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Title: Disarm Authority! Arm Your Desires! C.A.L. Press Statement
Author: Columbia Anarchist League
Topics: AJODA, media
Source: Retrieved on May 8, 2009 from anti-politics.net
Columbia Anarchist League
Disarm Authority! Arm Your Desires! C.A.L. Press Statement
Common perspectives on ourselves, our world and social change
This statement is an updated version of what was originally a statement of Columbia Anarchist League positions adopted in the spring of 1985, and revised in late spring of 1989, while the group still existed. It is not meant to be a finished or unalterable statement but it remains a good reflection of the perspectives of C.A.L. Press that underly the founding and continuing publication of this magazine. Critical comments are welcome and will be taken under consideration for future versions of this statement. The overall form and a few of the basic points of this statement were originally inspired by British Solidarity's "As We See It." Further points included in this statement result from theoretical and practical influences originating from the Situationist International, from Fredy Perlman and the Detroit Black & Red group, and many others.
Throughout the world the vast majority of people have no control over the most basic social, economic and political decisions which profoundly and directly affect their lives. We are forced to live, work, consume and die according to the dictates of hierarchical organizations-from schools, churches, corporations and unions, to their culmination in the nation-state. We are indoctrinated in government-run and religious schools. We are forced to sell our lives and labor in capitalist economies, while those who own and control the means of production not only profit from our toil, but determine the shape and disposition of ever larger areas of both the social and natural worlds. And we are regimented, taxed and cowed by integrated systems of local, regional and national governments. They not only make laws regulating our work, culture and social intercourse, but maintain vast propaganda apparatuses, police forces, prison systems, armies, surveillance networks, and — to ensure our compliance — even torture centers and death squads when necessary.
The hierarchical and alienating organization of social life imposed upon us by these dominant institutions creates continual crises in every person's life, and in every realm of human activity. These crises often appear most intensely in the realm of production — in which most of us must each day sell large portions of our lives for a wage that can never possibly repay us for what is in turn taken from us. We are forced to labor under a system which allows us neither control of the content of our work, nor its conditions, its organization, or its purpose and meaning. And we do all this in exchange for the "privilege" of buying a few mass-produced commodities and standardized services that will always remain empty and unsatisfying substitutes for the rich and joyful lives we all in actuality desire. In fact, nearly every facet of life in modern society has by now been colonized by hierarchy and alienation — family life, sexuality, education, culture, knowledge, communication, health care, transportation, etc. Everywhere the dominant social institutions impose on people an organization of their daily lives that is external to them. Everything is organized for ulterior purposes, without the free and conscious participation of those most directly concerned, and usually against people's actual values, aspirations and interests. As a result of this, it isn't very surprising that people experience many aspects of their lives and bodies as being unreal — alien to them — or as being subject to irresistible forces of mystifying origins.
The poverty, the meaninglessness and the alienation of everyday life in the modern world are not accidental by-products of an otherwise sound social system. They are the inevitable and primary products of a system which at its core is not only disastrously counterproductive, but in its present nuclear, digital and biotech phase is increasingly suicidal. This system consists of a relatively coherent structure of self-reinforcing social relations of compulsion, hierarchical authority and commodity-exchange whose common basis can possibly be most easily understood using the concept of alienation. The word "alienation" denotes the process by which people's acts can become estranged — and no longer appear or be felt as their own. The institution of human slavery, for example, involves an obvious process of alienation of the slave's life-activity. When originally free people were first captured by slaveholding societies, it was necessary to forcibly enslave them since they naturally realized that the work, deference and passivity required of them was absolutely alien to their own desires and will. The unity of their desires, will and activity was broken, but they could easily feel and understand this alienation because of (and also resulting in) the necessity of its constant imposition by force. However, once their slavery had been forced for a certain time, they, would consciously develop habits of self-repression to avoid being punished for forgetting the role they were required to play. They would adapt to the expectations of the slaveholders by learning how to be slaves and thinking of themselves as slaves, albeit reluctant ones. And finally, many of them would over time (and especially with the passing of generations) come to really see themselves as slaves, to believe that slavery was a natural institution, and that it was their natural place to be slaves. Their habits of self-repression would become so internalized and unconscious that they would forget they were originally only consciously developed habits. They became slaves in fact, and if the opportunity would come for them to escape they would no longer realize that somewhere deep inside they wanted to escape and live their own lives. Their alienation was so complete that they could no longer feel their desires as their own, or exercise their wills, outside of a sharply circumscribed area of their lives. The process of alienation involved in the institution of slavery is analogous to the process of socialization through which we all learn our own 'natural" places within contemporary institutions like the nuclear family, compulsory (mis)education, wage-slavery, representative democracy, etc. Most of us are now so alienated that we no longer feel our repressed desires as our own. Nor are we able to exercise our wills outside of a narrow area which has been officially designated as our reality by all the authorities and all the dominant institutions which define our lives.
The current crisis of massive ecological destruction can be seen as one of the unintended results of the relatively unchecked progress of modern social alienation. Not only have we been made slaves ourselves, but much of the natural world is now treated as a slave to our dominant institutions. This partial enslavement of nature has been made possible by the progressive development of an alienated modern science in conjunction with the exponential growth of an extremely alienated economy and technology. Much earlier and more "primitive" societies and civilizations have laid waste to vast stretches of the natural world — through deforestation, over-grazing, and agricultural pillage of the soil. These practices, especially in conjunction with the intensive exploitation involved in the building of ernpire-states, have occasionally even resulted in the creation of vast deserts. However, the current systematic and progressive degradation and destruction of our natural environment is unprecedented. Although the seeds of our ecological crisis have been implicit all along in the very premises and structure of human civilization, it has been only with the relatively recent rise of industrial capitalism that this crisis could reach such an intensive and worldwide scope. The capitalist system of industrial exploitation, when combined with the power of a narrowly scientific and technical rationality, has succeeded in turning every aspect of our selves and our world into potential resources. By objectifying, classifying and analyzing everything in terms of its value for domination and exchange (and by subordinating all other forms of knowledge, perception and experience to this narrow vision), modern science has reduced the very idea of nature to whatever can be mined or extracted — without regard for its non-economic value. Scientism, or positivism (in other words, science conceived as an ideology), has so succeeded in enchanting and mystifying our experiences of our natural and social worlds that most people now unself-consciously speak in its alienating terms as if scientific descriptions really are identical with the reality we live! The capitalist/technological project (and implicitly the project of all civilization) is often termed the "domination of nature." This attempt at domination began with the subjugation of our own natures, reducing human beings to the status of mere machines, in order to create the social machinery which now aspires to devour the rest of nature. This whole historical process is what lies behind the increasingly pervasive idea that we are alienated from nature. Though all too often in practice the conception of our alienation from nature is itself mystified by reducing it to the status of a religious or metaphysical, or even a biological phenomenon.
According to the classical description of alienation in the realm of work under capitalism, when people's labor-activity is sold to capitalists in exchange for a wage, this labor-activity is alienated. It is controlled by the capitalist (whether the capitalist is a person or an institution such as a corporation or the state) and not by the individual or community. So the individual worker finds her/himself acting according to the dictates of a logic that is externally imposed. S/he becomes a mere cog in the machinery of a productive apparatus which has a purpose above and beyond those of all the workers involved in it. Each individual worker is isolated from the rest as much as possible by the corporate or bureaucratic management of large businesses, while the lines of hierarchical authority maintain discipline within a rigid division of labor in an organizational system designed to make profits, accumulate capital, and reproduce the power of the managers. The collective activity of all the atomized working people thus continually reproduces an entire organizational system which appears to take on an inertia and direction of its own as even the actions of the managers become more and more rigidly determined by the logic of organizational reproduction and expansion to which they too must submit.
Ironically, it is people's own alienated gestures, thoughts and labor-activity that make up the actual substance of the institutions which in turn oppress them. And the same process of alienation takes place not only in the realm of production and the domination of nature, but also in every other sphere of social activity. This results in an entire social world that always appears to be out of anyone's control, moving inexorably along its own mystifying path according to its own hierarchical and alien logic. Thus the economy is said to regulate itself with the influence of an "invisible hand" through which we become victims of depressions, inflation, unemployment, etc. And in the political sphere the organs of local, regional and national government exhibit similar phenomena. The political parties become more and more the same, while none are ever capable of controlling for long the crises which prompt their election (or their coups d'état). All governments are forced to submit to the same alien logic of the same international system. East and west, results are basically the same though the means be different. And in all the other spheres of life that have become dominated by hierarchical forms of organization the individual is subjected to the same processes since by definition all hierarchical organization involves compulsion, and compulsion always requires that the individual alienate his/her own activity, in order to fit him/herself into the roles required. Ultimately, the more our lives are devoted to performing all the alienating roles of hierarchical commodity society, the less we are able to live — the less our lives are in any sense really our own.
Social alienation is not only grounded in our institutions. It is embedded within the very fabric of our social and (what is left of) communal life. It pervades everyday activity and its discourse. Our social traditions, customs, mores, conventions and sensibilities have been steeped so consistently and for so long in the stew of reitication and hierarchical relations that it can often seem that all of society stands against us as an alien entity. The heavy weight of all the social mythologies which crush us has increasingly forced any possibilities for authentic individuation, personal autonomy and genuine community farther and farther to the margins of social existence. The mutual relationship of support between the individuals who make up society and the society which gives birth to the individual, has increasingly broken down. The multiplication of social divisions and separations has increasingly compartmentalized every aspect of existence and shut them off from one another. The personal has been set against the public sphere, the old against the young, and vice versa. Sexuality has been relegated to the bedroom and the marketplace, with all other venues forbidden. The demands of all the compulsory social roles — worker & student, consumer, husband & wife, tourist & resident, adult & child, single, gay, cripple and homeless — have left less and less room for the expression of genuine personal difference. Similarly, the fanatical separation of emotion from reason, and of the sensual from the practical has progressively diminished the social possibilities for the expression of either side of these artificial dichotomies. The alienation inherent in the one-sided rationality of domination and production has led many to embrace various forms of the irrational in its stead. While others have sought to develop a more inclusive and integral conception of reason. In a very important sense, the development of human rationality is inextricable from the more general development of human evolution (reaching back into the realm of the pre-human, and by implication to all of the rest of nature). Yet the varied meanings which are given to the ideas of reason and unreason usually merely reflect the flip-sides of the coin of alienation-positivist boredom or irrationalist incoherence.
People are never merely the passive victims of an externally imposed repression and manipulation. Through our socialization (our social conditioning) into this society, we have each learned to participate to differing degrees in our own self-repression and self-manipulation. Our conformity is enforced, not only by the bosses' orders and the policeman's gun, but by the internalized boss and policeman of our own behavior that each of us carries within us, and which we call character. Character is the form taken by alienation in the individual. It is like a layer of deadened psychic scar tissue or an armoring which each of us has been forced to develop in order to cope with a hierarchical and alienating society. By developing this unconscious layer of armoring (this habitual layer of compulsive self-repression) we protect ourselves from some of the harsher effects of hierarchy and alienation, but only at the great cost of both isolating and inhibiting ourselves, as well as deforming our activities and thoughts. Character can be variously manifested as: compulsive inhibitions, chronic muscular tensions and anxieties, chronic feelings of guilt, perceptual blocks or a chronic narrowing of the perceptual field, exaggerated respect for authority figures, adherence to dogmas and an inability to think for oneself, compulsive fears or paranoia, chronic feelings of insecurity, compulsive role-playing and inability to drop pretenses in order to 'be oneself," religious beliefs and beliefs in other types of absolutes, racist, sexist or ageist attitudes, ad nauseam. Character is the integrated organization of all the internalized habitual incapacities which serve to adapt individuals to the demands of an irrational society. It is the means by which hierarchical and alienating social structures have invaded and colonized our very bodies and experience. We have all been crippled by it. Many people have been so mutilated that they now identify more with repressive and exploitative institutions than with their own spontaneous impulses, desires and feelings. Character is a mechanism created by the interaction of the forces of social conditioning and our responses to them. It enables us above all to treat others and ourselves (and be treated by others) as commodities on the market to be bought and sold, and as objects within hierarchies to be ordered and manipulated. Hierarchical capitalist society demands that human beings be treated everywhere as if they are really only objects. The development of character is our way of becoming those objects and forgetting that we were once something more.[1]
Ideology is the manifestation of character in the realm of logic, language and symbols. It is the means by which alienation and hierarchies (and thus character) are all rationalized and justified through the deformation of human thought and communication. All ideology in essence involves the substitution of alien concepts or images for human subjectivity. Ideologies are systems of false consciousness in which people no longer see themselves as subjects in their relation to their world. Instead they see themselves in some manner as though they are subordinated to some type or other of abstract entities which become the "real" subjects or actors in their world. Whenever any system of ideas and duties is structured with an abstraction at its center — assigning people roles or duties for its own sake — such a system is always an ideology. All the various forms of ideology are structured around different abstractions, yet they all always serve the interests of hierarchical and alienating social structures, since they are hierarchy and alienation in the realm of thought and communication. Even if an ideology opposes hierarchy or alienation in its content, its form still remains consistent with what is opposed, and this form will always tend to undermine the apparent content of the ideology. Whether the abstraction is God, the State, Technology, the Family, Humanity, Peace, Ecology, Nature, Work, Love, or even Freedom; if it is conceived and presented as if it is a subject with a being of its own which makes demands of us, then it is the center of an ideology, and it is thus a lie. Capitalism, Individualism, Communism, Socialism, and Pacifism are each ideological in some respect as they are usually conceived. Religion and Morality are always ideological by their very definitions. Even resistance, revolution and anarchy[2] often take on ideological dimensions when we are not careful to maintain a critical awareness of how we are thinking and what the actual purposes of our thoughts are. Ideology is nearly ubiquitous. From advertisements and commercials, to academic treatises and scientific studies, almost every aspect of contemporary thinking and communication is ideological, and its real meaning for human subjects is lost under layers of mystification and confusion.
At the epitome of ideological mystification lies the spectacle. The spectacle is the organization of appearances made possible through all the modern media of communication. The ease with which images can be detached from their sources and reorganized for representation in these media in accord with the ideologies of our dominant institutions forms the technical basis for the manipulation of not just isolated images and ideologies, but of the appearance of reality itself. As the scope and power of the spectacular organization of society increases, more and more of what was once directly lived, has been reduced to its re-presentation as images to be consumed. For the organization of spectacular activity is also the organization of the actual social passivity of its spectators, which is its necessary counterpart. Instead of living their lives directly, people are increasing reduced to becoming mere spectators who consume the images of their own alienated lives that are unilaterally presented to them by the dominant institutions of modern society. The spectacle is not just a collection of images, but more importantly it is a social relation among people mediated by images. The major problem with contemporary media is not just that they always present hierarchical perspectives as if no others are possible (although this ideological narrowness of content obviously exists). It is a far deeper problem of the very form or structure of the mass media. In the end content is less important than the hierarchical and alienating structure of the media which present it. Whatever the overt messages, the ubiquitous, but covert message produced is that each of us is only a powerless spectator in a world over which we can have no control. Our only choice is to select between the options allowed us by the invisible powers which determine everything else.
If our institutions, culture and social relations were really direct expressions of our own collective desires and needs they would rarely be questioned. There would be little opposition to them since for each of us they would be fulfilling our purposes. But whenever a system of alienating social relationships is imposed upon people as ours is, it inevitably engenders widespread resistance. Such engendered resistance is the natural result of forcing people to accept an alien way of life as if it were really their own. Whenever people are forced to repress and act against their own impulses, perceptions, judgement and values, they tend to rebel — sometimes directly, openly and consciously, but often covertly, or even unconsciously. Even when such an alien system exists for generations, and people are so socialized and indoctrinated that it comes to seem more real than their own selves, even then there is inevitably widespread resistance, though it may express itself only sporadically and largely remain confined to subterranean undercurrents of rebellion or negativity. The institutionalization of repression and alienation is always followed by a return of the repressed. In the psychoanalytic conception of human nature repressed drives, desires and wishes are seen as never being annihilated outright, but instead always return to people's experience expressed in other forms (such as in their dreams or unconscious slips). Similarly, institutional repression never entirely annihilates people's ultimately ineradicable desire to live and control their own lives. Rather, people's resistance to the imposition of the artificial constraints of fundamentally irrational and authoritarian social systems will always continue to be expressed in thousands of ways in each day of each person's life. This engendered resistance within the heart of our everyday lives is a natural and spontaneous response to the imposition of authoritarian social relationships. It is a generalized, yet usually unconscious movement of negation which contains within itself the seeds of all potentially conscious movements for libertarian social change. And in fact, most other radical, political, social and religious movements also have their roots here. From a vague and ambiguous urge to do something or change things, to minimal acts like high-school vandalism, on-the-job theft, and ridicule of authority figures, to major acts like the decision to participate in a riot or wildcat strike; spontaneous expressions of negativity may be the unexplored and uncharted pivotal points which hold the most promise for genuine social radicalization in the near future. At the least, we must realize that the exclusion of all but conscious and coherent activities from one's perception of political reality can only be self-defeating where radical perspectives are concerned.
It might seem intuitively obvious that any act of resistance to a repressive and alienating social system is a step (no matter how small) in the direction of creating a new society. However, such an assumption is far from the truth. In practice, it becomes obvious that many acts which superficially appear opposed to hierarchy and capital are in actuality quite compatible with them. These acts of partial opposition always begin with a basic acceptance of the necessity for hierarchical power and social alienation, and only resist specific abuses or injustices within the overall system. Because partial opposition has such a narrow focus on reforming only certain aspects of the social structure, it has the paradoxical effect of strengthening the social system it appears to fight by legitimizing the overall system at the same time as it helps it depressurize and adapt to demands for social change. This depressurization of social forces demanding change is sometimes called "recuperation." By recuperating impulses toward genuine social change, and channeling these impulses toward the real or imagined reform of the existing social system, the system not only eliminates a threat to its continued existence, but it also strengthens its hold on people by giving the impression that fundamental reforms may be possible by a piecemeal process, and that any more radical opposition might threaten reforms already made. Partial opposition is always contrary to any genuinely radical opposition because it always accepts the ground rules of hierarchical commodity society as its own. Liberal reformists, "radical" moralists and social democrats would all prefer that we fought for "realistic" reforms on our knees than for radical change on our feet.
False opposition is a special case of partial opposition. It is an attempt to appear total or radical, while remaining only partial in actual practice. This type of opposition is especially typical of Marxist-Leninist (and Stalinst, Maoist, etc.) groups. They claim to be revolutionary, but their actual practice reproduces most of the hierarchical and bureaucratic tendencies of the society they criticize. Despite their radical pretensions, they ultimately maintain only a coup d'état mentality and seek to install themselves in power as a new and "enlightened" ruling class. A further special case of partial opposition can be called "spectacular opposition." Spectacular opposition involves the manufacture of an image of revolt which has few or no roots in any real social existence. In this type of imaginary opposition, celluloid images of revolt are created by media radicals, or by the media itself, whose content is minimal or absent.
Radical opposition on the other hand attempts to subvert hierarchy and alienation at their roots. It is always a conscious opposition to the totality of the existing social system since it is based on an understanding of how that system operates in an integrated fashion as a whole. This holistic perspective reveals that when only one aspect of the system is challenged, the system as a whole will compensate and recuperate the challenge until it has been sufficiently defused and reintegrated, at which time the system is then able to begin reversing any reforms which no longer serve its purposes. The only type of movement which can ever hope for real change is one which challenges the social system as a whole at all times, even when it is concentrating on particular aspects of that system.
The absolute elimination of all social alienation is probably an impossibility, and those who demand the attainment of such abstract absolutes are most likely dogmatic fanatics to be avoided. They are the would-be Robespierres of future reigns of terror. However, between the Scylla of fanaticism and the Charybdis of an unprincipled and opportunistic reformism, lies what we believe to be a realizable and viable conception of a qualitatively more free, equitable and enjoyable social system. Such a system would not be pure or perfect, but it could involve a genuinely radical re-structuring of society that would change the balance of social relations — ending the historical dominance of hierarchical and authoritarian social relationships, and replacing their dominance with a self-reinforcing system of non-hierarchical social relationships which can be considered a form of anarchy.
Anarchy literally means no ruler. In its best sense it signifies a social system in which political hierarchies and authoritarianism are not tolerated. Instead of hierarchical rule by monolithic institutions over the general public, anarchy in this sense demands the most complete, widespread and effectively direct control possible by all those who are involved. This does not just mean that anarchists have some sort of vague or abstract belief in democracy, or consensus or individualism. This means that anarchists demand explicitly direct and concrete popular participation within and control of every significant social institution by those who are affected by them — not just control over institutional organization and management, but also and just as important, over their direction, ends and very existence. This can only be achieved through widespread and conscious commitment to libertarian social and institutional values and practices (self-management, spontaneity, autonomy, cooperation, human-scale organization, direct responsibility/accountability/action, and maximum flexibility) within a reorganized institutional framework centered around very specific, workable and effective means of libertarian communication and decision-making.
Any genuine resistance and opposition to hierarchical society — any movement which seeks to make a real and significant qualitative change in the way society is organized — must be a self-consciously and critically radical social movement. And any such movement must involve as its central features both a prefiguring of the type of society which it seeks to create (in its own organization and in the quality of the everyday social relationships which it fosters) and an uncompromising break with capital and state. The concept of prefigurement is another way of saying that the means of social transformation largely determine the end which is produced. Thus a staunchly Marxist-Leninist movement will almost invariably translate the dictatorial style of its typical means (hierarchical political party organization, ideological and dogmatic theory, democratic centralism, a vanguardist mentality, and generally conservative social values) into the actual monolithic bureaucratic dictatorships we have come to expect as its end (Soviet Union, People's Republic of China, Cuba, Vietnam, etc.). While on the contrary, libertarian revolutionary movements attempt to create alternative organizations and counter-institutions (directly controlled) as means toward the end of creating a genuinely self-managed society. In practice these organizations can be (and have been) as diverse as anarchist affinity groups and federations; rank-and-file workers groups, anarcho-syndicalist unions, and factory-committees or councils; libertarian community groups and associations; collectives and cooperatives of many types; a multitude of cultural institutions from workers centers, study circles, free schools, radical libraries and documentation centers to cafes and punk clubs; as well as armed guerrilla groups and factory or community self-defense groups and militias when necessary.
We understand that the conditions of our lives and our experiences in the dominant social institutions constantly drive us to question, resist, and find the methods of organization which challenge the established social order and established patterns of thought. On the other hand, we recognize that as radicals we are fragmented, largely dispossessed of the means of communication, and we are all at different levels of awareness, consciousness and practice. We who have signed this statement constituted a small number of individuals within a worldwide movement of people who are committed to changing their lives and transforming their world. We do not see ourselves as yet another leadership looking for followers, but as a group of like-minded people working toward a more libertarian society. We seek to help demystify all the ideological pretensions which paralyze people and leave them powerless to act outside of established institutions and alienating modes of social intercourse. We seek to challenge every instance of hierarchy, exploitation, alienation and mystification, to stimulate, encourage and help people who are involved in libertarian struggles, and to generalize our experiences, to make a total critique of our condition and its causes, and to help develop the wide-spread revolutionary consciousness and activity necessary for the total transformation of life.
C.A.L. Press
Columbia, MO 65205–1446
DISARM AUTHORITY!
ARM YOUR DESIRES!
[1] (for a more detailed description of the concept of character from our perspective, see "Beyond Character and Morality" [available from the C.A.L. — send a SASE, or in an abridged version in the book Reinventing Anarchy, What are the anarchists thinking these days?, edited by Ehrlich, Ehrlich, DeLeon & Morris and published by Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1979; or in Reinventing Anarchy, Again, edited by Howard Ehrlich, and published by AK Press, 1996). Or see the classic text by Wilhelrn Reich, Character Analysis.)
[2] For this reason we tend to avoid use of the word "anarchism" (with its implications of an overly closed, system-based theory and practice) in favor of the words "anarchy" and "anarchist theory," which suggest a more dialectical and pragmatic attitude towards a theory and practice always subject to development and change. (for a more detailed description of ideological or positive theory, as well as its contrast with critical self-theory, see "An Introduction to critical theory" in Anarchy #18 — available from the CA.L. for $6.00.)


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The Soyuz launch sequence explained
Breaking free of Earth's surface is no easy feat. Humans dreamed of travelling to the stars for centuries, but it was Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit Earth, on 12 April 1961.
Liftoff of Soyuz TMA-13M on 28 May 2014
Leaving from the same launch facility as Yuri Gagarin, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 40 will sat atop 274 tonnes of rocket propellants. Flight checks last for hours as the technicians, astronauts and ground control get everything ready for launch.
When ignited, the Soyuz launcher delivers mind-boggling power to escape the clutches of Earth's gravity and provide a cruising speed of 28 800 km/h.
Within 10 minutes, Alexander, Maxim and Reid travelled over 1640 km and gained 210 km altitude. Every second for nine minutes, their spacecraft accelerated 50 km/h on average.
Alexander, Maxim and Reid left Earth on 28 May in a spacecraft that is still a close relative to the Soyuz spacecraft used in the 1960s.
'Alexander's' Soyuz
The 'TMA' in the designation stands for Transport Modified Anthropometric, meaning that the interior was redesigned to fit taller and larger astronauts. Regardless of the upgrade, there is little breathing room. Astronauts wear Sokol suits that offer limited protection in an emergency. They are designed to be worn only for sitting in the Soyuz, which is why astronauts look so hunched over as they walk to their spacecraft.
The 'M' in Soyuz TMA-13M stands for Modernised after the spacecraft was upgraded to use digital instruments. It was the 13th in this series to be launched.
Using a different numbering system, the flight is also designated as Soyuz 39S because it was the 39th crewed Soyuz launch to the Station.
Fast road to space
Expedition 40 took the fast route to the Station, docking with the laboratory in less than six hours. The same-day arrival gave Alexander and the Expedition 40 crew two extra full days on the Station to perform experiments. They not only spent less time cramped in Soyuz but, most importantly, it saved fuel and life support for their six-month Expedition.
Alexander in Soyuz
An alternative, more traditional approach takes two days to reach the Station while orbiting Earth 34 times. This route was superseded in March 2013 when Expedition 35 were the first to get to the Space Station in record time.
The longer route is always available as backup if ground control or the astronauts consider it safer. Alexander's predecessors, Expedition 39 cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov, Oleg Artemyev and NASA astronaut Steven Swanson took the two-day option after an engine failed to ignite at exactly the right time after launch.
The Soyuz spacecraft has a small module ahead of the main capsule that serves as living quarters while en route to its destination. Naturally, a toilet is included.
Last update: 24 August 2017
Blue Dot update15 July 2014
Blue Dot update15 July 2014 ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst continues to thrive in his space habitat one month into his Blue Dot mission on the International Space Station.

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Companies vie for Chalk River reactor
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ANNA MEHLER PAPERNY
Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011 – Globe and Mail
Over more than half a century, the reactor in Chalk River, Ont., has produced a Nobel prize and boosted Canada's stature as a nuclear innovator, acting as a magnet for budding researchers.
It's also been the source of deep national embarrassment thanks to an unscheduled outage at the aging reactor in 2009 that led to a global shortage of medical isotopes.
Now it's been effectively orphaned as Ottawa sells off the CANDU reactor arm of its parent company, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
That divestiture is forcing the federal government to decide whether to continue running it and eventually replace the reactor, operate it until it is too old to repair any more and shut it down, bring in private-sector partners to help run and finance it, or some combination of these options.
It will depend on whether Ottawa decides the site is a centre for badly needed innovation or a nuclear burden on the public purse. The federal government intends to end the production of isotopes after 2016, but the future of the reactor's research functions remains unclear.
Several private companies think Chalk River is worth their time.
Even without an official request, at least two teams of companies from Canada and the United States have said they would like to bid on a contract to help run, remediate and refurbish it.
The livelihoods of scientists across Canada depend on irradiated neutrons the reactor produces in addition to the isotopes.
This is the only place in the country, and one of a handful in the world, that produces those tiny subatomic particles and has facilities to shoot them at different materials to see what happens. Without a place to do that, researchers say, the country could lose a source of made-in-Canada innovation and leave its scientists with no choice but to ply their trade elsewhere.
A plan to replace the NRU with a pair of new reactors was scrapped in 2008, and since then, the reactor's life has been extended without a long-term plan for the facility.
"We've been on this band-aid solution for a long time," University of Winnipeg chemist Chris Wiebe said. "What's going to happen next year? What's going to happen in five years?
"It creates a lot of uncertainty."
Running a reactor – especially one that's more than 50 years old, and would need to be replaced to the tune of almost $1-billion – is no mean financial feat. And Chalk River's biggest boosters are first to admit it's difficult to quantify the return on investment for a facility whose purpose is the pursuit of abstract discoveries whose payoffs, while significant, may not be realized for years.
But there's no shortage of private-sector interest.
CRNL Partners, a group that includes EnergySolutions Canada, SNC Lavalin, AMEC NSS, Kinectric and Wardrop, which are all involved in the nuclear supply chain, announced earlier this year it's interested in a public-private partnership with the federal government to manage Chalk River's lab.
It hasn't yet submitted a formal bid. It has an office in nearby Deep River, but still isn't officially incorporated. But according to the federal government's lobbyist registry, EnergySolutions Canada and its partners plan to bid on a contract "for the management and operation of the Chalk River Laboratories facility that is expected as part of the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) restructuring."
Brian McGee, a former AECL vice-president and chief nuclear officer who's acting as CRNL Partners' CEO, said this week he can't give specifics on the group's plans.
"We expect to be in a competition with other parties," he said. "I'd be revealing our strategy."
A partnership of CH2M Hill Canada, Babcock and Wilcox and the Battelle Memorial Institute has also thrown its hat informally into the ring.
"We've got a very good team and we're eager and interested to propose on it as soon as the final details come out," said Tom Searle, president of CH2M Hill Canada. The Colorado-based engineering company does large-scale site remediation; Babcock and Wilcox does design and construction for energy facilities, including nuclear sites; Battelle is one of the world's largest research and development organizations and manages the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy.
The 54-year-old NRU reactor was a thorn in the federal government's side two years ago, when leaks forced it offline for 13 months, throwing the fragile global isotope supply chain into disarray.
Now Chalk River is operational and producing isotopes again. Earlier this year, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission approved plans for upgrades that would keep it operational through 2021. And dogged researchers and employees want it to stay running for longer than that.
"There's a lot of expertise at Chalk River," said Gordon Tapp, president of Chalk River Technicians and Technologists. "The intellectual capabilities there, the intellectual horsepower, is second to none in Canada."
World-class reactor – Research at Chalk River
Bert Brockhouse
The native of Lethbridge, Alta., is the first name that comes up in any discussion of the NRU reactor's contributions. Dr. Brockhouse shared the 1994 Nobel Prize for physics for his work at Chalk River in 1950. He's credited with pioneering the science of studying the way neutrons affect matter when they're bounced around – what he called neutron spectroscopy. He got a slew of other awards in addition to the Nobel, and was named a companion to the Order of Canada.
Neutron holography
This is basically the study of three-dimensional objects using neutrons to determine how their atoms are aligned. Pioneered at Chalk River in 2000, it's supposed to help scientists get up close and personal with tricky biological materials such as proteins.
Stressed-out steel
When the space shuttle Challenger exploded into flames seconds after its launch in January, 1986, the culprit was believed to be a particular component of the booster rocket. The steel was sent to Chalk River for neutron stress tests. As it turned out, it wasn't to blame for the accident.
Magnetic personalities
Neutrons' magnetic properties have proven useful in studying superconductivity – when materials are so efficient at transporting electricity they can do so with no resistance.
It's a problem when bits of your nuclear reactor start to come unglued. Scientists at Chalk River used neutron scattering on steel welds before and after irradiation to see whether they weakened over time. The NRU says it's the only place in the world equipped to undertake these studies. "That's hard to find. And that's worth something."
Chalk River, A History
Canada's first nuclear reactor began operating in 1945. It stands Zero Energy Experimental Pile.
NRX
The second, more complex reactor – completed in 1947. The initials stand for "National Research X-metal," because the word "uranium" was deemed top-secret. (Later on, it stood for eX-perimental)
NRU
The current incarnation of Chalk River's reactor started operating in 1957. The name stands for National Research Universal – this was designed as an all-purpose, versatile machine that could do whatever was required.
Uranium-235
Type of fuel in the rods at Chalk River.
Molybdenum-99
Type of isotope, used in medical procedures around the world, that Chalk River produces.
Number of Canadian universities using Chalk River's neutron scattering facilities.
People working at Chalk River full-time
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The American Prize is proud to announce the winner and runners-up of The American Prize in Directing, 2015. Congratulations! All finalists receive written evaluations from a member of The American Prize judging panel.
Carr's performance credits include New York and international productions of Ragtime, Cabaret (London), Jesus Christ Superstar (European Tour), and The Scarlet Pimpernel. He trained at the Eastman School of Music, Royal Academy of Music in London, and the Washington National Opera's Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program. He has served on the faculties of the Interlochen Arts Institute and the Senzoku Gakuen Conservatory in Tokyo, where he helped build one of the few successful undergraduate musical theatre programs in Asia.
George Cederquist has directed new productions and opera scenes with Chicago Fringe Opera (where he is an ensemble member), Chautauqua Opera, Roosevelt University, the Bay View Music Festival, and Chicago Opera Vanguard. George was the Resident Artist Stage Director at Pittsburgh Opera in 2014, the Apprentice Stage Director at the Merola Opera Program in 2013 and a winner of Opera America's Director-Designer competition. George was one of ten Americans to receive the 2011-12 German Chancellor Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the first Stage Director ever to win this prestigious award. During his fellowship in Germany, George served as a Regieassistent at the Staatstheater Darmstadt. George's training includes an MFA in Directing from Northwestern University, a BA in Theatre Studies and English from Yale University, and a Directing Fellowship at Wolf Trap Opera.
The American Prize is proud to announce the winners and runners-up of The American Prize in Orchestral Programming—Maestro Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award, 2015. Awards were made in three divisions this year: college/university orchestras, community orchestras and youth orchestras. All the results are below.
The Mount Holyoke Symphony Orchestra (MHSO) is one of the largest musical groups on campus. Led by their conductor Ng Tian Hui, the group reflects the diversity of the college's community, with musicians from the five colleges and the Pioneer Valley, in addition to students, faculty and staff from Mount Holyoke College. Students who perform in the Orchestra might be majors in Music or Biology, English or International Relations, philosophy or mathematics. They are drawn by the collective desire to be an active participant in creating great beauty in the realm of sound.
The orchestra is particularly proud of its second prize in the 2014 American Prize for Orchestral Programming, and acknowledged for its fine work by grants from the Massachusetts Arts Council, Massachusetts International Festival of the Arts, National Arts Council of Singapore, the Singapore International Foundation, Women's Philharmonic and WomenArts in acknowledgement of its creative and engaging programming.
Now in his 26th year as Conductor of the University of Wyoming Symphony, Michael Griffith's guest conducting ranges from NY's Times Square to Rio de Janeiro; locally Denver's Mercury Ensemble, Ft. Collins Symphony, Cheyenne Symphony, and Opera Fort Collins. With younger musicians he's conducted ensembles in China, Canada, and across the US. He was a visiting professor at the Sibelius Academy and Shanghai University, twice elected a Top Ten Teacher by UW graduating classes, and taught UW's London Semester. Past president of the Conductors Guild, he's won an ASCAP Adventurous Programming Award. Broadcast performances include the Nigerian Broadcasting Company, CBC, Minnesota Public Radio, KUSF San Francisco, and Wyoming Public Television. Dr. Griffith inherited his musical talent from his grandmother, a leading soprano in the Vienna Folksoper. He grew up in Cleveland, studying oboe with Harvey McGuire and Robert Zupnic of The Cleveland Orchestra. His conducting teachers were Charles Bruck (Monteux School), Dennis Burkh (MSU), and Giora Bernstein (Colorado).
In just a few years since immersing himself into conducting Michael Korn appeared on stage of Tsai Performance Center and Paramount Theater in Boston and amassed extensive repertoire ranging from works by Lully and Handel through the 21st century orchestral music by living composers. American music advocate, he premiered in Boston works by many contemporary composers and performed Gaelic Symphony by Amy Beach and À Montevideo Symphony by Louis Moreau Gottschalk. As an accompanist, Michael Korn collaborated with many outstanding Boston musicians and young talented performers alike. He regularly teaches young students in orchestral settings and conducts Oliver Ames High School orchestras in Easton and Sharon Community Chamber Youth Orchestra. In 2014 he directed 2014 senior S.E.M.S.B.A. Festival Orchestra in Massachusetts. Michael Korn is Music Director of Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra and Sharon Community Chamber Orchestra.
Donald Appert has been Artistic Director and Conductor of the Jewish Community Orchestra of Portland, OR since 2012. He has guest conducted orchestras in Europe, Central America, Japan and Australia. Currently he is Music Director/Conductor of the Clark College Orchestra and a Professor of Music and Head of the Music Department at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington. In addition he is the Music Director/Conductor of the Oregon Sinfonietta in Portland, Oregon. He received The American Prize in Orchestral Programming—Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award in 2011 for his work with the Oregon Sinfonietta, an Honorable Mention in 2012, and 3rd Place in 2014. The Clark County (WA) Arts Commission awarded him the Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award in 2014. He has received the ASCAPLUS Award numerous times. Videos of his conducting and his original compositions may be seen and heard via the Internet on his web site at www.maestroappert.com.
Allen Tinkham is hailed by the Chicago Tribune as one of Chicago's most important "educators, mentors and inspirational guides in the training of tomorrow's orchestral professionals," working "wonders" in concerts performed at a "professional-level." As Music Director of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, Tinkham has led them to critical acclaim on four continents, winning nine ASCAP Awards for the Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music.
Recent guest appearances include the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and Members of Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He is on faculty at the New York Summer Music Festival and the Columbia College of Chicago and conducts all-state and other youth festival orchestras across the country, including the 2015 NAfME All-Northwest and All-Eastern orchestras.
Tinkham holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Michigan. He began his career as an Apprentice Conductor of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra under Music Director James DePreist.
Five American musicians have been chosen as Honored Artists of The American Prize, 2015, by the national nonprofit competitions in the performing arts. Honored Artists are individuals who have proven themselves to be musicians of "sustained excellence" over a number of seasons as contestants in the competitions.
The American Prize competitions are unique in scope and structure, designed to recognize and reward the best performing artists, ensembles and composers in the United States, based on submitted recordings. The American Prize is presented annually in many areas of the performing arts and has awarded nearly $35,000 in prize money since its founding in 2010.
In 2014, Maestro David Katz, chief judge of The American Prize, expressed a hope for the competitions "to do more" to advance the art. The creation of the Honored Artist designation is one way the competition seeks to bring additional recognition to laureates it deems especially worthy.
Will have won The American Prize (first place) no more than one time in the past two years.
Individual listings, including biographies of the artists, will be posted to The American Prize blog shortly.
The American Prize is honored to announce the winner, runners-up and citation recipient of The American Prize in Conducting: Youth Orchestra Division, 2015. Congratulations!
The American Prize in Conducting: Youth Orchestra Division, 2015.
Allen Tinkham is hailed by the Chicago Tribune as one of Chicago's most important "educators, mentors and inspirational guides in the training of tomorrow's orchestral professionals," working "wonders" in concerts performed at a "professional-level." As Music Director of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras, Tinkham has led them to critical acclaim on four continents, winning nine ASCAP Awards for the Adventurous Programming of Contemporary Music. Recent guest appearances include the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and Members of Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He is on faculty at the New York Summer Music Festival and the Columbia College of Chicago and conducts all-state and other youth festival orchestras across the country, including the 2015 NAfME All-Northwest and All-Eastern orchestras. Tinkham holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Michigan. He began his career as an Apprentice Conductor of the Oregon Symphony Orchestra under Music Director James DePreist.
Deanna Tham is currently the Music Director and conductor of the Boise Philharmonic Youth Orchestra in Boise, Idaho. She also conducts with Ballet Idaho and the Boise Philharmonic. Tham previously was cover conductor for the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra. She was also resident music director of the American Chamber Opera, based in Chicago, Illinois. Her work with the company has included a groundbreaking semi-staged production of Mendelssohn's oratorio, Elijah, and Mozart's Don Giovanni, staged in English. Additionally, Tham's work with the National Music Festival has been presented on National Public Radio and American Public Media. Tham received her Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from Carnegie Mellon University. She received her Master of Music degree in conducting from Northwestern University studying with Dr. Mallory Thompson. She additionally has a Professional Studies Certificate in Orchestral Conducting from the Cleveland Institute of Music studying with Carl Topilow.
Benjamin Firer is currently in his third season as Music Director and Conductor of the Central Pennsylvania Youth Orchestras the Juniata College Orchestra in Pennsylvania. He also directs the Penn State Campus Orchestra and serves as Assistant Conductor of the Penn State Philharmonic and Chamber Orchestras under the direction of Maestro Gerardo Edelstein. Benjamin holds a master's degree from the Yale University School of Music where he was Conductor of the Yale Saybrook College Orchestra and served as Teaching Assistant for graduate music theory courses. As a trombonist, Benjamin was the winner of the 2012 Woolsey Concerto Competition, the 2011 Yale Chamber Music Competition and a fellow at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. He was a featured performer in Yale in New York series "De Profundis" at Carnegie Hall. As founder of the Aries Chamber Ensemble, he was awarded the 2010 SUNY Thayer Fellowship in the Arts. Other conducting experiences include guest conducting at the National Music Festival, New Music New Haven and the Lake George Music Festival. Benjamin was chosen as Assistant Conductor for l'Orchestra de la Francophonie in Montreal, Quebec for the Summer 2014 where he assisted Jean-Philippe Tremblay for six weeks of of orchestral concerts including a residency at Le Domaine Forget.
Eric Meincke is a senior at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is the drum major of the Central marching band and plays trumpet in the concert and jazz bands as well as the orchestra. He was awarded Best Brass at Central High the past three years. He plays principal trumpet in the Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra and, in May 2015, conducted the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. He also conducted the Music Education Benefit Concert Orchestra in 2015. He serves on the Wildwood Academy for Music and the Arts Task Force. He attended Interlochen Summer Camp for the Arts for trumpet and vocals. Eric sings in both the adult and youth choirs at Second Presbyterian Church. He has also composed many orchestral works which include symphonies, concertos and solo pieces for various instruments.
The American Prize is honored to announce the winner and runners-up of The American Prize in Conducting: Community Orchestra Division, 2015. Congratulations!
The American Prize is honored to announce the winner and runners-up of The American Prize in Conducting: College/University Chorus Division, 2015. Congratulations!
The American Prize is honored to announce the winners and runners-up of The American Prize in Musical Theater Performance, 2015.
The American Prize in Musical Theater Performance, 2015.
Belmont University is proud to call Nashville, TN home. This Musical Theater program offers conservatory training in a liberal arts environment. Our students are trained to be triple and quadruple threats ready for New York City by the time they graduate. We have students on Broadway, in National Tours, originating Off Broadway roles and are the proud program which workshopped the up and coming production of "Chasing Rainbows". In the professional performing industry our students are known for their incredible voices, excellent musicianship and immutable work ethic. This production of Roger and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! premiered on November 7th, 2014 to a packed house in Massey Auditorium on the Belmont University Campus. Direction by David Shamburger, Assistant Direction and Choreography by Emily Speck, Music Direction and Conducting by Jo Lynn Burks and the Program Coordinator and Production Manager is Nancy Allen. Check us out at Belmont.edu!
Top Billing Entertainment Performance Academy is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, "no cuts" group where each performer is treated with respect, given professional instruction, and given the opportunity for a featured solo. In January 2015, Top Billing opened a 4,000 square foot location in Glendora, CA where they now offer group and private classes in singing, dancing, acting, on-camera acting, fitness and instruments. In 2014 Top Billing won #1 Best Musical Theater Production and #2 Musical Theater Director in the American Prize Competition, Best Dance School in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune's Readers Choice Awards, and has received 23 National Youth Arts Nominations with six wins. We are successful because we believe each performer is vital and should be treated as if they have top billing.
Royal Oak Middle school, located in Covina, California, has an incredible history in Theater Art excellence and community. It should be noted that though ROMS is competing in the high school division, we are a public middle school theater troupe in the truest sense. The entire cast (except for 2 teacher cameos) is comprised of only 7th and 8th grade students. Students pay zero fees to participate, instead funding the program through fantastic ticket sales and small refreshment fundraisers. The program in fiercely loved by the community and has produced several successful actors, writers, film producers, theater educators and other industry types. Students are also expected to learn technical theater and handle costume pulls, scenic work, set changes, stage management, audio engineering, lighting, front of house business, and program writing. This is the second ROMS musical for the new program director, Nicole Pedroche.
The American Prize is honored to announce the winner and runners-up of The American Prize in Conducting: School & Community Chorus Division, 2015. Congratulations!
The American Prize is honored to announce the winner and runners-up of The American Prize in Conducting: Opera Division, 2015. Congratulations!
The American Prize in Conducting: Opera Division, 2015.
The recent prize winner of 2013 Orquesta de Cordoba Conducting Competition in Spain and 2012 Black Sea Conducting Competition in Romania, Jun Kim has conducted extensively in North America and Europe. Jun Kim has appeared with the orchestras in Romania, Russia, Germany, Austria, Spain, Lithuania, Poland, Canada and US. He has been selected as a Discovery Series Conductor at the Oregon Bach Festival under Maestro Helmuth Rilling and the Kurt Masur conducting seminar in New York. In addition, he has worked for the production of Verdi's La Traviata at National University of Music in Bucharest, Romania. Most recently, Jun Kim has been selected to participate at St. Magnus Festival in U.K. to work with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and worked with Cincinnati Symphony and the May festival Chorus, and also with Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with Marin Alsop. Dr. Jun Kim is the director of orchestral activities at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and artistic director of Washington Chamber Orchestra in D.C.
Brian DeMaris currently serves as Music Director of Mill City Summer Opera and Artist-Faculty at the Aspen Music Festival. He has worked with New York City Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Opera Theater of Saint Louis, Syracuse Opera, Tri-Cities Opera, Anchorage Opera, American Opera Projects, American Lyric Theater, Ash Lawn Opera Festival, Music Saint Croix and the Israel Chamber Orchestra. He has appeared at the United Nations, the Aspen Music Festival, Boston's Jordan Hall, New York's Studio 54, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, Alice Tully Hall, and in recitals, competitions, and master classes throughout the United States and abroad. He is the 2nd place winner of the 2013 American Prize in Opera and Musical Theater Conducting. Having served as Director of Opera and Musical Theatre at Ithaca College since 2008, in 2015 he joined the faculty of Arizona State University as Artistic Director of the Lyric Opera Theatre program.
DeMaris has also taught at Lawrence University, New England Conservatory School of Continuing Education, George Mason University's International Opera Alliance, the International Vocal Arts Institute in Tel Aviv, and "Meet the Artist" at Lincoln Center. He has served on panels with Opera America and the National Opera Association, and presented master classes with the National Association of Teachers of Singing, New York State Music Teachers Association and New York State School Music Association. His students have performed on Broadway, film and television, and at opera companies and festivals throughout the world.
The American Prize is honored to announce the winner and runners-up of The American Prize in Conducting: High School Orchestra Division, 2015. Congratulations!
To provide the most opportunity for recognition and reward in the high school orchestra division in 2015, the category was divided into two groups: those student ensembles found in general membership high schools and those associated with arts high schools or magnet schools. The listing below announces orchestra winners and runners-up from arts high schools/magnet schools in the U.S.
The American Prize is honored to announce the winners and runners-up of The American Prize in Orchestral Performance, 2015, in the arts high school orchestra division.
The Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra presents approximately eight major concerts each year and frequently collaborates with renowned guest artists and conductors. The orchestra performs a diversity of literature comprising major works of the symphonic repertoire, concerti and new music. The Academy Orchestra also performs with choir and other ensembles, and is the resident orchestra for the annual ballet production. In addition to works presented for performance, the Academy Orchestra reads and rehearses numerous other works in regular reading sessions.
Idyllwild Arts Academy is the country's premier and internationally-acclaimed residential arts high school which provides pre-professional training in the arts and a comprehensive college preparatory curriculum to a diverse student body of gifted young artists. Located in the San Jacinto Mountains, its pine-forested campus is only two hours away from Los Angeles and San Diego. The orchestra, directed by Timothy Verville, has a rich history of preparing talented performers for top music schools and professional careers which include Liang Wang, current principal oboist of the New York Philharmonic. The school also holds a yearly composition commission awarded to some of the greatest living composers. For more information please visit http://www.idyllwildarts.org.
The Youth Performing Arts School (YPAS) is a performing arts school in Louisville, KY, that concentrates on numerous music, theatre, dance, and design/production disciplines for high school students. In recent years, the YPAS Philharmonia has auditioned for and been invited to perform on numerous occasions at state, regional, and national music educator conferences. They've also appeared on the nationally syndicated National Public Radio program From the Top, at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, in the MidAmerica series in New York City's legendary Carnegie Hall, and at the Music for All Orchestra America National Festival in 2009, 2013, and 2015. The string students in this department typically compose 20 to 25 percent of the Kentucky All-State Orchestra string section. Annually, about 85% of student graduates attend major music colleges. The 105 members of the YPAS class of 2014 were offered 568 scholarships totaling over $18.5 million.


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Hiza Histria is a striking illustration of Istrian architecture, where the locally renowned Pietra d'Istria, a hardy limestone, was used to build this fine holiday villa over 200 years ago. Renovated in 2014, Hiza Histria is particularly well suited to a large group of friends or families with children. As you enter this Hiza, some of the original features have remained intact. The original wooden ceiling beams allow guests to fully embrace this rustic Hiza's design.
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The ground floor is the perfect area for relaxation! A serviceable stone wine cellar & bar area can be found directly next to a well-equipped kitchen, with a raging chimney firepit. Make yourself a drink and pop into the billiards room, where a pool table awaits. Next to this room the living and dining areas can be found, which have terrace access to the poolside and garden for some outside fun.
The exteriors grounds are an ideal place to enjoy meals and drinks. A thatched pergola stands above a stone alcove, where outdoor furniture can be found. Both of these areas are ideal for either al fresco dining or some intimate drinks. The overflow swimming pool is a great for a refreshing dip, during those warm summer months. After a quick swim, grab a drink from the bar and recline on the sun loungers surrounding the swimming pool and absorb some Croatian rays!
It was a beautiful villa, just a little bit to far away from coast otherwise, it would have got five stars.
The pool is gorgeous, the perfect sun trap with enough shade to get away from the heat. All of the bedrooms are a good size and the kitchen, with its central island, is great for preparing family meals. We would definitely go back.
Quite simply the best villa we have stayed in in the past 10 years. The property itself was absolutely stunning having been completed to the highest of standards. Plenty of room both inside and out, a great swimming pool and a pool (snooker not swimming) room which was well used! We spent days in the pool and evenings on the terrace watching the sun go down. All rooms had air conditioning, which was good as temperatures during our stay were between 35 and 40 degrees! Nearby was a great restaurant called the Borgonja in the lovely settlement of Visnjan- just 5 minutes away. Last, but not least, the property's owners Suzanna and Sandy were just great. Always helpful and going that extra mile to ensure our enjoyment and relaxation. Thanks so much to you both for making our holiday in your beautiful villa exceptional. We fully recommend it and hope to be back soon.
A beautiful spacious villa for multiple couples and their children to enjoy a relaxing holiday. We especially loved the pool table in the cellar and the lovely outdoor eating areas. This villa is a home from home and has everything a family needs to relax and have a brilliant holiday. It's a 25-minute drive from the Aquapark Istralandia, voted one of the best waterparks in Europe and a short drive from the pretty seaside town of Porec with its water inflatables for kids, restaurants, quad biking and other activities.
This villa is simply outstanding. It's full of character and we thoroughly enjoyed the owners telling us about the history of it belonging to their grandmother and how they have tastefully decorated it but retained its original charm and tradition. It had everything we wanted, and more, to enjoy our time away. Loved the addition of an honesty bar wine cellar and pool table.
This is the most beautiful house I have ever seen in my life and it was one of the best vacations I have ever spent. It is well and calmly situated. And it absolutely looks like it can be seen on the photos. We were very kindly and warmly welcomed by Susi and would like to thank the whole family for this unique experience.


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ComAround helps support organisations to succeed in their knowledge management and self-service efforts. The company provides training, advice, and tool based on the best-practice method called Knowledge-Centered Service (KCS). ComAround's customers are predominately US and Scandinavia, and the company now has its sights set on the UK.
"Choosing to work with Sollertis was a natural choice for ComAround," comments Per Strand, CEO and co-founder of ComAround. "We are noticing a greater interest in improving knowledge management and KCS processes in Europe; two strong trends include companies that understand the value of a specialised knowledge management tool that supports their KCS processes and companies who are consolidating. Also, we are seeing increased interest in our knowledge management tool from companies in parts of Europe that are new to ComAround, which are looking to improve the service they offer their users and customers. These are often highly professional support organisations that know what they are looking for. Considering all of this, the next step for us is to expand our venture in the UK market".
"As part of our initiative to converge IT with the business and help organisations realise greater business value, ComAround allows Sollertis to present a best of breed knowledge management solution to our customers. We already cover a vast array of solutions from ITSM, ITAM, ITOM and BRM, adding a comprehensive solution in knowledge management into our portfolio strengthens our ability to deliver a full suite of IT-business convergence solutions to the market. Our partnership with the leading KCS solution provider in Europe means that we have capabilities to unify the business", said Kevin Baker, CEO of Sollertis Ltd.
The first and only vendor to develop a dedicated Strategic Business Relationship Management (BRM) platform, 'Sollertis Convergence™,' that enables IT to lead business through value-centred unified IT and IT business convergence. Sollertis are a leading software and services firm that help organisations accelerate IT and Business strategic convergence, business relationship management, IT and enterprise service management, and achieve measurable business value through value management, value realisation, and digital business success from a value-centred unified IT. Sollertis deliver a proven 'real-world' approach to IT Business Value, through their flagship product 'Sollertis Convergence™,' built on award-winning ITSM business technology, recognised by leading industry analysts worldwide. Sollertis Convergence customers enjoy rapid deployment across the LOBs including, Human Resources, and IT. Sollertis CEO and Founder Kevin Baker and his team have deep expertise in the service management and business relationship management sectors including senior directors who serve on leading industry steering committees and panels. Additionally, Simon Kent, Chief Innovation Officer at Sollertis, also holds the post of BRMI (Business Relationship Management Institute) Regional Leader and Global Ambassador for UK and Europe. Sollertis are ITSM and BRM technology implementation experts and operate across all industry sectors, specialising in the Public Sector, Higher Ed, Retail, Pharma and Finance. Sollertis are transparent, easy to work with, and always place customer success first. Headquartered in Swindon, UK and partnered with the BAT (Business Acceleration Technology) Worldwide Premium Alliance and members of the Business Relationship Management Institute. The Sollertis team are proud 'BRMI Trailblazer 2016 award winners', 'SDI Implementation of the Year Award finalists 2015 & 2017', and the sole contributing vendor to the 'SDI Service Desk Certification Global Best Practice Standards'.


The birthday cake is a simple and safe design and is ideal for small tots. There are three candle pillars in the centre for toddlers to hold onto when jumping. If you're small on space, this is the inflatable for you.
A popular choice for the younger child. Along with the jumping area the Mouse Castle also offers a small slide and ball pit. Hours of entertainment with your favourite Disney friends!
This castle is certainly a barrel of laughs! This colourful enclosed bouncer is a hit with medium to smaller kids. Fully protected from the weather; come rain, hail or shine, the party will go on!
There needs to be adequate clearance above the jumping castle.
Everyone's favourite superhero comes alive with this jumper! Watch little superhero wannabe eyes light up when they spot this huge jumper. Perfect for any Marvel or Superhero themed party, or just an energetic bunch of kids!
Hours of fun are to be had with the oversized take on the original board game. A large open jumper, this inflatable has lower walls so those outside can see all the fun happening inside. We dare you to take on the Twister challenge!
One of our brand new castles, this combo jumper showcases a slide out the side whilst offering shelter from the sun. The front is open to allow for easy access and supervision.
One of our brand new castles showcases a combo jumper with a slide & basketball hoop. Fully enclosed and protected from the elements. Just watch out for the little yellow fellas!
Get on board with Mater, Doc Hudson and everyone's favourite – Lightning McQueen! This colourful combo combines a large bouncing area filled with fun obstacles, a climbing wall and a high slide. This is one of our most popular castles for high energy parties.
This huge castle is reminiscent of the carpet ride at the local show! This colourful inflatable sees a large jumping area combined with two slides for lots of fun races. One of our most popular inflatables, this is a hit for all ages.
There needs to be adequate clearance above the jumper.
Surf's up! This brand new waterslide castle is the perfect way to have a splash, have fun and cool down on those scorching summer days.
Perfect for Australia Day gatherings, this super large jumping castle is a huge hit for all the family (whether big or small!) With an oversized space for jumping, we've seen buck's nights and hen's parties include these inflatables too!
This jumping castle is designed for the ultimate of endurance tests – how do you shape up in the ring whilst trying to stay upright? Complete with 2 sets of oversized gloves, let's get ready to rumble!!!
Required when the inflatable is out of reach of a standard power point. Perfect for parks or acreages.
Popcorn and fairy floss machines are also available for hire now.
Comes complete with all the ingredients you need to make sumptuous party bag treats for big or little kids.
Staff supervision is also available if required. $30/hr per staff member.
Distance is determined from Gympie and will be advised at the time of booking.


Downed power lines, traffic lights out, homes and businesses destroyed, people displaced. That is the situation here in Florida after Hurricane Irma crawled up our state and into Georgia and the Carolinas. I am in Winter Haven - Polk County. The eye went directly over our county. Somehow, I slept right through it. Our power went out at 9:25 PM and with nothing to do, my son was asleep in our middle-of-the-house closet, and my husband oversaw things while I closed my eyes for what I thought would be short while. When I woke up at 4:45 AM, it seemed the storm had come and gone. Although I'm still not comfortable in my home (TECO has my power being restored on Saturday 9/16), I still have my house, my family, and my business.
All donations to this fund will support recovery and relief efforts for Hurricane Irma. Initially, the fund will help first responders meet survivors' immediate needs for food, fuel, clean water, hygiene products, and shelter. Once initial relief work is complete, this fund will transition to support longer-term recovery efforts run by local, vetted organizations responding to this disaster.
Residents in Kissimmee Village need support. The community is flooded and closed until further notice. More than 400 residents have been forced to evacuate to local shelters, the Villages in Deland and Daytona. Funds will strictly be reserved to help these residents recover.
To contribute to Red Cross' relief efforts, you may donate at Wells Fargo ATMs nationwide through September 25. There is no fee for using this service, and 100% of the donations will be sent to the American Red Cross to directly support Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma relief efforts.
Many frail elderly and disabled adults in our service area have been severely impacted by Hurricane Irma. SCC's Elder Helpline staff is receiving numerous requests for assistance with repairing damaged roofs and homes, removing downed trees and debris and replacing food that has spoiled. Local funding for many of these services is very limited or nonexistent. Therefore, Senior Connection Center is currently using all donations we receive to provide emergency assistance to elderly and disabled adults who have been impacted by the storm.
This Sunoco is 1.5 miles away from my house! It definitely saw the wrath of Irma!
These were just four reputable ways to help those affected by this major storm. Be very cautious when donating funds. There are imposters seeking contributions to false disaster relief charities in the wake of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. Learn how to spot and report these scams here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/tips-avoiding-fraudulent-charitable-contribution-schemes.
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Poet Luis Tubens has been working with young people at the Main Library since January 2017. That's when he became the library's first artist in residence, consistently drawing lots of middle schoolers to his after-school writing workshops and open mics.
Although his residency ended in summer 2017, Tubens didn't stop working with kids at the library. Soon after he launched a weekly chess club for kids ages 5-13.
Kyle Netisingha said his daughter Savi, age 7, has been attending for the past year, ever since Tubens encouraged her to join.
Savi was encouraged to get into chess after watching The Queen of Katwe, a film that depicts the life of a real Ugandan girl who grew up in a slum and became a top chess player (also available in book and audiobook formats).
"It's empowering for young girls," Netisingha said.


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Andrew Fletcher (born 29 March 1993) is a New Zealand cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Wellington in the 2018–19 Plunket Shield season on 10 October 2018.

He made his List A debut for Wellington in the 2018–19 Ford Trophy on 24 October 2018, scoring 132 runs not out. One week later, in his third List A match, he scored his second century for Wellington, with 125 runs from 150 balls. He finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer, with 618 runs in twelve matches.

In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Wellington ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.

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AAR: Carload and intermodal traffic down nearly 5% and 6%, respectively
RELATED TOPICS: COMMODITIES | INTERMODAL | CLASS 1 FREIGHT RAILROADS | MEXICO | CANADA
Association of American Railroads
WASHINGTON — The Association of American Railroads today reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending Aug. 3, as well as volumes for July 2019.
U.S. railroads originated 1,264,100 carloads in July 2019, down 4.8%, or 64,406 carloads, from July 2018. U.S. railroads also originated 1,314,333 containers and trailers in July 2019, down 6.1%, or 84,878 units, from the same month last year. Combined U.S. carload and intermodal originations in July 2019 were 2,578,433, down 5.5%, or 149,284 carloads and intermodal units from July 2018.
In July 2019, six of the 20 carload commodity categories tracked by the AAR each month saw carload gains compared with July 2018. These included: petroleum and petroleum products, up 6,465 carloads or 11.5 percent; all other carloads, up 2,866 carloads or 9.9 percent; and metallic ores, up 2,456 carloads or 7.7%. Commodities that saw declines in July 2019 from July 2018 included: coal, down 43,954 carloads or 10.3 percent; crushed stone, sand and gravel, down 6,350 carloads or 5.1 percent; and primary metal products, down 4,884 carloads or 9.9%.
"Rail traffic in July, as in many other recent months, was held back by declines in three of the largest rail traffic segments, coal, grain, and intermodal," said AAR Senior Vice President of Policy and Economics John T. Gray. "Despite a summer heat wave of historical proportions, very low prices for natural gas have seriously weakened the seasonal demand for coal-generated electrical power. These same low natural gas prices appear to have allowed chemical production to pretty much hold steady even in the face of the uncertainty around foreign trade which has been the source of much of the recent growth in chemical production. With 50% of rail intermodal business which is overseas — including international trade, both imports of consumer and intermediate manufacturing components and exports such as food products — trade policy uncertainty continues to drag down this traffic segment. Export grain movements are also facing increasingly serious headwinds from threats to trade policy stability."
Excluding coal, carloads were down 20,452 carloads, or 2.3%, in July 2019 from July 2018. Excluding coal and grain, carloads were down 16,794 carloads, or 2.2%.
Total U.S. carload traffic for the first seven months of 2019 was 7,816,318 carloads, down 3.2%, or 259,574 carloads, from the same period last year; and 8,238,594 intermodal units, down 3.7%, or 314,125 containers and trailers, from last year.
Total combined U.S. traffic for the first 31 weeks of 2019 was 16,054,912 carloads and intermodal units, a decrease of 3.5% compared to last year.
Week Ending Aug. 3
Total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 541,558 carloads and intermodal units, down 5.2% compared with the same week last year.
Total carloads for the week ending Aug. 3 were 266,439 carloads, down 4.9% compared with the same week in 2018, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 275,119 containers and trailers, down 5.5% compared to 2018.
Two of the 10 carload commodity groups posted an increase compared with the same week in 2018. They were petroleum and petroleum products, up 1,724 carloads, to 12,561; and non-metallic minerals, up 669 carloads, to 39,081. Commodity groups that posted decreases compared with the same week in 2018 included coal, down 9,657 carloads, to 83,676; grain, down 2,533 carloads, to 22,607; and metallic ores and metals, down 1,706 carloads, to 23,488.
North American rail volume for the week ending Aug. 3, on 12 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads totaled 368,128 carloads, down 4.5% compared with the same week last year, and 368,028 intermodal units, down 4.1% compared with last year. Total combined weekly rail traffic in North America was 736,156 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.3%. North American rail volume for the first 31 weeks of 2019 was 21,896,352 carloads and intermodal units, down 2.3% compared with 2018.
Canadian railroads reported 81,433 carloads for the week, down 3.6%, and 75,261 intermodal units, up 2.9% compared with the same week in 2018. For the first 31 weeks of 2019, Canadian railroads reported cumulative rail traffic volume of 4,684,404 carloads, containers and trailers, up 2%.
Mexican railroads reported 20,256 carloads for the week, down 3.8% compared with the same week last year, and 17,648 intermodal units, down 10.4%. Cumulative volume on Mexican railroads for the first 31 weeks of 2019 was 1,157,036 carloads and intermodal containers and trailers, down 3.4% from the same point last year.
— An Association of American Railroads news release Aug. 7, 2019.
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