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Luma Bashmi, Head of Scientific Research & Development, King Hamad University Hospital
On an inspiring episode of The Brand Called, we have with us a very accomplished woman, Ms. Luma Bashmi. Ms. Bashmi is a Bahraini researcher. She is the Head of Scientific Research and Development at the King Hamad University Hospital. She is an author and a scientific researcher. She has specialised in Health Psychology and Public Health. Ms. Bashmi had studied and worked in the US. She is also the Founder of 'Illa Beirut', a foundation to help people, post the Beirut Explosion.
Talking about her experience in psychology, Ms. Bashmi remarked the importance of mental health. She also pointed out the taboo around mental health that needs to be eradicated. She explained the stage at which people should consider treatment be it physical or mental. She believes that having a bad day can be related to a wider mental problem. Ms. Bashmi also mentioned the increasing level of stress, as a major reason for most diseases these days. And that stress can also affect immunity greatly.
Talking about her foundation Illa Beirut, Ms. Bashmi mentioned how she reached out to therapists online in order to provide mental health treatments to the people of Beirut, post the bombings. Her initiative for providing psychological support has proved extremely helpful to the traumatised people of Beirut.
From changing career course after the age of thirty one to fighting of breast cancer, Ms. Bashmi has broken most glass ceilings. She has gone out of her way to help people and give back to the community.
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I am a Fulbright Scholar, author, and scientific researcher. My background in scientific research and communications allows my work to take on an interdisciplinary approach. I am currently the Head of Scientific Research & Development and Chairperson of the Institutional Review Board at King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH). I am one of the few Bahraini females (potentially the first) with a Health Psychology research degree and an advocate of encouraging Arab youth and especially females to pursue a STEM career in the Middle East. My vision is to create a supportive infrastructure in Bahrain to encourage Arabs to pursue scientific research. I am the co-investigator of over 6 studies at KHUH covering research topics including: integrative oncology services and mind-body interventions, stress and burnout among residents and emergency medicine physicians, and the psychological impact of COVID-19 on healthcare providers.
My department oversees and supports over 60 active studies in medical research at KHUH. I took an interest in science when I first learned about the power of the Mind-Body connection from evidence- based research. My work focuses on vulnerable populations, including Arabic-speaking refugees and cancer patients. My personal mission is to explore how psychological processes such as stress influence disease and aging. My main research areas include the impact of stress on illness, ethnic health disparities, psychoneuroimmunology, epigenetics, mental health, healthy aging, and the relationship between stress, inflammation, and the immune system. I am also an active science communicator on these topics on social media. With this in mind, I joined the California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) Stress & Coping Lab (2015-2017) to run studies on the validation of the Stress Overload Scale (SOS) in various populations. For my Master's thesis, I adapted this unique, validated stress measure that predicts illness to Arabic-speaking populations, specifically refugees and immigrants. I won the Robert E. Thayer Scholarship for excellence in psychological research for my work on Arab populations in 2016. My thesis was nominated for Best Thesis at CSULB and published in the Arab Journal of Psychology in 2018. I have since worked for some of the top US medical organizations including the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Psychiatry & Neurosciences Department (Los Angeles), where I participated in novel research including the influence of Ketamine in treating depression and improving motor symptoms in Parkinson's patients. I also co-authored a meta-analysis about the benefits of mindfulness meditation on quality of life (QOL) and depression. My fascination with neurodegenerative diseases led me to work at Amydis, Inc., a Los-Angeles based early stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing diagnostics for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases through the eye before symptoms appear. My personal experience with breast cancer influenced me to work on scientific research to manage patients' QOL at the start of diagnosis, as well as provide emotional support to individuals going through the disease. I was invited to author a chapter titled "Wellness in Cancer and Neoplastic Diseases" for Cambridge University Press's Handbook of Wellness Medicine (2020). My work has been published in top-tier peer-reviewed science journals Nature, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, and OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. I am also on the editorial board of the Journal of Bahrain Medical Society. Earlier in my career, I spent 10 years doing strategic communications in Bahrain and London. I completed my internship at Cedars-Sinai's Psychiatry & Neurosciences Department. I have a BA (Hons) in Psychology from the American University of Beirut (2005), an MA in Marketing & Communications from the University of the Arts London (2009), an MA in Psychological Research (Health Psychology) from CSULB, and an RYT-200 certification in ashtanga yoga. I recently co-founded eLaa Beirut, an initiative that provides free mental healthcare for people in Lebanon following the Beirut bomb explosion.
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Yay Yay Yay! Happy happy day, Happy Veganniversary to meeeeeee!!! Last year I honored the day with a party hat and a piece of spice cake, but to be totally honest, I felt like poo! I was solidly into my first trimester morning sickness, and, well, we took a LOT of pictures to get that single semi-decent one.
But this year – this year was a true celebration! And would you believe that the cake up there is entirely RAW vegan?! It's true – I made it myself!
No, this year there was no morning sickness. Instead we took our gorgeous little veg baby on a fabulous vegan picnic in the park. It was one of those magical days, Waits was all smiles and the weather was perfect and the conversation flowed so easily. Simpatico. Damian and I had the most amazing talk, the kind that leaves you feeling so fulfilled – challenged and heard and hopeful.
Our discussion ranged all over the map, but one central them was, of course, veganism. We spent a lot of time musing on our own, personal understanding of our veg*nism, which is quite different for the two of us. I love this sort of reflection because, at least for me, my relationship with my veg*nism is totally dynamic. It changes, it's always changing, as I come across new information or reconcile ethical disparities or challenge myself to confront a difficult idea. I am definitely not the same veg*n that I was 2 years ago!
'Buckwheaties' gRAW-nola with fresh fruit and coconut water.
Orange chocolate cheesecake with coconut snow. Mmm yes I totally ate dessert for brunch. You get to do that when it's RAW!
Over the past few months my diet has gone through another transformation. I've been so incredibly inspired surrounding food, in the realms of both flavor and nutrition. I'm completely in love with what's around me – uncomplicated, fresh, seasonal produce in simple preparations. And simultaneously I've been furiously studying health and wellness, applying what I've learned in the ancient tradition of 'food as medicine'.
I'm the happiest little witch in my kitchen, concocting the most delicious and nutritious magical creations. And, I feel so good.
But veg*nism isn't just about food – there's no such thing as a 'dietary vegan' (no one stops buying wool to lose weight, or skips the circus for their health). This is a lifestyle, and it impacts every aspect of living. Sometimes I forget how I used to be, all balled up and stressed out, carrying so much anxiety and angst. This weekend I remembered the gift that veg*nism gave to me – permission to relax into a more peaceful existence. Living each day with my actions reflecting my belief in compassion, unconflicted.
I'm certainly not perfect and I'm still working on figuring all this out. You'll notice that I try to refer to my own lifestyle as 'veg*n' as opposed to 'vegan'. It's just that I'd rather not argue about the minutia, and so I'm more comfortable this way. I have mad respect for those who, for example, will trade in all their old leather as soon as they go vegan. But that's not where I'm at – and I think that's okay!
It's a journey, to find our own truth, and then to actually live it. That's the hard part of course – to be honest with ourselves, and then to live up to that. So, my veg*nism is a beautiful tool for me. A tool that keeps me thinking, and growing, and striving to be the best version of myself.
Plus, you know, look what I get to eat!
So happy Veganniversary, and here's to many, many more!
Congratulations on your 2nd "veganniversary" and finding (and staying with) something that is so good for you and our beautiful planet. You are inspiring.
Recipes for the amazing looking chocolate and lemon cakes, please!! yum.
Congratulations! I found your blog after reading your birth story on Offbeat Mama. In fact, I read it while taking a break from working on my application for nursing school in preparation to become a midwife. In the midst of stress from prerequisites and essay writing, you reminded me why I made this decision to begin with. Thank you! I'm really loving your blog.
From one vegan to another, Happy Veganniversary!
happy veganniversary! i would love to know the recipe for that yummy looking cake! in just the last couple of months i have been adding a lot more raw into my diet. i am intrigued and fascinated and learning all i can. it feels so good to eat this way….i am far from perfect at it but i feel reallly good when i do eat raw. thanks for your inspiring blog!
Happy Happy Veg*nniversary!! Your joyfulness and peace comes through in your writing! And, along with these other posters, I would love the cake recipes!
Congrats! I celebrated 5 years as a vegan this year. That cake looks UH-MAZING by the way…any chance for a recipe?
I'm not currently a vegan (mainly due to the fact that while I was pregnant, I actually dreamed so hard about eating meat I would wake up with a drool-soaked pillow!), but I find your blog so awesome. It's mostly because you are a lot like me (I've been shampoo-free for two years now, and about four years ago I talked my husband into reusable toilet paper and we've never looked back!) and I find you very uplifting. Thanks you for your blog, very much. And your son is precious!
I can't believe it's just 2 years, it seems like you've been veg*n for all of your life.
You look SO happy! I'm so inspired reading your story dude! Your family is AMAZING, and that cake! MMM! RAW cake? Wow! I'm so happy YOU are so happy and content. I'd also be interested in Damian's story, you both sound so deliberate and thoughtful!
Damian went vegetarian the day after Thanksgiving that year – so about 4 months after I went veg*n. He went veg*n a few months after that. Now he's 99% vegan. He lives a vegan lifestyle (went way out of his way to find suitable vegan shoes, for example) but he will eat a non-vegan donut if it's free. Seriously, haha, that's his main exception! It happens less than once a month.
We are both veg*n for the same three reasons – the same reasons anyone is veg*n really: health, environmentalism, and 'the animals' – but we prioritize those reasons differently. So while I remain veg*n primarily as a commitment to live without cruelty, and secondly because of the environmental impact, and I just think it's a totally rad bonus that this is the healthiest way of living, Damian is driven fore-mostly by his dedication to environmentalism, secondly by the health factor, and thinks it's really awesome that living this way is also best for the animals.
yes we will! we love hearing all of it! i wondered for a while why you always spelled it "veg*n" and now we know! AND i'm excited for RAW recipes that aren't like carrot sticks haha! it's awesome to see how vastly different everyone is,even with in a relationship (especially in one, sometimes!) andhow ppl can arrive at the same point from ENTIRELY different through processes/backgrounds. ..thanks for sharing!
I think I'll have to make that lemon cake for sure. I love incorporating different foods (vegan, vegetarian) into my world and making them favorites.
So, I am just catching up after being out of town, but I just wanted to comment on the doughnut thing… when I was a newish veg*n in high school I totally made an exception for free non-vegan doughnuts too! It was the only thing I made an exception for. I have no good excuse. I worked for the school news paper and we got doughnuts on the day the paper came out each month. But I feel slightly less crazy now, thanks!


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There'll be potentially harder quarantine in Brisbane: Wade
Melbourne [Australia], January 3 (ANI): Australia batsman Matthew Wade on Sunday said that there will be a potentially harder quarantine or bio-security bubble in Brisbane once they travel there for the fourth Test against India.
Australia and India will face each other in the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 3 and then both sides will travel to Brisbane for the fourth Test, set to begin from January 15.
However, as per a report in Cricbuzz, India has expressed their unwillingness to travel to Brisbane for the fourth Test if they are confined to their hotel rooms when they are not playing or training.
"From my position, there is no uncertainty, there is a lot of talk out there and we understand it. For us as a group, we are just thinking about that we are going to play the third Test at Sydney and then we will go to Brisbane for the fourth Test, until the powers that be knock on our door and tell us that it is going to change, we are going to roll onto the next game, expecting what it is going to be, it is out of our control," said Wade during a virtual press conference on Sunday.
"There is a little bit of uncertainty around that, it will be a potentially harder quarantine or bio-security bubble in Brisbane than we have over here, that is for sure. No one knows the finals details about it yet but there will be a stricter protocol in Brisbane than here. We prefer not to sacrifice the Test at Brisbane, the schedule has been rolled out, there was some speculation in staying in Melbourne as well but we stuck to it, we fully expect to travel to Brisbane to play the fourth Test," he added.
Speaking on Australia's impeccable record at the Gabba in Brisbane, Wade said: "There is no secret that we like starting our summer at Brisbane, our record is very good there and we tend to play good cricket there. India has got an amazing bowling lineup so we certainly won't take it for granted when we get there at the Gabba, but yeah we love to play in Brisbane, we will be more comfortable playing as per the schedule rather than playing back-to-back Tests at Sydney if it comes down to it. There is no secret that we love Gabba.""A lot of players knew that it would not be an ideal situation coming into this series, if something went south then we will have to make more sacrifices along the way, as a group we understand that and we are ready for the challenge," he added.
Cricket Australia on Saturday said that Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw, and Navdeep Saini have been put in isolation as a precautionary measure after these five players were seen eating at an indoor venue in Melbourne on New Year's Day. Both Cricket Australia and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are also investigating this matter.
David Warner and Will Pucovski were named in Australia's updated Test squad for the remaining two Tests on Wednesday. Australia opener Joe Burns, who failed to perform, has been released and will return to the Brisbane Heat outfit for the Big Bash League (BBL).
Cricket Australia on Wednesday had informed that the hosts will train in Melbourne on January 2 and 3 before moving to Sydney on January 4. The third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Test Series between India and Australia will be telecasted Live and Exclusive on Sony Six, Sony Ten 3 (Hindi), and Sony Ten 1 channels from January 7, 2020, 5.00 am onwards.
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Category: Hash Publicity
Chicago Hash House Harriers on Comcast Sportsnet
Posted on June 25, 2008 January 18, 2017 Author Snatch SquatchCategories Hash PublicityLeave a comment on Chicago Hash House Harriers on Comcast Sportsnet
Running with Bull Horns – Whassup Local
Running with the Bulls Horn
Running and drinking. Two activities most people keep separate. Not the Chicago House Harriers; a different kind of running club which may appeal to those who always wanted to compete in a triathlon but don't like cycling, can't swim and like to drink beer.
They meet at Simon's in Andersonville at 7:15 with a tradition of being late.
A typical run is three or four miles long and winds through alleys, goes in circles, over tracks and through the woods. You run at your own pace. "Our runs are similar to playing kick the can or ghost in the graveyard as kids," Batteries not included said. "It's all about having a fun run and not taking it so serious."
The Hare (the designated person to lead) marks the sidewalks with chalk for the hounds (runners) to follow. Turns in the trail are signaled by whistles and horns to alert the Hounds.
Before the run, a circle is formed by all the runners and everyone introduces themselves. Names like the 69 cent man, Or-g, Horney (the horn carrying member who has ran with the Harriers since 1987), Batteries not included, Just-Sharon, Sugar Nipples and Beer Stop Bob. After participating in three or four runs you are bestowed with a nickname not to your choosing. Before your nickname you are "Just – Your Name".
This was the Chicago Hash House Harriers Full Moon Run which wound through the Andersonville area down foster and to the lake. The half way point is a special point, Beer Stop Bob Beer Stop Bob was waiting with cold (no peek in the paper bag) beers. where there was a perfect viewing of the full moon reflecting off of Lake Michigan. The break was for a few beers except for a few who chose not to imbibe. The run went full circle when everyone ran back to the bar and continued the tradition of the Hash House Harriers.
If you would like to experience something completely different the Chicago Hash House Harries run every Sunday afternoon and Thursday evening. You can visit their website www.chicagohash.org or call their hot line 312-409-BEER for more information
Whazzup's 2 pix can be found here.
Posted on August 12, 2006 January 20, 2017 Author Snatch SquatchCategories Hash PublicityLeave a comment on Running with Bull Horns – Whassup Local
Crusin' for Booze
Hash House Harriers scour the streets for one reason: Cold beer
By Courtney Greve
More than an hour into their run, 11 members of the Chicago Hash House Harriers are gathered around a picnic table in a Beverly back yard throwing back Miller Lite.
Eric Oliver, a Chicago police officer and the "hash" host, quiets the crew to dole out trail tips before the second half of the weekly romp.
"There's a spot up here you can't shortcut," he says. "It's not dangerous, but no skipping."
When the cans are emptied, the runners — "hounds" — set off to follow the chalk symbols marking the Chicago neighborhood's sidewalks, trees and railroad tracks.
A bit more sluggish than before the beer stop, the hounds slow down when they reach the northwest corner of Beverly Park. The arrows point over a fence and through a sprinkler.
"Anything that's not a war zone is considered acceptable," said Bill Wojtas, who is known as "Rearloader" because he piles cargo onto airplanes.
Wojtas and the other pack leaders jump the metal barricade and get a welcome shower on a sticky night.
Then a 29-year-old photographer from Chicago's North Side Lakeview neighborhood takes the slick surface at full speed, loses her footing and lands on her face. Stunned, she stands up and blood oozes from her mouth and lips.
"I'm OK, really," she says to the concerned pack as she moves in the direction of the end-of-trail party.
"If she thinks she's all right, she's all right," says Tom Leeds of Oak Lawn. "Hashers are troopers. We'll talk about that for the next few months."
Welcome to the weird world of hashing, an international phenomenon that's jokingly described as "a drinking club for those with a running problem."
Hashing traces its origins to the late 1930s, when the British occupied Malaysia and a group of runners modified the old English school game of hares and hounds.
The story goes that a group of expatriates looking to hasten their hangover recovery from the weekend would meet on a Monday to run it off. An enterprising pub owner started meeting them at the end of their runs with beer in his car trunk, which gave birth to the idea of combining the two activities, according to Jay "Hops" Hopkins, editor of Half-Mind Catalog, an Internet hashing magazine.
There are two types of hashes: live hare and dead hare. In live hare, the hare sets out just before the hounds.
The hash through Beverly was a dead hare because Oliver set the trail — which weaved through alleys, around a cemetery and over the Rockwell Street train tracks — ahead of time. The goal is to follow the symbols to the beer, avoiding those signs that lead to false trails.
While beer figures strongly in hashing, camaraderie is the real draw.
Just ask Amy Kozy. The 29-year-old started two years ago at her boyfriend's recommendation.
"He's not in my life anymore but this stuck," she said. "I like this group more than I liked him."
For Oliver, hashing reunited him with a high school crush. While a sophomore at Mount Carmel High School, Oliver went on a blind date with Maura Lux to a St. Ignatius turnabout dance.
"He ditched me," said Lux, a 32-year-old flight attendant.
"I should've told the story," Oliver said, laughing.
"Seriously, we were 15 and didn't have driver's licenses," she said. "He went south and I went north on the Halsted Street bus home."
They never saw each other again until they met at a hash four months ago. Distance is no longer a factor.
The drive to the Beverly did prevent a large turnout for Oliver's hash, only the second on the South Side this year.
Wojtas, who lives "as far north as you can go and still be in the city," pretended to be surprised that Oliver had indoor plumbing.
"Very funny," Oliver replied. "It's the South Side, but we don't have outhouses."
There are three "kennels" in the Chicago area, one of which caters to suburban hounds, but hashing doesn't have the prominence on the South Side that it does on the North Side.
"There are family-friendly hashes and college-frat party ones. We're kinda in the middle," said Wojtas, who started hashing while in Japan with the Marine Corps.
Athleticism isn't a requirement, but determination is. Oliver said he enjoys running, but the drinking aspect keeps him hooked.
"It's like one step up and two steps back," he said.
The group is fiercely noncompetitive, so anything goes. Chugging is required for the leaders as well as those who bring up the rear.
Solange Zangiacomo has been hashing on and off for five years and has proudly never come in first.
"I hate running," she said. "I'm the kind of harriet who walks more than runs."
Horn-E is a 19-year veteran with some 1,300 runs under his sweatband and at least that many hashing stories to tell.
"I'll run anywhere there's a hash," he said. "(Hashing) is a chance to let your hair down once a week and get away from the rigors of the world."
Horn-E declined to give his name because he's known in hashing circles only by his given nickname.
From now on, the photographer who slipped in the sprinkler will be known only as "Bloody Lips." After the hash, between bawdy songs and drinking beer (known as a "down-down"), the hounds held a naming ceremony.
"We normally sprinkle you with beer to christen you, but we won't do that since you're going to the hospital," says Michael Bendas of Bridgeport, the group's religious advisor. "You will do a down-down next time."
Somehow, through a swollen mouth, Bloody Lips says, "Here, here!"
For more information, visit chicagohash.org or the Half-Mind Catalog at www.half-mind.com.
Courtney Greve may be reached at cgreve@… or (708) 633-5983.
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Posted on September 22, 2004 January 24, 2017 Author Snatch SquatchCategories Hash Publicity
Hashing gives real meaning to beer run – Chicago Tribune
Hashing gives real
meaning to beer run
Here's sport that lets Old School
types act like college kids, get
exercise and have fun
By John Keilman
Tribune staff reporter
For two sticky hours, Dean Giannasi joined a pack
following a trail of chalk marks through the alleys
Northwest Chicago, blowing whistles, shouting
nonsense and scrambling to overcome wrong
turns. By the time he reached the finish line, he
sweat-soaked and primed for the reward that marked
the end of his first hash run.
"Everyone keeps their eye on the ball, which is the
beer," said the 37-year-old Chicago firefighter, gripping a
cold one. "I'm very proud to be associated with it."
Of course, that was before his fellow runners
started drinking out of a bedpan.
The night was a bracing introduction to the weird
world of hashing, a phenomenon that is equal parts workout,
treasure hunt and frat party.
Hashing sends runners along winding, intentionally
misleading paths and repays the effort with ritualized
debauchery at the finish line. It's a formula that
has caught on from Brazil to Burkina Faso and spawned at
least four hashing groups in Chicago.
"I like running. I like beer. It struck me as
ingenious to combine the two," said Dawn Klingensmith, a
30-year-old freelance writer who runs with the
Chicago Hash House Harriers.
Some accounts say hashing began almost 70 years ago
in Malaysia. Bored British expatriates, meeting at a
restaurant they dubbed the Hash House, decided to
put a twist on a schoolboy game in which a lead runner
left a trail of shredded paper for his comrades to
track.
The expatriates' innovation was simple but
revolutionary: At the end of the path was a tub of cold beer.
Tami Hoffman, 44, a Chicago attorney and experienced
hasher, said pairing a respectable sport with a bit of
decadence opened a new social realm.
"You have your grown-up life but can get together
with your buddies, act like you're in college for four hours,
then go back to your old life with–hopefully–no
repercussions," she said.
Most hashes begin with a course designer, known as
the hare, laying down chalk arrows or other signs to
direct runners along the trail. Chicago hashers used
flour until 2002, when authorities found the white powder
markers and evacuated the Lincoln Park Zoo in a
bioterrorism scare.
Deception is part of the game–split arrows send
runners in two directions, and only one is correct–and
solving the puzzle is a group effort that equalizes
faster and slower runners and keeps the focus on
socializing. For an extra dose of harmony, a beer
stop usually waits halfway through, and a full-blown party
comes at the end.
The Chicago Hash House Harriers run on Monday
nights, advertising the meeting spot on the Internet. One
recent outing began at an Albany Park bar, where 25
people, ranging from lawyers to the unemployed,
gathered for the start.
Most followed the custom of adopting hash nicknames,
many of which can't be printed in a family newspaper.
E Foertsch, 63, a lean and ponytailed Chicagoan,
called himself Horn-E, ostensibly for the makeshift bugle he
totes along on runs.
He was a 19-year veteran of the chase and sported a
medallion proclaiming him a grand master. He said he
had hashed from Atlanta to New Zealand, developing
along the way a fondness for red-dress runs in which
participants must wear red dresses.
"I've been to 15 of them," Foertsch said. "I've got
more red dresses at home than any girl out there."
The runners started en masse but quickly dissolved
into small packs. They darted through the garbage funk of
alleyways, across the emerald lawns of North Park
University and past a pickup cricket game behind
Roosevelt High School, all the while shouting "On,
On!" or blowing whistles as signals that they had found the
right path.
The commotion puzzled onlookers, including a driver
who leaned out of a pickup truck to ask why everyone
was running. The answer–"Beer!"–prompted him to
hoist a can.
"Hey, I got beer right here," he said.
The group took a break mid-course at a bar for a
quick drink, then resumed the pursuit. But by the end of the
roughly 4 1/2-mile path, with the chalk marks nearly
impossible to see in the gathering gloom, many slowed to
a defeated walk.
Finally, the hare drove past and pointed stragglers
to his nearby Irving Park back yard, which served as the
finish line. That's when the party started, but like
so much in hashing, it came with rules and rites attached.
Mike Bendas–also known as Mudsucker–a 55-year-old
retired Army colonel and one-time congressional
candidate from Bridgeport, called the participants
into a circle and heaped earthy but good-natured abuse on
most of those present.
The penalty for drawing his scorn was chugging a
small cup of beer, a convention known as the "down down."
The daring took their gulps from a bedpan, serenaded
by naughty songs borrowed from rugby teams.
While alcohol and rude language are typical in
hashing, they're not universal characteristics. Jay Hopkins, 43,
a Northern Virginia hasher who helps run a Web site
dedicated to the hobby, said many runs are
family-oriented. "The athleticism, the camaraderie
is there, but you don't have the silly names, you don't have
the bawdiness," he said. "That's not an integral
part of hashing at all."
Even the Monday night hashers, with their proud
tradition of intemperance, said that what they most enjoyed
was being with their friends and discovering the
hidden side of city neighborhoods. And besides, Bendas
said, other hashes are much crazier. "You go down to
Texas, those guys are wild," he said. "We have a
reputation for being conservative."
Posted on August 1, 2004 January 24, 2017 Author Snatch SquatchCategories Hash Publicity
Running Under the Influence – The Tap
Running Under the Influence
by Rima Rantisi Photos by Callie Lipkin
"We're having fun when we're running. For many other people, running is simply a respectable form of sadomasochism," says 69-Cent Man, the "Pubic Relations Director" of the Chicago Hash House Harriers (CHHH). We're at the Map Room (1949 W. Hoyne), waiting for the rest of the Hashers to arrive for the three o'clock run. Fifty-two years old, 69-Cent Man is a thin man with a handlebar moustache, high cheekbones and a calculator watch around his left wrist.
Although he is a real-life lawyer, Virtually Hung also happens to serve as the "Religious Advisor" of the CHHH. (He doles out penance at the post-run festivities.) Matter-of-factly he tells me about his participation in a recent HHH Red Dress Run—a running event in which everyone runs in a red dress, of course. At this, I unfocus my eyes to envision this tall, freckled man jogging in a red dress—with hundreds of others—and, strangely, a rush of adrenaline washes over me.
Meanwhile, the arriving Hashers animate the bar: Bushwacker stretches; Virgin Banger flashes his very straight teeth; Full Term says he's "going back to England foreva;" Horn-E sips beer out of his powder horn; Rotten Whore screams about a play in the Chiefs-Packers game. Finally, Hare Mayor McTick—the leader of this particular Hash—strides in wearing a t-shirt with Yoda on it. Except, upon closer look, Yoda's face is some strange human's.
It was a chilly Sunday in November when I joined the Hash House Harriers for a run and a drink. I started with a water and ended with many beers. And, I came to understand how, in the same way, thousands of people across the world will go on one run with the HHH and eventually become full-fledged members. It's difficult to pick one component of Hashing and call that its raison d'etre. No, it's the all-inclusive package that keeps Hashers running, drinking, singing, cursing, drinking, flirting, laughing, drinking, dramatizing, playing and drinking. They love the game.
It all started in 1938, when a British man named Albert Stephen Ignatius Gispert, who was working as an accountant in Kuala Lampur, became bored. He gathered several expatriates, most of whom he met at the Selangor Club—a house where many expatriates lived and/or dined, nicknamed the "Hash House" because of its poorly prepared food—to "paper-chase." This was a hunting sport played in times and locations where sporting game was sparse. Game was substituted with men, hounds were substituted with runners and the natural scent of the trail was substituted with strategically scattered paper. Gispert had a special fondness for the game.
After their chase, his group of men would meet in the jungle for an escape from their serious lives. They would fill a pisspot ("piss" is now a Hasher term for "beer") with ice, pour beer and soda water over it, dip their cups and drink the stiffness of the week away, singing songs and doing what drunken men do.
Eventually, the government found out about the club and required its members to register. To fill out the registration form, the men needed a name. Combining the nickname of the place they met with the nature of their game, they christened themselves the Hash House Harriers.
After 117 runs, the members of KLHHH were forced to unlace their sneakers with the beginning of WWII. Sadly, Gispert was killed in fighting on Singapore Island on February 11, 1942. Nearly 12 years after the end of the war, the survivors of KLHHH finally reassembled. In 1962, a second chapter of the HHH was founded in Singapore. In 1973, one of the founders of KLHHH, Cecil H. Lee, wrote: "[Gispert] was a splendid fellow and would be happy to know the Harriers are still going strong and are as merry and bright as ever—or more so."
Today, the Hash House Harriers has evolved into a running and drinking club with 1,500 chapters and a presence in almost every major city from Cardiff to Sidney.
The time is now 3:15 and we are about ready to begin the run. Canned Pussy—a petite veterinarian with arched eyebrows—collects Hash Cash (six dollars) from each runner for club costs. Meanwhile, Hare McTick, a former mayor in Michigan, calls everyone outside; about 25 of us form a lopsided circle around him.
The "Hare" has an especially important job for each run. He or she must set the trail. This means that the Hare must have an astute knowledge of the area as well as a trick in his or her hop to make the trail interesting. The Hare must also plan the start and end points (bars, usually) and ensure that there is a beer stop partway through the run.
Hare McTick begins marking the sidewalk with chalk and bellowing out the rules of the game.
"You'll see some of these." Arrows. "And, you'll see some of these." Circle with X through it. "And some of these…"
As I watch McTick bend and mark the sidewalk, I am completely confused. Experienced Hashers around me ooh, aah and boo according to the marks drawn. That's okay, I think, I am a Virgin—the name given to first-time Hashers—so I anticipate that my romance with the trail will grant me clarity.
Next, McTick draws a numeral three—no, boobs—on the sidewalk: "Boob check. If you're a man, you must wait for a woman to reach you to find the trail. Men are not allowed to advance until this happens."
"Sexist!" a British accent hollers.
McTick counters this playful accusation by drawing a penis: "Dick check. Same rules apply."
Standing straight and dusting his hands of chalk, McTick tells us all "that's it." The Hashers are not happy. They boo and mock cry. At this, he bends down one last time and marks "BN"—"Beer Near"—onto the sidewalk, at which the Hashers uncoil with a roar of delight. The ambiguous rules finally announced, everybody shouts out their "name" in turn, Horn-E blows his horn, cries of "On! On!" (definition: "This way!" "Let's go!") are sent up and we're off.
"Crap," I mutter to myself when we reach the first checkpoint: split arrows. Hashers are running east and hashers are running west. I choose neither. Instead, I stand at the corner where some others wait as well. Full Term, a thirty-something particle physicist, explains that we're waiting for word on which arrow points toward the trail set by Hare McTick. Full Term partied hard last night because his friends, including fellow hashers, threw him a going-away party for his upcoming return to England. As he stares off hungover, a whistle rips through the Chicago smog and "On-ons!" jolt the small group of us. Time to shake a leg.
Jogging at different comfortable paces, we move in a loose group and are led off the pavement, up a slippery mud hill. Now we're getting dirty (never, ever wear new shoes to a Hash) and finding hidden spots in the city. At the top of the hill, we meet a broken fence that leans and bends before a deserted railroad track that stretches out of sight. Lining the track are trees and shrubs. The shrubs slap against our pants as we pound rocks and broken glass and slip on the matted leaves on the ground. We dodge tree branches from which yellow leaves hang lazily, dampened by the first snow of the fall last night. It's beautiful and serene and I'm huffing through it.
Now Rotten Whore's fiery red head is bopping next to me. This sweet Peg Bundy look-alike got her wretched name because she owns a Rottweiler and because she's a lawyer. She's been hashing since June 2002 and she believes "[Hashing] makes sense. I like to run and I like to drink and my husband doesn't."
The HHH provides her an outlet. However, the trail we've been following for a good 15 minutes doesn't. In front of us stands a fence, which brings us all to a halt. To pass it, we must step around the side of the fence where we are only inches away from a 20-foot drop. I figure hey, if I fall, I can sue.
One by one, we slip around the fence like participants in a Survivor episode and continue our run until moments later when we are faced with a dead end. We turn around and put our noses to the ground in search of arrows that will lead us into a bear's mouth or something. Startlingly, someone screams; another says she's terrified. I look to see hashers standing at the bottom of a small hill facing a nine-foot leap, and others, already having made the jump, standing with arms open for flying hashers. Okay, I guess we have to jump. I hate heights. I throw myself onto Bushwacker below without a thought, to squelch my fear. He catches me on his belly and brings me safely to the pavement.
Now "fucks" are flying through the air. Menage Twat, a blond 53-year-old, is pissed. She is recovering from a stress fracture in her femur and jumping off a nine-foot drop is just not smart. The gentlemen-in-waiting try to coax her down while she flips this way and that, trying to figure out a way to climb down to safety. Rotten Whore hangs a leg over the edge, then pulls it back. While these two cluck and cringe, other hashers are slipping down the wall like eggs out of their shells. Then, like two crows sweeping in after a kill, the two virgins besides me, both dressed in all black, finally reach the hill and sigh, "This is an experience."
When everyone has made it down, we take off again, winding through an alley and under a viaduct. I look over to see Virgin Banger giving me the eye. We soon hit another checkpoint on Ashland. Hashers dash across the street to look for arrows, paying no mind to the oncoming traffic. Next thing you know, our voices are echoing off the walls of a tunnel and our legs are taking us up stairs to a train platform. And here we find the boobs.
69-Cent Man is hollering at everyone, waving back all the men who ignored the boobs. He blows his whistle and chases after people to come back. Oddly, pretty much everyone trampled over the boobs, probably propelled by the thought of beer hiding somewhere along this trail. Take Bloody Thighs, a grade school teacher, for example. She got her name after one day in the woods—she was attacked by a tree during a Hash.
"I needed stitches but I had to get to the beer instead," she says. "Some things you just have to forgo."
Especially if you're Horn-E. This 62-year-old, pony-tailed handyman ("I only fix what widows can't fix themselves.") started hashing in 1985 and hasn't stopped since—even now his lower back burns from a bad wrench he first suffered in India a month before, during the World Wide Inter-Hash. In his hand, he holds his powder horn. I ask him if he wants me to hold it for him (as if the 10-ounce weight of the horn is just too much for his back).
"Oh no, I balance with this," he says, smiling, and gives it a toot. I can't help it, so I reach out to touch his horn, to take the horn out of his hand, and to my surprise, his grip fastens tight on it. Virgin blunder.
Jogging along Armitage, it's been a little over an hour now and night has swept the sky. Hashers stop to window-shop. 69-Cent Man trots up to me out of nowhere and proclaims: "This is a game where there are no winners, only survivors." Then he disappears ahead of me. As I catch up with the two window-shoppers—Canned Pussy and Bloody Thighs—a voice in the distance yells, "Beer Near!" I wonder aloud if I heard right and Bloody Thighs clarifies, "Well, they said it, but you can't always believe a Hasher. You can only believe it when the beer meets your lips." Then she lowers her voice, and with a dreamy look in her eye, she breathes, "But it just gets you salivating. It's like ringing the bell for the dog."
"Beer Near" materialized into a mid-run beer stop. Holding a beer in one hand, a hot buttered rum in the other and standing inches away from the pristine Chicago River, I admire the situation. Hare McTick and his girlfriend had this outdoor bar set up while we ran. Everyone is talking, laughing and enjoying the break. Someone throws a pretzel into the water for hungry ducks and everyone is happy. I've seen more secret parts of the city today than I have in any one day in the past five years of living here. Although I couldn't tell you where in the hell we are, I know that I'm feeling good—endorphin high, liquor buzz, fresh air, fellow quirky folk. I'd like to call it a Hash Haze.
After everybody crushes their empty cans and cups into the garbage, we run a few more miles. Our total running distance is somewhere between five and six miles, apparently a much longer run than usual, according to the moaning Hashers. As for me, I would be fine, but the beer and rum put a little lead in my shoes. This running and drinking thing is definitely an acquired skill. Finally we reach our destination—Lottie's (1925 W. Cortland)—where it's about to get serious.
Hashers form a large circle, taking up a big section of the bar, and the Religious Advisor—Virtually Hung, of course—stands in the middle and leads the ceremony. First he asks for any announcements. 69-Cent Man rattles off an announcement about a Turkey Testicle Festival and others yell out news in between gulps of beer.
Virtually Hung then asks whom they haven't seen for a while. Bushwacker and Soar Balls step into the circle. Suddenly the place bursts into song:
He's the lamest, he sucks the horse's anus.
He's the lamest, he's a horse's ass.
Ever since he found it, all he does is pound it.
Drink it down, down, down, down…
"Down, down, down" is repeated until the offenders chug their beers to the last drop and flip the cup upside-down over their heads to prove they haven't cheated.
Now they yell for the virgins. Before joining the other virgins in the circle, I make sure to pour myself a full glass of beer. As I walk in, I hear shouts of "Anne Slanders!" After grilling the other two virgins, Virtually Hung turns to me.
"Who are ya?!" he demands.
I say my name, almost inaudible to myself, and go to take a sip of my beer whereupon Horn-E grabs my arm and tells me that would be an offense of premature drinking. He also takes my hat off, another offense in the circle.
"Who made you come today?!" again, he demands.
I decide to bust out the editor of the Tap, who is trying to look inconspicuous outside the circle. I point at him and all the Hashers turn their heads to look at him hiding behind their sacred circle. They coax him into the circle, sing him a juicy one, and he chugs his beer like a champ and retreats.
And now it's the virgins' turn:
Here's to the virgin
She's true blue
She's a hasher through and through
She's a pisspot, so they say
She tried to go to heaven but she went the other way.
Drink it down, down, down…
And while I sip my full beer down, a lovely lady yells, "No one told her not to bring a full one!" I silently bless her as beer drips down my chin and my throat burns.
"Welcome to the Chicago Hash," Virtually Hung says. "You'll never have to do a 'down, down' again." But, of course, that's a lie. As long as you're a Hasher, you will do "down, downs." I'm on to you, Virtually Hung.
The circle of yelling, shouting and singing continues while my "down, down" buzz moves me to sing "Imagine" out loud. Mudsucker, the president of the CHHH, gets an earload of my voice and advises me to not become a singer. Mudsucker is a kind, round fellow with black hair and a moustache to match. He believes in the power of the HHH to bring people together. People of all different trades, races and general interests come together to delight in a life away from life.
"People are real here," he says. I agree to what a beautiful thing that is, but what's with the names? "All the names have double innuendos," he says. And then brightly, "You're potentially a Dear Flabby." Oh, that's nice. After smoothing out the sides of my sweatshirt and clenching my butt cheeks I ask:
"Mr. President, do you have any final words?"
He gives me a jolly smile and says, "Come back."
I did go back—for a Christmas run. I got lost downtown and I kept running until I found the Hashers back at Mother Hubbard's. I got some gifts from the Hash grab bag (an alien pen, a Turkey Testicle Festival cup and a hand-held M&M dispenser) and a few more gifts in a pint glass.
For those of you who wish to join the HHH for an afternoon or evening for the first time, don't panic if you don't have a clue as to what's going on. And don't be discouraged if you haven't run since '82. Hashers are friendly and can be just as lazy and hungover as you. It's not a competition. You'll find your own enjoyment in Hashing, or not. If you think you're too uptight, maybe you should try a Hash—loosen your ass up. Or tighten it, depending on how you want to look at it.
On! On!
To learn more about
the Chicago Hash House Harriers:
www.chicagohash.org
Hash Line: 312.409.BEER
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Chicago Police Find Flour Is Not Anthrax – WBBM 780
Chicago Police Find Flour Is Not Anthrax
Wednesday, December 25, 2002, 8:45 a.m.
By BRANDON LOOMIS
Associated Press Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities closed a five-square-block area of the city's North Side as well as the Lincoln Park Zoo Tuesday after the discovery of a suspicious substance outside the zoo that turned out to be harmless white powder marking a running course.
More than 100 police officers and firefighters, some wearing special suits to deal with hazardous materials, were called into the area.
Streets were blocked off. Several entrances and exits to Lake Shore Drive, one of the principal highways in the city, were closed. The zoo, which is normally open every day of the year, was soon closed. The public was warned by authorities to stay away.
Field testing equipment gave readings indicating that the substance "could be anything in the anthrax areas," said Fire Commissioner James Joyce.
"But they were false positives," he added.
"It's a completely inert substance," Joyce said at a news conference. "It's scattered over a three- or four-block area." Members of a running club had used the powder to paint arrows to show the runners where to go, he said. Wind blew the markings so that they no longer looked like arrows, and a Chicago Park District worker alerted authorities.
Fire Chief Dennis Gault said authorities secured the area and prevented people in the zoo from coming into contact with the substance. Zoo officials did not immediately return calls from The Associated Press, but a reporter who tried to enter the zoo discovered it was closed hours early.
Tuesday's scare began shortly after 9 a.m. and was not resolved until about 1:20 p.m.
Asked if, in the current security atmosphere, people should be putting flour on the ground to mark things, Joyce said, "How about red flour?" Then he added, "This will alert them that they need to think about what they are doing."
"We're satisfied with the results," Joyce added. "We do what we have to do. We respond and protect the citizens."
Eric Dawoudi, 26, a DePaul University student whose apartment overlooks a zoo entrance, said he heard on the radio that the substance was harmless.
Nevertheless, a police officer would still not allow him into the neighborhood.
"I told him I heard on the radio that everything was okay. He "I told him I heard on the radio that everything was okay. He said, 'You believe everything you hear on the radio?"'
Posted on December 25, 2002 January 17, 2017 Author Snatch SquatchCategories Hash Publicity, Original Anthrax ScareLeave a comment on Chicago Police Find Flour Is Not Anthrax – WBBM 780
How I Helped Solve Zoo Mystery – Sun-Times
How I helped solve zoo mystery
BY ART GOLAB STAFF REPORTER
Though the Hash House Harriers may dress a little eccentrically and run around the city following trails of flour, they are not terrorists.
I know. I'm one of them.
So when I got the call Tuesday morning from my editor to start the day investigating the evacuation of the Lincoln Park Zoo– prompted by the discovery of a mysterious white substance–I had a sinking feeling that instead of reporting on a story, I might become part of it.
"It's probably the Hashers," said my wife, Dawn Klingensmith, referring to the running club we had joined a year ago.
Our concern grew after a call to the "grandmaster" of the running club, Mike Bendas. He confirmed they had run next to the zoo Sunday and had used flour to mark part of the trail.
You see, the Harriers is a group that plays a version of "hounds and hares," a game where a designated "hare" lays a trail and others try to follow it.
Started by the British in Malaysia during the late 1930s, there are 1,500 chapters running in every major city in the world.
In Chicago, they mostly use chalk to mark the trails. But when the trail runs over grass or dirt (and it frequently does), it is marked with white flour.
My wife and I had run with the club in many neighborhoods, including Lincoln Park. Though we didn't make this run, we knew it was possible that the unknown substance causing the alert could be "hash" marks.
When I arrived at the park, it was, well, a zoo. Police and fire emergency vehicles were flashing lights everywhere and firefighters were breaking out hazmat suits. Cops wouldn't let anyone east of Clark Street. This was all triggered after a zoo employee found one of the piles of powder outside the zoo that morning.
Though reporters aren't supposed to get personally involved in a story, after talking with Bendas, we decided the cops needed to know what we knew.
Approaching Cmdr. Michael Chasen, I told him the story and he had another officer interview Bendas over the phone. He put police in touch with two other hashers who actually ran the trail.
One hasher, at O'Hare Airport waiting for a flight, marked the trail on a detailed map printed out on a police computer at the airport. The other was picked up by detectives; he gave them a personal tour of the route. When the accounts of these two sober citizens matched, authorities concluded it was indeed flour.
A complicating factor was that some mobile testing equipment initially gave what Fire Commissioner James Joyce termed "false positives," for a substance "in the anthrax area."
When Joyce was asked if, in the current security atmosphere, people should be putting flour on the ground to mark things, he said, "How about red flour?" Then he added, "They will have to certainly think about what they are doing the next time."
Bendas said that at the height of the anthrax scare a year ago, the club notified police in advance of using flour, but had trouble finding someone in authority to listen. "We would love to have an official point of contact in the future," he said.
For now, Bendas said the club is "Looking into other methods, including red flour."
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False Alarm Unnerves Lincoln Park – Chicago Tribune
False alarm unnerves Lincoln Park
Bioterror scare turns out to be harmless powder
By Matthew Walberg, Liam Ford and David Heinzmann, Tribune staff reporters
Christmas Eve and there's white powder scattered on the ground across Lincoln Park–a quintessentially beautiful Chicago scene.
Unless the powder isn't snow and no one knows what it is for nearly four hours. Then it's a potential disaster that evacuates the Lincoln Park Zoo and Conservatory and shuts down a grid of North Side streets, sending emergency crews into overdrive and wreaking havoc on some last-minute shopping efforts.
The piles of white powder that Chicago Park District workers found Tuesday morning turned out to be a harmless mixture of chalk and flour intended to mark running lanes for a foot race that took place in Lincoln Park on Sunday.
But from a little after 9 a.m. to a little before 1 p.m., fire, police and hazardous materials crews treated the powder as if it might be a bioterrorism threat.
When it was over, city officials took a better-safe-than-sorry view of the false alarm.
"We prepare for the worst and hope for the best," Fire Department spokesman Dennis Gault said.
Trouble began when a Park District employee doing some maintenance discovered a number of white powdery marks on the ground and called police, Fire Commissioner James Joyce said in an afternoon news conference near the zoo.
The substance was scattered in spots in a three- to four-block area within Lincoln Park.
More than 100 firefighters responded during the incident, which was raised from a Level 2 hazardous materials call to a Level 3 when the Fire Department's new testing equipment at first indicated the powder might contain a dangerous substance, Joyce said.
"We got a series of false positives," Joyce said.
Gault said later that the equipment worked properly, indicating materials present in the powder that could have been dangerous but not in the state or mixture used. He said he did not know what those materials were.
A wide range of substances will alert the testing equipment, Gault said.
"Things that normally occur in nature also can be used for negative purposes," he said.
Under closer scrutiny from fire, Health Department and Environmental Protection Agency technicians, the substances were determined to be harmless, Gault said.
When officials learned a foot race had been held, they contacted the head of the running club, who said his group had used the powder to mark arrows to direct runners through the park.
The club leader walked the entire course with emergency workers to confirm the scattered patches of powder were their markings, which had been smudged and withered by winds.
Authorities believe "it's a completely inert substance," Joyce said.
In addition to firefighters, dozens of police officers in squad cars, on foot and on horseback fanned out across the southwest end of Lincoln Park. Yellow police tape surrounded the entire northwest corner of the zoo at one point.
Pedestrian and vehicle traffic could not get east of Clark or west of Lake Shore Drive, and police kept people from going south of Diversey Parkway and north of North Avenue.
"It scared the hell out of me," said Marian Altersohn, 83, of the 2100 block of North Lincoln Park West. "My apartment faces that area, and it started quite early. I wondered why the Fire Department was there. Then I saw all the police cars and I thought, `Jeez, this is getting pretty bad.' I didn't know what it was all about."
When Altersohn left her apartment around 11 a.m. to have her hair done, "no one knew what was going on and we were free to leave," she said. "But I did hear that later, people were not allowed to go back into their homes. Someone came into the beauty parlor and said, `I can't go home. They won't let me in.' I just went to a restaurant and had coffee and made it last as long as I could. I didn't want to go home."
Bernice Bork, who lives in the same complex, said she heard at first that the commotion was about a suspicious package in her building.
"I stayed in, I didn't go down because … I was hesitant about using the elevator," she said. "I didn't know if I'd be heading for trouble or away from trouble because at that point I still thought it was a package in the building.
"I would appreciate if the [media were] a little more accurate, that they would wait to get it right before scaring the hell out of people. I'm just glad it turned out well."
About 25 conservatory visitors and seven or eight staff members were sent home when authorities responded, and most Zoo employees also were sent home.
By about 1:30 p.m., both the zoo and the conservatory were reopening, though zoo buildings were kept closed because most staff had already gone home, said Kelly McGrath, a spokeswoman for the zoo.
Despite the outcome, Joyce said fire and police officials were better off for the experience.
Emergency crews and police officers were able to practice responding to such incidents and got to use the equipment for the purpose it was intended.
"We're satisfied with the results," Joyce said. "We do what we have to to protect the citizens."
Posted on December 25, 2002 January 17, 2017 Author Snatch SquatchCategories Hash Publicity, Original Anthrax ScareLeave a comment on False Alarm Unnerves Lincoln Park – Chicago Tribune
Suspicious Powder Closes Portion of Lincoln Park Neighborhood – WBBM 780
SUSPICIOUS POWDER CLOSES PORTION OF LINCOLN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD
Tuesday, December 24, 2002, 2:15 p.m.
CHICAGO (AP) — Reports of a suspicious white powdered substance caused police and firefighters to close down a five-square-block area of the north side and evacuate the Lincoln Park Zoo Tuesday.
But the substance turned out to be a harmless flour or similar powder used to mark a jogging course, the city's fire commissioner said.
Streets were blocked off. Several entrances and exits to Lake Shore Drive, one of the principal highways in the city, were closed. The public was warned by authorities to stay away.
"It's a completely inert substance," Joyce said at a news conference. "It's scattered over a three- or four-block area." Members of a running club had used the powder to paint arrows to show the runners were to go, he said.
More on the story…
The Lincoln Park Zoo grounds were reopened after being closed during the hazardous materials alert, according to a news release from the zoo.
All the buildings, however, will remain closed Tuesday, the release said.
The zoo will reopen for business as usual Wednesday morning, with both the grounds and animal houses open to the public, according to the release. All fire personnel had left the scene by 1:45 p.m., and all roads had been re opened.
The area closed to traffic by the police and fire activity Tuesday afternoon included the perimeters Fullerton to North avenues, and Lincoln Park West to Lake Shore Drive. As of noon this also included the ramps from LSD to North Avenue and Fullerton, as well as northbound Clark Street at Armitage Avenue, Cannon Drive and Stockton Drive, according to the City Department of Transportation.
Emergency workers first responded to the park at 9:22 a.m., with the Level 1 Hazmat upgraded to a Level 2 response at 10:39 a.m. and a Level 3 response at 11 :29 a.m., said fire media Chief Dennis Gault.
"We received a call from the police department relative to a suspicious substance at the Lincoln Park Zoo," Gault said of the original report.
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'Suspicious' Powder Just Trail Marker – Sun-Times
'Suspicious' powder just trail marker
Reports of a suspicious white powdered substance caused police and firefighters to close down a five-square-block area of the north side and evacuate the Lincoln Park Zoo Tuesday.
Eric Dawoudi, 26, a DePaul University student whose apartment overlooks a zoo entrance, said he was blocked from his home by a police officer.
"I told him I heard on the radio that everything was okay. He said, 'You believe everything you hear on the radio?"'
Copyright 2002 Associated Press.
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It has been a great summer I session training with those still around Champaign-Urbana.
Tomorrow marks the beginning of the summer II session meaning any student not taking summer classes would need to purchase a campus rec membership in order to use the ARC. As a result, Monday/Wednesday classes will be held outside so remember to bring water and sunscreen.
*If warranted we can move Saturdays classes outside as well, just send me an email message if you will be around but unable to access the ARC during summer II session. I'll send out an email message if Saturdays classes are relocated.


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Banjo 2nd Day Box Office Collection in India
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The Hindi language film Banjo is lying plain on theatres' rolling discs as no one is eager enough to watch it. Starring Riteish Deshmukh and Nargis Fakhri, the musical-drama has illogical pieces of stuff revolving around its plotline. The movie collection moved ahead at a very slow pace thus affecting the total box office business in a negative way. Boasting of a central character who has a fetish for playing the banjo but comes from an underprivileged society somewhere located in Mumbai City. The dream to achieve big is the main essence of the film. The film has a weak backup and a poor direction where even the star cast looks jeopardised. So, with nothing positive coming from the movie, let's take a look at Banjo 2nd day total box office collection, for now.
Directed by Ravi Jadhav who has given back-to-back hits in Marathi film industry went on forward for his debut stint in Bollywood but seems to fail. As his directorial debut has no strings attached. People are getting confused as one scene does not equalise with another scene henceforth leading them to be impatient. Although the film is doing well in comparison to disastrous Raaz Reboot in other regions, it still needs to be pace up for box office success. Thus, Banjo second day total box office collection has generated revenue of Rs. 2.05 crores.
Riteish's previous films Ek Tha Villain (Hindi), Lal Bhaari ( Marathi) turned up as a blockbuster in its respective genres. In fact, his solo featured film 'Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya' opposite Genelia D'Souza earned pretty well at the box office. But this time, it's quite a hard luck for the actor as it has been turning grey since it's release. Considerably, an average hit in the most of Maharashtra, it is doing preferably satisfactory at the theatres. So, Banjo 2nd day box office collection in India has generated revenue of Rs. 1.35 crores.
Being a Bollywood film, it got a screen space in major countries like US, UK, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, etc. the Ritiesh star film managed to pull the 2nd day favourably. The only thing that's catchy about this film is the surprise appearance of Dancing star Dharmesh Yelande. It's a major kick-back for his fans all over the globe which makes the film bit of watchable. Therefore, Banjo Saturday overseas collection has generated revenue of Rs. 70 lakhs.
The musical-drama stands nowhere near its counter releases which are both Hindi and other language films. In fact, the Marathi film has surpassed the Hindi language film Banjo with an enormous gap. The past week release Pink has initiated a revolution so with a maximum number of viewers getting attracted towards these movies, Banjo 2nd day total box office collection might not work well in its near future.
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We are proud to congratulate Forest Leisure Cycling for winning the Brilliance in Business Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Brand New Forest Campaign.
This award is given to a participating business which has put significant time and energy into furthering the aims and objectives of the overall campaign. Providing amazing offers for Brand New Forest card holders, Forest Leisure Cycling continues to push the benefits of being part of Brand New Forest. Mark Kirtley was delighted to receive the award at the awards ceremony on Wednesday 27 November at Carey's Manor Hotel accepting his award from leader of the council Barry Rickman.
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Bling up your veggie canapes with these tasty black pearls with a tang of the sea.
Jens Moller was showing his children how seaweed could be used to capture enzymes, when the experiment went wrong and small beads dropped out instead of turning the colour of the water from green to red. A couple of weeks later Jens Møller looked at the "accident" and realized that the beads could be mistaken for caviar. This happy accident has gone on to win the Most innovative Product at the PETA Vegan Food Awards 2014.
These tiny black pearls have a moreish salty flavour with a tang of the sea. They make for a fantastic addition to the range of veggie canapes. I loved it on caraway rye crackers and it would be great on mini blinis accompanied with a glass of fizz. The product is not just for vegans either, as their website shows the product is being used by chefs worldwide who use it as a garnish even in fish dishes.
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Kelly Clarkson, who recently released her critically acclaimed eighth studio album, Meaning of Life, is among the most popular artists of this era with total worldwide sales of more than 25 million albums and 36 million singles. The Texas-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter first came to fame in 2002 as the winner of the inaugural season of "American Idol." Clarkson's debut single, "A Moment Like This," followed and quickly went to #1 on Billboard's Hot 100, ultimately ranking as the year's best-selling single in the U.S.
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Hytera will launch its 30th anniversary with a first batch of new products in 2023
SHENZHEN, China–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hytera Communications (SZSE: 002583), a global leader in business communications technology and solutions, today announces the launch of its 30e anniversary with a first series of new products in 2023. Two new models from the ranges Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) and Body Worn Camera will be revealed during a webinar due Jan. 10: HP5 Professional DMR Handheld Two-Way Radios and GC550 2K Mini Body Camera.
In late 2021, Hytera began shipping its next-generation DMR two-way radios, the H-series, to global markets. Designed and developed on new hardware and software platforms, the H-Series is a complete generation ahead of what the market offers. In addition to mobile radios and repeaters, the HP7 (HP78X, HP70X) and HP6 (HP68X/HP60X) portable radios were released throughout the year and proved to be a commercial success. The HP5 series (HP56X, HP50X) now join and strengthen this offer.
The HP5 series, designed for business users, excels in the balance of features, usability and price. With a sensitivity of 0.18 μV (‒122 dBm), HP56X and HP50X provide exceptional coverage in terms of communication range and quality. Users at work sites (factories, office buildings, shopping malls, campuses…) can make stable voice calls at the coverage edge. With ease of use as a major advantage, HP5 series adopts Type-C port; therefore, users can use a standard USB cable to charge at any time with a charger or power bank. Like the HP7 models, the HP5 is waterproof and dustproof (IP67 standard).
GC550 2K Mini Body Camera, a new member of Hytera body camera family, is the smallest and lightest. Slide switch allows user to quickly start recording without even looking at it in case of emergency; it also indicates the status of the record based on its position. The 2K HD wide-angle camera records more details in a super wide 150° field of view. Using starlight night vision technology, GC550 shoots ultra-sharp and colorful images in extremely low light conditions.
"The resounding success of the H-series of DMR radios is a recognition of Hytera's strength in product development and of the brand itself. This time, we are adding HP5 to this line of flagship products to expand its market presence and bring innovation and value to even more customers," said Gerald Zhang, Director of Global Marketing and Solutions, Hytera. "We decided to start on the 30e Hytera's anniversary by releasing long-awaited products. It reminds us that we must always continue to create value for users and partners in the form of innovations and new products, something we have also learned from 30 years of growth."
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Bosnia reburies Srebrenica dead 18 years after massacre
Judges reinstate Karadzic genocide charge in The Hague today
Thu, Jul 11, 2013, 20:23 Updated: Thu, Jul 11, 2013, 20:26
A Bosnian woman cries beside the coffin of a relative, one of the 409 coffins of newly identified victims from the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, in Potocari Memorial Center, near Srebrenica today. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters
Bosnia reburied another 409 victims of the Srebrenica massacre today but, 18 years after Europe's worst atrocity since the Holocaust, the country remains mired in ethnic disputes long after other parties to the conflict have moved on.
Watched by thousands of mourners, coffins draped in green cloth were passed from hand to hand down lines of Bosnian Muslim men to be interred at the Potocari memorial centre, a forest of white marble and wooden gravestones that now number 6,066.
Some 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed by Bosnian Serb forces in five summer days in 1995, towards the end of a war that erupted in 1992 with the collapse of federal Yugoslavia and claimed 100,000 lives.
"I feel like I'm losing them again today," said Ramiza Siljkovic (62), kneeling by two freshly dug graves for the remains of her two sons. "Only a handful of their bones were recovered from two mass graves."
Some bodies have yet to be found from what became Europe's worst mass killing since the Nazi Holocaust against Jews during the second World War.
Today's anniversary has coincided with dramatic change in the Balkans. Bosnian neighbour and fellow former Yugoslav republic Croatia joined the European Union on July 1st and Serbia is on the cusp of accession talks following a landmark accord with Kosovo, its overwhelmingly ethnic Albanian former province.
Bosnia, however, trails the pack, still hostage to the ethnic politicking of rival Serb, Croat and Muslim (also known as Bosniak) leaders that has stifled development and kept it languishing on the margins of Europe.
The massacre was the culmination of a policy of ethnic cleansing by Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic's forces to carve a pure Serb state out of communally diverse Bosnia.
"Innocent and helpless victims were faced with the cold and merciless hatred of criminals akin to those in the Nazi camps of Hitler's Germany, " said Bakir Izetbegovic, the Muslim member of Bosnia's tripartite presidency.
"We have been asking ourselves through these 18 years - what could they have been guilty of, and to whom, in those hellish days?" said Mr Izetbegovic, the son of Bosnia's wartime president.
Syria parallels
Mr Mladic and his political chief, Radovan Karadzic, are standing trial in The Hague on charges including genocide in Srebrenica. Both deny that any orchestrated killing occurred.
Today, judges reinstated another charge of genocide against Mr Karadzic that was struck down last year. Appeals judges said there was evidence suggesting Mr Karadzic had "genocidal intent" with respect to violence in the municiaplities of Bosnia.
Many Serbs in Serbia and Bosnia still doubt the official figures and narrative of what happened in Srebrenica.
The town, located in wooded hill country of eastern Bosnia near the border with Serbia, was a designated "safe area" guarded by UN peacekeeping troops, but they abandoned their posts in the face of advancing Bosnian Serb forces.
Among those buried today were 44 boys, aged between 14 and 18, and a baby girl who died in a UN peacekeeping compound. Their remains were dug from nameless death pits and identified through DNA analysis.
The sectarian killings and big-power inertia of the current conflict in Syria has drawn comparisons with Bosnia.
The Bosnian war ended in a 1995 US-brokered peace deal that created a byzantine system of ethnic quotas and power-sharing, frequently leading to abuse and paralysis.
The latest impasse is over how to issue the unique, 13-digit identification number given to every citizen, meaning that for weeks earlier this year babies were left unregistered and unable to leave the country even for emergency medical treatment.
The European Union, in a statement marking the anniversary, called for further progress towards reconciliation.
"Large steps have been made in that direction, but there is still much to be done, especially by those in positions of authority, so that citizens of the region can fully enjoy peace and prosperity, together with their fellow Europeans."
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Adding with "Number Line Nellie"
Subtracting with "Stack em Stan"
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The video below shows how to add fractions without drawing models.
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