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Photos of Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan.
Editor's Note: Rare black & white photos of Sukkur dating back to 1840s are in the last portion of this page.
Brief History: Sukkur (formerly Aror, Alor and Bakar) is the capital of Sukkur District. It is the third largest city of Sindh province, situated on the west bank of Indus River. Sukkur is called Sakharu in Sindhi language which means "superior". The spelling of the city's name in Sindhi suggests that it is the origin of the name. Sukkur is nicknamed as " (the Gift of River), as without the Indus the city would be a desert. The district of Sukkur was constituted in 1901 out of part of Shikarpur District. Sukkur saw a significant socio-economic uplift after the 1930s, when the British built the world's largest barrage here on the Indus River.
Sukkur has been an important strategic centre and trading route from time immemorial. Alor (or Aror, Sukkur) held the status of capital under the reign of Musikanos, when Alexander invaded the region in 326 BC. The ruins of this ancient town still exist, 8 km east of Rohri, in Sukkur district. The Rai Dynasty built a huge temple of Shiva. In 711 AD, the Arabs invaded Sindh, led by 17-year-old Muhammad bin Qasim, and Sukkur (including all of Sindh and lower Punjab) became part of the Umayyad Caliphate.
Later Mughals and many semi-autonomous tribes ruled over Sukkur. The city was ceded to Mirs of Khairpur between 1809 and 1824. In 1833, Shah Shuja (a warlord of Kandahar, Afghanistan) defeated the Talpurs near Sukkur and later made a solemn treaty with the Talpur ruler, by which he relinquished all claims on Sindh. In 1843, Sukkur, along with the rest of Sindh, came under British rule until the independence of Pakistan in 1947.
Lansdowne Bridge Rohri/Sukur. Lansdowne Bridge, linking Sukkur and Rohri, was inaugurated on March 27, 1889. The bridge provided the railway link between Lahore and the port of Karachi. Later, the arched Ayub Bridge was inaugurated on May 6, 1962 and railway traffic was shifted there. About a hundred feet apart, the two bridges seem like one from a distance.
Ayub Bridge (Ayub Arch) at Sukkur. Ayub Bridge (Ayub Arch) is a railway bridge over the Indus river between Rohri and Sukkur in Sindh province, Pakistan. This steel arch bridge was inaugurated by President Muhammad Ayub Khan on 6 May 1962. The Ayub Bridge became the world's third longest railway arch span and the first railway bridge in the world to be slung on coiled wire rope suspenders. On its completion railway traffic was transferred to Ayub Bridge from the adjacent Lansdowne Bridge.
Inauguration of Ayub Bridge (Ayub Arch) at Sukkur, 1962. President Muhammad Ayub Khan is inaugurating Ayub Bridge at Sukkur on May 6, 1962.
Railway Bridge Across Indus River, Connecting Rohri and Sukkur through Bukkur Island Fort. Photo by msb1606.
Bukkur Island and the Three Bridges on Indus River at Sukkur. In this photo, one can see on the right the arched Ayub Bridge and Lansdowne Bridge connecting Rohri to Bukkur Island, shown in the middle of the photo. The island of Bukkur has an old historical fortress which is currently being used by Army. On the left side of the photo, one can see the bridge connecting Bukkur island to Sukkur city.
Army Barracks at Bukkur Island, Sukkur
An Aerial View of Rohri and Sukkur after Floods in the Indus River. Ayub Bridge and Lansdowne Bridge connecting Rohri to Bukkur island are visible in the middle distance. A smaller bridge connecting Bukkur island to Sukkur city is also visible. Photo by Jahangir Khan.
Sukkur Barrage (Lloyd Barrage), Opened in 1932. Sukkur Barrage (formerly called Lloyd Barrage) was built over Indus River near Sukkur during British Raj and was inaugurated by Lord Willingdon, the Viceroy of India, on 13 January 1932. The scheme had been launched by the Governor of Bombay, Sir George Ambrose Lloyd for whom it was named. It was the largest irrigation project ever undertaken, and irrigates the farmlands through its seven large canals. Some of the canals are larger than the Suez Canal.
Sukkur Barrage has 7 Canals. Left Bank canals are Nara Canal, Mirwah Canal, Rohri Canal, Abul Wah and Right Bank canals are Dadu Canal, Rice Canal and Kirthar Canal.
In November 2004, the government of Pakistan initiated a rehabilitation project to revitalize its water storage capacity and distribution efficiency. The project was completed in July 2005. The experts claim that the rehabilitation of the barrage has increased its life for another 60 to 70 years.
Night View of Sukkur Barrage (Lloyd Barrage). Photo by by Engr. HaMza NiaZi.
Stamp Issued by Pakistan Post on Golden Jubilee of Sukkur Barrage (Lloyd Barrage), 1982
Lloyd Barrage, Sukkur, 1935
Stamps Showing Llyod Barrage issued on 14 August 1948
Inauguration of Lloyd Barrage at Sukkur (The Daily Gazette, Edition of 14 January 1932). This rare edition of The Daily Gazette (later became The Sind Gazette) shows the Viceroy of India, Lord Willingdon, who inaugurated the Lloyd Barrage (built over Indus River near Sukkur) on 13 January 1932. It was later named as the Sukkur Barrage. The scheme had been launched by the Governor of Bombay, Sir George Ambrose Lloyd for whom it was named.
Plaque at The Lloyd Barrage Sukkur, also known as Sukkur Barrage. Photo by Danyal Gilani.
Lloyd Barrage Museum, Sukkur. Photo by usman_gooner.
Entrance to Dadu Canal, Sukkur Barrage. Dadu Canal is one of the three canals emanting from Sukkur Barrage on the western bank of Indus River. Photo by msb1606.
Three Canals Emanating from Sukkur Barrage at the Right Bank of Indus River. These three canals are Dadu Canal, Rice Canal and Kirthar Canal. Photo by Jahangir Khan.
An Aerial View of Three Canals at Sukkur
Nara Canal, Rohri, Sukkur Barrage. Photo by Skybolt.
A Night View of River Indus and Sukkur City
War Mubarak Shrine in Rohri City. The Shrine of War Mubarak is located near Rohri Railway station towards Sukkur. This Shrine holds a holy Hair of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). A building was erected around 1545 AD (952 AH) by Mir Muhammad, the then reigning Kalhora Prince, for the special reception of a holy Hair. Photo by SaffyH – Uploading Iceland Photo's.
Interior view of War Mubarak Shrine in Rohri City. A casket crusted in Gold and silver enshrines the hair of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). Photo courtesy Olaf Kellerhoff.
Remains of Muhammad Bin Qasim Mosque. The Muhammad Bin Qasim Mosque was built at Arore, near Sukkur, on top of a mound by the first Muslim man to step in the region, Muhammad Bin Qasim, in 711 AD.
Minar-e-Masumi and Faiz Mahal at Sukkur. The minaret of Syed Nizam-ud-Din Mir Muhammad Masum Shah (a governor of Mughal Emperor Akbar) is the most conspicuous structure of Sukkur town which can be seen from a far distance. It is called 'Mir Masum Shah Jo Minaro' in Sindhi language.This conical shaped minaret was built around 1607 AD (26 metres in circumference, 31 metres in height with 84 steps to the top). Photo by SaffyH – Uploading Iceland Photo's.
Sateen Jo Aastan, "The Tombs of Seven Sisters" at Rohri. Sateen Jo Aastan is located on the left bank of the Indus River near Rohri on a small hill. A building on the southern side of the hill is called Satbhain (Seven Sisters). According to folklore seven unmarried female friends resided here who veiled themselves from all males. But for the fear of a tyrannical Raja, they disappeared in a cave in the side of a hill. Thus they became satti. Probably this folklore has its origins in the Hindu ritual of satti, where widows burnt themselves on their dead husband's pyre. In reality, however, this is the burial-place of a ruler from Sukkur, Mir Abu Al-Qasim Namkeen (961 A.H, 993 A.H).
On one of the smaller hills that arises out of the river bank on the south has a leveled platform on which there are many carved gravestones. The principal grave is that of Mir Kasim one of the Sabzwari Shahids dated 1018 AD. This was probably the grave that sanctified the place, and the lamp-post and lamp that were placed in front of it are still there; and it gives the name of Than Kasim Shah to the hill. But the name by which it is more generally known is the Hill of the Seven Virgins.
Another View of Seven Sisters Graveyard at Rohri. Ayub Bridge and Lansdowne Bridge are visible in the background. Photo by Jahangir @.
A Closer View of Seven Sisters Graveyard at Rohri. Photo by mianaamir.
Jamia Masjid, Sukkur. Photo by NAJAMUDDIN BHATTI.
Eidgah Masjid in Rohri City. Eidgah Mosque in Rohri city dates back to 1593. Photo by SaffyH – Uploading Iceland Photo's.
Clock Tower at Ghanta Ghar Chowk, Sukkur. Photo by uMa|r.
Sukkur Clock Tower (Ghanta Ghar) during Night
Pir Ilahi Baksh Tower (Ilmi Tower), Sukkur. Pir Illahi Bakhsh Tower (also called 'Ilmi Tower') is located on a hill near State Bank of Pakistan, Sukkur. It is 110 feet high and 66 feet wide. The tower was founded by Pir Illahi Bakhsh, minister for education in May 1939 and completed in 1940. Photo by By bukhaari.
Sukkur Railway Station. Photo by Ghilzai.
Railway Heritage Museum at Sukkur. Railway Heritage Museum was established in 2005 at Sukkur Railway Station. An old steam engine and a few coaches were brought from Mirpur Khas section. Antiques were collected from almost 60 stations of Sukkur and displayed inside the coaches. Photo by Commoner28th.
River Indus at High Floods at Sukkur. Photo by Rahmat akhund.
Sukkur Airport Terminal Building. Photo by Rahmat akhund.
Entrance of Lab-e-Mehran Park in Sukkur. Lab-e-Mehran is famous garden in Sukkur, located on Bandar Road, adjacent to the Indus River. There is a separate family area with a small hotel. There is also boat riding facility. Photo by SAN Group 2k.
A Globe near Lab-e-Mehran Park, Sukkur
Hockey Stadium, Sukkur. Built at old Railway Ground.
High Rise Buildings at the Bank of Indus River, Sukkur
A View of Congested City of Sukkur with Indus River in the Background
Night View of Icon Departmental Store near Minar-e-Masumi, Sukkur
Day View of Icon Departmental Store, Sukkur
Interior View of Icon Departmental Store, Sukkur
Long Stone Bridge, Rohri. Photo by Rahmat akhund.
Photos of Sukkur: Civil Hospital, Sukkur
Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Sukkur
Photos of Sukkur: Government Islamia Science College, Sukkur
Photos of Sukkur: IBA (Institute of Business Administration), Sukkur
Photos of Sukkur: St. Mary's High School, Sukkur. St. Mary's School was started in 1881. But it was not recognized till 1888. It was initially for the children of railway personnel, but in 1897 it was opened to all local people. It was housed in a railway bungalow and shifted to its own building on 23 May 1911. Photo shows St. Mary's School and church. Photo by SAN Group 2k.
School website: http://www.geocities.ws/uzairarain/School.htm.
Photos of Sukkur: Saint Mary's Catholic Church at Sukkur. St. Mary's Church was built in early 1850s. In February 2006, a mob destroyed the church and was rebuilt and opened in 2009. This photo was taken in 1992. Photo by Francis Hannaway.
Photos of Sukkur: Saint Saviour's Church, Sukkur
Photos of Sukkur: Sadh Belo, A Sacred Place for Hindu in an Island at Sukkur. Downstream of the island of Bukkur, and separated from it by a short stretch of river, is the small island of Sat, or Sadh Belo. On it is a Hindu religious establishment found in AD 1823 by Swami Bakhandi Maharaj Udasi. It is a sacred pilgrimage place for Hindus throughout Sindh and even in India. The island has two inlets, Sadh Belo and Din Belo. To visit Sadh Belo one requires a permission from the department of Auqaf to go there.
Old Photos of Sukkur: Sadhu Bela, Sukkur, 1920
Old Photos of Sukkur: Shrine of Zinda Pir, Sukkur, in 1926. The shrine of a saint Khawaja Khizar, known as 'Zinda Pir' (also called "Jind Pir") was built around 925 AD on a small island called "Hajee ka Tau" located north of Bukkur island fort, Sukkur. Unfortunately except the island, nothing much remains of this structure today.
Old Photos of Sukkur: A Bungalow on the Bank of River Indus, Sukkur, 1924. A guard is standing outside a bungalow close to railway line and Indus River in Sukkur. It is probably at the construction site of Llyod Barrage (Construction started in 1923 and inaugurated on 13 January 1932). Photo by Abaraphobia.
Old Photos of Sukkur: Under Construction Bungalow at the Site of Lloyd Barrage, Sukkur, 1924. Photo by Abaraphobia.
Old Photos of Sukkur: Minaret of Mir Masum Shah, Sukkur, 1910
Old Photos of Sukkur: Lansdowne Railway Bridge, Sukkur, in 1897. A view of Indus River with the Lansdowne Railway Bridge at Sukkur in the background. The Bukkur Fort is also visible on the left.
Old Photos of Sukkur: Shrine of Zinda Pir, Sukkur, in 1897. The photograph taken by Henry Cousens shows the shrine of a saint Khawaja Khizar, known as 'Zinda Pir' (also called "Jind Pir"). The shrine was built around 925 AD on a small island called "Hajee ka Tau" located north of Bukkur island fort, Sukkur. Unfortunately except the island, nothing much remains of this structure today.
Old Photos of Sukkur: Minaret and Tomb of Mir Masum Shah at Sukkur, 1896
Old Photos of Sukkur: The Lansdowne Bridge at Sukkur in 1895. Members of World Transportation Commission on an inspection trolley at the Lansdowne Bridge at Sukkur in 1895. Photo by an American photographer William Henry Jackson.
Old Photos of Sukkur: Shrine of Seven Sisters ("Sathbahin" Monument) in Rohri, 1890s. A view across the Indus River from Sukkur, with "Sathbahin" Monument (Shrine of Seven Sisters) at Rohri in the middleground.
Old Photos of Sukkur: Men and Women Screening Tobacco in Sukkur, 1890
Old Photos of Sukkur: Rare Photo of Lansdowne Bridge Over Indus River at Sukkur, 1890
Old Photos of Sukkur: Lansdowne Bridge, 1890. Bukkur Fort is visible on the left side of the bridge.
Old Photos of Sukkur: Inauguration Ceremony of Lansdowne Bridge at Sukkur in 1889. Lansdowne Bridge was inaugurated on March 27, 1889.The chief guest was Lord Reay, Governor of Bombay who was deputising for Lord Lansdowne, the Viceroy of India.
Old Photos of Sukkur: Inauguration Plaque of the Lansdowne Bridge, Sukkur, 1889. Inauguration Plaque of the Lansdowne Bridge. It was inaugurated by H. E. Lord Reay (Governor of Bombay) on 27 March, 1889 along with Lt. Col. Conway Gordon (Director General Railways) and Col. W. A. J. Wallace (Director North Western Railway).
Old Photos of Sukkur: Rare Photo of General View of Sukkur City, 1860s
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Barack Obama will be inaugurated in front of hundreds of thousands of people on Jan. 21, but here's a little secret: That's just ceremonial. He will actually be sworn in 24 hours beforehand, in what is sure to be a much smaller ceremony.
That's because the Constitution's 20th Amendment specifies that a presidential term begins on Jan. 20 each year. Since that date falls on a Sunday, the big production was pushed back a day. Which means when Obama puts his hand on the Bible in front of a national TV audience and repeats after Chief Justice John Roberts, it will just be a rerun.
For an event that's essentially etched in stone every four years, the history behind the inauguration date is surprisingly fascinating. It's moved up more than three months since George Washington's first in April 1789, but despite mind-blowing advancements in technology, there's still nearly a three-month gap between election day and inauguration day. And experts say that gap isn't likely to shrink.
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Our first presidential election began on Dec. 15, 1788, and voting didn't end until Jan. 10. Though George Washington's victory was a forgone conclusion, it wouldn't be confirmed for weeks to come.
"The long struggle to ratify the Constitution delayed the selection of the Electoral College until January 1789 and the electors did not meet in their state capitals until March," said John Ferling, author of 'The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon.' "The Senate then had to count the ballots, and that was not done until early April."
Washington got word of his election on April 14, and arrived in New York on April 23. A week later, on April 30, he was inaugurated.
Even though Washington wasn't inaugurated until April, his first term technically ended four years after the Constitution was ratified. So for Washington's second term -- and every inauguration for the next 144 years -- Inauguration Day was held on March 4, the anniversary of the Constitution's ratification (or March 5, if the 4th fell on a Sunday).
Though this shaved 47 days off the interregnum (the period between the election and the inauguration), the nation would still find itself saddled with a lame duck president for months on end.
When Abraham Lincoln was elected president on Nov. 6, 1860, the nation was teetering on the brink of war, and it would be four months before he could take the reins. During that time, seven states seceded, formed the Confederate States of America, and, two weeks before Lincoln's inauguration, selected Jefferson Davis as their own president.
It would take another nation-defining crisis before anyone would do anything to address the issue. In 1932, with the Great Depression crushing the economy, Sen. George Norris, an independent from Nebraska, proposed what became known as the "Lame Duck" amendment, seeking to move up inauguration day to Jan. 20.
The 20th Amendment was ratified in 1933 -- but too late to move up Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inauguration. So with about a quarter of the nation out of work, America had to spend four more months under the leadership of Herbert Hoover, who had failed to garner even 40 percent of the popular vote.
Hoover made several attempts to get FDR on board with his efforts to right the economy, but Roosevelt was too smart for that, says Bob Clark, Supervisory Archivist at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Presidential Library.
"He was very coy during that interregnum, where Hoover was trying to get him to sign on and start wielding authority before he had authority," Clark said. "And FDR, politically, did not want to be boxed in by being seen to endorse the policies… to avoid the perception that (he) was in any way responsible for what was going on."
Eighty years later, with the advent of the Internet and private jets, the outcome of a presidential election is usually known hours after polls close, and the president-elect can get to D.C. by noon the following day. But presidential inaugurations are still held on Jan. 20 -- exposing America to nearly three months of lame duck presidency.
Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, says this is due to vagaries of the Electoral College, a system he described as "ridiculous" and "antiquated."
Ackerman, who worked for Al Gore during the disputed 2000 election, says the Electoral College requires time to mitigate disputes in close elections.
"You need time to resolve this," Ackerman said. "The statute at the present time requires, if the states want to have the returns unchallenged at subsequent proceedings, they have to hand them in by the middle of December."
Ackerman said we should look to the rest of the world to find a system of Democratic elections that is fast and efficient.
"See how the French do it," he said. "If you look at any modern democracy other than ours, just copy their system. It has all the features you're describing."
In France, from election day to inauguration takes about 24 days, and that's despite often having a second round of voting in between.
Think how nice it'd be to hold the Inaugural parade on Nov. 30, when the average temperature in DC is a balmy 52. But be prepared to actually watch that parade in chilly January weather.


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Unfamiliar territory: Ruffin Gallery expands the horizon
Tap into your mental art file and pull up something labeled "landscape." Got it? Whatever it is you're envisioning, I guarantee it looks nothing like what's on display in "Landscape," a group exhibition at the University of Virginia's Ruffin Gallery.
Curated by Emily Schroeder– a Chicago-based artist and graduate student in Urban Planning and Policy– the 12-artist show considers landscape from a more figurative, less literal perspective. The exhibition includes a vinyl disc of soundscapes, a post-apocalyptic prose piece, and numerous video and multi-media works, plus paintings, drawings, and sculpture, which taken together highlight the changing landscape of contemporary art. And in a concrete way, the show itself creates a landscape within the gallery's confines.
Only a handful of works feature nature or outdoor vistas with distant horizons (you know, what you imagined above)–and these veer into unexpected territory. In Nick Lesley's video piece, "Leaves Interlaced," what appears to be a wall of ivy turns out to be separate images digitally stitched together to yield leaves that move in subtly disconcerting ways.
Greg Stimac's video, "Peeling Out" (perhaps the most un-green art piece ever made), presents successive scenes of lovely highway and byway vistas where cars and trucks rev their engines before burning rubber. Each squealy-wheeled short chapter ends with black marks on pavement and clouds of exhaust swirling in the air. The human imposition on the natural world is simultaneously aesthetically interesting and awful.
Two of the show's strongest works incorporate intentionally crude re-creations of nature. In Devlin Shea's poignant "Deer and Lynx," layered line drawings and stop-motion animation create a visual poem of death and decay, sweetened further by a melancholy piano piece.
Jesse Avina's "Napalm Bombing, Take 2!," on the other hand, resembles a teenaged boy's re-imagining of Viet Nam (think Max's play at the end of Rushmore). Over and over, a model airplane, rigged on ropes, bounces above a tabletop tropical forest as fireballs explode beneath it. Quick cuts between front and side views escalate the video's energy, but Avina almost imperceptibly shifts to slow motion with each explosion. The contrast between the organic beauty of the fireballs and the artificiality of the constructed set is enthralling.
The competing soundtracks make Ruffin sound like an arty equivalent of a Las Vegas casino, and the two-dimensional works get lost amid the motion-oriented pieces. Nevertheless, "Landscape" offers surprising outlooks and insights. Certainly, it's not your grandpa's Hudson River School.
"Landscape" is on view at the University of Virginia's Ruffin Gallery through February 20. 197 Culbreth Road. 924-6123.
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Agreed, I spent the most time with the "Deer and Lynx" piece and "Naplam Bombing". I was intrigued by the process that surrounds making the video and enjoyed the movement around the constructed sets. Thanks for the Niche tip. I think you will enjoy "Leadership, Oliphant Cartoons and Sculpture from the Bush Years"


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after a disaster Storm ripped
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help those who can't help themselves
to be a light when people are in
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text: Nahum 1:5-6 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him. WAS GOD A VOLCANO? YES! GOD - ALLAH WAS A VOLCANO-VOLCANIC ACTIVITY!!!


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In another article from the Yankton Press & Dakotan, date unknown (but presumably sometime in late 1942/early 1943), James Lanctot and Vernon "Bud" Slowey of Battery "E" of the 147th Field Artillery Battalion, Army National Guard, Yankton, South Dakota, write home to a friend, Walt Mueller. Who knew my granduncle was such a scoundrel!
August letters to Walt Mueller of Yankton, Yankton county register of deeds, are bright, nonsensical bits from three former local fellows, Jim Lanctot, "Bud" Slowey, and Don Modereger, known as "Little Moe." [Unfortunately, I do not have a copy of the article with "Little Moe"'s letter]
Jim Lanctot writes:
"Dear Walt,
"Don't be too surprised, but here comes a letter -- the first since we left the States. I've been going to write for a long time, but I've kept putting it off until tomorrow, and of course tomorrow never comes, so I think I'd better try today.
"It has been a long time since we sailed from a place that's worth going back to. x x x x
Girls Go For Yanks
"We've been getting 7-day furloghs and weekend passes. As soon as we have a couple days' leave, we head for the bright lights. There are plenty of babes over here, and they really go for the Yanks. The Yanks don't mind it though.
"All the fellows from Yankton are okay. There aren't too many of the fellows with us anymore that went to Minnesota. It is only a few days over two years ago that we got back from there. Little did we realize that in a little over a year we would be in a war.
Will Celebrate
"You'd better draft plans to evacuate the police force when we hit Yankton again. We'll be in a mood to do a little celebrating!
"Well, Walt, things are getting a little noisy here in the recreation hall, and I can't concentrate any longer. I promise it won't be long before I write again.
"As ever,
Pfc. Jim Lanctot,
Btry. "E", 147th F. A.
APO 924, care of Postmaster
San Francisco, Calif.
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Bud Slowey writes that the "whole gang is in good shape and full of pep." He states that the boys are getting their mail in "pretty good time" and that it usually takes about a month.
Indicating what his main interests are, Slowey comments on the local sports activities which he reads about in the Yankton papers, and longingly imagines what the pheasant season back home will be like this fall. He asks:
"Remember Me"
"Just remember me when you get in a nice flock and bag a couple nice roosters. Boy! I sure hope I don't have to miss too many more seasons.
"I sure wish you could have been along hunting water buffalo. I got quite a thrill when I knocked the first one down. The calves were darn good eating. I wish I could have sent some of the horns home.
"I went hunting crows one Sunday, but didn't even see one.
"Well, Walt, so much for now.
Pfc. VernonSlowey,
Btry "E", 147th F. A.
APO 924, car of Postmaster,
San Francisco, Calif.
For the record, Uncle Bud was a very serious hunter. Here are photos of him in his later years with some geese and a buffalo.
Saturday, October 08, 2011
More Letters Home (WWII)
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Labels: 147th Field Artillery, Lanctot, Modereger, Mueller, Slowey, South Dakota, WWII, Yankton
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- Karen said...
I love these military letters! Sounds like the furloughs were well-enjoyed!
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- Laura Aanenson said...
What treasures! You must be having a blast learning about Uncle Bud's wild side. :o)
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Saturday, August 1, 2009
Stuffed Zucchini Squash Blossoms
To start things, I googled vegan squash blossom recipes, and found this very helpful recent post from Tami at Vegan Appetite. I did my breading a little differently, but did a similar cashew cheeze filling - I especially like the touch of white miso with the cashews. My full recipe is below, but here's the final product:
Let's start with fresh blossoms. Mine are usually wide open in the morning, and then close up later in the day...I don't know if picking them at either stage makes a difference, but I picked these later in the afternoon when they were closed up. I've also seen pictures of flowers for sale at farmer's markets that are wide open and blooming. Here's a little bowl of blossoms, along with some fresh herbs that I mixed with the creamy cashew filling.
I made the filling first. Here's the ingredients, blended to a thick, creamy consistency. You could probably get away with using unsoaked cashews if you're in a hurry, but soaking helps make a creamier cheese.
1/2 cup raw cashews, soaked for at least a couple hours, or overnight, and drained
1/4 cup raw walnuts
1 tbsp. shiro (white) miso
2 tbsp. nutritional yeast flakes (optional, but great if you like nooch)
1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
chopped fresh herbs - sage, Italian parsley, and basil, between a teaspoon and tablespoon of each
salt and black pepper to taste
First process everything but the herbs in a blender or food processor, and mix in the herbs at the end. I think it would look more like a pesto if you add the herbs at the beginning, which would work too. Here's the cashew filling - maybe not the prettiest thing you've ever seen, but delicious - I could eat this by the spoonful.
The tricky part of making these little guys is, of course, getting the filling inside the flower. Some people recommend removing the little inside part of the flower...wikipedia says stigma or pistil, and I bet any flower people totally know what I'm talking about. Anyway, I didn't bother, and didn't notice anything. I say don't worry about it.
My cake decorating funnel bag made filling the blossoms a snap. If you don't have one, you can just cut a small corner off a plastic sandwich bag. Doing this with a little spoon would work too, but I think it would be harder. I filled each blossom about 2/3 full. Back to the Vegan Appetite post, Tami suggests using a little filling to get the blossoms to stick together and stay closed. That's what I did, and it worked perfectly. Here's the stuffed blossoms:
I skipped taking pictures during the breading process, since my hands were a mess and I'm tired of getting food on my camera :)
I'm always tinkering with how to get breading/battering right, and wanted a light, crispy crust for these. This worked pretty well.
1. In one bowl, mix about a cup of water or unsweetened nondairy milk with about a tbsp. of corn starch or potato starch - I used enerG egg replacer, which is mostly potato starch. Mix regularly while you're doing this, so the starch stays suspended in the liquid.
2. In a second bowl, I mixed a half cup of all-purpose flour with about a tsp. of salt, and generous sprinkles of black pepper, dried thyme, oregano, and sage.
3. With your fingers or tongs, carefully dip a blossom first in flour mixture, shaking off extra flour after removal. Then immerse the blossom in the starch/liquid mixture. Finally, dip the moistened blossom back in the flower mixture, coat completely, and again lightly shake off excess flour.
4. Almost there! I fried each blossom for about five minutes, in preheated oil on the stove top. I used a combination of peanut and olive oil, which may sound weird. My unscientific thinking is that peanut oil takes a long time to start smoking, and olive oil tastes really good, so I went for the best of both worlds. A deep frier would be handy, but I used my cast iron fry pan.
There you go. I thought of eating these with some kind of dipping sauce, but they tasted way too good to mess around with making a sauce.
17 comments:
- Tami said...
Mike, looks like you did wonderful things with this recipe! Thanks for the mention.
I went the same route on removing the pistil and declining on the sauce. Why complicate things?
- August 2, 2009 at 4:41 PM
I've always wondered when was someone gonna make a vegan stuffed zucchini blossom and there ya go...you and Tami did!
The filling looks good....makes a good dip too...I'm thinking carrot sticks.
There better be left-overs for me!
- August 2, 2009 at 5:48 PM
- Lisa said...
what a great post! You make me want to find some squash blossoms! Your photos look so pretty.
- August 3, 2009 at 4:24 AM
- Bianca said...
I love these things!!! I made some last year with a tofu ricotta. But I bet cashew cheese would be amazing. I didn't remove the pistil either, but I would if I made them again. When I bit into that part, it was a little bitter.
- August 3, 2009 at 11:59 AM
- Cal Orey, Author-Intuitive said...
Love this blog...vegan sort of. Haven't eaten meat for 30 yrs.
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- August 3, 2009 at 9:27 PM
- Sal - AlienOnToast said...
they sound awesome. I'm gonna try making that filling, even if i can't find the flowers!!
- August 4, 2009 at 3:22 AM
- miss v said...
mercy! i think this is the best zucchini flower recipe i've ever seen. thanks!
- August 4, 2009 at 6:07 AM
Wow. The squash blossoms look beautiful and delicious.
- August 4, 2009 at 11:54 AM
That looks so gorgeous. I just planted some so I have a few months to wait for the blossoms I guess.I love cashew based fillings you never miss cheese with it.
- August 4, 2009 at 5:12 PM
- veganf said...
Totally need to try this gorgeous looking recipe! DROOL...
- August 21, 2009 at 5:48 PM
OMG these are wonderful. We have been making them every night while the squash are blooming.
I make them wheat free, using a combination of corn flour, rice flour, baking soda, baking powder, stevia and water. Dip the blossom in this and fry away.
Once fried I drizzle them with a raspberry sauce made of raspberries, dry mustard, agave and vinegar.
This is the most wonderful thing ever. Everyone LOVES them. Thank you for the great cashew cheese recipe!
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I have not known that this plant can be food, It is new for me, my neighbor has a few of this ones in his garden , I will ask if he can give me some ones.
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- October 10, 2011 at 1:16 PM
- Sara said...
How many blossoms did this recipe for cashew cheese fill? Just curious if I should double it for two people...
- August 1, 2014 at 11:57 AM
We had volunteer zucinni in our compost so we put them in our garden. I didn't realize they would not fruit but we have some AMAZING beautiful big flowers, and I have been looking for a vegan recipe for them. Thank you. will try tonight. can't wait
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If Chiafalo is the best that originalists can do, that is a damning indictment.
Mark J. Warshawsky
Local leaders across the nation, many elected with handsome majorities, have been shown feckless in the face of mobs raging through their cities.
Conservatives should recognize that our embrace of the very constitutional vices the Anti-Federalists warned about has made our Republic one in name only.
We confront a crisis of constitutional misunderstandings—fundamental misunderstandings among much of the legal left; partial misunderstandings by others.
Seila Law reveals the need to find a better legal foundation for the modern administrative state, one that works within the separation of powers.
The goods of human dignity, human rights, and human liberty can be secured only by a transcendent source and an ontological grounding.
The difficulty with the reparations argument has always been practical, not moral. It lies in the questions, by whom? to whom? and how much?
How the effort to cancel Hamilton actually cancels the possibility of life together.
Men are not billiard balls whose direction is determined in a purely mechanistic way by the impact of a few physical forces.
A newsletter worth reading.
One might be forgiven for thinking that today's Republican Party is an American Christian Democratic party in everything but name only.
Sean Shelby announced as President & CEO of Liberty Fund.
What if the "self" that is "realized" under the conditions of liberal capitalism is a self that despises liberal capitalism?
Our deepest official lie is that the line between good and evil runs through sexes, classes, and races—not through every human heart.
The Framers, very cognizant of history, sought to frame a constitution that successfully balanced self-government and liberty.
Sheridan wants to teach by tragedy, so his protagonists are essentially honorable, which is no longer tolerated in our storytelling.


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Matador network recently published "what not to do in Istanbul." Suggestions to avoid crowds, tourist traps, deal with time constraints and low budgets, partake in local customs. It can be an overwhelming city and a list of what not to do is very helpful.
After seven years in this surprising megalopolis I agreed with very few of the suggestions.
I rarely contribute travel pieces anymore — focusing more on cultural identity work and pursuing hybrid entertainment — but since the tourism season approaches here are the points I see differently:
Ø *Skip Dolmabahçe*. (It's a 19th century European-style palace and if you've ever seen one of those, this won't be news). No exhibits and you can't wander by yourself.
√ *Don't skip Topkapı Palace* and don't skip the separately ticketed harem tour. (Just go early after a big breakfast like I suggest here). It's worth seeing the treasury, and the tiled kiosks at the far end of the compound, as well as the kitchens. Also you can pop into the stupendous archaeology museum on the grounds.
√ *Do stay in Taksim* if you want to experience a more authentic Turkish scene. Istiklal is perfect for dining, bar-hopping, strolling, people-watching, cafe-sitting. Some hotels are on raucous streets (travel with earplugs), but not all of them. (Sultanahmet may be close to the historic sites but it's shark-bait touristy, and lifeless at night.) Taksim is on the Metro line, with a funicular that puts you on the tram to Sultanahmet. The most painless commute in town. Plus, the trek back and forth between old town and Beyoğlu, across Galata bridge, is one you'll enjoy having to make as my walking tour for National Geographic shows.
√ *Do take a Bosphorus cruise*, just not the overpriced tourist traps from the Eminönü dock. Catch a lovely one hour $5 ferry from the landing behind the Ortaköy mosque like I describe here.
Ø *Skip the Princes Islands* if the reason you're getting on a boat is for the views and breezes. The high speed boats that carry you to the Sea of Marmara have scratched plastic windows you can't see out of, and you're not allowed on deck.
Ø *Don't accept tea* if you don't want to spend your time with a particular person, or in a particular place. Don't confuse a tourism sales tactic with the fabled Turkish hospitality. As a traveler in a big city, it's still your time, and your choice who you drink tea with. If you're interested in chatting or shopping, fine. If not, politely decline and keep moving. When hawkers in the bazaar and tourism district are unrelenting a clucking of the tongue and upward roll of the eyes is Turkish for "no, and don't ask me again". Plus, apple tea is only for tourists. If you aim to drink tea in a traditional manner, ask for normal black tea.
What would you suggest we *not* do in Istanbul, and why?
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Checkup on Health: ADHD
Does my child have ADHD or is he/she just rambunctious?
By J. Faye Dixon, Ph.D. and Julie Schweitzer, Ph.D.
Imagine a first-grade classroom. Caleb is in constant motion, wiggling in his seat and fiddling with papers.
Every few minutes, he jumps up from his desk to talk with a friend across the room, to check for something in his cubby, or to run to the window when someone passes by. When the teacher asks the class a question, Caleb is the first to shout out an answer, never remembering to raise his hand.
Is this typical 6-year-old behavior? Or is Caleb hyperactive, a label that gets tossed around with increasing frequency these days?
What is generally referred to as "hyperactive" is known medically as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a very real neurodevelopmental condition recognized in about one in 20 children in the U.S. The diagnosis usually includes features of inattention, distractibility and impulsiveness as well as a high level of activity.
About the authors
J. Faye Dixon and Julie Schweitzer are clinical psychologists specializing in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.
Dixon is the clinic program director and Schweitzer is the director of the ADHD Research and Clinical Program.
Like ice cream, ADHD can come in different flavors, with some children displaying more inattentive symptoms and other displaying more hyperactive and impulsive challenges. Additionally, it is important to note that ADHD occurs in both boys and girls. However, rates of referral for treatment are consistently higher for boys.
We know that such characteristics are present to some degree in almost all children and are closely related to their developmental level. Then how can we determine which children actually meet criteria for ADHD?
The answer is not always clear cut. However, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Psychological Association all offer guidelines for appropriate decision making. In considering a diagnosis of ADHD, one must look at a number of factors:
- How extreme is the behavior?
- How much impairment does it cause?
- How far outside of typical development does it fall?
- How much do the behaviors affect learning?
- How much do the behaviors affect relationships with family and peers?
- Are the behaviors limited to just certain settings, or do they occur pervasively?
- Are the behaviors present most of the time?
Clinical evaluation
The UC Davis MIND Institute ADHD Clinic offers evaluation and short-term treatments for children, adolescents, and adults with ADHD.
The diagnosis of ADHD requires a team approach, which should include your child's pediatrician or family practice physician, a school or child psychologist, your child's teacher or day-care provider and yourself. Typically the diagnostic process includes the following:
- Complete medical and family history
- Physical examination
- Interviews with parents and child
- Behavior rating scales completed by parents and teachers
- Observation of the child
- Psychological assessment if there are concerns about learning (however, psychological testing is not required to make a diagnosis of ADHD)
Brain imaging techniques are used in research to understand the disorder, but they are not currently used as a part of standard assessment. However, this is an area that holds promise for the future.
Treatment for ADHD usually involves the use of a stimulant or similar medication. Stimulants include medications such as methylphendiate (Ritalin) or dextroamphetamine (Adderall and Dexedrine).
There are also nonstimulant medications available to treat ADHD that may be considered if your child experiences side effects from stimulants, has other symptoms that contradict the use of stimulants or has other symptoms that are not adequately addressed by the stimulants.
At present there is a lack for rigorous and convincing scientific evidence to support the use of herbal combinations, special diets and megavitamin therapies. If you are considering trying such interventions, discuss it with your child's physician. Some may be harmful.
Behavioral approaches
Parents can learn techniques that work well with ADHD children, such as developing a reward program and learning how to give instructions effectively.
In addition to medication, counseling and behavioral treatment is also beneficial. While medications can help reduce impulsiveness and distractibility, effective counseling or therapy may help the child deal with the features sometimes associated with ADHD such as depression or anxiety.
Parents, too, can benefit from a good therapist who has experience with ADHD. Parents can learn techniques that work well with ADHD children, such as developing a reward program, learning how to give instructions effectively, keeping a regular schedule, limiting over-stimulating activities, and using timers or other organizational strategies to help the child stay on task.
Most experts recommend avoiding physical punishment such as spanking, and instead recommend making clear rules with specific consequences (such as time-out or the elimination of a privilege) for misbehavior.
Research studies
The UC Davis MIND Institute ADHD Research Lab is actively recruiting teens and adults with and without ADHD to participate in studies.
To learn more about current studies, please visit the ADHD program website.
It is important to always start with a positive reward program and then later adapt it with taking away privileges or points for misbehavior. Equally important is to daily give plenty of encouragement and clear positive feedback to help the child develop a positive self-image.
Rewards given soon after positive behavior occurs is likely to be most effective particularly for children with ADHD for whom delayed rewards are less effective. For instance, it is better to give a child with ADHD a reward for doing homework every night, rather than waiting for a good grade on a report card.
Opportunity for success
Recognizing the disorder and providing treatment early on may help reduce the negative associated outcomes of ADHD, such as poor academic functioning or failure to graduate from high school on time.
The good news about ADHD is that many children with it have the potential to achieve success, given the right opportunities, support and drive. We now know that ADHD will persist into adulthood for about 75 percent of people diagnosed as children. With appropriate intervention many have the potential to make positive use of their enthusiasm and "thinking outside the box" skills.
Recognizing the disorder and providing treatment early on may help reduce the negative associated outcomes of ADHD, such as poor academic functioning or failure to graduate from high school on time. It is our task as parents and health-care professionals to ensure that they are given positive reinforcement for their successes, opportunities that match their strengths, and the encouragement and treatment they need to reach their full potential.


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...you can imagine so-called healing services of the pigpen. The books that could be written, you know: Life in the Pigpen. How to Cope in the Pigpen. Being Happy in the Pigpen. Surviving in the Pigpen. And then there could be counselling, for people who feel unhappy in the pigpen, to try to get them to come to terms with the pigpen, and to accept the pigpen.
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Payments take 60-120 days on average and the payment behaviour has been rather bad over the past two years, with a high level of protracted payments.
- The demand situation in the Hungarian construction sector remains good, with 3.4% value added growth in 2017 and a 110% year-on-year increase of in orders received by the end of 2017.
- Profit margins of construction businesses are low, mainly due to substantial competition in the market and contracts being made at low price levels.While margins have increased in 2017 a decrease is expected in 2018 due to rising raw material prices and higher labour costs.
- Both gearing and dependence on bank financing are high in the Hungarian construction industry. Many smaller businesses are undercapitalized and require external financing, but only a small share of them are really creditworthy. Although banks have increased their willingness to provide loans since 2016, lending conditions remain tight. While interest rates of residential property loans have declined, banks still prefer office space projects to residential ones.
- Payments in the construction industry take 60-120 days on average and the payment behaviour has been rather bad over the past two years, with a high level of protracted payments. Non-payment notifications increased in 2017, and further increases are expected in 2018, as many small businesses show weak financials and struggle with low contractual prices and increasing labour costs.
- The number of insolvencies is very high compared to other Hungarian industries and many small companies active in the construction sector have a very short lifespan. Smaller players often lack the ability to make efficiency-enhancing investments necessary to survive in the market. It is expected that construction insolvencies will increase by 5%-10% in 2018.
- Despite the sector's positive performance in 2017 and turnover growth estimated at 10% in 2018 our underwriting approach remains generallyrestrictive, as many small and undercapitalized businesses are active in the market.
- In the residential construction segment property price inflation and increasing operating expenses pose a risk, while uncertainty about a potential VAT increase on housing construction (from 5% to 27% as of 2019)remains. However, we are less restrictive in the public construction segment. After a low level in 2016, public procurement tenders partly funded by the EU (road, railroad, civil engineering) have recently surged again.


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ROCHESTER — The following public meetings have been scheduled in Rochester for the period commencing Dec. 19:
Wednesday, Dec. 19
7:00 p.m. — Public Safety Committee in Council Chambers.
Thursday, Dec. 20
6:00 p.m. — Policy Committee in School Department Board Room.
6:30 p.m. — Special Services Committee in School Department Board Room.
7:00 p.m. — Public Works and Buildings Committee in City Hall conference room.
7:00 p.m. — Instruction Committee in School Department Board Room.
7:00 p.m. — Rochester Veterans' Council in Rochester Police Department.
Tuesday, Dec. 25
Wednesday, Dec. 26
2:00 p.m. — Bridging the Gaps in City Hall conference room.
6:30 p.m. — Conservation Commission in Police Station second floor.
7:00 p.m. — Riverwalk Committee in Council conference room, City Hall.
Friday, Dec. 28
9:00 a.m. — Veterans' representative in Council Chambers.


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Carson City man arrested on 2 felony drug counts
A 27-year-old Carson City man was arrested at 8:18 p.m. Friday in the 400 block of East Long Street on suspicion of two felony drug counts.
According to the Carson City Sheriff's Office:
The Special Enforcement Team went to the home of Mark Emory Samuels to serve violation-of-a-suspended-sentence warrant. Team members saw numerous bottles of alcohol in the apartment; Samuels is barred from drinking alcohol as part of his sentencing agreement. They also saw a small pill bottle containing marijuana, a large bong and a marijuana pipe.
A K9 unit alerted deputies to a cooler on Samuels' bed that contained more marijuana. They also found a bag containing a crystal-like substance resembling Ecstacy, and Samuels had nearly $900 in his wallet.
Samuels was arrested on suspicion of felony possession of a controlled substance for sale, felony possession of a controlled substance, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and violation of a suspended sentence. Total bail was set at $11,500.


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CATONSVILLE, MD — A 47-year-old Bally personal trainer was indicted on federal charges for conspiring to distribute anabolic steroids. Michael Schlanger, who worked at the Glen Burnie, MD, Bally Total Fitness club, allegedly imported thousands of vials and tablets and sold them on the Internet and throughout the Baltimore area. If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison and $250,000 in fines.
When Schlanger was arrested last September, he was still working at the club, says Matt Messinger, Bally spokesperson. He has since resigned from his position as a personal trainer.


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Although Navy Pier is the top tourist attraction in Illinois, Chicago residents will tell you that in its current state the pier is feeling dated, kitschy and, well, cheesy. First and foremost, the AECOM/BIG proposal would open up more public, non-commercial space on the pier, and expand the space vertically. The plan calls for building a grand staircase that would lead visitors to the roof of Navy Pier's existing buildings, where people could take in views of the skyline (which are currently obstructed by the buildings). The surface of the grand stair will be landscaped with grass, reducing the solar heat gain in the summer, and in the winter it will double as a sled hill.
Inside what is now the Crystal Gardens, the AECOM/BIG team plans to develop a vertical urban farm and juice bar that would provide food for the restaurants on the pier. Fruits and veggies would be grown in tall, sculptural pillars, which could be viewed from aerial boardwalks. The team also envisions planting skyline roof gardens on top of existing buildings. On the east end of the pier, AECOM/BIG's plan calls for another grand stair/amphitheater, lifting one corner of the pier and lowering the other to provide horizon views and bring visitors closer to water level. Beneath the lifted amphitheater there would be a restaurant overlooking the water.
Water also plays a key role in the plan. In addition to AECOM and BIG, the team includes WET Design, a firm that specializes in dazzling fountain displays, and they've cooked up plans for several playful water features. And the British firm Speirs + Major is in charge of lighting. The plan adds plenty of green space to what is currently a very concrete-heavy pier. Additionally, near the entrance of the pier, AECOM/BIG have designed a rain garden with a storm water retention and filtration area.
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Nathan Woessner has returned home two weeks after he fell into a sinkhole and became trapped for hours at the Indiana Dunes.
The 6-year-old boy was discharged from La Rabida Children's Hospital Friday morning after being transferred there last Tuesday from the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital.
"Nathan received rehabilitative care while at La Rabida, including physical, occupational and speech therapy," spokeswoman Marilyn Williams said. "He was seen for issues with balance, gait and memory. Nathan will return to La Rabida at a later date to continue rehabilitative work."
Williams said Woessner "has been doing well and is able to bathe himself, brush his own teeth and walk independently."
Woessner's condition was upgraded last week and he was transferred from Comer Children's Hospital's intensive care unit to a general pediatric medicine unit.
"He is eating well, is active and continues to improve," Dr. Barrett Fromme said. "The staples used to close a laceration on the back of his head will be removed today."
In a home video sent to NBC's "Today" Show over the weekend, Woessner said the best part of being home is seeing his family.
Woessner's parents told the "Today" show last week their son has been getting up, moving around and even made a trip down the hall at Comer Children's Hospital on Sunday.
On July 12, Woesnner fell into a sink hole at Mt. Baldy in Michigan City, Ind. His grandfather said Woesnner fell into the sink hole around 4 p.m. while walking with his dad, an adult friend of the family and another boy.
U.S. & World
Last Week Woessner was upgraded to serious condition after being told by doctors he may be able to leave the hospital after 10-14 days.
The Mount Baldy area at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore will remain closed indefinitely following the accident.


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Hello everyone,
My name is Alice Keening.
I used to write software professionally in the food and packaging industry, using strange computers called Programmable Logic Controllers. The languages are called ladder-logic, and they are something between sequential assembly and parallel wire diagrams. Weird stuff but very nice.
Later I worked for a big SAP consultancy firm mainly writing in ABAP (based on COBOL with embedded SQL). I didn't like that much though.
Now I'd like to sink my teeth into Java. I'm rather new to the OO concept and I have some trouble fully grasping it.
I have a project I'd like to work on and I'd rather not tell too much about it since I think it is something that is still missing out there. (Who knows maybe I could sell it one day.) But first I have to write a proof of concept. I hope to get some help here for the more complicated aspects of Java, MVC and OO in general.
Oh and... I play the piano and I loooooove chocolate. :-P
Nice to meet you all,


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Red Bull puts 'bullet' into rival in UK High Court trademark spat
A spokeswoman for Austrian firm Red Bull, Tina Deutner, told BeverageDaily.com that a report on the case by the UKPA was accurate. "There are no additional comments from our side," she said.
Sunny Ahuja, operations manager, Sunmark, told this publication: "We are appealing the decision and as such it would be inappropriate to comment at this stage in case it prejudices the case."
The action against Sun Mark is the latest in a run of recent court battles fought by Red Bull to protect its trademark, as these two 2011 cases, in Holland and Canada, attest.
Red Bull launched an action against Sun Mark for (1) naming its drink 'Bullet', given Red Bull's own 'Bullit' drink, and (2) advertising it using the slogan 'no bull in this can'.
Sun Mark – which manufacturers a raft of little-known food and beverage brands beyond Bullet (pictured below), and also distributes products – and co-defendant shipping firm Sea Air and Land Forwarding, both disputed the claim.
But Mr Justice Arnold ruled that Red Bull's trademark rights to the word Bullit and the words 'Red Bull' had been breached by its rival, which markets Bullet as an 'energy drink with taurine' that improves performance, stimulates metabolism and increases concentration and reaction speed.
Sun Mark's use of Bullet created a "clear likelihood of confusion", and added that the 'no bull' slogan took unfair advantage of the Austrian brand's repute.
We understand that (disregarding Sun Mark's appeal) any order for an injunction against the firm will not appear for several weeks, so there is as yet no deadline determining when 'Bullet' must be removed from sale.
Sun Mark MD Rami Ranger claims on the Middlesex-based firm's website that it distributes branded products from the likes of Unilever, Nestle, Mars and Cadbury worldwide.
Monster tackles fish hobby site
Monster Beverage Corporation also made the wires today in a trademark-related dispute, after it emerged it sent a cease and desist letter to fish hobbyist site MonsterFishKeepers.com on February 24 over its use of several 'monster' related marks and the letter 'M' on branded merchandise.
The website claimed that Monster was pushing it to drop trademark applications, and said it replied to the beverage firm stating that consumers were unlikely to mistake the brands due to their very different target markets, but the beverage firm replied in turn with further demands.
The fish hobbyist site was told it must abandon trademark applications for its 'M' marks, stop using them on merchandise, refrain from future use or application for any marks containing 'Monster' or the letter 'M', and pay Monster Energy Corporation legal fees related with the matter.
MonsterFishKeepers said it had "no intention of agreeing to the bulk of Monster's demands, as these terms are extremely restrictive and unfair", while calling for readers to boycott Monster Beverage Corporation, and to contact the firm asking it to drop the issue.