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An optimized method of operating a palladium-copper alloy membrane in the generation of pure hydrogen from a fossil fuel reformate and the like in a controlled high temperature range of from about 470° C. to 600° C., achieving substantially constant hydrogen permeation flux flow rate over that range and without the development of leakage breaks.
1. A method of controlling a palladium-copper alloy membrane in the generation of pure hydrogen from a fossil fuel reformate, that comprises, permeating hydrogen from the reformate through a surface of a leak-free palladium-copper alloy membrane of composition adjusted to be of substantially 54 to 58 weight percentage of palladium and 46 to 42 weight percentage of copper, respectively, and mounted with a porous-oxide support in direct contact with said membrane surface; and controlling the temperature to which the membrane is subjected during said permeation to operation in the range of from about 470° C. to about 600° C., wherein substantially constant hydrogen flux is permeated through the membrane over said temperature range and without leakage breakage.
2. A method of separating hydrogen from a gas mixture containing hydrogen in a temperature range from about 470° C. to about 600° C., that comprises, permeating the hydrogen through a leak-free palladium-copper alloy membrane of composition adjusted to be optimized both for permeability rate and resistance to leakage breakage during operation in said temperature range, and mounted with a porous-oxide support in direct contact therewith; and controlling the temperature to which the membrane is subjected while being permeated by a stable flux of pure hydrogen to confine said operation to said temperature range.
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7. In the generation of pure hydrogen from a fossil fuel reformate, a cell having a controller of temperature in the range of about 470° C. to about 570° C. and mounting therein a leak-free membrane consisting of a palladium copper alloy having a surface through which hydrogen is permeated and provided with a porous oxide-bearing support in direct contact with said surface of the membrane, the membrane having a composition adjusted to be of substantially 54 to 58 weight percentage of palladium and 46 to 42 weight percentage of copper, respectively.
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This invention relates to palladium-copper alloy hydrogen-permeable membranes, being more particularly concerned with their optimal operation in the generation of pure-hydrogen from fossil fuel reformates in a controlled temperature range from 500° C. to 600° C., obtaining high hydrogen permeability while maintaining little or preferably substantially no impurity leakage through the membrane. The methodology involved is applicable to conducting the reforming reaction in situ with the membrane separation in a membrane reactor, maximizing both conversion of the hydrocarbon and obtaining high recovery of the product hydrogen. The method is likewise applicable to permeation of pure hydrogen from fossil fuel reformates having sulfur contamination, such as hydrogen sulfide.
By way of background, reference is made to the D. L McKinley U.S. Pat. No. 3,439,474 (1969) and U.S. Pat. No. 3,350,845 (1967) and to a publication entitled "Hydrogen permeability of Palladium-Copper membranes over a wide range of temperatures and pressures" by B. H. Howard, R. P. Killmeyer, M. V. Ciocco, B. D. Morreale, R. M. Enick and F. Bustamante, Conference proceedings of the National Hydrogen Association's 14th annual U.S. Hydrogen Conference in Washington D.C., March, 2003 all incorporated herein by reference. The "474" Patent relates to hydrogen diffusion barrier foils (herein also called membranes) "consisting essentially of an alloy of palladium and from about 30 to 60 weight percent copper, said alloy having a metallographic crystalline structure which is at least partially body-centered . . . ". (Col. 3, lines 41–45); and it describes in detail the advantage, for achieving the highest hydrogen permeability, of operating the alloy (Col. 6, lines 22–24), in the ordered metallographic body-centered crystalline alloy structure (also commonly called bcc) over the face-centered crystalline structure (also commonly called fcc). The above referenced Howard publication further verifies the speculations put forth in the McKinley "474" patent, and additionally states, applicable references in parentheses, that "Pd—Cu alloys have exhibited resistance to sulfur poisoning upon exposure to H2-rich retentate streams containing H2S levels of up to 5 ppm [9]., 1000 ppm [10] and (at temperatures greater than 773K) intermittent exposure to 10,000 ppm [7]." (Page 2, 1st paragraph, next-to-last sentence).
Accordingly, the alloys of the present invention, later described, when limited to operate at a controlled temperature in the preferred range from about 500° C. (773K) to 600° C., are resistant to sulfur-contaminated fossil fuel reformates, including, but not limited to, steam reformed or partially oxidized diesel fuel or partially oxidized or gasified coal.
The simultaneous permeation of pure hydrogen through palladium alloy (including Pd/Cu) membranes during steam reforming of fossil fuels, including hydrocarbons, has the advantage of simultaneously producing high purity hydrogen in a single reaction step. Further, in contrast to conventional reforming at higher temperatures of the order of about 800° C., a more moderate reforming high temperature of 500° C. to 600° C. actually suffices in the important cases of simultaneously reacting steam with a hydrocarbon and permeating pure hydrogen therefrom through a palladium copper alloy membrane.
I have found that during my testing of palladium copper alloy membranes in the selected temperature range from about 500° C. to 600° C.—particularly those alloys later described for the purposes of the present invention—, that leakage through the membranes rapidly occurs which is apparently induced by the high temperature. More specifically and as outlined in the examples below, I have found that the commonly employed 60 weight % Pd/40 weight % Cu alloy (herein 60Pd/40Cu) can only be reliably operated to a maximum temperature in the range from 450° C.–500° C., but that above those temperatures, leakage to impurities rapidly develops and increases in magnitude as the membrane is cycled between the safe temperature range below about 500° C. and this newly determined damaging temperature range above 500° C. Thus it follows, for example, that in order to maintain the 60Pd/40Cu membrane leak free, it must be maintained at a temperature below about 500° C. and preferably at or below about 450° C.
Under the presumption that the observed temperature induced leakage breakage occurs due to the phase change of the 60Pd/40Cu alloy from the fully bcc phase to a full or partial fcc phase, further experiments were undertaken with different Pd/Cu alloy compositions which the above referenced "474" patent teaches to maintain a bcc phase at higher temperatures than the 60Pd/40Cu alloy of the prior art. It was thus determined that Pd/Cu alloys with slightly higher than 40 weight percent of copper not only exhibited higher damaging temperatures (said temperature which depends on the exact alloy composition) as speculated, but that, in a very critical range of composition and operating temperature range, the alloys of the present invention exhibit higher hydrogen permeability than the 60Pd/40Cu alloy. Thus I have discovered a superior group of Pd/Cu alloys when compared to the 60Pd/40Cu, specifically with a critical composition of 54–58 weight % Pd with the balance substantially Cu. This group of alloy compositions can be safely operated in a temperature range between about 500° C. and about 600° C. (depending on the exact alloy) without leakage breakage and in the range from above about 550° C. to about 600° C. wherein the alloy maintains a higher hydrogen permeability rate than the prior art 60Pd/40Cu alloy which itself develops leakage breakage over this range of temperatures. This finding is surprising in the view of the prior teaching in the McKinley "474" patent showing the 60Pd/40Cu alloy as having the highest permeability amongst the family of Pd/Cu alloys in the 30–60 weight percent copper range at 350° C.
In accordance with the discoveries underlying the present invention, it is thus found that palladium-copper alloy membranes can be maintained leak-free by carefully controlling the temperature that the membrane is subjected to during operation to a composition dependent value between about 500° C. and 600° C. The exact maximum "damaging" temperature, moreover, is dependent on the specific alloy composition in question, and generally occurs at some point in the region where hydrogen permeation decreases with increasing temperature as shown in
The invention is primarily directed to this novel performance over prior art recommended 60Pd/40Cu alloys, as will later be detailed.
It is therefore a principal object of the present invention to provide a new and improved method of optimally operating critical weight percentage ratio Pd/Cu alloy membranes in the generation of pure hydrogen, as from a fossil fuel reformate, at controlled high temperatures, fluctuating in about the 470° C. to 600° C. range.
A further object is to provide such optimal operation wherein the hydrogen flux permeability remains substantially constant over such temperature range and is not subject to the rapid flux decline over prior art Pd/Cu alloy ratios.
Still another object is to provide a novel critical weight percentage alloy Pd/Cu ratio membrane that specifically enables the optimal operating method of the invention and over said temperature range, and additionally maintains the membrane leak free throughout said range.
Other and further object will be explained hereinafter and are more particularly delineated in the appended claims.
In summary, however, from one of its important aspects, the invention embraces a method of controlling a palladium-copper alloy membrane in the generation of pure hydrogen from a fossil fuel reformate, that comprises, permeating hydrogen from the reformate through a palladium-copper alloy of composition adjusted to be of substantially 54 to 58 weight percentage of palladium and 46 to 42 weight percentage of copper, respectively; and controlling the temperature to which the membrane is subjected during said permeation to operation in the range of from about 470° C. to about 600° C., wherein substantially constant hydrogen flux is permeated by the membrane over said temperature range and without leakage breakage.
Preferred and best mode embodiments and designs are later presented in detail.
The invention will now be described in connection with the accompanying drawing—a
As before explained, the prior art recommended 60 wt % Pd/40 wt % Cu alloy of McKinley, while showing high hydrogen permeability to hydrogen at 350° C. and increasing permeation with increasing temperature up to a range between 400° C. and 450° C., has been found to suffer a rather rapid decline in permeation at higher temperatures—particularly steep decline as shown in the "60Pd/40Cu" curve [rectangular plots] in the graph of
By slightly, but critically, varying of the Pd/Cu weight percentage ratio from the before-mentioned prior art from 60Pd/40Cu to the range of about 58–54Pd/42–46Cu, the remarkable results of the invention are obtained—where, instead of the steep fall in hydrogen flux permeation of the 60Pd/40Cu prior art alloy, substantially constant and slightly increasing hydrogen flux permeation is achieved over the about 450° C. to about 570° C. temperature range of optimal operation as shown by the "57Pd/43Cu (triangle plots) and the 55Pd/45Cu (diamond plots)". It should also be observed that at temperatures above the "cross over" points of the 60Pd/40Cu curve with the 55Pd/45Cu curve, the latter exhibits higher hydrogen permeability than the prior art alloy.
The following examples describe tests that proved the novel operational results above described.
A 55 wt % Pd/45 wt % Cu membrane 25 microns thick with 0.38 cm2 active area was mounted in a membrane test cell with an aluminum oxide porous fabric support directly in contact with the permeate side of the membrane. The hydrogen permeation at 450° C. and a 100 psig upstream hydrogen pressure permeating to ambient was 4.9 cc/min. At 550° C., the permeation rate at the same hydrogen pressure condition was 6.7 cc/min. The membrane remained leak tight to nitrogen permeation at a pressure condition of 100 psig nitrogen.
A control sample membrane of the prior art 60 wt % Pd/40 wt % Cu 25 microns thick was tested in the same test cell. At 450° C., the permeation was determined, under a 50 psig hydrogen partial pressure permeating to ambient, to be equal to 11.9 cc/min. Although not measured, the corresponding calculated hydrogen permeation at 100 psig permeating to ambient is expected to be about 19.5 cc/min. At 500° C., the hydrogen permeability at the same pressure condition was found to be equal to 8.3 cc/min, corresponding to a permeation rate at 100 psig of 13.6 cc/min. At 550° C., the hydrogen permeability was found to be 3.9 cc/min, corresponding to a 100 psig value of 6.4 cc/min or just slightly below the value for the 55Pd/45Cu alloy above. After the excursion to 550° C. (where it was held for 24 hours), the nitrogen permeability through the 60/40 Pd/Cu alloy was measured at 450° C. to be 1.6 cc/min at with an applied 100 psig nitrogen pressure differential.
This example thus illustrates two membranes with more or less equal flux at 550° C., but the optimal membrane being determined to be the 55 wt % Pd/45 wt % Cu due to the better leak performance at this temperature.
By way of a second example, a defect free 25 micron thick 60 wt % Pd/40 wt % Cu membrane was subjected to thermal cycling tests while under a pure hydrogen atmosphere permeating from 50 psig to ambient pressure. The membrane area was 0.38 cm2 and was supported by a layer of porous aluminum oxide material. The thermal cycles were conducted by rapidly raising the membrane from 450° C. to 600° C. in about 10 minutes time, holding the membrane at 600° C. for several minutes and then rapidly cooling the membrane back to 450° C. over about 5 minutes time. The hydrogen permeation was occasionally measured at 600° C. and generally was very low, 1.7 cc/min, verifying a transition into the fully fcc phase regime. Immediately after each cycle, the membrane was thoroughly purged on both sides with nitrogen and then subjected to a 100 psi differential pure nitrogen pressure and the nitrogen permeability rate was measured. After the nitrogen permeability was measured, the membrane was returned to a permeating condition on pure hydrogen and the test repeated. The following table shows the results of these thermal cycles:
This invention thus provides a method for separating hydrogen from a gas mixture containing hydrogen in a temperature range between, say about 500 to 600° C., consisting of utilizing an alloy of Pd and Cu of an optimum composition from both a standpoint of hydrogen permeability rate and breakage leakage. The optimum alloy composition is selected in the range between about 40 to 50 weight % copper, with the balance palladium—preferably substantially of about 54 to 58 wt % Pd and 46 to 42 wt % Cu respectively. This method is, as before indicated, applicable to steam-reforming of gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons, the latter including diesel oil, as well as coal and any other fuels which may contain various amounts of sulfur.
Further modifications will occur to those skilled in this art and such are considered to fall within the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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RAAF Base Wagga
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|RAAF Base Wagga
Wagga Wagga Airport
RAAF Wagga Coat of Arms
Entry to RAAF Base Wagga Wagga
|Airport type
|Department of Defence
|Wagga Wagga City Council
|Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
|Forest Hill, New South Wales
|Elevation AMSL
|724 ft / 221 m
|35°09′55″S 147°27′59″E / 35.16528°S 147.46639°ECoordinates: 35°09′55″S 147°27′59″E / 35.16528°S 147.46639°E
RAAF Base Wagga (formerly RAAF Base Forest Hill) is located 5.8 nautical miles (10.7 km; 6.7 mi) southeast[1] of the New South Wales town of Wagga Wagga, in the suburb of Forest Hill.
The Royal Australian Air Force no longer controls the airfield which, although still owned by the Commonwealth of Australia, is currently leased to the Wagga Wagga City Council. Although military aircraft still use it, the airfield is now called Wagga Wagga Airport.[2]
Until the start of 2008, the base belonged to the Air Force's Ground Training Wing. It is now home to Headquarters RAAF College (RAAFCOL) and to the No 1 Recruit Training Unit (1RTU), the Air Force's basic recruit training school.[3]
The base continues to be the main ground training base for airmen and airwomen of the technical, administration and logistics trades, as well as the location for initial courses for Administration and Logistics officers. The main postgraduate promotion courses are also conducted at the base. In addition, Air Force, Army and Navy personnel undertake technical airworthiness training at the RAAF School of Technical Training (RAAFSTT). Also, 3 Wing Australian Air Force Cadets uses RAAF Base Wagga to hold its biannual promotion courses (January and July).
While no flying squadrons are based at Wagga, a number of decommissioned RAAF and Army aircraft, including a GAF Nomad[4] and several Aermacchi MB-326 airframes have been allocated to RAAFSTT for use as ground training aids and remain on site.[5] The unit also acquired three Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner airframes in 1999 which were found to in 2005 contain asbestos, raising concerns about hazardous exposure by military instructors, trainees and civilian staff.[6]
|Unit short name
|Full name
|Force Element Group
|Headquarters RAAF College
|Air Force Training Group
|Combat Support Unit Wagga
|Combat Support Group
|RAAF School of Technical Training
|Air Force Training Group
|RAAF School of Administration and Logistics Training
|Air Force Training Group
|School of Postgraduate Studies
|Air Force Training Group
|No 1 Recruit Training Unit
|Air Force Training Group
Aircraft on display[edit]
The aircraft located next to the RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre, they are not officially part of the heritage centre but are officially part of RAAF Base Wagga as gate guardians.
- Dassault Mirage III, located as a gate guardian at RAAF Base Wagga in the 1980s.[7][8]
- CAC Sabre
- CAC Winjeel
- Gloster Meteor
- English Electric Canberra, which flew during the Vietnam War and located as a gate guardian at RAAF Base Wagga in the 1980s.[7]
Gate guardians[edit]
A3-41 Dassault Mirage III in No. 77 Squadron RAAF livery.
A84-235 English Electric Canberra Mk 20 in No. 2 Squadron RAAF livery.
See also[edit]
- ^ a b YSWG – Wagga Wagga (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 29 May 2014, Aeronautical Chart
- ^ "Effective Regional Aviation Services-An Airport perspective". Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government. Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ 1RTU was relocated from RAAF Base Edinburgh.[when?]
- ^ "ADF Serials - Army A18 GAF N22B/N24A Nomad". Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "CNAPG individual aircraft history page - Aermacchi MB326". Clyde North Aeronautical Preservation Group. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Asbestos Discovered At RAAF Base Wagga (Australian Defence Force Press Release)". Scoop Media. 3 March 2005. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ a b Glover, Ben (29 April 2011). "Forest Hill RAAF aircraft relics get a makeover". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "Wagga Wagga R.A.A.F. Museum". Tourism Internet. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
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The "new sheriff in town," was how Brandon Prust playfully was labelled back in mid-September during an appearance on the RDS hockey gabfest L'Antichambre.
Four months later, his badge not a star but a giant CH on his chest, Prust showed that the Canadiens equipment crew had given their lawman a pair of gloves a size too large, given how quickly they fell off his hands during the Habs' season-opener Saturday against Toronto.
Prust and Maple Leafs enforcer Mike Brown locked up precisely seven minutes into the visitors' 2-1 Bell Centre victory, exchanging closed-fist unpleasantries at centre ice.
The 28-year-old Canadiens winger scored the free-swinging decision, coming on just his second shift with the Habs, when he yanked the jersey over Brown's head and the officials jumped in.
"The fight was half-decent," Prust said in self-critique, this not the first time he's thrown down with Brown. "He's a tough kid and we battled back and forth. The refs jumped in kind of early, I would have liked it to be a little longer."
He grinned.
"Maybe next time."
That wasn't even the start of Prust's fun, coming in his first game since signing a four-year, $10-million contract as an unrestricted free agent via the New York Rangers on July 1.
In Saturday's emotional pregame opening ceremony, Prust was the first Canadien to skate from the Zamboni entrance to hold aloft the team's ceremonial torch, taking it at centre ice from captain Brian Gionta.
"That was awesome," he said. "To be part of that is quite an honour, just skating out there, the fans going crazy. Just to take the torch from Gio was something I'll never forget."
A few minutes later, on his first shift 46 seconds into the game, Prust appeared to have scored his maiden goal as a Canadien, sweeping the puck as he fell past Toronto goalie Ben Scrivens.
Unfortunately, linemate Ryan White was backing into Scrivens at that moment, being called for goaltender interference to nullify the goal.
(In fact, this should have been Prust's second uncounted goal as a Canadien; he literally bulled goalie Peter Budaj into the net on Thursday while scoring in an intra-squad scrimmage.)
Prust finished Saturday with three hits, a blocked shot, a take-away and 10: 09 of ice time on 17 shifts, his only shot at the Toronto goal blocked en route.
"It was fun. Obviously it would have been a little more fun with a win, but it felt pretty good out there," he said Monday following a Bell Centre practice, the Cana-diens preparing for Tuesday's game against the visiting Florida Panthers.
"We're getting to know each other, me being new and a couple other new guys. But we're skating well and I think we're just going to get better from here."
The line of Prust, White and Colby Armstrong had more grit than a hardware store's sandpaper aisle. Prust lifted the crowd out of their seats during his dance with Brown, and he's very quickly becoming a fan favourite.
He'll never hesitate to shed his mitts should the occasion suggest it will turn the tide for his team, or should a teammate need defending.
With the Rangers last season, Prust fought an NHL lead-equalling 20 times. He scrapped 18, 25 and 16 times the three seasons before that, 2009-10 split between Calgary and New York, 2008-09 between Calgary and Phoenix.
There was some talk postgame with Habs netminder Carey Price about the snow kicked up at Toronto goalie Scrivens by Tomas Plekanec, resulting in a power play that yielded what ultimately was the Leafs' winning goal.
Price said he'd seek no retribution himself for such a snowy shower.
"That's not my job, No. 8 will take care of it," he said, nodding toward Prust's stall.
"He's getting pretty comfortable, huh?" Prust said of his goalie with a laugh, so informed. "If I'm out on the ice and even if I'm not, if someone's going to take some liberties with Carey, I'm going to make sure that they know I'm around."
By the look of practice, Prust won't have the same roughneck teammates Tuesday against the Panthers.
If Monday trios remain intact, Prust will line up with 18-year-old Alex Galchenyuk and 20-year-old Brendan Gallagher, veterans of one NHL game - Galchenyuk's on Saturday.
"I'll get on pucks and try to get it to them," Prust said of his role. "There's some skill over there. My job is just to create some room and some energy for them, to hunt down pucks and try to get it to them."
Practice had followed Prust's first Canadiens team photo, for which he stepped into the second row between Max Pacioretty and Davey Desharnais.
He's been in other team shots during stops in Calgary, Phoenix, Calgary again and New York. But Monday's, Prust said, might have been the best organized, the Cana-diens marketing department using a large mug-shot chart to direct every player and executive.
"This one was a little more on time. In New York, we always had to wait a half-hour for (Rangers owner James) Dolan. Torts would be losing it," he said of notoriously short-fused Rangers coach John Tortorella.
And just the thought of Torts going bananas - one of the great things in hockey - had him laughing again.
dstubbs@ montrealgazette.com Twitter: @Dave_Stubbs


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CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 08/29/14 -- Serinus Energy Inc. ("Serinus", "SEN" or the "Company") (TSX: SEN)(WARSAW: SEN), is pleased to announce that its updated corporate presentation is now available on its website at www.serinusenergy.com in the Investor Centre.
About Serinus
Serinus is an international upstream oil and gas exploration and production company with a diversified portfolio of projects in Ukraine, Brunei, Tunisia, Romania and Syria and with a risk profile ranging from exploration in Brunei, Romania and Syria to production and development in Ukraine and Tunisia. The common shares of the Company trade under trading symbol "SEN" on both the WSE (Warsaw Stock Exchange) and the TSX.
In Ukraine, Serinus owns an effective 70% interest in KUB-Gas LLC through its 70% shareholding of KUBGas Holdings Limited. The assets of KUB-Gas LLC consist of 100% interests in five licences near to the City of Lugansk in the northeast part of Ukraine. Four of the licences are gas producing.
In Tunisia, Serinus owns a 100% working interest in the Chouech Essaida, Ech Chouech, Sanrhar and Zinnia concessions, and a 45% working interest in the Sabria concession. Four of the concessions are currently producing oil or gas.
In Romania, Serinus has a 60% working interest in the onshore Satu Mare concession, a 2,949 square kilometre exploration and development block, in northwestern Romania.
In Brunei, Serinus owns a 90% working interest in a production sharing agreement which gives the Company the right to explore for and produce oil and natural gas from Block L.
In Syria, Serinus holds a participating interest of 50% in the Syria Block 9 production sharing contract which provides the right to explore for and, upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, to produce oil and gas from Block 9, a 10,032 square kilometre area in northwest Syria. The Company has an agreement to assign a 5% ownership interest to a third party which is subject to the approval of Syrian authorities, and which, if approved, would leave the Company with a remaining effective interest of 45% in Syria Block 9. Serinus declared force majeure, with respect to its operations in Syria, in July 2012.
The main shareholder of the Company is Kulczyk Investments S.A., an international investment house founded by Polish businessman Dr. Jan Kulczyk.
For further information, please refer to the Serinus website (www.serinusenergy.com).
Translation: This news release has been translated into Polish from the English original.
Forward-looking Statements: This release may contain forward-looking statements made as of the date of this announcement with respect to future activities that either are not or may not be historical facts. Although the Company believes that its expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date hereof, any potential results suggested by such statements involve risk and uncertainties and no assurance can be given that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Various factors that could impair or prevent the Company from completing the expected activities on its projects include that the Company's projects experience technical and mechanical problems, there are changes in product prices, failure to obtain regulatory approvals, the state of the national or international monetary, oil and gas, financial, political and economic markets in the jurisdictions where the Company operates and other risks not anticipated by the Company or disclosed in the Company's published material. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature, they involve inherent risks and uncertainties and actual results may vary materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statement. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in this announcement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this announcement, unless required by law.
Suite 1500, 700-4th Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Telephone: +1-403-264-8877 Al Shafar Investment Building, Suite 123, Shaikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAE Telephone: +971-4-339-5212 Nowogrodzka 18/29, 00-511 Warsaw, Poland Telephone: +48 (22) 414 21 00
Serinus Energy Inc. - Canada
Norman W. Holton
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Jakub J. Korczak
Vice President Investor Relations & Managing Director CEE
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Use of U.S. dollar in Iraq being reduced to stimulate local currency, economy
Feb 3, 2010
U.S. currency may soon become difficult to find in Iraq as part of an effort to protect Soldiers and increase the value of the Iraqi dinar.
Army Family Action Plan on target for 2010
Feb 2, 2010
FORT McPHERSON, Ga. (Feb. 2, 2010) - In early January, 96 Department of the Army delegates from across the nation selected 16 of 82 pending quality-of-life issues to resolve through the Army Family Action Plan Process. The AFAP process is the principal Army program Army leaders use to enhance the quality of life for Soldiers and their Family members. The delegates who attended the DA-level conference represented the entire Army Family - Active and Reserve Component Soldiers, leaders, Family members, retirees and DA civilians.
Soldiers, civilians compete in Baghdad 'Iron Chef' competition
Jan 31, 2010
With only an hour to prepare, cook and display a top-notch meal, four teams of Soldiers and Kellogg Brown & Root employees from Victory Base Complex raced around the kitchen on Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq.
New group of wounded vets returns to Iraq
Jan 31, 2010
Six wounded warriors stepped off a C-130 Hercules in Baghdad, Jan. 31, and took their first steps in Iraq after being severely wounded the last time they were here. It was the fourth time wounded servicemembers returned to Iraq as part of Operation Proper Exit.
Louisiana maintenance team keeps vehicles on road
Jan 30, 2010
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION BASRA, Iraq - The 546th Maintenance Support Team out of Fort Polk, La., keeps vehicles at Contingency Operating Location Basra, Iraq, mission ready and on the road.
Operations company maintains presence at Basra during transition
Jan 30, 2010
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION BASRA, Iraq - The 159th Seaport Operations Company, an inland cargo transfer company, is directly responsible for the Central Receiving and Shipping Point at Contingency Operating Location Basra, Iraq.
Military officials, Muslims renovate mosque at Taji
Jan 30, 2010
CAMP TAJI, Iraq - Two officials with the 155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) began supervising the renovations of the mosque Jan. 1 at Camp Taji, Iraq.
Iraqi Soldiers test skills in mass casualty exercise at Taji
Jan 30, 2010
CAMP TAJI, Iraq - U.S. military medics held a mass casualty simulation for Iraqi Army medics to exercise their combat medicine skills Jan. 27 at Camp Taji, Iraq. Medics with the 96th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) conducted two three-day combat medicine courses for the Iraqi Army medics prior to the MASCAL exercise.
More than 3,000 Soldiers moved in first fixed-wing redeployment out of Taji
Jan 30, 2010
CAMP TAJI, Iraq - More than 3,000 Soldiers participated in the first fixed-wing redeployment operation out of Camp Taji, Iraq, Jan. 27.
Adder hosts equal opportunity course
Jan 30, 2010
Camp Adder, Iraq - For the first time in two years, a unit Equal Opportunity Leaders' course was held at Camp Adder, Iraq, graduating 19 students Jan. 8.
Lewis team partners with tribe to restore salmon habitat
Jan 29, 2010
Laboring to continue upstream, a lone chum salmon spent its last moments of life being revered and celebrated by a gathering of people along the shore of Muck Creek in Roy, Wash.
New Fort Lewis program helps families with deployment stress
Jan 29, 2010
FORT LEWIS, Wash. - When Soldiers, Airmen and Sailors deploy to hostile environments around the globe, they expect to experience stress. For the families they leave behind, finding help to prepare them for the difficulties of separation and the anxiety of having loved ones in combat can be daunting. A new program on Fort Lewis aims to provide valuable training and coping strategies for military families.
Fort Lewis building standards go for the green
Jan 29, 2010
FORT LEWIS, Wash. - Believe it or not, the technology to create an energy-independent lifestyle already exists, and the Army is pioneering ways for it to become a reality, in part through its strict green building standards.
Fort Lewis stands by commitment
Jan 29, 2010
FORT LEWIS, Wash. - The Army is putting its money where its heart is through its commitment to Soldiers and families via the Army Family Covenant. In a time of widespread budget constraints, senior Army leadership continues to fund robust growth in programs and facilities under the covenant, including many visible on Fort Lewis.
Joint-base ceremony to begin new chapter for Lewis, McChord
Jan 29, 2010
FORT LEWIS, Wash. - Joint Base Lewis-McChord will begin its history at 10 a.m. Monday when Col. Thomas H. Brittain cases the colors of Fort Lewis' U.S. Army Garrison and unfurls those of the Joint Base Garrison.
Nothing like free entertainment, giveaways to chase away those winter blues
Jan 29, 2010
FORT LEWIS, Wash. - Are you suffering from winter blues' Does spring seem a little too far around the corner' The Fort Lewis Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation is inviting the military community to get out and enjoy a day of free pampering, giveaways and entertainment. Rain or shine, it promises to be a good time.
Fort Lewis do-it-yourself skills center a good way to learn car maintenance, save money
Jan 29, 2010
FORT LEWIS, Wash. - One of Fort Lewis' best-kept secrets is getting a lot of attention despite thousands of troops being away on deployment. The Automotive Skills Center is one example of Fort Lewis' commitment to providing families with a supportive environment through the Army Family Covenant. With hours to accommodate even the busiest person, the ASC offers plenty of time, space and tools for military ID holders and DOD civilians to work on their vehicles.
Band Geek: brigade surgeon rediscovers his musical roots
Jan 28, 2010
Maj. Gary Eberly, head surgeon for the 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, rediscovers his interest in playing the guitar during his deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Army's newest leaders welcomed into elite corps of Soldiers
Jan 28, 2010
BAGHDAD- In keeping with a long-standing Army tradition, 21 Soldiers from I Corps' Special Troops Battalion, Task Force Courage, were inducted into the noncommissioned officers corps Jan. 23, joining an elite group of Soldiers who are known as the backbone of the Army. Tradition, traced back to the Army of Fredrick the Great, required Soldiers to stand watch for four nights before achieving full NCO status. On the first night, the inductees offered a gift of brandy and bread to junior Soldiers. The second night, the company's NCOs were offered beer and tobacco. Inductees offered the first sergeant a glass of wine and a piece of tobacco on a tin plate during the third night of watch.
Lightning Support Soldiers honored during redeployment ceremony
Jan 27, 2010
Soldiers and family member gathered on Hamilton Field to formally welcome home the troops of the 45th Sustainment Brigade during a redeployment ceremony Jan. 21 at Schofield Barracks.
Winter Driving School
Jan 27, 2010
SHARIKI, Japan--Capt. Kirby Atwell, commander, 3rd Detachment, 1st Space Brigade, 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command dicusses differences between driving in the United States and in Japan after completing a Japan Air Self Defense Force hosted winter driving course, here, Jan. 26th. The class was conducted from Jan. 20-29, and about 200 JASDF members and about 80 of Atwell's command took part.
JLTV Prototype Builds Underway
Jan 27, 2010
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, or JLTV Technology Development phase industry teams have begun to build government prototypes, engineering an unprecedented blend of mobility, payload capacity and survivability -- building a light tactical vehicle that will withstand IED attacks, drive quickly through diverse terrain and transport beneath a CH-47 or CH-53 helicopter.
Make a movie, save a life, win $2,000
Jan 25, 2010
Prizes totaling nearly $4,000 are still up for grabs as the 2nd Annual Peer to Peer Safety Video Competion heads into the final months.
Stryker commander takes SWT flight
Jan 24, 2010
Series of pictures depicting Col. Harry Tunnell IV, commander of the 5th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, preparing for and departing on an aerial recon of the Kandahar region, Afghanistan, with members of the 82nd Airborne's Combat Aviation Brigade.
Stryker Public Affairs and Afghan Media connect
Jan 24, 2010
Mentors aid in optimizing wounded warrior experience
Jan 24, 2010
Operation Proper Exit made its third successful trip to Iraq and back and is gearing up to return a fourth time with a new group of injured veterans, along with one Soldier who participated in the most recent trip, Dec. 28 to Jan. 3. The program began in Iraq in the summer of 2009, sponsored by the Troops First Foundation based in Laurel, Md., and is designed to bring injured combat veterans back to the places they were wounded in an effort to help them gain emotional closure brought on from their injuries. One important part of the program is the military mentor, said Richard Kell, Troops First Foundation executive director. He added that the military mentor is the most significant structural change to the program since its inception.
Haitian American Soldier reacts to homeland disaster
Jan 23, 2010
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - When Sgt. Marinez Cadet saw news reports of a massive earthquake in Haiti Jan. 12, she immediately ran to the phone. "I heard it on TV and called my dad to make sure everyone was OK," said Cadet, a mail clerk with the 547th Transportation Company, 1st Battalion, 155th Infantry Regiment, 155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary).
American Forces Network access to be expanded in theater
Jan 23, 2010
United States Forces - Iraq is beginning a new initiative to standardize the American Forces Network's broadcasting capabilities on all enduring bases in theater.
Camp Adder area Soldiers visit local shaykhs, pump houses
Jan 23, 2010
CAMP ADDER, Iraq - Soldiers with the 546th Maintenance Company and the 36th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) met with local leaders Jan. 18 and visited the four pump stations along the Euphrates River that provide water to Camp Adder and Camp Cedar II, Iraq.
Adder area leaders meet, discuss US, Iraqi relations
Jan 23, 2010
CAMP ADDER, Iraq - The 36th Sustainment Brigade and Shaykh Uday Aber Fahed Al Shrshap, of the Bdure Tribe, hosted a key leader engagement Jan. 20 at Al Shrshap's home to strengthen the relationship between U.S. forces and the local population
Country singers entertain at Camp Adder
Jan 23, 2010
CAMP ADDER, Iraq - Country singers Kellie Pickler, Jamey Johnson and Randy Houser performed a concert Jan. 17 as part of a United Service Organizations tour at memorial hall at Camp Adder, Iraq.
Soldiers making a difference as teachers
Jan 22, 2010
FORT LEWIS, Wash. - If there's one thing most troops have in common with teachers, it's the desire to serve others. It's also the same quality that makes them a desirable asset to schools.
Fort Lewis emerges as force for sustainability
Jan 22, 2010
FORT LEWIS, Wash. - The ambitious goals set by Fort Lewis have made it a regional leader in the quest for sustainable communities.
Ceremony to mark historic day
Jan 22, 2010
FORT LEWIS, Wash. - Joint Base Lewis-McChord will become reality with the February 1 garrison uncasing of colors.
Life lessons come from unlikely group of Soldiers
Jan 22, 2010
Commentary: Capt. Sam Brown, 1st Lt. Jim Kirchner, Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Olson, Sgt. 1st Class Mike Schlitz and Sgt. Bill Congleton arrived in Baghdad Dec. 28, 2009, as a part of the third installment of Operation Proper Exit. The five Soldiers chose to return to Iraq after being severely injured on their deployments. Their mission, so to speak, was to find the emotional closure they needed. My mission was to document it. It was a week I will not forget.
Hawaii Army community honors MLK observance
Jan 20, 2010
Soldiers and family members paid special tribute to the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a special observance Jan. 13 at the Sgt. Smith Theater here.
Providers conduct advanced anti-terrorism training
Jan 20, 2010
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Soldiers with the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) participated in anti-terrorism level two training at the education center Jan. 10 to Jan. 15 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
DoD, VA realign disability ratings claims process
Jan 19, 2010
Soldiers being medically released from the Army will soon benefit from a more streamlined disability evaluation system, due to a program aligning the Department of Defense's and Department of Veterans Affairs' disability evaluations.
Communication technologies could prove to be vital assets in ongoing military operations
Jan 19, 2010
The U.S. Army's Acquisition Executive said communication technologies slated to field in the next several years, such as Joint Tactical Radio Systems (JTRS) and Warfighter Information Network - Tactical (WIN-T), could prove to be vital assets in the ongoing war in Afghanistan -- speaking to an audience of industry and military professionals on Jan. 14 at the ninth annual "Army IT Day" put on by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association of Northern Virginia.
364th Civil Affairs Brigade heads home
Jan 17, 2010
More than 400 Servicemembers and civilians take off for the 364th Civil Affairs Brigade 5K Plus Run for Home race with Camp Victory's Al Faw Palace in the background, Jan. 17. The race was held to celebrates the Army Reserve unit's redeployment to Portland, Oreg.
A-10 Warthog at night
Jan 16, 2010
An A-10 Warthog from the 355th takes off from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
Stryker soldiers slingload M777A2 howitzers
Jan 16, 2010
Soldiers from A Battery, 3-17 FA, 5th SBCT, slingload their M777A2 howitzers on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
Iraqi Federal Police investigate new skills
Jan 16, 2010
In an effort to enhance the Iraqi Federal Police's investigative abilities the 364th Civil Affairs Brigade led a three-week training course on crime scene investigation this month at the Iraqi Federal Police compound in Baghdad.
Soldiers reflect on significance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 16, 2010
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - As Martin Luther King Jr. Day approached, Jan. 18, Soldiers throughout Joint Base Balad, Iraq, reflected on what Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy means to them.
Quartermaster Co. completes Operation Clean Sweep at Normandy
Jan 16, 2010
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION NORMANDY, Iraq - The 910th Quartermaster Company, an Army Reserve unit out of Ardmore, Okla., completed Operation Clean Sweep Jan. 14 at Contingency Operating Location Normandy, Iraq.
Transportation unit slated to transfer vehicles to composite company
Jan 16, 2010
CAMP TAJI, Iraq - A transportation task force began preparing to relocate its fleet of more than 55 tractors and 110 40-foot flat bed trailers Jan. 13 at Camp Taji, Iraq.
Providers deliver school supplies to rural Iraqi schoolchildren
Jan 16, 2010
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION ADDER, Iraq - Staff Sgt. Imelda P. Quiroz said delivering school supplies to Ibn Rushed School, a rural school outside of Nasariyah, Iraq, reminded her of the visits humanitarians made to her school when she was a child in Ciudad AcunAOEfa, Mexico.
Homes moved from Cedar II to Adder in $60 million project
Jan 16, 2010
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION ADDER, Iraq - Moving the containerized housing units from Camp Cedar II, Iraq, to Contingency Operating Location Adder, Iraq, began Jan. 8 in preparation for the responsible drawdown of U.S. forces and equipment from Iraq.
Fort Lewis program teaching the language of love
Jan 15, 2010
FORT LEWIS, Wash. Aca,!" Imagine being able to communicate with your infant or toddler without having to say a word. It might seem too good to be true, but parents and caregivers have been doing it for more than a decade. In keeping with the Army Family Covenant's promise to support Soldiers and their families, Child, Youth and School Services is offering baby sign language classes to parents and caregivers interested in teaching their infants how to communicate non-verbally. The classes are free, and the results are often priceless.
Personal security Soldiers learn new routes, areas
Jan 15, 2010
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION ADDER, Iraq - The 36th Sustainment Brigade personal security detachment left Contingency Operating Location Adder, Iraq, Jan. 1, to conduct a ride-along with the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team out of Tigard, Ore., to learn the route between Victory Base Complex, Iraq, and Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.
Traveling Soldiers pursue higher education
Jan 15, 2010
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION KALSU, Iraq - Soldiers with the 36th Sustainment Brigade personal security detachment out of Temple, Texas, find time to further their education, despite spending a majority of their time on the road conducting missions.
Provider medics teach Iraqi officers combat medicine
Jan 15, 2010
CAMP TAJI, Iraq - U.S. military medics held a three-day class in first aid and combat medical assessment for Iraqi Army medical officers, starting Jan. 12 at Camp Taji, Iraq.
Executive order intended to expedite hiring process gives spouses a quicker path to employment
Jan 13, 2010
Tahee Lowery, spouse of Staff Sgt. Robert Lowery, is the first spouse hired at Fort Polk under Executive Order 13473, Spouse Preference Authority, a new rule that allows some spouses to be hired for federal jobs without going through the usual competitive process.
Programs for troops continue to bring joy on all fronts
Jan 12, 2010
Servicemembers have been fighting wars on two fronts for nearly nine years, and they continue to get support from thankful Americans back home. It is seen in programs such as Adopt a US Soldier, Any Soldier and Treats The Troops, to name a few. These programs are designed not only to bring joy to those receiving letters and packages of support, but also for those who have taken the time to sponsor Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines deployed around the world
Injured U.S. vets visit Iraqi Special Operations Forces compound
Jan 11, 2010
Five combat veterans returned to Iraq, Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, as part of the program Operation Proper Exit, to revisit the places they were injured in hopes of finding emotional closure. This is the third time this year Operation Proper Exit, sponsored by the Troops First Foundation, has brought troops to Iraq to participate in the week-long event.
Providers run laundry facility for Soldiers at Poliwoda
Jan 9, 2010
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION POLIWODA, Iraq -A shower, laundry and clothing repair team provides daily laundry operations for the roughly 500 Soldiers and civilian contractors stationed at Contingency Operating Location Poliwoda, Iraq.
Quartermaster Soldiers provide potable water at Poliwoda
Jan 9, 2010
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION POLIWODA, Iraq - A single team of Soldiers provide all the potable water used for the shower and latrine trailers, the dining facility and all other running-water facilities at Contingency Operating Location Poliwoda, Iraq.
Operation Proper Exit's wounded vets witness transformation in Iraq
Jan 9, 2010
Five combat veterans returned to Iraq, Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, as part of the program Operation Proper Exit, to revisit the places they were injured in hopes of finding emotional closure. This is the third time this year Operation Proper Exit, sponsored by the Troops First Foundation, has brought troops to Iraq to participate in the week-long event
Camp Taji unveils new rotary passenger terminal
Jan 9, 2010
CAMP TAJI, Iraq - Command elements from the 49th Transportation Battalion, 155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team garrison command and 1st Air Cavalry Brigade took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony Jan. 5, celebrating the opening of the Capt. Edward "Too Tall" Freeman Rotary Wing Passenger Terminal at Camp Taji, Iraq.
Soldiers learn biblical history at Al Asad Air Base
Jan 9, 2010
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - In the past 4,000 years the terrain in Iraq has changed drastically, but according to the oral tradition of the Bedouins, one of the resting places along the biblical journey of Abraham from Ur to Canaan is located at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.
JBB to open tax center to assist service members who elect to file taxes while deployed
Jan 9, 2010
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - By law, deployed service members are exempt from filing taxes but the Joint Base Balad, Iraq, tax center is scheduled to open in mid-February, offering free assistance and service to those who want their refunds now.
724th Transportation Company adapts to changing mission
Jan 9, 2010
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION SPEICHER, Iraq - Soldiers with the 724th Transportation Company came to Iraq to carry out a mission unlike any they had done before, and find themselves adapting as their mission changes once again in the middle of their year-long deployment.
Jacoby: I challenge you to finish strong
Jan 8, 2010
As I Corps' year-long deployment winds down, Lt. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., I Corps commanding general, spent time talking with the unit's Soldiers during a town hall meeting, challenging them to make the most out of the last months of their deployment.
Soldier's life altering injury turns into unique war love story
Jan 8, 2010
When Capt. Sam Brown was injured in Afghanistan, he saw everything he had planned for his future disappear. Little did he know that what he went through, in fact, helped him discover one part of his life he thought he would never find.
Wounded Warriors spend day with Air Cav Soldiers
Jan 7, 2010
Five combat veterans returned to Iraq, Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, as part of the program Operation Proper Exit, to revisit the places they were injured in hopes of finding emotional closure. This is the third time this year Operation Proper Exit, sponsored by the Troops First Foundation, has brought troops to Iraq to participate in the week-long event.
Injured combat vets visit 10th Mountain Soldiers, 1st CD commanding general
Jan 7, 2010
Five combat veterans returned to Iraq, Dec. 28, as part of the program Operation Proper Exit, to revisit the places they were injured in hopes of finding emotional closure. This is the third time this year Operation Proper Exit, sponsored by the Troops First Foundation, has brought troops to Iraq to participate in the week-long event.
Third installment of Operation Proper Exit tours Ramadi
Jan 7, 2010
Five combat veterans returned to Iraq, Dec. 28, as part of the program Operation Proper Exit, to revisit the places they were injured in hopes of finding emotional closure. This is the third time this year Operation Proper Exit, sponsored by the Troops First Foundation, has brought troops to Iraq to participate in the week-long event.
B Co 1SG meets with village elders
Jan 6, 2010
Army studies high-altitude health effects
Jan 5, 2010
Climate and altitude commonly inhibits the optimal effectiveness of servicemembers in many theater operations. In the mountainous country of Afghanistan in particular, servicemembers are asked to perform at thousands of feet above sea level, oftentimes hindering their cognitive and physical performance.
Understanding and preventing cold weather injuries
Jan 5, 2010
During the past 10 years, Soldiers have experienced an average of 361 cold weather-related injuries every year. Cold weather injury prevention is a command and leadership as well as a personal responsibility and successful management of cold depends on proper knowledge and understanding of problems associated with working in cold environments.
New command marks milestone in Iraq
Jan 2, 2010
The new year brought a new command to Iraq as Multinational Forces Iraq cased its colors, replaced by U.S. Forces Iraq during a ceremony at the al-Faw Palace in Baghdad.
Movement control team helps Joint Distribution Center mission move faster
Jan 2, 2010
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - An operations unit at the Joint Distribution Center at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, implemented a new transportation standard Dec. 11 to decrease the wait time required to ship sustainment supply cargo throughout Iraq.
Joint effort increases efficiency of equipment drawdown
Jan 2, 2010
As the responsible drawdown of troops and equipment in Iraq draws near, the Corps Distribution Center at Contingency Operating Location Speicher, Iraq, has become a hub in the effort to move excess equipment out of Iraq.
Service members run into new decade at JBB
Jan 2, 2010
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - The 90th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) sponsored a Ring in the New Year 5K race starting 10 minutes before midnight Dec. 31, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, to celebrate the new decade.
New locks on female facilities designed to help prevent sexual assault
Jan 1, 2010
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - KBR, Inc. employees began installing cipher locks on female latrines and shower facilities in December - female residents may obtain the codes from their housing office.
49th Transportation Battalion raises more than $27,000 for charity
Jan 1, 2010
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - A Soldier with the 49th Transportation Battalion helped raise $27,242.15 for the Combined Federal Campaign - Overseas, which promotes and supports charitable organizations through philanthropy by federal employees
509th Movement Control Team works to improve travel at Speicher
Jan 1, 2010
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION SPEICHER, Iraq - Although military travel is not known for its comfort, a group of Airmen at Contingency Operating Location Speicher, Iraq, work hard to make it a positive experience.
Junior enlisted troops celebrate holidays at Operation Toy Soldiers
Jan 1, 2010
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - More than 400 service members attended Operation Toy Soldiers to celebrate the holiday season with gifts, games, music and food, on Christmas Day at Morale, Welfare and Recreation center east at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
NCO pays it forward, earns Soldier's Medal
Dec 30, 2009
After an improvised explosive device ripped through his vehicle, Staff Sgt. James Rivera needed medical attention and quick.
Operation Proper Exit helps injured combat vets heal emotional wounds
Dec 30, 2009
Alive day is a term dubbed by a number of injured combat veterans to describe the day they escaped death. Some were left with scrapes and bruises, others lost their limbs and, for some, there would be emotional wounds they will struggle with for the rest of their lives.
USACE delivers elementary school in Ramadi to Iraq's Education Ministry
Dec 29, 2009
Corps of Engineers built Al-Mazraa elementary school in western city. New six-classroom complex replaces an old two-room house currently used as a school.
Chaplain Corps celebrates centennial of support from its enlisted assistants
Dec 28, 2009
Sgt. Major Alvin Chaplin likes to compare a chaplain assistant to an entire infantry company rolled into one Soldier. "In order to get the job done, he or she has to be able to do it all -- company clerk, supply person, motor sergeant and combatant. The chaplain assistant has to set the conditions for the chaplain to succeed and the commander to execute the unit's religious programs," said Chaplin, U.S. Army Forces Command's senior chaplain assistant. Chaplin made his observation on the occasion of the Army's celebrating the centennial of the Army chaplain assistants Dec. 28. For a hundred years, holders of what is now the 56M MOS (military occupation specialty) have assisted chaplains in ensuring the free exercise of religion for millions of Soldiers.
U.S. and Iraqi Dentist Share Knowledge
Dec 27, 2009
Col. Craig Torres, 502nd Dental Company, lectures 25 U.S. Army and Air Force Dentist and 25 Iraqi Dentist during a one-day joint dental conference held at the Joint Visitor's Bureau, Camp Victory, Dec. 5. Task Force 1st Medical Brigade hosted the conference, covering a variety of topics to include endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, and oral surgery.
Partnership of a different kind; Iraqi Air Force trains with airport firefighters
Dec 27, 2009
Men clad in silver bunker gear mingled with others garbed in dark grey suits adjusting facemask and oxygen tanks. The shrill of a fire alarm sounded as nine firefighters formed into three lines of alternate gray and silver outside the doorway of a smoke-filled building. Baghdad International Airport Fire Chief Raad Mohammed Seeid gave last minute directions to the team of BIAP civilian firefighters and Iraqi Air Force firefighters as they rushed in low beneath thick black clouds.
JBB holds sexual assault self-defense class
Dec 26, 2009
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - More than a dozen Soldiers, Airmen and civilians spent Christmas Eve at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, learning sexual assault defense techniques.
Masonic Family celebrates 12 Days of Christmas with service members
Dec 26, 2009
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - On the third day of Christmas, the Masonic Family gave to the military ... three Nintendo Wiis, two calling cards, and a laptop. In the 12 days leading up to and culminating with Christmas, the Prince Hall Affiliated Masonic Family raffles off presents to service members who attended the Fourth Annual 12 Days of Christmas celebration at the Morale, Welfare and Recreation centers Dec. 14 through Dec. 25 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
55 Reservists replace roughly 100 outgoing Soldiers
Dec 26, 2009
Service members sing together Christmas Eve
Dec 26, 2009
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Service members spent their Christmas Eve reading scripture, singing songs and listening to the band play at Morale, Welfare and Recreation center east at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
Musicians, comedian, cheerleaders perform at Balad
Dec 26, 2009
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - The Sergeant Major of the Army's Hope and Freedom Tour 2009, brought country music artists Mark Wills and Keni Thomas and four Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders to Sustainer Theater Dec. 19 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
Provider commanding general checks progress on fuel farms
Dec 26, 2009
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION ADDER, Iraq - The commanding general of the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) out of Fort Hood, Texas, visited Camp Cedar II, Iraq, and Contingency Operating Location Adder, Iraq, Dec. 21 to see the progress being made toward moving the fuel farm from Cedar II to COL Adder.
Service members go face to face at X-Mas Bash Extravaganza
Dec 24, 2009
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - The stadium was filled with cheers, the sounds of men being pummeled and bodies hitting the mat, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq's X-mas Bash Extravaganza, hosted by 1st Battalion, 155th Brigade Combat Team, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Dec. 19 here at JBB.
Santa makes a run for it at JBB
Dec 24, 2009
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Service members, civilians and Santa braved the cold to participate in the Reindeer Run 10K Dec. 19 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Christmas music played on the speakers at Holt Stadium as runners arrived before the sun appeared, to warm up with a 10K while Santa ran and danced with them.
'First in, Last out' battalion returns home from Iraq deployment
Dec 23, 2009
More than 340 Soldiers from the 65th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade returned home to the screams and cheers of family and loved ones during a redeployment ceremony here Dec. 19. The battalion returned to Schofield Barracks from Tikrit, Iraq where they performed engineering and route clearance missions in support of the 25th Infantry Division and other units.
Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff leads USO tour to Adder
Dec 23, 2009
CONTINGENCY OPERATING LOCATION ADDER, Iraq - Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, accompanied by several celebrities on a United Service Organizations tour, visited Contingency Operating Location Adder, Iraq, Dec. 18, to meet with local dignitaries and discuss progress in southern Iraq
Sergeant major of the Army visits Balad
Dec 23, 2009
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - More than 100 Soldiers sat in chairs, nervously fidgeting with their uniforms, when the cry of "at ease" rang out from the back of the room Dec. 18.
Carpentry shop helps service members help themselves
Dec 23, 2009
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - The self-help carpentry shop and Troops to Task program at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, not only help service members and local nationals build furniture out of wood, but also build skills and relationships through a joint partnership.
JBB Honor Guard looks for a few good men, women
Dec 23, 2009
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Service members' discipline and precision earn accolades, perhaps none more than those who serve in Honor Guards.
AMC takes lead in task force aimed at Army Reset effort
Dec 21, 2009
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - How do you carefully and expertly repair and return the tools of war' You assemble your best personnel; plan profusely and ultimately Reset America's Army.
SMA brings USO tour to Iraq
Dec 21, 2009
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston touched down in Balad, Iraq Dec. 19, for the second leg of the "Sergeant Major of the Army's Hope and Freedom Tour 2009."
Combat Carolers bring holiday cheer to JBB
Dec 19, 2009
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Service members got into the holiday spirit Dec. 15 by singing Christmas carols and ceremonially lighting the Christmas tree on Sapper Circle at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.


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Alpha Phi Alpha, the fight for civil rights, and the shaping of public policy (University Press Kentucky, 2012)
Art in Wichita: instruction, collection and innovation (2006-05)Art instruction, renowned collections and contemporary innovation represent the various offerings of Wichita's primary visual art centers: the Wichita Center for the Arts, the Wichita Art Museum, and the Edwin A. Ulrich ...
At war with memory: national versus local interpretations of Vietnam Veterans Memorials -- -- Restricted access to full text (Wichita State University. Graduate School., 2012-04-18)Much of the literature surrounding the public memory of the Vietnam War focuses exclusively on the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., creating the impression that all Vietnam memorials carry the same ...
Book review: A Garden Apart - An Agricultural and Settlement History of Michigan's Sleeping-Bear-Dunes-National-Lakeshore-Region - Haswell, So, Alanen, Ar (University of California Press, 1996-08-01)
Book review: American Pandemic: The Lost World of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic (Oxford Univ Press, 2013-11)Since the republication of Alfred Crosby's landmark work on Spanish Flu in 1989, and the recovery of fragments of the causative virus in 1997, there has been a tsunami of scholarly and popular works examining the cataclysmic ...
Book review: Buildings of Alaska - Hoagland, Ak (University of California Press, 1994-08-01)
Book review: Buildings of Iowa - Gebhard, D, Mansheim, Gc (University of California Press, 1994-08-02)
Book review: Buildings of Michigan - Eckert, Kb (University of California Press, 1994-08-01)
Book review: Buildings of the District-of-Columbia - Scott, P, Lee, Aj (University of California Press, 1994-08-04)
Book Review: Grant's final victory: Ulysses S. Grant's heroic last year (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013)The author focuses on General Grant's valiant effort while facing impending death to complete his Personal Memoirs and replenish the fortunes of his family. He and his wife, Julia, had not foreseen such an end. Grant left ...
Book review: John Ledyard's Journey through Russia and Siberia. 1787-1788 (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-10)Review of the book: Collins, Perry McDonough. Siberian Journey: Down the Amur to the Pacific, 1856–1857. Edited by Charles Vevier. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2011. xii + 370 pp. $29.95 (paper). ISBN ...
Book review: Main street Oklahoma: stories of twentieth-century America (Southern Historical Association, 2015-02)Oklahoma historian Angie Debo once observed that all the forces of United States history have come to bear in the development of the Sooner State. This collection of essays provides a series of snapshots reflecting both ...
Book review: National parks and the woman's voice: A history - Kaufman,PW (University of California Press, 1997-02-01)
Book review: Public values, private lands: Farmland preservation policy, 1933-1985 - Lehman,T (Environmental History, 1996-07-01)Review of the book: Public Values, Private Lands:Farmland Preservation Policy,1933-1985. By Tim Lehman. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1995. xii + 239 pp. Notes, bibliography, index. Cloth $39.95, paper ...
Book review: Religious bodies politic: rituals of sovereignty in Buryat Buddhism (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2014-07)In the twenty-first century, Buddhism is one of the older established-by-law religions of the Russian Republic. In the eighteenth century, Yellow Hat, Mahayana Buddhism was brought by Mongol Lamas from Tibet through ...
Book Review: Russia's Cold War: From the October Revolution to the Fall of the Wall – By Jonathan Haslam (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-06-07)
Book review: Russia's own orient: the politics of identity and oriental studies in the late imperial and early Soviet periods (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013-09)Having previously written extensively on the creation of early twentieth-century Russian identity, Vera Tolz has tackled an important issue in her recent research: the development of regional identity in late Imperial ...
Book review: Siberia: a history of the people (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015-04)This volume joins a growing literature on the history of ethnography in Russia and the Soviet Union. The collection includes essays by scholars from German, Russian, American, Swiss, British,and Austrian institutions. ...
Book review: Siberian Journey: Down the Amur to the Pacific, 1856-1857 (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-10)Review of the book: Watrous, Stephen D., ed. John Ledyard's Journey through Russia and Siberia. 1787– 1788. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2011. xiv + 293 pp. $29.95 (paper). ISBN 978-0-299-04224-0.
Book Review: The store in the hood: a century of ethnic business and conflict (Cambridge University Press, 2013)Steven J. Gold's The Store in the Hood: A Century of Ethnic Business and Conflict provides a panoramic discussion and critique of the literature related to the historic relationship between ethnic enterprises and their customers.


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