As they had promised, today Ning announced a new strategy for their host-your-own social networking service. The following notes are from my reading of the blog announcement, the similar announcement page, and the new FAQ. They are not definitive and are subject to possible misreadings; however, I did have a full discussion today with John McDonald from Ning during which he clarified several questions I had about the new plans, and I believe my notes here to be accurate. Please feel free to comment with clarifications or corrections.
Because I've been at the USDLA conference today and have limited time, I'm not going to give a complete overview of the new plans. Please refer to the links above for that detail. I'm going to focus on what the impact of these new plans will be, particularly, for educators and the educational community.
$2.95 per month for Ning Mini networks is a really good price point. While it does not allow for Clay Shirky's "failure is free" kind of experimentation, it should make it relatively easy on the pocket to try a network out. And because there's an easy upgrade path if a network is successful or needs more features, it seems like a really good price point if you have to charge some amount.
Annual payment plans will help. While still only credit card and PayPal, but with the promise of future alternatives, just having the ability to pay for a year at a time should allow educators to more easily budget for the expense of a network and submit for reimbursement.
A simple export feature will provide some peace of mind, both for backing up a network and/or for transferring data to other services. It will be interesting to see if there are other services which will be able to do the full data import from a Ning network, but if they can it does provide options and a sense of security.
Single sign-on / alternative authentication has been a highly desired feature from Ning in the past, and will potentially allow institutions and organizations with existing membership bases to incorporate access to Ning into their existing services. It seems like there will be a couple of other somewhat intriguing options here as well, including logging in using Facebook or Twitter authentication. What's not entirely clear in the material--or, according to John, to Ning yet--is if these features will be included as part of the Pro service or an extra fee.
API access to networks will be a plus to organizations really wanting to research the value and use of educational social networking. Several graduate students have looked closely at my Classroom 2.0 network and this kind of access will make deeper scholarship possible.
$19.95 for full branding control. The marketing message that you will now have more control at a cheaper price with the Plus network fee is, in my case, pretty true. We'll talk below about videos and bandwidth, but for me I'll be paying less and getting more for most of my networks.
No fully-free networks will reduce experimentation, at least on the Ning platform. The ability to start a network (or many) for free has been, I believe, a big factor in the adoption of Ning and the lack of a completely free option does change things. What's not stated blatantly here, but which I believe John said at one point and which seems to be true, is that Ning themselves will no longer be doing any ad-serving; this, of course, means that even the base-level network has to have a fee.
If you don't pay even the minimal amount, currently your network and all its content will disappear 30 days after the July shift. While Ning will likely provide some capability to get a network back within some limited period of time, the idea that created content is not "grandfathered in" and retained even in some format feels bad. I'm not sure how bad it actually is, but I'm hoping they reconsider this in some way and while not allowing those networks be functional, it would be nice to have the content statically available for posterity. I'm also thinking about all the networks that will be created in the future--the idea that if for some reason you stop paying Ning all of the contributions "disappear forever" will be a mental and real roadblock to using the service.
Not having groups in the Mini offering is too bad. A lot of the vibrancy of networks comes from the ability of network members to be proactive, and creating a group is one of the great ways to encourage that.
The "major educational company" that has no name could be good or bad. I'm assured it will be good, but I can imagine more than one large educational company whose providing Ning Mini networks for free would be looked upon with suspicion. What's also not spelled out is what kind of control that company will have, their ability to market or message to the creators and members of the networks, and if there will be any advertising by that company on the networks. Again, I've been assure that this will be handled well, but until that time this is an unknown. And for those who's networks depend on functions that are not included in the Mini package, this won't help.
The wording in this same paragraph about the free Mini networks is ambiguous. It could be read, and in fact seems to read, that networks can be created by educators for student networks in primary and secondary education. UPDATE: This is official, straight from John McDonald. The sponsored Mini networks can be used for professional development networks for primary and secondary educators, and can be used for teacher-led student/classroom networks for students 13+ in secondary (high school) institutions. Ning's terms of service will continue to require that anyone signing up for a Ning network be 13 years of age or older.
It's not clear to me what the impact of no chat, pages, apps, and events in Mini networks will be. I personally won't miss them much.
No video uploading for Mini and Plus networks. This isn't explained as well as it might be, and it actually makes sense to me. Embedding videos doesn't cost Ning bandwidth, as they get served by the actual originating service, but network-specific videos likely represent a real cost to Ning. If you are running a student or educator network that depends on the capability of uploading unique video or audio content, you have to go up to the Pro account, and for some of those folks that may really represent to steep a jump. The jury is out for me on my networks.
The extra costs for alternate authentication and bandwidth, which are not spelled out, and which would be in addition to the Pro fees, are an unknown. John assured me that when there are plans for bandwidth charging, there will be features in place which show your current bandwidth usage and give network creators some controls to manage bandwidth.
The ability to charge network members for being a member. Not sure I would ever do this in my networks. I'm interested if anyone has an educational network where that would make sense.
I hope this summary from my perspective is helpful. Please let me know if I've missed anythings.
Thanks for summarizing it all, Steve. I'm watching it all play out and I'm pleased to see Ning respond positively to educators.
Thanks Steve for breaking things down into meaningful chunks regarding the new pricing structure for Nings!
For educators the next few days are the time we'll need to decide we migrate. To where? Not sure - I'm having 'trust issues' with Ning at the moment.
Thanks for the details. I'm a member of several educational related groups and I'm going to miss that interaction. I'm glad that learncentral.org is still there though.
Thanks for taking time to summarize in the 3 arenas. It is a good feeling that NING listened and that we do have options.
I'm a college instructor with Ning networks for several classes. First, I'm wondering why community college level educators do not qualify for the same free services that k-12 educators do. Second, does this mean I have to pay for EACH network I create for a class or can I have say 3 networks as long as I don't have over fifty members in each?
Thank you for your thoughts and information.
I think Ning makers have done things better if they had better plan changes before saying anything. There is nothing worse than the uncertainty.
We hope that the educational networks receive favorable treatment.
While I'm glad to see an effort being made to provide a free option for educators, I'm really disappointed about two limitations: the maximum of 150 members and the loss of the ability to create groups. I created the ISA Internship Ning as a place for students to share experiences and insights from their career-exploration internships. Limiting the number of members means I will have to create a new site for each graduating class. This prevents the kind of cross-grade level sharing and networking that leads to peer mentoring and students serving as role models for their younger classmates.
Taking away the ability to create groups will also be a great loss to the student-centered nature of the original Ning I created. Rather than merely use the Ning as a content-management system, I have been trying to encourage the kinds of authentic communication and collaboration that happen in out-of-school networks. Students were motivated and invested in contributing to the site because features like photo sharing and student-created groups gave them a sense of ownership in our space. Now we have some important decisions to make . . .
Unfortunately most of us keeping up with these changes already have networks well over 150 members, the limit for the cheap plan.. Also without groups, it would not be good as you already pointed out. Seems to me that there should be some sort of "grandfathering" incentives to recognize those of us of long-standing record that helped to grow Ning's success. Still seems that early adopters and educatos have been somewhat left out. The ride was good whilebit lasted though. One thing is certain with the Web: other interesting options are abundant or are soon to surface. I am kind of excited now that the bomb has been dropped about where we will go next on this exciting journey.
Good summary. But you might want to check out the comments on http://blog.ning.com/2010/05/introducing-ning-pro-ning-plus-and-ning-mini.html.
Seems that an overwhelming majority (22 out of 24) of educators find that Ning Mini, even free, is inadequate for them. I think they find the lack of features and the restrictions on members to be showstoppers. I agree with them.
Thank you, Steve, for clarifying and summarizing, and casting your opinions, on the changes. I am still sorting it out myself, as I assume many others are doing. Like you, I see the pros and cons of the changes, and I don't think (at least, not at this initial reading) that is it quite as bad as it could have been for us teachers.
My concern is what will happen to those people who are members of sites that will remain, but will no longer be site owners... will they still have access to the sites they have become part of, or will they like the content be washed away with the bathwater?
Thanks for the summary Steve. One of the 'bad' features for the Ning networks I'm involved in is the limitation on membership. One of our New Zealand-wide Professional Development Nings is sitting on 148 members and the Ning Mini (which is very reasonably priced I agree) has a limited membership of 150. I guess they can't make the rules to suit everyone, but the jump to the next pricing level is a big one. In all other respects, Ning Mini would suit us fine.
1. For the sake of convenience, shelling out $20 for a full year is not that bad...even though it's a stripped down version.
What I am concerned about is that may be in a year from now, they may come back and say something to the effect that "due to......we have to raise our rates from $19.95 to $????." Therefore, I am afraid to make any substantial investment into a site that I may have to abandon.
2. I don't like unknowns...bandwidth charges etc...especially for the PRO and PLUS. All of these things should have been worked out way ahead in advance before coming out with a new price structure.
3. I placed a reasonable comment on their blog which they moderated out....[no profanity etc..that's not my style]...which left a pretty bad taste in my mouth.
4. I've lost confidence in the management team ... all the suspense, secrecy, etc... leave me with the impression that Andy Griffith has left Mayberry and put Don Knotts in charge.
I've been in business for 35 years and I can't, for the life of me, understand what the big deal is about every single bit of information that they can't release ... It feels like I am watching a mystery series or soap opera.
Why not tell people who the educational provider is? If I were that organization I sure would have wanted the publicity without delay.
I would love to also sponsor the minis for non-profits and educators, however, I am a little leery of dealing with--based on the impression I am getting from Ning--the House of Othello.
Hi Steve. So your reading confirms, to me, that higher Ed is, indeed, excluded from Ning's educational plan. I'm curious to know if this came up in your conversation with your Ning contact.
@Lee: Although my analysis shows positive and negative, I think Ning is working hard to both understand and support educators. It's certainly not all we might want, but I also think it's not as bad as it could have been. And if they are willing to rethink the "complete delete" for non-payment, the sting won't be as bad.
@Divergent: Thanks for pointing out the 150 member dilemma. I'm going to noodle that one, since it seems like that might be a level of network that is important here but gets ignored in the unnamed company plan. I'd be personally interested in talking to you and anyone else with a network over 150 people who will need help.
@Michelle: it didn't come up specifically, but I believe it's very safe to conclude there are no specific exceptions for higher ed. I say that because the underlying change here that isn't specifically highlighted is the change to Ning not trading running their ads for having the network be free, and the only exception is this sponsorship by another company of primary and secondary educator and secondary student networks. Like @Divergent, you've opened another interesting door, and that might be to look for an entity that might want to sponsor higher ed Mini networks. That may not be as far-fetched as it sounds.
The lack of groups on the mini Ning may be a deal-breaker for me. I use them extensively -- if all that happened in my groups ended up in forums, things would just be too uunwieldy. I would love to hear someone's perspective on why offering groups is not something they can do at the lowest price point -- what do they lose by offering them at this level?
While these Ning "shenanigans" may adversely affect some educators, the value and quality of hosted Open Source applications that are available (and easy to use) should not affect educators too much.
It was never (and will not become) a "smart" idea to place any quality content or creative work under the control of a company that offers services "free" of charge. Savvy educators always used Ning for link building and free video bandwidth, but never for valuable content. (One Twitter critic of Ning claimed that Ning's Terms of Service gave them ownership of all content that was placed on their network. Of course, this is a violation of law if the works of students (i.e., minors) is involved.
A simple solution for this "quandary" is for educators to form Online Hosting Coops. With the low cost of "Reseller Hosting Accounts," a group of 100 teachers could start out with a real domain, real Web host for about 25 cents a month. And, they would get their own domain.
Teachers might also get a subdomain from their employer, and a simple redirect, and save the cost of a domain. Currently, the bargain price of a .INFO domain is less than a dollar for the first year.
There are always bargains in the Web hosting arena because there is so much competition. I created an real account for $2.95 per month to develop some videos, and received a "friends only" link to share that provided for a year of hosting for less than $10.00.
As far as building backlinks, Ning didn't rate highly. Ranked at number 53 over the past week.
So, the loss of Ning is a minor setback, but nothing to anguish over.
@I cook: my reading might be the same as yours--separate networks. But Ning is listening, so keep talking!
@Honor: if you decide to stay with Ning, I'd hope you'd be able to find sponsorship for your terrific network.
@educaster: I'm not sure I understand your question. If you're talking about the networks that will receive sponsorship from the unnamed company, I believe those network creators will remain the creators.
Thank you very much, Steve, for your insightful analysis.
It's true that the Mini Ning price is "doable" with an annual license, but I feel the groups limitation and number of RSS & textboxes on main page are a minus.
As for sponsoring for primary & secondary education, I believe that will be USA based? Anyway, the question of state-funded (non-fee paying)colleges in other countries remains unsettled.
The opportunity to keep existing Nings frozen (perhaps not as regards videos if that means extra cost) would be appreciated.
@VOMI: insightful comments. 1. With a policy of shutting down and removing all content for a network that doesn't pay, then we're really at the mercy of Ning and they could charge whatever they want. I guess the check+balance on that is our ability to export our content and migrate away, but I'm imagining that will be some amount of work that may diminish the power of doing so. 2. Yes, I think that Ning, too, wishes they had those systems and numbers ready now, but you are right. 3. Most interested in this items. Did you make a copy anywhere? This is worth calling out, as you are not the only one to make this charge against Ning over the years. 4. I think that's understandable. And something Ning needs to address. With regard to naming the company, John indicated that they have to have the final legal agreements in place before they can do so.
@Susanne: not sure on the groups piece. My guess is that it is not a cost issue (like bandwidth), but an economic decision to charge for features that are less widely used. Personally, I like shopping at Trader Joe's and Costco where (I think I've read) all prices are marked up a straight percentage, so the higher arts of marketing and pricing are outside of my ability to comment on.
@Mariel: the information on the Ning pages referenced says that the program for primary and secondary educators will be "global." I don't think there are any current plans for college networks, in the US or otherwise.
Steve the networks I have joined and the several I have created all use groups. I did not see groups in the Mini Ning plan. That could be a setback for High School teachers who teach several different subjects or the same subject several times a day. A different ning for each class instead of groups is not a good option.
Steve, Thank you for the info. I myself will be lucky enough to be able to stay on Ning for a long time thanks to a generous contribution by Atomic Learning today but personally worry what it will mean for educators. Although their new offerings on the Mini network should surfice the need for many educators, not all will be happy. In the past few days, I have explored the features of www.grou.ps and have found their free offerings to be quite impressive. Although the site does have its bugs, their free offering is comparable to Nings pro offering in many parts but who knows. Check out their offering. I was told a newer release is coming out soon as well. How long will they remain free though is the question. Will they get all of the bugs out. Check out my site. I migrated all of my members from Ning to www.technologyintegrationineducation.com as a test to see if it would be worth staying on Ning. The fear that I would need to migrate all of my content and everything else was daunting but I was willing to do it in order to avoid paying Ning out of my own pocket.
What I think it will do is limit people from belonging to a ton of PLNs and having to see some of the same things in multiple locations. I look forward to exploring the new Ning but do hope that educators do not give up on this idea of networking and sharing with each others.
I can't believe Ning has done this, I had like five Ning sites. It is always a mistake to offer things for free and then to make them unfree. Also, the groups feature was one of the best features, IMNSHO.
What worries me is that tech support on the lowest tier will not be there. Only a month ago I got locked out of all Nings including my own due to a new feature that they installed without adequate beta testing to catch a most obvious flaw to my mind. In the new plan, all owners of the low tier would have would be community member forums. No Ning support. My issue a month ago could not have been fixed by a community member. It required Ning to turn my account back on. What will we do in such a situation in this new structure? Will we have to pay for premium support when we have a problem that Ning itself created?
Thanks for the summary Steve. The Mini Ning is obviously aimed at retaining as many current users as possible, while offering the bare bones in the hope members will upgrade in the future.
Let's hope education gets another option.
Thank you for your summary. I really appreciate all you're doing with Classroom 2.0. Even though I'm not a very active member my biggest concern about this shift was loosing Classroom 2.0.
@Steve...Thank you for asking me about what comment was moderated. I did keep a copy and have just posted it [with minor cosmetic changes] on my blog in the form of an Open Letter to Jason Rosenthal....at http://www.virtualorganization.net :: Tell me what you think.
It's goodbye, Ning, for me. I don't trust them anymore, and I'm not going to pay them for what I can get elsewhere for free. I have already moved most of my members to other websites, and we have continued on as if nothing has changed.
The real problem here is that I don't trust Ning anymore. They have a history of sudden, massive changes (the one prior to this was suddenly booting all the adult groups).
How do we know they won't panic if their revenue from the new scheme doesn't match their goals, start tacking on additional fees?
The underlying problem is that they simply don't know how to work the profit end of all this, so they flounder around and make changes that affect tens of thousands of people whenever they hit a financial wall. Though I can understand it from their end, the fact is that they need to regain the trust they have lost after so many blunders, and this latest thing does nothing to help that.
As another poster indicated, you could do almost everything Ning offers using a hosting reseller account and the tools that usually come with those. For $25 a month (total0 you could put up the content of multiple large metropolitan school districts. You would have complete control of your content (and everything else) that way, without having to pay extra for domain name usage and such.
1) How can we trust you not to suddenly change everything a year or two from now?
2) What do you offer that makes all these fees worth paying, when free resources (or inexpensive reseller accounts) can handle most or all of the benefits Ning offers?
3) What is your financial situation? If you don't make X number of dollars over the next quarter, are you at risk of shutting down?
4) What are your 1-year and 5-year business and marketing plans? Do you even have any?
Sorry about this!! But I need to say, I really don't appreciate the modification of Ning Network.
We need to pay, no problem at all. I totally agree with Steve, $2.95 per month, in my case, for mini Ning network is really a good price point. However, why didn't we participate in this decision? Isn't it something like a Social Network? Just some questions, just a questionnaire maybe!! Participation is the first step in a Social Network!! It is just to know our point of view and our problems.
What was our problem?!! Well, we are a small group, just starting to make our contacts and meeting all the people was a very hard task. The members' profile is totally distinct and it will be very hard to change our work.
And then, the most important thing, Ning changes the rules in the middle of the game!!! It isn't right!!!
After all this though, I have no choice and I need to accept the modification and keep trying to do my best!!
Thanks for spend your time thinking about my words.
Free services on the web are good for many things. The Ning debacle points out with clarity one thing Free isn't good for: Creating content, curriculum, community and goodwill that depends on your Free provider not changing the rules. There are costs associated with any web service and the Free users are there at the forbearance and expense of the paying ones. Our service isn't free, but in the long run it just might wind up costing you less.
This shift will bring quality to many ning network.
>expense of the paying ones.
>might wind up costing you less.
The question, though, is why pay Ning those prices when you can get something much, much better for the same (or less) cost?
With a reseller account that comes with CPanel and Fantastico, you can do everything that the $19.95 Ning plan does, and much more (including hosting as many domain names and websites as you like). That type of reseller account is usually around $20-25 a month, and you retain full control of all your content and data. You could easily host dozens of mid-sized communities on it - if all contributed to the cost, it would drop it down to a dollar or two per community per month.
Ning was unable to support itself with advertising. That kind of model only stands a chance of working if you have very large numbers of people visiting the communities, gear the advertising toward their particular interests, an advertise Ning itself VERY aggressively through multiple channels (which it doesn't - most people I know have never heard of it).
I very, very strongly suspect that this paid model will not work for Ning in the long run. Though there will be people who are willing to pay to keep their communities going, my bet is that most people will walk in the next year or two. I suspect that many folks who might be willing to pay will leave, too, since Ning has proven it can't be trusted to treat it's users with respect. There will be more who will leave once they realize that they can get a lot more bang for their buck elsewhere.
Ultimately, the market will decide Ning's future, particularly since Ning has racked up yet another massive amount of bad press and ill will.
Thanks Steve for the thorough explanation of Ning's new pricing policy. I am experimenting with Grou.ps for one of the Nings I currently administer. I feel like many of the people who have commented here about the trustworthiness of Ning. All of the cloak and dagger stuff is not leaving me with a good feeling about this platform. Hopefully Ning will listen to the educational community and reestablish our faith in them.
Actually, it is really sad to know how things have changed. I have used NING for some years now and I used to be a strong advocate. I even trained some teachers in my country and wrote an article for a European educational magazine. I was able to create excellent educational networks that proved useful for my students in Colombia. Now it seems I have to go back to Moodle until I find a better option.
A Ning Mini plan doesn't touch the applications and features that I find most beneficial in educating my students. I need groups. I need students to make and upload the videos they create. Now, if Ning Pro features are being considered for educators, that is another story. Anything short of that will not cut it in my classes. When will they release the specifics of the "free to educators" plan?
I agree with the others that the 150 user limit is the biggest issue with Ning Mini. This is a show stopper (while not having groups is merely annoying for me).
There really is a gap in the $5-10/month option for a Ning site with support for more members (500?) and maybe groups too. I see these as low cost additions for Ning as they don't add to bandwidth significantly unlike features such as video.
I agree. I think the groups issue is not bandwidth-related (which we'd all respect), but a marketing decision. I also think the group issue and the size issue are really problematic. I'd add to this two other deal-breakers I think will stop most educators from using Ning moving forward for new networks: 1. If you stop paying, the content goes away completely (not just being archived somewhere, but really disappears), and 2. There is now no inexpensive way to associate a domain with a network (not as big an issue, but problematic, nonetheless).
will there be special pricing for educators?
Thank you for this backgrounder. I am trying to find out what type of analytical tools will be available in NING Pro (the online documentation just says "user metrics") - can you fill in any details?
Will it be possible to run Google Urchin in NING Pro?
I am trying find tools that will allow me to track user level metrics by IDs for an education project we are running this fall.


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Q: How can I configure the Microsoft-Hosted Agent to be interactive? I am configuring my yaml file run coded UI and Web Tests and I would like to use Microsoft-Hosted agent for that. Is that a way to configure the agent to be interactive via my yaml file?
I have configured successfully my self hosted agent to be interactive, my I would like to migrate the pipeline to the microsoft infrastructure
Thank you

A: You could not configure the MS-hosted agent to be interactive, this is not supported: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/agents?view=azure-devops&tabs=browser#microsoft-hosted-agents

I have configured successfully my self hosted agent to be interactive

For your scenario, self-hosted agent is suggested: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/agents/agents?view=azure-devops&tabs=browser#interactive-or-service

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Issue 6 10/98
FolkWorld News
FolkWorld News: Advertising and Sponsoring
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And, please support our advertisers and sponsors, as they are supporting your magazine!
Anam New
Scotland. Interesting news from the interceltic folk band Anam, having for the new year a major line-up change: Aimée Leonard, Anam's current bodhrán player and female singer, who has been seen all over Europe playing bodhrán at the Eurovision song contest 1997, leaves the band in January. She does plan to continue singing, teaching and playing music. For details of her workshops she can be contacted at 100332.2277@compuserve.com. The band will sorely miss Aimée.
The Riptide tour in Oct./Nov., in GB, NL and B, will be one of the last opportunities to see Aimée perform live with Anam.
In her stead Anam will be joined in January 1999 by Fiona Mackenzie, a superb Gaelic singer/songwriter/bodhrán player from the Isle of Lewis known through her appearances in Seelyhoo and - with her sisters - in the band MacKenzie; and Anna-Wendy Stevenson, a fiddle player from Edinburgh who also plays with Calluna and the Anna Murray Band. This will lead into new, brilliant music from one of the most toruing folk bands around. Looking forward to it...
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Eliza - Mercury
England. Eliza Carthy, England's favourite young folk musician, and her Red Rice album (reviewed recently in FolkWorld) was nominee of the prestigous 1998 Technics Mercury Music Prize. Good to see some of the folk music receiving the major attention that it deceives.
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Continental Ceilidh in troubles
Scotland. The Continental Ceilidh in New Lanark was planned to become one of the new major folk music festivals in Scotland; his director Danny Kyle, who died shortly before the festival happened, received the first ever FolkWorld Award for it. The concept and programme was great, the location is a lovely place - still much went wrong, leading into extensive negative coverage in the Scottish national medias.
Bad weather and low turnout resulted in a cancellation - Scottish agents Saltire reported: "The poor rain sodden, bedragled, organisers of Lanark's Continental Ceilidh were forced to pull the plug on Sunday evening's Wolfstone gig that was planned as the big finish to a weekend of brill music. Very dissapointing for all concerned, but given the circumstances that surrounded the festival with the recent sad loss of its artistic director Danny Kyle, and the bog awful weather that it encountered this weekend, the organisers can only be praised for holding on for as long as they did."
Continental Ceilidh Ltd., the company set up by Danny Kyle and Gerry Chambers to run the festival, was put in liquadation a few days after the festival collapsed. More support of the local authority was misssing, although the authority had hoped before to create a new touristic interest of their region with the festival.
Meanwhile, it is reported that those who have been there, have enjoyed the festival, and the local press called for it to be repeated. But it seems like this year's bad luck and especially the negative media coverage means that the festival will call it a day.
We wish Gerry Chambers good luck with the struggle of unpaid bills etc., and we are sad that the unhappy circumstances made this well planned festival to what it finally was...
Drawings by Annegret Haensel; more infos on the artist in the editorial.
Irish Music US launch
USA. Irish Music, the quality traditional music magazine from Dublin, will be launched in New York on October 8th and Boston on the 9th. A good chance for all of you from over there to meet Irish Music's editor and FolkWorld's contributor Sean Laffey....
Hans W Brimi
Norway. Hans W Brimi, one of the best and best known Norwegian fiddlers, died on June 14th at the age of 80. More than a dozen times he had been the national fiddle champion; his repertoire was based on the traditions of his home, the Gudbrandsdal. Just a few months ago a showcase album was issued with tunes from Hans W Brimi recorded during the last 32 years (reviewed in FolkWorld Nr. 3) - a nice souvenir for all of his admirers and friends.
Danny Kyle News
Scotland/FolkWorld. FolkWorld's Danny's Corner, a tribute to Danny Kyle who passed away this summer, received already very positive feedback. It seems that during the next few weeks quite a few Danny stories might come in. If you have a nice story of Danny, please e-mail it to us! The best story will receive as price several nice and funny Danny Kyle photos by The Mollis - a great souvenir of the late Scottish singer.
Meanwhile, several Danny Kyle Tribute Concerts have been announced, and Danny's Corner is enriched by a great poem and a photo album. Find out about the latest Danny Kyle news in Danny's Corner!
Drawing of Danny Kyle by Anke Dammann.
Lal Waterson has passed away
England. The English singer Lal Waterson passed away on the 4th of September. Lal became famous as part of the influential a capella family band The Watersons. Just two years ago, Lal had published her first solo CD, with only self-penned songs.
She will be sorely missed on the English and international folk music scene. (Info by LAG Folk News)
German, Belgian & Dutch concert listings
Always in huge request are good concert and event listings for folk music in the net. Here three recommendations for the best sites for folk music listings in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands:
Folker! magazine's site has just moved; at the new URL you can find the huge listings for folk music tour dates, festivals, workshops and folk sessions for all over Germany (for the festivals even worldwide). Navigation is a bit difficult, but the amount of info is well worth the trouble...
Eltjo Toorn's Celtic Music in Nederland Site; a huge listing for Celtic music in the Netherlands, always very much up to date
T'Bourdonske is a Belgian-Flemish mag, and has its big concert calendar in the net as well, making it to the best folk listings for Belgium
THE BODHRÁN - The Pulse of Irish Music
On an old Franciscan Monastery in Roundstone (Ireland), Malachy Kearns, better known as Malachy Bodhrán amongst folk musicians, works at his craft of making Ireland's oldest product, the Bodhrán (Bow-Rawn). It is an 18" one sided drum made from Goatskin treated by a traditional process.
The Irish word 'Bodhar' means deaf or haunting. The Bodhrán began as a skin tray used for drawing turf (peat) on the bogs. Guaranteed genuine Goatskin and native Irish Beech, the skin is also glued on.
Malachy, and his wife Anne, are respected as fine Bodhrán makers for 19 years, being the only full time makers in the world. Most of the professional folk Musicians world wide use their Bodhráns; Christy Moore (photo, in Malachy's workshop) only uses their Bodhráns, and Malachy Kearns is the official maker of Riverdance Drums.
Prices range from 56 IRPounds for a Plain 18'' Goatskin Bodhran to 129 IRPounds for a tuneable one. Find out more about Roundstone Music and Malachy's Bodráns at www.bodhran.com, or by e-mailing him at bodhran@iol.ie
Shantalla and the Wild Boar
Belgium. Shantalla, the highly-rated traditional Irish/Scottish band has signed with the Belgian record label Wild Boar Music. Shantalla is the first Irish group to be signed by a Belgian record company. The Belgium-based band has been attracting a lot of interest this year, with a string of sell-out concerts and festival appearances in Belgium, plus international forays to festivals in the Netherlands, Germany and Austria. Recording has just begun, and it is expected that the resulting album will be launched throughout Europe between December 1998 and March 1999. Meanwhile, in autumn, Shantalla still have quite a few concerts and festival appearances. More info at http://www.shantalla.com
Another New Old Dog
Scotland. The Old Blind Dogs' singer, Ian F Benzie, leaves the band in January. There are still a few dates in the old line-upwith Ian (photo on the left!) this year - for German dates you can look at their German agent's homepage.
Their new singer from January on will be the brilliant Scottish singer/songwriter Jim Malcolm (photo on the right!). Without doubt, this will result in a totally different sound, but - also without doubt - the Old Blind Dogs will stay one of the great Scottish bands, as a great singer is replaced by another great singer.
If you like to find out more about Jim Malcolm, read again FolkWorld's interview in issue 5. Jim can be seen, btw, in January at Germany's Scottish Folk Festival tour, along with Shooglenifty, Deaf Shepherd and Bachue Café, seeming to become the best folk music tour since years and really representing the current best crop of Scottish music with all directions of Scottish music. If you like to join the Germans in their festival party, find the tourdates at the SFF homepage.
New hope for international culture?
Germany. We have reported a lot about the German foreigner's tax, destroying the German international cultural and folk music scene. The result of Germany's general election, with a new government finally, after 16 years, that seems to result in a coalition of the social democrats and the greens, gives some new hopes that there is a chance for an ending of this crazy tax. All the German folk music organisers, fans and all the international folk and world music artists touring in Germany are now keeping their fingers crossed that the new government is really as multi-cultural and international as the two parties always pretend to be...
Trad Music and Set Dance in January
Ireland. Irelands Premier Traditional Music and Set Dancing Festival Weekend, "the Shindig by the Windmill" festival at the Earl of Desmond Hotel, Tralee will be on 22nd, 23rd & 24th January 1999. The Shindig is one of the biggest set dance events in Ireland at the moment, drawing people from all parts of the world, i.e., America, Canada, France, Germany and the U.K. There will be an informal session in the main bar, on Saturday evening before the Ceilí with a host of superb local musicians. This session is one of the highlights of the weekend and already musicians are phoning me to be included this year. It is an informal session open to all trad musicians, singers, storytellers and set dancers to join in.
Infos: Email Paddy & Carolyn Hanafin.
ERBSES BAUCHLADEN
...been hunting for strings for a charango or a rubber ended bhodhrán beater? A low whistle or a rosewood flageolet?
"Erbses Bauchladen", running an online-Shop in the internet since June 1998, is dealing in musical instruments and accessories which are sometimes a little hard to come by. At our online shop you will find:
Traditional and folk instruments: Giutars, mandolins, banjos, bouzoukis, charangos, bandurrias, ukuleles, fiddles, whistles, recorders, flutes, bodhráns, handheld percussion, castanets, concertinas, chalumeaus, bag-pipes, balaleikas, lutes and lots more from major instrument makers around the world.
Sheet Music, song books and tutors: We carry books, sheet music and tutors for almost all our instruments with many titles from England, Scotland or Ireland.
Strings and accessories: We carry strings and spare parts for all our instruments as well as a variety of accessories (reeds for bagpipes, practice chanters and the like, membranes, drum skins, stands for instruments etc.)
If you are looking for something we do not stock - we will try and get it for you. Make sure, you ask.
Have a look in - it may be worthwhile. http://www.erbsesbauchladen.telemall.de
Ronnie Drew in The Ambassador
Ireland. Former Dubliners lead singer Ronnie Drew has been pursuing a solo career in recent times, but this week he's been spending his time with his son Phelim out on Howth Head where both father and son have landed roles in the new BBC drama series The Ambassador. Scheduled for transmission later this year, the series is expected to be a prime time hit in the UK. This is most certainly the first time the pairing will have appeared together on film! (Info from CDIreland newsletter)
Harp Spring
Switzerland. HARP SPRING is a newly founded world-wide association of harpists, experts in diverse fields and various societies, including the «World Harp Society» and the «European Harp Society». The goal of «Harp Spring» is the increased usage of the harp in all areas of musical life. Through publicity campaigns directed at conductors, orchestras, ensembles, organisers, conservatories, music schools, the press, radio, television, and on the Internet, «Harp Spring» provides for the urgently required energetic and convincing presentation of the harp in public and in musical life. The HARP AGENCY organises the engagement of harpists for solo, ensemble, chamber and historical concerts, recitals, song recitals, popular concerts, etc. The harp periodical HARPA - TELYN and the Internet magazine HARP NEWS provide information about all aspects of the harp. The aims of the STUDY GROUP ON HARP HISTORY are the promotion and coordination of harp research, the reconstruction of historical instruments, the publication of research results, and the organisation of events.
Infos at Odilia's Harp; e-mail.
Fiddles of the World
Canada. A significant point in the history of traditional fiddling will take place in 1999. It will bring fiddlers of the world together.
FIDDLES OF THE WORLD (FOTW) is the First Ever International Conference and Reunion for Traditional Fiddlers. It will take place in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada, July 11-15, 1999. It will be an international gathering of fiddle players, accompanists, fans of fiddle music and music industry representatives to be held every two years. FOTW will be providing opportunity for corporate and government sponsors to participate in all aspects of the event. Its main goals are to preserve, promote, educate & bring together the vast interpretations of fiddling.
The program includes: seminars on fiddling characteristics and techniques from countries around the world, fiddle making, accompanying the fiddler and writing tunes; a gala dinner and concert, lots of special concerts; showcases throughout the city; a giant fiddle jam, an outdoor fiddle picnic and Fiddler's Fair, the event trade show.
FOTW has already received commitments to participate from fiddlers in Canada, USA, Mexico, England, Scotland, Wales and Sweden.
Visit the FOTW Web Site for more information.
Photo by The Mollis
HARLEKIN RECORDS
HARLEKIN RECORDS - Your source for FOLK MUSIC (North America, Ireland, Great Britain), COUNTRY, BLUEGRASS and related music. Always more than 10.000 different compact discs, LP-records and video tapes in stock!
Ask for our catalog (please indicate what you collect).
E-mail: Harlekin-Records@t-online.de; Jürgen Feuß, Postfach 110142-FW, 28081 Bremen / GERMANY. Phone: +49 421 7 49 10, FAX: +49 421 70 0051
CONCERT FOR OMAGH
Belgium. The Northern Ireland Group, the Irish Club of Belgium, the Irish Theatre Group, FC Irlande and the Irish Belgian Business Association are all working together on a major concert to raise money for the Omagh victims fund. The exact line-up cannot be announced just yet, but many of Ireland's top folk/trad artists have volunteered to play and already it looks like it could be one of the best Irish concerts ever to be staged anywhere, never mind in Belgium. (As a hint, you can expect the line-up to include members of bands such as Altan, De Dannan, Clannad, The Chieftains, the Bothy Band and Planxty, and even dancers from the Riverdance company). The concert will be on 30th November in the Ancienne Belgique, so make a note in your diaries, get your wallets ready, and pass the word on to as many people as possible. Only 750 tickets will be on sale, so act fast. Tickets (1500 BF) will go on sale next week and can be bought directly at the AB box office - Bd. Anspachlaan 110, or can be ordered by phone (extra charge): 02/548.24.24 or over the internet (extra charge)
A bank account will be established in Brussels to which donations can be made by anyone who doesn't want to or cannot attend the concert but would still like to contribute to the cause. Our aim is to raise at least one million francs. We will be working very hard to eliminate all of the costs of the concert through sponsorship so that every franc raised through ticket sales and direct donations goes to Omagh.
Cultural comitee against foreigners?
Germany. After regional elections earlier this year in the East German 'Land' Sachsen-Anhalt where the rightist party DVU gained 13 % of the vote, the speaker of the cultural comittee ('Kulturausschuß') of the 'Land' is now one of the rightists. The other parties in the regional government decided that, as the DVU needed to become speaker of one of the comittees, it would be the least evil in the cultural comittee. Thinking that the DVU is officially against a multi-cultural society and hostile against foreigners, and that now such a party is the representative of a governmental cultural comittee, it is indeed a sad affair, showing what state culture has in these days in Germany. As Germans say, 'they have made the buck a gardener' - you know what we mean...
Irish Birthday in Copenhagen
Denmark. The Copenhagen Irish Festival this autumn celbrates its 20th anniversary. Invited for the birthday party are among others Liam O'Flynn & Arty McGlynn, Eleanor Shanley, Bumblebees, Mary Bergin, At The Racket, Beginish and Maire Ni Chathasaigh and Chris Newman. There will be concerts, sessions, ceilis and workshops (Irish set and step dance, harp, bodhrán, fiddle, tin whistle, singing, harmonica). The party takes place the weekend of the 5th to the 8th of November. Further infos from Tel. DK-32586258 or DK-38792109; or in the internet.
Danú with destination Germany
Ireland/Germany. Danú, just having replaced their singer and fiddler, and being in their new line-up even stronger than before, are looking forward to their first ever German gig in January. Invited by the WDR radio station for a live concert on the 10th of January, Danú are hoping that their appearance on German airwaves will open them doors to the German market. They are just coming back from their second Tonder Festival in Denmark where they have been one of the highlights of the weekend.
Photo: Danú in Tønder, by The Mollis
Folk Music Courses in NL
Netherlands. For all of you Dutch players, watch out for the autumn week Folk Music and the Diatonic Weekend, both at the Vormingscentrum De Glind near Barneveld!
The Herfstweek Volksmuziek (Autumn week folkmusic), taking place from the 11th to the 17th of October, offers courses for various genres and instruments, among others for guitar, recorder, flute, melodeon, fiddle, accordion and vocals.
Later in the year, the Diatonic Weekend, 27.-29.11., has courses for melodeon, harmonica, bandoneon and concertina, in various genres.
For information and subscription: Stichting Volksmuziek Nederland, Jos Maas, Aalbertselanen 10, 3445TB Woerden, tel.:0348-423829, info: E-mail, WWW
In the German news you can find as additional news:
Ein weiterer Ausländersteuer-Tip; Another advice for all those plagued by the German foreigner's tax
Das Beste schottischer Musik!; the Scottish Folk Festival Tour in January 99 in Germany seems to become one of the best German folk tours ever: with Deaf Shepherd, Shooglenifty, Jim Malcolm and Bachue Café
Hoeldis gehen querbeet 98; German hurdy gurdy modern folk band Hoelderlin Express hope to win the prestigious querbeet 98 price
PROFOLK geht ins Netz !; Profolk comes into the net; worldmusic.de's Jørgen Lang has been chosen for the design
There are further news - News from Belgium, Northern Germany and Danny Kyle - in news columns - have a look at the columns index!
To the (older) FolkWorld News of Nr. 5
To the (newer) FolkWorld News of Nr. 7
To the content of FolkWorld online music magazines Nr. 6
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Groundhog Day is here again, and you know what that means: It's time for politicians and other dignitaries around the country to pose with groundhogs in awkward (and potentially dangerous) photo ops.
But this year New York City mayor Bill de Blasio won't be holding up a groundhog at Monday's event at the Staten Island Zoo, likely because neither he nor the zoo staff want a repeat of last year, when Charlotte the groundhog squirmed out of de Blasio's hands and fell to the ground.
A few months after her fall, Charlotte passed away from "acute internal injuries," reported the New York Post.
De Blasio, who is a noted champion of animal welfare, isn't the only one banned from contact with this year's groundhog. No one is allowed to hoist up the NYC critter this year, and Staten Island Zoo officials said that the groundhog will be in his or her own plexiglass box. Hopefully this makes New York City's event safer, but that doesn't mean the holiday is always in the best interest of the animals.
The nation's most famous Groundhog Day locale, Punxsutawney, Penn., will host its annual celebration featuring Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog who lives year-round as a tourist attraction in an enclosure at the local library.
In 2010, PETA launched a campaign to send Phil to a sanctuary and replace him with an electronic groundhog, but retirement doesn't seem to be in the Punxsutawney celeb's future, at least not for now.
UPDATE 2/2 - Phil saw his shadow, meaning six more weeks of winter, but at least no groundhogs were dropped this year!


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Greek Stories
John Taylor,Kristian Waite — 2017-09-07 Foreign Language Study
A GCSE Reader
Author: John Taylor,Kristian Waite
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Category: Foreign Language Study
Greek Stories is an ideal first reader for students of Classical Greek. It offers 100 self-contained passages of manageable length, chosen for their intrinsic interest and adapted from a wide range of ancient authors. Generous help is given, with a short introduction to each story and glossing of all proper names and non-GCSE vocabulary. The collection will also be attractive to older students beginning or returning to the language. Updated to match the 2016 OCR specification, this edition has been restructured to reflect the new examinations, which now have a single language paper. Section 1 provides 30 passages, starting with very short and simple stories and building up to the level of the current OCR GCSE. Section 2 provides 30 differentiated passages of increasing difficulty on historical topics. Section 3 provides 20 shorter passages of uniform length on mythological topics, with comprehension questions, in the style of Section A of the new GCSE language paper. Section 4 provides 20 passages on historical topics, with comprehension and unseen sections, in the style of Section B of the new GCSE language paper. The new edition is supported by a companion website with an answer key and additional passages.
Latin Stories
Henry Cullen,Michael Dormandy,John Taylor — 2017-09-07 Foreign Language Study
Author: Henry Cullen,Michael Dormandy,John Taylor
Latin Stories is an ideal first reader for students of Latin. It offers 100 self-contained passages of manageable length, chosen for their intrinsic interest and adapted from a wide range of ancient authors. Generous help is given, with a short introduction to each story and glossing of all proper names and non-GCSE vocabulary. The collection will also be attractive to older students beginning or returning to the language. Updated to match the 2016 OCR specification, this edition has been restructured to reflect the new examinations, which now have a single language paper. Section 1 provides 30 passages, starting with very short and simple stories and building up to the level of the current OCR GCSE. Section 2 provides 30 differentiated passages of increasing difficulty on historical and miscellaneous topics. Section 3 provides 20 shorter passages of uniform length on mythological topics, with comprehension questions, in the style of Section A of the new GCSE language paper. Section 4 provides 20 passages on historical topics, with comprehension and unseen sections, in the style of Section B of the new GCSE language paper. The new edition is supported by a companion website with an answer key and additional passages.
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Elizabeth Anne HENDRY — 1836
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Bart George William COX (calling himself Sir George William Cox) — 1863
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Philosophy Before Socrates (Second Edition): An Introduction with Texts and Commentary
Richard D. McKirahan — 2011-03-01 Philosophy
An Introduction with Texts and Commentary
Author: Richard D. McKirahan
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Since its publication in 1994, Richard McKirahan's Philosophy Before Socrates has become the standard sourcebook in Presocratic philosophy. It provides a wide survey of Greek science, metaphysics, and moral and political philosophy, from their roots in myth to the philosophers and Sophists of the fifth century. A comprehensive selection of fragments and testimonia, translated by the author, is presented in the context of a thorough and accessible discussion. An introductory chapter deals with the sources of Presocratic and Sophistic texts and the special problems of interpretation they present. In its second edition, this work has been updated and expanded to reflect important new discoveries and the most recent scholarship. Changes and additions have been made throughout, the most significant of which are found in the chapters on the Pythagoreans, Parmenides, Zeno, Anaxagoras, and Empedocles, and the new chapter on Philolaus. The translations of some passages have been revised, as have some interpretations and discussions. A new Appendix provides translations of three Hippocratic writings and the Derveni papyrus.
Stories from Ancient Canaan, Second Edition
Michael D. Coogan,Mark S. Smith — 2012-03-15 Religion
Author: Michael D. Coogan,Mark S. Smith
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
The texts from ancient Ugarit are among the most important modern discoveries for understanding the Bible. For more than thirty years, Stories from Ancient Canaan has been recognized as a highly authoritative and readable presentation of the principal Canaanite myths and epics discovered at Ugarit. This fully revised edition takes into account advances in the reading, understanding, and interpretation of these stories since 1978. It also includes two additional texts, expanded introductions, and illustrations. Coogan and Smith have collaborated to bring this classic up to date in order to provide accessible and accurate translations of these texts for a new generation of students.
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David Wills — 2014-03-17 Literary Criticism
Author: David Wills
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
In 1945, the modern country and people of Greece were unknown to many Britons. This book explores the transformation and varying fortunes of Anglo-Greek relations since that time. The focus is on the perceptions and attitudes shown by British and Greek writers, audiences, and organisations. Greece and Britain Since 1945 contains chapters from leading academics, journalists, novelists, and public servants and covers subjects including literature by Greek writers in English translation; the work of the British Council and international aid agencies; and television series set in Greece. The second edition has been substantially updated to reflect the financial, economic and social effects of the recent "Greek Crisis". Four specially-commissioned new chapters discuss how Greece has been portrayed in the British media and the responses of cultural organisations to the present needs of the Greek people.
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Thomas NICHOLAS (M.A. Ph.D.) — 1868
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The best fleet of motorhomes and camper vans for rent near Belfast
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Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland. It's at the mouth of the River Lagan and the western end of Belfast Lough – this gave it the perfect location for the shipbuilding industry that made the city famous. The Titanic was built in Belfast in 1911-1912 in what was, at the time, the largest shipyard in the world.
Since 2001, inspired by an increase in the number of tourists to the area, the city council has designated a handful of cultural quarters.
The Cathedral Quarter is named for the St Anne's Cathedral and has become known as the city's prime cultural locality. The Gaeltacht Quarter is in west Belfast and is best known as an area that promotes the Irish language. The Queen's Quarter in South Belfast is named for the Queen's University and hosts the biggest student population in the city. The Golden Mile is famous for its restaurants and bars. And finally, the Titanic Quarter is the city's up-and-coming quarter, promising to be one of the biggest waterfront developments in Europe.
Belfast's population is split clean down the middle between its Catholic and Protestant residents. The two distinct cultural communities both contribute significantly to the area's culture.
The Belfast International Airport serves the city itself as well as its surroundings. It hosts both domestic and international flights and is located 13.2 miles northwest of Belfast.
If traveling by road, Belfast is crisscrossed with major highways. The city is relatively small and easy to navigate by car.
The Belfast-Dublin Main Line is the main railway route on the island. It connects Dublin Connolly station and Belfast Lanyon Place station.
Places to visit in Belfast
Victoria Square Dome: If you're after a 360-degree view of the city, the Victoria Square Dome is a must-see. This impressive attraction is free to visit and is easily accessible via stairs or lift.
Cathedral Quarter: The central hub of the city, this place is excellent for those wanting to experience the city's stellar restaurants and bars. Named for the massive Cathedral located in the area, it's since become a cultural icon, hosting some of the best events in the city.
Belfast Castle: Set on the slopes of Cavehill Country Park in the north of the city, this historic landmark is 400 feet above sea level, affording visitors amazing views of the city and Belfast Lough. The estate also contains mixed woodland as well as beautifully landscaped gardens.
Parking in Belfast
There is plenty of on-street parking in Belfast, most of it metered. On-street charges apply Monday to Saturday, from 8 am to 6 pm. It's one of the most forgiving places to park with plenty of available spots that are charged as little as £3 in a day.
There are also a number of car garages throughout the city. Some are free while others are charged. Prices vary according to the garage with cheaper institutions often situated a little way out of the city center.
Annual events in Belfast
St Patrick's Day: The whole city turns out for St Patrick's Day on March the 17th every year. Restaurants and bars go green and people dress up to hit the town hard and fast. If you're in Belfast during the celebrations you'll find no shortage of things to do (and drink).
Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival: Held in early to mid-May, this alternative festival is especially popular with the younger crowd. It plays host to art, music, and theatre. Events are ticketed and the price will depend on which act you want to see.
Belfast Festival: The Belfast Festival attracts around 50,000 people each year, all vying to experience theatre, dance, music, visual arts, and comedy. The event happens over two weeks from late October to early November. It features plenty of free and ticketed listings.
Camping in Belfast
Dundonald Touring Caravan Park: Located in the leafy suburbs of Castlereagh, Dundonald Touring Park is a peaceful location for RV drivers. Located just five miles from Belfast, it provides visitors with the ideal location from which to explore the city. Rates depend on your days of travel and their website has a simple booking app.
Six Mile Water Caravan Park: The park's central location, as well as its close proximity to Larne and Belfast harbors, makes it an ideal base for touring all of Northern Ireland, including Belfast. Rates depend on your date of travel and their website has a simple booking app.
Dunroamin Caravan Park: Set a little out of Belfast on Northern Ireland's magnificent Ards Peninsula, adjacent to the Irish sea, this RV park is a great way to explore Northern Ireland and the city of Belfast. You have to call the site for current rates.
Check out our blog for tips on travelling in a campervan in Belfast


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BDO Foundation funds pooled testing in Mandaluyong
2020 October – BDO Foundation continues to collaborate with the public sector, the medical community, and non-governmental organizations to help the country cope with COVID-19. As part of concerted efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the corporate social responsibility arm of BDO Unibank partnered with Go Negosyo, the Philippine Children's Medical Center (PCMC), the Philippine Society of Pathologists (PSP), and the local government of Mandaluyong to sponsor pooled testing in the city.
The initiative was launched recently in an online event witnessed by BDO Unibank and BDO Foundation chairperson Teresita Sy-Coson and BDO Unibank president and CEO Nestor V. Tan. According to Tan, who also serves as BDO Foundation trustee, "BDO Foundation remains committed to its advocacies despite the pandemic, and one of its advocacies is in healthcare."
"We are a big supporter of pooled testing as it will lower the costs and improve the timing of information, which will help greatly in our fight against this pandemic. This is how we can help our frontliners and our critical support staff that is necessary in the servicing of the economy. I hope that in our small way, BDO Foundation and BDO Unibank can help in our fight against this common difficulty," he added.
Also present at the virtual event were BDO Foundation president Mario Deriquito and BDO Foundation trustees Evelyn Salagubang, Lazaro Jerome Guevarra and Ma. Corazon Mallillin. They were joined by Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion, PCMC COVID-19 laboratory head Dr. Raymundo Lo, PSP president Dr. Roberto Padua Jr., Iloilo 1st district representative and pooled testing consultant Dr. Janette Garin, and Mandaluyong City mayor Menchie Abalos, who lauded the initiative as "a worthy undertaking".
The mayor said local government officials will prioritize the testing of the city's medical frontliners, jeepney drivers, tricycle drivers and market vendors.
Pooled testing combines swab samples from groups of five, 10 or 20 individuals and examines them together using a single reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test kit. Considered a game changer in efforts to contain the coronavirus, the method is highly touted by the medical community as a very effective and aggressive approach. The testing strategy is expected to boost capacities, expedite procedures and significantly reduce the cost of COVID-19 mass testing.
Pooled RT-PCR testing in Mandaluyong City is the latest corporate citizenship initiative of BDO Foundation in response to COVID-19. The first corporate foundation to support pooled testing in the country, it also funded the pilot implementation of the method in Makati City and Cebu City. In recent weeks, BDO Foundation donated RT-PCR test kits to 10 hospitals across the country for frontliners and economically disadvantaged patients. It also provided food assistance to 8,000 underserved families in cities with high incidence of COVID-19.
Fighting COVID-19. As part of efforts to contain COVID-19, BDO Foundation has joined forces with Go Negosyo, hospitals, and local government units for the implementation of pooled RT-PCR testing in Makati City, Cebu City and Mandaluyong City.
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