For luxury marketers, powerful stories can change the way people feel about your brand. Google's EMEA Brand Solutions expert Caitlin Monaghan reveals new tools that businesses can use to find and connect with the right consumers through digital innovation which can bring brand stories to life.
For as long as I can remember, luxury marketers have been the creative leaders of rich, immersive brand storytelling. These stories may illustrate a proud heritage or a complete fantasy. They are designed to attract the ideal consumer, create an impactful memory, and hopefully a desire to purchase. Unfortunately for all storytellers, the web is a wonderful place for your beautiful story to get lost. We're all familiar with the philosophical tale of a tree falling in a forest: If no one is around to hear it, did it make a sound?
Google is a company whose heritage is more closely linked to geek rather than chic, but we are dedicated to making it easier for users to find better answers to their wants, needs, and desires. Luxury marketers can benefit from Google's technology to help find better answers to their marketing challenges -- which, to be honest, haven't changed magically overnight. The challenges for luxury marketers today are the same as they were long, long ago, but the tools are just better for solving them.
On a basic level, technology can give us access to what a consumer is interested in. For example, a business executive reads online business articles, and a young fashionista reads fashion and beauty blogs. This isn't quite rocket science. But today, marketers have the opportunity to use much more interesting signals based off what actions a person has actually exhibited online. So this may show us that the business executive is looking at sailing classes and the young fashionista is researching Burning Man tickets. This is relevant information Google uses to create dynamic personalized profiles and profiles of lookalike audiences based on their recent and repeated behaviours. Marketers can benefit from these sophisticated algorithms -- which fuel targeting offerings like Custom Affinity segments.
You can also reach people you already know are you customers. Many luxury marketers are already sitting on rich customer databases. (Perhaps you call up your favorite customers when the latest collection comes into stores? Or you send them an email when there is a beauty event in a nearby town?) Google's recently launched Customer Match tool allows marketers to upload a list of email addresses and match them to signed-in users on Google in a secure and privacy-safe way. From there, you can build campaigns and ads specifically designed to reach your highest-value customers on Google Search, YouTube, and Gmail. You can also reach Similar Audiences and drive awareness by showing ads to prospective customers who have similar interests and characteristics to your customer match lists.
As a luxury marketer, you are already convinced about the power of storytelling and how it can change the way a person feels about your brand. It is safe to assume you are currently planning ad campaigns, lookbooks, long- and short-form video content, events and fashion shows for the next few quarters and year. Challenge yourself to make the most of all this amazing content and scale it through innovative media.
Moncler's beautiful Fall/Winter campaign caught my eye while recently flipping through pages of Vogue, but I had no idea there was a intricate modern-day fairytale element to the images until I stumbled across this behind-the-scenes video of the Annie Leibovitz photo shoot in Iceland (watch: A Moncler Icelandic Fairytale by Annie Leibovitz). Like Hansel and Gretel in the video, I too want to "escape in Moncler," after watching the video! SOLD.
Because you are not limited to the typical :15 or :30 second spot with digital, you can do so much more with your creative these days. It is easy to extend an invitation to your ideal audiences with our TrueView ad format. Viewers can easily discover more layers of your content with our Cards, and now they can even purchase products directly from the TrueView ad with our new TrueView for Shopping product.
Marketers have never had such amazing real-time tools at their fingertips. Our Brand Lift tool allows you to test different stories and the impact they are having on different segments of your audiences. Other free tools, like YouTube Analytics, can even measure how audiences are engaging and reacting to your content. The ultimate goal is to see how your campaigns are driving the right metrics, such as awareness, ad recall, and brand interest.
Consumers are now living their lives out online thanks to mobile accessibility (and dare I say, dependency in my case). This means luxury brands can reach their ideal audiences at any time of day or night and at any moment of the consumer journey. More than half of millennial luxury consumers in the UK buy luxury products through online channels on a regular basis, how can you reach them with powerful stories that evoke emotion and perhaps even action?


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Barbara Abernathy, PhD, LMHC is CEO of the Pediatric Oncology Support Team, Inc. (POST). She provides support and guidance to the team. She is also a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and provides counseling to children and families. Learn more about Barbara, her cancer journey, her triathlon fundraiser for POST, and her 19 years with POST here!
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Are you impressed by the Brunel Centre's new canopies? Does the town centre look transformed? I'd be amazed if anyone — apart from Mr Beaumont-Jones, the centre's director — answered 'yes' to either of those questions, but that is was the aforementioned Mr Beaumont-Jones claimed the new canopies would do.
In appearance the new canopies are a definite improvement; in their ability to protect shoppers from the rain, they are virtually useless. A definite victory for style over purpose.
Mr Beaumont-Jones, director of the Brunel Centre, must live in a state of permanent excitement, amazed by the wonder of every dull, mundane thing he sees. Why else would someone describe the replacement of the Brunel Centre's old, distinctive but filthy canopies with standard canopies, as seen in hundreds of town centres, in such overblown terms.
I think shoppers are going to be impressed. It's going to transform the town centre.
It will certainly improve the appearance of the centre, but not to the extent Mr Beaumont-Jones would have us believe. The planning application shows something distinctly conventional. Even the artist's impression — not known for understating the beauty of proposed buildings — shows, by day, an unremarkable building. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the one chosen to illustrate the Adver's report was the more impressive night-time view.
There's been a lot of talk, from the council, the development quango and the developers, of transforming Swindon town centre. If this is an example then, when the credit-crunch-delayed transformation finally happens, the people of Swindon are going to be very disappointed.
pay homage to the L-shaped terraced and rectangular semis that are their neighbours.
With such imagination do the developers try to push unsuitable proposals through. Who has ever seen a zinc-clad Victorian terrace or 1930's semi?
The Swindon Strategic Partnership (which often seems so close as to be indistinguishable from Swindon Borough Council) has published the final version of its Community Strategy or 2030 vision. It reads slightly less like a socialist eutopia than the draft version did, but still remains fanciful. Perhaps it's meant to be that way.
Rural areas will benefit as much as the urban areas with work undertaken to address issues like public transport, local jobs and affordable homes.
Presumably because they'll have been subsumed into the urban sprawl that government development plans are imposing on the town.
The rural areas of the Borough will be made up of diverse, vibrant and economically sound communities.
Told you so: most people would think of rural areas as being made up of fields, woods and villages; for Swindon, it's housing and communities all the way.
Swindon's appeal will stem from having an attractive and well-equipped town that has successfully blended traditional architecture with high quality contemporary buildings that incorporate sustainable design and construction principles.
That is, every historic building will have been converted to flats, with only the original facade remaining.
The town centre will be a far more attractive place for everyone to visit in the evenings thanks to significant reductions in the amount of crime and anti-social behaviour.
So, the lollipops will work.
Not surprisingly, given his past record, Mr Bluh is ecstatic.
This important document is the ultimate vision of how local people want their borough to be. Thank you to everyone who gave their views which have helped shape this exciting, ambitious set of aspirations.
This document has been produced with help from nearly a thousand local people.
That's less than one percent of the population of the borough. Whilst clearly well intentioned, I suspect the vision owes more to the officials that drafted it than to the population of Swindon as a whole.
The plans for some of the affordable housing blocks of East Wichel recently submitted look positively Victorian. Whilst some of the earlier Swindon Front Garden planning applications had that semi–fake-victoriana look that is becoming so familiar in the infilling of every vacant space of Old Town, these look, from the 'street scenes' (developers' fantasies to you) that the developers are obliged to include with their plans, much closer to the real thing. Previous plots show a lack of scale, with steep rooves and three or four storey houses, to pack as many houses into as small a space as possible. 'Parcel 18' is the lucky winner of rows of victorianesque two-storey terraces.
komadori suspects it is only the proximity of this plot to the M4 motorway that has prevented the developers being more greedy: taller buildings would not have been effectively protected by the 'sound barrier' (big mound of earth to you) that is being constructed between these houses and the motorway.


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What Is Buckwheat Flour & How To Use It
by Raksha Hegde last updated - January 02, 2020
Using buckwheat flour while baking adds a robust, nutty flavor to cakes, muffins, and bread. The flour has a slightly bitter, hoppy taste that is complemented by fruits like berries or apples, creme fraiche, sour cream, caviar, or salty meats like ham. This nutritious, gluten-free flour has caught the fancy of bakers and food bloggers across the world. Let's find out more.
What is Buckwheat Flour?
Buckwheat flour is made by grinding the pyramid-shaped kernels of buckwheat. Despite its name, buckwheat is not related to wheat and is naturally gluten-free. The flour is also grain-free because buckwheat is a pseudocereal, like quinoa and amaranth. Buckwheat, also called beech wheat, is actually a fruit that is closely related to rhubarb and sorrel.
Buckwheat flour is available at health food stores, specialty stores, or online. The flour can be light or dark. Light buckwheat flour, also called fancy flour, is made by grinding hulled kernels. On the other hand, dark buckwheat flour, also called the supreme variety, is made from whole buckwheat groats with the hulls. This flour has dark specs and is higher in fiber than the light variety. You can use it to make bread, pancakes, crepes, Russian pancakes called blinis, noodles, and a variety of baked goods.
According to the USDA Food Central Database, 1 cup of whole-groat buckwheat flour has 402 calories. It has 15 grams of protein and 12 grams of dietary fiber. It is rich in iron, potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium. A 2016 study published in the Current Genomics journal stated that buckwheat flour is being increasingly used to make healthy foods due to the rich content of phenolic compounds like rutin and quercetin.
Buckwheat flour is made by grinding buckwheat Photo Credit: Shutterstock
How To Use Buckwheat Flour?
Traditionally, buckwheat flour is used to make soba noodles in Japan and tiny pancakes in Russia called blinis. In France, the flour is used to make galettes, a crepe that is topped with a cooked egg and ham.
If you have just started using this gluten-free flour, you can begin by making relatively easy dishes like crepes or pancakes. If you are a baker, you can make gluten-free quick yeast bread with this flour. Alternatively, in wheat bread, you can replace half the amount of wheat flour with buckwheat flour. If you want to make fiber-rich gluten-free baked goods, you can also try mixing it with brown rice flour.
Buckwheat Crepes Recipe
You can make these gluten-free crepes for breakfast in place of your usual pancakes. Buckwheat crepes can be sweet or savory, depending on your preference. Let's look at a simple buckwheat crepe recipe, served with cream and honey.
Buckwheat Crepes, Naturally Gluten-free
Earthy crepes which pair superbly with cream and honey!
Cuisine: French, American
Keyword: Buckwheat pancakes, Buckwheat crepes
Appliance: Blender, Crepe maker, Non-stick pan
Fermenting time: 2 hours
Author: Raksha Hegde
Add the buckwheat flour, eggs, milk, salt, and 1 tbsp of butter to a blender. On a low setting, blend for 30 seconds. You can also whisk it in a large bowl.
Now add the water and mix again. Keep the batter aside for a couple of hours, or even better, overnight.
When you are ready to make the crepes, prep a non-stick pan or crepe with melted butter and warm the pan. Pour the batter to make a thin crepe and swirl the pan so that the batter covers all sides. If you are using an electric crepe maker, follow the instructions and swirl it.
Cook for two minutes, or until the surface has dried. You may see that the edges of the crepe begin to curl up slightly. Use a thin spatula to lift the crepe from the pan.
Transfer the crepes to a plate and cover with a towel to keep them warm. You can also keep them in the oven if you are making a big stack of crepes.
Traditionally, crepes are served with cream and butter. You can also sprinkle icing sugar and berries on it. Enjoy!
To make savory buckwheat crepes, you can stuff it with creamed spinach, smoked salmon and cream cheese, or parma ham. You can also add spinach puree or tomato puree to the batter to make flavored crepes.
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Raksha Hegde is the content director at Organic Facts and helps oversee a team of brilliant, dynamic content writers. She completed her MS in Broadcast Journalism from Boston University, US. A former business news journalist and editor, Raksha followed her passion for wellness to become a certified Yoga teacher and a wellness festival curator. She believes that learning is a life-long process; she did a certificate e-course on "Introduction to Food and Health" in 2019 from Stanford University, US.
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London Borough of Southwark
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The London Borough of Southwark is a London borough in south east London, England. It is directly south of the River Thames and the City of London, and forms part of Inner London.
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5.2 "A" Roads
5.3 Tube stations
5.4 Railway stations
5.5 Riverbus piers
7.1 Community schools
7.2 Independent state schools
7.3 Public schools
Southwark got its name in the 9th century but was first settled in the Roman period. The London Borough of Southwark was formed in 1965 from the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark, the Metropolitan Borough of Camberwell, and the Metropolitan Borough of Bermondsey.
The borough borders the City of London and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets to the north, the London Borough of Lambeth to the west and the London Borough of Lewisham to the east. To the south is the London Borough of Bromley and the London Borough of Croydon.
At the 2001 census Southwark had a population of 244,866. Southwark is ethnically 63% white, 16% black African and 8% black Caribbean. 31% of householders are owner–occupiers.
Southwark has old churches, most notably Charles Spurgeon's Metropolitan Tabernacle, Southwark Cathedral and St Thomas Church. The Salvation Army maintains the William Booth Memorial Training College near Denmark Hill Station. London's Norwegian Church and Finnish Church are both in Rotherhithe. It is also famous for historic public houses, including the site of The Tabard inn (featured in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales), the George Inn and the The White Hart inn.
The old theatre district of Southwark has the remains of the The Rose Theatre and the rebuilt Globe Theatre. Art galleries include the oldest public gallery in Britain, Dulwich Picture Gallery and one of the most modern, the Tate Modern, situated in the shell of the 1930s Bankside Power Station. In the centre of the borough is Camberwell College of Arts and south, in Dulwich has been a centre for independent school|public schooling for centuries, containing Alleyn's School and the Charles Barry-designed Dulwich College.
Museums, include the Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret, Britain's Imperial War Museum built on the site of the Bethlem Royal Hospital, The Clink and Livesey Museum for Children. The site of the medieval Winchester Palace can be seen.
Some of the old industrial and wharfside heritage remains at the now defunct Surrey Commercial Docks including Greenland Dock, where residential buildings were erected; such as Baltic Quay. Near Tower Bridge old warehouses have been converted at to new uses at Butler's Wharf and Hay's Wharf. Similarly, the Oxo Tower now hosts restaurants shops and housing. Visitors can look around HMS Belfast moored nearby.
Southwark is the home to the Greater London Authority at City Hall and contains Guy's Hospital with its roots in the Middle Ages. Peckham Library, designed by Will Alsop has won architecture awards. For shopping, Borough Market near London Bridge is probably London's most famous food market.
The Shard London Bridge, completed in 2012, was London's tallest building when completed.
The Mayor of Southwark for 2007/2008 was Cllr Bob Skelly (Grange ward).
The council is run by a Leader and Cabinet Executive, chaired by council leader Nick Stanton. Following the election in 2006 the Executive is a coalition, with Liberal Democrat councillors holding 8 seats on the Executive and Conservative councillors holding 2.
The two supporters on the coat of arms are an Elizabethan player dressed to play Hamlet to the left, indicating the theatrical heritage of the area, and the youth on the right side is the Esquire from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The well in the centre of the shield is a 'canting' reference to Camberwell, while the ship on the top left refers to the maritime history of Bermondsey and the rose on the right is for St Mary Newington.
The borough is covered by three parliamentary constituencies:
Camberwell and Peckham
Dulwich and West Norwood (shared with London Borough of Lambeth)
North Southwark and Bermondsey
See also List of Mayors of Southwark
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London Millennium Bridge
Rotherhithe Tunnel
Thames Tunnel used by the East London Line, now part of the London Overground
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Roads leading to bridges across the Thames meet at St. Georges Circus
The A201 Inner Ring Road crosses the north-west of the area from The Elephant and Castle to Tower Bridge and The City.
The A2 runs along Old Kent Road through the north of the borough and is London's main artery from the centre out to Kent.
The A202 runs along Peckham High Street and passes the town hall.
The A205 London's South Circular Road runs East-West along Dulwich Common and Thurlow Park Road in the south.
The boundary with Bromley at Crystal Palace Parade is part of the A212.
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Canada Water
Kennington Station
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North Dulwich
Queens Road Peckham
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Bankside Pier - for Tate Modern and the Globe Theatre
London Bridge City Pier
Greenland Dock
Southwark Park
Burgess Park, (including trees at New Church Road)
Dulwich Park
Long Meadow a.k.a. Belle Meadow
Peckham Rye Park
Russia Dock Woodland
Sydenham Hill Wood
Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, Lambeth Road, SE1. This park houses the Imperial War Museum although the Museum only owns the land directly in front of it, and the remainder is a public park.
Crystal Palace east of Gipsy Hill Station west of Crystal Palace Parade & Sydenham Hill
Dulwich Wood
Herne Hill east of Herne Hill Station
West Dulwich east of South Croxted Road
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Many state schools are operated under the umbrella of the borough council [2] as Local Education Authority (LEA) for the area.
A list of schools can be found on the Wikipedia page [3].
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A particularly large proportion of schools operate outside the LEA, as Foundation schools or City Academies, including:
Bacon's College
City of London Academy (Southwark)
The Academy at Peckham
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School
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Dulwich in the southern part of the borough has a number of public schools:
Alleyn's School
Dulwich College website
James Allen's Girls' School website
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Kate Clifford
Kate holds the post of Director since April 2013 within RCN having previously worked as a Rural Enabler (Institutions) within the Rural Enabler Programme working with the Orange Order, the GAA, Churches and others to address issues of sectarianism and racism. She continues to work to build peace across NI, and to represent the interests of community groups on issues relating to Brexit, NSEW relations and balanced regional development.
Kate is a graduate of Queen's University Belfast, with a BSc in Agricultural Economics and Management and an MSc in Rural Development. She has a strong background in creative thinking techniques, facilitation skills, research techniques, and supporting groups in the areas of project development and implementation. Kate has tutored on the MSc in Rural Sustainable Development for the past ten years and also co-ordinates, designs and teaches on the NUI Galway Community Development Practice Diploma course.
In the past, Kate has been a mentor for the International Fund for Ireland's Community Leadership Programme and was Vice Chair of Rural Community Network and a member of the Joint Community and Voluntary Sector concordat. She sits on the DARD Monitoring Committee and the Equality sub group for the Rural Development Programme. She is a strong advocate for the community and voluntary sector in NI and is passionate about issues of the development of new leadership and succession planning in the sector.
Kate's particular interests are partnership co-ordination and development, peace building, networking and supporting community led local development.
Aidan Campbell
Policy & Public Affairs Officer
Aidan took up the post of Policy and Public Affairs Officer in 2010 although has been with RCN since 2007 as Community Development Officer (Learning and Skills). He has responsibility for developing, managing and co-ordinating RCN's work on policy and research, advocating for sustainable change and contributing to RCN's role as an effective voice for rural communities.
Aidan is from Derrytresk in East Tyrone and grew up on a small farm. He graduated from Queen's University with a BA in Economic and Social History. He then continued his studies at NUI Maynooth where he undertook the Higher Diploma in Community Development. Aidan was previously employed as a community development worker with Lenadoon Community Forum in Belfast.
Conor McGale
Membership & Skills Officer
Conor McGale joined RCN in July 2016 as Membership Support and Skills Development Officer. He is responsible for the promotion and delivery of learning, sharing and development of rural community development skills and practice, as well as supporting the RCN membership in building their capacity to undertake rural community development activity. Conor also works with groups in measuring their impact and calculating their Social Value using the Social Value Engine.
Conor has over 25 years' experience working in the community/voluntary sector in Northern Ireland. This has included managing an Advice Centre, project management of a large community facility capital build project, co-ordinating of a cross border training programme, and the delivery of a multimedia oral history project based on the border and in rural areas of NI. He has extensive experience in fundraising, impact measurement, social media, project management, staff/volunteer management, project evaluations, strategic & business planning, and group facilitation. Conor graduated from the University of Ulster with a BSc Hons in Occupational Psychology and has achieved the Diploma in Community Development Practice, PRINCE 2 Project Management Qualification, ILM Level 5 in Management and a Diploma in Digital Marketing.
Charmain Jones
Senior CSI Officer (Cohesion, Sharing and Integration)
Charmain Jones joined RCN in December 2010 as the Community Development Officer for Cohesion, Sharing and Integration. Since May 2021 she is the Senior CSI Officer. Charmain's role involves co-ordinating, designing, implementing and disseminating rural community development support initiatives to address social need, social exclusion, social cohesion and community capacity in rural communities at a regional level She has varied experience in the voluntary sector since 2000, in a paid and voluntary capacity, very much at a grass roots level, as Project Co-ordinator for the PLACE Initiatives, Youth Leader in Charge of Goal Line Youth Centre, Community Development Officer for Carleton Street Community Development Association.
She is a graduate from the University of Ulster, Jordanstown with a BA (Hons) Degree in Business Studies and a Masters Degree in Marketing Management. She also has a Diploma in Conflict Management and Politics from Queen's University and has recently qualified from Queen's University with a Certificate in Management Practice. She has undertaken other pieces of training and certified courses in History and Culture, Community Capacity Building, Good Relations, Civic Leadership and Community Leadership. In 2019 she was awarded the prestigious Community Relations Council's Exceptional Achievement Award alongside Marion Jamison from REACT.
Craig Barr
Community Relations Support Officer
Craig is employed as Community Relations Support Officer to deliver a body of work core funded by the Community Relations Council and other funders throughout rural Northern Ireland. Craig has experience in peace studies, training and design and delivery of overseas projects throughout Europe and the Americas.
Craig is the former Principal Tutor of The International School for Peace Studies and currently runs his own Community Relations Consultancy and Training business. Based mostly in Derry/Londonderry Craig has also delivered projects throughout Europe and The Americas for over 20 years. Craig is also a qualified Therapeutic Counsellor and describes his community relations work as doing "Social Therapy", by bringing therapeutic theory and models of healing to the community. Craig specialises in projects and training relating to Culture and Identity, History and Reconciliation Through Remembrance.
Emma McAleer
NLHF Project Coordinator
Emma McAleer joined RCN in May 2021 as Project Coordinator on a National Lottery Heritage Fund project. She will be responsible for enabling and supporting member groups in the development of heritage focused projects. She will work closely with member groups and board members to build and develop a strong connection with the heritage sector across Northern Ireland.
Emma has over 9 years experience working on community engagement projects with a wide range of groups from children and young people to women's groups and older people. She brings a wide range of experience from the heritage sector where she has worked for National Museums NI in numerous roles and at the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum. Emma is a graduate of Kings College London receiving a Masters in Education In Arts and Cultural Settings and at Ulster University Belfast with a BA Hons Degree in Fine and Applied Arts specialising in textile art. She has extensive experience in project delivery, event management, digital engagement, volunteer management, project evaluation and in facilitating group work. She is passionate about engaging and encouraging communities to explore and engage with their local heritage through creative and digital engagement.
Kathryn Kerr
Finance & IT Officer
Kathryn graduated from the University of Ulster in Education and Maths and worked in Belfast and London before returning to Northern Ireland in 1992 to take up a post in Rural Community Network.
Kathryn has worked in many roles within the organisation - her current role is that of Finance & IT Officer with responsibility for the day to day finances and financial procedures of the Network including payroll and pensions. Kathryn also assists with the organisation of Board meetings and oversees the organisation's biennial elections. Kathryn is also responsible for maintaining the Network's IT system and the website. She is a member of the Corporate Management Team.
Teresa McKernan
Teresa joined Rural Community Network in June 1999. She was previously employed with NI Rural Development Council and LEDU. Teresa's role within RCN is Administrator. Teresa has a variety of Typing and Word Processing qualifications.
Teresa has had many voluntary roles in the past including the Board of Governors of St Joseph's Primary School, Killeenan and Team Aspie.
In her spare time, she enjoys going to the gym, walking and socialising.
John Waddell
John has been the Chair of RCN since 2019 and has a long involvement in local rural community development. He is a founding member of the Poyntzpass Community Regeneration Company Limited and currently holds the position of Secretary. He has been active in a number of projects which have led to the regeneration of the village. John is a Board member of the Rural Housing Association. He has a keen interest in the social and economic regeneration of rural areas through the development of social enterprise at a local and regional level; and in building positive community relations. John has taken partial retirement in the Rural Affairs Division of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. John is married with two adult children and four grandchildren and his main recreational pursuit is angling.
Noelle Donnell
Noelle Donnell has with on RCN Board since January 2017. She has over 20 years' experience as a volunteer and as a worker within the rural sector in Northern Ireland, mainly across the North West.
This has included working as a project co-ordinator on various community development and Good Relations projects. She has been a committee member of a number of organisations, including local farmers' groups, village groups and as part of umbrella groups like The Villages Together. She is a Director of Hummingbird (NI) CIC, a rural based Good Relations and Community Development company, with specific experience in flags, emblems, identity and symbolism. She is currently a social partner on Derry & Strabane LAG. She served on District Policing Partnerships as an independent member from inception in 2003 until 2008, serving as Vice-Chair for two years.
She has a Masters Degree in Sustainable Rural Development with Queen's and graduated with a commendation in 2011. Her dissertation focused on Gender Inequality on the Family Farm, looking specifically at women, their gendered roles and identity on an intergenerational basis.
Frances Spence
Hon Secretary
Frances Spence lives in Ardess, Co Fermanagh and is actively involved in her local Ardess Community Association and is a member of St Mary's Ardess Church of Ireland Select Vestry. In 2002 Frances, along with other local community representatives, started up a charity, Orphan's Hope. The main aim of this Charity is to provide workers and teachers for local orphanages in China and pay for children to be fostered out of the orphanages by local Chinese people. They also support the Dawn Project which creates a family where children can be fostered while they are in transition to find adoptive families and who have a medical need that requires care beyond what an orphanage can provide for them. Frances is Assistant Guide Leader with North Fermanagh Rangers, Assistant Guide Leader with 1st Magheraculmoney Brownies and she is on the Fermanagh Executive Committee of the Girl Guide Association as the International Advisor and represents Fermanagh at Ulster level. In her spare time she enjoys going to concerts and walking. Frances is married and has two grown up children and two grandsons and has been the Administrator for Fermanagh Rural Community Network since 1998.
Arnold Hatch
Arnold is a former Councillor on ArmaghBanbridgeCraigavon Council and former President of the Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA)
He is currently chairman of Loughgall and District Improvement Association and serves on several other community organisations including TADA, Lough Neagh Partnership, Craigavon Industrial Development Organisation, Portadown 2000, and the Rotary Club of Portadown.
Arnold is a former member of the SELB and still has an interest in education being a Governor currently on three local schools in Portadown.
Ian Patterson
Ian was elected to the Board of RCN in November 2020 and represents the community sector in Co Armagh.
Patsy O'Hanlon
Patsy has been active in community development since 1991 when he worked towards the foundation of Middletown & District Dev Assoc and was involved with RoSA from 1992 until 2006, where he was a Board member. He has served on RCN Board for many years and was also on the South Armagh Tourism Initiative and a member of the Cross Border IT project and the cross border Development of Infrastructure People's Programme involving 4 halls in the North and 4 in the South. He represents Middletown on the Community Forum of NIHE and also the Ulster Canal. Patsy enjoys sports and supports his local sports club and all activities in the Middletown and district locally. He is presently Secretary of Middletown & District Dev Assoc and has always shown a great commitment to community development throughout Armagh and Monaghan. Patsy's greatest asset is his willingness to gather and disseminate information to ensure the spread of ideas and encourage local and regional networking.
Gus Hastings
Gus was elected to the Board of RCN in November 2020 and represents the community sector in Co Derry / L'Derry.
Philip O'Kane
Philip was elected to the Board of RCN in May 2019 and represents the community sector in Co Derry / L'Derry.
Karin Eyben
Karin was elected to the Board of RCN in May 2019 and represents the community sector in Co Derry / L'Derry.
An experienced community organiser with particular skills in community building and community relations, partnership work and teambuilding and the support & management of volunteers.
Rosemary Forde
Rosemary is the Co Fermanagh community sector representative on the RCN Board
Nick Moore is the Chair of County Down Rural Community Network having been a board member of the organisation since 2008. Nick has several years' experience working with rural community groups and has previously served as an RCN board member since 2011. He has worked in the science research and education sectors for over 25 years, and is also active in the early years and childcare sector as he and his wife Jill are directors of Chirpy Chicks Playgroup Ltd, a not-for-profit preschool playgroup based in the Ards Peninsula.
Eimear Montague
Eimear is Project Manager for NIRN (Northern Ireland Resources Network) and is responsible for developing the Reuse & Repair Network in Northern Ireland to establish a membership base targeting community and third sector organisations. She is active in a number of community organisations including Techno Tyrone Ltd, an organisation which focuses on rural regeneration of Mid and West Tyrone and management and development of a community based business park - The Milestone, and Mid Ulster Community & Arts Trust, an organisation which promote heritage, culture and arts in rural Tyrone.
Liam Campbell
Liam was elected to the Board of RCN in November 2020 and represents the community sector in Co Tyrone.
Liam Campbell, lives outside Plumbridge in the Sperrin Mountains in Co. Tyrone and is originally from Inishowen in Co. Donegal. He is a founding member and chair of Aghabrack and District Community Association and a board member of Rural Area Partnership in Derry. Liam is the Built and Cultural Heritage Officer with Lough Neagh Landscape Partnership, having previously worked as a television producer on programmes such as Lesser Spotted Ulster for some 20 years before returning to academia. He has published and lectured widely on heritage and environmental issues, especially about the Northwest of Ireland. His new work Room for the River has just been published. Holding undergraduate degrees from NUI Maynooth and masters degrees from both Queens' University Belfast and Ulster University, he completed his PhD at Ulster University in 2011 on the cultural heritage of rivers. He is a visiting lecturer at East Tennessee State University where he spent a year as Basler Chair for Integration of the Arts and Sciences in 2018. He is married to Ann and they have four daughters.
Aidan Bunting
Aidan Bunting represents the community sector and was nominated from Omagh Forum.
Ruth Montgomery
Ruth is Business Development Manager at Rural Housing Association. In her role as Business Development Manager, she is responsible for overseeing the delivery of Rural Housing's Shared Neighbourhoods work as well as co-ordinating community relations initiatives in isolated rural communities across Northern Ireland, with the aim of building vibrant, connected rural communities. Ruth also works alongside the NI Housing Executive to deliver Rural Housing Need Tests, with the aim of identifying hidden need for social housing in rural communities. Ruth has an MSc in Communications, PR & Advertising from the University of Ulster and is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Housing.
Denise Kelso
Denise is the farming representative nominated by the Ulster Farmers' Union.
Raymond Craig
Raymond Craig has been involved in rural community development for over 10 years and has been on the Rural Community Network Board for 6 of those years. He has also contributed to collaborative working particularly in early years, primary and post primary education and has a deep understanding into the vital role of schools within rural communities. As an advocate of the community planning process, he feels it is important to develop positive partnerships in order to create a future that enhances the quality of life for all within rural communities. In his role as Adult Community Education Officer with North West Regional College he has been proactive in assisting rural community groups to become learning venues delivering a range of subjects including ICT. This ensures that students are offered door step learning opportunities regardless of where they live. He also has a keen interest in Third World Politics, debating and social inclusion issues.


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Impunity and sustainable peace are irreconcilable
06.01.2017 ( Last modified: 10.01.2017 )
The fight against impunity is at the heart of TRIAL International's mission. But what does it really mean? What are its consequences and how is it linked to world peace?
When an international crime is committed, justice would ideally have the offenders punished and the victims redressed. However, it happens that the culprits remain care-free while the victims' complaints are overlooked: that is what impunity is.
The causes of impunity are multiple and can have a political or legal nature. From a legal perspective, it takes shape through unrealistic requests placed on victims; unreasonable deadlines; botched investigations; disorganized or lengthy hearings and even poorly trained lawyers.
In the most extreme cases, crimes under international law simply go unpunished. This is the case in Nepal, where torture is still considered a misdemeanor. In this case, victims have little legal recourse to assert their rights.
Vulnerability and impunity are mutually conducive
Other factors of a sinister and insidious nature contribute to impunity, often linked to the political and social fabric of the country: authoritarian regimes and conflict-prone zones are pockets of lawlessness where victims' cries often go unheeded, or only to be heard at the expense of their lives.
In these contexts, the legal system is also more open to external influences: intimidation of judges, "disappearing" case files, blackmail and bribes without number. Unfortunately, those who are the most implicated are often the most protected by the status or their personal relations. Furthermore, cognizance of their shielded status could render them more susceptible to commit the most heinous crimes.
The rights of victims twice scorned
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Deprived of justice, victims also live in fear of a fresh onslaught of new crimes. If the perpetrators are not punished for their behavior, they are effectively free to launch new attacks and this leniency can be perceived as an encouragement to commit other crimes.
Impunity therefore erodes human rights and justice as a whole. It sustains a hostile climate where lasting peace cannot prevail.
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It assists lawyers with the handling of their cases
It takes cases to international judicial bodies and ensures that their decisions are implemented
It files criminal complaints against suspected criminals on Swiss or European soil
It trains lawyers and human rights defenders so that they may bring about enduring change
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// Do not apply Lily license header
// This file was copied from the Apache Cocoon 2.1.x source tree.
// Please keep the original license on this file.

package org.lilyproject.util.location;

import javax.xml.transform.SourceLocator;
import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import org.xml.sax.Locator;
import org.xml.sax.SAXParseException;

/**
 * Location-related utility methods.
 *
 * @since 2.1.8
 */
public class LocationUtils {

    /**
     * The string representation of an unknown location: "[unknown location]".
     */
    public static final String UNKNOWN_STRING = "[unknown location]";

    private static List finders = new ArrayList();

    /**
     * An finder or object locations
     *
     * @since 2.1.8
     */
    public interface LocationFinder {
        /**
         * Get the location of an object
         * @param obj the object for which to find a location
         * @param description and optional description to be added to the object's location
         * @return the object's location or null if object's class isn't handled
         *         by this finder.
         */
        Location getLocation(Object obj, String description);
    }

    private LocationUtils() {
        // Forbid instanciation
    }

    /**
     * Builds a string representation of a location, in the
     * "descripton - uri:line:column"
     * format (e.g. "foo - file://path/to/file.xml:3:40"). For {@link Location#UNKNOWN an unknown location}, returns
     * {@link #UNKNOWN_STRING}.
     *
     * @return the string representation
     */
    public static String toString(Location location) {
        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();

        String description = location.getDescription();
        if (description != null) {
            result.append(description).append(" - ");
        }

        String uri = location.getURI();
        if (uri != null) {
            result.append(uri);
            if (location.getLineNumber() != -1) {
                result.append(':').append(location.getLineNumber());
                if (location.getColumnNumber() != -1) {
                    result.append(':').append(location.getColumnNumber());
                }
            }
        } else {
            result.append(UNKNOWN_STRING);
        }

        return result.toString();
    }

    /**
     * Parse a location string of the form "uri:line:column" (e.g.
     * "path/to/file.xml:3:40") to a Location object. Additionally, a description may
     * also optionally be present, separated with an hyphen (e.g. "foo - path/to/file.xml:3.40").
     *
     * @param text the text to parse
     * @return the location (possibly null if text was null or in an incorrect format)
     */
    public static LocationImpl parse(String text) throws IllegalArgumentException {
        if (text == null || text.length() == 0) {
            return null;
        }

        // Do we have a description?
        String description;
        int uriStart = text.lastIndexOf(" - "); // lastIndexOf to allow the separator to be in the description
        if (uriStart > -1) {
            description = text.substring(0, uriStart);
            uriStart += 3; // strip " - "
        } else {
            description = null;
            uriStart = 0;
        }

        try {
            int colSep = text.lastIndexOf(':');
            if (colSep > -1) {
                int column = Integer.parseInt(text.substring(colSep + 1));

                int lineSep = text.lastIndexOf(':', colSep - 1);
                if (lineSep > -1) {
                    int line = Integer.parseInt(text.substring(lineSep + 1, colSep));
                    return new LocationImpl(description, text.substring(uriStart, lineSep), line, column);
                }
            } else {
                // unkonwn?
                if (text.endsWith(UNKNOWN_STRING)) {
                    return LocationImpl.UNKNOWN;
                }
            }
        } catch(Exception e) {
            // Ignore: handled below
        }

        return LocationImpl.UNKNOWN;
    }

    /**
     * Checks if a location is known, i.e. it is not null nor equal to {@link Location#UNKNOWN}.
     *
     * @param location the location to check
     * @return true if the location is known
     */
    public static boolean isKnown(Location location) {
        return location != null && !Location.UNKNOWN.equals(location);
    }

    /**
     * Checks if a location is unknown, i.e. it is either null or equal to {@link Location#UNKNOWN}.
     *
     * @param location the location to check
     * @return true if the location is unknown
     */
    public static boolean isUnknown(Location location) {
        return location == null || Location.UNKNOWN.equals(location);
    }

    /**
     * Add a {@link LocationFinder} to the list of finders that will be queried for an object's
     * location by {@link #getLocation(Object, String)}.
     *

     * Important: LocationUtils internally stores a weak reference to the finder. This
     * avoids creating strong links between the classloader holding this class and the finder's
     * classloader, which can cause some weird memory leaks if the finder's classloader is to
     * be reloaded. Therefore, you have to keep a strong reference to the finder in the
     * calling code, e.g.:
     *

     *   private static LocationUtils.LocationFinder myFinder =
     *       new LocationUtils.LocationFinder() {
     *           public Location getLocation(Object obj, String desc) {
     *               ...
     *           }
     *       };
     *
     *   static {
     *       LocationUtils.addFinder(myFinder);
     *   }
     *

     *
     * @param finder the location finder to add
     */
    public static void addFinder(LocationFinder finder) {
        if (finder == null) {
            return;
        }

        synchronized(LocationFinder.class) {
            // Update a clone of the current finder list to avoid breaking
            // any iteration occuring in another thread.
            List newFinders = new ArrayList(finders);
            newFinders.add(new WeakReference(finder));
            finders = newFinders;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get the location of an object. Some well-known located classes built in the JDK are handled
     * by this method. Handling of other located classes can be handled by adding new location finders.
     *
     * @param obj the object of which to get the location
     * @return the object's location, or {@link Location#UNKNOWN} if no location could be found
     */
    public static Location getLocation(Object obj) {
        return getLocation(obj, null);
    }

    /**
     * Get the location of an object. Some well-known located classes built in the JDK are handled
     * by this method. Handling of other located classes can be handled by adding new location finders.
     *
     * @param obj the object of which to get the location
     * @param description an optional description of the object's location, used if a Location object
     *        has to be created.
     * @return the object's location, or {@link Location#UNKNOWN} if no location could be found
     */
    public static Location getLocation(Object obj, String description) {
        if (obj instanceof Locatable) {
            return ((Locatable)obj).getLocation();
        }

        // Check some well-known locatable exceptions
        if (obj instanceof SAXParseException) {
            SAXParseException spe = (SAXParseException)obj;
            if (spe.getSystemId() != null) {
                return new LocationImpl(description, spe.getSystemId(), spe.getLineNumber(), spe.getColumnNumber());
            } else {
                return Location.UNKNOWN;
            }
        }

        if (obj instanceof TransformerException) {
            TransformerException ex = (TransformerException)obj;
            SourceLocator locator = ex.getLocator();
            if (locator != null && locator.getSystemId() != null) {
                return new LocationImpl(description, locator.getSystemId(), locator.getLineNumber(), locator.getColumnNumber());
            } else {
                return Location.UNKNOWN;
            }
        }

        if (obj instanceof Locator) {
            Locator locator = (Locator)obj;
            if (locator.getSystemId() != null) {
                return new LocationImpl(description, locator.getSystemId(), locator.getLineNumber(), locator.getColumnNumber());
            } else {
                return Location.UNKNOWN;
            }
        }

        List currentFinders = finders; // Keep the current list
        int size = currentFinders.size();
        for (Object currentFinder : currentFinders) {
            WeakReference ref = (WeakReference)currentFinder;
            LocationFinder finder = (LocationFinder)ref.get();
            if (finder == null) {
                // This finder was garbage collected: update finders
                synchronized (LocationFinder.class) {
                    // Update a clone of the current list to avoid breaking current iterations
                    List newFinders = new ArrayList(finders);
                    newFinders.remove(ref);
                    finders = newFinders;
                }
                continue;
            }

            Location result = finder.getLocation(obj, description);
            if (result != null) {
                return result;
            }
        }

        return Location.UNKNOWN;
    }
}

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'Campus Gadfly' to host weekly discussions
Welcome back, all (and welcome to you spring-starters). Let's do a recap.
A couple of months have passed since the historic and unexpected (though entirely predictable in retrospect) election of Donald Trump to the presidency, and a handful of things have improved in that time.
For one, my hope for competent governance at the highest level. Giving credit where it's due, the President-elect's appointments have been, for the most part, honest, respectable, experienced and sober-minded conservatives who can (and I believe will) do much to keep good government going and even reign in some of President-elect Trump's potential excesses.
There are a few exceptions, of course (looking at you, Dr. Carson), but on the whole, Trump is doing what he and his supporters have said he would do: surround himself with knowledge and experience to guide him in his decision-making and to manage the executive branch with him.
As a bonus, Trump's cabinet is shaping up to be even more conservative than Reagan's. You may not particularly like that or agree with these new federal executives' respective visions, but that doesn't change the fact that their credentials (again, for the most part) are impeccable, and that most of us expected a Trump cabinet to look far more weird and far more concerning.
Another improvement is national morale. An Associated Press poll has found that most Americans think that 2017 will be better than 2016, despite the constant doomsday scenarios spun by our political, journalistic and other cultural elites. And while I remain a #neverTrump conservative and share all the rational concerns about a self-described strongman being elected to a position of power, I think that optimism is grounded.
Some things, however, have gotten worse. Most notably, despite a handful of "come to Jesus" moments for a select few leaders at the upper echelons of liberalism/progressivism, the left at large remains unrepentant for the bad behavior that helped drive voters to the Donald.
The condescension and moral narcissism of the progressive power players and structures of our country continue, by and large, the most recent example found last Sunday in Meryl Streep's acceptance speech at the Golden Globes.
That has been torn apart every which way by all sides (even Trevor Noah of the Daily Show called her dig at football and mixed-martial arts "tone deaf"), so I won't spend a lot of time on it.
I will say, however, that the stark contrast in reactions to that same speech (a full quarter of my friends thought it beautiful and moving) is just the latest episode that has motivated me to make myself more available for communication and discussion with the UNI community.
To that end, I'm announcing that starting next week (if not sooner), I will set aside an hour every school day to be in the Rod Library near the Book Bistro and make myself available to any of you who wants to talk.
Perhaps you have questions about 'x' conservative political doctrine. Maybe you want to learn more about Christian theology and apologetics. Whatever we may agree or disagree on, if you want a respectful conversation, I will be there and I will do my best.
I will let it be known as soon as I've settled on a time to generally be there. For now, however, you'll know me by the large paper I'll fold up in a pyramid-style sign and write in bold letters "Campus Gadfly: Let's Talk."
I look forward to seeing you there.


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2021-2022 Theme: I Will Change The World By....
PCMS PTA is excited to announce the 11x students whose artworks are moving forward to our 2021-22 district-level competition.
The Reflections Art Program is a National PTA contest open to students in PreK-12th grade. We could not be prouder of all the students that participated this year and shared their creative talents, thoughts, feelings, and ideas in response to the theme, I Will Change the World By...please congratulate the following PCMS finalists!
"The Hands of Unity" digital art by Pratishta Venkitesh, 8th grade
"The Impact I Have" pencil drawing by Arshia Mohapatra, 8th grade
"I Will Use Technology to Reduce the Effects of Climate Change" 851 words by Medha Rao, grade 7
"Kindness Sparks Change" film production, animation, by Archith Praveen, grade 7
"Seaside" film production, animation, by Ankith Praveen, grade 7
"Gen Z" piano composition by Anya Pimkina, grade 7
"Home?" digital art by Clara Stowe, grade 7
"Under My Umbrella" painting by Aryanna Sabharwal, grade 6
"Piece of Me" pencil drawing by Lisa Kwak, grade 8
"Light at the End of the Tunnel" painting by Arushi Sinha, grade 8
"Raking a Difference" drawing by Aadya Syal, grade 6
Entries due Friday, October 29, 2021, at 3:00 PM.
Reflections Program is a National PTA and Washington State PTA cultural arts competition, whose sole purpose is to provide opportunities for students to use their creative talents by expressing themselves in original art. WA State PTA Reflections Guidelines. National PTA Reflections Guidelines.
Students may submit an entry one, or all six arts areas. Only original works are only accepted. (Up to six entries/student, total.) Twelve PCMS finalists will be chosen to advance to the Issaquah District Competition level.
Literature -- works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose, drama, short stories and lyrics.
Music Composition -- original musical composition, with or without words.
Photography -- prints have a maximum finished size of 18 x 24 inches in color or black and white, including techniques: photogram, retouched, montage, sandwich and multiple exposure.
Visual Arts -- drawing, painting in tempera, oil, acrylic, watercolor & t-shirt paints, computer generated art, two-dimensional collage, printmaking, needlework & leather tooling. A maximum finished size of 18x24 inches.
Film/Video -- original works, with or without sound, of animation, narrative, documentary, experimental or music video/film.
Choreography/Dance -- originally choreographed dance composition
PCMS Entry Deadline: Friday, October 29, 2021, at 3:00 PM.
Contact Reflections Chair, Angela Bizzari for updated drop-off information, due to ISD policy and remote learning.
PCMS Exhibition: To be announced...
2020-21Official Entry Form, Rules & Guidelines
Entries are judged on creative ability and interpretation of the theme. Please submit artwork that adheres to the following rules and guidelines.
2020-21 OFFICIAL Reflections Entry Form - Required Form
Reflections Dance Choreography Packet
Reflections Film Production Packet
Reflections Literature Packet
Reflections Music Composition Packet
Reflections Photography Packet
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Special Artists
The Special Artist Division is a non-graded division limited to students whose physical, cognitive or mental health challenges meet the guidelines set forth in the American Disabilities Act. Qualifying students entering this division create their own artwork but may receive non-artistic accommodation and assistance from an adult. At the national level, one Special Artist from across all arts categories will be selected to receive an Outstanding Interpretation Award. Up to five additional Special Artists may be selected to receive National Awards of Excellence. Reflections Special Artists Packet
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Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #2 - Musical Art Society of New York Concert - Program
Page 6, Item 1 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for the first concert of the seventh season given by The Musical Art Society of New York. Carnegie Hall, New York City. December 21, 1899. Two Songs (cont'd): Hey Aonino Information for those desiring to become ...
Page 6, Item 1 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for the first concert of the seventh season given by The Musical Art Society of New ...
Page 6, Item 1 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for the first concert of the seventh season given by The Musical Art Society of New York. Carnegie Hall, New York City. December 21, 1899. Includes information about those involved in the Musical Art Society of ...
Page 6, Item 1 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for the first concert of the seventh season given by The Musical Art Society of New York. Carnegie Hall, New York City. December 21, 1899. Includes the names of Members and Associate Members of the Musical ...
Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #2 - Emil Sauer at Massey Music Hall
Page 6, Item 2 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for a Piano Recital by Emil Sauer at Massey Music Hall. March 4th, [1899].
Page 6, Item 2 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for a Piano Recital by Emil Sauer at Massey Music Hall. March 4th, [1899]. Includes a brief note about Emil Sauer plus the program for the evening.
Page 6, Item 2 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for a Piano Recital by Emil Sauer at Massey Music Hall. March 4th, [1899]. Includes a ...
Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #2 - Literary and Musical Entertainment at Collegiate Hall
Page 9, Item 1 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for an evening of Literary and Musical Entertainment at Collegiate Hall, St. Catharines Collegiate Institute, St. Catharines. December 20, 1899.
Page 9, Item 1 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for an evening of Literary and Musical Entertainment at Collegiate Hall, St. Catharines Collegiate Institute, St. ...
Page 9, Item 1 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for an evening of Literary and Musical Entertainment at Collegiate Hall, St. Catharines Collegiate Institute, St. Catharines. December 20, 1899. Includes the musical numbers and names of performers for the evening.
Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #2 - Recital by Miss Jessie Alexander
Page 9, Item 2 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for a recital given by Miss Jessie Alexander at Collegiate Hall, St. Catharines. February 24, 1899. The recital is under the auspices of the St. Catharines Collegiate Institute Literary Society.
Page 9, Item 2 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for a recital given by Miss Jessie Alexander at Collegiate Hall, St. Catharines. February 24, 1899. ...
Page 9, Item 2 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for a recital given by Miss Jessie Alexander at Collegiate Hall, St. Catharines. February 24, 1899. Includes the program for the evening as well as the record of St. Catharines Collegiate Institute for the year 1898.
Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #2 - Musical Circle Programs - 1899-1900 Season
Page 16 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - 7 programs for the Musical Circle and a schedule for the 1899-1900 Musical Circle Season.
Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #2 - Musical Circle Miscellaneous Program
Page 17, Item 3 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - Musical Circle Miscellaneous Program for a concert at Granite Hall. April 20, 1900.
Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #2 - Musical Circle Eleventh Season Programs
Page 21 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - programs for the eleventh season of the Musical Circle. Also included is the schedule of concerts for the eleventh season. 1900-1901
Page 21 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - programs for the eleventh season of the Musical Circle. Also included is the schedule of concerts for the eleventh ...
Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #2 - Musical Circle Programs
Page 22 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - programs for 2 concerts and a recital given by the St. Catharines Musical Circle. 1901.
Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #2 - Musical Circle Piano Recital
Page 22, Item 1 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for a Piano Recital featuring Miss Morphy and Miss Fitzgerald of The Woman's Morning Music Club of London. The recital took place in the Masonic Hall, March 12, 1901.
Page 22, Item 1 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for a Piano Recital featuring Miss Morphy and Miss Fitzgerald of The Woman's Morning Music Club ...
Page 22 Item 1 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for a Piano Recital featuring Miss Morphy and Miss Fitzgerald of The Woman's Morning Music Club of London. The recital took place in the Masonic Hall, March 12, 1901.
Page 22 Item 1 of the second of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for a Piano Recital featuring Miss Morphy and Miss Fitzgerald of The Woman's Morning Music Club ...
Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #1 - Musicale Program
Page 85, Item 2 of the first of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for a musicale at Banner Hall, St. Catharines. December 27, 1893. Names of performers for the evening are listed.
Page 85, Item 2 of the first of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for a musicale at Banner Hall, St. Catharines. December 27, 1893. Names of performers for the ...
Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #1 - Programs from the Musical Circle in St. Catharines
Page 51 of the first of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - 6 programs for events of the Musical Circle plus a clipping of an article about Mr. Lockwood's Piano Recital. 1898. Five of the Musical Circle performances were held at Beaver Hall, belonging to the Sons of Temperance, located at ...
Page 51 of the first of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - 6 programs for events of the Musical Circle plus a clipping of an article about Mr. Lockwood's Piano Recital. ...
Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #1 - Programs and Clippings for Various Musical Performances
Page 52 of the first of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - a program and clipping about a piano recital in Buffalo plus programs for performances of the Musical Circle. A number of the Musical Circle performances shown here were held at Beaver Hall, belonging to the Sons of Temperance, located ...
Page 52 of the first of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - a program and clipping about a piano recital in Buffalo plus programs for performances of the Musical Circle. A ...
Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbook #1 - Musical Circle of St. Catharines Admission Program for a Cello Recital
Page 52, Item 3 of the first of Teresa Vanderburgh's Musical Scrapbooks - program for a Cello Recital from the Musical Circle of St. Catharines. February 5, 1898.
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And Quietly it Ends
By CB Droege
THERE ISN'T MUCH LEFT DOWN THERE, the message came through on her screen after the typical delay to account for the bounce it took through several make-shift communications relays in orbit. These systems weren't really meant for this kind of communication, and even plain text strings were almost too much for the failing equipment to handle. They'd gone too long without maintenance. Too long without communication from the ground.
I KNOW, she typed, but then stared at the message for a moment before backspacing it and typing out, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S LEFT DOWN THERE. She pressed 'Send' and waited again. It would be at least a full minute before she would get a response.
She had known when she told him her plan that he would try to talk her out of it, but she was doing what she had to do. It had been six months without any communication from the surface. They needed to know… She needed to know what had happened, who was left, why there were no radio signals from the earth at all for so long.
THERE IS NO WAY TO VACCINATE YOURSELF! popped onto her screen. Of course; his disease hypothesis again. She found it very unlikely. For everyone on the planet, and three of the five orbitals to fall silent all at once, that would have to be an impossibly fast-moving disease. Of course, neither of them was a microbiologist, so it might be something neither of them understood.
She was a botanist and he was a psychologist. Not much overlap in their fields, but they'd still managed to have some pretty stimulating conversations when the delay was shorter and the messages were longer. I'M RUNNING OUT OF FOOD, she sent.
Her own hypothesis was a massive solar flare. That would explain the lack of radio broadcasts from the surface and the other orbitals and the rapid decline of the rest of the equipment in orbit. Also, it left the chance that some people were still alive.
I'LL BE ABLE TO DOCK WITH YOU IN JUST A FEW DAYS AT MOST. She sighed. They'd been trying to find a way to get their orbitals docked since just a few weeks after whatever happened. She no longer believed that there was a chance. He had enough supplies to keep them both for another two years, but there was simply no way to share them.
I'M GOING, she sent. She wasn't going to convince him. She was going to have to start the separation and reentry process without his blessing. She dragged her console with her as she moved to the debarkation lock and began to get into her vacuum gear. She opened the airlock and glanced at her console.
She was expecting another argument. I LOVE YOU, was all it said. She frowned. It wasn't the first time he'd told her that, but she knew it wasn't true. They knew that they might well be the only two humans left, and that was a powerful emotional force, but it wasn't love. It was an intense desperation for contact. She was a scientist, and she had to see things objectively. She felt the same pull to him, but she knew what it was. They barely knew each other, really. He was either deluded or trying to manipulate her.
Annoyed, she pulled one glove back off and typed, TOO BAD YOU DON'T HAVE A VACCINE FOR THAT!
"Sorry," she said aloud, then deleted the message and instead typed, I LOVE YOU, and sent it. In a way, she even meant it.
She didn't wait for another reply. She flicked the console and watched it float away in the microgravity of the passage as she reattached her glove. Then she swung herself into the lock, and started it cycling. In a moment, she would be in her reentry capsule hurtling home.
CB Droege is an author and voice actor from the Queen City living in the Millionendorf. Recent publications include work in Nature Futures and Science Fiction Daily.
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Queen of the Flies
There were markets like these around every mountainous Jirt craft, bidonvilles of greed and filth where the natives sold anything, even each other. This must be the opinion of the Jirt, because sometimes they cleansed a shantytown, reducing it to heaps of sterile white ash. Surely no one would risk living in the volcano's shadow? But time passed, and always the humans came creeping back.
This Jirt ignored shouted bargains. Its six-legged gait was purposeful and its chitinous bulk sometimes splintered the crooked passageways of the human quarter. Hopeful items had been posed on tables and for the discerning buyer there was pre-contact artwork: broken radios, light bulbs, a set of X-ray plates; even esoteric native art based solely on sound waves.
This solitary Jirt was a drone, and therefore idle, curious, and with wealth to squander, its glittering isolation fields protecting it from all this seething pollution.
Come on, big boy, human females shouted as the drone passed, you dirty… and the translator-bug clinging to its thorax fell decently silent.
The Jirt halted in front of a shop, as if studying the word clinic above the door, though it had no need to puzzle over human script, since that was the job of translator-bugs. No one had yet decided what function humans might serve.
To a Jirt, the shop seemed dark and cramped. Human eyes were wounded by ultraviolet, so they frequented the shadows. Behind the counter stood a human medic clothed in the traditional white coat and pens.
"Welcome, watery sperm," it greeted in the fashion of a rival Jirt male, clicking its tongue in an imitation of juvenile speech. Another drone had visited here before and taught the unwitting human this drollery.
Close up, humans were as pulpy and soft as prejudice claimed, though they also reminded some of grubs. This must be the reason they were not all swept away, their world cleansed like a diseased hive.
Reluctantly, the drone began to explain. An itch between the maxillary palps, also some soreness and discharge from the proboscis. Of course the trouble was easily fixed by Jirt technologies, but wings would waggle, the Court would buzz, and the Queen would be sure to hear.
The human was making noises of regret. It could not help, it was saying, not while the honoured one remained armoured.
The drone had prepared itself for this difficult moment. A few adjustments and the isolation field collapsed, leaving it naked and vulnerable. The sudden smells were overwhelming – a powerful mix of burnt meat, bodily fluids and soap. And now the drone sensed vibrations that had been muffled before: the throb and gurgle of this human's bodily workings, subsonic leakage from the ship's physics, the feeble lighting's fifty cycle hum.
The human obtained samples and busied itself peering through glass lenses mounted in a tube, all the while giving a tiresome lecture on germs. Human medicine was obsessed with these invisible entities and the drone buzzed its tiny wings with impatience. How much simpler, it thought, to be sterile inside and out.
"I see you have dropped your guard before." The human shook its head, one of the few human gestures blunt enough for Jirt to recognise. "What was it? A rubbish tip? A cess pit? Road kill?"
A million years ago, the ancestors of the Jirt had indeed looked for food and mates in such places, but civilisation changes everything. The human tried to explain about penicillin, but the drone cut it short. There was no need for the spells it used to encourage belief in its potions.
Hurrying to open the door for its customer, the human offered uncalled-for advice. The honoured one should be more careful in the future, faecal matter was not the sterile food paste the Jirt were used to.
The pheromones the drone squirted would have sent workers scuttling away, but the human only sneezed.
"You are far from home," it continued. "And perhaps the primitive has awoken ancient instincts."
The drone had heard human faces revealed what they thought. They regarded one another but learned nothing.
Outside was the human quarter, where the discerning could find bargains in pre-contact artwork and amusing gifts for the Queen. It was only later that the drone realised it had not rebooted its isolation field. For a moment it froze, then with a thrill of disgust, headed deeper into the shantytown, abloom with colours and overripe smells, buzzing with raucous noises and disorder, the source of all that was vile, polluted and rank.
The next day in Court, the drone remarked carelessly how it had visited the human market and found the whole place disgusting. Surely others had noticed? The soldiery were slackers. Had to practically insist on the cleansing procedure. A chore long overdue.
That morning the human quarter had been reduced to an expanse of fine white ash. Privately, the consensus of the Court was that hoping to impress the Queen with housework was a tactic unlikely to succeed.
It was while secretly applying the human potion that the drone discovered the joints of its antennae were oozing an offensive fluid. It hurriedly concealed this with cosmetics and pheromone spray, but attending the Queen after, was embarrassed to catch the very faintest whiff of corruption.
The Court was surprised to hear the drone had been summoned to mate with the Queen. But while the drone should have been concentrating on the mechanics of this honour, instead, it found itself recalling the tantalising odours of filth borne on the foetid air of the human quarter.
Few copulations in this day and age finish with the roused Queen biting off and consuming the drone's head, and perhaps it was for this reason that afterwards the Queen declared it to have been one of the most satisfactory matings for many cycles.
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By Joe Jablonski
John sat on the cold, sterile floor of his makeshift testing chamber trying to ignore the three tiny carrots sprouting from the flesh of his forearm. The room smelled of decay, an overpowering stench coming from the remains of his former roommate.
He looked over to the now shapeless mound of flesh just feet away. It's skin was leprous with the decaying pods of what was once the beginning of hundreds of thriving potatoes. That mounds name was Blake in another life. He died screaming and covered in ruptures. The pool of dried liquid now surrounding him was more compost than blood.
That was what counted as three days ago on this ship. They hadn't even bothered to collect his remains.
It'd been two weeks since John had been brought into this room. His memory faded more with each injection he received. There were only small recollections left of his former life: his spot as a navigator on the generation ship, the announcement that the soil from the ships grow rooms had become barren, the famine and panic that followed. The memories ended with a glimpse of a bloody knife in his hand partially obscuring the vague outline of a body.
The door to his room opened with a familiar swoosh. Two figures entered. Their faces were hidden behind medical masks and they wore loose hanging white scrubs. A team of hazmat workers followed closely behind.
One of the scrubbed figures spoke as what was left of the mound formerly known as Blake was sucked up into a tube. The voice was muffled. It spoke of Blake's rejection to the gene splicing.
The other masked figure grabbed John's arm and quickly slid in a small syringe just above his wrist. Razors filled his bloodstream as she squeezed the plunger. She then turned and spoke to the other. The words were incoherent to John, but the satisfaction they conveyed was unmistakable.
Only the mission matters...
John awoke thinking of the phrase that had been drilled into his brain since birth. He was strangely numb and slow to notice he was impaled in a large green room topping the generation ship. Light burned his eyes. He closed them in defiance of blue giant visible past the clear static force field shielding him from space. It felt hot on his head. What was left of his skin tingled with the joys of photosynthesis.
He forced one eye open at barely a squint and took in his surroundings. Hundreds of his brethren surrounded him in endless rows of scarecrows ready to be harvested and shitting fresh nutrients onto a renewed soil. He knew the numbers lost in these trials would be bred back in only a few generations if the experiments worked.
As his vision faded, he looked down to see a vine of what looked like green beans hanging from his belly button. That was new, as was the baby corn sprouting from his feet. What was once arms were now pineapples. His hair was a luscious mane of basil.
John was in full bloom.
Hours passed, maybe days. John was immobile and desperate. All he had left was the recounting of his crime and following conviction playing and replaying in his head. It was the same flash of actions echoed within the minds of all the of test subjects. All-consuming memories as implanted as the oversized cabbage dangling from an open wound in his chest.
The realization hit like a curb stomp. He was completely expendable, as were the rest. The remaining masses would live on guilt free never knowing of the innocence or sacrifice of those sentenced to his fate.
They wanted him to believe he deserved this.
Anger overwhelmed him. He wanted to hate the ones who decided his uselessness. He wanted lash out at the unfairness of it all. He wanted to burn the entire ship to the ground. But a steady hum as dull as a flatline played in the back of his mind, keeping him sedated and accepting of his new place in life. Behind the hum were the whispers of indoctrination.
Only the mission mattered.
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A large space ship emerged from the Sun.
Mid-21st century Solarians knew aliens utilized hyperspace channels connecting black holes to suns for interstellar travel. However, the Solarians did not yet have the capability to construct a ship that could withstand the heat of the sun.
"Attention beings of Earth," broadcast the ship over numerous RF channels. "By analyzing your radio frequency transmissions we are able to communicate with you."
A Solarian communications technician responded with, "O-o-o-kay?"
The reply was, "We need your planet. Standby for our actions."
Solarian Space Force seized control of the ship.
Copying the ship's design, Solarians began to travel the galaxy.
Born in 1947, C.E. "Chuck or Pappy" Gee misspent his youth at various backwater locales within the states of Oregon and Alaska.
He later answered many callings, including that of logger, factory worker, infantryman (Vietnam war draftee, 1968), telecommunications technician, volunteer fireman and EMT, light show roady, businessperson, webmaster.


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