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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings Ansteorra</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am the Lady Simone
Maurian UI'Dunlainghe information coordinator for the Ansteorran Bardic College
and this is the Bi-Aannual Update on College
activities.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Fist I would Like to thank The Canton of Westgate For Sponcering the
Bardic Colligium earlier this year. It was a wonderful event, very education and
a good time had by all. I would also Like to thank the other groups that
have held Bardic events and activities over this last 6 months. They have
been a welcomed support to Bardcraft in our kingdom.</DIV>
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<DIV>I do Need to apologize for the delay in the relesedate for the new Bardic
Resorce Site I seriouslu underestemated the ime it would take to go
through all the submissions and gater permissions to posts for all the works we
have gathered over the last year. </DIV>
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<DIV>We still are looking to find out who we need to contact for "a
permission to post" for the works of Vashti Of the Flamming tresses.
or Master Black Fox any inofrmation here would be very helpful</DIV>
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<DIV>Lady Fairfax from Midrellm Is still activly providing documentation
to music sorces we have recived. and is working on helping us get pic
files of Publick Domaine Broadsheets</DIV>
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<DIV>The National Museum Of Scottland, and the Universety of Berkly have
graciously extended our permission to post primary documentation phots and
translationsus for use on the new site. As well The University of
Limerick has pointed us to much in the way of Public Domain material
that can be utilized by us. </DIV>
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<DIV>We are adding several New areas to the New site which should be in it's
bata Production by the end of the year. these are some inetekingdom areas
to the site, and more indepth documentation resorces for all perfoming
arts.</DIV>
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<DIV>The Bardic Fire Site has become a well used site by bards not only in our
kingdom, but also by bards accross the known world. we have recived seveal
submmissions from as far away as Moscoww in the last 6 months. </DIV>
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<DIV>For those who are interested. the Bardicfire started out as a resorce site
for the bards in Our kingdom to work as an information exchance between bards
and those interested in the bardic arts. With the dream that it may grow
into a resorce for all performing artists. Thanks tothe help of so may people
that dream is becoming a reality. We still need more help in the way of
submmissions and editors to complete this project. To date we have
gatered for the librarys over 3000 peices of vocal work, 600 peopms and
100 stories. we are still in need of instramental music, Middleeastern Drumm
rythums,Theatrical prose, Jestering Materials, Riddles and Puns. along with
documentation to go with them. We are taking submissions for all these areas
including songs stories and poems.</DIV>
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<DIV>We are also taking documentation submission. educational submissions
and real world and History submission.</DIV>
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<DIV>This has Been a busy 6 months setting the framework for the site. We are
Querring all bards in this kingdom and abroud for help with the interkingdom
sections of the site. Bellow is a copy of the request sent out to the Oher
Bardic Colleges in the known world asking for assistance with this project.
which has been met with amazing positivite responce</DIV>
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<DIV>Lady Simone</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2>I
am the Lady Simone Maurian UI'Dunlainghe information coordinator for the
Ansteorran Bardic College</FONT></FONT>. We are currently in the middle of
remodeling our Bardic Resources web site. And instead of just having a
resource site for Ansteorra we chose to make it a resource site for all
kingdoms. I am writing in the hopes that You may be able to assist us with
getting the word out to the bards of your kingdom. and possibly with
information. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>we are building the frame work on the new site
for several interkingdom areas to be available to the public.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Area 1. an event calendar covering Bardic events
and completions across the known world. along with the locations of regularly
scheduled Bardic meetings</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Area 2. A Bardic Gallery divided into kingdom
sections the front page being information on that kingdoms college with links to
pages about the various bards in there kingdom. each bards page we would like to
have an sca biography of there persona. photo of the bard if possible so other
bards may recognize them. copies of there works to showcase and a copy of a
consent to publish should they want there works included in an interkingdom
Bardic book</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Area 3. Kingdom Histories A section devoted to the
histories of the kingdoms and groups thought the known world. histories of the
various wars. these histories can be a valuable too for new up and coming bards
to compose new pieces about our societies rich history. as well as preserve that
history</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Area 4. The Bardic hall a place for bards to post
documentation, teaching material, and articles of interest to the Bardic
arts.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is a large scope project we have been working
on for a while. we would like the preliminary information if possible and if you
are willing to assist by September 15th so that your kingdom can be well
represented on the new site when it goes public at the end of the year. Should
your college wish to be represented on the site</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In Loving service to the Bardic
Community</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lady Simone Maurian Ui'Dunlainghe</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Information Coordinator; Ansteorran College of
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