Big news out of Fells Point this week: numerous tenants have been announced for Broadway Market, which is currently being renovated and slated to reopen in February. The new lineup includes a Korean food stall and a bar, both run by by Phil Han, owner of Dooby's; ice cream from Taharka Brothers, Thai Street, Connie's Chicken and Waffles and a new location of Hampden-based Indian street food restaurant The Verandah. Several existing vendors will also be present, including Vikki's Fells Point Deli, Sal's Seafood Market and Sophia's Place European Market.
Inner Harbor mainstay Phillips Seafood is launching a new brunch menu, dubbed Bloodys, Bubbles and Brunch, on Sunday.
Republic Restoratives, a Washington, D.C.-based distillery, recently made its Baltimore debut. The distillery's products, which include Civic Vodka, Borough Bourbon, Rodham Rye and Chapman's Apple Brandy, can now be found at numerous local bars and restaurants, from Gnocco to Ida B's Table to The Bygone.
On Saturday, autumn comes to R. House, when the Remington food hall holds a fun Harvest Festival.
The party includes everything from live music to a succulent pumpkin planting class to pony rides and a petting zoo. There will also be a pop-up bar, including "festive fall libations" and a special harvest punch.
Also at R. House on Saturday, Ground & Griddled will donate 10 percent of brunch proceeds to TasteWise Kids, so get there early!
This weekend is a big one for amateur food and drink makers looking to show off their stuff.
On Saturday, WTMD hosts The Mighty Pint Homebrew Competition, the station's fourth annual homebrewing contest.
The day includes unlimited tastings from over 20 local homebrewers, food from Cunningham's and Dizzy Cow Pizzeria and live music from several groups. The crowd will determine the winners by popular vote, and a panel of judges will choose a single grand prize winner whose beer will be brewed at The Brewer's Art.
On Sunday, local chili makers and connoisseurs will head to Union Craft Brewing for the third annual Chili con Cerveza Chili Cook Off, benefiting Moveable Feast.
The event showcases chilis from amateur cooks battling to win prizes in various categories, including best white chili and spiciest. Attendees get unlimited samples, plus some surprises.
On Saturday night, Mera Kitchen Collective teams up with food blogger Antonio Tahhan on a meal celebrating the cuisine of Aleppo, Syria. Aleppo is located along the Silk Road, making its culinary story interesting and diverse, and that heritage will be shown off in the evening's menu.
The dinner takes place in a brownstone on Cathedral Street; buy tickets in advance.
Also on Sunday, Star Bright Farm hosts Diamondback Brewing and The Food Market/La Food Marketa for Farm Day Collaborative, a day of beer, food, music and festivities.
The menu includes food grown at Star Bright and the party features live music, lawn games and farm tours.
Feeling grateful and ready to kick off Thanksgiving season? On Sunday, Don't Know Tavern is organizing a one-mile turkey trot/fun run (costumes encouraged) followed by a holiday party at the bar featuring all the best food from the season. And don't worry: you don't have to run to join the after party!
This week is a major one for wine lovers.
The host for the dinner is Marielle Cazaux, from the "extremely rare and lavish Pomerol producer" Château la Conseillante. The meal includes four courses paired with top vintages, including foie gras with duck breast, pistachio and dried figs paired with the 2015 and 2014 vintages.
On Thursday, Gypsy's Truckstaurant will celebrate the annual debut of France's most youthful product: Le Beaujolais Nouveau. That evening, guests will receive a complimentary taste of Beaujolais Nouveau with the purchase of a meal.
Also on Thursday, Café Troia will host a dinner featuring the wines of the Marche region of Italy. The dinner includes four courses, each paired with a wine from DeAngelis in Marche, with dishes like stuffed calamari served with Offida Pecorino and pork tenderloin with figs, and prosciutto and pecorino paired with Rosso Piceno Superiore.
The annual Baltimore Whiskey Festival takes place Thursday, Nov. 15, at The Assembly Room. The evening is bigger than ever before, with over 60 whiskies available to taste, plus tasting seminars, gourmet food and a DJ. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet distillers and blenders, and taste a wide variety of products, including rare "Founder's Finds" that range from $89 to $500 per bottle.
The same night, Scotch fans can head to The Capital Grille for a multi-course dinner featuring Glenfiddich pairings. The meal, which sounds extravagant and incredible, includes courses like kona-dusted scallops and wild mushroom ragu paired with Glenfiddich Bourbon Barrel Reserve 14 year and roast striploin of American Wagyu paired with Glenfiddich 18 year.
On Wednesday, Nov. 14, Bandito's Bar and Kitchen in Federal Hill hosts an educational tasting featuring a variety of tequilas and mezcals, accompanied by food from the restaurant's kitchen.
The event is a casual one, perfect for flexible schedules. You can buy tickets in advance, but arrive and leave throughout the evening.
Bluebird Cocktail Room and Little Bird Coffee Bar are hosting a Fall Drink Pairing Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 15, featuring five courses of autumnal Italian food paired with cocktails, cider, wine and beer–a little bit of everything.
The evening will pair Calasag's food from the Philippines with Artifact's ingredients from the Chesapeake Bay watershed, which sounds like an interesting collaboration with a lot of potential.
On Wednesday, Nov. 14, Cosima will host its monthly cooking class. This installment focuses on small plates perfect for a party.
Dishes featured include tuna crudo with chili aioli and cucumber, arancini and involtini, all excellent party foods.
Also on Thursday night, a handful of the city's top chefs will take over the Carbiz dealership on Reisterstown Road for a killer meal benefitting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Maryland.
The crew in the kitchen includes chefs from The Food Market and Azumi, Sergio Vitale of Aldo's, Neill Howell of The Corner Pantry and chef-about-town Beej Flamholz.
On Friday, Nov. 16, blacksauce kitchen and Chef Patrick Morrow are joining forces at Monument City Brewing Company for a BBQ extravaganza. The event, dubbed Intercostal Breakdown ("intercostal" means "between the ribs") will be heavy on ribs, and also feature $5 beers and music from Ampersand Stringband.
Inverness Brewing in Monkton is hosting its first Oysterfest next weekend, starting Friday, Nov. 16. Through Sunday, the brewery will have oysters, live music and lots of beer.
If you're hoping to order any or all of your Thanksgiving meal, now's the time to make those plans.
The Classic Catering People, which can handle the meal from soup to nuts (or turkey to pie), is accepting Thanksgiving orders now through Monday, Nov. 19.
The Charmery is taking pre-orders for Thanksgiving ice cream pies. Flavors include spiced pumpkin, brown sugar molasses pecan and vegan spiced pumpkin.
Johnny's in Roland Park and Lupa in Columbia are both offering Thanksgiving pies for pre-order and pickup. Flavors include pumpkin cheesecake, buttermilk pumpkin pie, bourbon pecan pie, rustic apple pie and cranberry crumble pie; orders must be placed by Friday, Nov. 16.


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The Korda Carp Team England has a new management team to lead it into the 2012 World Championships and beyond. Experienced carp match anglers Ian Huntington and Pete Holehouse are the new men at the helm, with Ian taking the position of team manager and Pete becoming team coach.
Dick Clegg, International Events Director for the Angling Trust, told us why the duo had been chosen, "Ian and Pete are acknowledged as England's number-one pairing in carp team competitions and I have no doubt that their vast experience will benefit Korda Carp Team England. The previous manager, Mitch Smith, took England to number two in the World, second only to South Africa during his tenure. I know that if anyone can elevate us to the top, then Ian and Pete are the ones most likely to achieve it."
Speaking about his appointment, Ian Huntington said, "We are both delighted and honoured to accept our positions as the new management of the England carp team and look forward to tackling the many challenges and expectations that lie ahead."
Rather than simply forming a purely tactical pairing, the duo hope to change the perception of the team as Ian explained, "We are looking forward to establishing new relationships throughout the carp fishing world in our new roles, in the hope that the national carp team can finally gain the support of everybody involved in our great sport, both from within the industry and on the bank. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Dick Clegg and the Angling Trust for giving us this opportunity and we look forward to increasing awareness within carp fishing circles of the vital role the trust plays and the great work they do."
The duo also thanked Danny Fairbrass and Korda Developments, who have taken up the reins as sole sponsors of Carp Team England. Ali Hamidi, Korda's head of media and marketing, said "We've been aware of Ian and Pete for a number of years and their performances on the UK carp match-fishing scene speak for themselves. They transferred this level of performance to the international scene and have the respect of anglers, young and old. Not only are they tactically astute, they also know the mentality that is required to perform and win in pressure-cooker situations. Both guys have been in senior management most of their working lives, making them the perfect team to lead England to success in 2012.
I hope that this further displays that Korda's sponsorship of Team England is all about providing a solid base to produce a winning team. It's important to note that Ian will be selecting anglers irrespective of their sponsorships or commercial tie-ups. In fact, we'd rather that the pairs use the kit that they have confidence in, rather than forcing them to use certain tackle. In the short term, the British Carp Angling Championships and British Young Carpers Angling Championship events will be watched closely by Pete and Ian as they search for the best team to represent England."
The first duty for the new management team will be to organize three trials, in which a pool of pairs will be whittled down to the final squad that will compete for gold at the World Championships in Romania this September.
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Romaine Moreton is an Australian writer, filmmaker and performance poet and is of the Goernpil and the Bundjalung people. She lives in Katoomba, New South Wales, and is one of the most experimental contemporary poets writing today in the English language. As an Indigenous writer today, her political and poetic writing expresses linguistic focus and outrage, and her readers are both confronted and challenged by her poems. Commenting her new poems in this notebook, Moreton states, "The things I have to say and how I say them are a direct response to the environment in which I have grown up and continue to live in. To create works that do not deal with the morbid and mortal affects of racism for one, and the beauty of Indigenous culture for another, would be for me personally, to produce works that are farcical."
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A History of Preston
in Hertfordshire
Charles was born in the winter of 1819-20 in the village of Tewin, Hertfordshire which lies between Hertford and Welwyn. His father, Robert was a hurdle maker and he and his wife, Jane, had nine children. Charles was the youngest of four sons. Charles was still at home in 1841 aged 21.
Tewin is not a large village, and as Charles was a hurdle maker with competition from his father and two brothers it was perhaps for this reason that he left the village and traveled seven miles west to Hill End, which is about a mile south-east of Preston.
This was Charles' home when he married Elizabeth Breed on 8 December 1849 at St Mary Church, Hitchin. She was one of 14 children born to William (a farm labourer) and Elizabeth Breed who lived in the parish of Kings Walden, Herts. When they married, Charles, who was probably illiterate, made a mark while Elizabeth was able to sign her name, although she too marked her husband's death certificate. Their marriage witnesses were William Cannon (a farm labourer) and one of Elizabeth's sisters, Catharine Breed.
Four months after their marriage, their first child, Lydia, was born at nearby Fogmore. The parish record of 13 April 1850 mentions that she was privately baptized which usually indicates a problem with the health of either the newly-born child or the mother which prevented a visit to the baptismal font. But both survived the experience (of the birth, and the baptism!). A year later, in 1851, Charles, Elizabeth and Lydia were living with Elizabeth's parents at Ley Green, Kings Walden.
More children were born - Margaret (baptized 4 Jan 1852), Henry (baptized 5 Dec 1852) and Alfred (born 16 April 1858). The births of the first two were at Breachwood Green, Kings Walden but Alfred was born in Charlton.
Charles was a journeyman carpenter/hurdlemaker who evidently hired out his services by the day. A glimpse of his character is provided by a court case when he was fined for assaulting another hurdlemaker. Hertfordshire newspapers (March 1860) carried these reports:
Site contents and Wray family index
Charles Wray, my great grandfather, appears to have been an unremarkable man. At least he was a cut above the ubiquitous 'Ag. Lab.', being a hurdler maker/carpenter which indicates a skill or specialization. He migrated a few miles from his family home in Tewin, Hertfordshire to Hill End, near Preston, probably in search of work. Once his roots were planted at Austage End, in the parish of Kings Walden, there he remained - content to work and rear seven children.
Charles and Elizabeth Wray
(1819 -1884) (1825 -1896)
By 1861, the family had settled at Austage End. This is a small lane flanked by two farms (Wants End and Leggatts) that winds with little purpose for about half a mile before petering out. There were just four or five homes scattered along the lane and here Charles lived for the rest of his life.
'Charles Ray (sic) of Kings Walden was charged with committing an assault on Henry Hill. It appeared both men are hurdle-makers and because some gentleman had employed Hill, defendant went to him at his work and committed the assault complained of. Fined £1 and costs.'
Charles Ray was summoned, charged by Hill with assaulting him on 12 March. From the evidence of the prosecutor (Hill) it appeared that he was making hurdles in a wood. Ray came up to him and charged him with taking the bread out of his mouth. This the prosecutor said he could not help as he had been told to do the job. Ray then went up to him and struck him with a hurdle sideways. When the prosecutor got up, Ray then pulled him by his coat and struck him a blow in the eye with his fist. (The mark was still visible) Ray also said that if he found out that the prosecutor had asked for the job, he would drop on to him and give him a good thrashing.The prisoner said that he had gone and sworn at the prosecutor for taking the job out of his hands. As he was going away, he told Hill what he would do to him if it was true. Hill retorted, and he went back and struck him in the eye with his fist.
The magistrates said that one man had as much right as another to do a job and therefore fined Ray £1 and 12s 6d costs which were paid.
Charles was probably disinterested in the education of his children - Alfred was first sent school at the age of seven.
Charles died at the relatively young age of 64 on 10 April 1884 from a stricture or narrowing of the oesophagus (the tube from the back of the mouth to the stomach). It is caused by acid being regurgitated from the stomach which produces heartburn. This affects the cells of the oesophagus and swallowing becomes painful and difficult. Smoking and alcohol consumption contribute to the condition.
In 1891, Elizabeth was living with her son, Arthur, for company at Holly Cottages, near 'The Plough' inn at Kings Walden. For several years she had supported her family as a straw plaiter. She died in March 1896 aged 77.
Above, the lane to Austage End Above, the view at the bottom of the lane from Austage End
More children - Arthur (1861) and Elizabeth Jane (1867) - were born here and were baptized together with Alfred on 8 March 1868. Finally, Robert Henry was born and baptized (11 October 1874) when Charles was 54 years old.
The children of Charles and Elizabeth Wray - my great uncles and aunts
Lydia Wray was born at Frogmore and privately baptized on 13 April 1850. In 1861 she was a straw plaiter at home with her parents, but ten years later she was lodging with her aunt, Elizabeth Croft, and her husband James, at Ley Green, Kings Walden where she continued to plait straw.
In the summer of 1885, Lydia married Frank Smith (who was almost twenty years her senior) at Newbold Verdon, near Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, which is sixty miles north of Preston. Frank was a plumber/glazier.The couple had two children. In 1901, the family were living on Main Street, Newbold Verdon and in 1911, Lydia was supporting her husband as a grocer in their four-roomed house.
Lydia died in the December Quarter of 1931, aged 81. Her death was registered in the Market Bosworth District of Leicestershire.
Margaret Wray was baptised at Kings Walden on 4 January 1852. She married John Smart at Kings Walden on 3 April 1880. Emma Breed was a witness. The couple settled at Ley Green, near Kings Walden and were living in a four-roomed home at New Houses in 1911. John was a carrier - specifically, a coal carrier in 1901. Margaret worked as a straw plaiter (1891) and laundress (1901).
The couple had one daughter, Florence Smart who married Albert W Ward in the Hitchin area in 1916.
Margaret died in the summer of 1937, aged 86.
Henry Wray was baptised at Kings Walden on 5 December 1852. Unlike his older sister, Margaret, Henry was poorly educated, being unable to sign the marriage register.
Henry's father taught him the craft of hurdle-making. On Christmas Day, 1874 at Kings Walden, Henry (22) married a local girl Mary Ann Mardell. She was five years older than her husband and was the daughter of a farm labourer. The couple settled at Heath, Breachwood Green, Kings Walden and had five children.
In the 1890s, Henry and his family joined the drift from the countryside to the emerging town of Luton. In 1901, they were living at 66 Lea Road - a dilapidated district. Henry was employed as an iron foundry labourer and his daughters, Ruth and Lydia, found work as straw hat finishers. Then, towards the end of 1901, Mary Ann died. She was fifty-one. 1911 saw Henry still at their five-roomed home at Lea Road with his single daughters, Ruth and Elizabeth.
Later, Henry lived with his son Ellis at 12 Tavistock Crescent, Luton. He died there, aged 79, on 14 February 1932. The cause of death was 'epithelioma' (a cancerous tumour) of the tongue. Sadly, Henry probably choked to death.
There is a seperate article featuring Henry's son, Ellis Wray, which has photos of Ellis and his brother, William. See link: Ellis Wray
Alfred Wray. My grandfather. See link: Alfred Wray
Arthur Wray was born towards the end of 1861 and baptised at Kings Walden on 8 March 1868. When he first attended school somewhat late in his young life, the log book noted that he had not been to school before and was 'very backward'. In 1871, Arthur was plough boy and in 1891, he was living with his mother and working as a straw plaiter
He married Clara Keens in the Spring of 1892 at Luton, Beds. Clara was the cousin of the MP, Sir Thomas Keens (1870 - 1953). The couple settled in Luton. In 1901, they were at North Street and Arthur was working as a factory labourer. Clara was a straw hat machinist. Ten years later, in 1911, he and his family were living at the six-roomed 323 Hitchin Road, Luton. Arthur was then a gas stoker with three children and nephew Stanley Keens.
Sue Blee comments, 'I have found that Clara and Arthur must have been very kind and generous people. Two of Clara's brothers died leaving young widows with children and they appear to have taken in at least two of the children - Stanley, son of Walter and Percy the son of Roland who died of consumption in 1911. Percy lived with Clara and Arthur until he emigrated to Canada in 1925.'
Arthur died in the summer of 1929 at Luton aged 68.
Shown right are Arthur and Lily (seated) with their three children (l to r), Kate, John and Lily.
Elizabeth Jane Wray was born towards the end of 1866 at Kings Walden and baptised there on 8 March 1868. She was a straw plaiter in 1881 and she next surfaced for her marriage at St Paul, Islington in 1895 - see below.
Elizabeth and Charles settled at Holly Cottages, Ley Green, Herts and Charles worked as a domestic gardener. They had five children. Elizabeth died at Hatfield, Herts aged 84.
Robert Herbert Wray was born towards the end of 1871 and baptised at Kings Walden on 11 October 1874. He married Annie Isabell Brant at Kings Walden on 15 February 1893.
Robert learned his father's trade as a hurdlemaker when he was young, but in 1901 and 1911 he is noted as a gardener. From 1899, he and his family were living at Wandon Green, Kings Walden.
Robert died towards the end of 1939, aged 68.
(R to l) Robert, Beatrice Madge, Claude, Doris, Annie and Constance Effie circa 1917


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Ensuring adequate iron status in vegetarians and vegans
Posted by: Plant-Based Diet Team Post Date: January 23, 2019
This article was published in the journal Advanced Research in Gastroenterology and Hepatology.
Many people, including some physicians, are concerned about iron deficiency anemia in patients consuming a plant-based diet. However, studies show that the risk of anemia in vegetarian and vegan patients is no greater than in omnivorous patients.
Plant foods contain only non-heme iron, whereas meat contains both the heme and non-heme iron. There used to be a concern that non-heme iron would be poorly absorbed resulting in iron deficiency anemia. However, non-heme is well absorbed in most vegetarian patients and vegan because other plant foods, containing substances such as vitamin C and citric acid, can greatly enhance its absorption. Furthermore, non-heme iron absorption increases whenever iron stores are low.
Adequate iron levels can easily be maintained in the vegan patient with a little planning. Consuming foods high in iron along with foods that enhance non-heme iron absorption, will prevent iron deficiency anemia in vegan and vegetarian patients. Because both groups of foods are widely available, this should not be difficult to accomplish.
Patients that are already anemic can be treated by increasing their consumption of iron rich and iron enhancing foods. Supplements are sometimes required. In these cases, iron supplements can be prescribed in the same manner as with omnivorous patients.
Citation: Rose SD, Strombom AJ. Ensuring Adequate Iron Status in Vegetarians and Vegans. Adv Res Gastroentero Hepatol. 2019; 13(4): 555867
Iron Sources
There are two types of iron in food: heme and non-heme iron. In animal products, 40% of the total iron content is heme iron and 60% non-heme iron. (1) Plant foods contain only non-heme iron. Many breakfast cereals and some breads are also fortified with iron. (2)
Plant foods that naturally contain iron, are wholegrain cereals and breads; dried beans and legumes; dark green leafy vegetables; dried fruits; and nuts and seeds. (3)
Table 1: Sources of Iron in plant foods
Food Serving Size Iron (mg)
Vegetables and Fruit:
Spinach, cooked 125mL (1/2 cup) 2.0-3.4
Tomato puree 125mL (1/2 cup) 2.4
Edamame, baby soybeans, cooked 125mL (1/2 cup) 2.2
Asparagus, raw 6 spears 2.1
Hearts of palm, canned 125mL (1/2 cup) 2.0
Potato with skin, cooked 1 medium 1.3-1.9
Snow peas, cooked 125mL (1/2 cup) 1.7
Turnip or beet greens, cooked 125mL (1/2 cup) 1.5-1.7
Prune juice 125mL (1/2 cup) 1.6
Apricots, dried 60mL (1/4 cup) 1.6
Beets, canned 125mL (1/2 cup) 1.6
Kale, cooked 125mL (1/2 cup) 1.3
Green peas, cooked 125mL (1/2 cup) 1.3
Tomato sauce 125mL (1/2 cup) 1.3
Grain Products:
Oatmeal, instant cooked 175mL (3/4 cup) 4.5-6.6
Cream of wheat, all types, cooked 175mL (3/4 cup) 5.7-5.8
Cereal, dry all types 30g (check product label for serving size) 4.0-4.3
Granola bar, oats, fruit and nut 32g (1 bar) 1.2-2.7
Legumes, nuts and seeds:
Tofu, cooked 150g (3/4 cup) 2.4-8.0
Soybeans, mature, cooked 175mL (3/4 cup) 6.5
Lentils, cooked 175mL (3/4 cup) 4.1-4.9
Beans (white, kidney, navy, pinto, black, adzuki), cooked 175mL (3/4 cup) 2.6-4.9
Pumpkin or squash seeds, roasted 60mL (1/4 cup) 1.4-4.7
Peas (chickpeas, black-eyed, split), cooked 175mL (3/4 cup) 1.9-3.5
Tempeh/fermented soy product, cooked 150g (3/4 cup) 3.2
Meatless sausage, chicken, meatballs, fish sticks, cooked 75g (2.5 oz) 1.5-2.8
Baked beans, canned 175mL (3/4 cup) 2.2
Nuts (cashews, almonds, hazelnuts, macadamia, pistachio), without shell, raw 60mL (1/4 cup) 1.3-2.2
Sesame seeds, roasted 15mL (1 Tbsp) 1.4
Meatless luncheon slices 75g (2.5oz) 1.4
Hummus 60mL (1/4 cup) 1.5
Almond butter 30mL (2 Tbsp) 1.1
Source: Canadian Nutrient File 2015
Physiology and Pathology
Iron is a transition metal and has multiple functions in more than 180 biochemical reactions in the human body, including electron transport in redox reactions (cytochromes, sulfuric proteins), redox catalytic functions (cytochrome p450, catalase, peroxidase) and reversible storage and transport of O2 (hemoglobin, myoglobin). It also plays an important role in the production of neurotransmitters, and is essential in synaptogenesis and myelinization. Oxidative phosphorylation is the most critical biochemical pathway in which iron is involved. (4, 5, 6)
Iron deficiency anemia usually develops slowly. As iron levels decline in the stores (iron deficiency) and in the circulation (iron restricted erythropoiesis), becoming insufficient for the full hemoglobinization of mature erythroblasts (iron deficiency anemia), the liver peptide hormone hepcidin is transcriptionally suppressed. (7) Indeed serum hepcidin levels are significantly lower in young women with a negative iron balance compared with males and postmenopausal women, and are even undetectable in serum of individuals with iron deficiency anemia. (8, 9, 10) The decrease of hepcidin enhances iron release into plasma through ferroportin from both enterocytes and macrophages in the attempt to maintain normal transferrin. (7)
The amount of non-heme iron absorbed is primarily determined by the body's need for iron — people with the lowest iron stores will absorb more and excrete less. (2, 11) Humans can adapt successfully to a wide range of iron requirements and intakes. (12) If iron intake is low, vegetarians adapt by excreting less fecal ferritin. (11) In pregnant women who need the most iron, absorption can increase by 60% relative to normal. (12, 13) Non-heme iron is nearly as well absorbed as heme iron in people with very low iron stores. (12) There is apparently no advantage in storing more than a minimal amount of iron. (14)
Absorption is increased as much as three to sixfold with the addition of 50 mg of vitamin C per meal. (3) Vitamin C facilitates the conversion of Fe3+ (ferric) to Fe2+ (ferrous) iron, the form in which iron is best absorbed. This process is carefully regulated by the gut. Vegetarians typically have high intakes of vitamin C from a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.
Other common organic acids such as citric and malic, (15) as well as vitamin A and β-carotene, also enhance non-heme iron absorption. (15, 16)
This Vitamin C table shows that even modest servings of fruits and vegetables supply adequate vitamin C to enhance iron absorption:
Table 2: Selected Food Sources of Vitamin C
Food Milligrams (mg) per serving Percent (%) DV*
Red pepper, sweet, raw, ½ cup 95 158
Orange juice, ¾ cup 93 155
Orange, 1 medium 70 117
Grapefruit juice, ¾ cup 70 117
Kiwifruit, 1 medium 64 107
Green pepper, sweet, raw, ½ cup 60 100
Broccoli, cooked, ½ cup 51 85
Strawberries, fresh, sliced, ½ cup 49 82
Brussels sprouts, cooked, ½ cup 48 80
Grapefruit, ½ medium 39 65
Broccoli, raw, ½ cup 39 65
Tomato juice, ¾ cup 33 55
Cantaloupe, ½ cup 29 48
Cabbage, cooked, ½ cup 28 47
Cauliflower, raw, ½ cup 26 43
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2011. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 24. Nutrient Data Laboratory. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminC-HealthProfessional/#en12
Inhibitors of absorption
There used to be some concern about tea consumption and iron absorption. However, tea consumption does not influence iron status in Western populations in which most people have adequate iron stores as determined by serum ferritin concentrations. Only in individuals with marginal iron status, may there be a negative association between tea consumption and iron status. (17)
There has also been a theoretical concern about the larger intake of phytates that comes from following a plant-based diet inhibiting absorption of some minerals, such as iron. However, it turns out that the intestinal flora of vegetarians act to degrade phytate, thus allowing for good absorption of minerals. One recent study concludes that, "it was the vegetarians' microbiota that particularly degraded up to 100% phytate to myo-inositol phosphate products." (18)
While some studies have found that oxalic acid (present in spinach, silverbeet and beetroot leaves) may inhibit iron absorption, recent studies suggest that its effects are relatively insignificant. (19) Calcium has also been considered an inhibitor of both heme and non-heme iron absorption, but recent research suggests that, over a long period of time, calcium has a limited effect on iron absorption (possibly due to an adaptive physiological response) (20) Nevertheless, it may be best to avoid consuming large calcium supplements with meals.
Vegetarians and vegans who eat a varied and well-balanced diet are not at any greater risk of iron deficiency anemia than non-vegetarians, even though iron stores of vegetarians may be lower than in non vegetarians. (3, 21, 22, 23)
Iron deficiency anemia occurs in 5–12% of otherwise healthy premenopausal women (24, 25) and is usually due to menstrual loss, increased demands in pregnancy and breast feeding, or dietary deficiency. (26) Blood loss from the GI tract is the most common cause in adult men and postmenopausal women. (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
Gastrointestinal conditions, such as celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease, as well as chronic kidney disease, cancer, and chronic heart failure increase the risk for anemia and iron deficiency. (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41) Underlying conditions should be treated concurrently.
The diagnostic criteria for anemia in iron deficiency anemia vary between studies: Hgb less than 10–11.5 g/dl for women and less than 12.5–13.8 g/dl for men. The lower limit of the normal range of hemoglobin concentration, for the laboratory performing the test, should therefore be used to define anemia. (42)
For anemic patients, both the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and the mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) will also have values below the normal range for the laboratory performing the test. Reference range values for MCV and MCHC are 83-97 fL and 32-36 g/dL, respectively.
Serum ferritin concentration is a valuable test for iron deficiency anemia. (43) A serum ferritin concentration of less than 12 μg/dl is diagnostic of iron deficiency anemia. (44) However, elevated ferritin levels are usually due to causes such as acute or chronic inflammation, chronic alcohol consumption, liver disease, renal failure, metabolic syndrome, or malignancy rather than iron overload, (45) so serum ferritin may be above 12–15 μg/dl in patients with iron deficiency anemia and concurrent chronic inflammation, malignancy, or hepatic disease. If the concentration is greater than 100 μg/dl, iron deficiency anemia is almost certainly not present. (44)
To avoid false negative results (high ferritin levels in spite of iron deficiency), an acute phase reaction should be excluded by taking a history and measuring the C-reactive protein or erythrocyte sedimentation rate. (45)
The cornerstone of preventing iron deficiency in patients following a plant-based diet is to instruct patients to include plant foods high in iron in their diet. These foods can also be used to treat mild deficiencies while they can serve as an adjunct to iron supplementation. Patients should also be counseled to include iron absorption enhancers in the prevention and treatment of iron deficiency anemia.
Treatment of an underlying cause should prevent further iron loss, but all anemic patients should have iron supplementation both to correct anemia and replenish body stores. (46) This is achieved affordably with ferrous sulfate 200 mg twice daily. Lower doses may be as effective and better tolerated (47, 48) and should be considered in patients not tolerating traditional doses. Other iron compounds (eg, ferrous fumarate, ferrous gluconate) or formulations (iron suspensions) may also be tolerated better than ferrous sulfate. Oral iron should be continued for 3 months after the iron deficiency has been corrected so that stores are replenished. (49)
Intestinal iron absorption is limited. The maximum rate of absorption of 100 mg of oral iron supplement is 20% to 25% and is reached only in the late stage of iron deficiency. Latent iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia correspond to mean absorption rates of 10% and 13%, respectively, whereas healthy males absorb 5% and healthy females 5.6%. (50, 49)
Dose-dependent gastrointestinal side effects of iron supplementation hinder compliance and result in nonadherence in up to 50% of patients. (51) For those intolerant or not responding to oral iron, three parenteral preparations are available (49)
Patients following a plant-based diet, and their physicians, need not be concerned that a plant-based diet will lead to iron deficiency anemia any more than an omnivorous diet will. However, that doesn't mean that iron deficiency anemia shouldn't be tested for when indicated. Iron deficiency is prevalent in the general population; an average of 5.6% of the U.S. population met the criteria for anemia and 1.5% for moderate-severe anemia. (52) Menstruating and pregnant women are at particular risk. (52)
The vegetarian and vegan patient should be instructed as to which plant foods are high in iron and how to enhance absorption. Plenty of foods that are high in iron can be chosen. If this is not enough and anemia results, then supplements are available and can be employed the same way as with omnivorous patients.
There are now several million Americans who follow either a vegan or vegetarian diet. Many physicians have started to prescribe a plant-based diet for the prevention and treatment of several diseases such as coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes. By prescribing a diet that has ample iron-containing foods, along with the foods that enhance absorption, the physician can help ensure an adequate iron status in their patients following a plant-based diet.
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Markiewicz L, Honke J, Haros M, Świątecka D, Wróblewska B. Diet shapes the ability of human intestinal microbiota to degrade phytate- in vitro studies. J Appl Microbiol. Jul 2013;115(1):247-259.
Storcksdieck S, Walczyk T, Renggli S, Hurrell R. Oxalic acid does not influence nonhaem iron absorption in humans: a comparison of kale and spinach meals. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2008;62:336-341.
Mølgaard C, Kaestel P, Michaelsen K. Long-term calcium supplementation does not affect the iron status of 12–14-y-old girls. Am J Clin Nutr. Jul 2005;82(1):98-102.
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Elorinne A, Alfthan G, Erlund I, et al. Food and Nutrient Intake and Nutritional Status of Finnish Vegans and Non-Vegetarians. PLoS One. Feb 2016;11(2):e0148235.
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James M, Chen C, Goddard W, Scott B, Goddard A. Risk factors for gastrointestinal malignancy in patients with iron-deficiency anaemia. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. Nov 2005;17(11):1197-1203.
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Kulnigg S, Gasche C. Systematic review: managing anaemia in Crohn's disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. Dec 2006;24(11-12):1507-1523.
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De Nicola L, Minutolo R, Chiodini P, et al. Prevalence and prognosis of mild anemia in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease: a prospective cohort study in outpatient renal clinics. Am J Nephrol. Oct 2010;32(6):533-540.
Minutolo R, Locatelli F, Gallieni M, et al. Anaemia management in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients: a multicentre prospective study in renal clinics. Nephrol Dial Transplant. Dec 2013;28(12):3035-45.
Baribeault D, Auerbach M. Iron replacement therapy in cancer-related anemia. Am J Health Syst Pharm. May 2011;68(10 Suppl 1):S4-S14.
Jankowska E, Rozentryt P, Witkowska A, et al. Iron deficiency: an ominous sign in patients with systolic chronic heart failure. Eur Heart J. Aug 2010;31(15):1872-1880.
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The Ecologist Guide to Food
Andrew Wasley is a leading UK-based investigative journalist specialising in food, the environment and consumer affairs. He is co-founder and director of the ethical investigative agency Ecostorm, which works to expose environmental crime and related abuses against people and animals, mostly on behalf of charities, NGOs or other philanthropic outfits. Established in 2003, Ecostorm has become well known across the world for its unique mix of daring undercover investigations and detailed fact finding, working in over 70 countries and frequently helping to highlight issues of global importance.
Andrew is also a co-founder of the Ecologist Film Unit (EFU), the UK's first, independent, not-for-profit news organisation dedicated to investigative reporting on environmental matters.Established in 2008 as a partnership between the world famous Ecologist magazine (now Resurgence & Ecologist) and Ecostorm, many of the EFU's stories have helped set the environmental agenda globally, highlighting injustices and wrongdoing, generating headlines and prompting change.
As well as co-founding the EFU and Ecostorm, he was editor of the Ecologist itself between 2010 and 2012, during which time the magazine carried out a series of groundbreaking investigations including uncovering Coca Cola's links to exploitation and suffering of migrant workers in the Italian orange harvest, exposing sexual abuse at a major Unilever tea plantation supplying PG Tips and Lipton Tea, and revealing the unreported – and sometimes fatal – health risks linked to popular antibiotics. His own stories have also appeared in The Observer, The Guardian, The Independent, The Sunday Times, Index On Censorship, The Big Issue, Red Pepper and Internazionale, amongst many others.
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Last Tuesday's XML class sparked my interest in content management for websites, and I spent a few hours today setting up a new system for my domain. I can now update content in a directory on my local machine, use XWeb to apply stylesheets to the bare content and populate my local Apache directory, and then rsync on the main web server to update the public content.
Not terribly interesting to most of you, but it has a high geek factor.
So, now I've had a little experience running concurrent development and production web servers, and using a content-management system to organize documents and simplify site-wide updates. I'll probably make a page describing the process, and I'm wont to do.


Loving this sweet little dress with adjustable straps. It's fab over a t-shirt with the Desert Pantaloons underneath. Made from natural hemp and hand-dyed with Indigo Dye. It's a great Indigo colour and will fade to a dirty denim blue over time. It's a little heavier for cooler weather and we are loving the grungy natural texture. It features deep pockets and sweet ties at the sides.
This dress comes in one size which will fit (M/L), which fits 8-14 (AU/UK) or 4-10 (US). See our size chart for more information on getting a comfortable fit. Gypsy clothing is mostly unstructured and designed to fit a range of sizes comfortably.


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A professor of engineering economics owns a 1996 automobile. In the past 12 months, he has paid $2000 to replace the transmission, bought two new tires for $160, and installed a new tape deck for $110.
A professor of engineering economics owns a 1996 automobile. In the past 12 months, he has paid $2000 to replace the transmission, bought two new tires for $160, and installed a new tape deck for $110. He wants to keep the car for 2 more years because he invested money 3 years ago in a 5-year certificate of deposit, which is earmarked to pay for his dream machine, a red European sports car. Today the old car's engine failed. The professor has two alternatives. He can have the engine overhauled at a cost of $1800 and then most likely have to pay another $800 per year for the next 2 years for maintenance. The car will have no salvage value at that time. Alternatively, a colleague offered to make the professor a $5000 loan to buy another used car. He must pay the loan back in two equal installments of $2500 due at the end of Year 1 and Year 2, and at the end of the second year he must give the colleague the car. The "new" used car has an expected annual maintenance cost of $300. If the professor selects this alternative, he can sell his current vehicle to a junkyard for $1500. Interest is 5%. Using present worth analysis, which alternative should he select and why?
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In photo (L-R): Honorable Anibal Ramos, Jr., Newark Municipal Council (North Ward); Lydia Cotty, Community Leader; Honorable Augusto Amador, Newark Municipal Council (East Ward); Mary Ellen Clyne, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Clara Maass Medical Center; Honorable Luis A. Quintana, Council Vice President and Councilman-At-Large, Newark Municipal Council; Genoveva Isona, Board Member, C.U.R.A., Inc. and Honorable Carlos Gonzalez, Councilman-At-Large, Newark Municipal Council.
More than 300 guests attended the 15th Annual Queen of the Golden Age Celebration hosted by the Honorable Luis A. Quintana, Council Vice President and Councilman-At-Large for the City of Newark and FOCUS, Inc. Hispanic Center for Community Development. At the September 13th event which was held at the Mediterranean Manor in Newark's Ironbound, Mary Ellen Clyne, President and Chief Executive Officer of Clara Maass Medical Center received the recognition as Queen of the Golden Age for 2018 for her support and service to Newark's community of senior citizens. Community Leaders Lydia Cotty and Genoveva Isona were also recognized. Highlights from the luncheon included the official crowning and presentation of Senior Queens from the various centers throughout the community that will represent the City of Newark for 2018-2019.


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When Sanjay Podder started his career at Accenture 15 years ago, he never imagined his work would have the power to feed children and save lives. But through his efforts leading Accenture Labs in Bangalore, India, he is doing just that.
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In recognition of these and other transformational projects, Sanjay has been selected as an Eisenhower Fellow, where he will embark on a six-week program in the U.S., joining 20 other leaders from business, government and society to conduct research related to scaling the impact of how technology can be used to solve complex social problems.
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Today's feature is another fusion piece. Many of you who have seen our board, will most likely remember this piece, but it is worth mentioning again. This piece is a bracelet, a choker, and a necklace. The choker portion is made with rubber tubing, the round-ish beads are green kambaba jasper, and the center square is a green aventurine. The bracelet is made of hand twisted sterling silver wire. The light green diamonds are cube green moss agate, the tubes are rectangular cut green aventurine, and between the aventurine are two more kambaba jaspers. This piece is very versatile, and currently available!
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Here is today's featured piece of the day, it is a brass ring. The ring is made by weaving 16-gage square brass wire. This piece is currently available.
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Today's piece is an ankle bracelet. This ankle bracelet is made with silver, magnetite, and pearls. This piece is currently available!
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Today's piece is a pair of earrings. These earrings are made with sterling silver and rhodium. Inside the rhodium square are nugget opaque bead chips. Handing from the square is a wire-wrapped pearl. This piece is currently available at Faith@Work in Troy!
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Today's piece is a pair of hoop earrings. These earrings are made with 14/20-karat gold wire. On the bottom of the earrings are gold-colored Swarovski crystals separated by gold Bali beads. This piece is currently available!
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Today's piece is a Rosary bracelet. This Rosary bracelet is made with crystals and lampwork glass. The 'Our Father' beads are made with hand painted flower lamp-glass beads. The 'Hail Mary' beads are a mixture of Chinese crystals. This piece is currently available!
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Today's piece is a handmade, wire twisted bracelet. This bracelet is made with .925 Sterling Silver wire links. It is rather dainty, but wears well! This piece is currently available!
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Today's piece is a necklace. This necklace is made with onyx, magnetite, and buffalo bone. Hanging from the center of this necklace is a two-sided cross… so the necklace is never backwards! This piece is currently available!
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Today's piece is a pendant. This pendant is a river rock, wrapped with 14/20-karat gold filled wire and sterling silver .925 wire. This pendant is currently available!!
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Today's piece is a hand made necklace. This necklace is made with silk cord, copper and pearls. The silk is woven through the copper links. There are small hematite beads hanging from the pearls. This necklace is also adjustable due to silk knots. This piece is currently available!
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Today's piece is a choker necklace. This necklace is nickel wire wrapped in rubber tubing. The bronzed beads are glass seed beads, and the center medallion is a hand-made polymer pendant. This piece is currently available!
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Today's piece is a bracelet. This bracelet is made with sterling silver, gold, white and black cultured pearls. The sterling silver circle-in-squares are held together with 14/20-karat gold filled wire. The bracelet is linked together with 14/20-karat gold filled wire. This piece is wonderful for any dressy occasion you might have!
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Today's piece is a fusion necklace. This Necklace is made up of three bracelets. The silver hand woven cord, grey hand woven cord, and silver links are all individual bracelets. All three together may be worm as a long necklace; two of the three can be worn as a smaller necklace with the leftover bracelet on your wrist. The center is a nickel square with colored stone chips lacquered in the middle. This piece is currently available!
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Today's piece is a necklace. This necklace is made with turquoise, amethyst and sterling silver. The turquoise are in nugget and chip sizes. The amethyst is in small chips, which adds a neat texture to the necklace. This piece is currently available!
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Today's piece is another pendant. This main stone is a brown agate. This agate is wrapped with 14/20 karat gold-filled wire. This pendant is currently available!
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Today's piece is a pendant. The stone in the pendant is a large teardrop nugget brown agate. The agate is hand wrapped in Gold 14/20 karat wire and reinforced with sterling silver wire. This piece is currently available!
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Today's piece is a zipper pull. I apologize for putting a snowman up yesterday… I don't know what I was thinking – that is a January piece! Today's zipper pull is made with nickel and copper sheet metal. The nickel metal is hand stamped for texture. The copper metal was hand shaped. The two parts together mold to your fingers rather well, which makes opening any zipper simple! This piece is currently available!
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Today's piece is a pin. In lieu of these chillier days, we have pulled out our winter jackets – and this adorable little snowman accompanies them. This snowman is made of nickel and brass – so it won't tarnish over the summer. This piece is currently available!
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After reading an article about letting go and flying free, I sat there and thought about the times I relied on other people to walk with me into my destiny. I was afraid to go at it alone. It didn't matter how inspired I was, I needed someone else to be there to hold my hand. I often thought that if I just had someone to walk me, I could do anything. As the years went on, I discovered that if I was going to get anything accomplished in my life, I needed to change my thinking.
I became disgusted with myself after a while, because I felt like I was letting myself down every time that lie of needing someone surfaced when I wanted to go to an event, go to the movies, try something new, socialize, go out to dinner, etc. So here's what I did.
For every time that negative phrase rose up out of me, I reprogrammed my thinking and said, I'm never going to get anywhere waiting on other people. I repeated, I'm never going to get anywhere waiting on other people, until it was a natural reaction.
Life experience has taught me that, everything is not for everybody. We have to be willing to step out in order to step into our purpose. To rely on others out of fear is an excuse that will only keep us stagnate. I use this wisdom now as a compass that reminds me that, I'm never going to get anywhere waiting on other people.
It's easy to blame other people when you're stuck in your thinking. How easy was it to say that the reason for my lack of success was because other people didn't go with me? When I reprogrammed my thinking I became the author of my own stagnation. If I didn't do anything, the blame rested with me only.
I encourage you to read 10 Things I've Let Go and How This Has Set Me Free, because it inspired me to take a look at not only what set me free but what else I can do to liberate myself even more.


Sorry, Earf. Didn't I already mention that I wasn't really into this whole "Monday" thing? Time to beat you back with some chillwave.
Usually, I dread firing up the ol' Noise Narcs inbox. It is amazing how many bands A) think we want to hear their remixes of Radiohead or their covers of my vote for most intolerable song of the year ("Bloodbuzz, Ohio") and B) seem to think we are a real blog.
But Adelaide, Australia's Our Husband gave me a Monday treat this morning. Finding the groove that Beach House and Sun Airway needle about in, they put down layered music that crawls its way to muted crescendos. "Villages" is their first single of a yet-to-be-completed album.
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Coach Claxon graduated from Mount Vernon Nazarene University where he played four years of college soccer. He stayed two addition years as an assistant coach at Mount Vernon before finishing his Masters in Education at The Ohio State University. His coaching career at South Webster began as an assistant coach under former head coach Ryan Wills for two seasons. In 2003 he took over as head coach and is now entering his 14th year.


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package org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer;

import org.apache.kafka.common.Cluster;
import org.apache.kafka.common.KafkaException;
import org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringDeserializer;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.Set;

import static org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.ConsumerConfig.KEY_DESERIALIZER_CLASS_CONFIG;
import static org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.ConsumerConfig.VALUE_DESERIALIZER_CLASS_CONFIG;
import static org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.ConsumerPartitionAssignor.getAssignorInstances;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;

public class ConsumerPartitionAssignorTest {

    @Test
    public void shouldInstantiateAssignor() {
        List<ConsumerPartitionAssignor> assignors = getAssignorInstances(
                Collections.singletonList(StickyAssignor.class.getName()),
                Collections.emptyMap()
        );
        assertTrue(assignors.get(0) instanceof StickyAssignor);
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldInstantiateListOfAssignors() {
        List<ConsumerPartitionAssignor> assignors = getAssignorInstances(
                Arrays.asList(StickyAssignor.class.getName(), CooperativeStickyAssignor.class.getName()),
                Collections.emptyMap()
        );
        assertTrue(assignors.get(0) instanceof StickyAssignor);
        assertTrue(assignors.get(1) instanceof CooperativeStickyAssignor);
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldThrowKafkaExceptionOnNonAssignor() {
        assertThrows(KafkaException.class, () -> getAssignorInstances(
                Collections.singletonList(String.class.getName()),
                Collections.emptyMap())
        );
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldThrowKafkaExceptionOnAssignorNotFound() {
        assertThrows(KafkaException.class, () -> getAssignorInstances(
                Collections.singletonList("Non-existent assignor"),
                Collections.emptyMap())
        );
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldInstantiateFromClassType() {
        List<String> classTypes =
                initConsumerConfigWithClassTypes(Collections.singletonList(StickyAssignor.class))
                .getList(ConsumerConfig.PARTITION_ASSIGNMENT_STRATEGY_CONFIG);
        List<ConsumerPartitionAssignor> assignors = getAssignorInstances(classTypes, Collections.emptyMap());
        assertTrue(assignors.get(0) instanceof StickyAssignor);
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldInstantiateFromListOfClassTypes() {
        List<String> classTypes = initConsumerConfigWithClassTypes(
                Arrays.asList(StickyAssignor.class, CooperativeStickyAssignor.class)
        ).getList(ConsumerConfig.PARTITION_ASSIGNMENT_STRATEGY_CONFIG);

        List<ConsumerPartitionAssignor> assignors = getAssignorInstances(classTypes, Collections.emptyMap());

        assertTrue(assignors.get(0) instanceof StickyAssignor);
        assertTrue(assignors.get(1) instanceof CooperativeStickyAssignor);
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldThrowKafkaExceptionOnListWithNonAssignorClassType() {
        List<String> classTypes =
                initConsumerConfigWithClassTypes(Arrays.asList(StickyAssignor.class, String.class))
                .getList(ConsumerConfig.PARTITION_ASSIGNMENT_STRATEGY_CONFIG);

        assertThrows(KafkaException.class, () -> getAssignorInstances(classTypes, Collections.emptyMap()));
    }

    @Test
    public void shouldThrowKafkaExceptionOnAssignorsWithSameName() {
        assertThrows(KafkaException.class, () -> getAssignorInstances(
            Arrays.asList(RangeAssignor.class.getName(), TestConsumerPartitionAssignor.class.getName()),
            Collections.emptyMap()
        ));
    }

    public static class TestConsumerPartitionAssignor implements ConsumerPartitionAssignor {

        @Override
        public ByteBuffer subscriptionUserData(Set<String> topics) {
            return ConsumerPartitionAssignor.super.subscriptionUserData(topics);
        }

        @Override
        public GroupAssignment assign(Cluster metadata, GroupSubscription groupSubscription) {
            return null;
        }

        @Override
        public void onAssignment(Assignment assignment, ConsumerGroupMetadata metadata) {
            ConsumerPartitionAssignor.super.onAssignment(assignment, metadata);
        }

        @Override
        public List<RebalanceProtocol> supportedProtocols() {
            return ConsumerPartitionAssignor.super.supportedProtocols();
        }

        @Override
        public short version() {
            return ConsumerPartitionAssignor.super.version();
        }

        @Override
        public String name() {
            // use the RangeAssignor's name to cause naming conflict
            return new RangeAssignor().name();
        }
    }

    private ConsumerConfig initConsumerConfigWithClassTypes(List<Object> classTypes) {
        Properties props = new Properties();
        props.put(KEY_DESERIALIZER_CLASS_CONFIG, StringDeserializer.class);
        props.put(VALUE_DESERIALIZER_CLASS_CONFIG, StringDeserializer.class);
        props.put(ConsumerConfig.PARTITION_ASSIGNMENT_STRATEGY_CONFIG, classTypes);
        return new ConsumerConfig(props);
    }
}


AGENCIES, LAHORE (PAKISTAN): Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal has dismissed speculations of retirement, insisting he's still a "good limited-overs bowler", even as chief selector Haroon Rasheed said he was looking forward to "judge him" in the national T20 main round beginning next week in Rawalpindi.
Ajmal, who completed his county stint with Worcestershire recently, felt he had "two years of competitive cricket" left in him. "I never wanted to retire in obscurity as I have done enough for Pakistan to win matches singlehandedly," Ajmal told ESPNcricinfo. "I want to retire with respect and honour. I will definitely sit with the selectors and discuss my future plan with them." Ajmal has seen his career nosedive ever since he was banned from international bowling in September last year. He remodelled his action – it was cleared five months after he was banned – but his bowling was shorn of its earlier menace.
He returned less than impressive numbers for Worcestershire as well, having played nearly an entire season for 16 wickets at an average of 51.25. Ajmal's fallow phase coincided with the rise of Yasir Shah and Zulfiqar Babar, who have cornered Pakistan's spin-bowling spots.
"Cricket is cruel sometimes but I always said one can't relax," Ajmal said. "People forget the good and make the bad part our defining feature. There are ups and downs in cricket and you can't deny the fact every day is a new day and you can't be taking five or ten wickets in every match. We are human and it's natural to have good days and bad days.
"Regardless of being reported, there were odds that I might have faced a dip in form, could have struggled taking wickets with previous action as well and then what? Actually it's not really a case that I am not effective, it's a matter of form and confidence that I just need to hit and I have started to get flow.
AGENCIES, LAHORE (PAKISTAN): Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal has dismissed speculations of retirement, insisting hes still a good limited-overs bowler, even as chief selector Haroon Rasheed said he was looking forward to judge him in the national T20 main round beginning next week in Rawalpindi. Ajmal, who completed his county stint with Worcestershire recently, felt he had two years of competitive cricket left in him. I never wanted to retire in obscurity as I have done enough for Pakistan to win matches singlehandedly, Ajmal told ESPNcricinfo. I want to retire with respect and honour. I will definitely sit with the selectors and discuss my future plan with them. Ajmal has seen his career nosedive ever since he was banned from international bowling in September last year. He remodelled his action it was cleared five months after he was banned but his bowling was shorn of its earlier menace. He returned less than impressive numbers for Worcestershire as well, having played nearly an entire season for 16 wickets at an average of 51.25. Ajmals fallow phase coincided with the rise of Yasir Shah and Zulfiqar Babar, who have cornered Pakistans spin-bowling spots. Obviously I needed some time to settle down with my bowling action, Ajmal said. I could have persisted for the national selection earlier but it might have been a risky case as we have seen (Mohammad) Hafeez is reported again after been cleared. So its a matter of getting things right and wait for the right time. Ajmal didnt play a single international till he was nearly 31, but he made up for that over the next few years, stacking up more than 400 wickets across formats. While at the height of his powers, he was even offered Pakistans T20 captaincy, but he declined, reckoning he was better as a team player. Cricket is cruel sometimes but I always said one cant relax, Ajmal said. People forget the good and make the bad part our defining feature. There are ups and downs in cricket and you cant deny the fact every day is a new day and you cant be taking five or ten wickets in every match. We are human and its natural to have good days and bad days. Regardless of being reported, there were odds that I might have faced a dip in form, could have struggled taking wickets with previous action as well and then what? Actually its not really a case that I am not effective, its a matter of form and confidence that I just need to hit and I have started to get flow. I know I am not able to get wickets in four-day cricket maybe because the pitches [in England] are green, soft and it rains a lot but at the same time I am still a better limited-overs bowler and taking wickets in the shorter format. I was assured that I will be considered and wont be discarded. I also understand that Yasir and Zulfi are doing very well and I dont want to dislodge their place but I think there is some room for me in limited-overs cricket and I will prove that in the T20 cup in Pakistan. Rasheed acknowledged Ajmals persistence and said he was ready to assess him. He said the doors were never shut on any player, including Ajmal, but there was a yardstick in place by which he would be judged. I understand Ajmal has been a No. 1 bowler and has been a great servant for Pakistan cricket and we never wanted to discard him. But we want an effective Ajmal and we are always open for any discussion with him.


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Camila Cabello has 'rare' relationship with Shawn Mendes
Camila Cabello has a "rare" relationship with Shawn Mendes.
The 'Never Be The Same' hitmaker has recently been sparking speculation that she and her 'Senorita' collaborator are dating, but she's adamant that they're just really good friends who trust each other and have a lot of love for one another.
Speaking to Clash magazine, the 22-year-old singer said: "I've never had a lot of friends. I've always just had a few people in my life that I trust. I feel like it's so rare to meet someone in this industry and find a person of that quality, and I feel like Shawn is that person for me.
"I just trust him, and no matter the level of intensity that he has around his career or I have, he is just normal, and that is so rare and precious to find in this industry. To be able to hang out with someone and you don't really care that they're Shawn Mendes, you know what I mean? You're just people, and that is definitely something that is rare ... It's actually a really beautiful feeling to know that this person is always going to be in my life, we're always going to love each other."
The former Fifth Harmony star has been spending more time with the 20-year-old star since she split from her boyfriend Matthew Hussey last week.
A source said recently: "Camila's relationship with Matthew had run its course and they decided to break up about a fortnight ago. It was a mutual decision to end things. But they have spent a lot of time together over the last year and a half and want to stay friends despite going their own way. This is of course going to fuel rumours that she and Shawn have become more than just pals though."
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Explore Plans for the Future
March 2, 2022 March 2, 2022 Explore Middle School
Explore Middle School students explored the thematic topic "Planning for the Future" for the second quarter of the school year. During their Technology, Health, and Music classes, students explored various career fields within those subjects. Students researched the careers and responsibilities within those fields as well as what they needed to do to gain a position in those areas. To conclude the quarter, Explore held a showcase where students were able to share their research and projects that were completed; this showcase was held in February to celebrate CTE Month.
To kick off the quarter, students in Ms. Benito's Health class conducted a class interview with Dr. Maryellen Benito, a family medical doctor. Students later viewed a presentation on Occupational Therapy presented by Occupational Therapist and Explore parent, Ms. Marsuli. Ms. Marsuli shared what her job entailed as well as videos of the kind of work that is done with her clients. Over a 5-week period, the Health students completed a research paper that answered the following questions: "What are the positive and negative features of the career you wish to pursue, and how do you fit into the role?" For the showcase, students created an informational poster based on their research paper that highlighted the occupation's vital elements, including the pros and cons, their thesis statement, conclusion, salary, duties and responsibilities, and other information students wished to share.
For her research paper, 7th grader Michelle Ramnath researched psychiatry. Michelle expressed that she learned a great deal from her research and discovered that "If you are interested in helping people or helping people better themselves, then psychiatry would be a great field where you can apply those skills."
In Mr. Aziz's Technology class, students began the quarter by completing a survey to find out which Technology cluster was the best fit for students based on their current interests and activities. During class, students engaged in various discussions about the details of careers within information technology, arts, and audio/visual technology communications as well as the STEM fields. Utilizing a tool on the EducationPlanner.org website, students completed a careers clusters activity which guided them to find information on specific occupations such as daily tasks and activities, knowledge/skills and education requirements, related occupations, and wage/employment trends. Explore students were fortunate to have parent volunteers as virtual guest speakers who provided first-hand knowledge and allowed students to ask pertinent questions regarding their experience of working in the technical fields.
Explore would like to give a special thank you to the following parents for taking the time to provide this valuable experience; David Stanke (Software Engineer at Google), Alex Gomez (E-Sports Tech Ventures), Gregory Beaver (Web Developer), Richard Thomas (Mechanical Engineer), Rooni Mathew (Civil/Environmental Engineer), Josh Engroff (Python Software Developer), Wilber Amaya (Digital Design & Printing), Chris Seminowicz (Data Analytics Lead),
Zandra Franco (User Experience Design), Francisco Nogueras (Video Post-Production Engineer), Marlon Jackson (Digital Media/Marketing), and Edward Mufute (Media for Discovery).
To culminate the unit, students had the option of completing a podcast interview, video demonstration, career fair poster/brochure, or a CTE website/slideshow project.
6th grader Charlee Meyer conducted a video interview with her brother Jonas Meyer, a former Explore student and member of the Audio-Visual Production major at County Prep High School.
Commenting on Charlee's work, Mr. Aziz shared, "The time Charlee took to produce the script and record/edit the final video resulted in a project that really exemplified the value of this unit for our students."
Charlee stated, "I had been interested in working on interactive projects and I was excited that I was able to work with my brother for the assignment. I learned many skills in editing through the process that could be helpful in the future. It was a great opportunity to strengthen my skills."
Ms. Angela Cirillo's Music students chose from a list of careers within the field to research. Among the choices were choreographer, costume designer, instrumentalist, performer, and vocalist. Based on their research, students created a resume for that position. To accompany their resume, students also created sample work for that field, showcasing their numerous skills and talents within that field.
Ms. Cirillo shared, "All the live performances were amazing to see from singing, playing instruments, and dancing. Explore Middle School has such talented students, which is always a pleasure to watch and work with."
Among the many phenomenal projects that were showcased, the 6th-grade group, "MASC", performed an original dance. The performers' costumes were designed by Melody. Andes-Phillips and Amerie Santana. Performers included Samantha Mursul as well as performer and choreographer Charlisse Burns. Charlisse created an original dance to the song "Butter".
MASC members expressed, "It was fun working together and our ideas came together seamlessly. The project gave us the opportunity to share our talents and skills and because of the experience, we got to know one another better and appreciate what each member had to offer."
8th grader Christina Cao amazed the audience with her piano skills playing Sonata #16 and Rondo alla Turca by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Following the showcase, the Vocal Arts CTE had a workshop with Ms. Melody Marti, a resident from Hudson County who played "Pili", a Shark dancer, in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story. She discussed studying music, working in the field as a performer as well as working on the set of West Side Story. She shared pictures and videos as well. Students asked questions and towards the end of the workshop, some even showcased their talent for her to see.
Ms. Cirillo remarked, "It was a great experience for the students".
Principal Krone shared, "As a CTE Middle School it is important that we not only prepare our students for high school but also expose them to career opportunities. This was one of the many wonderful experiences the students have which allowed them to explore career pathways based on their interests and special skills. Thank you to Ms. Benito, Mr. Aziz and Ms. Cirillo for leading this thematic unit"
Explore Middle School Hosts the Science Olympics
Explore Places in the AMTNJ Middle School Math Contest!