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London based Japanese photographer Chino Otsuka documents her own past in this photo series entitled ‘Imagine Finding  Me’ where she deftly inserts appropriately lit and graded images of  her present-day self into photos of herself as a child. sez she:

The digital process becomes a tool, almost like a time machine, as I’m embarking on the journey to where I once belonged and at the same time becoming a tourist in my own history.

Above: Spain 1975/2005;France 1977/2009; Japan 1981/2006; Japan 1982/2006; France 1982/2005; UK 1985/2006.

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Saturday January 18: State’s Faces of 2014 @ The Mercantile, Dublin (Free)

Nialler9 writes:

State.ie are currently doing a lovely job of introducing a selection of new artists via specially-commissioned photography Faces Of 2014 series which culminates with a special digital magazine and a once-off gig in The Mercantile with four of the bands featured: Moscow Metro, Floor Staff, Simi Crowns and Maria Somerville. Free in too.

Nialler9’sGig Guide January 14-20 (Nialler9)

Brian-O-Domhnaill

Fianna Fáil Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill has lost his High Court challenge against an investigation by the Standards in Public Office Commission into alleged duplication of expenses claims.

He lost his challenge requiring his case to be heard by a commission comprising of bilingual members, who were able to conduct and understand the proceedings without the assistance of an interpreter.

The case relates to an investigation concerning travel and subsistence claims made by Mr Ó Domhnaill between 2006 and 2007, when he was a member of Donegal County Council.

Brian Ó Domhnaill loses challenge over expenses investigation (RTÉ News)

Previously: Never Go Full TD

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKMGhtBmJro

Of this NSFW compilation Slacktory sez:

“The Wolf of Wall Street” is the most f**k-filled non-documentary movie in the history of Hollywood. We counted 522 audible, intelligible f**ks. (“The Big Lebowski” only had 260.)

(Possible f***ing spoilers.)

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Donegal

A budget meeting of Donegal County Council in Lifford has been adjourned following an argument between Independent Cllr Frank McBrearty and Fianna Fáil Cllr Ciaran Brogan.

The council met for three days and nights and couldn’t reach an agreement over the council’s budget for 2014.

It follows calls by councillors for the transfer of €350m worth of assets from the council to Irish Water to be halted.

Cllr Brogan told the Irish Independent:

“We met as a party at the weekend and we will continue to maintain our stand on behalf of the Donegal public and send a clear message to the management of this Council as well as Minister Phil Hogan that the people of this county have suffered enough and will no longer accept these savage cuts from this Government.

“Minister Hogan rammed through legislation before Christmas where all of the opposition TDs walked out of the Daíl. He and his Government are neither prepared nor willing to listen to a view point other than his own or his party’s which flies in the face of democracy.”

Donegaldaily.com reports:

“The meeting never even got to discuss the budget before it ended in uproar. Cllr Brogan had claimed that one of his party colleagues Cllr David Alcorn had received a threatening email at 4.46am from Cllr McBrearty. Cllr McBrearty then called through Mayor Ian McGarvey for Cllr Brogan to “withdraw these slanderous comments.”

“The independent councillor also asked for the email to be read into the record to “prove” it was not a threatening email. Mayor McGarvey agreed; then withdrew permission on legal advice from Director of Service Liam Ward. Mayor McGarvey was forced to adjourn the meeting amid uproar. But Cllr McBrearty read out his email to Cllr Alcorn anyway as Fine Gael, Labour and independents listened.”

Jaykers.

Council meeting adjourned amid uproar over late night emails (Donegal Daily)

Rebel council ‘to fold today’ over Irish Water (Independent.ie)

Previously: Three nights and three days

 

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