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Joanna Arnold
joanna@haloforfreedom.org
Joanna was raised on a ranch in a small farming community in the Texas panhandle. She began her career in corporate accounting but quickly began working for public accounting firms. Several years ago she ventured out on her own and founded a consulting firm that focuses on the unique needs of small businesses.
She has served on the boards of the McKinney YMCA, Frisco Area Republican Women, Frisco Ice Hockey Association, and served on various event and fundraising committees. She was voted 2013 FARW Collin County Volunteer of the year. She brings her fundraising, event planning, marketing, and financial expertise to the foundation.
Joanna has been married to her husband, David, for the last 16 years, and they have two boys very active in ice hockey.
"I am honored to be able to be a part of this foundation. My sons not only see the joy and importance of service to others, but appreciate what others have sacrificed for them."
U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class (ret.) Dana Bowman
Founder / Director / Spokesperson / Event Coordinator / Sponsor Representative
danabowman@aol.com
Dana Bowman has astounded the nation and the world with his drive, determination, and will to succeed. He is a retired Sergeant First Class with the U.S. Army where he was a Special Forces Soldier and a member of the U.S. Army's elite parachute team, the Golden Knights. Dana Bowman is a double amputee. He lost his legs in an accident during the annual Golden Knights training in Yuma, Arizona, in 1994.
On February 6,1994, Bowman gained worldwide attention when he and his teammate Sgt. Jose Aguillon collided in midair during the team's annual training.
Aguillon died instantly. Bowman's legs were severed from his body, one above the knee and one below the knee.
Nine months later, he turned this tragedy into a triumph when he became the first double amputee to re-enlist in the United States Army. This achievement is just one example of Bowman's many successes under adverse circumstances. Dana has been fortunate to have the opportunity to let his speeches touch so many from the physically challenged to the able-bodied. He strives to show physically challenged people can still work and excel in today's society and military. Dana emphasizes the words amputee and uselessness are not synonymous.
Dana has given more than 400 speeches in the last few years and has been featured in magazines such as Sports Illustrated, Reader's Digest, People and many more. There have also been numerous television programs which focused on Dana and his story. Some of the programs include: Dateline, A Current Affair, Real TV, NBC Person of the Week, Day and Date and Extra.
Dana retired from the United States Army in 1996. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in commercial aviation at the University of North Dakota in May of 2000.
Dana spends a great deal of his personal time working with other amputees and disabled or physically challenged people. As the founder and President of the HALO for Freedom Warrior Foundation Dana continues his selfless work giving back to the brave men and women that have given so much of themselves for our country. Dana jumps the "HALO for Freedom Warrior Foundation" Logo in to the many events he addresses annually and tells his audiences about our group and our cause.
U.S. Army CPL Michael "Mike" Vasquez (Ret)
Graphics & Media Director
mike@haloforfreedom.org
Michael "Mike" Vasquez joined the Army at age 17 during high school and quickly finished his senior year at Estacado Senior High School in Lubbock, TX in a matter of weeks to make a time slot for One Station Unit Training (OSUT). Soon after completing his OSUT, Michael attended Airborne School at Ft. Benning. Upon completion of his training, Mike went to Iraq in 2007 and 2008 with E company 3/144 Infantry on a volunteer deployment. During that time, Michael served as a Machine Gunner with a small team of other soldiers protecting civilian contractors.
After Michael came home in 2008 from Iraq, he again volunteered to deploy to Afghanistan with a military intelligence unit out of Austin Texas (636 Military Intelligence Bn.) as a PSD (protective security detail) for the M.I. soldiers. Before going to Afghanistan, Michael was sent to train as a SDM (Squad designated marksman) at Ft. Benning, GA, train in Colorado Springs Colorado at multiple civilian contractor training courses and learned many roles of military intelligence during the time there and was designated as a team leader for multimedia exploitation and emplacing numerous cameras to in various areas of Afghanistan behind enemy lines to capture high value targets and IED emplacing Taliban teams. Michael's primary job was as a gunner and SDM during the mission and served with Two SF units: ODA 9224 and 2221 of 19th group Special Forces as a machine gunner when needed.
On a mission on July 10, 2009 Mike along with units from the M.I. Battalion, ODA 9224 and other American Units were on a mission and Mike's vehicle was hit with RPGs severely injuring Mike in the Gunner's turret. Mike, unaware he was injured, continued to fight the enemy, eliminating the threat and helped get other injured comrades to safety to be medevac'd. As medical teams flew in, Mike began not to feel well and was told he was injured.
Mike suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury, spinal contusion, shrapnel, abdominal wounds, partial blindness, left side paralysis, and other smaller injuries. Mike was bound to a wheelchair for the next seven months recovering at Landstuhl, Germany, Walter Reed and finally closer to home at BAMC (Brooke Army Medical Center) at Ft. Sam Houston, TX. After learning to walk again, and being discharged from service, Michael continued to go to medical appointments at the VA in Lubbock Texas. Almost a year after his injuries in Afghanistan in 2009, Michael went in for an MRI and discovered he had a rare brain condition known as Chiari Malformation as a result of the Traumatic Brain Injury in Afghanistan. He finally underwent brain Surgery on July 23, 2013 and once again is wheelchair bound, expected to walk again in the near future. Michael's military awards include: Bronze Star with Valor, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal with one oak cluster, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with campaign star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with "M" Device, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, OIF Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, Combat Infantry Badge, Combat Action Badge, Texas Purple Heart, and the Texas Combat Service Medal.
U.S. Amry Ranger Master Sergeant Leroy Petry (Ret)
MSG (R) Leroy Petry was born on July 29, 1979 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1999; something he wanted to do since he was seven years old.
After completion of Infantry One Station Unit Training, the Airborne Course, and the Ranger Indoctrination Program at Ft. Benning, Georgia, he was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. He served as a Rifleman, Grenadier, Squad Automatic Rifleman, Fire Team Leader, Rifle Squad Leader, Assistant Operations Sergeant, Weapons Squad Leader, and Liaison Officer for United States Special Operations Command Care Coalition-Northwest Region, providing oversight to wounded warriors, ill and injured service members and their families.
He has deployed eight times in support of the Global War on Terror with two tours to Iraq and six to Afghanistan.
His military education includes the Airborne Course, Combat Life Saver Course, US Army Ranger Course, Warrior Leader Course, Jumpmaster Course, Advanced Leader Course, Senior Leader Course, and Combatives Level-1 Course. He earned the Ranger Tab, Combat Infantryman's Badge, Expert Infantryman's Badge, Basic and Senior Parachutist Badges, and Canadian Parachutist Badge.
His awards and decorations include the Medal of Honor, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal (1OLC), Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal (2OLC), Joint Service Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal (1OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal (3rd Award), National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with 3 Combat Stars, Iraq Campaign Medal with Three campaign Stars, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 3), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (Numeral 2), NATO Medal, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, and the Valorous Unit Award.
MSG (R) Petry and his wife Ashley have four children, Brittany, Austin, Reagan and Landon. He is currently enrolled in college with goals to earn a degree in business management and own his own business. In addition he is on several boards: GE Veteran's Network (advisory), Boulder Crest Retreat, Medal of Honor Museum(advisory), Patriot Project, and works as a warrior liaison for Feherty's Troops First Foundation all geared to improving the lives of veterans and our military.
U.S. Marine Corps - Corporal Doug Doss
Doug returned To Nordson Corp., Amherst OH in July 2015 to supervise the Machining Services area. Nordson Corp. is a global leader in the manufacture of dispensing and coating equipment. His last assignment with Nordson was as a Quality Analyst. He also serves on the ERT (Emergency Response Team) for Nordson.
Previously Doug was a Supervisor for Ford Motor Co., Ohio Assembly Plant for 12 years where he supervised in Paint, Trim, Chassis, and the Testing and Repair areas. The vehicle models included the Econoline van, Escape/Mariner, and F650/750. He served as the only Supervisor trained on their ERT (Emergency Response Team). Doug received the Ford Motor Co. 2011 President's Health and Safety Award from Mark Fields for a home fire rescue while driving home from work.
He also worked 3 years with PolyOne Corp. in Avon, OH as Research Technologist in their vinyl polymerization and compounding area and was a trained ERT (Emergency Response Team) member.
Doug proudly served 4 years with the U.S. Marine Corp assigned to MAG-14 VMA-224 All Weather Attack Squadron. This was an A-6 squadron based out of Cherry Point, NC. He was an Avionics Technician and served at bases in Iwakuni, Japan, Cubi Point, Philippines, El Toro, CA and more. He received awards for meritorious unit citations for Squadron readiness, over-seas service, good conduct and others.
Doug enjoys helping others and has volunteered his time to Habitat for Humanity building homes, Red Cross blood bank, Harvest for Hunger food bank and his favorite helping with Halo for Freedom's Weekend to Remember Wounded Warrior events. He assists where needed and especially enjoys helping with the skydiving event. He received his skydiving training by Dana Bowman and members of the Golden Knight Parachute Team. He has over 400 skydives to his credit. Doug was also a successful bone marrow donor in 2001 and frequently communicates with the recipient who had a complete recovery.
USAF Staff Sgt. - Jason Morgan
US Air Force Special Operations Command (Airborne), retired Jason Morgan, born in Dallas, Texas in 1969 enlisted into the US Air Force in 1989 and trained to become a combat weatherman. The combat weather team is a small elite unit in the Air Force Special Operations Command.
Combat Weather Teams are organized, trained and equipped to provide meteorological and oceanographic intelligence information in and for the Army's special operations theaters of conflict. Duties performed range from staff support to ground combat operations, which include tactical infiltration, observing, forecasting, training indigenous personnel to take limited observations, and mission tailoring of environmental information.
In June of 1999, Staff Sergeant Jason Morgan was deployed to South America on a counter narcotics mission while attached to the 160th SOAR (Special Operations Aviation Regiment) called the Night Stalkers. Trying avoid a dangerous situation, the driver of the SUV that Morgan was riding in, lost control of the vehicle which began flipping down a ravine. Jason was ejected from the back seat and the vehicle rolled over him crushing his back and leaving him face down in shallow water unable to move or breathe. An American mission working in South America pulled Jason out of the water and coordinated a rescue. After waking from a coma two months, the doctors told him that he was lucky to be alive but paralyzed from the waist down and would never walk again.
3 1/2 Years of hospitalization and countless surgeries was followed by pain and depression. Soon after his injury, Morgan's marriage ended and he raised his three young boys almost entirely by himself.
Morgan's current mission is to speak to groups about the things a person can do – not what they think they can't. After receiving his service dog from Canine Companions for Independence in 2010, Morgan has been active speaking to schools, churches, boy scouts and other organizations educating about service dogs and their roles as well as motivating people how to overcome adversity. As the national spokesperson for Canine Companions for Independence, Morgan volunteers his time by speaking all over the US helping kids and with disabilities and disabled veterans receive these highly trained service dogs at no cost to the recipient. Morgan also regularly visits hospitals and VA facilities with his service dog that he claims makes a world of difference during their difficult time and recovery. Although paralyzed from the waist down and recently losing his leg due to a bone infection, he stays active water and snow skiing, SCUBA diving with his 3 boys, competed and medaled in the Warrior Games (Military Paralympics) and recently pushed his racing wheelchair (not a hand cycle) 26.2 miles in the Marine Corps Marathon.
Sammy Estrada
Photographer / Board of Directors
Samuel 'Sammy' Estrada was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. He graduated with an R/TV/Film Degree from TCU and is a proud Horned Frog. He is a Videographer and Photographer, and has worked as a corporate trainer for mortgage for over ten years.
Sammy has been married to his wife Amy, for the last 13 years, and they have two sons. They found out that their oldest son was diagnosed with Autism and for the past three years, Sammy he has been involved with the Special Olympics as a coach. He is a certified bowling coach for the Special Olympics however; he is a volunteer coach for other Special Olympics sports.
"I am excited to be able to be a part of this foundation. My Grandfather was a Marine who fought in World War II and my father is an Air Force Veteran. I never served in the military but wanted to show our veterans that I am thankful for their service even if it taking their photos while having a little fun.'
John L. Fisher
UPS Airlines-Retired (Management), Lives on Bald Head Island, NC
Currently Serve as:
Mayor Pro Tempore-Bald Head Island
Founding Member Bald Head Island Chamber of Commerce
Executive Board Member -Cape Fear Region Boy Scouts of America
Executive Board Member -Bald Head Island Conservancy
Old Baldy Foundation
Public Safety Volunteer-Fire-Rescue-Bald Head Island
Transportation Committee-Bald Head Island
Bald Head Island Strategic Planning Member
Cecil Kennedy
My name is Cecil Kennedy, I am married and have three children and two grandchildren. I am 47 years old and work as an engineer for a semi-trailer manufacturing company. I served in the U.S. Navy from 1984 to 1988 in the aviation field working on F-14A Tomcats stationed in VF-31. I have a total of 1-1/2 years of sea service and my last deployment was in the Gulf of Oman just outside the Persian Gulf in 1988. I earned the good conduct award as well as the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for extended service in a hostile situation. I am currently pursuing a business degree and will be complete with school in April 2014. In my spare time I enjoy shooting sports with all types of firearms. My next challenge will be skydiving.
Kent Sherwood, MSPT
Kent Sherwood lives in Sheridan Wyoming with his wife Kati and their Labradors. He grew up in Elko Nevada where he graduated high school. He then graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno where he obtained his bachelor of science in Pre-Physical Therapy.
He graduated from Pacific
University in 1995 with a master's degree in Physical Therapy. Upon graduation he and Kati moved to Sheridan, Wyoming.
Together they own and practice in their out-patient physical therapy clinics,
Sheridan Physical Therapy & Buffalo Physical Therapy (in nearby Buffalo, WY).
They have both worked with many veterans over the years providing for our vets with speech and physical therapy needs.
Kent met Dana Bowman in 2012 and became friends. After having Dana and his family to Wyoming for a fun winter Christmas snowmobiling trip, Dana and Kent brainstormed and implemented having a Halo for Freedom Foundation - Sheridan Wyoming Chapter. Kent is very pleased with the opportunity to give back to our veterans. As a physical therapist, he has always lived by the Halo for Freedom's motto: "It's not the disability, it's the ability."
Bill Cook along with his wife of 25 yrs. reside in Riverside Ca. Bill met and became fast friends with Dana over 20 years ago and has volunteered in many roles over that time helping with many of Dana's events including Halo for Freedom. While never serving in the military himself. Bill was raised by and now cares for his 94 year old father a veteran of WWII and Korea who instilled in him a great respect for the military and especially those who serve.
Bill has worked for First American for over 30 years in many Sales and Management roles. Bill is also a Real Estate Investor
Currently Serves as:
President: Mission Villas Properties
President: Marriott Apartment Owners Association
Executive Board Member: Hale Kona Kai properties Hawaii
""I am humbled to be small part of this foundation. To be able to witness the life changing events this group has brought to warrior's life's is an honor."
U.S. Army - Chief Warrant Officer (3) Matt Chancey
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matt Chancey is a native of Blue Ridge, GA. In 1994, he entered the Army at the age of 17 and in 2000, became a graduate and commissioned as an Infantry Officer from North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega, GA. Matt served as a Rifle Platoon Leader and Executive Officer with 1-12 Infantry out of Fort Carson, Colorado, during the invasion of Iraq in 2003-2004. In 2005, Matt was selected to serve as a Ranger Instructor and Company Commander at the 5th Ranger Training Battalion (Mountain Phase) in Dahlonega, GA. Upon the completion of that assignment, he resigned his commission to become a Warrant Officer pilot in Army Aviation, flying the OH-58D Kiowa Scout Helicopter where he was assigned to 6th Squadron 17th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Wainwright Alaska. During this assignment, Matt served as Pilot in Command, Air Mission Commander, and an Instructor Pilot both deployed and stateside. In 2013, he was assigned as an Instructor Pilot for 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Squadron, 101st Airborne (Air Assualt) Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He is currently undergoing training in the AH-64 Apache Helicopter Aircraft Qualification Course in which he is slated to become an Instructor Pilot and return to Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Invest in the healing and recovery of our service men and women by getting involved in our organization as a sponsor, donor, or volunteer.
The time or money you donate will have a lasting positive effect on the lives of our disabled veterans.
Help us lift their spirits and let them know that their sacrifices will not be forgotten.


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A celebration of art, music, food and ideas.
The Ocean SOS team is heading to Thailand to build out an interactive ocean conservation pavilion at Asia's first carbon-neutral, zero-plastic festival, Wonderfruit!
Joining us in Pattaya and producing this project:.
With hurricane season rapidly approaching, Ocean SOS aims to bring together some of the foremost experts in coastal regeneration to discuss possible ways to address shoreline degradation and its impact on coastal communities.
Our partners at Lift Economy will host a one-day satellite event and broadcast Ocean SOS at Schmidt Marine HQ in San Francisco.
Ocean SOS is a uniquely designed summit integrating both local and international officials, funders, innovators, academics, and other stakeholders to create a global network among regenerative ocean initiatives with a focus on bridging next-gen approaches in technology, decentralization, community governance, blended funding, and cultural integration.


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Once you're planning to deposit some token to your HitBTC account, you should make sure that this token is operated by the same contract address that we're supporting. To find that out, proceed to your account section, locate the token you wish to deposit and hit the "Deposit" button.
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Make sure that the contract addresses match. If they do, you can make a deposit safely. If they don't, your deposit might be lost.


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3-02-19 Energy Matters Hour 2
March 02, 2019 - 4:00pm | By Leah Backstrom
Guest Host: Geoff Simon
Every Saturday Energy Matters brings you the latest in energy and technology advancements and the people behind them.
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Geoff Simon
What's On Your Mind - Giving Hearts Day, Chris Jones, & Former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum!
Tue, Feb 8th, 2022 - 1:10pm
How does it feel to win at Pebble Beach? We ask Fargo's very own PGA champion Tom Hoge!
Mon, Feb 7th, 2022 - 5:40pm
What's On Your Mind - Canada for Truckers Freedom Convoy, Snocross in Fargo, & Jay Thomas...
Wed, Feb 2nd, 2022 - 7:28pm
Mother's Day, Roe v. Wade, & Ukraine...
Fri, May 6th, 2022 - 11:34am

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Q: Showing download application on diawi.com for iOS using Ionic framework I am using the Ionic framework for my project. I am using diawi.com to install my application on an iOS device. I am using iOS version 16.1.1. When I open the link from diawi.com, it shows "Download application" and I can't install it (See picture "Office iPhone.jpeg"). But in other iOS versions, it shows "Install application" and I can install it (See photo "Personal Phone.jpeg").

A: I've had some problems using diawi too. Now I use appho.st normally.

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I am moving house this week and phoned up VF to move my contract. In doing so I am effectively starting a new 18m contract on the new price of £27 instead of the £32 im currently on and the new property should get faster speeds (and I can finally cash in on the "Slow Connection Discount"), which is nice.
My new connection is booked to start on 04/06/18, but my real question is, by starting a new contract will I be sent a new Router/Modem? and will I need to do the same as before, where I leave the thing plugged in for 24 hours without powering down, in order to stabilise the connection?
You won't be sent a new router when you move, simply take your current one with you, along with any cables. When you move, plug them in on the day of activation and we'll take care of the rest.
As it's a new service, it may take a little time to stabilise your connection.


A Joint Statement by the American Correctional Association (ACA) and ASAM support the use of evidence-based practices for the treatment of opioid use disorders for individuals within the criminal justice system.
This module describes the history of methadone maintenance and the effectiveness and key myths of opioid agonist treatment, explores empathizing with patients taking methadone or buprenorphine, and empowers clinicians to support patients and their significant others.
The CO*RE/ASAM Opioid Prescribing: Safe Practice, Changing Lives course addresses the opioid public health crisis. This comprehensive course was developed by renowned experts from Collaborative for REMS Education (CO*RE) and incorporates all six units outlined in FDA blueprint for safe opioid prescribing. The updated course also provides necessary context for safe opioid prescribing by discussing biopsychosocial aspects of pain, the newest clinical guidelines on the treatment of chronic pain, and state policies about prescribing opioids.
The resources presented are meant to be a general guide to the materials available for primary care physicians and clinicians on addiction related topics.


The fund, used mostly for land preservation, took in nearly $20 million from Jan. 1 to the end of July. The figure is up more than 34 percent over same period last year. The 2017 preservation fund take was $14.86 million for the first seven months of the year; the precise number for 2018 was $19.97 million.
Southampton Town's sales went the other way, down $2.3 million from 2017, or 6.6 percent. Southold Town went from $4.14 million to $4.35 million. Riverhead's figure spiked more than 50 percent, bounding up from $1.73 million to $2.67 million.
Over all, the five East End towns participating in the preservation fund collected just over $60 million, up more than 6 percent from January through July of last year. For the last 12 months the total was just under $100 million.
Voters authorized the preservation fund in 1998, and money going into it comes from a 2-percent tax on most real estate purchases. The fund can be used to buy land for open space preservation, farmland, ecological or historical sites, and water quality projects.
A median house sale price this spring of $6 million in East Hampton Village, according to Town and Country Real Estate's second-quarter report, helped lift the town's overall number.


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Dim lastrow, prodflow As String

lastrow = Range("C65536").End(xlUp).Row     'Determine last row where data ends

Range("G2:G" & lastrow).Formula = "=VLOOKUP(LEFT(RC[-1],FIND(""-"",RC[-1],1)+4),'[Process Flows.xlsx]TABLE_X'!R1C1:R999C70,14,FALSE)"

However when I tried replacing TABLE_X with a variable prodflow, a runtime error occurs in my formula statement:
Dim lastrow, prodflow As String

lastrow = Range("C65536").End(xlUp).Row     'Determine last row where data ends
prodflow = Cells(2, 2)                      'Read value in cell B2 and store as string

Range("G2:G" & lastrow).Formula = "=VLOOKUP(LEFT(RC[-1],FIND(""-"",RC[-1],1)+4),'[Process Flows.xlsx]" & prodflow & "'!R1C1:R999C70,14,FALSE)"

I have googled on the issue and all answers to similar questions point that what I am doing is correct. Is there anything else I am missing out? Thank you!

A: try to build the formula string and then assign it to the range formula:
dim f = "=a + b"
RANGE. FORMULA = F
take the f result from the immidiate window and check it in excel...  if it works it should work in your code.


The online nutrition degree program at The University of Southern Mississippi has received a No. 1 ranking nationwide by higher education resource guide OnlineColleges.com.
The guide's 2018-19 list of the best online colleges for nutrition degrees was compiled using data provided by the National Center on Education Statistics' Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Researchers analyzed data points such as in-state tuition costs, graduation rates and admissions rates with unique methodology, considering what might be most important to nontraditional online students to determine the weighting for each point.
Dr. Jennifer Lemacks, Associate Director and Associate Professor in USM's School of Kinesiology & Nutrition, said the current program was created to be fully online to meet the diverse needs of the nutrition profession.
USM serves Mississippi students through its campuses in Hattiesburg and Long Beach, and students all across the United States through its online portal, Online at Southern Miss. Students who enroll in Online at Southern Miss do not have to pay out-of-state tuition, which can make the University's online Master of Science in nutrition and food systems degree program (with an additional emphasis in dietetics practice) an appealing option for distance learners. A dietetics internship is a core requirement of the program, as is a capstone research project.
"We work hard to provide high quality education in the fully online setting. We are proud that this program has received this honor, and we look forward to continuing to provide graduate education to future nutrition professionals." Said Roxanne Kingston, Dietetic Internship Program Coordinator.
Lemacks notes that beyond high quality, advanced courses, faculty also ensure that every online student feels as though he or she is receiving the same personable attention as those attending a face-to-face class.
"We foster relationships with our students and truly care about their success in future careers. We hope more students will come to our program to personally find out why our program is the best in the state and nation," she said.
To see the full rankings, visit: https://www.onlinecolleges.com/health/nutrition.html. To learn more about the Nutrition and Food Systems program at USM, call 601.266.5377 or visit: https://www.usm.edu/nutrition.
The University of Southern Mississippi offers both undergraduate and graduate programs fully online. To learn more, visit https://online.usm.edu/.


The past is never very forgiving in Outlander. "Je Suis Prest", translated as 'I am ready' from the Clan Fraser's motto, is an ironic title for this week's episode. If anything, given the unfit state of Jamie's (Sam Heughan) ragtag army, Claire's (Caitriona Balfe) painful memories of World War II and the clash between Jamie and Dougal MacKenzie (Graham McTavish) about leadership styles and discipline, no one is actually ready for the carnage to come.
The war is brewing and the remnants of Jamie's men, gathered from Lord Lovat and the Fraser clan, set up camp and prepare to train before they finally join Charles Stuart. The rendezvous with Murtagh (Duncan Lacroix) allows us to enjoy some light-hearted ribbing when Claire and Jamie are reunited with some faces we've not seen in a while: Colum's men Angus Mhor (Stephen Walters) and Rupert MacKenzie (Grant O'Rourke) and, of course, little Fergus (Romann Berrux). Jamie faces an uphill struggle to shape and strengthen a very sorry looking band of men and he sets out, with Murtagh, Angus and Rupert's help, to train them his way.
When Dougal MacKenzie makes his long overdue return to the series it instantly spells trouble. Not only does Dougal presume that he has the leadership and discipline to turn the untrained men into determined fighting machines but he also undermines Jamie's attempts to do likewise. Male egos clash and testosterone levels go through the roof as both men argue about the most effective means of building their forces.
Where Jamie tries to instil discipline, even going so far as to whip his own men for their dereliction of duty and then later offer himself up for a whipping as punishment for his own failures, Dougal opts for the striking tactic of sending semi-naked men in kilts in a 'Highland charge' to put the frighteners on the red coats. After Jamie rejects this strategy, Dougal is ordered into line and to respect Jamie's orders.
However, Dougal also exploits the situation by dredging up the pact he made with Claire back in last year's episode "The Search". There he proposed marriage to Claire as he believed Jamie was as good as dead in Wentworth Prison and considered her plan to rescue him an act of folly. Naturally, being the manipulator he is, he uses this to try and force Claire to convince Jamie that Dougal is the leader with the necessary expertise. Claire is having none of it and berates him for his "affliction", a conceited sense of self-importance, using a fine line in Freudian analysis and the f-word to topple his grandiose view of himself. Her dressing down does reveal, however, that beneath the false pride he possesses a fierce loyalty to Scotland and the Jacobite cause.
The episode traces these tensions, symbolised by both commanders eventually acknowledging they have been sloppy by allowing strangers and spies to infiltrate the camp, and Dougal's reluctant acquiescence to Jamie's orders as Clare also undergoes a psychological test. As the flintlocks fire and troops suffer the twin indignities of trench foot and terrible catering, Claire's own experiences of World War II come bubbling back to the surface of her consciousness. Outlander again takes its time to explore those experiences. We have so far heard little about how the war affected her and it adds another dimension to Claire's character. The episode deals with the very real effects of post-traumatic stress disorder on combatants and the service men and women who supported them.
As the untrained Scottish farmers learn about discipline and combat and find time to rest and play, she casts her mind to World War II. These recollections show Claire befriending two American soldiers separated from their unit, Corporal Grant (Billy Griffin Jnr.) and Private Lucas (Tyler Collins). Like their Scottish counterparts they're not really prepared for war. Worse still is the sheer horror of her helplessness when she is forced to lie in a ditch overnight after a German attack leaves Claire and Grant separated from a badly wounded Lucas. When Grant attempts to rescue Lucas, he's shot down and leaves Claire trapped in the ditch, afraid and subjected to the constant cries of the wounded Lucas. Caitriona Balfe rises superbly to this challenge and we get a very raw experience told in flashback that effectively transmits to us Claire's foreboding about the inevitable tragedy of Culloden and her bitter experience of war.
This is so traumatising that Jamie believes she should return to Lallybroch for her own sanity. Claire is stronger than that. She elects to face her demons and rejects his suggestion because it will simply reduce her to "lying in that ditch again, helpless and powerless to move – like a dragonfly in amber." However, we can but wonder about Jamie's unfulfilled promise, that "no matter what happens, you'll never be alone again", given her return at the start of the series through the stones to the twentieth century.
Drawing together the montages of Jamie and Murtagh drilling the soldiers we get a sense of Jamie's growing leadership. It culminates in his courageous, rather foolhardy night time commando raid on the English camp after he uses Claire in a fun moment of subterfuge. After a young 16-year old English soldier Lord John William Grey (Oscar Kennedy) attempts to attack Jamie, Claire feigns to be an English captive willing to give up her honour to spare Grey's life. Jamie plays along and Grey dishes the dirt and reveals information about the nearby English camp. It is a debt of honour that Grey insists will be paid in full by killing Jamie. For Diana Gabaldon's readers this is of course the introduction of a major character so you will be seeing more of young John William Grey in the future.
The episode concludes with Jamie's arrival at the Jacobite encampment where Charles Stuart and his army await. Jamie's men are as ready as they'll ever be and when he reminds Claire there is "No turning back now, Sassenach," she responds with the Clan Fraser motto, sure that she too is ready to face the war to come.


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Is Austin on the move?
Inside Minnesota Soccer.com had this report that the Austin Aztex could be moving to Orlando, Florida for the 2011 season.
Austin gave this response basically not really denying, but not confirming the report.
WV Hooligan analyzes the news as well.
If Austin is moving to the USL PRO League for 2011, it would make sense to be located in a city that is a shorter trip to markets like Charleston, Richmond, and Charleston.
And while some fans may bemone financial decisions trumping soccer ones, the US has some unique challenges. For instance, the longest trip in the EPL would be a short one for Minnesota or Austin this past season.
The next question is whether Steve Donner resurfaces with the USL if Austin does relocate to Orlando.
- If Jaime Moreno can score a goal for DC tonight , he will retire as #1 by himself on the all time MLS goal scoring list.
- Add CJ Brown to the list of players hanging up their boots at the end of this season.
- Jonathan Bornstein is playing his last MLS game for a while this weekend. He isn't retiring, but rather moving south of the border.
- Shalrie Joseph wants New England to sign Juan Pablo Angel if NY doesn't want him anymore. It will be interesting to see if the Krafts do make a move like that.
- Is a DC United move to Baltimore looking more and more likely?
- This doesn't sound like a hollow vote of confidence for a coach. I hated Jason Kreis for the way he acted here in 1999, but he has done a great job since taking over Real Salt Lake.
- Fake Sigi looks at how the money from SUM is distributed to the MLS clubs.
- The Southsiders in Vancouver want their fellow supporters from Portland and Seattle to be able to travel up to see the matches. I hope all three clubs can allow visiting supporters to com and support their teams. I also hope people don't get stupid and just make the matches really fun to watch.
- The NY Cosmos as the 20th MLS club. I don't know who is more excited about the idea, the club or Don Garber? That has to be the commish's epic dream, right?
- So much for Wayne Rooney not being happy with Manchester United..... Maybe he can bail out Portsmouth?


-- Friday, Saturday and Public Holidays during Golden Week.
-- Fridays and Saturdays from Friday 14 June through Saturday 28 September.
-- Last Friday (Premium Fridays) of every month.
For details, please see the General Information section of this website.
Admission to the Permanent Collection Galleries is free on Sunday 24 February 2019, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the emperor's enthronement.
The gallery explanatory panels at the "Le Corbusier and the Age of Purism" are written only in Japanese. Please use this QR code to download the exhibition's special app. This will allow you to read the English, Chinese and Korean versions of the every gallery explanatory panel at the Exhibition Space on your mobile device.
By Searching your app store.
Please enter "The National Museum of Western Art"
*This app corresponds to the artwork's number displayed in the Exhibition Space.
The gallery explanatory panels at the "Rubens and the Birth of the Baroque" are written only in Japanese. Please use this QR code to download the exhibition's special app. This will allow you to read the English, Chinese and Korean versions of the every gallery explanatory panel at the Exhibition Space on your mobile device.
Due to the maintenance of our museum, the entire wings are closed during the following period of time: Monday 21 January through Monday 18 February 2019. Please forgive us any inconvenience caused by this closure. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
On Japan's national holiday celebrating culture, 3 November, we welcome many visitors every year, and we anticipate many visitors this year as well.
Thus, in order to maintain a favorable viewing environment and ensure the safety of displayed art works, all still and video photography will be forbidden in the permanent Collection Galleries on Saturday 3 November 2018.
As per previous regulations, photography is not permitted in the Special Exhibition Galleries and the "Views of Rome - Transition in Images and Media" in the Prints and Drawings Gallery.
We greatly appreciate your cooperation with these restrictions.
We are delighted to announce that beginning on Wednesday, October 10, 2018, the NMWA will present the following work for the first time in our Permanent Collection Galleries (Main Building, 2nd Floor).
・ Lucas Cranach the Elder, Judith with the Head of Holofernes, c. 1530, oil on panel, 37.2 x 25 cm, purchased in 2018 (P. 2018-0001).
-- Fridays and Saturdays from Friday June 22 throgh Saturday September 29.
Free Wi-Fi is available in the National Museum of Western Art. In order to use this connection, registration of information such as email address is required.
*Communication in this network is not encrypted. Please be aware that third parties may have access to your information.
*This free Wi-Fi service is compatible with the smartphone application Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi.
Due to the maintenance of our museum, the entire wings are closed during the following period of time: Monday 29 January through Friday 23 February 2018. Please forgive us any inconvenience caused by this closure. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
We are delighted to announce that beginning on Saturday, September 30, 2017, the NMWA will present the following works for the first time in our Permanent Collection Galleries (New Wing, 1st and 2nd Floors).
The following two works will also be exhibited in our Permanent Collection Galleries (New Wing, 2nd Floor).
The entire museum will be closed on Tuesday 26 September for the re-installation of art works.
The Permanent Collection Galleries in the New Wing will additionally be closed from Wednesday 27 September to Friday 29 September 2017. The Main Building galleries will be open throughout this closure period.
The entire museum will be closed for exhibition preparation on Friday 20 October 2017.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused by these plans and express our appreciation for your understanding.
We are delighted to announce that beginning on Friday, June 9, 2017, the NMWA will present the following work for the first time in our Permanent Collection Galleries (New Wing, 2nd Floor).
Since the museum's inclusion on the World Heritage List in July 2016, we have welcomed many more visitors, and to improve viewing and alleviate overcrowding, the evening opening of the Collection Galleries has been extended to include both Friday and Saturday. In addition, for this year's Golden Week holidays, April 28 (Fri) to 30 (Sun) and May 3 (Wed, national holiday) to 7 (Sun), and on Fridays and Saturdays in July, August and September, the opening hours of the Collection Galleries are extended to 21:00.
Moreover, in addition to the free admission to the Collection Galleries on the second and fourth Saturdays every month, we will also continue the free admission to the Collection Galleries during evening opening hours (17:00 - 20:00) on Saturdays, which was introduced in September last year to celebrate our inclusion on the World Heritage List.
We are also pleased to announce that as an aid to further deepen the understanding of Western art, our curators post images and commentaries about our collections on Google Art & Culture. To see this website, please click here.
To help us offer our visitors these better services, we will change the admission fees for the Collection Galleries as described above, and we would be grateful for your understanding.
The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo is committed to improving our displays and services, and we very much hope you will be able to enjoy our extended opening times and look forward to you visiting us.
* The days of the week for the extended gallery opening hours vary depending on the Special Exhibition.
* The opening hours of the museum shop and other facilities (excluding Café Suiren) are the same as the gallery opening hours.
The following sections of the Permanent Collection Galleries (New Wing) will be closed for re-installation of art works.
New Wing 2nd Floor will be closed.
The entire New Wing will be closed.
-- The entire NMWA is closed on Mondays.
-- The Main Building galleries will be open throughout this closure period.
Starting in September 2016, the NMWA Permanent Collection Galleries will be open until 20:00 (entrance closes at 19:30) on both Friday and Saturday evenings. Previously Friday has been the only extended hours day every week.
In commemoration of the Main Building being added to the Register of World Heritage Sites, Permanent Collection Galleries entrance will be free of charge from 17:00 – 20:00 on Saturday evenings from September 2016 through March 2017.
We look forward to welcoming you to the museum during these extended hours.
*Please be aware that the Special Exhibition Galleries will close at 17:30, as usual, on Saturdays during this period. Entrance closes at 17:00.
On July 17, 2016, UNESCO designated 17 works by the French architect Le Corbusier, including the NMWA Main Building, as World Heritage sites under the designation "The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement". This announcement has meant a greatly increased number of visitors to the NMWA and we can anticipate that even more will visit the museum in the months to come.
Thus in order to maintain a favorable viewing environment and ensure the safety of displayed art works, all still and video photography will be forbidden in the Permanent Collection Galleries on Free Admission Days, specifically the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month, Saturday 20 August, 2016 and Japan's national holiday celebrating culture, Thursday 3 November, 2016.
Photography is also forbidden in all Special Exhibition galleries, and the "Le Corbusier and the Museum of Unlimited Growth" in the Prints and Drawings Gallery.
On July 17, 2016, UNESCO designated 17 works by the French architect Le Corbusier, including the NMWA Main Building, as World Heritage sites. To commemorate this designation, all Permanent Collection Galleries will be open free of charge on August 20 (Sat.). Given the recent increase in visitors to the NMWA, the museum will also hold extended opening hours on Fridays in August, with the galleries open until 20:30 and entrance closing at 20:00.
We hope that everyone will enjoy these opportunities to visit the World Heritage-designated Main Building and see the NMWA's many masterpieces.
Given the Ise-Shima Summit of world leaders being held on Thursday26 May – Friday 27 May 2016, the Metropolitan Police Department has issued guidelines for all public facilities to strengthen anti-terrorist security measures.
In response, the NMWA, its staff members and affiliates have increased their vigilance and are working to ensure the safety and enjoyment of all visitors to the NMWA. We ask for your assistance and cooperation with these efforts.
As a heightened security measure during the Ise-Shima Summit event, all items brought to the NMWA by visitors will be subject to inspection for the three days between Wednesday 25 May and Friday 27 May 2016.
Visitors will not be allowed to bring large items or liquids (such as water bottles, PET bottles, etc.) into the NMWA. Large items must be checked at the special Cloakroom set up in the NMWA Forecourt. Liquids must either be consumed or discarded prior to entry.
We can anticipate some crowding due to this added procedure and it might take longer than usual to enter the NMWA. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation with these special circumstances and procedures.
As the final weeks of the NMWA's current Caravaggio exhibition approach, we anticipate even larger audiences, and as a result, crowding not only in the Special Exhibition Wing but also in the Permanent Collection Galleries.
Hence, effective immediately, photography is forbidden in the Permanent Collection Galleries, in order to both enhance the viewing atmosphere and ensure the safety of the displayed art works. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
As per previous regulations, photography is not permitted in the Special Exhibition Galleries.
We are delighted to announce that beginning on March 19, 2016 the NMWA will present the following works for the first time in our Permanent Collection Galleries (Main Building, 2nd Floor).
The NMWA's 2015 purchase acquisitions also included The Capture of Christ by Bartolomeo Manfredi (c. 1613-15, Oil on canvas, 120 x 174 cm, P.2015-0001). This painting is already on view in the Special Exhibition galleries in the exhibition Caravaggio and His Time: Friends, Rivals and Enemies (through June 12).
The National Museum of Western Art will be open on Monday 28 March, Monday 2 May and Monday 18 July 2016.
The entire museum will be closed on Monday 8 July 2016 for exhibition preparation. Please forgive us any inconvenience caused by this closure. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (NMWA) is pleased to announce the launch of an online Publications Repository, which offers free online access to scholarly publications of the NMWA. Powered by a SaaS type IR cloud service "JAIRO Cloud", developed by the National Institute of Informatics (Tokyo), this online database provides a new platform for the storage and dissemination of scholarly work of the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo community.
Due to the maintenance of our museum, the entire wings are closed during the following period of time: Tuesday 12 January through Monday 29 February 2016.
The Permanent Collection Galleries in the Main Building and New Wing will be closed for facilities maintenance from Tuesday 1 March to Friday 18 March 2016. Visitors to the Caravaggio exhibition during this period will each be given one ticket for free admission (limited time access) to the Permanent Collection Galleries. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by these plans and express our appreciation for your understanding.
We are delighted to announce that beginning on April 27, 2015 the NMWA will present the following work for the first time in our Permanent Collection Galleries (Main Building, 2nd Floor).
Andrea Del Sarto, The Madonna and Child, c. 1516, Oil on panel, 89x66.6cm, Purchased in 2014, P.2014-0001.
The National Museum of Western Art will be open on Monday 30 March.
We are delighted to announce that beginning on March 17, 2015 the NMWA will present the following works for the first time in our Permanent Collection Galleries (Main Building, 2nd Floor).
Attributed to Johannes Vermeer, Saint Praxedis, 1655, Oil on canvas, 101.6 x 82.6cm, On deposit, DEP. 2014-0001.
Juan van der Hamen y León, Still Life with a Basket of Fruit and Game Fowl, c. 1621, Oil on canvas, 75.4 x 144.5 cm, Purchased in 2014, P. 2014-0002.
Domenico Puligo, Portrait of a Lady as Saint Catherine of Alexandria, 1520s, Oil on panel, 76.8 x 55.2 cm, Donated in 2014, P. 2014-0003.
The NMWA's 2014 purchase acquisitions also included Madonna and Child by Andrea del Sarto (c. 1516, Oil on panel, 89 x 66.6 cm, P2014-0001). We are currently preparing a new frame suited to this important painting. We will make a separate announcement of its first public display in the near future.
Due to the maintenance of our museum, the entire wings are closed during the following period of time: Tuesday 13 January through Monday 2 March 2015.
The Permanent Collection Galleries in the Main Building and New Wing will be closed for facilities maintenance from Tuesday 3 March to Monday 16 March 2015. Visitors to the Guercino exhibition during this period will each be given one ticket for free admission (limited time access) to the Permanent Collection Galleries. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by these plans and express our appreciation for your understanding.
The National Museum of Western Art will be open on Monday 31 March.
Due to the maintenance of our museum, the entire wings are closed during the following period of time: Monday 10 March 2014 through Monday 24 March 2014. Please forgive us any inconvenience caused by this closure. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
In line with the increase in consumption tax on Tuesday 1 April 2014, Permanent Collection admission ticket prices will increase. Plese see here for further details.
The entire museum will be closed on Friday 6 December for exhibition preparation. Please forgive us any inconvenience caused by this closure. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
The entire museum will be closed on Thursday 5 September for exhibition preparation. Please forgive us any inconvenience caused by this closure. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
The entire museum will be closed from Monday 24 June 2013 through Monday 8 July for the building inspections. Please forgive us any inconvenience caused by this closure. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
The entire museum will be closed on Friday 1 March 2013 for exhibition preparation. Please forgive us any inconvenience caused by this closure. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
The entire museum will be closed from Monday 4 February 2013 through Monday 11 February for the building inspections. Please forgive us any inconvenience caused by this closure. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
The entire museum will be closed from Monday 29 October 2012 through Friday 2 November for the building inspections. Please forgive us any inconvenience caused by this closure. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
The entire museum will be closed on Tuesday 12 June 2012 for exhibition preparation. Please forgive us any inconvenience caused by this closure. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
Since 2010, the NMWA has made its Touch the Museum app available for free at the iTunes App Store for use on iPhone and iPod Touch devices. This application is a viewing guide to the NMWA Permanent Collection galleries, and contains a wealth of content, including images of works from other museum collections, video footage from the NHK Archives, and on-site explanations of art works by the NMWA director and curators, and architectural historians.
Now, this same app is available for free download from the Google Play Store for use on Android devices. (click here for details). This means that Touch the Museum is available to smart phone users on iPhone, iPod Touch and Android devices. We hope that visitors will enjoy this new way to become more familiar with NMWA collection art works.
Please forgive us any inconvenience caused by this closure. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
The entire museum will be closed on Friday 25 June 2010 for exhibition preparation and building inspections.
" Napoli,la Bellezza e la Corte – Capolavori del Museo di Capodimonte, dal Rinascimento al Barocco" will be held from June 26 through September 26. The advanced tickets are available (started selling at the Museum's Information Desk).
Regarding the Brian Clark Lecture scheduled for 23 February (Tues.) in conjunction with Exhibition of Frank Brangwyn, unfortunately Mr. Clark's plans have changed and he will not be traveling to Japan at this time. We greatly regret any inconvenience caused by this cancellation. The lecture scheduled for 23 February (Tues.) Libby Horner will begin at 13:00. The lecture is scheduled to end at 14:30.
For further information about "Lectures/Symposium", please click here.
The entire museum will be closed to the public for the following periods due to investigations related to the NMWA's nomination for UNESCO World Heritage status.
The Permanent Collection Galleries located in the Main Building will be closed during the following period due to investigations related to the NMWA's nomination for UNESCO World Heritage status.
The Permanent Collection Galleries located in the New Wing will be open during this period.
Please forgive any inconvenience caused by this closure. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.
Notice: Admission will be free of charge from January 9 through February 14, 2010, both in appreciation of the public support of the activities involved in the registration of the NMWA Main Building on the UNESCO World Heritage list and in commemoration of the museum's 50th Anniversary.
"Exhibition of Frank Brangwyn" will be held from February 23 through May 30. The advanced tickets are available (started selling at the Museum's Information Desk).
The entire museum will be closed to the public for the following periods due to UNESCO World Heritage-related investigations.
Permanent Collection Galleries in the Main Building will be closed during the following time period due to UNESCO World Heritage-related investigations. Permanent Collection Galleries in the New Wing will be open during this period.
Plese see here for further details.
Your understanding of this matter would be appreciated.
"L'eredità dell'Impero romano"exhibition will be held from September 19 through December13. The advanced tickets are available (started selling at the Museum's Information Desk).
The Saturday 13 June lecture by Kazuyo Sejima, related to the exibition "Le Corbusier and the National Museum of Western Art," has been canceled due to the lecturer's circumstances."
The museum will be open throughout the above period.
TOUCH THE MUSEUM is an audio and visual guide using iPod Touch devices to enjoy the permanent collection of the National Museum of Western Art. Prior to the official start of TOUCH THE MUSEUM in the next fiscal year. the museum will run the program for a limited period of six days from 10 February 2009 through 15 February 2009.
The entire museum will be closed on February 27, 2009 (Friday) for exhibition preparation and building inspections.
We will provide New Year gifts for some of the first to arrive. Please come and enjoy our exhibitions.
A TV program focusing on the museum's core collection, the Matsukata Collection, and the collector Kojiro Matsukata will be featured.
"LES REVOLUTIONS DE L'AGE CLASSIQUE : LA PEINTURE EUROPEENNE DU XVIIeme SIECLE DANS LES COLLECTIONS DU MUSEE DU LOUVRE"exhibition will be held from February28 through June14. The advanced tickets are available (started selling at the Museum's Information Desk on Wednesday, December3).
New Wing closed from September 2007 through May 10 (Sun.) 2009.
All Permanent Collection Galleries closed from May 11 (Mon.) through June 3 (Weds) 2009.
NMWA have launched an online catalogue of the collection on the web site. The database covers the paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, decorative arts and books in the collection, including some "on deposit" items. Works of art can be searched by keyword, artist name, object title and collection number.
Displayed works can also be traced from their position in the gallery as noted on the Permanent Collection map of the galleries.
<bijutsukann.com> Web site is featuring a new regular column, "MOTTO SIRITAI! The Museum of Western Art." (The site is all in Japanese.). Click here to go to the site.
The entire museum will be closed on June 13, 2008 (Friday) for exhibition preparation and building inspections.
EPSON, the official partner of the National Museum of Western Art inaugurated OPEN museum site in EPSON site.
"Corot souvenirs et variations" exhibition will be held from June 14 through August 31. The advanced tickets are available (started selling on Monday, March 10). In addition, valuable pair tickets are also available.
The Japanese government announced on Monday, January 7, 2008, its decision to nominate the main building of the National Museum of Western Art for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The nomination for the building, designed by French architect Le Corbusier, is part of a nomination made by the governments of France and other countries for a number of Le Corbusier's architectural assets. Japan's nomination is based on the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee will decide whether to inscribe the museum building on the World Heritage List through its sessions and investigations after it receives the nomination.
French government is the main force behind the nomination of "Le Corbusier's architecture and urban planning." All of the nominated works, which are located throughout the world, would be registered as a single entry. Le Corbusier (1887-1965) is known as a master of modern architecture.
The French government plans to submit its nominating form of seven participating countries to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre by February 1, 2008.
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) will conduct a field survey during summer and autumn 2008.
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee will decide whether to inscribe the museum building on the World Heritage List at its 33rd session to be held around July 2009.
For further details, please click here. (PDF file about160KB)(Japanese only).
The French Government and The Foundation Le Corbusier are working together to register architectural works by Le Corbusier as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
We are very happy that the main building of the National Museum of Western Art has been included in the tentative World Heritage list. There will still be difficult times ahead until an official nomination is issue, followed by the World Heritage registration. We appreciate the efforts of all people who continue to love and support the museum. We will continue to work hard to make the museum available not just to the public in Japan but also to people throughout the world.
For further details on the Main Building, please click here.
The permanent collection galleries are partially closed through March 2009 (scheduled) due to renovation work for the new wing. The main building will remain open.
The National Museum of Western Art (Director: Masanori Aoyagi) has decided to implement "OPEN museum" project. The museum received a three-year sponsorship from Seiko Epson Corporation (President: Seiji Hanaoka) and Epson Sales Japan Corporation (President: Seiichi Hirano).
Saturday Arts (Doyo Bijutsu) is an experimental program in which participants can enjoy appreciating paintings and sculptures of the museum. Advanced booking is required. For further information, please check here.
Viewing hours are 1 p.m.-5:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Friday of every month.
Viewing is free of charge but only by advance reservation.
Those who would like to use the facility, please make reservations one day in advance via e-mail or by phone at 03-3828-5131. Your personal ID will be required to enter the room.


Listen up if you've done business with PG&E, now or in the past. The PG&E bankruptcy affects you in varying ways, as we explore below.
Should you keep doing business with PG&E? If you do are you going to get paid? When?
What about money PG&E owes you now – when and how will you get paid, and how much will you eventually get?
What about the contract or commercial real estate lease you have with them?
Or the union contract you are working under.
Should you sell your claim?
If you are a customer: yes, you have to pay your bill and no, the lights aren't going out – unless of course you don't pay your bill.
We can't answer all the possible questions about the PG&E bankruptcy here, but we'll provide an overview and help you decide if you need a lawyer.
PG&E filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on January 29, 2019 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division.
PG&E's bankruptcy cases have been assigned to Judge Dennis Montali, to be jointly administered under Case No. 19-30088. Note that Judge Montali presided over the first PG&E bankruptcy 18 years ago.
The initial filing lists $51.7 billion in debts and $71.4 billion in assets. That's relevant because, on these numbers, PG&E is solvent and a Chapter 11 plan should pay everyone with an allowed claim in full.
get important information and dates.
For additional information about the reorganization process, including press releases and FAQs, you can also visit PG&E's page on the case.
What's a Chapter 11 bankruptcy?
Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows a company to restructure its financial obligations while keeping the lights on (pun intended, apologize, moral imperative).
Almost all debts and financial obligations owed prior to the bankruptcy filing ("Pre-Filing Claims") are paid through a Chapter 11 plan ("Plan") that PG&E is expected to put forth as the bankruptcy case moves forward.
Prior to a Plan being approved by the Court (that approval is called "confirmation"), PG&E will operate as a "Debtor-in-Possession" under the supervision of the Bankruptcy Court. That means PG&E can continue to do business sort of as usual.
Creditors and vendors can continue to deal with PG&E with some assurance that claims for services rendered and good delivered after the case was filed will be paid timely (called "Post-Filing Claims"). For example, the Bankruptcy Court entered an Interim Order on January 31st authorizing PG&E to pay certain Pre-Filing lien claimants in the ordinary course of business (up to a maximum of $25,800,000.00), and granting administrative priority status to claims for deliveries to PG&E after the bankruptcy filing on Pre-Filing orders allowing them to be paid in the ordinary course of business.
But (and there are a lot of "buts" in Chapter 11), there are strings attached to these payments, and PG&E can challenge them at a later date.
Also, depending on the nature of the services rendered, goods delivered, and contracts and leases covering such goods and services (which may be "executory contracts"), they may or may not fall under the Interim Order. So, while PG&E may tell you they will gladly pay you on Tuesday for a hamburger today (does anyone remember J. Wellington Wimpy?), care should be taken to make sure.
PG&E has the exclusive right to propose a Plan until May 29, 2019, and the exclusive right to have that Plan approved by the Bankruptcy Court until July 28, 2019.
After that date, other groups or creditors can propose a competing plan.
Creditors' and shareholders' claims and interests will be sorted into classes under the Plan. Allowed claims and interests get to vote on whether to accept the Plan.
The Plan will be confirmed if the creditors in classes impaired by the Plan approve the Plan by at least 2/3 of the dollar amount of allowed claims voting in each class, and 1/2 of the number of the allowed claims voting in each class. Governmental regulatory agencies will also have a say on whether or not the Plan is approved, which is what makes this bankruptcy case even more complicated than the usual large Chapter 11.
Chapter 11 is complex, no getting around it.
For example, all claims are not created equal – Pre-Petition Claims for taxes, wages, salaries, commissions, vacation, severance, retiree benefits, contributions to employee benefit plans, deposits, and a host of others may be entitled to priority for payment in whole or part.
Some of these "Priority Claims" must be paid in full within a limited period of time.
Claims secured by collateral such as real estate, equipment and the like ("Secured Claims") are also separately treated. Secured claims may be entitled to either be paid the value of the collateral over time, or return of the collateral.
Often a Secured Claim will be split ("bifurcated") between a Secured Claim and an unsecured claim depending on the amount owed compared to the value of the collateral that secures the claim, giving the creditor claims in more than one class under the Plan for the same debt.
Such creditors may have the right to make an election under Section 1111(b) of the Bankruptcy Code to waive their unsecured rights and have their entire claim treated as secured regardless of the value of the collateral, but (another "but"), that is beyond the scope (way beyond) of this brief note.
Creditors may have pre-bankruptcy contracts or leases with PG&E that are called Executory Contracts. At some point, PG&E must either "assume" or "reject" them.
First, identifying whether or not you have an Executory Contract is no easy task.
Think you might have one of these Executory Contracts with PG&E? No problem.
Oh, and a union labor contract is, you guessed it, an Executory Contract, rejection of which is covered by a different Bankruptcy Code Section (§1113), which has spawned volumes of case law and comment.
One more thing. Maybe you dealt with PG&E, but they don't owe you any money at this point and you don't have a Pre-Petition Claim.
Well guess what – under the Bankruptcy Code, PG&E can "clawback" payments and other forms of transfers if certain conditions are met.
These are known as "avoidable transfers," and the look-back period can in some cases be up to 4 years (or even longer). And this is an important consideration before filing a Proof of Claim, which (among other things), waives your right to a jury trial.
Some may remember PG&E's 2001 Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a case where the author still receives occasional notices some 18 years later.
Most experts agree that this earlier bankruptcy was born out of the way California's public utilities were regulated by the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC), which (if memory serves) began requiring utilities like PG&E to supply as much power as customers wanted at rates determined by the CPUC.
A drought in 2001 limited PG&E's opportunities to buy inexpensive hydroelectric power, and as a result PG&E had to buy more expensive power from out of state suppliers, some of whom (allegedly) artificially manipulated the market to reduce supply and drive up prices.
It is estimated this eventually cost PG&E and California somewhere between $40 and $45 billion (See, Weare, Christopher (2003); The California Electricity Crisis: Causes and Policy Options; p. 3–4; San Francisco: Public Policy Institute of California.
PG&E emerged from bankruptcy in April 2004, after paying $10.2 billion to its hundreds of creditors. As part of the reorganization, PG&E's 5.1 million electricity customers had to pay above-market prices for several years.
Yes! Also not to be forgotten, PG&E is on probation as part of a criminal proceeding for its role in the San Bruno pipeline explosion in 2010.
While PG&E may take the position Judge Alsup doesn't have much latitude to change the terms of PG&E's probation in light of the bankruptcy filing, this criminal case will likely bear significantly on the outcome of PG&E's Bankruptcy Case.
If an investigation finds that PG&E recklessly operated and maintained power lines, the utility company could face murder, manslaughter or lesser charges in connection with recent deadly wildfires.
PG&E's Chapter 11 bankruptcy may take more than 2 years before a Plan is confirmed, and during that time there are a number of key events that will shape the outcome in addition to the Criminal Case.
For example, there is the role of regulatory agencies such as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC").
FERC is an independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of electricity, natural gas, and oil. FERC also reviews proposals to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and interstate natural gas pipelines as well as licensing hydropower projects.
(3) that the Bankruptcy Court, to the extent the automatic stay does not apply, exercise its powers under section 105 of the Bankruptcy Code and preliminarily and permanently enjoin any FERC Action.
There is a motion pending to "withdraw the reference," so that the FERC Adversary Proceeding can be heard by the District Court instead of the Bankruptcy Court, along with a number of motions by parties to some of the PPA's seeking to intervene in the FERC Adversary Proceeding.
The outcome of the FERC Adversary Proceeding will set an important precedent on PG&E's rights to control its fate, which in turn will drive the terms of the Plan.
Also, there will be hearings to determine the appointment of various committees of creditors, bond holders, and other interested parties (such as fire victims) who will have a significant voice in the Bankruptcy Case. And dates and deadlines will eventually be set by the Bankruptcy Court for such things as filing Proofs of Claims, assuming or rejecting Executory Contracts, and filing a Plan.
Should I just sell my Claim?
If you are a holding a Claim against PG&E, you may be contacted by a debt buyer (or claims trader) offering to pay you cash now to buy your Claim. Sounds good, but the contract you will be asked to sign must be carefully scrutinized, as it will likely contain a number of contingencies.
This author does not recommend selling a Claim under any circumstances without having a lawyer review the proposed contract.
If you have a Secured Claim, potential Executory Contract (including a real estate lease), potential priority claim, general unsecured claim, or face a potential Clawback, you should talk to a bankruptcy attorney with Chapter 11 experience.
A good place to start is is the California State Bar's list of certified bankruptcy specialists.
Many of those attorneys have significant Chapter 11 experience, and can assist you with assessing these complex issues.
You can reach Wayne by email at wsATwaynesilverlaw.com or by phone at (650) 282-5970 .
We hope to expand our discussion of PG&E's bankruptcy filing in the following days.


Grace | "A Stitch in Time"
As mentioned in the birthday post for Echo HERE, she started her first ever dance class this summer. It was a huge success. One of her favourite staff members ran the class, and she had nothing but fun.
We not only go the necessary dance shoes, but also picked up a little purple dance costume for class wear. Which of course was a huge hit.
With summer plans and such the YMCA decided to have TWO dance recitals. The first, luckily, the Friday before Karyn was to drive home so Echo had 4 people in the audience just for her. Ken, myself, Karyn and Trinity all came to watch.
Echo was the only pupil from her class to make that recital so she danced with Grace TWICE! They ran threw the performances twice to give everyone a good chance to see their child and take pictures.
Then at the end they received a little certificate… and some snacks! It was a lot of fun.
The following week there was a second performance in the gym. This time Echo was not the only one in her class AND her brothers came to show support!
It was fun to watch the dance again, and Echo was all fired up to sign up for the next session which runs until Christmas season! I will be sure to share images from that one as well!
Every once in a while I come across a freebie for the Kindle that is absolutely worth stopping and reading. Death Comes to Town by K.J. Emrick was most definitely one of these. This cozy mystery definitely came with a dose of paranormal all based in the small town Misty Hollow. Darcy Sweet has inherited a bookstore: Sweet Read from her great-aunt Millie who haunts her from time to time in a rather friendly, sometimes helpful way.
One of my favourite characters is Smudge the cat. There is the love interest… new cop in town Jon, the ex-husband Jeff… Darcy's sister (cop) Grace and more. The murder is early in the novel and relatively low stress. The romance is a wee bit predictable but cute and keeps you interested. I do like the characters in the town. I am personally quite in love with the small town characters you find in cozies.
There are 7 books in the Darcy Sweet Cozy Mystery series and I for one will be keeping an eye peeled to read more. While not a serious or deep read, Death Comes to Town is a terrific light read to enjoy in a sunny spot on a quiet afternoon. There is romance, mystery, a touch of divination or precognition AND of course the contemporary small town. I would definitely recommend it for a light read!


This dragon benefits the male of the family especially. That means the partriarch and sons of the family will benefit the most from it. It will also bless one with achievement, knowledge, advancement, fame, authority, power and status, and expect quick and excellent results. The dragon is a must for homes and offices. This is highly recommended for feng shui enthusiasts who are seeking for more success in life. Also if one is wishing to get pregnant with a son, this is the best display in the bedroom.


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We are seeking an experienced Rehearsal Director
We are seeking an experienced Rehearsal Director to support the delivery of our national and international tours.
The successful candidate will oversee all studio activity, working closely with the Artistic Director, guest choreographers and technical team to plan and implement the artistic process during the creation of new works and restaging/revival of existing works.
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The closing date for applications is 9am Monday 2nd March.
Interviews will take place in Leeds on Friday 6th March and Monday 9th March.
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Trump campaign wins legal battle in Pennsylvania to oversee vote counting
Mike Brest
Thu, 05 Nov 2020 11:56 UTC
US President Donald Trump
President Trump's legal team won a battle in Pennsylvania that will grant them closer access to vote counting in the state.
On Thursday, appellate Judge Christine Fizzano Cannon overturned a previous ruling that will allow them more access to watch those who are counting ballots in the vital swing state.
The judge's order demands that Philadelphia election officials allow:
"all candidates, watchers, or candidate representatives be permitted to be present for the canvassing process ... and be permitted to observe all aspects of the canvassing process within 6 feet, while adhering to all COVID-19 protocols, including, wearing masks and maintaining social distancing."
The Trump campaign declared the decision "a major victory for election integrity [and] election transparency," which came after they filed a lawsuit to stop the vote tallying until they were granted "meaningful access" to oversee the counting. The campaign filed a similar suit in Michigan, filed a separate lawsuit in Georgia, and plans to demand a recount in Wisconsin.
Justin Clark, a deputy campaign manager and senior counsel, said in a statement regarding the judge's ruling:
"In a major victory for election integrity, election transparency, all Pennsylvania voters, and the rule of law, the Trump Campaign has prevailed in our suit challenging our Republican poll watchers' complete lack of any meaningful access to the ballot processing and counting process.
"The eyes of the country are on Pennsylvania, but Pennsylvania Democrats, led by their radical left Secretary of State whose only goal is to steal this election from President Trump, has kept eyes off of the absentee ballot counting process. That ends now in Philadelphia.
"As a result of this incredible legal victory, the lower court's order has been reversed. Now, according to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 'all candidates, watchers, or candidate representatives' shall 'be permitted to be present for the canvassing process' and 'be permitted to observe all aspects of the canvassing process within 6 feet, while adhering to all COVID-19 protocols, including, wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.'
"For the good of the nation, every Pennsylvania county should follow the lead of this judge and provide access for observers to ensure transparency and integrity in Pennsylvania. That is the only way to ensure a fair, transparent election in which all Pennsylvania voters can have confidence their vote will count."
The president also celebrated the victory on social media, calling it a "big legal win."
The Trump campaign has already declared the president victorious in the state of Pennsylvania, even though no media outlet has called the race for either candidate.
Pennsylvania is one of only a handful of states that has not yet been called for either candidate. As of Thursday morning, Joe Biden appears to have a much clearer path to the White House than the president, and a victory in Pennsylvania would secure the election for the former vice president.
Comment: Not awaiting a legal and transparent voter count, Dems are hellbent in calling Pennsylvania for Biden:
As counting resumed on Wednesday, Trump's lead was a comfortable 400,000 votes. Dumps of mail-in ballots in Philadelphia since whittled that lead away.
Biden overtook Trump in the Keystone State on Friday morning, and is currently more than 5,500 votes ahead of Donald Trump. Though counting is still in progress, Decision Desk HQ, whose statistics are used by a number of news organizations, called the race to the White House for Biden, with Pennsylvania's 20 Electoral College votes bumping the former vice president above the 270 needed to win.
Though Biden is on the cusp of taking the White House, more than 135,000 votes remain outstanding in Pennsylvania, according to election officials there.
Once Pennsylvania is officially called for Biden, Trump's path to reelection all but closes. The president would need to win Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina, and rely on a recount or court intervention elsewhere.
As expected, Biden has effected a lead over Trump in Georgia as well:
The Democrat secured a 917-vote lead in the early hours of Friday after Clayton County, which is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, posted new results. That figure later grew to 1,097 after another batch of results was announced.
Ninety-nine percent of the ballots in the state have been counted. It's believed that there are also military absentee ballots that still need to be tabulated. Georgia has not voted blue since 1992, when Bill Clinton took the state.
Georgia law allows for a recount if the difference between both candidates is within half a percentage point.
Joe Biden pulled ahead of Donald Trump in Georgia by just over 1,000 votes on Friday morning, with more than 99 percent of ballots accounted for.
The Trump campaign said "we are confident we will find ballots improperly harvested."
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CVFET
Cyclic voltammetry ion sensitive field effect transistor
P. Bergveld first described the principle of an ion-selective field effect transistor (ISFET) based on the known MOSFET structure in a short paper "Development of an Ion-Sensitive Solid-State Device for Neurophysiological Measurements" (Bergveld P., 1970). Instead of applying a gate voltage like in usual MOSFET applications he immersed the transistor in an aqueous solution. Thus a double layer between the solution and the oxide of the transistor was formed that could induce a conductive channel between source and drain without applying a gate voltage. First experiments showed a dependance of the drain-source-current on the ion activity near this double layer.
In 1977 A.G. Revesz of the COMSAT Laboratories in Clarksburg, USA published a paper "On the mechanism of the ion-sensitive field effect transistor" (Revesz A.G., 1977) and presented therewith the fundamental build-up of an early ISFET and its function. He discovered that it was possible to control the channel width of the field effect transistor via charge injection on the SiO2 Layer.
M. Bos discovered a method for measuring pH with ISFETs ("The ion-sensitive field effect transistor in rapid acid-base titrations", Bos M., 1979). Therefore he replaced the gate metal with silicon nitride or a polymeric pH-selective membrane. Using an ISFET instead of a standard glass electrode, it was possible to execute the measurements up to five times faster and accuracies of +/- 1%.
In the following years, many variations and modifications of the ISFET concept were developed. On the one hand, the ISFET became an important substructure for biosensors, such as the ENFET (enzyme field effect transistor). With a thin polymer layer containing immobilized enzymes as gate electrode (Miyahara Y., 1985) allows to measure pH variations caused by the chemic reaction with the analyte ("The development and application of FET-based biosensors", Bergveld P., 1987).
Another milestone in the history of ISFETs was the invention of the so called reference field effect transistor (REFET). Its distinctive feature is the MISFET structure (metal insulator field effect transistor). Instead of an ion sensitive layer, the REFET gate consists of an insulator layer covered by a metal contact. For this reason, the channel width of the REFET is not dependent on the ion concentration of the electrolyte but determined by the applied gate potential. Its main operation purpose is the realization of a solid-state ISFET system. Thus the major drawback of pH-ISFETs - the need of a conventional Ag/AgCl reference electrode within a barrel filled with 3M KCl- can be eroded out, when using a ISFET/REFET system working in differential mode with an additional quasi-reference electrode (Errachid A., 1999) which can easily be integrated on the chip. As the REFETs output voltage is absolutely independent from the electrolyte, it can be used to compensate irregularities of reference electrodes. Furthermore it is possible to measure the REFET output without any substance, so errors in the REFET measurement point to errors in the substrate manufacturing process.
Also future applications of ISFETs, especially in the field of dynamic measurements were analysed ("Future Applications of ISFETs", Bergveld P., 1991). It was pointed out that ISFETs thanks to their quick response time and small size show their potential especially in dynamic applications, for example when used in flow-through cells.
In 1995, Kim and Sohn of KNU, South Korea, were the first to realize a method of measuring dissolved oxygen in aqueous solutions by implementing a noble metal electrode (NME) which surrounds the standard ISFET structure on a silicon chip (Sohn BK and Kim CS, 1996). As soon as a voltage of -700mV is applied to the NME, the dissolved oxygen becomes reduced to OH- ions which can be detected by the ISFET. This ISFET was fabricated by a conventional CMOS process: the gate electrode consists of 50nm SiO2 and 50nm SiN4, the NME of a 150nm thick platinum layer.
Lehmann et al. published a paper on "Simultaneous measurement of cellular respiration and acidification with a single CMOS ISFET" (Lehmann M. et al., 2001) where a system which facilitates the measurement of the pH value and the dissolved oxygen concentration at the same site is described. Like the O2-FET introduced by Kim and Sohn in 1996, this version was manufactured in CMOS technology using the same specifications for the ISFET of Kim and Sohn. Though Lehmann et al. succeeded to realize the NME using palladium instead of platinum. By this means it was possible to pass on the titanium glue layer, which was necessary to sputter platinum on the chip substrate.
In 2006 Wiest et al. presented a paper on finite elements method simulation of the novel nMOS O2-FET (Wiest J. et al., 2006). Under consideration of diffusion as mass transport, the simulation showed basically the same values as the test results with PBS.
Scientists from the Heinz Nixdorf - Lehrstuhl für Medizinische Elektronik of Technische Universität München introduced the idea of a so called CV-FET (cyclovoltammetry field effect transistor) based on the O2FET concept. The CV-FET allows the detection of concentrations of all substances that deliver hydroxide or hydrogen ions by reducing, as long as the reducing voltage is smaller than then the dissociation voltage of water (1200mV). As the NME voltage is slowly increased from -1200mV to 1200mV, the drain-source-current IDS is recorded and compared to experiments with other concentrations. The change of this current is proportional to the concentration of the reduced substance. An experiment with KMnO4 (Eminaga Y., 2009) in different concentrations showed variations of the drain-source-current in the range of 225µA/mM.
The knowledge in the field of ISFETs/O2-FETs/CV-FETs was integrated in the cellasys IMOLA-IVD system. The intelligent mobile lab offers the possibility to measure the vitality of living cells with a BioChip that uses, among others, ISFET and O2-FET sensors for the determination of the pH value and dissolved oxygen concentration of cell based assays.
The principle of the CV-FET was presented at the "IMCS 2012 - The 14th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors" including some new experiments with hydroquinone / quinone (Eminaga Y., 2012).
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Austin Lee, a native of Bloomington, Minnesota is a senior at Minnesota State, Mankato. Austin a goalie for the Maverick hockey team is double majoring in history and economics combined with a minor in math. Austin's future aspiration in academia is to pursue a joint JD PhD with an emphasis on economic analysis on the law.
After Russia withdrew from WWI, the Allied nations worried about Germany relocating its eastern front forces to the western front. Britain and France both urged the United States to militarily intervene in Russia to reopen the eastern front. Although President Wilson initially ignored this proposition of the Allied nations, he reconsidered in 1918 and ordered troops to Russia. Many scholars have examined the US intervention in Russia and debated why Wilson decided to use American troops in Russia. The preoccupation among historians as to why these troops were sent to Russia has caused them to overlook the underlying reasons the intervention failed. Sparked by the alleged 1919 mutiny in North Russia, Wilson was forced to consider withdrawing troops from Russia, which eventually occurred in 1920. With the withdrawal of U.S troops, the intervention in North Russia proved to be unsuccessful because Wilson gave British commanders control over U.S. troops, he refused to send reinforcements to north Russia, and he refused to define the ultimate goal of the expeditionary force, which ultimately crippled American troop morale.
Lee, Austin (2011) "US Intervention in Russia 1918-1920: the Forgotten Mutiny," Journal of Undergraduate Research at Minnesota State University, Mankato: Vol. 11 , Article 4.


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'1917': Meet The Cast and Creative Team Behind New WWI Film
The film follows two soldiers sent on a dangerous journey through enemy territory to deliver a vital message to save 1,600 soldiers.
Tom Sables
2nd October 2019 at 1:03pm
Sam Mendes on set with lead actors, George McKay and Dean-Charles Chapman (Picture: EOne).
The next war film arriving on British screens showcases Director Sam Mendes' vision to a war story in one engaging continuous shot.
1917 was shot in Salisbury Plain earlier in the year and follows two soldiers sent on a dangerous journey through enemy territory to deliver a vital message to save 1,600 soldiers.
The film is based on the spirit of a story Sam Mendes' grandfather had told him about his time serving in the First World War.
The director wanted the film to show what these men went through, the sacrifices and the sense of believing in something greater than themselves.
For the first time in his career, Sam Mendes' co-wrote the screenplay for the movie alongside Krysty Wilson-Cairns.
WWI Film Seen In The Making In Glasgow
Tom Cruise Takes To The Skies In The Trailer For 'Top Gun 2'
The two lead actors George Mackay and Dean-Charles Chapman underwent 5 months of military training before shooting for the film began.
This included training in full WW1 uniforms, including hobnail boots.
Alongside the two young actors, other stars who play military men in the film include Richard Madden, Benedict Cumberbatch and Colin Firth.
1917 is released in cinemas on January 10, 2020.


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Film censors under fire for failure to stub out smoking on screen
Tobacco researchers have attacked "incompetent" film regulators and "insouciant" politicians for failing to act upon evidence suggesting that teenagers are being lured into smoking by seeing it in movies.
The call by the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies for a "complete overhaul" of film regulation to protect young people "from pervasive and highly damaging imagery" has been rejected despite compelling evidence.
"Smoking in films remains a major and persistent driver of smoking uptake among children and young people, which the actions of irresponsible film makers, incompetent regulators and insouciant politicians are abjectly failing to control," wrote Alison Lyons and John Britton from the centre.
Researchers at the University of Bristol found that 15-year-olds most exposed to films in which characters smoked were 73 per cent more likely to have tried a cigarette, and nearly 50 per cent more likely to be a current smoker, than those who watched the fewest films featuring smoking.
The links are even starker when analysed alongside comparable international studies: viewing smoked-filled films more than doubles the risk of a teenager experimenting with cigarettes and increases the risk of current smoking by two-thirds.
This latest research, published in Thorax, has triggered calls for films that feature smoking to be automatically classified as 18 and to be regarded as dangerous as illicit drugs and violence. Stricter regulations over the past decade have limited tobacco advertising on TV, in shops and magazines but this does not extend to smoking imagery in films.
Smoking has played a symbolic role in films: think James Dean in Easy Rider and John Travolta and his T-Birds in Grease. But health experts say most smoking is unnecessary to the plot and characters, yet glamorises a health hazard to impressionable youngsters.
A Department of Culture, Sports and Media spokesman said: "The Government believes the current arrangements provide sufficient control on the depiction of smoking in films and a total ban would be a disproportionate interference. This action would undermine the credibility, and therefore the quality, of domestically produced films."