More time than I'd like has passed since I started creating my design document. In my last post on the subject, I described how a recital I'd seen could be broken down into "Natoms" or Narrative Atoms. The recital itself was constructed to create a story by putting these natoms into an emotionally engaging order.
Now imagine that we want to use the same research to create an exhibition in a museum, or tell a similar story to people visiting a country house. Last time I introduced the idea that the natoms could be all sorts of different media: "documents (which could be original or images); portraits (ditto); text (spoken in this case, but it could be printed); sound (live music in this case, but it could be recordings); and even original instruments." This list can be divided into two types: physical media – objects, and maybe in an historic environment (rather than a museum gallery) the spaces themselves; and, "ephemeral" media – video, audio, text etc, which can be delivered to the access points on demand. I use the word ephemeral because the physical stuff is by definition in a located in a particular place and (generally) doesn't move around. By the other media can be delivered to visitors wherever the visitors are. A fundamental difference between this concept and traditional interpretation design, is that text panels cease to be permanent objects in the gallery, letting the collection take pride of place. But the ephemeral stuff is not necessarily less important than the physical stuff, as Cohen and Shires pointed out, the only thing that distinguishes kernels from satellites is that the kernals have come in a certain order.
In the diagram (above) I've separated out the physical natoms (spaces and objects) from the ephemeral ones (indicated by the cloud box), but I think I may have been mistaken by making all the kernels ephemeral natoms. There could well be "wow" objects, that curators place at the very start of an exhibition, to make sure that everyone sees it at they enter. This would obviously be the first Kernel, and maybe a should redo the diagram to show that possibility. Alternatively, curators can put a wow object at the end of an exhibition, for example at the brilliant Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition at the British Museum, but in fact this is more difficult to do in many free-flow historical environments, so maybe I won't show that case in the diagram (or maybe I'll create different diagrams for different curatorial audiences).
What I'm trying to show in the diagram is that there is at least one ephemeral natom for each physical one, for example a catalogue entry, but there may be more – maybe a recording of music being played on an instrument on display, for example. That piece of music may have a specific place in the narrative, making it a kernal. Giving a very simple, broad-brush example, it may in be a minor key, a "sad song" if you will, and works very well in the narrative when we'd like the audience to reflect on the death of protagonist. The object itself may, or may not have a specific place in the narrative. Lets assume it doesn't.
Now imagine our visitor wonders over to look at the object. The system knows what natoms have been delivered to the visitor at this point, and has a choice: it can let the instrument stand on its own, as a thing of beauty, remember, it is in itself a natom; or it can measure the time the visitor pauses by the object, which indicates a particular interested in it, and deliver (via an e-ink panel say) the catalogue entry; OR it can note that the visitor has recently been told about the death of the protagonist, and so the plays the "sad song", which, for another visitor who has not yet heard the death story, it holds in reserve until later in the experience.
This isn't meant to remove all control from the the visitor, who may well have the ability to trigger the music (or another piece) even if the system chooses not to deliver it until later. Indeed, if the visitor goes around triggering every bit of music, a sophisticated version of this system should be able to background the social story, in favour of a more musicological one. Rather, its an acknowledgement that the visitor already takes control of the experience by moving around the spaces, and offers a more flexible way for the curator to tell an emotionally engaging narrative by defining the kernels of the story.


In the Diocese of Duluth students are generally confirmed in the spring of their junior year or fall of the senior year. At St. Raphael students prepare for three years and are confirmed in spring of 11th grade.
Our program is designed to teach children the Catholic faith and help them build a closer relationship with Jesus. We also want them to learn how to find authentic information for themselves when they have questions, develop a heart for service and have some experience of the universal Catholic church, that beyond the walls of our particular parish. To this end there are several requirements.
Confirmation Guide this document outlines the Confirmation Program we have developed to help your children be better prepared to receive the Holy Spirit in Confirmation. It also contains suggestions for finding authentic Catholic teaching for the educational experiences and a variety of fully Catholic experiences outside the parish of St. Raphael.
Sponsor Form this one-page document provides me with information on the student's chosen sponsor for Confirmation. Please read the Choosing a Sponsor handout to help you make your choice.
Student Checklist this one-page document where provides an easy review for the student of what is accomplished and what needs to be done.
Service Hours this form allows students to keep track of their service to the church and community in one place. It can be handed in at the end of each year.


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Coalition: Ending Cuba Embargo Would Help Louisiana Farmers
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Critics of the United States' travel and trade ban with Cuba say ending the trade embargo could be a boon to Louisiana's agriculture, petrochemical and tourism markets.
James Williams, president of Engage Cuba, a coalition of businesses and organizations that wants to end the sanctions, touted the possible trade benefits before a news conference the coalition held Thursday to launch Engage Cuba's Louisiana State Council, The Advocate reported.
The newly created council includes agricultural, port, community and business leaders.
Prior to the embargo, New Orleans had been the most significant port trading with Cuba because of the large amount of rice Louisiana produces and the vast quantities of rice that Cubans eat, Williams said.
"Cuba consumes more rice per capita than any country in the Western Hemisphere," he said.
Williams said Cuba imports $2 billion worth of agricultural goods a year, with soy and rice accounting for $500 million of the total.
Deputy Agriculture Commissioner Benjy Rayburn said the department sees Cuba as a potential market for the state's rice, soybeans and poultry. Opening a new market generally helps with commodity prices and gives producers more options, he said.
Beyond benefiting just farmers, Paul Aucoin, executive director of the Port of South Louisiana in LaPlace, said increased trade would lead to more jobs and more opportunities for U.S. entrepreneurs to invest in Cuba.
President Barack Obama's administration has recently loosened the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. Obama last month announced a new round allowing American companies to sell to Cuba on credit and export a potentially wide range of products to the Cuban government for the first time.
Corn, Soybean and Wheat Shipments Match Expectations
Pennsylvanians Recognized for Donating 1 Million Glasses of Milk to Hungry Kids

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The fallout from the "Fight of the Century" became murkier on Monday with possible lawsuits in the works and Manny Pacquiao likely to face disciplinary action for failing to disclose a pre-bout shoulder injury.
Barely one hour after the contest ended, Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, said the 36-year-old southpaw had been hampered by an 'old injury' to his right shoulder. On Monday, an MRI scan in Los Angeles confirmed the boxer has a torn rotator cuff that will require surgery.
At that point, it was too late for the commission to investigate whether or not Pacquiao was suffering a genuine injury and there were no MRIs or medical paperwork to support the claim made by the boxer's team, the commission said. "The first I heard of this was at 6:08 (p.m. PT) when he (Pacquiao) arrived in the locker room," commission chairman Francisco Aguilar told reporters during the post-fight news conferences.
"I have no proof of the injury. If he told us on Friday, we would have gotten the MRIs and there are a lot of things we could have done." While the commission was seemingly kept in the dark, and clearly no boxer wants to give an opponent any hint of possible weakness or injury ahead of a fight, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) was fully aware of Pacquiao's injury.
Pacquiao's promoter said in a statement on Monday that doctors had concluded that with short rest, treatments and close monitoring, Manny could train and, on May 2, step into the ring against Floyd Mayweather.
The Filipino continued to work out and his shoulder improved thus deciding to proceed with the fight after anticipating that he could receive his pre-bout treatment. "On his pre-fight medical form filled out earlier in the week, Manny's advisors listed the medications that Manny used in training and the medications that might be used on fight night," Pacquiao's promoter said.
"A few hours before he was expected to step in the ring, when Manny's doctors began the process, the Nevada Commission stopped the treatment because it said it was unaware of Manny's shoulder injury." USADA had been informed about the injury but its role was limited only to testing the fighters for banned substances in training and on the night of the bout.
The commission was in overall control, yet when Team Pacquiao filled in its pre-fight medical questionnaire on Friday, a query about any shoulder injury was marked clearly 'No' before the form was signed by Pacquiao and his advisor.
A copy of the questionnaire was posted earlier on Monday on the 'http://true.ink/boxing/' website where Aguilar confirmed that Pacquiao faced possible sanctions from the state attorney general's office for filling out a state form incorrectly. "It's something we're looking at, and an issue we'll be discussing with the attorney general," said Aguilar. "Boxers are tough, and it's our job often to protect them from themselves."


Loved the podcast, love all your podcasts. But (sorry, gotta) as a Gojira fan must correct a factual error.
American Godzilla 98 is not Godzilla. He is Zilla and not the same monster. You can see this clearly in Final Wars. Also Toho has said officially that 98 American Godzilla is not Godzilla.
"The Return of Godzilla" was the international title for the simply titled, "Gojira" ("Godzilla") from 1984. And of course New World's cut was "Godzilla 1985".
"Godzilla 2000" had a budget of $12 million and was the most expensive Godzilla film at the time. (And one of the more expensive Japanese films at the time.) Toho wouldn't exceed $12 million for a Godzilla film until "Godzilla: Final Wars" (roughly $20 million) which was the most expensive live action Japanese movie ever made at the time. Although Tomiyama wanted to gear the films at a wide audience that would include children, Godzilla movies have fairly consistently been some of the most expensive movies Japan has ever made since the 1950s.
And this is Anno's fourth live action film. His last was "Cutie Honey" in 2004.
"Shin Godzilla" was taking aim at Japan's poor crisis management as seen during the Fukushima disaster in 2013. While the tsunami was destroying homes and damaging the Fukushima nuclear reactor (often cited as the largest nuclear plant disaster since Chernobyl), Japanese politicians were in meeting after meeting trying to figure out what to do. A declaration of emergency wasn't made for 5 hours after the earthquake happened.
Additionally, the movie takes aim at Article 9 which claims Japan will not have a standing army or offensive weapons. The current Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, is for expanding that (and has circumvented standard procedure to expand the meaning to "defend allies"). This has been a major topic in Japan as of late, along with Japanese nationalism. Nationalistic and more "gung-ho" generations rising up to change the older stipulations is something being cried out for by some groups, particularly the Nippon Kaigi lobbying group.
I… LOVE YOU. Thank you G-man! 😀 I'm certain some of these things will be mentioned in future episodes. You're the best, you really are so keep it up.


When Eldred isn't steering things at the Fender Custom Shop, there's a good chance he's slinging a Tele and slamming it out at some SoCal nightspot.
When Eldred isn't steering things at the Fender Custom Shop, there's a good chance he's slinging a Tele and slamming it out at some SoCal nightspot. This cool CD is a swamp-rockin' collection of tunes that spotlights Eldred's stinging licks and powerful pipes. He's joined here by John Bazz on bass, Jerry Angel on drums, and guests that include Ike Turner, Scotty Moore, Cesar Rosas, and Kid Ramos. Zoho.


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Tuesday it was very hot out. It was almost 90 degrees outside and in the RV it was not much better. It was time to get out the air conditioner for my solar powered RV.
I measured the AC unit and found that it just perfectly fits in the window of the RV living room like it was made for the spot. I had to remove the side accordion style flaps in order to get the AC unit into the frame though.
I used a piece of pink foam insulation from my old camper to fit under the AC in the window frame. This takes some of the stress off both he AC unit and the window frame because the window frame is curved at the bottom side.
I also used another piece of foam insulation cut to fit the top of the window frame and to hold the air conditioner in place. This keeps the AC from falling out the window and seals off the window nicely.
I plugged the air conditioner into my pure sine wave inverter and turned it on. It started right up with no trouble on my solar power.
Soon after though the sun went behind the trees and I did not want to badly drain my battery bank so I fired up my DC generator that sits outside the RV. This little DC generator has about a half gallon gas tank and runs for about 5 hours on a tank of gas. This is pretty good efficiency.
I only used the AC to get it cool inside the RV and then shut it down though. In the evenings it is still dropping down in temperature so I did not need the air conditioner for very long.
I think that with some high quality batteries, I would be able to run the AC all night with no problem and without the generator running at all. I believe that my golf cart batteries are a bit lower quality and they do not hold their rated Amp Hours.
I have 1,600 Watts of solar panels so there is not problem at all running my 500 watt air conditioner unit. And the AC only cycles on and off about 30 – 50 % of the time so it is not running full time.
In full sunlight it is no problem even with my poor batteries.
I will soon find out all the capabilities of my solar power system because we are probably in for a long hot summer.
I had my neighbor Chris repair my garden tractor for me and then took him out to lunch and shopping for his help. Now I have my work horse running again and a using it daily for hauling stuff around the property. It is amazing how often I need to use such a machine.
I worked a little bit on the garden again. Every day I am picking at it trying to get my garden fully planted. I hope to be completely self sufficient by the end of next year.
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Cymbals are considered as one of the most popular types of musical instruments in the world. There is no need to wonder that it is played in marching bands, heavy metal bands, jazz bands, orchestras and percussion ensembles.
Drum is another popular musical instrument in the world. Do you know that a pair of hi-hat cymbals is incorporated in the drum?
Use the term cymbalist to call a person who plays cymbals.
The word cymbal is taken from the Latin word, cymbalum. The meaning of cymbalum is bowl or cup.
The indication of cymbals in the orchestral scores can be seen from the presence of Spanish platillos, German Becken, French cymbals or even Italian piatti.
The presence of cymbals can be traced back since the ancient era. The existence can be seen from the paintings or reliefs in ancient Greece, Assyria, Larsa, Hittite Anatolia, ancient Rome, ancient Egypt and Babylon. During the third and fourth century AD, cymbals were introduced from Central Asia to China.
In 14th century, the Turkish janissaries used cymbals. The European music was employed in cymbals in 17th century. In the mid 18th century, the military bands and orchestras also employed cymbals. Get facts about Cuban music here.
Cymbals have been developed from year to year because it gains increased importance. Therefore, you can find out a lot of cymbals in different hardware, techniques, and shapes.
The diameter is used to measure cymbals. It is defined in centimeter or inch. The people who want louder sound should pick the larger cymbals. The thickness of cymbals is seen from the weight. Get facts about Cumbia here.
The thin and thick cymbals have different sound. The faster response, lower pitch and fuller sound characterize the thin cymbals. The better stick articulation and louder volume are spotted on the heavier cymbals.
Do you have any comment on facts about cymbals?


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Que Sera, Sera was a good record following a great one. Thunders first solo LP So Alone (1978) featured a strong songs from a lengthy back-catalogue, plus impressive performances from a stellar line up of famous friends. By the time the ten tracks on Que Sera, Sera appeared in 1985 the post-punk world was less receptive to Thunders raucous guitar. Jungle Records mainman Alan Hauser noting that this time "the mood was not to let Johnny's guitar be rampant". Thirty-four years later Thunders is celebrated precisely for his guitar being rampant.
Released in time for Record Store day this new version is a 23 track double vinyl LP, one disc purple, one disc clear. Purple Disc One begins with Alone In A Crowd and straight away the benefits of Pat Collier's remix are obvious. There is certainly now a lot more raunch in the riffs, and the rather polite original mix is now replaced by the highly audible dual guitars of Thunders and guest John Perry. MIA goes back to Gang War days and has a nice poppy feel. Short Lives features a concise arrangement, fine backing vocals on the chorus from Patti Palladin and more Thunders / Perry interplay. Wilko Johnson joins in on the NY Dolls remnant Endless Party where Perry's piano is key. The instrumental Billy Boy totally rocks, in much the same way that Pipeline kicked off So Alone with such elan. The song is a tribute to original Dolls drummer Billy Murcia and whilst lyrics for the song are reproduced here it is hard to see how they would have fitted this firecracker.
The clearer sound can be a mixed blessing as it also serves to highlight some less impressive material. Blame It On Mom is Leave Me Alone Part II, albeit with a nifty sax solo from Mike Monroe. Talk About You is Green Onions with some not very good lyrics. Cool Operator benefits only rhythm section Keith Yon and Tony St. Helene. Thunders' misogyny drips from There's A Little Bit Of Whore In Every Girl and only John Perry's piano redeems the mawkish I Only Wrote This Song For You. Finally the title track sees Thunders crooning over J-C Carolls accordion and mandolin to slightly queasy effect.
Clear Disc Two contains a further 11 tracks, six studio and five recorded live in Lyons at an unspecified date. Of the new songs Copy Cat has some fine 1950's pop backing vocals but Taking You Up Avenue D is dull. The other outtakes add little to existing versions. Tie Me Up from the original LP is inexplicably absent, this country-punk-sleaze duet with Patti would have fitted in well. The live set is a well recorded soundboard in front of an enthusiastic audience. Just Another Girl is a notable addition and Thunders is in good form throughout.
If you liked the original Que Sera, Sera you're going to love this new version. If like me you thought it was just OK, you will be impressed by the improved sound and the difference this makes to the stronger songs. Even on the weaker tracks such as Countdown Love there is always a nifty guitar solo and the remix brings out Thunders' characteristic guitar sound in a way that has not been heard before. The double gatefold presentation with new sleeve notes from Nina Antonia, a printed insert and coloured vinyl is exceptionally well done. Congratulations to Alan and Nina for bringing this project to fruition.
Your preview / review is much appreciated, especially since specifics on this release have been sparse.
As for the absence of "Tie Me Up," that's likely due to it having been recorded earlier (along with "Crawfish") at a 1984 session at Olympic Studios, using a different set of tapes than the ones from the 1985 sessions for Que Sera Sera.
Regarding the live cuts on disc 2: those are probably from a soundboard recording made at West Side Club in Lyon, France, November 28, 1984.


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Fine Gael
Sam Smyth on FG
Thread starter jetttxyz
jetttxyz
The article below is by Sam Smyth in Monday 23rd June's Indo.
One thing has me thinking: the article has a lot of similarities, to the contents, posted on P.ie
Coincidence, are we all thinking alike.....or what?
By Sam Smyth
Monday June 23 2008
THE mood among Fine Gael lifers is somewhere between muffled desperation and quiet resignation.
Another drop in another opinion poll and further speculation about the leadership offers no hope to supporters. And, more ominously, it gives succour to their enemies.
A three-point drop to 25pc, the fourth decline in support in as many months in yesterday's "Sunday Business Post", confirmed their decline in "The Irish Times" poll ten days ago.
Nor is there a white knight waiting in the wings to lead the party out of Opposition and into Government Buildings. And, to add to their despair, there is no realistic prospect of Enda Kenny and Fine Gael triumphing at next year's mid-term test for the government.
Fine Gael insiders acknowledge they will have difficulty retaining their five seats in the European Parliament. And because Fianna Fail did so badly in the last local elections, Fine Gael cannot expect to show them up in next year's.
Most political parties would take a long hard look at a leader who offered them no serious hope of achieving office. But there is no mood for a change even among the gloomiest Fine Gaelers.
Five leaders in 15 years only added suspicion and rancour to disappointment, according to one veteran, who added: "And no one is convinced that any candidate on offer would do any better than Enda."
Depress
And that will further depress party supporters who will see that fatalism as defeatism and only add to the perception of Fianna Fail as the natural leader of future Irish governments.
It is also bad news for a robust democracy where a vibrant Opposition should offer an alternative to an incompetent and tired government in its third term.
Yet Fianna Fail retains its 40pc standing in yesterday's poll, confirmation that the electorate will not punish the Government for losing the 'Yes' argument on the Lisbon Treaty.
The slogan on the wall of Bill Clinton's campaign headquarters in 1992 -- It's the economy, stupid-- will dominate public debate for the next couple of years.
And as the economy nosedives, unemployment soars, public services are cut and taxes are increased, it will offer an opportunity for the Opposition to show leadership.
Yet Enda Kenny has never appeared comfortable or even competent dealing with economic issues
According to one senior party figure, the polls will get worse and morale in the party will get lower in the months to come.
It is the second largest political organisation in the State and its leader the only possible successor as taoiseach, yet they offer no credible threat to the Government or Brian Cowen.
This lack of ambition in Fine Gael suggests their own party's well being is more important to them than the public interest. And the public interest demands that Fine Gael provide a competent Opposition.
What, the electorate will ask, is Fine Gael for and why is it not currently a realistic contender to lead the next government?
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FutureTaoiseach
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Until FG stops collaborating with FF via the cosy-consensus on issues like the EU and immigration, it will remain a party not worth voting for, as it's just FF-lite on most issues.
"4° It shall be for the House or Houses concerned to determine...the appropriate balance between the rights of persons and the public interest..."
FutureTaoiseach said:
Immigration is critical .
If FG attacked this problem ,particularly the issue of illegals and the illegal IBC scheme they would sweep into office.
If they leave this overarching issue fester much longer another movement will emerge to tackle this nightmare and then it will be curtains for FG and for Labour.
The Collective.
I didnt even read this. I dont get political advice from a tabloid.
"Are you telling me that a computer, a robot and my wife would create a "natuarlly balanced" society? The consequences are too monstrous to contemplate.."
-farnaby.
KingKane
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jetttxyz said:
I had read this on Monday and I love this particular piece where he tells us that FG "difficulty retaining their five seats", didn't people tell us that we were going to struggle mightily to hold our four seats last time? I thought that someone should really take Sam aside and explain the political lie of the land to him as it will roll out over the next 12 months. FF will be presiding over the worst budgetary situation that most people voting will be able to remember, they will (it would seem from the mood music right now) try to rerun the Lisbon Treaty in advance of those local and European elections after people had voted to reject it, and in circumstances where we will be told by the FF minister for Finance that cutbacks in the previous budget were necessary because the EU won't allow us to have more than a 3% deficit all the while people struggle with interest rates set by the ECB which will be most likely higher than now. And yet Sam thinks it is FG that will struggle?
I'm not taking the support FG will get for granted for one minute but it is FF that will be all kinds of trouble over the next 12 months. If you thought the FF logo was small on posters in 2004, it will be microscopic next year.
Dan Sullivan. I was back but we still couldn't all have a vote. http://www.danielsullivan.ie/blog/
FF will be presiding over the worst budgetary situation that most people voting will be able to remember, they will (it would seem from the mood music right now) try to rerun the Lisbon Treaty in advance of those local and European elections after people had voted to reject it, and in circumstances where we will be told by the FF minister for Finance that cutbacks in the previous budget were necessary because the EU won't allow us to have more than a 3% deficit all the while people struggle with interest rates set by the ECB which will be most likely higher than now. And yet Sam thinks it is FG that will struggle?
How can you expect to profit from the Lisbon rerun if your party is going to stand by Fianna Fáil a second time? It just makes you look just as out of touch as they are. :roll:
peader odonnell
paddy power has FG/Labour as favourite to form the next goverment.
peader odonnell said:
Yes just like they had the yes side 5-1 to win on June 12th.
very true ,fancy the return of this goverment at 13-2?
This is the 'award winning journalist' Sam Smyth who first broke the story on Lowry. However a number of years later in a TV interview, when he was asked if he had known then of the knock on effect the Lowry story was to have on the fortunes of Charles Haughey would he have gone ahead with it. He said he would not as he was 'very fond of Charles Haughey'. So its absolutely clear where Smyth's loyalties lie, and there is no doubt but he will continue to scrape the bottom of any barrel he can find to have a go at FG.
Catalpa
Enda Kenny is truly a pathetic leader of the Opposition - it's hard to believe that in any other democracy he would last for long.
They really are FF Lite.
But if they want there is an issue just waoting for some Party to pick up and run with it and that is of course is Immigration.
Even a few subtle hints along the lines 'that maybe something ought to be done' would get FG votes in droves.
http://irelandinhistory.blogspot.ie/
NotDevsSon
KATHY said:
There is an old joke that with certain journalists, if Fianna Fail are being criticised (as they are right now over the economy, Lisbon, etc) a mysterious article will be published attacking Fine Gael. If you look at old newspapers at a time when FF is being criticised, one of those articles always appears. I won't name the journalists in question but people who read certain newspapers will know the ones I mean. :lol:
(Guys, when I type in capitals it isn't shouting. I have technical problems which makes using italics difficult. Please don't take offence if you see capitals used!)
Cogadh
NotDevsSon said:
:shock: I thought conspiracy theories were the preserve of loopers and the like.
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Blue Tide
Sounds like extremely easy money with the way things are going. Fianna Fail can't seem to do anything wrong( in the eyes of the people that is), Fine Gael can't distinguish themselves from FF(in the eyes of the people) and fecking Enda is our leader are all seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
Economic Left/Right: 0.38
I wasn't talking about FG profiting, I was merely pointing out that it is FF that are facing the bigger difficulties and yet we don't see any article from Sam Smyth about that.
droghedasouth
Catalpa said:
Why all this self-loathing claptrap about the nature of democracy in Ireland.
Be a patriot and love your country - sure we might even find a space for you in our big tent.
There are times when you are simply required to be impolite. There are times when condescension is called for!
- Aaron Sorkin writing as President Bartlet to Obama, NYT 21/09/2008
You can't build a smart economy based on dumb decisions.
- Richard Bruton 18/12/2008
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Meh - its a fair point and the Sunday Tribune made the same at the Weekend.
Im a fully paid and active member of FG - but as most know here Im not too precious at defending the Party at all costs - if its a legitimate point ,which the above is, then fair enough and the party should be listening.
For a start - Regardless of the opinion polls - all the parties who supported Lisbon will need to do a serious degree of hard thinking this summer and none of them should take any comfort from appearing to have dodged a bullet or not. The Lisbon referendum, like all referendums where the contents were not something as clearcut as Divorce or abortion or over other deeply personal moral issue - was a "state of the nation" poll - which means in our case , the economic conditions and how much faith the electorate has in the Dail to deal with this and their management of public services - and the answer was a resounding 2 fingers - Europe, the EU and the actual contents of the Lisbon treaty were actually of little import at the end of the day -much more important was sending a message to the Dail over how they were feeling about the running of the country.
Whither Fine Gael?
Well - this moment was coming and recent events have probably fast forwarded it big time - given the local and Euro elections next year - its Fine Gaels "Shite or get off the pot" moment. The problem is the message , not the personnel, at the moment. Until FG decide what that message is actually composed of, give all the spinners and pollsters their P45 in Hq - decide to provide opposition with a degree of consistency in line with the "message" as opposed to blaming and shouting at the government for everything from Irelands failure to qualify for Euro 2008 to the crap weather we had today, Until that message is decided in line and in agreement with the full membership so everybody is playing off the same hymnsheet, until the membership itself wakes up to the fact that its 2008 not 1958 we are living in now and decides to pull back the curtains and let a little new blood, new ideas and a more diverse membership in the door that might actually reflect the diverse and complex society we live in today - Then the future is bleak - Fine Gael's "core vote" (who will vote FG come hell or high water in National elections) is probably closer to 15% than 25% and is dwindling and dying off and becoming more conservative,incestous and exclusive - the party will surely decline into irrelevance in the future , kind of like the Catholic Church which is following the same trajectory - if as appears likely they fail to make Government at the next election.
The Political Landscape is changing - the Lisbon result was a dramatic expression of this - whatever the consequences or not of the result and our relationship with Europe - the biggest deal was that the electorate has shown its power and none of the establishment parties should take their vote for granted. With the economy in interesting times and even when it recovers - there will be no return to the boom days and the orgy of buying off whoever opposed you. The old bonds are perishing between the electorate and the 2 and half party political mainstream - I have a feeling ( and I had a feeling about Lisbon 2 months before the result) that next years local elections are going to be very interesting and both FF , FG and Lab could be in for serious hi-jacking come next June.
The political party or movement that cops this on first and manages to ride this wave could sweep to power - the electorate are looking for 4 things now - they've seen thru the bull - 1) a consistent message and vision and it must be positive - people vote for governments not against them 2) blunt honesty about the circumstances facing us and keep the spin to the minimum - the people have enough3) a willingness to go out and knock on everydoor in the country and listen, listen,listen and 4) outline a plan of clear measurable objectives that do not conflict with the vision and drive that message home again and again ,so much that canvassers will be able to recite it like 2nd class maths tables when they are asked.
Yep Fine Gael are back at that moment again -last years election was a high watermark in the "We're not Fianna Fail" strategy - a strategy that will have to go in the Bin - Yes , we will benefit from the current administrations current discomfort - but unless we have a real imaginative new deal to put in front of the electorate - then we are pissing against the wind - Leadership changes are irrelevant - the whole party and organisation must get out of its comfort zone and banging on about its past and what we did aeons ago and start to take real risks and start to tell the people what we are going do for them in the future and what our vision of the future in 10-15-20 years is and its about telling it on a grassroots,door to door level - nobody apart from the anoraks here ,gives a monkeys about the punch and judy show in Leinster house.
Fortune favours the Brave - Libertas have proved this on Lisbon - Will Fine Gael face up to this moment of destiny or not? - there is an opportunity now - but the door will quickly close if not taken.
DJP
FG members are either extremely thick skinned with Enda Kenny as their leader of they are living in their own little fantasy world where "everything is OK really", or both.
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dub006 said:
Neither I nor a single sinner I know gives one single solitary shite about immigration.
We are all born mad. Some remain so.
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Edo said:
Actually I didn't write the above and would appreciate it if you could edit that and demonstrate some competence with the "quote function"! as you would have known if you had read the thread from the beginning.
Yeesh - talk about the need to spin.
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Jermaine Paul Emerges as the Front Man
By admin | October 8, 2012 | 0
Jermaine Paul strolls into his hometown church in Harriman, N.Y., wearing jeans, sneakers and an orange V-neck sweater—and admits he's the classic middle child still vying for the spotlight. Born July 26, 1978, he is the fifth of 10 children to parents who worked hard to move their family from a tough area in Spring Valley, N.Y., to a more family-friendly neighborhood in Harriman. While in Spring Valley, his dad, a preacher, made sure the kids stayed out of trouble and away from drugs by turning their living room into a musical performance area. It was loaded with instruments—piano, drums and guitars—and some of the kids, including Jermaine, formed a group to perform gospel songs in local churches.
Spending lots of time in church, performing and praying as a kid, deeply influenced Paul. "My prayer is endless.… In my head, it's like I'm in constant prayer. I need that," he says. "That comes from my parents. As a kid, I'd see my mom in church, and she'd really have a moment crying and singing…. The services we went to were very active, with folks jumping up and down. For me, it was the heart of it all."
If, like millions of Voice viewers, you heard him sing "I Believe I Can Fly," you may have thought, "That guy has a gift." But Paul would argue, "Passion is my true gift. With passion you can go from not singing one day, to putting in the work and due diligence to get drive and push to become a singer. The prayer aspect is important—it helps me lock in with my passion. Singing is a gift. But passion is my true gift … and keeps me going."
In addition to regular prayer, Paul relies on morning runs to get centered. "When I run, I think of new ways to stay motivated. I like to do a 5K and run around the pond. My day is usually really good after that." And Paul isn't complacent after his Voice victory. "The key is to remember where it all started."
After moving to Harriman as a 14-year-old, Paul broke away from gospel singing and performed rhythm and blues at school talent shows. His dream was beginning to take flight. "I learned to follow my dreams and never give up. You don't get there if you stop trying…."
Paul formed a group with his older brother Charles and a multicultural bunch of guys. They worked their way from school talent shows to coffeehouses. "By the time I was in 11th grade, all the major stuff started to happen. Charles went off to Albany University and met a guy who we ended up singing with. The three of us formed a new group called 1 Accord. When I was in high school, I drove up to Albany every weekend to do shows. Then we did shows in New York City. I had to let football and track go because my schedule was too crazy."
It was eye-opening for this young man from a traditional background to become part of Manhattan's nightlife. Paul thrived on the contrast. "I was the secret weapon of the group. [The audience] would look at me—I was a skinny little guy, I weighed about 105 pounds and was 6-foot-3—and I wasn't afraid at all. I was the 'take it on home' guy of the group."
By the time Paul graduated from high school in 1996, 1 Accord made a demo that landed a deal with Shaquille O'Neal's label. "There was another company interested in me as a solo artist, but I had been with my brother for so long that I didn't want to leave him. I don't regret it because I would've gotten lost and would've been a totally different person," he says.
After signing with O'Neal, the group had a song on the soundtrack to the Jamie Foxx movie Booty Call. As an 18-year-old, Paul was thrilled to hear his song playing during the movie's opening credits. But the momentum stalled and the band soon dissolved.
In college Paul met his endlessly supportive wife, Melissa. While dating, he consulted her about leaving college to pursue his musical dreams and she agreed with it. "Funnily enough, I was studying Music Business [in college]. And I've learned all the ins and outs of it by experiencing it over 17 years."
Paul still didn't have a clear path, though. "We got married at the age of 20 in 1999. We had our four kids when we were 19 through 22…. I'd work 9 to 5, doing everything from cleaning houses to stacking boxes; then I'd perform in the city at night.… I never stopped believing. There were times I didn't sing for weeks or write a song for months, but I never stopped believing."
His main objective was affording a nice place to raise his kids, which ended up being Harriman. "My biggest success is having my kids watch me reach my goals, me being able to sustain my family, and me getting to the places I want to be in business while keeping my family intact," says Paul, pulling out a wallet full of photos of his wife and children.
When he was about 23, Paul put together a band with guys from Long Island, N.Y. "We started doing shows and wreaking havoc in the city," he says with a grin. "We had a little hip-hop look, and we all played instruments." One record label after another looked at them and passed.
How did he recover from the painful rejections? "When I realized it didn't go the way I'd hoped, it was disappointing. But it taught me how to erase the hype. I'd always get so hyped about a performance that I'd mess up my own chances. I'd get in my own way. I learned to be more patient." As Paul matured, reading would pull him out of the dumps. "My favorite book is the Bible. It's the wisdom and proverbs that make so much sense to me and helped me on so many different levels. There are so many different stories that fed my soul and helped me understand how to react and to keep moving."
One fateful night, his Long Island band realized Alicia Keys was in the audience, right after the commercial success of her first album, Songs in A Minor. Paul called her up to sing with him. She refused, so he walked over the tables and chairs in the club to sing to her. "The crowd went crazy. It was one of the coolest things!"
Keys soon asked him to sing backup for her on the road, which he did for about eight years. During that time he tried out for American Idol. Randy Jackson, Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul were not impressed. He was firmly told, "No."
That fueled his desire to prove them wrong. "I never gave up on my dream. I kept my spirit on the right path by going to church every Sunday and running a few times a week. I took care of my family and believed that the Greater Good will move on my behalf. Something will take me out of my normal situation and help me be the artist I want to be. It has always been in my mind as long I can remember. I knew it would happen with patience and passion. Those two things got me here."
On the road with Keys, Paul bonded with DJ Walton, who started as her tour-managing assistant and eventually became her manager with Jeff Robinson. Paul liked doing background vocals for and duets with Keys. But "I wanted my moment," he says. So he spoke to DJ and Jeff about getting an opening spot. "I said, 'I am out there with her already, so you don't have to pay me. I just want a chance to perform my own stuff.' "
Paul opened for her for about four years, he says, but wanted to leave "Alicia's world" for one of his own. Paul said he told her, "No disrespect, but I gotta do something different."
Giving up a stable career to chase a dream is what Paul considers his defining moment. "I believed that walking away was giving myself a chance. I said I am gonna risk it all—that was the beginning of it all. What caused that was I realized I wasn't really happy, even though I was making money. I always felt like something was missing. I had a void, and it was affecting my personal, emotional and spiritual life."
He wanted to be recognized in his own right. "You feel like you put the work in and are deserving of it, but you have not been recognized yet." So by walking away from Keys, he was saying to the music industry, "Consider me." It was a huge financial risk for a father of four, but he was educated for the road ahead. He had studied Keys carefully—how she carried herself on stage, in meetings and with fans.
And Paul left with a fully formed goal. "Goal-setting: It's the epitome of what I do. You need to start with a premise or a standard—I will never compromise on this; I want to get to this place, whatever that is. First, I look at my goal and at those who've done what worked for them. Then I look at my personal situation. Is it in line with those things? You are an individual so set your goals to fit you."
Soon Paul was back in Harriman forming a band with high-school friends and some of his brothers. They did local shows and developed a modest fan base. Meanwhile, Melissa and Arealyah, Paul's older daughter, urged him to try out for the second season of NBC's The Voice. There he won the professional mentorship of country singer Blake Shelton, the $100,000 prize and a three-album deal with Universal Republic that gives him creative control.
Paul thinks touring with Keys prepared him for the grueling TV rehearsal and taping schedule, which wore out some competitors. "It was tough during the week, but the work was constant. I'm good with a schedule." Another winning factor was being emotionally dialed in to the songs he performed. "People respect and honor honesty. I didn't want to sing what I couldn't emotionally connect to."
A conscious professional shift from being a singer to becoming a brand happened on The Voice. "I wanted to look like I owned a yacht—like Frank Sinatra from the Rat Pack. I want to be Sammy Davis [with a suit] tailored to fit me to a T. That's when the branding started. I thought, 'I am gonna be the classy black artist [who's] sophisticated… clean… cool.' "
For professional advice, Paul turns to a lawyer and business managers. "I can articulate the kind of success I want, but it's important to have advisers. It's important to have fresh blood on your team and someone who can show you how to do it and what it takes. Cover all your bases. Have youth and knowledge and wisdom around you."
As "The Voice" of the year, Paul gets to choose his production team. In fact, right after our interview, he was meeting with potential music producers. For his debut album, he's tapping the library of songs he has written. "I am energized. This has given me a drive like none other. I have not yet accomplished what I want with my music. I want it played on the radio. I want to put my own album [being released as this magazine hits newsstands] out there and have it be recognized and win some Grammys and music awards."
Now that he's gotten his big break, Paul says "this is when the real work starts. This is like when the entrepreneur finally gets investors and can manufacture the product and get it out there." He knows during this critical phase that brand integrity is essential. To stay true to his mission, he asks himself, What are you doing to make your brand better every day? "You have to take advice and listen, but at end of the day, you've got to be more excited about your product than anyone else."
At only 34, this singing phenomenon has already nailed what ultimately separates the winners from the losers.
Bonus: Exclusive for SUCCESS readers, Jermaine Paul performs his new song, "Everybody" on SUCCESS.com.
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With buildings dating to the early 1800s, the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm (FCE Farm) itself is testimony to the agrarian history of Mattapan. The more recent history of Mattapan as an urban neighborhood is no less intriguing. In the 1960s, the neighborhood surrounding the farm transformed dramatically, as Jewish residents moved out, and African-American families moved in to Mattapan. Such transitions happened in many US cities during this time; in fact, in the fall of 1971, when Michigan senator Philip Hart convened three days of subcommittee hearings in Boston to investigate the causes and consequences of neighborhood transition in Mattapan, a subcommittee staff member told the New York Times that "We believe that the set of events in Boston illustrates what is going on all over America" (in Gamm 1999:13). The specifics of neighborhood change in Mattapan have been the subject of remarkable legislative and scholarly attention (Levine and Harmon 1992; Gamm 1999). However, problematically, very little scholarly attention has been paid to Mattapan in the years since it became a center of the African-American, Haitian, and Caribbean immigrant communities of Boston. As one community partner commented, there is "almost nothing written" about the history of people of color in the neighborhood. Related, we have been told that more recent popular narratives about the neighborhood tend to focus much more on its challenges than its many strengths.
Recognizing the power of this place for both former and current residents, as part of the revitalization of the FCE Farm, Historic Boston Inc. (HBI) and the Urban Farming Institute of Boston (UFI) are collaborating with Brandeis University professor Sara Shostak to develop a "public history" project focused on both the Farm and the neighborhood. Public history is a methodology for facilitating a "constructive dialogue between past and present" with the goal of bringing people together around "a shared civic vision" of their neighborhood (Hurley 2010: xxi). One of the central tools of public history projects are oral history interviews, which can then be used to create a "usable past" (Hurley 2010: 38); such narratives, in turn, may serve as the basis for ongoing community engagement about how place-based initiatives, such as the revitalization of the FCE Farm, can best serve the community.
As a first step in this project, Professor Shostak is working with seniors in the Health: Science, Society and Policy Program at Brandeis to conduct oral history interviews with twenty current and former residents, including 1) current neighbors of the Farm, who can speak to the recent history of the neighborhood and their hopes for the revitalization of this site; 2) leaders of community based organizations and coalitions working on issues of food, health, and community in the neighborhood, and 3) people who grew up in the neighborhood and then left with their families in the 1960s and 1970s, who have recently reconnected in online groups, such as "Friends of Mattapan and Dorchester," and collaborated on a "cookbook" that serves as an archive of the old Jewish neighborhood's culinary scene.Alongside these interviews, the Brandeis research team will be gathering archival documents, photographs, maps, city planning documents, and decades of news coverage of the neighborhood. All of these materials will be archived online and given to UFI in May 2016, so that UFI can use them in ongoing processes of community outreach and engagement.
At the heart of this project is the belief that food, community, and health are themes that we can explore with the wide variety of people who have called Mattapan home and who care about its future. The students some of whom also have family connections to Mattapan report being thrilled for the opportunity to learn more about what makes this community special- and how – the power of food and community can be leveraged to improve food access and support inclusive neighborhood development. If you have photos or documents you wish to share, or if you are interested in participating in an oral history interview, you may reach the research team at mattapanhistories@gmail.com.
Professor Sara Shostak is a professor of sociology at Brandeis University. She is leading a HSSP Capstone and will provide updates on the oral history project throughout the year.


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