consciousness (Past-Current Life)
"Carrying" Kamma, prior consciousness ceases, "propelling" into its new existence, "occupying" a shell.
Mind & Body (Current Life)
Through consciousness within a new shell, Khandhas arise, all depending on each other.
The Six Senses (Current Life)
With the establishment of the Khandhas, the six internal sense bases arise with sensual consciousness.
Contact (Current Life)
With the internal sense bases arising, it contacts its external counterparts due to its consciousness.
Sensations (Current Life)
This contact arises sensual feelings of either pleasantness, unpleasantness, or neutrality.
Desires (Current Life)
Pleasure-causing sensations begin to be naturally desired.
Clinging (Current Life)
These desires develop into clinging as one works to get the pleasure-causing sensations & avoid all else.
Becoming (Current-Future Life)
The Kamma formed within this life through clinging has not been extinguished, prompting Rebirth.
Birth (Future Life)
Because of becoming, a being cultivates decay that will not lead to the liberation, but another Rebirth.
Decay (Future-Past Life)
The Five Aggregates begin to slowly fail, and ignorance remains, fueling the continuity of Kamma.
Hope this helps!!!
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the exposition of dependent origination points out the root and conjoinment.
The doctrine of 'aggregates' is a system of language based on what can be known about the referable reality.
It is inferred from the beginning, of agreeing on that there is that which can be thought about, that which is thought about is whatever it is and what we think it is is merely thinking.
So in other words if agree that there is "something" and that we can call "referable reality" or "existence" or "being". Whatever we call it, that is only a name for it. Whatever we know about it is merely knowledge and knowledge is not that which is the object of knowing.
So this "something" we can say it is "All" and point out that reality as it is experienced is in 6 ranges; imagination, seeing, smelling, hearing, tasting, bodily sensibity. So we can say that these are to be discerned and agreement can be reached on this.
Furthermore one can know that the word "Seeing" is not that which is called "Seeing" because "Seeing" does not exist when "Eye" doesn't exist.. when "Forms cognizable by the Eye" don't exist, when there is no "Consciousness".
Now we introduced 4 new elements to this language system but all of these words have a demonstrable basis.
The complete inference of the doctrine of Aggregates would in brief continue like this; - Infer Contact to be discerned as a separate condition coming into play - Infer that Allness of the All is absolute and if All is conditioned it is not conditioned by something outside of it's range; Allness is absolute, if All is directed it would be self-directed; That which directs and supports the All is included in the All.
If this can be agreed upon then one has inferred Intention which is Formations Aggregate. From Intention one can infer Knowledge & Discernment as requisite condition. From Discernment faculty one can infer Ignorance due to lack of development. Here one infers "power of discernment" and so on.
What is left is only the pointing out of the root condition by means of dependent origination and similes to illustrate the conjoinment.
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Nikki Sixx 'Can't Wait' Until Donald Trump Is No Longer President
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Add Nikki Sixx to the list of musicians who are not enamored with President Donald Trump. The former Motley Crue and current Sixx:A.M. bassist recently revealed his political leanings.
Earlier this month, Sixx was participating in a Facebook Live chat (embedded above) and wound up talking about "Rise," a song from last year's Prayers for the Damned. Sixx said that it "was inspired by the environment of the presidential campaign and what was going on in the world, and we were just saying, 'We need to rise up. We can be better than this.'"
Sixx said that he didn't believe that Trump is "the right choice for our country," although he didn't specify any which of his policies he disagreed with. He also took a more diplomatic approach than other rockers who have been openly critical of Trump. "I'm an American, and I hope he does a great, great job," he continued. "And what I do love is that in 2017, people are demonstrating and speaking out and having big conversations. And that is what's happened in the '60s and the '70s, and it creates great music and great art, and great conversations lead to something. So, hey, I can't wait 'till the guy is gone."
He then framed his opinion in terms of the effect a successful Trump presidency could have on his career. "But if he does a great job, our economy does great, that means concerts can go great, that means people can afford tickets, that means we can all have a great time. It means that hopefully we can put an end to terrorism, we can put an end to a lot of things that are happening in our country we are not happy about — if he does a great job. So let's hope he does a great job. And if you're a Trump supporter, good for you. I've got no problems with you. I hope I don't get to say, 'I told you so,' in four years. I really hope that doesn't happen."
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A pedestrian crossing in Portlaoise town estimated by Laois County Council at around €30,000 would cost just €9,000 in Kildare.
So said Mayor of Portlaoise, Cllr Willie Aird at last week's meeting of Portlaoise Town Council in County Hall.
Cllr Aird had put forward a motion for the town council to call on Laois County Council to give an update on the proposed pedestrian crossing at Grattan Street.
He was informed in a written reply from Mr PJ Dempsey of the roads department, read out to the meeting by town clerk Ms Pamela Tynan, that there is a part VIII plan in place for improvement works including cycle lanes and a pedestrian crossing at Grattan Street.
However, at this time there is no available funding for the work so it is not possible to provide a projected date for the installation of the crossing.
The councillors heard from Laois County Council engineer, Mr Tom O'Carroll, that the cost of the works would be between €25,000 and €30,000.
"What's the difference between Laois County Council and Kildare County Council?" asked Cllr Aird. "I read in the paper about one in Kildare that cost €9,000. I feel I'm being fobbed off with this big figure, we're talking about markings on the ground. The good will is not there to put a crossing in, I don't know why.
Cllr Aird went on to say that he had seen someone running across the road with young children and the council must make the area safe.
"It's very difficult to cross," said Cllr Catherine Fitzgerald.
"Why can't we get the Kildare contractor to do it?" suggested Cllr Kathleen O'Brien.


Rap2B, a member of the GTP-binding proteins, is generally up-regulated in numerous types of tumors. Nevertheless, the influence and regulatory mechanisms of Rap2B in gliomas are still not corroborated. Therefore, we analyzed the expression of Rap2B in glioma tissues and cells, and researched its significance in adhesion, proliferation, migration and invasion of the glioma cell line.
We analyzed the expression of Rap2B in different pathologic grades of glioma tissues by tissue microarray and immunohistochemistry. We assessed the expression of Rap2B in glioma tissue and non-tumor tissue by Western blot. And the expression of Rap2b protein in glioma cells and normal human astrocytes (NHA) was detected by Western blot. In addition, we disclosed the effect of Rap2B knockdown on cell adhesion, proliferation, migration and invasion by using cell attachment assay, CCK-8 assay, cell migration assay and Wound Healing assay, cell invasion assay, respectively. Western blot was used to detect the changes of expression level of NF-kB, MMP-2 and MMP-9 protein when downregulated the expression of Rap2B.
The tissue microarray immunohistochemical results of glioma showed that the expression of Rap2B had no significant correlations between Rap2B expression and the clinicopathologic variables, including patient age (P = 0.352), gender (P = 0.858), WHO Grade (P = 0.693) and histology type (P = 0.877). Western blot analysis showed that the glioma tissue had a dramatically increase of Rap2B expression compared with the non-tumor tissues (P < 0.01). And the expression of Rap2B was markedly up-regulated in all 5 glioma cell lines compared with that in normal human astrocytes (NHA) (P < 0.01). We found that the ability of adhesion, proliferation, migration and invasion of glioma cells were significantly decreased after downregulated Rap2B expression compared with the control group (P < 0.05). In addition, Western blot results showed that the expression levels of NF-kB, MMP-2 and MMP-9 in the interference group were significantly lower than those in the negative control group (P < 0.05).
Rap2B expression is up-regulated in glioma tissues and glioma cell lines. Knockdown of Rap2B inhibits glioma cells' adhesion and proliferation in vitro. Knockdown of Rap2B inhibits glioma cells' migration in vitro. Knockdown of Rap2B inhibits glioma cells' invasion and MMPs activity through NF-kB pathway.
Faan Miao, Chenchen Cui, and Dandan Zuo contributed equally to this paper.


Extra time was needed for the second consecutive night, but the results were reversed thanks to Nick Merkley's goal 1:34 into overtime, securing a 3-2 victory for the Roadrunners over the Cleveland Monsters Saturday night at Tucson Arena.
The club earned three of a possible four points during their weekend set, and have now pocketed points in their last eight games, posting a 6-0-2-0 mark during that span.
Mike Sislo got the Roadrunners on the board, opening the scoring when he beat Cleveland's Brad Thiessen from the right circle after receiving a feed from Tyler Gaudet just over six minutes into the opening frame.
Sislo's goal was his fourth of the season.
Cleveland's Miles Koules tied the game 1-1 at the 7:36 mark of the second period.
Less than two minutes after Cleveland's response, Nick Merkley snuck behind Monsters coverage on a power play and batted home a back-door pass from Lane Pederson to give the Roadrunners a 2-1 lead.
The Monsters, like the Roadrunners, would be quick to tie the game again, this time 2-2, when Sam Vigneault beat Hunter Miska at the 10:30 mark of the second.
Hunter Miska stopped all nine shots faced in the third period to help extend the game to overtime; it was the second time the teams played past regulation in as many nights.
Just over a minute into the extra frame, and after a wide Cleveland shot rimmed around the boards and cleared the Roadrunners' zone, Nick Merkley's forecheck caused Cleveland's Brad Thiessen to hesitate upon playing the puck. Merkley skated into the botched pass attempt and walked in alone on an empty net to bury the game-winning goal.
Merkley, with two goals on the evening, now has six on the season, leading all Roadrunners players in that department.
Hunter Miska made a total of 21 saves on the night, and is now a perfect 4-0-0 in his last four starts, posting a .920 SV% and a 2.50 GAA during that span.
With the win, the Roadrunners have reclaimed sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division with a 6-1-2-0 record and a .778 win percentage. The club is now 2-2 in overtime this season.
The team will continue its six-game home stand Friday night when they host the Bakersfield Condors at Tucson Arena, where the puck is scheduled to drop just after 7:05 PM.


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UPDATE: New Video by Black Uber Driver Shows "White" DC Karen Having Racist Meltdown
By Kristinn Taylor
Published November 25, 2022 at 11:28am
A video of a racist White woman committing assault and battery on a Black Uber driver in Washington, D.C. this week while repeatedly calling him the 'n-word' over him not allowing her to use his car charger for her cellphone went viral. The original video has garnered over 5 million views since Wednesday, but the follow-up video only has around 50,000 views as of this report. The follow-up video taken by the Uber driver adds more to the story and includes the driver egging the woman on.
The woman has dark hair and light brown skin, leading some observers to speculate about her race/ethnicity. However the woman calls herself White in the driver's video.
The incident took place in the upper Northwest neighborhood of Cathedral Heights–one of D.C.'s nicer areas–on Wednesday morning. The original video was taken by an observer overlooking the sidewalk from an apartment building where a Black man and White woman could be seen arguing just feet from a car parked at the curb with the rear passenger door open. The woman could be heard complaining the man would not let her charge her phone and that her battery was about to die, peppered with repeated utterances of the 'n-word'. Towards the end of the video the woman could be seen slapping the man's hands or arms.
TRIGGER WARNING: Seen in Cathedral Heights, DC this morning. Apparently this man was her Uber driver and is seen getting verbally and physically assaulted by this woman. She repeatedly hurls racist slurs towards him. pic.twitter.com/u0gJhUyvK5
— Washingtonian Problems (@WashProbs) November 23, 2022
The new video taken by the driver shows him repeatedly calling the woman a "Karen" while egging her on to keep calling him the 'n-word' and telling her he was going to maker her known "all over the Internet as a racist woman." Apparently the driver called police as he encouraged the woman to wait there for the police to come.
The woman in full meltdown tells the driver, "I'm White and you're not. That's why you don't like me…cuz I read and write."
Update: here is the video from the Uber driver's perspective. pic.twitter.com/jLQvsOl6dE
WTOP-FM/AM reported that Uber has banned the woman and that D.C. police spoke to the driver but he has not pressed charges.
It's unclear from the video how the dispute began.
D.C. police said the ride-share driver did not file a police report but was interviewed by officers from the 2nd District.
The Uber spokesperson said behavior contrary to community guidelines is investigated by a specialized team of safety agents, and the accounts of parties involved are placed on hold until an investigation is completed.
How the incident began has not been reported. While that would not excuse the vile racism by the woman, it would explain what triggered her meltdown–was the driver obnoxious in his refusal to let her charge her phone or was she already on edge and making the driver miserable?
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Eartha Kitt purred and pounced her way across Broadway stages, recording studios and movie and television screens in a career that lasted more than six decades. Her career has often been said to have had "nine lives." In 1978 she earned her first Tony nomination for her work in the Broadway show, Timbuktu! In 2000 she received her second Tony nomination, for best featured actress in a musical in The Wild Party. Her uniquely identifiable voice also won her two Emmy Awards as outstanding performer in an animated program for her role as the scheming empress-wannabe villain, Yzma, in Disney's The Emperor's New School. This generous 36-track 2LP helping from Vinyl Passion collects her three original albums Revisited (1960), Bad But Beautiful (1962) and The Romantic Eartha (1962).


These pricing lists are based on a standard sized properties with standard sized windows.
The prices are for glass, frames and sill's washed every time. One off and first cleans involve deep cleaning.
This table is intended as a guide only but if your property is fairly standard in size the price will be fairly accurate.
If your property is not of a standard size we will provide you with an accurate quote following a site survey.
We like to email our customers an invoice after each clean.
This lets customers know we have performed their window clean and shows the date of your next scheduled clean.
You will see our bank details should you wish to pay us by bank transfer.
If you wish to pay by Direct Debit we can set that up for you.
Albright and Shiny and send it to us at 109 Marleys Way, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3NG.
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AfterPartyPod: Amanda Fletcher
Writer Amanda Fletcher is more than just a sober warrior. A breast cancer survivor who also manages to remain cheerful about having broken her neck and worn a cervical halo for four months, Fletcher is a brilliant and hilarious writer who has also been a crucial part of the AfterParty editorial team. In addition to being a 2012 PEN Center USA Emerging Voices Fellow, Fletcher is a breathwork practitioner who teaches writing in the recovery community, was a flash fiction finalist for the Orlando Prize and has performed for Tongue and Groove, the Dirty Laundry Lit and Roar Shack reading series. Sorry, not done here. Her writing has appeared in The Writer's Tribe Review and The Orange County Register as well as on this very site. And hey—as part of a new format we're trying out for the podcast, our last guest, fellow AfterParty writer Tracy Chabala, joined us for a three-way conversation. In this episode, we discuss being hung over from nights of over sharing, getting hooked on meth and whether or not we all get what we deserve, among many other topics.
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At the end of a school day, eight-year-old Steve is escorted home by Luke, a boy of twenty years and appalling repute. His lurid tale of social and sexual deviance provides a backdrop for their otherwise pleasant stroll, every graphic detail of which is shared through his relentlessly emphatic Yorkshire tongue. You haven't...


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Exclusive H.M.S. Bounty Video: Sandy Casualty's 1960 Debut
November 2, 2012—Hidden in the National Geographic archives for more than 50 years, film captured by photographer Luis Marden shows the H.M.S.… more
November 2, 2012—Hidden in the National Geographic archives for more than 50 years, film captured by photographer Luis Marden shows the H.M.S. Bounty's maiden voyage to Tahiti in 1960. A replica of the infamously mutinous 18th-century vessel of the same name, the Bounty starred alongside Marlon Brando in 1962's Mutiny on the Bounty.
On Monday the ship sank off North Carolina while trying to avoid Hurricane Sandy. One crew member died, and the ship's captain remains missing.
A dramatic U.S. Coast Guard rescue saved the lives of 14 crewmembers of the H.M.S. Bounty.
The 52-year-old replica ship took on water off the North Carolina coast after suffering mechanical problems while trying to maneuver around Hurricane Sandy.
One crewmember died, and the captain remains missing.
The Bounty was the first sailing ship ever built specifically for the making of a movie- MGM Studios' Mutiny on the Bounty, starring Marlon Brando. It was used in other, more recent films, including a Disney Pirates of the Caribbean movie.
This never-before-released film of the Bounty was captured by National Geographic photographer Luis Marden in 1960, on assignment for National Geographic Magazine.
Marden wrote in a lecture presentation that the building of the ship in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, was a big deal, because the skilled ship rights there had not had a chance to work on a wooden ship of this magnitude for years. In fact, this was the biggest sailing ship ever built in Lunenburg. The masts were constructed from logs of Douglas Fir.
The ship was 30 feet longer than the original "Bounty" to accommodate modern engines, generators and other machinery.
In August of 1960, the Bounty slid into the sea, complete with a celebration from the townsfolk.
Marden was on board for its maiden voyage to Tahiti later that year for the movie filming, but he was only allowed aboard if he signed on as a crewmember. And at a salary of 25 cents a month, he agreed.
He even nailed into the hull a bronze sheathing nail, from the original Bounty. It was Marden in 1957 who discovered its remains off Pitcairn Island, where the ship was grounded and burned by the mutineers.
On the first voyage of the replica, Marden, no stranger to sailing, went out on the bowsprit and looked back toward the ship to film the "spread of canvases- all square sails.
Below deck, he filmed the kitchen that helped feed the crew, and what he said was space near the bunks for games of cribbage.
Marden, who later became chief of the National Geographic foreign editorial staff, filmed the ship sailing into the sunset. He described it here as sailing southwest as they reached the longitude of the Marquesas. The stern cabin is ablaze with lights... the captain's quarters.
Upon landing in Tahiti, in the same spot Captain Bligh had anchored nearly two hundred years before, the crew was greeted, Marden said, by some five-thousand people, many on outrigger canoes, some with sails.
During the movie filming in coming days, Marden captured about 3 seconds of Marlon Brando between movie takes.
The Bounty's maiden voyage was a triumphant beginning for a ship with a tragic demise nearly 52 years later.


The Jets signed guard Dennis Conley and released Chris Pizzotti, a quarterback from Harvard, and Paul Raymond, a wide receiver from Brown. ... Philadelphia's Brian Westbrook returned to practice for the first time since offseason ankle surgery. ... Michael Vick's new Eagles' jersey -- available in white, black or midnight green -- was available on the league's Web site for $259.99. ... New Orleans says it signed veteran free agent kicker John Carney. ... Ravens wide receiver Marcus Smith will undergo season-ending right knee surgery after tearing his right anterior cruciate ligament in Thursday's game against the Washington Redskins. .... Colts defensive tackle Raheem Brock injured his left hand in the first half of Friday night's 13-3 preseason loss to the Minnesota Vikings. ... Buffalo defensive backs Bryan Scott and Drayton Florence sprained their knees in the first half of Buffalo's preseason game against Chicago.


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Make way for Hollywood royalty.
Natalie Portman, a stalwart of the Star Wars franchise and winner of an Academy Award for her performance in "Black Swan," will be the keynote speaker at next week's Cayman Alternative Investment Summit.
The conference, which will be held at the Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa from Feb. 6-8, will draw more than 80 notable speakers and 500 executives from the global alternative investment industry.
Famed magician and illusionist David Blaine will also speak at the conference.
This year's conference, centered on the theme of "Tech-Tonic Shift: Innovation in Alternative Investments," will examine the impact of digital disruption and trends shaping the future of the alternatives industry. Speakers will also discuss the impact of globalization, populism and how the alternatives industry can embrace adversity and opportunity in increasingly turbulent markets.
Ms. Portman was born in Jerusalem, Israel, and grew up in suburban Long Island, New York, before making it big in Hollywood. She gained notoriety as a teenager for appearances in films such as "Leon: The Professional," and she starred in "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" before graduating high school.
Ms. Portman has also distinguished herself as a social activist, and she travels the world working to combat inequality in the workplace and to empower young women as leaders. Ms. Portman was one of the original signatories in the Time's Up movement against sexual harassment, and she will discuss both her film career and her social prerogatives at the CAIS conference.
CAIS speakers and attendees will also hear from magician David Blaine, who will participate in a fireside chat on the first night of the conference. Mr. Blaine will discuss the way magic is experienced and shown on television and will perform live on stage for attendees.
In addition to the high-profile roster of alternatives industry speakers announced in October, CAIS will welcome many new industry speakers including: Scott Kupor, managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz; Marisa Drew, CEO of the Impact Advisory and Finance (IAF) Department at Credit Suisse; Dr. Jianbo Lu, head of robotics and intelligent vehicles at Ford Motor Company; Mark Foster, senior vice president at IBM Global Business Services; Mike Penrose, executive director at UNICEF U.K.; Travis Kling, founder and CIO of Ikigai Asset Management; Teresa Barger, CEO of Cartica Management; and Christina Qi, co-founder and partner at Domeyard LP.


When an attack hits its target, instead of causing damage, the attacker can choose to take a card from the target.
The attacker can take either a hand card or an equipped card, but not a pending card. The taken card goes into the attacker's hand.
The function is similar to that of the Ice Sword.
Even if more than one unit of damage was going to happen, only one card is taken.


Every May I celebrate the anniversary of the start of my dance parties, Millennium Hustle which has branched out to my national dance event, the New York Hustle Congress, Millennium Dance Parties and Cruises, and this year to the new Millennium Friday dance parties. I have the party dates listed above and the party info listed below. Please mark the dates and come celebrate with us because without you, there would be nothing to celebrate!
2 fabulous & large places for dancing!
Saturday, May 23 at the 92nd St Y, 1390 Lexington Ave.
Dance performances by our lovely Mihoko and her teacher, Billy Marti, 'The Prince'.
Free wine, soda, anniversary cake, coffee, tea, & snacks. $15 Adv/$18 at door. $25 for both parties.
or at any of the Millennium Dance parties at BACKSTAGE or at CLUB 412 before the anniversary weekend.
These DJs have been playing at my parties over the last 8 years and at my national dance event, the New York Hustle Congress. This is our launch party & tickets will be on sale for early bird prices for this year's 5th Annual New York Hustle Congress at the Hilton NY, Sept 3-7th at both parties.
Thanks and hope to see you dancing soon!
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Who are the Divas behind Divas Publishing, Inc.?
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Plot Twist in Waukesha Parade Attack Trial: Darrell Edward Brooks Says Only One Word and the Court Makes a Major Shakeup
Darrell Edward Brooks, the suspected attacker who drove an SUV into a Waukesha Christmas parade in Wisconsin, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more, appeared in court on Tuesday.
The suspect appeared before the court via virtual conference along with his lawyer and the court clerk. The Waukesha massacre suspect stood before the court and was asked a simple question.
His response is the first known thing that Brooks has said since the horrible tragedy that occurred on Sunday, November 21.
"Can you hear, Mr. Brooks?" the court clerk asked.
"Yes," the suspect replied, according to Fox News.
That was all that Brooks would say, because his attorney has requested to be withdrawn from the case. Joseph Domask, Brooks' counsel, requested to be pulled from the case because he purportedly had a high number of relationships with the incident's victims. Judge Davis Feiss granted the motion.
Domask had represented Brooks during his November 5 court appearance for allegedly running over his ex-girlfriend with his SUV in a gas station parking lot on Nov. 2, Fox News reported. Brooks is still facing charges of reckless endangerment, battery, domestic abuse, bail jumping and resisting arrest over the alleged attack.
"The 39-year-old's felony charges rose to six counts of first-degree intentional homicide after the death of 8-year-old Jackson Sparks, who succumbed to brain injuries caused by the SUV," the Daily Caller reports.
"Eight-year-old Jackson Sparks, along with his 12-year-old brother, were both seriously hurt after a driver plowed through the Christmas parade Sunday, Nov. 21," a local CBS affiliate reported. "Both boys were taken to Children's Wisconsin for treatment."
"According to the GoFundMe page, Jackson underwent brain surgery following the incident," CBS noted. "Tuesday, Nov. 23, an update said Jackson succumbed to his injuries and passed away."
The family issued a statement on the passing of little Jackson Sparks:
"Please know that they appreciate your continued prayers and tremendous outpouring of support for their family. They do however ask for privacy at this time to allow Tucker to continue to heal physically and their family to heal and mourn the tremendous loss of their sweet little boy who is now under the care of Jesus."
"Five other people were killed during the parade tragedy, ranging in age from 52-81," CBS noted. "Jackson will be the youngest victim added to the list — bringing the total to six."
Six children at Children's Wisconsin are still in "critical condition," according to a news release from the hospital. A total of 13 children are still being treated at the hospital as of Tuesday evening. Sixteen children were initially admitted shortly after the parade attack.
Tucker and Jackson Sparks both marched together in the Waukesha Christmas parade on Sunday.
"The online fundraiser has garnered more than $449,000 in donations since it was created, more than any other verified GoFundMe for Waukesha parade victims," the Milwaukee-Journal Sentinel noted. "Jackson and Tucker were one of three sets of siblings that were being treated at Children's, according to hospital officials."
Earlier today, President Biden said that his administration was "monitoring" the situation without making any political statement on the Waukesha parade attack.
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The news media have been trying to hide the racial identity and the ideological background of the suspect, who is a career criminal and convicted sex offender Darrell Edward Brooks, who has been a vocal supporter of Black Lives Matter.
The Waukesha parade attack suspect, Darrell Edward Brooks, is believed by law enforcement authorities to have intentionally driven his vehicle into the Christmas parade, killing 6 people and injuring 40 others.
The police charges contradict earlier media reports that the suspect, Darrell Edward Brooks, a convicted sex offender and radical Black Lives Matter supporter, may have driven into the parade incidentally after fleeing from another crime.
"Officials said … that preliminary investigation showed the driver was not aiming at the marching band or any other parade participant but was speeding through the route to flee an earlier crime, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News."
"Authorities spent the overnight hours scouring social media and other digital platforms associated with the person of interest who is now in custody. They have, at least so far, no reason to believe there is any connection to radicalization…" ABC earlier reported.
However, 'scouring' the social media accounts of Darrell Edward Brooks shows that he was a radicalized BLM activist, self-proclaimed sex trafficker, and black supremacist.
The suspect appears to have numerous criminal offenses and drives a red SUV.
The law enforcement authorities have dismissed any ideological motivation that Brooks might have targeting the parade goers, despite his social media activity revealing black supremacist posts that even included a vile Hitler-praising anti-Semitic screed.
The Soros-connected District Attorney in Milwaukee, John Chisholm, had released Brooks on $1,000 in the week before for "allegedly running the mother of his child 'over with his vehicle' in a Milwaukee gas station parking lot on Nov. 2."
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Las Cortes de Monzón de 1553 fueron convocadas por el rey Carlos I en Innsbruck el 30 de marzo de 1552 para el 30 de junio. Se prorrogaron hasta el 5 de julio de 1552, cuando se inauguraron. Fueron presididas por el príncipe Felipe en nombre de su padre el rey, y fueron clausuradas el 27 de diciembre de 1553.

Durante estas Cortes se extendió al reino de Aragón el fuero por el cual a los médicos se les haría formar parte de la nobleza, privilegio que ya existía en el reino de Castilla y en Valencia. Aunque era un título honorífico y no hereditario, permitía disfrutar de exenciones y privilegios.

Referencias

Bibliografía
 Història de la Generalitat de Catalunya i els seus Presidents. Barcelona: Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2003. Vol. 2. ISBN 84-412-0885-9

Cortes de Monzón
Edad Moderna en Aragón
España en 1553
Política en los años 1550
Cortes Generales de Aragón