What to Eat When Swallowing Fails?
Swallowing. Most of us perform this apparently simple act many times every day without a second thought.
Yet eating and swallowing is an extremely complex procedure that recruits over thirty different nerves and muscles to move food and liquid down the correct channels from mouth to stomach.
Malfunction in any aspect of this intricate operation can result in swallowing difficulties, or dysphagia, afflicting up to one in five older community-dwelling adults and around half of those living in aged care facilities.
It's easy to lose heart when eating and drinking can't be enjoyed as before, which can result in a vicious cycle of unintentional weight loss, malnutrition, and further despondency.
However, there are ways to keep the nutritional side of things on the bright side to avoid complications like pneumonia, dehydration and infection, and optimise health and recovery.
A team of health professionals helps manage dysphagia and navigate individuals through the act of safe swallowing and recovery, with speech pathologists at the helm and dietitians on board to carefully monitor a patient's ability, progress and nutrition status.
In some cases, tube feeding through the nose or stomach (enteral nutrition) or directly into the blood (parenteral nutrition) is the best option to deliver or supplement with life-giving nutrients and fluid. But patients should be supported to eat and drink orally wherever possible.
Strategies for eating can include postural adjustments, swallow manoeuvres, trained feeding assistance, adaptive feeding equipment, distraction-free environment, swallow rehabilitation and texture-modified food and liquid.
Mildly to extremely thickened liquid or nectar is most commonly used for dysphagia. Thin fluids are avoided for fear of choking – therefore it is important to maintain good hydration, and watch out for dark-coloured urine, skin turgor and dry membranes.
Texture-modified foods, ranked according to their viscosity, have four levels of consistency depending on the patient's swallowing and chewing ability.
Smooth pureed food is the easiest option. Much trial and error has been invested in getting this right – which would be obvious, for instance, if you've ever tried to puree green beans (hint: they're stringy…).
The pureed food must have consistent thickness, be free from lumps and require no chewing. Examples include smooth, pureed cereals, meats, mashed potato, avocado, custard, and fruit-free yoghurt.
The next level is moist, semi-solid food that requires some chewing ability but is easily mashed with a fork. These foods can have a little texture and soft, smooth lumps, like cooked cereals, ground or cooked meat, and soft, canned fruit and vegetables.
Soft foods are allowed for more advanced swallowing and chewing ability, including well cooked vegetables, baked beans, soft or canned fruit, moist breads and rice, and tender, thinly sliced meat, fish or chicken.
Level four requires no texture modification – all foods are on the menu.
Some simple tricks can boost food's nutrition density, like pureeing with milk or cream for extra protein and energy, and adding butter or milk powder.
And for those repelled by colourless, unidentifiable slop, advanced food manufacturing techniques now use thickeners and food moulds to enhance pureed food's appeal while improving the nutrition profile.
Obesity is one of the biggest health issues facing Australians today. It is forecast that 35% of Australians will be obese by 2025. What is the cause of this epidemic and what can be done to address it?
Why do we have an obesity epidemic?
An increase in sedentary behaviour.
A reduction in physical exercise.
Higher consumption of high caloric takeaway and instant foods.
An increase in food portion sizes.
Reduced intake of fruit and vegetables.
Greater intake of soft drinks and junk food.
Obesity is a state of abnormal or excessive fat tissue. Body Mass Index ('BMI') is commonly used as a proxy for obesity. This is calculated by dividing an individual's weight in kilograms by their height in meters squared. A BMI exceeding 30 is considered to indicate a state of obesity.
There are many health risks associated with obesity: it is a risk factor or aggravator for at least 30 common health conditions and can have a significant impact on a person's physical, mental and social wellbeing .
The obesity epidemic affects some populations more than others (2014-15 data).
Males are more likely to be overweight than females, from middle age (45+).
Those in the most socially-disadvantaged groups are most at risk of becoming obese.
People who live in rural areas are nearly 9% more likely to be overweight or obese than those who live in cities.
Western Australia has an overweight/obese population rate 7% lower than that of Tasmania.
It's one thing to know those most at risk but finding an effective management strategy can be difficult, given the many factors at play .
The rate of obesity is increasing rapidly, jumping from 18.7% of total population in 1995 to 27.5% in 2012. This is placing a greater strain on the healthcare system, as more people become exposed to higher risk of serious health conditions . An evidence-based report from Obesity Australia concluded that the total cost of obesity in Australia was $14 billion per annum (2011-12).
35% of Australians will be obese by 2025.
13% of adults will be severely obese – with a BMI over 35 – by 2025.
There will be an increase in all obesity related conditions, including heart disease and diabetes.
Despite the bleak outlook, experts believe that people can prevent and even reverse obesity .
How can obesity be addressed?
That is not to say that the challenge is simple to overcome, or that the issue is not complex. Changes in modern day lifestyles and consumption behaviours likely need to be considered in identifying an effective solution. One also cannot ignore that food manufacturing companies may have a significant role to play here and that socio-economic conditions may be an influencing factor in people's (poor) food choices.
A societal strategy is required to address the human costs of obesity and the untenable burden that it places on the healthcare system. This will demand a multi-disciplinary approach from all stakeholders. Both government and expert nutrition groups can help to combat the obesity epidemic by developing policies and education programmes that support healthy food choices and increased physical activity.
"Obesity Has Reached Epidemic Proportions". 2000. Sciencedaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/10/001016073614.htm.
"Obesity And Overweight". 2016. World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/.
"Obesity Definition, Morbid Obesity Definition | Diabetes Obesity Classification Info Melbourne Australia". 2017. Melbourneobesitysurgery.Com.Au. Accessed September 20. http://www.melbourneobesitysurgery.com.au/obesity-north-eastern-weight-loss-surgery.html.
"The Cost Of Malnutrition In The US? $15.5 Billion For Medical Costs". 2016. Nutraingredients-USA.Com. http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Research/The-cost-of-malnutrition-in-the-US-15.5-billion-for-medical-costs/?p2.
"Overweight And Obesity Statistics". 2017. The Heart Foundation. Accessed September 20. https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/about-us/what-we-do/heart-disease-in-australia/overweight-and-obesity-statistics.
"Profiles Of Health, Australia, 2011-13". 2013. Abs.Gov.Au. http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/4338.0~2011-13~Main%20Features~Overweight%20and%20obesity~10007.
"Australian Obesity Rate To Hit 35% By 2025". 2016. Nutritioninsight.Com/. http://www.nutritioninsight.com/news/Australian-Obesity-Rate-to-Hit-35-by-2025.html.


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Federal eviction moratorium to expire Friday, putting millions of renters at risk
A pedestrian walks past graffiti that reads "Rent Strike" Wednesday, April 1, 2020, in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
By: Kyle Hicks
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The federal eviction moratorium is set to expire Friday, putting millions of Americans at risk of being kicked out of their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The CARES Act provided certain protections from eviction and late fees due to nonpayment of rent for most tenants in federally subsidized or federally backed housing. However, those protections were only in effect from March 27 to July 24.
When the moratorium ends, landlords can give tenants who haven't paid rent 30 days' notice and then begin filing eviction paperwork in late August.
The Urban Institute estimates that the eviction moratorium applied to about 12.3 million of the 43.8 million rental units in the United States, or around 28%. If the protections are not extended, those 12.3 million renters could be at risk.
So far, there aren't any plans to extend the moratorium.
However, The Washington Post reports that the House has passed legislation to create a $100 billion rental assistance fund, which would help renters at the lowest income levels for up to two years. The Senate hasn't acted on that bill.
The Trump administration and Senate Republicans are hurrying to present a new coronavirus relief bill of their own before the end of the session, but it doesn't yet appear to include protections for renters. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to roll out the GOP's bill next week, The Post reports.
The expiration of the eviction moratorium comes as communities across the U.S. see spikes in coronavirus cases, especially in the south and west. On Thursday, the number of COVID-19 cases in the country surpassed 4 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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Q: Do I have to create a router for every page (component) I create? I create a router into my proyect
app-routing.module.ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { RouterModule, Routes } from '@angular/router';

const routes: Routes = [
  { path: 'Documentacion', loadChildren: () => import('./pages/documentacion/documentacion.module').then(m => m.DocumentacionModule) },
  { path: 'Main', loadChildren: () => import('./pages/main/main.module').then(m => m.MainModule) },
  { path: '**', redirectTo:'Main' }
];

@NgModule({
  imports: [RouterModule.forRoot(routes)],
  exports: [RouterModule]
})
export class AppRoutingModule { }

but it doesn't work, even if I try creating anchors with router-link or typing the url, the site redirects me to home, or in case the url is ok then the page doesn't load
I tried then creating a router for every page I created and then puf, it worked.
is it mandatory for angular to create a router module for every page (component) I create?
thanks you all
I followed Angular documentation page that talks about router (https://angular.io/guide/router), but it doesn't seems the need to create a router for every page, but the project I created before this one I saw that I was doing so to make it work
UPDATE 1
Hi there, I update with the code in
documentacio-routing.module.ts
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { RouterModule, Routes } from '@angular/router';
import { DocumentacionComponent } from './documentacion.component';

const routes: Routes = [{ path: '', component: DocumentacionComponent }];

@NgModule({
  imports: [RouterModule.forChild(routes)],
  exports: [RouterModule]
})
export class DocumentacionRoutingModule { }

what I've figure out is that on the app-routing I wrote forRoot, but in the page I wrote forChild, is it ok to be that way so?

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Avocado League West field hockey teams more than ready for CIF Playoffs
LCC senior Riley Martin
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By Ken Grosse
A lot can happen in six days. Just ask the field hockey teams and coaches in the Avocado League West. A week ago Monday (Oct. 30), that world looked pretty cut-and-dried with first-year head coach Lucy Busby's Torrey Pines squad cruising along undefeated, ranked among the top 10 in the section, two games to go. Day at the beach.
But foregone conclusions can sometimes be dangerous and things started getting a little crazy last Wednesday, Nov. 1, when third place host La Costa Canyon, last year's Avocado West runner-up, romped past second place defending champion Canyon Crest Academy, 3-0.
"We were frustrated by our 2-1 loss to Canyon Crest earlier in the season," said Mavericks' head coach Casey Wollbrinck following the win. "The team was amped up because it was Senior Night and came out with a little extra fire. We were really hungry for a victory." Playing perhaps its best game of the year, LCC's triumph left both teams with two losses, apparently handing the league championship to Torrey Pines.
Two days later at home, CCA showed that it was not quite ready to abdicate its league crown, getting an "unexpected" game-winning goal from senior Blake Zimmer with 13 minutes to go in a 2-1 upset of Torrey Pines. Happy Ravens' head coach Kiana Duncan admitted afterward that the decisive tally came from "a spot I'm always telling them not to shoot from (the baseline) but I guess every goal is a good goal," and hero Zimmer said that, "I really wasn't trying to score but wanted to center it so someone else could get a better shot. I'm not sure how it got through but we'll take it."
Duncan had no issue with the way the Ravens bounced back from the La Costa Canyon defeat. "I was so proud of our team because I know how hard they've worked," she said. "What happened at LCC was not our best game and when we walked on that field against Torrey Pines I knew we could turn it around."
Those two results meant Torrey Pines, then 6-1, was one game up on LCC and CCA, both 5-2, with one game to go. At home Monday afternoon, Canyon Crest pushed past fourth place San Dieguito Academy, 1-0, leaving that evening's La Costa Canyon-Torrey Pines skirmish to determine whether the Falcons would be the outright league title holder or it would end up in a three-way tie.
Torrey Pines, a 2-0 victor in the first match-up with their longtime rivals, drew first blood in this one when senior Arielle Shahrabani dented the cage in the 13th minute. LCC got the equalizer shortly thereafter with senior CJ Jones scoring from a sitting position in front of the goal. Junior Kristin Bitter put the Falcons back on top with less than four minutes remaining in the first half and despite a resolute second half effort by the Mavericks, that's the way it ended, 2-1, Torrey Pines. Both coaches were in a positive state-of-mind in the aftermath.
"LCC is always good competition and they had the momentum offensively there at the end but we were able to hold them off," said Busby. "It feels good. We sat down at the start of the season and the team set its own goals. This was their goal. It feels really good to have coached a team that achieved one of its goals. I'm proud of them."
Wollbrinck likes the way her team is heading. "I definitely have a good feeling," she said. "We have for sure hit our stride and this is the right time to do it. Compared to earlier in the season, we're just connecting better and understanding the higher level concepts of the game —knowing when to shoot, when to pass, when to pass back and how to create more time for themselves. We're passing with a purpose as opposed to just hitting the ball and hoping.
"Communication has become a strength. We didn't talk as much at the beginning of the season and that has allowed us to elevate our play. It feels like we're really coming into our own." And with the CIF Playoffs just around the corner that's something all three teams are hoping is the case.
Snagging the fifth and seventh seeds respectively, Canyon Crest (15-8) and Torrey Pines (16-8) will start play in the eight-team CIF Open Division next Tuesday, both on the road. Canyon Crest will hook up with neighboring Cathedral Catholic, the fourth seed, while Torrey Pines draws No. 2 seed Rancho Buena Vista. Playing in the Division I tournament, La Costa Canyon (11-10) travels to Hilltop Saturday in a clash of eighth and ninth seeds. Busby and Wollbrinck both believe their teams are ready for the challenge
"We've worked hard and earned our spot in the Open Division by facing the best competition in North County," says Busby, whose club dropped a 4-1 decision to Avocado East champion RBV when the two met at the Serra Tournament in September. "CIF adds a little more pressure and it's going to be an uphill battle but I feel good about where we are. I'm confident in our team."
"I feel strong about our chances," says Wollbrinck. "In the end it will come down to focus and that's one thing I like about our team. They never quit. When they get down, they don't hang their heads. They stay hungry. We've had four games that have gone triple overtime and proven we have the ability to finish."
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At this year's June 2 San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, 61-year-old Carmel Valley resident Reza Ghazinouri made history of sorts, running his 100th career marathon 25 years after running his first in 1994 in Florence, Italy.
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One of two teenagers who died after plunging from a Carmel Valley freeway bridge following a solo-car crash this week was the driver — a 17-year-old Escondido boy, authorities said Thursday.
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Protestors both for and against Brexit face off outside Westminster in London today
A NO-DEAL Brexit next month is becoming "increasingly likely," the European Commission said today.
Senior EU officials said they had completed their preparations for a possible no-deal Brexit if Britain leaves without an approved Withdrawal Agreement by April 12.
Theresa May told the Commons that there was "still not sufficient support" among MPs to bring her Withdrawal Agreement back for a third "meaningful vote" this week before the original exit date of March 29 — this Friday.
The Prime Minister acknowledged she had been told by Speaker John Bercow that convention means she cannot return it for another vote unless it is "fundamentally different in terms of substance."
Earlier in the day, her phone call with DUP leader Arlene Foster failed to result in the party's support for her twice-rejected deal.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said in response to her statement: "The government's approach to Brexit has now become a national embarrassment.
"After two years of failure, broken promise after broken promise, the Prime Minister finally accepted the inevitable last week and voted to extend Article 50 and went to Brussels to negotiate.
"Last week's summit represented another negotiating failure for the Prime Minister — her proposals were rejected and new terms were imposed on her."
He slammed her deal as "dead" and urged her to look for an alternative plan that focuses on jobs and safeguarding of rights.
Adding Labour would be supporting Tory MP Oliver Letwin's amendment that would allow MPs to seize control of parliamentary business, Mr Corbyn demanded that Ms May support plans for indicative votes that would take place tomorrow.
He said: "She cannot both accept her deal does not have the numbers and stand in the way of finding an alternative that may have the numbers."
The PM said that any passed indicative votes would not be binding on the government.
Mr Corbyn also criticised Ms May's "wholly inappropriate" Downing Street speech last week that took place after an EU summit that led to the EU stating that Article 50 could be extended to April 12 or May 22.
He said she should not have tried to "pit the people against MPs" for her widely unpopular deal's failure to pass through the Commons.


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Jim Feeney (b. 1949)
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Track 1: Jim Feeney managed the Great Southern Hotel, Parknasilla on two occasions. He explains that in 1968, he first came to the hotel as a student at Cathal Brugha Street in Dublin, and he was to remain there for two years. In 1985, he joined the Great Southern Hotel Group in Galway, before moving to Parknasilla in 1987. He discusses his background in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, becoming involved in the hospitality industry in London for four years and later in Sligo, Cavan and Monaghan. Track 2: He recalls the great challenge of accepting an invitation issued by the chief executive of the Great Southern Hotel Group, Eamon McKeown, to manage the Great Southern Hotel in Galway, and two years later, to manage the hotel in Parknasilla. He explains that business at Parknasilla mostly came from the UK up to the 1970s. Track 3: The establishment of new markets for Parknasilla in the 1980s is discussed, as is the targeting of domestic business and the introduction of the hotel to a new clientele through price packaging for events such as golfing, art classes and walks and the mailing of brochures to prospective guests. Track 4: The challenges of managing the hotel at Parknasilla due to the lack of availability of local staff from around 2004 is discussed. The demise of the Great Southern Hotel Group and the commercial decision by Aer Rianta to place some of the Great Southern hotels on the market is discussed. Track 5: In 2004, Jim Feeney took over management of Manor West Hotel in Tralee, where he was to remain for four years, before returning to Parknasilla for the third time. The major changes which occurred in the hotel industry at this time are discussed. The approach made to him in 2009 to manage the Great Southern Hotel in Parknasilla by the new owners through Bernard McNamara, is described. He managed the hotel until his retirement two years later, and he describes the changing market during this time which he describes as more informal and laid back in comparison to former days in the industry.
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Are you feeling sweet today? I must be since I am nibbling on chocolate drizzled popcorn as I write this post! Reader/contributor Madelon and I have been thinking along the same lines lately and both have been working on some Doll Candy Store ideas. Using basic craft materials, mini finds from the dollar store and Five Below, and a little imagination we have made some pretty sweet goodies. And don't forget to scroll down to get the printable today – including a sign for your candy store and a word search for you.
Nicki's candy store, called "So Sweet" is open for business and Callie is the first customer of the day. She settles on a lollipop and a container of strawberry ice cream flavored candy(actually a mini lip gloss). In Nicki's store you can find lollipops made from stickers and ones made from clay. You can find gumballs made from pom poms and jaw breakers made from clay. There are also licorice ropes make from pipe cleaners twisted together and some real (but stale) Dolly Mix from my trip to Ireland. The container holding the jaw breakers is actually a small water bottle that I cut the top third off of.
Madelon has a cute set up for Kanani, too! She made cotton candy out of cotton balls colored with chalk, lollipops make from stickers, licorice bites made from colorful rope erasers, candy plates and mini jelly beans. Aren't all her little containers just so cute? Check the dollar aisle at Target and the dollar store for these type of items.
They also found these cute mini candy sticks at Five Below. Kanani wants the Spiderman ones.
Are you ready to get started on your own candy store? Our printable today has a sign for your candy store, ideas for how to make different doll candy using items you already have on hand and a puzzle for you.
Download the printable candy store activity as a PDF file.
Oops! Secondie! But anyway…Char what is your favorite ag doll?
Jordy – I really love Felicity and Ivy, but Kit and Emily are also pretty special.
Rose – you can post a link to it on your site but you can't post the whole thing on your site.
No way Char— I was eating some chocolate popcorn when I was reading this, too!!!!
Love it! I saw the cotton candy thing somewhere and made three myself.
I guess this would be"the lolly doll" rather than the candy man huh?
You can make doll candy buy going to http://www.mikescandywrappers.com . You copy and paste the wrappers to Microsoft Word or something like that on your computer, print them out, then put cotton balls or tissues inside and tape it up!
Ohhhh. I really like this idea! Im starting to run out of room to put all these cool little crafts I am making! Fun foam will also make some cute lollipops!
Cool! I think I will do this but my dolls' dollhouse is running out of room with it's bedroom, store/bathroom/spa, horse stable, kitchen/resturaunt/dessert shop/cafe and then the school room! I'll really have to do some thinking now!
also american girl fan has a how to for taffy! Caroline, TOTALLY! me too! the how to is super easy, and fun!
agisthebest – oh, yeah, I forgot about her post on taffy.
where did you find the little clear cups that are from coffee shops?
I was at the beach a couple weeks ago and at an ice cream place saw a miniature sand bucket with miniature tools and real tiny suckers. I'm kicking myself for not getting it. I always have my eyes open for accessories for my AG dolls. I'll be there again in a few weeks and won't pass it up next time.
The clear coffee cups are from Starbucks. I got them last week when they were giving out samples of their new refreshers drinks. The other clear container I made by cutting off the top third of a small water bottle.
Haha! I used Dunkin Donuts instead!
Oh I do love my lollies! This is awesome!
Char, are the printables free to print?
Natalia – yes the printables are free to print for your own personal use. You may link to them from another site as well. They may not be repackaged or sold.
like the cotton candy did you get it from my froggy stuff?
Taylor go to http://www.americangirlfan.com and search her site for the taffy. It's cute.


New arrangements for students who arrive late will come into effect from Wednesday, September 26, at the Academy.
Under the new arrangements the entrance gate from the car park at the side of the sports hall and the outside doors to the Learning Communities will be locked at 8.30am.
Students who arrive late should enter or be dropped off at the main gate in Corporation Road.
The Corporation Road gates will be locked from 9am.
Students who arrive after 8.30am but before 9am should enter the Academy via Corporation Road and go through the late entrance into Small Eden opposite the construction block.
Students who arrive after 9am must use the main reception and customer services entrance.
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The current study aimed to provide an understanding of the transition to university for students and the factors that are associated with both positive and negative transitions. The research aimed to identify what coping strategies and resources students accessed during this time. Participants consisted of 135 first-year university students at the University of Waikato. Participants completed an online survey which included measures of change, psychological distress, significant life events, alcohol use, coping strategies, resource access and general demographics.
The majority of students in the study were experiencing psychological distress that was considered within the normal range. However, approximately two in five students were experiencing distress above a normal range. Students who were living out of the family home for the first time, those who reported more significant life events, and those using avoidant emotion and active emotion coping were more likely to report higher levels of overall distress. However, avoidant emotion coping was the only factor that significantly predicted distress. Students self identified overall level of change was related to overall distress, which suggests that it may be students perceived overall level of change that impacts on their well-being rather than the specific changes itself.
Thirty percent of the students in the study identified alcohol use of a hazardous level. However, no relationship was seen between alcohol use and psychological distress. Instead, it appears that alcohol use in university consists of a social factor rather than a way of coping.
Student reported low use of services and many students reported not knowing about the service they could access. Students who were experiencing psychological distress above a normal range were not more likely to access students support services than students who were reported in the normal range.
The results of the study should be taken into account when considering transitioning students into university life and the services that are offered to students. Students need support during the transition to university. However, not all students are aware of or access the supports that are available. The consideration of students' experience at only one point of their university journey was a limitation of the current study. Future research could examine the experience of university students over there time at university using a longitudinal approach. This would allow for an understanding of how distress and coping may change.


The police described the incident as an "act of revenge" by the Indian widow, who was allegedly raped in her own home by the burned suspect.
The burned suspect in question, Bhola Thakur, entered the woman's home as she slept, and then proceeded to force himself upon her.
According to the police, Thakur was heavily intoxicated at the time and slept at the woman's house. The woman considered burning herself at first out of shame, and poured the kerosene on her own clothes, before changing her mind and placing her clothes on the suspect, and setting it alight according to the police report.
Police are holding the lady in custody, and will have her medically examined to see if she was indeed raped.
Indian tour operators have recently reported that many tourists have been scared away from visiting the country due to incidents of gang rapes.


WIC helps women and children get the nutrition services and foods that they need to stay healthy!
Infants and Children sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture.
WIC is a nutrition program that helps mothers and young children stay healthy and eat right. WIC can even help make your baby smarter. WIC helps Women, Infants and Children during times of important growth. Research has shown that being in WIC can help lower a baby's chances of being born with health problems. Studies also show that WIC can help a baby develop better mentally.
You must be a member of one of these categories to receive WIC benefits.
In order to receive WIC benefits in Virginia, you must have proof that you live in the State of Virginia.
Your income must be at or below 185% of the federal poverty guidelines. The income limits are higher than you may think! It all depends on your yearly income and the number of people in your household. You must provide proof of your income to your local WIC office.


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Java Messaging Services in Java EE 7
Java Messaging Services
Overview of the JMS API
Understand Messaging
Administered Objects
JMS API components
Sending and Receiving Messages
Message Producer
Message Consumer
Reliability Mechanisms
JMS Project
Topic Questions for Messaging
The course is part of this learning path
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Hello there. In this lesson, we'll talk about JMS API. So, let's start. Messaging in Java is mostly represented by JMS, which can be used in applications running in a standard Java SC or an Enterprise Java EE environment. MDBs simply represent a way for stateless session EJBs to be message consumers and are bound to the EJB specification. Up until the late 1980s, companies did not have an easy way to link different applications. Developers had to write separate software adapters for systems to translate data from source applications into a format that the destination system could understand and vice versa. Because of the disparity of servers processing capabilities and availabilities, buffers were created to decouple the processing so that the overall time wouldn't be prolonged. A lack of homogeneous transport protocols created low-level protocol adapters. Toward the end of the 1980s, middleware began to emerge which solved these integration issues. The first MOMs were created as separate pieces of software that could sit in the middle of applications and manage the plumbing between systems.
They were able to manage different platforms, different programming languages, various network protocols, and diverse hardware. The JMS specification was first published in August 1998. It was created by the major middleware vendors to bring messaging capabilities to Java. JSR 914 went through minor changes. JMS 1.0.1 1.0.2 and 1.0.2B to finally reach the 1.1 version in April 2002. JMS 1.1 was integrated into J2 EE 1.2 and has been a part of Java EE since. However, JMS and MDBs are not part of the web profile specification. This means they are only available on application servers implementing the full Java EE 7 platform. JMS 1.1 didn't change for more than a decade. Since Java EE 5, the API have slowly been modernized to fit the language changes, annotations, generics, except for JMS. It was time for JMS to follow the same path, make use of annotations and simplify its API.
In fact, several changes have been made to the JMS API to make it simpler and easier to use. Connection, session, and other objects with a close method now implement the Java.jang.autocloseable interface to allow them to be used in a Java SC 7, try with resources statement. A new simplified API has been added, which offers a simpler alternative to the standard and legacy APIs. A new method, getbody, has been added to allow an application to extract the body directly from a message without the need to cast it first to an appropriate subtype. A set of new unchecked exceptions have been created, all extending from JMS runtime exception. New send methods have been added to allow an application to send messages asynchronously. Most of the communications between components that you have seen so far are synchronous. One class calls another, a managed bean invokes, an EJB which calls an entity and so on. In such cases, the invoker and the target must be up and running for the communication to succeed, and the invoker must wait for the target to complete before proceeding.
With the exception of asynchronous calls in EJB, thanks to the at asynchronous imitation, most Java EE components use synchronous calls, local or remote. When we talk about messaging, we mean loosely coupled asynchronous communication between components. Message-Oriented Middleware, MOM, is software. A provider that enables the exchange of messages asynchronously between heterogeneous systems. It can be seen as a buffer between systems that produce and consume messages at their own pace. Example, one system is 24/7, the other only runs at night. It's inherently loosely coupled as producers don't know who is at the other end of the communication channel to consume the message and perform actions. The producer and the consumer do not have to be available at the same time in order to communicate. In fact, they don't even know about each other and they use an intermediate buffer. In this respect, MOM differs completely from technologies such as remote method invocation, RMI, which require an application to know the signature of a remote applications methods. Today, a typical organization has many applications often written in different languages that perform well defined tasks. MOM is based on an asynchronous interaction model, so it allows these applications to work independently, and at the same time form part of an information workflow process.
Messaging is a good solution for integrating existing and new applications in a loosely coupled asynchronous way. As long as the producer and consumer agree on the message format and the intermediate destination. This communication can be local within an organization or distributed among several external services. So, that's it. Hope to see you in our next lesson. Have a nice day.
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Texan's mother murdered by 'Golden State Killer'
Authorities say the arrest of a 72-year-old man living outside Sacramento, California, solves a string of murders, rape cases and other crimes that happened decades ago.
Joseph James DeAngelo will be arraigned in court on Friday. Some of his victims' family members are here in Texas. They're relieved the man police dubbed the 'Golden State Killer' is now behind bars.
Investigators say it was DNA evidence that revealed the Golden State Killer, though they are not giving out the details.
Debbi Domingo lives near Lubbock. She says the first 20 years she tried not to think about the murders of her loved ones. But after that, she never gave up hope that the killer would be found.
DeAngelo is the accused, elusive California serial killer of the 70s and 80s. While investigators continue to seize items from his suburban Sacramento home, a Texas family is relieved.
In 1981, Debbi Domingo's mother, Cheri, and her mother's boyfriend, Greg Sanchez, were found beaten to death inside a relative's Santa Barbara home. The murders were linked to the man dubbed the 'Golden State Killer' and the 'Original Night Stalker.'
"They were honestly the neatest, kind of casual southern California couple that you'd ever want to know," Domingo said.
Domingo says she was not at all surprised to learn DeAngelo is a former police officer.
"I've always felt that he had that tactical advantage and that he probably learned with some type of training, either law enforcement or military," Domingo said. "So to see that he was in fact experienced at both of those areas, it doesn't surprise me at all. I think it fits perfectly."
Domingo was a teenager when her mother and Sanchez were killed. As a result, she says her life has been tumultuous with bouts of depression and drug addiction. But 15 years ago, she says she found renewed hope. She's now optimistic that hope will see justice.
"I'm healthy now, and I've got a wonderful family," she said. "I've got a wonderful husband and children and grandchildren. And now I have the truth for my mother."
DeAngelo was living in the Sacremento area with his daughter and granddaughter. He is charged with multiple murders and could face the death penalty if convicted.
Father chokes coyote to death after it attacks young child in New Hampshire


Artificial intelligence has found a way to affect every aspect of the healthcare industry, from improving patient care & prevention to reducing administrative costs. Tom Lawry, Director of Worldwide Health for Microsoft, came on the podcast to tell us how AI is applied in new ways every day in the industry, even with social responsibility concerns of the technology. Tom also told us how Microsoft found itself in the healthcare space.


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Characterization of a putative metal transport protein in Streptococcus sanguinis
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Streptococcus sanguinis is an oral bacterium that is normally considered a contributor to good oral health, but it has also been implicated as a major etiological agent of infective endocarditis (IE). IE is a serious disease caused by certain bacteria entering the bloodstream through lesions in the oral mucosa during surgery, mastication, or routine hygiene practices. Bacteria that are capable of binding to the heart valve can then proliferate, which may lead to congenital heart failure, aneurysm, or stroke. Currently, the only preventative for IE is the prescription of broad spectrum antibiotics given before dental procedures. With the increase in antibiotic resistance as well as the possibility of IE from routine hygiene activities, other preventatives are being investigated. ABC-family manganese transporters have been implicated as virulence factors for streptococcal IE and thus are putative drug targets. A secondary manganese transporter of S. sanguinis was recently identified and implicated as contributing to virulence in IE. This transporter is homologous to the ZIP family of proteins, which are traditionally associated with zinc and iron transport. This study seeks to determine the role of the secondary transporter through its regulation, as well as to investigate the amino acids responsible for manganese specificity.
Aim 1 of the proposal will assess the regulation of the transporter under various oxygen, pH, and metal conditions.
In Aim 2, the amino acids responsible for metal transport will be identified using site-directed mutagenesis to mutate specific residues of interest within S. sanguinis.
Aim 3 will determine the metal specificity of the transporter by heterologous production and isolation of the protein, incorporation into liposomes, and assessment of its uptake specificity towards physiologically relevant transition metals by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Through these aims, the role and function of the transporter will be elucidated, enhancing our understanding of ZIP proteins and manganese-transporting proteins, especially as they relate to bacterial pathogenesis and oral competitiveness. Access and training for the appropriate instrumentation will be available for the approaches proposed in these aims in facilities within the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Philips Institute for Oral Health Research, Department of Chemistry, and School of Pharmacy, as well as at Purdue University and Harvard University. Collaborators and mentors at VCU, Purdue University, and Harvard University will provide support and expertise in microbiology, bioinorganic chemistry, and molecular characterization of membrane proteins. Under the guidance of faculty members in each of these departments and institutions, this project will enhance the applicant?s knowledge of bioinorganic chemistry, protein characterization, and gene regulation as they relate to bacterial metal transport proteins and their contribution to pathogenesis and competitiveness.
Manganese transporter proteins have been shown to be important for virulence of many bacterial species, including Streptococcus sanguinis, a causative agent of infective endocarditis and an abundant and important colonizer of the mouth. A ZIP protein that primarily transports manganese has been identified in S. sanguinis and confirmed to contribute to virulence when the primary manganese transport system is absent. This study proposes to elucidate the role and regulation of the protein, as well as determine the amino acid residues responsible for its unusual transport specificity, which will enhance our understanding of ZIP proteins and provide a potential drug target for prevention of infective endocarditis.
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Q: Is there anything wrong with this javascript dynamic file include system? CODE:
function stop(reason){
    throw(reason);
}
function pragma_once(file_name){
    if(window[file_name] !== undefined)
        stop("Duplicate symbol: "+file_name);
    window["__INCLUDE__"+file_name]=true;
    return true;
}
function include(file_name){
    var x = document.createElement('script');
    x.src = file_name;
    document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(x);
}

I've been using node.js and the require() seemed really useful for keeping my code clean, easier to track and easier to read. But as I noticed javascript for web doesn't have "require()". I found requirejs which adds require() functionality to web javascript. But i don't know if using a library is that useful for what seems to be a pretty minor task. So I wrote something that works kind of like like require (more like c #include). The only real problem i noticed is that it loads everything asynchronously. This isn't the final version, but the idea how this functions isn't going to change.
Are there any underlying problems I do not know? Any reason NOT to use this?

A: I think the main reason people tell others not to do this is because of these 3 reasons.

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*It makes another HTTP GET request for this script, and it's not during the initial loading of the page.

*It is possible to include the same file multiple times from what I've seen.

*If you need the feature then a more optimized version of that can be found in a web framework or a scripting language that extends Javascript.


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Q: AngularJS filter table: $http.get I am using AngularJS to set up a table and filter its data by a search or category keywords. I
AngularJS
categorieFilter = angular.module("categorieFilter", [])
categorieFilter.controller("catFilter", ["$scope", "store", function($scope, store){
    $scope.search = "";
    $scope.products = [];
    $scope.categories = [];

    $scope.categories = store.getCategories();
    $scope.products = store.getProducts();

    $scope.filterProductsByCats = function(category){
    $scope.search = category;
    };
}])
categorieFilter.factory('store', function($http){
          return {
            getCategories: $http.get('api/categories').success(function (data) {
                return data;
            }),
            getProducts : $http.get('api/products').success(function (data) {
                return data;
            }
        };
    });

The $http.get on its own is working, when I surf directly to my api I get the required data. Also when I do a alert(data) ifter the $hhtp.get in categories, I get the data I need... So this should be working but it doesn't. I get an error:

TypeError: store.getCategories is not a function

And I got no clue where this is coming from. Anybody a solution to this problem?

A: When using a factory you should do new function to return a constructor:
function myFactoryFunction() {
    return function() {
        var a = 2;
        this.a2 = function() {
            return a*2;
        };
    };
}
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// Injected in your controller
var myShinyNewObject = new myInjectedFactory();
$scope.four = myShinyNewObject.a2();

From this detailed post angular.service vs angular.factory
In your case
var storeFactory = new store();
storeFactory.getProducts();

Updated version, with TS code:
categorieFilter = angular.module("categorieFilter", [])
/**
Store factory
*/
categorieFilter.controller("catFilter", ["$scope", "store", function($scope, store){
    $scope.search = "";
    $scope.products = [];
    $scope.categories = [];

    store.getCategories().then(function(data){
        $scope.categories = data;
    })

    store.getProducts().then(function(data){
        $scope.products = data;
    })

    $scope.filterProductsByCats = function(category){
    $scope.search = category;
    };
}])

/**
Store factory
*/
categorieFilter.factory('store', function($http, $q){

    function _getCategory (){
        var deferred = $q.defer();

        $http.get('api/categories').success(function (data) {
                deferred.resolve(data);
            })

        return deferred.promise;
    }

    function _getProducts (){
        var deferred = $q.defer();

        $http.get('api/products').success(function (data) {
                        deferred.resolve(data);
                    }

        return deferred.promise;
    }

          return {
            getCategories: _getCategory,
            getProducts : _getProducts
        };
    });

A: I usually create services using $resource. You could try this:
categorieFilter = angular.module("categorieFilter", []);

categorieFilter.factory('categoryStore', [
  '$resource',
  function($resource) {
    return $resource('/api/categories/', {}, {
      getCategories: { method: 'GET', params: {} },
    });
  }
]);

categorieFilter.factory('productsStore', [
  '$resource',
  function ($resource) {
    return $resource('/api/products/', {}, {
      getProducts: { method: 'GET', params: {} },
    });
  }
]);

categorieFilter.controller("catFilter", [
  "$scope", "categoryStore", "productsStore", function ($scope, categoryStore, productsStore) {
    $scope.search = "";
    $scope.products = [];
    $scope.categories = [];

    $scope.categories = categoryStore.getCategories();
    $scope.products = productsStore.getProducts();
    $scope.filterProductsByCats = function(category) {
      $scope.search = category;
    };
  }
]);

A: I usually write http factories passing a callback function parameter (I usually work with Node and I'm used to do this for long working functions). Taking your code it will looks something like this:
categorieFilter = angular.module("categorieFilter", [])
categorieFilter.controller("catFilter", ["$scope", "store", function($scope, store){
    $scope.search = "";
    $scope.products = [];
    $scope.categories = [];

    store.getCategories(function(err, data){
      if(!err)
        $scope.categories = data;
    });
    store.getProducts(function(err, data){
      if(!err)
        $scope.products = data;
    });

    $scope.filterProductsByCats = function(category){
    $scope.search = category;
    };
}])
categorieFilter.factory('store', function($http){
          return {
            getCategories: function(next){
              $http.get('api/categories')
              .success(function (data) {
                next(null, data);
              })
              .error(function(headers, status){
                next(status, null);
              });
            },
            getProducts : function(next){
             $http.get('api/products')
             .success(function (data) {
                next(null, data);
              })
              .error(function(headers, status){
                next(status, null);
              });

            }
        };
    });

As you can see now factory takes a callback that will be called with error and data parameters, so error handling can be delegate or not to the controller. This is pretty useful for complex situations.

A: Here's a plunker that works using $q and defer explicitly with some random JSON.
var app = angular.module('categorieFilter', []);

app.factory('store', function($http, $q){

  return {
    getCategories: function() {
      var deferred = $q.defer();
        $http.get('https://api.myjson.com/bins/2gamd')
          .success(deferred.resolve)
          .error(deferred.resolve);
        return deferred.promise;
    }
  }

})

.controller('catFilter', function($scope, store){

    store.getCategories().then(function(data) {
      $scope.categories = data.stories;// change data.stories to whatever your data is
    });

});


As real dialogue replaced gunboat diplomacy, the world narrowly averted yet another catastrophic intervention. Syria opened its doors to international inspectors and committed to the destruction of its sizeable chemical arsenal. And yet questions still remain about where, when and by whom chemical weapons may have been used. Is such a Herculean task even possible? Angela Kane, the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, joins Oksana to discuss these issues.


Anyone who has ever created a website knows that tweaks and changes are common. Making them happen means working with programmers.
Through trial and error--and seven years of interesting interactions--I've learned that programming is a very specific field. You need a particular kind of intelligence to develop complex code such as the one involved in e-commerce websites (i.e., shopping carts, databases, etc), and the semantics of a highly trained technical mind do not always translate well to the layman, never mind someone with a marketing or creative orientation.
You may find yourself wanting to hit your head against a wall if you attempt to explain a requirement (i.e., a change) in your own words. Programmers are very precise individuals. Take the word "green," for example. You may think it describes an existing color on the website, but in reality, the word green is very ambiguous. Is it mint, chartreuse, or lime green? The same goes for descriptive words such as "put." You're going to have to get specific, and even technical. Believe me, this will save you time in the long run.
The back end of a pretty website is not really that pretty. It basically looks like an extraterrestrial language full of ~, <, and :. Commands sometimes contain simple words that you might use in a sentence, but they mean an entirely different thing to a programmer. When you've been looking at code all day (I've been told), your head, heck, your mind hurts. Often, the result is that even the most skillful programmers can get stuck.
If you learn to look at the issue at a high level, and stay out of the nitty-gritty, you may be able to contribute to the solution of an issue by simply adding a different perspective.
A caveat, even for those who think they can contribute: Tread with caution. Programmers are territorial about their work and it's very easy to make them feel patronized. Which, of course, they don't like. You know that saying about how you should never anger the person who brings you your food? Well, the same goes for programmers. Times ten.
The tough thing about trying to correct a website bug is that the solution is not always a straight formula. The code that fixes one problem might also cause another. In life, stuff happens. In the programming world, it's Murphy's Law, always. Allow for the worst-case scenario timeline.
This list of grievances could be much, much longer. But the truth is that part of being a leader is understanding that in order to succeed, you need to build a team comprised of vastly different individuals. From the artistic/creative minds to the uber-technical, an e-commerce company runs the gamut when it comes to employee personalities, and the types of minds that make them tick. Challenge yourself to find new ways to problem-solve. After all, as an owner, that's why you're there.


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Alpine Start: Brewing a Business Made of Good Instant Coffee
Startup StoriesAmy Hatch Sep 29, 2018
The words "good" and "instant coffee" are seldom used together. But, thanks to Boulder-born Alpine Start, quality instant coffee is no longer an oxymoron.
The idea was brewed up when co-founder Matt Segal was on a rock climbing expedition in British Columbia. As an avid climber and adventure athlete, Matt had many early mornings and drank a lot of coffee. And, he admits it wasn't always that great.
On outdoor adventures, "I was either attempting to make normal coffee on a portaledge with an aero press, which was always messy," he explains, "or using competitor's instant coffee."
This inspired him to take on the challenge of creating his own instant coffee blend – and one that actually tasted good. So, he enlisted good friend and natural-food rock star Alex Hanifin.
"Brainstorming was always something fun we did together," Alex shares. After Matt pushed the idea a few times (and a few beers later, Alex adds) the pair agreed to partner up and make the idea a reality.
Matt and Alex each brought a little something different to the proverbial (coffee) table.
While Matt says he had no "real" business experience, he is the self-described visionary type and enjoys scheming up new products and marketing plans. "But in reality," he confessed, "I do whatever needs to get done, from cleaning toilets to meeting with retailers."
Alex, who always had a love for food and the community around it, drew from her business experience in the corporate world. "I support Matt in cleaning the toilets," she jokes, "But, I also oversee a little bit of everything. I love the operations behind a business," Alex said, "so I work closely with that."
Despite being a small team with numerous demands and limited resources, things started to come together for the duo.
"It's kind of like magic," Matt says of the challenges of starting a business. "You have to make things appear out of nothing."
After a lot of hard work, and perhaps a little magic, in mid-2016 the partners had products in hand and were officially in the coffee business.
The brand's flagship instant coffee creation is a well-balanced medium roast blend of high quality and high altitude 100% Arabica beans from Colombia. The coffee comes in convenient pre-proportioned packets loaded with 120 mg of caffeine that easily dissolve in hot or cold water. Just stir and you're good to go. The team echoes, "no fancy filters, no waiting, no nonsense."
Later, Alpine Start expanded its product line with two unique, equally indulgent selections: the rich and smooth Coconut Creamer Latte for life on the go, and the spicy and aromatic Dirty Chai Latte. Like the signature coffee blend, both come in convenient, single-serve packets and can also be enjoyed hot or cold.
So, given the vast selection of instant coffees currently on the market, what sets Alpine Start apart? With the slogan "Instant Coffee That Actually Tastes Good", Matt firmly believes it's the flavor that sells their product. Taste, along with their price point (about $1.00 per cup), separate them from their competitors.
Being based in Boulder, CO has had its advantages too. "Boulder is great!" Matt exclaimed. Calling this outdoor mecca home has helped Alpine Start create a business that "doesn't only emphasize making money, but enjoying life and spending time outside!"
Additionally, the business has enlisted a growing crew of 400+ adventuring ambassadors that use and promote the brand wherever their escapades take them.
Like its ambassadors and diverse clientele, the business is constantly on the move. Alpine Start launched nationally with outdoor retailer REI. Soon after though, the brand became available at numerous specialty outdoor shops across the country including Garage Grown Gear.
Their growth is especially impressive given the team is comprised of about five highly motivated (and heavily caffeinated) individuals.
"I'm amazed daily at the amount of work that everyone gets done," Matt said.
So, whether the purpose of your early morning is to conquer an arduous climb in the mountains or merely dominate your daily inbox, the folks at Alpine Start are here to help.
Original Blend Instant Coffee by Alpine Start
Coconut Creamer Latte by Alpine Start
Dirty Chai Latte by Alpine Start
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Regular readers will note that Ben's Week of Wonders is usually on a Friday, however I have decided to have a rejig and therefore we now have "Ben's Wednesday Wonders." This week I will discuss what little man has been up to for the past almost two weeks which is quite a lot!
Over the Bank Holiday weekend, we were lucky enough to be invited to go to London and Cambridge. Ben loved the aquarium and walking from Buckingham Palace to Regent Street!
We spent the Monday at Nan and Grandads with Aunty Georgia walking around the garden.
Ben has learnt to stick his tongue out and also is being taught to point to his eyes, ears, nose and mouth. However, this is not always successful and sometimes he gets confused!
Given little man is getting more active, I decided to get some pull ups to wear but these are too big for little man but he has found that there is Peppa pig on the front so there is a lot of snorting to be heard from his room at night now!
Saturday just gone was the first time that that Ben spent time with a baby. We all went to see a friends six week old little boy and he is adorable! Ben didn't seem overly fussed and soon he became a moody toddler which seems to be happening more and more often!
Little man is throwing some shapes whilst sleeping at the moment so here are a few adorable shots of a sleepy Ben and his blanket of course!
Next week shockingly we have no plans, what do you have lined up?


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Three Things Asian Americans Don't Want to Talk About: Confronting Two Truths and a Lie
Blog Commentary Volume 27 (2016-17)
April 19, 2017 June 13, 2017 anti blackness, Asian American, assimilation, commentary, model minority
BY IVAN RAHMAN
This piece was published in the 27th print volume of the Asian American Policy Review.
I still recall my father's expression of disappointment when he learned I planned to marry Tina, a multiracial, Catholic Dominican American. He never said it explicitly, but I knew he thought I was making a big mistake by marrying someone of a "lower" racial status. To him, Bangladeshi was best. A non-Bangladeshi Asian—a light-skinned Pakistani, for example—would be okay. A White woman, too, would be acceptable. But, by marrying a Hispanic or, god forbid, a Black person, I would be crossing the line. Tina is both Black and Hispanic.
Seven months into our marriage, Tina, her parents, my parents, and I visited Bangladesh. During our stay, my granduncle joined us for dinner one night. He asked Tina if she had learned any Bangla. Tina responded with a few Bangla phrases she had memorized. He smiled and laughed, pleased with her knowledge and pronunciation. My cousin, also at the table, then asked my granduncle, in English, if he knew any Spanish. He made a faint expression of disgust and explained, in Bangla, that he did not need to know any Spanish nor did he care to learn it.
Racism is a daily reality for many in the Asian American community. It is often directed toward us. But it also comes from us, belying hurtful and deeply ingrained racial prejudice. This reality makes me think we Asian Americans need to confront two truths and a lie. The first truth is that effective partnership between Asian Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities hinges on our accepting we can be, and often are, prejudiced. The lie is the model minority theory. The second truth is our eagerness to assimilate into White culture—at the expense of being connected to our history, our struggles, our ethnicity—undercuts our capacity to protect our community.
As a Bangladeshi American, my experience with older Asian Americans has been that many harbor biases against Blacks and Hispanics. In the US, we seldom discuss the relationship between Asian Americans and Blacks and Hispanics. If, however, you are able to spark dialogue among older Asian Americans about race, you, too, may bear witness to unadulterated prejudice. You might hear them say, "Black people generally do not achieve high-level positions because they do not apply themselves, even though society provides them countless opportunities to climb the social-economic ladder." Or, you might hear them say, "Blacks and Hispanics do not value school or hard work, and if they attend a competitive university, their success can be attributed primarily to affirmative action." Some of my family members suggested as much upon learning an Ivy League medical school admitted Tina.
These views are disturbing. If we as Asian Americans are to more effectively collaborate with other minority groups, we need to admit our own racial biases more openly and more often. That is the first truth. The need for collaboration between Asian Americans and other minority groups, facing increased institutionalized and interpersonal bigotry, could not be more pressing. It is critical we join forces with other minority groups to resist such bigotry.
Unfortunately, it is not only our belief in our own superiority that's the problem. We also embrace the model minority theory. The theory, according to Jean Shin, author of The Asian American Closet, suggests that, compared to other minority groups, Asians are "unusually motivated and capable of pulling themselves up by their own bootstraps, in order to achieve the American Dream." This is a lie, however.
Besides undermining the systemic oppression Asian Americans experience and have experienced, this feel-good lie engenders interracial tension. Our problematic adoption of the model minority myth leads people like my granduncle to think the high rate of poverty in the Black community results from a lack of intrinsic drive to work hard. In short, our internalization of the model minority myth deepens the gulf between us and other racial and ethnic groups in the fight for racial justice.
There is also another mindset holding us back. We believe we must downplay, or "cover," our Asian-ness to fit into and excel in mainstream White America. In my experience, this belief appears to be more common among the younger generation than among older Asian Americans.
In one of my previous jobs in New York, I needed help connecting my computer to the printer. So, I reached out to the IT department. Shortly later, an IT representative arrived at my desk. He was of Bangladeshi descent, and he seemed to be in his early thirties. As he began linking my computer to the printer, I started talking to him in Bangla. He would respond only in English. I then asked him if he spoke Bangla. He said he did. But he continued to speak only in English. In that instance, I thought about how we engage in behaviors or attitudes where we distance ourselves from our own ethnicity. We often do so in an effort to ingratiate ourselves with White people.
This brings me to the second truth. Our desperation to assimilate into White culture—to the point where our own cultural roots and ethnicity seem foreign to us—corrodes our ability to advocate for our people from a place of deep empathy and understanding. We lose touch with the very issues that affect our people.
Ultimately, our belief in our relative racial superiority, our embrace of the model minority myth, and our overzealous focus on fitting into White America create a dangerous recipe. Working together, these three forces cause us to "other" other minority groups. In the movement for equal treatment, racial and ethnic minorities cannot afford to segregate from one another. It is in our long-term self-interest to take action that demonstrates our solidarity with other minority groups. Yet, we should not engage in such action merely because it is in our interest. We should engage in it out of compassion for those who, like us, have been historically and systemically disadvantaged.
Tina and I have been together for almost eight years now. My father has come around to liking her. His perception of Dominicans and other minority groups has changed for the better. As for my granduncle, he still has a long way to go.
Ivan Rahman is an MPA Candidate and a Gleitsman Leadership Fellow at Harvard University and an MBA Candidate at Stanford University. He holds a B.A. from New York University and a Master of Arts in Teaching from the Relay Graduate School of Education. In his free time, he enjoys listening to rap and Disney music, attempting to dance to bachata and reggae, and playing the guitar and djembe.
Rahman, Ivan. "Three Things Asian Americans Don't Want to Talk About: Confronting Two Truths and a Lie." Asian American Policy Review 27 (2017): 99-101.
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BBQ in the Eye of a Storm
*Names have been changed to protect the identities of the protestors.
I have a lot of memories from Hong Kong's year of chaos. I vividly recall the pang of being tear-gassed for the first time, and the surprise I felt when it induced nausea. I also remember being petrified when an explosion shook the air around me in Mong Kok.
The strongest memories, however, were not of conflict but hope. Following one protest, as I was standing waiting for a ferry, I found myself humming Glory to Hong Kong. Upon hearing this, an old Hong Konger turned to me, smiled, then nodded his head in appreciation. During the siege of the Hong Kong universities, a cry went out for people to donate provisions, and whole blocks of Kowloon were filled with people contributing everything from tampons to petrol.
For me, the protests were not about violence, but ordinary people fighting for the future and soul of their home. Nothing highlighted this to me more than a BBQ restaurant in Mong Kok. On Saturday 2 November, with Mong Kok swamped as it ever was with angry residents demanding democracy, I met Richard, a Hong Konger who introduced me to Kowloon BBQ and helped me understand his home.
Richard, like most protesters, is not only brave and intelligent, but unflinchingly kind. Having been involved from the start of the protest movement, he trained as a medic, hoping to aid injured colleagues. He was well acquainted with Kowloon BBQ, having helped to save the life of the chef many years ago – a bond that unsurprisingly lasts to this day.
Kowloon BBQ is the smallest restaurant I've ever been to. The kitchen is open and no larger than that in a dai pai dong, the chef is always buzzing about, in a vest and sport shorts with a cigarette hanging out the corner of his mouth, making the sort of things that Hong Kongers live on – noodles, barbequed meats, and fried vegetables all smothered in sweet or spicy sticky sauces. The smells and sounds of sizzling Cantonese food are ever-present in the humid air of the restaurant.
The couple who run the restaurant greet everyone with a smile and a joke. Customers often stay put for hours on end, eating a little too much, drinking a lot too much, and discussing life. The restaurant like many in Hong Kong belongs to the loosely formed yellow economic circle. Yellow being Pro-Democracy, blue being pro-China. It was in this sweaty, chaotic, and friendly place that I began to understand what Hong Kong means to Hong Kongers.
Drawn in by the support the owners had for the protests, the restaurant was always full of interesting characters and buzzing with the latest gossip about the movement. The walls displayed protest slogans and sketches of mascots and activists. Writing on the wall compelled customers to 'add oil' and fight in 'the revolution of our times'.
In this setting, I've had my most human interactions with 'professional' protesters. Richard introduced me to a protester, Wong, who was in charge of a 'troop'. His responsibility was to command a small band of protesters, who would be asked to vandalise certain Chinese owned businesses or create roadblocks on specific streets. Being caught involved using such aggressive protest tactics would inevitably lead to a long prison sentence. Many of Wong's colleagues have been arrested or fled to Taiwan.
Through conversations with Richard and Wong, I realised the intricacy of the protest movement. Wong was part of a small telegram group, in which targets were chosen and plans laid out. The protesters were leaderless, like a school of mackerel guiding each other. Telegram groups became the nervous-system of the movement.
As I raised concerns about elements of the protests, I realised they were more considerate than if viewed externally. One day, after a large protest, I witnessed an old man in a wheelchair trying to enter the MTR. Protesters had firebombed the elevator leading into the station meaning disabled access was no longer available. The man waited a long time and had to be physically carried into the station. Even though I supported the movement, it was hard in that moment to internally defend actions that had disproportionately impacted the elderly and disabled.
I retold this story to Richard, 'I agree, actually this is very sad', he admitted. He explained how a message was circulating on many telegram groups imploring people not to damage disabled access points. The protesters' focus was to improve people's lives, and he said, where possible, protesters made each other aware when they hurt their fellow Hong Kongers too much.
Often, late at night, tables would be pushed together as customers and staff shared a hot-pot. It was not angry thoughts that focused the conversations on these nights. During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, discussions would deplore how the Hong Kong governments responded to the crisis. However, talk would quickly move to how those in the restaurant could assist the elderly in finding masks or help street cleaners, who were often wearing the same mask for days on end.
More often than not, conversations led away from protesting and politics altogether. Conversations would float to pop culture, or even my failed attempts at Cantonese – I would often provide entertainment by cursing loudly "Diu Lei Lou Mo!" "Puk Gaai". Despite arrested friends, and an increasingly strict hand of the law, the sound that emanates from Kowloon BBQ most nights is not shouting or crying, but laughter.
On my last visit there I discovered that the young delivery boy and girl, both only 14 years old, were out on bail having been arrested for protesting. More recently, I found out that the owner of the establishment was being harassed by the authorities due to the restaurant's yellow ties. In truth, it will be harder for restaurants like Kowloon BBQ to exist and continue to have the character for which they are known. Vocal satire and dissent are now all but banned in Hong Kong, but as long as bars and restaurants like Kowloon BBQ still exist, Hong Kong's soul will continue to live on.
Photo Caption: Hong Kong protests (Credit: Studio Incendo via Flickr).
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Murder 'shocked and horrified' Horsham residents
Councillor Tricia Youtan praised the police investigation. Picture: Horsham District Council
Michael Drummond
Published: 16:25 Friday 13 July 2018
Residents shocked by the violent murder of Anthony Williams in Horsham can now be reassured the town is safe, a district councillor has said.
Tricia Youtan, cabinet member for community and wellbeing, praised the police and witnesses who helped bring Anthony's killers to justice.
Bridge (left) was convicted of murder, while Onofeghare was convicted of manslaughter by majority verdict
Nicholas Bridge and Daniel Onofeghare were convicted of killing him following a three-week trial in June.
The pair were jailed today for their parts in his death – Bridge for murder, Onofeghare for manslaughter.
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Councillor Youtan said: "Residents and visitors to our normally very safe district were shocked and horrified to learn that Anthony Williams had died in what we have come to understand was an extremely violent and targeted attack by a teenager and a young man.
"The community should feel reassured that the police acted very quickly in tracing the perpetrators and I would like to thank all those involved in the investigation who brought this case to court.
"I would also like to thank those brave witnesses who gave their accounts of this horrific crime.
"Convictions can never undo what has happened but I hope it will bring some justice for Anthony's family and friends."
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Bridge, 18, admitted during the trial that he caused the fatal blow but said he was trying to defend himself.
Following the convictions, Detective Chief Inspector Emma Heater thanked all those involved in the investigation.
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After the two men were found guilty, Anthony's family issued a moving tribute to him.
They said: "As a family we have always been strong and close.
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