Tonight we are very pleased to welcome back mark wilkinson. He has also been the director at the atwood house museum. Mr. Wilkins is a published auth author. He has a masters from Harvard University and he is currently working on several books related to world war one aviation. Mr. Will kins is also conservativing as producer of aerial effects documentary film. His new book, aeroneurosis. Due to unforeseen complications, we dont have any copies you can have signed tonight. The speaker graciously agreed to personalize some as well. Please join us in welcoming mark wilkins. Thank you for that very nice introduction, crystal. Im very happy to be here tonight. Thank you all for coming. I hope you find this topic as fascinating as i do. Basically the to give you a little background, the book was something i did for air and space magazine. Anyway, the research for that article sort of opened my eyes to the amount of material about how greatly about a a lot of these First World War pilots suf
Wilkins author mark wilkins exd the psychological impact of world war i Aerial Combat and the disorder known as aeroneurosis, a nervous condition brought on by flying. He also talked about diary entries from pilots who experienced this condition and explores their lives after the war. This event was hosted by the smithsonian associates. Pleasedht, we are very to welcome back to this smithsonian mark wilkins. He is the current curator of maritime history at the calvert marine museum. He is also director and he has also been richer and curator of the Maritime Museum and the atlas house museum. Mr. Wilkins is a published author of books and articles. Degree fromters Harvard University and is currently working on several books related to world war i aviation. He is adjunct faculty at the college of st. Marys in maryland. Also the producer of a documentary film. Aeroneurosis will be published. We will not have signing tonight. Signed ande already the speaker has graciously agreed to persona
Regional Prosecutors Office reported. The enemy covered the border villages with fire artillery the authorities are urging locals to evacuate from dangerous areas. The russians tried to break through the border in the kharkiv region. This was officially confirmed by the ministry of defense. At five oclock in the morning, the enemy, supported by artillery , tried to pass through Armored Vehicles from the side of vovchansk. Ukrainian defenders repelled the attack at the border. The fighting is still going on. To strengthen the defense in this area of the front. Directed reserve units. Meanwhile , Mass Evacuation of the population from vovchansk and surrounding villages continues. As the head of the City Administration tomas gambarashvili told. In comments to the public radio, people go mostly by their own transport. Those who do not have a car are helped by volunteers and the police. In kyiv , power outage schedules are being introduced for industry and business. This is due to. Th
Therefore , we buy goods from countries that buy goods from us, and this is an important issue in my opinion, if this goal can be achieved , it will be a great achievement of the director general of roads and urban development of East Azarbaijan province, from the opening and start of the implementation of several construction projects. At the same time as todays trip, the minister of roads and urban development informed this province. Mr. Mousavi said the beginning of the construction of the first residential town and urban village is one of the other plans of the minister of roads and urban development in this trip. We will deliver 8,400 residential units to the people of our country throughout the province in urban and rural areas had and at the same time, the construction of about 120 residential units began. Witness the beginning of the preparation operation of the first residential town of the province called azaran, azarshahr with an area of 152 hectares, as well as the fi
This is munkha, ice fishing, one of the foundations of the way of life of yakutia and the people of sakha. Crucian carp are caught with a seine; this requires many hours of preparation, which involves dozens and sometimes hundreds of people. The whole village at once. Munkha, as a rule, is autumn fishing on the first ice, but we are filming. In the spring, the ice thickness is one and a half meters, which complicates the task of the fishermen; it is a laborintensive task that requires synchronized, wellcoordinated work, when a heavy net with the help of harnesses is driven under the ice, into the large ice holes of chardaat. This is our traditional craft, to feed the family , not just friends, but the whole region, district, then the city of yakuts, to provide pleasure for the people, the private population, ordinary people, students, teachers. Representatives of education, administration, everyone comes, we study and by snatching, a quota, a volume is given, we have now, 40 tons of fi