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Welcome back Popsters! Yes, I realize I was M.I.A. for the majority of March, that was actually the longest break we've ever taken at Pop Bitez in the two years that we've been up and online. Sadly, the break wasn't really planned and I'd love to tell you I was off on a glorious and exotic vacation but the truth is, I've been having some health issues lately that required professional attention and are still, as of today, rather mysterious and undiagnosed. On top of that, I've also been grieving and struggling with the loss of my dog and, consequently, my best friend of 7 1/2 years. To say that 2012 is off to a shit start for me would be an understatement to say the least.
Of course you didn't come here today to hear all about my personal problems, I only offer this info as an explanation for my sudden disappearance.
Much of today's column is made up of mini- reviews I had originally planned to share last month, we've got A LOT to cover, so without further yada, yada, yada, let's get this party started.
Goon (2011)
Directed by- Michael Dowse
Screenplay- Jay Baruchel & Evan Goldberg, based on a novel by Adam Frattasio & Doug Smith
Cast- Sean William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Alison Pill and Liev Schreiber
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ out of 5
I was more than a little surprised by Goon. I've always been a big fan of sports flicks and this is easily one of the best I've seen in several years. After viewing the trailer, my first impression of this film was not a positive one, I had made up my mind that this was going to be a mindless update and variation of Slapshot, (the greatest hockey flick of all time!) While I understand there is a method to the madness of marketing and I can appreciate the bottom line efforts to get the butts in the seats, Goon is a much better movie than I would have ever expected from the dumb attempts at comedy featured in the preview.
The film is "based on a true story" and centers on the almost accidental hockey career of Doug Glatt (Sean William Scott). Growing up Glatt was labeled as an outcast by his brainy family, but in true underdog fashion, he overcame some incredibly long odds and went on to lead a team of under performing misfits to semi-pro hockey glory, by beating the crap out of everything (and pretty much everyone) that stood in his way.
As you might expect, Goon at times is bloody and violent but it also happens to be pretty damn funny and, dare I say it, heartwarming. What saves Goon from becoming the cliche' tripe I originally suspected it might be is the big ol' heart in the middle of the whole thing, surprisingly much of the credit for that heart goes to Sean William Scott, best known as "Stifler" in the American Pie flicks and also for his countless goofy buddy comedies like Role Models and Dude, Where's My Car? Williams really shines in the role of the simple minded but lovable hockey oaf and gives the kind of performance that may eventually lead to more diverse roles for the actor. Other stand out performances include Alison Pill ( Milk, Midnight in Paris) as Glatt's love interest Eva and Liev Schreiber as the goon's idol, mentor and, inevitably, his temporary nemesis. Oddly enough, the character that comes closest to feeling like a left over cliche' from a hundred other buddy flicks is that of Glatt's best friend, played by Jay Baruchel (Tropic Thunder, Knocked Up), who also happens to share screenwriting credit with Evan Goldberg. It's a shame Baruchel missed the chance to write himself a better role, that opportunity doesn't come along very often for most actors.
Goon is one of my favorite films of the year so far and I strongly recommend you catch it when you have the chance. The Film opened in theaters on 3/30 and is currently available to watch on demand through Amazon & iTunes for 6.99
The Whale (2011)
Directors- Suzanne Chisholm, Michael Parfit
Executive Producers- Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson, Suzanne Chisholm, Eric Desatnik
Narrated by Ryan Reynolds
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ out of five
While attending the 2012 Sedona International Film Festival I was lucky enough to catch a screening of the new documentary The Whale.
The film is the true story of a young killer whale nicknamed Luna, who makes friends with people after he gets separated from his family on the rugged west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. As rambunctious and surprising as a visitor from another planet, Luna endears himself to humans with his determination to make contact, which leads to laughter, conflict and unexpected consequences.
As is the case with many of my favorite documentaries I found myself amazed by some of the perfect, cinematic moments caught on film by the crew, call it fate or just damn lucky, they were truly fortunate and blessed to have the cameras rolling when they did.
There are some powerful debates at the center of The Whale that you may find yourself struggling with throughout the course of the film; when interacting with a species other than our own, what is right and what is wrong? How much do we really know about them, what are the assumptions? What are the rules and facts and how did we come to these rules and facts in the first place?
The Whale is a beautiful and heartbreaking examination of our mingling with the animal kingdom that asks all the right questions and challenges you to come to your own decisions and answers. What do we know and how do we know it? What do we feel and why do we feel it?
The Whale has various screenings scheduled in several cities in the coming months and should be making it's way to DVD in the very near future, I strongly suggest you seek it out.
Go HERE for a list of upcoming times and locations.
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story (2010)
Directors- Terry Dougas, Nikki Frakes, Will Hess
♦ ♦ out of 5
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story is another doc I happened to catch at the Sedona International Film Festival this year and, sadly, this one just didn't live up to my nerdy expectations.
I've probably been a fan of Marvel Comics and, subsequently, Stan Lee, since I was five or six years old. When I was a wee lad the walls of my bedroom were covered with posters and stickers of Spiderman, The Hulk, Captain America and The Fantastic Four, so you can imagine how geeked up I was to see this title on the schedule for the film fest. Were my expectations too high? Maybe. Did it come close to meeting those expectations? Not by a country mile.
Aside from some fun graphics, this flick is a dud. The filmmakers gloss over or completely ignore some of the more fascinating aspects of Lee's rise and fall (and rise) and the film ends so abruptly many in attendance weren't even sure it was over until the credits started rolling. Did they run out of time or money? Who knows, all I can tell you is, a documentary featuring such a legendary icon should not have made my butt go numb in my seat, and Lord did it ever.
There is a great doc to be made about the life and times of Stan The Man and I hope someday to see it. With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story ain't it, 'Nuff said.
Director- Daniel Netheim
Cast- Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Frances O'Connor
If it weren't for Video On Demand I might have completely missed this awesome Australian import, which recently received 11 AACTA nominations, (Australia's equivalent to the Academy Awards), and took home the awards for Best Cinematography and Original Score.
The Hunter is the story of a mercenary (Willem Dafoe) who is sent from Europe to the Tasmanian wilderness by a mysterious biotech company to hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger.
Whenever Willem Dafoe shows up in junk like Mr. Bean's Holiday or Daybreakers I take heart because I know those bigger pay days will eventually free the actor's time up to make more interesting, lower budgeted films.
As far as I'm concerned the less you know about this film the better it will be for you when you eventually see it, so I'm not going to get into the plot too much here. What I will tell you is the acting, across the board, is excellent and includes great performances from Dafoe, Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, The Piano) and Frances O'Connor ( Mansfield Park, The Importance of Being Earnest). The film is slow but perfectly paced and, at times, quite poetic and haunting. Director Daniel Netheim seems to have been influenced, at least in part, by the work of Terrence Malick (Tree of Life, Days of Heaven) and his mastery of tone and storytelling makes The Hunter a compelling, profound and almost hypnotic journey into the souls of men and the mysteries of nature.
Corman's World
Director/ Writer: Alex Stapleton
Now THIS is everything the Stan Lee documentary should have been! Corman's World is a fun and illuminating look at the life and genius of filmmaker Roger Corman, (did I just use "genius" and "Roger Corman" together in the same sentence? Yep!)
In his long and varied career Corman has directed more than 50 films and produced over 300 and, aside from being known for B-movie classics like Little Shop of Horrors, The Fall of the House of Usher, Death Race 2000 and Piranha, he is without equal when it comes to discovering and fostering new talent in Hollywood. In his 60 years as a director and producer Corman has been responsible for giving early career breaks to a stunningly long list of who's who in Tinsel Town that includes; Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, James Cameron, Francis Ford Coppola, John Sayles, Martin Scorsese, Curtis Hanson, Robert Towne, Jonathan Demme, Joe Dante, Peter Bogdanovitch, Dennis Hopper and David Carradine. He was also the first producer to let a post-Opie Ron Howard direct his very first film, the drive-in classic Grand Theft Auto.
This excellent documentary is loaded with great anecdotes and stories told by the many people who have worked with Corman and includes more than a few surprises, as an example, I never knew Roger Corman was the first distributor of "Art House" films in the U.S. and that he is solely responsible for introducing the films of Fellini, Kurosawa and Ingmar Bergman to American audiences. Whoa!
Near the end of the film Jack Nicholson actually breaks down while talking about how important Corman has been in his life and how grateful and fortunate he is for the opportunities Corman gave him. Just like Jack, as filmgoers we will forever be indebted to Roger Corman, there simply isn't another person in Hollywood who has had more of an influence on our culture and films in the second half of the 20th century and, without him, it's possible we may have never seen a Raging Bull, Easy Rider, Avatar or Godfather.
Corman's World is currently available on DVD in all of the usual places, watch it now, if you love film you're going to love this doc!
• Sound Of My Voice
What's the best way to wet the public appetite for a low budget indie these days? Well, in the case of Sound Of My Voice, you put the first ten minutes online for free!
The film has played several film festivals recently and is generating a lot of positive buzz, judging from this brief taste I can see why. Sound Of My Voice is scheduled to open on 4/27 and I for one can not wait to see it! Take a look at the first ten and let me what you think!
• James Cameron Goes Deep
So, what do you do after you break all the records and become the director/ producer of the top two highest grossing films of all time, (Titanic, Avatar)? For James Cameron, it's a no-brainer, you just boldly go where no man has gone before! Not outer space mind you, but rather the deepest parts of the ocean right here on earth, the inner space if you will.
Last week Cameron was the first man to travel solo in his custom made sub to The Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the earth, which he says is as bleak and as barren as the moon.
The descent took roughly two hours and the legendary filmmaker spent three hours on the abyss conducting his scientific exploration. His return trip took only 70 minutes, which he later described as "one heckuva ride!"
The expedition was designed for Cameron to spend six hours submerged collecting samples and videos but his mission was cut short due to a hydraulic fluid leak that coated the window of the sub's pilot sphere and obscured his view. "It's a prototype vehicle so it's gonna take some time to iron out the bugs", he told National Geographic shortly after returning. "The important thing is that we have a vehicle that is a robust platform…it gets us there safely, the lights work, the cameras work and hopefully next time the hydraulics will work."
WOW, is all I can say! I imagine it would take a lot to make Steven Spielberg feel like a lazy, shlub but I'm guessing this story probably just did it.
Ron Burgundy is returning to the Whale's Vagina!
In case ya missed the news last week, legendary newsman Ron Burgundy stopped by Conan to announce a sequel to Anchorman has just been given the greenlight! I don't know about you but this news has me trapped in a glass case of emotion!
Thanks for stopping by Popsters, stay classy and have a great week! Until next time, Cheers!- Scott
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Atrium Gallery announces an upcoming solo exhibition of new work by nationally known landscape artist, Ellen Glasgow, "Connections - Land/Water." Waterways of the world offer connections joining and traversing land areas and civilizations. Rivers, oceans, lakes, wetlands, inlets and gorges pervade the earth. Providing peaceful responses, adventure and inspiration, these are integral landscape elements which have inspired Glasgow and become a thread weaving through this newest body of work.
Glasgow has traveled extensively in Europe and also lived in Hawaii and Alaska as well as the midwest and mid-Atlantic regions and she brings these experiences to her exceptional paintings. These are works of a mature artist whose sophisticated use of color and structure are hallmarks of her work. Glasgow studied at Murray State University, KY, College of Albermarle, NC and the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI. She currently lives and works in her beloved, native Kentucky. After fifty years of actively painting and exhibiting, her work is included in numerous private, corporate, and public collections.
Ellen Glasgow, "The Callawassee (SC)," 2014 oil on linen 48" x 60"


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Leading firms collaborate on online arbitration case management protocol
Six leading law firms have collaborated to publish a protocol for online case management in international arbitration to promote a globally consistent approach.
Arbitrators made "simple" $54m mistake
A High Court judge has described how "a tribunal of leading arbitrators" made a "simple mistake" when assessing damages in a dispute, awarding one of the parties up to $54m more than they meant to.
High Court rules out "retrospective" arbitration appeal
The High Court has ruled that it has no power to consider a "retrospective" application for permission to appeal against its judgment in an arbitration case which was itself an appeal.
International community "will see Halliburton ruling as protecting Bar"
The Supreme Court's decision not to remove a QC from an arbitration will reinforce the international perception that members of the English Bar are being protected, it has been claimed.
Supreme Court refuses to remove oil spill barrister over potential bias
The Supreme Court has rejected a bid to remove a QC appointed to arbitrate a dispute arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill because he failed to disclose later appointments in other cases.
Costs specialists target ADR and precedent automation
Specialist costs lawyers in the South-West have joined forces with barristers to launch an ADR service aimed at costs, while another costs lawyer has launched an automated budget drafting service.
Guidelines aim to resolve Covid-19 disputes without rancour
High-level efforts to help parties resolve contractual disputes arising from the Covid-19 pandemic efficiently and without rancour have moved on to practical guidelines to achieve this.
$128m award annulled over link between tribunal member and expert
The undisclosed relationship between an arbitral tribunal member and one of the claimants' experts has led to a €128m award being annulled as it could have had a "material effect" on the decision.
"Lawyers don't want to change" – PI arbitration service set to shut
The QC behind a pioneering personal injury and medical negligence arbitration service has warned that it could close before Christmas if there are no new cases.
Inability to find a QC "not good reason" for arbitration no-show
There was no reason "at all" why a defendant in a €20m arbitration had to use the Bar and being unable to find counsel at short notice was not a good reason not to participate in the hearing.
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We have read a lot about cloud computing lately as at 2011. Cloud computing refers to having the server somewhere in the cloud that we do not know. Proponents of cloud computing argued that we do not care where the electricity is generated as long as we get it for our use. Opponents argued that data is not a commodity and it is not right to leave our most valuable asset in the hands of an unknown party. We do leave our money in banks because money is a commodity. If the bank loses money they are still able to pay us back. This will not be the case if a cloud operator lost our data because our companies data and information is unique to us. Hosting does offer the attraction that someone else takes care of the things that we do not want to know or not capable of knowing about. Either we employ specialists to come into our office to manage the servers or we let the servers be invisible in the clouds. We have to strike a balance between convenience, cost and risk management.


"Cleanliness is definitely a concern when it comes to eatables sold on the road. But it is also a great attraction for kids to spend time outdoors. Although very popular among the little ones, cotton candycan be very harmful for health. More than the sugar content, it's the pigment used in these candies that can adversely affect their health. Bhel and Pani Puri get sold out in no time, but the water used in these food items may cause stomach infection and other problems. Instead, parents should encourage children to eat freshly cut fruits such as watermelon, which is also sweet, as well as bananas and guavas, which have very high nutritional value. Cucumber is another healthy option on a sunny day. A bowl of fruits is also rich in vitamin, minerals and iron, and can be an instant energy booster. Peanuts are high in protein, while tender coconut water is good for all seasons," says Nidhi Nahata, health coach.


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London Marathon fundraising set to break £1bn mark
The 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon expects to see the amount of money raised from the event to top £1 billion at this year's race on 28 April.
The charity race, which is sponsored by Virgin Money, has raised £955m since its inception in 1981. Last year's events saw £63.7m raised for a host of charities.
Organisers posted a video with the hashtag #ThanksaBillion on YouTube, which features historic footage of the event, plus messages of thanks from various charities and beneficiaries.
"This is a phenomenal achievement and part of what makes the London Marathon unique", said Hugh Brasher, Event Director of the Virgin Money London Marathon.
"No other mass participation event comes anywhere near this kind of fundraising. We would like to thank every runner, supporter, donator, charity, volunteer, sponsor, spectator, staff member and everyone else who has contributed to this wonderful total."
Thousands of charities fundraise through the event and for many charities, Race Day is the biggest fundraising day of the year. Alzheimer's Society and Alzheimer's Research UK are the race's official charities in 2019.
London Mayor, Sadiq Khan called the milestone "an astonishing achievement", adding "my congratulations go to everyone involved in making the London Marathon such a world-renowned fundraising success – helping millions of people over the last 38 years."
Nina Ziaullah, Campaign Manager for the Dementia Revolution, said: "It's an honour for Alzheimer's Society and Alzheimer's Research UK to be the chosen charity for the London Marathon in such a landmark year. Dementia is the biggest health threat facing society with almost a million people living with the condition in the UK.
Previous official charity for the London Marathon, Cancer Research UK, holds the record for the highest amount raised by a charity in a single year with £3.6million raised in 2016, as Charity of the Year.
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Ohio Woman Arrested for Soliciting Sex in Return for Nachos
Arash Hashemi November 21, 2016 0
Crystal D. Hotlosz, 36, was accused of prostitution and arrested for advertising her services on Backpage.com. According to a Beaver Township Police Department report Crystal told an undercover police officer she would provide a sex act for $60 and nachos.
Beaver Township police said the suspect met the officer in a Los Gallos Mexican Restaurant parking lot in the area on November 14, 2016. After telling the officer what she was willing to do, she asked for the money and nachos.
It was also reported that Crystal was apparently very adamant about getting the nachos, asking the officer at least four times for them. She was arrested on suspicion of solicitation and taken to the Mahoning County Jail for booking. A man who had driven Crystal to the parking lot of Los Gallos Mexican Restaurant was also taken into custody.
If you have been charged with solicitation and/or prostitution you can contact us by phone at (310) 448-1529 or contact us online for a consultation. We promptly return phone calls and emails. Our office is conveniently located in the Westside Towers in Los Angeles, within minutes of Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and Westwood. We have flexible and weekend office hours, and we will visit you in jail to discuss your case.
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Here are 5 of the best karaoke songs of all time
Karaoke allows all of us to wake the rock star within. But how to choose the right song? Here are tips and suggestions to get you crooning in no time.
By Randee Dawn
Karaoke: a word that strikes joy and terror equally in people's hearts. It can wake the rock star within, make loved ones cringe, and cause people to hide under the table for fear of getting dragged up onstage.
But picking the right song is just as important as being able to sing it. "A great karaoke song must have three components," said David Jacobson, founder and CEO of live entertainment provider TrivWorks.
Gloria Estefan and George Michael will help you in your karaoke journey.Youtube
"One, the entire audience — not just the performer — must know it," he said. "Two, it must be a fun or interesting song — upbeat is great, but it doesn't have to be. And three, it must resonate emotionally with those in the room — preferably by evoking joy, laughter or what takes us nostalgically back to our youth."
And so, to hopefully get you grabbing the mic in no time, here are five ideal karaoke tunes that should fit any room, courtesy of the experts. Don't stop believin'!
"Don't Stop Believin'," Journey
"Hugely popular, everyone knows it, ideal for full-room singing," said Jacobson. "Also nostalgic, emotive and just a blast to sing!"
"Conga," Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine
"People like familiarity, so a great karaoke song is a well-known classic or a current Top 40 tune," said Martise Moore, an author and regular at Backstage, her local Culver City, California karaoke bar. "It's about creating and sharing an experience."
"Careless Whisper," by Wham! featuring George Michael
"I love 'Careless Whisper' because from the very first note people know what song it is," says Kyle Monson, partner at marketing agency Codeword, who hits up his New York City karaoke bars on Thursday nights. "The song should be fun to listen to, or if it's a sad song it needs to be so over-the-top dramatic that it becomes a fun song."
"I Love You Always Forever," Donna Lewis
"It's the perfect combination of a good, once-omnipresent hit song that people have kind of forgotten about," says Brad Nelson, producer of Queens, New York club QED's "Every Now and Then I Fall Apart," a reading series that features karaoke. "I personally can't hit any of the notes in the bridge, but everyone sings along so it doesn't matter."
"It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)," R.E.M
"It's upbeat, fast-paced, most people know and like it, everyone can sing the chorus but not everyone can sing the rest," says Jacobson. "If you've got somebody who's memorized the lyrics, like me, it can make it a truly fun and unique experience for the whole room."
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Finally, a few general words of advice: Look for a big chorus with harmonies, and a call-and-response from the audience. And avoid torch ballads, sad country tunes and rap, which rarely work, advises Monson.
"And let someone else sing 'Summer of '69' and 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,'" he adds. "You're better than that."
Follow Randee Dawn on Twitter.


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Bookreporter.com Updates
The titles below are discussed in the July 29th Bookreporter.com Newsletter Opener, which can be read here:
ALICE I HAVE BEEN by Melanie Benjamin
THE POSTMISTRESS by Sarah Blake
THE SOLDIER'S WIFE by Margaret Leroy
WHEN SHE WOKE by Hillary Jordan
The following are reviews, excerpts, interviews and features that currently appear on the Bookreporter.com homepage:
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A DANCE WITH DRAGONS: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book Five by George R. R. Martin (Fantasy)
In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance --- beset by newly emerging threats from every direction. In the east, Daenerys Targaryen, the last scion of House Targaryen, rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies, and many have set out to find her. As they gather, one young man embarks upon his own quest for the queen, with an entirely different goal in mind. Reviewed by Stephen Hubbard.
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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MRS. TOM THUMB by Melanie Benjamin (Historical Fiction)
She was only two-feet eight-inches tall, but her legend reaches out to us more than a century later. As a child, Mercy Lavinia "Vinnie" Bump was encouraged to live a life hidden from the public. Instead, she reached out to the immortal impresario P. T. Barnum, married the tiny superstar General Tom Thumb in the wedding of the century, and transformed into the world's most unexpected celebrity. Reviewed by Sarah Rachel Egelman.
NEXT TO LOVE by Ellen Feldman (Historical Fiction)
Three young women --- Babe, Millie and Grace --- who live in a small town in Massachusetts all send the men they love off to fight in World War II. Not everyone returns, and those who do are profoundly changed, reminding us that the scars of war run deeper than the day that victory is won. This character-rich story begins before the men head out and continues right through the early '60s.
FULL BLACK by Brad Thor (Thriller)
There are some missions so deadly, so sensitive, that they simply don't exist. When one such mission goes horribly wrong, a wave of dramatic terrorist attacks is set in motion. Their goal: the complete and total collapse of the United States. Scot Harvath launches an audacious plan to infiltrate the terrorists' network and prevent one of the biggest threats the United States has ever faced. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub.
QUINN by Iris Johansen (Psychological Thriller)
As a former Navy SEAL turned cop, Joe Quinn has seen the face of evil. When he first met Eve Duncan, he never expected to fall in love in the midst of her haunting tragedy. As their search takes them deeper and deeper into a web of murder and madness, Joe and Eve must confront their most primal fears…and test their resolve to uncover the bone-chilling truth. Reviewed by Judy Gigstad.
BORN TO DIE by Lisa Jackson (Romantic Suspense)
Dr. Kacey Lambert enjoys her life as a small town doctor in Grizzly Falls, Montana. But when a number of women who look just like her end up dead, Kacey begins to fear for her life and wonder if she's the next one in line who is born to die at the hands of a vengeful madman. Reviewed by Amie Taylor.
SUPERGODS: What Masked Vigilantes, Miraculous Mutants, and a Sun God from Smallville Can Teach Us About Being Human by Grant Morrison(Sociology)
The first superhero comic ever published introduced the world to something both unprecedented and timeless: Superman, a caped god for the modern age. The skies of the imaginary world soon filled with strange mutants, aliens and vigilantes. For Grant Morrison, these heroes are powerful archetypes whose ongoing, decades-spanning story arcs reflect and predict the course of human existence. Through them we tell the story of ourselves. Reviewed by Nathan Wilson.
IT LOOKED DIFFERENT ON THE MODEL: Epic Tales of Impending Shame and Infamy by Laurie Notaro (Humor/Memoir)
Laurie Notaro is just trying to find the right fit --- whether it's in the blouse that looks charming on the mannequin but leaves her in a literal bind, or in her neighborhood after she's shamefully exposed at a holiday party. Notaro makes misstep after riotous misstep as she shares tales of marriage and family. Reviewed by Maggie Harding.
BETRAYAL OF TRUST: A J. P. Beaumont Novel by J.A. Jance (Mystery)
A video appears to be showing a childish game: a teenage girl smiles for the camera, a blue scarf tied around her neck. All of a sudden things turn murderous, and the girl ends up dead. It's as bad as a snuff film can get, and what's worse, the clip has been discovered on a phone that belongs to the grandson of Washington State's governor. Fortunately, the governor is able to turn to an old friend, J. P. Beaumont, for help. Reviewed by Roz Shea.
DICK FRANCIS'S GAMBLE by Felix Francis (Thriller)
Nicholas "Foxy" Foxton, a former jockey, is out for a day at the Grand National races when his friend and co-worker Herb Kovak is murdered, execution style, right in front of him --- and 60,000 other potential witnesses. As he struggles to come to terms with Kovak's seemingly inexplicable death, Foxton begins to question everything, from how well he knew his friend to how much he understands his employer. Reviewed by Jennifer McCord.
THE NIGHTMARE THIEF by Meg Gardiner (Psychological Suspense)
Autumn Reiniger expects something special for her 21st birthday. Her father signs up her and five friends for an "ultimate urban reality" game: a simulated drug deal, manhunt and jailbreak. It's a high-priced version of cops and robbers, which is convenient for the gang of real kidnappers zeroing in on their target and a mammoth payday. Reviewed by Norah Piehl.
SHUT YOUR EYES TIGHT by John Verdon (Thriller)
The facts of what has just occurred are horrible: a blushing bride, newly wed to an eminent psychiatrist and just minutes from hearing her congratulatory toast, is found decapitated. Though investigators believe that a Mexican gardener killed her in a fit of jealous fury, the victim's mother is having none of it. Reluctantly drawn in, Dave Gurney is quickly buffeted by a series of revelations that transform the bizarrely monstrous into the monstrously bizarre. Reviewed by Joe Hartlaub.
FLASHBACK by Dan Simmons (Science Fiction/Thriller)
It's the not-too-distant future and the United States is near total collapse. But 87 percent of the population don't care: they're addicted to flashback, a drug that allows its users to re-experience the past. Ex-detective Nick Bottom knows about flashback addiction firsthand. But can he resist temptation long enough to solve an old murder without losing his soul in the process? Reviewed by Ray Palen.
THE TALK-FUNNY GIRL by Roland Merullo (Fiction)
In one of the poorest parts of rural New Hampshire, teenage girls have been disappearing, snatched from back country roads. For Marjorie Richards, the fear raised by these abductions is the backdrop to what she lives with in her own home. Marjorie is also tormented by classmates, who call her "The Talk-funny girl." But as the nearby factory town sinks deeper into economic ruin and as her parents fall under the influence of a sadistic cult leader, her options for escape dwindle. Reviewed by Bronwyn Miller.
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Long time, no see. I know. To be honest, I have just been very uninspired lately. I literally slap on a single colour, and just move on with my life. Let them chip badly. I have just been feeling 'so blah'.
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Tadevuš Kandrusievič (; ; nacido el 3 de enero de 1946) es un prelado bielorruso de la Iglesia Católica que sirvió como arzobispo de Minsk-Maguilov de 2007 a 2021. Ha sido obispo desde 1989, y de 1991 a 2007 ocupó cargos en Rusia.

Primeros años y educación
Tadevuš Kandrusievič nació en Odelsk, Raión de Grodno, Bielorrusia, el 3 de enero de 1946 en una familia polaca, el mayor de los dos hijos de Ignacy Kondrusiewicz (1906–1985) y su esposa Anna (née Szusta; 1911–1999). Su hermana fue Maria Kondrusiewicz Buro (1949–1997). En 1962, después de completar su educación secundaria, estudió en el Departamento de Física y Matemáticas del Instituto Pedagógico Grodno, una escuela de formación de maestros. Tuvo que irse un año después debido a su práctica del catolicismo.

En 1964, ingresó en el Departamento de Energética y Construcción de Maquinaria en el Instituto Politécnico de Leningrado (ahora la Universidad Politécnica de San Petersburgo). Se graduó en 1970, convirtiéndose en ingeniero mecánico. Trabajó en Vilna, Lituania, que entonces era parte de la Unión Soviética.

Inicios de su carrera
En 1976, a la edad de 30 años, ingresó en el Seminario Sacerdotal de Kaunas y fue ordenado sacerdote el 31 de mayo de 1981. Se desempeñó como cura asistente en varias parroquias de Lituania. El 13 de febrero de 1988, fue nombrado párroco de las parroquias de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles y San Francisco Javier en Grodno, Bielorrusia.

El 10 de mayo de 1989, el Papa Juan Pablo II lo nombró Administrador Apostólico de Minsk, Bielorrusia y Obispo de Bizerta. El 20 de octubre, fue consagrado obispo por Juan Pablo II en la Basílica de San Pedro, con los cardenales Edward Cassidy y Francesco Colasuonno como co-consagrantes.

Durante su servicio como obispo fundó el Seminario Mayor de Grodno, logró regresar y reabrir unas 100 iglesias en Bielorrusia. Inició la traducción y publicación de literatura religiosa católica en el idioma bielorruso.

El 13 de abril de 1991, se erigió una Administración Apostólica para Rusia Europea (parte europea de Rusia) con sede en Moscú, y Kandrusievič fue nombrado para dirigirla. En 1999, esta Administración Apostólica se dividió en dos y permaneció al frente de la del norte, Rusia Europea Settentrionale. Finalmente, el 11 de febrero de 2002, el Papa elevó sus Administraciones Apostólicas y las demás en Rusia a diócesis unidas en una provincia eclesiástica. La Administración Apostólica en Moscú se convirtió en la Arquidiócesis Metropolitana de Moscú, y Kondrusiewicz fue nombrado Arzobispo.

Entre 1999 y 2005, Kandrusievič pasó dos mandatos de tres años como presidente de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Rusia. De 1994 a 1999, fue miembro del Dicasterio para las Iglesias Orientales, y desde 1996 del Pontificio Consejo para la Pastoral de la Salud.

Kandrusievič es visto por muchos como un conservador moderado, hostil hacia el movimiento tradicionalista y la restauración de la Misa Tridentina, pero al mismo tiempo rechazando o desalentando muchos de los excesos del liberalismo teológico y litúrgico en su diócesis. Ha sido instrumental en el restablecimiento de la Iglesia Católica Romana en Rusia después del colapso del régimen comunista.

Arzobispo de Minsk
El 21 de septiembre de 2007, Kandrusievič fue nombrado arzobispo de Minsk-Maguilov por el Papa Benedicto XVI.

El 30 de junio de 2011, Casimir Świątek se retiró de su cargo como Administrador Apostólico de Pinsk, y Kandrusievič lo reemplazó.

Durante la misa del 1 de noviembre de 2017, Kandrusievič calificó la Revolución de Octubre de 1917 en Rusia como un "desastre existencial" que trajo un inmenso sufrimiento a Bielorrusia. Señaló que Bielorrusia todavía celebra la fecha de la revolución como un día festivo, mientras que la población católica no tiene días libres oficiales en el Día de Todos los Santos y el Día de los Caídos para realizar sus ritos.

El 31 de agosto de 2020, a Kandrusievič se le impidió entrar en Bielorrusia después de visitar Polonia, a pesar de ser ciudadano bielorruso. Kondrusiewicz había dicho a un entrevistador que "hay razones para creer que la elección [del 9 de agosto de 2020] fue deshonesta". El 19 de agosto rezó en una prisión que albergaba a personas arrestadas por protestar contra esa elección y el 21 de agosto se reunió con el Ministro del Interior para presentar una protesta contra la respuesta del gobierno a las protestas. Finalmente se le permitió regresar el 24 de diciembre.

Al cumplir 75 años el 3 de enero de 2021, Kandrusievič presentó su renuncia y el Papa Francisco la aceptó de inmediato.

Premios
Fue galardonado con la Medalla Conmemorativa del 300.º Aniversario de San Petersburgo.

En marzo de 2021, el Centro para la Solidaridad Bielorrusa otorgó a Kondrusiewicz el Premio Global de Solidaridad Bielorrusa en la categoría "Con fe en mi corazón".

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Iglesia católica en Rusia
Alumnado de la Universidad Politécnica Estatal de San Petersburgo
Nacidos en Grodno

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Craig Franklin LeMacher, age 66, passed away at The Courtyard with the love of his life at his side on Thursday, April 7, 2022. He was born in Watertown on September 11, 1955, the son of the late Clarence and Myrtle (Hockmuth) LeMacher. On July 16, 2016 he married Dawn Much in Oshkosh. Craig was a very handy person and his work life reflected this. He was known to enjoy the outdoors where he loved fishing and whistling to the birds. He will be remembered for his wonderful sense of humor, and always being available to help anyone in need.
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Q: Is there a way to return different key names for toJson and fromJson methods, json_serializable Is it possible to use json_serializable and have different key names for same field for toJson and fromJson.
ex json-data:
{
"idUser": 123,
/// some other fields
}

incoming json_data from another APIs
{
"id" : 123,
/// some other fields
}

@JsonSerializable()
class Id extends INetworkModel<Id> {
  Id(this.idUser);

  final int? idUser;

  @override
  Id fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) => _$IdFromJson(json);

  @override
  Map<String, dynamic>? toJson() => _$IdToJson(this);
}

for that particular id field, I want to map it as idUser for toJson and id as fromJson.
based on what I saw for json_serializable docs it's possible to manipulate field values with custom toJson and fromJson methods but didn't see any other option to manipulate key names in JSON based on the method.
I would be very glad if someone enlightens me thanks ahead!

A: An alternative approach to having 2 sources for the same property:
Parse both as nullable, and have a getter to retrieve the value. Something like:
@JsonSerializable()
class Id extends INetworkModel<Id> {
  Id(this.idUser, this.id);

  final int? idUser;
  final int? id;
  int? get theUserId => id ?? isUser;

  @override
  Id fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) => _$IdFromJson(json);

  @override
  Map<String, dynamic>? toJson() => _$IdToJson(this);
}

A: Not recommended, however you can do
Go to yourfile.g.dart
part of 'yourfile.dart';

as you stated that I want to map it as idUser for toJson and id as fromJson.

Id _$IdFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) => Id(
      idUser: json['id'] as int,
     // your rest of fields
    );

Map<String, dynamic> _$IdToJson(Id instance) => <String, dynamic>{
      'id': idUser,
      // your rest of fields
    };

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A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF TROTSKYISM AN APPRECIATION OF TIM WOLHFORTH'S CONTRIBUTION TO TROTSKYISM 1963-1974 PART 1 AMERICAN TROTSKYISM WITHOUT TROTSKY BY LAURENCE HUMPHRIES
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In previous documents that I have wrote on Trotskyism I have argued that the International Committee from 1953-1974 represented the continuity of Trotskyism. I reject completely the thesis that the IC was a centrist organisation and I stand by my arguments in my previous document in a reply to the Revolutionary Communist International Trotskyist Organisation [RCIT]. [1].
The final struggle that Trotsky launched in his final years inside the Socialist Workers Party [SWP] against the liquidationist and state capitalist positions of James Burnham and Max Shactman was carried forward by the IC from 1953-1974.
Tim Wohlforth emerged as the leading comrade who in the period of the SWP's reunification with the Pabloite Organisation United Secretariat of the Fourth International politically fought for the IC's position and trained a cadre in the American Committee of the International Committee for the Fourth International. "Within the Socialist Workers Party a minority tendency led by Tim Wohlforth opposed the increasingly opportunist orientation of the SWP" [2]. "The Wolhforth led minority worked within the SWP from 1963-1964. The pro ICFI minority issued a letter to the SWP membership demanding that the organisation permit a discussion of the roots of the LSSP's ( the Ceylon Sri Lanka section of the Fourth International ) betrayal" [3]. "All nine signatories (including Wohlforths) were suspended from membership" [4].
Wohlforth broke with the Workers League; the successor organisation of the American Committee of the International Committee in August 1974 over his relationship with Nancy fields a fellow Workers league member who was related to an Ex CIA operative. Wohlforth and Field subsequently resigned from the Workers League succumbed to pabloite revisionism and joined the SWP.
In spite of this Tim Wohlforth made a major contribution to the development of Trotskyism in the IC from 1963-1974. He prepared the comrades and trained a cadre both theoretically and politically in their battle to uphold Trotskyism against revisionism in the SWP. His role in this history has been denigrated by David North, National secretary of the Socialist Equality Party in the USA and Gerry Healy General Secretary of the WRP (British section of the IC). Healy died in 1989. North whose organisation has now become an ultra-left centrist sect refuses to recognise the importance of Wohlforth in this period. Healy always stated that it was him and the WRP who led the fight against pragmatism (empiricist philosophical tradition in the USA) which guided the SWP in its rehabilitation with Pabloite revisionism. In fact it was Wohlforth with his analysis on Cuba and his history of American Trotskyism written in the Fourth International a magazine of the IC in 1965 and 1966. Wohlforth brilliantly analyses the degeneration of the SWP leadership after Trotsky's death. Wohlforh shows how the leadership who fought a principled fight in 1953 against Pabloite Revisionism were completely rehabilated in 1963.
I am going to quote from Wohlforth's articles to show how Wohlforth dissected the various problems inside the SWP after Trotsky's death. His historical role is revealed as he dialectically probes this degeneration by using the Marxist method.
Wohlforth identifies the major weakness in the SP leadership after Trotsky's death. The first crisis that the SWP faced in 1944 was the Trial of the Minneapolis 18 under the Smith Act. [5]. I would refer you to my previous article on the role of Grandizo Munis who crititised the SWP leadership over its handling of that Trial. [6]. As Wohlforth states "The responsibility that fell upon the shoulders of the SWP was to turn this prosecution of the SWP into a political prosecution of the SWP into a political prosecution of capitalism. What the SWP did was to sidestep this kind of political offensive which would have meant a sharper head on confrontation with the capitalists". [7].
Wohlforth continues to see the weakness of the SWP under Jim Cannon's leadership (National Secretary of the SWP).
"While it is clear that the party did not bow to the ruling class during the second World war and above all it acted simply as an American radical party and did not assume the leadership of the International movement thrust upon it by Trotsky's death". [8]. "In June 1940 Trotsky warned the American Trotskyists of the dangers of adaption to the backward layers of the working class". [9].
Wohlforth stresses above all the theoretical strength and weakness of Cannon prior to the 1953 split with Pabloite revisionism. It is only in a theoretical struggle for a Marxist method and an unremitting struggle against pragmatism, the ruling ideology of American capitalism. "The problem is one of method. Cannon's confidence in the American working class was empirically derived and lacked the enrichment of a real understanding of the Marxist theory and method, thus while a favourable empirical development could bring out Cannon's positive qualities he was hopeless in dealing with an unfavourable situation". [10].
Cannon's insistence of merely looking at surface impressions and not dialectically probing beneath the surface left Cannon completely unprepared for the fight that would develop internationally. Cannon continued to insist on American exceptionalism empirically without using the Marxist method to develop an understanding of the real class forces that were at work. Gerry Healy an ally of Cannon in the British section was also unprepared for a fight with Pablo and from 1947-1953 both Cannon and Healy were allies of Pablo. As Wohlforth states so succinctly "But the world of 1946 was not as Cannon pictured it.Cannon completely underestimated the tremendous significance of the betrayal of the post war revolutionary wave, by the Stalinists in particular. World capitalism was clearly once again stabilising itself with the help of the Kremlin and everywhere in the world the revolutionary wave was subsiding". [11].
Cannon's reliance on an empirical method led him and other leaders of the SWP to ignore the role of the Stalinists and the trade union bureaucracy. "Thus the party tended to minimise two important obstacles to its leadership of the masses -the communist party and the trade unions". [12].
This crisis reflected itself in the trade unions where the future Pabloites Cochran and Clarke were active. "The early war years brought a deep isolation to the party's trade unionists who could not really function with either Rooselvetian (progressives) or the Stalinists. The trade unionists who entered the dark period of the 1950's in pretty much the same shape they entered in the war period. They were not much different from the trade unionists Trotsky criticised in 1940. This was to become crystal clear when the next crisis shook the party" [13].
This prognosis by Trotsky would be borne out by the SWP's leadership's refusal to have a sharp fight with a conservative layer inside the trade union caucus of the SWP.
In 1944 a number of Afro-Americans joined the SP but the SWP were not able to hold them, their integration with a privileged layer of white workers in the SWP meant that the Afro-Americans were never to remain members long. In this period the SWP had unity discussions with Max Shactman's Workers Party. Wohlforth correctly asks why the SWP leadership would be in unity discussions at all with Shachtman and co.
"Considering the depth of the struggle in 1940 it does appear strange that five years later the Shachtman group (Workers Party) and the SWP should be engaged in unity negotiations". [14].
"Essentially then the WP in 1946 was an organisation which had developed systematically all its methodological errors of 1940 and further had failed to root itself in the class. Its development was clearly and profoundly to the right". [15].
This reliance on an empirical method by Cannon and others led to another right wing faction developing in the SWP. This was the Morrow/Goldman group who were moving closer to the WP.
"During the war period there developed a small minority inside the SWP which began to move more and more in the direction of the WP. Politically the minority was led by Felix Morrow and interestingly enough Albert Goldman". [16]. "The evolution of the Goldman/Morrow group was another warning to the SWP leadership on the critical importance of understanding the Marxist method". [17]. other developments followed with a minority tendency emerging in the Workers Party. This was the Johnson-Forrest Tendency who then entered the SWP, but not on a principled political basis. It was empiricism at work again with no real probing of the differences that a Marxist method would establish.
"There is an important general lesson to be gained from this whole series of almost farcical developments. Unifications empirically arrived at unless followed by a deepening of methological agreement cannot last". [18].
Internationally the SWP gave only token support to the Fourth International. "We have seen that the SWP gave no real leadership to the Fourth International during the war period, of course it saw itself as part of the Fourth International (Because of the reactionary Voorhis act the SWP was prevented from formally affiliating to the Fourth International), but did not see itself as the real leadership of the Fourth International". [19].
In the Fourth International there was to be no real basic formations until the open letter of 1953 which I have referred to in previous documents. "The British and French sections the largest in Europe were led by extremely unstable and politically unreliable petty bourgeoisie elements". [20].
In 1944 the Revolutionary Communist Party in Britain was led by Ted Grant and Jock Haston, Gerry Healy was in the minority and later leader of the WIL. I have listed the various political formations of Trotskyist groups in my Trotsky.com Doc and WIL.Doc, all online at http://www.socialistfight.com. [21].
For a period of time The Fourth International recognised two sections, The WIL and the RCP. [22].
In France there was a large section led By Pierre Lambert Bleitreu Fabre and Mestre. Further information can be found at http://www.marxist.org/trotsky/organisations. [23].
"So in 1946 the SWP turned over the International Leadership to a group of talented individuals who had never had much experience in practical work in a healthy movement. The most prominent of these were Michael (Rapt is) Pablo and Ernest (Mandel) Germain." [24].
The SWP leadership had reacted empirically to its International work as it had done within the SP itself. It left everything to these new Intellectuals. "Precisely because the SWP leadership had not developed theoretically in the 1940's it lost nearly 50% of its membership". [25].
Wolhforth who had written an important work on structural assimilation with reference to Cuba and a definition of a Workers States. (See my earlier Documents online for a discussion of Wolhforth's position). Wolhforth probes the development of Stalinism after the Second World War and the emergence of the Comecon countries or soviet bloc countries as they were referred to.
"Thus Stalin began a highly contradictory social transformation of these countries from top down. This process raised the most difficult of theoretical challenges to the Trotskyist Movement ". [26].
Germain began to deal with this theoretical problem in the Fourth International. A dispute then developed of whether these states were capitalist states or workers states. "Germain continued to apply in a mechanical way the basic analysis which Trotsky had applied to Finland and Poland in 1939-1940 and thus insisted that these states were still capitalist states because they had not been formally incorporated into the USSR". [27].
Pablo on the other hand insisted that they were all workers states. "Thus he foresaw centuries of Deformed Workers States created by Stalinist parties under the pressure of the masses. This left no role for the Fourth International, and he began to urge the Trotskyist movement to enter the Stalinist parties". [28].
"Having abandoned a Marxist method in analysing the workers states Pablo had ended up with a thesis which meant the key liquidation of our movement". [29].
Germain soon followed suit dropped his opposition to Pablo. "This weakness of Germain soon led to his capitulation to Pablo". [30].
Wolhforth then asks how did the SWP respond and he gives a clear cut answer. "Needless to say it was not in any position to offer any independent theoretical solution to the dilemma". [31].
"Cochran and Joseph Hansen (Future National Secretary of the SWP after Cannon's death and known GPU agent). See Security and the Fourth International http://www.wsws.org . ) emerged on the political committee as supporters of Pablo's whole line while Cannon, Stein and John G Wright tended to sympathise with Germain". [32].
Although Haston and Grant in the British RCP took a principled position over Yugoslavia, by 1947 they were no longer in the leadership being replaced by Gerry Healy. Haston would depart to pastures new rejecting Trotskyism and becoming a notorious Right wing trade union official in the EEPTU (now part of UNITE). Grant meanwhile would work as Pablo's agent in Britain, but when Pablo dispensed with his services Grant would reject the Fourth International. Grant Died in 2006 and his successors, Wood and Sewell have a centrist International organisation called the International Marxist Tendency. Healy as I have argued before would be an ally with Cannon and the SWP. Both Cannon and Healy would work with Pablo and Germain from 1947-1953.
When a lead could have been given by Cannon and Healy there was confusion, compromise and opportunism. They were both unable to detect the role of Pablo's agents working to disrupt their respective organisations until the result of the 1951 World Congress had been concluded. I will clarify these issues in Part 2.
" Rather what comes out is a picture of a National Leadership almost totally confused in its theoretical development and thus paralysed in coming out with a clear cut political position. The majority of the SWP National committee came down firmly in support of both sides". [32].
Wohlforth's real contribution to the Trotskyist movement is revealed in his closing contribution.
"However when the Party faced a real revisionist trend it was prostrated before it.It was incapable of countering it.Pablo as much as Burnham and Shachtman had abandoned the very method of Marxism". [33].
In Part two I will discuss how Pablo's agents (Cochran and Clarke in the USA and Lawrence in Britain) set out to destroy the Trotskyist movement.
1) Humphries. L A reply to the RCIT 'How the Epigones destroyed the Fourth International http://www.socialistfight.com .
2) http://www.wsws.org
4) IBID IBID
5) http://www.marxists.org.
6) Fourth International Magazine Vol3 No 2 April 1966
7) IBID
10) IBID
21) http://www.socialistfight.com
23) http://www.marxists.org/trotsky/organisations
24) Fourth International Magazine Vol 3 No 2 April 1966.
33) IBID.
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Rollie Mukhrejee, a Baroda-Gujarat based artist is currently exhibiting her first solo painting show on Kashmir titled 'To Stories Rumoured in Branches' at the Indo-Kashmir Complex in Nawabazar, Srinagar, which is on display till September 10. Rollie uses landscape in her artworks as a camouflage, depicting death, guns, bullets, skeletons, torture and enforced disappearances, which tell the many stories of Kashmiris trapped in a beautiful prison.
In an Interview with Shafaq Shah, Rollie Mukhrejee talks about the difficulties she faces in trying to depict the many realities of Kashmir and Kashmiris through her artworks.
This is your first visit to Kashmir and you've been doing Kashmir related artworks over the past several years now. How difficult is it for an artist like you, who doesn't belong to Kashmir, to paint the reality of Kashmir and its people?
In 1990s, when I was Kid, I would meet Kashmiri people who would sell shawls and carpets outside, and then they would tell us how forces are torturing and Killing Kashmiris. Those memories stayed with me as I grew up. Though I didn't understand much about the conflict in Kashmir, but their words would make me believe that something bad is happening here.
After completing my graduation in fine arts, but I never thought I will make an art piece on Kashmir. But soon after completing my masters, there was one talk about Kashmir and the growing terrorism. I remembered the anecdotes of torture and suppression shared by the Kashmiri men who would visit our house. I planned to do a work, which was titled 'Will O the Wisp' in 2007. It talks about the cold blooded hegemonic state apparatus which reiterates and ruin our lives to nothingness. Yet it fails to suppress people.
Yes, painting the reality of Kashmir has been difficult. I sometimes feel scared that people should not burn my studio, because majority of the people belong to Hindu Class. And also when I put my exhibits on social networking sites, people comment very weird things – call me anti-national, abuse me, but it doesn't affect me.
My Facebook account was blocked earlier because I'd written a post about the man who was used as human shield, and immediately after that my account was blocked. But despite that I am here (in Kashmir) and exhibiting my art pieces on half-windows and unmarked graves.
I don't follow the state narrative and I don't watch television debates. When you work for others or with others, you have to have certain level of trust. You have to believe what they are saying because they are experiencing it. But the mainstream media is creating a disbelief, and phobia among people outside about Kashmir. They have made victims voiceless.
In an earlier interview you've said, "When I Show my exhibits on Kashmir to people in India, they get annoyed and ask me the reason for not creating an art piece, despite being a Hindu, about Kashmiri Pandits." What do you think is the reason that people react in this manner to your artworks on Kashmir?
Because they want to just talk about polarizing politics and divisiveness that is the basic core of being Hindu. I have made three pieces on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits. But I do encounter these comments, 'that I am a shameless Hindu, who doesn't write or depict the pain of Kashmir Pandits through her art', and when I tell them about history, that makes them angry.
How challenging is it for an artist like you to depict the condition of people in a conflict affected place like Kashmir?
You have to know people physiology when you have to paint them and you have to know the pain and anguish of half widows and mothers who are still waiting for their husbands or sons.
When children were killed in Gaza and Syria, I was crying and thinking about my own child. What if it would have happened with us? I cried in the studio when I read about Afzal Guru and his hanging. It drains you emotionally when you have to depict the pain of people living in conflict. I break down many times when I create art pieces on people killed in conflict.
You also do group and solo art shows in India and abroad. How well informed you think people outside are about the conflict and the plight of people living in Kashmir?
People are not much informed. Kolkatta is the only place where I found the audience a bit informed about the conflict in Kashmir because they run a study circle there every year, and Kashmiri writers come there and conduct workshops.
I had to tell people what has happened in Dardpora or Sopore, for example. They don't have the basic information about Kashmir. Whatever news they see on television about Kashmir, they believe that.
Since you had not visited Kashmir earlier, what helped you to make these intimate art pieces on Kashmir and Kashmiris affected by decades of conflict?
Since the past six years I have been consistently reading about what's happening in Kashmir. I was reading the work of Kashmiri writers and poets, and I also made Kashmiri friends on Facebook and read whatever they shared. These writings gradually gave me an insight into the way I imagined this place and its people. By reading these books, poems and writings, I started questioning the Indian narration of the history of Kashmir. How the demand of Kashmiris for self-determination is declared as baseless and everything is distorted and there is an avoidance to recognize their national aspirations. Even today I read everything that's written about Kashmir.
This is your first exhibition of artworks in Kashmir. How has been the response of people?
We received a good response from people. They came here and shared their stories of oppression. There are so many narratives that I did not know about, but deep down I am happy that I have drawn exactly what people here shared with me.


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Simulation of soil organic carbon stocks in a Mediterranean olive grove under different soil-management systems using the RothC model
O. M. Nieto, J. Castro, E. Fernández, P. Smith
Agricultural soils play a very important role in regulating the carbon dioxide (CO2) content of the atmosphere, and can behave either as carbon sources or sinks. We have simulated the dynamics of carbon in the soil under different land uses and soil-management systems in a Mediterranean olive grove with the Rothamsted carbon (RothC) model. To this end we chose patches of native vegetation (NV) and two different olive grove soils (chromic calcisols and calcic vertisols) under different soil-management systems: conventional tillage (T), and mulching with shredded olive-pruning debris and residues from olive-fruit cleaning (PD + CR). We measured the clay content, bulk density, soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (N) in each patch. The SOC and N values decreased by more than 30% as a result of a change in soil use from NV to T olive grove. After adding PD + CR these values rose once more, even to levels above NV. The RothC model performed well for covered soils (NV and PD + CR) but overestimated the SOC values after the soil use was changed from NV to T olive grove, probably due to high carbon losses caused by erosion, common to T soils in the Mediterranean basin. As a result of mulching the soil with only pruning debris, CO2 emitted to the atmosphere was reduced by > 55% for both soils. Associated with this decrease in the emission rate, RothC estimated a potential carbon sequestration of 0.5 and 0.6 t C/ha/yr for chromic calcisols and calcic vertisols, respectively. The reuse of organic debris generated in the olive grove, such as pruning debris and residues from olive-fruit cleaning, is an efficient way of improving soil properties, diminishing CO2 emissions and increasing the soil's capacity to store carbon.
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Nieto, O. M., Castro, J., Fernández, E., & Smith, P. (2010). Simulation of soil organic carbon stocks in a Mediterranean olive grove under different soil-management systems using the RothC model. Soil Use & Management, 26(2), 118-125. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2010.00265.x
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Ever wanted to know what it would be like to have your own pub? Well, you can find out if you fancy having a different sort of staycation - because you can actually rent a pub on Airbnb.
In what is the most unique accommodation of its kind in Ireland (and the world!) this self-catering pub is located in the small town of Aglish, Co.Tipperary.
How cool would it be to stay here?! As soon as you step inside Conroy's Old Bar (run by hosts Erron and Dave), it's the real deal. The pub has all the elements of an 'actual' bar - a snug, an open fire, a darts board, a cash register, even a beer garden.
Bear in mind, the booze is all there for show. The bar doesn't stock any alcohol so you'll need to bring your own.
Best of all? You get the whole pub to yourself so it's the perfect weekend escape.
The accommodation has two double bedrooms and sleeps four guests - ideal for you and three pals.
Don't go booking Conroy's though if you're looking for a party spot. It's more a secluded place where you can chill out with your friends for the weekend and get away from everything.
Also you'll need a car. The Airbnb is quite rural - the nearest shop is 4 miles away while the closest restaurant is 6 miles away.
It's a minimum two night stay in Conroy's and the whole pub can be rented out at €461 (including service fee) for both nights. For four friends, it works out around €58pp for one night which ain't bad at all! The reviews are absolutely glowing as well.
We didn't choose the pub life, the pub life chose us.