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Wolterman Genealogy - Week 13
As recorded in the records of Holy Cross Parish in Hegensdorf, Westphalia, Germany, Johannes Conradus Woerdehoff (AKA Conrad) was born 6 December 1810. He was the oldest child of Johannes and Anna Maria (Ruether) Woerdehoff. The Woerdehoffs of Wesphalia were farmers, not landowners. That fact most likely contributed to Conrad's later decision to emigrate to America, though he was the only one in his family to leave Germany.
St. Birgitta, Weiberg
He married Catharina Margaretha Wübbeke (whose name also may be shown as Wibbeke)) on 18 November 1843 at St. Birgitta in Weiberg, Westphalia. He was 33 and Margaretha, as she was known, was 22.
Their first 5 children were born in Germany: Johann Wilhelm in 1844; Aloysius Louis in 1848; Elizabeth in 1851; Mary in 1853; and Herman Conrad in 1855.
On 13 April 1857, a travel pass from the Royal Prussian government was issued to Conrad, granting permission for him and his family to emigrate to the United States. The pass indicated that Conrad was 5'6" in height with blackish hair and blue eyes, and was only valid for 40 days. The Woerdehoff family of 7 sailed from Bremerhaven aboard the sailing packet Ernestine the latter part of April 1857. There were 309 passengers on board the ship, which arrived in New Orleans on 17 June 1857.
Ernestine sailing vessel
The Ernestine began its life as the U.S. ship Columbus, built in New York in 1834. These boats were called packets because their original purpose was for shipping mail and freight. In 1847, the Columbus was purchased by a Bremen firm, which renamed her the Ernestine.
Ernestine passenger list
While the passenger list showed that the final destination of the Woerdehoffs was St. Louis, the family instead continued traveling up the Mississippi River to Dubuque. Many German immigrants entered the United States through the port of New Orleans and traveled by boat on this same route because they had heard of German settlements in Iowa, with the additional attraction of Catholic churches being built there.
possible photo of Conrad ~1860
Conrad purchased 40 acres of virgin land from the U.S. government in July of 1857. It was located in Section 9 of Bremen Township, Delaware County, Iowa. He built a log home and planted crops, gradually increasing his holdings to 120 acres.
While the family became some of the first members of St. Boniface Church in New Vienna, they joined St. Francis Xavier Parish in Dyersville when that church was completed in 1862. They worshipped at St. Francis until Saints Peter and Paul parish was constructed in Petersburg in 1868.
Margaretha and Conrad had 5 more children who were born on the family farm: Margaretha in 1858; Anton in 1860; Bernadine in 1860 (Anton and Bernadine were twins); Catherine (whom I wrote about in Week 12) in 1862; and Henry in 1866.
Conrad and Margaretha's children
Conrad died of pneumonia on 1 May 1870 at the age of 60. He is reportedly buried at St. Francis Cemetery in Dyersville, though there is no tombstone for him. Quite probably there was no money to purchase a stone. His widow, with 9 children still at home, managed to keep the farm and even pay off the mortgage. Margaretha died on 7 March 1893 at the age of 72. She is buried in the cemetery at Saints Peter and Paul.
Margaretha Wübbeke Woerdehoff
Posted by Kim Wolterman at 5:00 AM
Labels: Delaware County, Dyersville, Ernestine, family, family history, farm, genealogy, Germany, Iowa, Petersburg, Petersurg, St. Birgitta, Weiberg, Woerdehoff, writing, Wubbeke

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Shawn Carter, better known around the world by his rap moniker Jay-Z, is launching his own sports agency firm through a business partnership with Creative Artists Agency (CAA), which currently represents the likes of Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, and yes, Toronto's own Andrea Bargnani.... Shawn Carter, better known around the world by his rap moniker Jay-Z, is launching his own sports agency firm through a business partnership with Creative Artists Agency (CAA), which currently represents the likes of Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, and yes, Toronto's own Andrea Bargnani.
MFIVE Sports Management Team Success in this industry requires an extraordinary work ethic, good interpersonal skills, knowledge of the game of hockey and a commitment to the "team".
The sports lawyers are carving out a niche for themselves in the field of sports as they are coming to realize that this is the place where they can earn high salaries. Educational Qualifications A four year-undergraduate course is a must to enter a law school.
31/07/2013 · The world's 50 most powerful sports agents have negotiated a cumulative $29 billion in active professional athlete contracts, netting them more than $1.3 billion in earnings.


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Q: View SQL generated by Entity Framework version 5 How can I view the complete sql query generated by Entity Framework (version 5)? I can view it using
query.ToString()

but I don't get all the parameters with it.  I get a lot of variables like @p_linq_0.

A: You can log the SQL queries in your Console Output window by using EnableSensitiveDataLogging EnableSensitiveDataLogging also log more details when an exception occurs in EF
 public ApplicationDbContext CreateContext()
        => new ApplicationDbContext(
            new DbContextOptionsBuilder<ApplicationDbContext>()
                .UseSqlServer(Configuration["TestDBConnection"])
                .EnableSensitiveDataLogging()
                .Options);

From EF Core 5.0 onwards you can also use the LogTo method which takes an Action delegate as a parameter and enables you to log into the Console or to a file, or to a NoSQL database for example
     public ApplicationDbContext CreateContext()
        => new ApplicationDbContext(
            new DbContextOptionsBuilder<ApplicationDbContext>()
                .UseSqlServer(Configuration["TestDBConnection"])
                .LogTo(Console.WriteLine)
                .Options);

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This past weekend was the Blackburn Run 4 Others 5k race. This is a beautiful race in Winona Lake, Indiana and it helps raise funds for Water for Good (www.waterforgood.org). Water for Good is a nonprofit organization that builds wells in the Central African Republic (CAR). They help provide clean water to communities who previously did not have access to clean water. The race raised enough money to provide a clean water well to one community in the CAR.
The race started out on the shores of Winona Lake, then went into a wooded area, through a neighborhood, and then back to the shores of Winona Lake. It was a muggy morning. We started out at a quick pace. At the 1st mile marker I was in 6th place overall. I stayed in this position for the remainder of the race. The winner of the race was a college student who was just going on an "easy" run.
The race awards were unique. They were created by MudLOVE (www.mudlove.com). Purchases made from MudLOVE also aid in raising funds for clean water in the Central African Republic.
Overall, today was a great racing experience! I will continue to run their races in the future, and The Running Brothers Company may consider sponsoring future events.


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[audio] SKILLZ- 2008 (W)RAP UP
SKILLZ– 2008 Wrap-Up
Skillz carries on tradition and gives us his annual wrap up. This version is a lil' more wittier than last years, I mean especially since he was awarded with SO much material this past cycle.
Obama- Inspired Hope Goes Only so Far in Kenya
via LA Times
Reporting from Kobama, Kenya — He's from the same family that produced President-elect Barack Obama. He shares many of the same hopes and dreams. He's even got the same name.
This Barack Obama, 26, a cousin who was named after the president-elect's Kenyan father, was elated when someone with African roots rose to the world's most powerful job.
"I felt I could do anything," said the lanky student, whose buddies now call him "the President" after his famous U.S. relative. "I felt anything is possible."
There is no question the U.S. president-elect's victory has encouraged countless Africans to reach for new heights. But as the euphoria over his election begins to fade here, young Africans are beginning to see his inspirational story as bittersweet. Continue reading →
Facebook's War on Nipples
via Time
The breast-feeding wars have long followed a familiar pattern. A woman gets thrown off a plane for nursing her toddler; she sues Delta. Barbara Walters says sitting next to a breast-feeding woman made her "uncomfortable"; ABC's headquarters get surrounded by 200 women staging a "nurse-in." Maggie Gyllenhaal is photographed nursing her daughter in public; tabloids rush to either praise her as a role model or tell her to throw a blanket over her shoulder.
The sides have been distinct: breast-feeding advocates insist that women should be able to nurse anytime, anyplace, while opponents use words like discretion and discomfort. But the latest battle apparently has nothing to do with the best way to nourish a baby or the boundaries between private and public. It's about the nipples, stupid.
Facebook has drawn a line in the sand by removing any photos it deems obscene, including those containing a fully exposed breast, which the site defines as "showing the nipple or areola." In other words, plunging necklines or string bikinis are fine — just no nips. The purging of bare-boob pics began last summer and has swept up, alongside any girls gone wild, a growing number of proud — and very ticked-off — breast feeders. (Read about giving birth at home.)
On Dec. 27, some 11,000 protesters held a virtual nurse-in by uploading breast-feeding photos onto their Facebook profiles, and 20 or so women showed up at the company's headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., to breast-feed there. By Dec. 30, more than 85,000 members had joined a Facebook group called "Hey, Facebook, breastfeeding is not obscene!" Continue reading →
Users Baffled as Zune MP3 Players Freeze Up
(CNN) — Baffled consumers are griping about a mysterious glitch that appeared to cause thousands of Zune music players to simultaneously stop working late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Internet message boards have been flooded with complaints about Zune's 30GB models freezing, prompting Y2K-like speculation about end-of-year hardware or software problems.
Other users report their Zunes reboot but freeze when the startup status bar reaches 100 percent. A post on Zune.net titled "Help-frozen zune!!!!" had attracted more than 19,000 comments by Wednesday afternoon.
Some Zune users have dubbed the crisis "Y2K9" or "Z2K9," a reference to New Year's Eve and concerns over potential widespread computer failures on January 1, 2000 — fears that proved unfounded.
Zune users were still trying to discover the cause of the problem Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading →
Is Recession Behind Spike in Bank Robberies?
NEW YORK (CNN) — A rash of bank robberies in New York has the city's police commissioner worried that criminals have turned banks into "virtual cash machines" and some wondering whether tough economic times are fueling the trend.
On Monday alone, robbers targeted five banks in the Big Apple, some striking in broad daylight and near famous landmarks.
Police called the incidents unrelated, but they're just the latest examples of the growing tally of hold-ups.
Bank robberies in New York have risen 54 percent compared with last year, with criminals committing more than 430 in the past 12 months, according to the New York police department. Continue reading →
[video] LMAO!!! Betty the Smoking Grandma
The fam over at Flahustlers.com just sent this over and it was just what I needed to see to start off the New Year. Shout to TJDJs
Racist Parody Or Not?: Bill O'Reilly, Larry Elder, & Marc Lamont Hill Speaks On "Barack The Magic Negro"
What planet does the Uncle Tom Larry Elder come from?Please someone take him out his misery.
more about "Racist Parody Or Not?: Bill O'Reilly,…", posted with vodpod
Jah Cure ft. Jr. Reid – Hot Long Time
Yes I am going out strong in 08′
more about "Jah Cure ft. Jr. Reid – Hot Long Time", posted with vodpod
Top 20 Artists of 2008 by Combined Sales
What I think is most shocking about this list is that Michael Jackson still managed to sell 1.4 million albums. For all the flack he gets in the media and much of it well deserved, he still is a viable brand and is still making a bunch of people money. Who woulda thunk?
Close but no cigar for Lil Wayne, he came in a close second for combined record sales in 2008.
via Hitsdailydouble Top 20 Artists of 2008 by Combined Sales of All Releases (in Millions of Units):
1. AC/DC 3.4 2.
3. Taylor Swift 3.2
4. Coldplay 2.5
5. Metallica 2.3
[pics] HIP HOP'S HOTTEST HONEYS- Vanessa Veasley
via BlackJackSkanz
How many magazines got a managing editor as hot as Vanessa Veasley? When Vanessa is not editing Show Magazine she is modeling and hosting urban parties and events. Vanessa was the girl next door last time but in this shoot, she is pure glamor. She was the stand out in this issue for sure…Happy New Year to you to!
Viacom Could Pull MTV Off Time Warner Cable
I was actually watching television while blogging and saw this news scroll across the bottom of the screen. Viacom is always in some type of dispute, and trying to wring every penny possible from the consumer.
LOS ANGELES – Media giant Viacom Inc. is threatening to pull MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon and 16 other channels from Time Warner Cable Inc. if a new carriage fee deal is not agreed upon by midnight Wednesday.
If realized, the move could shut off popular shows like "The Colbert Report" and "SpongeBob SquarePants" to 13 million subscribers, said spokesman Alex Dudley, a vice president at Time Warner Cable, the nation's second-largest cable operator.
[video] "Save a life" Shaggy & Friends
Songs like these don't come around that often so we shall fall in line and post this for the message is needed.
Text Rip-Off? Pricey Messages 'Cost Virtually Nothing' to Carriers
All I can say is WOW!!!
Fox News: In 2008, 2.5 trillion messages were sent from cell phones worldwide, up 32 percent from the year before, according to the Gartner Group and reported by The New York Times. But what also went up in the last three years was the price — doubling from 10 to 20 cents per message while the industry consolidated from six major carriers to four.
[pics]DJ AM's Nike Air Yeezys
Nike Air Yeezy
DJ AM showing up to the courts wearing the Nike Air Yeezy
DJ AM's Nike Air Yeezys
Mike Epps and DJ AM playing for kicks – literally.
DJ AM kissing his Nike Air Yeezys "Good Bye"
Mike Epps feeling his new pair of Nike Air Yeezys
via Nice Kicks
Yesterday we posted the full length version of a new video promoting the Nike Zoom Kobe IV coming to NikeiD. Besides the latest signature shoe for Kobe Bryant were a handful of great kicks, but none quite as attention getting DJ AM's Nike Air Yeezys. We couldn't help but take a few screen grabs from the high res video to show all of you multiple angles of the Yeezys.
One thing that caught our eye is that down the back of the heel tab is "Y-E-E-Z-Y". Will this be on the pairs that hit retail in March or just for VIP's like DJ AM? I guess we will have to wait and see. For the mean time, check out more angles DJ AM's Air Yeezys after the break.
[audio] Project Mayhem- LO SWEATAS
One more in the POLO chamber before the year is out. Hopefully that Lo Life documentary will make it to the small or the big screen in the '09 and the story will finally be told. In the meantime this joint is on point in regards to how it illustrates our love affair with all things Ralph Lauren.
PROJECT MAYHEM-LO SWEATAS
CLICK [HERE] for FULL SONG
seen it first @ nahright
[video]Lil' Wayne Slips & Falls On Stage
Source: Perez Hilton
Had to post this because all the other cool blogs are. Sorry about the audio, please turn your computer down a bit.
Obama Remains Mum on Middle East Flare Up
via Mail Online
Barack Obama remained silent over the violence in Gaza as Israel today threatened to continue its attacks for weeks.
Instead, the President-elect is continuing his 12-day Christmas holiday in Hawaii and was seen enjoying a round of golf.
He joined a group of friends at a private club near his £6million rented, beach-front holiday home yesterday.
Shh: Mr Obama, who is staying silent on the Israeli attacks, asks the crowd to be quiet as he finishes his putt
Meanwhile, 9,000 miles away in the Middle East, Israel today rejected any truce with Hamas and said it was ready for 'long weeks of action' in the Gaza Strip.
Observers said that at least ten people were killed and another 40 injured as up to 16 bombs were dropped by Israeli warplanes during early morning attacks.
The targets included the offices of Hamas prime minister Ismael Haniyeh, police stations and Gaza's treasury and foreign ministry buildings.
Palestinian officials say more than 385 people have been killed since Saturday. Four Israelis have died in rocket fire.
Sites linked to Hamas' military wing Izzadin Kazzam were also hit, including the home of the Gaza division commander.
The death toll so far in Gaza is estimated at 320, with five Israeli fatalities, and hundreds of injuries.
Grief: Palestinian mourners carry the body of four-year-old Haya Hamdan in Gaza Continue reading →
Iraqi Shoe Thrower's Trial Postponed
VYBZ KARTEL Celebrates His Win @ Sting With A New Mavado Diss "LAST MAN STANDING"
Hours after the clash between Vybz Kartel and Mavado at Sting 2008, Kartel has recorded a song boldly declaring that Mavado ran from the war.
Entitled Don't Run (Last Man Standing) the song was recorded Saturday morning and was produced by Portmore Empire affiliated producer Not Nice. In the song Kartel dubs Mavado the 'runner' stating that the artiste ran before completing the clash.
When THE STAR contacted Kartel yesterday he said, "They can't say they won war when, one, he deejayed one song twice, two, he called me barber when he turned instant idiot; three, he abruptly left the stage with the band, which is his band. I tested him on him own band and he failed so I built that song to remind him clashing is about the last man standing. Not the first boy running."
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Raw Video: Rapper DMX Reaches a Plea Deal
Here is the video to the earlier post about the latest with DMX and his legal cases.
Top 5 Worst Hip Hop Inspired Ad Campaigns of 2008
What up Harry!
Will Smith wants to do more 'Bad Boys' movies with Martin Lawrence
I must say I was a fan of both movies and would pay the outrageous $12.50 to see another installment. Martin the ball is in your court!
via Filthy Rag
Will Smith wants to make more Bad Boys movies.
Smith – who is married to actress Jada Pinkett Smith – says if his co-star Martin Lawrence is up for the challenge he would love to carry on the successful franchise.
Will says, "I would do up to Bad Boys 6 if I could. I have so much fun working with Martin Lawrence. I love Miami.
"It's like that little boy fantasy is fast cars and girls and I got the gun and the bad guy's always lose. It's like I would make Bad Boys forever if I could."
Showbiz Spy reported yesterday that Will is currently in talks for Hancock and I Am Legend
50 Cent Shaves $ 4Million Off Conneticut Mansion
Source : Mediatakeout
The housing bubble has definitely hit a ton of people across the board. Even the mighty 50 Cent has to rethink the price for his mansion which is probably more of a headache then anything else right now. He has wanted to get rid of this property for years. But if he manages to get at least 6-8 million for it he has made a very nice profit.
via Courant
The slowing real estate market has caught up with 50 Cent.
After almost two years on the market, the rapper has lowered the price of his Farmington mega-mansion from $18.5 million to $14.5 million, a 21 percent price cut.
"It's the market," acknowledged listing agent Deborah Orr of Keller Williams Realty. "With a unique property, everyone acknowledges it's difficult to pinpoint the perfect market price. We feel we need to stimulate some activity, and that was the intent of the price cut."
Even with the price reduction, the home is still the most expensive home listing in the region.
The home, on Poplar Hill Road, was purchased by 50 Cent in 2003 for $4.1 million.
The 17-acre property, which in the past has been home to real estate swindler BenjaminSisti and boxing champion Mike Tyson, has many sumptuous features, including a helipad, a 40-person hot tub, a movie theater, two billiard rooms and a disco. It has 18 bedrooms and 37 bathrooms.
LEBRON JAMES GETS A Rolls Royce Phantom & Ferrari 599 for His Birthday
UNIQUE MOTORS presents Lebron James with a Phantom and Ferrari for his born day. The Basketball GOD was awarded the wheels by the L.I. custom car company for his 24th.
Mikkey Halsted feat. Kaye Fox – Karma
The only Mikkey that I like rapping right now. Been seeing this cat on the blogs but I never listened until now and I was kinda impressed. So I am giving him a stamp of approval and want to hear some more dope stuff from him.
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Polo Ralph Lauren fits 88-Keys just fine
This whole week I've been encountering Polo related news and anyone who knows my story knows that is very much rooted in all things Ralph Lauren, so hence the post!
Reporting from New York — He wears many hats — rapper, singer, producer for artists such as Mos Def and Macy Gray — but 88-Keys, whose teasingly genre-bending debut "The Death of Adam" was released this month, insists that all his hats bear one label: Polo by Ralph Lauren.
The Harlem resident, whose album was executive-produced by best friend Kanye West, has been collecting the best of Lauren's Americana style since 1993 and refuses to sport any other label — ever. Born Charles Njapa, 88-Keys talks to The Times about being a "LOhead," shopping with West, and why Ralph Lauren is the only designer worth getting obsessive-compulsive about.
Let's start with the obvious: What are you wearing?
Today I'm wearing Polo from a fall collection of '06 called Indian Pointe, which is inspired by a trip to the Adirondacks. The entire collection, which I own 61 pieces of, is a mixture of Native American print and American western. As you can see, we've got the Indian Pointe saddle rodeo belt here; these are called the Clarence shoes, even down to the socks, Indian Pointe blanket socks. I'm wearing the Indian Pointe Murphy jeans — not to be confused with the Indian Pointe Murphy Vintage Jeans, which are more distressed — and the Indian Pointe sweat shirt and hat. This is all from the same collection, down to — actually, I had an Indian Pointe T-shirt on, but my daughter spit up on it this morning — the flannel underneath. Oh, and the Polo glasses, boxers and wallet. When I say head to toe, it's head to toe. Continue reading →
DMX Pleads Guilty To Multiple Charges In Arizona
via MTV News
DMX's legal woes in Arizona finally came to a close Tuesday morning (December 30), as the rapper entered into an agreement that will allow a number of charges to be dropped against him.
In return, the former Ruff Ryders star (known legally as Earl Simmons) formally pleaded guilty to four lesser counts on cases of animal cruelty, drug possession and theft. He's scheduled to be sentenced in Maricopa County Superior Court on January 30.
Satellites Unearthing Ancient Egyptian Ruins
(CNN) — Archaeologists believe they have unearthed only a small fraction of Egypt's ancient ruins, but they're making new discoveries with help from high-tech allies — satellites that peer into the past from the distance of space.
"Everyone's becoming more aware of this technology and what it can do," said Sarah Parcak, an archaeologist who heads the Laboratory for Global Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. "There is so much to learn."
Images from space have been around for decades. Yet only in the past decade or so has the resolution of images from commercial satellites sharpened enough to be of much use to archaeologists. Today, scientists can use them to locate ruins — some no bigger than a small living room — in some of the most remote and forbidding places on the planet.
In this field, Parcak is a pioneer. Her work in Egypt has yielded hundreds of finds in regions of the Middle Egypt and the eastern Nile River Delta.
Parcak conducted surveys and expeditions in the eastern Nile Delta and Middle Egypt in 2003 and 2004 that confirmed 132 sites that were initially suggested by satellite images. Eighty-three of those sites had never been visited or recorded.
In the past two years, she has found hundreds more, she said, leading her to amend an earlier conclusion that Egyptologists have found only the tip of the iceberg.
"My estimate of 1/100th of 1 percent of all sites found is on the high side," Parcak said.
These discoveries are of no small significance to the Egyptian government, which has devoted itself anew to protecting archaeological sites from plunder and encroachment.
The Supreme Council of Antiquities has restricted excavation in the most sensitive areas along the Nile — from the Great Pyramids at Giza on the outskirts of Cairo to the carvings of Ramses II in the remote south. Continue reading →
Jena 6 Youth Involved in Shooting & Boosting
(CNN) — A teenager whose arrest in a racially charged assault case drew thousands of protesters to his rural Louisiana hometown was in a hospital Tuesday after a shooting that his lawyer said was accidental.
Mychal Bell — who also was arrested last week after allegedly stealing clothes worth $370 from a department store — was cleaning a gun when it accidentally discharged, shooting him in the shoulder, his attorney, Carol Powell-Lexing, told CNN.
He had surgery Monday night in Monroe, Louisiana, and has not yet been able to talk, she said.
Monroe police Sgt. Cassandra Wooten said the wound was not life-threatening.
Bell was arrested at the Pecanland Mall in Monroe on Christmas Eve and charged with shoplifting, simple battery and resisting arrest, Monroe Police Lt. Jeff Davis said Tuesday. Continue reading →
OH SH*T. Someone Got MYSTIQUE from X-MEN PREGNANT.
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[video] NBA Slam Dunk Competition Contest
This is your opportunity to match up the next contestants for the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Competition….the marquee event of next year's NBA All-Star Weekend. Vote and help make history by sending your player to Phoenix!
[video] Pinky Tells What It Takes To Be a Pornstar
One of our most popular post is Pinky, whose personality has carried her past just being a chick in a porn flick. I can see her popping up with a talk show very soon. Anyway she breaks down all what it takes to all you wannabees.
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Choke No Joke Readies Roc-a-Fella Documentary
I've actually seen a screening of this and people are gonna be floored when they see how huge Dame's ego was especially since he's transformed into a kindler, gentler type of guy.
via NY Post
JAY-Z and Damon Dash's dirty laundry from their Roc-A-Fella Records breakup is about to go public.
Former BET producer and Roc employee Choke No Joke is releasing a documentary next year – titled "I Am Choke, No Joke" – about the infamous crumbling of the hip-hop empire founded by former fast friends Jay and Dash. In a SOHH.com interview, Joke says: " 'Dame' was a camera freak. He loved people to tape him, 'cause he started thinking he was a star . . . Ever since the 'Big Pimpin' ' video, he started gettin' a little light and it started to get to his head."
Joke claims that Dash's signing of Ol' Dirty Bastard and his proposal of Cam'ron as a vice president of the label (which Jay-Z rejected) were among the disputes that drove a wedge between the two. "Jay wasn't feeling none of that [bleep]," Joke said. Continue reading →
[video] Carbon-Free City Under Construction
They continue to spend that ARAB money to bring an oasis to the desert. I need a vacation to this spot once they get it complete, take a dip in a thermal pool and what not! This what they was talking about on Zeitgeist 2, damn them sheiks move fast.
Recession Halts Plans for Jay-Z Hotel, Many Other Projects
Nearly $5 billion in development projects in New York City have been delayed or canceled because of the economic crisis, an extraordinary body blow to an industry that last year provided 130,000 unionized jobs, according to numbers tracked by a local trade group.
The setbacks for development — perhaps the single greatest economic force in the city over the last two decades — are likely to mean, in the words of one researcher, that the landscape of New York will be virtually unchanged for two years.
"There's no way to finance a project," said the researcher, Stephen R. Blank of the Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit group.
Charles Blaichman is not about to argue with that assessment. Looking south from the eighth floor of a half-finished office tower on 14th Street on a recent day, Mr. Blaichman pointed to buildings he had developed in the meatpacking district. But when he turned north to the blocks along the High Line, once among the most sought-after areas for development, he surveyed a landscape of frustration: the planned sites of three luxury hotels, all stalled by recession.
Several indicators show that developers nationwide have also been affected by the tighter lending markets. The growth rate for construction and land development loans shrunk drastically this year — to 0.08 percent through September, compared with 11.3 percent for all of 2007 and 25.7 percent in 2006, according to data tracked by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
And developers who have loans are missing payments. The percentage of loans in default nationwide jumped to 7.3 percent through September 2008, compared with 1 percent in 2007, according to data tracked by Reis Inc., a New York-based real estate research company. Continue reading →
[video] DJ Skoob Doo Presents The THREE AMIGOS (Jones, Juelz & Lil Wayne)
DJ Skoob Doo presents Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and Lil Wayne as supergroup, THREE AMIGOS. This is exclusive footage of the trio behind-the-scenes on their rise to the pinnacle of Hip Hop.
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[Op-Ed] Today I End My Support of Israel
via Daily Kos
Like davidminzer, I'm Jewish and descendant of holocaust survivors. Moreover, I've been a Zionist all of my life. I went to a Zionist school, I was active in Zionist youth groups. I've always been a fervent supporter of Israel as a refuge for Jews around the world who seek a place to exercise their traditions and embrace their identity in peace.
I sang the Israeli anthem in the train rails of Aushwitz-Birkenau and I pledged to fight every day of my life to make sure the savage crimes that had taken place there would never happen again. Every year I pledged: Never Again. Remember and Never forget.
Well, I haven't forgotten. And so to honor that pledge, to honor the memory of my family members who died in those death camps and because "there comes a time when silence is betrayal", today I finally and publicly end my support for the state of Israel. Continue reading →
The Christian Audigier Designed Lamborghini Murcielago LP710
via TLF
This $700,000 beauty is limiited to only 5 cars worldwide, features a 6.5 liter V12 with 710 hp and gets up to a top speed of 224 mph. Each car will be custom with Christian Audigier designs chosen from a limited selection of graphic options for the customer.
[video] Caught on Tape: Kayakers Have Close Encounter With Shark Off Sydney Coast
I will never get the purpose of going into shark infested waters.
Fashion Powerhouse's Chanel and LVMH Forced to Make Cuts
via Times Online
Chanel, one of the grandest French fashion names, is to lay off 200 Paris staff in an unmistakable sign that even the world's top luxury brands are feeling the pinch in the global recession.
Until recently, France's marques de grand luxe were claiming immunity from the slump. Demand for the high end was holding up, driven by the luxury appetites of the nouveaux riches of Russia, China and other emerging powers, they said.
The denial has faded over the past month as Russians and Asians have been noticeably absent over Christmas from the boutiques in the Paris golden triangle off the Champs Élysées and their equivalents in London and New York. Business in Japan has slumped.
A week ago Chanel, privately owned and secretive about its affairs, called off a glitzy art show as it was about to arrive in London from New York. Over the weekend trade unions reported that the fashion house was to lay off all of its 200 Paris staff who are on fixed-term or temporary contracts. Continue reading →


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An exploratory study investigating the transition between eating disorder behaviours
Young, Emily (2014) An exploratory study investigating the transition between eating disorder behaviours. DClinPsy thesis, University of Lincoln.
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Thesis (DClinPsy)
Introduction: Diagnostic systems conceptualise different eating disorders as discrete entities, identified at a particular point in time. However, research shows there is much overlap between 'anorexia' and 'bulimia', and the most prevalent diagnosis is 'Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified' (EDNOS), when people fail to meet full criteria for other diagnoses (Fairburn & Bohn, 2005). When considered from a longitudinal perspective, eating disorder diagnoses and behaviours also tend to change over time, a phenomenon called 'diagnostic crossover'.
Although it is accepted that the prevalence of 'diagnostic crossover' in eating disorders is high (e.g. Eddy et al., 2002), the process through which it occurs is poorly understood. Authors have suggested that higher movement from 'anorexia' into 'bulimia' may represent an inability to maintain restrictive eating and have deliberated about a 'natural course' to the eating disorders. Although physiological and psychological effects of starvation suggest this may play a part (Polivy, 1996), some people avoid diagnostic crossover and others move from 'bulimia' into 'anorexia', which suggests additional factors are involved. Other researchers have proposed that clinical and personality variables such as low self directedness influence these transitions (Tozzi et al., 2005), but the results are inconsistent.
Eating disorder therapies are underpinned by psychological models, but these are theorised on the basis of eating disorder diagnoses, which for the reasons above may be invalid, and ignore transitions between them. Although some theories acknowledge crossover (e.g. Fairburn, Cooper & Shafran, 2003), they fail to fully account for the process. Since anorexia binge-purge type, and therefore the acquisition of more eating disorder behaviours, is often associated with poorer outcomes (e.g. Carter et al., 2012, Favaro & Santonastaso, 1996, Herzog, Schellberg & Deter,1997), better understanding of the way eating disorders change over time could improve outcomes and quality of life for patients.
Objectives:To investigate the experience of diagnostic crossover, which will be referred to as 'eating disorder transitions' to represent the phenomenon as a process rather than a discrete event. This aims to gain a better understanding of the process through which this occurs, and improve insight into the trajectory of eating disorders to further our understanding of them.
Methods: Twelve people with a history of transitioning between 'anorexic behaviours' (more restrictive eating) and 'bulimic behaviours' (bingeing and/or purging) were interviewed about the experience. The results were analysed using 'Thematic Analysis'.
Results and Discussion: Participants' eating disorders tended to focus on restrictive eating before cycles of bingeing and purging developed in a staged process. The effects of certain life experiences either triggered a change, or facilitated the emergence of these different eating disorder behaviours. When the expression of eating disorders was inhibited and underlying emotional difficulties remained, the eating disorder changed to a different form to compensate. Since participants continually valued being thin, bingeing and purging behaviours were evaluated much more negatively than phases of restrictive eating and led to risky behaviours. The findings suggest that attempts to change eating disorder behaviours without helping patients manage their underlying difficulties first should perhaps be avoided.
Eating disorder, Transition, Diagnostic crossover
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College of Social Science > School of Psychology


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COIC Board Appoints Executive Director
Commissioner Wayne Fording, COIC Chair
Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council
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Executive Director Announcement for COIC
Bend, Oregon: On September 11, 2018, the Board of COIC unanimously agreed to the appointment of Tammy Baney to serve as the Executive Director of COIC beginning January 1, 2019
The recruitment process for the Executive Director began in May after Karen Friend, after serving 22 years at COIC, announced her desire to retire. The COIC Board adopted hiring procedures and conducted an extensive national search to ensure the greatest access to a national candidate pool and provide the greatest opportunity to find the best candidate for the position.
Ms. Baney has had the opportunity to work across many domains, all directed toward supporting the success of communities in the region. She works as an elected official, director, and chair of numerous statewide committees and commissions that affords COIC the opportunity to put her knowledge of transportation, housing, natural resources, economic development, youth development, and regional convening to work to lead the evolution and assure the relevance of COIC into the future. In addition, Ms. Baney has developed strong local, state and federal relationships over the last several years that the COIC Board felt would be an asset to the Executive Director role and to COIC.
COIC Vice-Chair, Bartt Brick stated "COIC is honored and excited to have Ms. Baney join our dedicated and committed staff Ms. Baney's passion for Central Oregon and her commitment to both economic vitality and being an active voice for the underserved and the marginalized in our community make her a perfect choice to lead COIC forward." Ms. Baney stated "I'm delighted to accept this challenging, yet exciting position. COIC plays an important role in coalescing Central Oregon's voice around important issues and we provide critical services to meet our region's needs. I'm eager to work with our communities and the COIC team to identify areas in which we can strengthen and enhance the value we provide to our region."
About COIC: As the region's Council of Governments, Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council serves the local governments of Central Oregon, providing regional collaboration, service delivery and efficiencies for a stronger local economy and quality of life. COIC provides a service to the counties of Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson as well as to the cities of Bend, Culver, LaPine, Madras, Metolius, Prineville, Redmond, and Sisters. COIC currently provides workforce development, economic development, alternative education, loan, and transportation services, including Cascades East Transit.


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Jazz Reggae Fest Tops Extravaganza
May 28, 2009 at 3:59 am by Matt Connolly
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending UCLA's Jazz Reggae Festival, the featured annual music event of our southbound University of California neighbor. Much like our very own Extravaganza, the performance was an entirely student-body organized event that drew in large crowds made up of both university population and the surrounding community. Unlike our own Extravaganza, however, the event was an enjoyable collective of legitimate music and peaceful concert goers alike. Allow me to shed light on this contrast.
When I found out this year's Extravaganza lineup, I was disappointed to say the least. The headliner, Ludacris, is a manifestation of the mindless MTV rap I strive to avoid. Sure, I got down with a few of his singles back in middle school before my music tastes had been refined, but at a ripe age of 20 I was less than keyed up on rolling out for hoes in different area codes. The openers could have made up for the Luda letdown, but none of them really impressed me after sampling their mainstream sounds. Girl Talk, the main under card, even bases his innovative mash-up genre in Ludacris-esque trashy hip-hop. Fantastic.
With all this in mind, I still attended Extravaganza 2009 hoping for a night of fun with friends at the least. What I ended up getting was a wasted Saturday night that struggled to meet substandard expectations. Despite a perpetual cycle of blunt burning, the Girl Talk-Ludacris combo was less than enjoyable.
What bothered me worse than the music itself was the raucous atmosphere I experienced as a component of the 12,000 plus sea of attendees. Trust me, I've been to plenty of concerts and know full well to expect some pushing and shoving as fans jockey for position. But Extravaganza took being an asshole crowd member to new heights. Though concerts should be rooted in music watching and appreciation by definition, I found myself surrounded by hoards of bros and hoes alike trying to ruin the experience with their annoying, and even aggressive douchebaggery.
In every way that UCSB's Extravaganza disgusted me, UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival impressed me by providing a well-rounded concert experience that I was proud to have been a part of.
To start, both the Jam Day on Sunday and Reggae Day on Monday had impressive lineups top to bottom. As much as I thought I could never enjoy a sober concert – triple checking my stash before roadtrips is now a must — the rap stylings of Sunday's hip-hop headliners, People Under the Stairs and De La Soul, came with underground hits that kept me throwing up signs all the way through their sets. Probably the most inspiring performance on Sunday came from R&B/soul singer-songwriter Leela James, whose throwback sound and booming voice had me appreciating a genre I had never really embraced.
I came mostly for the Jam Day, but ended up enjoying Memorial Day's reggae show even more. With an artist lineup packed with unfamiliar names, I only planned to show up and hang around long enough to get a feel for the event. After being greeted by the soothing sound of Peetah Morgan of notable Jamaican reggae group Morgan Heritage, I was hooked and ended up staying until headlining Mavado concluded his energy-packed performance.
Though Mavado and several other performers brought forth tons of pizzazz, it was the spirit of the crowd that really allowed me to enjoy the event. With blankets laid down throughout UCLA's sizeable intramural field, attendees were clearly at the show to chill out and listen to some quality tunes. With a notable lack of human chains snaking through those electing to stand, good vibes flowed as joints got passed and amicable conversations were shared.
I hate to give anything in Los Angeles credit, but I have to admit, the students that set up this year's Jazz Reggae fest, along with the crowd that came to support their hard work, knew what they were doing. Hopefully in my senior year, the AS Program board will get more respectable artists, and the people who decide to take part in the event have more indica laden bud to calm their hostile behavior.


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Street Squad is a visual exhibition of emerging and mid career Brisbane artists showcasing their works as apart of Brisbane Street Art Festival 2016, hosted by The Brisbane Collective. A evening will showcase a collection of visual art, design, craft, photography, street art, animation and live music. This is a one night only pop-up event with a range of art will on sale with interactive live art and cocktail specials running all night. Live music will be provided by Lita and the Bird, Emmy Hour and Reichelt. Exhibiting artists include Kasper, Barek, Harley & Händen, Cross Stitch Of Contempt, Sloe Motion, Cronk and Tonic and many more.


If you're in a seriously tough financial situation, and you need to find a way out, bad credit payday loans may be the right choice for you. With a payday loan, you can get the money you need until your next payday and ensure that you can cover emergency costs.
In this article, we'll go over a few of the reasons that bad credit payday loans online can be a great source of emergency cash. Let's get started.
First, it's very easy to apply for payday loans. In some cases, payday lenders do not perform a detailed background check. They just need some basic information, such as proof of your address and employment, and an open and active checking account in which they can deposit your money. This means that, even if you have had financial troubles in the past, you can still get a payday advance online. This makes it simple to get emergency cash and take control of your finances.
The days of walking into a loan office and filling out complex paperwork have come to an end. Today, all you have to do to get a payday loan is find the right online direct lender. Do a little bit of research about payday lenders and short-term loan providers online, and you're sure to find a reputable company to work with.
One of the biggest benefits of getting bad credit payday loans online is how quickly you can get your cash. A traditional loan or title loan may require you to wait multiple days for approval, especially if you have to fill out a lot of paperwork. In contrast, it's easy to apply for online payday loans, and you will often be approved in just 5 minutes after completing an application.
Some traditional lenders use slow wiring methods – or even paper checks – to provide you with your loan amount. For obvious reasons, this is less than ideal. Beyond waiting for approval, you may have to wait several days for the money to deposit into your account, or even go to a bank to deposit a check in person. But most payday loan providers use instant deposits, allowing you to access your emergency funds quickly, and put them to use. That's a big benefit!
Know If Bad Credit Payday Loans are Right For You!
A payday loan online is not always the best financial option. But if you need emergency cash and do not have any savings to turn to, it may be the best way to avoid further financial disasters and get back on track. So, take another look at these benefits, and see if a short-term loan is the right option for your particular situation.


It is critically important that we have good judges, and that is the most important issue for conservatives at the federal level at this point. An example of how important pro-life judges are can be seen in a rather hysterical article at Slate. A Texas law that strictly regulated abortion "clinics" was struck down, and now a similar Louisiana law is under attack.
This is a standard wholly fabricated by the judiciary with no basis in the law or the Constitution. Worse yet, it is a completely subjective standard. Do we really believe that the courts are qualified to assess the medical and health benefits of mandating that doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital? Judges are not omni-competent in all fields.
Some pro-life advocates are saying that we need more from Republicans than to toss a few pro-life judges our way, and that we need actual concrete action. This is a good point, and there is simply no excuse for Republicans to not completely de-fund Planned Parenthood when they controlled the White House and both houses of Congress in 2017 and 2018. But the battle over abortion rights is largely taking place in the states, with the federal courts repeatedly striking down efforts to save lives.
It would be nice to have a pro-life Congress actually do more, but the primary obstacle to saving lives right now is an activist federal judiciary. That obstructionist mentality needs to be broken.


Posted January 4th, 2019 by admin & filed under Uncategorized .
The arrival of the new year presents more than just a time for reflection, celebration, and resolutions. It's also the beginning of tax season. And if you're a business owner, then you'll need to start getting prepared to file your company's taxes.
At Brennan and Company CPA, PC, we provide expert financial consulting services in Philadelphia, and we can help you and your small or medium-sized business get ready for tax season. In fact, every single business, regardless of how small, needs a financial and tax advisor; And not only that, but a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
CPA Vs. Accountant: What's the Difference?
The term "accountant" is a general one, and it refers to professionals who follow the rules, regulations, and guidelines set up by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). While CPAs are accountants, they have also passed a licensing exam in the state in which they practice. While many small businesses will employ the services of an accountant, there are significant benefits to utilizing the services of a professional CPA for your small business.
Each CPA is licensed by their state and must keep up with current tax laws in order to maintain their licensure. By comparison, accountants are not licensed. The examination for CPA licensure is rigorous, typically taking place over several days and covering numerous facets of tax and other financial expertise. CPAs must also complete continuing education classes and adhere to other standards of practice that accountants do not.
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Le Queijo São Jorge est un fromage portugais, à base de lait de vache, originaire de l'île de São Jorge dans l'archipel des Açores.

Il est appelé, parfois, par le nom de Queijo da Ilha qui signifie fromage de l'île en portugais.

Depuis 1996, la dénomination Queijo São Jorge est protégée par le label de qualité européen Appellation d'origine protégée AOP, en portugais (DOP).

Histoire
C'est l'un des fromages régionaux les plus réputés, dont la production a commencé au moins au siècle dernier. il est l'héritage des premiers colons flamands qui s'installèrent dans l'île au . Il est assez proche des fromages vieux hollande ou derby anglais.

Caractéristiques
De consistance ferme, il est à pâte dure, ou semi-dure parsemée de petits yeux, de couleur jaune paille et friable. Il mesure 20 à  de diamètre pour  d'épaisseur et son poids est de  à . Il est en vente dans tout le Portugal. Ce fromage a un goût proche du Vieux présent ou du Vieux hollande. C'est un fromage qui se caractérise par sa teneur en bouche.

Notes et références

Liens externes
 Site de la Commission européenne

Fromage portugais
Fromage au lait de vache
Fromage bénéficiant d'une appellation d'origine protégée
Appellation d'origine protégée au Portugal
Açores

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Q: Update existing documents with nested fields in Solr I Have an index that already contains documents. wish to populate a field in these documents with nested value. For example; let's say I have a document that looks like this:
  {
    "id":"9",
    "title":"Example document",
    "description":"Lorem Ipsum ..."
  }

Now, what I wish to do is add a field so that the document would look like this:
  {
    "id":"9",
    "title":"Example document",
    "description":"Lorem Ipsum ..."
    "attributes" : [
     {
         "id": "1",
         "name": "color",
         "value": "red"
     },
     {
          "id": "2",
          "name": "size",
          "value": "20"
     }
    ]
  }

I've come across How to write nested schema.xml in solr?, and I tried to use this schema and doing atomic update with new values using "add" to the parent field, but I've come across an error.
Here's an XML example of the update process:
<add>
    <doc>
        <field name="id">9</field>
        <field name="attributes" update="add">
            <field name="id">1</field>
            <field name="name">color/field>
            <field name="value">red</field>
        </field>
    </doc>
</add>

Here's the error:

java.lang.NullPointerException
    at org.apache.solr.update.processor.FieldMutatingUpdateProcessor.processAdd(FieldMutatingUpdateProcessor.java:110)

    at org.apache.solr.update.processor.UpdateRequestProcessor.processAdd(UpdateRequestProcessor.java:55)

    at org.apache.solr.update.processor.AbstractDefaultValueUpdateProcessorFactory$DefaultValueUpdateProcessor.processAdd(AbstractDefaultValueUpdateProcessorFactory.java:92)

    at org.apache.solr.handler.loader.XMLLoader.processUpdate(XMLLoader.java:263)

    at org.apache.solr.handler.loader.XMLLoader.load(XMLLoader.java:190)

    at org.apache.solr.handler.UpdateRequestHandler$1.load(UpdateRequestHandler.java:97)

    at org.apache.solr.handler.ContentStreamHandlerBase.handleRequestBody(ContentStreamHandlerBase.java:82)

    at org.apache.solr.handler.RequestHandlerBase.handleRequest(RequestHandlerBase.java:216)

    at org.apache.solr.core.SolrCore.execute(SolrCore.java:2637)
    at org.apache.solr.servlet.HttpSolrCall.execute(HttpSolrCall.java:794)

    at org.apache.solr.servlet.HttpSolrCall.call(HttpSolrCall.java:567)

    at org.apache.solr.servlet.SolrDispatchFilter.doFilter(SolrDispatchFilter.java:427)

    at org.apache.solr.servlet.SolrDispatchFilter.doFilter(SolrDispatchFilter.java:357)

    at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.FilterHolder.doFilter(FilterHolder.java:201)

    at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler$Chain.doFilter(ServletHandler.java:1601)

    at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doHandle(ServletHandler.java:548)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:143)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:602)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:127)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextHandle(ScopedHandler.java:235)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doHandle(SessionHandler.java:1624)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextHandle(ScopedHandler.java:233)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doHandle(ContextHandler.java:1435)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:188)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.servlet.ServletHandler.doScope(ServletHandler.java:501)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.session.SessionHandler.doScope(SessionHandler.java:1594)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:186)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandler.doScope(ContextHandler.java:1350)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:141)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.ContextHandlerCollection.handle(ContextHandlerCollection.java:191)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.InetAccessHandler.handle(InetAccessHandler.java:177)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerCollection.handle(HandlerCollection.java:146)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:127)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.rewrite.handler.RewriteHandler.handle(RewriteHandler.java:322)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.gzip.GzipHandler.handle(GzipHandler.java:763)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:127)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.Server.handle(Server.java:516)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.lambda$handle$1(HttpChannel.java:388)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.dispatch(HttpChannel.java:633)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel.handle(HttpChannel.java:380)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpConnection.onFillable(HttpConnection.java:277)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.io.AbstractConnection$ReadCallback.succeeded(AbstractConnection.java:311)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.io.FillInterest.fillable(FillInterest.java:105)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.io.ChannelEndPoint$1.run(ChannelEndPoint.java:104)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.runTask(EatWhatYouKill.java:336)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.doProduce(EatWhatYouKill.java:313)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.tryProduce(EatWhatYouKill.java:171)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.run(EatWhatYouKill.java:129)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.ReservedThreadExecutor$ReservedThread.run(ReservedThreadExecutor.java:383)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool.runJob(QueuedThreadPool.java:882)
    at org.eclipse.jetty.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool$Runner.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:1036)

So, what am I doing wrong?

A: It would be something like
  {
        "id":"9",
        "attributes" :{"add": [
         {
             "id": "1",
             "name": "color",
             "value": "red"
         },
         {
              "id": "2",
              "name": "size",
              "value": "20"
         }
        ]
       }
   }


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Garcia nixing tuneup fight, says 'bring on Tank'
Mike CoppingerESPN
Ryan Garcia has decided to forgo a Jan. 28 junior welterweight tuneup bout against Mercito Gesta to focus on a planned April 15 superfight against Gervonta Davis at 136 pounds in Las Vegas.
The decision comes despite the fact Garcia and Gesta have signed contracts for a fight, sources told ESPN.
"Bring on Tank. SPARKING HIM OUT IN 2," Garcia tweeted on Friday evening.
He added in a separate tweet: "Been thinking about it during the time they were figuring out this fight and I feel the fans and everyone who supports boxing have seen tune-ups already. It's time we give the fans what they want. Also, [Davis] requested the tune-up, not me, so let him handle business."
Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs) is referring to Davis' Jan. 7 fight against Hector Luis Garcia in Washington, D.C. Garcia holds a title at 130 pounds but will meet Davis at 135. It's a far tougher matchup than the interim fight Garcia signed for against Gesta, a journeyman who has won two of his past five bouts.
But now, Garcia will avoid the risk of injury and head straight into the long-awaited showdown with Davis, who must first defeat Hector Luis Garcia and emerge uninjured.
Garcia, 24, is one of the biggest stars in boxing, with nine million followers on Instagram. He picked up a pair of victories in 2022, both at 140 pounds, the same weight he was set to face Gesta at.
Garcia scored a unanimous-decision win over fringe contender Emmanuel Tagoe in April and followed with a sixth-round knockout over perennial contender Javier Fortuna.
Garcia, who fights out of the San Diego area, picked up his career-best victory in January 2021 after he survived a knockdown to stop Luke Campbell in the seventh round.
He didn't fight the rest of 2021 after he withdrew from a fight with Fortuna to address his mental health then had to scrap a bout with Joseph Diaz Jr. due to wrist surgery.
Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) is coming off a sixth-round TKO of Rolly Romero in May.
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The Magic Cafe Forum Index » » Everything old is new again » » Ghost Music Box Effect (0 Likes)
Mind Guerrilla
Posted: Nov 24, 2010 01:50 am
With a music box on display from the start, the participant "chooses" a song from among many. That tune turns out to be the one the music box plays. When the music box is opened, however, it is found to have no movement inside.
I'm told a version appears in Bob Baker's book, "Shared Thoughts."
Does anyone know of earlier versions?
Thanks, in advance, for any help.
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Tony Iacoviello
Eternal Order
I don't know the date of Bob's book, but Lee Earl put out the Musing Box as a stand-alone item, it is also described in his Making Manifestations (put out in 1989, detailing the seance that he had created and conducted). This is still in print, and currently available on CD.
The method used by Lee goes back long before for creating sounds and music that seemed to come from either nowhere or an object on a table, like a glass (not from a music box though).
Others have replicated Lee's Musing Box utilizing the same method, and more recent advances.
Although this did not involve a selection of songs, it easily could have been used that way.
About 2 years ago, Lee was looking and making a limited edition, reissue of his item.
As I said, I don't know if Bob's book came before Lee's initial release. Bob is a member here and may be able to provide the information you are looking for.
Bill Palmer
Only Jonathan Townsend has more than
Posted: Nov 24, 2010 04:26 pm
Lee's "Musing Box" was a variation on "Oh, My Papa," which was a routine that was sold by ZZM. Borodin came up with this one. At the time, he performed this for people who were roughly in their 40's and 50's. In Germany, "Oh, My Papa" was popular for much longer than it was in the US, because it was not connected to the Eddie Fisher scandal (in Germany).
It used a psychological force.
The idea first appeared in print as a magic trick (as far as I know) in "The Gen" magazine, and later in The Art of Close Up Magic as "Spiritune" by Fredrica. In this routine, the tune was forced by means of small cards.
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Lawrence O
Greenwich (CT)
Posted: Dec 10, 2010 02:20 pm
The MacAbee rings Lewis presentation also uses the principle as finale for the routine
Magic is the art of proving impossible things in parallel dimensions that can't be reached
Nicolino
Posted: Sep 17, 2011 01:14 pm
On 2010-11-23 22:47, Tony Iacoviello wrote:
I don't know the date of Bob's book....
It's from 1985, btw.
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Tarot cards in a scenic piece of mystery.....
Frederica's routine was in print long before Bob's book.


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Two Virginia Democrats Vote with Wall Street
One of the first votes attempted by the enlarged Republican majority in the House of Representatives was barely defeated, as they attempted to pass a bill with provisions to weaken the anemic Dodd-Frank bill passed to rein in speculation by big banks and Wall Street after the financial crash of 2008. The House leadership tried to pass their bill through a suspension of the rules. That maneuver requires a 2/3rds vote of all members, and I suppose the GOPers thought there were enough Democrats beholden to Wall Street to get it passed. They were wrong, but two Virginia Democrats joined 33 of their colleagues and voted with the Republicans, Gerry Connolly (D-11) and Don Beyer (D-8). (By the way, a suspension of the rules would have meant the bill couldn't be amended or debated. "Democratic," huh?)
Why was this bill so lousy for the average American? For starters, it would have let banks keep collaterized loan obligations (CLOs) for two more years, in essence gutting the Volker rule that made it illegal for banks to gamble their depositors' money on risky securities trades. CLOs are similar to those pooled mortgages that proved worthless and helped destroy our economy. It's estimated that about 95 percent of those CLOs are held by banks with at least $50 billion in assets. (Can anyone say, "Too big to fail"?)
Lest we think this is the first try at undoing the regulation of giant banks following the crash of 2008-2009, most Americans don't realize that the omnibus budget bill passed in the last days of the previous Congress (when Democrats still controlled the Senate) allowed subsidized derivatives, the very things that formed the heart of the credit collapse in 2008. That trick allows big banks to keep borrowing from the Fed to finance such derivatives. This latest attempt was simply trying to put more nails in the coffin of financial reform and regulation.
GOPers even had a provision in their poison-to-the-consumer bill that would have enabled large corporation to stop releasing their annual reports in computer-friendly formats, thus making it more difficult for prospective investors to make informed judgments about whether to invest in them or not. Now to my main question: Why did Gerry Connolly (D-11) and Don Beyer (D-8) vote with the Republicans?
Looking at the voting record of Gerry Connolly, there is no bias in favor of large banks. In fact, the website, ontheissues.org, calls Connolly a "liberal populist." Voting for this bill's quick passage is NOT a liberal populist position, Gerry.
Don Beyer doesn't seem beholden to huge banking contributions, either. Beyer's vote is a personal disappointment for me. I first met Don when he was the national treasurer for Howard Dean's 2004 campaign for the Democratic nomination for president. Don was completely on board with the progressive, anti-corporate governance platform that Howard Dean espoused, and I had great respect for him. I can't reconcile that Don Beyer with this vote.
I have no doubt that when, not if, this bill is brought up in the regular order of House business, it will pass, probably with 35 or more Democratic votes. It will probably pass in the Senate, as it is unlikely that there will be 41 Democratic votes to filibuster it. President Obama will probably sign it, especially in light of the fact that he lobbied Democrats in December to pass the omnibus budget bill that began the process of dismantling Dodd-Frank.
Folks, we no longer have a representative democracy. Welcome to the Second Gilded Age.
House suspension of the rules
Rep. Don Beyer
Rep. Gerry Connolly
Volker Rule
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Олександр Володимирович Хвостунов ( 9 січня 1974, Карші, УзРСР) — радянський та узбецький футболіст, захисник.

Клубна кар'єра
Розпочав свою кар'єру в першій лізі чемпіонату Узбекистану в каршінського «Геолога» в 1990 році. З 1994 по 1999 роки захищав кольори узбецьких клубів «Машал», «Трактор» та «Пахтакор».

У 2000 році переїхав до Росії, підписав контракт з самарськими «Крилами Рад», але за головну команду клубу не зіграв жодного поєдинку. Був відправлений до другої команди клубу, яка на той час виступала в другому дивізіоні чемпіонату Росії, проте й у другій команді не зіграв жодного офіційного матчу. У 2000 році повернувся на батьківщину, де виступав у складі «Трактора». У 2002 році знову виїздить до Росії, цього разу підписує контракт з клубом «Лада», який на той момент представляв Перший дивізіон чемпіонату Росії. У футболці клубу з Тольятті зіграв у 13 матчах чемпіонату Росії та в 1-му в кубку Росії.

У 2003 році переїхав в Україну, підписав контракт з одеським «Чорноморцем». У складі одеського клубу дебютував 9 березня 2003 року в переможному (2:0) домашньому поєдинку 16-го туру вищої ліги чемпіонату України проти луцької «Волині». Олександр вийшов у стартовому складі та відіграв увесь матч. У футболці одеського клубу в чемпіонаті України зіграв 24 матчі, ще 2 поєдинки зіграв у кубку України. Окрім цього у квітні та травні 2004 року зіграв 3 матчі в складі друголігового фарм-клубі одеських «моряків», «Чорноморець-2». У 2004 році приєднався до ужгородського «Закарпаття». Дебютував за ужгородську команду 25 вересня 2004 року в програному (0:1) домашньому поєдинку 8-го туру вищої ліги чемпіонату України проти запорізького «Металурга». Хвостунов вийшов у стартовому складі та відіграв увесь матч. Цей матч виявився останнім для Олександра в складі «Закрапаття».

У 2005 році захищав кольори клубів «Трактора» та «Жетису». У 2006 році перейшов до  «Навбахору». З 2007 по 2010 роки виступав за клуб «Курувчі». У липні 2011 року перейшов з «Кизилкуму» до самаркандського «Динамо». У 2013 році приєднався до клубу НБУ-Азія з

Кар'єра в збірній
Хвостунов з 1997 року виступає за збірну Узбекистану з футболу. Провів за збірну 49 матчів і забив 3 м'ячі.

Голи за збірну

Досягнення
  Вища ліга чемпіонату Узбекистану
  Чемпіон (4): 1998, 2008, 2009, 2010
  Срібний призер (1): 2007

  Кубок Узбекистану
  Фіналіст (1): 2007

Примітки

Посилання

 Профіль гравця  на сайті soccerpunter.com
 Профіль гравця на сайті footballdatabase.eu
 Профіль гравця на сайті worldfootball.net
 Профіль гравця на сайті «Український футбол (історія та статистика»
 Профіль гравця  на сайті «Одеський футболу»
 Узбекистан - Матчі гравців збірної
 Профіль гравця  на сайті sportbox.ru
 Профіль гравця на сайті chernofans.narod.ru

Узбецькі футболісти
Гравці збірної Узбекистану з футболу
Узбецькі футбольні легіонери
Футбольні легіонери в Україні
Футбольні легіонери в Росії
Футбольні легіонери в Казахстані
Футболісти «Насафа»
Футболісти «Машала»
Футболісти «Пахтакора»
Футболісти «Крил Рад» (Самара)
Футболісти «Лади» (Тольятті)
Футболісти «Чорноморця» (Одеса)
Футболісти «Чорноморця-2» (Одеса)
Футболісти «Говерли»
Футболісти «Жетису»
Футболісти «Навбахора»
Футболісти «Буньодкора»
Футболісти «Динамо» (Самарканд)
Футболісти «Кизилкума»
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Upon reaching age 70 ½, individuals generally must take minimum required distributions from their individual retirement account (IRA). The IRA Charitable Rollover is a simple method of charitable giving that allows benefactors to direct gifts of up to $100,000 from their IRA directly to a qualified charity, like Edgewood College.
Are there limitations on gifting from IRAs?
Gifts must go directly from the IRA to the charity (benefactors can't take a distribution and then write a check).
To receive 2017 tax benefits, rollover must be made by December 31, 2017. Future distributions will be tax deductible for the year in which they occur.
To prevent double benefit, no corresponding charitable income tax deduction is allowed.
Which charities qualify and which don't?
Contact Gary Klein, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, for more information.


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