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September 14, 2010 News + Opinion » News
Meet Bibi Mukherjee, Digital Strategist
By Cathy Resmer @cresmer
Published September 14, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.
On Thursday, September 16, Bibi Mukherjee of Curve Trends Marketing hosts a day-long conference at the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center on the Burlington waterfront. She calls it Vermont's First Annual Web Marketing Summit.
Mukherjee, 38, owns the South Burlington-based Curve Trends, a company she founded in 2009 after spending 15 years in the digital marketing field. Prior to that, she worked in direct marketing.
When I saw the announcement about the "first" web summit, I thought, wait, haven't there been about a zillion web marketing events in Burlington over the past few years? Heck, I've attended and even spoken at a few of them.
But Bibi insists that no, this summit is different. And I see her point. Unlike the EpikOne Online Marketing Boot Camps, this conference has a much more local focus, both in terms of speakers and participants. Bibi has lined up some accomplished presenters, all of them local, including Alec Newcomb from MyWebGrocer, Chris Middings from Seventh Generation, and Elaine Young from Champlain College.
And unlike the Social Media Breakfasts, this summit covers a wide range of web marketing topics, from search and email marketing to using analytics and social media. Check out the day's schedule here. If you're interested in attending, it looks like you can still register.
I asked Bibi to explain to me why the event is unique, and why she felt a need to organize it. In the process, I asked her a few questions about herself, like, how does somebody get into web marketing anyway? It's not a field that existed when she and I were in school way back when. Here are the interesting bits of our conversation:
Cathy Resmer: How did you get into web marketing?
Bibi Mukherjee: I'm a mechanical engineer by profession. I graduated from a school in India in 1994. During those times, there was nothing called "search marketing," there was nothing called "websites." The only thing we knew about was Hotmail, where we used to connect once in awhile. There was still pretty much snail mail going on. So, during those times, I launched my career in marketing — in marketing research, actually. I used to work for a company in India, and then they were taken over by AGB Taylor Nelson. It's still one of the biggest market research companies in the world.
And then, when I moved to Vermont 11 years ago, I worked with DR Power Equipment, as their market research person. From there, I slowly shifted into search marketing. And in VBT Bicycling and Walking Vacations, where I worked, that's where I developed the whole web marketing strategy. That's when the whole search marketing evolved.
It started between the time I worked at DR — it was Country Home Products at the time — and VBT. Still there was no social media, but search marketing came in, and people started spending on paid search, and Urchin was taken over by Google, so Google Analytics and things like that started happening. During that time, I made the transition over to digital marketing. Pretty much all digital marketers that you see now made the transition during that time as well.
CR: Why did you strike out on your own?
BM: The results that I was getting with brands I was working with, or working for — I thought I could pretty much replicate that result, and try and help out other businesses. That was number one.
Number two was I saw the need that was there, especially with Vermont businesses, and the huge potential that was there, but the strong nervousness — it still exists, actually — in making shifts to the web, making investments in online marketing, or making any web efforts.
And number three was that I'm a web analyst. So the biggest concern that I saw happening in the industry was that there was no measurement in place. People, they had marketing budgets, so they were spending. But if you asked them, "OK, what's the return?" and "How are your channels performing?" There wasn't too much of a clarity on those things. People still, they don't, to a great extent, they don't measure things. So I think that's what I intend on changing, with my clients, with my prospects, or wherever I talk. That whole mindset of measurement. Whatever I do, it should be measurable.
CR: Is that what lead you to holding a web marketing summit?
BM: Exactly. As an analyst, as a digital strategist — whatever, however you would describe me — I had to always travel out of state, to far-off places, pay big dollars to listen to people, and then come back here. And while I was implementing it, there was help nearby in the local arena, there were experts, there were brands. I was like, "wow, I could have even learned from these folks." They're equally good. Vermont is pretty self-sufficient in technology, in term of web marketing and other stuff. So I said, let's start there.
CR: There have been other web marketing tutorial-type events locally. There seems to be a demand for them. How is yours different?
BM: First of all, the web marketing summit is pretty much about integrating every channel. When you talk about other events that have happened, other than EpikOne's Boot Camp, every event has been very focused on one channel, like social media. My goal is to drive the message that social media doesn't happen in a vaccuum. Social media is very well tied to all these channels together. Other channels need to work with social media in order to complete your efforts, or give you the returns that you are looking for.
CR: What other kinds of channels are you talking about?
BM: Search marketing channels. Email campaigns. Everybody's talking today about "print is not working today," or "print is not measurable." Or for example, "TV's returns only come to big brands," and "TV doesn't work for small brands." I don't know about that.
But two things — first of all, have you ever tried measuring? We'll talk about measurements a lot. So that is how it's different. I'm looking at it from a perspective of not assuming anything. Don't assume any channel doesn't work unless you see the results there. So start measuring.
The second thing is that no channel exists in a vacuum. Everything is tied together. You have to identify the channels that work for you. Because there is a huge surge in social media, that doesn't mean that Twitter works for everybody, or that Facebook is the thing to do for every brand. That's not how it works. So if you ask me how the web marketing summit is different, it's going to tie everything together, integrate the segregated channels that have been spoken about in a lot of places in Burlington.
CR: Who should come?
BM: People who actually roll up their sleeves and work. They should definitely come, because they need to understand how things get in place. Big businesses, small businesses, individual consultants who are doing consulting to different brands. People who are trying to get started on the web.
CR: Nonprofits?
BM: Absolutely nonprofits. Because for them, every dollar counts. They have to justify it, because it's a nonprofit. They need to understand that there is huge funding by Google for paid search for nonprofits. Things like that.
CR: Anything else you think is important to share about this event?
BM: When people come, they need to come with an open mind. They're going to take away, not too much about tools, but about the overall strategy that they need to adopt.
And every channel, or everything that we're going to talk about, is going to be scalable. So nobody should get away with the perception that that works for a big company, or that works for a small company.
And then, come with an analyst's mind. Even if I put in $100, I need to get returns out of that $100. So how am I going to do it? How can I identity the channels that are going to work? That I can understand and measure?
So, keep an open mind, and come. This is not about sharing tools. This is about sharing strategies.
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Former ISIS bride who left US for Syria says she 'interpreted everything very wrong'
Hoda Muthana hopes she can return to the U.S. with her 18-month-old son.
ByEnjoli Francis andJames Longman
February 19, 2019, 11:48 PM
Young American mom who married ISIS fighters begs to return to US
Hoda Muthana describes her decision to join ISIS in Syria, the process for selecting a husband, being a widow with a child and whether she expects punishment if she returns to the U.S.
In her first television interview, a 24-year-old Alabama woman who spent four years as an ISIS bride told ABC News that she'd felt obligated to go to Syria once the so-called caliphate had been announced by the terror group.
Hoda Muthana was born in New Jersey and moved to New York and then Washington, D.C., before finally settling with her family in Alabama as a seventh-grader, she said.
Muthana said she had a good relationship with her family but found home life very strict and longed for a more Americanized life, one in which she was able to go out and have friends.
Hoda Muthana is pictured with her 18-month-old son. She left Alabama four years at the age of 19 to marry an ISIS fighter. Now, she wants to return to the U.S.
At the age of 17, she turned to social media, specifically Twitter. A year later, she became radicalized, Muthana told ABC News Tuesday.
(MORE: Reporter's Notebook: On the ground in Syria during ISIS's last stand, where desperation and sorrow pervades everything)
Once she joined ISIS, she sent messages of hate herself. She spread ISIS propaganda online, calling for attacks on Americans.
In one tweet regarding Memorial Day weekend, she wrote: "Americans wake up. ... Go on drive-bys and spill all of their blood. ... Veterans, patriots."
When ISIS announced the so-called caliphate, Muthana said, the community she'd joined "interpreted ourselves that it was obligatory upon us to go."
She said she was driven by a fear of God and a fear of doing the wrong thing, so she traveled to Syria without thinking of the consequences.
Hoda Muthana, 24, spoke to ABC News for her first television interview. Muthana, an Alabama woman, traveled to Syria in 2014 and became an ISIS bride. She now wants to return to the U.S.
Muthana, who would not comment on how she paid for her trip to Syria, first traveled to Turkey and then crossed the border into Syria in November 2014. Muthana said she remembered getting shot at as she crossed the border. She was 19 at the time.
In 2017, Muthana's father told ABC News' Diane Sawyer that he'd been proud when she seemed to become more devout about religion. He said he had no idea that she was secretly taking cues from ISIS recruiters sending her messages over the phone.
(MORE: White House decision looms as US military continues with Syria withdrawal plan)
"I never thought in my life that it would happen to us, to me, to my family, but it happened," he said. "It could happen to any other family."
She was put in a safe house in Raqqa, the so-called capital of the caliphate, where, she said, about 200 people lived. She said that she had one option if she wanted to leave the house: Get married.
So, she married an Australian ISIS fighter. He was killed three months after their marriage, she said. At 20 years old, Muthana became a widow for the first time. She later married a Tunisian, who fathered her only child, a son. He was killed a little over a year later, she said.
"Everyone blames the struggles of the things that go on in a war zone that it's a test from God basically," Muthana said.
Muthana said although she never saw any executions, she did see dead bodies in public.
(MORE: Shamima Begum, UK teen who joined ISIS in 2015, 'wants to come home')
She told ABC News she felt shame hearing of the tweets she posted when she was part of ISIS.
I hope America doesn't think I'm a threat to them and I hope they can accept me.
"I was still at the peak of being brainwashed I guess and I had people all around me that were just widowed so we were very angry ... because we were all just young girls married for the first time -- most of us it was our first relationships -- and then he just suddenly died," she said. "I can't even believe I thought of that."
Two years after she arrived in Syria, Muthana became pregnant. She said that's when she started thinking about her future in a war zone, about her family and about the fate of unborn child. When she went to her friends and her husband about possibly leaving, she said they were shocked.
Her 18-month-old son was born in Raqqa. She said they stayed there for two weeks as mortars were fired in the neighborhood.
"The more I gained knowledge, I knew that it wasn't correct. ... We were just at the beginning of seeking knowledge once we did come to ISIS so we had just young people not knowing much about their religion, thinking they knew everything really, and we interpreted everything very wrong," Muthana said.
For six months, Muthana said, there was no food in the markets or in the trucks. People tried to hide the food they had, she said. She and her son were forced to eat the wheat that was fed to cattle. She decided it was time to go, she said, after she plucked grass from outside her home and fried it. Seeing her son eat grass was the final straw, she said.
"Everyone was starving," she said.
She surrendered to Kurdish authorities and is now one of 1,500 foreign women and children living in a Kurdish-run refugee camp in northern Syria.
(MORE: Alabama mother begs to return to US, says moving to Syria and marrying ISIS fighters was 'a big mistake')
She expressed remorse and regret about her social media posts inciting violence in the name of Islam and ISIS.
"I wish I could take it completely off the Net, completely out of people's memory. ... I regret it. ... I hope America doesn't think I'm a threat to them and I hope they can accept me and I'm just a normal human being who's been manipulated once and hopefully never again," she said.
Muthana said U.S. consul officials had not been in contact with her yet. She said she cried herself to sleep, worrying that if and when she returns to the U.S., she will be sentenced to jail and separated from her son.
Muthana's family lawyer, Hassan Shibly, told ABC News the young mother was "brainwashed" by ISIS and now feels "tremendous remorse."
"This is a young, vulnerable woman who was brainwashed and manipulated by monsters who took advantage of her," Shibly said in an interview that airs on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday morning. "Hoda is absolutely disgusted by the person she became while under the spell."

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Frick Brickman To Stay All Night At BV's For New Podcast: "I Don't Come There As A Journalist, But Only As A Curious Person" | showbiz
showbizFrick Brickman, 42, was surprised by a brand new podcast. In "Freek Stays Sleeping," the VTMs news anchor visits BV with a small microphone and, as the name suggests, also stays all night with them: "I want to stay with them so I can get a good picture of them by morning," it seems. And he's not just talking about their personality. "Niels Destadsbadr is a better entertainer than a cook."
Freek Braeckman releases a new podcast "Freek Stays Sleeping" every week. In it, he visits BVs with a small microphone and, as the name suggests, also stays in their house to sleep. Follow all his podcasts closely at this file.
"Of course I don't want any cameras in my house either," says Frick Brickman. "But here's the fun part when I go: I just ring the doorbell—no camera crew. I just bring a microphone and my toothbrush. That way the listener can get in, but my host or hostess isn't in trouble for his or her privacy." He says the decision to go to the podcast was an obvious choice. "I started once on the radio and always found a very nice medium. It also looks a lot more natural. When I have to do an interview for the news, there's a camera crew, a drone, a beauty team — and you even have to sit a certain way. It's not necessary here."
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"Meanwhile I've already recorded a number of episodes and it's been great so far," Frick continues. "My hosts don't have to do anything special either, because I stay in the background when they cook or have to walk their dogs. Can I really tell who can cook well? Suppose Nils Destadsbadr is a better entertainer than a cook. (laughs) But he cooked for me, And we laughed a lot about it. Nora Gharib didn't feel like cooking, so we ordered pizza so we could chat longer. Helmut Lotte on the other hand prepared a very extensive three-course menu – he even made pasta sauce in advance, which was really tasty" . Does Frick always expect an extensive menu as a guest? "No it's not. If someone wants to give me a sandwich, that's fine too. I'm just present, live your life."
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I don't come here as a journalist. I'm just going to sleep like a curious human being. So I don't ask questions beforehand
Freak Brickman
Sleeping in people's homes: It's something he's used to since his teenage years. "I used to do fencing," Frick says, a relatively young sport, and as a result there was little to no extra budget for. When I went on an internship in Belarus, for example, there was no money to spend two weeks in a hotel there. So I stayed there sleeping with people I know a little bit about fencing. I haven't spoken the language and you don't really know these people very well, but by staying with them you develop a very intimate bond. You have to. This is one of those definite intimacy you'll never get with a stranger on the bus. If someone is sitting there next to you, you'd rather put a plastic bag in between," he laughs.
Take your prejudices with you
Braeckman's podcast's focus is on natural, non-compulsive conversation, so he doesn't ask questions beforehand. "In my daily job as a news anchor at VTM Nieuws I am prepared in the press for every interview. I know exactly how to handle that, because sometimes I only have 4-5 minutes to ask questions. While I know people here, I won't be looking for all Articles about this person in advance. Precisely because I don't really want to get there as a journalist. In this case, I am a person who spends the night thinking: "I am very curious about you and would like to get to know you." This is how he puts himself in the shoes of his listeners. "I came and carried" prejudice Which the listener suffers from, too. For example, everyone thinks that Nils, the star of the moment, should live somewhere in a huge villa and have a cook who makes food for him. But he lives in a house next to his parents and drops his dog there when he goes jogging to be fit for Sportpaleis. That's just a boy like everyone else." The journalist at Frick nicely sums up his attitude towards his guests: "Unrestrictive, biased by nature and inquisitive. So I'm a guest."
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All the best, stay up the night, but what happens the next morning? "I stop recording when I crawl into my bed. Practically I stay at night, because otherwise you have to pretend to sleep — only to wake up again to clean up all your recordings. Then you act and I just don't want to do that. But I'm curious too. This conversation over breakfast is actually the most fun thing of all, but I don't have to broadcast it. That's the luxury of a journalist, an addition to yourself."
"Freek Stays Sleeping," Freek Braeckman's new podcast, can be heard starting December 15 on hln.be, Spotify and Apple. Listen to the first episode below.
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Stephanie had her own journey through infertility. After eight years of treatments including more than 10 artificial insemination procedures, three surgeries, three miscarriages, and 13 IVF procedures, she finally realized her dream of having children when a surrogate carried her twins. Stephanie also had to adopt her twins because the state where they were born did not recognize surrogacy.
Stephanie is a member of the American Bar Association, Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys and American Society of Reproductive Medicine, having served on the board of its Legal Professional Group. Stephanie also serves on the boards of My Surrogacy Journey and Parents Via Egg Donation (PVED).


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Science & technology | Memory
New understanding is emerging of memory and forgetfulness
IRENEO FUNES, a character in a story by Jorge Luis Borges, has a strange affliction. He forgets nothing, a condition that makes him incapable of analytical thought. Fiction, of course. But it emphasises a point. The memory is an evolved structure with a job to do. That job is to preserve its owner and help him or her reproduce. Perfection is not required, only adequacy. Indeed, selective forgetting of the useless is as important as selective remembering of the useful. And much of this winnowing takes place during sleep, as two papers in this week's Nature Neuroscience observe.
One of these papers is a review of previous work, by Robert Stickgold of Harvard University and Matthew Walker of the University of California, Berkeley. They propose that the process of sleep acts as a form of triage—first choosing what to retain, and then selecting how it will be retained. The other paper, by Dr Walker and his colleague Bryce Mander, compares the process in the young and the old.
One of the studies Dr Stickgold and Dr Walker examine in their review (a study which was, as it happens, led by Dr Walker) found that sleep does indeed help people discard information they have been told to forget. The more frequently someone experiences waves of brain activity known as sleep spindles, the more his brain scraps items that it is supposed to. Rather than forget passively, then, the brain seems to shed memories actively.
Sleep also helps guide memories intended to be retained down particular paths—remembering patterns, for example, as opposed to facts. In two other studies the reviewers examined, some 15-month-old babies had been exposed to patterns of fake grammar in which the first syllable of a nonsensical word predicted the last. Only those who napped within four hours were able to recognise the pattern later that day or the next.
The paper by Dr Walker and Dr Mander looked further into the matter of forgetting, by comparing the process in the young and the old. Eighteen people in their teens and 20s, and 15 in their 60s and 70s, were taught nonsensical word pairs, tested on them almost immediately, and then tested again after a night's sleep. The oldsters scored worse than the youngsters in the immediate test, which was no surprise. What was notable was that, after sleep, oldsters' brains seemed to retain even less material than youngsters'. Those who retained the least had slept less deeply. This poor sleep, in turn, was linked to the shrinking of part of their brain, brought on by ageing.
Old people do not, of course, need to remember as much new material as the young do, because they are already familiar with so much of what they experience. So it may be that their inability to form new memories is not a bug, but a feature. In Borges's story that matter is never put to the test. Ireneo Funes dies at the age of 21.
This article appeared in the Science & technology section of the print edition under the headline "Remember, remember"
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Stepping into year-25 is indeed a proud moment in the journey of an educational institute. We're humbled as we stand strong today with 5000+ students and over 150+ teachers, having completed a quarter century of service, bringing world-class education to women in the city of Jabalpur. Our endeavour has been and continues to be – to exceed expectations and bring about excellence in what & how we teach.
It gives me immense pleasure to welcome all the students of Under-graduate and Post-graduate courses and other courses to the academic year 2018-19. Our college, enjoying a total autonomous status for the last few years, has recently been upgraded and placed at 'A+' Grade by the National Assessment & Accreditation Council. I am duty-bound to thank the Management, the Staff and the Students for these achievements. It is with a sense of in-depth honour, pride and privilege, that I introduce the family of Mata Gujri Mahila Mahavidyalaya to you.
The journey began in 1994, and over the decade, we have crossed many milestones, logged in numerous achievements and carved out a niche for ourselves in the academic arena. M.G.M.M. has remained steadfast to one central commitment, i.e. women empowerment in letter and spirit. The motto of the College " Truth is high, and higher then truth is truthful life", is reflected through providing value based education and for imparting idles of academic excellence, sense of discipline, high moral and ethical values leading to the development of integrated and empowered young women.
The college presents a happy blend of traditional and modern education where knowledge is imparted to the students so that they may occupy a better place in modern competitive world and develop all round personality by retaining the beauty of mind and intellect as well as the soul. It has made its mark in academic, sports and cultural fields. All this has been possible because of the unflinching support of the Managing Committee and hard work of experienced faculty. M.G.M.M. has developed a unique culture that values diversity, participative decision making and team work that encompasses the spirit of enquiry, innovation and passion for transforming ideas into action.
At MGMM we emphasize on instilling confidence and independence promoting critical thinking that will help the students to act and react in real life situations. Not only is knowledge imparted but opportunities are provided whereby the students learn and test the applicability of the knowledge acquired.Our pedagogy is technology integrated to enhance the understanding of inter–linkage between theory and practice. The needs of the contemporary society have propelled us to impart education that is both qualitative and quantitative.
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Eastern Continental Divide Route
I've heard that with the advent of the Trans North GeorgiA, the Pisgah Traverse, The Allegheny Mountains Loop, and whatever Karlos is calling his route from Key West to South Georgia, people have been working on stringing bits of those and other routes together into some kind of Eastern Contintenal Divide Route.
I'd love to say that I rode that last weekend, but no, not even close!
Long before that thing I referred to above was even remotely considered possible, Jim Parham wrote of an Eastern Continental Divide Route in his volume of "Off The Beaten Track." Actually I'm not sure he had "Eastern" in the name, and I'm too lazy to go check the book. Anyway, this route was named so because it takes you up over the Blue Ridge at Unicoi Gap, and then back over it at Indian Grave Gap. To the north of that ridge, all rivers eventually flow into the Gulf, and to the south, all rivers flow out to the Atlantic seaboard. Or something like that. When you're riding it, you can't tell, but the route needed a name and I guess that name seemed like a good one at the time.
I rode THAT Eastern Continental Divide Route this past weekend.
I parked north at Helen at the no-camping here campground where Martin Branch tees into the Chattahoochee and immediately faced the first challenge of the day.
I'd brought with me: a base layer, wind shell, bib, arm and knee warmers, gloves, socks, shoes, shoe covers, glasses, and a helmet. I had forgotten, somehow, of all things, a jersey. This has never happened to me before. I have forgotten just about everything else, but never a jersey. The temperature wasn't an issue. I knew the base layer and wind shell would suffice. The lack of pockets though, that was an obstacle. Thinking back, it seemed like I'd raced 6-hours in the base layer before, and ridden the entire TNGA in it... But I'd had shorts with a pocket back then, and during the TNGA I had a backpack. Hmmm....
The solution did occur to me though...
I stuffed everything I could in one of my water bottles:
And taped the spare tube to my stem.
That should do it.
I'd have to stop if I wanted to eat something, but I could live with that. I didn't need my arm warmers yet, but they fit comfortably, folded up, under the legs of my pants. If I wanted to stash the jacket, I'd could stuff it into the back of my bib. I know just about every water source in the area and what's uphill from it, so I ought to be alright if I needed to tank up later. I couldn't effectively bring my iPhone with me, so I wouldn't be able to take more photos, but that was really the most significant cost of the solution. All right. Crisis averted.
I climbed FS44 up past the first couple of turns, feeling pretty good. Better than I had for weeks, in fact.
When I got to Jasus Creek I felt good enough to give it a try too. There were a lot of trees down, but it turned out that I could hop most of them. There is so much wildlife back up in there, but I found myself hoping that I didn't see anything interesting, for lack of a camera. The way my luck usually goes though, I figured I'd see a sasquatch petting a mountain lion, both posing for a photo. Fortunately though, there were no sasquatch, no mountain lions, no deer, bear, pigs, or anything at all. I saw a single turkey print, and nothing else.
Or, at least nothing else on Jasus Creek. I did see a little mole hanging out at the edge of the road at some point after getting back on FS44. I kind-of wished I had the camera for that, as I've never seen a mole outside of my backyard before, but all things considered, it wasn't that big of a missed opportunity.
I didn't struggle much, but it wasn't an easy climb. I didn't feel strong and fast, like I was making good time. My heart rate was low. My legs felt like they'd give out if I picked up the pace enough to keep my heart working hard. My equilibrium was off. Still is, I guess. More climbing! That's what I need.
On Wilks Creek I got a really good view of the waterfall there. It's super hard to see in the summer. I was surprised how clear it was the other day.
I could also see more of what appeared to be old rails or skids on the other side of the creek. They were also difficult to discern in the summer, but super easy to see now that the leaves are gone. I'll have to do a little more exploring up that way soon.
But first things first. Back to the climbing!
The switchbacks weren't too bad. I didn't have trouble with them, but I found myself wishing that I was breathing harder.
There were some kind of weird semi-permeable drawstring bags tied around the ends of some of the hemlocks up there. The heck? At the time, it seemed like I'd seen that before, somewhere, but I couldn't put my finger on when or where. Maybe there, actually. Who knows?
Near Unicoi Gap there's a small sliding falls at the edge of the road, with a concrete settling tank built into it. The pipe was pretty badly clogged though. Water barely trickled out. I wondered how long ago the tank was built. It was a good source though, so I topped off my bottle, just in case.
With all of the leaves gone, I could see the old campground below too. I'd looked for it several times during the summer and couldn't find either it or the road leading to it. The campground sits further down the hill than I thought, and it turns out the road to it leads down from the intersection of FS44 and the highway. I'll have to go check that out sometime as well.
At Unicoi Gap I crossed the Divide and tore downhill on the road. It was a much longer descent than I remembered. Ones neck becomes quite tired during such a long descent. I had not remembered that either.
Near the bottom, I turned on to Indian Grave Gap Road and crossed the creek. I managed to get my right foot a little wet, but the shoe cover seemed to keep the water out of my shoe, somehow. Or, at least, if any leaked in, I didn't feel it.
That climb was a grind and a half, at least up to the little gap by High Shoals Falls. From there on it wasn't as bad, but I wouldn't call it good. My legs were getting tired and my toes were getting cold.
The potholes were all frozen. Enormous icicles hung from the rock on the left hand side of the road. I'd have liked to get a photo of that, but I have dozens just like it. No big loss.
At Tray Gap (or near it, at least) I had the option of hanging a right and descending back to the car, or hanging a left and descending a much longer route back to the car. It was officially dark at that point, and though I was prepared with lights, I didn't feel like being out any longer. More than anything, my toes didn't feel like being out any longer.
Right it was.
I forget how long Tray Mountain Road is, but it's really long, and it's also really steep. It was a blast tearing down it with just the headlamp. I think it might have been the fastest I've ever gone in the dark. It was definitely the longest downhill I've ever ridden in the dark.
I recommend it.
The road back to the car seemed longer than I remembered it being, but I got there and it felt good to have some legs at the end, unlike the last couple of rides where I'd ended up crawling back.
The barbecue place was closed so I grabbed some of that Chili Colorado at La Cabana, as I am wont to do, and it was delicious. At a gas station in Dahlonega, some guy was trying to return $60 worth of smoking accessories without a receipt. The cashier couldn't do it without the owner's approval and had apparently had it with the customer. I walked in on: "I can't take them back! You'll have to talk to him directly! What part of I can't take them back, you'll have to talk to him directly, don't you understand?!"
So, I accomplished my goal of "more climbing in the mountains" and overcame the Adversity of the Missing Jersey. I also got pretty cold and thus had the opportunity to really enjoy my little truck's heater. All-in-all, a pretty good day. Feels a bit like old times actually. If I can, I'll have to get a little more of that next weekend too.
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Keeping stories alive
The Jewish population of central Pennsylvania may be dwindling, but its stories and records will be kept alive, thanks to the stewardship of Jewish leaders in Huntingdon, as well as a group of non-Jewish Northern Cambria high school students and a dedicated history teacher.
"There was the realization that there was a lot of Jewish life in central Pennsylvania, and that nobody knew that much about it," said Stanford Lembeck, president of Agudath Achim in Huntingdon. "It all came to mind last year that time is passing quickly, and we are losing these stories (of the local Jewish families). We are trying to intervene to make this important history continue to live."
To that end, Lembeck, along with Holly Mollo, spiritual leader of Agudath Achim, have established the Center for the Study of Jewish Life in central Pennsylvania, a cooperative effort among Agudath Achim, Juniata College, Juniata College Hillel and the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati.
The Center in Huntingdon will collect artifacts and oral histories to provide resources for scholarship and families seeking to learn about their forbears from Sunbury to Lock Haven, from Lewistown to Punxsutawney.
"We had been aware for some time of the attrition of these communities," said Mollo. "There were congregations that were going away, and they needed hospice care. What happens to the artifacts, the books, the yahrtzeit boards, the Torahs — all the trappings of a synagogue? There was no place where people could preserve this stuff."
The archives will be housed at Juniata College, which also served as the location of the Center's first annual Shabbaton last October. Parts of the Shabbaton were also held at Agudath Achim.
The planning for the Shabbaton was well under way when Lembeck and Mollo read an article in The Jewish Chronicle published last July about the students in Northern Cambria, and their work to preserve their own town's Jewish history, as well as the 85-year-old Barnesboro synagogue building. Barnesboro merged with the nearby town of Spangler several years ago to form Northern Cambria.
"We had already developed our prospectus for the Center when we came across the article [in the Chronicle]," Lembeck recalled. "That was in the works. The Barnesboro story came as a kind of special treat and surprise."
At the invitation of Lembeck, about 10 students from Northern Cambria High School, and their teacher, Karen Bowman, attended the Shabbaton. The group did a presentation about their own work in chronicling Jewish history, and listened to the information presented by others throughout the day. Hearing various presentations about the Jewish families of central Pennsylvania, as well as touring Agudath Achim, helped bring history to life for her students, Bowman said.
"It was a wonderful day, chock full of information about what everyone wanted to know about the Jews of central Pennsylvania," Bowman said. "We were able to see from the Juniata synagogue what ours might have been like when it was in operation. We have a shell, but they have an active worship life. It totally turned the tables for us, and made us realize they have what we don't in our story, and what we've been searching for. They have pre-empted circumstances."
In fact, despite the flight of Jews from central Pennsylvania, Agudath Achim's congregation is actually growing, mostly through the absorption of members of congregations in surrounding areas that have closed. Although it was barely surviving throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Agudath Achim now boasts about 100 members, and drew between 40 and 60 people for the High Holy Days this past year.
While it is true that the resurgence of Agudath Achim is unusual in the region, it is not alone.
"One of the most interesting developments, in Sunbury, is they just built a new synagogue in the last two to four years," Lembeck said. "They replaced the previous synagogue, which had fallen into disrepair. And the new synagogue was designed by Robert Venturi, a world-class architect. It's extraordinary."
But despite the relative success of Agudath Achim, and the re-birth of Congregation Beth El in Sunbury, most congregations in central Pennsylvania are struggling.
Lembeck believes that by combining, and sharing resources, the congregations of central Pennsylvania may be able to better survive. He hopes the establishment of the Center may help to unite the various small communities scattered throughout the region.
"We would like to see synagogues work with each other," Lembeck said. "They are now all independent, and we think that through the Center, we might be able to provide an initiative for them to work together."
The Center has already begun to collect historical objects from area synagogues that have closed, like Ohev Shalom in Lewistown, from which the Center is preserving personalized metal plaques that adorned the seats of some of its members.
Because he anticipates collecting a vast array of artifacts and oral histories, Lembeck hopes to recruit additional volunteers to help archive the information gathered, as well as develop a coherent system of archiving. He also hopes to involve Juniata students in the work, and to locate memorabilia from synagogues that no longer exist.
"There was a synagogue in Punxatawney that no longer exists," Lembeck said. "We are looking for its remnants. So far, we have only found a small black and white woodcut."
(Toby Tabachnick can be reached at tobyt@thejewishchronicle.net.)


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Call Of Duty's 'Black Ops 4' Secrets: How To Have More Fun With Multiplayer
Call Of Duty's 'Black Ops 4' Secrets
In this "Call of Duty royals," we take a deep dive into streamers, solo players and other individuals to help them slay the opponents and climb the leaderboard. (This is just one example of how Call of Duty Black Ops 4 has been trying to lure players back after the lack of continued content since Infinite Warfare.) Featuring pro hopper MarLashi and pro player Knockout Giraffe
Introduction—What does the Call of Duty franchise stand for?
Call of Duty has a long and successful history, with popular games such as World at War and Modern Warfare. The Call of Duty franchise stands for one thing: unbridled action, set in iconic locations around the world.
Nowadays, the series is known for its multiplayer mode. Multiplayer has become one of the most popular aspects of the game, with people playing it to have fun and compete against others. In this guide, we're going to teach you how to have more fun with multiplayer in Call of Duty: Black Ops III.
We'll start by explaining some tips on how to make your gaming experience easier and encourage you to socialize with other players even more. Additionally, we'll provide some tactics that will help you dominate the battlefield. Finally, we'll leave you with a few words about Black Ops III Multiplayer itself; whether it be zombies or upcoming weapons that will be featured in future installments of Call of Duty, we guarantee that it won't disappoint.
Detailed Review of Black Ops 3
Welcome to our detailed review of Black Ops 3's multiplayer mode! This year's installment of the popular Call of Duty franchise takes players on a wild ride through a variety of maps and game modes, while offering an expansive Zombies experience that no one should miss.
In this guide, we will detail all the different ways to have more fun with Multiplayer in Black Ops 3. We'll start with the basics and work our way up to more complex strategies and tactics. Be sure to read through everything before jumping into multiplayer; it can make a big difference in your gameplay experience!
Signing up is free and allows you to participate in ranked play, tournaments, workshops, challenges (including daily challenges), social media participation and much more. You also get access to Black Ops 3's latest update (version 1.09) when you create your account.
-There are three types of matchmaking available in Multiplayer: Basic, standard and hardcore. Basic is for new players who want a comfortable experience as they learn the game; standard is for those who are looking for more challenge but don't want their games to be too hard; and hardcore is for veteran gamers who want the most challenging matches possible. Choose your matchmaker based on your playing style!
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Unsurprisingly, 'Black Ops 4' is just as competitive, but it's more interesting.
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 Multiplayer is just as competitive as its predecessors, but it's more interesting. The modes include traditional deathmatch and team-based multiplayer games such as Control, Search and Destroy (COD), and Gun Runners. However, the game features a few new twists that make it more fun to play.
For example: Zombies has been completely revamped with new mechanics that make the game more exciting. The objectives in this mode have also been changed so that teams are actively fighting for control of resources, instead of simply trying to survive for a set amount of time. This makes gameplay less static, which is great for those who love seeing their team progress through the map.
Overall, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Multiplayer is still highly competitive, but there are plenty of new ways to have fun with your friends. Whether you want to try out new strategies or just kill some zombies together, Black Ops 4 has something for everyone.
Improvements to game modes, side quests and skins all make it a better game.
Trey arch listened to player feedback and made changes that make the game more enjoyable for everyone. The new game modes include: Hardcore mode, a new Team Deathmatch mode that pits two teams of three players against each other in an arena-style environment with power ups and bonus points for taking down opponents, as well as a brand-new Search And Destroy mode called "Chaos." These additions make Black Ops III the most content-rich Call of Duty yet.
Side quests are now a central feature of the multiplayer experience. Every level has one or more optional side quests that can be completed in order to gain rewards, such as XP bonuses or extra weapons or items. Completing these quests also nets you access to secret areas and bonus objectives that weren't in previous levels. This encourages players to explore every nook and cranny of every map, while also providing exclusive content not available anywhere else in the game.
New cosmetic options are being added all the time, allowing players to personalize their character look throughout the entire multiplayer experience. Everything from helmets, masks and body suits to colors and decals can be customized on all platforms (PC, Xbox One and PS4). This gives players a lot more control over how they look during their matches, making them feel like superstars rather than anonymous characters floating around the battlefields.
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SAN DIEGO – March 19, 2015 – The celebration continues for San Diego International Airport's Concession Development Program (CDP). This month marked the completion of the concession transformation that increased the number of shops and restaurants from 55 to 84, but praise is also in order for the recent win of five awards at the annual Airport Revenue News (ARN) Awards.
"We continuously strive to improve the customer experience, so in tandem with the completion of the two-and-a-half-year effort to enhance shopping and dining opportunities at the airport, it's an honor to see our efforts recognized within the industry," said Thella F. Bowens, President/CEO of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.
In addition to completely revamping the shopping and dining options at the airport, one of the goals of the new program was to create a sense of place that was uniquely "San Diego" by incorporating more local San Diego flavor. As a result, travelers are now able to enjoy a number of local restaurants and shops, including Phil's BBQ, Saffron, Warwick's of La Jolla, Jack in the Box and Jer's Chocolates.
The CDP also contributed to San Diego's economic growth by creating more jobs for local workers. The number of concessions employees at the airport nearly doubled, increasing from about 625 to approximately 1,200.
Learn more about the new shops and restaurants that earned the airport "Best Overall Concessions Program" here: www.san.org/New.


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ScoPo's powerplays: 'Santa is smiling on the markets' – Stockhead
Healthcare and life sciences expert Scott Power, who has been a senior analyst with Morgans Financial for 24 years, explains what the movers and shakers have been doing in health and gives his ASX powerplays.
Themes of the week
On Friday afternoon, the ASX200 was on track to finish the week up 0.65 per cent for its fifth straight week of gains – although the ASX healthcare index (ASX:XHJ) was headed for its second straight week of losses, tracking down 2.26 per cent.
"Another pretty positive week," says Scott Power. "It certainly seems like there's a Christmas rally coming. I think Santa Claus is going to be pretty kind to most market participants."
The holidays arrived early for Telix Pharmaceuticals (ASX:TLX) investors, whose shares had gained 21.5 per cent for the week (to $3.96 around 3pm on Friday) following a spate of positive announcements from the Melbourne-based nuclear medicine company including the acquisition of a Swiss company and the decision to proceed with a phase 3 trial for its prostate cancer therapy product.
Since making its ASX debut in late 2017, Telix shares are up more than sixfold from their IPO price of 65c, giving the company a market capitalisation of $1 billion and making it the third-biggest biotech on the bourse (behind Mesoblast (ASX:MSB) and CSL (ASX:CSL)).
"It's been a ripper," Power said.
And speaking of Mesoblast – it was up five per cent for the week, to $4.30, after its lead drug candidate, remestemcel-L, was granted fast track status in the United States to treat COVID-19.
"That's good news for them," Power said.
Rhythm Biosciences (ASX:RHY) also had investors smiling this week as it appointed a French company as the global manufacturer of its ColoSTAT blood tests the company hopes will replace faecal tests to detect bowel cancer.
RHY shares were up 12 per cent yesterday to 83.5c, having gained 59 per cent for the week and a whopping 634 per cent on the year.
"They're on an absolute tear," said Power. "This is very close to commercialisation, so that's a positive."
Cannabis company Zelira Therapeutics (ASX:ZLD) gained 18.4 per cent on the week, to 9c, after launching its CBD toothplaste in the United States with a partner.
Fellow cannabis company Medlab Clinical (ASX:MDC) was up 23.8 per cent for the week, to 26c, after reporting progress in its observational study of using a cannabinoid formulation to treat cancer-induced bone pain. There's been 668 participants enrolled in the study, 33.5 per cent of the total.
Mach 7 (ASX:M7T) was up 5.3 per cent to $1.285 after the enterprise imaging company gave investors an update at its annual general meeting.
"They were upbeat about the pipeline of tenders they have in front of them," Power said.
"There's some really good catalysts for them."
There was also a good catalyst for Impedimed (ASX:IPD), which Power has been talking up in this column since mid-October – when IPD shares were trading around 8c apiece.
The Brisbane-based medical device maker finally released a metadata analysis of using its bioimpedance spectroscopy products to detect lymphoedema, or limb swelling, following breast cancer. The devices are 81 per cent more accurate than using tape measurements, the analysis found.
"That's a very significant milestone for them," Power said. The data could be used to convince insurance companies to pay for the company's SOZO device.
IPD shares reached a high of 18.5c on Monday, when the news was announced, before falling on Tuesday and Thursday. For the week they closed down 6.3 per cent to 15c – but still up nearly 90 per cent in the seven weeks since they were first mentioned here.
Morgans' price target on the company is 20c.
Moving on from the ASX, the health care headline of the week was of course the United Kingdom authorising the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use.
"We would expect that it would be very quickly approved in the US and EU," Power said. Covid vaccines are about a $US39 billion ($52 billion) market opportunity, Morgans estimates.
ScoPo's powerplays
As mentioned, Power is bullish on Mach7. Morgans has a price target of $1.49 on M7T shares, which closed at $1.30 on Friday.
Power is also watching Control Bionics, which is listing on Monday under stock code CBL in a float underwritten by Morgans.
The medtech company makes devices aimed at people with a high degree of physical incapacity, such as those with spinal cord injuries or ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
"It's really a technology that enables people with very limited movement communicate," Power said.
Overall, Power said he foresees a Christmas rally that extends into next year.
"We've got through the US election, we've got vaccines coming through, and we've got plenty of government stimulus," he said.
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One year ago, thousands of Coloradans marched in a historic display of resistance. At the ACLU of Colorado we carried that spirit throughout the year, fighting on many fronts for civil liberties. We won't stop now.
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ACLU Demands 31 Colorado Cities Repeal Unconstitutional Anti-Panhandling Laws
DENVER – ACLU of Colorado sent letters to 31 cities across the state today demanding that they repeal unconstitutional laws that restrict panhandling. The letters are part of a coordinated effort, organized by the National Center on Homelessness and Poverty, involving 18 organizations in 12 states targeting more than 240 outdated panhandling bans.
In Colorado, individualized letters were sent challenging ordinances in Aguilar, Alma, Berthoud, Blue River, Brush, Central City, Columbine Valley, Commerce City, De Beque, Del Norte, Estes Park, Fairplay, Frederick, Garden City, Granby, Idaho Springs, Julesburg, La Jara, Mancos, New Castle, Ouray, Palisade, Paonia, Pierce, Rangley, Timnath, Victor, Wellington, Windsor, Wray and Yuma.
"These outdated ordinances, which prohibit peaceful, nonintrusive requests for charity, must be taken off the books," said ACLU of Colorado Staff Attorney Rebecca Wallace. "As courts across the country, and here in Colorado, have recognized, a plea for help is a communication that is protected by the First Amendment. An outstretched hand can convey human suffering, can remind passersby of the gap between rich and poor, and in some cases, can highlight a lack of jobs and social services."
In October 2015, a federal court in Colorado sided with ACLU of Colorado and struck down a Grand Junction ordinance that restricted the circumstances under which individuals and organizations could ask for charity. Many of the ordinances challenged by the ACLU of Colorado today are similar to or even broader than the Grand Junction restrictions, which were found unconstitutional and subsequently repealed.
After the Grand Junction decision, as well as the 2015 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert, which affirmed heightened protections for free speech, every case brought against panhandling ordinances—more than 25 to date—has been found unconstitutional. Many cities across the nation and Colorado have repealed their anti-begging ordinances.
"Punishing homeless people with fines, fees, and arrests simply for asking for help will only prolong their homelessness," said Maria Foscarinis, executive director at the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty. "Housing and services are the only true solutions to homelessness in our communities."
See www.nlchp.org/panhandling for more information on today's nationwide campaign.
See also, Federal Court Strikes Down Grand Junction Panhandling Ordinance
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11 Times Adam Richman Took On Spicy Food On Man V. Food
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By Nickolaus Hines/Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 10:31 am EST
Adam Richman's Travel Channel show Man v. Food raised the bar when it comes to food challenges — both by making people rethink how much a single person can eat, as well as the fact that there are far too many restaurant food challenges in the United States.
The show is well-known for its gut-busting servings, but some of the best on-air moments were when Richman took on spicy food. Many times, these fiery challenges came in the form of wings slathered in a sweat-inducing sauce made from too many hot chili peppers to count. Other times Richman took on bowls of tongue numbingly spicy soup.
Richman had a pretty good record when it came to pitting man versus the spiciest dishes served at restaurants. He only lost once — though, admittedly, he was pushed to the limits many times. It takes understanding exactly how many rounds of spicy dishes Richman put his body through to fully respect the way he handles the heat.
From chicken wings to habanero fritters and everything in between, these are the times that Richman took on spicy food on Man v Food.
1. Adam Richman v. the Fire in Your Hole Challenge
Of all the spicy food challenges that Richman faced over his time on Man v. Food, he only failed one: the Fire in Your Hole Challenge at Munchies 420 Cafe in Sarasota, Florida. In terms of size, it was a comparably meager challenge. Richman only had to eat ten wings in 20 minutes without anything to drink but water. The catch was that those wings were covered in a mind-numbing mix of habanero and cayenne peppers, plus hot sauce, plus chili powder, plus crushed pepper flakes, and, the real kicker, ghost chili extract.
"What happens is your nose swells, your mucus passages swell in your nose, and your throat swells," Richman told Mike Chen of Strictly Dumpling. "So it was like I can't breathe, my tears burn, they are pretty intense... That was agony... I don't want to feel the way I did that day."
As if the challenge wasn't hard enough already, the odds were even more stacked against Richman than the many others who had failed before him. According to Food Beast, the chef put an entire bottle of ghost chili extract on Richman's batch.
Still, judging from other people who've taken the challenge, there's a good chance he might have failed regardless. One person on Reddit who attempted the challenge made it through seven and a half wings and then "promptly went outside and blew chunks" after "breathing hurt" and tears were rolling down their cheeks.
2. Adam Richman's conquering of the Atomic Hot Wings Challenge
At Quaker Steak and Lube in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Richman took on six Atomic Wings. Chef Robert Shay brought out the wings and, as is de rigueur for these types of spice challenges, Richman had to first sign a waiver he called a "hold harmless and indemnification agreement" — a smart move for the restaurant considering just how spicy the sauce on these wings is.
On the show, Richman notes that the typical spicy wings at Quaker Steak and Lube taste like they're around 740 Scoville Units (a jalapeno, for comparison, ranges between 2,500 and 8,000 Scoville Units). The Atomic Wings come in at a whopping 150,00 Scoville Units. There was no time limit, and Richman had a basket of Saltine-like crackers next to him on the table and a crowd of people cheering behind him. Still, speed was Richman's friend so that the heat wouldn't stack up against him.
Richman said that he had to finish fast "because like hot acid rain, tears were falling." He added that the "first bite exploded in my mouth like a flavored fire cracker," and that any part of his face that a wing touched burned his skin. It was, in his description, "like the seventh circle of hell." Richman conquered this challenge — sweating profusely throughout — and grabbed a cracker as soon as he finished. At least he got a bumper sticker and his picture on the wall.
3. Adam Richman devoured the Spicy P'hall Challenge
One of the spicy challenges that Richman took on that wasn't based around chicken wings was the Spicy P'hall Challenge at Brick Lane Curry House in New York City. The restaurant serves English-Indian food and is inspired by the curry houses on London's Brick Lane. It's also one of the only places in the United States to serve p'hall, which is a curry that's all heat that was first created in the United Kingdom. The restaurant describes it as "an excruciatingly hot curry, more pain and sweat than flavor."
In the episode, Richman went into the kitchen to see how the curry is made before submitting his body to the challenge. He noted that the curry packs in more than 60 times the heat of a jalapeno. Case in point: Everyone in the kitchen while the curry was being made had to wear a mask — when Richman took his off he said it felt "like swallowing a porcupine." The chef also noted that it was so spicy that one person who took on the curry started bleeding from his nose.
The challenge pitted a 16-ounce bowl of p'hall against Richman. There was no time limit, and he had tall glasses of milk and mango lassi on hand. Despite saying that "right off the bat it's too hot to handle" on his first bite, Richman made it through the entire bowl and earned a free beer, a photo, and a certificate of completion.
4. Red Hot Ramen Challenge tested Adam Richman's pain endurance levels
A steaming bowl of ramen on a cold winter day can warm anyone up in all the right ways. A bowl of the Red Hot Ramen Challenge from Orochon Ramen in Los Angeles, however, does a little more than that, as Richman found out.
As Richman noted on the show before taking it on alongside two compatriots, some 20,000 people have attempted the challenge, and only a few hundred have succeeded. The goal is to finish a bowl of spiced-up ramen — broth and all — in 30 minutes or less. Richman's game plan was simple: slurp down all of the noodles and sprouts first, and then dump all of the lava hot broth down his throat.
Around halfway through, a child watching helpfully suggests that the sweating and crying Richman "should drink some milk." Richman doesn't go for it. Instead, he looks at the broth, which is all that's left, and remarks that it's "What separates the men from the boys and the interior stomach lining from the rest of my stomach."
In the end, Richman gets it finished with a little time to spare. Though, he wonders, "did I actually only win the battle and will the ramen win the war? Tonight, in the restroom I'll know the answer to that question."
5. The Hellfire Wing Challenge brought the fire to Adam Richman
In San Jose, California, Smoke Eaters restaurant has what it calls the Hellfire Challenge, an event the restaurant notes "has humbled even the bravest hot wing lovers." As proof, Smoke Eaters has a photo of Richman on its website that's signed: "It's even worse than it looks!"
It certainly appeared that way in the episode. Just before showing the challenge itself, a teaser shows him pacing behind the Smoke Eaters post-challenge, and declaring that he's "in the worst physical pain I've ever encountered." As to be expected, based on the rules of the challenge: each challenger has to finish one12-wing order of the Hellfire wings (which have more than 6 ounces of habanero chilis) in 10 minutes or less with no other food or drink. Also, there's no napkins, and after eating the wings challengers have to lick their fingers clean and sustain a five minute waiting period. There's a reason why out of the more than 9,000 people who've tried it, only 20 percent have succeeded.
Richman downed the wings, and commented that the sauce increasingly burned his hands as it couldn't be wiped off. The worst part, however, was licking his fingers and waiting as the crowd taunted him with napkins he wasn't allowed to use. "Milk, beer, not even the glorious wave of victory could extinguish the hellfire," Richman said. He later added that, after completing it, "the biggest prize at Smoke Eaters is the ice machine."
6. Adam Richman took on the Stupid Wings Challenge
The name "Stupid Wings Challenge" isn't exactly the most inspiring for your average wing lover, but for Richman and Man v. Food, it's exactly the type of challenge the show was built for. In season three, with more than a few spicy food challenges notched into his belt, Richman took on the Stupid Wings Challenge at Caliente in Richmond, Virginia.
Caliente has since changed its name to Sheppard Street Tavern, but the Stupid Wings remain — and so do the rules. Challengers have half an hour to eat a platter of Stupid Wings without any other food or drink. They also only have one napkin, and "must keep the wings down for the duration of your visit," otherwise there may be "a clean-up fee." One other rule that made this one so hard for Richman and all of the other people who give it a go: "No silverware. You must pick up the wings and eat them as nature intended."
The restaurant notes that around 10 percent of challengers finish the wing, while approximately 30 to 40 percent throw up (the trash can behind the alley is the only place upchuckers won't be charged a cleaning fee). Richman was one of the 10 percent, though it wasn't easy. When promoting the episode, Richman tweeted out: "Richmond, VA episode tonight! One of the hardest d**n challenges in all three seasons. I can promise y'all a great, great episode."
7. The Bushido Seppuku Challenge set Adam Richman's mouth on fire
Richman headed to Charleston, South Carolina for the Bushido Seppuku Challenge at the Japanese restaurant Bushido. The rules were simple: eat ten spicy tuna sushi hand rolls without throwing up or taking a sip of a drink or a bite of another type of food. The sushi restaurant's rolls also had to be eaten in order, with each one getting increasingly spicier.
In the description for the Man v. Food segment, the Travel Channel notes that, at the time Richman undertook the challenge, only six people finished out of 475 challengers. That made Richman the seventh. That low number of successful attempts is for good reason. The eighth roll is filled with a whole habanero (which Richman compared to about 40 jalapenos), and that while the "previous rolls slowly built to an inferno inside me, number eight feels like an atomic explosion."
After Richman finished number nine, he signaled for the last one ("signaled" because he admits his mouth was too hot to physically ask for the last one to be brought his way). In the end, Richman finished all 10 hand rolls in 16 minutes and 25 seconds — faster than any other successful challenger. "I devoured the last molten morsel," Richman said in the episode. "Although it's hotter than hades it tastes like victory."
8. Adam Richman didn't back down from the Ludicrous Wings Challenge
Richman took on yet another uber-spicy wing challenge at Chicken or the Egg in Beach Haven, New Jersey. This one, called the Ludicrous Wings Challenge, required Richman to finish 12 jumbo breaded wings covered in the restaurant's "Ludicrous hot sauce" in 15 minutes. Unlike some of the other spicy food challenges that Richman has taken on, Chicken or the Egg didn't put any rules on how the wings had to be eaten or limitations on water or other drinks to cool down with mid-challenge.
It was clear that Richman knew his way around a spicy challenge before getting started. He donned gloves and spent the first half of his allotted time tearing all of the meat off of the bone so he didn't get spicy sauce all over his face. Richman's tactics worked, and he polished off the wings relatively easily compared to some of the other spicy challenges. That doesn't mean it was a total cakewalk. The son of the Jersey Shore restaurant's owner, Torr Cohen, told The Press of Atlantic City, "I've tried it, but it's terrible. It's not even necessary."
Owner Mark Cohen had his doubts from the start. He told the paper that he let Richman use gloves and rip the meat off first because "I was just so convinced he wasn't going to be able to do it, we let him do whatever."
9. The Four Horsemen Challenge tested Adam Richman
Whereas hot wings can be downed in a relatively quick period of time, a burger is a different story. That's part of what makes the Four Horsemen Challenge from Chunky's Burgers in San Antonio, Texas, so difficult.
The burger has jalapeno, serrano, and ghost peppers inside, and is topped with a habanero sauce (the fourth horseman). Challengers have to sign a waiver before embarking on a spice journey that few have ridden to the finish. Per the challenge rules, challengers have 25 minutes to eat the burger without milk or going to the bathroom (if the occasion arises, the restaurant provides a "chuck bucket," and there's a $20 cleaning fee if it's missed). Then there's a five minute waiting period to let all that heat soak in before claiming victory.
Richman called the burger "the spiciest outlaw I've ever faced" on the episode. He was given gloves to prevent spice burns on his skin, and he cut it into fourths to better be able to tackle the burger. Difficulties started on bite number one.
"One bite in and the four chilis on the four horsemen burger are already a million times hotter than I anticipated," Richman said before prevailing in the end. "It's more than spicy, it's diabolical."
10. The Great Balls of Fire Challenge was almost too much
The pirate-themed Salvador Molly's in Portland, Oregon, takes its fritters to the max for its Great Balls of Fire Challenge. It consists of eating five habanero fritters and a serving of the restaurant's habanero salsa. In all, as Richman points out in the episode, a full batch of batter and salsa contains more than 10 pounds of habaneros. Yes, pounds.
At first, things seemed to be going well for Richman, and he says that "it's hot, but it's totally pleasurable." It only took two fritters for the heat to start building up — especially with the addition of the salsa, which Richman doled out onto each fritter to keep from having to down the salsa by itself. About halfway through, Richman leaned on a favorite line of his when it comes to describing spicy food: "Not going to lie, I feel like I swallowed a porcupine."
Richman ended up completing the challenge, and he's not alone. The restaurant long hosted an annual round of the challenge with proceeds going to the Oregon Energy Fund to pay for the heating bill for families in need. Today, you can order the mix for delivery to make the habanero fritters at home for less than $10. Just be warned that it's not easy. Richman told Mike Chen of Strictly Dumpling that he felt like he was "kicked on the inside of a stomach by a mule" after the challenge.
11. Adam Richman set a new record with the Firebrand Chili Challenge
While many of the challenges that Richman took on during his tenure on Man v. Food were above and beyond, the Firebrand Chili Challenge stands out as one where going above and beyond was necessary. Held at The Chili Parlor in Springfield, Illinois, the challenge pits a bowl of Joe Roger's famous Firebrand Chili against the eater. The official challenge specified eating just one bowl of the chili, but that was too tame for Richman.
"No one has been able to eat more than four bowls of Firebrand," owner Rose Hamilton told the State Register-Journal. "(Richman) will try to break the record."
Each bowl is between three-quarters of a pound and a pound, and Hamilton noted that she has to cover her nose when she pours it because of the spice level. The heat comes from spices that are cooked into the meat itself, and it's somewhat of a local legend in the area. The Chili Parlor was opened by Joe Rogers on New Years Eve 1945 and brought in a loyal customer base with its original chili recipe.
Richman was able to easily handle the challenge and set a new record for the number of bowls completed. It was a lot of spicy meat, to say the least.


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Rep. March Veasey speaks at Indivisible Oak Cliff
Judith Watkins
7/31/2017 6:30 PM (Monday)
Central Standard Time
1h, 30m
Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff
3839 W. Kiest Blvd.
Congressman Marc Veasey, D-33, will be the guest speaker at the Indivisible Oak Cliff (IOC) July 31st meeting at Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff, 3839 W. Kiest Blvd., Dallas, at 6:30. The event is free and open to the public.
Veasey has represented Texas' 33rd congressional district since November 2012. Prior to that, he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 2005 to 2013 serving as the Chair Pro Tempore of the House Democratic Caucus. He sponsored measures to create career and technology training in high schools, authored HB 62 which honored Tim Cole, a Texas Tech University student wrongly convicted of raping a fellow student in 1985, and authored a bill requiring a study designed to increase enforcement of the James Byrd Jr. hate crime bill.
Currently, Veasey sits on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology and the House Committee on Armed Services. Some of the bills he has recently sponsored include HR 2830: Methane Emissions Mitigation Act; HR 2777: Give Veterans Home Loan Choices Act of 2017; HR 6495: Ensure access to DACA Act (American Dream Promise Act; HR 2070: FAFSA for All (Federal Student Aid).
In Dallas County, the 33rd District covers parts of Dallas, Irving, Grand Prairie, and all Cockrell Hill; in Tarrant County, the district includes parts of Arlington, Forest Hill, Fort Worth, Grand Prairie, Haltom City, Saginaw, Sansom Park, and all of Everman.
Formed in 2016, IOC is an active, progressive, non-partisan movement. Members participate with other organizations and routinely contact their elected representatives on a variety of issues. Members include residents of Oak Cliff and nearby suburbs. See more at http://www.indivisibleoakcliff.org or https://www.facebook.com/groups/762747637214670.
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Eating & Living Gluten Free Issue 5
Eating & Living Gluten Free
Issue 5 April / May 2015
SPOTLIGHT ON FLOUR
With so many speciality flours to choose from, it's hard to know where to start - we asked Emma Goss-Custard, owner of Honeybuns gluten free cakes, to talk us through her 10 favourites.
Gluten free baking is akin to going off-piste. With so many free-from nut, seed, legume, and grain flours the combinations are virtually endless. Blends of flours work well and you can also use some solo. In the following list I've included some nutritional info as well as specifying whether the flours are good as solo flours and also whether they're grain-based or grain-free. Grain based flours are higher in carbohydrates and not suitable for paleo diets.
1. COCONUT FLOUR
Coconut flour is high in protein, fibre and healthy fats and is very easy to digest. It is not grain-based and is one of the staple flours for paleo baking. It mops up any moisture and this needs to be addressed by adding more liquid to the recipe. At Honeybuns, we've used it with Coyo plain yoghurt for muffins and this has worked well. You may find you need extra binding ingredients too - eggs, mashed up banana and dates can help counterbalance crumbliness. Coconut flour is worth adding for its nutritional pluses but is best blended with a moisture giving nut or seed flour.
2. ALMOND FLOUR
Almond flour is one of our favourite "go to" flours at Honeybuns. It is readily available, or you can make your own by blitzing whole, unblanched nuts in a food processor. It's perfect for denser, low rise cakes such as Orange, almond and polenta cake.
Almond flour is not grain-based and has a healthy boost of protein, plus it's low in carbohydrate and is naturally cholesterol free. It's also a good source of fibre. Almond flour can be used solo, but can be oily, so we tend to blend with sorghum and polenta. Try "The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook" by Elana Amsterdam for some great recipe ideas.
3. POTATO FLOUR
Potato flour IS a natural source of B vitamins, iron and fibre, but it should be used sparingly as it is quite heavy and can feel "claggy" if over-used. We've used it in pizza bases and in bread, and were pleased with the softness and flavour of both. It absorbs moisture very well, and is particularly good when blended with sorghum or brown rice flour. Potato flour is not suitable as a solo flour, and it's not grain-based.
4. GOLDEN FLAX
Flax is made from brown or golden linseed. We use the golden for its colour and slightly milder flavour. You get a lovely nutty taste and texture, not dissimilar to adding wholemeal flour to a recipe. We don't exceed 20% of the flour blend in recipes, as it can be drying and a little bitter if it dominates a flour blend. Golden flax is especially good in cakes and breads. It's contains omega-3 fatty acids, is an excellent source of fibre, and is renowned for a myriad of health benefits. It is not grain-based.
5. AMARANTH FLOUR
Amaranth is a very pretty plant with long red flower spikes. It's the best gluten free grain in terms of protein content that is also easily digestible. At Honeybuns we tried amaranth as a solo flour in cookies, and found it needed extra binding to hold together. We used honey as we found it quite a crumbly flour to work with if the recipe (such as cookies) is quite dry to begin with. Amaranth flour can also be used as a thickener as it absorbs moisture. It's best used with moist ground nut or seed flours as a blend. As well as the protein content, amaranth also has an optimum balance of essential amino acids, so it's a great way to improve the nutritional profile of a recipe. It's not grain-based, but also not suitable for paleo diets as it is a pseudo-grain.
6. SORGHUM OR JOWAR FLOUR
Sorghum, or jowar, flour is the best general-purpose flour we've come across. It works brilliantly when mixed with moist nut and seed flours, as it fluffs up and produces a soft eating cake. We use it happily in breads, pastry, cookies and cakes. It can have a slightly bitter aftertaste, but we have had no problems using it up to 50% blended with ground almonds or milled pumpkin. Nutritionally, sorghum flour is rich in vitamin and minerals. More specifically, it's a good source of selenium and niacin, both of which have been cited as having possible anti-cancer properties. It's a grain-based flour.
7. ARROWROOT
Arrowroot is a powder that's used typically for thickening sauces and gravies. A lovely cheat's jam can be made by heating any fruit berries in a pan with a little honey and a squeeze of lemon juice. Break the fruit up with a fork, then off the heat, stir in a little arrowroot at a time and it will thicken. Used in tarts, this jam will not spread and spill in the oven. Arrowroot is not grain-based, but also not paleo. It's almost pure carbohydrate.
8.TAPIOCA OR CASSAVA FLOUR
Tapioca, or cassava flour, is one of our hardworking flours in the Honeybuns kitchen. It has no nutritional pedigree It's virtually flavourless and lends body and chew to a recipe. It absorbs moisture and acts as a binding agent. As with potato flour, you don't need very much. We blend it at 15% with sorghum and almond flour in sponge cake recipes. It's not grain-based and not suitable as a solo flour.
9. CHESTNUT FLOUR
Chestnut flour is beautiful to work with. It has richness and depth of flavour to it and it complements chocolate, fruit and spices well. It is eye wateringly expensive and if used on its own, it is very dense. We use it at 50% of the flour blend in our Chai, date and pear cakes when the budget is allowed to slip a bit! Chestnut flour is a good source of potassium, calcium and magnesium, and it's not grain-based.
10. GRAM OR CHICKPEA FLOUR
Gram flour is a valuable ingredient owing to it nutritional benefits. It is 20% protein and contains high levels of vitamin A, B1, B2, niacin and vitamin C. It has a strong flavour and is a very heavy flour. We use it to add body and flavour to savoury pastry, but only up to 15% of the flour blend. It's not grain-based.
Find details of Emma's products, cafe and her blog at honeybuns.co.uk


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De Brouwersdijk is een straat in de stad Dordrecht, in de Nederlandse provincie Zuid-Holland.

Oorspronkelijk vormde deze dijk de voortzetting van de Oudendijk; hij is dan ook aangelegd voor de in 1603 klaargekomen polder het Oudeland van Dubbeldam. Dichter bij de stadsmuren van Dordrecht werd de Brouwersdijk op zijn beurt weer voortgezet door de Weeskinderendijk. Deze dijken raakten hun waterkerende functie al gauw kwijt toen de Zuidendijk werd aangelegd. Niettemin bleven ze eeuwenlang grotendeels intact in het landschap liggen.

Toen aan het begin van de twintigste eeuw de wijk Krispijn werd aangelegd, kwam de Brouwersdijk daar middenin te liggen. Het traject werd verlaagd maar de dijk werd een belangrijke verkeersader voor de nieuwe wijk. De dijk scheidt twee buurten binnen de wijk: ten noordoosten zijn de straten naar dichters genoemd, ten zuidwesten naar schilders (de Van Goghbuurt). Sinds de aanleg van de Laan der Verenigde Naties sluit de Brouwersdijk niet meer op de Oudendijk aan.

Aan de Brouwersdijk is enige middenstand te vinden, alsook een evangelische kerk, de Torenschoolkerk. De rooms-katholieke Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk, die daar schuin tegenover stond, is inmiddels afgebroken.

Straat in Dordrecht

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